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There were two interesting news items in the paper a few years ago. One was about a man who received a bill from the telephone company for $ 999 990—for three months. The other was about a man who received $ 2000 a month-for doing nothing.

    The connection between the two news items is simple: computers—the best inventions of the twentieth century. The telephone bill came from a computer which made a terrifying mistake; that man's bill was only $ 23.36. The other item was not so amusing. A man walked into the unguarded computer room of a large packaged food company and expertly programmed the computer (给计算机编程序) to pay him $ 2 000 a month for raw meat which he “supplied” to the company. Of course he never sent the meat, but he certainly received the money. The computer wrote out a bill, and even “signed” it. It was only a random (随便的) check that uncovered the trick. It could be happening in thousands of other companies all over the world.

    Computers are not the magic workers that some people say they are. They make mistakes; they are sometimes slower than human beings and they are easily fooled. The US used to conscript (征兵) people with the help of a computer. The army sent out a card, which had to be filled in and sent back. It was easy to avoid being called up simply by spreading candle-wax on the card. The computer couldn't read the card, and did nothing with it.

    It's our everyday life that computers cause many problems. Let's get back to using people instead of computers, before a mistake that we can't put right.

1In the first paragraph we know ________.

    A. the paper is telling a lie

    B. the first sentence is the topic sentence

    C. the two news items made people surprised

    D. if a man did nothing at all for the telephone company, he would still get $ 2 000 a month

2The man was given $ 999 999 because  ________.

    A. the computer made a big mistake

    B. he worked very hard

    C. he programmed the computer to pay him so much money for raw meat

    D. his work was very difficult to do and the pay was certainly high

3The main idea of the second paragraph is that  ________.

    A. the computers are magic workers

    B. the computers can do anything as man

    C. the computers can write out a bill and even sign it

    D. the computers sometimes also make big mistakes

4Computers ________.

    A. were used to conscript people

    B. are usually faster than human beings

    C. are not so miracle (神奇的) as people expect

    D. were not easily controlled and always fooled human beings

5The writer's main idea is __________________.

    A. we'd better use people instead of computers in our everyday life

    B. we should not use computers because they always make mistakes

    C. computers are widely used in our everyday life

D. if we want to work well, don’t use the computers

 

答案:B;A;D;C;A
解析:

1.       第一句话是主题句。

2.       “The telephone bill came from a computer which made a terrifying mistake; that man's bill was only $ 23.36.”根据这句可知,答案为A。

3.       第二段主要讲的是计算机所犯的两个严重错误,故本题选D。

4.       信息句为 “Computers are not the magic workers that some people say they are.”

5.       根据最后一段可以判断作者的态度。

 


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Twenty-three senior high school graduates of 1999 from Wuhan, Hubei Province, have recently left for Germany on a work-study program, according to Xi'an Evening News.

    They will study hotel management in Bavaria Hotel Management School for a year and then take up two-year practice in Germany. Upon graduation, they will also get diplomas (文凭) recognized internationally. During their two-year practice, they earn no less than 1200 Deutsche Marks (德国马克) a month.

    The program, organized by a company in Wuhan, aims at providing the city's high school graduates with new job opportunities.

    Applicants (申请人) must first pass an exam given by the German side and pay 180 000 yuan covering the three years' study and living expenses in Germany. In spite of this, the program still attracted a lot of high school graduates and their parents. And applicants came in a continuous stream.

    “The chance for my child to go to college is small. What's more, it's not easy to find a job. We find the work-study program an equally good way out for him,” a parent said. “We don't worry much about the high costs because the total income from the two-year-long practice will be quite enough to clear them.”

1This text is mainly about ________.

    A. a hotel management school in Bavaria, Germany

    B. students from Wuhan studying in Germany

    C. students going abroad on work-study program

    D. new job opportunities offered in Germany

2Which of the following words best describes the parents of these 23 students?

    A. wasteful

    B. wise

    C. sorry

    D. worried

3We can infer that these applicants found it hard  ________.

    A. to go to college at home

    B. to pay for the cost

    C. to pass the test given by the Germans

D. to get a job when they return home

 

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    The following year was the same. And year after year, whoever had business in the fields always had Nancy's ring in his mind.

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1How did Nancy come to lose her ring? She lost it while ________.

    A. helping to plant tomatoes in the fields

    B. watering the plants in the fields

    C. doing some plowing in the fields

    D. gathering potatoes in the fields

2What was done to try and find the lost ring?

    A. Friends were asked to join the search.

    B. The field was searched for a long time.

    C. Dogs were called to look for it.

    D. Both A and B.

3Why did people keep looking for the ring even after the farm changed hands?

    A. It was a very expensive ring.

    B. They all wanted to do something for Nancy.

    C. They all hated Nancy.

    D. Everybody wanted to have this ring.

4What did the ploughman do after finding the ring?

    A. He picked it up and put it in his pocket.

    B. He ran back to tell everybody else in the village.

    C. He placed it to the owner.

    D. He returned if to the owner.

5What can you infer from the passage?

    A. The ring was not valuable.

    B. People on the farm were honest and helpful.

    C. The ring's mysterious disappearance was the work of supernatural power.

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    “Next time you are asked to write an essay why not see what we have on the subject-if you are in a lazy state of mind you can even use our guide to writing the essays and then just hand them in.”

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    “I have never been very good at essay writing,” Rose admitted. “We don't see essay bank as a cheating way. It's a surprising valuable resource. You can learn a lot by reading other people's work on the subject.”

    Among other tips , the website suggests inventing important speeches to give essays extra weight: “Popular people to quote (引用) are Douglas Hurd or Disraeli.”

    Hurd was a foreign secretary in the 1980s and Disraeli was a 19th century prime minister. Teachers are expressing their opinions by e-mail that they are angry about the website that “encourages students to cheat”, but students disagree. According to Rose: “Exams are a fight. It's us against them.”

1It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

    A. the students who visit the website “revise it” are all lazy

    B. students dislike exams

    C. Nick Rose is poor at writing

    D. writing essays is not a pleasant job

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    A. helping the students to cheat in exams

    B. helping students to improve their writing

    C. making money to pay for their schooling

    D. surprising their teachers

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    One mistaken idea about business is that it can be treated as a game of perfect information. Quite the reverse. Business, politics, life itself are games which we must normally play with very imperfect information. Business decisions are often made with many unknown and unknown able factors (因素), which would even puzzle (困惑) best pokers players. But few business people find it comfortable to admit that they are taking a chance, and many still prefer to believe that they are playing chess, not poker.

1The subject discussed in this text is ________.

    A. the process of reaching decisions

    B. the difference between poker and chess

    C. the secret of making good business plans

    D. the value of information in winning games

2An important factor in a game of imperfect information is ________.

    A. rules

    B. luck

    C. time

    D. ideas

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    A. Quite right.

    B. True enough.

    C. Most unlikely.

    D. Just the opposite.

4In the writer's opinion, when making business decisions one should ________.

    A. put perfect information before imperfect information

    B. accept the existence of unknown factors

    C. regard business as a game of chess

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    C. holiday makers will soon get tired of the big igloo

    D. a bigger igloo will replace the present one

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    A. to gather a pool of water

    B. to prepare a wooden base

    C. to cover the ground with ice

    D. to pile a large amount of snow

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