题目内容
A few people were killed in the fire, but ________ were saved.
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A.the most |
B.most of them |
C.most of whom |
D.most |
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but说明前后为并列分句,故排除非限制定语从句的用法.most(大多数)前面不可带the. |
The most frightening words in the English language are, “Our computer is down.” You hear it more and more when you are on business. The other day I was at the airport waiting for a ticket to Washington and the girl in the ticket office said, “I’m sorry, I can’t sell you a ticket. Our computer is down.”
“If your computer is down, just write me out a ticket.”
“I can’t write you out a ticket. The computer is the only one allowed to do so.”
I looked down on the computer and every passenger was just standing there drinking coffee and staring at the black screen. Then I asked her, “What do all your people do?”
“We give the computer the information about your trip, and then it tells us whether you can fly with us or not.”
“So when it goes down, you go down with it.”
“That’s good, sir.”
“How long will the computer be down?” I wanted to know.
“I have no idea. Sometimes it’s down for 10 minutes, sometimes for two hours. There’s no way we can find out without asking the computer, and since it’s down it won’t answer us.”
After the girl told me they had no backup computer, I said. “Let’s forget the computer. What about your planes? They’re still flying, aren’t they?”
“I couldn’t tell without asking the computer.”
“Maybe I could just go to the gate and ask the pilot if he’s flying to Washington, ” I suggested.
“I wouldn’t know what gate to send you to. Even if the pilot was going to Washington, he couldn’t take you if you didn’t have a ticket.”
“Is there any other airline flying to Washington within the next few hours?”
“I wouldn’t know, ” she said, pointing at the dark screen. “Only ‘IT’ knows. ‘It’ can’t tell me.”
By this time there were quite a few people standing in line. The word soon spread to other travelers that the computer was down. Some people went white, some people started to cry and still others kicked their luggage.
【小题1】The best title for the article is _______.
A.When the Computer Is Down | B.The Most Frightening Words |
C.The Computer of the Airport | D.Asking the Computer |
A.A computer that will be brought back soon. |
B.A second-hand computer that is still in use. |
C.An advanced computer that never breaks down.. |
D.A computer ready for use when the main one does not work. |
A.a modern computer won’t be down. |
B.computers can take the place of humans |
C.sometimes a computer may bring suffering to people |
D.there will be great changes in computers |
When a rather dirty, poorly dressed person kneels at your feet and puts out his hands to beg for a few coins, do you hurry on, not knowing what to do, or do you feel sad and hurriedly hand over some money? What should our attitude to beggars be? There can be no question that the world is full of terribly sad stories. It must be terrible to have no idea where our next meal is going to come from. It seems cruel not to give some money to beggars.
Certainly, most of the world’s great religions order us to be open-hearted and share what we have with those less fortunate than ourselves. But has the world changed? Maybe what was morally(道德方面)right in the old days, when one knew exactly who in the village had suffered misfortune and needed help, is no longer the best idea. Quite a few people will not give to beggars. Let us look at their arguments.
First, some believe that many city beggars dress up on purpose to look pitiable and actually make a good living from begging. Giving to beggars only encourages this sort of evil(恶行).
Secondly, there is the worry that the money you give will be spent on beer, wine or drugs.
Thirdly, there is the opinion that there is no real excuse for begging. One might be poor, but that is no reason for losing one’s sense of pride and self-dependence.
There is an opinion that the problem should be dealt with by the government rather than ordinary people. Some people think the local government department should help the beggars
It is hard to come to any final conclusion: there are various cases and we must deal with them differently. A few coins can save a life in some situations, and even if the money is wasted, that does not take away the moral goodness of the giver.
1.What is mainly discussed in the passage?
A.Moral deeds of people. |
B.Arguments on giving to beggars. |
C.Moral goodness of the giver. |
D.Religious activities of the church. |
2.What can we infer from the underlined sentence “But has the world changed?” in Para.2 ?
A.People no longer know who suffers misfortune in the village. |
B.Some people will not do what was morally right in the past. |
C.We don’t meet with those who need help any more. |
D.Now it is the government’s duty to help the beggars. |
3.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A.Some people dress up to pretend to be beggars. |
B.Some beggars have no excuse for begging. |
C.Some beggars use the money to buy drugs. |
D.Some beggars need money for their children’s schooling. |
4.In the last paragraph, the writer thinks that it is hard to come to any final conclusion, because________.
A.there is so much money wasted |
B.there are so many beggars |
C.the cases can be so different |
D.there are so many different arguments |