Computers are everywhere. Nearly everything we do in the modern world is helped, and even 1 by computers. Computers are being used more and more 2in the world today, for the simple 3 that they are far more efficient than human beings. They have much better memories and can 4 huge amount of information. In fact,computers can do many of the things we do,but faster and better. They can pay wages,5 seats on planes,control ma?chines in factories, 6 tomorrow's weather, and even play chess, write poetry or compose music. 7   ,computers have got into every aspect of our life and work.

  In modern banking, we 8 wide use of computers. When people call in at the bank to find out the 9 of their account, the clerk 10 shows them a big book with handwritten entries. 11 he goes and gets a print-out from the computer which records all the details of cash or 12 paid into or drawn out of customers' accounts. If you have a 13 card from a bank,you can 14 money directly from a computer controlled by the bank computer with?out going to the bank.

  Computers are used a lot in 15 nowadays. They can make patients' appointments and keep patients' 16 . Just dial the computer and you can get information on a patient. Computers do not suffer from 17 of sleep, so they do not miss important points, and because they never 18 anything they've been told,they are often better at working out what is wrong with a patient. Some people even think we should all have 19 computer checks on
our health and then we would be able to cure most diseases in the early 20 .
(   ) 1. A. composed    B. controlled C. seized    D. provided

(   ) 2. A. magically    B. knowledgeably

        C. extensively    D. entertainingly

(   ) 3. A. way    B. reason    C. consequence    D. manner

(   ) 4. A. store    B. introduce    C. uncover    D. conceal

(   ) 5. A. take    B. occupy       C. preserve    D. reserve

(   ) 6. A. look out    B. hold out   C. make out    D. work out

(   ) 7. A. In case    B. In common     C. In short    D. In all

(   ) 8. A. make        B. put      C. do    D. bring

(   ) 9. A. balance    B. interest     C. debt    D. deposit

(   ) 10. A. no more    B. no better   C. no longer    D. no matter

(   ) 11. A. Rather    B. Instead     C. Meanwhile    D. Therefore

(   ) 12. A. items    B. books     C. coins    D. cheques

(   ) 13. A. typical    B. special   C. mysterious    D. rough

(   ) 14. A. pull         B. draw        C. drag    D. grasp

(   ) 15. A. arts    B. science     C. industry    D. medicine

(   ) 16. A. records    B. notes    C. promises    D. rules

(   ) 17. A. decline    B. starvation   C. drain    D. lack

(   ) 18. A. memorize    B. inform    C. convey    D. forget

(   ) 19. A. legal    B. stable     C. regular    D. considerate

(   ) 20. A. stages    B. levels     C. aspects    D. days

 Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failures in career made him a bad-tempered and disappointed man,often complaining that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so 1 with the city that he had to leave.

  So his family 2 to another city. It was theof a weekend. When Terry and his wife were busily engaged in 4 their new home,the lights suddenly went 5 and they were forced to stop work. Terry regretted 6 to bring along candles and had to wait 7 in a bad mood. Just then he heard light, hesitant 8 on his door that were clearly heard in the quiet night.

  "Who's it?" he wondered. Terry didn't 9 anybody in the new city,and this was the moment he especially hated to be10 . He went to the door and opened it impatiently. At the door was a little girl,asking in a 11 voice, "Sir,do you have candles? I'm your neigh?bor.”"NO”, answered Terry 12 ? He shut the door and the girl went up. "What a nuisance!" he complained over it with his wife. " 13 had we settled down than the neighbor came to borrow things."

  He was angry about it 14the door was knocked at again. He opened it and found the same little girl outside. But this time she was holding two 15   . She said, "My grandma told me the new neighbor 16   might need candles. She sent me here to give you these. " Terry was 17 by what he saw. When he became fully 18 ,he said, "Thank you and your grandma. God bless you!”

  At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his 19in life. It was his coldness and harshness(刻薄)with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was actually 20 else but himself,for his eyes had been covered by his cold mind.

(   ) 1. A. excited    B. pleased C. disappointed    D. puzzled

(   ) 2. A. drove    B. removed    C. moved    D. hoped

(   ) 3. A. morning    B. evening   C. noon    D. midnight

(   ) 4. A. picking    B. tidying up C. turning up    D. throwing up

(   ) 5. A. out    B. away       C. down    D. off

(   ) 6. A. recognizing    B. remembering C. missing    D. forgetting

(   ) 7. A. helplessly    B. hopelessly C. carelessly    D. uselessly

(   ) 8. A. voices    B. shots      C. shouts    D. knocks

(  ) 9. A. find    B. know      C. recognize    D. like

(   ) 10. A. disturbed    B. questioned   C. forgotten    D. discovered

(   ) 11. A. courageous    B. shy     C. brave    D. joyful

(   ) 12. A. quietly    B. pleasantly    C. rudely    D. repeatedly

(   ) 13. A. No sooner    B. Hardly     C. No matter    D. No later

(   ) 14. A. as        B. while     C. before    D. when

(   ) 15. A. bulbs    B. candles      C. lamps    D. lights

(   ) 16. A. upstairs    B. downstairs    C. next doors    D. across

(   ) 17. A. frightened    B. upset     C. annoyed    D. struck

(   ) 18. A. active        B. aware     C. certain    D. lost

(   ) 19. A. business    B. career     C. failure    D. success

(   ) 20. A. everybody    B. somebody     C. anybody    D. nobody

 Speaking of Londoners,a stereotype comes to mind―a man in a dark suit with an umbrella in hand and Big Ben barely visible against the foggy sky. Londoners often give the impression of being reserved.

But The New York Times recently issued a report headlined "True Londoners Are Extinct". What defines a Londoner exactly? The criteria can be tricky.

The newspaper discovered that over the last decade,the foreign-born population in London reached 2.6 million,about a third of the city' s population.

"Foreigners can't be Londoners," a British political campaigner told the newspaper.  

A true Londoner would never support Manchester United,the newspaper quoted a man in a pub. Fair enough,since one has four other top league clubs to choose from,you must be too ignorant to be a Londoner.

Next issue is where you live. There are those who believe that true Londoners are cockneys― those who were born within earshot of Bow Bells.

The oddest claim of all was from a pub goer: "A real Londoner would never, never, ever,eat at one of those bloody Angus steakhouses in the West End. That' s how you tell."

Indeed,London is a city "prejudiced" with directions. You quickly discover which part of the city suits your temperament. West London,one woman said to The New York Times, was too "brittle" for her. But the West End is the place where the noble accent was born along with shopping malls and top residential estates.

South Londoners hate going north. North Londoners forget there's a south beyond the South Bank. East London is close to the port and the site of early industrial development. It, s often considered one of the poorest areas in the city.

"You can' t cut the prejudice out of London," a university student said to the newspaper. But it is this uneasy charm that gives the city its unique dynamic.

(   ) 1, The author thinks the claims of who are true Londoners are .

A. strange    B. special C. creative    D. misleading

(   ) 2. If a Londoner supports Manchester United, he will be considered      

A. tricky    B. honest C. ignorant    D. tolerant

(   ) 3. Which of the following is an opinion rather than a fact?

A.   The West End occupies some Angus steakhouses.

B.   There are four other top football league clubs in London.

C.   East London is close to the port and the site of early industry.

D.   True Londoners are cockneys born within earshot of Bow Bells.

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