题目内容
It was late in the afternoon, and I was putting the final touch on a piece of writing that I was feeling pretty good about. I wanted to save it, but my cursor(光标) had frozen. I tried to shut the computer down, and it seized up altogether. Unsure of what else to do, I yanked (用力猛拉) the battery out.
Unfortunately, Windows had been in the midst of a crucial(紧要关头) undertaking. The next morning, when I turned my computer back on, it informed me that a file had been corrupted and Windows would not load. Then, it offered to repair itself by using the Windows Setup CD.
I opened the special drawer where I keep CDs. But no Windows CD in there. I was forced to call the computer company's Global Support Centre. My call was answered by a woman in some unnamed, far-off land. I find it annoying to make small talk with someone when I don't know what continent they're standing on. Suppose I were to comment on the beautiful weather we've been having when there was a monsoon(季风) at the other end of the phone? So I got right to the point.
"My computer is telling me a file is corrupted and it wants to fix itself, but I don't have the Windows Setup CD."
"So you're having a problem with your Windows Setup CD." She has apparently been dozing and, having come to just as the sentence ended, was attempting to cover for her inattention.
It quickly became clear that the woman was not a computer technician. Her job was to serve as a gatekeeper. Her only duty, as far as I could tell, was to raise global stress levels.
To make me disappear, the woman gave me the phone number for Windows' creator, Microsoft. This is like giving someone the phone number for, I don't know, North America. Besides, the CD worked; I just didn't have it. No matter how many times I repeated my story, we came back to the same place. She was calm and polite.
When my voice hit a certain decibel (分贝), I was passed along, like a hot, irritable potato, to a technician.
"You don't have the Windows Setup CD, ma'am, because you don't need it," he explained cheerfully.
"Windows came preinstalled on your computer!"
"But I do need it."
"Yes, but you don't have it." We went on like this for a while. Finally, he offered to walk me through the use of a different CD, one that would erase my entire system. "Of course, you'd lose all your e-mail, your documents, your photos." It was like offering to drop a safe on my head to cure my headache. "You might be able to recover them, but it would be expensive." He sounded delighted. "And it's not covered by the warranty (产品保证书)!" The safe began to seem like a good idea, provided it was full.
I hung up the phone and drove my computer to a small, friendly repair place I'd heard about. A smart, helpful man dug out a Windows CD and told me it wouldn't be a problem. An hour later, he called to let me know it was ready. I thanked him, and we chatted about the weather, which was the same outside my window as it was outside his.
【小题1】Why did the author shut down her computer abruptly?
A.She had saved what she had written. |
B.She couldn't move the cursor. |
C.The computer refused to work. |
D.The computer offered to repair itself. |
A.She sounded helpful and knowledgeable. |
B.She was there to make callers frustrated. |
C.She was able to solve her computer problem. |
D.She was quick to pass her along to a technician. |
A.effective | B.economical | C.unpractical | D.unsatisfied |
A.the technician's proposal would make things even worse |
B.the technician's proposal could eventually solve the problem |
C.files stored on her computer were like a safe |
D.erasing the entire system was like curing a headache |
A.efficiency | B.location | C.setup CDs | D.attitude |
【小题1】C
【小题2】B
【小题3】D
【小题4】A
【小题5】C
解析试题分析:本文讲述了我的电脑出了问题以后,我先寻求专业公司的帮助,结果地方提供的方法让我很不满意,而路边修理店的方法却很简单有效。
【小题1】C 细节题。根据第一段第二行I wanted to save it, but my cursor(光标) had frozen.说明我的电脑死机了,我才那样做的。故C正确。
【小题2】B 细节题。根据第四段3,4行Her job was to serve as a gatekeeper. Her only duty, as far as I could tell, was to raise global stress levels.说明她只会让别人更烦,故B正确。
【小题3】D 细节题。根据文章倒数第二段"Of course, you'd lose all your e-mail, your documents, your photos." It was like offering to drop a safe on my head to cure my headache. "You might be able to recover them, but it would be expensive." He sounded delighted. "可知对方的方法会让我失去电脑里的很多的资料,这让我很不满意,故D正确。
【小题4】A 推理题。根据倒数第二段. "Of course, you'd lose all your e-mail, your documents, your photos." It was like offering to drop a safe on my head to cure my headache.说明这样的做法会让我的损失更大,会给我的工作带来更多的问题。故A正确。
【小题5】C 细节题。根据文章倒数2,3段A smart, helpful man dug out a Windows CD and told me it wouldn't be a problem.和We went on like this for a while. Finally, he offered to walk me through the use of a different CD说明两者的区别就在于使用CD,故C正确。
考点:考查故事类短文阅读
点评:本文讲述了我修理电脑所遇见的两种不同处理方法,要求考生读懂文章中的每个句子的意思还要推理它们之间的关系,结合自己的生活常识和经验,再通过逻辑推理和判断,理解文章的言外之意,从而揭示文章的深层涵义。任何一篇文章都有其特定的写作目的,读者应当知道如何去做或按照某种方式传递思考问题。推理判断题的答案不可能在文章中直接找到,因此推理时我们务必要忠于原文,在文章中寻找并确定可推论的依据,即:已知部分-推论的前提,从中推测出未知部分-推理的结论,切忌妄加评论,把自己的观点当成作者的观点。
The city of Rome has passed a new law to prevent cruelty to animals. All goldfish bowls are no longer allowed and dog owners must walk their dogs.
This comes after a national law was passed to give prison sentences to people who desert cats or dogs.
“The civilization of a city can be measured by this,” said Monica Carina, the councilor behind the new law.
The newspaper reported that round bowls don’t give enough oxygen for fish and may make them go blind.
“Rome has tried to protect fish more than anywhere else in the world. It stands out for recognizing that fish are interesting animals that deserve over respect and pity every bit as much as dogs and cats and other animals,” said Karin Robertson, a director of the People for the Ethical treatment of Animals.
Lat year a law was passed in Italy that gives people who desert pets big fines and prison sentences. Since then local governments have added their own animal protection rules.
The northern city of Turin passed a law in April to give pet owners fines of up to $598 if they do not walk their dogs three times a day.
The new law in Rome also says that owners mustn’t leave their dogs in hot cars or cut their dogs’ tail to make them look lovelier. The law also gives legal recognition to the “cat ladies” who feed homeless cats. The cats live all over the city from ancient ruins to modern office car parks.
【小题1】 The new law passed in Rome will _________.
A.help improve fishing environment |
B.guarantee better conditions for goldfish |
C.stop people from catching goldfish |
D.discourage keeping goldfish at home |
A.exchanges with other cities |
B.Protection of ancient ruins |
C.awareness of animal protection |
D.recognition of animal lovers |
A.keep their dogs or cats in cars | B.feed homeless animals in car parks |
C.raise their cats near ancient ruins | D.shut their dogs home all day long |
Pairs, Jan. 11--- An armored (武装) car robbery last night ended in a wild gunbattle that two men dead and a hostage (人质) seriously wounded.
The drama (刺激的事件) began when an armored car carrying the contents of safety(储备)boxes to a bank was struck by a large truck, police said.
The bank guards were helpless when the robbers jumped out of the truck and tied them. The robbers used heavy tools and explosives (爆炸品) to break the armored car.
A passing police car turned to look into the accident as the men were removing the contents of the armored car. Police said the three robbers fled on foot across a nearby highway.
Stopping a private car driven by a teenaged girl, the three escaped for central Pairs with the police car in hot pursuit(追捕).
A plain clothes policeman saw the car as it drove through the street of Lat in Quarter. The policeman tried to stop the car, but the thieves started shooting at him, witness (目击者) said.
The girl hostage tried to slip away. Just as she was crawling (爬出) away from the car, she was hit by a bullet. Police said she was out of danger at Central Hospital.
The gunmen gave up the car and got into a shop, pouring fire on more than 50 policemen that surrounded the building. After a wild gunbattle, police broke into the room. They only found two of the gunmen, both seriously wounded. The third thief was believed to have escaped with over $1.3 million in cash and jewellery.
1.The passage is about _____.
A.a gunbattle between the policeman and the government soldiers. |
B.a bank robbery in Paris. |
C.a group of gunmen's robbery of armored car in the streets. |
D.how a teenaged girl got seriously wounded. |
2.The robbers came and they _____.
A.in a police car; stole the armed car. |
B.in a truck; blasted (炸毁) the armored car. |
C.in an armored truck; drove the money car away. |
D.in an armored car; opened the armored car with heavy tools. |
3.The three robbers escaped on foot across a nearby highway because_____.
A.a passing police car found them . |
B.the explosives were too strong . |
C.the contents of the armored car were too heavy . |
D.the truck broke down . |
4.A plain clothes policeman is ______.
A.not a policeman but a soldier . |
B.not a policeman but a gunman . |
C.a policeman but he doesn't wear a uniform . |
D.a robber . |
5.After a wild gunbattle, ______.
A.the robbers were shot dead. |
B.the police got back what they wanted. |
C.the police failed to get back what they wanted. |
D.50 policemen were killed and the robbers were seriously wounded. |