Standing on the side of the highway waiting to catch speeding drivers, a police officer saw a car moving slowly at 18 MPH. He  _36_ to himself, “This driver is just as  _37  as a speeder!” So __38 _ he turned on his lights and pulled the driver over.   39  the car, he noticed that   40  were five old ladies — two in the front seat and __41__three in the back, their eyes wide and faces white as ghosts. The driver, obviously   42_ , said to him, “Officer, I don’t understand. I was  _43__ exactly the speed limit!  _44__ seems to be the problem?” “Ma’am,” the officer replied, “You weren’t  _45__, but you should know that driving  _46__ than the speed limit can also be a(n) __47  to other drivers.” “Slower than the speed limit? No, sir, I was doing the speed limit exactly…Eighteen miles per hour!” The old woman said a bit __48_ . The police officer, trying to  _49_ a laugh, explained to her that “18” was the route number, _ 50_  the speed limit. A bit embarrassed, the old woman smiled and thanked the officer for  _51_ out her error. “But before I let you  _52_, Ma’am, I have to ask if everyone in this car is all right? These women seem very  _53_ and they didn’t make a single sound the whole time.”The police officer asked. “Oh, they will be all right  _54  a minute, officer. We just  _55__ Route 128.”

【小题1】
A.turnedB.thoughtC.cameD.agreed
【小题2】
A.dangerousB.wellC.sillyD.soon
【小题3】
A.tightlyB.immediatelyC.privatelyD.deadly
【小题4】
A.SuspectingB.BlamingC.StartingD.Approaching
【小题5】
A.thoseB.theyC.thereD.these
【小题6】
A.otherB.moreC.elseD.another
【小题7】
A.confusedB.worriedC.delightedD.excited
【小题8】
A.increasingB.reachingC.loweringD.doing
【小题9】
A.HowB.WhatC.WhenD.Where
【小题10】
A.runningB.breakingC.speedingD.concentrating
【小题11】
A.slowerB.saferC.fasterD.higher
【小题12】
A.guideB.demandC.aidD.danger
【小题13】
A.nervouslyB.proudlyC.roughlyD.constantly
【小题14】
A.controlB.giveC.makeD.show
【小题15】
A.orB.butC.notD.and
【小题16】
A.pointingB.speakingC.takingD.squeezing
【小题17】
A.driveB.goC.laughD.run
【小题18】
A.unitedB.exhaustedC.worriedD.tolerated
【小题19】
A.inB.after C.forD.with
【小题20】
A.sped upB.left outC.broke downD.got off

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【小题1】The above page can most probably be read _________.

A.on the Boston College websiteB.in the Boston College newspaper
C.on BC Eagle One CardD.at Student Services
【小题2】The information above is particularly useful for those ________.
A.who want to apply for Boston College
B.who want to know about Boston College
C.who’ve been admitted to Boston College
D.who’ve decided to pay a visit to Boston College
【小题3】If you want to study for your master’s degree with funding, you will have to _______.
A.return your Acknowledgment Form by May 31, 2008
B.send back your Acknowledgment Form by April 25, 2008
C.email your Acknowledgment Form to Admissions Office by May 31, 2008
D.return your Acknowledgment Form to Student Services by April 25, 2008
【小题4】If you want to decide what courses for the school year you’d better _________.
A.call up the Office of Student Services
B.get in touch with the Admissions Office
C.read your acceptance letter
D.visit Student Services’ website

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.

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.

2.Which of the following is the author's opinion about the woman at the Global Support Centre?

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.

3.According to the passage, the solution offered by the technician was_________________.

A.effective          B.economical        C.unpractical        D.unsatisfied

4. "It was like offering to drop a safe on my head to cure my headache" in the last but one paragraph means that_____________________.

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

5.It can be inferred from the passage that the differences between the Global Support Centre and the local repair shop lie in all the followings except ________________.

A.efficiency         B.location           C.setup CDs         D.attitude

 

Standing on the side of the highway waiting to catch speeding drivers, a police officer saw a car moving slowly at 18 MPH. He  _36_  to himself, “This driver is just as  _37   as a speeder!” So __38 _ he turned on his lights and pulled the driver over.   39   the car, he noticed that   40   were five old ladies — two in the front seat and __41__three in the back, their eyes wide and faces white as ghosts. The driver, obviously   42_ , said to him, “Officer, I don’t understand. I was  _43__ exactly the speed limit!  _44__ seems to be the problem?” “Ma’am,” the officer replied, “You weren’t  _45__, but you should know that driving  _46__  than the speed limit can also be a(n) __47   to other drivers.” “Slower than the speed limit? No, sir, I was doing the speed limit exactly…Eighteen miles per hour!” The old woman said a bit __48_ . The police officer, trying to  _49_  a laugh, explained to her that “18” was the route number, _ 50_  the speed limit. A bit embarrassed, the old woman smiled and thanked the officer for  _51_  out her error. “But before I let you  _52_ , Ma’am, I have to ask if everyone in this car is all right? These women seem very  _53_  and they didn’t make a single sound the whole time.”The police officer asked. “Oh, they will be all right  _54   a minute, officer. We just  _55__  Route 128.”

1.A. turned             B. thought         C. came            D. agreed

2.A. dangerous          B. well            C. silly           D. soon

3.A. tightly            B. immediately     C. privately       D. deadly

4.A. Suspecting         B. Blaming         C. Starting        D. Approaching

5.A. those              B. they            C. there           D. these

6.A. other              B. more            C. else            D. another

7.A. confused           B. worried         C. delighted       D. excited

8.A. increasing         B. reaching        C. lowering        D. doing

9.A. How                B. What            C. When            D. Where

10.A. running           B. breaking        C. speeding        D. concentrating

11.A. slower            B. safer           C. faster          D. higher

12.A. guide             B. demand          C. aid             D. danger

13.A. nervously         B. proudly         C. roughly         D. constantly

14.A. control           B. give            C. make            D. show

15.A. or                B. but             C. not             D. and

16.A. pointing          B. speaking        C. taking          D. squeezing

17.A. drive             B. go              C. laugh           D. run

18.A. united            B. exhausted       C. worried         D. tolerated

19.A. in                B. after           C. for             D. with

20.A. sped up           B. left out        C. broke down      D. got off

 

Standing on the side of the highway waiting to catch speeding drivers, a police officer saw a car moving slowly at 18 MPH. He  _36_  to himself, “This driver is just as  _37   as a speeder!” So __38 _ he turned on his lights and pulled the driver over.   39   the car, he noticed that   40   were five old ladies ― two in the front seat and __41__three in the back, their eyes wide and faces white as ghosts. The driver, obviously   42 , said to him, “Officer, I don’t understand. I was  _43__ exactly the speed limit!  _44__ seems to be the problem?” “Ma’am,” the officer replied, “You weren’t  _45__, but you should know that driving  _46__  than the speed limit can also be a(n) __47   to other drivers.” “Slower than the speed limit? No, sir, I was doing the speed limit exactly…Eighteen miles per hour!” The old woman said a bit __48_ . The police officer, trying to  _49_  a laugh, explained to her that “18” was the route number, _ 50_  the speed limit. A bit embarrassed, the old woman smiled and thanked the officer for  _51_  out her error. “But before I let you  _52_ , Ma’am, I have to ask if everyone in this car is all right? These women seem very  _53_  and they didn’t make a single sound the whole time.” The police officer asked. “Oh, they will be all right  _54   a minute, officer. We just  _55__  Route 128.”

 

36.

A. turned

B. thought

C. came

D. agreed

37.

A. dangerous

B. well

C. silly

D. soon

38.

A. tightly

B. immediately

C. privately

D. deadly

39.

A. Suspecting

B. Blaming

C. Starting

D. Approaching

40.

A. those

B. they

C. there

D. these

41.

A. other

B. more

C. else

D. another

42.

A. confused

B. worried

C. delighted

D. excited

43.

A. increasing

B. reaching

C. lowering

D. doing

44.

A. How

B. What

C. When

D. Where

45.

A. running

B. breaking

C. speeding

D. concentrating

46.

A. slower

B. safer

C. faster

D. higher

47.

A. guide

B. demand

C. aid

D. danger

48.

A. nervously

B. proudly

C. roughly

D. constantly

49.

A. control

B. give

C. make

D. show

50.

A. or

B. but

C. not

D. and

51.

A. pointing

B. speaking

C. taking

D. squeezing

52.

A. drive

B. go

C. laugh

D. run

53.

A. united

B. exhausted

C. worried

D. sprained

54.

A. in

B. after

C. for

D. with

55.

A. sped up

B. left out

C. broke down

D. got off

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