摘要:Tell him the window. (A)to shut not (B)not to shut (C)to not shut (D)not shut

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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.
【小题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.
【小题3】According to the passage, the solution offered by the technician was_________________.
A.effectiveB.economical C.unpractical D.unsatisfied
【小题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
【小题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.efficiencyB.locationC.setup CDsD.attitude

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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

 

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An old friend from abroad(国外)__16__ I wanted to stay with telephoned me from the airport to tell me that he had arrived. I was still in the __17__, but I had done something to get ready for his coming. After explaining where my new room was, I told him __18__ I had left the key under the doormat(门垫). __19__ I would be home rather __20_, I asked him to go into the kitchen and __21__ himself to some food and drink.

Two hours later, my friend telephoned me from the __22__. At the moment, he said __23__ was __24__ the radio __25__ having a truly wonderful meal. He had cooked two eggs and helped himself __26__ some __27__ chicken from the refrigerator. Now, he said, he was drinking a glass of milk __28__ he hoped I would __29__ him. When I asked him if he had __30__ the room without __31__, he answered that he had __32_ been able to find the key under the doormat. As the living-room window just __33__ the apple tree had been left _34__, he had climbed in. I listened to all this in __35__. There in no apple tree in front of my living-room. There is one in front of my neighbor’s.

1.A. what      B. as        C. which         D. whom

2.A. room      B. office     C. station        D. airport

3.A. that       B. where     C. why          D. how

4.A. For       B. When     C. So            D. As

5.A. late       B. soon      C. on time        D. early

6.A. eat        B. help      C. cook          D. make

7.A. airport     B. station    C. bus stop       D. living-room

8.A. I          B. he       C. she           D. my boss

9.A. repairing   B. buying    C. listening to     D. hearing

10.A. after      B. before     C. as             D. while

11.A. to        B. with      C. for            D. from

12.A. cold      B. hot       C. new           D. warm

13.A. and       B. but       C. because        D. though

14.A. help      B. see       C. join           D. join in

15.A. got       B. arrived    C. reached        D. came

16.A. joy       B. regret     C. thinking       D. difficulty

17.A. also       B. always   C. not            D. none

18.A. in front of  B. near     C. far away from   D. around

19.A. open      B. dirty     C. closed         D. shut

20.A. silence     B. surprise  C. the room       D. the office

 

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