10．The experiment is used to show us that 　　　　　.

　　　　 A．spell-check software helps only those with low SAT scores

　　　　 B．spell-check software can sometimes make things worse

　　　　 C．all problems cannot be solved by spell-check software

　　　　 D．those with higher SAT scores make fewer mistakes than those with low scores

9．The writer wants to tell us that 　　　　　.

　　　　 A．spell-check software is very helpful　　 B．spell-check software has some problems

　　　　 C．it’s not wise to depend too much on the spell-check software

　　　　 D．spell-check software will bring trouble to writers and editors

8．By saying “His number was up a short while later” , the writer means 　　　　　.

　　　　 A．the thief knew the mobile phone number soon afterwards

　　　　 B．the thief lost his luck before long

　　　　 C．the thief forgot the mobile phone number a moment later

　　　　 D．someone dialed the mobile phone number at that time

C

　　 How might you drag a good writer’s work down to the level of a scribe (抄写员)? Try the spell-check button . A study at the University of Pittsburgh indicates spell-check soft-ware may level the playing field between people with differing levels of language skills , hampering (妨碍)the work of writers and editors who place too much trust in the software . In the study , 33 undergraduate students were asked to proofread(校对)a one-page business letter-half of them using Microsoft Word with red and green lines underlining potential errors(潜在错误). The other half did it the old-fashioned way , using only their heads . Without grammar or spelling software , students with higher SAT scores made , on average , 5 errors , compared with 12.3 errors for students with lower scores . Using the software , students with higher scores reading the same page made , on average , 16 errors , compared with 17 errors for students with lower scores . Dennis Galletta , a professor of information systems at the Katz Business School , said spell-check software is so sophisticated that some have come to trust it too thoroughly . “It’s not a software problem , it’s a behavior problem,” he said . Microsoft technical specialist Tim Pash said grammar and spelling technology is meant to help writers and editors , not solve all their problems . The study found the software helped students find and correct errors in the letter , but in some cases they also changed phrases or sentences marked by the software as grammatically suspicious (可疑的), even though they were correct .

7．What can be inferred from the story ?

　　　　 A．Many people in the city have mobile phones .

　　　　 B．The thief would rather pick up six years of hard labor .

　　　　 C．The thief would have escaped being caught if he hadn’t sold the stolen phone .

　　　　 D．The police recognized the thief when they heard the ring .

6．It can be learned from the text that Magundario 　　　　　.

　　　　 A．stole the phone for money　　　　 B．sold the mobile phone for its unique ring

　　　　 C．pretended a police officer because he looked like a policeman

　　　　 D．was sentenced six years in prison

5．The police caught the thief without any difficulty mainly because 　　　　　.

　　　　 A．the buyer pointed police to the thief　　 B．the thief pretended a police officer

　　　　 C．the ring of the stolen mobile phone was different from that of others

　　　　 D．the thief robbed two teenagers in a park

4．Bill Gates gave away his vast fortune earlier than he had expected because of 　　　　　.

　　　　 A．his weakening health condition 　　B．his parents’ suggestions

　　　　 C．his great success in business 　　　D．his concerns for suffering people

B

　　 An unlucky Singaporean thief picked up six years of hard labor after the unique(独特的)ring of the mobile phone he stole led police straight to him . Pretending to be a police detective , Rahman Magundario robbed two teenagers in a park , told them to turn their backs and stole the $140 phone , court documents show . If he had chosen another target (目标)in the mobile mad city state , he might have got off the hook . His number was up a short while later when the victim(受害人)heard the characteristic tune he had programmed into the phone . An unsuspecting buyer , who paid $70 in a coffee shop for what he thought was Magundario’s mobile , pointed police to the thief . The 39-year-old was sentenced for threatening the teenagers and pretending a police officer . “He got six years of corrective training ,” a court official said. “It’s worse than a prison sentence.”

3．It can be learned from the text that Bill Gates thinks 　　　　　.

　　　　 A．Americans should care about people in other countries

　　　　 B．Americans should treat fellow citizens well

　　　　 C．Americans should devote themselves to certain projects

　　　　 D．Americans can be world-famous by giving away vast fortune

2．Bill Gates believes that one important way of developing poor countries is 　　　　　.

　　　　 A．to set up more foundations for them　　 B．to aid them with natural resources

　　　　 C．to put more effort into the health issues in them

　　　　 D．to help them take a more global view

1．Bill Gates will give away his vast fortune to 　　　　　.

　　　　 A．improve the health of population in America alone

　　　　 B．improve the health of population all over the world

　　　　 C．avoid leaving his children too much money

　　　　 D．spare the American government the burden of health care