题目内容
阅读理解
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A，B，C，D)中，选出最佳选项．
A gas company, it seems, had installed a computer to look after its accounts. Sadly, its company forgot to program the machine for people who didn't use any gas for a period of time. One customer who had been out of town for three months received a bill instructing him to pay $0.00 without delay. He decided the best thing to do was to ignore (不理睬) it. Two weeks later he received a reminder (催款单) , again asking for $0.00．And a couple of weeks later, he received a final demand.
The customer decided that the best way to silence the machine was to send a check for $0.00, which he did at once. The computer whirred (呼呼急转) , sighed, and felt silent. All was well until four days later, when the customers received a notice to see the manager of his bank.
The manager showed him the check and asked seriously, “What's the meaning of this?”
“Well,” the customers said. “I had to placate (安慰) the gas company's computer.”
“That's all very well,” said the bank manager, “but you've sent our computer in smoke！”
1．The computer was “unhappy” because ________ .
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A．one customer had touched it
B．one customer had destroyed the computer system
C．one customer hadn't paid any gas money
D．one customer had quarreled with the bank manager
2．One customer was always asked to pay $ 0.00 because ________.
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A．he should pay for the gas he had used at one
B．unfortunately the company forgot to program the machine
C．the computer didn't know one customer hadn't used any gas for some time
D．both B and C
3．How many times was the customer asked to pay the gas company in all?
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4．What was the best way to silence the computer?
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A．The customer cared nothing about the instruction.
B．The customer was asked to see the bank manager.
C．The customer solved the problem by phoning the bank manager.
D．The customer sent a check for $ 0.00 into the computer to comfort it.
解析：
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1．C 导解：阅读文章的第一段可知计算机第一次给这个顾客发出了催款单，顾客没有理会它，它就不断地发．可以看出它的确是不高兴了． 2．C 导解：计算机只知道根据程序工作，虽然这个顾客没有用煤气，但还是给顾客发出了零圆的催款单． 3．C 导解：阅读文章第一段的后半部分可得出答案． 4．D 导解：文章第二段说明了这个问题． |
