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1、 Unit 3 Computers Period 1 Warming Up & Reading课后阅读训练.阅读理解AThe most frightening words in the English language are “Our computer is down.” You hear it more and more when you are on business. The other day I was at the airport waiting for a ticket to Washington and the girl in the ticket office said,
2、“Im sorry, I cant sell you a ticket. Our computer is down.”“If your computer is down, just write me out a ticket.”“I cant write you out a ticket. The computer is the only one allowed to do so.”I looked down on the computer and every passenger was just standing there drinking coffee and staring at th
3、e black screen. Then I asked her, “What do all you people do?”“We give the computer the information about your trip, and then it tells us whether you can fly with us or not.”“So when it goes down, you go down with it.”“Thats good, sir.”“How long will the computer be down?” I wanted to know.“I have n
4、o idea. Sometimes its down for 10 minutes, sometimes for two hours. Theres no way we can find out without asking the computer, and since its down and it wont answer us.”After the girl told me they had no backup(备用)computer, I said. “Lets forget the computer. What about your planes? Theyre still flyi
5、ng, arent they?”“I couldnt tell without asking the computer.”“Maybe I could just go to the gate and ask the pilot if hes flying to Washington,” I suggested.“I wouldnt know which gate to send you to. Even if the pilot was going to Washington, he couldnt take you if you didnt have a ticket.”“Is there
6、any other airline flying to Washington within the next few hours?”“I wouldnt know,” she said, pointing at the dark screen. “Only it knows. It cant tell me.”By this time there were quite a few people standing in lines. The words soon spread to other travelers that the computer was down. Some people w
7、ent white, some people started to cry and still others kicked their luggage.【语篇概述】本文主要讲的是当电脑死机,不能启动的时候人们不能做许多事情,这确实给人们带来了困扰和麻烦。1. The best title for the article is“_”.A. When the Computer Is DownB. The Most Frightening WordsC. The Computer of the AirportD. Asking the Computer【解析】选A。主旨大意题。文章主要讲的是当电脑死
8、机,不能启动的时候人们不能做许多事情,从而带来了困扰和麻烦,因此选A。2. What could the girl in the ticket office do for the passengers without asking the computer?A. She could sell a ticket.B. She could write out a ticket.C. She could answer the passengers questions.D. She could do nothing.【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据文章的对话部分可知,当电脑死机时,售票员无任何办法,只能
9、等电脑恢复后,才能售票。因此选D。3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. The girl didnt want to sell the writer a ticket.B. The computer would be OK in just 10 minutes.C. If the writer didnt have a ticket, the pilot wouldnt take him.D. The writer could go to the gate and ask the pilot to take
10、him to Washington.【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据倒数第四段“Even if the pilot was going to Washington, he couldnt take you if you didnt have a ticket.”可知C项表述正确。4. The last paragraph suggests that_.A. a modern computer wont be downB. computers can take the place of humansC. sometimes a computer may bring suffering to peo
11、pleD. there will be great changes in computers【解析】选C。推理判断题。最后一段告知我们当电脑死机时,人们无可奈何,只能等待,给人们带来了无限的烦恼和麻烦,故选C。BPerhaps you have heard a lot about the Internet, but what is it, do you know? The Internet is a network. It uses the telephone to join millions of computers together around the world.Maybe that
12、doesnt sound very interesting. But when youve joined to the Internet, there are lots and lots of things you can do. You can send e-mails to your friends, and they can get them in a few seconds. You can also do with all kinds of information on the World Wide Web(WWW).There are many different kinds of
13、 computers now. They all can be joined to the Internet. Most of them are small machines sitting on peoples desks at home, but there are still many others in schools, offices or large companies. These computers are owned by people and companies, but no one really owns the Internet itself.There are lo
14、ts of places for you to go into the Internet. For example, your school may have the Internet. You can use it during lessons or free time. Libraries often have computers joined to the Internet. You are welcome to use it at any time.Thanks to the Internet, the world is becoming smaller and smaller. It
15、 is possible for you to work at home with a computer in front, getting and sending the information you need. You can buy or sell whatever you want to by the Internet. But do you know 98% of the information on the Internet is in English? So what will English be like tomorrow?【语篇概述】这是一篇关于Internet的说明文,
16、它介绍了什么是Internet, Internet的用途及它的贡献等。5. Which is the quickest and cheapest way to send messages to your friends?A. By post.B. By e-mail.C. By telephone.D. By satellite.【解析】选B。细节理解题。在第二段中谈到You can send e-mails to your friends, and they can get them in a few seconds,相比其他选项,e-mail当然是最快、最便宜的。6. Which may be the most possible place for
