2022-2023年遼寧省本溪市公共英語五級(筆試)測試卷(含答案)

2022-2023年遼寧省本溪市公共英語五級(筆試)測試卷(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、1.ListeningComprehension(15題)1.PartB

Directions:Youwillhear3conversationsortalksandyoumustanswerthequestionsbychoosingA,B,CorD.YouwillheartherecordingONLYONCE.

聽力原文：M：Now，I'dliketosaythatIthinkthatthisgovernmentproposingtobuildmorenuclearpowerstationsinthiscountryisreallybeingstupid．Thepointaboutnuclearpoweristhatwehaven'tlearnttodoawaywiththewaste．Wehaven'tlearnttocopewiththewastefromityet．

W：Well，Isometimesthinkthat，youknow，they'vegotanimpossiblejob．ImeanalltheimpressionIgetisthatthereisnoalternative…well,that'stheimpressionIget．

M：No，no，noI…Idon'tagreewiththatatall.Thereareplentyofalternatives．There'sthesun…solarpower…thatisasourcethatisalwaysthere，wealwayshaveit．

W：Idon't…Idon'tquiteseewhatyou'regettingatactually，solarpower，what'sthat?

M：Well，theheatfromthesun，itcanbeusedinsolarpanelsonthetopsofhousesforheating，storinguppowertoheatwaterandtoheatthehouses，youknow，somesolarpanelsareinoperationalreadyandtheyaresavingmoney…

W：That'sagoodpointactually，butisitreallyviable，that，ImeanbecauseI'd…

M：Sorryitmustbe!AndtheonegreatadvantageisthatIcansee，ifthegovernmentsetupsmallunitstobuildsolarpanelsandtoinstallthem，itwouldbecreatingemploymentwhichwouldimprovetheunemploymentsituationandbringterrificadvantages．

W：IhaveheardthatinEngland，Imean，there'snotenoughsun，isthere?For，Imean，solarpanelshere?

M：Yes，well，that'snotquitetrue．I…thereisquiteabitofsun…youmaynotfeeltheactualheatofitonsomeoccasions．

W：No，youarefightthere!

M：Butthelightpowerfromthesunwill…

Whatdoesthemanthinkofthegovernment'spresentproposalaboutbuildingmorepowerstationsinthecountry?

A.It'sadangerousproposal.

B.It'sastupidproposal.

C.It'sanadvantageousproposal.

D.It'saviableproposal.

2.聽力原文：Farmersusuallyuseplowstopreparetheirfieldsforplantingcrops．Plowscutintotheground，andliftupweeds，andotherunwantedplants．However，plowingisblamedforcausingseveredamagetotopsoilbyremovingtheplantsthatprotectsoilfrombeingblownorwashedaway．ManyfarmersinSouthAsiaarenowtryingaprocesscalledLowTillFarming．LowTillFarminglimitstheuseofplows．Inthismethodoffarming，seedsandfertilizerareputintothesoilthroughsmallcutsmadeinthesurfaceoftheground．LowTillAgricultureleavesmuchorallthesoilandremainsofplantsontheground．Theyserveasanaturalfertilizerandhelpsupporttherootsoffuturecrops．Theytakeinrainandallowittoflowintothesoilinsteadofrunningoff．IthasbeenprovedthatLowTillFarmingincreasesharvestsandreduceswateruse，andthismethodreducestheneedforchemicalproductsbecausetherearefewerunwantedplants．ScientistssayLowTillFanningisbecomingpopularinSouthAsia，whichisfacingaseverewatershortage．TheysaytheareawillbecomedependentonimportedfoodunlesswaterissavedthroughmethodslikeLowTillFarming．Currently，morethan150millionpeopleinSouthAsiadependonlocalriceandwheatcrops．Farmersgrowriceduringwetweather．Duringthedryseasontheygrowwheatinthesamefields．FarmersareusingtheLowTillFarmingmethodtoplantwheatafterharvestingrice．ScientistssayLowTillAgricultureisoneofthebestexamplesintheworldoftechnologiesworkingforbothpeoplearidtheenvironment．

Whatisthemainproblemcausedbytheusualwayofplowing?

A.Thecrop'sbloomingperiodisdelayed.

B.Therootsofcropsarecutoff.

C.Thetopsoilisseriouslydamaged.

D.Thegrowthofweedsisaccelerated.

3.WhatwerethetwothingsthatinterestedDr.Huber?

4.Howmanypsychologistsarementionedinthetalk?

5.WhyareAmericanstudentsusuallyunderpressureofwork?

A.Becausetheiracademicperformancewillaffecttheirfuturecareerinthefuture.

B.Becausetheyareheavilyinvolvedinstudentaffairs.

C.Becausetheyhavetoobservetheuniversitydiscipline.

D.Becausetheywanttorunforpositionsofauthority.

6.Do-it-YourselfhasbecomeoneofMr.Miller'shobbies.

A.TrueB.Fasle

7.Whatwilltheclassdonow?

A.Hearanotherreport.

B.DiscussoneofEmilyDickinson'spoems.

C.Hearalecturegivenbytheteacher.

D.Discusspoemstheyhavewrittenthemselves.

8.Shiraliprobablyliveduntil168;Tsurbaprobablyliveduntilage1

A.RightB.Wrong

9.PartA

Directions:Youwillhearatalk.Asyoulisten,answerQuestions1-10bycirclingTRUEorFALSE.YouwillhearthetalkONLYONCE.Younowhave1minutetoreadQuestions1-10.

聽力原文：Goodmorning!

Um...AsManagingDirectorofourcompanyI'vebeenaskedtosayafewwordstoyoutodayaboutthewaythecompanyisorganized.SowhatI'vedoneistomakeasortoftable...youknow...toshowhowitisallarranged.It'sinyourbooks.Canyoufindit?

OK.Now,notallcompaniesareorganizedinthesameway,ofcourse.Theyallhavemoreorlessthesamebitsandpieces,buttheyputthemtogetherindifferentways.Infact,someManagingDirectorsarealwayschangingtheorganization,whichcanbeverydisturbingforeverybodyelseandsometimescausesawfulhold-ups.Sometimesit'snecessary,ofcourse,likewhenyoustartmakingsomethingdifferentorjoinupwithanothercompanyorsomething.Anyway,Ithinktheorganizationofmycompanyisfairlytypical,solet'stakealookathowwehaveorganizedit.

Atthetopofthescheme,aboveme,istheBoardofDirectors.Theirjobistoadministratethecompany,makegeneralpolicies,andsoon.Therearetwokindsofdirectors,actually.Onekindiswhatwecallnon-executivedirectors,whichmeansthattheyarenotfull-timeemployees.Theyarethesortofpeoplewhohavesomestandinginvariouspartsofthebusinessworldandareinapositiontohelpthecompanytosucceed.TheyonlyappearwhentherearemeetingsoftheBoard,andsomeofthemareontheboardsofothercompaniesatthesametime.Butthesecondlotofdirectors—theexecutivedirectors—arefull-timeemployeesofthecompany.Mostofthemaremanagersofourvariousdepartments,andyou'llbemeetingthemlater.

Theabsoluteheadofthecompany,ofcourse,istheChairmanoftheBoard.HeisappointedbytheBoard,andhisjobistotakethechairatmeetingsoftheshareholdersandtheBoardofDirectors,andtorepresentthecompany'sinterestsatoutsidefunctions.Hedoesnottakemuchpartintherunningofthebusiness.Heleavesmetogetonwiththejob.Mindyou,notallchairmenarelikethat.Ourlastonewasarealpain,alwayswantedeverythingdonehisownwayandhekeptoninterfering...butanyway,that'swhatthetopslotintheschemeisfor.

Thenthere'sme,theManagingDirector,orMDforshort—aslongasyoudon'tthinkI'madoctorofmedicine,haha...Um...Now,myjobistocoordinatethepoliciesdecidedbythedirectorsandseethattheyarecarriedout.Idothisthroughthevariousmanagersofdepartments—departmentalmanagers.AtthemomentI'vegotsix,andthereareslotsforthemalongthelineunderneathmeinyourscheme.Idon'tthinktheyareinanyparticularorder,sowe'llstartfromtheleftandwalkacross.Actually,they'reallgoingtocomeandtellyouabouttheirjobs.SoI'lljustsayafewwords.And...Right.Thefirstoneis...

Thespeechismainlyabouttheorganizationofthecompany.

A.TrueB.Fasle

10.Whatadvantagesdoesworkhave?

11.Backinhisowncountry,Mr.WangstudiedC-languageandchemistry.

A.RightB.Wrong

12.What'sthecommonmisconceptionaboutartandscience?

13.Dr.MannisnowinCambridge,writingabookonthe______.

14.Wanghaslittleknowledgeofthephoneticprocessingsystem.

A.RightB.Wrong

15.Itsoundsabitunscientificthatagoodmanageris______ratherthan______.

二、2.UseofEnglish(10題)16.

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18.(41)

19.

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20.

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21.RecentsurveysshowthatJapaneseyouthhavebecomea"MeGeneration"thatrejectstraditionalvalues.

"Around1980manyJapanese,【31】______youngpeopleabandonedthevaluesofeconomicsuccessandbegan【32】______fornewsetsofvaluesto【33】______themhappiness,"writessociologistYasuhiroinComparativeCivilizationsReview.Japaneseyouthareplacingmoreimportanceontheindividual'spursuitof【34】______andlessonthevaluesofwork,family,andsociety.

Japanesestudentsseemtobelosingpatiencewithwork,【35】______theircounterpartsintheUnitedStatesandKorea.Ina1993【36】______ofcollegestudentsinthethreecountries,only10%oftheJapaneseregarded【37】______asaprimaryvaluecomparedwith47%ofKoreanstudentsand27%ofAmericanstudents.Agreater【38】______ofJapaneseaged18—24alsopreferredeasyjobs【39】______heavyresponsibility.

TheyoungerJapaneseare.showinglessconcernforfamilyvaluesastheypursueaninnerworldofprivatesatisfaction.Datacollected【40】______theJapanesegovernmentin1993showsthatonly23%ofJapaneseyoutharethinkingaboutsupportingtheiragedparents,incontrast【41】______63%ofyoungAmericans.Itappearsthatmanyyounger-generationJapaneseare【42】______bothrespectfortheirparents【43】______asenseofresponsibilitytothefamily.AuthorYoshizakiattributesthechange【44】______Japaneseparents'over-indulgenceoftheirchildren,materialaffluence,andgrowing【45】______forprivatematters.

Theshift【46】______individualismamongJapaneseismostpronouncedamong【47】______veryyoung.

Accordingto1991data【48】______theBunkaCenterofJapan,50%ofJapaneseyouthaged16—19canbelabeled"self-centered"comparedwith33%among【49】______aged25-29.Toearntheself-centeredlabel,theyoungpeoplerespondedpositivelyto【50】______ideasas"Iwouldliketomakedecisionswithoutconsideringtraditionalvalues"and"Idon'twanttodoanythingIcan'tenjoydoing."

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22.

【C6】

23.

【C19】

24.Psychologiststakecontrastiveviewsofhowexternalrewards,from【31】______praisetocoldcash,affectmotivationandcreativity.Behaviorists,【32】______researchtherelation【33】______actionsandtheirconsequencesarguethatrewardscanimproveperformanceatworkandschool.Cognitiveresearchers,whostudyvariousaspectsofmentallife,maintain【34】______rewardsoftendestroycreativity【35】______encouragingdependence【36】______approvalandgiftsfromothers.

Thelatterviewhasgainedmanysupporters,especially【37】______educators.Butthecarefuluseofsmallmonetaryrewardssparks【38】______ingrade-schoolchildren,suggesting【39】______properlypresentedinducementsindeedaidinventiveness,【40】______toastudyintheJuneJournalofPersonalityandSocialPsychology"Ifkidsknowthey'reworkingfora【41】______andcanfocus【42】______arelativelychallengingtask,theyshowthemostcreativity",saysRobertEisenbergeroftheUniversityofDelawareinNewark."Butit'seasytokillcreativitybygivingrewardsfor【43】______performanceorcreatingtoo【44】______anticipationforrewards."

Ateacher【45】______continuallydrawsattentiontorewardsorwhohands【46】______highgradesforordinaryachievementendsup【47】______discouragedstudents,Eisenbergerholds.【48】______anexampleofthelatterpoint,henotesgrowingeffortsatmajoruniversitiestotightengradingstandardsandrestorefailing【49】Inearliergrades,theuseofso-calledtokeneconomies,in【50】______studentshandlechallengingproblemsandreceiveperformance-basedpointstowardvaluedrewards,showspromiseinraisingeffortandcreativity,theDelawarepsychologistclaims.

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25.(36)

三、3.ReadingComprehension(15題)26.

Accordingtothefirstparagraphofthepassage,theauthorconsiderswhichofthefollowingtobemosthelpfulindeterminingthevalueofspecialprotectivelaborlegislationforwomen?

A.Acomparativestudyofpatternsofwork-relatedillnessesinstatesthathadsuchlawsandinstatesthatdidnot.

B.Anestimateofhowmanywomenworkersareinfavorofsuchlaws.

C.Ananalysisofthecosttoemployersofcomplyingwithsuchlaws.

D.Anexaminationoftheactualeffectsthatsuchlawshavehadinthepastonwomenworkers.

27.(80)

28.ThehistoryofresponsestotheworkoftheartistSandroBotticelli(1444-1510)suggeststhatwidespreadappreciationbycriticsisarelativelyrecentphenomenon.Writingin1550,VasariexpressedanuneasewithBotticelli'swork,admittingthattheartistfittedawkwardlyintohisevolutionaryschemeofthehistoryofart.Overthenexttwocenturies,academicarthistoriansdefamedBotticelliinfavorofhisfellowsFlorentine.Michelangelo.Evenwhenanti-academicarthistoriansoftheearlynineteenthcenturyrejectedmanyofthestandardsofevaluationadoptedbytheirpredecessors,Botticelli'workremainedoutsideofacceptedtaste,pleasingneitheramateurobserversnorconnoisseurs.(Manyofhisbestpaintings,however,remainedhiddenawayinobscurechurchesandprivatehomes.)

TheprimaryreasonforBotticelli'sunpopularityisnotdifficulttounderstand：mostobservers,upuntilthemid-nineteenthcentury,didnotconsiderhimtobenoteworthy,becausehiswork,forthemostpart.didnotseemtotheseobserverstoexhibitthetraditionalcharacteristicsofthefifteenth-centuryFlorentineart.Forexample.Botticellirarelyemployedthetechniqueofstrictperspectiveand,unlikeMichelangelo,neverusedchiaroscuro.

AnotherreasonforBotticelli'sunpopularitymayhavebeenthathisattitudetowardthestyle.ofclassicalartwasverydifferentfromthatofhiscontemporaries.Althoughhewasthoroughlyexposedtoclassicalart.heshowedlittleinterestinborrowingfromtheclassicalstyle.Indeed,itisparadoxicalthatapainteroflarge-scaleclassicalsubjectsadoptedastyle.thatwasonlyslightlysimilartothatofclassicalart.

Inanycase,whenviewersbegantoexaminemorecloselytherelationshipofBotticelli'sworktothetraditionofthefifteenthcenturyFlorentineart,hisreputationbegantogrow.AnalysesandassessmentsofBotticellimadebetween1850and1870bytheartistsofthePre-Raphaelitemovement,aswellasbythewriterPater(althoughhe.unfortunately,basedhisassessmentonanincorrectanalysisofBotticelli'spersonality),inspiredanewappreciationofBotticellithroughouttheEnglish-speakingworld.YetBotticelli'swork,especiallytheSistinefrescoes.didnotgenerateworldwideattentionuntilitwasfinallysubjectedto4comprehensiveandscrupulousanalysisbyHomein1908.Homerightlydemonstratedthatthefrescoessharedimportantfeatureswithpaintingsbyotherfifteenth-centuryFlorentines—featuressuchasskillfulrepresentationofanatomicalproportions,andofthehumanfigureinmotion.However,HomearguedthatBotticellididnottreatthesequalitiesasendsinthemselves—rather.thatheemphasizedcleardepletionofastory,auniqueachievementandonethatmadethetraditionalFlorentinequalities1esscentral.BecauseofHome'semphasiscrucialtoanystudyofart,thetwentiethcenturyhascometoappreciateBotticelli'sachievements.

Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheRoleofStandardArtAnalysesandAppraisals

B.SandroBotticelli：FromRejectiontoAppreciation

C.TheHistoryofCritics’ResponsestoArtWorks

D.BotticelliandFlorentine：AComparativeStudy

29.

WhichofthestatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Astronautshaveagoodjobwhichdemandshigh.

B.ThedivorcerateinNASAisverylow.

C.TheNASAastronautsmostlyfindfriendsfromamongtheirwork.

D.Thereisnoyoungermaninhistwentiesinthespaceship.

30.

Whatdoestheunderlinedword"they"inParagraph2referto?

A.Creativeandcompetitiveinsuranceproducts.

B.Insurancecompanies.

C.Otheralternatives.

D.Investments.

31.PartA

Directions:ReadthefollowingtextsandanswerthequestionswhichaccompanythembychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Opinionpollsarenowbeginningtoshowthat,whoeveristoblameandwhateverhappensfromnowon,highunemploymentisprobablyheretostay.Thismeansweshallhavetomakewaysofsharingtheavailableemploymentmorewidely.

Butweneedtogofurther.Wemustasksomeprimaryquestionsaboutthefutureofwork.Wouldwecontinuetotreatemploymentasthenorm?Wouldwenotratherencouragemanyotherwaysforself-respectingpeopletowork?Shouldwenotcreateconditionsinwhichmanyofuscanworkforourselves,ratherthanforanemployer?Shouldwenotaimtorevivethehouseholdandtheneighborhood,aswellasthefactoryandtheoffice,ascentersofproductionandwork?

Theindustrialagehasbeentheonlyperiodofhumanhistoryinwhichmostpeople'sworkhastakentheform.ofjobs.Theindustrialagemaynowbecomingtoanend,andsomeofthechangesinworkpatternswhichitbroughtmayhavetobereversed.Thisseemsadauntingthought.But,infact,itcouldprovidetheprospectofabetterfutureforwork.Universalemployment,asitshistoryshows,hasnotmeanteconomicfreedom.

Employmentbecamewidespreadwhentheenclosuresofthe17thand18thcenturiesmademanypeopledependentonpaidworkbydeprivingthemoftheuseoftheland,andthusofthemeanstoprovidealivingforthemselves.Thenthefactorysystemdestroyedthecottageindustriesandremovedworkfrompeople'shomes.Later,astransportationimproved,firstbyrailandthenbyroad,peoplecommutedlongerdistancestotheirplacesofemploymentuntil,eventually,manypeople'sworklostallconnectionwiththeirhomelivesandtheplaceinwhichtheylived.

Meanwhile,employmentputwomenatadisadvantage.Inpre-industrialtime,menandwomenhadsharedtheproductiveworkofthehouseholdandvillagecommunity.Nowitbecamecustomaryforthehusbandtogoouttopaidemployment.leavingtheunpaidworkofthehomeandfamilytohiswife.Taxandbenefitregulationsstillassumethisnormtodayandrestrictmoreflexiblesharingofworkrolesbetweenthesexes.

Itwasnotonlywomenwhoseworkstatussuffered.Asemploymentbecamethedominantform.ofwork,youngpeopleandoldpeoplewereexcluded—aproblemnow,asmoreteenagersbecomefrustratedatschoolandmoreretiredpeoplewanttoliveactivelives.

Allthismaynowhavetochange.Thetimehascertainlycometoswitchsomeeffortandresourcesawayfromtheidealistgoalofcreatingjobsforall,totheurgentpracticaltaskofhelpingmanypeopletomanagewithoutfulltimejobs.

Researchcarriedoutintherecentopinionpollsshowsthat______.

A.availableemploymentshouldberestrictedtoasmallpercentageofthepopulation

B.newjobsmustbecreatedinordertorectifyhighunemploymentfigures

C.availableemploymentmustbemorewidelydistributedamongtheunemployed

D.thenowadayhighunemploymentfiguresareatruthoflife

32.(72)

33.At18,AshanthiDeSilvaofsuburbanClevelandisalivingsymbolofoneofthegreatintellectualachievementsofthe20thcentury.Bornwithanextremelyrareandusuallyfataldisorderthatleftherwithoutafunctioningimmunesystem(the"bubble-boydisease",namedafteranearliervictimwhowaskeptaliveforyearsinasterileplastictent),shewastreatedbeginningin1990witharevolutionarynewtherapythatsoughttocorrectthedefectatitsverysource,inthegenesofherwhitebloodcells.Itworked.Althoughherlastgene-therapytreatmentwasin1992,sheiscompletelyhealthywithnormalimmunefunction,accordingtooneofthedoctorswhotreatedher,W.FrenchAndersonoftheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia.Researchershavelongdreamedoftreatingdiseasesfromhemophiliatocancerbyreplacingmutantgeneswithnormalones.Andthedreamingmaycontinuefordecadesmore."Therewillbeagene-basedtreatmentforessentiallyeverydisease,"Andersonsays,"within50years."

It'snotentirelyclearwhymedicinehasbeensoslowtobuildonAnderson'searlysuccess.TheNationalInstitutesofHealthbudgetofficeestimatesitwillspend$432millionongene-therapyresearchin2005,andthereisnoshortageofpromisingleads.Thetherapeuticgenesareusuallydeliveredthroughvirusesthatdon'tcausehumandisease."ThevirusissortoflikeaTrojanhorse,"saysRonaldCrystalofNewYorkPresbyterian/WeillCornellMedicalCollege."Thecargoisthegene."

AttheUniversityofPennsylvania'sAbramsonCancerCenter,immunologistCarlJunerecentlytreatedHIVpatientswithageneintendedtohelptheircellsresisttheinfection.AtCornellUniversity,researchersarepursuinggene-basedtherapiesforParkinson'sdiseaseandararehereditarydisorderthatdestroyschildren'sbraincells.AtStanfordUniversityandtheChildren'sHospitalofPhiladelphia,researchersaretryingtofigureouthowtohelppatientswithhemophiliawhotodaymustinjectthemselveswithexpensiveclottingdrugsforlife.Animalexperimentshaveshowngreatpromise.

Butsomehow,thingsgetlostinthetranslationfromlaboratorytopatient.Inhumantrialsofthehemophiliatreatment,patientsshowaresponseatfirst,butitfadesovertime.Andthefieldhasstillnotrecoveredfromthesetbackitsufferedin1999,whenJesseGelsinger,an18-year-oldwithararemetabolicdisorder,diedafterreceivinganexperimentalgenetherapyattheUniversityofPennsylvania.Someexpertsworrythatthefieldwillbetarnishedfurtherifthenextpeopletobenefitarenotpatientsbutathletesseekinganedge.Thissummer,researchersattheSalkInstituteinSanDiegosaidtheyhadcreateda"marathonmouse"byimplantingagenethatenhancesrunningability;already,officialsattheWorldAnti-DopingAgencyarepreparingtotestathletesforsignsof"genedoping".Buttheprincipleisthesame,whetheryou'retryingtohelpahealthyrunnerrunfasterorallowamuscular-dystro-phypatienttowalk."Everybodyrecognizesthatgenetherapyisaverygoodidea,"saysCrystal."Andeventuallyit'sgoingtowork."

ThecaseofAshanthiDesilvaismentionedinthetextto

A.showthepromiseofgene-therapy

B.giveanexampleofmodemtreatmentforfataldiseases

C.introducetheachievementofAndersonandhisteam

D.explainhowgene-basedtreatmentworks

34.(70)

35.(73)

36.

______mayaffectthedownstreamwaterqualityandhaveanimpactonplantlife?

37.

Thearrivaloftheindustrialageinourhistoricalevolutionmeantthat______．

A.universalemploymentvirtuallyguaranteedprosperity

B.economicfreedomcamewithineveryone'scontrol

C.patternsofworkwerefundamentallychanged

D.people'sattitudestoworkhadtobereversed

38.Itwaslateintheafternoon,andIwasputtingthefinaltouchonapieceofwritingthatIwasfeelingprettygoodabout.Iwantedtosaveit,butmycursorhadfrozen.Itriedtoshutthecomputerdown,anditseizedupaltogether.Unsureofwhatelsetodo,Iyanked(用力猛拉)thebatteryout.

Unfortunately,Windowshadbeeninthemidstofadelicateandcrucialundertaking.Thenextmorning,whenIturnedmycomputerbackon,itinformedmethatafilehadbeencorruptedandWindowswouldnotload.Then,itofferedtorepairitselfbyusingtheWindowsSetupCD.

IopenedthespecialdrawerwhereIkeepCDs,butnoWindowsCDinthere.Iwasforcedtocallthecomputercompany'sGlobalSupportCentre.Mycallwasansweredbyawomaninsomeunnamed,far-offland.IfinditannoyingtomakesmalltalkwithsomeonewhenIdon'tknowwhatcontinentthey'restandingon.SupposeIweretocommentonthebeautifulweatherwe'vebeenhavingwhentherewasamonsoonattheotherendofthephone?SoIgotrighttothepoint.

"Mycomputeristellingmeafileiscorruptedanditwantstofixitself,butIdon'thavetheWindowsSetupCD."

"Soyou'rehavingaproblemwithyourWindowsSetupCD."Shehasapparentlybeendozingand,havingcometojustasthesentenceended,wasattemptingtocoverforherinattention.

Itquicklybecameclearthatthewomanwasnotacomputertechnician.Herjobwastoserveasagatekeeper,ahumanshieldforthetechnicians.Hersoleduty,asfarasIcouldtell,wastoraiseglobalstresslevels.

Tomakemedisappear,thewomangavemethephonenumberforWindows'creator,Microsoft.Thisislikegivingsomeonethephonenumberfor,Idon'tknow,NorthAmerica.Besides,theCDworked;Ijustdidn'thaveit.NomatterhowmanytimesIrepeatedmystory,wecamebacktothesameplace.Shewascalmandresolutelypolite.

Whenmyvoicehitacertaindecibel(分貝),Iwaspassedalong,likeahot,irritablepotato,toatechnician.

"Youdon'thavetheWindowsSetupCD,ma'am,becauseyoudon'tneedit,"heexplainedcheerfully.

"Windowscamepreinstalledonyourcomputer!"

"ButIdoneedit."

"Yes,butyoudon'thaveit."Wewentonlikethisforawhile.Finally,heofferedtowalkmethroughtheuseofadifferentCD,onethatwoulderasemyentiresystem."Ofcourse,you'dloseallyoure-mail,yourdocuments,yourphotos."Itwaslikeofferingtodropasafeonmyheadtocuremyheadache."Youmightbeabletorecoverthem,butitwouldbeexpensive."Hesoundeddelighted."Andit'snotcoveredbythewarranty(產(chǎn)品保證書)!"Thesafebegantoseemlikeagoodidea,provideditwasfull.

Ihungupthephoneanddrovemycomputertoasmall,friendlyrepairplaceI'dheardabout.Asmart,helpfulmandugoutaWindowsCDandtoldmeitwouldn’tbeaproblem.Anhourlater,hecalledtoletmeknowitwasready.Ithankedhim,andwechattedabouttheweather,whichwasthesameoutsidemywindowasitwasoutsidehis.

Whydidtheauthorshutdownhercomputerabruptly?

A.Shehadsavedwhatshehadwritten.

B.Shecouldn'tmovethecursor.

C.Thecomputerrefusedtowork.

D.Thecomputerofferedtorepairitself.

39.

Whichofthefollowingistheauthor'sopinionaboutthewomanattheGlobalSupportCentre?

A.Shesoundedhelpfulandknowledgeable.

B.Shewastheretomakecallersfrustrated.

C.Shewasabletosolvehercomputerproblem.

D.Shewasquicktopassheralongtoatechnician.

40.PartA

Directions:ReadthefollowingtextsandanswerthequestionswhichaccompanythembychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Inrecentyears,therehasbeenasteadyassaultonsaltfromthedoctors:Saltisbadforyou—regardlessofyourhealth.Politiciansalsogotonboard."Thereisadirectrelationship,"UScongressmanNealSmithnoted,"betweentheamountofsodiumapersonconsumesandheart