D

　　The 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, “I’m sorry, I can’t sell you a ticket. Our computer is down.”

　　“If your computer is down, just write me out a ticket.”

　　“I can’t 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 the 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.”

　　“That’s good, sir.”

　　“How long will the computer be down?” I wanted to know.

　　“I have no idea. Sometimes it’s down for 10 minutes, sometimes for two hours. There’s no way we can find out without asking the computer, and since it’s down it won’t answer us.”

　　After the girl told me they had no backup(備用) computer, I said. “Let’s forget the computer. What about your planes? They’re still flying, aren’t they?”

　　“I couldn’t tell without asking the computer.”

　　“Maybe I could just go to the gate and ask the pilot if he’s flying to Washington, ” I suggested.

　　“I wouldn’t know what gate to send you to. Even if the pilot was going to Washington, he couldn’t take you if you didn’t have a ticket.”

　　“Is there any other airline flying to Washington within the next few hours?”

　　“I wouldn’t know, ” she said, pointing at the dark screen. “Only ‘IT’ knows. ‘It’ can’t tell me.”

　　By this time there were quite a few people standing in lines. The word soon spread to other travelers that the computer was down. Some people went white, some people started to cry and still others kicked their luggage.

　　12. The best title for the article is _______.

　　A. When the Computer Is Down B. The Most Frightening Words

　　C. The Computer of the Airport D. Asking the Computer

　　13. 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.

　　14. Why do you think they had not a backup computer?

　　A. Because it was easy down

　　B. Because it was very expensive.

　　C. Because it was not advanced enough.

　　D. Because it was not as big as the main computer.

　　15. The last paragraph suggests that _______.

　　A. a modern computer won’t be down.

　　B. computers can take the place of humans

　　C. sometimes a computer may bring suffering to people

　　D. there will be great changes in computers

　　II. 完形填空(共20小題;每小題1.5分，滿分30分)

　　先通讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并將答案寫在答題紙上。

　　I was said to be the worst student in my class, and my family thought I was hopeless. I had to 16 grade six. at that time a new teacher, Miss Sadia, came to our school.

　　One day after class, she 17 that I was staying alone during the lunch break. She came to me and began to talk to me. It was just a 18 conversation. After that day, she gave me particular 19 and it made me feel special(特別). I started to work hard because she gave me the feeling that 20 believed me , and my 21 started to improve(提高) in her subject.

　　Months later, she moved into a house near my 22 . We would walk home together after school. Her constant (不斷的 ) support helped me, 23 in my studies, as I knew she would 24 my grades both in her subject and the other subjects. I finally 25 second in my class.

　　Then, after grade six, she started to slowly drift away(疏遠) 26 still kept a constant(不斷的) check on me. By the time I was in grade seven, we 27 spoke, but by then I had become the 28 in my class. When I left my school, I was 29 with her, as she never answered the 30 when I called her.

　　Then I graduated and went to a good university. One fine day, our paths(路) 31 again. I met her at a wedding. I could not 32 asking her, "Why did you stop talking to me?"

　　"You are a clever boy. I wanted you to be a tree 33 on your own roots, not depending on (依靠)others. Now here you are and I feel 34 of you. You are your inspiration and do not need to 35 a shoulder," she said. I could not say anything, but I smiled. I'll always thank her .

　　16. A. jump B. attend C. copy D. repeat

　　17.A. heard B. noticed C. learned D. sensed

　　18. A. stupid B. useless C. normal D. secret

　　19.A. attention B. attraction C. explanation D. examination

　　20.A. everyone B. someone C. anyone D. nobody

　　21.A. words B. objects C. classes D. grades

　　22. A. home B. school C. hotel D. company

　　23.A. generally B. actually C. especially D. usually

　　24. A. change B. look C. improve D. check

　　25.A. received B. came C. caught D. held

　　26. A. but B. as C. or D. so

　　27. A. ever B. often C. once D. hardly

　　28.A oldest B. strongest C.best D. cleverest

　　29.A. out of touch B. in common C. out of reach D. in touch

　　30.A. road B. schoolyard C. phone D. machine

　　31.A. separated B. formed C. added D. crossed

　　32.A. finish B. help C. prevent D. keep

　　33.A. standing B. flying C. growing D. sitting

　　34.A. sad B. proud C. good D. ashamed

　　35. A. give up B. get on C. look for D. take up

　　III. 對話填空(共10小題; 每小題1.5分，滿分15分)

　　閱讀下面對話，掌握其大意，并根據漢語或首字母提示，寫出所缺英語單詞的完整、正確形式，使對話通順，并將答案寫在答題紙上。

　　Tim: Hi, Susan. I've been wondering when I'd run into you. What are busy with?

　　Susan: Nice to meet you here, Tim. I'm buying some Christmas gifts for those 36. work with me, but it's really 37. headache?

　　Tim: Maybe I could give you some advice. Firstly, you should consider 38. (divide) them into different groups. Who are the people that are your friends as well as your workmates and who are the people you do not know well 39. see pretty much daily.

　　Susan: OK, then 40. should I do?

　　Tim: For the friends, you want to buy 41. personal gifts. Chocolate, for example.

　　Susan: This is what I always give, but I know one of my friends, Mary, is 42. a diet.

　　Tim: Does she like fruit or coffee? Anyway, think the gift that you know your friend likes.

　　Susan: Well, I think fruit is helpful to keep 43. (health). What about others?

　　Tim: You can send them cards.

　　Susan: Christmas cards?

　　Tim: Yes, you can afford them. More 44. (important), it reminds them that you're thinking of them.

　　Susan: Thank you for your suggestion, Tim. You 45. (help) me out.

　　Ⅳ. 短文改錯(共10小題; 每小題1分，滿分10分)

　　Last week my parents and I took a two-day trip to QianYu Mountain. It’s famous

　　mountain in our town. The weather was fine. It was about noon before we arrived at

　　the foot of it. The three of them were very excited. As we climbed the mountain, we

　　fed monkey, visited temples and took pictures since the scenery was so beautiful.

　　Time pass quickly. It soon got dark. We had supper at a restaurant. The food was

　　expensive and the service was good. Then we spent on the night in a hotel at the top

　　of the mountain. I was tired but what wonderful the trip was!