【正文】 t Phil Heinricy， “ Seven－ foot beds would work fine.” Similarly， restaurant tables can cause no end of tables， which mean the long－ legged have to sit a foot or so away from them， are enough to make tall customers go elsewhere. Some have already taken note， Queens Moat Houses39。 Caledonian Hotel in Edinburgh,6′ 6″ beds are now put in as standard after requests for longer beds from taller visitors， particularly Americans. 東西小了雖好，但也有缺點(diǎn)。一個(gè)專門為高個(gè)子了提供 幫助的組織 TPCGB把目光瞄準(zhǔn)了賓館和飯店中的小床和小餐桌，希望為高個(gè)子解決 “ 小 ” 所帶來的生活不便的問題。 5． What is the purpose of the TPCGB campaign? A． To provide better services. B． To rebuild hotels and restaurants. C． To draw public attention to the needs of the tall. D． To attract more people to bee its members. 答案： C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題 。 根據(jù)第二段第一句中的 to campaign for the needs of the tall可知 ，TPCGB 這個(gè)組織發(fā)起這項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng)的目的是為了讓公眾更多地關(guān)注高個(gè)子的生活難題 ， 以期能夠滿足這些高個(gè)子的生活之需 。 6． Which the following might be a bed of proper length according to Phil Heinricy? A． 7′ 2″ . B． 7′ C． 6′ 6″ D． 6′ 3″ 答案： B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題 。 根據(jù)第四段最后一句 Seven foot beds would work fine 可知 ， 在他看來 ， 7 英尺是很合適的一個(gè)長度 。 7． What may happen to restaurants with small tables? A． They may lose some customers. B． They may start businesses elsewhere. C． They have to find easy chairs to match the tables. D． They have to provide enough space for the long legged. 答案： A 推理判斷題 。 根據(jù)第五段最后一句中的 are enough to make tall customers go elsewhere 可知 ， 小桌子會讓這些餐館流失很多的顧客 。 8． What change has already been made in a hotel in Edinburgh? A． Tall people pay more for larger beds. B． 6′ 6″ beds have taken the place of 6′ 3″ beds. C． Special rooms are kept for Americans. D． Guest rooms are standardized. 答案： B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題 。 根據(jù)文章最后一句可知 ， 由于高個(gè)子顧客的要求 ， 6 英尺 6 英寸的床已經(jīng)成為愛丁堡的這個(gè)賓館中的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)床了 。 也就是說 ， 這種床取代了原先短小的 6英尺 3 英寸的床 。 C Mark and his brother Jason both were looking at the shining new puter was determined not to go against their father39。s wishes but Mark was more adventurous than his loved experimenting and his aim was to bee a scientist like his father. “Dad will be really mad if he finds out you39。ve been playing with his new puter.”Jason said， “He told us not to touch it.” “ He won39。t find out， ” Mark said， “I39。ll just have a quick look and shut it down.” Mark had been scolded before for touching his father39。s his curiosity was difficult to control and this new puter really puzzled him. It was a strange looking machine—one his dad had brought home from the laboratory where he worked， “ It39。s an experimental model， ” his father had explained， “so don39。t touch it under any circumstances.”But his father39。s warning only served to make Mark more any further thought， Mark turned on the power puter burst into life and seconds later，the screen turned into colors， shifting and changing and then two big white words appeared in the centre of the screen： “SPACE TRANSPORTER.” “ Yes！ ” Mark cried excitedly， “ It39。s a puter knew it！ Dad39。s only been pretending to 39。s really been playing games instead.” A new message appeared on the screen： “ ENTER NAMES VOYAGER 1： ... VOYAGER 2： ...” Mark39。s fingers flew across the keyboard as he typed in both of their names. “ INPUT TRANSPORT RETRIEVE INITIATED (自動(dòng)回收程序已啟動(dòng) )． ” The screen turned even brighter and a noise suddenly rose in volume. “ I think we39。d better shut it off， Mark， ” Jason yelled， reaching for the power was really frightened. But his hand never reached the single beam of dazzling white light burst out of the puter screen， wrapping the boys in its glow(光芒 )， until they themselves seemed to be it died down just as suddenly as it had burst into the boys were no longer the screen， the letters changed. “ TRANSPORT ( 目的地 ): MARS. RETRIEVE DATE： 2025.” 本文講的是一個(gè)科幻故事，兩個(gè)小孩通過電腦里的一個(gè)程序意外穿越到了另外一個(gè)星球——火星。 9． Why did Mark touch the puter against his father39。s warning? A． He wanted to take a voyage. B． He wanted to practice his skill. C． He was so much attracted by it. D． He was eager to do an experiment. 答案： C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題 。 根據(jù)第四段 “Mark had been scolded before for touching his father39。s his curiosity was difficult to control and this new puter really puzzled him.”可知 ， Mark 被他父親的電腦深深地吸引住了 。 10． Where did the boys39。 father most likely work? A． In an electronic factory. B． In a puter pany. C． In a scientific research center. D． In an information processing center. 答案： C 推理判斷題 。 根據(jù)第一段中的 “bee a scientist like his father”和第五段聽“from the laboratory where he worked”及下文發(fā)生的情況可知 ， 他父親最有可能在科研中心工作 。 11． Mark thought“SPACE TRANSPORTER”on the screen was the name of ________. A． a puter game B． a pany website C． a software producer D． an astronomy program 答案： A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題 。 從第六段的 “ It39。s a puter game， ” 可知 ， Mark 認(rèn)為它是一個(gè)電腦游戲的名字 。 12. What happened to the boys at the end of the story? A． They were blown into the air. B． They were sent to another pla. C． They were hidden in the strong light. D． They were carried away to ano