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第二節(jié) 完型填空(共15小題;每小題1分,滿分15分。)閱讀下面短文,掌握其大意,然后從31~45各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中,選出最佳選項(xiàng)。Almost everyone says that puters are wonderful and that they are changing our lives for the better 31 making everything faster and more dependable, but I’m not so sure that this is the 32 .33 day I was standing in a large department store waiting to pay for a few films for my camera 34 the assistant told everybody that the puter for the money drawer(抽屜)had 35 working. I didn’t think this was a big problem and I set off to find another puter, but of course, all the machines are part of 36 system (系統(tǒng)).So there we were: a shop full of customers (顧客),money at the ready, waiting to 37 ,but it was quite clear that 38 of the assistants knew what to do .They weren’t 39 to take our money and give customers a written receipt(收據(jù)),because the sales wouldn’t then have been 40 on the puter system. In the end, like many other people, I 41 my shopping there and walked out.Don’t you think that’s 42 ?It would never have happened 43 puters, and that, for me, is the problem: we are beginning to 44 these machines 45 much that we simply can’t do anything without them any more.31. A. for B. by C. at D. with32. A. case B. way C. reason D. result33. A. Some B. Another C. Other D. The other34. A. as B. while C. when D. then35. A. kept B. started C. finished D. stopped36. A. a different B. the same C. a wrong D. the wonderful37. A. see the manager B. repair the puters C. do shopping D. change money38. A. none B. no one C. any D. some 39. A. allowed B. pleased C. encouraged D. asked40. A. written B. found C. used D. recorded41. A. dropped B. did C. left D. carried42. A. unforgettable B. strange C. fun D. ordinary43. A. on B. with C. to D. before44. A. work with B. depend on