大学英语III第5次作业.docx

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1、第5次作业窗体顶端1. (单选题)(本题1.0分) A、 hadbeentricked  B、 wastricked  C、 hadnotbeentricked  D、 wasnottricked 学生答案：C标准答案：C解析：得分：12. (单选题)Georgecanatleastbethankfulthat__________.(本题0.0分) A、 thetelephoneitselfisworking  B、 hecanusethedirectoryintheboxtofindthenumber  C、 thecallboxisinaconvenientposition

2、  D、 heisabletogivehismessagetothehotelreceptionist 学生答案：A标准答案：A解析：得分：03. (单选题)Themainpurposeofthepassageistoprovide__________.(本题0.0分) A、 instructionsabouthowtouseapubliccallbox  B、 adviceabouthowtodealwithpublictelephoneproblems  C、 criticismoftheefficiencyoftelephonesystem  D、 anaccountof

3、possibleannoyancesinusingapublictelephone 学生答案：D标准答案：D解析：得分：04. (阅读理解题) Usingapublictelephonemaywellbeoneoftheminorirritationsoflife,demandingpatience,determinationandastrongpossibilityoffailure,togetheronoccasionwithconsiderableunpopularity. Thehopefulcaller(shallwecallhimGeorge?)waitstills

4、ixo’clockintheeveningtotakeadvantageoftheso-called“cheaprates”foralong-distancecall.Thetelephonebox,withtwobrokenpanesofglassintheside,standsatthejunctionoftwomainroadswithbuses,lorriesandcarsroaringpast.ItispouringwithrainasGeorgejoinsaqueueoffourdepressed-lookingpeople.Timepassesslowlyands

5、eemstocometoastandstillwhilethepersonimmediatelybeforeGeorgecarriesonanendlessconversation,pausingonlytoinsertanothercoineveryminuteorso. Eventuallythereceiverisreplacedandthecallerleavesthebox.Georgeentersandpicksuponeofthedirectoriesinside,onlytodiscoverthatsomeoneunknownhastornouttheveryp

6、ageheneeds.NothingforitbuttodialdirectoryEnquiries,waitpatientlyforareplydownthenumbergiven. AtlastGeorgecangoaheadwithhiscall.Justasheisstartingtodial,however,thedooropensandanunpleasant-lookingfacepeersinwiththedemand,“Can’tyouhurryup?”Ignoringsuchbarbarity,Georgecontinuestodialandhisunwan

7、tedcompanionwithdraws.Atlasthehearstheburr-burroftheringingtone,immediatelyfollowedbyrapidpipsdemandinghismoney,butheisnowsoupsetthatheknocksdownthecoinshehasplacedreadyonthetopofthebox.Havingatlastlocatedthem,hedialsagain:thepipsarerepeatedandheha