2009專四閱讀題型參考答案

2009專四閱讀題型參考答案[1]閱讀一TextAorC?WindowsSetupCDItwaslateintheafternoon,andIwasputtingthefinalburnishesonapieceofwritingthatIwasfeelingprettygoodabout.Yes,okay,itwasane-mail,butitwasacleveroneandIhatedtoloseit.Mycursorhadfrozen.Itriedtoshutthecomputerdown,anditseizedupaltogether.Unsureofwhatelsetodo,Iyankedthebatteryout.Unfortunately,Windowshadbeeninthemidstofadelicateandcrucialundertaking.Thenextmorning,whenIturnedmycomputerbackon,itinformedmethatafilehadbeencorruptedandWindowswouldnotload.Moregraciously,itofferedtorepairitselfbyusingtheWindowsSetupCD.IopenedthespecialdrawerwhereIkeepCDs.ButnoWindowsCD.Iwasforcedtocallthecomputercompany'sGlobalSupportCenter.Mycallwasansweredbyawomaninsomeunnamed,far-offland.IfinditvexingtomakesmalltalkwithsomeonewhenIdon'tknowwhatcontinentthey'restandingon.SupposeIweretocommentonthebeautifulweatherwe'vebeenhavingwhentherewasamonsoonattheotherendofthephone?SoIgotrighttothepoint."Mycomputeristellingmeafileiscorruptedanditwantstofixitself,butIdon'thavetheWindowsSetupCD.""Soyou'rehavingaproblemwithyourWindowsSetupCD."Shehadapparentlybeendozingand,havingcometojustasthesentenceended,wasattemptingtocoverforherinattention.Irecognizedthetechniquefromathousandbreakfastconversations.Itquicklybecameclearthatthewomanwasnotacomputertechnician.Herjobwastoserveasagatekeeper,ahumanshieldforthetechs,whowereoffinthebackroom,orpossiblyanotherfar-offcontinent,playingcardsandburningCDsfortheirfriends.Hersoleduty,asfarasIcouldtell,wastoraiseglobalstresslevels.Tomakemedisappear,thewomangavemethephonenumberforWindows'creator,Microsoft.Thisislikegivingsomeonethephonenumberfor,Idon'tknow,NorthAmerica.Besides,theCDworked;Ijustdidn'thaveit.NomatterhowmanytimesIrepeatedmystory,wecamebacktothesameplace.Shewasunflappableandresolutelypolite.Whenmyvoicehitacertaindecibel,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!"Thesafebegantoseemlikeagoodidea,provideditwasfull.Ihungupthephoneanddrovemycomputertoasmall,friendlyrepairplaceI'dheardabout.Asmart,helpfulmandugoutaWindowsCDandtoldmeitwouldn'tbeaproblem.Anhourlater,hecalledtoletmeknowitwasready.Ithankedhim,andwechattedabouttheweather,whichwasthesameoutsidemywindowasitwasoutsidehis.[2]閱讀二ReadingTextBPhonyPhoneCalls/Hello?I'mGladYouCalledFINALLY,acellphoneserviceavailabletoeveryone,everywhere-free!Nooveragecharges,nohiddenfees,nocontractsandnodroppedcalls,ever.Probablythousandsofpeoplehavealreadybeenusingit,butIjustdiscoveredit,soI'mgoingtoclaimitandalsonameit:FakeFoning.Thetechnologyhasbeenworkingwellformeattheoffice,butthereareinfiniteapplications.Virtuallyanypublicspace.Sayyouworkatabiguniversitywithlotsoftalkyfacultymembers-nottomentiontalkystudents-buzzingabout.Now,sayyouneedtousetherestroom.Thetripdownthehallwill,youknow,takeapproximatelyonehour.Becauseapersoncan'twalkintothosetalkypeoplewithoutgettingpulledasideforaquestion,abitofgossip,anewreadonacertainlineofParadiseLost.So,acellphone.Anycellphone.Justpickitup.Don'tdial.Justholdthatphonetoyourfaceandstarttalking.Walkconfidentlydownthehallengagedinfakeconversation,makingsuretotailorboththetenorandcontenttothepersonstandingbeforeyouwhomyouaretryingtoevade.2Forstandardcolleagueavoidance,Isuggestfakechattingaboutfakebusiness:"Yes,andthat'swhyI'mgladyoucalled,becausewereallyneedtohammeroutthedetails.What'sthat?Yes,IreadPage12,butifyoulookatthebottomof4,Ithinkyoucanseetheproblembeginsrightthere."Beanimated.Beengrossedinyourfakefoneconversation.Makeeyecontactwiththepeoplepassing,nodtothem,gesturekeeninterestintalkingtothematalatertime,3pointtoyourphone,shrugandmoveon.Shoppersshouldconsiderfakefoninganytimetheyspotatalkyneighborintheproducedepartmentpinchingunripepeaches.Withoutyourphoneatyourface,you'dbeinfora20-minutespeechonhowterribletheworldis.Singlesfeelingshyaboutenteringabartomeetthecutewomansittinginthewindowshouldfakefonetheirwayintothatbar,fakechattheirwayrighttowardthecuteone,usingfakefoneconversationsuchas:"Thankyou.Yeah,Ifeelreallygoodabouttheaward.Iknow,it'salotofmoney.MaybeIcanbuythathouseboat!Justkidding.I'lldonatethefirstmilliontotherefugeeswhosodesperatelyneedit,theninvest."You'dwant,ofcourse,tocarrythisfakeconversationonatahighvolumeasyouapproachthecuteone.Andthenyoushouldpretendyourfakecallerhastogo,leavingyouabruptlyalone.Looksad.Ifthecuteonestartsupaconversationwithyouandasksyouabouttheawardortherefugees,well,you'reonyourown.4Oneimportantcautionaboutfakefoning.TheotherdayIwasfakefoningmywaypastacolleague,andhewasactuallyfollowingmetogetmyattention.IknewhewantedtoaskaboutaprojectIhadnotyetfinished.Iwastryingtobuymyselfsometime,soIcontinuedfakefoningwithmydoctor."SoIdon'tneedtheoperation?Oh,doctor,thatisthebestnews."Andthen:Brrrrrrng!Brrrrrrng!Brrrrrrng!Myphonestartedringing,righttherewhileitwasplantedonmyface.Mycolleaguelookedatme,andIathim,andnaturallyIgasped."Whatisthematterwiththisthing?"Isaid,pullingthephoneawaytolookatit,andthenputtingitbacktomyear."Hello?Areyoustillthere?"Oops[3]閱讀三ReadingTextDTheCardTacticNotlongago,amysteriousChristmascarddroppedthroughourmailslot.TheenvelopewasaddressedtoamannamedRaoul,who,Iwasrelativelycertain,didnotlivewithus.Theenvelopewasn'tsealed,soIopenedit.Theinsideofthecardwasblank.Myhusbandexplainedthatthecardwasbothfromandtothenewspaperdeliveryman.HisnamewasapparentlyRaoul,andRaoulwantedaholidaytip.Weweremeanttoputacheckinsidethecardandthendroptheenvelopeinthemail.Whenyourservicesarerenderedat4a.m.,youcan'tsimplyhangaround,clearingyourthroatlikeabellhop.Youhavetobedirect.SoIwroteaniceholidaygreetingtothismanwhomIhadneverseenormet,thismanwho,inmyimagination,firesTheNewYorkTimesfromahowitzeraimedatourfrontdoor,causingmorenoisewithmerenewsprintthanmostpeoplemanagewithsophisticatedblackmarketfireworks.Withastart,Irealizedthatperhapsthereasonforthe4a.m.wake-upthonkswasnotordinaryrudenessbutcarefullyexecutedspite:IhadnottippedRaoulinChristmasespast.Ihonestlyhadn'trealizedIwassupposedto.This