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    Microsoft has a problem：It desperately wants the remaining Windows XP users to upgrade to a newer version of the operating system but a good many of them still haven’t started．The latest numbers from NetMarket show that Windows XP still accounts for around 29．5％of all desktops in use even though Microsoft is due to end support for the l3-Year-old platform on April 8th．ZDNet reports that Microsoft plans to force remaining XP users to start next week by sending them notices reminding them again that it will end XP support within a month．
    However, as Computerworld reports，Microsoft may have a tough time convincing some Windows XP users to upgrade because it's trying to sell them on Windows 8，the newest operating system that has angered many longtime PC users by removing the traditional Start menu and by adding the interface(界面)a special feature．Computerworld writes that many Windows users expressed anger last month when Microsoft asked them to help switch as many people as they could from Windows XP to Windows 8 partly because Microsoft hasn’t offered any sort of discount for Windows XP users making the switch．
    This is particularly tiresome, these users said，because switching from XP to Windows 8 won’t just require a software upgrade but will instead likely force them to buy new machines capable(能够)of running Microsoft’s new operating system．Some users were also annoyed that Microsoft only mentioned Windows 8 and not Windows 7 as upgrade possibilities．
    In the end，it looks like when Microsoft ends support for Windows XP next month there will still be a large part of the desktop PC world using the platform．Hackers who have been saving up all their best new malware(恶意软件)for the day when Windows XP support ends are about to have a field day．
    小题1:What problem does Microsoft have now?
    A．Windows XP is out of date and needs improvement．
    B．Windows 8 runs worse than Windows XP．
    C．No people like to upgrade their operating system．
    D．Lots of users refuse to switch from XP to Windows 8．
    小题2:How will Microsoft remind users ofthe stop of XP support?
    A．By sending them notices．
    B．By sending them daily emails．
    C．By adding the interface a special feature．
    D．By removing the traditional Start menu．
    小题3:Which is probably one of the reasons why users dislike Window 8?
    A．Microsoft hasn’t offered any discount for it．
    B．They like Window 7 more than Window 8．
    C．Microsoft refuses to offer them a new machine．
    D．It’s impossible for them to use the new operating system．
    小题4:What does the underlined phrase “have a field day” probably mean in the last paragraph?
    A．Show up without warning．
    B．Make rapid progress．
    C．Make full use of the opportunity．
    D．Come to an end completely．
    小题5:What can be inferred from the text?
    A．Windows XP will completely be out of use in a month．
    B．Windows XP will still be in use for a period of time．
    C．Windows 8 will have a longer history than Windows XP．
    D．Windows 7 will easily be attacked by Hackers．

    小题1:D
    小题2:A
    小题3:A
    小题4:C
    小题5:B

    试题分析：本文提到微软提到停止windowXP的服务，引起强烈的反对声浪，XP用户强烈反对，因为微软没有提供任何的优惠给用户，鉴于以上考虑，微软不得不再提到一段时间的服务。
    小题1:D 细节理解题。根据第二段提到Computerworld writes that many Windows users expressed anger last month when Microsoft asked them to help switch as many people as they could from Windows XP to Windows 8 partly because Microsoft hasn’t offered any sort of discount for Windows XP users making the switch．电脑世界写到，许多windows XP用户拒绝去转换到window8,所以选D项。
    小题2:A 细节理解题。根据第一段提到ZDNet reports that Microsoft plans to force remaining XP users to start next week by sending them notices reminding them again that it will end XP support within a month．至项网报道说，微软计划强迫windowXP用户转换成window8,通过发送通告的形式再次告诉他们，XP将在一个月内不再提供服务，故选A项。
    小题3:A 细节理解题。根据第二段提到Computerworld writes that many Windows users expressed anger last month when Microsoft asked them to help switch as many people as they could from Windows XP to Windows 8 partly because Microsoft hasn’t offered any sort of discount for Windows XP users making the switch．微软公司没有提供任何的折扣给windowXP用户，故选A项。
    小题4:C 根据最后一段所提到Hackers who have been saving up all their best new malware(恶意软件)for the day when Windows XP support ends are about to have a field day 一直以来致力于拯救恶意软件的黑客来说，在windowXP停止服务的那天将会充分利用这个漏洞，故选C项。
    小题5:B 细节理解题。根据最后一段提到In the end，it looks like when Microsoft ends support for Windows XP next month there will still be a large part of the desktop PC world using the platform．最后微软看起来还要使用这个平台一段时间。故选B项。
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