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　　The most frightening words in the English language are,“Our computer is down．”You are hearing it more and more when you are 　　1　　．The other day I was 　　2　　 waiting for a ticket to Washington and the girl in the ticket office said,“　　3　　, I can't sell you a ticket．Our computer is 　　4　　．”

　　“If your computer is down, just 　　5　　 me out a ticket”．

　　“I can't write you out a ticket．The computer is the only one 　　6　　 to do so．”

　　I looked down the counter and every 　　7　　 was just standing there staring at the 　　8　　 screen．Then I asked her,“What do you do?”

　　“We give the computer 　　9　　 about your trip, and then 　　10　　 tells us whether you can fly with us or not．”

　　“So when it goes down, you 　　11　　 with it”．

　　“That's right, sir．”

　　　　12　　 will the computer be down?”I wanted to know．

　　“I have no idea．Sometimes it's down for 10 minutes, sometimes for two hours．There is no way we can 　　13　　 without asking the computer, and 　　14　　 it's down it won't answer us．”

　　　　15　　 the girl told me they had no backup(备用)computer, I said,“Let's forget the computer．What about your 　　16　　?They're still flying, aren't they?”

　　“I couldn't tell without asking 　　17　　．”

　　By that time there were quite a few people standing in lines．　　18　　 soon spread to other travelers that the computer was down．Some people 　　19　　, some people started to cry and still others kicked their 　　20　　．

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　Winners Club

　　You choose to be a winner!

　　The Winners Club is a bank account specially designed for teenagers．It has been made to help you better manage your money．The Winners Club is a transaction account(交易账户)where you receive a key－card so you can get to your money 24/7－that's 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!

　　It's a club with impressive features for teenagers：

　　●No account keeping fees!

　　You're no millionaire so we don't expect you to pay large fees．In fact, there are no account keeping or transaction fees!

　　●Excellent interest rates!

　　You want your money to grow．The Winners Club has a good rate of interest which gets even better if you make at least two deposits(储蓄)without taking them out in a month．

　　●Convenient

　　Teenagers are busy－we get that．You may never need to come to a bank at all．With the Winners Club you can choose to use handy tellers and to bank from home using the phone and the Internet … You can have money directly deposited into your Winners Club account．This could be your pocket money or your pay from your part－time job!

　　●Mega magazine included

　　Along with your regular report, you will receive a FREE magazine full of good ideas to make even more of your money．There are also fantastic offers and competitions only for Winners Club members．

　　The Winners Club is a great choice for teenagers．And it is so easy to join．Simply fill in an application form．You will have to get permission from your parent or guardian(so we can organize that cool key－card)but it is easy．We can't want to hear from you．It's the best way to choose to be a winner!

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阅读理解

　　“We’re all sad, and we’re a little worried…We’re sad about something missing in childhood,”psychologist Michael Thompson told 900 early childhood educators from 22 states packed into a lecture hall last week．“We have to fight back,”he declared．“We’re going to fight for play．”

　　It is estimated that since the 1980s the average American children have 8 to 12 fewer hours of free play time per week．Some of the factors behind the decline have been there for decades, others are more recent．Among the key factors are:

　　●Parents are unwilling to let their kids play outside on their own, for fear of injury or other accidents, and organized sports and other structured activities take up a large part of a child’s non-school hours．

　　●More hours per week are spent by kids watching TV, playing video games, using the Internet, and communicating on cell phones．

　　●More importance is attached to formal learning in preschool, more homework for primary school students and more pressure from parents on young children to quickly acquire academic skills．

　　“Parents are more self-conscious and competitive than in the past,”Thompson said．“They’re pushing their kids to do better than others…Free play loses out．”But he points out that this option doesn’t necessarily breed(培养)creativity and can lead to burnout for good young athletes and frustration for the less skilled．He is also concerned that preschools, in the drive to prepare students for the academic challenges ahead, are reducing the opportunity for group fantasy play－and thus reducing children’s chances to learn on their own about fairness, kindness and other social interactions(交往)．

　　The consequences are potentially awful, according to Thompson, who points out that reduced time to play freely with other children is producing a generation of unsociable young people and is a factor behind high rates of weight problems, anxiety, and depression among youth．“Without enough opportunity for forms of play that promote creative thinking,”he says,“America’s children will be at a disadvantage in the global economy．”

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