The most frightening words in the English language are, "Our computer is down." You hear it more and more when you are in business. The other day I was at the airport waiting for a ticket to Washington and the girl in the ticket office said, "I'm sorry,, I can't sell you a ticket. Our computer is down."

"If your computer is down, just write me out a ticket."

"I can't write you out a ticket. The computer is the only one allowed to do so."

　 I looked down the counter（柜台） and every passenger was just standing there drinking coffee and looking at the black screen. Then I asked her, "What do you do?"

　 "We give the computer the information about your trip and then it tells us whether you can fly

with us or not."

　 "So when it goes down, you go down with it."

　 "That's right, sir."

　 "How long 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 find out without asking the computer, and since it's down it won't answer us."

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

　 "I couldn't tell without asking the computer."

　 "Maybe I could just go to the gate and ask the pilot if he's flying to Washington," I suggested.

"I wouldn't know what gate to send you to. Even if the pilot was going to Washington, he couldn't take you if you didn't have a ticket."

"Is there any other flight to Washington within the next few hours?"

"I wouldn't know," she said, pointing at the dark screen. "Only 'IT' knows. "IT' can't tell me."

By this time there were quite a few people standing in line. The word spread to other travelers that the computer was down. Some people left without a word, some people started to cry and still others kicked their luggage（行李）.

26. What could the girl in the ticket office do for the passengers without asking the computer?

　　 A. She could answer questions.　　　 B. She could do nothing.

　　 C. She could sell a ticket.　　　　　　 D. She could write out a ticket.

27. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

　　 A. The girl didn't want to sell the writer a ticket

　　 B. The computer would be OK in just 10 minutes.

　　 C. If the writer didn't have a ticket, the pilot wouldn't take him

　 D. The writer could go to the gate and ask the pilot to take him to Washington.

28. The last paragraph suggests that _______.

　　 A. sometimes a computer may make people suffer

　　 B. computers can take the place of humans

　　 C. nothing can be done without a computer.

　　 D. no one can keep calm when computers break down

29. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A. When in trouble, ask the computer to help you

B. The computer system of the airport

C. Getting help from others when the computer is down

D. An unpleasant experience for a passenger at an airport

句型转换。(10’)
【小题1】My father will come back in two days.（对划线部分提问）
_______ ________will your father come back?
【小题2】 The computer is 5000 yuan.（对划线部分提问）
________ the ________of the computer?
【小题3】Are they expensive? She asked.(改为宾语从句)
She asked __________ they__________ expensive.
【小题4】 He has already finished his homework.( 改为否定句)
He_______finished his homework________.
【小题5】 I didn't come because I was ill. (对划线部分提问)
__________ ________you come ?

句型转换。(10’)

1.My father will come back in two days.（对划线部分提问）

_______ ________will your father come back?

2. The computer is 5000 yuan.（对划线部分提问）

________ the ________of the computer?

3.Are they expensive? She asked.(改为宾语从句)

She asked __________ they__________ expensive.

4. He has already finished his homework.( 改为否定句)

He_______finished his homework________.

5. I didn't come because I was ill. (对划线部分提问)

__________ ________you come ?

--- _______ useful tool the computer is!
--- I agree. It’s ________ interesting as well.

A. 根据句意和提示写出单词，完成句子。

1.—I can’t stand it any more. The computer is so slow.

—Perhaps you need to    ▲      (重启) it. 

2.Many of the Australians like to take some ___▲_____(户外) exercises.

3.I believe you will enjoy your ________（成功）if you don’t give up.  

4.His father promised to buy him a ___▲___ (笔记本) but he didn’t keep it.

5.The story happened on a cold windy     ▲    （十一月）afternoon.

6.Thank you. Your explanation is so ___▲____ (清楚) that I am sure I’ve completely got it.

7.Mr Zhang bought a car yesterday. It is the    ▲    (最新的) of all the cars in our school.

8.Mrs Wang came to see me      ▲      (不久)after Mr Zhang left my house.

9.The girl couldn’t wait to share her    ▲       (happy) with her family.

10.All the farmers in my country are enjoying a cheap    ▲      (medicine) care now thanks to the party’s great policy(政策).

11.He said he was terribly sorry for the few   ▲     (mistake) he had made the day before.

12.The king decided to build a big palace     ▲       (special) for his new daughter.

13.All of us must do the washing and cooking by     ▲      (we) so that we can live better in the future.

14.In his speech he said that all his Chinese friends are worth    ▲     (make) and he would come back to see them in a short time.

15.Xiangshui Senior High School will celebrate its   ▲      (sixty) birthday this coming October.