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1、泗阳中学冲刺小练（三）一、阅读理解AOnenight,IwaspartyingincentralLondon,nearPiccadillyCircus.Runningshortofmoney,IsetofftofindthenearestATMtowithdrawsomecash.AtShaftesburyAvenue,IsawahugequeueforoneATMmachine,butnoonewasusingtheneighboring“holeinthewall”.Assumingthatthesecondmachinewasbroken,Iaskedonequeui
2、ngmanifitwasoutoforder.Hereplied,“It’sworking,butthisonepaysouttwentiesfortenners!”Sothereasonfortheweirdlylongqueueisthatthesefolkswantedto“doubletheirmoney”bygetting£20notesforeach£10noterequested.Beinganhonestman,Ididn’thangabout;Isimplyusedtheidlemachineandwalkedoff.Lastweek,customerst
3、ooksimilaradvantageofCommonwealthBankinSydney,Australia.Followingovernightmaintenance,acomputerviruscausedCommBank’sATMstofailtofunctionproperlyandbeginpayingoutextramoney,withunrestrictedwithdrawals.Theyallowedcustomerswithlittleornocashintheiraccountstowithdrawlargesumsthattheydidn’thave
4、.Afterabout5½hours,CommBankmanagedtorestarttheseATMsandstopthefloodofcash.Youstoleyourowncash!Bywithdrawingmoneytheydidn’thaveintheiraccounts,someofthesegreedycustomershavegoneheavilyoverdrawn.NewsreportsindicatethatsomepeoplewerewithdrawingasmuchasAU$2,500(£1,563)inasingledealing.Alas,bot
5、hCommBankandtheNewSouthWalespolicesaidthattheywilluseATMrecordsandcamerastotrackdownthosewhotookadvantageoftheerror.AsDetectiveSuperintendentColDysonoftheNewSouthWalespolicedepartmentwarned,“Peopleshouldrealisethattheydon’thavetherighttotakethatmoneyandarecommittingacriminaloffenceiftheyke
6、epit.”Whataboutoverpayments?Whataboutwhenyoukeyina£20withdrawalandyougettwo£20notes,nottwo£10notes?InEnglishlaw(coveringEnglandandWales),youhavetherighttokeepmoneypaidtoyouinerror“undermistakeoffact”,butonlyifyouhonestlybelievethatthemoneyisyours.However,ifyourequested£20,got£40and£40wasal
7、lowedtobelenttoyou,thenthecashisyourstokeep,asneitheryounorthebankhassufferedanyloss.56.Thewords“holeinthewall”referto_______.A.arealholeinthewallB.anotherATMC.themouthofaneighbourD.acommonmachine57.Welearnfromthepassagethatthewriter_______.A.sawahugequeueonhi
