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1、英语阅读(3)Passage1ThisisashortpassageaboutDave,theDiskDoctor.CalltheDiskDoctor!1Desperatecomputeruserswho‘lose'thedatafromtheirdiskscangetintouchwithexpertswho,forafee,willrecoverthelostinformation.OneoftheseexpertsisDaveSmith,who,someyearsago,setupacompanycalle
2、dDave'sDiskDoctorServiceLtd.Daveandafewofhisfriendsworkfromhomeandgiveallthemoneytheyearntocharity.Thefeesarealwaysthesame,nomatterhowpreciousthedataonthediskis.Somepeople,however,aresogratefulthattheysendextramoneytoDaveortothecharitieshiscompanysupports.One
3、oilcompanyofferedhim£1,000forhishelpandavetsenthimablankcheck.2ItwouldbehardtoputavalueonthethingsrescuedbytheDiskDoctor.Therehavebeendiskscontainingmedicalresearch,televisionscripts,manuscriptsofwholebooks,acomedian'sjokecollection,asolicitor'spapersforacour
4、tcase,andevenMargaretThatcher'sitineraryforavisittoeasternEurope.Forthislastcase,DavewasaskedifhewouldgoinpersontoMrs.Thatcher'soffice'forsecurityreasons'!3DisksareusuallysenttotheDiskDoctorbypost,butsometimespeopleareinsuchahurrythattheycan'twaitforthepost.R
5、adioscriptshavehadtoberushedbytaxitoDave'shousebecausetheywereneededforbroadcastingthenextday,forexample.Whenthematerialhasbeenrecovered,thediskisreturnedtothesenderwithadiagnosisandaprescriptionforavoidingtheprobleminfuture.Onegratefulclient,anauthor,puta‘th
6、ankyou'toDaveinthefrontofhisbook.‘Davesavedmefromacardiacarrest',hewrote.‘But'‘saysDave,‘mostpeopledon'ttakeanynoticeofthedoctor'sadvice!'ReadPassage1anddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsareTrueorFalse.WriteTforTrueandFforFalseagainstthenumberofeachofthestat
7、ementsonyourAnswerSheet.1.ComputeruserscangetbacktheirlostdatafromtheirdiskswithoutanypaymentinDave'scompany.2.ThecompanynamedDave'sDiskDoctorServiceLtdissetupbyDaveSmith.3.Daveandhisfriendsearnalargeamountofmoney,andthentheyspendthemoneylikewater.4.According
8、tothedifferentvalueofthedataonthedisk,peopleneedpaydifferentamountofmoneyforsavingthem.5.Mostpeoplewilltakenoticeofthediskdoctor'sadviceafterthediskisrepaired。(key:FTFFF)Passage2CAlCHUNLO