4．One night，I was partying in central London，near Piccadilly Circus．Running short of money，I set off to find the nearest ATM to withdraw some cash．At Shaftesbury Avenue，I saw a huge queue for one ATM machine，but no one was using the neighboring"hole in the wall"．Assuming that the second machine was broken，I asked one queuing man if it was out of order．He replied，"It's working，but this one pays out twenties for tenners!"
So the reason for the weirdly long queue is that these folks wanted to"double their money"by getting£20 notes for each£10 note requested．Being an honest man，I didn't hang about； I simply used the idle machine and walked off．
Last week，customers took similar advantage of Commonwealth Bank in Sydney，Australia．Following overnight maintenance，a computer virus caused CommBank's ATMs to fail to function properly and begin paying out extra money，with unrestricted withdrawals．They allowed customers with little or no cash in their accounts to withdraw large sums that they didn't have．After about 5½hours，CommBank managed to restart these ATMs and stop the flood of cash．
You stole your own cash!
By withdrawing money they didn't have in their accounts，some of these greedy customers have gone heavily overdrawn．News reports indicate that some people were withdrawing as much as AU$2，500 （£1，563）in a single dealing．
Alas，both CommBank and the New South Wales police said that they will use ATM records and cameras to track down those who took advantage of the error．As Detective Superintendent Col Dyson of the New South Wales police department warned，"People should realise that they don't have the right to take that money and are committing a criminal offence if they keep it．"
What about overpayments？
What about when you key in a£20 withdrawal and you get two£20 notes，not two£10 notes？
In English law （covering England and Wales），you have the right to keep money paid to you in error"under mistake of fact"，but only if you honestly believe that the money is yours．
However，if you requested£20，got£40 and£40 was allowed to be lent to you，then the cash is yours to keep，as neither you nor the bank has suffered any loss．

56．The words"hole in the wall"refer toB．
A．a(chǎn) real hole in the wall B．a(chǎn)nother ATM
C．the mouth of a neighbour D．a(chǎn) common machine
57．We learn from the passage that the writerD．
A．saw a huge queue on his way to a party and joined them
B．people queued up to withdraw money because the other ATMs were broken
C．had to use the unoccupied ATM to get some cash because he was in a hurry
D．was critical of what he saw when withdrawing cash from an ATM
58．According to the passage，C．
A．last week，an ATM in Sydney，Australia paid out AU﹩10 for every request for AU﹩20
B．a(chǎn)n ATM in Sydney，Australia was paying out more money than asked for because the bank owner had lifted the restriction
C．the machine paid out more money than requested even when a person had no money in his account
D．some people have been arrested on charge of getting extra money in the two happenings
59．From the part subtitled"What about overpayments？"，we can knowA．
A．some English laws don't cover all Britain 
B．if the money you asked for was more than requested，you'd always have to return the extra money
C．if people kept the extra money they got at a bank they might pretend they did not know it
D．people committed a crime by getting the extra money even if they had that much in their account．

分析 本文主要講述作者在取錢過程中的經(jīng)歷．

解答 56-59 BDCA
56  B  猜測詞義題． 由第一段第三句"At Shaftesbury Avenue，I saw a huge queue for one ATM machine，but no one was using the neighboring'hole in the wall'．"中的可"neighbouring"可推斷"hole in the wall"就在有很多人排隊(duì)的 ATM machine 旁邊并且功能與 ATM machine 相同，否則作者對(duì)此不會(huì)感到奇怪，由此可知"hole in the wall"也是 ATM machine，故正確答案為B．
57   D   細(xì)節(jié)題．由文章第二段最后一句"Being an honest man，I didn't hang about； I simply used the idle machine and walked off．"可知作者認(rèn)為在那個(gè)故障提款機(jī)排隊(duì)的人是不誠實(shí)的，由此可知他對(duì)他們的態(tài)度是批評(píng)的，所以D項(xiàng)符合文意．A項(xiàng)，由文章第二段最后一句"Being an honest man，I didn't hang about； I simply used the idle machine and walked off．"可知A項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤．B項(xiàng)，由第一段最后三句"Assuming that the second machine was broken，I asked one queuing man if it was out of order．He replied，'It's working，but this one pays out twenties for tenners!'"可知B項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤．C項(xiàng)，文中并沒有提到作者很急，所以C項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤．故正確答案為D．
58   C   細(xì)節(jié)題．由第三段第三句"They allowed customers with little or no cash in their accounts to withdraw large sums that they didn't have．"可知C項(xiàng)符合文意．
A項(xiàng)，文中沒有相關(guān)內(nèi)容，所以A項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤．B項(xiàng)，由第三段第二句"Following overnight maintenance，a computer virus caused CommBank's ATMs to fail to function properly and begin paying out extra money，"可知B項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤．D項(xiàng)，文中沒有相關(guān)內(nèi)容，所以D項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤．故正確答案為C．
59   A   細(xì)節(jié)題．由倒數(shù)第二段第一句"In English law （covering England and Wales）"可知，A項(xiàng)"some English laws don't cover all Britain"（一些英國法律并不覆蓋全部的國家）正確（英國由 England，Wales，Scotland and Northern Ireland 四個(gè)部分組成）．故正確答案為A．

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13．Was the London Olympics a success？Many people hold different opinions．However，one thing is certain，London could win a gold medal for hosting the"greenest"Games ever，BBC News reported．
Previous Olympic hosts have been criticized for the environmental damage they have caused through construction，waste and transport．But things had to be different in London because seven years ago it bid for the Olympics through the concept of"a One Planet Olympics"．
What is most impressive is that London the construction of the Olympic Park as an opportunity to clean up polluted areas---2 million tons of polluted soils were removed and 200 old factory buildings were torn down，according to sustainablebusiness．com．But that's not all---99percent of the debris（廢瓦礫） were reused to build the Olympic Park．For example，the Olympic Stadium's roof is made from 2，5.00 tons of steel tubes recycled from old gas pipelines．
As well as using recycled materials，all venues（場館）were built with green building techniques．The Olympic Stadium is the lightest one ever built，whichminimizedthe amount of steel and concrete needed．Also，the handball field has lighting pipes on the roof that reduce electricity use by 40 percent，according to sustainablebusiness．com．
The effort that London made to deal with waste also deserves praise．Water used for drinking and watering plants was from collected rainwater or recycled wastewater．In this way，about 30-40 percent less water was used in total．Waste food package were either recycled or processed and turned into renewable energy．
As one of the best connected places in Europe，London tried to solve traffic jams by encouraging the use of public transport．For example，it had trains deliver half of the building materials，instead of cars，which greatly reduced carbon emissions（排放）．
The clean anti-doping result also added to the greenness of the Games．The International Olympics Committee（IOC）said that the devices used this time were the most accurate and advanced．Only one athlete tested positive for a banned drug on the day of competing，which is why the IOC President，Jacques Rogge，has praised anti-doping efforts at the London Games．
66．To make the Olympic Park green，LondonD．
A．recycled 2 million tons of polluted soil
B．removed  99percent of the debris from the city
C．built the Olympic Stadium mostly with recycled materials
D．a(chǎn)pplied green building techniques to the construction
67．The underlined word"minimized"in the fourth paragraph probably meansB．
A．increased as much as possible
B．Reduced as much as possible
C．made use of
D．Taken little notice of
68．What can we conclude from the article？C
A．The London Olympics cost less than the other Olympics ever held．
B．London has possessed the most advanced techniques to deal with waste．
C．Public transport is made good use of in London during the Olympic Games．
D．The anti-doping result in the London Olympics turned out to be dissatisfactory．
69．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage？B
A．The effort that London made to deal with waste isn't worthy of praise
B．In terms of holding the greenest Games，the London Olympics was a success．
C．London tried to solve traffic jams by encouraging the use of private cars for free．
D．The IOC President，Jacques Rogge was unsatisfied with the anti-doping efforts at the London Games．
70．Which of the following best shows the structure of the text？B．

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科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：選擇題

14．-Sorry，sir，your car isn't ready yet．It _____ in the garage．
-That's all right．（　�。�
A．is repairedB．is being repaired
C．hasn't repairedD．has been repaired

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