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【题目】 These days when someone says a computer has a bug in it, usually they mean that there's a problem with one of its programs. Maybe your computer has crashed(死机) _______you were in the middle of a game. But back in the early days of computers, a woman named Grace Hopper was part of the team that _______the very first computer bug.

Hopper was a mathematician. She worked for the navy to help program the new Mark II computer. The Mark II's job was to quickly_______ the math problems that ships and airplanes used to find their way. The Mark II worked by reading_______ from a long strip(长条)of paper with holes punched in it. The computer _______the patterns of holes into the math problems it was supposed to solve.

One afternoon in 1947 Hopper and her team were running a program. But the computer wasn't giving them the_______results. What could be wrong? They finally _______ up taking the Mark II apart, looking for problems. What did they find?

It was a dead moth (飞蛾)!The moth was blocking some of the_______on the paper strip —no wonder the computer didn't know what to do. Hopper knew that the word "bug" had been used before when there were _______with machines. But this was the________time a computer had ever had one. And it was funny that it was a________bug.

Hopper's team ________a logbook(航海日志)of everything they did. They taped(粘贴)the moth________the page for that day. The logbook, moth and all, is now in the Smithsonian Museum of

American History in Washington, D. C. Grace Hopper worked with________ her whole life and went on to become a rear admiral(海军少将) in the U.S. Navy. She was the first person to write a word —based computer language. This makes it________for people to tell computers what to do. Many people called her "Amazing Grace".

【1】A.ifB.whenC.becauseD.since

【2】A.createdB.requiredC.suggestedD.discovered

【3】A.makeB.findC.solveD.keep

【4】A.instructionsB.attentionC.directionsD.backgrounds

【5】A.helpedB.translatedC.lockedD.examined

【6】A.wrongB.popularC.interestingD.correct

【7】A.endedB.cutC.gaveD.looked

【8】A.stampsB.holesC.dialoguesD.words

【9】A.conversationsB.connectionsC.problemsD.plans

【10】A.firstB.secondC.nextD.last

【11】A.secretB.realC.activeD.living

【12】A.keptB.notedC.requestedD.lost

【13】A.inB.withC.onD.at

【14】A.computersB.bugsC.mistakesD.languages

【15】A.more difficultB.slowerC.more specialD.easier

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】A

【5】B

【6】D

【7】A

【8】B

【9】C

【10】A

【11】B

【12】A

【13】C

【14】A

【15】D

【解析】

本文讲述了格蕾丝·霍珀。她是发现第一个电脑漏洞的人之一。霍珀是一位数学家。她被海军雇佣来帮助设计新的Mark II计算机。她的团队把他们做的每件事都记录下来。他们用胶带把飞蛾粘在纸上。这本日志，包括蛾类在内，现在存放在华盛顿特区的史密森尼美国历史博物馆。格蕾丝·霍珀 一生都在与电脑打交道。她是第一个编写基于文字的计算机语言的人。

【1】句意：也许你的电脑在你玩游戏的时候死机了。

if如果；when当……时候；because因为；since自从；根据“Maybe your computer has crashed(死机) ___1___you were in the middle of a game.”此处“玩游戏”和“死机”同时发生，所以此处应该是当……时，故选B。

【2】句意：一位名叫格蕾丝·霍珀(Grace Hopper)的女性是发现第一个电脑漏洞的人之一。

created创造的；required必须的； suggested暗示的；discovered发现；根据下文“It was a dead moth (飞蛾)!The moth was blocking …Hopper knew that the word "bug" had been used”可知是第一个发现电脑漏洞人之一，故选D。

【3】句意：MarkⅡ的工作是快速解决轮船和飞机过去常常找它们方向的数学问题。

make制作，使；find找到；solve解决；keep保持；根据后文“ The computer ___5___the patterns of holes into the math problems it was supposed to solve.”可知此处是解决数学问题，故选C。

【4】句意：MarkⅡ通过从一个有洞的长条纸上阅读指令工作。

instructions指示，命令；attention注意；directions方向；backgrounds背景；根据电脑常识可知，电脑是根据指令去工作的，故选A。

【5】句意：这台计算机把这些洞的图案翻译成它要解决的数学问题。

helped帮助，有助于；translated翻译；locked上锁；examined检查；根据translate sth into sth表示“把……翻译成”；结合句子“The computer ___5___the patterns of holes into the math problems it was supposed to solve.”此处应该是图案翻译成数学问题，故选B。

【6】句意：但是电脑没有给他们正确的结果。

wrong错误的；popular流行的；interesting有趣的；correct正确的；根据“ What could be wrong? They finally ___7___ up taking the Mark II apart, looking for problems. ”可知此处没有正确的答案，所以他们拆开电脑，故选D。

【7】句意：他们最终把Mark II拆开，寻找问题。

ended结束；cut切掉；gave赠送；looked看；end up表示“最后”；根据前文“没有正确答案”和后文“寻找问题”，可知此处是最后把电脑拆开了，故选A。

【8】句意：飞蛾堵住了纸带上的一些洞。

stamps邮票；holes孔；dialogues对话；words文字；根据上文“The computer ___5___the patterns of holes into the math problems it was supposed to solve.”可知此处是堵住了洞，故选B。

【9】句意：霍珀知道，“bug”这个术语在机器出现问题之前就已经用过了。

conversations交谈；connections联系；problems问题；plans计划；根据“And it was funny that it was a___11___bug.”和前文说到“电脑有问题，拆开电脑”，所以此处应该是机器出现问题，故选C。

【10】句意：但这是第一次在一台电脑上发现这种情况。

first第一；second第二；next然后；last最后；根据“ Hopper knew that the word "bug" had been used before when there were ___9___with machines ”可知以前是机器，但是现在是电脑，所以是第一次出现这种情况，故选A。

【11】句意：她觉得有趣的是，这是一个真正的错误。

secret秘密；real真实；active积极的；living现存的；分析句子“ And it was funny that it was a___11___bug.”及前文“电脑出现问题，拆开电脑”，所以此处应该真正的错误，故选B。

【12】句意：她的团队把他们做的每件事都记录下来。

kept保持；noted记录；requested请求；lost丢失；根据“The logbook, moth and all, is now in the Smithsonian Museum of American History in Washington, D. C.”可知，他们所做的事情被保留了下来，记在航海日志上，故选A。

【13】句意：他们用胶带把飞蛾粘在那天的页面上。

In……里面；with随着，和，跟；on在……上面；at在……地方；根据tape on表示“粘在什么上面”，分析句子“ They taped(粘贴)the moth___13___the page for that day. ”可知此处用on，故选C。

【14】句意：格蕾丝·霍珀一生都在与电脑打交道。

computers计算机；bugs错误；mistakes失误；languages语言；根据全文在说格蕾丝·霍珀和电脑之间的事情，所以此处应该填电脑，故选A。

【15】句意：这使得人们更容易告诉计算机该做什么。

more difficult更难；slower更慢；more special更特殊；easier更简单；根据“She was the first person to write a word —based computer language.”她是第一个编写基于文字的计算机语言的人，所以操作电脑更简单了，故选D。

做完型填空时，首先要通读课文，明白主旨大意，然后再做题。做完型时要记住“瞻前顾后想结果”这一原则，根据上下文以及语境做题，切忌主观臆断。另外，平时还要多多积累词汇。完型填空常考名词、动词、形容词和副词等辨析。做词义辨析题时，首先要确认四个选项的含义，然后分析语境和逻辑关系，确定答案。

本文第八题考查名词。先确定四个词的意思。stamps邮票；holes孔；dialogues对话；words文字；根据上文“The computer ___5___the patterns of holes into the math problems it was supposed to solve.”可知此处是堵住了洞，故选B。