Question

【题目】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Well, today is the day. Microsoft is officially pulling the life support plug on Windows XP. And while the majority of PC user have 【1】 (obvious) moved on to newer operating systems(OS）, some people stuck 【2】 Windows XP over the last 12 years. As is reported by The Washington Post, 【3】 enormous number of government machines are still running the old OS, 【4】 could probably create a security problem.

Clearly, over 13 percent of PCs in the United States are still running Windows Xp, 【5】 Microsoft announced the end for support over two years ago. As many as 10 percent of US government computers, thousands of PCs holding sensitive information 【6】(include), will now be without 【7】 (far) security updates.

Yesterday, the Guardian reported the UK government has paid Microsoft 5.5 million pounds for a one-year 【8】 (extend) of support. And if you think the problem is only at the desktop and notebook level, you can be quite wrong; don’t forget as many as 60 percent of ATM machines in the US 【9】 (be) still running XP.

So, what’s the solution? These business, government agencies and consumers will have to upgrade. And whether they choose Windows 7 【10】 Windows 8, either is probably better than a security breach(漏洞）.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】obviously

【2】to

【小题3】an

【小题4】which

【小题5】Though/although

【小题6】included

【小题7】further

【小题8】extension

【小题9】are

【小题10】or

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇议论文，讲述了电脑里面软件的使用的影响和问题。

【1】obviously考查副词。这里用副词形式来修饰后面的动词，表示转移的很明显，obvious是形容词，故填obviously。

【2】to考查短语。stuck to意为“坚持”，这里用来表示有些人坚持使用Windows XP，故填to。

【小题3】an考查固定结构。an enormous number of意为“大量的”，这里表示大量的政府机器，故填an。

【小题4】which考查主语从句。空格前面有逗号，后面的从句缺少主语，所以这里需用which这个引导词，故填which。

【小题5】Though/although考查连词。空格前后两句话构成转折关系，并且需要连接两句话，故填Though/although。

【小题6】included考查动名词。Information和include之间是被动关系，所以应该加-ed来修饰information，故填included。

【小题7】further考查形容词。根据句意，表示没有更进一步的安全更新，far通常用于形容距离，这里用来形容程度，故填further。

【小题8】extension考查名词。冠词a/an后面需要跟名词，extend是动词，故填extension。

【小题9】are考查单复数。根据前面as many as 60 percent of ATM machines，可知这里有很多所以be动词需要用复数形式，并且全文以一般现在时为基础，故填are。

【小题10】or考查介词。根据前面choose，说明这里是两者间的选择，什么或者什么，故填or。