2012高考英语二轮复习专题限时训练（江苏专用）专题2阅读理解33（25分钟）AOnenight,IwaspartyingincentralLondon,nearPiccadillyCircus.Runningshortofmoney,IsetofftofindthenearestATMtowithdrawsomecash.AtShaftesburyAvenue,IsawahugequeueforoneATMmachine,butnoonewasusingtheneighboring“holeinthewall”.Assumingthatthesecondmachinewasbroken,Iaskedonequeuingmanifitwasoutoforder.Hereplied,“It’sworking,butthisonepaysouttwentiesfortenners!”Sothereasonfortheweirdlylongqueueisthatthesefolkswantedto“doubletheirmoney”bygetting£20notesforeach£10noterequested.Beinganhonestman,Ididn’thangabout;Isimplyusedtheidlemachineandwalkedoff.Lastweek,customerstooksimilaradvantageofCommonwealthBankinSydney,Australia.Followingovernightmaintenance,acomputerviruscausedCommBank’sATMstofailtofunctionproperlyandbeginpayingoutextramoney,withunrestrictedwithdrawals.Theyallowedcustomerswithlittleornocashintheiraccountstowithdrawlargesumsthattheydidn’thave.Afterabout5½hours,CommBankmanagedtorestarttheseATMsandstopthefloodofcash.Youstoleyourowncash!Bywithdrawingmoneytheydidn’thaveintheiraccounts,someofthesegreedycustomershavegoneheavilyoverdrawn.NewsreportsindicatethatsomepeoplewerewithdrawingasmuchasAU$2,500(£1,563)inasingledealing.Alas,bothCommBankandtheNewSouthWalespolicesaidthattheywilluseATMrecordsandcamerastotrackdownthosewhotookadvantageoftheerror.AsDetectiveSuperintendentColDysonoftheNewSouthWalespolicedepartmentwarned,“Peopleshouldrealisethattheydon’thavetherighttotakethatmoneyandarecommittingacriminaloffenceiftheykeepit.”Whataboutoverpayments?Whataboutwhenyoukeyina£20withdrawalandyougettwo£20notes,nottwo£10notes?InEnglishlaw(coveringEnglandandWales),youhavetherighttokeepmoneypaidtoyouinerror“undermistakeoffact”,butonlyifyouhonestlybelievethatthemoneyisyours.However,ifyourequested£20,got£40and£40wasallowedtobelenttoyou,thenthecashisyourstokeep,asneitheryounorthebankhassufferedanyloss.1.Thewords“holeinthewall”referto_______.A.arealholeinthewallB.anotherATMC.themouthofaneighbourD.acommonmachine2.Welearnfromthepassagethatthewriter_______.A.sawahugequeueonhiswaytoapartyandjoinedthemB.peoplequeueduptowithdrawmoneybecausetheotherATMswerebrokenC.hadtousetheunoccupiedATMtogetsomecashbecausehewasinahurryD.wascriticalofwhathesawwhenwithdrawingcashfromanATM3.Accordingtothepassage,_______.A.lastweek,anATMinSydney,AustraliapaidoutAU$10foreveryrequestforAU$20B.anATMinSydney,AustraliawaspayingoutmoremoneythanaskedforbecausethebankownerhadliftedtherestrictionC.themachinepaidoutmoremoneythanrequestedevenwhenapersonhadnomoneyinhisaccountD.somepeoplehavebeenarrestedonchargeofgettingextramoneyinthetwohappenings4.Fromthepartsubtitled“Whataboutoverpayments?”,wecanknow_______.A.someEnglishlawsdon’tcoverallBritainB.ifthemoneyyouaskedforwasmorethanrequested,you’dalwayshavetoreturntheextramoneyC.ifpeoplekepttheextramoneytheygotatabanktheymightpretendtheydidnotknowitD.peoplecommittedacrimebygettingtheextramoneyeveniftheyhadthatmuchintheiraccountBTOKYO—LonelyastronautsontheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS)maysoonbegettingarobotfriendfromJapan.Japan’sspaceagencyisconsideringputtingatalkinghumanoid(有人的特点的)robotontheISStowatchtheworkwhileastronautsareasleep,monitortheirhealthandstresslevelsandcommunicatetoEarththroughthemicro-bloggingsiteTwitter.Japan’sspaceagencyJAXAannouncedthisweekthatitislookingata...
