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A well-known manufacturer of weighing machines produced a new model.
The machine had a computer inside, and this computer could do wonderful things: it could weigh people very accurately; it could tell them their weight in their own language; and it could tell them what they should eat to reduce their weight.
The manufacturer decided to try out this machine before he sold it to the shops.
He looked around for a good place to put it and finally decided at an airport. There were always people at an airport from many different countries.
The first person to use the machine was an Italian woman. She stood on the machine, put a coin in and waited to hear her weight. The machine took only a second or two to weigh her, decided on her nationality and the language she spoke, and figured out what kind of food she would eat.
“Good morning, madam, ” it said in perfect Italian. “Your weight is 72 kilos, three more than it should be for a woman of your height, age and nationality. This is because you have been eating too much spaghetti. I suggest you eat more fruit and vegetables. Please have a nice day. ”
The second person to use the machine was a Chinese girl. She stood on the machine, put a coin in and waited to hear her weight.
“Good morning, Miss, ” the machine said in perfect Chinese. “Your weight is 38 kilos, exactly the correct weight for your height, age and nationality. Continue to eat what you are eating. Please have a nice day. ”
The third person to use the machine was a huge Australian woman. She walked up to the machine and looked at it for a long time. At last she found the courage to stand on the machine and put a coin in it.
The machine spoke immediately.
“Good morning. Will one of you ladies please get off? ”
【语篇概述】一款作样品的体重测量仪被放在机场以测试人们对自己体重的看法, 其中有三位来自不同国家的女士进行了体重测量, 其结果是你绝对想不到的。
1. What could the computer do?
A. Weigh and talk to people.
B. Translate information.
C. Give them diet pills.
D. Make them lose weight.
【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第二段“. . . it could weigh people very accurately; it could tell them their weight in their own language. . . ”可知。
2. What did the machine say to the Italian woman?
A. She was a little too light.
B. She was a little too heavy.
C. She disliked spaghetti.
D. She couldn’t speak Italian.
【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第六段 “Your weight is 72 kilos, three more than it should be for a woman of your height, age and nationality. ”可知这位意大利妇女超重3千克多, 稍微超标。“a little too heavy”正合题意。
3. What did the machine say to the Chinese woman?
A. She should eat more.
B. She could speak Chinese.
C. She would have a nice day.
D. She was fine.
【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据倒数第四段 “Your weight is 38 kilos, exactly the correct weight for your height, age and nationality. ”可知D项正确。
4. From the last paragraph, we can infer the Australian woman ______.
A. was unwell B. was courageous
C. was too heavy D. had dieted well
【解析】选C。推理判断题。“Will one of you ladies please get off? ”意为: 请你们当中一个女士下去好吗? 从体重秤的话语可推断这位澳大利亚妇女严重超重, 故选C。
