Moscow,Russia(Space news)-"The computer is a better chess player,"insisted Viktor Prozorov,the loser(失敗者)." It seemed as if it were laughing after every good move.I know I should have beaten it for the sake of mankind(為人類著想），but I just couldn't win," he announced and shook his head sadly. 
Prozorov's disappointment was shared by several grand masters who were present,some of whom were so upset that they shouted at the machine.Many chess players said that this meant the end of chess championships around the world,since the fun had been taken out of the game. 
The computer walked－or rather,rolled-away with 5,000 dollars in prize money and limited its remarks to a set of noises and light. 
小題1:Which of the following best gives the main idea of this newspaper article? 
A．5,000 dollars goes to a computer!B．New invention a laughing computer!
C．World's best chess player beaten!D．Computer defeats man in chess!
小題2:What was it that Prozorov felt most bitter(懊惱)about? 
A．That he didn't win the$5,000.B．That he hadn't tried his best.
C．That he had lost to a machine.D．That this was the end of the chess game.
小題3:After winning the game,the computer_____.
A．laughed B．walked away C．made some remarks D．gave out some lights and sounds
小題4:Many chess players felt that playing with a computer would_____. 
A．make the game tougher B．make the game less interesting
C．make man appear foolishD．make man lose lots of

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:B

試題分析：文章講述的電腦打敗了棋藝大師引發(fā)的各方觀點。
小題1:D 主旨大意題。通讀全文可知文章講述的是電腦下棋打敗了棋藝大師，故D切合文章的中心思想。故D正確。
小題2:C 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段3,4行.I know I should have beaten it for the sake of mankind(為人類著想），but I just couldn't win," he announced and shook his head sadly. 可知他輸?shù)袅撕碗娔X的比賽，讓他感覺非常懊惱，故C正確。
小題3:D 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后一行l(wèi)imited its remarks to a set of noises and light.說明電腦贏了以后還發(fā)出光線和聲音，故D正確。
小題4:B 推理題。根據(jù)第二段2,3行Many chess players said that this meant the end of chess championships around the world,since the fun had been taken out of the game中，樂趣已經(jīng)被從游戲中拿走了說明和電腦下棋沒有意思，故B正確。
點評：本文較為簡單，要求考生更多關注的是文章的細節(jié)理解，關注每一段的中心思想和關鍵句。
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