Microsoft has a problem：It desperately wants the remaining Windows XP users to upgrade to a newer version of the operating system but a good many of them still haven’t started．The latest numbers from NetMarket show that Windows XP still accounts for around 29．5％of all desktops in use even though Microsoft is due to end support for the l3-Year-old platform on April 8th．ZDNet reports that Microsoft plans to force remaining XP users to start next week by sending them notices reminding them again that it will end XP support within a month．
However, as Computerworld reports，Microsoft may have a tough time convincing some Windows XP users to upgrade because it's trying to sell them on Windows 8，the newest operating system that has angered many longtime PC users by removing the traditional Start menu and by adding the interface(界面)a special feature．Computerworld writes that many Windows users expressed anger last month when Microsoft asked them to help switch as many people as they could from Windows XP to Windows 8 partly because Microsoft hasn’t offered any sort of discount for Windows XP users making the switch．
This is particularly tiresome, these users said，because switching from XP to Windows 8 won’t just require a software upgrade but will instead likely force them to buy new machines capable(能夠)of running Microsoft’s new operating system．Some users were also annoyed that Microsoft only mentioned Windows 8 and not Windows 7 as upgrade possibilities．
In the end，it looks like when Microsoft ends support for Windows XP next month there will still be a large part of the desktop PC world using the platform．Hackers who have been saving up all their best new malware(惡意軟件)for the day when Windows XP support ends are about to have a field day．
【小題1】What problem does Microsoft have now?

A．Windows XP is out of date and needs improvement．
B．Windows 8 runs worse than Windows XP．
C．No people like to upgrade their operating system．
D．Lots of users refuse to switch from XP to Windows 8．
【小題2】How will Microsoft remind users ofthe stop of XP support?
A．By sending them notices．
B．By sending them daily emails．
C．By adding the interface a special feature．
D．By removing the traditional Start menu．
【小題3】Which is probably one of the reasons why users dislike Window 8?
A．Microsoft hasn’t offered any discount for it．
B．They like Window 7 more than Window 8．
C．Microsoft refuses to offer them a new machine．
D．It’s impossible for them to use the new operating system．
【小題4】What does the underlined phrase “have a field day” probably mean in the last paragraph?
A．Show up without warning．
B．Make rapid progress．
C．Make full use of the opportunity．
D．Come to an end completely．
【小題5】What can be inferred from the text?
A．Windows XP will completely be out of use in a month．
B．Windows XP will still be in use for a period of time．
C．Windows 8 will have a longer history than Windows XP．
D．Windows 7 will easily be attacked by Hackers．


【小題1】D
【小題2】A
【小題3】A
【小題4】C
【小題5】B

解析試題分析：本文提到微軟提到停止windowXP的服務(wù)，引起強(qiáng)烈的反對(duì)聲浪，XP用戶強(qiáng)烈反對(duì)，因?yàn)槲④洓]有提供任何的優(yōu)惠給用戶，鑒于以上考慮，微軟不得不再提到一段時(shí)間的服務(wù)。
【小題1】D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段提到Computerworld writes that many Windows users expressed anger last month when Microsoft asked them to help switch as many people as they could from Windows XP to Windows 8 partly because Microsoft hasn’t offered any sort of discount for Windows XP users making the switch．電腦世界寫到，許多windows XP用戶拒絕去轉(zhuǎn)換到window8,所以選D項(xiàng)。
【小題2】A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段提到ZDNet reports that Microsoft plans to force remaining XP users to start next week by sending them notices reminding them again that it will end XP support within a month．至項(xiàng)網(wǎng)報(bào)道說，微軟計(jì)劃強(qiáng)迫windowXP用戶轉(zhuǎn)換成window8,通過發(fā)送通告的形式再次告訴他們，XP將在一個(gè)月內(nèi)不再提供服務(wù)，故選A項(xiàng)。
【小題3】A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段提到Computerworld writes that many Windows users expressed anger last month when Microsoft asked them to help switch as many people as they could from Windows XP to Windows 8 partly because Microsoft hasn’t offered any sort of discount for Windows XP users making the switch．微軟公司沒有提供任何的折扣給windowXP用戶，故選A項(xiàng)。
【小題4】C 根據(jù)最后一段所提到Hackers who have been saving up all their best new malware(惡意軟件)for the day when Windows XP support ends are about to have a field day 一直以來致力于拯救惡意軟件的黑客來說，在windowXP停止服務(wù)的那天將會(huì)充分利用這個(gè)漏洞，故選C項(xiàng)。
【小題5】B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段提到In the end，it looks like when Microsoft ends support for Windows XP next month there will still be a large part of the desktop PC world using the platform．最后微軟看起來還要使用這個(gè)平臺(tái)一段時(shí)間。故選B項(xiàng)。
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