第三节阅读理解(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)
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A marketing director for a famous puter manufacturer was designing a new advertisement for his pany. While researching consumers’ response to his product, he asked, “Ships are monly referred to as ‘she’ or ‘her’. What gender (性别) would you give to your puter? Give four reasons to support your answer.
A large group of women reported that the puters should be referred to as “he” or “him” because:
1. In order to get their attention, you have to turn them on.
2. They have a lot of data, but are still hard to understand.
3. They are supposed to help you solve problems, but half the time they are problems.
4. As soon as you buy one, you realize that, if you had waited a little longer you could have had a better model.
The men, on the other hand, said that puters should be referred to as “she” or “her” because:
1. The language they use to municate with other puters is impossible to understand for most men.
2. Even your smallest mistakes are stored in the long-term memory and will be remembered forever.
3. As soon as you get one, you find yourself spending half your money on accessories (附件) for it.
21. In fact, puters really .
A. should be referred to as “she” B. should be talked about as “he”
C. are neither “she” nor “he” D. are either “he” or “she”
22. Why did the man ask people such a strange question?
A. Because he was a marketing director of a puter pany.
B. Because he was not sure whether to use “she” or “he” for his puter.
C. Because he wanted to make special puters for men and women.
D. Because he was planning an advertisement for his puter.
23. From the women’s answers, we can see .
A. they generally don’t know as much about puter as men do
B. they want to use a puter without turning it on
C. they can’t make up their minds when to buy a new puter
D. they love puters as much as they love their husbandsC
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