A 1.6-meter tall robot may soon become the best friend for lonely elderly people，as Chinese scientists are making the final sprint(冲刺)toward its market launch(投放)，said a senior researcher on the robot project on Saturday．
“We are working on testing the exact functions and ways to reduce the cost in preparations for an expected market launch of the robot in two to three years，”said Li Ruifeng，a member of the project．
He said the team hoped to reduce the cost so that the robot can be priced at 30，000 to 50，000 yuan，which is expected to be an affordable price for most of China’s better-off families．
The robot has been developed with the functions of fetching food，medicine，sounding alarms in case of water or gas leakage，sending texts or video images via wireless communications，and even singing a song or playing chess to entertain its masters．
Li said that the robot，developed independently in China, has technology at the same level as those in western labs．
China set about the research of the robot in 2007，when it was listed as a national key project．It is backed by government funding(拨款)．China has the world’s largest elderly population with 159 million people over 60，accounting for 12 percent of its total population． According to a survey by the Ministry of Civil Affairs，more than 10 million caregivers and nurses are needed to attend the elderly population，as most of Chinese elderly prefer to live their retired lives at home．
61．The passage mainly talked about ．
A．the problems of Chinese elderly population
B．the advantages of the Robot caregivers
C．robot caregivers for the elderly to lilt market
D．the government’s attention to the elderly
62．The underlined word “backed” in the last paragraph means ．
A. supported B．suggested C．controlled D．stopped
63．From the last paragraph we know that ．
A．our government pays no attention to the elderly people
B．China has the world’s largest elderly population
C．Chinese elderly people prefer to be looked after by robot caregivers
D．robots are the best friends for the lonely elderly people
64．Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．Robot caregivers will appear in the market in 2 or 3 years．
B．Robot caregivers can help elderly people do everything．
C．The robot needs some technology from western labs．
D．The robot is expected to be bought by every people．
65．The author wrote the passage to ．
A．advertise a robot caregiver to the elderly
B．tell China elderly not to worry about their life
C．explain how robot caregivers work in the future
D．introduce a newly-developed robot caregiver
第三部分 阅读理解
(共15小题，每题2分，满分30分)
Cheating can happen in a lot of different ways. When people cheat, it’s not fair to other people, like the kids who studied for the test or who were the true winners of a game.
Many people like the action of cheating. It makes difficult things seem easy, like getting all the right answers on the test. But it doesn’t solve the problem of not knowing the material and it won’t help on the next test --- unless the person cheats again.
Some people lose respect for cheaters and think less of them. The cheaters themselves may feel bad because they know they are not really earning that good grade. And, if they get caught cheating, they will be in trouble at school, and maybe at home, too.
Some kids cheat because they’re busy or lazy and they want to get good grades without spending the time studying. Other kids might feel like they can’t pass the test without cheating. Even when there seems to be a “good reason” for cheating, cheating isn’t a good idea.
If you were sick or upset about something the night before and couldn’t study, it would be better to talk with the teacher about this. And if you don’t have enough time to study for a test because of swim practice, you need to talk with your parents about how to balance swimming and school.
A kid who thinks cheating is the only way to pass a test needs to talk with the teacher and his or her parents so they can find some solutions(解决办法) together. Talking about these problems and working them out will feel better than cheating.
56．The author thinks that when kids cheat in class, _______.
A．it is unfair to other people B．it does harm to their heath
C．teachers should punish them D．teachers shouldn’t stop them at once
57．Some students like cheating mainly because_________.
A．the material in the test is very difficult
B．they want to do better than the others
C．cheating can make hard things seem very easy
D．they have little time to study their lessons
58．The fourth paragraph mainly tells us______.
A．cheating isn’t a good idea B．why kids cheat in the test
C．some kids can’t pass the test without cheating
D．some kids don’t spend the time studying
59．We can learn from the passage______.
A．cheaters are often thought highly of
B．people show no respect for those who cheat
C．parents whose kids cheat are often in trouble
D．kids cheat in the test because of swim practice
60．In the passage those cheaters are advised to_______.
A．spend more time on school than on sports
B．find good solutions instead of cheating
C．try hard to be intelligent rather than lazy
D．ask their classmates for good methods of study
第二节：完形填空（ 共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分。 ）.
通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
A teacher let her class play a game. The teacher 36 each child to bring a bag 37_____a few potatoes. Each potato will be 38 a name of the person that the child 39 , so the number of potatoes that a child will put into his/her bag will 40 the number of people the child hates.
Some children had two potatoes; some had three and others had up to 41 potatoes. The teacher then told the children to 42 the bag wherever they go for a 43 .
44 the days went by, the children started to 45 because of the unpleasant smell coming from the rotten(腐烂) potatoes. And the students with five potatoes also had to carry 46 bags.
After a week, the teacher asked, “How did you feel？”The children started complaining about the 47 they had to 48 . When they had to carry the heavy and 49 potatoes everywhere they went.
Then the teacher said, “This is the 50 where you carry your hate for somebody 51 your heart. The smell of hate will 52 your heart and you will carry it with you wherever you go. If you cannot 53 the smell of rotten potatoes for just one week, can you imagine 54 it is like to have the smell of hate in your heart for your 55 .
36. A. ordered B. liked C. told D. preferred
37. A. containing B. putting C. covering D. including
38. A. called B. given C. used D. offered
39. A. missed B. hates C. likes D. offers
40. A. depend on B. decide on C. set down D. write down
41. A. six B. two C. ten D. five
42. A. bring B. wash C. carry D. take
43. A. week B. day C. month D. holiday
44. A. After B. Until C. Before D. As
45. A. cry B. complain C. laugh D. disagree
46. A. heavier B. lighter C. bigger D. older
47. A. happiness B. joy C. trouble D. sadness
48. A. get along B. go over C. get away D. go through
49. A. funny B. smelly C. tasty D. dusty
50. A. situation B. view C. expression D. sign
51. A. without B. outside C. with D. inside
52. A. injure B. keep C. pollute D. protect
53. A. like B. bear C. escape D. throw
54. A. whom B. how C. which D. what
55. A. youth B. school life C. lifetime D. Childhood
----Will ______be _______to pick me up at 8:00am. at the airport on Sunday?
-----No problem. You can call me at any time.
A. you; convenient B. it; convenient for you C. it; convenient of you D. it; convenient with you
The message is very important, so it is supposed _______as soon as possible.
A. to be sent B. to send C. being sent D. sending
He was _____ by his grandparents, so his parents seemed to be strangers to him.
A. brought out B. brought down C. brought in D. brought up
