A robot is a computer-controlled machine that is programmed to move and handle objects. Robots are able to perform repetitive tasks more quickly, cheaply, and accurately (精确的) than humans. In 1995, about 700,000 robots were used－including over 500,000 in Japan, about 120,000 in Western Europe, and about 60,000 in the United States－all in the industrialized world. Many robots applications are designed for tasks that are either dangerous or unpleasant for human beings. Now, robotic technology can be used in more and more fields. Experts say in the future robots will be able to make new highways, construct steel frameworks of buildings, clean sewage (污水系统), and such physical work. Besides, another possibility is the development of robotic technology in medical surgery operations.
Perhaps the greatest changes in future robots will improve from their increasing ability to reason. The field of artificial intelligence is moving rapidly from university labs to practical application in industry, and machines of a new kind of robots are being developed, which can perform something involved in the process of understanding and planning, such as the management of a battlefield. Even the control of a large factory will be performed by intelligent computers. And there might be a possibility that these computers can design and make robots of their own.
Is there anything dangerous involved in this artificial intelligence progress then? Robot technology has been making people nervous ever since it was invented. Is it unreasonable to worry that robots will someday become too clever? Is it impossible that these human-like robots will start to think and plan for themselves? Will robots take over the world and force humans to give them energy to survive?
1. In 1995, about 700,000 robots were working in _____________.
A. Japan B. the United States C. Western Europe D. the industrialized world
2.Which of the following do experts say robots won’t be able to do in the future?
A. Take care of roads. B. Be used as medicine.
C. Used as underground pipeline cleaner. D. Take up jobs of building construction.
3.What does the underlined word “which” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A. Greatest changes in future robots. B. The field of artificial intelligence.
C. Machines of a new kind of robots. D. Practical application in industry.
4.What can we know from the 2nd paragraph？
A. It is possible that robots will be able to think like human beings.
B. It is sure that robots might be able to manage battlefields.
C. There is no doubt that computers can design and make robots of their own.
D. It is proved that computers can’t reason like human beings.
5.Which of the following makes people worried most?
A. Future robotic technology might cause dangers.
B. Future robotic technology might make people too clever.
C. Future robotic technology might help to do all dangerous jobs.
D. Future robotic technology might not survive because of its shortage of energy.
Many people influenced various aspects of my life, based on their personal characteristics, accomplishments (才艺）, and values. I have been fortunate to have had numerous teachers and professors who I respect for their patience and intelligence. There are artists that have inspired me by their natural talents and original creativity. I value many political leaders, who have inspired me by their contributions to society, and their ability to change our future. But of all the people I have known in my life, the person I admire most is my father.
As the youngest girl in my family, I always considered myself to be “Daddy’s little girl.” While growing up, it always made me sad to see so many of my friends and neighbours without a father or father-like figure around. This helped me appreciate how my father always takes an interest in his children’s lives. In my early life my father continuously pushes me to excel, so I could accomplish my work outstandingly among my people. Whenever I feel like giving up, or having a question or a concern, I know I can always call on him for advice. From him I have also learned that sometimes you have to put others’ needs ahead of your own, but not to the point they will begin to take advantage of you. His strength seems to be unbreakable during hard times, and he is extremely determined to accomplish anything he sets his mind on, no matter how tiny it is. I highly respect him for how he stands up for what he believes in, and will never back down. I have always admired his open mind, enthusiasm for work and people around, and sense of understanding. He is a very reserved man, but to everybody’s surprise, he has a great sense of humor, and always knows how to put a smile on the faces of his wife, his children and his friends.
Living in his affection and instruction, I am very proud of my father. He also professes how proud he is of his children, and is still there to support us in whatever we are involved in.
1.What is the best title for the passage?
A. How my father loved me as “Daddy’s little girl”.
B. My father – the person I admire most.
C. I am the apple on my father’s palm.
D. My father – the person who loved me most.
2.Which of the following could NOT be used to describe the writer’s father?
A. Considerate and humourous. B. Affectionate and open-minded.
C. Energetic and helpful. D. Knowledgeable and sociable.
3.Which of the following can best explain the underlined word “excel” in Paragraph 2?
A. Be more powerful than others. B. Be richer than others.
C. Do better than others. D. Be more charming than others.
4.By saying “you have to put others’ needs ahead of your own, but not to the point they will begin to take advantage of you” in Paragraph 2, the father was telling the writer to ______.
A. think for others and help them, but not to be made use of in negative ways
B. think for others and help them, so that you can make use of them to serve you
C. try to make use of those who want to do so to you
D. try to be good to those who are worth making friends with
5.What can we infer about the writer?
A. She appreciated her father because he solved all the problems for her.
B. She was outstanding in work because her father pushed her too hard.
C. She considered her father silly and often laughed at him.
D. She has a strong sense of sympathy towards other people.
语法填空 (共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31～40的相应位置上。
Mosquitoes are very small insects. There are more than two thousand different kinds of mosquitoes. Female mosquitoes bite people 31 (drink) their blood. Male mosquitoes do not drink blood. They drink liquids from plants.
The female mosquito uses its long thin sucking tube to break the skin and find blood. The insect injects the victim with a substance（物质） 32 keeps blood flowing.
The female mosquito drinks the blood and uses 33 to produce eggs. One meal gives her enough blood to produce as many as two hundred fifty eggs. The mosquito 34 (lay) them in any standing water.
The eggs produce worm-like creatures in two days to a few months. However, some eggs can stay in water for years 35 conditions are right for development. The worm-like creatures feed 36 organisms in the water. After four to ten days, they change again, into creatures 37 (call) pupas (蛹). The pupas rise to the surface of the water. Adult mosquitoes pull themselves out of the pupas 38 fly away.
The World Health Organization says mosquitoes cause disease and death for millions of people 39 the world. That is because mosquitoes can carry organisms that cause disease. 40 , the disease does not affect mosquitoes.
完形填空 (共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A soldier, who was finally coming home after having fought in Vietnam, 21 his parents from San Francisco, telling them that he wanted to ask a friend to come and live with their family. The son said, “He was hurt 22 in the fighting. He stepped on a landmine and lost an arm and a leg. He has nowhere else to go, and I… I want him to live with us.” His parents 23 , explaining that someone with such a handicap（残疾）would be a heavy 24 on them.
At that point, the son hung up the phone. A few days later, the parents 25 a call from the San Francisco police. Their son had died after falling from a building. The police believed it was suicide (自杀).
The heart-broken parents flew to San Francisco to identify the 26 of their son. They recognized him, but to their horror, they also discovered something they didn’t know, their son had only one arm and one leg.
The sad story of the parents was actually caused by their attitude towards 27 . Friends are a very 28 jewel, indeed. They make you smile and encourage you to succeed. They lend an ear, they share a word of praise, and they always want to open their 29 to us. Let’s say a little prayer that God will give you the luck you need to accept people as they are, to help us all be more understanding of those who are 30 from us!
21. A. requested B. called C. met D. emailed
22. A. soundly B. thoroughly C. deeply D. badly
23. A. refused B. agreed C. confused D. ignored
24. A. expense B. burden C. situation D. weight
25. A. made B. sent C. received D. heard
26. A. name B. health C. face D. body
27. A. soldiers B. children C. friendship D. relationship
28. A. rare B. huge C. bright D. heavy
29. A. minds B. houses C. eyes D. hearts
30. A. absent B. different C. far D. separate
基础写作(共1小题，满分15分)
【写作内容】假如你( Wang Lihong )是一名导游,将带领一个外国旅游团游览广东，请简介广东现在的情况。
地理: 广东位于中国大陆最南部,南临南海,海岸线总长3368公里,岛屿众多。
历史: 广东历史悠久, 简称粤。.
特点: 1. 素有水果王国之称,香蕉、甘蔗、荔枝、菠萝为其四大名果;
2. 是华南工业发达之省, 水陆交通便利,海运发达;
3. 经济特区有深圳、珠海、汕头等;
4. 有“食在广东”的美称。.
注： 1、必须使用5个规范的英语句子描述全部所给的信息内容；
2、短文的开头和结尾已写好，不计入句子数。
参考词汇： 海岸线coastline； 甘蔗sugar cane； 荔枝lychee；
菠萝pineapple； 经济特区special economic zones。
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Welcome to Guangdong Province. I’m Wang Lihong. And I’m more than glad to be your guide.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Finally, I sincerely hope every one of you will enjoy yourself here.
[写作要求] 只能使用5个句子表达全部内容
[评分标准] 句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。
Prolonging human life has increased the size of the human population. Many people alive today would have died of childhood diseases if they had been born 100 years ago. Because more people live longer, there are more people around at any given time. In fact, it is a decrease in death rates, not an increase in birthrates, that has led to the population explosion.
Prolonging human life has also increased the dependency load. In all societies, people who are disabled or too young or too old to work are dependent on the rest of society to provide for them. In hunting and gathering cultures, old people who could not keep up might be left behind to die. In times of famine, infants might be allowed to die because they could not survive if their parents starved, where as if the parents survived they could have another child. In most contemporary(当代的) societies, people feel a moral obligation to keep people alive whether they can work or not. We have a great many people today who live past the age at which they want to work or are able to work; we also have rules which require people to retire at a certain age. Unless these people were able to save money for their retirement, somebody else must support them. In the United States many retired people live on social security checks which are so little that they must live in near poverty. Older people have more illnesses than young or middle-aged people; unless they have wealth or private or government insurance, they must often “go on welfare” if they have a serious illness.
When older people become senile (衰老的) or too weak and ill to care for themselves, they create grave problems for their families. In the past and in some traditional cultures, they would be cared for at home until they died. Today, with most members of a household working or in school, there is often no one at home who can care for a sick or weak person. To meet this need, a great many nursing homes and convalescent (疗养的) hospitals have been built. These are often profit making organizations, although some are sponsored by religious and other nonprofit groups. While a few of these institutions are good, most of them are simply “dumping (倒垃圾的) grounds” for the dying in which “care” is given by poorly paid, overworked, and under skilled personnel.
1.The author believes that the population explosion results from _______.
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A．an increase in birthrates |
B．the industrial development |
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C．a decrease in death rates |
D．human beings’ cultural advances |
2.It can be inferred from the passage that in hunting and gathering cultures _______.
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A．it was a moral responsibility for the families to keep alive the aged people who could not work |
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B．the survival of infants was less important than that of their parents in times of starvation |
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C．old people were given the task of imparting the cultural wisdom of the tribe to new generations |
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D．death was celebrated as a time of rejoicing for an individual freed of the hardships of life |
3.According to the passage, which of the following statements about the old people in the United States is true?
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A．Many of them live on social security money which is hardly enough. |
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B．Minority of them remain in a state of near poverty after their retirement. |
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C．When they reach a certain age, compulsory retirement is necessary and beneficial. |
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D．With the growing inflation, they must suffer more from unbearable burdens than ever. |
4. The phrase “this need” in paragraph 3 refers to ________.
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A．prolonging the dying old people’s lives |
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B．reducing the problems caused by the retired people |
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C．making profits through caring for the sick or weak people |
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D．taking care of the sick or weak people |
5.Which of the following best describes the author’s attitude toward most of the nursing homes and convalescent hospitals?
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A．Sympathetic. |
B．Approving. |
C．Optimistic. |
D．Critical. |
