C
The computer is fast, and never makes a mistake, while people are too slow, and full of mistakes sometimes. That’s what people often say when they talk about computers. For over a quarter of a century, scientists have been making better and better computers. Now a computer can do a lot of everyday jobs wonderfully. It is widely used in factories, hospitals, post office and airports. A computer can report, decide and control in almost every field. Many computer scientists are now thinking of making the computer “think” like a man. With the help of a person, a computer can draw pictures, write music, talk with people, play chess, recognize voice, translate languages and so on. Perhaps computer will one day really think and feel. Do you think the people will be afraid when they find that the computer too clever to listen to and serve the people?
63. A computer is clever because people are _____
A. clever B. not clever C. slow D.making mistakes
64. Which of the following can computers not do now?
A. Draw pictures B. Talk C. Invent new things D.Serve the people
65. What will happen in the future?
A. Most work will be done by the computer. B. People will no longer use computer.
C. Computers will be used only talk with people. D. All computers will be put into prison.
66. The passage is written to __________.
A. warn people of the danger of the computer
B. tell people about the computer
C. tell people about computer scientists
D. show how to use the computer
67. The best title for this passage is _________.
A. “Computers” B. “Computer Scientists”
C. “The Future World” D. “Talk With Computers”
B
Many young people want to be pop stars. Pop stars are rich. Many people think they are leading a happy and easy life. In fact, they have very hard lives. They spend much of their time on travel. Sometimes the travel is interesting, but in most time it is boring to pop stars. The following chart is a day’s life of a pop star.
Feb. 10, 2007 |
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5:00 |
Woke up and had breakfast in the hotel, packed bags. Took taxi to airport. |
7:30 |
Plane took off half an hour later than usual for the bad weather. |
8:30 |
Plane landed. Waited for luggage for half an hour. Signed for fans at the airport. |
9:45 |
Arrived at the hotel and had a short rest. |
10:00 |
Started out to attend the meeting with fans and gave an interview to the local reporters. |
11:00 |
Went to radio station to attend the live show. |
12:00 |
Had lunch with local producer. |
13:00 |
Went to theatre and prepared for the night’s show. The lighting of the theatre was good, but the band did poorly. |
17:00 |
Back to hotel. Tried to have a rest. Still worried about the band. |
18:00 |
Had supper, but eat little. |
18:30 |
Went to theatre again and got ready for show. |
19:00 |
Sang very well, and audience gave a warm welcome. The band improved a little. |
22:00 |
Show was over. Very tired from it. |
23:00 |
Back to hotel. Took a bath. Too excited to sleep, so watched TV |
0:00 |
Fell asleep, with TV on. |
59. According to the chart, the pop star was a ________.
A. singer B. dancer C. player D. pianist.
60. According to his plan, his plane should have taken off at _______.
A. 6:30 B. 7:00 C. 7:30 D.:8:00
61. At the radio station, the pop star ________.
A. showed fans how to become famous
B. gave a performance on the air
C. met fans and signed for them
D. told people how he lived his life
62. From this passage we get to know that ________.
A. not all people like pop stars
B. pop stars have their own bands
C. fans are troublesome for pop stars
D. to be a pop star is not all fun
第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文, 从每题所给出的(A、B、C、D)四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Many people have to work on the weekend. Some people do not mind. Other people think it is terrible.
One man thinks that working on the weekend can be dangerous. He is Graham Coates. Mr. Coates worked in an office in Brighton, England.
On Saturday, May 24, 1986, he went to the office to do some work. When he got in the elevator to go home, it stopped between floors. Mr. Coates could not get out of the elevator. He was trapped! He started to shout, but no one heard him. Then Mr. Coates remembered that it was a holiday in England. No one was going to come to work until Tuesday!
There was nothing for Mr. Coates to do. He had to wait until one his coworkers came to work and found him. With nothing to eat or drink, Mr. Coates ended up sleeping for most of the time.
Early on Tuesday morning, the vice president of the company came into work and found the elevator was not working. When the elevator was opened, Mr. Coates came out cold, weak, and tired. He had been in the elevator for sixty-two hours!
Now Mr. Coates says, “I only use elevators if they have telephones in them.”
56. Mr. Coates could not get out of the elevator because ______.
A. it was broken B. it was a weekend
C. it was a holiday D. it stopped on a wrong floor
57. What did he do in the elevator most of the time?
A. Shouted and screamed. B. Slept and waited.
C. Telephoned his boss. D. Ate and drank.
58. What is the best title for this story?
A. An Interesting Elevator B. A Busy Weekend
C. Elevator Safety D. Trapped in an Elevator
第二节完型填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
“If you want to see a thing well, reach out and touch it!” This 36 seem a strange thing to say, But 37 things can help you to 38 them better.
Your eyes can tell you that a glass ball is round. But by holding it 39 your hands, you can feel how smooth and cold the ball is. You can feel how 40 the ball is . The roundness, smoothness, 41 and heaviness are all parts of the ball. When you feel all these things about the 42 , you really see it.
You can feel surprisingly well, For example, your fingers can 43 the difference of coins in your pocket. You can feel a little 44 of water on the back of your hand.
You can even feel 45 . Have you ever wondered why some people like very 46 music? They must like to feel the sounds of music as to hear them.
All children soon learn what “Don’t touch!” means. They hear it often. 47 most of us keep right on touching things as we grow up. In stores, we touch things we want to 48 : food, clothing, tables and beds, To see something well, we 49 touch it.
There are ways of learning to see well by feeling. One way is to close your 50 and try to feel 51 , Feel the shoes on your feet, the clothes on your body, and the air. At first, 52 is not easy to feel these things, You are too 53 to them.
Most things on 54 in museums are just for looking. But today, “Do touch!” There you can feel the shape of a gun, the smooth silk of a dress, and the rough 55 of an old chair.
36. A. may B. must C. should D. will
37. A. doing B. seeing C. touching D. hearing
38. A. know B. see C. hear D. feel
39. A. in B. on C. with D. under
40. A. heavy B. light C. big D. small
41. A. lightness B. temperature C. warmth D. coldness
42. A. glass B. ball C. parts D. thing
43. A. understand B. say C. tell D. feel
44.A. drop B. piece C. block D. bit
45.A. noise B. songs C. voice D. sounds
46. A. quiet B. peaceful C. loud D. silent
47. A. Since B. Though C. Yet D. So
48. A. eat B. wear C. buy D. use
49. A. can B. shall C. might D. have to
50. A. door B. mouth C. window D. eyes
51. A. everything B. anything C. them D. nothing
52. A. that B. this C. those D. it
53. A. used B. interested C. excited D. moved
54. A. wall B. shelf C. show D. desk
55. A. paper B. cloth C. wood D. medal
.--- What about listening to the English program on the radio while learning English?
--Personally,___________.
A.it’s up to you. |
B.it makes sense. |
C.it’s a shame. |
D.it’s out of the question. |
A naval parade can provide a platform, _____ navies on behalf of different nations can communicate.
A.in which |
B.through which |
C.where |
D.that |