Cathy is a tetraplegic. She has not been able to move her arms, legs or speak since suffering a stroke（中风）nearly fifteen years ago. Recently, she learned how to control a robotic arm using her thoughts. She now can use brain activity to serve herself a drink.
The American woman is one of two people who took part in a research project known as BrainGate2. The researchers have spent years studying how to help people who are disabled regain movement in their arms and legs.
John Donoghue is a neuroscientist with Brown University and also was part of the project. He said, “People like Cathy have their brain disconnected from their body. So they are not able to go out and do everyday things that you and I can do, like reach for a glass of water or scratch your nose. Our idea is to avoid that damaged nervous system and go directly from the brain to the outside world, so the brain signals can, not control muscles, but control machines or devices like a computer or a robotic arm.”
The two disabled people had small sensors connected to the part of the brain that controls movement. The devices measured brain activity and sent that information to a computer. The computer has special software that turns the information into digital commands for operating other devices. The researchers used a highly developed robotic arm to recreate human actions．
The BrainGate team had its first success in 2006. A tetraplegic stabbing victim was able to use the brain—computer system to control a computer mouse. John says the latest development using robotic arms is a major victory.
A video of the latest experiment shows Cathy using the robotic arm to pick up a cup of coffee. She guides the cup toward her mouth, moves it forward and drinks through a straw.
Lead researcher Leigh Hochberg said the first time she did it was a magic moment.
The research team carried out almost 200 tests with two different robotic arms, which were able to pick up their target objects 43％ to 66％of the time.
The researchers are calling the information very promising. But they say it will take years to fully develop the technology for everyday use.
1.What kind of symptoms may a tetraplegic have?
A. He/She may suffer from amnesia and a loss of concentration.
B. His /Her part of body may become sore and swollen.
C. He/She may get frequent headaches or backaches.
D. He/She can’t move his/her arms or legs and has no ability to speak.
2.How does the robotic arm work?
A. brain signals 
small sensors
muscle a robot arm
B. brain signals the nervous system musclea robot arm
C. brain signals small sensors a computer a robot arm
D. brain signals the nervous system a computer a robot arm
3.What can we know from this passage?
A．The technology had been put into use before 2006.
B．It won’t be long before the technology comes into daily use．
C．The two robotic arms couldn't pick up their target objects．
D. Quite a few experiments have been conducted for the technology．
4.What's the purpose of the research project?
A．To help the disabled people to move and speak．
B．To help the brain-computer system to control a computer mouse．
C．To help the disabled people use brain activity to serve themselves a drink．
D．To help the disabled people to get movement like having their arms and legs again．
The human body is an amazing and complex machine. It is very tough, and we usually recover from illness or injury on our own, without the help of a doctor. But what happens when we need medical treatment? In the past, some people went to a clinic or hospital to see a medical doctor. Other people trusted ancient traditions and chose treatments such as herbal(药草的) medicine or acupuncture（针灸）. These two types of medicine----one modern and Western and the other ancient and Eastern----used to have nothing to do with each other.
In recent years, however, people around the world have begun to recognize and accept both modern medical science and more traditional therapies. This new kind of medicine can be called integrative medicine (because it integrates, or combines, different types of medicine), or complementary medicine. Some of the principles of this type of medicine include preventing illness by helping people stay healthy, integrating different types of therapies according to the needs of each patient, and considering the health of the whole person rather than concentrating on a particular illness or injury.
One health maintenance organization (HMO) in Madison, Wisconsin, has opened its Complementary Medicine and Wellness Center. At the center, HMO members are offered a variety of services. If you are suffering a sore back, try some massage treatments to relax your muscles and encourage the flow of healing energy in your body. If you have allergies or asthma, you could try homeopathy, which uses tiny amounts of allergens to stimulate your body’s natural immune response. And if you’re not ill, but just want to improve your strength and focus your mind, try a tai chi or yoga class.
Patients who use these complementary medicine services appreciate having an alternative to surgery or to drugs and their side effects. They also enjoy activities and therapies that make them feel better even if they’re not sick. And from the financial point of view of the HMO, preventing illness whenever possible is much less expensive than a hospital stay.
According to Dr. Andrew Weil, founder of the Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona, integrative medicine combines the best parts of Western medicine with complementary therapies such as acupuncture and nutrition. And because both doctor and patient are working to prevent illness, they become partners with the same goal instead of strangers who see each other only when the patient is sick.
1. The article is about____________.
A. Western medicine
B. acupuncture and herbal medicine
C. advances in medical technology
D. integrative medicine
2.Why does the author mention “preventing illness by helping people stay healthy” in the second paragraph?
A. to inform readers about a principle of integrative medicine
B. to explain why most people don’t believe in integrative medicine
C. to give readers advice about staying healthy
D. to recommend modern medicine rather than traditional therapies
3.What would be an example of integrative medicine?
A. taking penicillin for a headache
B. performing surgery to treat heart disease
C. acupuncture
D. using herbal treatments after surgery
4.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an advantage of complementary medicine?
A. It costs less than medical care in hospitals.
B. Patients can choose between complementary medicine and drugs or surgery.
C. It helps patients feel healthier even when they are not sick.
D. It focuses mainly on a particular illness or injury.
“Dad,” I say one day, “let’s take a trip. Why don’t you fly out and meet me?”
My father had just retired after 27 years as a manager for IBM. His job filled his day, his thought, his life. While he woke up and took a warm shower, I screamed under a freezing waterfall in Peru. While he tied a tie and put on the same Swiss watch, I rowed a boat across Lake of the Ozarks.
My father sees me drifting aimlessly, nothing to show for my 33 years but a passport full of funny stamps. He wants me to settle down, but now I want him to find an adventure.
He agrees to travel with me through the national parks. We meet four weeks later in Rapid City.
“ What is our first stop?” asks my father.
“What time is it?”
“Still don’t have a watch?”
Less than an hour away is Mount Rushmore. As he stares up at the four Presidents carved in granite(花岗岩), his mouth and eyes open slowly, like those of a little boy.
“Unbelievable,” he says, “How was this done?”
A film in the information center shows sculptor Gutzon Borglum devoted 14 years to the sculpture(雕塑) and then left the final touches to his son.
We stare up and I ask myself, Would I ever devote my life to anything?
No directions, no goals. I always used to hear those words in my father’s voice. Now I hear them in my own.
The next day we’re at Yellowstone National Park, where we have a picnic.
“Did you ever travel with your dad?” I ask.
“Only once,” he says. “I never spoke much with my father. We loved each other—but never said it. Whatever he could give me, he gave.”
That last sentence—it’s probably the same thing I’d say about my father. And what I’d want my child to say about me.
In Glacier National Park, my father says, “I’ve never seen water so blue.” I have, in several places of the world, I can keep traveling, I realize--- and maybe a regular job won’t be as dull as I feared.
Weeks after our trip, I call my father.
“The photos from the trip are wonderful,” he says. “We’ve got to take another trip like that sometime.”
I tell him I’ve decided to settle down, and I’m wearing a watch.
1.We can learn from Paragraphs 2 and 3 that the father _________.
A. followed the fashion
B. got bored with his job
C. liked the author’s collection of stamps
D. was unhappy with the author’s lifestyle
2. What does the author realize at Mount Rushmore?
A. His father is interested in sculpture.
B. His father is as innocent as a little boy.
C. He should have a specific aim in life.
D. He should learn sculpture in the future.
3.From the underlined paragraph, we can see that the author________.
A. comes to understand what parental love means
B. wants his children to learn from their grandfather
C. learns how to communicate with his father
D. hopes to give whatever he can to his father
4.What could be inferred about the author and his father from the end of the story?
A. The call solves their disagreements.
B. The Swiss watch has drawn them closer.
C. They decide to learn photography together.
D. They begin to change their attitudes to life.
时态填空
阅读下面的对话，从对话后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白出的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
DOCTOR: So, what seems to be the problem?
PATIENT: Well, for about a week now I ________ very dizzy. I even thought I was going to faint once or twice.
DOCTOR: I see. ________ as usual?
PATIENT: Well, to tell the truth I ________ much of an appetite recently. I’m just not hungry.
DOCTOR: You need to eat regularly, you know, even if you’re not hungry.
PATIENT: I know but I haven’t wanted to eat anything recently.
DOCTOR: Hmm. Any other symptoms? ________ headaches or any other aches or pains?
PATIENT: Well, I ________ my blood pressure three times this week, and it’s a lit bit high.
DOCTOR: I will check that in a minute. ________ harder than usual?
PATIENT: Yes, I suppose I have. This is a very important time of the year for us and things have been incredibly busy recently. I ________ home very late, and to be honest, I ________ very well for the last few days.
DOCTOR: I think you ________ . I want you to take a week off work and have a complete rest.
PATIENT: I couldn’t possibly take a week off right now. I ________ to head of the department.
DOCTOR: Well, I’m afraid they’ll just have to manage without you. You can’t take risks with your heath.
1.A. feel B. have felt C. felt D. have been feeling
2.A. Do you eat B. Have you eaten C. Are you eating D. Have you been eating
3.A. haven’t had B. don’t have C. haven’t been having D. didn’t have
4.A. Do you have B. Did you have C. Have you had D. Are you having
5.A. took B. have been taking C. take D. have taken
6.A. Did you work B. Do you work C. Are you working D. Have you been working
7.A. get B. am getting C. have got D. have been getting
8.A. don’t sleep B. haven’t slept C. haven’t been sleeping D. didn’t sleep
9.A. overwork B. are overworking C. have been overworking D. have overworked
10.A. have just promoted B. just promotedC. have just been promoted D. have just been promoting
完形填空,
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D），选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I began planning to move to Auckland to study, my mother was worried about a lack of job and cultural differences. Ignoring these ________ , I got there in July 2010. ________ I arrived, I realized the importance of getting a job ________ my living costs. Determined to do this ________ , I spent several weeks going door-to-door for a job, but found ________ response .
One afternoon, I walked into a building to ask ________ there were any job opportunities. The people there advised me not to continue my job search in that ________ . As I was about to ________ , a man who had been listening approached me and asked me to wait outside ________. Nearly ten minutes later, he ________ . He asked me about my plans and encouraged me to stay ________. Then he offered to take me to Royal Oak to ________ a job.
I was a little surprised, but had a ________ feeling about him. Along the way, I realized that I had ________ resumes (简历). Seeing this, the man ________ at his business partner’s office to make me fifteen ________ copies. He also gave me some ________ on dressing and speaking. I handed out my resume and went home feeling very . The following day, I received a ________ from a store in Royal Oak offering me a job.
It seems that the world always ________ to you when you need it. And this time, it was a complete stranger that turned out to be a real blessing.
1.A. doubts B. concerns C. instructions D. reasons
2.A. Even if B. Every time C. Now that D. Soon after
3.A. of B. at C. for D. with
4.A. on my own B. on my way C. by any chance D. by the day
5.A. any B. much C. some D. little
6.A. why B. wherever C. whether D. whenever
7.A. direction B. attitude C. language D. manner
8.A. answer B. work C. leave D. refuse
9.A. for ever B. at any time C. as usual D. for a while
10.A. returned B. hesitated C. passed D. regretted
11.A. silent B. busy C. positive D. comfortable
12.A. pick out B. search for C. take on D. give up
13.A. dull B. good C. guilty D. general
14.A. made use of B. taken care of C. run out of D. become tired of
15.A. stopped B. knocked C. glanced D. appeared
16.A. right B. more C. former D. different
17.A. pressures B. agreements C. impressions D. suggestions
18.A. lonely B. funny C. disappointed D. satisfied
19.A. call B. tip C. present D. report
20.A. turns off B. goes over C. gives back D. looks up
书面表达
假如你是李华，你校学生会将为来访的美国学生们举办一个晚会，要在学校广播中宣布此事，并欢迎大家参加。为使美国学生听懂，请你用英语写一篇广播通知。
要点如下:
目的: 欢迎来访的美国学生
组织者:学生会
时间:2月18日(星期六)晚7:30
地点: 一楼报告厅
活动内容:音乐,跳舞.唱歌,游戏,交换小礼品
注意：1. 词数： 不少于100词 ；
2. 可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
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