TOKYO—A child-like robot that combines the roles of nurse, companion and security guard is to go on the market to help the growing ranks of elderly Japanese with no one to look after them.
The “Wakamaru” robot can walk around a house 24 hours a day, warning family, hospitals and security firms if it perceives (notices) a problem. It will, for example, call relatives if the owner fails to get out of the bath.
Cameras implanted in the “eye-brows” of the robot enable it to “see” as it walks around an apartment. The images can be sent to the latest cellphones, which display the pictures.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, which developed Wakamaru, plans to start selling the metre-high robots by April, 2005, for about ＄15,000 Cdn.
Wakamaru, which speaks with either the voice of a boy or girl, is also designed to provide companionship, greeting its “papa” when he comes home.
It is the first household robot able to hold simple conversations, based on a vocabulary of around 10,000 words. It cannot only speak but can understand answers and react accordingly.
It will ask “Are you all right ?” if its owner does not move for some time. If the answer is no, or there is no answer, it will telephone preset numbers, transmitting images and functioning as a speakerphone.
Wakamaru will inform a security firm if there is a loud bang or if an unknown person enters the house while the owner is out or asleep. It can recognize up to 10 faces.
But like most robots it cannot climb stairs.
It can be set to remind forgetful people when it is time to take medicine, eat and sleep.
Mitsubishi adapted Wakamaru from robots it already makes to go around nuclear power facilities. The idea to use the technology in the home came from a company employee.
The project chief said :“Looking at the ageing of society and the falling birth rate we decide that this could work as a business. We want to offer Wakamaru as a product that helps society.”
The technology has gained nation-wide publicity in Japan among increasing concern over how to look after the ever-growing number of old people. The life expectancy of Japanese women has shot up to almost 85, the highest in the world.
At the same time, extended families are being replaced by nuclear families. This has left many Japanese anxious about their elderly parents, whom they rarely see because of their long hours at the office.
55.which of the following is true about the Robot？
A.it is used in some nuclear power facilities
B. it cannot speak but can understand answers。
C.it can go up and down the stairs easily
D．it can recognize asmany as 10 faces
56.the purpose of this passage is ________
A.to introduce a new product
B. to solve the ageing problems
C.to tell people how to use the robot
D．to show the rapid development of technology 
57.what can we infer from the passage？
A. The robot can dial proper numbers for help.
B. The robot is likely to have a promising market.
C. The robot has given the Japanese a chance to live longer.
D. The nuclear families have left many elderly Japanese anxious.
58．What is the best title of this passage ?
A. The Latest Development of Robot Technology
B. Japanese Robot and the Ageing Society
C. Vast Market of the New Robot
D. Japanese-built Robot to Help the Old

任務(wù)型讀寫
認真閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章中的表格中填入恰當(dāng)?shù)男蛱�。注意：表格中的每個空格只填一個詞。
Directions : Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A---E for each paragraph. 
A. The artistic and technical features of the torch
B. The key facts about the torch
C. The burning system 
D. The long story behind the torch
E. The design timeline
F. The fuel for the torch
The Beijing Olympic Torch boasts strong Chinese characteristics, and showcases Chinese design and technical capabilities. it embodies the concepts of a Green Olympics. a High-tech Olympics and the people’s Olympics.
56                
The torch is 72 centimetres high, weighs 985 grams and is made of alumninium. The torch is of a curved surface form, with etching and anodizing being used during its production. A torch can usually keep burning for approximately15 minutes in conditions where the flame is 25 to30 centimetres high in a windless environment . The torch has been produced to withstand winds of up to 65 centimetres per hour and to stay aright in rain up to 50mm an hour. The flame can be identified and photographed in sunshine and areas of extreme brightness. The fuel is propane(丙烷) which is in accordance with environmental guidelines. The material of its form is recyclable.
57.                
The torch of the Beijing Olympic Games has a very strong Chinese flavor. It demonstrates the artistic and technical level of China. It also conveys the message of a Green Olympics, a High-tech Olympics and the people’s Olympics. The shape of the paper scroll and the lucky clouds graphic, express the idea of harmony. Its stable burning technique and adaptability to the environment have reached a new technical level. The torch of the Beijing Olympic Games is designed, researched and produced in China. BOCOG owns all intellectual property rights.
58.                
Under the concept of a Green Olympics, environmental protection was a key element listed in me in the invitation documents to the design companies by BOCOG. . The fuel of the torch is propane, which is a common fuel which also comes with a low price. It is composed of carbon and hydrogen. No material, expect carbon dioxide and water will remain after the burning, eliminating any risk of pollution.  
59                
Its stable burning technique and adaptability to the environment have reached a new technical level. It can stay alight in severe weather conditions such as strong wind, rain, snow, hail etc. It can also be identified in sunshine and areas of extreme brightness so as to satisfy the requirements of capturing photographic images and video footage.
60.                
2005 August      BOCOG developed the design concepts and requirements the torch.
2005 December   BOCOG recruited potential torch designs from the design society. In total, BOCOG received 388 pieces of works.
2006 June--August BOCOG selected the structural designer and the burning
system designer.
2007 January     Beijing Olympic Torch was approved by IOC.

第二節(jié) 補全對話。根據(jù)對話內(nèi)容，從對話后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。（5分）
A: Hi, Jim.    61    Did you enjoy your summer holidays ?
B: Yes. How about you ? Did you stay at home ?
A: No, I didn't . I went to Emei Moutains in Sichuan and had a wonderful time.
B:    62    .
A: And I climbed to the top of the mountain.
B: So did I!
A: And I stayed there for a night, and the next morning I saw the sunrise.
    63    .
B: Oh, dear！So did I.
A:   64    I went in late July .And you ?
B: Early August .    65   .

A．Really? So did I!

B．I'd like to tell you the truth.

C．It was great !

D．Great to see you again.

E.What great mountains!
F.What a pity we didn't go there at the same time!
G.Why didn't I see you there ?

第一節(jié) 完形填空（共10小題；每小題2分，滿分20分）
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從21～30各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
There was once a scientist. After a lot of practice and efforts, he learned the art of reproducing himself. He did it so   21   that it was impossible to tell the reproduction from the original.
One day while doing his research, he   22   that the Angel of Death was searching for him. In order to remain   23   he reproduced a dozen copies of himself. The reproductions were so   24   that all of them looked exactly like him. Now when this Angel of Death came down, she was at a loss to know which of the thirteen before her was the original scientist and
25  . She left them all alone and returned to the heaven.
But, not for long, for being an expert in human   26  , the Angel came up with a clever idea. She said to the scientist,   27   all thirteen of them, “Sir, you must be a genius to have succeeded in making such perfect reproduction yourself. However, I’ve discovered a flaw(缺陷) in your work, just one tiny little flaw.”
The scientist immediately jumped out and shouted, “  28  ! Where is the flaw?”
“Right here.” said the Angel, as she   29   up the scientist from among the reproductions and carried him off.
The whole purpose of the scientist and his reproduction failed as he couldn’t control his
30  , so he lost his life.
21．A．quickly                   B．perfectly                 C．a(chǎn)ctually                  D．really
22．A．realized                  B．remembered            C．a(chǎn)cknowledged         D．complained
23．A．superb                    B．young                     C．a(chǎn)ware                     D．a(chǎn)live
24．A．different                 B．familiar                  C．popular                   D．similar
25．A．confirmed               B．blamed                   C．confused                 D．frightened
26．A．history                   B．nature                     C．society                    D．system
27．A．a(chǎn)ddressing                     B．mentioning             C．encouraging            D．challenging
28．A．Unbearable             B．Suspectable             C．Fantastic                 D．Impossible
29．A．picked                    B．took                       C．caught                    D．hid
30．A．soul                       B．idea                        C．pride                      D．spirit

第二節(jié) 信息匹配（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）
請閱讀下列應(yīng)用文和相關(guān)信息，并按照要求匹配信息。請在答題卡上將對應(yīng)題號的相應(yīng)選項字母涂黑。
以下是China Daily某欄目的廣告：
A．Want to keep abreast of the dynamic pulse of China’s economy? Get a glance at the most important business activities taking place here every day through Business Daily Update.
B．Our present headmaster has reached retirement age and the board wants to carry out the replacement in 2010. If you are a qualified and experienced individual and have the vision, energy and enthusiasm to lead the school into a new era, please write for further information.
C．Want a Mini Cooper but can’t fit the family inside? Get one for the kids. They can jump into this Mini car, which comes in hot orange with a single adjustable seat, and ride away. But it could spoil them for that used car they’ll be driving when they turn 16.
D．Serviced Greenfield sites aplenty. Ready for development. For sale. For business. For  services. For leisure. Brand new business parks. Four-star conference facilities.
E．Today in business fast is no longer fast enough, even faster is still too slow to keep pace with the incredible demands placed on people and the computers they work with. That's one reason why IBM developed P60/D. 60MHz 64-bit Pentium Chip computers so fast, so powerful.
F．If you want to be a success, the University of Waikato is right for you. We offer a wide  choice of bachelor’s degrees for international students, including Arts, Communication Studies, etc. Tuition fees are different from department to department, generally from $5,000 to $6,000 a year. You can have a room in a 4-bedroom flat about $ 100 a month.
以下是個人的信息，請匹配他們最想了解的廣告。
56．Austin E. Meredith, who graduated Northwest Normal university in 1985 and has worked for 14 years and now an expert in a research institute on morality and education in the city. He wrote several works concerning about psychological behavior, issues on educational management, etc. He’s a scholar full of creativity and passion.
57．Johnson Bolton, a professor of macroeconomics, is currently on a tour to Shenzhen, China and is due to give a lecture on the tendency of the world economy in Shenzhen People’s Auditorium soon. He’s keen on the information and news about the eastern world.
58．Luise Chen, a would-be Chinese senior high school graduate, is longing for a certain international higher education. She’s never been abroad and eagerly know something about international recognition, the degree, yearly tuition fees and accommodation.
59．Philip Wong, a young overseas Chinese as an engineer from a Singapore electronic corporation, has just arrived in Shenzhen for China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF) , which is now the largest and most influential in China about technological and technical achievements covering trades, exhibitions, forums, technologies and investment projects.
60．Patrick Henry, an energetic teenager aged 16, feels like physics at school, fascinated with automotive vehicles, especially the distinguished British actor---Mr. Bean’s--- mini cooper. As a consequence, he teaches himself mechanics and learn to maintain machines timely.

完形填空 (滿分20分)
Learning experiences happen to us throughout our lives. Not long ago, I had one that I would like to   41   with you.
I was going to Marblehead with my sailboat team. The team was racing down the high way at 85 mph   42   we realized we were   43   . Luckily, we saw a rest area ahead. I had a brand new $ 20 bill. I was so   44   because I had never had that kind of cash before. But spending it on   45   seemed like throwing it away. We all rushed into the pizza line.
46   , I got a pizza and a drink, and walked to my table. About halfway through the meal, I   47   I had not actually handed my money to the cashier. I had just  48   out, and nobody had noticed. I felt terrible. 
My conscience(良心) opened its mouth and swallowed me in one big bite. I couldn’t   49   over it. I just couldn’t go back to the cashier and   50   for my stolen pizza. I was so upset that I
51   to forgive myself the pleasure of an ice cream for   52   that someone would say, “Hey, Jeff, why don’t you use the change   53   the pizza instead of that nice, new $ 20 bill?” I was not so    54   of my cash now.
For the next two years, whenever I was  55   of the “pizza incident,” I would say to myself, “Don’t think about it.”
I have learned two things from this   56   . Maybe I was a fool for   57    in to my conscience, and being too stupid to appreciate a   58   pizza. But the real lesson is that even if you get away from what you have done, your conscience will   59   up with you.
This reflects the saying, “A coward (懦夫) dies a thousand times, a hero dies once.” I was a coward and have felt terrible about that accident at least a thousand times. If I had been a   60   and gone back to pay for the pizza, I would have felt a little uncomfortable about it only once, or maybe twice.
41.   A. say                          B. spare                        C. share                       D. explain
42.   A. as                            B. while                       C. however                  D. when
43.   A. lost                          B. tired                       C. hungry                    D. anxious
44.   A. excited                     B. worried                    C. satisfied                   D. encouraged
45.   A. rest                          B. food                        C. travel                       D. drink
46.   A. Unluckily                B. Finally                     C. Immediately             D. Actually
47. A. forgot                      B. recognized               C. noticed                    D. realized
48. A. walked                     B. left                          C. worked                    D. found
49.   A. look                        B. get                           C. turn                         D. think
50.   A. ask                          B. pay                          C. apologize                 D. send
51.   A. refused                    B. wanted                     C. hoped                      D. meant
52.   A. hope                        B. surprise                    C. anger                       D. fear
53.   A. into                         B. with                         C. for                           D. from
54.   A. sure                         B. upset                        C. proud                       D. pleased
55.   A. asked                       B. reminded                  C. thought                   D. told
56.   A. experience                B. experiment               C. story                        D. mistake
57.   A. turning                    B. taking                      C. handing                   D. giving
58. A. free                         B. cheap                       C. plain                        D. oily
59.   A. make                       B. wake                        C. catch                        D. put
60.   A. coward                    B. fool                         C. loser                        D. hero

When we talk about intelligence, we do not mean the ability to get good scores on certain kinds of tests or even the ability to do well in school subjects. By intelligence we mean a way of living and behaving, especially in a new or upsetting situation. If we want to test intelligence, we need to find out how a person acts instead of how much he knows what to do.
For instance, when in a new situation, an intelligent person thinks about the situation, not about himself or what might happen to him. He tries to find out all he can, and then he acts immediately and tried to do something about it. He probably isn’t sure how it will all work out, but at least he tries. And if he cannot make things work out right, he doesn’t feel ashamed that he failed, he just tries to learn from his mistakes. An intelligent person, even if he is very young, has a special outlook on life, a special feeling about life, and how he fits into it.
If you look at children, you’ll see a great difference in what we call “bright” children and “not bright” children. They are actually two different kinds of people, not just the same kind with different amounts of intelligence. For example, the bright child really wants to find out about life, he tries to get in touch with everything around him. But the unintelligent child keeps more to himself and his own dream world: he seems to have a walk between him and life in general.
61. According to the passage, intelligence is the ability to ________________ .
A. get high scores in some tests                         B. do well in school subjects
C. deal with life                                              D. know what to do
62. In a new situation, an intelligent person _______________ .
knows more about what might happen to him
is sure of the result he will get
is ready to face and fit himself in the situation
cares more about himself
63. If an intelligent person failed, he would  ___________ .
try not to feel ashamed                              B. learn from his experiences
C.  try to find all he could                            D. make sure what result he would get
64. The difference between bright children and non-bright children lies in _________ .
A. their attitude towards life                                    B. the degree of cleverness
C. the amounts of knowledge about the world     D. their way of thinking

A small group of people around the world have started implanting(移植) microchips to link the body and the computer.
Mr. Donelson and three friends, who had driven 100 miles from their homes in Loekport, New York, to have the implants put in by Dr Jesse Willemaire, whom they had persuaded to do the work, are part of a small group, about 30 people around the world, who have independently put in microchips into their bodies, according to Web-based reports.
At a shop William Donelson was having a four-millimeter-wide needle put into his left hand. “I’m set,” he said with a deep breath. He watched as the needle pierced(刺穿) the fleshy webbing between his thumb and a microchip was set under his skin. At last he would be able to do what he had long imagined; strengthen his body’s powers through technology.
By putting the chip inside—a radio frequency identification device (RFID)—Mr. Donelson would have at his fingertips the same magic that makes safety gates open with a knock of a card, and bridge and tunnel traffic flow smoothly with an E-Zpass. With a wave of his hand he plans to connect with his computer, open doors and unlock his car.
Implanting the chip was relatively simple task but very meaningful to Mr. Doneselson, a 21-year-old computer networking student so interested in the link between technology and the body that he has data-input jacks(數(shù)據(jù)輸入插空) inside his body. They might lead to an imagined future when people can be connected directly into computers. His new chip is enclosed in a glass container no bigger than a piece of rice and has a small memory where he has stored the words “Technology”.
Some doctors have done the piercing in people’s homes, and others have implanted chips in their offices after patients signed forms showing the fact that long-term studies have not been done on their safety. Piercers treat the implants much like any other medical operation steps, instructing people to keep the site dry, and advising them that swelling(腫) and redness should last a week.
69. With a RFID implanted, which of the following will Mr. Donelson be able to do?
Make a safety gate open with a knock of a card.
Make bridge and tunnel traffic flow smoothly with an E-Zpass.
Open doors and unlock his car with a wave of his hand.
Turn his body and brain directly into computers.
70. The underlined word “they” in paragraph 5 refer to “___________”.
A. glass containers                             B. implanted computer chips
C. data input jacks                                    D. computer and net working students
71. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. High Tech, Under the Skin                     B. A Needle, So Magic
C. Donelson, a Powerful Man                     D. Data-input Jacks, Inside the Body
72. We can conclude from the passage that __________________.
Mr. Donelson has made a large sum of money by the piercing.
the Piercers are people working in the computer field
the piercing has no side effect and it will make people intelligent
the long term effects of these implants are not yet known

I hear many parents saying that their teenagers are rebellious(反叛的). I wish it were so. At your age you ought to be growing away from your parents. You should be learning to stand on your own feet. But take a good look at the present rebellion. It seems that teenagers are all taking the same way of showing that they disagree with their parents. Instead of striking out bravely on their own, most of them are trying to seize at another’s hands for safety.
They say they want to dress as they please. But they all wear the same clothes. They set off in new directions in music. But somehow reason for thinking or acting in thus-and-such way is that the cords is doing it. They have come out of their cocoon—into a larger cocoon.
It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity wave and to go his or her own way. Industry has firmly opened up a teenager market. These days every teenager can learn from newspapers and TV what a teenager should have and be. And many of today’s parents have come to award high marks for the popularity of their children. All this adds up to great difficulty for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path.
But the difficulty is worth getting over. The path is worth following. You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party. You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records. You may have some thoughts that you don’t care to share at once with your classmates. Well, go to it. Find yourself. Be yourself. Popularity will come—with the people who respect you for who you are. That’s the only kind of popularity that really counts.
73. The writer’s purpose in writing this passage is mainly to tell _____________ .
readers how to be popular in the world
teenagers how to learn to decide things for themselves
parents how to control and guide their children
people how to understand and respect each other
74. According to the writer, many teenagers think they are brave enough to act on their own, but in fact, most of them ______________.
have much difficulty in understanding each other
have too much confidence in themselves
dare not do things in their own way
are very much afraid of getting lost
75. During the teenager years, one should learn to __________ .
become different from others in as many ways as possible
find one’s real self
get into the right reason and become popular
rebel against parents  

第四節(jié) 完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）
閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出適合填入
對應(yīng)空白處的最佳選項。并在答題卡上將該選項涂黑。
David grew up poor. He started   26   in the 7th grade and by high school he was only going to school half days, leaving at 11 am to go to work.
Lack of money meant lack of   27   opportunities, but he had a   28   for knowledge. In his   29   time he read books on human development, vocabulary builders,   30   that he thought would help him succeed   31   down the road.
He was a hard worker and rose above his lack of higher education to produce decently for his family,   32   the factory life was taking it toll (造成傷害) on him   33   , emotionally, and spiritually. It was, in his mind,   34   him like a slow poison.
In 1995 he bought his first computer and a few months later discovered the Internet. He wanted to be a part of it, and worked 48 or more hours in the   35   and worked   36   40 or more hours a week teaching   37   computer skills. He worked harder than he   38  had in his life, logging over 100 hours a week on many, many  39  .
David began applying for jobs in the Internet and computer fields. He was shot down many times, but he never   40   . he had a goal and kept after it even when he didn’t feel like it because anything else seemed so   41   . That kind of drive and perseverance (堅持不懈) almost always pays off.
I’m   42   to say David left the factory and took a job in the computer field. He beat out college-educated applicants with 4-year degrees with his   43   skills.
This is a true story about   44  . It’s a story about believing yourself. It’s a story about finding what you love to do and following your   45  .     

26. A. studying	B. working	C. entering	D. playing
27. A. educational	B. personal	C. political	D. occasional
28. A. way	B. hope	C. hunger	D. goal
29. A. spare	B. part	C. own	D. school
30. A. something	B. everything	C. anything	D. nothing
31. A. somewhere	B. everywhere	C. anywhere	D. nowhere
32. A. and	B. so	C. yet	D. but
33. A. terribly	B. personally	C. heartedly	D. physically
34. A. fighting	B. killing	C. murdering	D. butchering
35. A. factory	B. farm	C. school	D. family
36. A. other	B. the other	C. others	D. another
37. A. him	B. himself	C. themselves	D. others
38. A. even	B. ever	C. still	D. yet
39. A. positions	B. conditions	C. occasions	D. situations
40. A. gave up	B. gave in	C. gave away	D. gave out
41. A. helpful	B. hopeful	C. helpless	D. hopeless
42. A. sure	B. certain	C. sorry	D. happy
43. A. self-taught	B. self-assured	C. self-controlled	D. self-styled
44. A. failure	B. confidence	C. foundation	D. determination
45. A. ideas	B. ways	C. dreams	D. styles