【題目】You cannot accept an opinion ________to you unless it is based on facts.

A．offering B．to offer

C．having offered D. offered

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Calling the future

When American inventor Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876，it was a revolution in communication. For the first time, people could talk to each other over great distances. Over the last two decades a new means of spoken communication has appeared ：the mobile phone.

The mobile phone is like a two-way radio. But the two-way radio is a limited means of communication. As soon as the users move out of range of each other's broadcast area, the signal is lost. In the 1940s, researchers experimented with the idea of using a number of radio masts（無線電桿）to pick up signals from two-way radios. A caller would always be within range of one of the masts. When he or she moved too far away from one mast, the next mast would pick up the signal. （Scientists referred to each mast's reception area as being a "cell". This is why in many countries mo-bile phones are called "cellphones".）

However，1940s, technology was just at the beginning. The "mobile phones" were huge boxes. They had to be moved by car.

The first real mobile telephone call was made in 1973 by Dr Martin Cooper. As soon as his invention was complete, he tested it by calling a rival （競爭對手）scientist to announce his success. Within a decade, mobile phones became available to the public.

They have changed the way we do a lot of things. One powerful feature is: the short message service（SMS） or text message. It's the perfect communication method for the busy modern lifestyle. The text message has changed the way we write in English. The language construction became more lax （松散的）. Traditional rules of grammar and spelling are much less important.

Over the last few years mobiles have become more and more advanced. We have seen the introduction of cameras, global positioning system and Internet access.

Alexander Graham Bell would be surprised if he could see how far the science of the telephone has developed in less than 150years. If he were around today, he might say ： " That's gr8! But I'm v busy rite now. Will call U 2nite. "

【1】 The article is written to __________.

A. warn people of the possible risks in using mobile phones

B. inform readers of the history and development of mobile phones

C. convince people of the uses of mobile phones

D. predict the applications of mobile phones

【2】 What's the CORRECT time order about the development of communication?

a. the telephone invented by Alexander Graham Bell

b. "mobile phones" with very large boxes

c. mobile telephone call made by Dr Martin Cooper

d. mobiles with cameras, GPS and Internet access

A. a, c，b, d

B. b, a，c, d

C. a, c，d, b

D. a, b，c, d

【3】 The last sentence of the whole passage "That's gr8 ！ But I'm v busy rite now. Will call U 2nite. " may probably mean __________.

A. That's great! But I'm very busy right now. （I）Will call you to-night

B. It's eight now. I'm very busy. （I） Will call you tonight

C. That's great! But I'm busy writing now. （I） Will call you at two tonight

D. "8" is great! But I'm very busy right now. （I） Will call it "U" to night

【4】 What do you think of the author according to the last paragraph?

A. Humorous

B. Ironic

C. Kind

D. Worried

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Olaf Stapledon wrote a book called First and Last Men, in which he looked millions of years ahead. He told of different men and of strange civilizations（文明），broken up by long "dark ages" in between. In his view, what is called the present time is no more than a moment in human history and we are just the First Men. In 2，000 million years from now there will be the Eighteenth or Last Men.

However, most of our ideas about the future are really very short-sighted. Perhaps we can see some possibilities for the next fifty years. But the next hundred? The next thousand? The next million? That's much more difficult.

When men and women lived by hunting 50，000 years ago, how could they even begin to picture modern life? Yet to men of 50，000years from now, we may seem as primitive（原始的）in our ideas as the Stone-Age hunters do to us. Perhaps they will spend their days gollocking to make new spundels, or struggling with their ballalators through the cribe. These words, which I have just made up, have to stand for things and ideas that we simply can't think of.

So why bother even to try imagining life far in the future? Here are two reasons. First, unless we remember how short our own lives are compared with the whole human history, we are likely to think our own interests are much more important than they really are. If we make the earth a poor place to live on because we are careless or greedy （貪婪）or quarrelsome, our grandchildren will not bother to think of excuses for us.

Second, by trying to escape from present interests and imagine life far in the future, we may arrive at quite fresh ideas that we can use ourselves. For example, if we imagine that in the future men may give up farming, we can think of trying it now. So set your imagination free when you think about the future.

【1】 A particular mention made of Stapledon's book in the opening paragraph __________.

A. serves as a description of human history

B. serves as an introduction to the discussion

C. shows a disagreement of views

D. shows the popularity of the book

【2】 The text discusses men and women 50，000 years ago and 50，000 years from now in order to show that __________.

A. human history is extremely long

B. life has changed a great deal

C. it is useless to plan for the next 50 years

D. it is difficult to tell what will happen in the future

【3】 Spundels and ballalators are used in the text to refer to __________.

A. tools used in farming

B. ideas about modern life

C. unknown things in the future

D. hunting skills in the Stone Age

【4】 According to the writer of the text, imagining the future will __________.

A. serve the interests of the present and future generations

B. enable us to better understand human history

C. help us to improve farming

D. make life worth living

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Health and Medicine

What life will be 【1】 in the future is difficult to predict. It is, however， p 【2】 to use models to make forecasts about future development. One way to catch a glimpse of the future 【3】 to examine the major trends in contemporary 【4】 （社會）. People in the future will be able to enjoy a longer and 【5】 （健康）life and remain active even in old age. People are now 【6】 more attention to the importance of a healthy diet and life. They are careful about what they eat and exercise 【7】 （有規(guī)律地）. Advances in medical science also a 【8】 us to deal with new diseases such as SARS. Some diseases have already been successfully d 【9】 . W 【10】 a better understanding of the human body, scientists and physicians will be able to cure more diseases.

__________ __________ __________ __________ __________

__________ __________ __________. __________. __________

【題目】It will be a great help if you go to the store and get what we need for dinner. _______, I’ll set the table.

A．As a result B. On the whole

C. In the meanwhile D. As a matter of fact

【題目】She has said little so far, responding only briefly when __________ (speak) to.

【題目】______struck me most in the movie was the father’s deep love for his son.

A. That B. It C. What D. Which

【題目】[1] "The other day I was taking my daughter to school when a young woman suddenly walked straight off the pavement in front of my car, eyes glued to her phone as she was texting. I hit the brakes and slid to a stop, just in time not to run into her. What a near miss! Lady, I beg you to look where you're going ！ " A man complained to a journalist yesterday.

[2] In fact, of more than 1，000 people crossing 20 different roads in Seattle，10% were listening to music，7% were texting and6% were having conversations on phone, the journal Injury Prevention reports and it estimates there was a 5% rise in the numbers of pedestrian deaths and injuries from June 2012.

[3] The texters were four times more likely to ignore red lights or fail to look both ways before crossing. And it took almost two seconds longer to cross the road. Listening to music seems to shorten the time taken to cross the road, but when they were doing it they were less likely to look both ways before crossing.

[4] Kevin Clinton, from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, said，" Looking properly when you are walking is as important as when you are driving, so take care not to be dangerously distracted, whether by mobile phones, listening to music or being caught up in conversations with other people. Road users need to be tuned in to what's happening around them and shouldn't do the wrong thing at the wrong time. We have always told motorists to look out for pedestrians. Now we are increasingly telling pedestrians to __________. A change in attitudes, similar to efforts around drunk-driving, will be important to limit the risk of pedestrian misbehavior. "

Thank you!

【1】 Why does the writer introduce the man's experience in Paragraph1? （no more than 5 words）

__________________________________________________

【2】 For what purpose does the author give so many figures in Para-graph 2? （no more than 12 words）

__________________________________________________

【3】 Why is it not safe to listen to music while crossing road? （no more than 10 words）

__________________________________________________

【4】 Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words. （no more than5 words）

__________________________________________________

【5】 List three kinds of pedestrian misbehavior according to the text，（no more than 10 words）

__________________________________________________

【題目】People complain that decisions to approve or deny a permit are often ______ rather than based on fixed criteria.

A. appropriate B. conscious

C. arbitrary D. controversial

【題目】 The old lady used to stand in front of the window, through __________ she could see what was happening outside.