An Australian company, Smart Car Technologies, has developed a system that lets drivers know when they're speeding. When the technology becomes commercially available, it could help lead-footed drivers avoid tickets and also save lives. The company that developed the product hopes to convince Australian government agencies to put the technology into use in their automobile fleets.

The product, called Speed Alert, links real-time location data and speed obtained with the help of GPS to a database of posted speed limits stored in a driver's PDA or programmable mobile phone. The setup of the product does not need to be hooked up to a car's speedometer. In fact, it is entirely portable. It will also work with newer phones and PDAs that have built-in GPS receivers. If a driver exceeds the speed limit, the speed is shown and an alert sounds.

Michael Paine, an Australian vehicle design engineer and traffic safety consultant, was hired to analyze the product. He told Live Science that his colleagues in the road safety field are “very enthusiastic” about what they're now calling “intelligent speed alert.” Other research, according to Paine, shows that 40 percent of all traffic deaths involve speeding. There is also a potentially controversial future use: “Since the system is so portable, it would be easy to make it a requirement for teenage drivers to always use a speed alert device when driving,” Paine said. “The system even has the capability to record speeding violations, so parents can monitor their teenage drivers.”The product will soon go on sale in Sydney.

63．What's the purpose of the new product?

A．To introduce some improvement in cars.

B．To inform us of the new car system.

C．To popularize the built-in car system.

D．To limit certain drivers to safe driving.

64．“Lead-footed” in the first paragraph probably refer to the ones ________.

A．who drive too carelessly      B．that drive too slowly

C．who are partly disabled       D．that drive extremely fast

65．The second paragraph mainly talks about ________.

A．how the product is programmed     B．why the system becomes popular

C．the functions of GPS in cars       D．the project of the built-in product

66．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

       A．Future Speed Alert              B．New In – Car Device Against Speeding

       C．Warning for Adventurous Drivers   D．Progress in Car – making Science 

三、短文填詞：根據(jù)語(yǔ)境及漢語(yǔ)提示或首字母提示寫出相應(yīng)的詞匯：(共10分)

Dear Mike, thank you very much for your letter, which reached me

yesterday. It was indeed very k______ of you to promise to see me in   87._______

the hospital and to help me _____ my studies. I believe the letter       88._______

written by me will come as a pleasant _______(驚訝) to you. The      89._______

doctor t_____ me that my operation was a complete success, and       90._______

that I would be a_____ to leave the hospital in about a week. I have    91.________

no longer been in bed for a c______ of days. With the help of the      92.________

doctor, I feel fully relieved. After I take a short ______(休息) after     93._______

supper, I also go over my lessons. My health is ______(改善). I will    94._______

take good _____ of myself anyway. I am very thankful for all you      95._______

have d______ for me.                                        96._______

 It remains _______ whether Tom will be fit enough to play in the finals.

A. seen              B. seeing               C. to see             D. to be seen

第二節(jié) 完形填空（共15小題；每小題2分, 滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后從41～55各題所給的A、B、C和D項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng), 并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

Saint-Ex back from the dead

The French Government confirmed last Wednesday that pieces found at the bottom of the Mediterranean belonged to a plane piloted by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, one of France's most beloved authors. The discovery throws some  41  on Saint-Exupery's mysterious disappearance about sixty years ago.

    The author of "The Little Prince" disappeared completely during World War II while      42  a group of men for the Allies (聯(lián)盟)over  43  of France on July 31, 1944. But  in May 2000, a professional diver discovered the remains of a Lockheed Lightning P38 plane thrown here and there on the seabed in 70 metres of water  44  the French port of Marseilles. A state ban (禁令) on  45 dives in the area delayed further searches until October 2003. At that time, a salvage (打撈)team  46  pieces of the aircraft's landing parts and engine. One of the pieces  47  a maker's number. It wasn't until last Wednesday that  the researchers 48  confirmed that it belonged to Saint-Exupery’s plane.

Saint-Exupery was 44 when he  49   out to photograph parts of southern France in  50  for the Allied landings there, but was never seen again. Repeated searches of the coast  51   to turn up the aircraft, leaving the author's disappearance  52  in mystery. The discovery was a dream for  53  , even if it did not explain why the plane came down.

Saint Exupery was a great adventurer whose life and  54   turned him into one of the country's biggest heroes. "The Little Prince" is a tale about a little boy who tells his      55   to a pilot he meets in the Sahara Desert.

41.A. ideas                   B. light                 C. thought                    D. views

42.A. sending            B. seeing off          C. flying                      D. being together with

43.A. the east                   B. the west           C. the north              D. the south

44.A. along              B. off                  C. over                           D. to

45.A. late                    B. immediate        C. further                    D. new

46A. searched           B. got                  C. found out                D. recovered

47.A. got                    B. bore                    C. made                      D. put

48.A.surely                  B. carefully          C. completely              D. finally

49.A. sent                     B. flew                  C. turned                   D. came

50.A. preparation         B. search              C. group                     D. secret

51.A. succeeded        B. failed              C. got                            D. missed

52.A. recovered        B. covered           C. unknown                    D. known

53.A. dives                 B. France             C. authors                   D. historians

54.A. books                  B. stories            C. plane                       D. war

55.A. discoveries        B. author        C. experiences             D. searches

Whom does the money the government spends_____, the farmers, the workers or the businessmen?

A. encourage     B. discuss     C. benefit    D. treat

____________, I have never seen anyone who is as clever as John.

A. Much as have I traveled            B. As I have traveled

C. Much as I have traveled            D. As much I have traveled

It is becoming more and more difficult to_______the problems of traffic in some big cities of our country.

       A．deal with  B．set up       C．put away   D．break down

 I have heard from my father,     is in American.

A. which        B. that             C. from whom          D. who

第二部分　閱讀理解（共25小題；第一節(jié)每小題2分，第二節(jié)每小題1分；滿分45分）

閱讀下列短文， 從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將

該項(xiàng)涂黑。

It was the old lady’s eightieth birthday. She was sure Myra wouldn’t forget her mother’s birthday, even if she was busy. After all, eighty was a special birthday. Perhaps Myra might come. Even if Myra did not come, she would send a present. The old lady was sure of that. Two spots of colour brightened her cheeks. She was excited like a child.

Mrs. Morrison had brought a card and a bunch of flowers when she came to do the breakfast. Mrs. Grant downstairs had made a cake. Johnnie, the little boy next door, was now up with her with a packet of sweets.

“I guess you’ll get lots and lots of presents,” he said. “I did last week when I was six.”

 What would she like? A pair of slippers perhaps. A blue new cardigan. Or a table lamp. Or a little clock, with clear black numbers. So many lovely things. 

She stood by the window, watching. The postman turned round the  corner on his bicycle. Her heart beat fast. Johnnie had seen him too and ran to the gate.

“Granny, granny,” Johnnie returned. “I’ve got your post!”

He gave her four envelopes. Three were from old friends. The fourth was in Myra’s writing.

“No parcel, Johnnie?”

“No, granny.”

Almost reluctantly, she tore the fourth envelope open. Folded in the card was a check. Written on the card was a message: Happy Birthday—Buy yourself something nice with the check, Myra and Harold.

 The six-figure check fell to the floor like a bird with a broken wing. Slowly the old lady bent to pick it up. Her present, her lovely present. With trembling fingers she tore it into little bits.

41. As can be inferred from the passage, ______.

  A. the neighbours cared little about the old lady in daily life

B. the friends sent the old lady many lovely presents by post

C. Myra was stopped by her husband from seeing her mother

D. the old lady lived alone in a flat away from her daughter

42. The old lady felt ______ when she saw the fourth envelope in her daughter’s writing.

A. excited          B. disappointed      C. happy          D. impatient

43. The reason the old lady tore the check into small pieces was that______.

A. she was sure her daughter would come, not the check

B. she didn’t notice there were six figures on the check

C. she would prefer a present with love from her daughter

D. she didn’t think the check was large enough for a present

44. Which of the following might serve as the best title for the passage?

  A. The Present.   B. The Check.   C. The Birthday.    D. The Daughter.                   

第二節(jié)：完成句子（共5小題。每空1分，滿分10分）

根據(jù)下列漢語(yǔ)句子，完成英語(yǔ)句子。（每空只填一詞）

80.這部電影讓我想起了我的童年。

  The film __________ me__________ my childhood .

81. 很難再贏得她的信任了。

It is very difficult to __________her trust__________.

82. 至于衣衫襤褸的人，我也同樣尊重。

__________for a man __________rags, I shall show the same respect.

83. 經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展也帶來(lái)了環(huán)境問(wèn)題。

  Economic development has also _________birth ________ environmental problems.

84. 應(yīng)該先獲得些工作體驗(yàn)而不是直接上大學(xué)。

_________ _________ go straight on to university，why not get some work experience first?