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　　Day 1 New York－Corning Glass Factory－Finger Lakes－Niagara Falls. The tour departs at 8 a. m. from the Milford Plaza Hotel, 270 W. 45th Street (at 8th Ave.), heading north and west to Corning to visit the famous Glass Center where Corningware and Steuben glass are made. This afternoon drive through the attractive Finger Lakes country to Niagara Falls. Evening at leisure with an optional excursion to see the Falls floodlit (泛光灯照明的) by four million candle power of colored lights.

　　Day 2 Niagara Falls. Included sightseeing. Your included morning sightseeing tour will show you this spectacular and massive waterfall from various vantage points. For an amazing close-up view from below the thundering waters take an optional boat ride aboard the “Maid of the Mist.” The rest of day at leisure.

　　Day 3 Niagara－Harrisburg area. Head south today following the Susquehanna River, through the Appalachian Mountains and the old Pennsylvania Farm country, to Harrisburg, the state capital. Then to nearby Carlisle for overnight accommodation.

　　Day 4 Harrisburg area－Hershey－Penn-Dutch Country－Washington D. C. This morning visit “Chocolatetown U. S. A.” to hear the amazing story of Milton Hershey's success and to visit his Chocolate World. Then to Lancaster County home of the Amish and Mennonite communities. Stop at an Amish farm, where faith and tradition forbid the use of electricity or telephones in the home and promote a distinctive style of dress, family life and the use of horse-drawn buggies in place of motor vehicles. Later this afternoon drive to Washington D. C. and your hotel for the next two nights.

　　Day 5 Morning Washington city sightseeing. Afternoon at leisure. First this morning an included escorted tour of the great nation's capital; the White House, Capital Hill and the Lincoln Memorial. Then across the Potomac River to see the American heroes' graves, including John F. Kennedy and his brother Robert in the beautiful Arlington Cemetery. Afternoon free for optional excursions.

1．Where will you see how glass is made?

2．Where will you see how chocolate is made?

3．Where will you see a group of people who live without electricity, telephone, and cars?

4．Where will you see the graves of John Kennedy and Robert Kennedy?

5．Where will you spend the night on Day 1?

One evening in February 2007 . a student named Paula Ceely brought her car to a stop on a remote in Wales . She got out to open a metal gate that blocked her path . That's when she heard the whistle sounded by the driver of a train.Her Renault Clio parked across a railway line. Second later,she watched the train drag her car almost a kilometre down the railway tracks.
Ceely's near miss made the news because she blamed it on her GPS device(导航仪).She had never driven the route before .It was dark and raining heavily . Ceely was relying on her GPS. But it made no mention of the crossing ."I put my complete trust in the device and it led me right into the path of a speeding train ,"she told the BBC.
W ho is to blame here ? Rick Stevenson ,who tells Ceely's story in his book When Machines Fail US, finger at the limitations of technology. We put our faith in digital devices, he says,
but our digital helpers are too often not up to the job. They are filled with small problems. And it’s not just GPS devices: Stevenson takes us on a tour of digital disasters involving everything from mobile phones to wireless key boards.
The problem with his argument in the book is that it’s not clear why he only focuses digital technology,while there may be a number of other possible causes. A map-maker might have left the crossing off a paper map. Maybe we should blame Ceely for not paying attention. perhaps the railway authorities are at fault for poor signaling system. Or maybe someone has studied the relative dangers and worked out that there really is something specific wrong with the CPS equipment. But Stevenson doesn’t say.
It’s a problem that runs through the book. In a section on cars, Stevenson gives an accout of the advanced techniques that criminals use to defeat computer-based locking systems for cars. He offers two independent sets of figures on car theft; both show a small rise in some parts of the country. He says that once once again not all new locks have proved reliable. Perhaps, but maybe it’s also due to the shortage of policemen on the streets. Or changing social circumstances. Or some combination of these factors .
The game between humans and their smart devices is complex. It is shaped by economics and psychology and the cultures we live in. Somewhere in the mix of those forces there may be way a wiser use of technology.
If there is such a way, it should involve more than just an awareness of the shortcomings of our machines. After all, we have lived with them for thousands of years. They have probably been fooling us for just as long .
【小题1】
What did Paula Ceely think was the cause of her accident?

A．Shewasnotfamiliarwiththeroad.

B．Itwasdarkandrainingheavilythen.

C．The railway works failed to give the signal.

D．Her GPS device didn’t tell her about the crossing

【小题2】
The phrase”near miss” (paragraph 2 ) can best be replaced by _______.

【小题3】
Which of the following would Rick Stevenson most probably agree with?

A．Moderntechnologyiswhatwe can’tlivewithout.

B．Digitaltechnologyoftenfalls shortofoutexpectation.

C．Digitaldevicesaremore reliablethantheyusedtobe.

D．GPSerrorisnottheonly causeforCelery’saccident.

【小题4】
In the writer’s opinion, Stevenson’s argument is________.

【小题5】
What is the real concern of the writer of this article?

A．The major causes of traffic accidents and car thefts.

B．The relationship between humans and technology

C．Theshortcomingsofdigital devicesweuse.

D．Thehuman unawarenessoftechnicalproblems.

第二卷（共35分）

第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节对话填空（共10小题上，每小题1分，满分10分）

（J="Jane " F="Flora" ）

J: Hi,Flora. It seems that I haven’t seen for you ages, Where have you been ?

F: Hi, Jane . Been to England for a (76) t______.

J: Oh really ? That’s great,. Did someone (77) e_______travel with you?

F: We went on a group tour, You know that would make things easy. You wouldn’t (78) w_______about this and that.

J:Yes. A pleasant time, eh?

F: A really pleasant to me. Everything we saw, Fantastic ! And the guide was a very nice guy; he also (79) l_______ us a deep impression.

J:What’s that ?

F:He once told us about the (80)b______ of his career. He was an Oxford student before. And one day when he went on his (81)w______ to a lecture, a tourist

(82) a_____ him for directions. Since he was going in the same direction,he led the way, telling legends and stories about Oxford. Before they knew it, two hours passed, and the tourist gave him ten pounds for the enjoyable morning. He then

(83) r_______ that he had a gift for making a visit (84)i________and lovely.

J: What an amazing story ! By the way , How did you travel(85)e________ in England?

F: It depends.Sometimes by udnerground or by bus.

J: If only I had such a chance !

One evening in February 2007 . a student named Paula Ceely brought her car to a stop on a remote in Wales . She got out to open a metal gate that blocked her path . That's when she heard the whistle sounded by the driver of a train.Her Renault Clio parked across a railway line. Second later,she watched the train drag her car almost a kilometre down the railway tracks.

Ceely's near miss made the news because she blamed it on her GPS device(导航仪).She had never driven the route before .It was dark and raining heavily . Ceely was relying on her GPS. But it made no mention of the crossing ."I put my complete trust in the device and it led me right into the path of a speeding train ,"she told the BBC.

W ho is to blame here ? Rick Stevenson ,who tells Ceely's story in his book When Machines Fail US, finger at the limitations of technology. We put our faith in digital devices, he says,

but our digital helpers are too often not up to the job. They are filled with small problems. And it’s not just GPS devices: Stevenson takes us on a tour of digital disasters involving everything from mobile phones to wireless key boards.

The problem with his argument in the book is that it’s not clear why he only focuses digital technology,while there may be a number of other possible causes. A map-maker might have left the crossing off a paper map. Maybe we should blame Ceely for not paying attention. perhaps the railway authorities are at fault for poor signaling system. Or maybe someone has studied the relative dangers and worked out that there really is something specific wrong with the CPS equipment. But Stevenson doesn’t say.

It’s a problem that runs through the book. In a section on cars, Stevenson gives an accout of the advanced techniques that criminals use to defeat computer-based locking systems for cars. He offers two independent sets of figures on car theft; both show a small rise in some parts of the country. He says that once once again not all new locks have proved reliable. Perhaps, but maybe it’s also due to the shortage of policemen on the streets. Or changing social circumstances. Or some combination of these factors .

The game between humans and their smart devices is complex. It is shaped by economics and psychology and the cultures we live in. Somewhere in the mix of those forces there may be way a wiser use of technology.

If there is such a way, it should involve more than just an awareness of the shortcomings of our machines. After all, we have lived with them for thousands of years. They have probably been fooling us for just as long .

1.

What did Paula Ceely think was the cause of her accident?

A. She was not familiar with the road.

B. It was dark and raining heavily then.

C. The railway works failed to give the signal.

D. Her GPS device didn’t tell her about the crossing

2.

The phrase”near miss” (paragraph 2 ) can best be replaced by _______.

A. closebit B. heavy loss C.narrow escape D. big mistake

3.

Which of the following would Rick Stevenson most probably agree with? A. Modern technology is what we can’t live without.

B. Digital technology often falls short of out expectation.

C. Digital devices are more reliable than they used to be.

D. GPS error is not the only cause for Celery’s accident.

4.

In the writer’s opinion, Stevenson’s argument is________.

A. one-sided B. reasonable C.puzzling D.well-based

5.

What is the real concern of the writer of this article?

A.The major causes of traffic accidents and car thefts.

B.The relationship between humans and technology

C. The shortcomings of digital devices we use.

D. The human unawareness of technical problems.

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