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¡¡¡¡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 ¡ç15,000 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 in form a xecurity firm if ther 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 nost robots it cannot climb stairs£®

¡¡¡¡It can be set to remind forgetful people when it is time to take medicine, eat and sleep£®

¡¡¡¡Mitstubishi 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 xoncern 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 wolrld£®

¡¡¡¡At the same time, extended families are being rdplaced 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£®

(1)

Which of the following is true about the Robot?

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A£®

It is used in some nuclear power facilities£®

B£®

It cannot speak but can understand answers£®

C£®

It can go up and soen the starirs easily£®

D£®

It can recognize as many as 10 faces£®

(2)

The purpose of this passage is ________£®

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A£®

to introduce a new product

B£®

to solve the ageing problems

C£®

to tell people hwo to use the robot

D£®

to show the rapid development of technolygy

(3)

What can we infer from the passage?

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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£®

(4)

What is the best title of this passage?

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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

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¡¡¡¡There are stock markets (¹ÉƱÊг¡) in large cities in many countries. Stock markets in Paris, London, Tokyo, Shanghai and New York are among the largest and most well-known. The stock market, also called stock exchange, is a place where people can buy or sell shares of a factory or a company. And each share means certain ownership of a factory or a company.

¡¡¡¡Different people go to stock markets. Some are rich, who want to get more money than they have. Others are not very rich, who buy stocks and try to become rich. Still others buy stocks as part of their plan to save money.

¡¡¡¡Of course, investing(Ͷ×Ê) money in the stock market is not the safest way to make money. No one can tell exactly whether the shares will be doing well. The factory or company may do badly. Then the stocks will go down, and investors will lose money. The stock may go up or down for a number of untold reasons. Everyone wants the stock to go up, but sometimes even if a factory or a company does a good job, the stock may still go down.

¡¡¡¡No wonder going to the stock market is often compared to gambling(¶Ä²©). All are eager to make money by¡°gambling¡± in the stock market. Factories and companies that need money are pleased that so many people are willing to¡°gamble¡±.Indeed, the stock market is an attractive part of the business world.

1£®If you are an investor, you ________ in the stock market.

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A£®can always make money

B£®can tell exactly when the stock goes up or down

C£®may sometimes lose money

D£®your gambling is always safe

2£®The passage mainly wants to tell us ________.

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A£®how to buy or sell shares

B£®the stock market is like a gambling house

C£®the ABC of stock markets

D£®investing money in the stock market is not the safest way

3£®Which of the following is not right?

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A£®Going to the stock market is like gambling

B£®The stock will always go up if a factory or company does a good job

C£®People buy or sell stocks in the hope of making money

D£®People who are not rich will probably become rich by buying or selling stocks

4£®Factories and companies are pleased that so many people¡°gamble¡±, because ________.

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A£®they can make them rich

B£®they need more people to work for them

C£®they need their money to do business

D£®some people win and some lose

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¡¡¡¡In 1901, H£®G£®Wells, an English writer, wrote a book describing a trip to the moon£®When the explorers (̽ÏÕÕß) landed on the moon, they discovered that the moon was full of underground cities£®They expressed their surprise to the ¡°moon people¡± they met£®In turn, the ¡°moon people¡± expressed their surprise£®¡°Why,¡± they asked, ¡°are you traveling to outer space when you don't even use your inner space?¡±

¡¡¡¡H£®G£®Wells could only imagine travel to the moon£®In 1969, human beings really did land on the moon£®People today know that there are no underground cities on the moon£®However, the question that the ¡°moon people¡± asked is still an interesting one£®A growing number of scientists are seriously thinking about it£®

¡¡¡¡Underground systems are already in place£®Many cities have underground car parks£®In some cities, such as Tokyo, Seoul and Montreal, there are large underground shopping areas£®The ¡°Chunnel¡±, a tunnel (ËíµÀ) connecting England and France, is now complete£®

¡¡¡¡But what about underground cities? Japan's Taisei Corporation is designing a network of underground systems, called ¡°Alice Cities£®¡± The designers imagine using surface space for public parks and using underground space for flats, offices, shopping, and so on£®A solar dome (Ì«ÑôÄÜñ·¶¥) would cover the whole city£®

¡¡¡¡Supporters of underground development say that building down rather than building up is a good way to use the earth's space£®The surface, they say, can be used for farms, parks, gardens, and wilderness£®H£®G£®Wells' ¡°moon people¡± would agree£®Would you?

1£®The explorers in H£®G£®Wells' story were surprised to find that the ¡°moon people¡±________£®

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A£®knew so much about the earth

B£®understood their language

C£®lived in so many underground cities

D£®were ahead of them in space technology

2£®What does the underlined word it in Paragraph 2 refer to?

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A£®Discovering the moon's inner space£®

B£®Using the earth's inner space£®

C£®Meeting the ¡°moon people¡± again£®

D£®Traveling to outer space£®

3£®What sort of underground systems are already here with us?

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A£®Offices, shopping areas, power stations£®

B£®Tunnels, car parks, shopping areas£®

C£®Gardens, car parks, power stations£®

D£®Tunnels, gardens, offices£®

4£®What would be the best title for the text?

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A£®Alice Cities Cities of the Future

B£®Space Travel with H£®G£®Wells

C£®Enjoy Living Underground

D£®Building Down, Not Up

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¡¡¡¡There are stock markets (¹ÉƱÊг¡) in large cities in many countries. Stock markets in Paris, London, Tokyo, Shanghai and New York are among the largest and most well-known. The stock market, also called stock exchange, is a place where people can buy or sell shares of a factory or a company. And each share means certain ownership of a factory or a company.

¡¡¡¡Different people go to stock markets. Some are rich, who want to get more money than they have. Others are not very rich, who buy stocks and try to become rich. Still others buy stocks as part of their plan to save money.

¡¡¡¡Of course, investing(Ͷ×Ê) money in the stock market is not the safest way to make money. No one can tell exactly whether the shares will be doing well. The factory or company may do badly. Then the stocks will go down, and investors will lose money. The stock may go up or down for a number of untold reasons. Everyone wants the stock to go up, but sometimes even if a factory or a company does a good job, the stock may still go down.

¡¡¡¡No wonder going to the stock market is often compared to gambling(¶Ä²©). All are eager to make money by¡°gambling¡± in the stock market. Factories and companies that need money are pleased that so many people are willing to¡°gamble¡±.Indeed, the stock market is an attractive part of the business world.

(1)If you are an investor, you ________ in the stock market.

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A£®can always make money

B£®can tell exactly when the stock goes up or down

C£®may sometimes lose money

D£®your gambling is always safe

(2)The passage mainly wants to tell us ________.

[¡¡¡¡]

A£®how to buy or sell shares

B£®the stock market is like a gambling house

C£®the ABC of stock markets

D£®investing money in the stock market is not the safest way

(3)Which of the following is not right?

[¡¡¡¡]

A£®Going to the stock market is like gambling

B£®The stock will always go up if a factory or company does a good job

C£®People buy or sell stocks in the hope of making money

D£®People who are not rich will probably become rich by buying or selling stocks

(4)Factories and companies are pleased that so many people¡°gamble¡±, because ________.

[¡¡¡¡]

A£®they can make them rich

B£®they need more people to work for them

C£®they need their money to do business

D£®some people win and some lose

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¡¡¡¡Tokyo£ºthe world¡¯s oldest man, retired Japanese silkworm breeder Yukichi Chuganji, died in his home at the age of 114, on Monday£®Family members found him dead on his mattress£®Born on March 23, 1989, Chuganji worked as a silkworm breeder and bank employee after leaving school£®He also served as a community welfare officer£®He had been in good health, talking daily with his family members£®

¡¡¡¡Washington£ºevery American dislikes people who talk on cellphones while driving, even those are guilty of the practice£®In the State of New Jersey, 84 percent of 968 cellphone owners said in a recent telephone survey that they would support a state ban on the use of cellphones while driving£®However, 42 percent of cellphone owners also said they used the devices¡°very often¡±or¡°sometimes¡±while driving£®Although most agree that the banning is good, only 38 percent believed such a ban would be easy to enforce£®

¡¡¡¡New York£ºa woman in the US who was being attacked by a vicious dog said she was saved from further harm when her 13-year-old daughter distracted the canine by screaming¡° You want a piece of me?¡±and kicked it repeatedly in the head£®Jane Howell said she and her daughter, Elizabeth, were taking a walk around the neighbourhood on Saturday, evening when they came across the big dog, unchained£®

(1)

The main idea of the second paragraph is ________£®

[¡¡¡¡]

A£®

most Americans don¡¯t like cellphones

B£®

a ban on the use of cellphones has been made

C£®

few people use cellphones while driving

D£®

using cellphones while driving will be banned because most Americans don¡¯t like it

(2)

The three pieces of news are all about ________£®

[¡¡¡¡]

A£®

science

B£®

daily life

C£®

sports

D£®

law

(3)

The woman in the US ________£®

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A£®

was not harmed by the dog

B£®

was raising the dog when it attacked her

C£®

was protected from being seriously hurt by her daughter

D£®

had escaped when her daughter was kicking the dog

(4)

From the news we can infer ________£®

[¡¡¡¡]

A£®

Chuganji was living alone when he died

B£®

the woman¡¯s 13-year-old daughter was brave enough

C£®

cellphones are not good devices

D£®

it¡¯s easy to enforce the ban on the use of cellphones while driving

(5)

¡°Vicious¡±in the third paragraph means ________£®

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A£®

bad

B£®

kind

C£®

unchained

D£®

ugly

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¡¡¡¡By 2050¡­

¡¡¡¡Futurologists predict that life will probably be very different in 2050£®

¡¡¡¡TV channels will have disappeared£®Instead, people will choose a program from a¡°menu¡±and a computer will send the program directly to the television£®Today, we can use the World Wide Web to read newspaper stories and see pictures on a computer thousands of kilometers away£®By 2050, music, films, programs, newspapers, and books will come to us by computer£®

¡¡¡¡Cars will run on new, clean fuels and they will go very fast£®Cars will have computers to control the speed and there won't be any accidents£®Today, many cars have computers that tell drivers exactly where they are£®By 2050, the computer will control the car and drive it to your destination£®Space planes will take people halfway around the world in two hours£®Today, the United Sates Space Shuttle can go into space and land on Earth again£®By 2050, space planes will fly all over the world and people will fly from Los Angeles to Tokyo in just two hours£®

¡¡¡¡Robots will have replaced people in factories£®Many factories already use robots£®Big companies prefer robots£­they don't ask for pay rises or go on strike, and they work 24 hours a day£®By 2050, we will see robots everywhere£­in factories, schools, offices, hospitals, shops and homes£®

¡¡¡¡Medical technology will have conquered many diseases£®Today, there are electronic devices that connect directly to the brain to help people hear£®By 2050, we will be able to help blind and deaf people to see and hear again£®

¡¡¡¡Scientists will have discovered how to control genes£®Scientists have already produced clones of animals£®By 2050, scientists will be able to produce clones of people, and decide how they look, how they behave and how much intelligence they have£®Scientists will be able to do these things, but should they?

(1)

Which of the following can NOT be realized today?

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A£®

Reading newspapers on a computer£®

B£®

Making a space shuttle go into space and land on Earth again£®

C£®

Creating cloned animals£®

D£®

Choosing TV programs freely from a¡°menu¡±£®

(2)

According to the text, some big companies prefer robots to human workers because human workers ________£®

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A£®

can work 24 hours a day

B£®

often ask for more pay

C£®

are not clever enough

D£®

are often late for work

(3)

From the 6th paragraph we can infer that ________£®

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A£®

there will be no blind and deaf people by 2050

B£®

few diseases will attack people

C£®

electronic devices will be connected directly to the brain to help each other

D£®

medical technology will be more effective by 2050

(4)

What's the author's attitude towards the cloning technology?

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A£®

The author does not agree on the use of cloning technology£®

B£®

The author thinks human cloning is impossible£®

C£®

The author does not really support the idea of human cloning£®

D£®

The author is quite excited about human cloning£®

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