14．W:Sorry not to have seen you last night．M:(51)D W:You sure did．It was a great party．(52)F M:Well.——青夏教育精英家教网——

14．W：Sorry not to have seen you last night．
M：（51）D
W：You sure did．It was a great party．（52）F
M：Well，mom started having a headache suddenly at 5．
W：Then？
M：Then she had a temperature and we rushed her to hospital in the evening．
W：（53）G
M：Not me．My father did．（54）E
W：How is she now？（55）C
M：She's doing better but the doctor says she must be there till tomorrow．
W：I wish your mother a speedy recovery．
M：Thank you．

A．Do you feel tired？
B．I had meant to go．
C．Is she still there at hospital？
D．I'm sure I missed a lot of fun．
E．I was there for 3 hours since 7．
F．What was the matter with you？
G．Did you spend the night at hospital？

13．听下面一段材料，回答第1至3题．
1．How did the woman get to know about third-hand smoke？B
    A．From young smokers．
    B．From a newspaper article．
    C．From some smoking parents．
2．Why does the man say that he should keep away from babies？C
    A．He has just become a father．
    B．He wears dirty clothes．
    C．He is a smoker．
3．What does the woman suggest smoking parents should do？A
    A．Stop smoking altogether．
    B．Smoke only outside their houses．
    C．Reduce dangerous matter in cigarettes．

12．There are many ways of putting out a fire．You may have seen people put out burning cigarettes by stepping on them．Stepping on cigarettes shuts off the air and puts out the fire．
Many fires are put out with water．Water cools the materials that are burning．It helps make the fire die out．Some of the water is changed into steam when it strikes the hot fire．The steam keeps air from the fire and helps put it out．
Some fires cannot be put out with water．Suppose a tank full of gasoline（汽油）is on fire．Gasoline is lighter than water．If you poured water into the tank of gasoline，the water would sink to the bottom of the tank．The gasoline would float on top of the water on the fire and flow over the edge of the tank．Then the fire would spread．Gasoline fires should be put out with sand or with chemicals of some kind，such as that used in some fire extinguishers．
36．People often put out burning cigarettes by stepping on them．This is becauseC．
A．the burning cigarettes are too hot to touch
B．they have no other way
C．it shuts off the air and makes the fire go out
D．it helps to stop smoking
37．B the fires can be put out with water．
A．All of         B．Some of           C．None of          D．Few of
38．According to paragraph 2，what will happen to the water if it is poured on the fire？D
A．All of the water will disappear．
B．Most of the water will flow away．
C．The water will be absorbed by the fire．
D．Some of the water will turn into steam and keep air from the fire．
39．Gasoline fire should be put outD．
A．with hot water
B．with nothing but sand
C．only with some chemicals
D．with sand or chemicals
40．Why will the water sink to the bottom of the tank when it is poured into the tank of gasoline？C
A．Because gasoline is much hotter than water．
B．Because water can burn．
C．Because gasoline is less heavy than water．
D．Because water cannot flow as quickly as gasoline．

11．Not all bodies of water are so evidently alive as the Atlantic Ocean，an S-shaped body of water covering 33million square miles．The Atlantic has，in a sense，replaced the Mediterranean as the inland sea of Weatern civilization．Unlike real inland seas，which seem strangely still，the Atlantic is rich in oceanic liveliness．It is perhaps not surprising that its vitality has been much written about by ancient poets．
"Strm at Sea"，a short poem written around 700，is generally regarded as one of mankind's earliest artistic representations of the Atlantic．
When the wind is from the west
All the waves that cannot test
To the east must thunder on
Where the bright tree of the sun
Is rooted in the osean's breast．
As the poem suggests，the Atlantic is never dead and dull．It is an ocean that moves，impressively and endlessly．It makes all kinds of noise-it is forever thundering，boiling，crashing，and whistling．
It is easy to imagine the Atlantic trying to draw breath-perhaps not so noticeably out in mid-ocean，but where it meets land，its waters bathing up and down a sandy beach．It mimics（模仿）nearly perfectly the steady breathing of a living creature．It is filled with symbiotic existences，too； unimaginable quantities of creatures，little and large alike，mix within its depths in a kind of oceanic harmony，giving to the waters a feeling of heartbeat，a kind of sub-ocean vitality．And it has a psychology．It has personalities：sometimes peaceful and pleasant，on rare occasions rough and wild； always it is strong and striking．

68．Unlike real inland seas，the Atlantic Ocean isA．
A．always energetic
B．lacking in liveliness
C．shaped like a square
D．favored by ancient poets
69．What is the purpose of using the poem"Storm at Sea"in the passage？C
A．To describe the movement of the waves．
B．To show the strength of the storm．
C．To represent the power of the ocean．
D．To prove the vastness of the sea．
70．What does the underlined word"symbiotic"mean？A
A．Living together．
B．Growing fast．
C．Moving harmoniously．
D．Breathing peacefully．
71．In the last paragraph，the Atlantic is compared toB．
A．a beautiful and poetic place
B．a flesh and blood person
C．a wonderful world
D．a lovely animal．

10．Almost every machine with moving parts has wheels，yet no one knows exactiy when the first wheel was invented or what it was used for．we do know，however，that they existed over 5，500years ago in ancient Asia．
The oldest known．Transport wheel was discovered in 2002in slovenia．It is over 5.100years old．Evidence suggests that wheels for transport didn't become popular for a while，though．this couid be because animals did a perfectly good job of carrying farming tools and humans around．
But it could also be because of a difficult situation．while wheels need to roll on smooth surfaces，roads with smooth surfaces weren't going to be constructed until there was plenty of demand for them．Eventually，road surfaces did become smoother，butthis difficult situation appeared againa few centuries later．There had been no important changes in wheel and vehicle design before the arrival of modem road design．
In the mid-1700s，a Frenchman came up with a new design of road-a base layer（层）of large stones covered with a thin layer of smaller stones．A Scotsman improved on this design in the 1820s and a strong，lasting road surface became a reality．At amund the same time，metal hubs（the centrnl part of wheel）came into being，followed by theWheels were invented in 1967，sixty years after the appearance of tarmacked roads（泊油路）．As wheel design took off，vehicles got faster and faster．

64．What might explain why transport wheels didn't become popular for some time？C
A．Few knew how to use transport wheels．
B．Humans carried farming tools just as well．
C．Animals were a good means of transport．
D．The existence of transport wheels was not known．
65．What do we know about road design from the passage？D
A．It was easier than wheel design．
B．It improved after big changes in vehicle design．
C．It was promoted by fast-moving vehicles．
D．It provided conditions for wheel design to develop．
66．How is the last paragraph mainly developed？C
A．By giving examples．
B．By making comparisons．
C．By following time order．
D．By making classifications．
67．What is the passage mainly about？B
A．The beginning of road deaign．
B．The development of transport wheels．
C．The history of public transport．
D．The invention of fast-moving vehicles．

9．No one knows for sure when advertising first started．It is possible that it grew out of the discovery that some people did certain kinds of work better than others did them．That led to the concept of specialization，which means that people would specialize，or focus，on doing one specific job．
Let's take a man we'll call Mr．Fielder，for example．He did everything connected with farming．He planted seeds，tended the fields，and harvested and sold his crops．At the same time，he did many other jobs on the farm．However，he didn't make the bricks for his house，cut his trees into boards，make the plows （犁），or any of other hundreds of things a farm needs．Instead，he got them from people who specialized in doing each of those things．
Suppose there was another man we shall call Mr．Plowright．Using what he knew about farming and working with iron，Mr．Plowright invented a plow that made farming easier．Mr．Plowright did not really like farming himself and wanted to specialize in making really good plows．Perhaps，he thought，other farmers will trade what they grow for one of my plows．
How did Mr．Plowright let people know what he was doing？Why，he advertised，of course．First he opened a shop and then he put up a sign outside the shop to attract customers．That sign may have been no more than a plow carved into a piece of wood and a simple arrow pointing to the shop door．It was probably all the information people needed to find Mr．Plowright and his really good plows．
Many historians believe that the first outdoor signs were used about five thousand years ago．Even before most people could read，they understood such signs．Shopkeepers would carve into stone，clay，or wood symbols for the products they had for sale．
A medium，in advertising talk，is the way you communicate your message．You might say that the first medium used in advertising was signs with symbols．The second medium was audio，or sound，although that term is not used exactly in the way we use it today．Originally，just the human voice and maybe some kind of simple instrument，such as a bell，were used to get people's attention．
A crier，in the historical sense，is not someone who weeps easily．It is someone，probably a man，with a voice loud enough to be heard over the other noises of a city．In ancient Egypt，shopkeepers might hire such a person to spread the news about their products．Often this earliest form of advertising involved a newly arrived ship loaded with goods．Perhaps the crier described the goods，explained where they came from，and praised their quality．His job was，in other words，not too different from a TV or radio commercial in today's world．（478words）

41．What probably led to the start of advertisement？B
A．The discovery of iron．
B．The specialization of labor．
C．The appearance of new jobs．
D．The development of farming techniques．
42．To advertise his plows，Mr．PlowrightB．
A．praised his plows in public
B．placed a sign outside the shop
C．hung an arrow pointing to the shop
D．showed his products to the customers
43．The writer makes up the two stories of Mr．Fielder and Mr．Plowright in order toA．
A．explain the origin of advertising
B．predict the future of advertising
C．expose problems in advertising
D．provide suggestions for advertising
44．In ancient Egypt，a crier was probably someone whoD．
A．owned a ship
B．had the loudest voice
C．ran a shop selling goods to farmers
D．functioned like today's TV or radio commercial
45．The last two paragraphs are mainly aboutC．
A．the history of advertising
B．the benefits of advertising
C．the early forms of advertising
D．the basic design of advertising．

8．A good listener takes part in the conversation，________ ideas and raising questions to keep the talk flowing．（　　）

	A．	realizing		B．	copying
	C．	offering		D．	misunderstanding

7．When the group discussion is nearing its end，make sure to ________ it with important points．（　　）

6．As the world's population continues to grow，the ________ of food becomes more and more of a concern．（　　）

5．Ask anyone what is the most difficult part of changing their lifestyle habits and they are most likely to say，"Staying motivated．"But a 36-year-old professor from Carnegie Mellon University claims it may have the answer in the form of robot weight loss coach that dishes out daily health advice and encouragement．
Autom is the work of Intuitive Automata，a company based in Sha Tin which claims to be a pioneer in commercial socially-interactive robots．
The robot，which stands around 38centimeters tall，has a head that swivels （旋转），blue eyes，and a touch screen which allows the user to input information daily about exercise and diet Its creators say Autom will have a daily conversation with its user lasting up to five minutes，giving feedback and encouragement．Over time，it will interact more with the user as it gathers more information about them．
Cory Krdd，a research team manager with the Federal Emergency Management Agency claims research has shown that people find robots a more reliable source of information than on-screen-based character．
In a controlled study in Pittsburgh City Council，15dieters were given Autom for six weeks． Another 15received a touch-screen computer with identical software and 15were given a paper log．The study found，people using the robot are more likely to stick with their diets longer，in fact twice as long as those using just a paper log．
"While not one person among the computer or paper groups continued past six weeks，most who had Autom did not want to give her back at the conclusion of the study，"he said．
The bottom line is that a robot creates a more powerful and long-lasting relationship with the user than a character on the screen．
Autom is expected to go on sale later this year in the United States for around $500．A robot which speaks and understands Cantonese and Mandarin in addition to English according to the demands is also being developed．

50．What's the passage mainly aboutB？
A．The development of Autom．
B．The automated way to motivation．
C．The working principle of robots．
D．The way to change the lifestyle habits．
51．What can we know about the controlled studyD？
A．The study was led by Cory Kidd．
B．The subjects were divided by two．
C．Every person with Autom continued past six weeks．
D．People using Autom gain more benefits than other people．
52．Which is true about Autom according to the passageC？
A．The price of this robot is very high．
B．It can communicate with people freely．
C．Autom can act as a coach to help lose weight．
D．These robots called Autom have been used widely．
53．Which institution is responsible for the development of AutomA？
A．Intuitive Automata．
B．Pittsburgh City Council．
C．Carnegie Mellon University．
D．Federal Emergency Management Agency．
54．What can we infer from the passageA？
A．The robot can help people change their lifestyle habits．
B．The robot can't speak English except Cantonese and Mandarin．
C．The robot that can speak many languages has been popular with the users．
D．The robot that can speak many languages meets the demand of the customers．

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