Ricky didn’t help much around the house, so his parents bought him a butler (管家) robot. As soon as it arrived, off it went, cooking, cleaning, and   36  dirty clothes from Ricky’s bedroom   37  . On that first day, when Ricky went to sleep, he had left his bedroom in a   38  . When he woke up the next morning,   39  was perfectly clean and tidy.
But now Ricky couldn’t   40  his favorite T-shirt, nor his favorite toy. However much he searched, the two items didn’t   41  , and the same was starting to happen with other things.   42  the butler robot, Ricky thought of a plan to   43  on it, and finally caught it red-handed (正在作案的), picking up one of his toys to  “ 44 ”  it.
He told his parents that the butler was   45  and asked them to have it   46 . But his parents didn’t believe him at all for they were   47  with the butler for its good service. Ricky kept on telling them how much good stuff the butler was hiding, until one day the butler heard the boy’s   48.  Then it returned some of the boy’s toys and clothes to him.
“Here, sir. I did not know it was   49  you,” said the butler.
“How could it not, you thief?! You’ve been stealing my stuff for weeks!” the boy answered  50.     “The objects were left on the floor;  51  I thought that you did not like them. I am programmed to collect all that is not   52  , and at night I send them to those who can use them. I’m a highly efficient machine,” the bulter said.
Ricky started feeling   53  . Since then, Ricky decided to put real  54  into how he treated his things. He also often bought things and took them to help out those who are  55  -- along with his good friend, the butler of course.

Ricky didn’t help much around the house, so his parents bought him a butler (管家) robot. As soon as it arrived, off it went, cooking, cleaning, and   36  dirty clothes from Ricky’s bedroom   37  . On that first day, when Ricky went to sleep, he had left his bedroom in a   38  . When he woke up the next morning,   39  was perfectly clean and tidy.

But now Ricky couldn’t   40  his favorite T-shirt, nor his favorite toy. However much he searched, the two items didn’t   41  , and the same was starting to happen with other things.   42  the butler robot, Ricky thought of a plan to   43  on it, and finally caught it red-handed (正在作案的), picking up one of his toys to  “ 44 ”  it.

He told his parents that the butler was   45  and asked them to have it   46 . But his parents didn’t believe him at all for they were   47  with the butler for its good service. Ricky kept on telling them how much good stuff the butler was hiding, until one day the butler heard the boy’s   48.  Then it returned some of the boy’s toys and clothes to him.

“Here, sir. I did not know it was   49  you,” said the butler.

“How could it not, you thief?! You’ve been stealing my stuff for weeks!” the boy answered  50.     “The objects were left on the floor;  51  I thought that you did not like them. I am programmed to collect all that is not   52  , and at night I send them to those who can use them. I’m a highly efficient machine,” the bulter said.

Ricky started feeling   53  . Since then, Ricky decided to put real  54  into how he treated his things. He also often bought things and took them to help out those who are  55  -- along with his good friend, the butler of course.

1.                A．tearing up       B．gathering up     C．dressing up    D．sewing up

2.                A．doorway        B．furniture        C．window   D．floor

3.                A．mess           B．row            C．way  D．moment

4.                A．something      B．anything        C．everything D．nothing

5.                A．buy            B．wash           C．try  D．find

6.                A．respond        B．appear         C．come D．function

7.                A．Remembering    B．Understanding   C．Suspecting D．Believing

8.                A．look           B．spy            C．call  D．work

9.                A．fix             B．hide           C．play with  D．tidy away

10.               A．intelligent       B．busy           C．lost   D．broken

11.               A．changed        B．thrown         C．closed D．arrested

12.               A．familiar         B．delighted       C．strict D．friendly

13.               A．complaints      B．quarrels        C．dialogues  D．questions

14.               A．disappointing    B．worrying        C．boring D．bothering

15.               A．honestly        B．calmly          C．shyly D．angrily

16.               A．otherwise       B．besides         C．therefore  D．however

17.               A．paid           B．devoted        C．wasted    D．wanted

18.               A．ashamed       B．nervous        C．hurt  D．puzzled

19.               A．trust           B．respect         C．effort D．care

20.               A．in charge       B．in danger       C．in need   D．in debt

It’s Friday morning in the year 2030, and you’re running late. You got carried away watching the music video that was playing in the corner of your bathroom mirror while you were brushing your teeth. How will you get to your office at Mega Giga Industries on time?

    A quick check of your Internet–connected refrigerator tells you your train is a bit behind schedule, too. So you decide to drive your environmentally–friendly fuel cell car instead—or rather, let your car drive you. It’s programmed to know the way and it will get you there without speeding, getting lost, or crashing.

   Settling into your office chair, which changes color to match what you’re wearing, you pick up yesterday morning’s newspaper. Printed on reusable electronic paper, it immediately rewrites itself with today’s headlines. Now it’s time for your big meeting. Uh-oh! You’ve left your handwritten notes at home. No problem. The digital ink pen you used has stored an electronic copy of what you wrote.

   Your wristwatch videophone (可视电话) suddenly rings. Your best friend’s face pops up on the screen (屏幕) asking what you’re doing this weekend. Will you play virtual soccer with the U.S. Olympic team? No, no. Your friend says, so you have to take the new elevator (made of microscopic fibers many times stronger than steel) 60000 miles into space.

    Could this scene really take place in just twenty years? The researchers who are now developing all this stuff think so. These gadgets (小器械) may be as common in 20 years as cell phones and DVD players are today.

What is the BEST TITLE for the passage?

Your future car has all of the following features (特点) EXCEPT        ．

How many high-tech products are mentioned in Paragraph 3?

We can learn from the passage that in twenty years          ．

A. going to space may be common       

B. DVD players will be much more popular

C. playing virtual soccer with Olympic teams won’t be attractive

D. wristwatch videophones will completely take the place of cell phones

It’s Friday morning in the year 2030, and you’re running late. You got carried away watching the music video that was playing in the corner of your bathroom mirror while you were brushing your teeth. How will you get to your office at Mega Giga Industries on time?

    A quick check of your Internet–connected refrigerator tells you your train is a bit behind schedule, too. So you decide to drive your environmentally–friendly fuel cell car instead—or rather, let your car drive you. It’s programmed to know the way and it will get you there without speeding, getting lost, or crashing.

   Settling into your office chair, which changes color to match what you’re wearing, you pick up yesterday morning’s newspaper. Printed on reusable electronic paper, it immediately rewrites itself with today’s headlines. Now it’s time for your big meeting. Uh-oh! You’ve left your handwritten notes at home. No problem. The digital ink pen you used has stored an electronic copy of what you wrote.

   Your wristwatch videophone (可视电话) suddenly rings. Your best friend’s face pops up on the screen (屏幕) asking what you’re doing this weekend. Will you play virtual soccer with the U.S. Olympic team? No, no. Your friend says, so you have to take the new elevator (made of microscopic fibers many times stronger than steel) 60000 miles into space.

    Could this scene really take place in just twenty years? The researchers who are now developing all this stuff think so. These gadgets (小器械) may be as common in 20 years as cell phones and DVD players are today.

57. What is the BEST TITLE for the passage?

A. Life in the Future      B. Future Transportation  

C. Life Today and Tomorrow D. Development of the Internet

58. Your future car has all of the following features (特点) EXCEPT        ．

A. being programmed to know the way       B. using environmentally-friendly fuel

C. driving you to different places safely       D. having an Internet-connected refrigerator

59. How many high-tech products are mentioned in Paragraph 3?

A. Two.   B. Three.      C. Four.        D. Five.

60. We can learn from the passage that in twenty years          ．

A. going to space may be common       

B. DVD players will be much more popular

C. playing virtual soccer with Olympic teams won’t be attractive

D. wristwatch videophones will completely take the place of cell phones