Anyone who works in an office knows the power of technology. When it works, life is wonderful. Information files across the world in seconds. It saves time and makes our jobs easier. But when technology goes wrong, everyone hates it.
In March, Peter Golota received a gas bill for $0.00. He threw it away. In April, he received another bill for $0.00. He threw that one way, too. In May, the gas company sent him a letter which said he had to pay his gas bill. If he didn’t pay it, they were going to cut off his gas. He called and told them the bill was for $0.00. They said it was a computer error. But the bills continued. Finally, he sent a check for $0.00. This caused the bank’s computer to crash. After a lot of angry phone calls and the letters between the man, the gas company, and the bank, the case went to court. The gas company lost, and had to pay Peter Golota $8,000. It all happened because of a bill for $0.00.
A man from Colorado appeared on the news when he shot his computer because it crashed all the time. The man, who owned a bar, put the “dead” laptop on the wall for everyone to see. The police said, “It’s the first time someone shot a computer because he was angry with it.” They arrested him.
In December, Margaret Smart, of Energies Solutions, stood up in front of 2,000 people in Taxes. As she began to speak, her microphone stopped working. They found another one. After two minutes, that one also died. When she decided to show her notes on PowerPoint, the computer refused to start up. The title of her presentation was “Technology: The way Forward”.
【小题1】Why did the bank’s computer crash?
A. Because it kept sending gas bills for $0.00.
B. Because Peter Golota sent a check for $0.00.
  Because the gas company sent a letter to the bank.
D. Because the gas bill case went to court.
【小题2】Who got angry with his computer and shot it?
A. A bar owner.                                          B. A policeman.
  Peter Golota.                                        D. A bank manager.
【小题3】Margaret Smart’s computer refuses to start up probably because ________.
A. there was a power failure                  B. it worked too long
  it went wrong                                D. someone shot her computer

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
　 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Once upon a time there was a group of tiny frogs that held a running competition. The 36 was to reach the top of a very high tower. A big crowd had  37  around the tower to see the race and cheer on the  38 .
The race began,  39 , no one in the crowd really  40  that the tiny frogs would reach the top of the tower. You heard  41  such as, “They will never  42  it to the top.” or “There is no  43  that they will succeed. The tower is too high!”
The tiny frogs began  44 , one by one, except for those who were climbing  45  in different paces.
The crowd continued to yell, “It’s too difficult!  46  will make it!”
47  tiny frogs got tired and gave up,  48  one continued higher and higher.
49 , everyone else had given up climbing the tower, except for one tiny frog. After a lot of  50 , he was the only one who reached the top! Then all the other tiny frogs  51  wanted to know how this one frog  52  to do it?
A competitor asked the tiny frog how he had found the  53  to succeed and reach the goal. It turned out that the winner was  54 !
Never listen to other people’s tendencies to be negative or pessimistic…because they  55  your most wonderful dreams and wishes away from you--- the one you have in your heart!
36. A. wish         B. goal        C. plan        D. idea
37. A. looked      B. walked    C. turned     D. gathered
38. A. competitors        B. holders   C. actors     D. performers
39. A. Generally  B. Probably        C. Actually   D. Basically
40. A. wondered  B. believed         C. guessed    D. hoped
41. A. statements    B. conclusions    C. arguments       D. explanations
42. A. achieve     B. spot   C. encourage D. make
43. A. problem   B. chance    C. doubt      D. favor
44. A. giving up  B. cheering up    C. escaping  D. settling down
45. A. faster and faster             B. higher and higher  
C. farther and farther           D. stronger and stronger
46. A. No one    B. Everyone       C. Anyone    D. Someone
47. A. Fewer      B. Less        C. More       D. Larger  
48. A. and   B. but         C. so    D. or
49. A. At the same time   B. At each time      C. At no time      D. In the end
50. A. step   B. attempt   C. effort      D. jump
51. A. naturally   B. weightlessly   C. sadly       D. strangely
52. A. managed   B. planed    C. intended  D. started  
53. A. energy      B. force      C. strength   D. power
54. A. deaf   B. violent    C. foolish     D. religious
55. A. send         B. pass        C. keep        D. take 

第三部分阅读理解(共20小题：每小题2分．满分40分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、c和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It’s wonderful when teenage dreams collie true after a lot of hard work．Ban Ki—Moon，foreign minister of the Republic of Korea，knows this only too well．He dreamt of being a diplomat(外交官)from a young age and now"the 63-year—old has become the world’s top diplomat．

On October 9，2006，UN Security Council appointed Ban to take the place of Secretary General

Kofi Annan．Next January he will become the first Asian to take the post in 35 years．

Bom into a pool"family in ROK，s Chungju，young Ban showed early talent at languages．In his

Senior 1 year he wrote an English book to help his classmates study．At 18 Ban WOn the first prize in  an English speaking eompetidon．This allowed him to travel to Washington and meet the former US President John F．Kennedy．“This was the moment when my dream began，”said Ban．

Ever since then Ban worked hard to keep his dream alive．After graduating from the top—ranking Seoul National University，he joined the foreign ministry and became its most industrious(勤奋的)worker．In 2004 he became the top diplomat in the ROK．

Ban，s down—to—earth efforts also gave him the ability to get along with everyone．After being  a diplomat for 36 years，he made many friends but no enemies．

But critics think his gentleness might make him ready to give in．They doubt whether he can take a strong stand on burning issue like the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s(DPRK，朝鲜)nuclear programme．

As the DPRK ll／mounced a successful nuelefltr test on October 9，2006，experts said the UN’s  new boss would be challenged by his first tough task．But Ban，who played a leading role in past nuclear talks with the DPRK，seems to have his own ideas．

“I understand the power of Tai Chi(太极)well，”said Ban．He’s ready to travel to Pyongyang

to talk its leaders into giving up nuclear weapons．

“Ban has a typical oriental style，mild but determined”says Yoon Young—Kwan former foreign minister  of  the ROK．“He may look soft from the outside。but inside he has strong views．’’

56.Ban Ki—Moon was allowed t0 meet former US President John F．Kennedy because——．

A.he dreamt of being a diplomat    B．his English was excellent

C. he wrote an English book  D．he was a most industrious worker

57.What does the underhned phrase“my dream”refer to?

A.The UN chief．    B．The foreign minister of POK．

C.A diplomat．      D．The US president．

58.Which of the following is the best sentence to be put into the blank in Para．8 7

A.1 will think over a s仕ong way to solve the problem．

B.Soft ways are  often the best to deal with intense conflicts．

C.The nuclear programme of DPRK is very demanding．

D．Terrible conflicts should be settled by all the countries．

59.Acording to the text，we can infer that——．

A．Ban Ki—Moon has no idea about dealing with the nuclear programme

B. Ban Ki—Moon likes playing Tai Chi in his spare time

C．An Asian took the post of UN chief in 1973

D．Ban Ki—Moon became the world’S top diplomat at the age of 60

根据下列各句句意和空白之后的汉语提示词，在答题卡指定区域的横线上写出对应单词的正确形式，每空只写一词。

1.He drew a ___________________（结论） after a lot of experiments.

2.The doctor is well-known for having _______（治疗）  some people of the deadly disease.

3.It’s difficult to __________（处理） the machine.

4.Employees are expected and required to ______ （参加） team meetings.

5.To our great _________（高兴）,we will have seven days off this months.

6.The whole country __________ （团结）together and got through the horrible earthquake in 2008.

7.Have you noticed that all the statues in the temple are ______________ （辉煌的）?

8.There was a _______________(矛盾 )between the accounts of the witnesses.

9.The _______________ （建设）work of the theatre is supposed to be completed within the year.

10.She ______________(折叠) the letter in half and put it into her pocket.

根据下列句子所给首字母在横线上写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一词）
【小题1】He drew a ____________（结论）after a lot of experiments.
【小题2】Word came that our football team was _____________ （打败）again.      
【小题3】Who do you think is to ____________（该受指责）for the accident?
【小题4】What he did was not ________ （与……一致）with what he said.
【小题5】England is divided __________ (粗略地) into three zones.
【小题6】At first my new __________ (环境) were difficult to tolerate.
【小题7】If it is _____________（方便的）to you I’ll be with you next Tuesday.
【小题8】 Please ________（安排） for a taxi to pick me up at six o’clock.
【小题9】To their __________（高兴）, their son was admitted into a famous university.
【小题10】Wang Ping ________(系好) my safety belt and showed me how to use the hovering carriage.
【小题11】 Being ______（暴露）to sunlight for too much time will do harm to one’s skin.
【小题12】With extra evidence John Snow was able to______(宣布) with certainty that polluted water carried the virus.
【小题13】For historical__________ (建筑) ,you have to go to older but smaller towns built by the Romans.
【小题14】Just as I tried to make the necessary ________(调整)to this new situation, Wang Ping appeared.
【小题15】Westminster Abbey contains ________(雕塑) in memory of dead poets and writers.