My house is made out of wood, glass and stone. It is also made out of software.

If you come to visit, you’ll probably be surprised when you come in. Someone will give you an electronic PIN （个人身份号码）to wear. This PIN tells the house who and where you are. The house uses this information to give you what you need. When it’s dark outside, the PIN turns on the lights nearest you, and then turns them off as you walk away from them. Music moves with you too. If the house knows your favorite music, it plays it. The music seems to be everywhere, but in fact other people in the house hear different music or no music. If you get a telephone call, only the nearest telephone rings.

Of course, you are also able to tell the house if you want something. There is a home control console (控制台), a small machine that turns things on and off around you.

The PIN and the console are new ideas, but they are in fact like many things we have today. If you want to go to a movie, you need a ticket. If I give you my car keys, you can use my car. The car works for you because you have the keys. My house works for you because you wear the PIN or hold the console.

I believe that ten years from now, most new homes will have the systems that I’ve put in my house. The systems will probably be even bigger and better than the ones I’ve put in today.

I like to try new ideas. I know that some of my ideas will work better than others. But I hope that one day I will stop thinking of these systems as new, and ask myself instead, “How will I live without them?”

1.What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. How to develop a new system.          B. The function of the PIN.

C. A home for the future.                     D. Easy life in the future.

2.What’s the purpose when the writer wrote the fourth paragraph?

A. To let readers know why his ideas are new.

B. To let readers know how special his house is.

C. To explain the importance of the PIN and the console.

D. To explain more easily what the functions of the PIN and the console are.

3.What is the writer most likely to be according to the passage?

A. An IT expert.                                                        B. A famous doctor. 

C. An idealist                                                           D. An experienced teacher.

I found out one time that doing a __36____for someone could get you into a lot of trouble．I was in the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final test．During the test, the girl sitting next to me ___37____ something, but I didn’t understand．So I __38______ her way and found out that she was trying to ask me if I had an extra pen．She showed me that hers was ____39_____ and would not write．I happened to have an extra one, so I took it out of my pocket and ____40_____ it on her desk．
Later, after the test papers had been turned in, the teacher asked me to stay in the room when all the other students were____41_____．As soon as we were alone she began to talk to me about ____42____ it meant to grow up; she talked about how important it was to____43____ your own two feet and be responsible for your own ____44____．For a long time, she talked about honesty and emphasized the fact ____45____ when people do something____46____, they are really cheating themselves．She made me ____47____ that I would think seriously about all the things she had said, and then she told me I could leave．I walked out of the room ____48____ why she had chosen to talk to me about all those things．
____49____, I found out that she thought I had cheated on the test．When she saw me lean over to talk to the girl next to me, it looked as if I was copying answers ____50____ the girl’s test paper．I ___51____ to explain about the pen, but all she____52____ say was that it seemed very strange to her that I hadn’t talked of anything about the pen the day she talked to me ____53____ after the test．____54____ I tried to explain that I was just doing the girl a favor by letting her use my pen, I was sure she ____55____ to believe that I had cheated on the test．

I found out one time that doing a __36__ for someone could get you into a lot of trouble．I was in the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final test．During the test, the girl sitting next to me ___37__ something, but I didn’t understand．So I __38___ her way and found out that she was trying to ask me if I had an extra pen．She showed me that hers was ____39_ and would not write．I happened to have an extra one, so I took it out of my pocket and __40__  it on her desk．

Later, after the test papers had been turned in, the teacher asked me to stay in the room when all the other students were____41___．As soon as we were alone she began to talk to me about ____42__ it meant to grow up; she talked about how important it was to____43___ your own two feet and be responsible for your own ____44__．For a long time, she talked about honesty and emphasized the fact __45__ when people do something  ___46__  , they are really cheating themselves．She made me      __47_ that I would think seriously about all the things she had said, and then  she told me I could leave．I walked out of the room ___48__ why she had chosen to talk to me about all those things．

____49____, I found out that she thought I had cheated on the test．When she saw me lean over to talk to the girl next to me, it looked as if I was copying answers ____50____ the girl’s test paper．I ___51__ to explain about the pen, but all she __52__ say was that it seemed very strange to her that I hadn’t talked of anything about the pen ____53__ she talked to me right after the test．____54__  I tried to explain that I was just doing a favor for the girl by letting her use my  pen, I was sure she___55_ to believe that I had cheated on the test．

36．A．help                 B．hand                  C．favor                D．fever

37．A．whispered             B．talked                  C．told                D．spoke

38．A．turned over          B．came over              C．leaned over            D．looked over

39．A．out of sight             B．out of work             C．out of place            D．out of ink

40．A．place              B．put                     C．gave                D．lent

41．A．punished               B．dismissed              C．praised                D．parted

42．A．what                B．that                    C．which                 D．how

43．A．stand up                 B．stand on               C．stand for             D．stand by

44．A．attitude             B．activity                 C．action                 D．behavior

45．A．what                  B．if                      C．that                     D．where

46．A．honest　　           B．dishonest　　         C．modest　　            D．disappointed

47．A．promise　　     B．permit　                 C．recognize　　        D．prove

48．A．wandering　　　 B．reflecting　　            C．understanding         D．wondering

49．A．Long before　        B．Therefore　           C．Ever before　         D．Later on

50．A．of                 B．in                      C．from                D．on

51．A．managed　　　　   B．planned　　           C．tried　　　        D．promoted

52．A．could　　        B．would　　             C．can               D．will

53.  A. that day          B. yesterday         C. today             D. this day

54．A．After　　　         B．Until　　                C．As if　　          D．Even if

55．A．remained　　         B．continued　            C．kept　　　　       D．wanted