4、Over the past several decades, the promise of the “car of tomorrow” has remained unfulfilled, while the problems it was supposed to solve have only intensified (加剧). The average price of a gallon of gas is higher than at any time since the early 1980s. The Middle East seems more unstable than ever. And even climate experts are starting to admit that the carbon we’re pumping into the atmosphere might have disastrous consequences. To these circumstances, automakers have responded with a fleet of cars that averages 21 miles per gallon, about four miles per gallon worse than the Model T.

Yet hope is coming faster than that hydrogen economy you’ve been hearing about. Several small companies are developing new engine technologies and advanced automotive designs that promise to deliver 100 miles from a single gallon of gas. The proposals run from the simple—reduce weight, improve aerodynamics（空气动力）—to the incredible (one company wants to borrow a few tricks from jet engines).

The race should heat up further when the X Prize Foundation—the group that kick-started the space-tourism industry with its $10-million competition to produce a reusable private spacecraft—announces in the next few months a competition for the first car to break 100 miles per gallon and sell a yet-to-be-decided number of units. The prize money hadn’t been finalized at press time, but X Prize officials are discussing figures in the $25-million range as a proper amount. They hope the prize will urge people to completely reconsider what a car should look like and how it should function. “We need a paradigm shift,” says Mark Goodstein, the executive director for the automotive X Prize. “We need to change the way people think about automobiles.”

1. From the passage we can see that the key to developing the “car of tomorrow” is that ______.

A.      the promise has remain unfulfilled

B.      the Middle East seems more unstable than ever

C.      mileage(英里数) for per gallon of gas should be increased

D.     a prize should be offered for the first car to break 100 miles per gallon

2. Following this passage which of the following topics is most probably to be discussed?

A.      Who will win the prize?

B.      What will the “car of tomorrow” be like?

C.      Different opinions on the “car of tomorrow”

D.     How to use less fuel?

3. By saying “To these circumstances, automakers have responded with a fleet of cars that averages 21 miles per gallon, about four miles per gallon worse than the Model T.” at the end of paragraph one the writer ______.

A.      is happy about the cars people use today

B.      is making a comparison between the present cars and Model T.

C.      means the concern about the atmosphere is unreasonable

D.     means the problem of using too much gas remains unsettled

4. Which of the following serves as an explanation of “We need a paradigm shift” in the last paragraph?

A.      We need to change the way people think about automobiles.

B.      We need people to reconsider how automobiles should function.

C.      We need people to reconsider what a car should look like.

D.     We need to change the cars completely so that they will look different.

3、完成对话。

W: Next, please.

M: Hi, I bought this DVD player here last Saturday,   1  .

W: What’s the matter with it?

M: Well, several things. First of all,   2  .

W: Did you put the batteries in it?

M: Yes, of course, but it still didn’t work.   3  . It also doesn’t fast forward when I am playing a DVD.

W: Well,   4  . I have never seen this with any of the models made by this brand. Do you want to change it or return it?

M:   5  .

W: Okay, do you have the receipt?

M: Yes, here it is.

A.      the remote (遥控器) doesn’t work

B.      I’d like to return it

C.      I couldn’t change any of the functions on the display

D.     but it’s not working properly

E.      I’m sure that it’s just a problem with this player

F.      It’s nothing good

G.     It’s up to you

2、1. The thief ______ (承认) to stealing on the court.

2. Shi Qinghua provides food, shelter and education for those homeless kids at his own ______(花费)

3.Slaves worked on the farms of the ______ (南方的) states before the American Civil War.

4. Winning the big prize is ______(超越) his wildest dreams. 

5. The apartment building is ______(装备) with a heating system.

6.The lady looks much younger that she ______ (实际上) is.

7.______ (欧式的) football is played in more than 80 countries.

8.It’s still not decided ______ (是否) the sports meeting will be put off.

9.In the north of China, ______ (土豆) are widely planted.

10. Hope schools were built so that poor children can ______ (接受)good education.

1、此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断；

如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

As the economy of China has been developed very fast, more              1.    ______

and more families are now rich enough to have their own cars.

Cars do benefit the families as well the society in many ways.                        2.    ______

With a car, it is convenient for the family members to travel

to and from work. They can also drive to the countryside on the                            3.    ______

weekends. At the same time, the development of motor industry                     4.    ______

will sure give a push to many other related industries,                               5.    ______

it is obviously beneficial to the social economy.                                          6.    ______

In the other hand, the boom of private cars is also causing traffic                   7.    ______

and environmental problems. Waste gas from cars are causing                       8.    ______

serious pollution to the air, which do great harm to people’s health.                 9.    ______

With increasing number of cars on the roads, the traffic has become                     10.   ______

very heavy.

27、A good idea occurred to Mr Baker ______to his invention recently.

A．while applying                                         B．while applied

C．while he was applying himself            D．while applying himself

26、I have _____ my money. Would you please lend me some?

A．run out         B．run out of            C．run short           D． run off

25、Leaves are found on all kinds of trees, but they differ greatly ____ size and shape

A．on            B．from            C．by           D．in

23、——Will??_____ sofa do?

——Sure. But if you haven’t, _____chair is OK. There are some at hand.

A. the; a         B. a; the          C. a; a        D. the; the