34.The reason why he failed is ______ he was too careless.

A.because          B.that            C.for            D.because of

III、完形填空(共20分)

It’s a question anyone might ask in the future: Should your household robot be cool? Or practical?

For Sony Corporation, robots ought to be entertaining. The company’s 41 robot, SDR—4 X, can sing and dance.

But for automaker Honda Motor Co Ltd, such 42 should perform useful tasks for their 43 masters.

“It is in the end a machine, a 44 ,” said Masato Hirose, Honda’s chief engineer.

Sony’s chief researcher Toshi Doi said robots performing such tasks as 45for ill or disabled people would not necessarily need a human 46  .

“The attractiveness of the SDR—4 X is its 47”, he said.

“It has feelings. It has instincts(直觉).”

Drawing from its 48of 60,000 words, an SDR—4 X robot 49 last week that it can ask a 50 in a high voice: “Please 51still for a minute while I memorize your face.”

It also 52 off its ability to walk on uneven(不平的)floors, and come to its owner when it’s 53.

While Honda’s robot is 54 used mainly for entertainment, it is 55 that one day it will be a useful companion.

So its robot have been 56to be 120cm tall – more than twice the height of the SDR—4 X. Hirose said 120cm is the 57a robot that moves around a home should be.

“If you are going to have something that can move with 58 in a human surroundings(环境), then it is better to 59 the robot like a human,” he said.

Hirose said that he hopes the robot will be 60 enough so that he can buy one for himself and let it get him a beer.

41. A. earliest        B. latest          C. coolest                     D. smallest

42. A. matters        B. people        C. machines           D. inventions

43. A. human         B. own           C. creative             D. all

44. A. tool             B. robot         C. toy                   D. slave

45. A. looking        B. working     C. leaving              D. caring

46. A. form           B. character    C. job                   D. ability

47. A. appearance   B. purpose      C. personality        D. material

48. A. storage        B. use            C. making             creation

49. A. said             B. announced  C. showed             D. imaged

50. A. friend          B. partner              C. servant              D. guest

51. A. hold            B. lie             C. take                  D. make

52. A. left                     B. showed      C. put                   D. dropped

53.A. tired             B. called         C. controlled          D. made

54.A. also              B. still            C. again                D. even

55. A. sure             B. hoped        C. reported            D. described

56. A. expected      B. raised         C. proved                     D. designed

57 A. cheapest     B. dearest              C. smallest             D. biggest

58. A. ease             B. care           C. difficulty           D. foot

59. A. buy             B. use            C. invest                D. design

60. A. useful          B. smart         C. cheap                D. Small

II、单项填空(共20分)

21. Tom as well as his classmates _____ Japanese in Japan.

A. are studying  B. have studied  C. studies  D. Study

23. Each member country of WTO must ______ its laws and regulations and compete on the principle of fairness and co-operation.

A. cater to         B. correspond to    C. relate to          D. submit to

25. Confucius’ ideas, ________ Mencius’ teachings were very similar, have influenced Chinese society for more than 2000years.

     A. with which      B. to that     C. for that     D. to which

14．The forest guards often find campfires that have not been________completely.

       A．turned down    B．broken down    C．put out     D．put off

  There were a lot of hardships when growing up, but there were a lot of fond memories as well.

  Back in those days, we had very little money, so we couldn’t afford a garden tractor that could make gardening easier. All the preparations has to be done by hand with hoes(锄头)，shovels and Daddy’s trusty plow(犁).

  Part of my job in the garden was planting the seeds. I would sow the seeds and Daddy would come behind me with the plow and cover them. I liked to walk behind Daddy when he was planting. Every step he took left an impression. I would try to make my short legs match his stride(大步)and put my tiny feet in his footprints.

 One of my gardening tasks was finding worms. We didn’t use a lot of pesticides so we often had worms. Some worms were harder to find because sometimes they would get on the bottom side of the leaves and have a similar color to that of the plant. I had to look very closely for them.

  Next came the harvest. That was my mum’s busiest time. There were tomatoes, peas, corn and beans that all had to be washed and “put up” for the winter.

We would sit out in the yard late in the evening when air was cooler until midnight. I would sit and attentively listen to my mum and daddy to tell stories about their past. I loved those times because they created the most precious memories of all for me.

  We may not have had too many material possessions, but we had a lot of love. I think our working together as a family to put food on the table helped to strengthen out ties to each other and kept us close.

56. What did the author like to do as a child in the garden?

   A. Put up tomatoes, peas, corn and beans for the winter.

   B. Follow his father’s footsteps.

C. Plow and cover the seeds.

D. Listen to his parents to tell stories.

57.The underlined word “Pesticides” (in Paragraph 4) most probably means “things that _______”.

   A. can make plants grow more quickly    

B. can affect the growth of plants

   C. kill worms                        

D. benefit worms

58. What does the author think of his childhood?

   A. Poor and miserable.                                         B. Rich and fruitful.

   C. Sad and unforgettable.                                    D. Hard but precious.

59. What does the author intend to tell us?

   A. Learning to help parents is very important.

   B. Family members’ working together is precious.

   C. Staying in a garden is helpful to one’s development.

   D. A person should be hard-working from childhood.

                                  D

A sunflower is a sunflower . A mobile phone is a mobile phone . But can you combine the two to do something for your local environment?

As early as next year it may well be possible. When you have finished with your mobile phone you will be able to bury it in the garden or a plant pot and wait for it to flower. A biodegradable (能进行生物递降分解的) mobile phone was, this month, introduced by scientists.

Scientists have come up with a new material over the last five years. It looks like any other plastic and can be hard or soft, and able to change shape. Overtime it can also break down into the soil without giving out any toxic chemicals. British researchers used the new material to develop a phone cover that contains a sunflower seed. When this new type of cover turns into waste, it forms nitrates (硝酸钾). These feed the seed and help the flower grow. Engineers have designed a small transparent window to hold the seed. They have made sure it only grows when the phone is thrown away. "We've only put sunflower seeds into the covers so far. But we are working with plant experts to find out which flowers would perform best. Maybe we could put roses in next time," said one scientist.

As phone technology is developing so quickly people are constantly  throwing their mobiles away. This means manufacturers are under pressure to find ways of recycling them. Some 650 million mobile phones have been sold this year. Most of them will be thrown away within two years, adding plastic, heavy metal and chemical waste to the environment. A biodegradable cover can offer some relief for nature, according to the scientists. "The seed is released and the flower grows in the pot so you don't have to concern yourself with the phone when you have finished using it," said Kerry Kirwan. She leads the research team, which is based at the University of Warwick in Britain.

67. The main idea of the passage is ________ .

A. the relationship between high tech and environment

B. the phone technology is developing

C. how to grow sunflowers

D. mobile phone and environment

68. The purpose of introducing a biodegradable mobile phone is ______ .

A. to encourage consumers to recycle

B. to prevent consumers from throwing their phones away

C. to meet consumers’ need

D. to help consumers know which flower can best perform

69. What is the possible meaning of the underlined word ?

   A. pleasant    B. poisonous    C. useful    D. new

70. Which of the following statements is NOT true ?

A.Engineers have designed a small transparent window to hold the rose seed .

B. Mobiles with biodegradable covers can do good to nature .

C.Manufacturers are under pressure to find ways of recycling mobiles .

D. The flower only grows when the phone is thrown away .

下面这幅漫画反映了目前家庭教育的一个侧面，请以Proper Family Education为题，用英语写一篇短文。根据漫画内容，结合目前的素质教育和新的人才观，谈谈你的看法。

注意：1. 词数：120—150；

  2. 参考词汇：素质教育quality education；人才观view of talent

The film “Avatar” took more than five years ______ and was reportedly one of the most expensive films.

A. making              B. made                 C. to make             D. to be made