35. --Did you take enough money with you?

       –No, I needed _______ I thought I would. 

A.not so much as        B. as much as        C. much more than        D. much less than

15.—Will you go to the party tomorrow， Xiao Hai？

   —No, ____ I was invited to.

A. as long as            B. so far as       C. as if                       D. even if

D

Gauri Nanda sees a wearable computer as a handbag—one that’s built out of four-inch squares and triangles of fiber, with tiny computer chips embedded(嵌入) in it. It looks, feels and weighs like your typical leather purse.

That’s where similarities end: This bag can wirelessly keep track of your belongings and

remind you, just as you’re about to leave the house, to take your wallet. It can review the weather report and suggest that you grab an umbrella. This purse can even upload your favorite songs onto your scarf.

Sure, a computing purse and scarf set may seem like the stuff of science fiction. But these devices, part of next generation of wearable computers, could become commonplace within a few years. DuPont created new super strong fibers that can conduct electricity and can be woven into ordinary-looking clothes. And the chipmaker developed chip packaging allowing wearable computers to be washed, even in the heavy-duty cycle.

As a result, these new wearable devices are different from the heavy and downright silly versions of the recent past, which often required users to be wrapped in wires and type on their stomachs. Unlike their predecessors, these new wearable computers also make economic sense. When her bag becomes commercially available in two to three years, Nanda expects it will cost around $150, which is the price of an average leather purse.

Here’s how the bag works: You place a special radio-signal-transmitting chip on to your wallet. A similar radio in your purse picks up the signal and notifies you that you’ve forgotten to take your wallet. In turn, sensors on your purse’s handles will notify the computer that you’ve picked up the purse and are ready to go.

Already, these new kinds of wearable devices are being adopted for use in markets like auto repair, emergency services, medical monitoring—and even, increasingly, for consumers at large. Indeed, more people will want to cross that bridge in the coming years--- making for a booming market for wearable computers that don’t like something out of science fiction.

52. Which of the following describes a wearable computer?

A. It can be washed in a washing machine.

B. It is much heavier than a leather purse.

C. It can download songs from the Internet.

D. It is made of clothes conducting electricity.

53. According to the passage, these new wearable computers ______.

A. require users to operate on the stomach

B. pick up the signals through wires and chip

C. are being applied in some different areas now

D. are smarter but more expensive than the old ones

54. What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?

A. These new wearable computers have become fashionable.

B. People would like to learn more about these new computers.

C. These new wearable computers promise to sell well in the future.

D. The idea of these purse-like computers comes from science fiction.

55. The purpose of the passage is ______.

A. to introduce a new kind of computer                     B. to explain the function of computers

C. to compare different types of computers      D. to show how high technology affects our life

第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分50分）

第一节. 单项填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

从A,B,C,D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1  collar     A front       B pond      C clothes      D occur

2  mouths    A breaths     B faiths      C clothes     D months

3  shower    A show       B bowl      C power      D knowledge

4  branch     A classmate   B practice    C brand      D companion

5  wool      A tool        B root       C foot        D bathroom

33．I’m afraid I’ve little time to spare these days. I’ve a pile of papers to____before the meeting.

       A．get through      B．put on      C．set up       D．send for

第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项

       It was in late April, dangerously near the well – known AP exams, when the absurdity(无助的荒诞感) of my life struck me. I was making a   36   of problems to be discussed for the evening as usual. When I   37   the great number of things on the list—a literature essay, timelines for American History, a Spanish presentation and   38  for tests in both Calculus and Physics, I was overwhelmed(难以承受) to the point of   39   exhaustion (extreme tiredness). After -  school arrangements had already worn away my   40  . To keep myself awake at 11p.m. to finish five hours of   41   just seemed like too much to handle. I   42   at the computer screen with tears streaming down my cheeks,   43  my friend James about how stressed out I was over school.

       His response was immediate. “Well,   44   did you decide to take five AP classes on the top of everything you’re doing?”

       My response   45  just as quickly. “Because I need them for college. Harvard won’t   46   someone who doesn’t challenge themselves with difficult classes!”

       The words sounded so   47   as I typed them on the screen that I   48  laughed out loud. I was supposed to be   49  myself not torturing(折磨) myself. That was the night I   50   that I didn’t need to deal with a course load of disastrous difficulty to   51   my own self – worth.

       It was a little too late to   52   things, of course. The AP exams were about to go full – force,   53   were winding down, and most of my clubs and organizations were about to hold their end – of – year parties. Still, I   54  a valuable lesson. No college, one billion dollar endowment (资助) or not, is worth the   55   I went through last year. I wish I’d had someone to tell me sooner that I didn’t have to do everything. Colleges don’t really want overachieving robots, They want people with passion(love). It doesn’t matter whether you’re a policy debater or not, as long as you show that you’re going for the things you love.

36．A．list    B．box   C．film  D．car

37．A．listened to B．put up      C．looked at  D．found out

38．A．working   B．fighting    C．struggling D．studying

39．A．physical    B．nervous    C．constant    D．mental

40．A．patience    B．sense C．energy      D．evidence

41．A．sleep B．homework       C．essays       D．tests

42．A．knocked   B．pointed     C．stared       D．shouted

43．A．typing      B．messaging C．dealing     D．telling

44．A．who  B．what  C．how  D．why

45．A．received   B．made C．showed     D．came

46．A．want B．teach C．meet  D．respect

47．A．curious     B．ridiculous C．encouraging     D．disappointing

48．A．still   B．also   C．almost      D．even

49．A．admiring  B．inspiring   C．educating  D．challenging

50．A．realized    B．doubted    C．believed    D．guessed

51．A．know       B．prove       C．become     D．trust

52．A．keep  B．collect      C．change      D．forget

53．A．classes      B．exams       C．students    D．operations

54．A．had   B．learned     C．gave  D．took

55．A．plans B．lessons      C．hardship   D．Stress

C

       Our brains work in complex and strange ways．There are some people who can calculate the day of the week for any given date in 40,000 years, but who cannot add two plus two．Others can perform complex classical piano pieces after hearing them once, but they cannot read or write．

       Dr．J．Langdon Down first described this condition in 1887．He called these people idiot savants．An idiot savant is a person who has significant mental impairment （损伤） , such as in autism or retardation．At the same time, the person also exhibits some extraordinary skills, which are unusual for most people．The skills of the savant may vary from being exceptionally gifted in music or in mathematics, or having a photographic memory．

       One of the first descriptions of a human who could calculate quickly was written in 1789 by Dr．Benjamin Rush, an American doctor．His patient, Thomas Fuller, was brought to Virginia as a slave in 1724．It took Thomas only 90 seconds to work out that a man who has lived 70 years, 17 days, and 12 hours has lived 2,210,500,800 seconds．Despite this ability, he died in 1790 without ever learning to read or write．

       Another idiot savant slave became famous as a pianist in the 1860s．Blind Tom had a vocabulary of only 100 words, but he played 5 ,000 musical pieces beautifully．

       In the excellent movie Rain Man, made in 1988 and available on video cassette, Dustin Hoffman plays an idiot savant who amazes his brother played by Tom Cruise, with his ability to perform complex calculations very rapidly．

       Today we more clearly recognize that the idiot savant is special because of brain impairment．Yet not all brain impairment leads to savant skills．Some studies have shown that people who have purposeful interruption of the left side of the brain can develop idiot savant skills．However few people wish to participate in such experiments．There are many excellent reasons for not undergoing unnecessary experimentation on one's brain．The term idiot savant is outdated and inappropriate．Virtually all savants have a high degree of intelligence and are thus not idiots．

63．What does the passage mainly talk about?

       A．Idiot savants have areas of outstanding abilities．

       B．Human Beings have complicated thinking process．

       C．The brains of the idiot savants are partly impaired．

       D．The reasons why people have wonderful skills vary．

64．Which of the following can be done by Rain Man?

       A．He can play wonderful pieces of classical music．

       B．He can guess out exactly the length of a man's life．

       C．He can memorize the contents of the pictures fast．

       D．He can count matches dropped on the floor quickly．

65．What can you infer from the passage?

       A．Idiot savants have real talents for art and math．

       B．Dr．Down is the first person who found idiot savants．

       C．Few people wish to risk becoming savants by brain operations．

       D．Intentional left brain impairments will surely lead to idiot savants．

66．Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

1—5refer to paragraph 1—5.

 第二节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

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：

此行多一个词：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。

Sue and Ann often meet at a cheaper restaurant to eat 　    91_____________

and talking about life and school after their morning       92.__________

class. Sometimes, instead of talking ,they play a          93.___________

game that they call it "people watching". They start the 　 94.   _____________

game in observing and listening to people around           95.   _____________

them carefully and make guesses about their lives as       96.   _____________

ages, jobs, likes, dislikes and so on. Of course,            97.   _____________

they never really knew whether they are right or wrong.     98.   _____________

Therefore they usually have good reasons for thinking 　  99. _____________

that what they are. "The game is fun," they often say.      100._________          

19.It is ________ who ____________ wrong.

A. me; me     B. me; is      C. I; am              D. I; is

第三节  写作（满分30分）

据报道，美国著名流行音乐歌星迈克尔·杰克逊(Michael Jackson) 于2009年6月去世。几天后，他的十二名歌迷随之自杀。请根据此报道写一篇100词左右的短文，主要内容如下：

1. 报道的具体内容以及你对此事的看法；2. 音乐的作用以及中学生应如何对待自己的偶像。

参考词汇：歌迷fan；偶像idol