–How does his explanation _____ to you?

--Well, quite reasonable and acceptable.

–Did you _____ your sister when you were in Shanghai?

--No. But I _____ my uncle’s during my stay there.

 Who do you know Dora is going to _____ ?

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

Hunting with birds is a very old sport. In some countries the golden eagle is used for hunting wild animals. They are used for hunting foxes and wolves.

Training an eagle to hunt takes a long time. Hunters catch young eagles in nets made of hair. After being trained the eagle is taken to a field. A blindfold over the bird’s eyes keeps it quiet until the hunter is ready.

The eagle sits in the arm of the hunter. The hunter’s arm is covered with a long, special glove to protect it from the sharp claws of the bird. In the field, as soon as the hunter sees a fox or a wolf, he removes the blindfold. The eagle quickly flies into the air and began to look for the wild animal.

The eagle sees the animal and catches it with claws like steel. Its beak and claws are strong enough to hold the animal. Usually, the bird carries the animal back to the hunter. Sometimes fast animals with good eyes can get away.

61.A hunting eagle is trained when_________.

A.it is still young          B.it is taken to a field

C.its eyes are covered with a blindfold

D.the hunter is ready

62.Hunters use nets made of hair to ________.

A.train young foxes     B.catch young wolves

C.train young eagles    D.catch young eagles

63.The trained eagle_______.

A.carries the hunter home

B.wears a blindfold when hunting an animal

C.is covered with a long, special glove

D.has strong claws like steel

64.A hunter wears a special glove to _______.

A.protect his arm from the sharp claws of a trained eagle

B.protect his arm from the sharp claws of a young fox

C.protect his arm from the sharp claws of a young wolf

D.protect his arm from the sharp claws of wild animals

65.According to the text, which of the following is true?

A.Fast animals with sharp eyes are sometimes difficult to catch

B.As soon as the blindfold is removed, the eagle flies into a tree

C.Hunters always blindfold young eagles before training them.

D.Sometimes hunters train young foxes they have caught.

Everybody knows that words can carry messages. People communicate with words. Books, magazines, TV ， radio and films all help us to know what is going on in the world and what people are thinking about.

Do you think you can communicate without words? A smile on your face shows you are happy or friendly. Tears in your eyes tell others that you are sad. When you put up your hand in class, the teacher knows that you say something or ask a question. You shake your head, and people know you are saying “No”. You nod and people know you are saying “Yes”.

Other things can also carry messages. For example, a sign at the bus stop helps you to know which bus to take. A sign on the wall of your school helps you to find the library. Signs on doors tell you where to go in or out. Have you ever noticed there are a lot of signs around you and you receive messages from them all the time? People can communicate in many ways without words. For example, an artist can use his drawings to tell about beautiful mountains, seas and many other things.

66.Choose the best title for this passage.

A.Ways for Communication.

B.The Best Way for Communication.

C.The Only Way for Communication.

D.Words Can Carry Messages.

67.How can people communicate with each other?

A.With words only

B.Only without words.

C.Either with words or without words.

D.Just by using different kinds of signs.

68.Which of the following is NOT a way for communication without words?

A.A cry for help        B.A smile on your face

C.Making a face        D.Nodding your head

69.What does the road sign P tell people?

A.You can go into the park.

B.You can please everybody.

C.You can leave your car there.

D.You can cross the street there.

70.How can a musician (someone who writes music) communicate with people?

A.By saying something.

B.By playing some music.

C.By writhing letters.

D.All of the above are right.

The first newspaper were handwritten sheets which were posted in pubic places. The earliest recorded newspaper was started in Rom in 59 BC. In the 700’s the world’s first printed newspaper was developed in China. The paper was printed from carved(雕刻的) wooden blocks and sent out among the citizens. Europe didn’t have a regularly(定期的) published newspaper until 1609, when one was started in Germany.

The fist regularly published newspaper in the English language was printed in 1620. In 1621, an English newspaper was started in London and was published weekly. The first daily English newspaper was the Daily Courant, which didn’t appear until March 1702.

In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston. But the local(当地的) government soon stopped its publication. In 1704, John Campbell started The Boston News-letter, the first newspaper to be published daily in America. By 1760, the whole America had more than thirty daily newspapers. There are now about 1800 daily papers in the United States.

Today, as a group, English language newspapers have the largest circulation(发行量) in the world. The largest circulation for a newspaper, however, is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun, which sells over eleven million copies every day.

71.In Europe, the newspaper was first regularly published_____.

A.in England                B.in Germany

C.in France                 D.in London

72.The first English newspaper printed and sold every day appeared _________.

A.in 1620                B.in 1609

C.at the end of the 17th century

D.at the beginning of the 18th century.

73.How many years earlier was the newspaper printed in China than in America?

A.9 or 10 centuries.     B.More than 1000 years.

C.700 years or so       D.Less than 800 years.

74.As suggested by the article, which of the following newspapers have the largest umber of readers in the world?

A.Italian language newspapers.

B.German language newspapers.

C.English language newspapers.

D.Japanese language newspapers.

75.Which title best gives the main idea of the passage?

A.The World’s First Newspaper.

B.History of  Newspaper.

C.The First Daily Newspaper in American.

D.A Remarkable Man-Benjamin Harris.

One day newly wedded Nancy lost her ring while helping to plant potatoes. Friends were called and the field was searched long but in vain. Later, when the pottoes were harvested, Everyone looked out for the ring but it remained lost. Another year came round and all the farmers working in the field kept their eyes open. The following year was the same. And year after year, whoever had business in the field aways had Nancy’s ring in his mind.

Then the farm changed hands but it went no farther than to cousins. So the memory of the lost ring remained alive until thirty-eight years had passed. Then came a spring day when a man was ploughing the field behind a pair of horses. Even after thirty-eight years he still looked out for the ring, and knew just which part of the field Nancy had lost it in. At this time, when he came there, he found it .He picked it up, put it carefully into his pocket, left his horse, and ran all the way down to the village and placed it into Nancy’s hand.

76.How did Nancy come to lose her ring?

A.She lost it while helping to harvest tomatoes in the field

B.She lost it while watering the plants in the field.

C.She lost it while working in the field.

D.She lost it while helping to plant potatoes in the field.

77.What was done so that the lost ring could be found?

A.Friends were asked to join in the search.

B.The field was searched for a long time.

C.Ｄogs were called to look for it.

D.Both A and B

78.Why did people keep looking for the ring even after the farm changed hands?

A.It was a very expensive ring

B.They all wanted to solve the mystery.

C.They all loved Nancy.

D.Everybody wanted to have this ring.

79.What did the ploughman do after finding the ring?

A.He picked it up and put it in his pocket.

B.He ran back to tell everybody in the village.

C.He placed it in a secret spot.

D.He returned it to the owner.

80.What can you infer from the story?

A.The ring was invaluable.

B.People on the farm were honest and helpful.

C.The ring’s mysterious disappearance was the work of supernatural power.

D.Nancy no longer expected that her ring would be found again.

单词拼写（共15分）

81.Does the small animal have two _____ ( 胃 )?

82. We should keep the b _____ of nature.

83. He is a man of great ______ (决心).

84. I r______ him although I hadn’t seen him for 10 years.

85. This new model is of high q_____ and is not expensive either.

86. _____(想必) you locked the door? I would be surprised if you hadn’t.

87. They got into quite a heated ______ (争论).

88.The _____ (化学) teacher told us something interesting in his class.

89. O_____ food is more and more popular with people.

90. These discoveries are of no c_____ value, though they are highly praised.

______  entering the cafeteria, you’re immediately struck by a variety of seafood, colorful desserts, and their DIY ice cream.