解答 答案：We'd better start to do． 首先通过中英文句子的比对，可知英文句子中缺少"我们最好开始做"的表达．句式"我们最好做某事"的英文表达是：We'd better do sth．短语"开始做某事"是start to do，故答案为：We'd better start to do
12．As a professor at a large American university，there is a phrase I hear often from students："I'm only a 1050．"The unlucky students are speaking of the score on the Scholastic Aptitude Test（SAT），which is used to decide whether they will be allowed to the college or university of their choice，or even have a chance to get to a higher education at all．The SAT score，whether it is 800，1100or 1550，has becomes the key point at this time of their life． It is clear that if students value highly their test scores，then a great amount of their self-respect is put in the number．Students who do poorly in the exam are left feeling that it is all over．The low test score，they think，will make it impossible for them to get into a good college．And without a degree from a prestigious university，they worry that many of life's doors will close for them for ever． According to a study done in the 1990s，the SAT is only a dependable sign of a student's future performance in most situations．Interestingly，it becomes much more exact when it is set together with other signs-like a student's high school grades．Even if standardized tests like the SAT could show a student's academic proficiency（学业水平），they will never be able to test things like confidence，efforts and willpower，and are unable to give us the full picture of a student's potentialities（潜力）．This is not to suggest that we should stop using SAT scores in our college admission process（招生过程）．The SAT is an excellent test in many ways，and the score is still a useful means of testing students．However，it should be only one of many methods used．
54．According to the passage，students'self-respect is mainly influenced by theirA． A．score in the SAT B．high school grades C．education in the future D．efforts in the university 55．The underlined phrase"prestigious university"meansD． A．special university B．expensive university C．traditional university D．famous university 56．We can know from the last paragraph thatB． A．SAT scores should be stopped using in college B．the SAT is one of many methods to test students C．the SAT could test a student's effort and confidence D．the SAT is the only method to test student's academic proficiency．
12．Inventions are exciting，amazing and even change our lives．But do you think they really improve the quality of our lives？ Picture this：You're rushing to finish your homework on the computer．Your mobile phone rings，a QQ message appears on the screen，the noise from the television is getting louder and louder．Suddenly the computer goes blank and you lose all your homework．How can you become calm（平静的）at this moment？ Inventions have sped up（加速）our lives so much that they often let us feel stressed（有压力的）and tired．More and more people want to run away from inventions． Here are some simple ways to beat the stress caused by inventions! •Don't be available all the time．Turn off your mobile phone at a certain time of a day．Don't check your e-mail every day． •Be sure you spend some time with your family．You can play cards or chat instead of turning on TVs or computers． •Get a low-tech hobby．Do something in the old-fashioned way every day，such as making a birthday card，walking to have a face-to-face meeting instead of using telephones or e-mails． •Don't worry too much about life． 38．What does the writer think of inventions？ A．Inventions improve the quality of our lives． B．Inventions speed up our lives and take away our trouble． C．Inventions make us stressed and tired though they bring us a lot of convenience（方便）． D．People will feel stressed and tired without inventions．
39．Which of the following belongs to"low-tech"according to the passage？A A．Making a birthday card． B．Using telephones every day． C．Going online． D．Having meetings by video． 40．The underlined word"available"meansD in the passage． A．自由的 B．可利用的 C．可购得的 D．被人找到的 41．The passage is mainly aboutC． A．the main changes of technology B．inventions play an important part in our daily life C．some advice on how to get away from inventions D．all the people like old-fashioned ways．
