The Internet, mobile phones and Ipads are part of our lives now. Technology is greatly affecting all ways of our lives, from the ways we work to the ways we play. And it even causes a number of social problems such as cloning humans.

　　We have had lots of technology and it has changed our lives a lot. There is no doubt that humans will continue to use more and more technology. Here are some examples of modern technology that will change our ideas and will affect our lives greatly.

　　Global positioning system (GPS) (全球定位系统)

　　It’s a system that uses radio signals from satellites to show exact(精确地) information. It tells you where the user is on the earth in all weather conditions. It’s made up of three parts: satellites, control equipments (设备) on land and receivers.

　　Space Technology

　　Russian and American scientists have worked together for the international Space Station (ISS) for a long time. They hope the ISS will provide a long-lasting lab. Such a lab will bring humans limitless(无限的) advantages. It’s even hoped that one day space technology will take humans to their new houses in space.

Underwater Robot

Hercules is a kind of underwater robot with some high technology equipments. It will be used to search for ancient ships which were destroyed into the deep sea during their journey long ago.

The world is changing so quickly that it’s hard for us to catch up with all the new inventions because they seem to come out every month. It’s important for us to learn about new technology and the role that it plays in our lives. So we should be willing to accept modern technology, or we will fall behind the times.

1.______ can tell you where the user is on the earth exactly.

A．Satellites                              B．Receivers

C．Global Positioning System                 D．Underwater Robot

2.According to the passage, which is NOT true about the ISS?

A．It has carried people to other planets.

B．It will provide a long-lasting lab for us.

C．Russian and American are working for it.

D．Humans will get a lot of advantages from it.

3.Hercules is used to ______.

A．save lives in the sea                     B．take picture in the sea

C．repair the broken ships                   D．look for the ancient ships in the sea

4.From the passage, we know that ______.

A．the use of GPS is affected by the weather conditions

B．it’s very important for us to learn about new technology

C．it’s easy for us to catch up with all the new inventions

D．technology brings us many advantages such as cloning humans

5.What is the purpose of the passage?

A．To help us study some new technology.

B．To tell us technology is changing the world.

C．To help solve the problems that technology causes.

D．To remind us the advantages of technology are limitless.

Much meaning can be carried, clearly, with our eyes, so it is often said that eyes can speak. Do you have such kind of experience? In a bus you may look at a stranger, but not too long. And if he notices that he is being stared at, he may feel uncomfortable.

The same in daily life! If you are looked at for more than necessary, you will look at yourself up and down, to see if there is anything wrong with you. If nothing goes wrong, you will feel angry toward others’ stare（盯着）with you that way. Eyes do speak, right?

Looking too long at someone may seem to be impolite or even rude. But things are different when it comes to stare at the opposite sex. If a man look at a woman for more than 10 seconds and refuses to turn away from his looking, his purpose is obvious, that is, he wishes to attract her attention, to make her understand that he is admiring her.

However, the normal eye contact for two people during a conversation is that the speaker will only look at the listener from time to time, in order to make sure that the listener does pay attention to what his friend is speaking, to tell him that he is interested.

If a speaker looks at you continuously when speaking, as if he tries to control you, you will feel uncomfortable. We usually find a poor liar（说谎者）looking too long at the victim, because he believes that it is a sign of honest communication to look straight in the eye. Totally wrong!

In fact, continuous eye contact only happens between lovers, who will enjoy looking at each other gently for a long time, to show feelings that words cannot express. Obviously, eye contact should be done according to the relationship between two people and the proper situation.

根据句意和提示写出单词，完成句子。每空一词。

1.I want to buy a set of ___________ (家具) to match my new flat.

2.The hall is ____________ (空的). There is nobody left.

3.Zhai Zhigang, Liu Yang and Liu Wang were sent into space last year, they will be my _________ (偶像) forever.

4.When the film ended, the audience couldn’t stop _______ (鼓掌) for a long time.

5.If you like to go to Hong Kong for shopping, you can go there in any ___ (季节).

根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。

1._________ (luck), they didn’t win the basketball final math, though they put all their effort into it.

2.You are one of the ________________ (pretty) girls I have seen

3.After four _________ (hour) flight, I felt very tired.

4.My mother bought a big cake for my grandma’s _________ (ninety) birthday yesterday.

5.There are forty-five people in the classroom, __________ (include) the teacher.

用括号中所给动词的正确形式填空。

1.I hope you _____________ (regard) me as your best friend forever.

2.My cousin went to India two years ago. He ________ (work) there for three months and then went to Japan.

3.Millie and Ann ____________ (know) each other since three years ago.

4.Soon after the earthquake, some people                   (save) on April 20, 2013.

5.Can you tell me where those children __________________ (play) hide-and-seek this time yesterday?

短文填空。根据上下文和所给的首字母，补全空格内的词，使短文通顺。（共10分）

You may not realize it, but you are doing much more than just studying when you are at school. School is a   1.  the place where you learn to get along well with people. But this is not always easy. What can you do if you just don’t like one of your classmates?

If you d  2. that you have problems getting along with your classmates or friends, the most important thing to learn is tolerance(宽容). Tolerance is the ability to realize and respect the differences in others. We cannot change the w 3. that other people do, so it is important to learn to live h  4. with them.

Tolerance will make everyone get on better with each other. K  5.others constantly(不断地) makes us understand others’ differences.

Something different does not exactly mean that it is bad. Tolerance t 6.us to keep an even temper(温和的脾气) and an open mind.

You need to remember an old saying, “Treat others h   7. you want to be treated.” You would like to be treated kindly by your classmates, so it is important to treat them kindly too. If you tolerate something, it does not mean that you have to like it. No one is asking you to change who you are or what you believe in. Tolerance just means that you s   8. respect the differences in others and not to try to make them change.

It is important to practice tolerance, because it will make e  9. life easier. Learn to accept people for t   10.  different abilities and interests. The world is very different, and practicing tolerance in your own school and city can help make things better.

完成句子（每小题2分，共10分）

按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。

1.科学家们正在努力使该梦想变成现实。

Scientists  _________________ to __________________________.

2.如果你明年来这里，我将带你参观我的家乡。

I’ll _______________ my home town if you _____________ next year.

3.他一到家就迫不及待地做作业。

He _____________________ his homework ______________ he gets home.

4.刚开始的时候，他每天工作长达12个小时。

_______________, he worked for ___________________________a day.

5.我爷爷过去住在农村，但现在习惯了城市生活。

My grandfather ___________________ in the country but now he _______________ in the city.

书面表达。（15分）

2012年, 东台被评为 “江苏文明城市 ”（Jiangsu Civilized City)。 你学校的English Club 正在举办以 “文明东台，持续文明”为题的征文活动，请你根据以下的内容提示及要求写一篇应征稿。

提示：◆尊敬师长，明礼诚信  ◆友善待人，乐于助人◆遵守交通，不闯红灯◆保护环境，（写2-3个例子）

要求：1）词数90左右，不包含已给出的句子的词数。2）内容完整，意思连贯，语句通顺，书写规范。

参考词汇：respect(v.尊敬), polite, honest, obey(遵守), traffic lights, protect the environment, run a red light /to pass a red light /to disobey traffic lights(闯红灯),spit（吐痰）。

Civilized Dongtai Going on

We are glad that Dongtai is now among the Jiangsu Civilized City. As a student, what shall we do to keep up the good work? First of all, we                                                      

In short, if everyone makes contributions, our city will be better and better.

I hear you’ll have _________ one-week holiday _________ next month. Is that right?

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

— What a nice dress! It fits you well.

— Thank you. It ______ me seven hundred yuan. I like its design.

A．paid             B．spent             C．took             D．cost