2．He was a professor．At the age of 90，he still worked eight hours every day regardless（41）ofthe weather．
His secretary said："He was extremely old，but he forced himself to walk from his living place to the office through two blocks．（42）Itwould take him an hour to do so，but he insisted because it made him get a sense of （43）success（succeed）．"
One day，a university student（44）stepped（step） out of his office with a pile of books．He complained："He always answers my questions with just a yes or no．However，he always gives me dozens of books and suggests me（45）finding （find） the answer on my own．"
By chance，the professor knew（46）whatthe student complained about．He explained to him with a smile："This is the method I have learnt---the（47）harder（hard） you work independently，the better solutions you will find．If you can make full use of the books，you will（48）probably（probable） become a good lawyer in the future．"
This 90-year-old man was Pound，（49）whowas the president of Law College of Harvard．He believed"all slopes are easy（50）to go（ go）"，of which he often reminded his students．

1．For many years，machines have been doing work that people once did，including some difficult jobs．Search and rescue operations in dangerous environments are often seen as the first areas that will employ high technology robots．But there is another area where they may soon take jobs traditionally held by human beings：the restaurant industry．
Teams from around the world competed in early June at the DARPA Robotic Challenge Finals in California．A team from South Korea and its robot called DRC-Hubo，won the first place in the competition．The second and third place winners were from the United Sta tes．The robots were required to drive a vehicle，climb up steps and do mechanical work．Such activities are easy for humans to perform，but more difficult for machines．Not all of the c ompetitors were successful．The failures showed how difficuit it is to design effective walking
machines．
Akihiro Suzuki works at Yaskawa Electric，a company that develops robots．He says robots cannot do everything a human can，but they are able to work without becoming tired．He says robots cannot taste food，change heating levels or seasonings to get the best flavor （风 味）．But he says if a food can be easily prepared，a robot can repeat the same movement to reproduce the same meal．
One Japanese woman who saw the robots working wanted to bring them home．Masayo Mori says she would like to have a husband who could work like a robot．Suzumo Machinery showed its sushi （寿司）maker robot．It performs the often difficult work of wrapping the popular Japanese food．Hiroshi Monden is an official with the company．He says people all over the world now eat sushi，but there are not enough skilled workers to prepare it．He says his machine can help anyone make sushi．
29．In Paragraph 1，the author tells us．C
A．robots just do difficult jobs
B．robots are sometimes dangerous
C．robots are widely used in our life
D．robots are gradually replacing humans
30．Why did some teams fail at the DARPA Robotic Challenge Finals？D
A．Their robots cannot be applied at home．
B．Preparing food is really difficult for robots．
C．Their robots can just repeat the same movement．
D．They failed to design effective walking robots．
31．We can infer from the last paragraph that．B
A．Japanese men are lazy
B．robots are popular in Japan
C．Japan has advanced high technology
D．robots usually take the job of making sushi in Japan
32．In which column can we probably see the text？D
A．Education．B．Culture．C．Health．D．Science．

20．Dennis Sinar，51，a doctor from New York，is quick to explain why he took a year-long break from his job．"I was pretty burned out after practicing medicine for 26 years．I needed a recharge．"So he took a"gap year"，from July 2011 to June 2012，to explore things like ancient buildings，and traditional Eastern medicine，in locations including Alaska，Nepal and Romania．
"Taking a break from work is an excellent way for adults to go into a new career or refresh an old one，"said Holly Bull，president of Princeton，N，J．"In recent years，mid-career breaks have been gaining more interest，"she said．A report on adult gap years published this year by a market research company also desbribed the potential American market for gap years as a"sleeping giant．"
"A gap year is a challenge for the older individual to step out of comfort zone and take a risk．I enjoyed that side most．"Said Dr．Sinar，who kept a daily blog about his experience．His time studying Eastern medicine at his old job，although he works fewer days．"I use those experiences to provide my patients with more care，"he added．"And I listen better than I did before．"
Geoge Garrian，chairman of the Department of Leadership and Human Capital Mangement at New York University，certainly agrees with Dr．Sinar．He said a gap-year experience could be worthwhile for employees and companies．For employees，investing in themselves and improving skill sets is a move that will benefit throughout their career．He added that returning employees feel refreshed and have given more thought to their career．For companies，offering unpaid leaves makes good sense for attracting and keeping talented employees．
25．Dr．Sinar took a gap year because heB．
A．had lost his old job       
B．wanted to refresh after 26 years'work
C．had a desire for travelling  
D．became interested in historical research
26．The phrase"sleeping giant"（ in 2^nd paragragh） indicates thatD．
A．it's too early for people to accept the concept of gap year．
B．the effect of gap year policy remains to be seen
C．it's difficult to foresee the gap year market
D．more American people will accept the gap year policy
27．What's George Garritan's attitude toward the"gap year"？A
A．positive   B．Doubtful  C．Uninterested   D．uncertain
28．What's the pas sage mainly about？B
A．How an adult plans a mid-career gap year
B．Why a gap year is worthwhile for adults
C．Whether a gap year is popular with adults
D．Why a gap year is challenging for individuals．

19．A lot oftourists （旅游者） are visiting our city．

18．The Forbidden City is one of the world's greatest works ofarchitecture （建筑）

17．The songsounds （听起来） sweet．I like it very much．

16．Please state your name，age andoccupation（职业）．

15．I can'tafford（有能力支付） a holiday this summer．

14．The lion'sapproach（接近） drove away the small animals．

13．This is John Roberts reporting from Cardiff．The result of the match which finished at four this afternoon between France and Wales was a draw．Neither side scored The Dutch referee（裁判） did not allow the one goal which France managed to kick．The reason for this was that a French player was unfortunately off side．So both teams went home disappointed with the game．They particularly admired the French forwards，who were always fast and often threatened the Welsh defense．Once it looked as if the Welsh goalkeeper was in serious trouble．He dived to his fight to save a shot from the French centre forward and crashed his head against the goal post．A doctor examined him and he soon began to play again．Of course the large friendly crowd cheered for him．Wales will certainly welcome another visit from this splendid team．
39．This passage isA．
A．a piece of sports news broadcast（广播） over the radio
B．a piece of sports news in a newspaper
C．an advertisement about sports
D．an essay about sports
40．The word"draw"in this passage means"C"．
A．an act of pulling               
B．taking money from a bank
C．a state（状态）in which neither side wins
D．making pictures with a pencil or a pen．