Mike ______ have known the solutions to this problem, or he would have told us.

   A. mustn’t            B. shouldn’t         C. can’t                    D. needn’t

TOKYO—A child-like robot that combines the roles of nurse, companion and security guard is to go on the market to help the growing ranks of elderly Japanese with no one to look after them.

    The “Wakamaru” robot can walk around a house 24 hours a day, warning family, hospitals and security firms if it perceives (notices) a problem. It will, for example, call relatives if the owner fails to get out of the bath.

    Cameras implanted in the “eye-brows” of the robot enable it to “see” as it walks around an apartment. The images can be sent to the latest cellphones, which display the pictures.

    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, which developed Wakamaru, plans to start selling the metre-high robots by April, 2005, for about ＄15,000 Cdn.

    Wakamaru, which speaks with either the voice of a boy or girl, is also designed to provide companionship, greeting its “papa” when he comes home.

    It is the first household robot able to hold simple conversations, based on a vocabulary of around 10,000 words. It cannot only speak but can understand answers and react accordingly.

    It will ask “Are you all right ?” if its owner does not move for some time. If the answer is no, or there is no answer, it will telephone preset numbers, transmitting images and functioning as a speakerphone.

    A. The robot can dial proper numbers for help.

    B. The robot is likely to have a promising market.

    C. The robot has given the Japanese a chance to live longer.

    D. The nuclear families have left many elderly Japanese anxious.

58．What is the best title of this passage ?

    A. The Latest Development of Robot Technology

    B. Japanese Robot and the Ageing Society

    C. Vast Market of the New Robot

    D. Japanese-built Robot to Help the Old

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

   You have been away from us for three years; you told us a lie which I came to know not long ago. On this special day for teachers across the country, I can   36    control myself from telling your white lie to those who would listen to me.

   Do you still remember the happy    37     about six years ago? We fixed our eyes on you at your   38    .You, a beautiful young lady,    39     us that you would live in our village.

   Soon after, we began to find you were part of your students and their simple honest parents. The villagers found their children    40     more time on their books    41    after doing their homework and housework. Yet they still    42      that one day you might leave. You    43      a smile all the time, which reduced to some degree their    44     of your leaving. You tried all your best in    45     your students, helping them not only in their studies but also in their money for school. You often put the importance to us the    46    of one’s life, so that must have been what you    47    after in those five years.

   One cold morning when class began, you    48    the room as if you had been crying     49    .In your class, we    50     but looked away from your eyes. You    51     for some time as if you were     52     to find the right word. You said you would go away and would never be back to teach because your boyfriend wanted you more….

   On the following morning, we    53     you the very best and the villagers gave you their    54     .The train took you away and your broken     55     .

   On other day I heard my parents chatting that you had lung cancer and left the world.

36. A soon           B. seldom               C. hardly               D. forever

37. A.scene          B. sign                 C. silence                      D. situation

38. A.speech         B. arrival               C. existence              D. explanation

39. A.promised       B. came                C. proved                D. replied

40. A.paid           B. spent                C. made                 D. cost

41. A.even            B. never                C. long                  D. but

42. A.forbade          B. feared               C. made                  D. allowed

43. A.wore            B. gained               C. presented              D. pretended

44. A.trouble          B. puzzle              C. question               D. worry

45. A.teaching         B. field                C. middle                D. course

46. A.necessary         B. method              C. value                 D. reason

47. A.were            B. guessed             C. supposed              D. met

48. A.entered          B. arrived             C. left                   D. returned

49. A.friendly          B. bitterly            C. happily                D. angrily

50. A.listened          B. described           C. discussed               D. talked

51. A.laughed          B. stopped             C. explained              D. spoke

52. A.manage           B. beginning           C. come                   D. trying

53. A.expected         B. brought            C. wished                 D. hoped

54. A.thanks           B. rewards            C. expressions             D. satisfactions

55. A.class             B. memory            C. heart                  D. body

Misunderstanding means East-West cultural clash. A failure to understand different customs lead to misunderstanding.

A common example of this clash occurs in China when Westerners complain that the Chinese are noisy and impolite, and feel uneasy with the questions: "Where are you from?" "Where do you work?" "How much do you earn?" "Are you married?" One Westerner has described this question and answer process as a "Laowai (foreigner) Litany." It's not surprising that foreigners in China who are not familiar with Chinese culture would be shocked by the questions and might feel that Chinese were meddling in their affairs.

Why do Chinese and Westerners have opposite behaviour in public and in society? Cultural differences partly explain this. Chinese culture is founded on collectivism. Instead of considering themselves individuals, Chinese are, above all, members of a community. They identify more with employees of the company, citizens of the country, husbands or wives, or fathers. They are used to thinking of groups. With this community spirit, it's not uncommon to approach others with questions. So, "Where are you from?" could mean "I'm interested in you and ready to be your friend;" "How much money do you earn?" could mean "If you don't earn enough to feed yourself, I'm happy to invite you to share my rice porridge;" and "Are you married?" could mean "If you're still single, I'll help you find a girlfriend."

For Chinese, asking a stranger questions is a normal way to show sympathy and to invite someone to have a friendly conversation. Chinese on a 10-hour train ride would be considered impolite or even arrogant if they refused to ask or answer questions. That is why a Chinese train ride is always happy and animated for Chinese, but can be noisy for a European.

Western culture is based on individualism. A Westerner sees himself or herself both as an individual and member of a community. Thus any insistence on communicating through questions might be considered annoying. In Europe, a person on a 10-hour train ride, will be considered polite if he or she wants to keep silent for the whole journey. This is also why train rides in Europe are agreeably quiet for Europeans, but possible painful for Chinese.

There seems to be fundamentally nothing wrong with being interested in strangers, depending on the circumstances, but either asking questions or not asking questions could prove indelicate. Whoever you are, be relaxed and polite no matter whether you get intrusive questions or a perfunctory hello.

66. Which is wrong about the above four questions in paragraph 2 ?

The Chinese use them to show their sympathy.

The Westerners will be shocked at these questions

They are often asked to open a conversation by Chinese people.

They imply the spirit of individualism.

67. According to the passage, all the following shows the culture differences between we Chinese and the Westerns except_________________.

the Chinese consider themselves to be members of a community while the Westerns don’t

western culture is founded on individualism

your questions will annoy a Westerner if he/she doesn’t want to communicate

train journey in Western countries are often quiet but noisy in China

68. On a ten-hour train ride___________________________.

the Chinese will probably talk with strangers happily

the Westerners are certain to talk with strangers

it is impolite for both the Chinese and the Westerners to keep silent

it is often painful for the Westerners to be in silence

69. The underlined word “animated”(in paragraph 4) possibly means_______________.

   A. causing shameful feelings       B. filled with noise

   C. full of life and spirit            D. important and agreeable

70. The main idea of the passage is probably_____________________.

A.we shouldn’t ask the Westerners the four questions

B.culture differences may lead to misunderstanding

C.it’s wrong to be interested in strangers

D.asking a stranger questions is a normal way to show sympathy

 We_______such great progress without your efforts. Thanks a lot.

   A. shouldn’t have made                       B. couldn’t have made

C. were unable to make                         D. mustn’t have made

 They plan to go aborad for a holiday with all the task________ahead of time.

A. to finish      B. finished      C. finishing     D. having finished

______ another button and your meal is prepared and heated for you.

A. If you press      B. To press         C. Press          D. Pressing

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第31至第40小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One day an old card caught my eye: Queen City Casket Company. Immediately my mind traveled back many years.

I was nine years old, walking down the cold, wet streets of Springfield, with a bag of   31       on my shoulder. Finally, I came to that Company, whose owner, Mr. Rader, had taken me there to   __32 _ his workers whether they wanted any magazines.

Shaking off the rain, I entered Mr. Rader’s office. After a quick glance he led me over to the fire place. Noticing the   33   in the top of my shoe, he said, “Come with me!” Then, he took me to a shoe store. Inside, a salesman   34   me with the finest pair of Oxfords I had ever seen. I felt about 10 feet tall when I got up in   35  . “We’d like a pair of   36   socks, too.” Mr. Rader said.

Back in his office, Mr. Rader took out a   37  , wrote something on it, and handed it to me. With tearful eyes, I read, “Do to others as you would have them do to you.” He said affectionately(深情地), “Jimmy, I want you to   38   I love you.”

I said good-bye, and for the first time I sensed that somehow things would be   39  . With people like Mr. Rader in the world, there was hope, kindness and love, and that would always make a   40  .

31. A. newspapers                B. magazines                C. books                       D. tools

32. A. tell                                B. say                          C. answer                      D. ask

33. A. dirt                           B. water                       C. hole                      D. mud

34. A. bought                          B. fitted                       C. sold                        D. comforted

35. A. it                           B. them                      C. one                         D. this

36. A. new                          B. old                          C. big                       D. small

37. A. pen                           B. paper                             C. card                        D. notebook

38. A. admit                     B. know                             C. consider                  D. express

39. A. mistaken                   B. right                       C. all right                   D. possible

40. A. rule                          B. cake                        C. thing                        D. difference

He is known _____ a scientist and famous _____ his research on rice.

A. for; as     B. for; for        C. as; for      D. as; as

— Was Li Lei sorry for what he’d done to his parents? — ______! It was just like him!

A. Never mind     B. All right  C. Not really      D. Not surprisingly