第一节：单词辨音：

从所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中选出划线部分与所给单词划线部分相同的选项。（每题1 分，满分5 分）

1. television       A. separation    B.revolution    C.demonstration   D.decision

2. thus                A. though       B.worth           C. thought       D. thousand

3. rely                 A. apply          B.technology   C. economy       D. valley

4. chorus           A. march         B.chat            C. technique       D. chapter

5. ridiculous      A.cheque        B.soul        C. youth          D. dangerous

Though ____ many times, the song still sounds as nice as before

   A. it was heard        B. hearing             C. heard                       D. to be heard

．How long is it ______ we last spent the holiday in the country together?

       A．until      B．before          C．since    D．that

In the future your automobile will run on water instead of gas! You will be able to buy a supercomputer that fits in your pocket! You might even drive a flying car!

Not all past predictions have been proved wrong. A few of them have been surprisingly accurate (正确无误). Some great thinkers predicted the arrival of the credit card, the fax machine and even the internet years before they happened. But for each prediction that has come true, some others have missed by a mile. Many of these predictions didn’t consider how people would want to use the technology or if people really needed it in their lives or not. Let’s look at some predictions from the not-too-distant past.

Robot Helpers

Where’s the robot in my kitchen? Nowhere, of course. And he’s probably not coming anytime soon. Robots do exist today, but mostly in factories and other working environments.

Back in the 1950s, however, people said that by now personal robots would be in most people’s homes.

So why hasn’t happened? Maybe because robots are still too expensive and clumsy(笨拙的). And probably the idea of robots cooking our dinners and washing our clothes is just too strange. At home we seem to be doing fine without them.

Telephones of tomorrow?

In 1964 an American company introduced the video telephone. They said by the year 2000 most people would have a video phone in their homes. But of course the idea hasn’t caught on yet.

Why? The technology worked fine, but it overlooked (忽略) something obvious: people desire for privacy. Would you want to have a video phone conversation with someone after you just stepped out of the shower?

Probably not — it could be uncomfortable! Just because technology doesn’t always mean people will want to use it.

And finally, how about that crazy prediction of the flying car? It’s not so crazy any more! But a flying car remains one of the most wonderful technology ideas to catch our imagination. Keep watching the news or perhaps the sky outside your window to see what the future will bring.

1. The passage mainly deals with______.

A. predictions that can catch our imagination

B. predictions that haven’t come true

C. new technology can benefit our life

D. predictions that have come true

2. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Technology doesn’t always mean people will want to use it.

B. Predictions don’t need to consider people’s practical use of the technology.

C. Not all the high-tech things people thought we’d be using by now are widely used.

D. High-tech things are not always convenient to people’s life.

3. Robot Helpers haven’t been used in most people’s homes because ______.

A. using the kind of robots at home is simply a waste of time and money

B. the kind of robots hasn’t been developed yet

C. people find it difficult to control the kind of robots

D. the kind of robots won’t bring people practical use

4. How does the writer find the flying car?

A. It is too difficult to imagine.        B. It is too crazy an idea to realize.

C. It is likely to appear in the future.    D. It has been the focus of the news.

We ______ last night, but we went to the concert instead.

A. must have studied                          B. might study

C. should have studied                        D. would study

The house I grew up ________ has been taken down and replaced by an office building.

A. in it      B. in      C. in that       D. in which

第三节 完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A passenger told an air hostess that he needed a cup of water to take his medicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would   26   the water in ten minutes.

Thirty minutes later, when the passenger’s ring for   27   sounded, the air hostess realized it at once. She was kept so   28   that she forgot to deliver him the   29  . As a result, the passenger was   30  to take his medicine. She hurried over to him   31   a cup of water, but he 32   it.

In the following hours on the   33  , each time the air hostess?? passed be the   34  , she would ask him with a   35   whether he needed help or not. But the passenger   36   paid attention to her words.

When he was going to get   37   the plane, the passenger asked the air hostess?? to   38   him the passengers??’ booklet(意见簿). She was very   39  . She knew that he would write down 40   words, which might result in the loss of her job.   41   with a smile she handed it to him.

Off the plane, she   42   the booklet, and cracked a smile,   43   the passenger put it, “On the flight, you asked me whether I need help or not for twelve times   44  . How can I refuse your twelve sincere smiles?”

That’s   45  ! Who can refuse your twelve sincere smiles from a person?

26．A．take      B．bring    C．carry           D．hold

27．A．food      B．drink    C．service        D．medicine

28．A．tired      B．silent    C．calm            D．busy

29．A．water     B．help     C．milk            D．warning

30．A．held on  B．held up  C．held out       D．held down

31．A．for        B．about    C．with          D．in

32．A．refused   B．accepted C．liked            D．hated

33．A．seat       B．air      C．floor            D．flight

34．A．customer B．passenger C．guest           D．visitor

35．A．glance     B．look        C．smile           D．cry

36．A．never           B．often    C．always         D．seldom

37．A．on         B．to          C．off             D．from

38．A．hand      B．take       C．throw          D．lend

39．A．glad       B．angry    C．curious         D．sad

40．A．important B．sharp       C．polite          D．nice

41．A．So        B．Because  C．And           D．But

42．A．hid        B．tore       C．opened          D．closed

43．A．if          B．for        C．after                D．when

44．A．in all      B．above all  C．or else        D．or so

45．A．wrong     B．wonderful C．impossible      D．right

．Because of the financial crisis, days are gone _______ local 5-star hotels charged 6,000 yuan for one night.

A. if                  B. when             C. which             D. since

.The question has been raised at the meeting________each member country should equally

share the expense of the committee.

A. what         B. whether          C. if            D. that

.____________the advantages against the disadvantages, I decided to take up the job as a clerk in the bank.

A. To weigh    B. Weighing    C. Weighed    D. Having weighed