C

Even though she’s just 5 years old, Cindy Smart speaks five languages. She’s a good reader. She can tell time and do simple math, including multiplication and division. Cindy looks like an average doll, with long, blond hair, baby-blue eyes, and a button nose.

But loaded with some devices, Cindy is the first doll that can see, think, and do as she’s told. The eagle-eyed Cindy follows in the path of other breakthrough toys like Sony’s barking Robot Aibo, which was the first to popularize voice command in the late 1990s. Cindy takes Aibo’s innovations(创新) one step beyond: she not only follows instructions but also recognizes shapes, colors and words, and remembers. The effect is a doll that appears to be learning.

The toy company which produced Cindy Smart spent a decade trying to see how much human nature it could breath into an inanimate(无生命的) object. Its engineers began creating minibots that sense light, sounds, and pressure. However, without the sense of sight, their toys seemed to be lacking in one of the abilities that life-forms use to react to their environment.

So how do the engineers make a doll actually see? In Cindy’s case, it’s a multistep process. When presented a text like “I love you” and asked “Can you read this?” Cindy identifies it as one of 70 preprogrammed commands. Then the inbuilt digital camera scans a 15-degree radius in search of number- or letter-shaped objects. Buried in her stomach, Cindy’s 16-bit microprocessor compares the text with her database of 700 words. If it’s a match, “ I love you,” she says.

59. This passage most likely appears in a _______________.

A. medical report　　　　　　　　　　　 B. classified ad

C. science journal　　　　　　　　　　　 D. music magazine

60. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true about Robot Aibo?

A. It could recognize shapes and colors.

B. It could respond to spoken commands

C. It came onto the market no later than 1990

D. It was created much later than Cindy Smart

61. The underlined “ it ” in the third paragraph most likely refers to _____________.

A. the process　　　　　 B. the object　　　　　 C. the doll　　　　 D. the company

62. According to the passage, how can Cindy “see ”?

A. She recognizes any text as “I love you”

B. She is equipped with a camera to search for text

C. She is instructed by an engineer standing next to her

D. She makes contact with the shapes of the text with her stomach

B

The Metropolitan Museum of Art unwillingly handed over 363 pieces of gold, silver, precious stones, paintings, and sculptures back to Turkey after a court case. Following increasing demands for the return of artistic objects that were removed decades or centuries ago, some of the world’s leading museums have signed a declaration that they will not hand back the ancient artifacts (器物) to their countries of origin. They say people all over the world have only been able to fully appreciate ancient civilizations because these museums have provided access to these artistic objects. The ancient civilizations would not be so deeply admired today if these ancient artifacts were not so widely available to an international public in major museums throughout Europe and America. For example, Egyptian culture would not have become so well-known if the museums had not put Egyptian mummies on show.

The Britain Museum has not signed the declaration, but say it fully supports it. Over the recent years, it has faced growing pressure to hand back the Elgin Marbles, sculptures taken from the Parthenon in Athens, Greece, in the 19^th century. But the British Museum has said that the Museum is the best possible place for them. “ They must remain here if the museum is to continue to achieve its aim, which is to show the world to the world, ” said the director of the museum.

55. What reason do some museums provide for NOT handing back the ancient objects?

　 A. Only in these museums can the objects be fully appreciated by the world.

　 B. It is better for those objects to remain at a certain place to be moved around.

　 C. They need those well-known ancient objects to attract people from all over the world.

　 D. Ancient civilizations can only be admired when they are removed from their home countries.

56. Which of the following is Not mentioned as one of the “ countries of origin” in the article?

　 A. Turkey.　　　　　 　　　　　 B. Britain.　 　　　　 　C. Egypt.　　　　　 　D. Greece.

57. What does the underlined phrase “the world” mean in “show the world to the world”?

　 A. The global village.　　　　　　　 B. The leading museums.

　 C. The ancient civilizations.　　　　 D. The international public.

58. The British Museum is ________ to hand back the ancient artifacts to their countries of origin.

　 A. ready　　　　　　　　　 B. desperate　　　　 C. unwilling　　　　 D. supportive

A

This is your chance to win a Breakaway weekend for two people at any of the 83 Breakaway hotels throughout Britain.

To win the Breakaway weekend of two, answer these four questions and send your entry, to arrive no later than 30^th September, 2007, to Team House, 24 Church Street, Ashford, Kent, TN255 BJ.

1. The St Vincent Rocks, Hotel, Bristol is on the Avon Groge which is crossed by the Clifton Bridge. Who designed the bridge?

2. The Aerodrom Hotel, Croydon is next to the airfield from which England’s solo pilot made her record flights in the 1930s. Who was she?

3. The Talbot Hotel, Oundle, Northans is not far from the village of Fotheringgay and the castle where one of history’s most famous queens was imprisoned. Who was she?

4. The Larkfield Hotel, Maidstone is a few miles away from one of England’s top motor racing tracks. What is the name of the track?

The person whose correct entry is picked out first by a computer will win the prize. This decision is final. The winner will be sent an excellent value Breakaway booklet giving details pf the 83 hotels from which he / she　 can choose where to spend the prize weekend.

Every Breakaway hotel gives you the chance to see something different, while providing you with comfortable surroundings and good food.

A Breakaway weekend includes a three-course meal, accommodation and a full English breakaway, for two nights. You also get Sunday lunch, either a traditional meal at your hotel, or, if you are planning to go sightseeing, the hotel will provide a packed lunch for you.. Breakaway hotels are great places for families. Children can choose from their own special menu, and for those up to 12 years old accommodation is free of charge when sharing a room with their parents.

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51. Entries for the competition which arrive on 30^th September, 2007 will _________________ .

　 A. be too late for the competition　　　　　 B. be entered with others

　 C. have a better chance of winning　　　　　 D. go to a different address

52. Question 4 in the competition is different from the others because ___________ .

　 A. the hotel described is a modern one

　 B. it asks about a place

　 C. the hotel can be reached easily by car

　 D. it asks about a name

53. The announcement suggests that the best way to get a Breakaway booklet is to __________ .

　 A. enter the competition　　　 　　 B. write to one of the hotels

　 C. write to Team House　　　　　 D. telephone 0044 2517 5178

54. The competition will be won by the person _________ .

　 A. who sends in the first correct answers

　 B. whose entry arrives first on 30^th September

　 C. whose correct entry is chosen by a computer

　 D. who shows great interest in Breakaway hotels

Directions：For each blank in the following passage there are four words marks A, B, Cand D. Fill in each blank with the word that best fits the context.

　　 It may be good to live your life according to strict rules, but Taiwanese pop star Ken Wu also prefers to follow his own heart and emotions.” The best thing for everyone is to live in a _36_____way ,”he said ,”You don’t need too much burden on your mind .Be who you are .”He showed up on April 20 in Beijing to give love and _37_____to the children with hearing disabilities at a Nokia charity event.”_____38__is a big part of my life .I couldn’t imagine days____39___it,”he said ,”One of my friends has a strong desire for singing ,but ___40___lost his hearing ━it’s a painful_____41_.So I wish to bring beautiful sound back to those kids who can’t hear.”￣

Wu says that he admires the ____42__of the ancient philosopher ,and ___43___with things advocated in Tao Te Ching(道德经),like living naturally.

“In this song ,I just __44____young people to have their own path in life ,”he said ,”They can decide what they want to be like .”

Wu has always been ___45___in his misic style .He _46_____to stay on the same track for a ling period of　 time .

At first glance ,the name of the song Laotze Says __47_____that of the last hit General’s Order, but Wu says that the two songs have very__48___styles.

“The new song is not the Chinese tradional style.____49___,its electronic music ,”he said ,”I’ll never be __50____by following the same route, I-ll keep trying new things and seeking after variety in my work . ”

36.A.usual　　　 　 B. normal　　　　 　　　 C. careless　　 　　　 D. natural

37. A. songs　　　 　　　 B. care　　　　 　　　　 C. food　　　 　　 D. gifs

38. A. Sound　　 B. Music　　　　 　　　　 C. Drawing　　　 D. Dancing

39. A. of　　　　 　 B. being　　　　　 　　　 C. without　　　 D. with

40. A. suddenly　 B. luckily　　　　 　　　　 C. eventually　 　　 D. unfortunately

41. A. illness　　 B. experience　　 　　　　　　　 C. decision　　 　　 D. result

42. A. wisdom　　 　　　 B. freedom　　　 　　　　　　　 C. reputation　　 　 D. carefulness

43. A. deals　　　 B. plays　　　　 　　　　　 C. agrees　　　 　 D. compares

44. A. persuade　 B. encourage　　 　　　　 C. forbid　　　 　 D. allow

45. A. serious　　 　 B. anxious　　　 　　　　　 C. slow　　　　 　 D. inventive

46. A. refuses　　 B. prefers　　　 　　　　　 C. promises　　 　 D. continues.

47. A. replaces　　 B. protects　　　 　　　　 C. follows　　　 　 D. includes

48. A. special　　 B. different　　 　　　　　 C. typical　　　 　 D. similar

49. A. Therefore　 B. Thus　　　　 　　　　 C. However　　 　 D. Instead

50. A. excited　　 　 B. embarrassed　 　　　　 C. satisfied　　　 　 D. disappointed

35.I try to understand __________ that prevents so many Chinese from being as happy as one might expect.

A. why is it　 　　　　　　　 B. What is it　 　　　　　　 C. why it is　 　D. what it is

34. The sports meet, originally __________ be held last Friday, was finally delayed because of the bad weather.

A.due to　　 　　　　　　　　 B. thanks to　 　　　　　　 C.　 owing to　 D. according to

33. I ____________ John in the lift. I ______he would come back next month.

A. have met, have thought　　 B. have met; think C. met; had thought　 D. met; have thought

32. At the news conference, the spokesman said,” Keeping the meat price under control is within the ___________ of the governments’s responsibility.”

A. field　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. limit　 　　　　　　　 C. extent　 　　　　　　　　　 D. range

31.Many young graduates don’t want to work because they think that________, they probably wouldn’t be able to enjoy an easy and colourful life.

　A. are they to work　　 B. Were they to work　 C. had they worked　 D. have they worked

30.The famous scientist, _______ a dinned　 party will be held tonight, is to arrive soon.

A. in honour of him　　　　　 　　　　 B. in his honour　

C. in whose honour　　　　　　　 　　 D. in which honour