A. purchase B. attack C. smash D. control

41. At the heart of every difference between the past and future --- science, finance family --- is the facl that the society is evolving from to law.

A. shelter B. interest C. magic D. disorder

42. Doctors suggest the change of lifestyle for certain men 45 to 79 years old with habits like drinking and smoking.

A. harmful B. elastic C. similar D. absent

43. In that country, even the high-income citizens would occasionally thehigh living cost,

claiming that they could hardly save any money every month.

A. lead to B. grumble about C. cover up D. begin with 44. He is a workaholic and his family members never dare to him when he is at work.

A. disturb B. contact C. follow D. bully

45. Light pollution is made worse with air pollution, as the small particles(微粒) that in the air serve to reflect the light.

A. transport B. travel C. float D. serve IV. Cloze (10%)

Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Do you know who the first robot in the world was? Recently, a clockwork robot built 240 years ago was considered the first robot in the world to 46 the act of writing.

47 to look like a small boy, the robot, named the Writer, was created by Swiss watchmaker Pierre Jaquet-Droz in the 1770s. Jaquet-Droz was helped by his son to complete this masterpiece.

It takes the 48 of a small barefoot boy sitting at a wooden desk holding a quill(羽毛笔). When wound up, the boy moves his arm to dip his quill in the ink pot and then writes a sentence of up to 10 49 .

The Writer comprises approximately 6,000 parts and contains 40 replaceable cams(凸轮) that

50 the writing of words. The parts can be removed, or reordered to 51 the boy to write any sentence required.

Throughout his life, Jaquet-Droz lived in Paris, London and Geneva where he built

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machines to help his firm sell watches and mechanical 53 . His other famous works include the Musician, which has 2500 pieces and the Draughtsman, with 2000 pieces. His three key pieces are now kept at the art and history museum in Switzerland.

The Writer is thought to be 54 to the modem-day computer or robot and is one of the oldest surviving examples of a robot and early cam 55 . The piece has been described as the world's most astonishing surviving robot.

46. A. engineer B. develop C. guarantee D. copy 47. A. Purchased B. Designed C. Translated D. Maintained 48. A. order B. lead C. shape D. picture 49. A. meanings B. lines C. characters D. styles 50. A. command B. remind C. evaluate D. record 51. A. forbid B. advise C. allow D. follow 52. A. expensive B. lifelike C. strange D. historic 53. A. copyrights B. preferences C. factories D. appliances 54. A. home B. ancestor C. enemy D. ignorance 55. A. method B. error C. technology D. dispute V. Reading Comprehension (20%)

Directions: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have read. (1)

During the 1990s, I had spent five months in a bleak African country, Niger. There were many things I found difficult about that place the beggars were my biggest most constant gripes. They would continually thrust their hands into my face, shouting,\Cadeau! Cadeau!\

After I had finished my nursing stint there, a friend and I headed for neighbouring Burkina Faso to work in a health clinic with much enthusiasm. \Burkina. Even the Coke tastes better,\

Arriving by taxi in our destination in Burkina, we began to unload. With my daypack wedged between my legs, I reached for my larger piece of luggage. Out of the darkness, a motorcycle with two men approached slowly. Without warning, one of the men grabbed my daypack as the motorcycle swept close by and disappeared into the night. The bag had my passport, money traveller's checks, camera in it. I was in deep

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trouble and the nearest Australian consulate(领事馆) was in Ethiopia. How was I ever going to get a new passport anytime soon?

In the weeks that followed, I guarded the rest of my valuables and regarded the locals with

suspicion. All I wanted was to leave that terrible place.

Then walking through the Burkina's streets one day, an old woman approached me and thrust her hand in my face. \lady Cadeau! Cadeau!\she cried. I had enough. I told her firmly in French,\all my money and now I can't get out of your country. I can't give you anything.\beggar woman listened attentively and pondered my words. Then her face crumpled into a toothless grin as she reached into the folds of her dress. \cadeau,\she announced. Kindly, she placed an old dark brown coin in my palm. I looked at it in shock. It was a minuscule amount of money but for this woman the coin represented a meal. At that moment, I felt the shame of affluence and the humility of charity. She had given me a gift disproportionate to anything that I had ever donated. In the midst of her poverty, she was able to give me something priceless. I saw then, the

unexpected beauty of the people and appreciated profoundly the quiet dignity of the poor.

56. The underlined word minuscule in the passage is closest in meaning to . A. unbelievable B. tiny C. unclear D. ordinary 57. Which of the following Statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage? A. The writer complained most about beggars in Niger. B. The writer was an Australian citizen.

C. Two motorists grabbed the writer's valuables out of a sudden. D The writer still treated the locals fairly after the loss of the bag. 58. The writer had a different thought about charity because A. she became too poor herself to help others

B. a local poor lady offered her money out of her scarce own C. the writer got her bag back with the help of the local lady

D. a local lady gave the writer much more money than she had donated

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