1 . A Pen That Draws in Any Color
The Scribble is a magical pen that can scan colors and instantly reproduce the colors. Hold the Scribble’s scanner up to any color, and within a second that color is stored in its memory. Once stored, that color can be used to draw on paper or on a digital screen.
Who can use the Scribble ?
Children will love the Scribble because it can create different colors, replacing even their biggest box of crayons (蜡笔). Besides, anyone working with color in their professional lives, such as artists, will be able to scan and reproduce colors instantly.
The Scribble is the best color—Green
One of the most important characteristics of the Scribble is that, since it can reproduce any color, it replaces marking pens, greatly reducing the huge amount of plastic waste.
What’ s inside the Scribble ?
There will be two different versions of the Scribble, the Scribble INK and the Scribble STYLUS. The INK will be able to reproduce exact colors on paper. It includes a color sensor, 1 GB of internal memory that will store over 100,000 colors, a rechargeable battery, Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity, a processor and 5 ink cartridges (盒). The STYLUS is exactly the same as the INK, minus the ink cartridge as it is intended for use on screen.
How did we create the Scribble?
We’ve been in the design process for two years and the Scribble has gone through various design changes to get it to where we are now. Because of its small size we have created some ideas never seen before in the color reproduction industry. We created the Scribble for YOU and want you to be a part of the process!
Thank you for your support
Thank you so much for your concern about the Scribble. Thank you also for your support! Make sure to bookmark our website and check back often to see the progress as well as the updated times for production and delivery of your Scribble.

1. According to the passage, the Scribble ______.

A．has replaced the common pens

B．brings environmental problems

C．is the product of high technology

D．is designed for a certain group of people

2. How is the Scribble different from other pens?

A．It can copy colors.

B．It is smaller in size.

C．It has different versions.

D．It can only be used on screen.

3. The main purpose of the passage is to ______.

A．seek advice about the Scribble

B．introduce the Scribble to readers

C．compare the Scribble with other pens

D．provide methods of using the Scribble

2 . AFrom：jovangagic56@memail．com
To：kmallory@LN．org
Subject：Hi!
Dear Mr．Mallory，
I am writing to tell you my deep disappointment for my experience at Lingua Nova English summer school in the first two weeks of July．I had been thoroughly looking forward to learning English and learning about culture in the UK，but I am afraid that my time at your summer school failed to live up to my expectations．
Your brochure states that the student accommodation is situated "in the heart of Edinburgh"．This is misleading as my accommodation was，in fact，situated a good fifty minutes bus ride from the city center in what I can only describe as a less than picturesque part of the suburbs．
In addition，the activity programme did not reflect the fact that we were located in one of Europe's most interesting and historical cities: one evening activity consisted of a walk to a nearby park，another was a trip to a narrow street which was not usually used by cars．Finally，on our one trip into the city center our "guide" readily admitted that she was not from Edinburgh，and had in fact never visited the city before．I had been eagerly expecting a guided tour of Scotland's treasures．In fact，I was left in the city center with no map and told to "check things out" while your employee went shopping in Princes Street．This was a long awaited trip and cost me over two years' hard work and saving．Although I do have positive memories of my trip (my English teachers were knowledgeable and inspiring)，the accommodation and activity programme were wholly unsatisfactory．
I would like to get my money back for the accommodation and would really appreciate a reply within the next two weeks．
Yours sincerely，
Jovan Gagic
1. Jovan wrote the email to __________．

A．provide information

B．share experiences

C．express dissatisfaction

D．raise expectations

2. According to Jovan，the guide __________．

A．organized cultural activities

B．failed to perform duties

C．had a good knowledge of the city

D．received punishment for bad behavior

3. What effect does Jovan want his email to have on Mr．Mallory?

A．To make him feel sorry．

B．To cause him worry．

C．To bring him disappointment．

D．To get him into trouble．

3 . Robotic Puppy

Roll over, sit and fetch aren’t commands normally given to a robot, but the smart toy company WowWee has developed a new way of owning a puppy.

CHIP (Canine Home Intelligent Pet) is a robotic dog with blue LED eyes and pointy ears and can sit, shake, dance and make all types of dog noises. It also has tracking capabilities to help locate its owner. “The beauty about CHIP is that it has its own thing going on,” said Sufer, CTO at WowWee. “It has its own life and own kind of intelligence. Even if you’re not around, it’s always doing something.”

CHIP uses wheels to get around and is loaded with sensors (传感器) that give it a 360-degree view to find its ball. The pup is Bluetooth enabled, which connects to a wristband worn by its owner. The wristband, similar to a watch, displays icons (图标) for different commands such as a thumb-up, which allows you to give your pup a digital belly rub. With its owner wearing a smart wristband, it can even follow him around the room.

“We worked on CHIP for about five to six months,” Davin Sufer, told dailymail. com, “We typically come up with a concept, model and product and get it on shelves within a year.” The company plans to start shipping units by next fall, which will allow them to load up the robotic dog with sensors and add many more animated responses per-owner interactivity.

The high-tech toy company made its debut (处女作) in 2004 by releasing the 1.5 foot RoboSapien, which sold millions of units. MiP, which hit shelves last year, is a seven-inch-tall robot covered in white with black accents. Users can direct it, change its emotions and make it dance to any song on your iPad. It’s loud, fast and active.

About 15 years ago, a company called ToyQuest developed the first ever electronic robotic dog — Tekno, the Robotic Puppy. The company sold over seven million units in the first season and 40 million more during its original four years of production. Tekno was built with over 160 emotions and instructions, but most importantly offered consumers a quick look into the future.

1. According to Sufer, the amazing characteristic of CHIP is that _____.

A．it is loaded with special sensors

B．it can make all kinds of dog noises

C．it has quick response to the commands

D．it can do something without instructions

2. CHIP can follow its owner with the help of _____.

A．a watch

B．a smart wristband

C．pointy ears

D．blue LED eyes

3. From the passage, we can know_______.

A．CHIP can be bought in the store now

B．WowWee introduced its first product last year

C．Tekno provided the bright future of the robotic puppy

D．MiP is the first company to develop the robotic puppy

4 . 完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1--20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。
I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict. I’m left _______. Why do these people create mistrust and problems, especially with those from other _______?
I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1960s, _______ children from different races and religions played and studied _______ in harmony. At that time my family lived a stone’s ________from Ismail’s. And no one was bothered that Ismail was a Malay Muslim and I was an Indian Hindu—we just _______ our differences. Perhaps, our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice, well _______ or otherwise.
We were nine when we became friends. During the school holidays, we’d _______ the countryside on our bicycles, hoping to _______ the unexpected. At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town. We would be glad of his ________.
When I was twelve, my family moved to Johor. Ismail’s family later returned to their village, and I ________ touch with him.
One spring afternoon in 1983, I stopped a taxi in Kuala Lumpur. I ________ my destination. The driver acknowledged my ________ but did not move off. Instead, he looked ________ at me. “Raddar?” he said, using my childhood nickname(绰号). I was astonished at being so _________addressed(称呼). Unexpectedly! It was Ismail! Even after two ________ we still recognized each other. Grasping his shoulder, I felt a true affection, something ________ to describe.
If we can allow our children to be ________ without prejudice, they’ll build friendships with people, regardless of race or religion, who will be ________ their side through thick and thin. On such friendships are societies build and ________ we can truly be, as William Shakespeare once wrote, “we happy few, we band of brothers”.1.

A．interested

B．pleased

C．puzzled

D．excited

2.

A．parties

B．cities

C．villages

D．races

3.

A．why

B．which

C．how

D．when

4.

A．together

B．around

C．alone

D．apart

5.

A．drop

B．throw

C．move

D．roll

6.

A．refused

B．made

C．sought

D．accepted

7.

A．paid

B．meant

C．preserved

D．treated

8.

A．explore

B．search

C．discover

D．desert

9.

A．get through

B．deal with

C．come across

D．take away

10.

A．arrival

B．choice

C．effort

D．company

11.

A．lost

B．gained

C．developed

D．missed

12.

A．stated

B．ordered

C．decided

D．chose

13.

A．attempts

B．instructions

C．opinions

D．arrangements

14.

A．anxiously

B．carelessly

C．disappointedly

D．fixedly

15.

A．familiarly

B．strangely

C．fully

D．coldly

16.

A．departures

B．months

C．years

D．decades

17.

A．possible

B．funny

C．hard

D．clear

18.

A．them

B．themselves

C．us

D．ourselves

19.

A．from

B．by

C．with

D．against

20.

A．still

B．otherwise

C．then

D．instead

5 . 完型填空（共20小题；
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，并在答题卡上涂黑。
When I was about five years old, I used to watch a bird in the skies of southern Alberta from the Blackfoot Blood Reserve in northern Montana where I was born．I loved this bird; I would_______him for hours．He would_______effortlessly in that gigantic sky, or he would come down and light on the_______and float there beautifully．Sometimes when I watched him, he would not make a sound and liked to move_______into the grasses．We called him meksikatsi, which in the Blackfoot language_______“pink-colored feet”; meksikatsi and I became very good friends．
The bird had a very particular significance to me_______I desperately wanted to be able to fly too．I felt very much as if I was the kind of person who had been born into a world where_______was impossible．And most of the things that I_______about would not be possible for me but would be possible only for other people．
When I was ten years old, something unexpected_______my life suddenly．I found myself become an________child in a family I was not born into; I found myself in a________position that many native Americans find themselves in, living in a city that they do not understand at all, not in another culture but________two cultures．
A teacher of the English language told me that meksikatsi was not called meksikatsi, even though that is what________people have called that bird for thousands of years．Meksikatsi, he said, was really “duck”．I was very________with English．I could not understand it．First of all, the bird did not look like “duck”, and when it made a________, it did not sound like “duck”, I was even more________when I found out that the meaning of the verb “to duck” came from the bird．
As I________to understand English better, I understand that it made a great deal of________but I never forgot that meksikatsi made a different kind of meaning．I________that languages are not just different words for the same things but totally different________, totally different ways of experiencing and looking at the world．1.

A．keep

B．watch

C．follow

D．search

2.

A．jump

B．dive

C．circle

D．wander

3.

A．nest

B．hill

C．water

D．road

4.

A．quickly

B．naturally

C．freely

D．quietly

5.

A．means

B．reads

C．shows

D．states

6.

A．though

B．because

C．while

D．until

7.

A．communication

B．imagination

C．belief

D．flight

8.

A．dreamed

B．worried

C．knew

D．argued

9.

A．improved

B．enriched

C．changed

D．ruined

10.

A．educated

B．adopted

C．outgoing

D．independent

11.

A．weak

B．comfortable

C．terrible

D．central

12.

A．between

B．against

C．without

D．beyond

13.

A．most

B．few

C．their

D．my

14.

A．desperate

B．bored

C．uncomfortable

D．disappointed

15.

A．noise

B．call

C．decision

D．choice

16.

A．ashamed

B．confused

C．embarrassed

D．frightened

17.

A．tried

B．came

C．determined

D．expected

18.

A．evidence

B．distinction

C．profit

D．sense

19.

A．identified

B．confirmed

C．realized

D．predicted

20.

A．concepts

B．regulations

C．messages

D．evaluations

6 . Has anyone noticed how, with the passage of time, one’s relationship with one’s grown-up daughters and sons becomes changed? I’ve been aware of this for some time but I’m not quite sure how to deal with it.

Take the kitchen sink for example.

Following a family get-together at my place, I walked into the kitchen to find Kate, my daughter carefully cleaning the sink.

“Don’t do that; what are you doing that for?” I said, unhappy about the hidden criticism.

“Mum,” she said, “you really ought to put your glasses on when you clean the sink. Behind the tap here was black!”

But it’s not just things like kitchen sinks. Another time Kate arrived to pick me up to lunch. She looked at me and then asked, “Mum, why do you use brown eyebrow pencil when your hair is grey?”

A sudden memory of her, aged 14, going to her first mixed party flooded back. She had come in to say goodbye. For a moment I thought she’d been an accident. Both eyes were black. I remember suggesting that perhaps a little less eye make-up might be more effective.

Now I told her, “My hair used to be brown.”

“It looks absurd.”

“Mrs. Menzies had dark eyebrows with grey hair.”

“Yes, but you’re not Mrs. Menzies, are you?” she said triumphantly, as if that proved her point.

But a recent event made me realize that something really must be done.

She had returned some for a few weeks before getting married. One evening I went out on a dinner date. By the time my companion left me at the front door, it was about 2am. As I stepped in, an angry figure in a white nightgown stopped me.

“Well, what time of night is this to be coming home?” she shouted. “Where have you been? I’ve been worried sick!”

Shades of the past come back to disturb me. But what should I do about all this? Nothing, probably. Maybe, after all, it’s only a stage young people are going through.

1. The daughter thought her mother didn’t clean the kitchen sink well because of her .

A．laziness

B．carelessness

C．unhappiness

D．poor-quality glasses

2. From the passage we know the daughter .

A．didn’t want to help with the sink

B．didn’t like brown eyebrow pencils

C．had an accident when she went to her first party

D．shouted at her mum because she came home late

3. How does the mother feel after all these have happened?

A．Shocked.

B．Proud.

C．Envious.

D．Confused.

4. The author writes the stories to prove that .

A．their relationship became stronger

B．their roles changed as time passed

C．her daughter very much cared about her

D．her daughter got upset as she grew up

7 . Wings of Angel

I used to hate myself because I wasn’t “normal”. Everyone else could play on the monkey bars and ride on a bicycle, but not _______. I had a severe spinal cord disorder(脊髓病) and I knew I would always be much _______than others.

I hated going to school and I hated _______at me. I hated seeing others smiling broadly and standing _______and tall. And most of all, I hated looking in the_______and seeing an ugly and hunchback(驼背).

My friends found me _______because I didn’t let other get close to me. I thought I was going to go on like this for the rest of my life _______Angela appeared.

That afternoon, I was sitting by myself in a corner of the school—a spot where no one would _______ me. That’s when I first heard her voice.

“Hi. Can I sit down?”

I raised my head and there she was, with an irresistible smile on her round face.

“What are you looking at?” she asked.

“Ants.”

“What are they doing?”

“No _______.”

“I bet they’re playing games and make friends. Don’t you think so?”

That was how our ________started and it didn’t stop. We talked about everything under the sun—the ants, the clouds, my little niche(处境)—until it was sunset.

Then suddenly, you saw my ________ She just stared.

My heart ________. What I feared most had happened and I knew for sure she would________ me now.

She stood up, pointed at my back and said, “I know__________your back is hunched.”

I closed my eyes like a criminal waiting to be________. I begged in my heart for her to________, but you just kept on going. “I know what you’ve got in there. Do you?”

“No,” I answered ________.

She bent and whispered in my ears.

“Your back is bunched because you’ve got a pair of wings from the angels.”

I was________. I looked into her eyes and her________ touched my heart. From that day on, I started to learn to________myself because I have the wings of an angel and a kind – hearted friend.

1.

A．them

B．it

C．me

D．her

2.

A．sadder

B．shorter

C．weaker

D．slower

3.

A．looking

B．smiling

C．aiming

D．glaring

4.

A．still

B．alone

C．straight

D．together

5.

A．street

B．sun

C．corner

D．mirror

6.

A．distant

B．stubborn

C．hopeless

D．unfortunate

7.

A．after

B．before

C．since

D．until

8.

A．disturb

B．seek

C．interrupt

D．ignore

9.

A．wonder

B．idea

C．sign

D．action

10.

A．connection

B．competition

C．conversation

D．comprehension

11.

A．face

B．back

C．eyes

D．shoulders

12.

A．sank

B．beat

C．broke

D．ached

13.

A．care for

B．rely on

C．look down upon

D．put up with

14.

A．that

B．how

C．whether

D．why

15.

A．accused

B．arrested

C．punished

D．sentenced(宣判)

16.

A．relax

B．leave

C．stop

D．pause

17.

A．shyly

B．weakly

C．proudly

D．firmly

18.

A．astonished

B．ashamed

C．annoyed

D．amused

19.

A．wisdom

B．generosity

C．honesty

D．kindness

20.

A．control

B．like

C．comfort

D．enjoy