3 . Joseph Frederick Engelberger, the Father of Robotics, was born on July 26, 1925. He received his degree in Electric Engineering in 1949 from Columbia University. He worked as an engineer in a company and then he met George Devol at a party in 1956, two years after Devol had designed and patented (获得专利权) an industrial robotic arm. However, the company where Engelberger worked was closed in the year he met Devol.

Finding himself jobless but with a business partner and an idea, Engelberger co-founded Unimation with Devol, creating the world’s first robotics company. Over the next two decades, the Japanese took the lead by investing (投资) heavily in robots to replace people performing certain tasks. In Japan, Engelberger was widely recognized as a key player in Japanese manufacturing quality and efficiency.

After observing his aging parents, Engelberger saw the robotics automation could be used in the medical field. In 1984, Engelberger introduced HelpMate and hoped to start a new industry for in-home robots. He sold his first HelpMate to Danbury Hospital in 1988. The medical robot was so successful that the hospital ended up purchasing another, and within a decade, well over 100 hospitals worldwide operated HelpMates.

Senator Joseph Lieberman delivered a speech in the U. S. Senate in praise and recognition of the inventor, calling HelpMate an example that shows the federal investment in science and technology for patients can lead to new products that create jobs for Americans and make for a better quality of life.

Engelberger liked working. So even after he got into his 80s, he remained active in the promotion and development of robots for use in elder care.

1. What happened to Engelberger in 1956?

A．He got his college degree.	B．He was unemployed.
C．He invented a robotic arm.	D．He sold his company.

2. How did the Japanese treat Engelberger?

A．With alarm.

B．With concern.

C．With respect.

D．With indifference.

3. What does paragraph 3 talk about?

A．The origin of HelpMate.	B．The promotion of HelpMate.
C．The function of HelpMate.	D．The challenge in creating HelpMate.

4. What’s Lieberman’s attitude toward HelpMate?

A．Critical.

B．Doubtful.

C．Objective.

D．Favorable.

4 . Last year I ruined my summer vacation by bringing along a modern convenience: the iPad.

Instead of looking at nature, I _______ my e-mail. Instead of reading great novels, I stuck to reading _______newspapers each morning. And that was the problem: I was acting as if I were still in the office. My body was on vacation but my _______ wasn’t.

So this year I made up my mind to try something _______: getting away from the Internet. I knew it wouldn’t be easy, _______ I’m not good at self-control. But I was _______. I started by handing the iPad to my wife. Then, a stroke of luck: The mobile phone _______ at our cabin was worse than in the past. I was _______, forced to carry out my plan. Largely cut off from e-mail and my favourite newspaper websites, I had little way to _______ the world. I had no ________ but to do what I had planned to do all along: read books.

With determination and the strong support of my wife, I succeeded in my vacation struggle against the Internet. I finally ________ that it was me, of course, not the iPad, that was the ________.

I knew I had ________ when we passed a Starbucks and my wife asked if I wanted to stop to use the Wi-Fi. “Don’t need it,” I said. ________, as we return to work, a test begins: Can I survive when I’m back at work? I don’t plan to ________ my iPad completely. But I hope to resist the temptation (抵抗诱惑) to use it every five minutes.

1.

A．received

B．selected

C．checked

D．removed

2.

A．online

B．informal

C．local

D．traditional

3.

A．opinion

B．mind

C．identity

D．curiosity

4.

A．attractive

B．logical

C．magical

D．different

5.

A．as

B．unless

C．though

D．so

6.

A．generous

B．capable

C．eager

D．determined

7.

A．battery

B．button

C．signal

D．function

8.

A．grateful

B．tough

C．stuck

D．puzzled

9.

A．rely on

B．go through

C．connect to

D．adapt to

10.

A．method

B．goal

C．trick

D．choice

11.

A．expected

B．realised

C．permitted

D．suggested

12.

A．approach

B．sign

C．evidence

D．problem

13.

A．won

B．forgotten

C．suffered

D．recovered

14.

A．Somehow

B．Anyway

C．However

D．Therefore

15.

A．take apart

B．give up

C．turn up

D．go off

5 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Beijing Opera, is    1     (know) as China’s national opera, also called Peking Opera. which originated in the late 18th century, is a combination of music, dance, art and acrobatics (杂技). It is the most influential and representative of all operas in China. It is called Beijing Opera because it is formed in Beijing. Beijing Opera has a history of 200 years and its origin can date back     2     old local operas, especially Anhui Opera,     3     was very popular in northern China in the 18th century. In 1790, the first Anhui Opera performance     4     (hold) in Beijing to celebrate the Emperor’s birthday.

Later, some other Anhui Opera troupes (班子)     5     (continue) performing in Beijing. Anhui Opera was easy     6     (move) and good at absorbing the acting styles of other types of operas. Beijing accumulated many local operas,     7     (make) Anhui Opera improve quickly.

    8     the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, after the marriage for 10 years, Beijing Opera finally formed, and became the     9     (big) of all Operas in China. We can     10     (honest) say that Beijing Opera is the most import ant opera in China.

6 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一个完整的故事。

At Sandringham I got to know this kid, Teddy, a funny guy. He is one of those friends with whom you start hanging out and from that day forward you’re never apart. We were both very naughty. When you put us together, it was a disaster. Walking home from school, we’d throw stones through windows, just to see them broken, and then we’d run away.

One Saturday night, we were at the shopping center and most of the shops were closed. The cinema was still showing movies and the building was still open. There was a shop that sold greeting cards and magazines and it didn’t have a door. So when it closed at night, there was only a metal gate, like a trellis (架子), which was pulled across the entrance and padlocked (用挂锁锁上). Walking past this shop, Teddy and I realized that if we put our arms through the trellis, we could reach the chocolates just inside. We reached in, took a few, and then swallowed the chocolates. We started going back again and again to steal more.

We did this every weekend for at least a month. Then we pushed our luck too far. It was a Saturday night. I reached in to take a chocolate, and at that exact moment a security (安全) guard came around the comer and saw me with my arm in up to my should. I brought my hand out with a bunch of chocolates in it.

注意：1. 续写部分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。
2. 续写词数应为150左右。

I saw him. He saw me. His eyes went wide.

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The next day when Teddy and I ran into the classroom, the headmaster was there waiting.

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7 . 假定你是李华，你同城的外籍朋友Bob得知你假期准备去北京旅游，发来电子邮件准备跟你同去，请你给他回一封电子邮件，告知他你的旅行计划。
注意：1. 写作词数应为80左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡上的相应位置作答。
Dear Bob,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

8 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The first “window of Chinese Books” in Europe was launched on Tuesday, with an online book donation ceremony. The online event     1     (hold) at the Central Public Library in Floriana, Malta. More than 200 books were donated from China’s Jinling Library to Malta Libraries,     2     cover fields such as ancient Chinese literature and art, history, culture, and food.

Books are important for the     3     (culture) exchange between two countries.     4     (hopeful), the donated books will open a new window of understanding of Chinese culture, history and social development for the Maltese people.

The books     5     (give) on Tuesday not only provide a chance of     6     (promote) Chinese culture and tourism, but also are     7     precious gift of friendship from the people of Nanjing to the Maltese people.

Jinling Library has always focused on using books     8     a bridge to understanding of Chinese culture for global     9     (citizen). Jinling Library, founded in 1927, established its first “Window of Chinese Books” overseas in Nigeria in 2013. There will be     10     (many) in the future.

9 . “Fire! Fire!” What terrible words to hear when one ______ in a strange house in the middle of night! It was a large, old ______ house — the sort that burns easily, and my room was on the top floor. I jumped out of bed, ______ the door and stepped out into the passage. It was full of thick smoke.

I began to ______ , but as I was still only half-awake, instead of going towards the stairs I went in the opposite direction. The smoke grew thicker and I found it hard to ______ . The floor became ______ under my bare feet. I ran into another room and tried to reach the ______ for fresh air. But before I could reach it, one of my feet got caught in something soft and I fell down. The thing I had fell over felt like a bundle of clothes, and I picked it up to protect my ______ from the smoke and heat. Just then the door ______ under me and I dashed to the floor below with pieces of ______ wood all around me.

______ , there was a doorway in front, so I put the package over my face and ran. My feet were terribly burned, but I got through. As I reached the cold air outside, my bundle of clothes gave a thin ______ . I nearly dropped it in my ______ . Then I saw many people gathered in the street. A woman dressed in night clothes screamed as she saw me and came running ______ .

“My baby! My baby!” She cried. The crowd ______ loudly as she took the smoke-blackened bundle out of my arms. I almost failed to see who she was — my boss wife. I had saved her baby, and became a hero.

1.

A．gets up

B．calls up

C．wakes up

D．turns up

2.

A．clean

B．empty

C．strong

D．wooden

3.

A．opened

B．closed

C．locked

D．answered

4.

A．run

B．walk

C．climb

D．jump

5.

A．sleep

B．stand

C．speak

D．breathe

6.

A．hard

B．hot

C．cold

D．dirty

7.

A．window

B．bathroom

C．door

D．roof

8.

A．hands

B．arms

C．feet

D．face

9.

A．rose

B．broke

C．locked

D．trapped

10.

A．burning

B．freezing

C．lighting

D．bursting

11.

A．Strangely

B．Chiefly

C．Luckily

D．Exactly

12.

A．laugh

B．cry

C．scream

D．regard

13.

A．shock

B．excitement

C．sadness

D．curiosity

14.

A．madly

B．slowly

C．sadly

D．joyfully

15.

A．cried

B．suffered

C．cheered

D．watched