第4部分：阅读理解(第31-45题，每题3分，共4 5分)
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第一篇
Pushbike Danger
Low speed bicycle crashes can badly injure——or even kill——children if they fall onto the
ends of the handlebars(车把)．So a team of engineers is redesigning it to make it safer
Kristy Arbogast，a bioengineer at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania，
began the project with her colleagues．The cases they reviewed about serious abdominal(腹部的)
injuries in children in the past 30 years showed that more than a third were caused by bicycle
accidents．”The task was to identify how the injuries occurred and come up with seine
countermeasures，”she says
By interviewing the children and their parents，Arbogast and her team were able to
reconstruct many of the accidents and identified a common cause for serious injuries They
discovered that most cases occur when children hit an obstacle at slow speed，causing them to
topple f摇摆)over．To maintain their balance the children turn the handlebars through 90
degrees—but their momentum(冲力)forces them into the end of the handlebars．The bike then
falls over and the other end of the handlebars hits the ground，pushing it in to their abdomen(腹
部．
The solution the group came up with is a handgrip (握柄)fitted with a spring and damping
(减速)system. The spring absorbs up to 50 per cent of the forces transmitted(传递)through the
handlebars in all impact．The group hopes to commercialize the device，which should add only a
few dollars to t}le cost of a bike．“But our task has been one of education because up until now．
bicycle manufacturers were unaware of the problem，”says Arbogast．
31 The engineers are trying to improve the handlebars because
A they are not beautiful
B they may kill children
C they are likely to crash．
D they affect the speed of the bike
32 How many abdominal injuries in children were caused by bicycle accidents?
A Thirty．
B Ninety．
C 50 percent．
D More than a third.
33 The world “countermeasures” in paragraph 2 means
A “problems”
B “approaches”
C “solutions”．
D ‘‘actions”
”in paragraph 2means
34 Paragraph 3 mainly discusses
A why the children and their parents were interviewed
B how serious abdominal injuries occur.
C when the children turn the handlebars
D what stops bicycle accidents
35 The advantage of the new handgrip is that
A it can be made cheaply.
B it reduces the impact in bicycle accidents．
C it helps to slow down the speed of the bicycle．
D it sells well at bicycle shops．
第二篇
Saving Money
Where you save your money often depends on what you are saving for If you are saving to
buy a CD(光盘)or to go to a concert, then probably you would keep your money somewhere in
your room·
If you are saving for a big purchase like a mountain bike or a school trip，where would you
save your money?
One place to save money is the bank Putting your money in a savings account will help
your money early more money If you put your money in a piggy bank(猪形储蓄罐)，one year
later you’11 still have the same amount of money you put in．If you put your money in a savings
account，one year later, you’ll have more money than you put in Why?
When you keep your money in a bank，your money earns interest．Interest is the amount of
money a bank pays you to use your money．The bank uses your money (and the money of other
people，too)to loan money to people and businesses．
The bank will send you a statement several times a year A bank statement tells you how
much money you have in your account，It also tells you how much interest you have earned．If
you leave your money in the bank，you Can watch it grow!
Another way you can save money is to buy a certificate of deposit or CD．If you have some
money that you don’t need to use for a long time，this is a good way to make your money grow．
You Can buy a cd at a bank．You agree not to use the money for a certain period of time
That period might be from six months to five years．You Can’t touch your money during that time
If you do，you must pay a penalty，or fee
36 Your money will earn more money if you put it.
A in your room．
B in a piggy bank
C in your pocket．
D in a savings account
37 A bank pays you interest for
A wasting your money．
B losing your money．
C using your money．
D decreasing your money
38 Among other things．a bank statement tells you
A the amount of money you have in the bank
B the current rates of interest．
C the current rates of exchange．
D the best way to save your money
39 If you draw your money before it is due．you will have to
A pay interest to the bank．
B close your account
C open a new account．
D pay a penalty or fee
40 The word “touch’’ in paragraph 7 could be best replaced by
A “deposit”
B “lend”．
C “use”．
D “cash”．
第三篇
Almost Human?
Scientists are racing to build the world’s first thinking robot .This is not science fiction：some
say they will have made it by the year 2020.Carol Packer repots．
Machines that walk，speak and feel are no longer science fiction．Kismet is the name of an
android(机器人)which scientists have built at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT)．
Kismet is different from the tradition。al robot because it can show human emotions．Its eyes．ears
and lips move to show when it feels happy．sad or bored．Kismet is one of the first of a new
generation of androids—robots that 100k like human beings—which can imitate human
feelings．Cog，another android invented by the MIT, imitates the action of a mother Howere,
scientists admit that so far Cog has the mental ability of a two．year．old．
The optimists(乐观主义者)say that by the year 2020 we will have created humanoids(机
器人)with brains similar to those of an adult human being．These robots will be designed to look
like people to make them more attractive and easier to sell to the public．What kind of jobs will they do? In the future，robots like Robonaut ，a humanoid invented by NASA，will be doing
dangerous jobs，like repairing space stations They will also be doing more and more of the
household work for US．In Japan，scientists are designing androids that will entertain US by
dancing and playing the piano．
Some people worry about what the future holds：will robots become monsters(怪物)?Will
people themselves become increasingly like robots? Experts predict that more and more people
will be wearing micro-computers，connected to the Internet，in the future．People will have
micro-chips in various parts of their body，which will connect them to a wide variety of gadgets
(小装置)．Perhaps we should not exaggerate(夸大)the importance of technology，but one
wonders whether , in years to come，we will still be falling in love，and whether we will still feel
pain．Who knows?
41 Kismet is different from traditional robots because
A it thinks for itself．
B it is not 1ike science fiction．
C it Can 100k after two-year—olds．
D it seems to have human feelings
42 What makes Cog special?
A It looks 1ike a mother．
B It behaves 1ike a child．
C It can imitate血e behavior of a mother
D It has a huge brain
43 In aboutl5 years’ time from now , robots
A will become space designers
B will look like monsters．
C will behave 1ike animals
D will think like humans
44 In the future robots will also
A explore space．
B entertain people
C move much faster．
D do all of the housework．
55 What is the writer’s attitude to robots in the future?
A Critical．
B Hostile
C Objective
D Enthusiastic
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Caribbean Islands
What would you see if you took a cruise to the Caribbean Islands ? Palm trees and coconuts
(椰子)?White beaches and clear，blue ocean ? Colorful corals(珊瑚)and even more colorful
fishes and birds?
You bet．There are thousands of islands in the Caribbean Sea．They are famous for their
warm，tropical climate and great natural beauty．
The Caribbean Islands form a chain that separates the Caribbean Sea from the rest of the
Atlantic Ocean Some of the islands were formed by the eruption(爆发)of ancient volcanoes(火
山 (46)
The Caribbean Islands are known by several names． (47)The explorer
Christopher Columbus called the islands the Indies in 1492 because he thought he was near the
coast of India．Later ,Spain and France called the islands the Antilles
There are four large islands in the Caribbean Sea (48) These four islands are
often called the Greater Antilles Together ,they account for about 90 percent of the land area of
the Caribbean Islands．
The rest of the Caribbean Islands are much smaller．Some of these islands are no more than
tiny slivers(小片)of exposed coral．You can see why pirates(海盗)such as the famous
Blackbeard sailed these waters (49)
The weather of the Caribbean Sea is almost always warn]and sunny Sandy beaches line the
coasts of many islands．This is why millions of tourists visit the islands each year
A But life on the Caribbean Islands is not always painful
B The earliest name used by Europeans is the Indies，later changed to the West Indies
C Others are low—lying coral islands that gradually rose from the ocean．
D They are Cuba，Puerto Rico，Jamaica，and Hispaniola．(so)
E Many tourists arrive on cruise ships
F There are countless small islands to bury treasure or hide on．