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2、交回。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1Do you know that _ chairman of the meeting has announced that Mr Hodge has beenmade _ manager of this factory?Athe, theB/, theCthe, /Da, a2She seems to prefer American TV Shows to talking to meAto watchBto be watchingCwatchingDhaving watched3People believe that the Chin
3、a Dream is not very difficult _ so long as the whole nation works hard for it.ArealizingBto be realizedCrealizedDto realize4- Ive got something weighing on my mind. Could you give me some advice?- _. Tell me all about it and Ill do what I can.ADont mention itBNo wonderCNo problemDMy pleasure5I still
4、 find it hard to imagine that such a clever child _ make such a foolish mistake.AshallBmustCcanDshould6Locals lived in rather _ conditions until the founding of the Peoples Republic of China in 1949.ApreciousBprimitiveCpreciseDprior7The farmer used wood to build a house _ to store grain.A. thatB. in
5、 whichC. whichD. what8A myth is an account of the deeds of a god or supernatural beings, usually expressed in terms of _ thought.AprimaryBcapitalCinitialDprimitive9Police have found _ appears to be the lost ancient statue.AwhichBwhereChowDwhat10-Could I ask you a private question? -Sure, Apardon me
6、B go ahead Cgood idea D forget it11Do you _ ready for the spring outing?No,I still have to buy some fruit.AeverythingBanythingCsomethingDnothing12So far, only one man has _ a theory that seems to fit all the facts.Acome up withBput up withClined up withDcaught up with13-I feel nervous when taking an
7、 exam.- and you can do it well.ATake it w easy BTake your time CGood luck DIts up to you14The news came as no surprise to me. I _ for some time that the factory was going to shut down.Ahad knownBknewChave knownDknow15I usually do the washing up and leave the cooking to my wife，_shes a better cook th
8、an meAunlessBasCeven thoughDin case16Children who are not active or_ diet is high in fat will gain weight quickly.AwhatBwhoseCwhichDthat17I am a better reader this year than I was last year because I _ to hundreds of new concepts and ideas.Ahave exposed Bhad been exposed Chave been exposed Dwas expo
9、sed18一Peter, have you got your new flat furnished?Yes. I _ some used furniture and it was a real bargain.Awill buy Bhave bought Cbought Dhad bought19Her doctor indicated that even adding a(n) _ amount of daily exercise would dramatically improve her health.Amodest BequalCconsiderable Dexact20It is g
10、oing to rain today. Take an umbrella with you to _ you from the rain.AstopBpreventCkeepDprotect第二部分 阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21（6分） Humans have been keeping animals as pets for tens of thousands of years, but Dr Jean-Loup Rault, an animal scientist at the University of Melbourne i
11、n Australia, believes new companions are coming: robot pets.“Technology is moving very fast,” Rault told ABC News, “The Tamagotchi in the early 1990s was really the first robotic pet, and now Sony and other big companies have improved them a lot.”This may notsit well withpet lovers. After all, who w
12、ould choose a plastic toy over a lovely puppy? But Rault argues that the robotic kind has a lot going for it: “You dont have to feed it, you dont have to walk it, it wont make a mess in your house, and you can go on a holiday without feeling guilty.” The technology also benefits those who are allerg
13、ic to pets, short on space, or fearful of real animals.Its not clear whether robot pets can replace real ones. But studies do suggest that we can bond with these smart machines. People give their cars names and kids give their toy animals life stories. Its the same with robots. When Sony stopped its
14、 repair service for its robot dog Aibo in March 2014, owners in Japan held funerals.As an animal welfare researcher, Rault is concerned about how robotic pets could affect our attitudes towards live animals. “If we become used to a robotic companion that doesnt need food, water or exercises, perhaps
15、 it will change how humans care about other living beings,” he said.So are dogs and cats a thing of the past, as Rault predicts? For those who grew up with living and breathing pets, the mechanical kind might not do. But for our next generation who are in constant touch with smart technology, a future i
