PartⅠ Grammar & Vocabulary (10×3=30scores)
1. Take your time, it’s just B short distance from here to restaurant.
A./;the B.a;the ;a D./;a
2. Find ways to praise your children often,__C__ you’ll find they will open their hearts to you.
A. till B. or C. and D. but
3. The two girls are so alike that strangers find A difficult to tell one from the other.
A. it
4. They are broadening the bridge to D the flow of traffic.
off d up on out
5. I’m afraid he’s more of talker than a doer, which is B he never finishes anything.
A. that e D. why
6. Look over there, there is a very long, winding path B up to the house.
A. leading s lend
7. He had his camera ready B he saw something that would make a good picture.
A. even if only case that
8. I’m sorry I didn’t phone you, but I’ve been very busy C the past couple of weeks.
A. beyond g
9. When I got on the bus, I B I had left my wallet at home.
realizing ized realized d realized
old town has narrow streets and small houses D are bulid close to each other.
e
Part Ⅱ Close (10×4=40scores)
I truly feel that my mother led me here,to Morzaine, and to my future as happy wife and Mum 11 in October 2007,I was cook. In December that year,while I was working for a wedding, apearl neeklace Mum had left me disappeared.I was distraught(忧心如焚的) days later,I was 12 that a guy who was working with us that day。“Could prohably have made a fortune selling, the neeklace he found.” 13 returnde it. Hearing he I’d nursed Mum for six months before her death,he said,“Christmas is going to be 14 —why not go out to the Alps for a couple of weeks?”
I come to Morzaine ,a small ,friendly village in the Alps and immediately fell in love with it was _ 15 _to be a stopgap (权宜之计) trip turned into a new life .I kept travelling between London and here and felt lighter than I had in months December 2008 , I was _ 16 _as a hotel manager and moved here full time .
A month later, I met Paul, who was traveling here. We fell in love. In the beginning , I didn’t want to discuss marriage, because the sadness of losing Mum _ 17 _felt great. Paul understood that and sever pushed me. But, by summer, we got married. A year later, we used his saving, and the money from the sale of Mom’s house, to build our own _ 18 _.
We want to give our guests a homely feel, so each room is themed(以……为题) around memories from our lives. There are also style to remind me of Mom ---- a tiny chair which _ 19 _be in her bedroom is set in one room.
We are having a wonderful life Mum feels naturally part of it, _ 15 _ there’s no way we would be here. If it wasn’t for the __40__ she gave me. I know she’s here in spirit, keeping an eye on us .
B. came C. returned ted
n orted uaded
ly B. Naturally ly fully
B. hard C. merry
ed C. supposed ed
nured d rded ned
ntly l t
l aurant
t to to t d
ss e use gh
答案：ADABC BCABC
Part Ⅲ Reading comprehension(5×6=30scores)
Since the 1970s, scientists have been searching for ways to link the brain with computers. Brain-computer interface(BCI) technology could help people with disabilities send commands to machines.
Recently, two researchers, Jose Millan and Michele Tavella from the Federal Polytechnic school in Lausanne, Switzerland, demonstrated(展示)a small robotic wheelchair directed by a person’s thoughts.
In the laboratory, Tavella operated the wheelchair just by thinking about moving his left or right band. He could even talk as he watched the vehicle and guided it with his thoughts.
“our brain has billions of nerve ceils. These send signals through the spinal cord (脊髓)to the muscles to give us the ability to move. But spinal cord injuries or other conditions can prevent these weak electrical signals from reaching the muscles,” Tavella says. “Our system allows disabled people to communicate with external world and also to control devices.”[来源:学科网ZXXK]
The researchers designed a special cap for the user. This head cover picks up the signals from the scalp(头皮) and sends them to a computer. The computer interprets the signals and commands the motorized wheelchair. The wheelchair also has two cameras that identify objects in its path. They help the computer react to commands from the brain.
Prof. Millan, the team leader, says scientists keep improving the computer software that interprets brain signals and turns them into simple commands. “The practical possibilities that BCI technology offers to disabled people can be grouped in two categories: communication, and controlling devices. One example is this wheelchair.”
He says his team has set two goals. One is testing with real patients, so as to prove that this is a technology they can benefit frotn. And the other is to guarantee that they can use the technology over long periods of time.
21. BCI is a technology that can
A. help to computer systems B. link the human brain with computers
C. help the disabled to recover D. control a person's thoughts
22. How did Tavella operate the wheelchair in the laboratory ?
A. By controlling his muscles. B. By talking to the machine.
C. By moving his hand. D. By using his mind.
23. Which of the following shows the path of the signals described in Paragraph 5?
A. scalp→computer→cap→wheelchair
B. computer→cap→scalp→wheelchair
C. scalp→cap→computer→wheelchair
D. cap→computer→scalp→wheelchair
24. The team will test with real patients to
A. make profits from them B. prove the technology useful to them
C. make them live longer D. learn about their physical condition
25. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A. Switzerland, the BCI Research Center
B. New Findings About How the Human B rain Works
C. BCI Could Mean More Freedom for the Disabled
D. Robotic Vehicles Could Help to Cure Brain Injuries
答案：BDCBC
