Speeding off in a stolen car, the thief thinks he has got a great catch. But he is in for an unwelcome surprise. The car is fitted with a remote immobilizer (發(fā)動機防盜系統(tǒng)), and a radio signal from a control centre miles away will ensure that once the thief switches the engine off, he will not be able to start it again.

The idea goes like this. A control box fitted to the car contains a mini-cellphone, a micro-processor and memory, and a GPS satellite positioning receiver. If the car is stolen, a coded cellphone signal will tell the control centre to block the vehicle’s engine management system and prevent the engine being restarted.  

In the UK, a set of technical fixes is already making life harder for car thieves. “The pattern of vehicle crime has changed,” says Martyn Randall, a security expert. He says it would only take him a few minutes to teach a person how to steal a car, using a bare minimum of tools, but only if the car is more than ten years old. Modern cars are far tougher to steal, as their engine management computer won’t allow them to start unless they receive a unique ID code beamed out by the ignition key (汽車等的點火開關).

In the UK, technologies like this have helped achieve a 31% drop in vehicle-related crime since 1997. But determined criminals are still managing to find other ways to steal cars, often by getting hold of the owner’s keys .And key theft is responsible for 40% of the thefts of vehicles fitted with a tracking system. If the car travels 100 metres without the driver confirming their ID, the system will send a signal to an operations centre that it has been stolen. The hundred metres minimum avoids false alarms due to inaccuracies in the GPS signal. Staff at the centre will then contact the owner to confirm that the car really is missing, and keep police informed of the vehicle’s movements via the car’s GPS unit.

56. What’s the function of the remote immobilizer fitted to a car?

A. To allow the car to lock automatically when stolen

B. To prevent the car thief from restarting it once it stops

C. To help the police make a surprise attack on the car thief

D. To prevent car theft by sending a radio signal to the car owner

57. By saying “The pattern of vehicle crime has changed” (Lines1-2,Para.3) Martyn Randall suggests that _____.

A. Self-prepared tools are no longer enough for car theft

B. the thief has to make use of computer technology

C. it takes a longer time for the car thief to do the stealing

D. the thief has lost interest in stealing cars over 10 years old

58. What is essential in making a modern car tougher to steal?

A. A GPS satellite positioning receiver

B. A unique ID card

C. A special cellphone

D. A code ignition key

59. Why does the tracking system set a 100-metre minimum before sending an alarm to the operations centre?

A. To give the driver time to contact the operation centre

B. To allow for possible errors in the GPS system

C. To keep police informed of the car’s movements

D. To leave time for the operations centre to give an alarm

Children like to imagine they are someone else in a game. As a

parent you might never guess all the way a good imagination benefits

your child. It helps a preschooler：

Develop social skills

As children play pretend games, they explore relationship  

between family members, friends and co-workers and learn more about how people communicate. Playing doctor, they imagine how physicians care for their patients.  Playing house, they learn more about how parents feel about their children. Imaginative play help develop sympathy for others. If children can imagine how it feels to be left out of a game or to lose a pet, they are better able to help those in need. They become more willing to play fair, to share, and to cooperate.

Build self-confidence

Young children have very little control over their lives. Imagining oneself as builder of skyscrapers or a superhero defending the planet is inspiring to a child. It helps them develop confidence in their abilities and their potential.

Boost intellectual growth

Using the imagination is the beginning of abstract thought. Children who can see a king’s castle in a pile of sand or a delicious dinner in a mud pie are learning to think symbolically. This skill is important in school where a child will have to learn that numbers symbolize groups of objects, letters symbolize sounds, and so on.

Practice language skills

Kids who play pretend with their friends do a lot of talking. This helps increase their vocabulary, Kids who play pretend with their friends do a lot of talking.  This helps increase their vocabulary, improve sentence structures and develop communication skills.

Work out fears

Playing pretend can help children work Out their fears and worries. When children role-play about the big, bad monster under the bed, they gain a sense of control over him and he doesn’t seem quite so big or so bad. Imaginative play also helps kids vent（發(fā)泄）confusing feelings they might have, such as anger toward a parent or rivalry（較勁）with a new brother or sister.

68. Which of the following can help children develop social skills in a game?

A. Imagining being a superhero.                 B. Preparing a delicious dinner with mud.

C. Pretending to have a talk with friends.     D. Pretending to be a doctor.

69．Why can imagination build children’s self-confidence?

A．It makes them more willing to play fair.

B．It helps them gain control over themselves.

C．It helps them protect people and make much greater progress.

D．It makes them feel as if they were much more powerful than they really are.

70．Which of the following is NOT true according to the progress.

A．Playing pretend games only helps children psychologically.

B．Playing pretend games is good for children’s development.

C．While playing pretend games, children learn to get along with others.

D．Playing pretend games helps children to do well while they are in school.

71．The passage mainly tells us something about__________.

A．advantages of playing outdoors

B．skills in playing pretend games

C．benefits of developing your child’s imagination

D．tips on how to improve our child’s imagination

It is generally considered unwise to give a child_____________he or she wants.

A. however            B. whatever                         C. whichever                D. whenever

三. 句型轉換 ( 10分)

   1. They multiplied and filled the first oceans and seas with oxygen.

     They multiplied and the first oceans and seas were ______ _______ oxygen.

   2. Last month I was lucky enough to have a chance to make a trip into space.

     Last month I was _______ ______ that I had a chance to make a trip into space.

   3.We work and the party directs us.

     We work ________ the _________ of the party.

   4. He is still not married yet.

     He ________ __________ .

   5.Whether we will play football tomorrow depends on the weather.

    _______ Depends on the weather ________ we will play football tomorrow.

第Ⅱ卷 非選擇題（共三部分，滿分55分）

第三部分 寫作（共三節(jié)）

第一節(jié) 單詞拼寫（共10小題：每小題1分，滿分10分）

根據(jù)下列句子及所給單詞的漢語意思，在答題紙上按題號寫出各單詞正確的完全形式（每空限一詞）。

66.The mid-term examination will be___________(安排)at the weekend.

67.We are carrying on the experiment, ________(旨在)at finding further results.

68.If you want to travel around, Qingdao is the______(理想的)place for you.

69.We are considering______(應用)our classroom knowledge to our daily lives.

70.Water can be_____(吸收)completely into soil in such wet weather.

71.With its pollution_____(減少)year by year, Japan is becoming a cleaner country.

72.The_____(犯人)have been set free due to the new policy.

73.More and more_____(私立)school have been set up in our country since 1990.

74.We could not move on because all the_____(山谷)had been blocked by huge stones.

75.A saying goes that_____(失敗)is the mother of success.

We hope that you can buy this material because it_____ well.

  A.is washed               B.is washing                 C.will be washed           D.washes

 Many more policeman should be sent to ________them ________some endangered animals.

    A. prevent; to hunt    B. stop; hunting         C. keep; to hunt        D. keep; hunting

 China is still an agricultural country and peasants ________ most of the population.

    A. make up       B. take up           C. pick up          D. give up

第二節(jié)  完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

    閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

One day a teacher asked her students to list the names of   36   students in the classroom on two sheets of paper, leaving a space between each name. Then she told them to think of the   37   thing they could say about each of their classmates and write it down.

It   38   the class some time to finish their assignment, and as the students left the room, each one   39   the papers.

That Saturday, the teacher wrote down the   40   of each student on a separate sheet of paper and 41   what everyone else had said about that individual.

On Monday she gave each student his or her list. Before long, the whole class was   42   . “Really?” she heard whispered. “I never knew that I   43   anything to anyone!” and, “I didn’t know others liked me so much” were most of the comments.

No one ever   44    those papers in class again. She never knew if they discussed them after class or with their parents, but it didn’t   45  . The exercise had completed its   46   . The students were   47   with themselves and one another.

That group of students moved on. Several years later, one of the students was   48   in Vietnam War and his teacher   49   the funeral of that special student.

After the funeral, most of Mark’s former classmates left. Mark’s mother and father were there, obviously waiting to speak to his teacher.

“We want to   50   you something,” his father said, taking a   51   out of his pocket.

“They found this on Mark when he was killed. We thought you might   52   it.”

Opening the wallet, he   53   removed two worn pieces of notebook paper that had obviously been taped, folded, and refolded many times. The teacher knew without   54   that the papers were the ones on which she had listed all the good things each of Mark’s classmates had said about him.

“Thank you so much for doing that,” Mark’s mother said. “As you can see, Mark   55   it.”

36. A. other          B. others            C. the others            D. the other

37. A. worst          B. nicest            C. smallest             D. biggest

38. A. cost           B. took             C. paid                 D. spent

39. A. handed in       B. took out         C. set down             D. turned off

40. A. number        B. address          C. name                D. home

41. A. read           B. explained        C. expressed            D. listed

42. A. smiling        B. crying           C. singing              D. playing

43. A. meant         B. marked           C. referred             D. concerned

44. A. wrote          B. recited           C. mentioned           D. examined

45. A. decide         B. conduct           C. include             D. matter

46. A. plan           B. decision          C. purpose             D. function

47. A. excited         B. worried          C. satisfied             D. disappointed

48. A. killed          B. injured           C. wounded            D. frightened

49. A. joined         B. attended          C. took                D. held

50. A. give           B. tell              C. ask                D. show

51. A. wallet          B. book            C. gift                D. watch

52. A. remind         B. recognize         C. review             D. recommend

53. A. suddenly        B. quickly          C. carefully           D. surprisingly

54. A. looking         B. saying           C. hearing            D. noticing

55. A. lost            B. found           C. remembered         D. treasured

    Most people would agree that it would be wonderful if humans could regenerate (再生) limbs. Those who have lost their arms or legs would be complete again. The day is still far off when this might happen. But in the last 10 years, doctors have reported regeneration in smaller parts of the body, most often fingers.

    Regeneration is not a newly-discovered process. For centuries, scientists have seen it work in some kinds of animals. Scientists now are looking for a way to turn on this exciting ability in more highly-developed animals, including humans. Their experiments show that nerves (神經(jīng)), cell chemistry and the natural electric currents in the body all seem to have a part in this process.

    The body of every animal contains general purpose cells that change into whatever kind of cells the body needs. These cells collect around the wound. They form a mass called a blastema (芽基). The cells of the blastema begin to change. Some became bone cells, some muscle cells, some skin cells. Slowly, a new part re-grows from the body outward. When completed, the new part is just like the old one.

    More than 200 years ago, Italian scientist Luigi Spallanzani showed that younger animals have a greater ability to regenerate lost parts than older animals. So do animals lower on the ladder of evolutionary (進化的) development. The major differences seem to be that less-developed animals have more nerves in their tails and legs than humans do in their arms and legs.

    Another helpful piece of information was discovered in the late 1800s. Scientists found that when a creature is injured, an electrical current flows around the wound. The strength of the current depends on how severe the wound is and on how much nerve tissue (組織) is present.

59．According to the passage, limb regeneration ________.

    A. will become a reality in the near future

B. is a branch of study set up by a group of modern doctors

C. has a long way to go before it works in humans

D. has been reported successful in some patients

60．What animals are lower on the ladder of evolutionary development ?

    A. More-developed animals.                                        B. Fully-developed animals.

    C. Highly developed animals.                                       D. Less-developed animals.

61．According to Luigi Spallanzani’s discovery, ________.

    A. humans have less nerves in the limbs than animals

B. electrical current can be found around the would in younger animals

C. an injured animal regenerates masses of cells round the wound

D. some animals may not have so much nerve tissue as others

62．The passage is mainly about ________.

    A. a newly-discovered process                                         B. research on regeneration

    C. a new medical discovery                                           D. research on animal evolution