第二節(jié)：（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中的兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

       Nobody has ever succeeded in their attempt to stay young and live a very long life．__51__ But is this really true?

       Dr Aubrey de Grey thinks that we can stop people getting old and that in about 20 years, people will be able to live to be 1,000 years old!__52__

       In Dr Grey’s opinion, getting old is a problem that can be solved．__53__ If we can cure this disease, we can stop the aging process．We can also make people have young bodies again．

       Dr Grey believes that science will soon be able to stop the causes of aging so that a person’s body won’t get weak and won’t suffer from the typical diseases of old age．

       Dr Grey compares the human body to a house．As the house gets older, some things must be repaired．Broken hearts must be replaced．The same thing can happen with the human body, he thinks．We can use stem cell technology to grow new, healthy tissue to replace the old , damaged one．We can also try to remove disease-causing molecules in our bodies．__54__．

       __55__However, they admit that Dr Grey’s ideas have not yet been proved wrong．Dr Grey is convinced that his opinions are realistic and that his research is very important．If aging is a disease, he says, we must try to cure it．

       A.At the same time, people’s bodies will stay young and healthy．

       B.Scientists succeed in solving the problem of aging long ago．

       C.A lot of scientists think his ideas not realistic．

       D.When our bodies change as we get older, this is like a disease．

       E.New deadly diseases may also be cured, if we can stop the aging process．

       F.It seems that everybody must get old and die．

       G.In this way, a person could easily live to be 1,000 years old．

How much you earn is not very important．It is how you earn the money that _____．

       A．values         B．counts          C．minds           D．means

Mary failed the driving test again．If she _________ harder, she __________ the test easily．

       A．practiced; would pass                B．had practiced; would pass

       C．had practiced; would have passed        D．shodd practice; should have passed

 How pleased the emperor was ___ what the cheats had said.

A. hearing                    B. heard                C. to hear                     D. hear      

The British last an average of eight minutes and twenty-two seconds before they lose temper, according to new research.

The Internet has increased people’s service demands and it is destroying the classic British characteristic of patience. More than half of the British have admitted they lose their temper quicker than ever before. People have become so used to the speed and convenience of the Internet that more than seven in ten get angry if forced to wait longer than one minute for a web page to download.

Being kept on hold made the British see red more than anything else, with the average person reaching their impatience limit after five minutes and four seconds.

In today’s fast food culture, restaurant rage starts after only eight minutes and thirty-eight seconds, when the average diner will start to wonder whether the meal they have ordered will ever arrive.

People running late to meet a friend should not leave it any longer than ten minutes and one second if they do not want to face their anger.

Finally, when receiving a text or voicemail, be warned that the clock is ticking as the average Englishman expects a response within thirteen minutes and sixteen seconds.

Mark Schmid, of telecom giant TalkTalk, which conducted the research among 2,050 people, said that the speed of the online world is making us less prepared to wait for things to happen in the offline world. “This is causing people to reach the point of impatience earlier than ever before.”

1. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

   A. More than half of the British get angry more easily than before.

   B. Waiting for an Internet page to download will make half of the British angry.

   C. Any Englishman may last 8 minutes and 22 seconds before they lose temper.

   D. Waiting for friends to show up within 10 minutes and 1 second will not be acceptable.

2. The underlined word “rage” in the passage can be replaced by ___________.

A. disappointment         B. sadness                   C. annoyance                D. worry

3. According to the passage, the following things may make people impatient EXCEPT ___________.

   A. the response to a text massage                         B. the food service in a restaurant       

C. the speed of the Internet                                D. the business trade

4. The passage is mainly about ___________.

   A. how long the British can keep their temper

B. when people lose temper easily

C. what makes the British lose temper quicker

D. why the Internet influences people’s life

PART  FOUR: WRITING

Section  A

Directions: Read the following passage. Complete the diagram by using the information for the passage. Write NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS for each answer.

When I opened my e-mail the other day, a pretty woman named Rachel appeared on my computer screen. She greeted me by name and started talking with great enthusiasm. Every now and then she stopped to smile at me or blow a kiss. She was reading to me an e-mail from my brother, and a lot of it was about his getting the phone company to give him a high-speed Internet connection. It was pretty cool.

Rachel was there thanks to a new technology called Facemail. Facemail lets you send e-mail that can read mails to the receiver by an attractive male or female form or by a clown. The software, which is free, can be downloaded at www.Facemail.com.

Facemail faces are lifelike, and they copy emotions based on the ones that you put in your text. For example, type in X, and Rachel blows a kiss.

Life FX, the company that develops the Facemail is sure there are broad business uses. The reason e-business is not popular, the company says, is that buying over the Internet lacks the human touch. But what if you went to the Nike website and Michael Jordan greeted you by name, waited on you and personally closed the sale? Besides, the company is talking with Whirlpool company about the technology in a computer screen on a fridge. Then if Mom can’t be at home when the kids get back from school, she can leave a note with voice and image telling them what there is to eat.

Facemail could get hot fast. Personally, I am a fan. But Facemail should be used with words in an e-mail and add angry emotions when you’ve got junk mails.

      Title: A New Technology On 71.________

I   My findings:

* I was greeted by 72.___________ on my computer when I opened my e-mail the other day;

* She kept reading to me an e-mail from my brother about a high-speed Internet connection;

* Sometimes she would stop to smile or 73._______________;

II  More details of Facemail:

*74___________: Facemail can let your e-mails read by a “person”;

*Feature: Facemail faces are 75.______________and changeable;

*76.____________: Life FX

*Future of Facemail: ①It is sure to have 77._____________;

         ②It may be used in a computer screen 78.___________ to help mothers;

III  My personal 79.__________about Facemail:

   *It could get hot fast

   *It should be used with words in an e-mail;

   *It might make you 80._________ when getting junk mails.

 I bought three copies of the famous novel “The Kite Runner” and now______ is left. Somebody just borrows something and never returns.

   A. none             B. nothing              C. either            D. neither

. Nowadays online games _______ teenagers.

A. is popular of                 B. is popular among 

C. are popular of                D. are popular among

 I have never seen the word ______ that way before.

A. to use B. used    C. using  D. to be used

Catherine bought a postcard of the place she was visiting, addressed _______ to _______ and then posted it at the nearby post office.

A. it; her         B. it; herself        C. herself; her         D. herself; herself