The technology is great. Without it we wouldn’t have been able to put a man on the moon, explore the ocean’s depths or eat microwave sausages. Computers have revolutionized our lives and they have the power to educate and pass on knowledge. But sometimes this power can create more problems than it solves.

　　Every doctor has had to try their best to calm down patients who’ve come into their surgery waving an Internet print-out, convinced that they have some rare incurable disease, say, throat cancer. The truth is usually far more ordinary, though: they don’t have throat cancer, and it’s just that their throats are swollen. Being a graduate of the Internet “school” of medicine does not guarantee accurate self-health-checks.

　　One day Mrs. Almond came to my hospital after feeling faint at work. While I took her blood sample and tried to find out what was wrong, she said calmly, “I know what’s wrong; I’ve got throat cancer. I know there’s nothing you doctors can do about it and I’ve just got to wait until the day comes.”

　　As a matter of routine I ordered a chest X-ray. I looked at it and the blood results an hour later. Something wasn’t right. “Did your local doctor do an X-ray?” I asked. “Oh, I haven’t been to the doctor for years,” she replied. “I read about it on a website and the symptoms fitted, so I knew that’s what I had.”

　　However, some of her symptoms, like the severe cough and weight loss, didn’t fit with it—but she’d just ignored this.

　　I looked at the X-ray again, and more tests confirmed it wasn’t the cancer but tuberculosis (肺结核)—something that most certainly did need treating, and could be deadly. She was lucky we caught it when we did.

　　Mrs. Almond went pale when I explained she would have to be on treatment for the next six months to ensure that she was fully recovered. It was certainly a lesson for her. “I’m so embarrassed,” she said, shaking her head, as I explained that all the people she had come into close contact with would have to be found out and tested.  She listed up to about 20, and then I went to my office to type up my notes. Unexpectedly, the computer was not working, so I had to wait until someone from the IT department came to fix it. Typical. Maybe I should have a microwave sausage while I waited?

　　63. Mrs. Almond talked about her illness calmly because ______.

　　A. she thought she knew it well

　　B. she had purchased medicine online

　　C. she graduated from a medical school

　　D. she had been treated by local doctors

　　64. It was lucky for Mrs. Almond ______.

　　A. to have contacted many friends

　　B. to have recovered in a short time

　　C. to have her assumption confirmed

　　D. to have her disease identified in time

　　65. Mrs. Almond said “I’m so embarrassed” (Para. 7) because ______.

　　A. she had distrusted her close friends

　　B. she had caused unnecessary trouble

　　C. she had to refuse the doctor’s advice

　　D. she had to tell the truth to the doctor

　　66. By mentioning the breakdown of the computer, the author probably wants to prove ______.

　　A. it’s a must to take a break at work

　　B. it’s vital to believe in IT professionals

　　C. it’s unwise to simply rely on technology

　　D. it’s a danger to work long hours on computers

　　

短文改错（共10小题；每小题1．5分，满分15分）

       此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）； 如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

       此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

       此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

       此行错一个词：在错的词下画一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

       注意：原行没有错误的不要改。

Dear Mr & Mrs Smith,

       I’m so glad to tell you something about Mary, your lovely daughter, who’s

studying there in China．She is a clever girl with good manners．She     76　　　．

is always ready to help others, specially those poor in English and  77　　　．

therefore gets along well with her teachers and classmates．She       78　　　．

has special interest in Chinese and has learned it so well that          79　　　．

she can communicate with us in Chinese all in and outside class．     80　　　．

Mary is also good at maths and often helps the teacher collecting       81　　　．

and hand out the exercise books．She enjoys doing experiment in     82　　　．

chemistry labs, but sometimes she was not careful enough．She is one     83　　　．

of the best students in physics, as well as．All the teachers like her   84　　　．

and all her classmates would like to invite her to home if she likes     85　　　．

完形填空 (共 20 小题; 每小题 1.5 分, 满分 30 分)

    阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

“A robbery ．．．” a voice came from the radio．John was driving home late last night from a trip, and now he was having trouble staying    36    ．He turned   37   the radio and tried to fix his attention on the   38   , but his eyes kept on closing．

　　It was   39   that he noticed the hitchhiker （搭便车者） by the road．  40   even thinking about what he was doing, he stopped the car．

　　“To Midrille?” “Get in．” The hitchhiker got in and immediately John was   41    that he had picked him up．The young man    42    a strange face and long hair．When John asked him questions about himself, he changed the   43   ．

　　John   44   the news．He began to sweat  and his thoughts   45   nervously to all the money he was   46   ．

　　At the next small town he stopped his car and said, “I’m sorry．I’m so   47    that I can’t drive you to Midrille．I think I’ll find a   48   and spend the night．”

　　The young man slowly   49   into his pocket．“This is it!” thought John．At that   50 moment he considered shouting for help, but instead of a gun, the hitchhiker pulled out several    51    ．“Oh, no．I don't want your money．Just get out．Okay?”

　　The young man looked    52   ．He insisted on   53   John the money．John watched until his   54   had disappeared from sight, then stepped on the    55   and drove out of town．

1.A．asleep             B．early            C．strong           D．awake

2.A．on                 B．off              C．up               D．over

3.A．outside            B．news             C．speed            D．way

4.A．there              B．earlier          C．then             D．moment

5.A．Without            B．After            C．By               D．For

6.A．happy              B．sad              C．angry            D．sorry

7.A．wore               B．owned            C．had              D．made

8.A．place              B．subject          C．question         D．face

9.A．remembered         B．thought          C．heard            D．forgot

10.A．got               B．arrived          C．changed          D．turned

11.A．paying            B．having           C．carrying         D．borrowing

12.A．afraid            B．hungry           C．cold             D．sleepy

13.A．restaurant        B．shop             C．hotel            D．station

14.A．reached           B．forced           C．got              D．put

15.A．important         B．very             C．long             D．short

16.A．knives            B．photos           C．handkerchiefs    D．bills

17.A．frightened        B．puzzled          C．worried          D．curious

18.A．giving            B．offering         C．handing          D．returning

19.A．driver            B．friend           C．passenger        D．thief

20.A．door              B．gas              C．window           D．motor