Invertors are always looking for ways to make our lives easier, greener and more fun. Take a look at 2010’s coolest inventions in science and technology. What in the world will inventors dream up next?

Robot Teachers

Some students in South Korea have a new language teacher: an English-teaching robot. The robot help students practice speaking English. South Korea needs about 30,000 foreigners to teach English. The robot teachers are helping to solve a shortage(短缺)English teachers. Could robots take the place of the human teachers one day?

A Touch Tablet (书写板)

　 Apple, creator of the iPhone and iPod, had another hit invention this year with iPad. The iPad is a touch-screen tablet computer. It gives users video, websites, books and games at their fingers. Apple sold 3 million iPads in the first 80 days on the market.

　 Up, Up and Away

It took him 30 years to develop it, and now Glen Martin’s is ready to take off. The Martin Jetpack (喷气动力背包), a personal flying machine, allows the users to fly 2.4 km into the air. Unfortunately, you can not fly for very long. The jetpack only holds the fuel(燃料) for about 30 minutes’ flight. It will sell for S 100,000. Field tests begin in 2011.

71.The robot teachers can ___________

　 A. train students to speak English 　　　　　　 　B. help students learn Japanese and English　　　　　　 C. take the place of the human English teachers now

72.The underlined word “ hit” means ______.

　 A.撞击　　 　　　　　　　 B. 妙语 　　　　　　　 C. 成功

73. Glen Martin spent ______on his flying machine.

　 A. a very short time　　　　　　　 B. quite a long time　　　 　 C. just a little money

74. Which invention can you use to fly in the air?

　 A. The iPad　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. The robot　　　　　　　　　　　 C. The Martin Jetpack

75. The best title for this passage may be ________

　 A. Coolest Inventions of 2010 　　　　　　　　　　

B. Most Useful Comouter of 2010　　 　　　

C. Greatest Discoveries of 2010

汉译英（27分)
【小题1】他的生活方式与你的相同吗？Is his lifestyle ______________________?
【小题2】少吃肉对我们的健康有益。It’s good _____________________
【小题3】昨天他去北京花了30分钟。It took him __________________________.
【小题4】她每周锻炼三次。She________________________________________。
【小题5】别讲笑话了。____________________________________________________
【小题6】我比我的弟弟外向。___________________________________________
【小题7】我们两个都喜欢做英语对话练习。____________________________________________。
【小题8】他虽然小，但比我说英语好。________________________he is young, he speaks English ________________._________________________________
【小题9】这对双胞胎看上去不一样。The twins ____________________.
【小题10】昨天他乘班车去上学。_________________________________________________
【小题11】.假期他打算和朋友一起度过时光。_____________________________________________。
【小题12】他经常乘车去观光吗？____________________________________________________？
【小题13】吃平衡的饮食保持健康！_________________________________________________
【小题14】你的姐姐怎么了？__________________________________________________
【小题15】希望你尽快的好起来。I hope ___________________
【小题16】他没有他的爸爸高。

汉译英（27分)

1.他的生活方式与你的相同吗？Is his lifestyle ______________________?

2.少吃肉对我们的健康有益。It’s good _____________________

3.昨天他去北京花了30分钟。It took him __________________________.

4.她每周锻炼三次。She________________________________________。

5.别讲笑话了。____________________________________________________

6.我比我的弟弟外向。___________________________________________

7.我们两个都喜欢做英语对话练习。____________________________________________。

8.他虽然小，但比我说英语好。________________________he is young, he speaks English ________________._________________________________

9.这对双胞胎看上去不一样。The twins ____________________.

10.昨天他乘班车去上学。_________________________________________________

11..假期他打算和朋友一起度过时光。_____________________________________________。

12.他经常乘车去观光吗？____________________________________________________？

13.吃平衡的饮食保持健康！_________________________________________________

14.你的姐姐怎么了？__________________________________________________

15.希望你尽快的好起来。I hope ___________________

16.他没有他的爸爸高。

一、每小题你将听到一段对话，然后从A、B、C、D四幅图中找出与你所听内容相符的选项。(每题听一遍)

二、根据所听对话及问题，选择正确答案。(每题听两遍)

6．

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A．She didn't want to lend her eraser.

B．She hasn't got an eraser.

C．She didn't hear him clearly.

D．She felt sorry for the man.

三、根据所听句子，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个意思与其相同或相近的句子。(每题听两遍)

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A．Tom and Jack have already seen the film.

B．Tom hasn't seen the film, but Jack has seen it.

C．Jack hasn't seen the film, but Tom has seen it.

D．Neither Tom nor Jack has seen the film.

12．

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A．There is nothing in the box.

B．There are a few books in the box.

C．There is a box in the house.

D．There is little water in the bottle.

13．

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A．The girl isn't ill and she can go to school.

B．The girl will go to work in a week.

C．The girl is too weak to go to school.

D．The girl is strong enough to go to school.

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A．Jim could eat up all the fruits.

B．Jim could eat only some of the fruits.

C．Jim didn't like the fruits at all.

D．Jim didn't feel like eating the fruits.

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A．It took him thirty minutes to buy this pair of shoes.

B．He paid thirty yuan for the trousers.

C．This pair of shoes cost him thirty yuan.

D．He wanted to buy this pair of shoes, but he had only thirty yuan.

四、根据所听到的短文，判断句子是否与短文内容相符。(短文听两遍)

16．A guide is talking to the tourists.

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17．The tourists are on the way to London.

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18．People in London don't like to help foreign tourists.

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19．People working there often have a lot of time visiting the museum.

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20．There are many parks and gardens in the city.

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阅读理解　　

I had quite an unpleasant trip the last time when I went to my hometown by train.

　　I got on the train an began by one-hour trip. I found the train moved faster. I was glad because I would be at home in less than an hour. As the train moved, my hometown was nearer and nearer. I got things ready for getting off． To my surprise, the train went through the station without stopping. Oh, God! I went to ask the conductor and was told that I was on an express train (直达快车) to Austin. The conductor paid no attention to my explaining (解释) and asked me to pay for the trip from my hometown. I had to. Two hours later I found myself 30 kilometres away from my hometown. I found a slow train back. When I reached home, I found that it had taken me four hours to finish the one-hour trip.

　　(1)If the writer took a right train, he might get to his hometown in ________.

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　　A． one hour

　　B． two hours

　　C． three hours

　　D． four hours

　　(2)The writer took a wrong train, so it took him ________ more hours to get to his hometown.

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　　(3)The conductor asked the writer to pay for the trip from his hometown to Austin because________.

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　　A． he didn't buy any ticket

　　B． he took an express train

　　C． he paid only for the trip to his hometown

　　D． the train didn't stop halfway

　　(4)It was about ________ from the starting point to Austin.

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　　A． about 30 kilometres.

　　B． more than 60 kilometres

　　C． one hour's trip by train

　　D． two hour's trip by train

　　(5)Why didn't the writer find a fast train back?

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　　A． Because the trip on it was unpleasant.

　　B． Because it didn't pass his hometown.

　　C． Because its ticket was more expensive.

　　D． Because it would not stop at the station in his hometown.