(1) “Mr. Mott often forgets important meetings. The robot will go after him all the time. It liste to everything he says. It sees everything he does. At night, it watches him sleep. It knows everything about Mr. Mott…” It sounds like a wonderful idea, doe ’t it? But I’m afraid that Mr. Mott will not get on well with the robot, because everyone has something he doe ’t want others know. It is privacy. Just imagine that there is a video camera around you all day. How do you feel? When you are taking an exam, a teacher sits in front of you and watches you all the time. How do you feel? Mr. Mott doe ’t lose all his memory. At least he remembers that he always forgets. So why can’t he do something for this HIMSELF? He can keep a notebook with him, like most people do. In the notebook he can write down the things he should do, the perso he should meet and the places he should go. I ’t the notebook much cheaper and safer than the robot? 41. “It” in the first paragraph(段落) refers to . A. Mr. Mott B. Mrs. Mott C. the robot D. a video camera 42. Why does the writer think Mr. Mott will not always get on well with the robot? A. Because it is invented by others. B. Because it can talk with Mr. Mott. C. Because it can remind(提示；提醒) Mr. Mott of something he forgets. D. Because it knows something Mr. Mott doe ’t want others know. 43. The underlined word “privacy” mea in Chinese. A. 提供 . 丧失 C. 特权 D. 隐私 44. Mr. Mott is . A. handsome . forgetful C. a scientist D. kind and friendly (2) The star of the Harry Potter films has become the youngest person to earn a place on the list of Britain’s richest people. Daniel Radcliffe has owned 14 million pounds, but he is only 17 now. Thanks to the ongoing Harry Potter films, Daniel Radcliffe would not have to worry about money for a very long time. He is still at school but he will never have to work in future. Money has been pouring into his company. The youngest woman on the list is the singer Jo Stone. The 19-year-old singer has collected a fortune of about 6 million pounds. 45. Daniel Radcliffe is . A. an actor B. a student C. an actor and student D. a bo and student 46. Jo Stone is . A. the richest perso . the riches singer C. the youngest singer D. the youngest woman 57. The underlined part “on the list” mea in Chinese. A. 在表格上 . 在排名榜上 C. 在电影界 D. 在艺术界 (3) Tokyo may be one of those places that you love and hate at the same time. In Tokyo, there are always too many people in the places where I want to go. There are also too many cars. Tokyo drivers often end a long time in the busy street, just like drivers in London, Paris and New York. Tokyo also has a lot of people on foot, and sometimes it is really difficult to walk in the street. The worst time in the street is at 11:30 at night. That is because the nightclu are closing at that time and everybody wants to go home then. There are 35,000 nightclu in Tokyo, and usually none of them is empty at night. During the day, most people go to work by train. Six million train tickets are sold every year in Tokyo. At most statio , trai arrive every two or three minutes, but at certain hours it is not enough at all. Although trai are always crowded, they are very good in many ways. They always leave and arrive on time. In London trai , you may see everybody reading a new aper. But in Tokyo trai , everybody seems to be sleepy, no matter whether his journey is long or short. If you stand outside the station for five minutes, there will be three fire engines(消防车) going past you. They are on the way to one of the fires that Tokyo has every day. Tokyo has so many surprises that none of them can really surprise me now. 48. In London, Paris and New York, there are in the street. A. a few trai . many trai C. too many car D. no cars 49. Japanese trai . A. don’t often leave and arrive on time B. are not crowded C. are good for slee D. are the important traffic tools for Japanese 50. The busine of the nightclu in Tokyo is . A. very bad . just so so C. not too good D. very good 51. From the pa age, we can know . A. the writer like Tokyo more than he hates B. the writer hates Tokyo more than he likes C. the writer wants to leave Tokyo as soon as po ible D. the writer has got used to the life in Tokyo (4) It is played on a court 18m long and 9m wide. The net is 2.44m for men and 2.24m high for women. There are two teams and there are usually twelve players in the teams. The players try to make the ball hit the ground on the other side of the net. They may use their hands, fists and arms, but they must not catch or hold it while playing. 52. What kind of ball is it? A. Football. B. Basketball. C. Soccer. D. Volleyball. 53. —How many players are there in each team? —They are _______ players. A. six B. twelve C. two D. eighteen 54. The players can use ______ while playing. A. feet and hand . heads and arms C. fists, hands and arm D. any other parts of the body 55. Which of the following is true? A. The net is about 18m long and 9m wide. B. The players can hold a ball for only two minuets while playing. C. The net is either 2.44m high or 2.24m high. D. The players try their best to kick the ball to hit the other’s ground.