To what degree can a computer achieve intelligence？The answer to this question may lie in a newly-developed US computer program called Smarter Child and the Internet.

If you ran into Smarter Child online, you would be surprised at this kid’s huge memory. It can recite many facts. For example, Smarter Child knows every baseball player in every team this season.

He knows every word in the dictionary and the weather in every major city areas across the US. However, if you ask Smarter Child other questions, you get strange answers. A question about Smarter Child’s age returns. “One year, 11 days, 16 hours, 7 minutes, and 47 seconds!” Asking where he lives gets, “In a clean room in a high-tech building in California.”

Smarter Child uses the vast information on the World Wide Web as his memory bank. To answer questions about spelling, for instance, Smarter Child goes to American Heritage Dictionary online. For the weather, he visits www.intellicast.com.

Some scientists believe that by joining the many systems of the Internet, an artificial being with the combined knowledge of, say, Albert Einstein, Richard Nixon and Britney Spears could be born. However, if Smarter Child wants to think and learn on his own like the boy-computer David in the movie A. I. Artificial Intelligence, he must overcome two problems.

The first is that computers find it difficult to read web pages because the files are labeled in different ways. That’s why programmers need to tell Smarter Child where to look for the weather. It would be a much more difficult task to let him find it himself.

Another problem is that while Smarter Child can process information more exactly and faster than any human, he lacks common sense—a basic grounding of knowledge that is obvious to any young child.

From the text we can infer that www.intellicast.com is a website           .

       A．where we people can find Smarter Child

       B．which is specially designed to help Smarter Child

       C．where weather forecasts are made

       D．which is about artificial intelligence

It is probably most difficult for Smarter Child to          .

       A．learn the ability to tell right behaviors from wrong ones.

       B．tell us how to spell a difficult word

       C．provide us with a famous poem by Shakespeare

       D．tell us how the American government is run

The underlined  “it ” in Paragraph 6 refers to ________.

       A．where to look for the weather B．Smarter Child.

       C．a(chǎn) much more difficult task      D．to read web pages

Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

       A．A New Web Child   B．Intelligence Development

C．Smarter Child         D．The Future of Internet 

答對三題以上（含三題）才給予加分；請在完成前五部分的前提下完成該部分

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

Honesty may well be the policy, but it often deserts us when no one is watching, psychologists report today. Experiments with an honesty box to collect payments for hot drinks show that people are better at paying up when under the gaze of a pair of eyes. The surprise was that the eyes were not real, but photographed.

Researchers at Newcastle University set up the experiment in secret. They attached a poster to a cupboard of mugs above an honesty box alongside a kettle, with tea, coffee and milk. Over 10 weeks, they alternated (輪流替換) each week between images of eyes and pictures of flowers.

Dr. Bateson, a behavioral biologist and leader of the study, said that even though the eyes were not real they still seemed to make people behave more honestly. The effect may result from behavioral characteristics that developed as early humans formed social groups that increased their chances of survival. Individuals had to co-operate for the good of the group, rather than act selfishly.

“If nobody is watching us it is in our interests to behave selfishly. But when we think we’re being watched we should behave better, so people see us as co-operative and behave the same way towards us,” Dr. Bateson said.

“We thought we’d get a slight effect with eyes, by it was quite striking how much difference they made. Even at a subconscious level, it seems people respond to eyes, and that might be because eyes send a strong biological signal we have evolved(進(jìn)化) to respond to.”

The finding, which researchers believe sheds light on our evolutionary past, could be turned to practical use. The psychologists say images of eyes could increase ticket sales on public transport and improve monitor systems to prevent antisocial behavior.

1．This passage is mainly about ____________.

       A．the policy of honesty      B．a(chǎn)n honesty box to collect money

       C．evolution on honesty       D．a(chǎn)n experiment on honesty

2．The reason for doing the experiment secretly is that the researchers __________.

       A．wanted to get a comparatively more exact result

       B．had known they wanted to do something illegally

       C．meant to get the co-operation of their colleagues

       D．intended to sell the hot drinks at a higher price

3．People behave honestly under watchful gaze of eyes because ____________.

       A．they want to leave a good impression

       B．they fear to be laughed at by others

       C．they’ve got the nature through evolution

       D．they take the photo for a real pair of eyes

4．The underlined phrase “sheds light on” in the last paragraph means _________.

       A．causes somebody to become cheerful

       B．makes something easier to understand

       C．comes upon something by accident

       D．brings something into the broad daylight

5．Images of a pair of eyes can be applied to all except ________.

       A．ticket sales on public transport      B．cold drink sales in public places

       C．places with “No spitting!” signs      D．electrical appliances(電器) used at home

It is _____ that the middle-aged lady will pass the driving test.

   A. certain                      B. confident                 C. brief           D. sure 

Is this company _____ you visited Mr. Wang last week?

A. which                      B. the one where          C. the one that           D. that

This is the place for you to come to share stories with other real kids who are trying hard to improve their bodies and minds! Did you score a goal in your soccer game? Have you got rid of a bad habit? Are you working to reduce your stress in life? Tell the world what makes your body and mind healthy!

  Posted by Dp, Ohio

I have been working on a fitness equipment to exercise for over four months. I have completed my goal of losing weight and I am very proud of myself. That is so cool!

Posted by MK, Missouri

I was always tired at school, because I used to stay up late watching TV. I even fell asleep one day in my history class, and when I woke up, the teacher was looking at me and laughing! I decided that minute to start going to bed on time. It’s kind of a drag missing the shows I like, but I can tell my body loves it – I feel so much better!

Posted by SP, Georgia

Last year, I didn’t make the soccer team at school. I didn’t want to try out again this year, but a few weeks before tryouts(選拔賽), I started kicking the ball around and practicing. When tryout day came, I decided to give it another shot. Guess what? I made the team!

Posted by JS, New York

I’m deaf, so I’ve had more trouble playing sports than other people. But who wants to sit at home all the time? I like to play basketball with guys in my neighborhood. I can’t hear the ball bounce(彈起) or listen to the guys call plays, but I’ve taught them to use some sign language, and so far, we’ve been unstoppable!

The kids mentioned in the text came here _________.

   A. to make new friends

   B. to learn to tell stories

   C. to talk about their efforts to keep fit

   D. to share weight-losing experiences

The achievement that SP, Georgia has made is that ________.

A. he was admitted to the school soccer team

B. he scored a goal in an important soccer match

C. his soccer skills have improved a lot this year

D. he helped the school soccer team win an important match

Who taught other kids sign language?

A.  DP, Ohio     B.  JS, New York 

C.  SP, Georgia   D.  MK, Missouri

The underlined part “a drag” in the text probably refers to something that is ____.

A.  satisfying     B.  rewarding      C.  puzzling      D.  annoying

有一批外賓明天來我市參觀；他們要到碧峰峽動物園游玩。假設(shè)你是導(dǎo)游，請根據(jù)下面表 格，寫一篇短文，介紹該公園的情況。

注意:1.題目自擬。       .

所提供信息不能遺漏。

提示詞：naughty adj.頑皮的；rare adj.稀少的；be polite and friendly to sb.對某人友好，彬彬有禮

3   語言通順得當(dāng)，詞數(shù)80      ~ 120。

Look at the trouble I am in! If only I         your advice.

A. followed    B. would follow     C. had followed     D. should follow

If you have mice in your house, you’re not alone. Having mice doesn’t mean your house is dirty. It is one of the challenges of every house owner.

  When we are trying to catch a mouse, the first thing that comes to our mind is a mouse trap. Mice travel along walls for safety. Don’t touch the trap too much because you will leave your smell on it.

 Usually, mice will not visit your house when they hear there is a cat inside. It will also help you fight against the mice.

  Be careful when using poison (毒藥) to kill the mice. It is dangerous because they may touch your food and pollute it.

  Mice can get into the houses through tiny holes. The best way to have a mouse-free house is to close any possible entry(入口).

If there is nothing there for them to eat, they won’t possibly stay.

A. Keep a cat as a pet in your house

B. Cheese is the favorite food of mice.

C. Every house may have mice for some reason.

D. Leave the poison out of your children’s reach.

E. Don’t leave even a small piece of food outside.

F. It will kill them, but you may not be able to find the dead mice.

G. Put a small piece of cheese under the trap, and put it near the wall.

假如你叫李平。最近，你就使用電子詞典的問題收集了各方面的意見(見下表)。請根據(jù)下列信息寫封信。詞數(shù)100左右。開頭已給出。

生詞提示: electronic 電子的   explanation(s) 解釋，說明 convenient 方便的

Dear Editor,

Recently, I made a survey about the use of the electronic dictionary....

                                                        Yours sincerely,

                                                     Li Ping

He still lives in the room _____ there is a beautiful table.