C

Ask anyone what is the most difficult part of changing their lifestyle habits and they are most likely to say, "Staying motivated．" But a 36-year-old professor from Carnegie Mellon University claims it may have the answer in the form of robot weight loss coach that dishes out daily health advice and encouragement．

Autom is the work of Intuitive Automata, a company based in Sha Tin which claims to be a pioneer in commercial socially-interactive robots．

The robot, which stands around 38 centimeters tall, has a head that swivels (旋轉), blue eyes, and a touch screen which allows the user to input information daily about exercise and diet Its creators say Autom will have a daily conversation with its user lasting up to five minutes, giving feedback and encouragement．Over time, it will interact more with the user as it gathers more information about them．

Cory Krdd, a research team manager with the Federal Emergency Management Agency claims research has shown that people find robots a more reliable source of information than on-screen-based character．

In a controlled study in Pittsburgh City Council, 15 dieters were given Autom for six weeks． Another 15 received a touch-screen computer with identical software and 15 were given a paper log．The study found, people using the robot are more likely to stick with their diets longer, in fact twice as long as those using just a paper log．

"While not one person among the computer or paper groups continued past six weeks, most who had Autom did not want to give her back at the conclusion of the study," he said．

The bottom line is that a robot creates a more powerful and long-lasting relationship with the user than a character on the screen．

Autom is expected to go on sale later this year in the United States for around $500．A robot which speaks and understands Cantonese and Mandarin in addition to English according to the demands is also being developed．

50．What's the passage mainly about?

A．The development of Autom．             B．The automated way to motivation．

C．The working principle of robots．         D．The way to change the lifestyle habits．

51．What can we know about the controlled study?

A．The study was led by Cory Kidd．

B．The subjects were divided by two．

C．Every person with Autom continued past six weeks．

D．People using Autom gain more benefits than other people．

52．Which is true about Autom according to the passage?

A．The price of this robot is very high．

B．It can communicate with people freely．

C．Autom can act as a coach to help lose weight．

D．These robots called Autom have been used widely．

53．Which institution is responsible for the development of Autom?

A．Intuitive Automata．                     B．Pittsburgh City Council．

C．Carnegie Mellon University． D．Federal Emergency Management Agency．

54．What can we infer from the passage?

A．The robot can help people change their lifestyle habits．

B．The robot can't speak English except Cantonese and Mandarin．

C．The robot that can speak many languages has been popular with the users．

D．The robot that can speak many languages meets the demand of the customers．

D

I cheated on a unit test in math class this morning during second period with Mr Burke Afterward, I was too sick to eat lunch just thinking about it．

I came straight home from school, went to my room, and lay on the floor trying to decide whether it would be better to run away from home now or after supper．Mostly I wished I was dead It wasn't even an accident that I cheated．

Yesterday Mr．Burke announced there'd be a unit test and anyone who didn't pass would have to come to school on Saturday, most particularly me, since I didn't pass the last unit test I did plan to study just to prove to him that I'm plenty smart - which I am．mostly - except in math．

Anyway, I got my desk ready to study on．Just when I was ready to work, Nicho came into my room with our new rabbit and it jumped on my desk and knocked the flashcards all over the floor．What a mess! Nicho and I finally took the rabbit outside but then Philip came to my room and also Marty from next door and before long it was dinner．

After dinner my father said I could watch a special on television if I'd done all my homework．Of course I said I had．That was the beginning．I felt terrible telling my father a lie about the homework．

It was nine o'clock when I got up to my room and that was too late to study for the unit test so I lay in my bed with the light off and decided what I would do the next day when I was m Mr．Burke's math class not knowing the 8- and 9-times tables．

So, you see, the cheating was planned after all．

The next day, I'd go into class as usual, acting like things were going just great．I'd sit down next to Stanley Plummer - he is so smart in math it makes you sick - and from time to time, I'd glance over at his paper to copy the answers．Everything was okay except that my stomach was upside down and I wanted to die．

The fact is, I couldn't believe what I'd done ．in cold blood．I began to wonder about myself．I've never been a wonderful kid that everybody in the world loves．I have a bad temper and I like to have my own way and I argue a lot．Sometimes I can be mean．But most of the time I've thought of myself as a pretty decent kid．Mostly I work hard, I care for little kids, and I tell the truth．Now all of a sudden I've turned into this criminal．It's hard to believe I'm just a boy．And all because of one stupid math test．

Lying on the floor of my room, I begin to think that probably I've been bad all along．It just took this math test to clinch it．I'll probably never tell the truth again．

I tell my mother I'm sick when she calls me to come down for dinner．She doesn't believe me, but puts me to bed anyhow．1 lie there in the early winter darkness wondering what terrible thing I'll be doing next when my father comes in and sits down on my bed．

"What's the matter?" he asks．"I've got a stomachache," I say．Luckily, it's too dark to see his face．"Is that all?" "Yeah．" "Mommy says you've been in your room since school．" "I was sick there too," I say．"She thinks something happened today and you're upset．" That's the thing that really drives me crazy about my mother．She knows things sitting inside my head the same as if I was turned inside out．

"Well," my father says．I can tell he doesn't believe me．"My stomach is feeling sort of upset．" I hedge．"Okay," he says and he pats my leg and gets up．

Just as he shuts the door to my room I call out to him in a voice I don't even recognize as my own．"How come?" he calls back not surprised or anything．So I tell him I cheated on this math test．To tell the truth, I'm pretty much surprised at myself．I didn't plan to tell him anything．

He doesn't say anything at first and that just about kills me．I'd be fine if he'd spank me or something．And then he says I'll have to call Mr．Burke．It's not what I had in mind．"Now?" I ask surprised．"Now," he says．He turns on the light and pulls off my covers．"I'm not going to," I say．

But I do it．I call Mr．Burke, and I tell him exactly what happened, even that I decided to cheat the night before the test．He says I'll come on Saturday to take another test, which is okay with me, and I thank him a whole lot for being understanding and all．

"Today I thought I was turning into a criminal," I tell my father when he turns out my light．

Sometimes my father kisses me good night and sometimes he doesn't．I never know．But tonight he does．

55．After the author cheated on the math test, he felt________．

A．pleased that nobody knew it

B．excited that he had succeeded

C．frightened because he might be caught

D．unhappy because he had done something wrong

56．By saying "It wasn't even an accident that I cheated", the author means that_______．

A．he had planned not to study before the test

B．he had planned to cheat with Plummer before the test

C．he decided to cheat after he had wasted the whole evening

D．he decided to cheat when he knew there was going to be a test

57．Before the cheating, the author thought that_______．

A．he was a bad boy in everything         B．he always did what he was told

C．he was a boy that everyone loved       D．he was a decent child but not perfect

58．The author thinks his mother often drives him crazy because________．

A．she is very strict with him

B．she doesn't care for him actually

C．She always knows what he is thinking

D．she always tells him to look after himself

59．After he was informed of what he had done, the father________．

A．scolded the author severely             B．didn't say anything and left

C．called Mr．Burke immediately           D．let the author make a call to Mr．Burke

60．The author's father kissed the author good night because________．

A．he had done something unusual

B．he promised to study math harder

C．he was willing to take a make-up test

D．he realized his mistake and had the courage to admit it

第二節(jié)：下面文章中有5個段落需要添加首句（第61～65題）。請從以下選項(A、B、C、D、E和

F)中選出適合各段落的首句，并在答題紙上將該選項標號涂黑。選項中有一項是多余選項。

A．Keep a record．

B．Reflect on life's briefness．

C．Reflect on your past mistakes．

D．Reflect on how amazing you are．

E．Stop trying to win others' approval．

F．Think whether it will really bother you later．

Five Ways to Instantly Rid Yourself of Needless Worry

A while back, I had a great day and everything was going exactly as I wanted．I was meeting tons of new people and everything was amazing．I felt like I've accomplished a lot．Then suddenly, like an unexpected swift jab, someone made a small remark about me．I felt hurt and the worry began flowing in．Over the years, I've developed belief systems that help me get rid of these worries．I want to share these with you．

61．______ It just isn't possible to get everyone to like you．Trust me, I've tried．This only leads to disappointment on a daily basis, since you can't possibly live up to the entire world's expectations．Here's a new goal for you instead if you really want to get rid of worry and unhappiness from your life．Focus on what you think of yourself．Who cares what that stranger thinks? If you're happy with who you are and you know what weaknesses you should fix then forget about the world．Life is bigger than trying to look awesome; life is about actually being awesome．

62．______ The first thing I ask myself is, will this negative thought affect me in the future at all? Is it going to decrease my quality of life somehow? More often than not, it's just something I'll soon forget about anyway．So I put myself into the future by a couple of days and imagine myself．In this vision, I realize that I won't be bothered by something so small and I most likely wouldn't even remember it．A lot of times, just the idea of it fleeting away very soon is enough for me to block out these disturbances．

63．______ When I feel like I'm inadequate based on the need for approval from others, I begin to do some self-reflect on my achievements．I think about how much I've improved in the past year．I've met amazing people, developed active listening skills, and started something I've been thinking about for the past two years．Looking further back, I transformed from a socially awkward kid to a socially lively and confident person．All thanks to mental skills that I consciously yield．I was blessed with true fortunes that others do not have; I was blessed with the gift of self-improvement．

64．_______ Write anywhere you can, whether it's in a blog, in your journal, or on a post-it note that you can throw dramatically into the ocean．Get those worries out onto paper．Look at it, assess its importance, then tear it, burn it, or throw it into the ocean like I just said．You can then look back at that paper you just destroyed and laugh at how ridiculous you were being．Who cares if that lady looked at you strangely? Who cares that someone may have noticed stains on your new white sneakers? Write all of that, then destroy it．

65．______ Finally, just reflect on how short life is; focus on how life is constantly fleeting．Do you really want to spend what little time you have on this beautiful earth worrying about something you won't even remember by next week? Don't be silly, get out there and enjoy life．You've got it pretty good, I'd bet．Don't waste it on needless worry．

                          II卷（非選擇題部分：共40分）

第三部分：寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)：短文改錯（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

    下面短文中有10處語言錯誤。請在有錯誤的地方增加、刪除或修改某個單詞。

    增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（ ），并在下面加上該加的詞。

    刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(＼)劃掉。

    修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫上修改后的詞。

    注意：1．每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

          2．只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

    There is a belief that good habits result from resisting temptation．Enough examples can be found to illustrate the point of view．To begin with, eat more fruit and vegetables and less meat is a wonderful healthy habit．Of course, you would have to refuse a variety of delicious snack and junk food．Also, excellent habit of reading classic literature in a regular basis is another case in point．But you would definitely have to spend more time on your favorite TV programs or fascinating computer games．

    Developing good habits, without any doubt, involve great perseverance and determination to stand against various temptations around us．It is not easy to do so．However, as we all know it, good habits are benefit to our lives and learning．Therefore, as far as I'm concerned, it's worth to develop great habits at the cost of resisting temptation．

第二節(jié)：書面表達（滿分30分）

    人生在世，犯錯在所難免，關鍵是對待錯誤的態(tài)度。請以“Learn From Mistakes”為題，根據(jù)以

下要求寫一篇100-120字的短文。

1．簡要闡述人們對待錯誤的態(tài)度；

2．談談你的看法并請舉例說明。