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英语试题卷时间：120分钟总分150分第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完

每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例：Howmuchistheshirt?A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.答案是C。1.WhatdoesSusiethinkofhercolle

gelife?A.Justsoso.B.Verybad.C.Satisfying.2.Whenwillthespeakersleavefortheparty?A.At6:30.B.At6:40.C.At7:00.3.Wha

twillthemandowhenthesecondalarmrings?A.Gobacktosleep.B.Getreadytogoshopping.C.Setoffforwork.4.Whatwillthewomandonext?A.Gohome.B.C

ontinuetowork.C.Closehereyesforawhile.5.Whydoesthemanthinkthenewstudentlooksstrange?A.Healwaysasksquestions.B.Heseldomspeaks.C.Hehas

fewfriends.第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个

小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Whydoesthewomandislikethoseshoes?A.Theyarehighheels.B.Theyar

etoosmall.C.Theyaretoolarge.7.Whatisthewoman’ssuggestion?A.Findingshoesfortheman.B.Goingtotheshop.C.Leavingthesale

part.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Howdoesthemanusehissmartspeaker?A.Bytalkingtoit.B.Bytextingonit.C.Bytouchingit.9.Whatisthewoman’sattitudetoth

esmartspeaker?A.Sceptical.B.Positive.C.Surprised.10.Whatisthewoman’sdecision?A.Buyasmarthome.B.Buyas

martphone.C.Nottobuyasmartspeaker.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeaker

s?A.Friends.B.Jobseekerandagent.C.Employeeandmanager.12.Whatpositiondoesthewomanapplyfor?A.Secretary.B.Typist.C.Director.13.Whenwillthewoman

finishhertrialperiod?A.InthemiddleofJune.B.InearlyAugust.C.InthemiddleofJuly.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14.Whydoesthemantakehisdaughtertothedoctor?A.Sheh

asafever.B.Shecoughs.C.Herthroathurts.15.HowlongshallMarytakemedicineatleast?A.Halfaweek.B.Oneweek.C.Twoweeks.16

.WhycanMarytakeacoolshower?A.Itkeepsherclean.B.Itkeepshercool.C.Itreducesthefever.17.WhatshouldthemandoifMarygetsworse?A.Takehertoth

edoctoratonce.B.Cometothedoctornextweek.C.Callthedoctorregardless.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.Whatkindofdisabledpeop

leisthethought-controlledcarsuitablefor?A.Thosewhohaveeitherlegsorarms.B.Thosewhocanthinknormally.C.Thosewhocan’tcontroltheirminds.19.Whatdoresea

rchersthinkofthefutureofthought-controlledcars?A.Promising.B.Uncertain.C.Disappointing.20.Whatdoesthespeakermain

lytalkabout?A.Peoplewhocan’twalk.B.Technologicalprogress.C.Thought-controlledvehicles.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选

项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AMotherNatureisacruelmistress.Why?Readontofindtheanswer.VeniceThisiconiccityissinkingrapid

ly.ThecanalsthatmakeupthestreetsofVenicerise2mmeveryyear,makingrelicsofhistorygounderthesurfaceofwateranddestroyingarchitecture.Expertswarnthatwitho

utintervention(干预),thiscitywilldisappearbackintothewateratanevenfasterrate,consumedbyrisingsealevelfrommeltingpolaricecaps.MachuPicchuThese

iconicruinshavedrawnadventuroustouristsintothemountainsofSouthAmerica.Theforcesofnaturalerosion(侵蚀)havebeenacceleratedbytourismandthislandmarkfaces

severeinfluencefromincreasingfoottraffic.ThePeruviargovernmentrecentlysuggestedacablecarthatwouldcutouttheinte

nsehikeuptotheruins,makingthesiteinstantlyaccessibletomillions,butthefutureofMachuPicchuremainsuncertain.GlacierNa

tionalParkPerhapsyou'veheardthattheicecapsaremelting.ButnowhereismoreapparentintheUnitedStatesthaninGlacierNationalPark.Estimatesindicatethatthe

glaciersthatarepartofthebeautyofthisnationallandmarkwilldisappearentirelyinthenexttwodecades.TheGrea

tBarrierReefHiddenfromviewbeneaththewaves,theGreatBarrierReefhasbeenrapidlydyingoff.Nearlyfiftypercent

ofcoralwhichonceoccupiedalargeareaisgone,destroyedbypollutionanddisease.21.WhatcanwelearnaboutMachuPicchu?A.I

t'sfamousforcablecars.B.Ithasnoconvenienttraffic.C.It'swellpreservedbythelocals.D.Itbearsaheavyburdenoftourism.22.Whichplaceprobablyneedsvisit

orstodiveintothewatertoenjoyitsbeauty?A.Venice.B.MachuPicchu.C.GlacierNationalPark.D.TheGreatBarrierRe

ef.23.Whatdotheaboveattractionshaveincommon?A.Theyallhavealonghistory.B.They'reallthreatenedbyclimate.C.They'

reallindangerofdisappearing.D.They'reallwell-knownfornaturalscenery.BMyviolinislikeasoulmatethatwhisperswordsofwisdomtome.Together,we’vegonethro

ughbothtearsandhappiness.About12yearsago,Imadeacquaintancewithitfollowinganorderfrommymom.Manyhoursofboredomwerespentpracticingit.Andtomakethingswor

se,thedisappointmentinmyteacher’seyesasIplayedthewrongnoteswaslikeaninvisiblehammer,strikingonmyheart.Oneday,Ifinallydecided:Ihateit!Bychance,thin

gschangedwhenIwasseven.Iwasathomelyingonthesofa,wonderinghowthosefamousviolinistsdealtwiththisterribledilemma.Isearched

onlinefortheE-minorConcerto,awell-knownviolinworkbyGermancomposerFelixMendelssohn,andlistenedtoit.Abeautifulandmysteriouss

oundcamefromtheviolinasthebowmovedacrossit.Itwaslikethemusicslidovertheflowers,roseup,andstartedtofilltheair.T

heviolin’svoicewokeupthesun,madethetreesgreen,andfreshenedtheair.Asthemusicchanged,theskyturnedbacktogray.Agloomyshade

coveredthegrassasallthesunshinedisappeared.Icouldhearchildrencryingandmenshouting.Itwaslikeaninvisibleclawhadgrabbedmyhearttightly,maki

ngitunabletobeat.Thatgloriousdaysetoffmypassionandinterestinviolin—Igrabbedmineandneverletitgo.Beforethememoriesfaded,Istaredatmyinstrument.With

outhesitating,Ipickeditup,rosined(用松香擦)thebow,andbegantoplay.Peacefilledmyheart.Myviolinhasbeenbymysidefor12years.WhenI

feelhappy,anenergetictunemakesitevenbetter;whenI’mdeepinsorrow,apeacefultunewashesitaway,whenI’mwalki

ngonair,feelingespeciallypleasedwithmyachievements,solemn(庄严的)tunescalmmedown.Gradually,ithasbecomeapartofmylife.Myviolin,shallIcompareyoutoasummer

’sday?24．Whatfurthercontributedtotheauthor’sdislikeofviolin-playing?A．Ordersfrommum.B．Boredomofpractice.C．Lossofpassionforviolin.D．Disappointment

intheteacher’seyes.25．WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?A．Theauthor’sfeelingwascontinuouslyinfluencedbythemusic.B．Theweatheractuallych

angedbecauseofthetune.C．Thesuddenchangemadetheauthor’sheartunabletobeat.D．Thesceneryoutsidetheroomwasquiteattractive

.26．Whydidtheauthorpickuptheviolinagain?A．Theinvisiblehammerandclawaregone.B．Thebeautifulimaginationchangedhisattitude.C．Afamoustunearousedhi

sinterestandpassion.D．HewascrazyaboutFelixMendelssohn’sworks.27．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitlefort

hetext?A．DeeploveformusicB．MydislikeandlikeofviolinC．AninspiringstoryofviolinD．Musicalsoulmate—violinCTheid

eaofbeingabletowalkonwaterhaslonginterestedhumansgreatly.Sadly,biologicalfactspreventuseveraccomplishingsuchathingwithoutart

ificialaid—wesimplyweightoomuch,andallourmasspushesdownthroughourrelativelysmallfeet,resultinginalotofpress

urethatmakesussink.However,severaltypesofanimalscanwalkonwater.Oneofthemostinterestingisthecommonbasilicus,alizard(蜥蜴）n

ativeoCentralandSouthAmerica.Itcanrunacrosswaterforadistanceofseveralmeters,avoidinggettingwetbyrapidlyhittingthewater’ssurfacewithitsfeet.T

helizardwilltakeasmanyas20stepspersecondtokeepmovingforward.Forhumanstodothis,we'dneedhugefeetthatwecouldbr

inguptoourearsinordertocreateadequate“hitting”.Butfortunatelythereisanalternative:cornflour.Byaddingenoughofthiscommonthickeningagenttowater(andi

tdoestakealot),youcancreatea“non-Newtonian”liquidthatdoesn'tbehavelikenormalwater.Now,ifthesurfaceofthewateri

shithardenough,particles(粒子）inthewatergrouptogetherforamomenttomakethesurfacehard.Movequicklyenoughandputenoughforceintoeachstep,andyou

reallycanwalkacrossthesurfaceofanadequatelythickliquidofcornflour.Funthoughallthismaysound,it'sstillrathermessyandbet

terreadaboutintheorythancarriedoutinpractice.Ifyoumustdoit,thenkeepthewaterwingshandyincaseyoustarttosink-andtak

eashowerafterward!28.Walkingonwaterhasn'tbecomearealitymainlybecausehumans___A.arenotinterestedinitB.havebiological

limitationsC.havenotinventedpropertoolsD.areafraidtomakeanattempt29.Whatdoweknowaboutbasilicusfromthepassage?A.Itislighteno

ughtowalkonwater.B.Itshugefeetenableittostayabovewater.C.Itcanrunacrosswateratacertainspeed.D.Itsuniquesk

inkeepsitfromgettingwetinwater.30.Whatisthefunctionofthecornflouraccordingtothepassage?A.Tocreateathickliquid.B.Toturnthewaterintosolid.C.Tohelptheli

quidbehavenormally.D.Toenablethewatertomoverapidly.31.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardtheideaofhumans'walkingonwater?A.Itisriskybutbeneficial.B.Iti

sinterestingandworthtrying.C.Itiscrazyandcannotbecomeareality.D.Itisimpracticalthoughtheoreticallypossible.DLifeexpectancyinth

eUnitedStateshasbeenindeclineforthefirsttimeindecades,andpublichealthofficialshaveidentifiedaseriesofpotentialcauses,includinginacce

ssiblehealthcare,risingdrugaddictionandratesofmentalhealthdisorders,andsocial-economicfactors.Now,astudyledbytheYaleSchoolofMedicinehasattemptedto

findouttherelativeimpactoftwofactorsmostoftenlinkedtolifeexpectancy–raceandeducation–bylookingatdataabout5,114blackan

dwhiteparticipantsinfourU.S.cities.Thelivesanddeathsamongthisgroupofpeople–whotookpartinthestudyapproximately30yea

rsagowhentheywereintheirearly20s–showthatthelevelofeducation,andnotrace,isthebestpredictorofwhowillli

vethelongest.Amongthe5,114peoplefollowedinthestudy,395haddied.Thesedeathswereoccurringinworking-agepeople,oftenwithchildren,beforetheageof60.Ther

atesofdeathamongparticipantsinthisgroupdidclearlyshowracialdifferences,withapproximately9%ofblacksdyingatanearlyagecomparedto6%ofwhites.Therewereals

odifferencesincausesofdeathbyrace.Forinstance,blackmenweresignificantlymorelikelytodieofmurderandwhitemenfro

mAIDS.Themostcommoncausesofdeathacrossallgroupsovertimewerecardiovasculardiseaseandcancer.Buttherewerealsoobviousdifferencesinratesofdeathby

educationlevel.Approximately13%ofparticipantswithahighschooldegreeorlesseducationdiedcomparedwithonlyapproximately5%ofcolleg

egraduates.Strikingly,whenlookingatraceandeducationatthesametime,theresearchersfoundthatdifferencesrelatedtoracealmostdisappeared:13.5%ofb

lacksubjectsand13.2%ofwhitesubjectswithahighschooldegreeorlessdiedduringthecourseofthestudy.Bycontrast,5.9%ofblacksubje

ctsand4.3%ofwhiteswithcollegedegreeshaddied.Therefore,improvingoverallqualityofeducationissomethingtangiblethatcanhelpreverse(扭转)this

troublingtrendinreductionoflifeexpectancyamongmiddle-agedadults.32.Whatcanwelearnabouttheparticipantsinthestudy?A.Thewhitesaremoreagg

ressive.B.Thewhitesgothighereducation.C.Moreblacksthanwhitesdiedyoung.D.Morewhitesthanblacksdiedofcancer.33.Comparedwithe

ducation,theinfluenceofraceondeathratesis.A.significantB.unnoticeableC.growingD.long-lasting34.Whatdoestheun

derlinedword“tangible”probablymean?A.Realistic.B.Creative.C.Challenging.D.Temporary.35.Whatcanbeinferredfromth

eresearchfindings？A.Peoplecangetsmartthroughlearning.B.Oneshouldnotdiscriminateotherraces.C.Peopledon’tenjoyequalrig

htsforeducation.D.Onecanlivelongerbygettingmoreeducation.第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选

项中有两项为多余选项。HowtoHelpaFriendwithDepressionIfyouhaveafriendwhoissufferingfromdepression,youmaybeunsureaboutwhatyoushoulddotohelp.Thereareseveralway

sthatyoucanhelpafriendwithdepression.36．Assoonasyoususpectthatyourfriendissufferingfromdepression,youshouldencouragehimorh

ertoseeadoctor.Yourfriendmaybedenyingthatthereisaproblemormaybeevenembarrassedtoadmitthatthereisaproblem.Theextraen

couragementofafriendmaybeallthatyourfriendneedstoseekhelp.SupportingyourfriendDepressioncanmakepeoplefeelisolatedandlikenoonecares.E

venifyouhaveshownyourconcernbydoingthingstohelpyourfriend,heorshemayneedtohearyousaythatyouaretherefortheminordertobelieveit.L

etyourfriendknowthatyouareavailable.37．Depressioncanalsomakeapersonfeelworthless,butyoucanuseencouragingwordstosupportyourfrienduntilyourfriendre

membershisorherworthagain.38．Avoidsayingunnecessarythingslike,“It’sallinyourhead.”or“Snapoutofit!”Mov

ingbeyonddepressionwithyourfriendAsyourfriendbeginstofeelbetter,keepyourfriendmovingbeyonddepressionbyplanni

ngsomefunoutings.39．Andmakeplanstodothosethingssothatyourfriendwillalwayshavesomethingtolookforwardto.40.Recentstudieshaves

hownithelpstoeasethesymptomsofdepressionandmakepeoplewhoaredepressedfeelmoreconnectedtoothers.Youprobablyknowwhatmakesyourfriendlaughbetterthananyone

elsedoes,somakesurethatyouusethatknowledgetolaughwiththemonaregularbasis.A．Thosewholaughlastlaughbest.B．Chooseactivitiesthat

youbothenjoy.C．Encouragingyourfriendtotalktoyou.D．Helpingyourfriendgettreatmentfordepression.E.Laughterisknownasthebestmedicineforareason.F.

Therefore,theycancontactyourightawayiftheyneedyou.G.Youcouldsay,“Youaresuchagiftedartist.Ireallyadmireyourtalent.”第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共20

小题；每小题15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。Icomefromoneofthosefamilieswhereyouhavetoyellatthedin

nertabletogetinaword.Everyonehasastrong41,andtalksatthesametime,andnoonehasa42leadingtoheatedarguments.Weoftentalkorevendebatewitheachotherondifferen

ttopics.43afamilylikeminehasmadememore44abouttheworldaroundme,makingmetendtoquestionanythinganyonetellsme.Butithasalsomademerealize

thatI’mnotagoodlistener.AndwhenIsay“listening”,I’mnot45tothenodding-your-head-and-46-answering-Uh-huh-or-Ooh-I-seevariety.Imeanthekindo

flisteningwhereyoufindyourselfdeeply47withthepersonyou’respeakingwith,whenhisstorybecomesso48thatyourworldbecomeslessaboutyoua

ndmoreabouthim.No,Iwasneververygoodatthat.IspentsummerinSouthAfricatwoyearsago.Iworkedforagoodnon-profit4

9calledNoah,whichworks50onbehalfofchildrenaffectedbyAIDS.But51youaskedmewhatIreallydidinSouthAfrica,I’dtel

lyouonething:Ilistened,andIlistened.SometimesI52,butmostlyIlistened.AndhadInotspenttwomonths53,Imighthavemi

ssedthe54momentwhenaquietlittlegirlatoneofNoah’scommunitycenters,orphaned(孤儿)attheageofthree,whisperedafteralong55,“Iloveyou.”5

6thatsummer,Iknewhowtohear.Icouldsitdownwithanyoneandheartheir57andnodandrespondatthe58time—butmostofthetimeIw

as59aboutthenextwordsoutofmyownmouth.EversincemysummerinSouthAfrica,Ihavenoticedthatit’sinthosemomentswhenmymouthisclosedandmy60iswideopenthatI’vel

earnedthemostaboutotherpeople,andperhapsaboutmyself.41.A.qualificationB.influenceC.opinionD.assumption42.A

.commitmentB.problemC.scheduleD.request43.A.BelongingtoB.BelievinginC.BringingupD.Strugglingfor44.A.anxiousB.curiousC.nervousD.adventurous4

5.A.objectingB.appealingC.turningD.referring46.A.rudelyB.loudlyC.politelyD.gratefully47.A.identifyingB.quarrelingC.debatingD.competing48.A.vividB.

magicalC.mind-numbingD.time-consuming49.A.schoolB.organizationC.factoryD.church50.A.effortlesslyB.timelesslyC.aimlesslyD.tirelessly5

1.A.unlessB.becauseC.althoughD.if52.A.applaudedB.spokeC.weptD.complained53.A.studyingB.travelingC.listeningD.working54.A.touching

B.frustratingC.astonishingD.fascinating55.A.delayB.courseC.journeyD.silence56.A.BeforeB.AfterC.ExceptD.Since57.A.needsB.storiesC.commentsD.cases5

8.A.valuableB.freeC.rightD.same59.A.talkingB.arguingC.learningD.thinking60.A.sympathyB.spiritC.mindD.family第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）Eachyear,onthe

15thdayof__61__seventhmonthintheChineselunarcalendar,theGhostFestival__62__(celebrate)alloverAsia.Ont

hisday,itisbelievedthatthegatesofHeavenandHellopenup,__63__allowsthespiritsofthedeadpeopletovisitEarth.Duringthist

ime,peoplewillburnofferingsandpreparefancymealstoshowrespect__64__thedead.Thisholidaymayseemstrangeandevenabit__65__(scare)tosome.Butinfact,simil

ar__66__(holiday)areobservedallaroundtheworld.IntheWesternworld,wecelebrateHalloweenonOctober31everyy

ear.Thisfestivalis__67__(main)celebratedbylightingpumpkinlanternsanddressingupincostumes.__68__wascon

sideredasatimetorememberandhonorthedead.Holidayslikethesecanhelpustobetterunderstanddeathasanaturalpartofli

fe.And__69__(understand)deathcanremindustovalueourowntimeonEarth.Itdoesn’thurttobemindfulofdeath.Rather,itcanen

courageus__70__(live)ourbestlives.第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修

改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：把缺词处加一个漏符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一

横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。ItwasMondaymorning,andthewritingclasshadjustbegin.

Everyonewassilent,waittoseewhowouldbecalledupontoreadhisandherparagraphaloud.Someofuswereconfidentandeagertakepartintheclas

sactivity;otherswerenervousandanxious.IhaddonemyselfhomeworkbutIwasshy.Iwasafraidthattospeakinfrontofalargergroupofpeople.Atthat

moment,Irememberedthatmyfatheroncesaid,"Theclassroomisaplaceforlearningandthatincludelearningfromtextbooks

,andmistakeaswell."Immediate,Iraisedmyhand.第二节书面表达（满分25分）假如你是红星中学的李津，你的美国朋友Peter来信表示，希望了解你校学生课外活动情况，

请你用英语写一封回信，介绍你校学生课外活动．☆学校为了丰富学生的课外生活开设了一些俱乐部，如文学、辩论、篮球、舞蹈等；☆课外活动的时间安排：每天下午一个小时；☆课外活动对学生的益处：如增强体质，丰富知识等；☆你加入了一个俱乐部，说明你加入的理由。注意：（1）词数100词左右；（2）

可适当增加细节，使行文连贯；（3）开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。DearPeter，I'mgladtohearfromyou．Yours,LiJin英语答案听力1—5CACAB6—10CAABC11—15CABAB16—

20CABBC阅读21-25DDCDA26-30CDBCA31-35DCBAD36-40DFGBE完形41-45CBABD46-50CAABD51-55DBCAD56-60ABCDC语法填空61.the62.iscelebrated63.which64.for6

5.scary66.holidays67.mainly68.It69.understanding70.tolive改错书面表达DearPeter,I'mgladtohearfromyou.Iwouldliketotellyousomethingaboutafter-schoo

lactivitiesinourschool,HongxingHighSchool.Foronething,inordertoenrichstudents'life,after-schoolactivitiesinourschoolarevariedandcolorful.Diff

erentkindsofclubsaresetup,suchasliterature,debating,basketballanddancing.Foranother,theseclubsareopenfors

tudentsforonehoureveryday.Byparticipatinginafter-schoolactivities,notonlycanwebuildourbodyandenrichourknowledge,butalsowecanfreeusfromtheheavyload

ofstudy.IjoinedthebasketballclubbecauseIlikebasketballverymuchandIhavelearnedhowtobeagoodplayerandhowtodoteamwork.Inaword,Irea

llyenjoytheafter-schoolactivities.听力原文Example:M:Excuseme,canyoutellmehowmuchtheshirtis?W:Yes,it’sninefifteen.Text1

M:Hi,Susie,it’sbeentoolongsinceIsawyoulast!How’slifebeen?W:Couldn’tbebetter.Collegelifeisgoinggreat.Text2M:W

hattimeistheparty?W:Uh,itstartsat7:00.So,canIpickyouupat6:40?M:Thatwouldbealittletight.Let’ssetouthalfanhourearlier.Text

3M:I’llsettwoalarms.Whenthefirstonerings,I’llgetupandgetready.Whenthesecondonerings,I’llwalkoutofthedoor.W:That’sagoodidea.Thenyou’llgettoworkon

time.Text4M:Youcan’tkeepyoureyesopen.Youhadbettergohomeandtakearest.W:Iguessyou’reright.I’llseeyoutomorrow.Text5M:Don’tyouth

inkthenewstudentisalittlestrange?Hedoesn’tevensayawordunlessheisaskedaquestion.W:It’sprobablybecausehedoesn’thaveanyfriendsyet.Text6M:Hey,Linda.Look

attheseshoes!W:Highheels!Ilovethem!Wheredidyoufindthem?M:Iwaslookingatthesalepart.Aretheyyoursize?W:Letmelook.No,they’resize

9.Iwearsize7.M:Toobad.W:Hey,Alex.Let’sbothlookatthesalepart.Maybewecanfindsomeshoesforyouthere.M:Goodidea!Text7W:James,doyoulikeyoursmarts

peaker?M:Yes!It’sgreat.Doyouwanttobuyone?W:I’mthinkingaboutit!ButIdon’tknowmuchaboutthem.M:They’resoconvenient.Italktomysmartspeaker,anditlooksupthi

ngs.W:WhenIwanttofindinformation,Iusemysmartphone.M:Findinginformationiseasierwithasmartspeaker.W:OK,whatelsecanyoudowithone?M:Youc

anchecktheweather,shopforthingsandschedulethingsonyourcalendar.Youcandoitallwithjustyourvoice!W:Wow,itcandoalmosteverything!M

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ssheneedtotakethem?W:Aboutaweekbutshecancontinueforanotherweekifshedoesn’tfeelbetter.Sheshouldprobablyrestforafewdaystooandnotgotosc

hool.M:Shehasbecomeveryweakrecently.Shegetscoldveryeasilytoo.Canshetakeashower?W:Absolutely,takingacoolshoweractuallyhelpsreducethefeverin

anaturalway.M:Wow,Ididn’tknowthat.Whenshouldwecomebackagain?W:Iwanttoseehernextweek,butifshegetsworse,youcancomeandseemeregardless.M:Thanky

ousomuch,doctor.W:Youarewelcome.It’smypleasure.Ihopeshegetswellsoon.Text10Isitpossibletodriveacarwithoutusingone’shandsorfe

et?AnexperimentcarriedoutatBerlin’sFreeUniversityhasshownthatthismayindeedbepossible.Thetheorybehindthethought-controlledcari

snotnew.Researchershavebeenworkingonwaystolinkthehumanbraindirectlytoacomputerforyears.Inthefuture,theknowledgegainedmaybeusefulinaidingtho

sewhocan’twalkandthosewhocan’tcontroltheirarmsbuthavemindsthatarefullyfunctioning.Thetechnologybehindtheideais

complicated.Itiseasytodetectbrainwaveswithsensorsontheskin,butitisverydifficulttocheckoutexactordersfromthenoisegoingonin

sidethehumanmind.Atthemoment,thought-controlledvehiclesareonlyforresearchpurposes,andscientistsarenotpromisinganymajorbreakthroughsforthephysical

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