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3．    What would the world be like if cars could drive themselves？Imagine seeing an empty car passing by on its way to pick up its owner，or a car full of passengers who are reading，listening to music or even sleeping．But none of them are worried about the road ahead．
    Well，all of this could be the future of driving．There are several companies，including Google，working on driverless cars．So far，no Google self-driven car has gotten a traffic ticket，but some of them have been in accidents when other cars hit them．
These cars are now still in the testing stages．But，if the tests are successful，these electric self-driven cars could be put into use very soon．
The cars already have many features （特點(diǎn)）allowing them to take the place of drivers during certain situations．Some features include cars being able to park themselves，or slow down when they notice objects close by．They can also control the speed if there are dangerous conditions．
    Scientists and engineers believe，with the help of wireless （無(wú)線電的）signals，cameras and GPS，we are now at a stage where creating a safe self-driven car might be possible．
    The cause of deadly road accidents is usually careless drivers or dangerous conditions．The self-driven car may be able to prevent these．However，some people do not like the idea．American lawyer Whit Drake，for example，doesn't believe these cars are safe．He thinks that technologies can also be mistakes．

61．The main purpose of the first paragraph is toA．
A．make readers wonder about self-driven cars
B．get readers to pay attention to road safety
C．tell readers to keep away from heavy traffic
62．The testing self-driven cars needCenergy to run．
A．solar   
B．nuclear   
C．electric
63．From the passage，we know that the testing self-driven cars can alreadyB
A．a(chǎn)void being hit by other vehicles on roads
B．control the speed in dangerous situations
C．turn around when getting near objects
64．What might make the self-driven cars run safely according to the passage？C
a．e-reading  
b．wireless signals   
c．cameras   
d．GPS
A．a(chǎn)，b，c  
B．a(chǎn)，b，d   
C．b，c，d
65．What is Whit Drake's attitude （態(tài)度）toward the safety of the self-driven cars？A
A．He has doubt about it．
B．He believes it completely．
C．He doesn't care about it．

2．   Tu Youyou，an 84-year-old female（女性）scientist，became the firsr Chinese to win a Nobel Preze in science on Oct 5．Before that，she ever won the 2011 Lasker Award for finding out artenisnin（Qinghaosu），which saved millons of lives．She was grateful（感激的）for the Lasker prize，but said，"It is just a scientist'duty．I will go on fighting for the health of all humans．"
  Tu kept her work in the 1960s and 1970s．In that age，Malaria（瘧疾）could took away people's health．Scientists all over the world had already tried over 240000 times t but failed．Tu Youyou，a member of the Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine，Beijing，began to study Chinese herbs．
   Before 2011，people didn't know Tu very much．Many friends played jokes with her"the Professor of Three None's"：no degree（學(xué)位），no study experience abroad，not a member of any Chinese national colleges．But she is hard-working．She read a lot of traditiongal Chinese medicine books and did a lot of researches on the disease．
   In February，2012，Tu was named National Outstanding Females（One of the Ten）Tu is now a model of Chinese medical workers．

56．Artemisinin is used toA．
A．make medicine  
B．make food   
C．get award 
D．do the experiment
57．In the 1960s and 1970sDcould find ways to stop the Malaria．
A．Scientists in China             
B．only Tu Youyou  
C．Scientists all over the world  
D．no scientist
58．Tu Youyou became very famousD．
A．in the 1960s  
B．in 1970  
C．before 2011  
D．a(chǎn)fter 2012
59．From Tu Youyou's story，we know that she is aDwoman．
A．friendly  
B．kind   
C．clever  
D．hard-working
60．What can we not learn from the passage？B
A．Tu Youyou was the winner of 2011 Lasker Award
B．Tu Youyou was a professor of much experience abroad
C．Tu Youyou is the finder of artemisinin
D．Tu Youyou was one of the ten National Outstanding Females．

1．--I don't think history is more useful than physics．
--I disagree．In my opinion，history is ____physics．（　�。�

	A．	as useful as		B．	not so useful as
	C．	less useful than		D．	the most useful of

20．How time flies!The 9th graders are going to graduate soon．We invite them to write about their school memories．Let's share some of them．-Ms．Rosen

Name：Brita Favourite memory：Moving to this school last year and meeting new friends Unpleasant memory：Being the"new girl" Favourite teacher：Ms．Rosen．I like her interesting classes． Advice：School can he fun if you do your best

Name：Jay Favourite memory：School trips，Singing competitions Unpleasant memory：Project homework Favourite teacher：Ms．Williams．She treats each student equally Advice：work hard and fun will come

Name：Rocky Favourite memory：Meeting new friends．The weekends Unpleasant memory：Tests Favourite teacher：Mr．Taylor．He helps me with my lessons Advice：Oncc you fall behind，keep trying till you catch up

Name：Angel Favourite memory：Being with new people．Fun classes Unpleasant memory：The loss of a new watch Favourite teacher：Ms．Rosen．She helped me through hard times Advice：Hard work brings success

25．Who dislikes tests among the four students？C．
A．Brita  
B．Jay   
C．Rocky  
D．Angel
26．How many of the four students mentioned Ms．Rosen？B
A．One    
B．Two   
C．Three    
D．Four
27．What can we learn from the given information above？C
A．The four students will be in Grade 9 next term．
B．The four students do not enjoy school very much．
C．The four students all think it's important to work hard
D．Their favourite memories are all about trips．

19．I was always busy and had too many things to do．Whenever my daughter caused me to change my plans，I thought to  myself，"We don't have time for this．"So the two words I always said to her were：（15）C．
The other day，the two of us rode to a （16）Dnear our home．After shopping I bought her an ice cream，and she sat down at a table happily admiring the ice cream in her hand．Suddenly a（17）Alook appeared on her face．"Do I have to eat it up in a hurry，Mum？"
I nearly cried when hearing this-the pains of a hurried life influenced my poor girl so deeply!As she looked at me waiting to know if she could（18）Bher time，I knew I had to make a（19）D．I thought of the times when I rushed （催促）my child through life began（20）Dwhat really matters in life…
"You don't have to hurry，Just enjoy it"I said gently．Her whole face brightened and her shoulders（21）B．We sat side by side talking about things that interested us．
When she got to the last bite （一口），she held it out to me．"I （22）Cthe last bite for you，Mum，"she said （23）A．As the icy taste put out my thirst，I realized I just got the present of a lifetime．I gave my child a little time…and in return．she gave me her last bite and（24）Cme that things taste sweeter and love is easier to get when you stop rushing through life．

15．A．Keep quiet	B．Take care	C．Hurry up	D．Work hard
16．A．station	B．school	C．office	D．supermarket
17．A．worried	B．tired	C．satisfied	D．surprised
18．A．waste	B．take	C．spend	D．spare
19．A．mark	B．plan	C．wish	D．choice
20．A．explaining	B．forgetting	C．discussing	D．wondering
21．A．lifted	B．relaxed	C．turned	D．raised
22．A．bought	B．carried	C．saved	D．tasted
23．A．cheerfully	B．calmly	C．sadly	D．wisely
24．A．supported	B．promised	C．reminded	D．thanked．

18．Andy，with his parents，______ to Hong Kong，and they will stay there for a week．（　�。�

A．

have gone

B．

has gone

C．

have been

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has been