Sometimes, the simplest ideas are the best. For example, to absorb heat from the sun to heat water, you need large, flat, back surfaces. One way to do that is to build those surfaces specially, on the roofs of buildings. But why go to all that trouble when cities are full of black surfaces already, in the form of asphalt(柏油) roads ?

Ten years ago, this thought came into the mind of Arian de Bondt, a Dutch engineer. He finally persuaded his boss to follow it up. The result is that their building is now heated in winter and cooled in summer by a system that relies on the surface of the road outside.

The heat-collector is a system of connected water pipes. Most of them run from one side of the street to the other, just under the asphalt road. Some, however, dive deep into the ground.

When the street surface gets hot in summer, water pumped through the pipes picks up this heat and takes it underground through one of the diving pipes. At a depth of 100 metres lies a natural aquifer(蓄水層) into which several heat exchangers（交換器）have been built. The hot water from the street runs through these exchangers, warming the groundwater, before returning to the surface through another pipe. The aquifer is thus used as a heat store.

In winter, the working system is changed slightly. Water is pumped through the heat exchangers to pick up the heat stored during summer. This water goes into the building and is used to warm the place up. After performing that task, it is pumped under the asphalt and its remaining heat keeps the road free of snow and ice.

Which of the following is true according to the first two paragraphs ?

Arian de Bondt got his idea from his boss.

Large, flat, black surfaces need to be built in cities.

The Dutch engineer’s system has been widely used.

Heat can also be collected from asphalt roads.

For what purpose are the diving pipes used ?

A. To absorb heat from the sun.              B. To store heat for future use.

C. To turn solar energy into heat energy.       D. To carry heat down below the surface.

From the last paragraph we can learn that __________.

   A. some pipes have to be re-arranged in winter

   B. the system can do more than warming up the building

   C. the exchangers will pick up heat

   D. less heat may be collected in winter than in summer

What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows ?

A. What we shall do if the system goes wrong. 

B. What we shall do if there are no asphalt roads.

C. How the system cools the building in summer.

D. How the system collects heat in spring and autumn.

---Have you heard that Tom, as well as his parents, ________ moved to Beijing ?

   ---Really ? No _________ I haven’t seen him for a long time.

   A. have; doubt       B. have; reason     C. has; choice       D. has; wonder

Don’t be so discouraged. If you       such feeling, you will do better next time.

       A．carry on   B．get back    C．stick to     D．put away

The police ______ his address and phone number in order to do further investigation .

A. took off         B. took down       C. took in       D. took over

We should ________ adjust ourselves to the development of our society.

       A. strictly          B. hardly     C. occasionally     D. constantly

A young executive was traveling down a neighborhood street．He was watching for kids rushing out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something．As his car passed，no children appeared．Instead，a brick smashed into his door! He slammed on the brakes(make his car stop)．The angry driver then jumped out of the car, caught the nearest kid and pushed him up against a parked car，shouting，“What was that all about and who are you?”

The young boy was apologetic．“Please，Mister．．．Please，I’m sorry…I didn’t know what else to do．I threw the brick because no one else would stop…”

With tears dripping down his face，the youth pointed to a spot just around a parked car．“It’s my brother，”he said．“He fell out of his wheelchair and I can’t lift him up．”

    Now sobbing(crying silently)，the boy asked the executive，“Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He’s hurt and he’s too heavy for me．’’

   Moved beyond words，the driver tried to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat．He hurriedly lifted the boy back into the wheelchair，then took out his fancy handkerchief and dabbed(a light touch) at the fresh scrapes and cuts．A quick look told him everything was going to be okay．“Thank you and may God bless you．”the grateful child told the stranger．

Shaken up for words，the man simply watched the little boy push his wheelchair—bound brother down the sidewalk toward their home．

   God whispers in our souls and speaks to our hearts．Sometimes when we don’t have time to listen，he has to throw a brick at us．Don’t go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention!

The executive slowed down because______.        .

A．he saw a boy throw a brick to his car         B．he saw a boy rush out from between cars

C．he was afraid some boys suddenly rushed out  D．a(chǎn) brick smashed into his door

The boy threw the brick to the car in order to_________.

A. disturb the driver on purpose    B．destroy the car of the stranger

C．a(chǎn)sk someone to drive him home D．stop someone to help him

Knowing the reason why the boy threw the brick at his car the executive must feel       .

A．sympathized and excited   B．regretful and sympathized

C．a(chǎn)shamed and regretful     D．a(chǎn)ngry and regretful

After the boy’s brother feIl off his wheelchair,        .

A．the boy threw bricks at several cars  B．the boy tried to stop several cars

C．the boy’s brother was hurt seriously  D．the boy’s brother wanted to stop a car

From the last paragraph we can learn that         .

A．you shouldn’t drive so fast that someone throws at you

B．it is common to throw a brick at a car running too fast

C．you can’t go through your life without a brick throwing at you

D．you should pay more attention to others and help them

文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（??），并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。

修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)出修改后的詞。

注意：1. 每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改僅限一詞；

      2. 只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。

At a party, it is quite normal of someone to have a short conversation with you and then go

on to talking with other people! Don't think they dislike you and that they are impolite. It was

the custom at many parties in Britain, particularly there people are standing up rather than

sitting down. Here are ways of finishing conversation at a party. "Excuse me. I think I'll go and

get another drinking. See you later." "Oh. Excuse me. I've just seen Mary Jennings over here.

I've got to discuss a meeting we are having in Thursday. Would you excuse me and for a

moment?"

—Why not go to Lahsa for a visit during the October 1st vacation?

  —Sounds fine. It deserves _______.

A. considered         B. to consider        C. considering       D. being considered

At Cannes Film Festival, we noticed Fan Bingbing _________ a beautiful evening dress of imperial robe as she entered the hall.

A. dressed                    B. dressing            C. wearing                    D. worn

It was foolish of him to ___ his notes during that important test, and as a result, he got punished.