第二部分 听短文回答问题(听两遍)
() 6. Where were Americans getting ready to send the first man?
A. To the Sun.
B. To Mars.
C. To the Moon.
() 7. What were a Frenchman and an Englishman doing?
A. Reading newspapers.
B. Drinking.
C. Watching TV.
() 8. What did the Englishman think of the Americans?
A. Clever.
B. Hard-working.
C. Foolish.
() 9. Did the Frenchman agree with the Englishman?
A. Yes, he did.
B. No, he didn't.
C. We don't know.
() 10. Why was the Englishman surprised at the Frenchman's words?
A. Because he thought the Sun is too hot to visit.
B. Because he thought the Sun is too far away to get to.
C. Because he couldn't imagine that the French were so clever.

二、完形填空
What will the future world be like? Many people are glad to give their 1. Here are two imaginations about the world of tomorrow. When people talk about the future, we like to think that we'll have our own personal flying car. We would fly at 480 kilometres per hour, avoiding traffic lights, 2 roads and speeding tickets. 3, some people point out the disadvantages of flying cars. One big problem is: what will happen if the flying cars 4? Then there will be problems with traffic control. Also, if they become popular, there will surely be too much air traffic. 5 it seems that flying cars will face more than a few problems if they are to get off the ground!
Imagine you have your own Ironman 6. Several companies are trying to build a practical robot "exoskeleton". This is a suit of robot arms and legs which follows your movement. It will 7 the wearer to lift heavy objects, walk a long way and even punch through walls! It is 8 in many ways, especially for people with disabilities. This suit might help people to walk again after disease or injury (受伤). But the disadvantage at the moment is the 9. Even a simple suit can cost hundreds of thousands of pounds. Another problem is battery life. A suit like this needs a lot of 10 and batteries only last about 15 minutes at the moment. One other problem is that a badly programmed robot suit could 11 the wearer. You wouldn't want your robot leg or arm bending (弯曲) the wrong way.
So in the future, 12 we might be able to fly to work and lift a car above our heads, there are plenty of problems to solve before these will be possible.
() 1. A. suggestions
B. instructions
C. opinions
D. reasons
() 2. A. empty
B. wide
C. busy
D. dirty
() 3. A. Moreover
B. Instead
C. In fact
D. However
() 4. A. put down
B. break down
C. write down
D. calm down
() 5. A. And
B. But
C. So
D. Or
() 6. A. gloves
B. suit
C. helmet
D. shoes
() 7. A. ask
B. wish
C. invite
D. allow
() 8. A. beautiful
B. peaceful
C. colourful
D. useful
() 9. A. quality
B. price
C. need
D. number
() 10. A. chances
B. power
C. rest
D. experience
() 11. A. hurt
B. attract
C. protect
D. attack
() 12. A. whether
B. unless
C. although
D. until