46.Test anxiety has been recognized as _______. A) an excuse for laziness B) the result of poor habits C) a real problem D) something that can't be changed
47.To deal with this problem, students say they want to ______. A) take a short course on anxiety
B) read about anxiety
C) be able to manage or understand their anxiety D) take test to prove they are not anxiety
48. A University of California counselor said_______.
A) all students could overcome the anxiety after taking a special test anxiety program B) almost all students felt less stress after taking a University of California counseling course
C) students found it difficult to improve even though they had taken a special test anxiety course
D) students found it easy to relax as soon as they entered a University of California counseling course
Passage C
The human brain contains 10 thousand million cells and each of these may have a thousand connections. Such enormous numbers used to discourage us and cause us to dismiss the possibility of making a machine with human-like ability, but now that we have grown used to moving forward at such a pace we can be less sure. Quite soon, in only 10 or 20 years perhaps, we will be able to assemble a machine as complex as the human brain, and if we can we will. It may then take us a long time to render it intelligent by loading in the right software or by altering the architecture but that too will happen.
I think it certain that in decades, not centuries, machines of silicon will arise first to rival and then exceed their human ancestors. Once they exceed us they will be capable of their own design. In a real sense they will be able to reproduce themselves. Silicon will have ended carbon's long control. And we will no longer be able to claim ourselves to be the finest intelligence in the known universe.
As the intelligence of robots increases to match that of humans and as their
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cost declines through economies of scale we may use them to expand our frontiers, first on earth through their ability to withstand environments, harmful to ourselves. Thus, deserts may bloom and the ocean beds be mined. Further ahead, by a combination of the great wealth this new age will bring and the technology it will provide, the construction of a vast, man-created world in space, home to thousands or millions of people, will be within our power.
49. What does the writer think about machines with human-like ability? A) He believes they will be useful to human beings. B) He believes that they will control us in the future.
C) He is not quite sure in what way they may influence us.
D) He doesn't consider the construction of such machines possible. 50. The word \ A) intelligent robots C) an organic substance B) a chemical element
D) human beings
51. A robot can be used to expand our frontiers when A) its intelligence and cost are beyond question B) it is able to bear the rough environment C) it is made as complex as the human brain
D) its architecture is different from that of the present ones 52. It can be inferred from the passage that
A) after the installation of a great number of cells and connections, robots will be capable of self reproduction
B) with the rapid development of technology, people have come to realize the possibility of making a machine with human-like ability
C) once we make a machine as complex as the human brain, it will possess intelligence
D) robots will have control of the vast, man-made world in space
Passage D
Long bus rides are like televisions shows. They have a beginning，a middle，and an end-with commercials thrown in every three or four minutes. The commercials are unavoidable. They happen whether you want them or not. Every
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couple of minutes a billboard glides by outside the bus window. “Buy Super Clean Toothpaste. “Drink Good?n Wet Root Beer.” “Fill up with Pacific Gas”. Only if you sleep，which is equal to turning the television set off，are you spared the unending cry of “You Need It！ Buy It Now！”
The beginning of the ride is comfortable and somewhat exciting， even if you?ve traveled that way before. Usually some things have changed-new houses，new buildings，sometimes even a new road. The bus driver has a style of driving and it’s fun to try to figure it out the first hour or so. If the driver is particularly reckless or daring，the ride can be as thrilling as a suspense story. Will the driver pass the truck in time？Will the driver move into the right or the left-hand lane？After a while，of course，the excitement dies down. Sleeping for a while helps pass the middle hours of the ride. Food always makes bus rides more interesting. But you?ve got to be careful of what kind of food you eat. Too much salty food can make you very thirsty between stops. The end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning. You know it will soon be over and there?s a kind of expectation and excitement in that. The seat of course，has become harder as the hours have passed. By now you?ve sat with your legs crossed，with your hands in your lap，with your hands on the arm rests-even with your hands crossed behind your head. The end comes just at no more ways to sit.
53. According to the passage，what do the passengers usually see when they are on a long bus trip？
A）Buses on the road.
B）Films on television.
C）Advertisements on the board. D）Gas stations.
54. The writer feels long bus rides are like TV shows because
A）the commercials both on TV shows and on billboards along the road are fun. B）they both have a beginning,a middle，and an end，with commercials in between. C）the drivers are always reckless on TV shows just as they are on buses. D）both traveling and watching TV are not exciting.
55. The writer thinks that the end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning
because both are A）exciting. B）comfortable.
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C）tiring. D）boring
V. Translation. ( 20 points,2 points each )
Part A. Translate the following sentences into Chinese. 56. Who is running this company? 57. I?ve filled out the application form.
58. John couldn?t have been in the classroom. We were there just a few minutes
ago. 59. After the traffic accident, he was handicapped for life. 60. This restaurant serves delicious food at inexpensive prices. Part B. Translate the following sentences into English. 61. 李明和其他四位同学合住一套公寓。（share） 62. 他看上去三十才出头。(in)
63. 他的辛勤劳动没有白费，他终于得到了提升。（pay off） 64. 上海人的月平均收入是多少？（average） 65. 科学家认为火星上没有生命。(assume)
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