You don't need to get in a time-traveling machine to see how technology will reshape our lives, such as the way we shop．Several new technologies that are to change your buying habits already exist．Let's see what's in store for your future shopping．
Try it on, virtually （虛擬的）．Want to shop online for a new pair of eyeglasses? You don't need to guess which pair looks best on you. Go and see the eBay Fashion iPhone app to try a pair of eyewear you're checking out on a picture of your face．But what if you want to buy something bigger? Thanks to Microsoft Kinect's motion tracking camera, you can cover clothes on your screen body．You can even choose the background of your virtual fitting room to enrich your shopping experience．
Get a perfect, custom fit．Everyone's body is shaped differently．To get a perfect fit, you sometimes have to get your clothes changed．But by using 3D scanning technology, all the clothes you buy will fit your body perfectly．Some companies scan your body using High-tech to get the most accurate measurements, so they can make special clothes just for you．
High-tech shopping carts and checkout counters．High-tech shopping carts could, in time, be a common sight in malls and supermarkets．Microsoft Kinect-enabled carts are currently under test．The cart can follow you along the aisles （通道）, controlled merely by your movement and your voice．In China, a supermarket chain introduced tablet-equipped carts that guide shoppers around the stores' aisles．
In the United States, several supermarkets use a device called Scan It that gives buyers the freedom to scan purchases on their own while they shop．While it's great not having to line up at a checkout counter, we wouldn't mind it if the store used Toshiba's new Object Recognition Scanner．The machine identifies a product as soon as it's placed in front of a camera just by its shape and color, even if it has no bar code．

1.What's the best title for this text?

A．Ways for future shopping

B．Influence of new technology

C．Inventions to change habits

D．A new time-traveling machine

2.According to Paragraph 2, The eBay Fashion iPhone app can _____．

A．make vivid pictures of our face

B．help us sell more clothes online

C．create us a virtual dressing room

D．choose suitable eyeglasses for us

3.Which of the following can get the most accurate shape of our body?

A．Object Recognition Scanner．

B．The eBay Fashion iPhone app．

C．3D scanning technology．

D．Microsoft Kinect-enabled carts．

4.The Object Recognition Scanner can identify a product more quickly by____．

A．the customer's voice

B．its shape and color

C．the customer's movement

D．the bar code on it

5.What can we infer from this text?

A．Checkout counters will disappear from supermarkets in future．

B．Buyers can use Scan It to go around the supermarket by themselves．

C．High-tech shopping carts will be widely used in malls and supermarkets．

D．The new technologies are only dreams that are impossible to come true．

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完形填空（共20小題：每小題1分，滿分20分）

The Healing

Jim and his wife, Connie, were shocked by the loss of their four-month-old son—Joshua, whose life was taken by SIDS—sudden infant death syndrome.

Thirty hours ago Jim drove to the baby-sitter’s home to  1  Joshua. It was a  2  trip, like the one he made five days every week. He arrived, and little Joshua could not be   3   from his nap. The next few hours were a time of life and death: the racing ambulance, swift-moving doctors and nurses….but 12 hours later, at children’s Hospital,   4  the doctors had exhausted all  5 , little Joshua was gone. Yes, they wanted   6  of Joshua’s usable organs to be donated. That was not a   7  decision for Jim and Connie, a loving and   8  couple.

The next morning dawned and many things had to be arranged. Telephone calls and funeral plans.   9  one point Jim realized he needed a  10 .When Jim settled into the chair   11   the barber’s, he began to   12   the past hours, trying to   13  some sense of it all.   14  had Joshua, their first-born, the child they had waited so long for, been taken so soon….he had   15  begun his life….The question kept coming, and the pain in Jim’s heart just   16  him.

While talking with the barber, Jim mentioned the organ donations, looking at his watch: “They are transplanting one of his heart valves(瓣膜) right now.”

The  17  stopped and stood motionless. Finally she spoke, but it was only a whisper. “You’re not going to believe this….but about an hour ago the customer sitting in this chair wanted me to hurry   18  she could get to Children’s Hospital. She  19  here so full of joy….her prayers had been answered. Today her baby granddaughter is receiving a  20  needed transplant—a heart valve.”

Jim’s healing began.

1.                A．pick out        B．pick up         C．set out   D．set up

2.                A．routine         B．a(chǎn)nnual          C．a(chǎn)verage  D．difficult

3.                A．conveyed       B．transplanted     C．a(chǎn)wakened D．convinced

4.                A．though         B．since           C．because  D．a(chǎn)s

5.                A．medicine       B．strength        C．a(chǎn)ttempts  D．spirits

6.                A．part           B．few            C．some D．a(chǎn)ll

7.                A．good           B．difficult         C．stupid    D．wise

8.                A．giving          B．tiring           C．boring    D．thinking

9.                A．Of             B．In             C．On  D．At

10.               A．haircut         B．break          C．donation  D．decision

11.               A．with           B．a(chǎn)t             C．by   D．near

12.               A．decide on       B．reflect on       C．keep on   D．focus on

13.               A．get            B．take           C．hold D．make

14.               A．How           B．Why           C．Whether  D．If

15.               A．barely         B．nearly          C．seldom    D．a(chǎn)lmost

16.               A．covered        B．drew          C．enveloped     D．choked

17.               A．hairdresser     B．customer       C．father D．parent

18.               A．since          B．a(chǎn)s             C．so    D．a(chǎn)nd

19.               A．a(chǎn)rrived         B．left            C．stayed D．sat

20.               A．desperately     B．disappointedly   C．clearly    D．obviously

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

Every fast-food employee knows that the drive-through window is the worst position. The window sticks with constant ice; the roar of engines hurts your ? ; your words are lost in the howling wind.

On a ? ? ? afternoon, everything changed.

Every once in a while, the sub-zero temperatures seal a ? ? ? windows shut. Drivers don’t exactly enjoy having to stand outside in the cold,? ? ? their orders into a speaker box, when they expect to drive through on their heated leather seats. In such cases, most customers tend to show their annoyance to the employees.

This woman was ? ? ? .

“I’ll get the next car’s ? ? ? as well,” she said as she came up to the window to pay. She stood outside, ? ? ? much snow on her hair. Though she was obviously freezing, her bright ? ? ? lit up her face like a fire.

“You can’t ? ? ? their drinks,” I said, confused and tired.

“No, but I’ll buy them,” she said. “Pay it forward and all that.”

Completely puzzled, I charged her as ? ? ? , and when the next customer arrived at the window I explained what had just happened. I watched as his ? ? ?? changed — first angry to be out in the cold, then? ? ? ? at the random act of kindness, and finally, delighted by his? ? ? .

“I suppose I’ll pay for the next order then,” he replied, nodding and waving at the impatient driver ? ? him. He ? ? ? over the cash and received his pre-paid hot drink.

The trend continued. Customers arrived annoyed, only to leave ? ? ? and pleased. Some were shocked to spend much more than they had expected, ? ? ? others ended up receiving their order for less than half the price.

Five vehicles passed, then ten, then twenty. No one refused to pay. Customers stood at my window ?? ? ?? a fist-full of change to buy drinks for a complete stranger. Cars drove off, honking (鳴笛) and ?? ? ?? their thanks.

It only takes one customer, one person, to change the entire ? ? ? of traffic. It only takes one moment, one smile, to warm up even the coldest of days.

1.A. ears????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. hands????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. feet????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. back

2.A. freezing????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. sunny????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. warm????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. usual

3.A. truck’s????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. vehicle’s????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. car’s????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. lorry’s

4.A. offering????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. throwing????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. screaming????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. cancelling

5.A. polite????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. angry????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. popular????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. different

6.A. number????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. coffee????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. fee????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. order

7.A. covering????????????? ????????????? B. increasing????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. gathering????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. falling

8.A. eyes????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. smile????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. hair????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. annoyance

9.A. pay????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. take????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. buy????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. bring

10.A. instructed????????????? ????????????? B. requested????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. directed????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. suggested

11.A. gesture????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. expression????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. figure????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. feeling

12.A. inspired????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. upset????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. surprised????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. disappointed

13.A. turn????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. sense????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. deed????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. luck

14.A. beyond????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. before????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. beside????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. behind

15.A. took????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. looked????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. handed????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. thought

16.A. shy????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. calm????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. anxious????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. regretful

17.A. while????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. since????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. as????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. unless

18.A. making????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. emptying????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. lying????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. holding

19.A. explaining????????????? ????????????? B. sending????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. introducing????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. casting

20.A. jam????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. row????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. flow????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. line

Every person leaves a footprint. That’s what I learnt when I started to work as a private investigator 10 years ago．People pay restaurant bills with their bank card，check into hotels or travel around. In every case，they leave a trace．And because of this，I’m able to track them down even when they don’t want to be found．

The first thing I do when I want to find out where someone is staying is to go to the neighbourhood where he used to live．It’s human nature to tell stories―which is why neighbours will tell me all they know when I ring at their houses．Sometimes，someone even talks about his friend’s dishonesty．Then I produce a pattern of my subject’s life：if he likes to have a holiday in Spain or in Italy，if he prefers two- or three- star hotels and where he might hide his assets(資產(chǎn))．When I’ve got this life pattern，I start my rescarch．

Nine times out of l0，I find the people I’m looking for．I once investigated a lorry supplier who owed ￡500,000 to a subcontractor(分包商)．The subcontractor wanted to find out if it was worth bringing charges against the supplier．I found out the supplier had moved assets to his son，who founded a new company offering the same product．It was a11 done within the law．There was no money to be got from that operation．

However, I asked the son if I could speak to his father and he told me that his parent was on a long holiday in Spain and wouldn’t be back for a while．It didn’t take me long to find out that the father wasn’t in Spain．

I went back to the son and this time he told me that his father might be in Bulgaria,and I found him doing winter sports in a beautiful mountain area．He was 1iving in a big house on a 1arge piece of land he had bought for є 400，000．This was exactly the kind of asset my customer was loooking for．

52．We learn from the text that a private investigator is one who_______.

    A．follows people reports on what they do

    B．helps people start businesses

    C．gives advice to people about the law

    D．settles arguments between companies

53．Why does the author visit the place where his subject used to stay？

    A．To find out hi hidden assets．

    B．To gather information about him．

    C．To discover why he is dishonest．

    D．To find out where he spends his holiday．

54．The lorry supplier moved his assets to his son in oder to______．

    A．pass on his debt to his son

    B．double the business of his company

    C．le this son take over his lorry business

    D．prevent paying back the money he owed

55．We may infer from the text that the subcontractor might______.

    A．bring charges against the lorry supplier’s son

    B．give up hope of settling the debt

    C．sell the big house in Bulgaria

    D．get his money back