cars with reclining seats (可躺座椅). People may choose to live farther outside of cities if they can travel in cars that allow them to sleep and relax. But that increases the number of people travelling in and out of cities during rush hour, Fulton said. Without the cost of a driver, Fulton said he worries self-driving Ubers or Lyfts will become so
cheap it will be hard to push people to choose car-sharing services like uberPOOL. “I think it's going to take some kind of pricing system that discourages cars without a single passenger，” he said.
Some cities have already started programmes that discourage people from taking car trips alone. For example, Chicago and New York City have set up lanes (车道) that single-passenger cars must pay some money to use. That money increases during rush hour. 28．What do car producers think of self-driving cars? A．They are safe. B．They are fast.
C．They save buyers money. D．They increase traffic slightly.
29．What do Massachusetts lawmakers suggest? A．Introducing a tax on car producers.
B．Increasing the selling price of self-driving cars. C．Pushing up the running costs of self-driving cars.
D．Calling for drivers to avoid travelling during rush hour.
30．What will happen if there are self-driving cars with reclining seats? A．More people will live in city centres.
B．People will spend less money on transport. C．People are likely to travel longer distances. D．There will be lighter traffic during rush hour.
31．What's the best title for the text? A．What cars will we drive in the future?
B．Where will we travel with self-driving cars?
C．How can self-driving cars solve traffic problems? D．Why self-driving cars could be terrible for traffic?
D
Bill Gates and the president of General Motors have met for lunch, and Bill is going on and on about computer technology.“If automotive technology had kept pace with computer technology over the past few decades, you would now be driving a V-32 instead of a V-8, and it would have a
top speed of 10,000 miles per hour，” says Gates.“Or, you could have an economy car that weighs 30 pounds and gets a thousand miles to a gallon of gas. In either case, the sticker price of a new car would be less than $50. Why haven't you guys kept up？” The president of GM smiles and says，“Because the federal government won't let us build cars that crash four times a day.”
Why is that funny (or not funny, as the case may be)? Human beings love to laugh, and the average adult laughs 17 times a day. Humans love to laugh so much that there are actually industries built around laughter. Jokes, sitcoms and comedians are all designed to get us laughing, because laughing feels good. For us it seems so natural, but the funny thing is that humans are one of the only species that laughs. Laughter is actually a complex response that involves many of the same skills used in solving problems.
Laughter is a great thing — that's why we've all heard the saying，“Laughter is the best medicine.” There is strong evidence that laughter can actually improve health and help fight disease. In this article, we'll look at laughter — what it is, what happens in our brains when we laugh, what makes us laugh and how it can make us healthier and happier. You'll also learn that there's a tremendous amount that no one understands yet. 32．What's the best title of the passage? A．Laughter
B．The joke between Gates and the president of General Motors C．Why do we laugh? D．Laughter and health
33．Which one is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Computer technology has developed quickly during the past few decades.
B．Automotive technology has developed as fast as computer technology according to Bill Gates. C．The president of GM thinks it is impossible to build cars worth less than 50 dollars. D．If cars were less than 50 dollars, a large number of accidents would happen per day.
34．The underlined word“sitcoms” in Paragraph 3 means “________”． A．situation comedies B．tragedies C．body language D．fictions
35．This passage is most probably an ________. A．introduction of an article about Microsoft B．introduction of an article about laughter C．article about laughter
D．introduction of an article about General Motors
第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分) 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Color is in everything we touch，taste，smell and feel. It evokes(唤起)emotion without any thought.__36__ We are all familiar with it，but do you know the following facts?
Silver will save your life. When buying a new car and finding yourself facing various choices，you can't think clearly. Your best choice is to go with silver. Silver-colored cars are least likely to be involved in a car accident. __37__ Another reason is the silver color's ability to have a look of cleanliness.
__38__ Tough prisoners and crazy patients？It is the color commonly used to help calm down those who are out of control. So it surely has a useful place and a purpose，other than decorating a dress or Barbie's dream house.
Yellow makes you hungry. Yellow and orange are not recommended for use in kitchens，as they have a positive influence on your appetite.__39__ I'm not normally one for conspiracy(阴谋)theories-but perhaps there's something in it for them if we remain ignorant of yellow's effects.
Color is an imaginary friend. Technically，it's all in our heads：color does not exist at all. __40__ So，if you start a heated debate over color combinations with someone that you are certain has a low IQ or is just color-blind，remember it's a pointless argument and you should drop it instantly. You're both wrong.
A．Pink comforts the nerves.
B．Blue is the most common favorite color.
C．They are most noticeable on the road and in low light. D．Yellow-colored walls seldom leave us wanting more food.
E．It can be the focus of our careers，our lifestyle and the fun we have. F．Then where would our restaurant owners be without the clever tricks?
G．Color tries to make sense of the huge amount of information from the outer world.
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第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，从各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Charlotte Whitehead was born in England in 1843, and moved to Montreal, Canada at the age of five with her family. While __41__ her ill elder sister throughout the years, Charlotte discovered she had a(n) __42__ in medicine. At 18 she married and __43__ a family. Several years later, Charlotte said she wanted to be a __44__. Her husband supported her decision.
__45__， Canadian medical schools did not __46__ women students at the time. Therefore, Charlotte went to the United States to study __47__ at the Women's Medical College in Philadelphia. It took her five years to __48__ her medical degree.
Upon graduation, Charlotte __49__ to Montreal and set up a private __50__. Three years later, she moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, and there she was once again a __51__ doctor. Many of her patients were from the nearby timber and railway camps. Charlotte __52__ herself operating on damaged limbs and setting __53__ bones, in addition to delivering all the babies in the area.
But Charlotte had been practising without a licence. She had __54__ a doctor's licence in both Montreal and Winnipeg, but was __55__. The Manitoba College of Physicians and Surgeons, an all-male board, wanted her to __56__ her studies at a Canadian medical college! Charlotte refused to __57__ her patients to spend time studying what she already knew. So in 1887, she appealed to the Manitoba Legislature to __58__a licence to her but they, too, refused. Charlotte __59__ to practise without a licence until 1912. She died four years later at the age of 73.
In 1993, 77 years after her __60__， a medical licence was issued to Charlotte. This decision was made by the Manitoba Legislature to honor “this courageous and pioneering woman.” 41．A. raising B．teaching C．nursing D．missing 42．A. habit B．interest C．opinion D．voice
43．A. invented B．selected C．offered D．started 44．A. doctor B．musician C．lawyer D．physicist
45．A. Besides B．Unfortunately C．Otherwise D．Eventually 46．A. hire B．entertain C．trust D．accept
47．A. history B．physics C．medicine D．law
48．A. improve B．save C．design D．earn
49．A. returned B．escaped C．spread D．wandered 50．A. school B．museum C．clinic D．lab 51．A. busy B．wealthy C．greedy D．lucky
52．A. helped B．found C．troubled D．imagined 53．A. harmful B．tired C．broken D．weak
54．A. put away B．taken over C．turned in D．applied for 55．A. punished B．refused C．blamed D．fired
56．A. display B．change C．preview D．complete 57．A. leave B．charge C．test D．cure
58．A. sell B．donate C．issue D．show
59．A. continued B．promised C．pretended D．dreamed 60．A. birth B．death
C．wedding D．graduation
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
When I was in my second year of senior high school, a girl __61__ (call) Jeanie in my class made a big name for herself. She had successfully passed __62__ interviews for a famous women's university in the USA.
__63__ hearing the news, I told the girl that I admired her very much. Then, she smiled at me and said the words __64__ I will never forget: “You can also do it! If you have dreams, you should
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