下面有3篇短文,每篇短文后有5道题,每道题后面有4个选项。请根据文章的内容,从每题所给的4个选项中选择1个最佳答案。 Too Late to Regret It When I was a junior, I met a second-year student in my department. He wasnt tall or good-looking, but he was very nice, attractive and athletic. He had something that I admired very much. He was natural, warm, and sincere. I disregarded my parents disapproval. We were very happy together. He picked me up from my dorm every morning, and after class we would sit alongside the stream that ran through campus, or sunbathe on the lawn. At night he would walk me back to my dorm. He came from a poor family, but in order to make me happy, he borrowed money from his friend to buy presents and meals for me. Our fellow students looked up to him as a role model, and the girls envied me. He wasnt a local, but wanted to stay here after graduation. I thought we had a future together. However, when I got a part-time job during the summer vacation, people began giving me a lot of pressure, saying that a pretty, intelligent girl like me should find a better guy to spend time with. This was also what my family thought. He spent the summer in his hometown, so I was all by myself. When he got back, I began finding fault with him. But his big heart and warmth soon drove all unpleasant thoughts away. However, I had no idea how badly I had hurt him and that things would get worse. I had a good part-time job off campus that paid pretty well. With my good performance at school, I also got admission to graduate school at one of Chinas best universities. He, on the other hand, did not do so well at school or at work. I had to worry about his living expenses, job and scores. Almost all my colleagues and friends advised me to break up with him. Then we had a quarrel last June~ He was in great pain, and my cold words and bad moods started turning him away. Graduation time was drawing near, and he said he wanted to go back to his hometown. He said that he couldnt put up with me anymore. I was shocked and looked at him in despair. True love happens only once, but I found it out too late. 1. When did the author fall in love with the boy? A. After she had a quarrel with him. B. When she was a junior. C. When she was a second-year student. D. After she found a part-time job. 正确的答案是: B 2. What did he do to make her happy? A. He studied much harder. B. He often took her for a ride. C. He always endured her insults. D. He often bought her presents and meals. 正确的答案是: D 3. Who advised her to break up with him? A. His parents. B. Her teachers. C. Her colleagues and friends. D. Their fellow students. 正确的答案是: C 4. Why did he leave her? A. Because he could no longer bear her. B. Because he hated her. C. Because his parents needed taking care of D. Because he wasnt a local. 正确的答案是: A 5. Upon learning that he would leave her, she was A. very happy. B. extremely joyful. C. quite relieved. D. in great pain. 正确的答案是: D Saving Money Where you save your money often depends on what you are saving for.If you are saving to buy a dictionary or to go to a concert,then probably keep your money somewhere in your room. If you are saving for a big purchase like a mountain bike or a school trip, where would you save your money? One place to save money is the bank.Putting your money in a savings account will help your money earn more money.If you put your money in a piggy bank,one year later youll still have the same amount of money you put in.If you put your money in a savings account,one year later,youll have more money than you put in.Why?When you keep your money in a bank,your money earns interest.Interest is the amount of money a bank pays you to use your money. The bank uses your moneyto loan money to people and businesses. The bank will send you a statement several times a year.A bank statement tells you how much money there is in your account,It also tells you how much interest you have earned.If you leave your money in the bank,you can watch it grow! Another way you can save money is to buy a certificate of deposit or CD. If you have some money that you dont need to use for a long time,this is a good way to make your money grow. You can buy a CD at a bank.You agree not to use the money for a certain period of time.That period might be from six months to five years You cant touch your money during that time.If you do,you must pay a penalty,or fee. Since the bank is using your money for that time period,it will pay you interest.You will earn more interest with a CD than in a savings account.Can you guess why? Its because you promise to leave your money in the bank for a certain period of time. Banks pay different rates of interest. So, you may want to compare rates in newspaper ads before buying a CD. 6. Which way will help your money earn more money? A. Putting your money in your room. B. Putting your money in a piggy bank. C. Putting your money in your pocket. D. Putting your money in a savings account. 正确的答案是: D 7. Interest is the amount of money which A. a bank lends to people. B. a bank loans to businesses. C. a bank pays you. D. a bank uses. 正确的答案是: C 8. A bank statement tells you A. the amount of money you have in the bank. B. the current rates of interest. C. the current rates of exchange. D. the best way to save your money. 正确的答案是: A 9. If you draw your money before it is due. A. you have to pay interest to the bank. B. you have to close your account C. you have to open a new account. D. you have to pay a penalty or fee. 正确的答案是: D 10. The word touch in paragraph 7 could be best replaced by A. deposit. B. borrow. C. use. D. cash. 正确的答案是: C Almost Human? Scientists are racing to build the worlds first thinking robot .This is not science fiction:some say they will have made it by the year 2020.Carol Packer repots. Machines that walk,speak and feel are no longer science fiction.Kismet is the name of an androidwhich scientists have built at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.Kismet is different from the tradition。al robot because it can show human emotions.Its eyes.Ears and lips move to show when it feels happy.sad or bored.Kismet is one of the first of a new generation of androidsrobots that 100k like human beingswhich can imitate human feelings.Cog,another android invented by the MIT, imitates the action of a mother Howere, scientists admit that so far Cog has the mental ability of a two.year.old. The optimistssay that by the year 2020 we will have created humanoidswith brains similar to those of an adult human being.These robots will be designed to look like people to make them more attractive and easier to sell to the public.What kind of jobs will they do? In the future,robots like Robonaut ,a humanoid invented by NASA,will be doing dangerous jobs,like repairing space stations They will also be doing more and more of the household work for US.In Japan,scientists are designing androids that will entertain US by dancing and playing the piano. Some people worry about what the future holds:will robots become monsters?Will people themselves become increasingly like robots? Experts predict that more and more people will be wearing micro-computers,connected to the Internet,in the future.People will have micro-chips in various parts of their body,which will connect them to a wide variety of gadgets .Perhaps we should not exaggeratethe importance of technology,but one wonders whether , in years to come,we will still be falling in love,and whether we will still feel pain.Who knows? 11. Kismet is different from traditional robots because A. it thinks for itself. B. it is not like science fiction. C. it Can look after two-year?olds. D. it seems to have human feelings 正确的答案是: D 12. What makes Cog special? A. It looks like a mother. B. It behaves like a child. C. It can imitate behavior of a mother D. It has a huge brain 正确的答案是: C 13. In about l5 years time from now , robots A. will become space designers B. will look like monsters. C. will behave 1ike animals D. will think like humans 正确的答案是: D 14. In the future robots will also A. explore space. B. entertain people C. move much faster. D. do all of the housework. 正确的答案是: B 15. What is the writers attitude to robots in the future? A. Critical. B. Hostile C. Objective D. Enthusiastic 正确的答案是: C