C

　　Ou Pingqin was a teacher in a special school (for deaf and mute(聋哑)students),who has recently been considered the Most Beautiful Teacher in China.

　　After graduating from a college, she went to this school alone and worked there for nearly twenty years. The headmaster of the school said, “She worked hard and taught well. She was a backbone teacher in our school. She was also the most welcome teacher among the students. For students, she was like a mother. They called her Little Mother.”

　　One day, when she was talking with her students in the dormitory. It looked as if something heavy would fall off. It was dangerous. At that time, without any hesitation(犹豫), she pushed two students away, but she was hit heavily. However, she continued working with great pain later.

　　One of her officemates (同事) said, “Ou Pingqin was not only a teacher but also a mother to her students in her class. She cared about their studies and even their life. She was very strict in her work.”

　　A student’s parent said, “She was very warm-hearted. My son lost his father who supported the family. Every month, the teacher gave him 100 yuan to buy books from her own income.” She gave all her life to the teaching and her students, but she didn’t marry when she died at the age of 36.

　　Ou Pinqin’s deeds have drawn much attention in the country. She was the students’ Little Mother, but gave them great love.

　　36. From the report we know _________.

　　A. Ou Pingqin was born in Yangxin B. Ou Pingqin was old

　　C. Ou Pingqin had a son D. Ou Pingqin didn’t marry

　　37. The underlined word “backbone” in the passage means _________in Chinese.

　　A.驼背 B.中枢 C.骨干 D.脊椎

　　38. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the report?

　　A. She saved the students in danger. B. She bought books for herself every month.

　　C. She graduated from a college. D. She helped the poor student.

　　39. In the report, Ou Pingqin was praised by many people except _________.

　　A. her mother B. her student’s parent

　　C. her officemate D. her headmaster

　　40. The best title of the report is _________.

　　A. Save Students B. A Teacher’s Life

　　C. Little Mother, Great Love D. Beautiful Mother

　　D

　　Sophia is a robot in Saudi Arabia. She made history at a meeting that was held in the country on Oct 25. On that day, she became the first robot in the world to get citizenship (公民身份), according to The New York Times.

　　In the future, Sophia may have the same rights as a human Saudi Arabian citizen.

　　Sophia looks like a human woman. In 2015, a US company built her and gave her an artificial intelligence system (人工智能系统). This means Sophia can talk and act like a human. She also has the ability to learn from people, books and the Internet.

　　“I will do my best to make the world a better place,” Sophia said at the meeting.

　　But not everyone is happy with Sophia’s citizenship. Some think robots like her could be dangerous. They could become enemies of humans if they go out of control.

　　For this, Sophia said she also had values like wisdom and kindness. “Don’t worry, if you’re nice to me, I’ll be nice to you,” she said.

　　41. Who is Sophia?

　　A. She is a scientist who invented a robot. B. She is a woman from Saudi Arabia.

　　C. She is a robot who looks like a human woman. D. She is the same as a human woman.

　　42. What special thing did the robot get on Oct 25?

　　A. She got her name. B. She was made into a woman.

　　C. She got citizenship. D. She got the same rights as humans.

　　43. With her AI system, Sophia can do all of the following EXCEPT _________.

　　A. talk with people B. do the same things people do

　　C. learn from books or the Internet D. control the world

　　44. Some people are not happy about the robot’s citizenship, because they think _________.

　　A. a robot is just a robot, not a real human B. the robot may bring danger to humans

　　C. the robot may help humans’ enemies D. humans can’t be smarter than robots

　　45. The last paragraph tells us that _________.

　　A. the robot can be as nice as anyone else

　　B. the robot is not as active as you think

　　C. the robot will treat you badly if you do bad things

　　D. the robot doesn’t have citizenship

　　五、口语交际 。(共5小题，计5分)

　　根据对话内容，从方框内选择恰当的句子填入对话相应的空白处，使对话完整，合乎情景 (有两个多余选项)。

　　A: Elizabeth, help me!(46)____________________

　　B: Hey, Xiaowei. Although you may be unhappy with your parents, you should talk to them. Ask them why they give you so much pressure.

　　A:(47)____________________

　　B: But life shouldn’t just be about grades. Free time activities like sports and hanging out with friends are important, too.

　　A: I totally agree. I need more free time to do activities I enjoy.(48)___________________

　　B: Yes, you won’t get good grades if you’re stressed out all the time.

　　A: I also keep worrying about getting better grades than my classmates.

　　B:(49)_______________________ You should all be helping each other to improve.

　　A: You’re right.(50)__________________ Elizabeth.