【正文】 uscles to give us the ability to move. But spinal cord injuries or other conditions can prevent these weak electrical signals from reaching the muscles.” Tavella says. “Our system allows disabled people to municate with external world and also to control devices.” The researchers designed a special cap for the user. This head cover picks up the signals from the scalp (頭皮 ) and sends them to a puter. The puter interprets the signals and mands the motorized wheelchair. The wheelchair also has two cameras that identify objects in its path. They help the puter react to mands from the brain. Prof. Millan, the team leader, says scientists keep improving the puter software that interprets brain signals and turns them into simple mands. “The practical possibilities that BCI technology offers to disabled people can be grouped in two categories: munication, and controlling devices. One example is this wheelchair.” He says his team has set two goals. One is testing with real patients, so as to prove that this is a technology they can benefit from. And the other is to guarantee that they can use the technology over long periods of time. 32. BCI is a technology that can . A. help to update puter systems B. control a person’s thoughts C. help the disabled to recover D. link the human brain with puters 33. How did Tavella operate the wheelchair in the laboratory? A. By controlling his muscles. B. By talking to the machine. C. By using his mind. D. By moving his hand. 34. Which of the following shows the path of the signals described in Paragraph 5? A. scalp→ puter→ cap→ wheelchair B. puter→ cap→ scalp→ wheelchair C. scalp→ cap→ puter→ wheelchair D. cap→ puter→ scalp→ wheelchair 35. Which of the following would be the best title for the text? A. Switzerland, the BCI Research Center B. New Findings About How the Human Brain Works C. Robotic Vehicles Could Help to Cure Brain Injuries D. BCI Could Mean More Freedom for the Disabled 第二節(jié)（共 5小題 。 17. What was Maria’s father? A. He was a doctor. B. He was a driver. C. He was a factory manager. 18. What did Maria do right after graduation? A. She entered politics. B. She worked as a teacher. C. She worked for her father. 19. Where did Maria set up her first coffee bar? A. London. B. Singapore. C. New York. 20. How many coffee bars does Maria have now? A. 10. B. 80. C. 85. 第二部分 閱讀理解 (共兩節(jié)，滿分 40 分） 第一節(jié)（共 15小題 。 6. What’ s the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Salesman and shopper. B. Waiter and customer. C. Neighbors. 7. What happens to the woman? A. She runs out of eggs. B. She needs some coffee. C. She doesn’t know how to make a cake. 聽第 7段材料，回答第 9題。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題 5秒鐘 。. 答案是 C。每段對話僅讀一遍。 第一節(jié)（共 5小題 。錄音內容結束后 ， 你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉涂到答題卡上。聽完每段對話后，你都有 10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。. C. 163。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的 A、 B、 C三 個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。 聽第 6段材料，回答第 7題。 13. What is a daypack? A. A box. B. A bag. C. A lock. 14. What surprises the girl at school? A. Few students asking questions in class. B. A lot of discussions in class. C. Teachers giving little homework. 15. At what time of the school term does the conversation most probably take place? A. At the end of it. B. I n the middle of it. C. At the beginning of it. 16. What do we know about the girl? A. She is new to the school. B. She writes for the school newspaper. C. She seldom asks questions in class in the US. 聽第 10段材料，回答第 17至 20題。 My parents met here。 Some experts feel that cars are certain to fall into disuse. They see a day in the not toodistant future when all cars will be deserted and made useless. 36 They hold that the car will remain a leading means of city travel in the foreseeable future. The car will undoubtedly change greatly over the next 30 years. It should bee smaller, safer, and more practical, and should not be powered by the gas engine. 37 Unless changes take place in the power system, the car in the future will still be the main problem in city traffic jams. 38 When the car enters the highway system, a small arm will drop from the car and connect with a rail, which is similar to hose (軟管 ) powering subway trains electrically. Once joined to the rail, the car will bee electrically powered from the system and control of the car will pass to a central puter. 39 The driver will use the telephone to dial