【正文】 al pain. And since life causes an endless series of problems, life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy. Yet, it is in this whole process of solving problems that life has its meaning. Problems are the serious test that tells success from failure. When we desire to encourage the growth of the human spirit, we encourage the human ability to solve problems, just as in school we set problems for our children to solve. It is through the pain of meeting and working out problems that we learn. As Benjamin Franklin said, “Those things that hurt instruct.” It is for this reason that wise people learn not to fear but to wele the pain of problems. 29. The writer probably used just one short sentence in the first paragraph to _________. A. show his opinion B. argue with readers C. give an example D. get readers’ attention 30. According to the passage we give school children difficult problems in order to _________. A. encourage them to solve problems B. teach them to fear the pain of solving problems C. help them learn to deal with pain D. teach them how to respect problems 31. The saying from Benjamin Franklin “Those things that hurt instruct.” suggests that _________. A. we do not learn from experience B. we do not learn when we are in pain C. pain teaches us important lessons D. the pain of problems is not wele 32. The passage mainly tells us that _________. A. we bee stronger by facing and solving the problems of life B. life is difficult because our problems bring us pain C. people like to plain about their problems D. everybody has problems D Worried about how many calories you will get in that piece of pizza, chocolate cake or bag of chips? A new iPhone application (應(yīng)用程序 ) MealSnap may help. Users just need to take a picture of the meal with the phone, and it will give a calorie readout almost immediately. MealSnap was developed by DailyBurn, a health social work that is meant to help its users lead healthier lifestyles. It has created several other health and dietrelated iPhone applications. The application gives users a quick reply. To do that, it matches the taken picture to a databank (數(shù)據(jù)庫(kù) ) with the calorie information of nearly 500,000 kinds of food. Users then get the range of calories for the meal that is photographed. We started with something simple —an apple. A couple of minutes later, the application replied that it was an apple and between 64 and 96 calories. More impressive was the reply we received after sending a photo of a mixed salad bowl. MealSnap replied that the bowl contained “yellow rice with corn, boiled eggs and beans” and that the food was between 532 and 789 calories. Mr. Smith, director of DailyBurn, said that usual calorie counting needed a long time, but that the application made it easier to know the calories in food. That is why it is so popular among those who are trying hard to lose weight. In addition, MealSnap can act as a food diary. No need to write down what they’ve eaten, the photos will be stored. The users can keep a visual log (視覺(jué)的記錄 ). Mr. Smith said, “It’s like a food journey, but easier. All you do is to take the picture. The simple act of recording something can cause a psychological (心理的 ) change that can help people on their health journey. Knowing the calorie range makes me think more about what I’m eating.” 33. The purpose of DailyBurn is to _________. A. help people find ways to lose weight B. make iPhone more popular C. help people have a healthy life D. persuade people to buy iPhone products 34. What can be learned from the third paragraph? A. MealSnap is only useful for simple things. B. MealSnap can also tell what the food is. C. The result of MealSnap isn’t always right. D. MealSnap needs a long time to show the calorie range. 35. Which of the following statements about MealSnap is TRUE? A. It has been put into the market. B. People will surely lose weight if they use it. C. It’s popular because it was developed by DailyBurn. D. People have to link iPhone with the Inter to use it. E Whether in the home or the workplace, social robots are going to bee a lot more mon in the next few years. Social robots are about to bring technology to the everyday world in a more humanized way, said Cynthia Breazeal, chief scientist at the robot pany Jibo. While household robots today do the normal housework, social robots will be much more like panions (伙伴 ) than tools. For example, these robots will be able to tell when someone is happy or sad. This allows them to respond more correctly to the user. The Jibo robot, arranged to ship later this year, is designed to be a personalized assistant. You can talk to the robot, ask it questions, and make requests for it to perform different tasks. The robot doesn’t just deliver (給出 ) general answers to questions。 增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（ ∧ ），并在 其下面 寫(xiě)出該加的詞。 第一節(jié) 聽(tīng)下面 5 段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú) 白讀兩遍?，F(xiàn)在，你有 20秒鐘的時(shí)間閱讀這四個(gè)小題?，F(xiàn)在，你有 10秒鐘的時(shí)間閱讀這兩個(gè)小題。 現(xiàn)在 , 你有 5 秒鐘的時(shí)間閱讀第 1 小題的有關(guān)內(nèi)容。 In America, one big Easter tradition is hunting for hidden Easter eggs. Children carry baskets and collect eggs 91 (make) of chocolate or candy. They search in the house, their yards or a park. A candy pany called PEZ in the northeastern state of Connecticut 92 (host) an egg hunt for children. It hid more than 9,000 eggs, but 93 (many) people showed up than the candy maker had expected. The egg hunt was set up on three separate 94 (field), and children would be appointed to hunt for eggs based on their ages. It turned out 95 the parents rushed on to the fields 96 the eggs were hidden. They said they were trying to get eggs for their children. 97 8yearold boy told a local television station someone pushed him over and took his eggs 98 (rude). The