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made almost full marks. I couldn39。t help asking the student what the other answers were. He listed many others, and then added, “Probably the best is to take the barometer to the administrator(管理人員) and said to him, ?Sir, here is a fine barometer. If you tell me the height of the building, I will give it to you.?” Then, I asked the student if he really did not know the conventional answer to this question. He admitted that he did, but said that he was fed up with high school and college instructors trying to teach him how to think. The name of the student was Bohr who later was famous all over the world. He won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1922. 25. The student got a zero at the beginning because ________. A. the teacher wasn39。t satisfied with him B. his answer wasn39。t plete or correct C. his answer didn39。t show his knowledge of physics D. the teacher didn39。t fully understand his answer 26. We know from the passage that ________. A. the administrator told Bohr the height B. the student knew the expected answer C. the author preferred Bohr39。s last answer D. the teacher was a very stubborn person 27. We can learn from the passage that ________. A. instructors can teach students how to think B. arbiters can help students to get high scores C. teachers should make students use physical formulas D. students should be given more freedom in thinking 28. What was Bohr39。s attitude toward his schooling? A. Critical. B. Optimistic. C. Approving. D. Neutral. D Humans have been keeping animals as pets for tens of thousands of years, but Dr Jean-Loup Rault, an animal scientist at the University of Melbourne in Australia, believes new panions are ing: robot pets. “Technology is moving very fast, ” Rault told ABC News, “The Tamagotchi in the early 1990s was really the first robotic pet, and now Sony and other big panies have improved them a lot.” This may not sit well with pet lovers. After all, who would choose a plastic toy over a lovely puppy? But Rault argues that the robotic kind has a lot going for it: “You don39。t have to feed it, you don39。t have to walk it, it won39。t make a mess in your house, and you can go on a holiday without feeling guilty.” The technology also benefits those who are allergic to pets, short on space, or fearful of real animals. As an animal welfare researcher, Rault is concerned about how robotic pets could affect our attitudes towards live animals. “If we bee used to a robotic panion that doesn39。t need food, water or exercises, perhaps it will change how humans care about other living beings, ” he said. 33. What does the underlined phrase “sit well with” mean? A. be refused by. B. be beneficial to. C. receive support from. D. make a difference to. 34. What are the advantages of robot pets? a. They save space and costs. b. Owners needn39。t worry about them when going out. c. They can help cure allergies. d. They are plastic and feel smooth. A. ab B. bc C. bd D. cd 35. The passage mainly tells us ________. A. the advantages of robot toys B. the popularity of robot pets C. robot pets are ing D. living pets are dying out 第二節(jié) (共 5 小題;每小題 2 分,滿分 10 分) 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。 Time is the most valuable thing that mankind has. __36__. Many people try to manage their time. They arrange information and tips in order to effectively do so. __37__. Time can be managed easily by finding out what is important and arranging these things in the order of importance. In this way you know your direction before making any plans and do not waste time and energy unnecessarily. Now es the next question. __38__. The answer is that you need to find out what steps you need to take to do and what you want to do. Then you know how much time to spend for each thing. These steps are like goals. __39__. Not having them is like walking blindly in a dark room, trying to find the door. Time management also demands a set schedule that works best for you. In this way you will be able to arrange your tasks based on their importance and finish them. In this way you will not waste your time in beating around the bush. __40__. There are lots of things that we need to do in a short time. Therefore, having good time management skills is at the top of the list of things we all need. A. We all live in a fastpaced world now. B. Using every passing second effectively can benefit us.