【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 finally threatened to cut off his pocket money, my son Robbie sent off his grades to the guy the next morning. Two weeks later, when I arrived home from work, my son was beaming. He handed me a letter from my passenger, saying he was to call my passenger?s secretary for an interview. Robbie got the job. He did minor tasks, unpaid, but he fit in well. The following summer, he worked at the hospital again with more responsibility. As high school graduation neared, Dr Plum was kind enough to write letter s of remendation for Robbie and he was accepted by Brown University. Finally, Dr Robert Stern, the son of a taxicab driver, became OBGYN chief president at ColumbiaPresbyterian Medical Center. Some might call it fate, and I guess it was. But it shows that something as ordinary as a taxi ride can change your life. 29. What does the underlined word “intrigued” in the second paragraph mean? A. interested B. confused C. benefited D. challenged 30. After the author got the passenger?s name, he ___________. A. found that his son got the summer job immediately. B. found his son wasn?t interested in getting a summer job. C. had difficulty persuading his son to send his school record. D. asked for his help more than once. 31. Which of the following is TRUE according to the article? A. The author loves his job and devotes himself to it. B. Robbie was very eager to work at New York Hospital. C. The small summer job led to Robbie?s career. D. Dr. Plum promised to help the author without hesitation. 32. The author develops the article mainly by________. A. providing examples B. following the natural time order C. making parisons D. presenting causes and effects D One of my friend expressed concern about the “l(fā)istening” capability of smart phones.[來源 :Z。 xx。 m] She said she had been planning a funeral and searched for funeral homes. She typed “funeral” and Google suggested funeral homes near her as well as other funeralrelated websites. Just then, a friend called her. The friend suggested that the woman make food called “funeral potatoes” for a gathering after the service. After the call ended, the woman returned to her Inter search. She again typed “funeral”. This t ime, the first suggestion to appear on Google was “funeral potatoes”. It seemed the cell phones had listened to what they were talking about. Cell phones may indeed be listening to us, even when we are not using them. Stories on the Inter tell of people who got Inter search results or advisements based on words they said aloud near their cell phones. When we give an app permission to use our cell phone microphone it is not clear when it is listening to us. There are no signal lights or icons that show when the microphone is turned on. How should we stop our phones from listening? First, be sure to check the permissions you have given apps to access the microphone on your phone. Some apps need the microphone access to work correctly, but others do not. Never give permission to use your microphone unless the app needs access to it. Second, turn off the microphone for any apps you do not want to have access to your microphone. You may want to turn off microphone access for all of the apps on your phone. If you find an app requiring microphone access you can always turn it back on again. To make sure apps are not listening to you, turn off microphone access on your iPhone. Go to Settings, then Privacy, then Microphone, to see a list of all of the apps that have asked for permission to use your microphone. Turn off permission for any apps you do not want using your phone?s microphone. You can also turn the phone?s power off or leave the phone in another room to make sure you are not being listened to. 33. What?s the passage mainly about? A. Microphone is useful in life. B. Using microphone is dangerous. C. How to use microphone correctly? D. Microphone may listen to you. 34. When the microphone is turned on, __________. A. no sign will warn you B. the signal lights will be on C. some icons will remind you D. the bell will ring 35. Which of the following advice is mentioned in the passage? A. Unload some apps. B. Don?t allow the app to use microphone unless necessary. C. Don?t set microphone on your phone. D. the good policy of China 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，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。 More and more passengers are worried about texting and driving. If a texting driver is making you nervous but you?re not sure how to bring the topic up, here are some ideas. The direct approach You can go straight to the point and say, “I?m sorry, but I get really nervous when people text and drive at the same time.” 36 Most people will admit it?s probably not a good idea or they?ll at least put down the phone. The subtle approach