【正文】 children fot their everyday fights and little jealousies. ―Perhaps it’s like this in the kingdom of heaven,‖ I thought confusedly. It was growing dark before we all walked sleepily back to house. I suppose we had some sort of supper. I suppose there must have been a surface tidyingup, for the house on Sunday looked clean and orderly enough. The strange thing was , we didn39。 both show a small rise in some parts of the country. He says that once once again not all new locks have proved reliable. Perhaps, but maybe it’s also due to the shortage of policemen on the streets. Or changing social circumstances. Or some bination of these factors . The game between humans and their smart devices is plex. It is shaped by economics and psychology and the cultures we live in. Somewhere in the mix of those forces there may be way a wiser use of technology. If there is such a way, it should involve more than just an awareness of the shortings of our machines. After all, we have lived with them for thousands of years. They have probably been fooling us for just as long. 41 .What did Paula Ceely think was the cause of her accident? A. She was not familiar with the road. B. It was dark and raining heavily then. C. The railway works failed to give the signal. D. Her GPS device didn’t tell her about the crossing 42. The phrase‖ near miss‖ (paragraph 2 ) can best be replaced by _______. A. close bit B. heavy loss C. narrow escape D. big mistake 43. Which of the following would Rick Stevenson most probably agree with? A. Modern technology is what we can’t live without. B. Digital technology often falls short of out expectation. C. Digital devices are more reliable than they used to be. D. GPS error is not the only cause for Celery’s accident. 44. In the writer’s opinion, Stevenson’s argument is________. A. onesided B. reasonable C. puzzling D. wellbased 45. What is the real concern of the writer of this article? A. The major causes of traffic accidents and car thefts. B. The relationship between humans and technology C. The shortings of digital devices we use. D. The human unawareness of technical problems. B Below is a page adapted from an English dictionary. Important words to learn: ○ E Essential ○ I Improver ○ A Advanced pump /p?mp/ ? noun [C] DEVICE 1 ○ A a piece of equipment which is used to cause liquid, air or gas to move from one place to another: ɑ water/bicycle/fuel/pump ○ a UK petrol/US gas pump SHOE 2 [USUALLY PLURAL] US (UK COURT SHOE) a type of plain shoe with a raised HEEL and no way of fastening it to the foot which is worn by women 3 [USUALLY PLURAL] a type of flat shoe, like a BALLET dancer’s shoe, which is worn by women 4 [USUALLY PLURAL] UK a flat shoe made of heavy cloth, which is worn by children for sports ? verb LIQUID/GAS 1 [T USUALLY+ADV/PREP] to force liquid or gas to move somewhere: Our latest machine can pump a hundred gallons a minute. o The new wine is pumped into storage tanks. o The heart pumps blood through the arteries/round the body. INFORMATION 2[T] INFORMAL to keep asking someone for information, especially in a way that is not direct: She was pumping me for details of the new project. ? idioms pump sb’s hand to SHAKE someone’s hand (=hold their hand and move it up and down, especially in order to greet them) ?? pump iron INFORMAL to lift heavy weights for exercise: These days both men and women pump iron for fitness. ? pharsal verbs pump sth into sth to spend a lot of money trying to make something operate successfully: They had been pumping money into the business for some years without seeing any results. Pump sth out [M]REMOVE 1 to remove water or other liquid from something using a pump: We took turns pumping out the boat. PRODUCE 2 INFORMAL DISAPPROVING to produce words or loud music in a way that is repeated, forceful and continuous: The government keeps pumping out the same old propaganda. o The car radio was pumping out music with a heavy beat. pump out sth If someone’s stomach is pumped out, a poisonous substance is removed from it by being sucked through a tube: She had to go to hospital to have her stomach pumped out. pump sth up [M] INFORMAL to make someone feel more confident or excited: He was offering them advice and trying to pump them up. O [R] The players were pumping themselves up by singing the national anthem, before the game. Pump sth up[M] 1 to fill something with air using a pump: Have you pumped up the balloons yet? O I must pump the tyres up on my bike. 2 INFORMAL to increase something by a large amount: The US was able to pump up exports. O Let’s pump up the volume a bit! pumpaction /p?mp230。ll reco