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a hitchhiking robot.One of its inventors, David Harris Smith, has hitched across Canada three times. Smith and a friend, Frauke Zeller, have built Hitchbot because they wanted 52 (see) if people would stop and give the robot a lift and talk to it. The robot can chat about things it has learned, and about 53 (it) trip. You might think it’s a joke, 54 Smith and Zeller’s experiment has a serious point: can robots and people get along?Hitchbot 55 (begin) its journey in Nova Scotia in July. It has already pleted a third of its 6,000mile trip to Victoria. More than 57,000 people are following its journey 56 (close) on Facebook and Twitter, and travelers have posted lots of 57 (photo) on the websites. Hitchbot has also done some shopping, eaten motor oil, and had fun with travelers. Nobody knows 58 it will finish its journey. It might be 59 (long) than expected, but Zeller and Smith want Hitch to get 60 many rides as it can. It hasn’t been in a selfdriving car yet, but anything is possible!第四部分 寫作(共兩節(jié),滿分 25 分) 第一節(jié):單詞拼寫(共 10 小題,每小題 1 分,滿分 10 分)根據(jù)下列句子及所給的首字母,在答題紙上按題號寫出各單詞的正確,完全形式(每空僅限一詞)。Family TraditionsWhere are your family traditions?The following information es from several readers:JARED: 31 We take turns picking a movie to watch together. It’s fun because I watch something my parents like, and they watch something I like. My mother likes old black and white movies, so I see a lot of them! We also make pizza and eat it in front of the TV.WINNIE: 32 My favorite meal is spaghetti and meatballs. My mom usually cooks, but my dad and sister help. On my sister’s birthday, we eat pizza. On my mom’s birthday, we have chicken, and on my dad’s birthday we have steak. Of course, we always have a birthday cake, too. What are your family tradition? The following information es from several readers:DANNI: 33 My family is really busy. We have a large family, and it’s not easy for everyone to get together at the same time. On that day, we go to a nice restaurant and we talk and talk and talk.SUZIE: 34 After dinner, we go to the living room and play a board game, such as Scrabble or Monopoly. We have about seven different ones we play, but we only play one game a night. I plan to keep this tradition after I start my own family.ROB: 35 I get up early and make something special, such as a mushroom omelet with fruit salad. Then I put it on a tray with a newspaper and a flower, and bring it to my mother for breakfast in bed. She always acts surprised, but I do it every year. Friday night we have games night. our birthdays we get our favorite meal. a month we have movie and pizza night. year, on Mother’s Day, I make breakfast for my mother. Friday nights my parents watch movies while I play games. the first Saturday of every month we go out to eat together.第三部分 英語知識運用(共兩節(jié),滿分 25 分) 第一節(jié):完形填空(共 15 小題,每小題 1 分,滿分 15 分)通讀下面短文,掌握其大意,然后在各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C 和 D)中選出一個最佳選項。 will the weather be tomorrow in southern England? and dry. B. Warm and wet. C. Sunny and dry. will the weather be like across Wales early in the morning?A. Foggy. B. Rainy. C. Cloudy. will it rain in the north of England?A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening. will the temperatures be tomorrow in Scotland and Northern Ireland? 52 degrees. B. Around 55 degrees. C. Around 64 degrees.第二部分 閱讀理解(共兩節(jié),滿分40分)第一節(jié)(共15小題,每小題2分,滿分30分)AIf you want to stay out of debt(債務), you need to set a budget. First, know what you are spending your money on. Write down what you buy and how much you s