【正文】 s first fully automatic robot with radio control. Standing 80 centimeters tall, ElectroRobo is like a friend at home. He can walk, talk, and even shake your hand! He has two guns and laser eyes to help you defend yourself when you go outside with him. Every boy needs ElectroRobo ! Ask your Mom and Dad to buy ElectroRobo for your birthday or for Christmas, which is ing up soon. Imagine that you are in control of your friend for life, ElectroRobo! Available at all toy stores and department stores NOW!57. What is the purpose of the letter? A. To plain about a broken boy. B. To oppose the advertising. C. To order a gift for Christmas. D. To apply for a job in a toy pany. 58. Why does the writer of the letter feel that ElectroRobo is violent? A. It is controlled by radio waves. B. It is expensive to buy. C. It is 80 centimeters tall. D. It bears arms. 59. What does “Enc.” at the end of the letter mean? A. Something attached to the letter. B. A plaint to the boy pany. C. A hidden message. D. An encouraging response. 60. ElectroRobo can do all the following EXCEPT . A. sitting down B. shaking hands C. talking D. walking 四、短文改錯(1180。 that is, they are unable to understand how expensive some toys are for middleclass parents. Further, your product is violent in nature. Your advertisement gives children the impression that it’s fine to have “two guns and laser eyes.” You also suggest that children need your toy to protect them “when you go outside.” This is not a healthy attitude for children to have. I hope you will stop advertising your product in such a way that may harm our children. Sincerely yours, ( Mrs. ) Alma Hernandez President, Parents for Nonviolent Toys Enc. It’s Here ! Ready for You, Now ! It39。s difficult to prepare for Christmas. But I can’t wait—I’m going to throw a party for our friends in the village to say thanks for their support. This year, I won’t need any gifts—living away from home for months has made me realize how little we actually need or miss all our possessions. Although we are replacing things, there39。s happening elsewhere. I watched a news report about floods in Northern India and thought, “We didn’t have a straw hut(茅草房)that was swept away, and our house is still standing. We39。 the topmost branches are usually too skinny to hold weight, and we could never climb high enough to see anything except other trees. There were four or five trees that we visited regularly—tall beeches, easy to climb and fortable to sit in. It was in a tree, too, that our days of fooling around in the woods came to an end. By then some of us had reached seventh grade and had begun the rough ride of adolescence (青春期). In March, the month when we usually took to the woods again after winter, two friends and I set out to go exploring. We climbed a tree, and all of a sudden it occurred to all three of us at the same time that we really were rather big to be up in a tree. Soon there would be the spring dances on Friday evenings in the high school cafeteria.49. The author and his friends were often out in the woods to . A. spend their free time B. play golf and other sportsC. avoid doing their schoolwork D. keep away from their parents50. What can we infer from Paragraph 2 ?A. The activities in the woods were well planned.B. Human history is not the result of exploration.C. Exploration should be a systematic activity.D. The author explored in the woods aimlessly.51. The underlined word “skeptical” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to . A. calm B. doubtful C. serious D. optimistic52. How does the author feel about his childhood? A. Happy but short. B. Lonely but memorable.C. Boring and meaningless. D. Long and unforgettable.D July 21st