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the UK and Singapore, where governmentprovided driverless vehicles are being launched.That would go down poorly in the US, however. “The idea that the government would take over driverless cars and treat them as a public good would get absolutely nowhere here,” says Calo.12. The proposal put forward by Dobrindt aims to __________.A. stop people from breaking traffic rulesB. help promote fully automatic drivingC. protect drivers of all ages and racesD. prevent serious property damage13. What do consumers think of the operation of driverless cars?A. It should get the attention of insurance panies.B. It should be the main concern of law makers.C. It should not cause deadly traffic accidents.D. It should involve no human responsibility.14. Driverless vehicles in public transport see no bright future in __________.A. Singapore B. the UKC. the US D. Germany15. What could be the best title for passage?A. Autonomous Driving: Whose Liability?B. Fully Automatic Cars: A New BreakthroughC. Autonomous Vehicles: Driver RemovedD. Driverless Cars: Root of Road Accidents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。animal sleeps,but the reason for this has remained lab rats are notto sleep,they die within a month. 16 .strengthen know that,while awake,fresh memories are recorded by reinforcing (加強)connections between brain cells,but the have been unclear.growing for a theory that sleep evolved so that connections between neurons(神經(jīng)元)in the brain can be weakened overnight,making room for fresh memories to from the next day. 18 .Now we have the most direct evidence yet that he is right. 19 .The synapses in theend of a period of sleep were 18 per cent smaller than those taken before sleep,showing that the connections between neurons weakenTononi’s theory is right,it would explain why,when we miss a night’s sleep,we find it harder the next day to concentrate and learn new informationour brains may have smaller room for new experiences.Their research also suggests how we may build lasting memories over time even though the synapses bee team discovered that some synapses seem to be protected and stayed the same size. 20 “You keep what matters,”Tononi says.A. We should also try to sleep well the night before.B. It’s as if the brain isits most importantmemories.E. That’s why students do better in tests if they get a chance to sleep after learning.F.says Giulio Tononi, whothe idea.G. Tononi’s team measured the size of these connections, or synapses, in the brains of 12 mice.第二部分 語言知識運用(共兩節(jié),滿分45分)第一節(jié)(共20小題:,滿分30分)閱讀下面短文,從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。TorontoisaroundtheworldtorightmustnamedGallahgherhaveCandian 22 . Jordan Axani, 28, said he and his then girlfriend, Elizabeth Gallagher, booked heavily discounted roundtheworld air tickets in May, but their 23 ended and he did not want her ticket to 24 . The ticket had a strict notransfer(不可轉(zhuǎn)讓) 25 , but since passport information was not required when 26 , any Canadian Elizabeth Gallagher can 27 it. “I just want to see the ticket go to good use and for someone to 28 a lot of joy, ” said Axani. He posted his 29 on a social networking website, and received thousands of s, including thirty from actual Elizabeth Gallagbers with the 30 passports, “More 31 , there are hundreds of Canadians who are interested in 32 their name to Elizabeth Gallagher, ” Axani said. “It was absolutely out of 33 , thousands of s, people around the world 34 their stories of travel. ”Axani wrote in his post that he is not 35 anything in return and that the woman who uses the 36 ticket can choose to either travel with him or 37 the ticket and