【正文】 ls say, is to spur development of autonomous ground vehicles that can operate in dangerous environments, such as war zones, keeping soldiers out of harm39。s race. DARPA won39。s global positioning system—are made to resemble the rugged, reallife conditions that the vehicles will have to navigate.　　The vehicles use sensors such as lasers, cameras, and radar to help them avoid obstacles such as rocks and cliffs. The puter39。s race is TerraMax, a massive truck originally built by the Wisconsinbased Oshkosh Truck Corporation for the . Marine corps.　　In last year39。s equivalent to that of a Humvee, he said.　　Ghostrider　　The resources of teams like TerraMax or Carnegie Mellon University, which has two vehicles in the race this year, are a far cry from those of some of the other petitors, including inventors, electricians, and even a high school team.　　One entry, from a Southern California team of engineers, racers, and hotrodders, is called It Came From the Garage. It has a beer keg(小桶)stuck on the back and an onoff switch that says brain.　　Most of the schools and organizations we39。s race.　　Levandowski, who had to postpone his graduate studies when he couldn39。re smaller and go a lot more places, he said while tinkering with the robot before another trial run. We39。 machines.　　Smart MoneyNeither Ghostrider nor It Came From the Garage made the final cut this week39。 Cajun—a converted allterrain vehicle developed by a team from the University of Louisiana in Lafayette, did.　　The smart money in Saturday39。s Stanford University. It was the only vehicle that didn39。s Kurjanowicz said, the event has succeeded in galvanizing robotics developers and pushing the creation of new technologies.　　The beauty of the Grand Challenge is that it doesn39。s robot race in Nevada was a great success.　　3. It is a surprise that up to 43 teams came for this year39。s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency(DARPA) is sponsoring the race.　　5. The aim of the Grand Challenge is to spur development of autonomous ground vehicles.　　6. Ghostrider and It Came From the Garage both made the final cut at this week39。t hit an obstacle in the trial runs is ________________.　　Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)　　Section A　　Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D], and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.　　11. [A] At the department store. [C] In the restaurant.　　[B] At the office. [D] In the drug store.　　12. [A] The man shouldn39。t think she has enough money.　　[C] She39。t really studying.　　[B] She hadn39。t tear either piece of cloth. [C] The pieces of cloth are made by a secret process.　　[B] He wants part of each piece of cloth. [D] The pieces of cloth seem identical to him.　　17. [A] Tuesday. [C] Thursday.　　[B] Wednesday. [D] Friday.　　18. [A] A photographer39。s own camera.　　Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.　　19. [A] Memories of a recent storm. [C] Weather patterns that can affect Florida.　　[B] How strong winds develop into a hurricane. [D] Planning a summer vacation.　　20. [A] Late summer is sunny season. [C] Late summer is rainy season.　　[B] Late summer is hurricane season. [D] Late summer is cloudy season.　　21. [A] Wind speed. [C] Water temperature.　　[B] Rainfall. [D] Direction of approach.　　22. [A] By name. [C] By location.　　[B] By number. [D] By month.　　Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.　　23. [A] Her professor did not like her story.　　[B] She had trouble finishing her assignment.　　[C] She did not like the topic she had chosen for her paper.　　[D] She was taking too many courses.　　24. [A] Take some extra time. [C] Do some work for another course.　　[B] Do a writing exercise. [D] Write the story ending first.　　25. [A] To go shopping. [C] To meet with her professor.　　[B] To do research for her story. [D] To take a break from her work.　　Section B　　Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center.　　Passage One　　Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.　　26. [A] Given by the local government. [C] Bought from different cities and villages.　　[B] Born by a large number of bitches. [D] Captured over grassland.　　27. [A] 11week course for control duty. [C] 9week course for control duty.　　[B] 11week course for patrol duty. [D] 9week course for patrol duty.　　28. [A] Catching runaway criminals. [C] Patrolling the dangerous town.　　[B] Scratching the hidden bombs. [D] Drugsniffing or bombsniffing.　　Passage Two　　Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.　　29. [A] Gold was discovered.　　[B] The transcontinental railroad was pleted.　　[C] The golden Gate Bridge was constructed.　　[D] Telegraph munications were established with the East.　　30. [A] About two million. [C] About five million.　　[B] About three million. [D] About six million.　　31. [A] 19 million dollars. [C] 37 million dollars.　　[B] 32 million dollars. [D] 42 million dollars.　　Passage Three　　Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.　　32. [A] Computers have bee part of our daily lives.　　[B] Computers have advantages as well as disadvantages.　　[C] People have different attitudes to puters.