weapon in the fight against fraud(欺騙)．
     The card requires users to give a spoken password that it recognizes using a built-in
    Voice-recognition chip．The idea is to prevent thieves using a stolen card or fraudsters using
    someone else’s credit card details to buy goods online．
     A model built by engineers at Beepcard in Santa Monica，California，represents the first
    attempt to pack a microphone。a loudspeaker，a battery and a voice•recognition chip into a
    standard．sized credit card．
     They are not quite there yet：the card is the length and width of an ordinary credit card，but it
    is still about three times as thick．The company now plans to make it thinner．
     The voice card is based on an earlier Beepcard technology designed to prevent fraud in
    online transactions This earlier card has no microphone，but has a built•in loudspeaker that it
    uses to“squawk”(發(fā)出叫聲)a voice ID signal via a computer’s microphone to an online server．
     By verifying(證實(shí))that the signal matches the card details，the server can establish that the
    user is not simply keying in a credit card number but actually has the card to hand．The ID code
    changes each time the card is used in a pre—ordered sequence that only the server knows．
     This prevents fraudsters recording the beeps，noting the card details and then playing back
    the audible ID when they key in the details later But this earlier technology cannot prevent
    fraudulent use of stolen cards The new one can
    The new voice card also identifies itself by its ID squawk．but it will not do this until it has
    verified the legitimate(合法的)user’s spoken password Thieves will be unable to use the card
    because even if they knew the password they would have to be able to copy the owner’s voice
    with a high degree of accuracy
     The challenge for Beepcard has been to develop voice-recognition and audio circuitry that
    Can be powered by a mini battery embedded(嵌入的)in a credit card．To maximize battery life，
    the electronics are only switched on when the card is being used．Pressing a button on the card’s
    surface prompts it to utter “Say your password ”in female voice If the voice—recognition software
    proves that the password is authentic(真實(shí)的)，it sends its ID squawk which the server then
    identifies．a(chǎn)llowing the transaction to proceed
    36 The voice credit card is an important invention because
     A it can be made cost-effectively．
     B it can leave voice messages，
     C it makes online shopping easy
     D it makes fraud difficult．
    37 What is the problem which the model card?
     A It is too large．
     B It is toot hick
     C It can’t be used in online transactions
     D It doesn’t have a loudspeaker．
    38 Which of the following statements about the earlier card is true?
     A Its owner can change the ID code freely
     B Its user does not need to key in the ID number．
     C It can record its user’s spoken password．
     D It still can be used by someone else after being stolen．
    39 What is the advantage of the new voice card?
     A It recognizes only its owner’s spoken password．
     B It doesn’t need to work with an online server
     C It requires less ID information．
     D It has a playback function
    40 What can we learn from the last paragraph about the voice card?
     A Only female voice passwords could be recognized．
     B Further improvement should be made to extend battery life
     C There is no limit to its application．
     D Female customers like to use it
    第三篇
    More Than a Ride to School
    The National Education Association claims，“The school bus is a mirror of the community．”
    They further add that，unfortunately，what appears on the exterior does not always reflect the
    reality of a chosen community．They are right—sometimes it reflects more! Just ask Liesl
    Denson．Riding the sch001 bus has been more than a ride to school for Liesl．
    Bruce Hardy, sch001 bus driver for A1thouse Bus Company has been Liesl’s bus driver since
    kindergarten，Last year when Liesl’s family moved to Parkesburg，knowing her bus went by her
    new residence，she requested to ride the same bus．
     This year Liesl is a senior and will enjoy her last year riding the bus．She says，“It’s been a
    great ride so far! My bus driver is so cool and has always been a good friend and a ‘good listener
    Sometimes when you’re a child adults do not think that what you have to say is important ML
    Hardy always listens to what you have to say and makes you feel important Her friends Ashley
    Batista and Amanda Wolfe agree
     Bruce Hardy has been making Octorara students feel special since 1975 This year he will
    celebrate 30 years working for Althouse Bus Company．Larry Althouse，president of the company
    acknowledges Bruce Hardy’s outstanding record：“You do not come by employees like Bruce
    these days．He has never missed a day of work and has a perfect driving record．He was
    recognized in 2000 by the Pennsylvania School Bus Association for driving 350，000 accident
    free miles．Hardy’s reputation is made further evident through the relationships he has made with
    the students that ride his bus’’
     Althouse further adds，”Althouse Bus Company was established 70 years ago and has been
    providing quality transportation ever since My grandfather started the business with one bus．
    Althouse Bus Company is delighted to have the opportunity to bring distinctive and safe service
    to our local school and community and looks forward to continuing to provide quality service for
    many more years to come．”
     Three generations of business is not all the company has enjoyed Thanks to drivers like
    Bruce Hardy ,they have been building relationships through generations．Liesl’s mother Carol
    also enjoys fond memories of riding Bruce Hardy’s bus to the Octorara School District．
    41 The word “mirror’ ’in the first line could be best replaced by
    A “vehicle”．
    B “device”
    C “need”．
    D “reflection”．
    42 Bruce Hardy has been working with Althouse Bus Company
     A for 30 years．
     B for 70 years
     C since last year．
     D since 2000.
    43 Which of the following statements is NOT true of Bruce Hardy?
     A He is popular with his passengers．
     B He has never missed a day of work．
     C He is an impatient person．
     D He has driven 350.000 accident free miles．
    44 Althouse Bus Company was founded by
     A Larry Althouse．
     B Althouse’s grandfather．
     C Liels’s mother．
     D Ashley Batista．
    45 Althouse Bus Company pays much attention to
     A employing young drivers
     B running quality schools．
     C providing free driving lessons．
     D building sound relationships．
    第5部分：補(bǔ)全短文 (第46～50題，每題2分，共1 0分)
    閱讀下面的短文，文章中有5處空白，文章后面有6組文字，請(qǐng)根據(jù)文章的內(nèi)容選擇5
    組文字，將其分別放回文章原有位置，以恢復(fù)文章原貌。請(qǐng)將答案涂在答題卡相應(yīng)的位置
    上。
    Every Dog Has Its Say
    Kimiko Fukuda，a Japanese girl，always wondered what her dog was trying to say
    Whenever she put on makeup，it would pull at her sleeve． (46)When the dog barks，
    she glances at a small electronic gadget(裝置)The following“human”translation appears on its
    screen：“Please take me with you．“I realized that’S how he was feeling．”said Fukuda．
     The gadget is called Bowlingual ，and it translates dog barks into feelings．People laughed
    when the Japanese toymaker Takara Company made the world’s first dog。human translation
    machine in 2002 But 300.000 Japanese dog owners bought it． (47)
     “Nobody else had thought about it，”said Masahiko Kajita，who works for Takara．“We
    spend SO much time training dogs to understand our orders；what would it be like if we could
    understand dogs?’’
    Bowlingual has two parts． (48)The translation is done in the gadget using a
    database(資料庫(kù))containing every kind of bark．
     Based on animal behaviour research，these noises are divided into six categories：happiness，
    sadness，frustration，anger，declaration and desire (49)In this way，the database
    scientifically matches a bark to an emotion，which is then translated into one of 200 phrases．
     When a visitor went to Fukuda’s house recently，the dog barked a loud“bow WOW”This
    translated as
    ‘Don’t come this way” (50)
     The product will be available in US pet stores this summer for about US$120.It can store up
    to 100 barks，even recording the dog’s emotions when the owner is away．
    A A wireless microphone is attached to the dog’s collar，which sends information to the gadget
    Held by the owner’
    B Nobody really knows how a dog feels
    C It was followed by“I’m stronger than you”as the dog growled(嗥叫)and sniffed(嗅)at the
    visitor
    D More customers are expected when the English version is launched this summer
    E Now，the Japanese girl thinks she knows
    F Each one of these emotions is then linked to a phrase like“Let’s play”，“Look at me”，or
    “Spend more time with me”
    第6部分：完形填空(第51～65題，每題1分，共1 5分)
    閱讀下面的短文，文中有15處空白，每處空白給出了4個(gè)選項(xiàng)，請(qǐng)根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容從
    4個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇1個(gè)答案，涂在答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上。
    Dark Forces Dominate Universe
    The earth．moon．sun and all visible stars in the sky make up less than one percent of the
    universe．Almost all the rest is dark matter and dark energy，unknown forces that (51)
    astronomers．
     Observations in recent years have changed the basic(52)of how the universe
    evolved and have indicated how little is known about the major forces and substances that
     (53) our world
    Astronomers now know that luminous(發(fā)光的)matter—stars，planets and hot gas----
    Accounts (54) only about 0,4 percent of the universe．Non-luminous components，such as black holes and intergalactic(星系間的)gas， (55)up 3.6 percent The rest is either dark matter , about 23 percent，or dark energy，about 73 percent．
    Dark matter．Sometimes (56)“cold dark matter，”has been known for some time．Only recently have researchers come to understand the key role it (57)formation of stars，planets and even people．