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D An Australian company, Smart Car Technologies, has developed a system that lets drivers know when they’re speeding. When the technology becomes commercially available, it could help lead-footed drivers avoid tickets and also save lives. The company that developed the product hopes to convince Australian government agencies to put the technology into use in their automobile fleets. The product, called Speed Alert, links real-time location data and speed obtained with the help of GPS to a database of posted speed limits stored in a driver’s PDA or programmable mobile phone. The setup of the product does not need to be hooked up to a car’s speedometer. In fact, it is entirely portable. It will also work with newer phones and PDAs that have built-in GPS receivers. If a driver exceeds the speed limit, the speed is shown and an alert sounds. Michael Paine, an Australian vehicle design engineer and traffic safety consultant, was hired to analyze the product. He told Live Science that his colleagues in the road safety field are “very enthusiastic” about what they’re now calling “intelligent speed alert.” Other research, according to Paine, shows that 40 percent of all traffic deaths involve speeding. There is also a potentially controversial future use: “Since the system is so portable, it would be easy to make it a requirement for teenage drivers to always use a speed alert device when driving,” Paine said. “The system even has the capability to record speeding violations, so parents can monitor their teenage drivers.” The product will soon go on sale in Sydney. 68. What’s the purpose of the new product? A. To inform us of the new car system. B. To introduce some improvement in cars. C. To limit certain drivers to safe driving. D. To popularize the built-in car system. 69. The second paragraph mainly talks about . A. the project of the built-in product B. why the system becomes popular C. the functions of GPS in cars D. how the product is programmed 70. Which of the following is true of Speed Alert according to Michael Paine? A. Most of the traffic deaths can be avoided. B. Speeding violations can be easily found out. C. The system will excite some teenage drivers. D. The product will not be available for adults. 71. What can be the best title of the passage? A. Speed Alert and Its Future Use. B. Progress in Car-making Science. C. Warning for Adventurous Drivers. D. New In-Car Device against Speeding. E Although many online personality tests are fun, only a few will really give you insight into who you are and what you are supposed to be doing with your life. At CareerPlanner.com we believe that each individual, regardless of (不管) race or religion, has a purpose in life, and until you discover what your purpose is, you will not find true happiness, nor true job satisfaction. This doesn’t mean you won’t be successful. It just means you won’t be happy until you are moving towards your true purpose. Unfortunately, our school system does very little to help students discover their true career. This is where online personality tests and career tests can help. Online personality tests and career tests can help you better understand what type of work you should be doing to achieve job satisfaction, happiness, and success. Personality tests are most useful in giving you insight into “how” your personality compares to others and “how” you like to work. In particular, if you frequently experience difficulty working with others, or getting their support and cooperation, a really good personality test would show you how to get along better. While personality tests are very useful at showing you how you like to work and how you like your work environment, they are not really designed to show you “what” type of work is right for you. That is where Career Interest Tests come in. Online Career Tests, such as the CareerPlanner.com offers will help you discover what your true interests are, and what type of work you will be passionate (热诚的) about. But back to personality tests. The most well-established personality tests are the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator R, and the Enneagram. 72. The underlined word “insight” in the first paragraph means _____. A. theory B. demand C. understanding D. term 73. You can’t achieve true job satisfaction unless you _____. A. find your true purpose in life B. choose the best work C. get along well with others D. adapt to the work environment 74. The writer’s purpose in writing this passage is _____. A. to recommend some popular online personality tests B. to inform readers of online personality and career tests C. to tell the differences between some popular online tests D. to persuade people to take online personality or career tests 75. What will the writer most probably talk about next? A. The differences between personality tests and career tests. B. The similarities between personality tests and career tests. C. The reasons why personality and career tests are popular. D. The details of the two most well-established personality tests. 第四部分：写作(共两节，满分35分) 第一节 短文填词(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分) It’s great to receive your email. Now I’d like to tell you something took place in my school yesterday. In the afternoon, we 76. _ h______ a growing-up ceremony for our coming 18-year-old 77. _ birthday. For _______ start we made an oath that 78. a grown-ups we should have a sense of duty for our society 79. from now on. Then we showed our t to our parents 80. _ who had gone through hardships to ___ us up and 81. _ teachers who have been educating us (耐心地). And our 82. teachers also gave us cards (表达) their good wishes to 83. us. Finally, we put on w__________ performances, singing and 84. dancing. We learned a lot from the _________(活动). I think it’s 85. very important for us. 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