36.

　　A.though

　　B.unless

　　C.before

　　D.While

　　37.

　　A.annoyed

　　B.puzzled

　　C.embarrassed

　　D.frightened

　　38.

　　A.shoulder

　　B.stomach

　　C.foot

　　D.heart

　　39.

　　A.absorbed

　　B.interested

　　C.confident

　　D.successful

　　40.

　　A.repeat

　　B.relate

　　C.refocus

　　D.recall

　　41.

　　A.kindness

　　B.task

　　C.job

　　D.copy

　　42.

　　A.room

　　B.home

　　C.school

　　D.town

　　43.

　　A.stranger

　　B.sweeter

　　C.harder

　　D.bigger

　　44.

　　A.beyond

　　B.from

　　C.about

　　D.between

　　45.

　　A.matter

　　B.count

　　C.last

　　D.happen

　　46.A.time

　　B.life

　　C.start

　　D.idea

　　47.

　　A.praise

　　B.check

　　C.record

　　D.do

　　48.

　　A.describe

　　B.decide

　　C.remember

　　D.explain

　　49.

　　A.bring

　　B.teach

　　C.offer

　　D.tell

　　50.

　　A.effort

　　B.choice

　　C.difference

　　D.fortune

　　51.

　　A.forgetting

　　B.believing

　　C.knowing

　　D.wondering

　　52.

　　A.tiring

　　B.moving

　　C.surprising

　　D.rewarding

　　53.

　　A.experience

　　B.imagine

　　C.predict

　　D.exchange

　　54.

　　A.silence

　　B.return

　　C.time

　　D.order

　　55.

　　A.effect

　　B.bonus

　　C.attitude

　　D.Contribution

　　A

　　My daughter Kelly is a cautious person.She needs to warm up to situations, is hesitant to try new things.When with close friends, she becomes a leader who laughs loudly and chants, “Girls rule, boys drool.” But when that comfort zone is not around her, she is shy and nervous.

　　This has been challenging for me at times.“Shy” is not a word that I think has ever been used to describe me.But this has been a year of firsts for my girl that has filled her with a new sense of confidence.This year she moved to lap lane in swimming where she was preparing for a swim team.This year she learned to ride a bike without training wheels.And this year she completed her first kids’ triathlon (三項(xiàng)全能) .

　　On Saturday, with a thunderstorm coming soon and my son’s birthday party later in the day, we all went out in the dark of the morning for Kelly to participate in her first triathlon.We practiced transitions from swim to bike to run with her, we got all the equipment she’d need, and we kept talking about the race.But as we waited the two hours for the older kids to finish before her turn, she held my leg a little harder and told me she loved me a few too many times.She was nervous but trying to keep it together.

　　And then it was her turn.From the second she jumped into the water, my heart soared.My daughter transformed into the most confident human being I had ever seen.She dominated(主宰) that swim, crushed that bike ride and ran to the finish with the biggest smile on her face.

　　I can honestly say that I never felt so proud of someone in my entire life.It wasn’t because she did a sport or anything like that.It was because she was afraid of something and conquered(克服) that fear with confidence and a fire I hadn’t seen before.

　　All day I would find myself just looking over at her and smiling.She might be wearing the finalist medal but I felt like I won that day.I won the chance to see my girl shine.

　　Shine on, sweet baby.

　　56.Kelly is nervous when ________.

　　A.situations are new to her

　　B.boys are around her

　　C.she changes into a leader

　　D.she is away from her mom

　　57.We can know from Paragraph 3 ______.

　　A.the race began in the early morning

　　B.the whole family gave Kelly support

　　C.Kelly was eager for her turn in the race

　　D.Kelly prepared for her brother’s birthday party

　　58.Seeing Kelly’s performance in the race, the author felt ______.

　　A.excited and proud

　　B.anxious and uneasy

　　C.curious and concerned

　　D.worried and hesitant

　　59.The author “felt like I won that day” because Kelly ______.

　　A.expressed love to her

　　B.won the gold medal

　　C.took part in the sport

　　D.overcame the fear

　　B

　　Robotic Puppy

　　Roll over, sit and fetch aren’t commands normally given to a robot, but the smart toy company WowWee has developed a new way of owning a puppy.

　　CHIP (Canine Home Intelligent Pet) is a robotic dog with blue LED eyes and pointy ears and can sit, shake, dance and make all types of dog noises.It also has tracking capabilities to help locate its owner.“The beauty about CHIP is that it has its own thing going on,” said Sufer, CTO at WowWee.“It has its own life and own kind of intelligence.Even if you’re not around, it’s always doing something.”

　　CHIP uses wheels to get around and is loaded with sensors(傳感器) that give it a 360-degree view to find its ball.The pup is Bluetooth enabled, which connects to a wristband worn by its owner.The wristband, similar to a watch, displays icons(圖標(biāo))for different commands such as a thumb-up, which allows you to give your pup a digital belly rub.With its owner wearing a smart wristband, it can even follow him around the room.

　　“We worked on CHIP for about five to six months,” Davin Sufer, told dailymail.com, “We typically come up with a concept, model and product and get it on shelves within a year.” The company plans to start shipping units by next fall, which will allow them to load up the robotic dog with sensors and add many more animated responses per-owner interactivity.

　　The high-tech toy company made its debut(處女作)in 2004 by releasing the 1.5 foot RoboSapien, which sold millions of units.MiP, which hit shelves last year, is a seven inch tall robot covered in white with black accents.Users can direct it, change its emotions and make it dance to any song on your iPad.It’s loud, fast and active.

　　About 15 years ago, a company called ToyQuest developed the first ever electronic robotic dog---Tekno, the Robotic Puppy.The company sold over seven million units in the first season and 40 million more during its original four years of production.Tekno was built with over 160 emotions and instructions, but most importantly offered consumers a quick look into the future.