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[填空题]Passage Seven
Don’t try kicking the tires on a very modem and strange car developed by students at Coventry University. Not only does the car have no tires, it has no (1) wheel, either.
The Coventry Concept Car, as it is called is a (2) new design that looks more like a snail (蜗牛) than an automobile. No working model, or functional form of the (3) exists yet, but its designers recently introduced a life-sized model and explained how a real one would work.
Electric motors would move rapidly undulating pad (形成波浪状气垫) (4) the car; moving the vehicle in any direction at speeds up to 480 km per hour. The motion would be a much faster way of (5) , the way snails move. (Muscles in the bottom of a snail’s flat foot (6) in waves that push the snail along the ground.)
Steering of the snail car would be (7) automatically by an onboard computer, which would receive signals from o
[单项选择]Here is an experiment you don’t want to try at home.
Show a toy--a doll, say, or a model boat--to a toddler and explain that it’s something special you’ve had since you were little. Ask the child to be "very careful" with it. Hand over the toy, which appears to be in fine condition, except that you’ve secretly rigged it to break spectacularly as soon as the child handles it.
When your precious toy falls apart, you can express regret by mildly saying, "Oh, my." Then sit still and observe the child.
The point is not to permanently traumatize anyone the researchers who performed this experiment quickly followed it with a ritual absolving the child of blame. But first, for 60 seconds after the toy broke, the psychologists recorded every reaction as the toddlers squirmed, avoided the experimenter’s gaze, hunched their shoulders, hugged themselves and covered their faces with their hands.
It was part of a long-term study at the University of Iowa to isolate the
A. to test
B. to hurt
C. to kid
D. to set up
[单项选择]Why don’t you try to come home ( ) 9 o’clock
A. by
B. under
C. until
D. up to
[填空题]Don’t try to cheat, ______ (你绝不会得逞的).
[单项选择]
M:Why don’t you try to leave your office at 6:15 And I’ll pick you up at 6:30.
W:That maybe a little late if we want to be sure of getting good seats I think I’d rather leave here at 6:00
When will the man probably meet the woman( ).
A. At 6:00.
B. At 6:15.
C. At 6:30.
D. At 6:45.
[单项选择]Don’t try to ______ for Tom’s behavior. He won’t get away with it this time.
A. make a mistake
B. make an excuse
C. make a search
D. make an effort
[填空题]Try again! Don’t let one failure (courage)()you.