Cell phone feels like a part of your body? A global survey has found that most people can't live without their mobiles, never leave home without them and, if given a choice, would rather lose their wallet.

Calling mobile phones the "remote control" for life, market research firm Synovate's poll said cell phones are so ubiquitous that by last year more humans owned one than did not.

Three-quarters of the more than 8,000 respondents polled online in 11 countries said they take their phone with them everywhere, with Russians and Singaporeans the most attached.

More than a third also said they couldn't live without their phone, topped by Taiwanese and again Singaporeans, while one in four would find it harder to replace the mobile than their purse.

Some two-thirds of respondents go to bed with their phones nearby and can't switch them off, even though they want to, because they're afraid they'll miss something.

"Mobiles give us safety, security and instant access to information. They are the number one tool of communication for us, sometimes even surpassing face-to-face communication. They are our connections to our lives," Jenny Chang, Synovate's managing director in Taiwan, said in a statement.

Mobiles have also changed the nature of relationships, with the survey finding nearly half of all respondents use text messages to flirt, a fifth set up first-dates via text and almost the same number use the same method to end a love affair.

Apart from the obvious calling and texting, the top three features people use regularly on their mobile phones globally are the alarm clock, the camera and the games.

As for email and Internet access, 17 percent of respondents said they checked their inboxes or surfed the Web on their phones, led by those in the United States and Britain.

    One in 10 respondents log onto social networking websites such as Facebook and MySpace regularly via mobile, again led by Britain and the United States.

    "As the mobile becomes more and more an all-in-one device, many other businesses are facing challenging times. The opportunities for mobile manufacturers and networks however are enormous," said Synovate's global head of media, Steve Garton.

Not everyone is tech savvy, however: 37 percent of respondents said they don't know how to use all the functions on their phone.

28. According to the passage, the top two regular functions of mobile phones may be

           .

A. camera and game

B. calling and texting

C. email and calling

D. surfing and texting

29. According to Jenny Chang, why is cell phone important for people?

A. There are many functions on their phones.

B. About half of all respondents end a love affair via text.

C. Mobiles make people feel safe, secure and help them to get information.

D. Mobiles used as the tool of communication is not popular with people.

30.What can be inferred from paragraph 1?

A. Cell phone plays an important part in body.

B. As for most of people, wallet is less important than cell phone.

C. More humans would rather own their wallet than cell phones.

D. Poll considered mobile phones as the “remote control” for life.

31.What does the underlined word in Paragraph 2 mean?

A. rare        B. special      C. interesting     D. common 

In the depths of the French Guianese rainforest, there still remain unusual groups of indigenous(土著的) people. Surprisingly, these people live largely by their own laws and their own social customs. And yet, people in this area are in fact French citizens because it has been a colony of the French Republic since 1946. In theory, they should live by the French law. However, their remote locations mean that the French law is often ignored or unknown, thus making them into an interesting area of “lawlessness” in the world.

The lives of these people have finally been recorded thanks to the efforts of a Frenchman form Paris called Gin. Gin spent five months in early 2015 exploring the most remote corners of this area, which sits on the edge of the Amazon rainforest, with half its population of only 250,000 living in its capital, Cayenne.

“I have a special love for the French Guianese people. I have worked there on and off for almost ten years,” says Gin. “I’ve been able to keep firm friendships with them. Thus I have been allowed to gain access to their living environment. I don’t see it as a lawless land. But rather I see it as an area of freedom.”

“I wanted to show the audience a photographic record touching upon the uncivilized life,” continues Gin. “I prefer to work in black and white, which allows me to show different specific worlds more clearly.”

His black-and-white pictures present a world almost lost in time. These pictures show people seemingly pushed into a world that they were unprepared for. These local citizens now have to balance their traditional self-supporting hunting lifestyle with the lifestyle offered by the modern French Republic, which brings with it not only necessary state welfare, but also alcoholism, betrayal and even suicide.

22. Why does the author feel surprised about the indigenous people in French Guiana?

A. They are separated from the modern world.

B. They often ignore the Guianese law.

C. They seldom follow the French law.

D. They are both Guianese and French citizens.

23. Gin introduced the special world of the indigenous Guianese as _________.

A. a tour guide      B. a photographer

C. a film director    D. a geographer

24. What is Gin’s attitude towards the lives of the indigenous Guianese?

A. Cautious.         B. Appreciative.

C. Uninterested.      D. Doubtful.

25. What does the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refer to?

A. The uncivilized hunting.       B. The self-supporting hunting.

C. The modern French lifestyle.    D. The French Republic.

They may have text, email, Facebook and Twitter, but young people are still lonelier than any other age group. The Loneliness in New Zealand Report, published by Statistics New Zealand, shows under 30s are more likely to feel lonely than older people because loneliness decreases with age. Loneliness and poor mental health were strongly related across all ages.Young people were not as likely to feel lonely because of financial hardship, but among older people, lack of money was a significant influence on loneliness. Women were more likely to feel lonely than men.

Philip Walker, spokesman for the General Social Survey, said because it was relatively new it was hard to know whether loneliness among young people was a new trend. But overseas research has found that levels of loneliness in youth today are growing.

Mr. Walker said the finding needed more exploration, including looking at the role of technology and social media. “It could be that people’s expectations of connection have gone up, so we expect increased levels of connection,” he said. “While technology like cell phones could help young people stay connected, on the other hand for those who do get bullied(欺辱), especially bullied online, it’s quite isolating. A lot of the time potentially it is a big contributor to loneliness.”

Figures from online dating website FindSomeone also confirmed more young people were looking for love. Manager Rick Davies, said younger dating hopefuls were the fastest growing group on the site.

Mr. Davies noted that since the report data was collected in 2015 there had been huge growth in smart phones, which meant people were online even more. He believed online tools, such as Skype, could help people stay connected. “People can keep in touch with a wide range of friends from all over the world much more easily now. It’s like you’re sitting in your living room having a chat with them.”

Bemardine Reid, operations committee chairwoman for Samaritans, which operates a free helpline, said many of their calls came from people who were lonely. “It might be that they’ve got some problem, just like all the things people would normally talk to a friend about, but people who are alone lack those normal contacts.”

The Statistics New Zealand report also showed people who didn’t have face-to-face contact with family and friends were more likely to feel lonely, as were those who lived alone.

32.Which of the following may Mr. Walker agree with?

A.People shouldn’t use the Internet to get to know strangers.

B.High technology may become a reason for loneliness.

C.It’s hard for people to get enough connection online as expected.

D.Social media should play an important role in helping lonely people.

33.It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

A.FindSomeone is a website where you can find old friends

B.without technology, young people would not feel lonely

C.those cheated or hurt online tend to feel lonely

D.high technology results in the older being lonely

34.From the last two paragraphs, we can conclude that ________.

A.Internet can keep people free from loneliness

B.people chatting a lot online tend to be optimistic

C.people communicating less in the real world risk loneliness

D.people living alone tend to have more connection online

35.What is the best title of the passage?

A.Loneliness Around You B. Young People Online

C.E-times and Young People D.Young but Lonely

Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15^th,1452.He was not only a talented artist,but also contributed to the fields of engineering,biology,mathematics and architecture.His inventions and discoveries were way ahead of his times.BBC culture,and influential magazine,asked some readers to share their favorite works by Da Vinci and explained why they love them.

St John the Baptist,submitted by Saloni Tiwari from India:“St John the Baptist is Da Vinci’s last painting and it was still in his possession when he died.Even though St John was usually pictured by other artists,Da Vinci showed him in a feminine way with a mysterious smile similar to that of Mona Lisa.”

Lady with an Ermine,submitted by Alexandra Degtereva from Moscow,Russia:“Lady with an Ermine is one of Da Vinci’s most famous paintings,but there are some questions about whether it was made by him.The reconstruction of the painting’s layers shows that there were three different versions of it and that they didn’t all include the ceremonial animal.”

The virgin of the Rocks,submitted by Karen Howard-Goldsmith from the UK:“I love this painting .What a master talent Da Vinci was!”

The Virgin of the Rocks is actually two paintings of the same subject.One version is hung in the Louvre,while the other one is hung in the National Gallery in London.While the Louvre version is believed to be the one Leonardo made first,the other is still a matter of debate.The studies of botany in the National Gallery picture suggest that the plants were painted inaccurately,which wasn’t something Da Vinci would do,considering his precision and faithfulness to nature.

21. What can be inferred from Paragraph 1？

A.Da Vinci was born to be a designer on architecture.

B.Da Vinci made achievements in may fields.

C.Most of Da vinci’s works are difficult to understand.

D.A magazine conducted a survey to celebrate Da Vinci’s birth.

22.According to Alexandra,Lady with an Ermine           .

A.was probably not created by Da Vinci.

B.is the most famous painting of Da Vinci.

C.is now on display in the National Gallery in London.

D.has never been reconstructed by other artists.

23.Which painting impressed Karen Howard most?

A.Mona,Lisa             B.Lady with an Ermine

C.St John the Baptist       D.The Virgin of the Rocks

24.Which of the following statements is true?

A.Both of the two versions of the Virgin of the Rocks are not believed to be made by Da Vinci.

B.The Virgin of the Rocks is in fact two paintings of diverse subjects.

C.The inaccuracy of the studies leads to debates about Da Vinci’s works.

D.Da Vinci didn’t have a good knowledge of nature but he was faithful to nature.

假定英语课课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。 文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均限一词。

      2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

   As far as I can remember, grow up in Ohio left many good memories.

   We rented a house near a lake where I spent good time of my life. I attended school to learn a variety of course, and went camping overnight in the woods. My dog and I would go fishing in the lake that I mentioned early. During the winter we will come down at night and go ice-skating on the lake. In Ohio the snow could be so deep to walk in as I was not that tall at that time.

   It was not until I was sixteen and moved to California when the life was changed. That was a tough change for me because of the area total differed from Ohio. There was no rivers or lakes to fish in at all.

 In our company, I’m in a rather __________ position, as my job is different from anyone 

  else’s. 

       A. unique          B. abnormal         C. tiresome          D. random 

 It was reported that 115 miners       in the flooded mine for eight days were pulled out

alive at last.

A. were trapped            B. had trapped                   C. trapped                  D. being trapped

American researchers found females are the more talkative sex because of a special “language protein(蛋白质)” in the brain.

    The study, conducted by neuroscientists (神经学家)and psychologist from the University of Maryland, concluded that women talked more because they had more of the Foxp2 protein. The research, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, found that higher levels were found among humans that were women but in rats that were males. Their findings came after it was previously claimed that ladies speak about 20,000 words a day – over 13,000 more than men. “This study is one of the first to report a sex difference in the expression of a language-associated protein in humans or animals,” said Prof Margaret McCarthy, who led the study. In their study, the researchers attempted to determine what might make male rats more vocal than their female friends.

They separated four-day-old rats from their mothers and then counted the number of times they cried out in the “ultrasonic range”, the frequencies higher than humans can hear, over five minutes. While both sexes called out hundreds of cries, the males called out twice as often, they found. But when the pups were returned to their mother’s cage, she fussed over her sons first. Tests conducted on the parts of the brain known to be associated with vocalcalls showed the male pups have up to twice as much Foxp2 protein as the females. The researchers then increased the production in the brains of female pups and reduced it in males. This led to the female rats crying out more often and their mothers showing more interest to them. In contrast, males became less “talkative”.

    The researchers then tested samples from ten children, aged between three and five, which showed that females had up to 30 per cent more of the Foxp2 protein than males, in a brain area key to language in humans.

    “Based on our observations, we assume higher levels of Foxp2 in girls and higher levels of Foxp2 in male rats is an indication that Foxp2 protein levels are associated with the more communicative sex,” said Prof McCarthy. “Our results imply Foxp2 as a component of the neurobiological basis of sex differences in vocal communication in mammals. “

41. From the second paragraph, we can learn that ________.

A. men always speak more words than women

B. men and male rats have low levels of language protein

C. McCarthy isn’t the first to find females more talkative

D. women and male rats have similar levels of Foxp2

42. The underlined phrase “fussed over” in the third paragraph probably means______.

A. put pressure on        B. related to  C. paid attention to       D. counted on

43. The researchers carried out the experiments on rats in order to _______.

A. test which part of the brain is key to language in rats and humans

B. prove the levels of Foxp2 protein in humans and rats are different

C. determine the reason why female rats are more talkative than male rats

D. discover the association between Foxp2 protein and vocal communication

44. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage ?

A. Tests on humans and rats                       B. Why women are the talkative sex

C. Sex differences in Foxp2 protein                 D. Foxp2 protein determines oral ability

When I was six, Dad brought home a dog one day,who was called“Brownie”,My brothers and I all loved Brownie and did different things with her. One of us would walk her, another would feed her ,then there were baths, playing catch and many other games .Brownie, in return, loved each and every one of us. One thing that most touched my heart was that she would go to whoever was sick and just be with them. We always felt better when she was around.

One days, as I was getting her food, she chewed up(咬破) one of Dad’s shoes, which had to be thrown away in the end. I knew Dad would be mad and I had to let her know what she did was

Wrong. When I looked at her and said, “Bad girl.” She looked down at the ground and then went and hid. I saw a tear in her eyes.

     Brownie turned out to be more than just our family pet. She went everywhere with us.

People would stop and ask if they could pet her. Of course she'd let anyone pet her. She was just

the most lovable dog. There were many dines when we'd be out walking and a small child would

come over and pull on her hair. She never barked (吠) or tried to get away. Funny thing is she

would smile. This frightened people because they thought she was showing her teeth. Far from

the truth, she loved everyone.

     Now many years have passed since Brownie died of old age. I still miss the days when she

was with us.

5. What would Brownie do when someone was ill in the family?

      A. Look at them sadly.                     B. Keep them company.

     C. Play games with them.                  D. Touch them gently.

6. Why does the author say that Browrnie was more than just a family pet?

      A. She was treated as a member of the family.

      B. She played games with anyone she liked.

      C. She was loved by everybody she met.

      D. She went everywhere with the family.

7. Some people got frightened by Brownie when she _______

      A. smiled       B. barked      C. rushed to them    D. tried to be funny

8. Which of the following best describes Brownie?

      A. Shy.        B. Polite.            C. Brave.            D. Caring.

u.comDear Ms. Smith,

I am secretary of the City Student Union (CSU). We were organizing an art exhibition for high school students in city. This will be held on the 9^th of July in the Exhibition Hall of Beihai. More than 1000 painting will be on show, but high school students from all the eight districts will come to the event. As you are very popularly with us Chinese high school students, we'd like to invite for you to the exhibition. We would be grateful when you could join them that day.

Looking forward to hear from you soon.

Yours,

Li Ming

Ordinary people in Britain have more washing machines and cars than in 1946. They also have more fear of unemployment. While once the nation’s heroes used to be     21     or politicians, today they are more likely to be     22     faces on television or in films.

These are just some of the     23     discovered in surveys by the Market Research Society. More than 3,000 people were     24     and the results were compared with a     25     survey in 1946. Many people are better off and women spend much less time in the     26     looking after their families. Also people’s     27     in clothing and entertainment have changed considerably. They     28     more casually than they used to. And while “an evening out” used to mean a     29     to the cinema, today it is more     30     to involve going to a restaurant or to a disco. Some things,     31     ,have not changed. People still adore     32     like Casablanca even though they usually watch them on the     33     or video instead of in the cinema. And despite the variety of     34     food now available, a quarter of the people still prefer     35     food they’re used to for a long time.

One of the most     36     things of the new research is the lack of ambition among the     37    . Many executives (管理者）feel that they have     38     all their most important goals in life in their mid-forties. Most of them said they would prefer to     39     in their fifties rather than go on working for a(n)     40    .

21. A. designers          B. housewives       C. actors       D. soldiers

22. A. famous             B. ordinary       C. serious       D. happy

23. A. advantages       B. comments       C. changes       D. statistics

24. A. introduced       B. informed       C. questioned       D. discovered

25. A. secret       B. similar       C. recent       D. meaningful

26. A. home       B. kindergarten       C. nursery       D. hospital

27. A. behaviors       B. tastes       C. performances       D. researches

28. A. talk       B. dress       C. walk       D. behave

29. A. access       B. reply       C. visit       D. reference

30. A. beneficial       B. important       C. convenient       D. likely

31. A. therefore       B. furthermore       C. meanwhile       D. however

32. A. novels       B. films       C. dresses       D. models

33. A. television       B. radio       C. stage       D. ground

34. A. expensive       B. frozen       C. foreign       D. classic

35. A. fried       B. tasty       C. healthy       D. traditional

36. A. surprising       B. positive       C. ridiculous       D. exciting

37. A. teens       B. young       C. elderly       D. middle-aged

38. A. set       B. achieved       C. established       D. missed

39. A. retire       B. study       C. compete       D. succeed

40. A. experience       B. living        C. experiment       D. promotion

The air quality in the city, ______ is shown in the report, has improved over the past two months.

  A. that                      B. it                         C. as                         D. what

Years ago I moved to Woodland Hills to take a job in a small hospital’s emergency department. No one wanted to work on Christmas Eve, so the shift（轮班）went to me. I kissed my family goodbye and went off to spend the night in the hospital. It was a thankless job.

At 9 pm, the ambulance brought in a man in his 60s who was having a heart attack. His face was pale, and he was frightened. The whole night I did my best to save his life. Before I left in the morning to spend Christmas with my family, I stopped by to see how he was doing. It was still tough, but he had survived the night and was sleeping.

The following year I got Christmas Eve duty again. At 9 pm sharp, the ward clerk told me there was a couple who wanted to speak with me. When I approached them, the man introduced himself as Mr. Lee and said, “You probably don’t remember me, but last Christmas Eve you saved my life. Thank you for the year you gave me.” He and his wife hugged me, handed me a small gift, and left.

The following year a new doctor had joined the group, but I wanted to see if Mr. and Mrs. Lee would return. This time, I volunteered for the shift. I kept an eye on the door. Once again, at exactly 9 pm, the Lees appeared, carrying a warmly wrapped bundle. It was their new grandchild. Mr. Lee, his family and I spent 13 Christmas Eves together.

The last year I saw him, he brought me a gift. I carefully opened the package and found a crystal bell inside. It was carved with a single word: Friendship. Now, my family, friends and I ring that bell every Christmas Eve at exactly 9 pm and offer our best wishes to the man who we won’t forget.

24. The author had to work the night shift on Christmas Eve probably because ______.

A. she was a new arrival

B. she was more experienced

C. her colleagues had no passion for working

D. her colleagues wanted to give her a surprise

25. When the author left the hospital the next morning, ______.

A. Mr. Lee’s heart sank                B. Mr. Lee insisted on leaving hospital

C. Mr. Lee got very angry with her       D. Mr. Lee was out of immediate danger

26. What does the author ring the bell every Christmas Eve for

A. To honor an old friend of hers.

B. To offer best wishes to her family and friends.

C. To show off her special gift.

D. To fill her family and friends with hopes.

27. What could be the best title for the passage?

A. A Kind Couple            B. A Severe Heart Attack

C. A thankless task           D. A Special Appointment  

人类已进入了一个崭新的世纪,不同的人有不同的幸福观。某英语杂志正在中学生中进行幸福观讨论,请你根据下表的提示,用英语写一篇短文,叙述一些人的观点及理由,发表对其中某一观点的看法,并表明自己的观点和理由,然后向该刊投稿。

注意：1、不要照抄表中的原句,否则酌情扣分。

2、词数:120左右。开头已给出,不计入总词数

What is happiness in my mind?

Happiness means different things to different people. For example, some_____________

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I'd like to buy a house — modern, comfortable, and ____ in a quiet neighborhood.

A. above all    B. in all          C. after all        D. at all

   Comparing ourselves with others isn’t a recent phenomenon---it’s part of our culture. As soon as we’re able to form our own thoughts and opinions, we start comparing. Who’s taller? Who’s better at sports? Who has more friends?

   Unlike other childish habits, the urge to measure up(攀比) doesn’t ever really go away. In fact, it only increases when we become teens. “At a younger age, I found myself wanting to be cool and wondering why I wasn’t that cool,” said a junior student Michael Torres. “So I began doing what they did in order, to fit in with my own friends.”

   We are flooded with the message that we should compare ourselves with others. Magazines, advertisements, stores—it becomes all about what other people have or what they’ve achieved. Social media adds another player to the problem. Facebook, Twitter and QQ offer a constant stream of updates about the people around us. She got accepted to Harvard? He bought the brand new Nikes? They’re dating?

   “If I go on Facebook or twitter and read about how wonderful everyone else is, I’m not feeling good about myself. It’s going to make me feel worse,” said Mike Robbins, a senior student. “I try not to let things like that affect me, but in the modern world of technology it’s hard not to take notice of what others are doing, and sometimes you want to be just like them.”

   Before you get caught up in the comparison game, keep in mind one very important detail: When it comes to social media, we often present only the things we want people to see---the good fortunes, happy moments, delicious desserts and best smiles.

   The deeper question is : Are people really posting things on social media that are true or are they simply doing it to present something to other people? It’s what we do in our culture: “Look how great I am,” “Look how smart I am,” “Look how happy I am,” and sometimes that’s true, but in a lot of cases, it’s not.

   While comparing ourselves to others can inspire us to get ahead and work harder, it can also drive us crazy. Next time you find yourself wondering if you measure up, remember this: What we have is not a measure of who we are. We already have worth as an individual when we’re born. Everything else is what people think of us.

24. When do we start to compare ourselves with others?

   A. When we go to junior schools

   B. When we were born into the world

   C. When we have Facebook or Tweeter

   D. When we have thoughts and opinions

25. According to the author, why would people like to post wonderful things on social media?

   A. To show off their lives               B. To get advice from readers

   C. To share happiness with others        D. To communicate useful information

26. The author presents the phenomenon of the comparison by _________.

   A. listing a lot of figures              B. giving facts and examples

   C. providing scientific findings         D. comparing famous persons’ opinions

27. From the passage, we learn that the author ________ comparison with others.

   A. supports            B. ignores       C. opposes        D. respects

Years ago a professor gave a group of graduate students this assignment：Go to the slums(贫民窟)．Take 200 boys between the ages of 12 and 16 , investigate their    41    and environment and then    42    their chances for the future. The students，after    43    social statistics，talking to the boys and compiling(汇编)much data ,   44    that 90 percent of the boys would spend some time in    45  .

Twenty­five years later another group of graduate students were given the job of    46    the previous prediction. They went back to the    47    area. Some of the boys—now    48  —were still there，a few had died and some has moved away. But they managed to    49    180 of the original 200.They found that only four of the boys had ever been sent to prison.

Why was it that these men，who had lived in a breeding place of    50  ，had such surprisingly    51    record？The researchers were    52    told. “Well，there was a    53  .”

They investigated    54    and found that in 78 percent of the    55    it was the same woman. The researchers went to the teacher，now living in a home for    56    teacher .How had she had this remarkable    57    on that group of children？Could she give them any reason why these boys    58    her？“No，”she said，“I really couldn't.” And then，  59    over the years，she said musingly(沉思地)，more to herself than to her questioners，“I    60    these boys.” The researchers finally realized that it was the teacher's care that made a difference.

41．A. safety　　　 B．nationalities                 C．health           D.  backgrounds

42．A. advise       B．increase                C．predict         D．check

43．A. consulting    B．preparing                     C．offering        D．showing

44．A. discussed    B．concluded                    C．introduced    D．expected

45．A. business     B．school                         C．hospital        D．prison

46．A. testing       B．explaining                    C．finding         D．making

47．A. special       B．same                          C．only             D．lonely

48．A. workers      B．teenagers                    C．men             D．students

49．A. record       B．find                            C．know           D．trace

50．A. disease      B．magic                          C．disaster        D．crime

51．A. reliable      B．good                           C．detailed        D．bad

52．A. normally      B．gradually                    C．continually    D．nearly

53．A. teacher       B．doctor                        C．director        D．friend

54．A. too           B．instead                    C．already         D．further

55．A. cases         B．manners                    C．states           D．ways

56．A. determined    B．well-known                C．retired          D．skilled

57．A. technique      B．influence                 C．courage        D．advantage

58．A .remembered    B．rewarded                  C．treated                D．frightened

59．A. looking around   B．going on                 C．working out  D．thinking back

60．A. persuaded       B．reminded                C．loved           D．taught

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

    注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

When I was 10, I was asked to make a speech naming “My Dream” before the whole class! With so many eyes fixed upon me, you can imagine how nervous I was. However, I had no choice but prepare for it. To draft the speech was the easiest for me, the good writer, but the hard part lay in my oral presentation from my memory. The real moment came while I stood on the platform, my heart was beating fast and my mind blank. Much to my surprise, the listeners were sitting quietly and wait patiently without any signs of rushing me. Gradually I found me back. When I finished my speech, my audience applauded wild. I made it! From then on, my fear of talking before an audience disappears.

 The treatment will continue until the patient reaches the point 　　　 he can walk correctly and safely. 

A. when               B. where            C. which               D. that

 From self-driving cars to deep sea explorers, more and more of humans’ tasks are being _______ by robots.

   A. taken off                    B. taken down               C. taken in                   D. taken over