[简答题]There is a famous saying by C. P. Snow; "Technology... is a queer thing; it brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other. " You are supposed to write a composition of about 300 words on the topic; The Impacts of Science and Technology on Humankind. In the first part of your composition, you should present your thesis statement; in the second part, you should support the thesis statement with details; and in the last part, you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and diction. Please write you response on the answer sheet.

[填空题]The famous saying of Shakespeare that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet can best illustrate the ______ quality of language.

[单项选择]The development of modern communications technology in developing countries may _______.


A. hinder their industrial production
B. cause them to lose control of their trade
C. force them to reduce their share of exports
D. cost them their economic independence

[简答题]The Dyson, a world leader in information technology and electronic device, employs 1,135 people at its headquarters in Shanghai. The company has an annual turnover of ＄130 million and Dyson computers are sold all around the world. In addition, the company has won many design awards and, most surprising of all, Dyson computers are on display in several of the world leading office equipment trade fairs.

[单项选择]Since Japan（）importance to education and technological innovation, its economy has developed at a high speed.
A. relates
B. applies
C. attaches
D. connects

[简答题]It is important to realize that the same technology that helps us may also harm us. We can prevent this from happening by carefully controlling the new technology. As one expert says," we must remember that it is the intelligent application of technology that will lead us to success. /

[填空题]A new study uses advanced brain-scanning technology to cast light onto a topic that (1) ______
psychologists have puzzled over more than half a century: social conformity. The study (2) ______
was based on a famous series of laboratory experiment from the 1950’s by a social psy (3) ______
chologist, Dr. Solomon Asch. In those early studies, the subjects were shown two cards.
On the first was a vertical line. On the second were three lines, one of them the same length
with that on the first card. Then the subjects were asked to say which two lines were (4) ______
like, something that most 5-year-olds could answer correctly. But Dr. Asch added a twist. (5) ______
Seven other people, in cahoots with the researchers, also examined the lines and gave
their answers before the subjects did. And sometimes these confederates unconsciously (6) ______
gave the wrong answer. Dr. Asch was astonished at what happened next.. After think