听力原文：A passenger train has slammed into a double-decker bus at a rail crossing in rura

Man: Hello. Yes I looked at the provision of training by employers in this country, and found that most have a 'winner-takes-all' approach to training. Despite low- levels of basic skills, companies spend most of their training budgets on their most qualified employees, particularly managers. This simply doesn't result in the quality we need. Woman: But does this really matter？ Man: Yes, because even though there have been enormous efforts to make training available to everyone, the under-development of the workforce in this country is a major factor in our poor productivity. It's also true that the time people spend being trained is below the average of the world's industrialised economies. Woman: Training is particularly bad in the fast- food industry, isn't it？ Man: Well, the industry certainly has the image of offering low-paid, Iow-prestige jobs with no future prospects. And there are jobs that don't demand a great deal of skill, for instance using the latest technology for cooking. But in fact, that image isn't entirely accurate. Not only are pay and conditions improving, but some fast- food chains are better than many other service sector employers at combining commercial success with the development of its workforce. Woman: Can you give us an example？ Man: Well, the Burger House chain gives its staff the chance to take courses in all sorts of things, not just those needed for cooking or serving. When the annual training programme is circulated, staff plan with their managers which courses to attend. They encourage people to spend as much time being trained as they think they can benefit from. In the long term, the company gains fmancially, because it creates a source of potential managers. Woman: But still, working in a fast4ood establishment is much worse than in an expensive restaurant, isn't it？ Man: In both cases, the work can resemble a production line, with the pressure limiting the chances of job satisfaction. But, expensive restaurants depend on the reputation of one or two individuals; the rest have little chance to move from low to high-skilled work. In some fast-food chains, almost half the managers have worked their way up from the kitchens. And while the type of service varies, I've seen good and bad quality in expensive restaurants and fast-food places, and that depends on training. Woman: Where will the pressure for improved training come from？ Man: In fact, it's internal. Although customers are affected by the end result of training, they also tend to be sensitive to prices. So, in fact, it's mostly people who have already worked their way up to managerial k'vels who want to help others in the same wa)'. Another advantage of course, is that training attracts job applicants, which makes recruitment easier. Woman: What recommendations did you make in your report？ Man: My main one is that the government should support training by letting companies claim tax relief. Many companies already get this for certain types of training, but the proposal w. ould particularly help unskilled workers aiming at intermediate qualifications. The government should also work with the sector skills council to improve training and working conditions in those industries where it's necessary. Woman: Do you think the government will act on your proposals？ Man: Well, I want to reintroduce the idea of people getting grants, so that they can choose training for themselves, but there were problems with this a few years ago, so the political will probably isn't there to try it again. I'm confident we'll see a review of all the vocational qualifications, though, which would remove some of the inconsistencies that are there now. And to be honest, my idea for all workers to spend a minimum time on training is unlikely to be introduced just yet. W A．the total amount of money spent on training. B．the way they allocate budgets. C．the quality of the training provided.

W: That's too bad. Where are you？ M: I'm on the Garden City expressway near the sport stadium. I was on my way to drop off some samples at a new client's office and then I was going to pick up Billy from kindergarten. But now I'm afraid I won't be able to get there on time. Is there any chance you could get away early？ W: Should be fine. What are the speakers mainly discussing？ A．A problem caused by traffic jam B．The time to meet a new client C．The place to drop off the samples D．The way to get to the kindergarten

When does the next train leave？ A．7:58. B．8:00. C．8:18. D．8:38.

In a lengthy speech to the UN Security Council (Thursday), Mr. A1-Qaysi said the British draft resolution would do nothing to lessen the humanitarian suffering in his country. Speaking through an English translator, Mr. A1-Qaysi said the claim that the proposals will help the Iraqi people is misleading. Mr. A1-Qaysi said what he called the" siege against Iraq "must come to an end. The Iraqi deputy foreign minister also charged that there has been numerous financial abuses in the current" oil-for food" program, and asked the council to order an outside audit of the program. Who have made the new plan to change the sanctions program against Iraq？ A．The United States. B．Britain. C．China. D．Russia.

听力原文： A newspaper reports Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Abdullah has canceled a visit to Canada over criticism for the alleged mistreatment of a Canadian citizen detained in a Saudi prison. Saudi Arabia’s A1-Riyadb newspaper quotes Saudi officials as saying the trip has been called off because of what they call "unacceptable interference" by Canadian officials and some of Canada's newspapers. The dispute is over 43-year-old William Sampson, who is being held in Saudi Arabia in connection with two bomb explosions in November. The blasts killed a British citizen and injured several other people in the capital, Riyadh. Mr. Sampson could face the death penalty if found guilty of murder. Canada’s National Post newspaper recently quoted a close friend of the prisoner as saying Mr. Sampson had been taken to a hospital on May 17 with a crushed vertebra, foot injuries and scratched wrists. Saudi officials have said the injuries were the result of a suicide attempt. The Canadian government rejected the torture allegations after receiving a report from its ambassador who visited Mr. Sampson with a European doctor in a hospital on Monday. What crime is William Sampson charged with？ A．Bombing. B．Arson. C．Rape. D．Burglary.

Cuba's National Assembly president opened the debate at the United Nations by announcing Havana's new legal campaign against the US embargo. Ricardo Allorcon said his country will Erie a US $ 100 billion law suit against Washington. The case seeks compensation for the enormous suffering inflicted by the 37-year-old economic blockade on the Cuban people. After the debate, the UN General Assembly voted 155 to 2 to demand an end to the sanctions for the eighth straight year. Only the US and Israel opposed the resolution. Washington's key allies, Japan, Canada and the European Union supported the calls for the lifting of the blockade. Washington has ignored the non-binding UN resolutions, insisting its embargo is a bilateral trade policy towards Cuba. In Bogota, Columbia, today, a mass of car bomb, packed with shrapnel, exploded on a busy street. Eight people are dead, forty-five others injured. Police believe that drug lords put the bomb there, angry that the government is sending suspected narcotics traffickers to the United States for trial. Questions: 6.What is the American government referred to as in the news？ 7.How much does Cuba ask for from America as compensation in this law suit？ 8.Why does America ignore the UN's resolution？ 9.How many people were killed and injured in the car bomb in Bogota, Columbia？ 10.What is the suspected reason for the accident according to the police？ (26) A．U.S. government. B．Washington. C．National Assembly. D．General Assembly.

听力原文： A little airplane has given new meaning to the term "going hyper". The Hyper-X recently broke the record for air-breathing jet planes when it traveled at a hypersonic speed of seven times the speed of sound. That's about 5,000 miles per hour. At this speed, you'd get around the world-- flying along the equator-- in less than five hours. The Hyper-X is an unmanned, experimental aircraft just 12 feet long. It achieves hypersonic speed using a special sort of engine. Actually, engineers have been experimenting with such an engine since the 1960s. For an engine to bum fuel and produce energy, it needs oxygen. A jet engine, like those on passenger airplanes, gets oxygen from the air. A rocket engine typically goes faster but has to carry its own supply of oxygen. This special engine goes as fast as a rocket, but it doesn't have to carry its own oxygen supply. Its design allows it to extract oxygen from the air that flows through the engine. And it does so without letting the fast-moving air put out the combustion flames. A booster rocket carried the Hyper-X to an altitude of about 100,000 feet for its test flight. The aircraft's record-beating flight lasted just 11 seconds. In the future, engineers predict, airplanes equipped with such engines could transport cargo quickly and cheaply to the edge of space. Hypersonic airliners could carry passengers anywhere in the world in just a few hours. (36) A．How to develop a new airplane technology. B．Features and possible usages of a special engine. C．How to do experiment with dangerous engines. D．How to do experiment with unmanned airplanes.

(24) A．He doesn't want to correct the mistake. B．I saw him take one of those. C．He always seems to do everything right. D．I never used to see him working.

M: Then what happened？ W:A few days after arriving in Los Angeles. (19)one passenger died, and 74 others were seriously ill. M: What is the reason for that？ W: According to Dr. Phillips, it was the highest single outbreak of cholera in the United States this century, and the airline passengers were the victims of this new epidemic of cholera, a disease not seen in Latin America since 1895. they were just a few of the more than one million people affected in the 20th centuries, including at least 10,000 who died in the following three years after 1991. M: (19)Cholera？ To the best of my understanding, that disease has been dead for some time now. W: (19)But it has come back. Dr. Phillips says that cholera is by no means the only old infections on the comeback, and it is just one of the major infections that are fighting back fiercely against man's attempts to control them. M: (19)But what are the reasons for the comeback of so many dead diseases？ W: Phillips says a single reason can't explain why a new disease appears or an old one returns, and usually a combination of factors are involved. M: What kind of specific factors？ W: In his book Plagues on Our Doorstep Dr. Phillips presents some reasons. M: What are they？ W: First, (21) international travel and commerce. The cholera abroad flight 386 and mosquitoes living in imported tries are examples of these. Second, (21) technology and industry. For example, the technology in Britain's processing industry was a likely contributor to the emergence of mad cow disease. Third, (21)the breakdown of public health measures. Declining health resources have resulted in the erosion of once highly-valued health service. M: Well, that's just unbelievable! (20) A．An air crash to Los Angeles. B．A book written by a doctor. C．A disease on the comeback and its reasons D．Man's effort to prevent disease.

President Bush says he told King Abdullah that those responsible for the wrongdoing will be brought to justice, and their actions do not represent American values. "I told him I was sorry for the humiliation suffered by the Iraqi prisoners and the humiliation suffered by their families. I told him I was equally sorry that people who have been seeing those pictures didn't understand the true nature and heart of America, "Mr. Bush said. Mr. Bush says he and Americans are sickened by images of the abuse, which he says are a stain on America's reputation. In interviews Wednesday with Arab-language television stations, Mr. Bush denounced the abuse, but stepped short of apologizing for it. King Abdullah said Jordanians were also horrified by the images, but he is confident the abuse does not reflect U. S. morals or standards. During his talk with King Abdullah, President Bush______. A．denied that U. S. soldiers were to blame for their abuse of prisoners in Iraq B．refused to admit that it was an error to launch the war on Iraq C．made an apology for American soldiers' abuse of prisoners in Iraq D．required Jordan to give help in fighting against terrorism

听力原文： A world-champion body builder has no more muscles than does a 90-pound weakling. So what makes him so strong？ What other qualities does be need？ Muscles are made of thousands of stringy fibers—a number that is fixed during childhood—which contract when doing work. Strength does not depend on the number of fibers but on the function of their thickness and how many of them contract simultaneously. Exercise actually damages the muscles. During the recovery stage, the muscle fibers increase in size. Exercise also trains more muscle fibers to work at one time. If a muscle is weak or untrained, for example, only about 10 percent of its fibers will contract, whereas up to 90 percent of the fibers in a weight lifter's bulky biceps will contract. Aside from strength, two other ingredients go into making an athlete: fitness and endurance. Fitness is related to the condition of the heart. During exercises, there is an increase in the amount of blood returning to the heart from the muscles. A typical volume for a runner at rest is about 5 quarts a minutes, compared with 30 quarts during a vigorous trial. This greater volume means more work for the heart a muscular balloon that expands and contracts to take in blood and squeeze it out. Like any other muscle, the heart enlarges and gets stronger with routine exercise. Endurance, or the length of time muscles can work, depends in part on how much fuel—in this case sugar—the muscles can store. A muscle that is continually exercised until it is exhausted of sugar tends to store more when it refuels at the next meal. And more sugar can translate into greater endurance the next time the muscle is put to the test. (33) A．Because the fibers of his muscles are very thick. B．Because he has more muscles. C．Because his muscles are made of more stringy fibers. D．Because the number of his muscles was fixed during his childhood.

W: Yes. We had a briefcase brought in this morning. Wait here just a minute, please. Q: What will the woman probably do？ (3) A．Ask to see the man’s ID card. B．Get the briefcase for the man. C．Show the man her documents.

W: But flying makes me so nervous. Q: What does the woman prefer？ (14) A．Taking a train. B．Feeling nervous. C．Taking a plane. D．Traveling with her friends.

M：I'm sorry to hear that, but you can always rent one if you have a license. Q：What does the man mean？ (14) A．She can use his car. B．She can borrow someone else's car. C．She must get her car fixed. D．She can't borrow his car.

(8) A．A bill can not be accepted after it has been dishonored by a previous refusal to accept. B．If a bill has been dishonored by non-payment, it may not be accepted by another person. C．If a bill has been dishonored by a previous refusal to accept, it may be accepted by another person. D．A bill can not be accepted after it has been dishonored by non-payment.

Today the car is the most popular sort of transportation in all of the United States. It has completely replaced the horse as a means of everyday transportation. Americans use their car for nearly 90 percent of all personal trips. Most Americans are able to buy cars. The average price of a recently made car was $ 2050 in 1950, $ 2740 in 1960 and up to $ 4750 in 1975. During this period American car manufacturers set about improving their products and work efficiency. As a result, the yearly income of the average family increased from 1950 to 1975 faster than the price of cars. For this reason purchasing a new car takes a smaller part of a family's total earnings today. What was the only use of trains before the 20th century？ A．The use for short-distance transportation. B．The use for day to day transportation. C．The use for long-distance transportation. D．The use for transportation of precious things.

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U.N. officials the country say RUF commanders have handed over rifles and other weapons, vehicles, equipment and uniforms at a U. N. ceremony in the northern town of Makeni, a rebel strong hold that U. N. troops moved in to earlier this year. A U.N. statement says the leader of the rebel delegation, Colonel Ngulu Kpakai, told the U. N. commander that logistical problems had prevented the return of all the U.N. equipment. He promised to hand over more in the future. The rebels seized the military equipment when they surrounded and seized hundreds of U. N. peacekeepers. The U. N. troops were later released through negotiations and the rebels pledged to return the equipment during peace talks. Which one of the following is NOT mentioned in the llst of the military equipment handed over？ A．Rifles. B．Vehicles. C．Uniforms. D．Fuel.

W Ouch, that hurts. How big a price difference is it？ M The gym is $49 a month; the community race center is only $27. And it's a lot closer to my house. W Is there any way you can get out of the gym contract？ Check the fine print; these contracts often let you out within the first 2 weeks or so. What does the man say he did？ A．Hurt himself at the gym B．Joined a gym near his work C．Lost his gym membership card D．Found out about a cheaper gym

M: Don't worry. I will be seeing Mr. Brown in an hour. What do we learn from the conversation？ A．It was probably Mr. Brown's phone number that the woman wrote down. B．It was just an hour ago that the man met Mr. Brown. C．The woman forgot to write down the phone number. D．The woman needed a sheet of paper to put down the number.

W: At least. It used to be my most favorite song before ! had to hear it so often. Q: What did the two speakers say about Mike's album？ (18) A．It's their most favorite album. B．Both of them are already fed up with it. C．They're glad he has sung it thousands of times. D．They could listen to it another thousands of times.

M: Well, then have you checked for any viruses recently？ Sometimes, if you don't have it periodically checked and let the viruses build up, the computer slows down or doesn't reboot. W: Wow! How do you know all those things？ I wish I could do a lot more with my computer and do it faster. M: Then why don't you visit the computer center？ They will teach you how to deal with any basic problems you might suffer from malfunctioning computers. What is the conversation mainly about？ A．Some recent cold symptoms. B．Computer virus protection. C．Taking college classes. D．An electronics store.

听力原文： Britain has finally won a medal at the athletics World Championships in Helsinki. The UK team came in third in the men's 4×100 metres relay to take a bronze medal. France came first and Trinidad & Tobago won silver. Britain's Jason Gardener, Marion Devonish, Mark Lewis-Francis and Christian Malcolm had been hoping for a gold after the U.S. team crashed out. The defending champions had failed to qualify after Mardy Scales and Leonard Scott made a mess of the first changeover. Britain's failure until now to win a single medal has been a major embarrassment for UK athletics. Which country won the goal medal in the men's 4×100 metres relay？ A．Britain. B．France. C．Trinidad & Tobago. D．The United States.