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—David, is that _____ English teacher?—Yes, he is _____. He is very caring.
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听力原文:M: It is good to have some company for the drive. It’s a long way to Edinburgh, and it’s very boring if you are on your own.
W: I’m really lucky you stopped and offered me a lift. I’ve been waiting for about two hours but no one seemed to be going my way.
M: Are you a student?
W: Yes, I’m a biology student in London University. I’m going up to Edinburgh for the festival, but it’s so expensive on the train that I decided to try and hitch a lift.
M: Well, you are lucky because I should have been going yesterday, but something happened to delay me so I postponed my trip until today.
W: Is it all right if I put my bag on the back seat?
M: Yes, of course.
W: It started to rain just as I left the house this morning and my clothes and shoes are wet through. Would you mind if I take off my shoes?
M: No, of course not. I don’t mind. Go ahead.
W: Thanks.
M: Oh, don’t forget to put your seat belt on! You can get fined nowadays, you know, for not wearing your seat belt.
W: Yes, sorry, I forgot. Could I open this window?
M: Well, I’d rather you don’t if you don’t mind. It gets very draughty when you open that window. But you can open the back window.
W: Is it all right if I go to sleep for a while?
M: Yes, of course. I’ll wake you up when we reach the next service station. I’ll need some coffee then.
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A.Because she has a company for the drive.
B.Because she can attend the festival.
C.Because the man stopped and offered her a lift.
D.Because the man provided a shelter from the rain.
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听力原文:M: Mr. Brown asked me to tell you that he is sorry he can't come to meet you in person. He is really too busy to make the trip.
W: That's okay. I'm glad you've come in his place.
Q: What do we learn from the conservation?
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A.The man is late for the trip because he is busy.
B.The woman is glad to meet Mr. Brown in person.
C.The man is meeting the woman on behalf of Mr. Brown.
D.The woman feels sorry that Mr. Brown is unable to come.
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听力原文:It is an intricate work that needs searching information on Internet. He can't do this work without a laptop or a desktop.
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A.He can work better without a computer.
B.He is working with a new computer.
C.He has never used a computer in his work.
D.He needs a computer for his work.
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听力原文: Former Chilean leader Augusto Pinochet is living in a gilded cage as he waits under house arrest in a luxury villa for Britain's highest court to rule on his fate for a second time.
The Conservative British paper The Daily Telegraph, granted an exclusive opportunity to photograph the 83-year-old former general, counted up to nine armed policemen in and around the property in Surrey, to the southwest of London.
Three inspectors from Scotland Yard's anti-terrorist unit are permanently posted in one of the building's nine rooms, close to the main door which is guarded by two porters.
Other officers patrol with police dogs, searching visitors and their vehicles.
Members of the Surrey police force also maintain surveillance on the property in the exclusive suburb of Wentworth. Home Secretary Jack Straw allocated an additional 200,000 pounds in early March to cover policing costs.
That sum is trifling, however, compared to the millions of pounds already spent on legal costs.
Police keep bystanders, including journalists, at a distance, as well as the protesters who each Saturday beat drums and chant "murderer" in Pinochet's direction.
Authorities are also alert to the possibility of a commando operation aimed at freeing the former general, though this is considered improbable given the good relations between Britain and Chile.
In permitting Pinochet to stay in the villa, British officials relaxed his conditions of detention. Pinochet is also allowed to step out onto the patio once the yard has been combed by inspectors with sniffer dogs.
"The police follow him everywhere, even when he goes to the toilet. It's an intolerable situation, 'an unidentified person close to Pinochet complained to The Daily Telegraph.
Until now, the former leader has only left Wentworth once, to hear Spain's formal request for extradition, while a request to attend Christmas Mass was refused.
He receives visitors--Chilean political allies, diplomats, officials or supporters of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who are indignant at how a man they call a "friend of Great Britain" is being treated.
Thatcher has spoken out in Pinochet's defense and cited support he gave Britain during its 1982 war with Argentina over the Malvinas Islands.
Pinochet starts his day scouring the newspapers and surfing the Internet in search of items concerning himself.
How many armed policemen were stationed to protect Augusto Pinochet?
A.9.
B.12.
C.14
D.11.
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听力原文:W: David, listen to this: "Mr. Gray Smith, 80 years old, is making his first attempt to parachute this Wednesday. Mr. Smith said he had been looking forward to the jump for a long time."
M: Yes. Good for him.
W: I don't think it is a good idea for Mr. Smith.
M: Why not?
W: Because he is old. In my country, when a person is 80, he is supposed to stay at home and be taken care of
M: Really? I think Mr. Smith can do whatever he wants as long as he knows how to do it well and he is sure be is safe.
W: I agree with you there.
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A.To join in the sport games
B.To have a parachute jump
C.To travel around the world
D.To practicing diving
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听力原文: A day after receiving a report on Kosovo's progress toward meeting U. N.-set standards on minority rights and democracy, Secretary-General Annan said he is leaning toward a conclusion that the province is ready for negotiations on its status.
"I am studying the report, and I will make a recommendation to the Security Council very shortly. And I am likely to indicate that we proceed with status talks," he said.
When asked when he might make his recommendation, Mr. Annan replied, "maybe sooner than you think."
The secretary-general appointed senior Norwegian diplomat Kal Eide last June to study progress on the U.N. standards. Diplomats who have seen the report say it sharply criticizes both majority ethnic Albanians and minority Serbs in the province for the slow pace of progress, but nevertheless concludes that future status negotiations should begin.
The Security Council is expected to take up the Kosovo question the last week of October. If the 15-member body agrees, talks on Kosovo's future status could begin in November.
According the news, the UN has set standards for Kosovo on ______.
A.minority rights and democracy
B.minority rights and publicity
C.economy and politics
D.justice and democracy
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听力原文:W: I don’t understand how you got a ticket. I always thought you drived carefully.
M: I usually am, but I thought I could make it before the light changed.
Why did the man receive a ticket?
A.He was speeding.
B.He ran a red light.
C.He went through a stop sign.
D.He turned a comer too fast.
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听力原文:A: Can we eat somewhere else? Very few small restaurants like this serve good food.
B: I know, but there isn't anywhere else in this town. Look! The waiter is coming over for our order.
What do they think about the restaurant?
A.The service there is not good.
B.The food might not be good.
C.The waiter is not hospitable.
D.The restaurant is too small.
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听力原文:Even in Japan, where people traditionally had a very secure job for life, there is now no promise of a lifetime job with the same company.
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A.In Japan, most people have a lifetime job with the same company.
B.In Japan, government always promises to give people a lifetime job.
C.In Japan, as in other countries, it is almost impossible to have a very stable job nowadays.
D.In Japan, it is a tradition for a person to work in the same company all his life.
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听力原文: We know that, for the most part, the bigger a man's muscles are, the stronger he is. (18[C])Can it be claimed, then, that the larger the brain a man possesses, the smarter he is? The answer is no.
There are only two animals that have larger brains than man, the whale and the elephant. Yet, in proportion to his size, man's brain is larger. (19[C])Man's usually weighs about three pounds or a little more, and this is about one-fortieth of the weight of his whole body. The whale's body, on the other hand, is a thousand times heavier than its brain, while the elephant's body is about five hundred times as heavy.
But a man who has a large brain is not necessarily more intelligent than one whose brain is smaller. We know that geniuses have existed who have had very large brains, but there have been others whose brains were rather small. Idiots have been known to have very large brains.
(20[D])We do not understand precisely why some people are more intelligent than others. Whether our brains are relatively large or small is less important than that we try to do our very best.
This article is mainly about ______.
A.the weight of a whale's brain
B.the brains of geniuses
C.the size of a person's brain and his intelligence
D.the intelligence of the elephant
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听力原文:This new kid looks like he is not all there. All he does is sit and stare out the window as if the only thing he sees is blank space.
What is true about the kid?
A.The kid looks absent-minded.
B.The kid looks abnormal.
C.The kid is not happy.
D.The kid is angry.
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听力原文:When you have a dog it is necessary to care for it very carefully. In return you will be loved by your dog.
The most important part of dog-care is cleanliness. Not only does the dog have to be kept clean, but his environment should also be clean. The bed he sleeps in can be made with anything like a rug or a dog mattress.
Proper feeding is also important for your dog's health. A dog should be fed in the same place and on a regular schedule. If your dog refuses to eat, don't force him. Remove his food and don't feed him again until his next regular feeding. Food should never be left before a dog for more than 30 minutes.
One important thing that many dog owners forget is exercise for the dog. Vigorous exercise helps build strength and keeps the dog healthy. A regular walk at a fixed time of the day is enough to help a smaller dog live a healthier end happier life. Large dogs, though, require a run in an open fid&
There are other things that are also important for a dog's health — things like bathing, care of the teeth and nails, keeping them away from insects as much as possible. But if you observe the three main points covered above, your dog will give you a great amount of pleasure.
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A.Until he eats it.
B.All day.
C.At lease 30 minutes.
D.No more than 30 minutes.
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听力原文:W: Since Professor Williams is willing to give us a three-day extension to finish the project, maybe he'll also give us a few more days for this assignment.
M: Betty, let's not push our luck! OK?
Q: What does the man mean?
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A.They shouldn't make too many requests.
B.They should ask for further extension.
C.They should finish the project as scheduled.
D.They should not try their luck.
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听力原文:M: There are several reasons why careful analysis of financial statements is necessary. What are they?
W: First, financial statements are general-purpose statements. Secondly, the relationships between amounts on successive financial statements are not obvious without analysis. And thirdly, users of financial statements may be interested in seeing how well a company is performing.
Q: What are they talking about?
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A.The methods of financial statements.
B.The necessity of careful analysis of financial statements
C.The relationship among financial statements.
D.The purpose of financial statements.
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听力原文:W: This is Frida and this is her husband Diego Rivera. She can't have fall en in love with him for his look. I reckon he must have been either very rich or very intelligent.
M: Actually, he was both highly intelligent and very rich. At first, Frida's father was against her marrying Diego because he was from an infamous family. But later on he agreed to it because he couldn't pay his daughter's medical expenses any more. Frida must have spent a fortune on doctors and operations over the years.
W: Oh, yes, what a terrible life first polio and then that awful accident. It's amazing she produced so many paintings, isn't it?
M: Yes, she must have been an incredibly brave woman.
W: But the marriage didn't work out too well, did it?
M: Well, it had its ups and downs.
W: She painted this one with the cropped hair while they were separated, didn't she?
M: Yes, that's right.
W. She really looked like a man here. In fact, she looked as if she's got a moustache! And why was she dressed in a man's suit? I thought it might have had something to do with women's liberation. You know she cut off her hair to symbolize equality or something.
M: Er, no the reason she cut off her hair and put on a man's suit is because Diego Rivera loved her long hair, and also loved the traditional women's Mexican dresses she used to wear. She did it to hurt him.
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A.An actress.
B.A writer.
C.A teacher.
D.A painter.
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听力原文:M: Bob is certainly the funniest person in class; he can always make everyone laugh.
W: I think I still have to get used to his sense of humor.
Q: What does the woman mean?
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A.She must learn to understand Bob's humor better.
B.She enjoys Bob's humor a great deal.
C.She thinks Bob is not funny enough.
D.She doesn't appreciate Bob's humor.
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听力原文:There are two factors which determine an individual's intelligence. The first is the sort of brain he is born with. Human brains differ considerably, me being more capable than others. But no matter how good a brain he has to begin with an individual will have a low order of intelligence unless he has opportunities to learn. So the second factor is what happens to the individual — the sort of environment in which he is.
The importance of environment in determining an individual's intelligence can be demonstrated by the case history of the identical twins, Peter and Mark. Being identical, the twins had identical brains at birth, end their growth processes were the same. When the twins were three months old, their parents died, and they were placed in separate homes. Peter was reared by parents of low intelligence in an isolated community with poor educational opportunities.
Mark, on the other hand, was raised in the home of rich parents who had been to college. He was read to as a child, sent to a good school, and given every opportunity to be stimulated intellectually. This environmental difference continued until the twins were in their late teens, when they were given tests to measure their intelligence. Peter's score was 85, well below the level he might have attained if reared under average conditions. Mark' s score was 125, twenty-five points above the average and fully forty points higher than his identical brother. Given equal opportunities, the twins would have tested at roughly the same level.
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A.Children reared under average conditions possess average intelligence.
B.Lack of opportunity prevents the growth of intelligence.
C.An individual's intelligence is determined chiefly by his environment.
D.Changes of environment produce changes in the brain structure.
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听力原文:We have met the enemy, and he is ours. We bought him at a pet shop. When monkey-p
听力原文: We have met the enemy, and he is ours. We bought him at a pet shop. When monkey-pox, a disease usually found in the African rain forest, suddenly turns up in children in the American Midwest, it's hard not to wonder if the disease that comes from foreign animals is homing in on human beings. "Most of the infections we think of as human infections started in other animals," says Stephen Morse, director of the Center for Public Health Preparedness at Columbia University.
It's not just that we're going to where the animals are; we're also bringing them closer to us. Popular foreign pets have brought a whole new disease to this country. A strange illness killed Isaksen's pets, and she now thinks that keeping foreign pets is a bad idea. "I don't think it's fair to have them as pets when we have such a limited knowledge of them," says Isaksen.
"Laws allowing these animals to be brought in from deep forest areas without stricter control need changing," says Peter Schantz. Monkey-pox may be the wake-up call. Researchers believe infected animals may infect their owners. We know very little about these new diseases. A new bug may be kind at first. But some strains may become harmful. Monkey-pox doesn't look like a major infectious disease. But it is not impossible to pass the disease from person to person.
33.What do we learn about the pet sold at the shop?
34.Why did Isaksen advise people not to have foreign pets?
35.What does the passage suggest we may have to do in the future?
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A.It may come from Columbia.
B.It may suffer from monkey-pox.
C.It may enjoy being with children.
D.It may prevent us from being infected.
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听力原文:The bank must consider carefully whether the loan is to be used in any illegal activity or for speculative purpose.
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A.The bank must take the purpose of loan into consideration carefully.
B.The bank wonders if the loan is used for illegal or speculative purpose.
C.The bank worries that the loan is used for illegal or speculative purpose.
D.The bank must consider a way for the loan to be used for speculative purpose.
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听力原文:A: Good Evening! Everyone, this is Bizchina. Today’s guest is Eric Finucane from SilverMark Inc. Design & Build. He is on phone right now!
B: Good Evening! Everybody!
A: Eric! We knew you are working in a very successful, multi-million dollar company, could you tell us why this company becomes so successful?
B: Well, I think its success down to corporate culture. This culture is something that's been in place for some time. We're involved in basically every major decision within the company — from setting client expectations to implementing a new dust protection system. As production coordinator, I get to know our customers well, so it was a natural for me to volunteer to call past clients. I loved it and got immediate results.
A:Could you tell us more?
B: We also organize anti-bureaucrat weeks, where all the managers have to work in the store showrooms, warehouses or restaurants for at least one week a year.
A: So, that really makes SilverMark Inc. Design & Build a fascinating place to work for.
You will hear two people talking about corporate culture of company.
Name of programme: (5)______
Eric Finucane works as (6)______ in the company.
The company organizes (7)______ in the company
All the managers have to work (8)______ a year in warehouses or restaurants.
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听力原文:W: Jason worked as a secretary for three years. Then he became a newspaperman. After that he started writing novels.
M: I know. And he has been doing nothing else ever since.
What is the man's occupation now?
A.He's a secretary.
B.He's a novelist.
C.He's a newspaperman.
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As a trustee for various international loans, the BIS is very careful and considerate of its customers' interests.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Doesn't say
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He is going through a very difficult time.英译中