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I will call on you to see if you are ____ better.
A. any B. some C. so far D. ever
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听力
第一节
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
M：What jobs do women do in your country?
W：All kinds of jobs．There are women doctors，teachers，engineers，farmers and so on．
1．What are they talking about?
A．Jobs．
B．Women．
C．Teachers．
M：I know you once worked in this company．
W：Yes，I began to work in this company in 1988．Four years later I stopped working here because of my illness．
2．When did the woman stop working in this company?
A．In 1990．
B．In 1991．
C．In 1992．
M：Yesterday Mrs．King hurt her legs badly when she was repairing a machine．Now she is in hospital．Let’s go to see her．
W：Does her husband know it？He’s in the country．We’d better call him to tell him about it．
3．Where is Mr King?
A．In hospital．
B．In a factory．
C．In the country．
M：What are you going to do this evening?
W：I’ll go to visit Mr．Little at nine and go to see a film at eleven．But I won’t go out before eight o’clock．
4．What time did the woman go to visit Mr Little？
A．At 8∶00 p. m．
B．At 9∶00 p. m．
C．At 11∶00 p. m．
M：Do you think Mr．Pattis will be late for the meeting?
W：Well，If you think Mr．Pattis will be late，you are completely wrong．
5．What conclusion can we draw from this talk?
A．Mr Pattis will be late．
B．Mr Pattis will be here on time．
C．Mr Pattis makes mistakes．
第二节
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6～8题。
M：Susan．What do you do for exercise？
W：I run and ride a bicycle every day and go swimming once a week．What about you，Tom？
M：I used to go swimming and skating a lot in high school．But now I don’t have any time．
W：That’s too bad．Exercise is really important．
M：I know．What do you enjoy doing most of all？
W：I enjoy swimming．Well，I’m going swimming tonight．Would you like to go with me？
M：OK．I’ll be glad to．
W：Then let’s meet at eight outside the park gate．
6．How often does Susan go swimming？
A．Every day．
B．Once a week．
C．Twice a week．
7．What exercise does Susan like most of all?
A．Running．
B．Riding a bicycle．
C．Swimming．
8．Where will they meet that night?
A．Outside the swimming pool．
B．Outside the park．
C．Outside the garden．
听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。
W：Are you going to the gym now？
M：No，I’ve got a soccer game tonight．
W：Oh! Do you play on a team？
M：Yeah．We play every week．We are not very good but have a lot of fun．How about you？Do you play any sports？
W：I play basketball once or twice a week．
9．What’s the man going to do?
A．Play a soccer game．
B．Watch a soccer game．
C．Watch a basketball game．
10．What sports does the woman play?
A．Soccer．
B．Basketball．
C．Neither．
11．How often does the man play?
A．Every week．
B．Once a week．
C．Twice a week．
听第8段材料，回答第12～13题。
W：Listen to the song!
M：Hmm，it sounds familiar．What’s its name？
W：Smoke Gets in Your Eyes．
M：Speaking of smoke，I smell smoke，don’t you？
W：It must be a cigar．It smells awful．
M：I think it’s coming from the kitchen．
W：Your steak，sir．It will be ready in a few minutes．
M：Well，it is well done．
12．Where does the conversation take place?
A．In a kitchen．
B．In a restaurant．
C．At a concert．
13．What produces the smoke?
A．A fire．
B．A cigar．
C．The meat．
听第9段材料，回答第14～16题。
W：Hi，John，I haven’t seen you for a few weeks．
M：Oh，hi，Mary．I’ve been studying a lot for my final exam．
W：Well，the term is almost over now．
M：Yes．My brother’s coming for a visit this summer，and we’d like to see some of the country．But traveling is so expensive．
W：Have you thought about camping？
M：Camping？I’ve never done that．
W：I think you’ll really like it．It’s much cheaper than staying at a hotel．And being close to nature is a good way to forget about our school for a while．
M：What a good idea! We can go by bike until we find a nice place and just camp．
14．Why hasn’t Mary seen John lately?
A．He went to a camping trip．
B．He was visiting his brother．
C．He’s been studying．
15．Who will go camping with John?
A．John’s brother．
B．Mary．
C．John’s classmates．
16．What does John think of Mary’s idea about camping?
A．It’s wonderful．
B．It’s is unsafe．
C．It’s expensive．
听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。
Miss Jenkins was born in a rich family．She liked all the foods which were rich in fat and sugar．So she got fatter and fatter．Her workmates often laughed at her for it．She was angry with them and couldn’t get on well
with them．But her weight brought her some trouble．No young man liked a fat girl like her and now she was more than thirty，she had to live alone．She went to see the doctors．They gave her a list of the healthy diets and advised her to lose weight and of course it was difficult for her to do so．For example，it was her birthday one day．She went to a restaurant and bought a nice cake．The waiter asked her how many pieces she wanted him to cut it into．She thought for a while and said she was losing her weight so the cake would be cut only into two，not into six．
17．How old was Miss Jenkins?
A．Less than twenty．
B．Thirty．
C．More than thirty．
18．Why did Miss Jenkins get fatter?
A．Because something was wrong with her．
B．Because she liked fat and sugar very much．
C．Because she never had any sports．
19．Why couldn’t Miss Jenkins get on well with her workmates?
A．Because she was richer than her workmates．
B．Because she was fatter than any of her workmates．
C．Because she was often laughed at．
20．With whom did Miss Jenkins go to the restaurant?
A．With her servants．
B．By herself．
C．With her friends．
听力
第一节
听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
W：Did the thief get away?
M：Yes．No one realized what was happening and the thief was able to get away．
1．Why was the thief able to get away?
A．Because nobody noticed that something had been stolen．
B．Because the thief had managed to run away before people came．
C．Because the thief ran so fast that nobody could catch him．
M：Tom loves parties．I’m sure he would have come to the party if he’d been invited．
W：I agree．He couldn’t have been invited．
2．What are they talking about?
A．The party they went to．
B．Tom’s absence from the party．
C．Whether to invite Tom to the party．
W：I wonder what’s on television this evening．Have you got a newspaper?
M：Yes．The TV programmes are on the back page．
3．Why does the woman want to have a look at the newspaper?
A．To learn what programmes will be shown on TV．
B．To get to know the leatest news．
C．To look at TV set advertisements．
W：Is that your sister’s fur coat?
M：It can’t be hers．She never wears real fur．
4．What are they talking about?
A．An overcoat．
B．A phone call．
C．A fur coat．
M：Jane’s a very bright girl, isn’t she?
W：Yes．I wouldn’t work here if I were as bright as she is．
M：What would you do instead?
W：I’d get a job doing something exciting, where I’d meet interesting people and visit lots of different places．
5．What the woman would do if she was as bright as Jane?
A．She would find a more interesting job．
B．She would visit lots of different places．
C．She would meet interesting people．
第二节
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6～7题。
M：Have you seen James’ new jacket? I bet(敢断定)it was expensive．
W：He told me it cost him ＄500．
M：I wish I were as rich as James．
W：Well, you may not be rich, but you’re much better looking than James．
M：Am I?
6．How much does James’ jacket cost?
A．＄400．
B．＄500．
C．＄600．
7．What can be inferred from the conversation?
A．The man is as rich as James．
B．The man is much better off than James．
C．The man is pleased to hear what the woman says．
听第7段材料，回答第8～11题。
Hi Bill．This is Louisa．I’m just calling to let you know that I’ll be a little late to your party tomorrow night．I have to put in a few extra hours at work to finish a report．I should finish sometimes between seven and eight though．Oh, then I’m planning on dropping by(顺便去)Lisa’s house for about an hour since she’s been sick recently．And, uh, one more thing．I’ll go home to pick up the snacks(小吃, 快餐)for the party．See you then．
8．Why will Louisa go to Bill’s house tomorrow?
A．To attend a party．
B．To meet an old friend．
C．To have dinner with Bill．
9．Why does Louisa have to work late?
A．She has to attend a meeting．
B．She has to finish a report．
C．She has to write a letter．
10．Why is Louisa going to visit Lisa after work?
A．Because Lisa is sick in bed．
B．Because she has to return something．
C．Because she is going to take Lisa to Bill’s house．
11．About what time will Louisa most likely arrive at Bill’s house?
A．7∶00 pm．
B．8∶00 pm．
C．9∶00 pm．
听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。
M：Hi．I don’t think we’ve met．My name’s Tom．
W：Hi, Tom．Nice to meet you．My name is Juanita, but everybody calls me Jenny．
M：Nice to meet you, Jenny．So, where are you from?
W：Well, originally I’m from England, but we moved to the United States when I was about five years old．My parents now live in Chile(智利)．That’s where they first met．How about you, Tom?
M：I was born in California(加利福尼亚), and we lived there until I was seven．Then, since my father worked for the military(军队), we moved all over the place．
W：Oh, yeah? Where are some of the places you’ve lived?
M：Mostly, we were overseas．We spent a total of ten years in Korea(朝鲜), Germany, and Japan．We were transferred(转移, 调职, 调动)back to the States three years ago．
W：Wow．It sounds like you’ve had an interesting life．So, what do you do now?
M：I’m a student at Rider University．
W：Oh really? What are you studying?
M：I’m majoring in physics．How about you? What do you do?
W：Well, I’m working as a sales representive(代表, 代理人)for Vega Computers(维加电脑公司)downtown．
M：Oh, really? My brother works there too．
12．Where is the woman from originally?
A．England．
B．The United States．
C．Chile．
13．When did the man and his parents return to the United States?
A．When the boy was 7 years old．
B．When the boy was 10 years old．
C．When the boy was 17 years old．
14．What is the man studying?
A．Physics．
B．Maths．
C．Biology．
听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。
W：Hey Taxi! Ah great．Thanks for pulling over(停下)．
M：Where do?
W：Well, I am going to the National Museum of Art(国家艺术馆), and…
M：Sure．No problem．
W：Uh, excuse me, how long does it take to get there?
M：Well, that all depends on the traffic, but it shouldn’t take more than twenty minutes for the average driver．And I’m not average, so we should be able to get there in less than twelve minutes．
W：Okay．Uh, sorry for asking, but do you have any idea how much it will be?
M：Oh, it shouldn’t be more than ＄18…not including a…uh-hum…a tip of course．
W：Oh, and by the way, do you know what time the museum closes?
M：Well, I would guess around 6∶00 o’clock．
W：Uh, do you have the time?
M：Yeah．It’s half past four．
W：Thanks．
15．For the average driver how long does it take to get to the National Museum of Art?
A．More than 20 minutes．
B．About 20 minutes．
C．About 12 minutes．
16．According to the driver how long does it take them to get to the museum?
A．12 minutes．
B．Less than 12 minutes．
C．A bit more than 12 minutes．
17．Which of the following is TRUE?
A．The driver is not sure what time the museum closes．
B．The woman can not get to the museum before it closes．
C．The woman wants to know how much she should pay for visiting the museum．
听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。
W：Hello．Today I’m interviewing Josha on his experiences going to a Japanese school．Now Josha, what time do you go to school?
M：Eight o’clock．
W：Eight o’clock．And do you go by yourself, or on a school bus?
M：No, I have a group that goes with me．
W：So you go with a group?
M：Uh-huh．
W：Now what kinds of things do you take to school?
M：I take my gym clothes(运动服), and I take my backpack(背包、双肩背书包)and my books, and stuff(东西)like that．
W：Okay and what is the first thing you do when you get to school?
M：We do “kiritsu, rei”．
W：We do “kiritsu” and “rei”．Now what are those?
M：It means “stand up, bow”．
W：Stand up and bow．
M：Uh-huh．
18．What kind of school does the boy go to?
A．A middle school．
B．An English school．
C．A Japanese school．
19．How does the boy go to school?
A．By himself．
B．By school bus．
C．With other boys and girls．
20．What do the students first do when they get to school?
A．Stand up and bow．
B．Line up and enter the classroom．
C．Do reading aloud．
Gadgets (小装置) can be wildly expensive and quickly out-of-date, but Steven Poole is still the
first to buy them. Technological innovations (创新) are often quite stupid. The idea that you might
want to walk down the street holding a mobile phone in front of your face, just to experience the
wonders of video calling, is clearly ridiculous. Luckily for the tech companies, however, there are
some people who jump at the chance to buy into new gadgets before they are fully ready and cheap
enough for the mass-market. They are called early adopters, and their fate is a terrible one. I should
know, since I am one myself.
Early adopters have a Mecca: it’s Tokyo’s Akihabara district, also known as “Electric City”.
There, in 1999, I bought a digital camera, a gizmo that few people in Britain had heard of. Over the
next few years I watched in great sadness as digital cameras became more popular, cheaper and more
powerful, until better models could be had for a quarter of the price I had paid. Did I feel stupid? What
I actually did was this: I splashed out more money last year for a new one, one that let me feel pleasantly
ahead of the curve once again. But I know that cannot last, and I’ll probably have to buy another in a
few years.
Thus early adopters are betting on other people eventually feeling the same desires. And it’s worse
if that future never arrives. Early adopters of the Betamax home-video format in the 1970s could only
look on in sadness when their investment was nullified（使无效）by the success of VHS. All sorts of
apparently splendid inventions, such as videogame consoles like the Atari Jaguar have been abandoned
to the dustbin of history right after a few early adopters bought in. Those who invested thousands in a
Segway motorized scooter on the wave of ridiculous advertising campaigns that accompanied its launch
a couple of years ago can join the club.
You might think we should just stop being so silly, save our money, and wait to see what really
catches on. But the logic of the industry is such that, if everyone did that, no innovation would become
popular. Imagine the third person to buy an ordinary telephone soon after Alexander Graham Bell had
invented it. Who was he going to call? Maybe he simply bought two phones, one for a special friend.
But still, the usefulness and eventual popularity of the device wasn’t clear at the time. Nobody dreamed
of the possibility of being able to speak to any one of millions of people. And yet if he, and the hundreds
and thousands of early adopters after him, had not bought into the idea, the vast communication networks
that we all take for granted today would never have been built.
The same goes, indeed, for all new technologies. Those guys holding bricks to their ears that we
laughed at in the 1980s made the current mobile phone possible. People who bought DVD players
when they still cost a fortune, instead of today’s cheap one at the local supermarket, made sure that
the new format succeeded. Early adopters’ desire for desires supported the future financially. And
what did they get for their pains? They got a hole in their bank accounts and inferior, unperfected
technology. But still, they got it first. And today they are still at work, buying overpriced digital radios,
DVD recorders and LCD televisions, and even 3G phones, so that you will be eventually be able to
buy better and less expensive ones.
So next time you see a gadget-festooned geek (满身新潮玩意的土包子) and feel tempted to
sneer (讥笑), think for a minute. Without early adopters, there would be no cheap mobile phones or
DVD players; there would be no telephone or television either. We are the tragic, unsung foot soldiers
of the technology revolution. We’re the desire-addicted pioneers, pure in heart, dreaming of a better
future. We make expensive mistakes so you don’t have to. Really, we are heroes.
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