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7 Saudi Arabia is in ____.
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In Saudi Arabia, greetings tend to be informal. Both men and women shake hands on meeting and leaving.
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To do business in Saudi Arabia, you must have a sponsor act as an intermediary, make appointment, and arrange meetings.
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In Saudi Arabia, greetings invole numerous handshakes and tend to be expressive and elaborate.
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听力原文:Woman: My guest today is Ricky Bland, whose critical report on how service companies approach training has just been published. Hello, Ricky.
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.
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听力原文:Yesterday morning Ann ran as fast as she could to catch the bus. Unfortunately she missed it and was late for class.
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A.Ann didn't run fast enough to catch the bus. Therefore she missed the class.
B.Ann ran very fast but she still missed the class.
C.Ann missed the bus and was late for class even though she hurried.
D.Ann didn't run so she missed the bus.
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听力原文:W: Everyone that joins this trip across the Rockies has to contribute towards the cost of supplies.
M: Are you kidding? I almost went broke over all the equipment I had to buy, and now I can't get funding.
Q: What does the man mean?
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A.His equipment is broken.
B.He can't find his equipment.
C.He feels he is not being treated fairly.
D.He is satisfied with the funding.
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听力原文:M: Hi, honey. I'm stuck in traffic. There has apparently been a big accident up ahead. We are just not moving.
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
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听力原文: The World Health Organization says extraordinary progress has been made since the global campaign to eradicate polio was launched in 1988.
At that time, it says, 350 thousand children a year were paralyzed from this crippling disease. It says this figure dropped to 35 hundred last year.
W-H-O Coordinator for the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, Bruce Aylward, says last year a record 550 million children under age five were immunized in 82 countries against polio. Although this is an important achievement, he says the job is not yet over.
"The major challenge right now is to stop polio transmission everywhere within the next 24 months so that we can certify the world polio free on time in 2005. The greatest challenge to doing that will be making sure we access every child in the big remaining, heavily endemic or heavily infected polio areas."
The World Health Organization says the polio virus is now present in no more than 20 countries. This is down from 125 in 1988. But, it notes immunizing children in these few remaining countries will not be easy.
W-H-O says major difficulties lie in war-torn countries such as Afghanistan, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia, and Sudan. But, it says problems also exist in polio-endemic countries such as Nigeria, Ethiopia, Pakistan, and Northern India.
W-H-O vaccine export, Bjorn Melgaard says the goal is to be able to eventually stop immunizing children against polio.
"Once we are absolutely certain that the virus is not spreading; that epidemics can no longer occur, that the containment has been achieved, then we can stop vaccination."
Dr. Melgaard adds that the benefits from eradicating polio will be enormous. Besides ending the human suffering, he says countries will save about one-and-haft billion dollars a year in immunization costs.
But the World Health Organization warns against complacency. It says the whole world is at risk of polio until the last polio virus is eradicated. This means everyone will have to remain vigilant and committed to achieving this major public health goal.
Questions:
23.According to WHO coordinator, how soon shall we stop polio transmission everywhere so as to make the world polio free on time in 2005?
24.How many countries did they haste the polio virus in 1988?
25.What are the war-torn countries that WHO says major difficulties lie in?
26.What is the goal of this campaign?
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A.One year.
B.Two years.
C.Three years.
D.Four years.
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听力原文:A newspaper reports Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Abdullah has canceled a visit to
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.
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听力原文:M: I'll leave as soon as the meeting is over. The day has dragged. It was too much work.
W: I agree. I also want to get this meeting over with, rush home, and get a good night's sleep.
M: You are lucky, anyway, I will still have to look for a place to cat. Do you know any good restaurants around?
W: There are plenty of them on the main street. But if you don't want to go that far, there is a fine Italian restaurant right across the street.
M: That's good for today. Anything interesting downtown? I am here for the whole week; I can try various restaurants.
W: Yes, there is an excellent French restaurant on Rainbow Avenue by your hotel. If you like spicy food, there are some really good Asian restaurants on the main street and there's also a very good Mexican restaurant just two blocks from here.
M: That's enough for a week. You seem to know all of them by heart.
W: Well, food is my favorite subject.
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A.The meeting is boring.
B.They've had a long day.
C.There are many good restaurants in the downtown area.
D.Food is an interesting subject.
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听力原文:A little airplane has given new meaning to the term "going hyper".The Hyper-X rec
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.
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听力原文:M: Don't you think it's marvelous that Mary has won the first prize of the English Speech Contest?
W: She deserves it.
Q: What does the woman mean?
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A.Mary earned the prize.
B.Mary has granted the prize..
C.Mary fails in the speech contest.
D.Mary shouldn't earn the prize.
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听力原文:A world-champion body builder has no more muscles than does a 90-pound weakling.
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.
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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.
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听力原文:W: Listen to me, Tom. The exam has been the thing in the past.Just forget about it.
M: It's easier said than done.
Q: What can we learn from the conversation?
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A.The exam was easier.
B.Tom is sure that he will do better.
C.The exam is easier than last one.
D.Tom is afraid of failing the exam.
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听力原文:A passenger train has slammed into a double-decker bus at a rail crossing in rura
听力原文: A passenger train has slammed into a double-decker bus at a rail crossing in rural Argentina, killing eighteen people and leaving almost fifty injured. The train was traveling fiom the capital Buenos Aires to the South Atlantic beach resort of Mar del Plata (7) when the collision occurred before dawn on Sunday near Dolores, about 200 kilometers south of the capital. (8) The bus was canwing 61 passengers and 2 dryers. One of the bus passengers said the bus had tried to beat the train to the crossing, despite the train sounding its horn repeatedly as it approached. The train's drivers also told investigators that the crossing barriers were down when the bus unexpectedly tried to cross the tracks in front of the train.
Where did this accident happen?
A.In the capital Buenos Aires.
B.Near the beach resort of Mar del Plata.
C.Near Dolores.
D.Not mentioned.
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听力原文:Which of the following has NOT been mentioned as the job that thousands of Ph.Ds are now doing?
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A.High school teachers.
B.Taxi drivers.
C.Waiters.
D.Fruit sellers,
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听力原文:A bill may be accepted after it has been dishonored by a previous refusal to accept, or by nonpayment.
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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.
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听力原文:The holder of credit card can buy goods against the card at any shop that has joined the scheme without cash.
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A.The credit card can be used at any shop without paying cash.
B.The credit card can he used at any appointed shop together with cash.
C.The credit card can be used at any appointed shop without paying cash.
D.The credit card can be used to withdraw any amount of cash.
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听力原文:Oil-rich countries like Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have spent billions of dollars developing desalination plants along with other technologies to help insure a continued flow of useable water. Even so, the demand for water in those countries continues to outpace the creation of additional water supplies. With rapidly increasing populations and industries in Israel, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and the Palestinian territories, the threat of serious water shortages has led to increased political tensions.
Which of the countries mentioned contributed a lot to maintain the flow of usable water in the passage?
A.Saudi Arabia, Israel
B.Jordan, Syria
C.Saudi Arabia, Kuwait
D.Lebanon, the Palestinian territories
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The Middle East region, including the countries such as Iraq, Saudi Arabia and so on, is ______ in petroleum deposits.
A.durable
B.productive
C.abundant
D.advantageous
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听力原文:W: My computer has a problem. It doesn't scroll down any faster whenever I am using a word processor.
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.
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听力原文:Due to the continual rain the school sports meet has been postponed again till further notice from the principal's office.
What does the speaker mean?
A.The sports meet has been cancelled.
B.The sports meet has been held despite the rain.
C.The time has been set for the sports meet.
D.When the sports meet will be held is yet to be known.
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听力原文: Britain has finally won a medal at the a...
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.