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The museum()we visited last Saturday was set up twenty years ago.
A . where
B . to which
C . which
D . for which
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听力原文:W: With the convenience of bankcards, more and more people prefer bankcards to personal checks.
M: I agree. People like bankcards because they offer greater safety and convenience than personal checks.
Q: What can be inferred from the conversation?
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A.A merchant doesn't know the balance before completing a sale.
B.No security system has yet been devised for personal checks.
C.A personal check is secure at the check stand.
D.The clerk can examine all the bankcards.
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听力原文:M:What! Ten minutes ago you told me there were no rooms.You just gave one to that man!
W:You don't seem to understand,sir.That man had a reservation.
Q:Where is this conversation most probably taking place?
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A.In an airplane.
B.In a hotel.
C.In a restaurant.
D.In a store.
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听力原文:W: Hi. Tom. How things get along with the preparation for the annual meeting documents?
M: It's coming along. But I've been staring at the computer screen for hours and my eyes hurt.
W: Yeah Typing the words on the screen really make your eyes dry and tired. You should take a break.
M: I can't. The deadline is approaching.
W: You know, I read about computers and eye problems recently. The article says that they are usually caused by not blinking your eyes enough.
M: Blinking? I thought I just needed new glasses.
W: when you blink, the movement of closing and opening your eyes, even though it happens really fast relaxes your eyes.
M: That makes sense.
W: People using computer tends to stare at the screen and blink less often than they normally would.
M: That is what I am doing. And I am suffering from the dry eyes.
W: That is one of the typical symptoms. M: But what does it have to do with the computer?
W: The article I read about the office workers found that the workers averagely blink 22 times a minute when relaxed But just 7 times a minute while looking at the text on a computer screen.
M: Wow That's quite a difference.
W: Yeah. So you need to blink your eyes and take a break from the computer
M: I wonder if using some kind of eye-drops will make me feel better.
W: That might help.But the best prescription is to take a break and rest your eyes
M: Ok. Let's go get some coffee. I can finish this later tonight.
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A.Something goes wrong with his computer.
B.He can not finish the documents in time.
C.The computer screen is hurting his eyes.
D.He can not understand the article.
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听力原文:W: Hello.
M: Hi, Sally, this is Phil.
W: Great to hear from you Phil! How have you been doing?
M: To tell you the truth, I'm very worried about our final examinations next month. For one thing, I can't sleep.
W: I sympathize! I went through the same thing last year.
M: That's exactly why I'm calling you. Do you have any suggestions for coping with anxiety? You know how I hate exams!
W: Well, last year the university offered a stress-management course at about this time. Have you been in contact with the student health services?
M: No, I haven't had time!
W: Funny, isn't it? Just when students need help most, we can't afford the time to get it!
M: Well, perhaps I should find out more about this stress-management course. Things have got to get better!
W: I suggest you call the health services tomorrow. They open at nine a. m.
M: Thanks, ally. I'll let you know how it goes.
W: Best of luck! And have a good night's sleep!
M: That's easier said than done!
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A.Anxiety.
B.Truth.
C.Sympathy.
D.Time.
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听力原文:W: Bob, would you please come in for a while? Please also bring along the minutes of yesterday's management meeting.
M: Of course, Madame. Here is the minutes of the meeting. The meeting was delayed by thirty minutes and started at 2 : 30 p. m. and it last for two and a half hours.
W: Did you tell the chairman that I was very ill and couldn't attend?
M: Yes, I did. Also, here are all the reports and materials handed out in the meeting. I think you will have to do some replies.
What does the man do?
A.He is a manager.
B.He is a clerk.
C.He is a secretary.
D.He is a chairman.
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听力原文:W: The report says that all departments are making a profit except the Asian Department.
M: Well; Mr. Smith seems to be the wrong person to head that department. One more wrong step and he will be removed from that office.
Q: What can we learn from the conversation?
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A.Mr. Smith will be replaced if he makes another mistake.
B.Mr. Smith is an admirable chief of the Asian department.
C.Mr. Smith's department is more successful than ail the others.
D.Mr. Smith is seldom in his office.
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听力原文:The first train to Greenwood leaves at 7:38. There is a train every hour on the hour and every 38 minutes past the hour.
When does the next train leave?
A.7:58.
B.8:00.
C.8:18.
D.8:38.
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听力原文:Technicians are making the last-minute preparations for the launch of the U. S. s
听力原文: Technicians are making the last-minute preparations for the launch of the U. S. space shuttle Discovery on a flight to the International Space Station. Flight officials with the space agency NASA are aware of storm clouds near the Atlantic coast launch site in Florida, which could postpone the launch. This is the second shuttle flight since Columbia disintegrated on reentry three years ago, killing all seven astronauts on board. Since then NASA has spent hundreds of millions of dollars to correct design flaw that caused a piece of foam insulation to break off from the fuel tank and puncture Columbia's wing. NASA is launching Discovery despite objections by the space agency's chief safety officer and chief engineer. They say the problems with the foam insulation have still not been resolved. Shuttle astronaut Steve Robinson says he is not worried. "The thing like this happened to every single flight and what's really great -- you remember how much we talked about culture change after Columbia. This is culture change. You are seeing it."
The space agency's chief safety officer ______ NASA's plan to launch Discovery.
A.vetoed
B.sanctioned
C.supported
D.disapproved
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听力原文:W: I see you're working on something right now, Bob. As sore as you finish, I'd like to talk to you for a few minutes.
M: Well you can talk to me now. Otherwise, I'm afraid you might have a long wait. I'm working on a paper.
Q: What does the man mean?
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A.He won't be able to finish the work soon.
B.The woman must wait for a long time.
C.He will finish the paper soon.
D.The woman can have a long talk with him
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听力原文:M: Do you know that Chinese first played football hundreds of years ago?F: But now the Europeans play it well.
What does the woman think?
A.She thinks the Japanese first got to know how to play football.
B.She doesn't think football came from China.
C.She thinks the Europeans play football better.
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听力原文:At first, the Greens didn't plan to participate in the closing ceremony, but they changed their minds at the last minute.
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A.The Greens refused to attend the closing ceremony at the last minute.
B.The Greens made a last minute decision to attend the ceremony.
C.The Greens didn't attend the ceremony at the last minute.
D.The Greens never change their minds at the last minute.
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You will have to wait for twenty minutes.(翻译)
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听力原文:M:I was shocked when I heard you'd finished your research project a whole month ago.
W:How I managed to do it is still a mystery to me.
Q:What does the woman mean?
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A.She's not sure how she had finished it so early.
B.She wasn't able to manage the project well.
C.She's not sure how to solve the mystery.
D.She didn't think it was shocking.
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听力原文:W: Thank goodness! You've finally arrived. The conference started thirty minutes ago, and I was just beginning to panic.
M: Sorry for my being late. The traffic was extremely heavy this morning. The Fifth Avenue was totally a mess!
Q: How did the woman feel when she saw the man?
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A.Excited
B.Embarrassed.
C.Worried.
D.Relieved.
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听力原文:W: Have you heard about the plane crash yesterday? It caused a hundred and twenty deaths. I'm never at ease when taking a flight.
M: Though we often hear about air crashes and serious casual deeds, flying is one of the safest ways to travel.
Q: What do we learn from this conversation?
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A.The woman never travels by plane.
B.Both speakers feel nervous when flying.
C.The man thinks traveling by air is quite safe.
D.The speakers feel sad about the serious loss of life.
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听力原文:M: I ran all the way to the bus stop, but the man at the ticket counter told me the bus left only 5 minutes ago.
W: That's too bad. Those buses leave only every 50 minutes.
Q: How long does the man have to wait?
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A.40 minutes.
B.50 minutes.
C.45 minutes.
D.55 minutes.
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听力原文:W: Welcome to our program. Today Prof. Johnson is going to talking about solar power.
M: Thank you. As you can see, little by little, Americans are turning to solar power, tapping the strength of the sun for energy.
W: Yeah, that's true. Sunlight has already been used for heating or cooling homes and office buildings in the sunny south.
M: Experts say all signs point to the birth of the solar energy industry. Right now, an increasing number of companies are selling solar collector panels to heat and cool homes or to heat water. The glass and metal panels each cost from $100 to more than $500, and the three or four-bedroom home usually requires a dozen or more. They look like sandwiches. They are usually placed in rooftops. Nobody knows how many have been sold, and in addition, many people have built their own units. It has been estimated that solar power equipment will be a $1.3 billion industry by 1995, and more than a million homes will use sunlight for heat, air conditioning or to generate electricity, both in the cities and in countryside.
W: Wow! That is really big business.
What do we learn about the use of solar energy in the U. S. ?
A.It is very well established.
B.It is relatively new.
C.It is found in one million homes.
D.It is being rapidly expanded.
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听力原文:A twenty-one-year-old American named Philo Farnsworth built the first working tel
听力原文: A twenty-one-year-old American named Philo Farnsworth built the first working television receiver in nineteen twenty-seven. Many scientists around the world had made important discoveries that led to the development of television. But Philo Farnsworth had recognized as a boy that electrons could capture a picture sent as light and sound waves through the air.
Over the years, the technology has changed and improved. But the idea behind the television broadcast is still the same. TV stations send a powerful signal from a transmitting antenna. An antenna connected to a television set receives the signal.
The problem with this system is that the receiver antenna has to be in line with the transmitting antenna. Mountains or tall buildings can interfere. One solution is cable television.
This system began in the nineteen forties in Pennsylvania. Only a few television stations existed then, and they were in large cities. People in small towns could not receive the signals. So a store owner put an antenna on top of a pole and placed it on a nearby mountain. This antenna received the television signal. Wires led from the antenna to the store. The cable brought clear pictures to the television sets inside. Later, the idea of cable television spread to cities, to provide people with more stations to watch.
Today, people can watch hundreds of stations. And another way to receive them is with a satellite dish antenna. A small round device of the size of a pizza can receive signals from satellites .high above the Earth. The antenna is connected to a special receiver which connects to the television set. Some broadcasts over satellite can be watched free of charge. But the others cost money, just like cable service.
The passage mainly focuses on ______.
A.the importance of TV
B.the function of TV
C.the production of TV
D.the evolution of TV
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听力原文:W: Excuse me, Sir. I've been waiting here for nearly 20 minutes long just to pay my telephone bill.
M: I'm sorry about that. But the computer is down, and everybody has had to wait this afternoon.
Q: What's the woman complaining about?
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A.The long wait.
B.The broken-down computer.
C.The mistakes in her telephone bill.
D.The bad telephone service.
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听力原文:W: I've just read a curious fact. Did you know that people who spend less than 10 minutes in a drug store are five times more likely to make a purchase than those who spend half an hour there?
M: I saw that article, too. But think, if someone runs into a drug store for 10 minutes, he is usually there to make a specific purchase.
W: And someone who spends more time there may be just looking?
M: Exactly. Haven't you ever gone into a store thinking that you'll buy something and then talk yourself out of it?
W: Yes, I have. Especially when I thought I could get it for less elsewhere, or I really didn't need it after all.
M: Exactly, but, if you run in to buy something specific and have very little time, you pick it up, pay for it immediately, and then leave.
W: That's true. Maybe we should learn a lesson from that. Take your time end you'll spend less money.
M: I doubt if that would be true in all stores though. In a department store, for instance, you may see a sweater or some thing you never intend to buy, and buy it because you have time to look around.
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A.A druggist's suggestion.
B.An advertisement.
C.An article.
D.A salesclerk's comment.
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听力原文: The United Nations mission in Sierra Leone reports tile rebel Revolutionary United Front (RUF) has begun carrying out its promise to return weapons and military equipment it seized a year ago from U.N. peacekeepers.
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.
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听力原文:W: 45-21-64. Bonjour(French).M: Is that the Saint Martine Hotel?W: Oui(French). Y
听力原文:W: 45-21-64. Bonjour(French).
M: Is that the Saint Martine Hotel?
W: Oui(French). Yes, it is. Can I help you?
M: Have you got a double room for the night of 23rd July?
W: One moment please. I'll just have a look. Yes, we have got a double room on that date.
M: Has it got a double bed or two singles?
W: Two singles, monsieur,
M: And is that with or without bath?
W: It's a room with shower and toilet, monsieur.
M: That sounds fine. Is there a TV?
W: Could you repeat that, please?
M: Is there a color television in the room?
W: Yes, but of course. And a video, if you choose.
M: How much will it be for one night?
W: About four hundred francs.
M: And what does that include?
W: It includes morning newspaper continental breakfast and service.
M: Where is the nearest metro?
W: Opera, monsieur. It's only five minutes from here.
M: And is there an extra charge for children?
W: If the child is under sixteen and we put an extra bed in your room, the charge is seventy-five francs. Do you want the room?
M: Yes, for one night-23rd July.
W: Oui, monsieur. May I have your name, please?
M: Actually, it's for my wife and two daughters Mrs. Jean Gordon, Linda and Maggie.
W: Yes, monsieur. So you need an extra bed.
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A.A room with a single bed.
B.A double room with two single beds.
C.A room with a double bed and a single bed.
D.A double room and two double beds.
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听力原文:W: Excuse me. Do you live here?
M: Yes, I've lived here in Edinburgh all my life. My name's Rory McDonald. How do you do?
W: Hi, I'm Chris Hudson from Phoenix, Arizona. I'm an oil engineer. I'm on my way to London on business.
M: How long are you staying in Edinburgh?
W: Just a day. What can I see here in twenty-four hours?
M: Well, most tourists want to visit the Castle. It's on Castle Rock. It's where the Scottish government used to be. From there you can walk down the Royal Mile.
W: What's the Royal Mile?
M: It's a narrow street of medieval houses. It's worth seeing. Then you really should visit Holyrood Palace.
W: Who lives in the Palace?
M: No one, except the Queen when she comes to Edinburgh, which is usually once a year. But the kings and queens of Scotland used to live there be fore Scotland was united with England.
W: When was that?
M: That was...er, let me see 2. in 1603.
W: You seem to know a lot about Scottish history.
M: Aye, well, I'm a McDonald of the McDonald clan. You know there are clans in Scotland, and we're all proud of our history.
W: I'd like to buy something as a souvenir of the trip. What should I buy?
M: Why don't you buy some sweaters? Scottish sweaters are famous for their quality. And you must buy some whiskey. Of course you know that's our national drink.
W: Yes, I've already bought the whiskey.
M: Good. But remember you mustn't put ice in it. That spoils the flavor!
W: Oh, we Americans put ice in everything!
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A.She comes to visit this famous town.
B.She comes to visit her friend.
C.She comes to Edinburgh on business.
D.She is on her way to London on business.