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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:F: Paul, nice to see you back from the university. How do you like your new university? I remember your mom had wanted you to go to London University so that you can live at home and walk or cycle to attend the lectures.
M: Well, you know I didn't go to London University after all. My new university is on the suburbs of an ancient cathedral city and it is almost 8 miles from the city center. The university is planned on the so called American campus system. That is to say, students live in halls of residence grouped around the main university buildings.
F: You mean you live, eat and study within the university proper?
M: Yes, I like it. Because we are a real community. We've got comfortable common rooms and bars. We arrange dances and parties. We've got clubs, theater groups, choirs and so on. And we've got an orchestra. I played the drums in it. By the way, how about your university days, Betty?
F: I rented a house with two other girls in the middle of the city about ten minutes walk from the university. The house is falling to pieces. It is damp and there is no proper heating. M: That sounds awful. I couldn't work in a place like yours. The district is poor and could almost be classed as a slum.
F: I don't think so. We live among real people who treat us as real people. We've got an electrician living next door, who is always coming in and mending our cooker and electric fires. We could try to get into one of the halls of the residents. But we prefer to be independent. It's nice to belong to the city and to do things outside the university.
M: What sort of things do you do outside the university?
M: Well, there is a group of us who go and help in a home for handicapped children. And I sing in the city bar "Choir". We get on well with the local people, not like you in that suburban district.
W: Well, I like history. And my university is one of the best universities for that subject. Besides, it is an ancient city with a lot of historical relics and sightseeing spots. If you can drop by by any chance, I can show you around.
F: You bet.
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A.In Bath.
B.In London.
C.In York.
D.In the suburbs.
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听力原文: SINGAPORE—Singapore said on Tuesday it would organize a contest to find the tech savvy city-state's best computer hacker.
Six pairs will compete in the Aug. 20 "Black OPS: Hack Attack Challenge 2004," organized by the government-funded National Infocomm Competency Center, said its marketing manager Yvonne Choo.
They will "penetrate, exploit, gain access and obtain privileged information from the other teams' servers, for the purpose of corporate espionage," the center said on its Web site.
Teams will also have to defend their organization's networks against hacking from other teams in the daylong event, it added.
Choo said he hoped the contest would help shed light on ways to prevent actual computer attacks.
The prize for the best hacker will be a DVD burner and free computer classes.
Asia has been the root of some of the worst attacks by hackers in recent years.
In May 2000, the so-called Love Bug virus, released in the Philippines, overwhelmed e mail systems worldwide and caused tens of millions of dollars in damage.
Close to 80 percent of Singapore's 4 million citizens own personal computers and the island is largely considered to be the most technologically advanced in Southeast Asia.
Hackers can be jailed for up to three years or fined up to S$10,000 (US$5,810) under the city-state's Computer Misuse Act.
According to the report, the contest will last ______ days.
A.one
B.two
C.four
D.six
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根据下列的定义,能打印出字母P的语句是()。 struct stu { char name[10]; iht age; }; struct stu s[10]={"John",11, "Paul", 12, "Mary", 11, "adam",12 };
A.printf("%c",s[3].name);
B.printf("%c",s[3].name[1]);
C.printf("%c",s[2].name[1]);
D.printf("%c",s[1].name[0]);
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听力原文:W: Why is it that I found some letters addressed to you in my mailbox lately, Paul?
M: Didn't Mike tell you that I'm having the post office forward my mail to your place until I've got a new apartment?
Q: What's happening to Paul's letters?
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A.His letters are being forwarded to his new apartment.
B.His letters are being sent to his old address.
C.He tells Mike to deliver his mail to the woman's house.
D.He has the post office deliver his mall to the woman's house.
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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: Can you figure out what's wrong with John? He doesn't talk to anyone since last week?
M: He's had a terrible time with his wife. But it has something to do with his parents.
Q: What conclusion can you draw from the conversation?
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A.He has some trouble with his parents.
B.His parents had a quarrel.
C.He and his wife might have had a quarrel.
D.His wife and his parents might have disagreed with each other.
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听力原文: The king has taken a knock. Nokla warned that the U. S. slowdown is now extending to other economies, and said that is cutting into demand for Nokia' s handsets, and for its growing mobile infrastructure business.
In April, a more optimistic Nokia said it was on course for a 20 percent sales growth this quarter. That forecast has been cut in half. Tuesday' s warning knocked a whopping $31 billion off Nokia' s market cap. Nokia joins rivals Motorola and Ericsson in warning about sales. The rate of new phone purchases has slowed dramatically in Europe, with customers reluctant to trade up to new handsets.
What' s the effect of the US slowdown?
A.Cutting into demand for Nokia' s handsets.
B.Promote other economies.
C.Many firms break down.
D.Many handsets don' t sell.
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听力原文:W: Hello, John, you must be pleased. After all, how many students are lucky enough to be accepted at their first and second choices?
M: Not many I know. But I am not sure yet which one to choose.
W: You seem to have doubts about the State University. But its biology department has good facilities all the biology majors want.
M: Yeah. They aim have internship for seniors. But a friend told me that for the first two years some lectures had a hundred and fifty students. You probably wouldn't get to know any of your teachers.
W: Well, you might actually because those classes also have small discussion sections twice a week which have no more than twenty students.
M: I know. But I've heard they were usually taught by graduate students. At White Stone College all classes are taught by professors.
W: What about studying? Do you prefer a small town like White Stone or a bigger place like the state capital?
M: That doesn't matter to me. What I do care about is getting individual attention from the faculty and making friends.
W: Look, I've known you for four years now, and you seem to be a pretty out-going person. I don't think yon'Il have any trouble making friends at State University. It sounds to me like you are leaning toward White Stone though.
M: I am. The only problem is that the white Stone's tuition fee is really high and I'm not sure I can afford it.
W: You could still apply for a student loan or sign up for a work-study program.
M: yeah, I think I'll look into that.
Why did the man go to see the woman?
A.To apply for a student loan.
B.To discuss a decision he has to make.
C.To ask for a letter of recommendation.
D.To find out which colleges accepted him.
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听力原文:M: You got a bunch of flowers for your birthday from Jack and a box of chocolates from John, didn't you, Alice?
W: It's Alex who sent me flowers and I got chocolates from Jack.
Q: From whom did the woman get the flowers?
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A.Jack.
B.Alice.
C.John.
D.Alex.
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听力原文:M: We have to hurry if we hope not to miss the beginning of the film. It' s already 7:35.
W: Well, it takes only 15 minutes to get to the movies and the film doesn' t begin until 7:55.
What time will the couple get to the movies if they leave immediately?
A.At 7:50.
B.At 7:55.
C.At 7:35.
D.At 7:45.
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听力原文:M:The job sounds great,but I’m a little worried about how much time it might take.It’s to be Prof,Jamison’s assiStant.
W:It’s pretty reasonable.It never took me more than five hours a week to do all the grading and another thirty to fourty minutes to record the grades on the computer.
M:That sounds manageable.I think you can do the work when it fits into your own schedule, too,can't you?
W:Oh, yeah, you can do the grading in your room or in the library. You just need to get each set back for the next class, but that means you always have at least two days and sometimes four.
M: It sounds great.
W:Good luck with your interview.
Why was the woman able to give the man so much information about the job?
A.She is Professor Jamison's daughter.
B.She works part-time as Profess or Jamison's secretary.
C.She used to do the job herself.
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听力原文: Nokia warned that the U. S. slowdown is now extending to other economies, and said that is cutting into demand for Nokia s handsets, and for its growing mobile infrastructure business.
In April, a more optimistic Nokia said it was on course for a 20 percent sales growth this quarter. That forecast has been cut in half. Tuesday s warning knocked a whopping $31 billion off Nokia s market capitlization. Nokia joins rivals Motorola and Ericsson in warning about sales. The rate of new phone purchases has slowed dramatically in Europe, with customers reluctant to trade up to new handsets.
Why has the rate of new phone purchases slowed in Europe?
A.Because of the warning about sales.
B.Because the customers are reluctant to trade up to new handsets.
C.Because of cutting into demand for handsets.
D.Because of the US slowdown.
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听力原文:W: The newspaper says it will be raining today. What do you think M: Well. I don’听力原文:W: The newspaper says it will be raining today. What do you think M: Well. I don’t believe. Look, it’s fine. Q: What are they talking about ()
A.The weather.
B.The newspaper.
C.The whether.
D.The rain.
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听力原文:W: I need your help, John, I feel very nervous whenever speaking in the presence of many strangers. Do you know how to overcome this?
M: Me too. Take it easy. I consider it a natural human response. You just need time and practice. Practice makes perfect.
Q: What does the man mean?
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A.She should follow the human nature.
B.Strangers are nothing to be afraid of.
C.Feeling nervous is nothing improper.
D.She should accept strangers' presents naturally.
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听力原文: The Atlantic Seaboard and the Gulf Coast could be in for another bad hurricane season, one of the goveminent' s top forecasters said Monday.
Conrad C. Lautenbacher Jr., head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, predicted 12 to 15 tropical storms, seven to nine of them becoming hurricanes, and three to five of those major hurricanes, with winds of at least 111 mph.
On average, the United States is hit by two major hurricanes every three years. Last year, them were 15 tropical storms, with nine of them hurricanes---six of them major.
The hurricane season begins June I and runs through Nov. 30.
______ major hurricanes were predicted by the head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
A.3 to 5
B.7 to 9
C.9 to 15
D.12 to 15
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听力原文: The head of the World Health Organization says important efforts are being made to fight the world' s serious health problems. But she says gains could be lost if countries around the world do not support new health programs.
Gro Harlem Brundtland made her comments to the World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland recently. She described a number of health programs expected in the coming years. However, Doctor Brundtland said the WHO' s 191 member countries must support the programs and put them into action. With this support, she said the WHO could reduce the number of deaths caused by malaria, AIDS, tuberculosis and other infectious diseases. She also said the death rate for pregnant women and babies could be reduced.
Doctor Brundtland told W-H-O members that good health is linked to economic and social development. For example, she described how smoking tobacco threatens to reduce the resources of all countries, especially developing countries. The World Health Organization estimates that four million people die each year from diseases linked to smoking. The organization expects that number to rise to ten- million a year in the next thirty years. Most of these deaths are expected in developing countries.
Which of the following infectious diseases is not mentioned in the report?
A.Malaria.
B.Enteritis.
C.AIDS.
D.Tuberculosis.
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听力原文:The doctor who’s in charge of the case told him that without surgery his wife would surely die in two months.
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A.He was too sick to live another two months.
B.The doctor advised an operation on his wife.
C.He learned the case from the doctor.
D.The doctor told him the truth about his illness.
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听力原文: A new study says millions of the world' s children continue to live in poverty, disease and despair. VOA's correspondent Bmeck Ardery reports on the annual report from UNICEF, the United Nations Children' s Fund.
The report acknowledges great progress has been made in the eradication of certain childhood diseases such as polio and measles. However, it emphasizes that for millions of the world' s children, armed conflicts, disease and forced labor continue to take a heavy toll. Susan Surandon, the American film actress who is recently appointed UNICEF special representative, told reporters that 3 main factors are endangering the lives and futures of the world' s children. "Poverty is killing our children; HIV is killing our children, disproportionately in sub-Saharan Africa; armed conflict is killing our children. And when I say killing, I mean their bodies and their souls their futures, our futures." Ms. Surandon cited statistics which show that in the last decade 2 million children died in wars, 6 million were disabled as the result of armed conflicts, and 14 million have been orphaned by the disease AIDS. A special focus in this year' s UNICEF report is on the rights of adolescents. No longer children in the traditional sense, the report says adolescents still need positive support and guidance and the opportunity to finish school. Breck Ardery, VOA News, at the United Nations.
According to the UNICEF report, great progress has been made in the protection of world' s children from______.
A.some childhood diseases
B.AIDS
C.wars
D.forced labor
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听力原文:Hi, Jim! You look pretty good tody. Everybodyt the office sys hello. We’rel听力原文:Hi, Jim! You look pretty good tody. Everybodyt the office sys hello. We’rell pulling for you to pull through this opertionnd get bck to workt soons you cn. Wht’s wrong with Jim He’s going throughn opertion. B.He’s getting sick. C.He’s hdnccident. D.He looks good tody.
A.He’s going through an operation.
B.He’s getting sick.
C.He’s had an accident.
D.He looks good today.
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听力原文:America’s universities are the envy of the world with 60% of all U.S. high school听力原文:America’s universities are the envy of the world with 60% of all U.S. high school graduates attending college, while in Germany, it’s 30% in France, 28% and in Britain, only 20%. ()
A.Thirty percent of the German population can receive college education.
B.American students enjoy a very high rate of admission to college in the worlD
C.Comparatively speaking, there are more British people than the French attending collE
D.American college students are envied by 60% of high school graduates around the worl
D.
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听力原文: Mny of us believe tht person’s mind becomes lessctives he grows older. B听力原文: Mny of us believe tht person’s mind becomes lessctives he grows older. But this is not true,ccording to Dr. Jrvik, professor of psychitryt the University of Cliforni. She hs studied the mentl functioning ofging persons for severl yers. ()In the cses where the older person’s mind relly seems to decy, it is not necessrily sign of decy due to oldge. Often it is simply sign of depressed emotionl stte. How mny pirs of twins did Dr. Jrvik’s studies involved 136. B.60. C.70. D.80.
A.136.
B.60.
C.70.
D.80.
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听力原文:M: How does your son like his new school W: Great. He seems to have some new frie听力原文:M: How does your son like his new school W: Great. He seems to have some new friends in no time. Q: What can be inferred about the woman’s son ()
A.He doesn’t like his new school.
B.He feels very lonely now.
C.He has no time to make new friends.
D.He has adapted easily to his new school.
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听力原文:W: How is your job at the supermarket M: Well, it’s rather hard work. The hours a听力原文:W: How is your job at the supermarket M: Well, it’s rather hard work. The hours are pretty long. I already feel difficult to keep up with my classmates. What is the man worried about ()
A.He does not earn as much money as his classmates.
B.He does not work as well as his classmates.
C.He does not get enough pay for his ’hard work.
D.He does not have enough time for his study.