听力原文:[32] New England is an area of mountains, valleys, and rivers. It is said that in - 赤豆云问答

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听力原文：A fellow had just been hired as the new CEO of a large high-tech corporation. [32

听力原文： A fellow had just been hired as the new CEO of a large high-tech corporation. [32]The CEO who was stepping down met with him privately and presented him with three numbered envelopes. "Open these if you run up against a problem you don't think you can solve," he said. Well, [33]things went along pretty smoothly, but six months later, sales took a decline and he was really under the pressure. He remembered the envelopes. He went to his drawer and took out the first envelope. The message read, [34]"Blame your former CEO." The new CEO called a press conference and laid all the faults on the previous CEO. Satisfied with his comments, the press responded positively, sales began to pick up and the problem was soon behind him. About a year later, the company was again experiencing serious product problems. Having learned from his previous experience, the CEO quickly opened the second envelope. The message read, "Reorganize". Then be did, and the company quickly reorganized. After several months, the company once again fell on difficult times. The CEO went to his office, closed the door and opened the third envelope. The message said, [35]"Prepare three envelopes".

(33)

A．The former CEO.

B．The CEO's rivals.

C．The CEO himself.

D．The employees.

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第2题

听力原文：（32) County fairs are a tradition in New England towns. They offer great entertai

听力原文： (32) County fairs are a tradition in New England towns. They offer great entertainment. One popular event is the pie-eating contest. If you want to take part in the contest, it is a good idea to remember these guidelines: (33) first, make sure your stomach is nearly empty of food. Eating a whole pie can be hard if you have just finished a meal. Next, it is helpful to like the pie you are going to eat. The cream types are a good choice. They slide down the throat more easily. Placing your hands in the right position adds to the chances of winning. There is a temptation to reach out and help the eating process. This will result in becoming disqualified. (34) Don't just sit on your hands, if your hands are tied behind your back, you will not be tempted to make use of them.

Now you are ready to show your talent at eating pies. The object, of course, is to get the bottom of the pie plate before the other people. (35) It is usually better to start at the outside and work toward the middle. This method gives you a goal to focus on. Try not to notice what the other people near you are doing. Let the cheers from the crowd spur you on. But don't look up. All you should think about is eating that pie.

(33)

A．In a fast-food restaurant.

B．At a shopping center.

C．At a county fair.

D．In a bakery.

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第3题

听力原文： Right up to the 19th century. （32)Oxford and Cambridge were the only two univers

听力原文： Right up to the 19th century. (32)Oxford and Cambridge were the only two universities in England. Royal patronage and aristocratic money confirmed them in their position, and attempts to found new universities elsewhere all met with failure. A large number of provincial universities were established following their lead, these are the so-called "Redbrick universities". Many of them were dependent on older universities at first, especially the University of London, but soon they became independent and began giving their own degrees. (33)Many also became well-known for their excellence in a particular subject and could offer a better course to students taking that subject than was available anywhere else in the country. After this first rapid increase m numbers and distribution the number of English universities remained the same for nearly 40 years. But by the 1960s a new postwar generation had grown up. (34)Due to an increase in the birth rate following the Second World War, the school going population was bigger than ever before. Secondary education was better and the school leaving age her. Naturally the demand for university places became greater, and the government responded with an ambitious university building plan. Seven new universities were planned built and opened their doors to a new generation of students between 196t and 1965. (35) It was the greatest single expansion of higher education that England has ever known.

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A．Because there were not enough students enrolled in more than one university.

B．Because Oxford and Cambridge were the most important cities.

C．Because only Oxford and Cambridge were supported by royal patronage.

D．Because Parliament only supported Oxford and Cambridge.

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听力原文：（32)Scientists have discovered that plants themselves produce many poisonous chem

听力原文： (32)Scientists have discovered that plants themselves produce many poisonous chemicals for defense against insects. But insects have developed ways of dealing with them. Guess how many years have the insects been eating plants. The number itself will scare you. (33) In fact, insects have been eating plants for as many as 250 million years. Now insects are using these same mechanisms to deal with man-made poisons—insecticides. This is why resistance of insects to insecticides has developed so rapidly.

What should be done？ Scientists studying the problem suggest (34) that farmers use less insecticides. At the moment, farmers (34)regularly spray crops as a precaution against problems that are caused by large numbers of pests. They should, instead, spray only where pests have actually been seen. Secondly, (34)farmers could use a combination of two or three insecticides at once. To survive, the insects would need to become resistant to two or more insecticides at the same time.

The most surprising suggestion, perhaps, is that at certain times of the year, farmers should actually try to attract new insects onto the crops they are trying to protect. The new insects will mate with those which survived from a certain kind of insecticide and will lessen the latter's resistance to it.

(35) Scientists hope that these and other measures will postpone the day when farmers and scientists will have to stand by while new super-bugs which may be resistant to all poisons invade our farms and devour our crops.

(33)

A．Insects have developed some sort of resistance to man-made poisons.

B．Insects have been eating plants for about 250 million years.

C．Farmers sometimes use a combination of two or three insecticides at once.

D．New insects mate with insecticide-surviving insects.

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第5题

听力原文：The entertainment profession, or" show business", attracts many young people. Unf

听力原文： The entertainment profession, or" show business", attracts many young people. Unfortunately, only very few can hope to become famous and prosperous. (32) Talent is not enough, because show business is as competitive as any other business. (32) (33) Without a good manager, a performer can never hope to succeed. This is true for actors, dancers and comedians, but perhaps most of all for singers.

"Pop" stands for" popular", and (32) (34) a pop singer has to work very hard to become popular. He must either give the public what they already want, or he must find a new way of singing that will attract their attention. (34) Even when he has succeeded and his records are sold everywhere, he cannot relax.

The life of a successful pop singer is not at all easy. He can only relax when he is alone, (35) because everything he does is watched and reported in the special newspaper written for the" fans". The fans are the most important people in the world for a singer. They buy his records, they go to his concert, and make him rich and famous. But they can be very annoying, too. Sometimes their enthusiasm gets so hysterical that they do anything to get a" souvenir". They steal handkerchiefs, they tear off buttons, and they even cut off pieces of the unfortunate singer's hair. Many singers have been forced to hide. A pop singer has to spend a lot of money on clothes, because he must always look smart, or, at any rate, different. He must have a luxurious car. And-most important-he must always keep smiling for the benefit of his public.

(33)

A．Diligence and luck.

B．A good manager and luck.

C．Diligence and money.

D．A good manager and diligence.

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听力原文：Cats never fail to fascinate human beings. They can be friendly and affectionate

听力原文： Cats never fail to fascinate human beings. They can be friendly and affectionate towards humans, but they lead mysterious lives of their own as well. They never become submissive like dogs and horses. As a result, humans have learned to respect their independence. Most cats remain suspicious of humans all their lives. One thing that fascinates us most about cats is the popular belief that they have nine lives. Apparently, there is a good deal of truth in this idea. A cat's ability to survive falls is based on fact.

Recently the New York Animal Medical Centre made a study of 132 cats over a period of five months. All these cats had one experience in common: they had fallen off high buildings, yet only eight of them died from shock of injuries. Of course, New York is the ideal place for such an interesting study, because there is no shortage of tall buildings. There are plenty of high-rise windowsills to fall from! One cat, Sabrina, fell 32 stories, yet only suffered from a broken tooth. "Cats behave like well-trained paratroopers," a doctor said. It seems that the further cats fall, the less they are likely to injure themselves. In a long drop, they reach speeds of 60 miles an hour and more. At high speeds, falling cats have time to relax. They stretch out their legs like flying squirrels. This increases their air-resistance and reduces the shock of impact when they hit the ground.

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A．Because cats always fascinate human beings.

B．Because cats are friendly and affectionate towards humans.

C．Because there is a popular belief that cats have nine lives.

D．Because cats lead their own lives and seldom become obedient like dogs are.

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第7题

听力原文： [32] Apple's iPod profoundly changed the way people experience music. What will

it do for television？ [33] The industry is intrigued by the announcement that episodes of the hit ABC shows Desperate Housewives and Lost will be available for Apple's new video iPod. Episodes will go on sale for $1.99 on iTunes the day after they are broadcast. For ABC and its parent Walt Disney Co., [34] the bet is that the new technology will bring in more new fans of the programs than will be taken away from watching them on traditional broadcast television. Now the iPod will join digital video recorders and DVDs as another way of seeing television programs other than their regularly scheduled times on the ABC stations. Leon Long, chairman of ABC's affiliate board believes if viewers have the choice of watching Desperate Housewives on their wide-screen television with surround sound or a two-inch iPod screen, they will almost certainly watch it on TV. [35] The iPod option will likely be attractive to people who missed an episode and want to keep up with the story. The downloads might also ap peal to techies who want to try out the new product and might not necessarily be fans of the programs, which could bring these shows a new audience.

(33)

A．It changed the source of music.

B．It changed the source of TV programs.

C．It changed the way to appreciate both music and TV programs.

D．It changed people's opinion on traditional broadcast television.

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第8题

听力原文：（32) Leona Bridges, a New York woman who married into millions, left her mansion

听力原文： (32) Leona Bridges, a New York woman who married into millions, left her mansion and her $12 million fortune to her pet, a little white Chihuahua named Duchess. Although Leona has one son, Wilbur, and three grandchildren, they received nothing in her will.

(33)Wilbur was not surprised. He had already hired a lawyer to fight the will. The lawyer said there would be no problem proving that Leona wasn't "all there" when she signed her will. No one, said the lawyer, in their right mind could be so cruel to their own flesh and blood while being so generous to a dog that had been rescued from an animal shelter. "The dog doesn't even have papers," said the lawyer.

Leona had not spoken to Wilbur in five years. They used to get along very well. Then Wilbur made an unfortunate joke. He was visiting Leona one afternoon. She had just spent $ 400 at a dog beauty parlor. The employees had washed, shampooed, and blow-dried Duchess, and then tied a big pink ribbon around her neck. Leona mentioned to Wilbur how beautiful Duchess looked. Wilbur said, "Yes, if your idea of beauty is a large rodent with a pink ribbon around its skinny neck. "Leona gave him a dirty look.

(34) Wilbur apologized, saying he was just joking, but Leona told him to leave immediately. How dare her son belittle her "baby"？ She didn't respond to any of his emails or phone calls. Leona told her staff to never use the words "Wilbur" in her presence. (35)Days later, she fired her housekeeper when he said he was going to "polish the silver" —she thought he said he was going to "watch for Wilbur". The housekeeper had worked for Leona for 25 years.

(33)

A．Her only child, Wilbur.

B．Her soil and grandchildren.

C．Her pet dog, Duchess.

D．Her grandchildren.

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第9题

听力原文：In the case of mobile phones, change is everything. [32] Recent research indicate

听力原文： In the case of mobile phones, change is everything. [32] Recent research indicates that the mobile phone is changing not only our culture, but our very bodies as well.

First. let's talk about culture. The difference between the mobile phone and its parent, the fixed-line phone is, you get whoever answers it. This has several implications. The most common one, however, and perhaps the thing that has changed our culture forever, is the "meeting" influence. [33] People no longer need to make firm plans about when and where to meet. Twenty years ago, a Friday night would need to be arranged in advance. [33] Now, however, a night out can be arranged on the run. Texting changes people as well. In their paper "In sights into the Social and Psychological Effects of SMS Text Messaging", two British researchers distinguished between two types of mobile phone users: the "talkers" and the "texters"—those who prefer voice to text message and those who prefer text to voice. [34] They found that the mobile phone's individuality and privacy gave texters the ability to express a whole new outer personality. Texters were likely to report that their family would be surprised if they were to read their texts.

Another scientist wrote of the changes that mobiles have brought to body language. There are two kinds that people use while speaking on the phone. There is the "speakeasy": the head is held high, in a selfconfident way. chatting away 133]And there is the "spacemaker": these people focus on themselves and keep out other people.

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A．It is affecting our health seriously.

B．It hinders our reading and writing.

C．It is changing our bodies as well as our culture.

D．It surprises people with unexpected messages.

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第10题

听力原文：Which of the following can be categorized as a lagging index？（32)A．Unemployment r

听力原文：Which of the following can be categorized as a lagging index？

(32)

A．Unemployment rates.

B．Manufacturing rates,

C．Interest rates,

D．People's expectations of the economy.

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听力原文：[32] New England is an area of mountains, valleys, and rivers. It is said that in