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Why are the events important？
A．They could be a sign of global warming.
B．They are disturbing Antarctic bird habitats.
C．They have destroyed research facilities.
D．They refute current scientific theories.
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SECTION A CONVERSATIONS
Directions: In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
听力原文：Gordon: Who would really care if we abolished the Olympic Games？
Robert: Oh, I would. I think it is the television show of the decade.
Gordon: Oh really! Hours and hours in front of a TV set. What do you get out of it？
Robert: I think that nearly all the events are very exciting, and I get really involved.
Gordon: What is the excitement for you in the Olympic Games？
Robert: Their skills. You know, watching men run faster, jump higher, play better.
Gordon: Why is it actually exciting to watch a man run faster？ It is exciting to watch a fantastic footballer playing with the ball, kicking, scoring goals, I can see that. But watching somebody running a race flat out-what are you admiring in that？ Robert: I just want to watch it. I think it is great fun. I think it is a tremendous act of serf-discipline to achieve all these things. One can at least admire that.
Gordon: But many athletes use drugs, steroids and so on to build up this tremendous strength. I mean you even get doubts as to whether a female is female.
Robert: I don't think that has got anything to do with it. The thing that matters is that the very best people are competing together and not merely, as in the past, the people that can afford to be amateurs.
Robert would care if the Olympic Games were abolished because _______.
A．She wanted to sit in front of the TV set for hours.
B．She thought it was a great TV show.
C．All the events were exciting except the football matches.
D．It is a great fun watching all the games.
听力原文：M: Hello. International Friends Club. Can I help you？
W: Oh, hello. I read about your club in the paper today and thought I'd phone to find out a bit more.
M. Yes, certainly, well, we' re a sort of social club for people from different countries. It's quite a new club -- we have about 50 members at the moment, but we're growing all the time.
W. That sounds interesting. I'm British actually, and I came to Washington about three months ago. I'm looking for ways to meet people. Er, what kinds of events do you organize？
M: Well, we have social get-togethers, and sports events, and we also have language evenings.
W: Could you tell me something about the language evenings？
M: Yes, Every day except Thursday we have a language evening. People can come and practice their languages, you know, over a drink or something. We have different languages on different evenings. Monday -- Spanish; Tuesday -- Italian; Wednesday --German; and Friday -- French. On Thursday, we usually have a meal in a restaurant for anyone who wants to come.
W: Well, that sounds great. I really need to practice my French.
M: OK, well, if you can just give me your name and address, I' ll send you the form. and some more information. If you join now you can have the first month free.
Why does the woman make the telephone call？
A．She wants to know more about the club.
B．She hopes to find a job in Washington.
C．She plans to go to evening classes.
听力原文： Good morning and welcome to American studies 101. I would like to begin this semester by discussing the region of the United States known as the Northeast. This region includes twelve states and a small area called the District of Columbia that is the home of the national government.
The Northeast is a very important part of the United States, for although it covers only about six percent of the nation's geographical area, it contains approximately one-fourth of the country's population. New York, the most popular city in the United States, and several other large cities are located in this region.
Why are these twelve states so important？ In the first place, the Northeast was one of the first sections of the country to be settled by Europeans. Busy cities developed there when most of America was still a sparsely settled wilderness. Many crucial events in the nation's early history took place there. I'll be describing some of those events Wednesday in my second lecture.
Today the Northeast is a great manufacturing and trading region. Thousands of factories produce a wide variety of goods and provide other regions of the country with items they need. Many large manufacturing firms have their central headquarters here. Some of the country's largest banks, investment agencies, and publishing houses are found in the Northeast. Several of its cities are noted for their fine museums. Some of the country's best known colleges and universities are also located in this region.
Finally the Northeast is the principal location for much of the country's international trade. In the heart of this region New York city is the home of the United Nations.
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A．On the first day of class.
B．At the end of the first week of classes.
C．Halfway through the semester.
D．Just before the final examination.
Where Is the News Leading Us？
Not long ago I was asked to join in a public symposium on the role of the American press. Two other speakers were included on the program. The first was a distinguished TV anchorman. The other was the editor of one of the nation's leading papers, a newsman to the core -- tough, aggressive, and savvy in the ways and means of solid reporting.
The purpose of the symposium, as I understood it, was to scrutinize the obligations of the media and to suggest the best ways to meet those obligations.
During the open-discussion period, a gentleman in the audience addressed a question to my two colleagues. Why, he asked, are the newspapers and the television news programs so disaster-prone？ Why are newsmen and women so attracted to tragedy, violence, failure？
The anchorman and editor reacted as though they had been blamed for the existence of bad news. Newsmen and newswomen, they said, are only responsible for reporting the news, not for creating it or modifying it.
It didn't seem to me that the newsmen had answered the question. The gentleman who had asked it was not blaming them for the distortions in the world. He was just wondering why distortions are most reported. The news media seem to operate on the philosophy that all news is bad news. Why？ Could it be that the emphasis on downside news is largely the result of tradition -- the way newsmen had newswomen are accustomed to respond to daily events？
Perhaps it would be useful here to examine the way we define the word news, for this is where the problem begins. News is Supposed to deal with happenings of the past 12 hours -- 24 hours almost. Anything that happens so suddenly, however, is apt to be eruptive. A sniper kills some pedestrians; a terrorist holds 250 people hostage in a plane; OPEC announces a 25 percent increase in petroleum prices; Great Britain devalues by another 10 percent; a truck conveying radioactive wastes collides with a mobile cement mixer.
Focusing solely on these details, however, produces a misshapen picture, Civilization is a lot more than the sum total of its catastrophes. The most important ingredient in any civilization is progress. But progress doesn't happen all at once. It is not eruptive. Generally, it comes in bits and pieces, very little of it clearly visible at any given moment, but all of it involved in the making of historical change for the better.
It is this aspect of living history that most news reporting reflects inadequately. The result is that we are underinformed about positive developments and overinformed about disasters. This, in turn, leads to a public mood of defeatism and despair, which in themselves tend to be inhibitors of progress. An unrelieved diet of eruptive news depletes the essential human energies a free society needs. A mood of hopelessness and cynicism is hardly likely to furnish the energy needed m meet serious challenges.
I am not suggesting that "positive" news be contrived as an antidote to the disasters on page one. Nor do I define positive news as in-depth reportage of functions of the local YMCA(基督教男青年会). What I am trying to get across is the notion that the responsibility of the news media is to search out and report on important events -- whether or not they come under the heading of conflict, confrontation, or catastrophe. The world is a splendid combination of heaven and hell, and both sectors' call for attention and scrutiny.
My hope is that the profession of journalism will soon see its responsibility in a wider perspective. The time has come to consider the existence of a large area of human happenings that legitimately qualify as news. For example, how many news articles have been written about nitrogen-fixation(固氮作用) -- the process by which plants can be made to "Fix" their own nitrogen, thus reducing the n
A．Y
B．N
C．NG
Why doesnt the man believe that weather is responsible for the recent events？
A．No melting has been observed.
B．The past several winters have been unusually severe.
C．Nothing unusual has happened in other parts of Antarctica.
D．The ice shelf had remained intact for centuries despite the weather.
A．refining
B．defining
C．confining
D．declining
Why does the author mention so many events in Paragraph 12？
A．To show that migration exerts a great impact on population change.
B．To illustrate that migration contributes to mankind"s progress.
C．To reveal that migration is generally associated with great occurence.
D．To explain that migration may not be accompanied by human conflicts.
听力原文：W: Yes, it's so exciting.
M: Is this your first time to China？
W: Yes, we're on our honeymoon.
M: Oh, congratulations!
W: Thanks. Do you live in Beijing？
M: No, but my grandma does. I'm visiting her. Are you over for the Olympics？
W: We've got tickets for some track events but we do want to do plenty of sightseeing too. What would you recommend？
M: Well, it depends what you're after. Oh, why don't I give you my number and if you'd like some local color, maybe I could help you out？
W: Oh, it's very kind of you.
M: My pleasure. Here's my business card with my number on it.
W: Thank you very much.
M: Where are you going after arrival？
W: We plan to find a hotel near the Olympic Village.
M: Have you made a reservation？
W: No. Will the hotels be full？
M: I don't know, but don't worry. There are so many hotels in Beijing that you won't have any chance to sleep in the street.
What information did the man hear from the broadcast？
A．The plane is going to take off.
B．The plane is arriving in Beijing.
C．It is cloudy in Beijing.
D．The woman is on her honeymoon.
Why does the professor mention the coat of arms of Canada？
A．To compare the symbolism to that of a totem pole
B．To prove that the Haida live in Canada
C．To argue that the Haida symbols are superior
D．To place the events in chronological order
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