In what aspect did the third-prize entry rate higher than other entries?A.CreativityB.Eleg
In what aspect did the third-prize entry rate higher than other entries?
A.Creativity
B.Elegance
C.Beauty
D.Price
In what aspect did the third-prize entry rate higher than other entries?
A.Creativity
B.Elegance
C.Beauty
D.Price
What did Professor Wallace talk about in Pittsburgh?
A.Current journalistic issues
B.The development of the Western novel
C.A historical aspect of literature
D.His latest novel
W: Well, we had a lecture on sustainable development in forests. Dr. Millard pointed out some of the advantages and disadvantages of clear-cut logging.
M: I noticed the next chapter in our textbook is called "Sustainable Development". Chapter 6, isn't it?
W: Yes, we covered the first part of Chapter 6. He told us to read from pages 156 to 170. Also, during the last half of class we divided into groups of three for a project. The groups had to cane up with their own topic on some aspect of sustainable development. The group I'm in, with Harry and Susan, didn't focus too well, and we didn't even come up with a topic. A couple of other groups seemed quite focused. The project is due a week from Friday.
M: Was I put in a group?
W: I don't think so. There were about 4 or 5 students missing yesterday. Perhaps, if you showed up for class early on Wednesday and spoke with Dr. Millard, he could assign you a group.
M: Did you take lecture notes?
W: Yes, I did. I was just going to transcribe them and put them on my computer. Would you like me to e-mail them to you?
M: Oh, yes. Thanks very much.
What does the man want from the woman?
A.To tell him about the final exam.
B.To tell him about a missed class.
C.To tell him about her friends.
D.To tell him about how to preserve forests.
Talks and Conversations
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear several short talks and conversations. After each of these, you will hear a few questions. Listen carefully because you will hear the talk or conversation and questions ONLY ONCE, when you hear a question, read the four answer choices and choose the best answer to that question. Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.
听力原文:M: How did you like yesterday's astronomy class?
W: It was interesting, but the point she was trying to make seemed a little farfetched.
M: Oh, that new theory that ocean water came from comets.
W: Yeah. Do you remember what it's based on?
M: Some recent satellite photos, I think. Apparently, space satellites recently detected thousands of small comets colliding with earth's outer atmosphere, almost 40,000 per day.
W: Ok, so they collide with the atmosphere. So that's what created the water?
M: It's not that the collision created water. Comets contain water. They are made up mostly of cosmic dust and water. When they collide with the atmosphere, they break up and the water they contain rains down to earth. Ocean water came from that rain.
W: Oh, well, this morning, I asked my geology professor about that. He said most geologists don't accept it.
M: Why not?
W: Well, their researches indicate that most of the water molecules from the comets will have burn up as they fell through the' atmosphere. Enough rain couldn't have reached the earth to fill up the ocean.
M: Well, do the geologists have an alternative theory to explain where ocean water came from?
W: Yeah, he said the most traditional view is that ocean water came from volcanoes.
M: From volcanoes?
W: Right! As the volcanic fumes are mostly steam. And they claim that it was volcanical steam that create the oceans, not rain from comets.
Q. 11. What are the speakers mainly discussing?
Q. 12.What did recent photographs from a space satellite indicate?
Q. 13.According to the new theory, where did ocean water come from?
Q. 14.What aspect of volcanoes do the geologists mention?
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A.The effect of the atmosphere on rainfall.
B.How conditions on Earth support life.
C.How water originated on Earth.
D.A new estimate of the age of Earth.
In what aspect can an IRC channel be taken advantage of?
A) All kinds of goods are traded through the channel.
B) It is used as a place for hackers to send commands.
C) It becomes a factory to develop and produce virus.
D) Its chatrooms are in fact the birthplace of junk emails.
M: Well, you didn't expect it to be warm, did you?
W: Of course not, but I just heard the National Weather Service's prediction for the next 90 days. They said it's sup- posed to be much colder weather than usual.
M: Yeah, maybe. Personally, I think those long-range forecasts are useless.
W: Not as useless as you think.
M: Oh, come on, when you're talking about what's going to happen three months later, you might as well just pick a forecast out of our hat. W: Well, you are half-right. They aren't very good for the amount of rain. But they are a lot better for temperatures especially for this time of the year.
M: Really, so I should take them seriously about the cold but not count too much on a lot of extra snow?
W: Un-huh.
M: But what did you say about this time of the year? Do some seasons really give them more problems in making forecasts?
W: Autumn is the worst, apparently weather patterns change so much then, just think how variable our weather has been the last three months.
M: Come to think of it. That's true. It probably would have been hard to predict all those changes back in the summer. You know, you're beginning to convince me there is more to forecast than I thought. How come you know so much about it?
W: I get my information from an expert. My sister's a meteorologist.
On what aspect of weather forecasting is the conversation about?
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A.How much its accuracy has improved recently.
B.How reliable long-range forecasts are.
C.How difficult it takes to make a good forecast.
D.How the current forecast causes troubles.
M: Well, you didn't expect it to be warm, did you?
W: Of course not, but I just heard the national weather services prediction for the next 90 days. They said it's supposed to be much colder than usual.
M: Yeah, maybe. Personally, I think those long-range forecasts are useless.
W: Not as useless as you think.
M: Oh, come on, when you're talking about what's going to happen three months later, you might as well just pick a fore cast out of our hat.
W: Well, you are half way right, They arch't very good for precipitation. But they are a lot better for temperatures, especially for this time of the year.
M: Really, so I should take them seriously about the cold but not count too much on a lot of extra snow?
W: Ahha.
M: But what did you say about this time. of the year. Do some seasons really give them more problems in making forecast.
W: Autumn is the worse, apparently, weather patterns change so much then. Just think how variable our weather has been the last three month.
M: Come to think of it. That's true. It probably would have been hard to predict all those changes back in the summer. You know, you' re beginning to convince me there is more to forecasting than I thought, How come you know so much about it?
W: I get my information from an expert. My sister is a meterologist.
On what aspect of weather forecasting does the conversation focus?
A.How much it has improved in recent years.
B.How reliable long-range forecasts are.
C.How long it takes to become a meteorologist.
D.How the current forecast will affect the speakers.
M: It's surprising because when I started, I thought I'd be sending things to London and maybe Birmingham but, in fact, a high percentage of it is sent abroad, because it's immediate and speedy.
W: And how much would it cost, for example, if I wanted to send a fax to the United States?
M: Well, a fax to the United States would cost you five pounds for a page. And when you think that in England by the Royal Mail, it would cost you twelve pounds to send a page by special delivery, it's actually a good value.
W: Ok. What about your hours? How long do you have to spend actually in the shop?
M: Well, the shop is open from eight in the morning until six at night, six days a week, and then a sort of fairly flexible morning on a Sunday. Urn, and of those hours, I'm in it quite a lot.
W: And did you enjoy it?
M: Yes, overall I enjoy it. Running a business by yourself is hard work and you never quite like every aspect all the time. 95 % of the customers I love. Uh, 2% I really, you know, I'm not too bothered about. And 3 % I positively hate.
W: What, what's the problem with those?
M: Urn, it's hard to categorize really. I find people who are just to- tally rude, urn, unnecessary, and I don't really need their business and I suppose they form. the volume of the people that I don't like but it's a very small percentage.
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A.A foreign country.
B.London.
C.Birmingham.
D.A different time zone.
听力原文: A lot of parents do not realize how important the emotional aspect of the relationship is. It determines their children's performance. I recently heard a mother discussing what school her child might get into. She said, "I don't know how bright my son is." She said that as if her son's intelligence was an independent fate, like the color of the boy's eyes.
Many parents are frequently bothered by their children's marks at school. Their relationship with the child is almost wholly built around this. It was not at all like that with my dad. Until I was eight, he did not seem to worry about marks. And, after that, it was never exam performance that he was concerned about. Rather, he concentrated on my self-understanding. He constantly showed me that I was not stupid by pointing out things I had said that were signs of intelligence. This gave me self-respect. I kept failing exams. But, my father thought there was a difference between my failing one exam and whether I would be a success or failure in life.
Money can be used as a substitute for love for children of divorcees or of rich parents. It can also be used with school performance. Especially in the present exam-crazed system, parents can easily forget the point of education: it is to create fulfilled, creative adults, not exam-takers. If they show love conditionally on performance, it is a cause of depression.
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A.The mother does not enjoy the performance of her son.
B.The mother does not like to communicate with her son.
C.The mother does not like her son.
D.The mother is short of emotions towards her son.
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