Until just a few years ago, making a baby boy or a baby girl..

第1题

听力原文：How long will it take to print the receipts？（A) Just a few seconds.（B) Not until

听力原文：How long will it take to print the receipts？

(A) Just a few seconds.

(B) Not until next month.

(C) No, she never received it.

(3)

A．

B．

C．

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第2题

听力原文：M: Do you think you could lend me a few dollars until tomorrow？ I left my wallet

at home and I don't have enough money for lunch.

W: Why not just let me treat you？ I just got paid, besides I owe you for helping me with that physics project last month.

Q: What does the woman mean？

(13)

A．She'll help look for the man's wallet.

B．She'd like to pay for the man's lunch.

C．She doesn't have much money to lend the man.

D．She'll help the woman with her physics project.

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第3题

A few weeks ago, I had a 【C1】______ unusual flight from London to Khartoum. The flight was

【C2】______ to leave at a quarter past two, so I 【C3】______ at half past twelve,【C4】______ that I had plenty of time to spare. I was rather 【C5】______ to find that I had to pay $ 50 for 【C6】______ baggage, 【C7】______ , on the other hand, it was a relief to see the last of my suitcase, 【C8】______ was, I had to admit, extremely heavy. 【C9】______ the duty-free shop, I sat in the lounge waiting for my flight to be 【C10】______ . It 【C11】______ two o' clock there was no time, so I went back to the information desk. The ground hostess【C12】______ me that the plane would be leaving until a few minutes later than 【C13】______ , and I sat down again. Suddenly there was an announcement: "Flight delayed until 17:45". There was a collective 【C14】______ from the sitting passengers, but the airline then announced that it would provide us a free lunch, which 【C15】 ______us all a little. We 【C16】______ took off at 17:45.When we were 【C17】______ the air, the captain explained the cause of our delay.【C18】______ , just before we were originally due to board, a mouse had been 【C19】______ on the plane. As a result, the plane immediately had to be 【C20】______ from service.

【C1】

A．somewhat

B．specially

C．such

D．rather

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第4题

听力原文：W: Good morning, can I help you？M: Yes, good morning, I've just got a few questio

听力原文：W: Good morning, can I help you？

M: Yes, good morning, I've just got a few questions. I wonder if you can help me sort them out.

W: I'll see what I can do.

M: Can you tell me when Sudeley Castle is open？ We want to go there this morning.

W: Yes, of course, Sudeley Castle, Sudeley, I think it's open ail day, someone asked me this a week or so ago. Here we are. I've got the guide. Yes, it's open from 11 in the morning until 5 in the afternoon, well, not quite ail day, but morning and afternoon.

M: Eleven to five. OK, that's great. Er...can you tell me how much it costs to get in？

W: Yes, it costs 4.50 pounds for adults and 3 pounds for children. It sounds a bit expensive, but there is a lot to do there. I think it's worth the money.

M: Ok. Now another question: what exactly is Snowshill Manor？ What can you see there？

W: Oh, it's a museum, an absolutely fascinating collection of all sorts of things, like clocks and cabinets, and all kinds of swords and masks.

M: Masks？ Well, the kids will like them. Do I pay to get into this museum？

W: Yes, you do. I think it's about three pounds fifty.

M: Is it open this time of year？

W: Yes, it's open until the end of September, so there are a few weeks before it closes.

M: Right, we'll try. Thank you very much for the information.

W: Enjoy your visit. Goodbye.

Where is the man calling to？

A．His mother's house.

B．The museum.

C．The Castle.

D．Information center.

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第5题

听力原文：M: Good morning, can I help you？ W: Yes, good morning, I've just got a few questi

听力原文：M: Good morning, can I help you？

W: Yes, good morning, I've just got a few questions. I wonder if you can help me sort them out.

M: I'll see what I can do.

W: Can you tell me when Sndeley Castle is open？ We want to go there this morning.

M: Yes, of course. Sudeley Castle, I think it's open all day; someone asked me this a week or so ago. Here we are, I've got the guide. Yes, it's open from 1 l in the morning until 5 in the afternoon.

W: Eleven to five, OK, that's great. Err can you tell me how much it costs to get in？

M: Yes, it costs ￡ 4.50 for adults and t2 3.00 for children.

W: OK, now another question: what exactly is Snowshill Manor？

M: Oh, it's a museum, an absolutely fascinating collection of all sorts of things, like clocks, all kinds of masks.

W: Masks？ Well, the kids will like them. Do you pay to get into this museum？

M: Yes, you do. I think it's about three pounds fifty.

W: Is it open this time of year？

M: Yes, it's open until the end of September.

W: Right, we'll ti3: it. Thank you very much for the information.

M: Enjoy your visit. Good-bye.

(23)

A．Where it is.

B．When it is open.

C．How she can go there.

D．What she can see there.

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第6题

听力原文：Well, to answer your question, I knew I wanted to be an actor since I was just a

听力原文： Well, to answer your question, I knew I wanted to be an actor since I was just a little boy. I started performing in plays when I was just 6 years old. I did a few productions at my local theater and later moved onto commercials. Doing the shows was really fun, but going to auditions was terrible. I always felt really bad when I didn't get picked, and I didn't like the rejection, but that's just part of what comes with being an actor. It's all worth it when you get a part that's really satisfying, like when I got a part in my first Broadway musical when I was 16. Up until now I have been in 13 films, 4 musicals, and at least 30 plays. My favorite will always be the stage, but I enjoy other things as well. I really just enjoy all areas of entertainment.

What is the speaker's occupation？

A．A singer

B．An actor

C．A producer

D．An announcer

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第7题

Text 1

It′s that time of the yea—graduation. The end of school year is nearly in sight,and it′s an especially big deal if you′re finishing high school or college.

One amazing(令人惊叹的) 16-year-old Florida girl, Grace Bush, graduated from both high school and college this week! She actually got her college diploma(毕业证书) before her high school diploma. How′d she do that？ "

Hard work and dedication(专心致志)," she told a local TV news station," have made me succeed in doing high school and college at the same time. " She started taking college courses when she was just 13. She would often get up at 5:30 a.m. and not finish until after 11 p. m.

Doing both at once is a huge achievement, but it has also helped her family save money. She′s one of the 9 children, all home-schooled until the age of 13. Her father is a math professor while her mother is a part-time history teacher in a high school. Grace Bush has earned her college degree in law, with a near perfect GPA of 3.8 and she hopes to become a lawyer one day, although her parents expect her to teach at university. By the way, she also plays basketball in her college team in her spare time.

Why does the author say that Grace is amazing？

A.She finished high school earlier than others.

B.She never went to bed before 11 p. m.

C.She graduated from both high school and college at 16.

D.She got two diplomas from the same school.

What did the parents do to help Grace with her education？A.They shared with her college history lessons.

B.They taught her until she was 13

C.They made her interested in math

E.They hired a part-time teacher.

What do Grace′s parents want her to be in future？A.A news reporter.

B.A basketball player.

C.A university teacher.

D.A lawyer.

Which of the following is the key to Grace′s success？A.Taking college courses at 13

B.Doing high school and college at the same time

D.Being born in a professor's family.

E.Being devoted to her studies.

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第8题

听力原文：M: What's Neil going to do when he leaves school？W: Until a few months ago he was

听力原文：M: What's Neil going to do when he leaves school？

W: Until a few months ago he was going to go to university, but he's changed his mind. Now he reckons he's going to make it in the pop world.

M: And how do you parents feel about that？

W: We think he's making an enormous mistake.

M: But surely he can go back to his studies if his music career fails.

W: That's true, but once he gets a taste of freedom, he'll find it more difficult to go back to college. I just think it's such a waste m in three years' time, he'll have got his degree and he'll still be young enough to try out the music business. At least if it doesn't work out he'll have a qualification behind him.

M: Have you discussed this with him？

W: Of course, but he's made up his mind. We're just hoping that he'll get out of his system and then come to his sense and go back to his studies. When I left school I didn't go on to university, and I've regretted it ever since. I just don't want him to make the same mistake as I did.

M: Will you support him while he's trying to be a pop singer？

W: You mean financially？ No. He won't be living at home, and we can't afford to pay for him to live in London, so it's up to him to make it work.

(20)

A．Go to university.

B．Go t6 a music school.

C．Start his music career as a pop singer.

D．Start a business in the music world.

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第9题

根据内容回答题。 Congratulations, It Will Be A Boy!Until just a few years ago, making a b

根据内容回答题。

Congratulations, It Will Be A Boy!

Until just a few years ago, making a baby boy or a girl was pretty much a hit-or-miss affair.

Not anymore. Parents who have access to the latest genetic testing techniques can now predetermine theirbaby&39;s sex with great accuracy, as Monique and Scott Collins learned to their delight two years ago, when their long-wished-for daughter Jessica was born after genetic prescreening(基因筛选)

And baby Jessica is just the begining. Within a decade or two, it may be possible to screen kids almost before conception (怀孕) for an enormous range of attributes (特性), such as how tall they are likely to be, what body type they will have, their hair and eye color, what sort of ill- ness they will be naturally resistant to, and even. conceivably(可想见地) , their IQ and person- ality type.

In fact, if gene therapy lives up to, its promise, parents may someday be able to go beyond weeding out(筛去) undesirable traits and start actually inserting the genes they want perhaps even genes that have been crafted(创造) in a lab. Before the new millennium is many years old, parents may be going to fertility clinics(生殖诊所) and picking from a list of options the way car buyers order air conditioning and chrome-alloy(铪合金) wheels. "It is the ultimate shopping experience: designing your baby," says biotechnology critic Jeremy Rifkin, who is appalled by the prospect. "But in a society used to cosmetic surgery(整容手术), this is not a big step. "

The prospect of designer(定制) babies, like many of the ethnical conundrums(~)posed by the genetic revolution, is confronting the world so rapidly that doctors, ethicists (伦理学家),religious leaders and politicians are just starting to grapple with (与......进行格斗) the implications and trying to decide how they feel about it all.

They still have a bit of time. Aside from gender, the only traits they can now be identified at the earliest stages of development are about a dozen of the most serious genetic diseases. Gene therapy in embryos (胚胎) is at least a few years away. And the gene or combination of genes responsible for most of our physical and mental attributes has not even been identified yet. Besides, say clinicians, even if the techniques for making designer babies are perfected within the next decade, they should be applied in the service Of disease prevention, not improving on nature.

What is gene therapy supposed to do if it lives up to its promise？查看材料

A.Screen a baby for sex.

B.Predetermine a baby"s sex.

C.Insert genes.

D.Identify genetic disorders.

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Until just a few years ago, making a baby boy or a baby girl was pretty much a hit-or-miss