听力原文： "High tech" and "state of the art" are t...

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听力原文："High tech" and "state of the art" are two expressions that describe very modern

听力原文： "High tech" and "state of the art" are two expressions that describe very modern technology. High tech is just a shorter way of saying high technology. And high technology describes any invention, system or device that uses the newest ideas or discoveries of science and engineering.

What is high tech？ A computer is high tech. So is a communications satellite. A modern manufacturing system is surely high tech.

High tech became a popular expression in the United States during the early 1980's. Because of improvements in technology, people could buy many new kinds of products in American stores, such as home computers, microwave ovens, etc.

"State of the art" is something that is as modem as possible. It is a product that is based on the very latest methods and technology. Something that is "state of the art" means the newest possible design or product of a business or industry. A state of the art television set, for example, uses the most modern electronic design and parts. It is the best that one can buy.

"State of the art" is not a new expression. Engineers have used it for years, to describe the best and most modem way of doing something.

Millions of Americans began to use the expression in the late 1970's. The reason was the computer revolution. Every computer company claimed that its computers were "state of the art".

Computer technology changed so fast that a state of the art computer today might be old tomorrow. The expression "state of the art" became as common and popular as computers themselves. Now all kinds of products are said to be "state of the art".

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A．To tell what "high tech" and "state of the art" are.

B．To tell how "high tech" and "state of the art" have developed.

C．To give examples of high tech.

D．To describe the modern technology.

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听力原文： President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday announced a plan to diversify Russia's econo

my and develop its high technology sector by creating special zones where high-tech companies would enjoy tax breaks and other incentives.

Speaking in Akademgorodok, a Siberian center of Soviet-era scientific might, Putin ordered the government to draft legislation by March 1 for the creation of zones meant to foster the development of Russian information technology and other high -tech industries.

What plan did President Vladimir Putin announce？

A．A plan to promote people's living.

B．A plan to diversify Russia's economy and develop its high technology sector.

C．A plan to cut tax.

D．A plan to raise the oil prices

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听力原文：You know what they say about all work and no play．That’s why we’ve built Oakwood

Corporate Apartments around a truly impressive recreational facility．Your employees can take a swim in a large heated swimming pool，play tennis day or night on lighted courts with the residents，even enjoy a workout in one of the high—tech fitness centers．

You will hear another five recordings.

For each recording, decide what the advertisement is about.

Write one letter(A-H)next to the number of the recording.

Do not use any letter more than once.

After you have listened once, replay each recording.

You have 15 seconds to read the list of reasons A-H.

A. a hotel

B. a special offer

C. a recreational center

D. apartments

E. an airplane

F. a rain coat

G. furniture in an office

H. a place

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听力原文： Friday was a statewide day of mourning in Virginia for the people shot to death

Monday at Virginia Tech. (24) But other Americans also honored the thirty-two students and teachers. Some of the victims at the university in Blacksburg were from other countries. The attack by a student, Cho Seung-hui, who also killed himself, was the deadliest shooting in modern American history. The tragedy brought back memories of other school shootings, including what had been the worst. In fact, Friday was the eighth anniversary of the attack at Columbine High School in Colorado. Two young men killed twelve other students and one teacher, and themselves. Often, when a shooting captures national attention, debate about gun control follows. (25) This week some of the calls to restart that debate came from political leaders in other countries.

How many people died in Virginia Tech shooting？

A．30.

B．32.

C．33.

D．15.

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听力原文：Host: At Friday's annual meeting of the American Economic Association in Washingt

听力原文： Host: At Friday's annual meeting of the American Economic Association in Washington, a panel of prominent economists examined the business outlook and concluded that U.S. productivity growth will slow and that the economy itself is unlikely to regain the fast growth rates of the 1990s.

Harvard University professor Dale Jorgenson said, with the collapse of the high tech bubble in the stock market, the U.S. economy is reverting to the slower growth rates of the period 1973 to 1995．In the boom years from 1995 to 2000, the U.S. economy grew by about five percent annually. That high growth, said Professor Jorgenson, was fueled by enormous gains in productivity that are unlikely to return.

Voice: So, 2.78 is the figure going forward for about the next decade. In other words, we're not going to have an acceleration of economic growth, contrary to what Alan Greenspan (central bank governor) may say in his testimony to the

Senate Banking Committee only two weeks from today. That's not going to happen. It is something that it is just totally outside the range of possibilities, even under the most optimistic assumption about productivity and capital deepening.

Now the U.S. economy growth rate is ______.

A．higher than 1995 to 2000

B．lower than 1973 to 1995

C．as good as 1995 to 2000

D．the same as 1993 to 1995

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听力原文：Who is going to come and see the computer hardware？（A)I haven't seen Kayla in age

听力原文：Who is going to come and see the computer hardware？

(A) I haven't seen Kayla in ages.

(B) The tech support team will send someone.

(C) This software doesn' t work on my computer.

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A．

B．

C．

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听力原文：In the Men's College Basketball Tournament, UNLV beat Wisconsin yesterday in the

Midwest Regional at Chicago. The score was 74-68. Oregon beat Winthrop 74-61. Tennessee advanced with a victory over Virginia while Virginia Tech lost to Southern Illinois.

Virginia lost to Tennessee while UNLV triumphed over the match against Wisconsin in the NBA tournament.

A．正确

B．错误

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SECTION CNEWS BROADCASTDirections: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Lis

SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST

Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. At the end of each news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.

听力原文： This month Reader's Digest is publishing its 1,000th issue. The magazine boasts a mammoth circulation of 41 million worldwide, reaching 48 countries and is publishing in 19 languages. Recently, it held a gala party in New York City with a futuristic theme. The robot greeting partygoers to Reader's Digest's celebration of the publication of its 1,000th issue is not really high tech, just an actor hiding behind a wall with a microphone. And some of the futuristic trends showcased at this party don't seem ail that new. The car of the future is no ingenious hybrid running on innovative fuel, it is a gas-guzzling Meroedes SUV and some of the furniture in the home of the future has a distinctly 1960s' look.

Reader's Digest founders Dewitt Wallace and his wife Lila launched the magazine in 1922 with a mission: to help new immigrants learn how to become American citizens. They reprinted condensed articles from around the country. Articles that heralded the individual's triumph over adversity, but in as few words as possible. Professor Don Ranly, head of the magazine department at the University of Missouri's School of Journalism, says brevity was Mr. Wallace's genius.

What is the speaker's attitude towards the celebrating party？

A．Discriminative.

B．Condemnatory.

C．Unappreciative.

D．Appreciative.

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SECTION CNEWS BROADCASTDirections: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Lis

SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST

Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. At the end of each news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.

听力原文： A student reporter with a cell phone recorded scenes of police approaching one of the buildings on the campus of Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg where the shootings occurred. The events unfolded in the morning over two hours in two separate locations. University President Charles Steger says only one gunman seems to have been involved. "The shooter in Norris Hall is deceased," he said. "There are multiple fatalities. The number of fatalities has not been confn-med." Steger says Virginia Tech University was hit with a tragedy of monumental proportions. "The university is shocked and indeed horrified that this would befall us and I want to extend my deepest and most sincere and profound sympathies to the families of these victims, which include our students," he said. White House spokeswoman Dana Perino says President Bush is horrified by the killings and that his thoughts and prayers are with the victims. Asked about gun control policy, Perino says Mr. Bush believes in the people' s constitutional right to bear arms, but that all laws must be followed. Perino says state and local authorities are leading the investigation, adding that federal law enforcement assets are available, if Virginia should request them. America's first encounter with a campus massacre occurred in 1966, when a sniper at the University of Texas shot and killed 16 people. In 1999, 12 students and a teacher were killed by two boys at Columbine High School in the suburban town of Littleton, Colorado. In October 2006, an armed gunman killed six girls in a one room Amish schoolhouse in rural Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

The shootings unfolded in the morning over 2 hours in ______.

A．1 location

B．2 separate locations

C．3 separate locations

D．4 separate locations

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听力原文：People with high self-confidence are generally happier and better able to cope wi

th adverse conditions. High self-confidence makes people feel that they are productive members of society.

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