单选题
单选题 What are the speakers talking about?
A. The role of teenagers in finding out the trend.
B. The material and spiritual need of teenagers.
C. The function of technology to teenagers' development.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 9-15
M: I think, with technology, it was Microsoft that started it.
W: "It" being the use of teenagers...
M: Yes. Using teenagers to find out what's in and what isn't, what the market wants next. Around the year 2000, they started observing these kids to find out what they were doing with technology.
W: And this was an American thing?
M: Well, no, actually they went all over the place observing these kids: from street markets in Seattle to skating rinks in London, bars in Tokyo, anywhere they thought trends might kick off.
W: So the idea was to watch these children, or teenagers, and learn what they wanted to do with their mobile phones, with software...
M: That's right, because it's teenagers that really drive technology. Kids have no fear of technology. They experiment and they automatically home in on the new. One thing that became clear is that teenagers want technology they can carry around. Anything bigger than a few inches is out. That's why there was the development of these tiny mobile phones that could be attached to your arm, that type of thing. Text messaging caught on because kids wanted to pass notes to each other during class. The lights that you find on IBM's ThinkPad keyboard are there because IBM noticed that kids take notes in the dark during lectures.
W: So all of these things came about because of the needs of kids.
M: That's right.
W: And what's coming up on the horizon? Is there any big development that has been led by teenagers ?
M: Well, the next big area is collaborative computing, where you have groups of people working together online. This is really going to take off in the next few years, because it has massive potential for working environments in the sense that you may be able to work simultaneously on a project with someone who's on the other side of the world, moving data around together.
W: So is it just technology with these kids?
M: You mean where teenagers are leading the market?
W: Yes.
M: Not at all. I mean, fashion has been youth-led for years and years, but in particular, trainers. Now, if you want to keep up with the latest style of trainers, who do you ask? You don't ask anyone over twenty, that's for sure. And I think it was Converse trainers who used to do lots of their market research on the streets, on the basketball courts of New York, anywhere you find teenagers. They may still do this, I don't know.
W: And, what, they just talk to these kids?
M: Talk to them, watch what they are wearing, the colors, the style, and maybe bring in a prototype, ask the kids if they'd wear these. If not, why not?

在对话的开始男士便提及Using teenagers to find out what's in and what isn't，what the market wants next。下文中也具体介绍了青少年的选择在科技产品及其他方面对潮流的影响。所以这段对话讲的是青少年在时尚潮流中的重要地位。
单选题 Where was the investigation of Microsoft carried out?
A. In street markets in Seattle.
B. In bars in London and Tokyo.
C. In places where new trends might be found.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】从男士的回答from street markets…anywhere they thought trends might kick off可知，微软的调查在一切新潮流可能出现的地方展开。
单选题 What does the man think about the relationship between teenagers and technology?
A. All Teenagers are critical users of technology.
B. Teenagers stimulate the development of technology.
C. The development of technology helps teenagers grow.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】在讨论中，男士特别提到it's teenagers that really drive technology，所以两者的关系是：青少年促进科技进步。
单选题 Why is IBM's ThinkPad keyboard designed with lights on it?
A. Teenagers usually take notes in the dark during lectures.
B. It's convenient for teenagers to carry around at night.
C. Teenagers with eye problems can't see the keyboard clearly.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】IBM的笔记本安装了照明设备，是因为他们注意到青少年take notes in the dark during lectures。故答案选A。
单选题 What does the man say about collaborative computing?
A. It is more useful than mobile phones.
B. It has massive potential for working environments.
C. It is capable of storing huge amounts of data.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】在提到collaborative computing时，男士诸多褒扬，认为it has massive potential for working environments，即它还可开发出更多有助于工作的功能。
单选题 Why trainers are mentioned?
A. It's the other role of teenagers.
B. To exemplify that fashion has also been youth-led.
C. Most trainers are teenagers.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】除了科技，青少年在时尚方面也能引领潮流，这里便是以运动鞋的例子来说明后者。
单选题 How does Converse investigate teenagers?
A. Sending them text messages.
B. Exchanging emails with them.
C. Talking to them in person.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】本题可采用排除法，A、B项均未提及，而C项可从男士最后的回答中找到线索。所 以Converse的调查方法是talk to them，以了解青少年是如何选择运动鞋的。