听力题
Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.
Now, listen to the passage.
单选题
According to the passage, what benefit can technology bring to people?
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[听力原文]
Once upon a time societies were organized around religion, farming, trade or industry. In many parts of the world today this is still true, but something else is becoming more important-the exchange of information, and the technology that we use to do this. Twenty-four hour news, e-commerce, mobile phones, Global Positioning Systems... all these are making the world smaller and faster. The growth in telecommunications is giving more and more people access to the science that will help their country to developor to acquire the medical knowledge that can fight disease. But how can everybody in the world sharethe recent technological advances? Millions of people cannot read these words because they don't have access to a computer. They don't understand English either. They don't even have a telephone. They aremore worried about how far they will have to walk today to get clean water or if they can feed thenselves and their families For most people on this planet, information is not a priority. The United Nations is now trying to make the information society a reality for more of the developing world. Tenyears fr0m now, the plan is that everybody in the world will have a radio or television and that 50% of theworld's population will have access to the internet from Schools and universities, health centres and hospitals, libraries and museums. This will improve medical care and education, science and agriculture businessopportunties and employment.
录音开头提到，信息交流及用以实现信息交流的相关科技变得越来越重要。后面具体提到电信业发展带来的好处，让越来越多的人接触到帮助国家发展的科学，以及获得对抗疾病的医疗知识。由此可知，A“更多改善生活的有用信息”正确。B“社会组织的更大改变”、C“对大众媒体有更深的理解”录音没有提到。D“更近接触现代设备”答非所问。
单选题
The speaker questions about everybody's access to technological advances. The main reason is
单选题
According to the UN plan, all the following will be achieved within ten years EXCEPT
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 联合国计划10年内要达成的目标，录音提到了A“每人拥有一台收音机或电视机”、B“增加就业机会”、C“更多人(50%的世界人口)有机会使用因特网”，故排除此三项。D“将在10年后开始实施计划”，录音说的是ten years from now(从现在开始10年内)。注意，选项中的in ten years表示“10年后”，是将来的时间，故选D。