听力题 It was not until one hundred and fifty years ago that scientists learned about the existence of dinosaurs. Thanks to an English doctor and his wife, the door was opened to this zoological study. Reasoning that these animals'' tremendous size must have made them terrible creatures, scientists combined two Greek words, deimos, meaning terrible, and sar-os, meaning lizards, to form the word dinosaur. After many years of study, they determined that these beasts roamed the earth for millions of years, and ceased to exist some sixty million years ago. Unbelievable as it may seem, not all dinosaurs were carnivorous, that is, meat eating. Many were herbivorous, or vegetarians. By reassembling the bones found at digging sites, scientists have been able to reconstruct the skeletons and learn great deal about the dinosaur''s living conditions. They have learned that dinosaurs inhabited not only the land, but also the water and sky. It was not until one hundred and fifty years ago that scientists learned about the existence of dinosaurs. Thanks to an English doctor and his wife, the door was opened to this zoological study. Reasoning that these animals'' tremendous size must have made them terrible creatures, scientists combined two Greek words, deimos, meaning terrible, and sar-os, meaning lizards, to form the word dinosaur. After many years of study, they determined that these beasts roamed the earth for millions of years, and ceased to exist some sixty million years ago. Unbelievable as it may seem, not all dinosaurs were carnivorous, that is, meat eating. Many were herbivorous, or vegetarians. By reassembling the bones found at digging sites, scientists have been able to reconstruct the skeletons and learn great deal about the dinosaur''s living conditions. They have learned that dinosaurs inhabited not only the land, but also the water and sky.

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听力题After paper-based and computer-based testing

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听力题In Britain, If you are found guilty of a crime

听力题Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard

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听力题When I was at school

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听力题 Florida International University has opened what it says is the first computer art museum in the United States. You don''t have to visit the university to see the art. You just need a computer linked to a telephone. You call the telephone number of a university computer and connect your own computer to it. All of the art is stored in the school computer. It is computer art, created electronically by artist on their own computers. In only a few minutes, your computer can receive and copy all the pictures and drawings. Robert Shostak is director of the new computer museum. He says he started the museum because computer artists had no place to show their work and he just wants to help them to some extent. A computer artist could only record his pictures electronically and send the records, or floppy discs, to others to see on their computers. He could also put his pictures on paper. But to print good pictures on paper, the computer artist needed an expensive laser printer. Florida International University has opened what it says is the first computer art museum in the United States. You don''t have to visit the university to see the art. You just need a computer linked to a telephone. You call the telephone number of a university computer and connect your own computer to it. All of the art is stored in the school computer. It is computer art, created electronically by artist on their own computers. In only a few minutes, your computer can receive and copy all the pictures and drawings. Robert Shostak is director of the new computer museum. He says he started the museum because computer artists had no place to show their work and he just wants to help them to some extent. A computer artist could only record his pictures electronically and send the records, or floppy discs, to others to see on their computers. He could also put his pictures on paper. But to print good pictures on paper, the computer artist needed an expensive laser printer.

听力题On the subject of AIDS, the UK government is apparently reluctant to allow the media to focus on the UK-based epidemic, and, on the (36)________occasions that the subject is discussed, it is usually in the (37)________of Africa. It is also common to find (38)________limitation on the education that young people receive, and in some places, sex (39)________is actually illegal. Until recently in the UK, Section 28 of the Local Government Act 1988 (40)________the promotion of homosexuality by local authorities. A large aspect of AIDS education was (41)________in schools, actually making it almost illegal for young gay men to be (42)________about protecting themselves. It is likely that this piece of legislation is (43)________for HIV infections which might otherwise have been prevented. (44)________________—in parts of Central America, for example, projects aimed at educating gay men about the dangers of HIV have been forced to close, and in much of the US, (45)________________. Even today in the UK, organizations such as the group "Family and Youth Concern" are against sex education in schools, saying that it is equal to child abuse, (46)________________.

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听力题M: Are you ready for the trip to the museum in the Big Apple? I can hardly wait. W: The Big Apple? What are you talking about? M: The Big Apple is the nickname for New York City. You are going to New York with: us, aren''t you? W: Yes, I''m going. I''m especially looking forward to seeing the Museum of Modern Art. There''s special show of 20th century American painters there. But, tell me, where did the nickname the Big Apple come from? M: The jazz musicians of the 1920s are responsible for the name. When they played a concert in a city, they called that city an apple. Of course, New York was the biggest city in the country and the best place for a jazz concert. So, the musicians called it the Big Apple. W: Amazing! New York is such a fascinating place and it even has an interesting nickname, one that it''s had for more than 50 years. M: Are you ready for the trip to the museum in the Big Apple? I can hardly wait. W: The Big Apple? What are you talking about? M: The Big Apple is the nickname for New York City. You are going to New York with: us, aren''t you? W: Yes, I''m going. I''m especially looking forward to seeing the Museum of Modern Art. There''s special show of 20th century American painters there. But, tell me, where did the nickname the Big Apple come from? M: The jazz musicians of the 1920s are responsible for the name. When they played a concert in a city, they called that city an apple. Of course, New York was the biggest city in the country and the best place for a jazz concert. So, the musicians called it the Big Apple. W: Amazing! New York is such a fascinating place and it even has an interesting nickname, one that it''s had for more than 50 years.

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听力题M: Cindy! Have you heard the news? W: No, Steve

听力题An old friend from abroad

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听力题 Last summer I visited Mexico City to see the ancient art in museums there. I was surprised at how well I managed to get around even though I don’t speak a word of Spanish. You just have to be able to make the right decision in a tough situation. The manager of my hotel gave me a map of the city and told me that the best way to get to the museum was by subway. I didn’t know where the nearest subway was. But I was sure I would find it if I walked a little. After an hour I was still walking. I was completely lost. Just then a policeman came over and showed me the nearest station. I looked at the subway map and wall and didn’t know which line to take. In fact I wasn’t shown which station I was in. Most people would give up in that situation but not me. After I thought it over, I knew exactly what to do. I went upstairs and took a taxi. Last summer I visited Mexico City to see the ancient art in museums there. I was surprised at how well I managed to get around even though I don’t speak a word of Spanish. You just have to be able to make the right decision in a tough situation. The manager of my hotel gave me a map of the city and told me that the best way to get to the museum was by subway. I didn’t know where the nearest subway was. But I was sure I would find it if I walked a little. After an hour I was still walking. I was completely lost. Just then a policeman came over and showed me the nearest station. I looked at the subway map and wall and didn’t know which line to take. In fact I wasn’t shown which station I was in. Most people would give up in that situation but not me. After I thought it over, I knew exactly what to do. I went upstairs and took a taxi.

听力题 One Saturday morning a careless motorist threw a lighted cigarette out of his car ten miles west of town. The forest at the side of the road was dry because there was no rain for many days. Within a few minutes the trees were on fire. A truck driver saw the fire when he was on his way to the town. As soon as he reached the town, he told the police about the fire. Soon firemen were hurrying westwards. When they reached the fire, they saw it was very big. It could not spread to the north because of a lake or the south because of a wide river. But a west wind was carrying the fire towards the town and the firemen could not stop it. When they realized this, one of the firemen sent a message back to the town by radio. The chief fire officer and hundreds of people hurried to a place about half a mile west of the town. There they used dynamite to blow down the trees and clear a wide path or break through the forest. When the fire reached the break, it began to die down, because there was nothing left to burn. The wind blew some sparks across the break, but the firemen soon put out the fire and saved the town. One Saturday morning a careless motorist threw a lighted cigarette out of his car ten miles west of town. The forest at the side of the road was dry because there was no rain for many days. Within a few minutes the trees were on fire. A truck driver saw the fire when he was on his way to the town. As soon as he reached the town, he told the police about the fire. Soon firemen were hurrying westwards. When they reached the fire, they saw it was very big. It could not spread to the north because of a lake or the south because of a wide river. But a west wind was carrying the fire towards the town and the firemen could not stop it. When they realized this, one of the firemen sent a message back to the town by radio. The chief fire officer and hundreds of people hurried to a place about half a mile west of the town. There they used dynamite to blow down the trees and clear a wide path or break through the forest. When the fire reached the break, it began to die down, because there was nothing left to burn. The wind blew some sparks across the break, but the firemen soon put out the fire and saved the town.

听力题 Former champions Argentina and England claimed hard-fought victories on a hot second day of the World Cup finals in Germany. Argentina, winners in 1978 and 1986, secured an exciting 2-1 Group C win over Ivory Coast in the tournament''s highest quality match so far, as their former great Diego Maradona cheered wildly from the stands. England, who have not won the World Cup for four decades, were fortunate to emerge with a 1 -0 win in Frankfurt, relying on an early own goal by Paraguay captain Carlos Gamarra. In Saturday''s other Group B clash, Sweden could only manage a goalless draw with tireless Trinidad & Tobago, the smallest nation ever to qualify for the World Cup. The Caribbean islanders played nearly the entire second half with 10 men but held on untiringly for a point. All three matches were played in unusually hot early-summer conditions, with temperatures in Frankfurt''s Waldstadion climbing to around 29 Celsius. "You don''t realize how hot it was out there," said England captain David Beckham. While England seemed listless in the heat, Argentina showed why they are among the favorites to hold the trophy in Berlin on July 9, beating a determined Ivory Coast side that showed class throughout the Group C match. Former champions Argentina and England claimed hard-fought victories on a hot second day of the World Cup finals in Germany. Argentina, winners in 1978 and 1986, secured an exciting 2-1 Group C win over Ivory Coast in the tournament''s highest quality match so far, as their former great Diego Maradona cheered wildly from the stands. England, who have not won the World Cup for four decades, were fortunate to emerge with a 1 -0 win in Frankfurt, relying on an early own goal by Paraguay captain Carlos Gamarra. In Saturday''s other Group B clash, Sweden could only manage a goalless draw with tireless Trinidad & Tobago, the smallest nation ever to qualify for the World Cup. The Caribbean islanders played nearly the entire second half with 10 men but held on untiringly for a point. All three matches were played in unusually hot early-summer conditions, with temperatures in Frankfurt''s Waldstadion climbing to around 29 Celsius. "You don''t realize how hot it was out there," said England captain David Beckham. While England seemed listless in the heat, Argentina showed why they are among the favorites to hold the trophy in Berlin on July 9, beating a determined Ivory Coast side that showed class throughout the Group C match.