听力题Columbus sailed from Spain in September 1492

听力题W: Dad, Dad, Dad! M: Uh, what, what, uh

听力题In the next two years

听力题The first English dictionary

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听力题 You can tell the age of a tree by counting its rings, but these records of trees'' life really say a lot more. Scientists are using tree rings to learn what''s been happening on the sun''s surface for the last ten thousand years. Each ring represents a year of growth. As the tree grows, it adds a layer to its trunk taking up chemical elements from the air. By looking up the elements in the rings for a given year, scientists can tell what elements were in the air that year. Dr. Stevenson is analyzing one element—carbon-14 in rings from both living and dead trees. Some of the rings go back almost ten thousand years to the end of the Ice Age. When Stevenson followed the carbon-14 trail back in time, he found carbon-14 levels change with the intensity of solar burning. You see, the sun has cycles. Sometimes it burns fiercely and other times it''s relatively calm. During the sun''s violent periods, it throws off charged particles in fast moving strings called solar winds. The particles interfere with the formation of carbon-14 on earth. When there''s more solar wind activity, less carbon-14 is produced. Ten thousand years of tree rings show that the carbon-14 level rises and falls about every 420 years. The scientists concluded that the solar wind activity must follow the same cycle. You can tell the age of a tree by counting its rings, but these records of trees'' life really say a lot more. Scientists are using tree rings to learn what''s been happening on the sun''s surface for the last ten thousand years. Each ring represents a year of growth. As the tree grows, it adds a layer to its trunk taking up chemical elements from the air. By looking up the elements in the rings for a given year, scientists can tell what elements were in the air that year. Dr. Stevenson is analyzing one element—carbon-14 in rings from both living and dead trees. Some of the rings go back almost ten thousand years to the end of the Ice Age. When Stevenson followed the carbon-14 trail back in time, he found carbon-14 levels change with the intensity of solar burning. You see, the sun has cycles. Sometimes it burns fiercely and other times it''s relatively calm. During the sun''s violent periods, it throws off charged particles in fast moving strings called solar winds. The particles interfere with the formation of carbon-14 on earth. When there''s more solar wind activity, less carbon-14 is produced. Ten thousand years of tree rings show that the carbon-14 level rises and falls about every 420 years. The scientists concluded that the solar wind activity must follow the same cycle.

听力题 The university was asking students to select summer social topics for projects to undertake. Ding Ling proposed the idea of accessing the AIDS town, and university officials approved the project. After contacting officials at the institution, Ding Ling got on the train for her hometown with fellow student Zhou Wang on July 20. On July 21, when the two girls finished breakfast in a small restaurant after they had just arrived at the town, the keeper told Ding in a low voice that the man who ate breakfast beside her was an AIDS patient, which surprised the two. AIDS was all around them. AIDS patients in their hometown live just as anyone else does. They do not stay in any one centralized place to receive treatment. If they need help, they go to the medical institution just like any other patient world. There are no divorce cases in the town because of HIV infections, and local residents do not discriminate the HIV carriers, the two girls said. The students said their most unforgettable day was July 16, when they had the lunch with a female AIDS patient whose husband knew of her illness before they were married. But her husband still resolutely loved her and took on the responsibility of looking after his wife. After the pair returned to school, many friends urged them to go to the hospital to check whether they had been infected or not. They just smiled, declining to be checked. HIV can only be spread by sexual contact or blood-to -blood contact. The biggest wish for Ding is to see an 8-year-old child, Huan Huan, who was infected by her mother, during upcoming Spring Festival. She hopes to bring the little girl some clothes and food, and to take along a camera to record happy moments in the lives of AIDS patients. The university was asking students to select summer social topics for projects to undertake. Ding Ling proposed the idea of accessing the AIDS town, and university officials approved the project. After contacting officials at the institution, Ding Ling got on the train for her hometown with fellow student Zhou Wang on July 20. On July 21, when the two girls finished breakfast in a small restaurant after they had just arrived at the town, the keeper told Ding in a low voice that the man who ate breakfast beside her was an AIDS patient, which surprised the two. AIDS was all around them. AIDS patients in their hometown live just as anyone else does. They do not stay in any one centralized place to receive treatment. If they need help, they go to the medical institution just like any other patient world. There are no divorce cases in the town because of HIV infections, and local residents do not discriminate the HIV carriers, the two girls said. The students said their most unforgettable day was July 16, when they had the lunch with a female AIDS patient whose husband knew of her illness before they were married. But her husband still resolutely loved her and took on the responsibility of looking after his wife. After the pair returned to school, many friends urged them to go to the hospital to check whether they had been infected or not. They just smiled, declining to be checked. HIV can only be spread by sexual contact or blood-to -blood contact. The biggest wish for Ding is to see an 8-year-old child, Huan Huan, who was infected by her mother, during upcoming Spring Festival. She hopes to bring the little girl some clothes and food, and to take along a camera to record happy moments in the lives of AIDS patients.

听力题W: I''d like to report a mugging. M: Okay

听力题 The telephone office changed the telephone number of Mr. Dick''s home, so Mr. Dick had a new telephone number. It had been the number of a food shop before. The shop now had a new number, too. But many women did not know this, so they still telephoned the old number. All day long, the telephone rang. At first Dick and his wife always said, "Sorry, you have the wrong number. The shop has a new one now. " But two weeks later, women still kept on telephoning them to order things. Mr. Dick began to be angry. Then he had an idea. He began to answer those women like this, "Hello! What do you want us to send you today?" "I want. . . " But Dick had no interest in hearing what they said. Dick thought perhaps these women would stop telephoning them when they didn''t receive their foods. But this method did not help Mr. Dick, because the next day, the telephone rang more and more. All these women said angrily, Where are my tomatoes? Where is my bread? They have not come yet! We need them for our lunch and supper and breakfast!" The telephone office changed the telephone number of Mr. Dick''s home, so Mr. Dick had a new telephone number. It had been the number of a food shop before. The shop now had a new number, too. But many women did not know this, so they still telephoned the old number. All day long, the telephone rang. At first Dick and his wife always said, "Sorry, you have the wrong number. The shop has a new one now. " But two weeks later, women still kept on telephoning them to order things. Mr. Dick began to be angry. Then he had an idea. He began to answer those women like this, "Hello! What do you want us to send you today?" "I want. . . " But Dick had no interest in hearing what they said. Dick thought perhaps these women would stop telephoning them when they didn''t receive their foods. But this method did not help Mr. Dick, because the next day, the telephone rang more and more. All these women said angrily, Where are my tomatoes? Where is my bread? They have not come yet! We need them for our lunch and supper and breakfast!"

听力题 An Arab prince had heard that in a certain town there was a judge who was clever in discovering truth. The prince disguised himself as a merchant and set off for the town to test the ability of the judge personally. On his way to the town, a beggar asked the prince for money and wanted to ride on the prince’s horse. Therefore, the prince let him sit behind him on the horse. When they got to the town, the beggar suddenly said the horse was his. They argued. They came to the judge and each one said the horse was his. “Leave the horse here and come back tomorrow,” the judge said. Next morning, the judge took them, one by one, to a stable where there were many horses. Each of them recognized the horse without difficulty. Then the judge said to the prince, “The horse is yours,” and ordered the beggar was given fifty blows with a whip. The prince wondered how the judge decided the case. The judge said, “When you went to the stable, I saw the horse turned his head to look at you. When the beggar approached the horse, the horse raised one foot and looked in the other direction indifferently. Thus I knew the horse belonged to you.” An Arab prince had heard that in a certain town there was a judge who was clever in discovering truth. The prince disguised himself as a merchant and set off for the town to test the ability of the judge personally. On his way to the town, a beggar asked the prince for money and wanted to ride on the prince’s horse. Therefore, the prince let him sit behind him on the horse. When they got to the town, the beggar suddenly said the horse was his. They argued. They came to the judge and each one said the horse was his. “Leave the horse here and come back tomorrow,” the judge said. Next morning, the judge took them, one by one, to a stable where there were many horses. Each of them recognized the horse without difficulty. Then the judge said to the prince, “The horse is yours,” and ordered the beggar was given fifty blows with a whip. The prince wondered how the judge decided the case. The judge said, “When you went to the stable, I saw the horse turned his head to look at you. When the beggar approached the horse, the horse raised one foot and looked in the other direction indifferently. Thus I knew the horse belonged to you.”

听力题W: Midwestern Bank. Good morning. M: Hello

听力题 Any mistake made in the (36) 1 of a stamp raises its value to stamp (37) 2. A mistake on a (38) 3 stamp has made it worth a million and a half times its face value. Do you think it (39) 4? Well, it is true. And this is how it (40) 5. The mistake was made more than a hundred years ago in the former British (41) 6 of Mauritius, a small island in the Indian Ocean. In 1847, an order for was sent to London. Mauritius was about to become the (42) 7 country in the world to put out . Before the order was filled and the (43) 8 arrived from England, a big dance was planned by the Commander-in-chief of all the armed forces on the island. (44) 9. Stamps were badly needed to post the letters. Therefore, an islander, who was a good printer, was told to copy the pattern of the . (45) 10. Today, there are only twenty-six of these misprinted left—fourteen One-penny Reds and twelve Two-penny Blues. Because there are so few Two-penny Blues and because of their age, (46) 11. Any mistake made in the (36) 12 of a stamp raises its value to stamp (37) 13. A mistake on a (38) 14 stamp has made it worth a million and a half times its face value. Do you think it (39) 15? Well, it is true. And this is how it (40) 16. The mistake was made more than a hundred years ago in the former British (41) 17 of Mauritius, a small island in the Indian Ocean. In 1847, an order for was sent to London. Mauritius was about to become the (42) 18 country in the world to put out . Before the order was filled and the (43) 19 arrived from England, a big dance was planned by the Commander-in-chief of all the armed forces on the island. (44) 20. Stamps were badly needed to post the letters. Therefore, an islander, who was a good printer, was told to copy the pattern of the . (45) 21. Today, there are only twenty-six of these misprinted left—fourteen One-penny Reds and twelve Two-penny Blues. Because there are so few Two-penny Blues and because of their age, (46) 22. Any mistake made in the (36) printing of a stamp raises its value to stamp (37) collectors. A mistake on a (38) two-penny stamp has made it worth a million and a half times its face value. Do you think it (39) impossible? Well, it is true, and this is how it (40) happened. The mistake was made more than a hundred years ago in the former British (41) colony of Mauritius, a small island in the Indian Ocean. In 1847, an order for was sent to London. Mauritius was about to become the (42) fourth country in the world to put out . Before the order was filled and the (43) arrived from England, a big dance was planned by the Commander-in-chief of all the armed forces on the island. (44) The dance would be held in his house and letters of invitation would be sent to all the important people in Mauritius. Stamps were badly needed to post the letters. Therefore, an islander, who was a good printer, was told to copy the pattern of the . (45) He carelessly put the words "Post Office" instead of "Post Paid", two words seen on at that time, on the several hundred that he printed. Today, there are only twenty-six of these misprinted left—fourteen One-penny Reds and twelve Two-penny Blues. Because there are so few Two-penny Blues and because of their age, (46) collectors have paid as much as $ 16,800 for one of them. Any mistake made in the (36) 23 of a stamp raises its value to stamp (37) 24. A mistake on a (38) 25 stamp has made it worth a million and a half times its face value. Do you think it (39) 26? Well, it is true. And this is how it (40) 27. The mistake was made more than a hundred years ago in the former British (41) 28 of Mauritius, a small island in the Indian Ocean. In 1847, an order for was sent to London. Mauritius was about to become the (42) 29 country in the world to put out . Before the order was filled and the (43) 30 arrived from England, a big dance was planned by the Commander-in-chief of all the armed forces on the island. (44) 31. Stamps were badly needed to post the letters. Therefore, an islander, who was a good printer, was told to copy the pattern of the . (45) 32. Today, there are only twenty-six of these misprinted left—fourteen One-penny Reds and twelve Two-penny Blues. Because there are so few Two-penny Blues and because of their age, (46) 33. Any mistake made in the (36) 34 of a stamp raises its value to stamp (37) 35. A mistake on a (38) 36 stamp has made it worth a million and a half times its face value. Do you think it (39) 37? Well, it is true. And this is how it (40) 38. The mistake was made more than a hundred years ago in the former British (41) 39 of Mauritius, a small island in the Indian Ocean. In 1847, an order for was sent to London. Mauritius was about to become the (42) 40 country in the world to put out . Before the order was filled and the (43) 41 arrived from England, a big dance was planned by the Commander-in-chief of all the armed forces on the island. (44) 42. Stamps were badly needed to post the letters. Therefore, an islander, who was a good printer, was told to copy the pattern of the . (45) 43. Today, there are only twenty-six of these misprinted left—fourteen One-penny Reds and twelve Two-penny Blues. Because there are so few Two-penny Blues and because of their age, (46) 44. Any mistake made in the (36) printing of a stamp raises its value to stamp (37) collectors. A mistake on a (38) two-penny stamp has made it worth a million and a half times its face value. Do you think it (39) impossible? Well, it is true, and this is how it (40) happened. The mistake was made more than a hundred years ago in the former British (41) colony of Mauritius, a small island in the Indian Ocean. In 1847, an order for was sent to London. Mauritius was about to become the (42) fourth country in the world to put out . Before the order was filled and the (43) arrived from England, a big dance was planned by the Commander-in-chief of all the armed forces on the island. (44) The dance would be held in his house and letters of invitation would be sent to all the important people in Mauritius. Stamps were badly needed to post the letters. Therefore, an islander, who was a good printer, was told to copy the pattern of the . (45) He carelessly put the words "Post Office" instead of "Post Paid", two words seen on at that time, on the several hundred that he printed. Today, there are only twenty-six of these misprinted left—fourteen One-penny Reds and twelve Two-penny Blues. Because there are so few Two-penny Blues and because of their age, (46) collectors have paid as much as $ 16,800 for one of them.

听力题Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.

听力题 Thirty years ago not many people would have dreamed of doing the repairs and decorations in their own homes. In those days labor was fairly cheap and most people would have thought it worthwhile to employ a professional painter and decorator, unless of course they were either very hard up or were in the trade themselves. Today, however, it is quite a different story. Men and women in all walks of life turn their hands to all sorts of jobs round the house including painting, papering, putting up shelves and wall units, and tiling walls and floors. Some people with no professional training of any kind have even successfully built their own houses. These jobs have been made easier today by the introduction of prepared materials, which require the minimum amount of skill to use. In every high street throughout Britain nowadays there is at least one "Do-it-Yourself'' shop containing a vast range of timber, tiles, paints, wallpapers and floor coverings besides tools of every description including power drills and many accessories. "Do-it-Yourself'' is a booming business; all these shops do a roaring trade and look like continuing to do so. Probably the main reason for the craze is the high cost of present-day labor and the shortage of building firms willing to do small jobs. Thirty years ago not many people would have dreamed of doing the repairs and decorations in their own homes. In those days labor was fairly cheap and most people would have thought it worthwhile to employ a professional painter and decorator, unless of course they were either very hard up or were in the trade themselves. Today, however, it is quite a different story. Men and women in all walks of life turn their hands to all sorts of jobs round the house including painting, papering, putting up shelves and wall units, and tiling walls and floors. Some people with no professional training of any kind have even successfully built their own houses. These jobs have been made easier today by the introduction of prepared materials, which require the minimum amount of skill to use. In every high street throughout Britain nowadays there is at least one "Do-it-Yourself'' shop containing a vast range of timber, tiles, paints, wallpapers and floor coverings besides tools of every description including power drills and many accessories. "Do-it-Yourself'' is a booming business; all these shops do a roaring trade and look like continuing to do so. Probably the main reason for the craze is the high cost of present-day labor and the shortage of building firms willing to do small jobs.

听力题 Americans often say that there are only two things a person can be sure of in life; death and taxes. Americans do not have a comer on the "death" market, but many people feel that the United States leads the world with the worst taxes. Taxes consist of the money which people pay to support their government. There are generally three levels of government in the United States: federal, state, and city; therefore, there are three types of taxes. Salaried people who earn more than a few thousand dollars must pay a certain percentage of their salaries to the federal government. The federal government has a graduated income tax; that is, the percentage of the tax increases as a person''s income increases. With the high cost of taxes, people are not very happy on April 15, when the federal taxes are due. Americans often say that there are only two things a person can be sure of in life; death and taxes. Americans do not have a comer on the "death" market, but many people feel that the United States leads the world with the worst taxes. Taxes consist of the money which people pay to support their government. There are generally three levels of government in the United States: federal, state, and city; therefore, there are three types of taxes. Salaried people who earn more than a few thousand dollars must pay a certain percentage of their salaries to the federal government. The federal government has a graduated income tax; that is, the percentage of the tax increases as a person''s income increases. With the high cost of taxes, people are not very happy on April 15, when the federal taxes are due.

听力题 Scientists say sharks have lived in the world''s oceans for millions of years. Scientists say there are more than three-hundred-fifty different kinds of sharks. Sharks do not have bones, and a shark has an extremely good sense of smell. It can find small amounts of substances in the water, such as blood, body liquids and chemicals produced by animals. Sharks also sense electrical and magnetic power linked to nerves and muscles of living animals. These powerful senses help them find their food. Some sharks will eat just about anything. Many unusual things have been found in the stomachs of some tiger sharks. They include shoes, dogs, a cow''s foot and metal protective clothing. About forty percent of the different kinds of sharks lay eggs. The others give birth to live young. Some sharks carry their young inside their bodies like humans do. Scientists are beginning to understand the importance of sharks to humans. Medical researchers want to learn more about the shark''s body defense system against disease. They know that sharks recover quickly from injuries. Sharks appear never to suffer infections, cancer or heart diseases. Scientists say sharks have lived in the world''s oceans for millions of years. Scientists say there are more than three-hundred-fifty different kinds of sharks. Sharks do not have bones, and a shark has an extremely good sense of smell. It can find small amounts of substances in the water, such as blood, body liquids and chemicals produced by animals. Sharks also sense electrical and magnetic power linked to nerves and muscles of living animals. These powerful senses help them find their food. Some sharks will eat just about anything. Many unusual things have been found in the stomachs of some tiger sharks. They include shoes, dogs, a cow''s foot and metal protective clothing. About forty percent of the different kinds of sharks lay eggs. The others give birth to live young. Some sharks carry their young inside their bodies like humans do. Scientists are beginning to understand the importance of sharks to humans. Medical researchers want to learn more about the shark''s body defense system against disease. They know that sharks recover quickly from injuries. Sharks appear never to suffer infections, cancer or heart diseases.

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听力题 The exhibition of children''s books will give the Scottish people a wonderful opportunity to see and buy the latest books. The books range from wordless picture ones for the youngest to almost adult novels. In its early years, the Children''s Book Show was intended for teachers and librarians. As it became more widely known and successful, however, more and more family and school parties began to come so that it grew into a real children''s book show, and a show with a double purpose. For years it was held in various halls in London. In answer to enthusiastic invitations to bring it to different parts of the country, the decision was taken to move outside the capital. One year it was held in Leeds, then in Bristol as well as in London, and now it comes to Glasgow. This year''s show will again interest both the general public and specialists. Admission will be free, but school parties must be booked for in advance. In a large room near the entrance there will be a self-service bookshop where every book on show will be for sale. The exhibition of children''s books will give the Scottish people a wonderful opportunity to see and buy the latest books. The books range from wordless picture ones for the youngest to almost adult novels. In its early years, the Children''s Book Show was intended for teachers and librarians. As it became more widely known and successful, however, more and more family and school parties began to come so that it grew into a real children''s book show, and a show with a double purpose. For years it was held in various halls in London. In answer to enthusiastic invitations to bring it to different parts of the country, the decision was taken to move outside the capital. One year it was held in Leeds, then in Bristol as well as in London, and now it comes to Glasgow. This year''s show will again interest both the general public and specialists. Admission will be free, but school parties must be booked for in advance. In a large room near the entrance there will be a self-service bookshop where every book on show will be for sale.

听力题M: Hey, Jane! What''s so interesting? W: What? Oh