听力题M: May I help you? W: Yes

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听力题 The period of engagement is the time between the marriage proposal and the wedding ceremony. Two people agree to marry when they decided to spend their lives together. The man usually gives the woman a diamond engagement ring. That tradition is said to have started when an Austrian man gave a diamond ring to the woman he wanted to marry. The diamond represented beauty; he placed it on the third finger of her left hand. He chose that finger because it was thought that the blood vessel in that finger went directly to the heart. Today we know that this is not true, yet the tradition continues. Americans generally are engaged for a period of about one year, ff they are planning a wedding ceremony and a party. During this time, friends of the bride may hold a party at which women friends and family members give the bride grits that she will need as a wife. These could include cooking equipment or new clothing. Friends of the man who is getting married may have a bachelor party for him. This usually takes place the night before the wedding. Only men are invited to the bachelor party. During the marriage ceremony, the bride and her would-be husband usually exchange gold rings that represent the idea that their union will continue forever. The wife often wears both the wedding ring and the engagement ring on the same finger. The husband wears his ring on the third finger of his left hand. Many people say the purpose of the engagement period is to permit enough time to plan the wedding. But the main purpose is to let enough time pass so the two people are sure that they want to many each other. Either person may decide to break the engagement. If this happens, the woman usually returns the ring to the man. They also return any wedding gifts they have received. The period of engagement is the time between the marriage proposal and the wedding ceremony. Two people agree to marry when they decided to spend their lives together. The man usually gives the woman a diamond engagement ring. That tradition is said to have started when an Austrian man gave a diamond ring to the woman he wanted to marry. The diamond represented beauty; he placed it on the third finger of her left hand. He chose that finger because it was thought that the blood vessel in that finger went directly to the heart. Today we know that this is not true, yet the tradition continues. Americans generally are engaged for a period of about one year, ff they are planning a wedding ceremony and a party. During this time, friends of the bride may hold a party at which women friends and family members give the bride grits that she will need as a wife. These could include cooking equipment or new clothing. Friends of the man who is getting married may have a bachelor party for him. This usually takes place the night before the wedding. Only men are invited to the bachelor party. During the marriage ceremony, the bride and her would-be husband usually exchange gold rings that represent the idea that their union will continue forever. The wife often wears both the wedding ring and the engagement ring on the same finger. The husband wears his ring on the third finger of his left hand. Many people say the purpose of the engagement period is to permit enough time to plan the wedding. But the main purpose is to let enough time pass so the two people are sure that they want to many each other. Either person may decide to break the engagement. If this happens, the woman usually returns the ring to the man. They also return any wedding gifts they have received.

听力题 Men and women in the United States who want to become doctors usually attend four years of college or university; next they study for four years in a medical school. After that they work in hospitals as medical residents or doctors in training. Some people study and work for as many as 13 years before they begin their lives as doctors. During their university years, people who want to become doctors study science intensively. They must study biology, chemistry and other sciences. If they do not, they may have to return to college for more education in science before trying to enter medical school. There are 125 medical schools in the United States. It is difficult to gain entrance to them. Those who do the best in their studies have a greater chance of entering medical school. Each student also must pass a national examination to enter a medical school. Those who get top score have the best chance of being accepted. Most people who want to study medicine seek to enter a number of medical schools. This increase their chances of being accepted by one. In 1998, almost 47,000 people competed for about 17,000 openings in medical schools. Men and women in the United States who want to become doctors usually attend four years of college or university; next they study for four years in a medical school. After that they work in hospitals as medical residents or doctors in training. Some people study and work for as many as 13 years before they begin their lives as doctors. During their university years, people who want to become doctors study science intensively. They must study biology, chemistry and other sciences. If they do not, they may have to return to college for more education in science before trying to enter medical school. There are 125 medical schools in the United States. It is difficult to gain entrance to them. Those who do the best in their studies have a greater chance of entering medical school. Each student also must pass a national examination to enter a medical school. Those who get top score have the best chance of being accepted. Most people who want to study medicine seek to enter a number of medical schools. This increase their chances of being accepted by one. In 1998, almost 47,000 people competed for about 17,000 openings in medical schools.

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听力题My friend Vernon Davies kept birds

听力题W: Oh, Jackie, I''ve had such a terrible day

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听力题The former football star, Diego Maradona, has admitted publicly for the first time that he used his hand to (36)________ one of the most controversial goals in the history of the international game. There has long been (37)________ football rivalry between Argentina and England, but when the two teams met in the (38)________ finals of the 1986 World Cup, the disputed goal became one of the most famous in the world. (39)________the England goalkeeper for the ball, the short and stocky Maradona raised his left arm into the air to (40)________ the ball into the net. Television pictures and photographs (41)________later, showed the goal to be illegal. Maradona claimed it was "the Hand of God" which had guided the ball, not his own. Argentina went on to win 2-1 and (42)________lift the World Cup. Since then the incident has irked English supporters, but (43)________satisfaction to Argentine fans. (44)________________________. Few will be angered — (45)________________________. The defeated England coach, Bobby Robson, (46)________________________.

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听力题M: The Energy Minister announced at a press conference yesterday, the construction of three more nuclear power stations. These will form a vital part of the government''s energy plans for the next two decades and are needed to satisfy the country''s growing demands for electricity. The plans were strongly criticized by opposition MP''s as well as anti-nuclear and environmentalist groups. W: They must be absolutely mad. More nuclear power stations! M: OK. Jane. But we''ve got to get the energy from somewhere, haven''t we? We can''t just go on using oil and coal. W: Look. The main point is they''re just not safe. They''re a real menace. Every one of these things is an accident waiting to happen. Look at Chernobyl, for goodness'' sake! M: Yes, OK. I agree there''s a risk. Of course there is. But it''s minimal. With modem technology, nuclear reactors are much safer. W: Much safer! You must be joking. No. Look at all that radioactive waste they''re dumping into the sea and underground. Nobody really knows what''ll happen long-term. M: That is a problem. Sure. But it''s also true that nuclear energy is cheap and can produce electricity very quickly. Lots of countries have no alternatives. They don''t have any oil, coal or anything. What are they supposed to do? W: Oh, come on! There''re lots of possibilities. Well, quite a few. We just haven''t really looked at them seriously enough. There''s solar energy, and wind power and, what''s called, wave power. We''ve still got a lot of coal. W: Alright. But they''ll all take time and money to develop. We need energy now and nuclear power is the best alternative. M: Oh, I don''t believe this. I reckon it''s just crazy. M: The Energy Minister announced at a press conference yesterday, the construction of three more nuclear power stations. These will form a vital part of the government''s energy plans for the next two decades and are needed to satisfy the country''s growing demands for electricity. The plans were strongly criticized by opposition MP''s as well as anti-nuclear and environmentalist groups. W: They must be absolutely mad. More nuclear power stations! M: OK. Jane. But we''ve got to get the energy from somewhere, haven''t we? We can''t just go on using oil and coal. W: Look. The main point is they''re just not safe. They''re a real menace. Every one of these things is an accident waiting to happen. Look at Chernobyl, for goodness'' sake! M: Yes, OK. I agree there''s a risk. Of course there is. But it''s minimal. With modem technology, nuclear reactors are much safer. W: Much safer! You must be joking. No. Look at all that radioactive waste they''re dumping into the sea and underground. Nobody really knows what''ll happen long-term. M: That is a problem. Sure. But it''s also true that nuclear energy is cheap and can produce electricity very quickly. Lots of countries have no alternatives. They don''t have any oil, coal or anything. What are they supposed to do? W: Oh, come on! There''re lots of possibilities. Well, quite a few. We just haven''t really looked at them seriously enough. There''s solar energy, and wind power and, what''s called, wave power. We''ve still got a lot of coal. W: Alright. But they''ll all take time and money to develop. We need energy now and nuclear power is the best alternative. M: Oh, I don''t believe this. I reckon it''s just crazy.

听力题Very few people can get a college degree before the age of 11, but Michael was an (36) __________. He started high school when he was only 5, finishing in just nine months. He became the (37) ___________ youngest college graduate when he was 10 years and 4 months old, earning an (38) ___________ degree. Now at 11 Michael''s working on a master''s degree in (39)__________ intelligence. But Michael''s (40) _________ hasn''t always come easy. (41) __________ his intelligence, he still lacks important life (42) _____________. In one class, he had to struggle to understand (43) ____________ novels, because, as he says, "I''m 11. I''ve never been in love before." Another challenge was his size. (44) _______________________________. He likes computers so much (45) _______________________________. He wants to make robots do all the heavy tasks. (46) _______________________________.

听力题M: Sue! Imagine running into you at the pharmacy

听力题 Welcome to Wildlife Haven! Now we''re away from the city in a remote area between a national park and the sea. To encourage you to relax, there are no radios or TVs and the only phones and newspapers are in the office. So, if peace and quiet is what you''ve come for, this is the place to be. Your luggage will be unloaded from the bus and taken to your rooms in a few minutes. Once you have picked up your key at reception, please locate your room and check that all your luggage has arrived. Tomorrow, there is a beachcombers and rock-hoppers tour, exploring marine life in the rock pools along the beach. Or, if you''d prefer to go inland, there''s a guided forest walk that takes you off the walking tracks. If you want to catch some lunch, you could join the beach fishing expedition. And at night, you''ll see there is a moonlight forest walk that leaves each night at 7:00 p.m. So there is plenty to choose from at Wildlife Haven, and of course, that includes just sitting on your balcony watching the waves roll in. Welcome to Wildlife Haven! Now we''re away from the city in a remote area between a national park and the sea. To encourage you to relax, there are no radios or TVs and the only phones and newspapers are in the office. So, if peace and quiet is what you''ve come for, this is the place to be. Your luggage will be unloaded from the bus and taken to your rooms in a few minutes. Once you have picked up your key at reception, please locate your room and check that all your luggage has arrived. Tomorrow, there is a beachcombers and rock-hoppers tour, exploring marine life in the rock pools along the beach. Or, if you''d prefer to go inland, there''s a guided forest walk that takes you off the walking tracks. If you want to catch some lunch, you could join the beach fishing expedition. And at night, you''ll see there is a moonlight forest walk that leaves each night at 7:00 p.m. So there is plenty to choose from at Wildlife Haven, and of course, that includes just sitting on your balcony watching the waves roll in.

听力题Fear and its (36) _____pain are two of the most useful things that men and animals (37)_____, if they are properly used. If fire did not hurt when it burnt, children would play it until their hands were burnt away. (38) _____, if pain existed but fear didn''t, a child would bum itself again and again, because fear would not warn it to keep away from the fire that had burnt before. Fear and pain are (39) _____two guards without which men and animals might soon die out. We suggest fear be properly used. If, for example, you never go out of your house because of the danger of being (40) _____down and killed in the street by a car, you are letting fear rule you too much. Even in your house you are not (41) _____safe: an airplane may (42) _____on your house. The important thing is not to let feat rule you, but (43)) _____to use fear as your servant and guide. In many cases, (44)______________. For example, you see a car coming straight towards you; fear warns you, you jump out of the way, and all is well. (45)_____________. In this case, fear has given you its warning; you have examined it and decided on your course of action, (46)______________.

听力题 London taxi drivers know the capital like the back of their hands. No matter how small and indistinct the street is, the driver will be able to get you there without any trouble. The reason London taxi drivers are so efficient is that they have all gone through a very tough training period to get a special taxi driving license. During this period, which can take from two to four years, the would-be taxi driver has to learn the most direct route to every single road and every important building in London. To achieve this, most learners go around the city on small motorbikes, practicing how to move to and from different points of the city. Learner taxi-drivers are tested several times during their training period by government officers. Their exams are a terrible experience. The officers ask you, "How do you get from Buckingham Palace to the Tower of London?" and you have to take them there in a direct line. When you get to the Tower, they would say "Well done." They would quickly move on the next question, after five or six questions, they would just say, "See you in two months'' time," and then you know the exam is over. Learner drivers are not allowed to work and earn money as drivers. Therefore, many of them keep their precious jobs until they obtain their license. The training can cost quite a lot, because learners have to pay for their own expense on the tests and medical exam. London taxi drivers know the capital like the back of their hands. No matter how small and indistinct the street is, the driver will be able to get you there without any trouble. The reason London taxi drivers are so efficient is that they have all gone through a very tough training period to get a special taxi driving license. During this period, which can take from two to four years, the would-be taxi driver has to learn the most direct route to every single road and every important building in London. To achieve this, most learners go around the city on small motorbikes, practicing how to move to and from different points of the city. Learner taxi-drivers are tested several times during their training period by government officers. Their exams are a terrible experience. The officers ask you, "How do you get from Buckingham Palace to the Tower of London?" and you have to take them there in a direct line. When you get to the Tower, they would say "Well done." They would quickly move on the next question, after five or six questions, they would just say, "See you in two months'' time," and then you know the exam is over. Learner drivers are not allowed to work and earn money as drivers. Therefore, many of them keep their precious jobs until they obtain their license. The training can cost quite a lot, because learners have to pay for their own expense on the tests and medical exam.

听力题Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

听力题M: Come on, Julie

听力题 A team of scientists recently began a project to measure the effects of loud noises on sea animals. If the sounds don''t harm the animals, then the researchers can go ahead with a plan to transmit sound waves through the Pacific Ocean to take the earth''s temperature. Sound travels faster through warm water than cold water. By analyzing the speed of sound through the ocean over a time, the scientists will be able to determine if our planet is warming up. The experiment was nearly cancelled more than a year ago because environmental groups feared that the sound will confuse or harm the sea-animals. So, scientists are conducting tests on the animals first. The researchers lowered a loud speaker that emits low frequency sound about 1,000 meters beneath the ocean. Scientists at the site transmit sound waves into the ocean. Radio transmitters attached to some of the sea-animals help the researchers keep track of the animals'' movements. If sea-animals are distressed by me sounds, they would swim away from the speakers. So far, there aren''t any signs that the animals are being harmed. Researchers at the site noticed that large numbers of sea-animals swim near the speaker whether it was turned on or off, but it is still too soon to know for sure, the scientists admit. The test will continue through September. "If all goes well," they say, "we can begin measuring temperature changes on our planet." A team of scientists recently began a project to measure the effects of loud noises on sea animals. If the sounds don''t harm the animals, then the researchers can go ahead with a plan to transmit sound waves through the Pacific Ocean to take the earth''s temperature. Sound travels faster through warm water than cold water. By analyzing the speed of sound through the ocean over a time, the scientists will be able to determine if our planet is warming up. The experiment was nearly cancelled more than a year ago because environmental groups feared that the sound will confuse or harm the sea-animals. So, scientists are conducting tests on the animals first. The researchers lowered a loud speaker that emits low frequency sound about 1,000 meters beneath the ocean. Scientists at the site transmit sound waves into the ocean. Radio transmitters attached to some of the sea-animals help the researchers keep track of the animals'' movements. If sea-animals are distressed by me sounds, they would swim away from the speakers. So far, there aren''t any signs that the animals are being harmed. Researchers at the site noticed that large numbers of sea-animals swim near the speaker whether it was turned on or off, but it is still too soon to know for sure, the scientists admit. The test will continue through September. "If all goes well," they say, "we can begin measuring temperature changes on our planet."

听力题 China vowed on Monday to organize a "non-smoking" Olympic Games, but health officials admitted that changing the habits of 350 million smokers would be difficult. China would enforce a ban on smoking in public places, Zhang Bin, a Health Ministry official, told a news conference on Monday, with those places that offer services to children a top concern. "Smoking will be banned at all Olympic-designated hospitals by the end of 2007," Xinhua News Agency quoted Zhang as saying. The ban would also apply to public transport and in offices, Zhang said, acknowledging that changing habits would be hard. "China faces many obstacles to overcome in hosting a non-smoking Olympics," he said. The ministry''s vow comes as Beijing passes the 10th anniversary of its ban on smoking in public places. In practice, many of the capital''s millions of smokers habitually ignore the bans given that they run only a slight risk of punishment or complaint from bystanders. China is the world''s largest producer and consumer of cigarettes with nearly 2 trillion consumed a year. The World Health Organization estimates that smoking kills 1.2 million people a year in China. China vowed on Monday to organize a "non-smoking" Olympic Games, but health officials admitted that changing the habits of 350 million smokers would be difficult. China would enforce a ban on smoking in public places, Zhang Bin, a Health Ministry official, told a news conference on Monday, with those places that offer services to children a top concern. "Smoking will be banned at all Olympic-designated hospitals by the end of 2007," Xinhua News Agency quoted Zhang as saying. The ban would also apply to public transport and in offices, Zhang said, acknowledging that changing habits would be hard. "China faces many obstacles to overcome in hosting a non-smoking Olympics," he said. The ministry''s vow comes as Beijing passes the 10th anniversary of its ban on smoking in public places. In practice, many of the capital''s millions of smokers habitually ignore the bans given that they run only a slight risk of punishment or complaint from bystanders. China is the world''s largest producer and consumer of cigarettes with nearly 2 trillion consumed a year. The World Health Organization estimates that smoking kills 1.2 million people a year in China.