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单选题WheredidBryanAdamsbeginhissingingcareer?A.InAfrica.B.InBritain.C.InCanada.D.InSouthernAmerica.

单选题Help, I've fallen into a sea of personal identification numbers (PIN)—and I can't get out. It's my third call in as many weeks and I recognize Beth's voice immediately. I'm hoping she doesn't recognize mine, but it's obvious by her sudden shift from warm to frosty that she does. "You probably know why I've called," I say. "I can guess," Beth responds flatly, having dealt with my type dozens of times already today. "Password problem?" She was right, I had for gotten it again. Like millions of others, I'm stuck in password hell. With computer key chains, bank card PINs, voice-mail codes, and home alarm systems, things have spun out of control. I have 32 secret codes(that I can think of). Experts warn that the best way to protect against identity theft is to never reuse or write down your passwords and always be casual in your selections—don't use pet names, or especially the names of ex-girlfriends. And it's recommended to change passwords often. But come on. Making it impossible for others to access your life only makes living your life impossible. Surveys indicate that most people use the same one or two passwords for everything. After all, it's not easy to pro duce something casual, yet memorable. "When the information doesn' t apply to anything in the re al world, it's very hard to get from the brain," says Albert Katz, a psychology professor. That's why some are shifting to picture passwords. Since the pictures can't be written down or shared with another person, they're more secure. And pictures, says Katz, are easier for the human brain to remember than numbers and letters. Better still is the day when access to everything will be just a fingerprint. But poor Beth will remain my Internet-banking savior. "All you need to do," says Beth, "is tell me the secret pass word you set up for security purposes. " What? If I can't remember my PIN, how do you expect me to remember some secret word? But on my third try I guess it and am once again allowed access to my very small fortune. I thank Beth, but don't make any promises. Both of us know we'll speak again soon.

单选题Computer people talk lots about the need for other people to become "computer literate ". But not all experts think it a good idea. One pioneer, in particular, who disagrees, is David Debut, the founder of Computer town UK. Though many people see this as a successful attempt to bring people closer to the computer, David does not see it that way. He says that Computer town UK was formed for just the opposite reason, to bring computers to people and make them "people literate". David Debut thinks Computer towns are most successful when tied to a computer club but he thinks there is an important difference between the two. The clubs are for people who have some computer knowledge already. This frightens away non-experts, who want to go to Computer towns where there are computers for them to operate, with experts to encourage them and answer any questions they ask. They are not told what to do, they find out. The computer experts have to learn not to tell people about computers, but have to be able to answer all questions people ask. People needn't learn computer terms(术语). But the experts have to explain in plain language. The computers are becoming "people literate".

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单选题Companies have the legal right to monitor employees'e-mail and instant messaging．Many do, whether they warn their workers or not．Last month the University of Tennessee released the e-mail correspondence between an administrator and a married college president in which the administrator wrote of her love for him， and of her use of drugs and alcohol to deal with her unhappiness．Employers, including The New York Times and Dow Chemical, have fired workers for sending improper e-mail． But the fastest-growing area for Internet spying is the home．SpectorSoft, a leading manufacturer of spyware, at first marketed its products to parents and employers．Sales jumped enormously, however, when the company changed its pitch to target romantic partners．"In just one day of running Spector on my home PC, I was able to identify my boyfriend's true personality,"a message on the company'website declares． What can you expect if someone puts SpectorSoft's Spector 2.2 on your computer? It will take hundreds of records an hour of every website and e-mail that appears on your screen, and store them so that someone who is spying on you can review them later．A new product, SpectorSoft's eBlaster, will send the spy detailed e-mail reports updating your computer activities ffequently. These products keep the people being spied on totally unaware． SpectorSoft has sold 35,000 copies of its spyware, and it has only a piece of a flourishing market．WinWhatWhere, another big player, sells primarily to businesses, but what it calls the"discontented family member" market has been finding VvSnWhatWhere．Many smaller companies have sites that sell relatively crude"key-loggers,"software that records every keystroke typed on a computer． Isn't all this spying on loved ones a little creepy?Not to SpectorSoft president Doug Fowler．"If you're in a committed relationship and you get caught because of evidence online, as far as I'm concerned you deserve to be caught,"he says．Richard Eaton, president of WinVVhatWhere, recognizes that in a perfect world users would reveal that they have placed monitoring software on a computer．But WinWhatWhere Investigator has a feature that allows it to be completely hidden．"Our customers demanded it，"he says．

单选题 An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer of his plans to{{U}} (26) {{/U}}the house-building business to live a more{{U}} (27) {{/U}}life with his wife and enjoy his{{U}} (28) {{/U}}family. He would miss the paycheck (工资) each week, but he wanted to retire. They could{{U}} (29) {{/U}}The employer was{{U}} (30) {{/U}}to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes,{{U}} (31) {{/U}}over time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He used bad workmanship and{{U}} (32) {{/U}}materials. It was an unfortunate way to{{U}} (33) {{/U}}a dedicated (献身的) career. When the carpenter finished his work, his employer came to{{U}} (34) {{/U}}the house. Then he handed the front-door{{U}} (35) {{/U}}to the carpenter and said, "This is your house—my{{U}} (36) {{/U}}to you." The carpenter was shocked! What a{{U}} (37) {{/U}}!If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently. {{U}} (38) {{/U}}it is with us. We build our lives, a day at a time, often putting{{U}} (39) {{/U}}than our best into the building. Then, with a shock, we{{U}} (40) {{/U}}we have to live in the house we have built. If we could do it{{U}} (41) {{/U}}, we would do it much differently. But, you cannot go back. You are the carpenter, and every day you hammer a nail, place a board, or build a wall. Someone{{U}} (42) {{/U}}said, "Life is a do-it-yourself project." Your{{U}} (43) {{/U}},and the choices you{{U}} (44) {{/U}}today, help build the "house" you will live in tomorrow. Therefore, build{{U}} (45) {{/U}}!

单选题{{B}}Text 1{{/B}} It was fifteen past nine as Marie hurried into the office building where she was going to work. Her bus had inched along through heavy morning traffic, making her a few minutes late for her very first job. She decided to start out half an hour earlier the next day. Once inside the lobby, she had to stand at the elevators and wait several minutes before she could get on one going to the sixth floor. When she finally reached the office marked "Smith Enterprises", she knocked at the door nervously and waited. There was no reply. She tapped on the door again, but still there was no answer. From inside the next office, she could hear the sound of voices, so she opened the door and went in. Although she was sure it was the same office she had been in two weeks before when she had the interview with Mr. Smith, it looked quite different now. In fact, it hardly looked like an office at all. The employees were just standing around chatting and smoking. In the front of the room, some- body must have just told a good joke, she thought, because there was a loud burst of laughter as she came in. For a moment she had thought they were laughing at her. Then one of the men looked at his watch, clapped his hands and said something to the others. Quickly they all went to their desks and, in a matter of seconds, everyone was hard at work. No one paid any attention to Marie. Finally she went up to the man who was sitting at the desk nearest to the door and explained that this was her first day in the office. Hardly looking up from his work, he told her to have a seat and wait for Mr. Smith, who would arrive at any moment. Then Marie realized that the day's work in the office began just before Mr. Smith arrived. Later she found out that he lived in Connecticut and came into Manhattan on the same train every morning, arriving in the office at 9: 35, so that his staff knew exactly when to start working.

单选题{{B}}Text 2{{/B}} It is, everyone agrees, a huge task that the child performs when he learns to speak, and the fact that he does so in so short a period of time challenges explanation. Language learning begins with listening. Individual children vary greatly in the amount of listening they do before they start speaking, and late starters are often long listeners. Most children will "obey" spoken instructions some time before they can speak though the word obey is hardly accurate as a description of the eager and delighted cooperation usually shown by the child. Before they can speak, many children will also ask questions by gesture and by making questioning noises. Any attempt to trace the development from the noises babies make Io their first spoken words leads to considerable difficulties. It is agreed [hat they enjoy making noises, and that during the first few. months one or two noises sort themselves out as particularly indicative of delight, distress, sociability, and so on. But since these cannot be said to show the baby's intention to communicate they can hardly be regarded as early forms of language. It is agreed, too, that from about three months they play with sounds for enjoyment, and that by six months they are able to add new sounds to their repertoire. This selfimitation leads on to deliberate imitation of sounds made or words spoken to them by other people. The problem then arises as to the point at which one can say that these imitations can be considered as speech.

单选题WhatdoesJanethinkofPotter'scourse?A.Verygood.B.Toogeneral.C.Clearandinteresting.D.Meticulousandtoospecialized.

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单选题 You will hear some dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have time to read the questions related to it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have time to read your answer. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE. Questions 11 ～ 14 are based on the following passage.

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单选题Questions 8-10 are based on the following monologue.