听力题 Today the official language of the United States and most of Canada is English. However, French almost became the official language because of a war. The French and Indian War was fought between 1754 and 1763. The name of this war is not accurate because the war was actually between England and France. The Indians fought on the side of the French. France and England were trying to gain control of North America. France held Canada, and England held part of what is now the United States. However, France tried to expand its land by moving southward into New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Virginia. When the French built a fort on the Ohio River, the residents in Virginia sent George Washington to attack the fort in 1754. However, the French defeated Washington. The French, aided by the Indians, outsmarted the English and won many early battles. Later, the British began to do well against the French. In the final battle in Quebec, Canada, General Wolf of England faced General Nontcalm from France. Both generals died in this battle, but the English outlasted the French and won the battle. Thus, most of North America today has the English culture and language. Today the official language of the United States and most of Canada is English. However, French almost became the official language because of a war. The French and Indian War was fought between 1754 and 1763. The name of this war is not accurate because the war was actually between England and France. The Indians fought on the side of the French. France and England were trying to gain control of North America. France held Canada, and England held part of what is now the United States. However, France tried to expand its land by moving southward into New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Virginia. When the French built a fort on the Ohio River, the residents in Virginia sent George Washington to attack the fort in 1754. However, the French defeated Washington. The French, aided by the Indians, outsmarted the English and won many early battles. Later, the British began to do well against the French. In the final battle in Quebec, Canada, General Wolf of England faced General Nontcalm from France. Both generals died in this battle, but the English outlasted the French and won the battle. Thus, most of North America today has the English culture and language.

听力题M: You should have seen the line at the housing office. It took me an hour to make my dormitory deposit for next year. Have you made yours yet? W: No, I''m not sure I am going to. M: There is not much time left. The deadline is May 1st. That''s just two weeks from now. Are you short of cash? W: No, I''m OK. M: You''d better hurry up if you want a dorm room next September. There aren''t enough rooms for everyone. And first year students have priority. W: Well, I''ve been thinking of living off campus. M: Have you any idea how much that will cost? There''s the rent, utilities and you probably need a car to commute. W: I know it''ll be more expensive, but I think I can handle it, though. This dorm is just so noisy that I can''t get anything done. Maybe my grades would be better if had some peace and quiet in a place of my own. M: You should study in the library the way I do. Think of the money you''ll save. W: I''ve got to think it over some more. There are still two weeks left in April. M: You should have seen the line at the housing office. It took me an hour to make my dormitory deposit for next year. Have you made yours yet? W: No, I''m not sure I am going to. M: There is not much time left. The deadline is May 1st. That''s just two weeks from now. Are you short of cash? W: No, I''m OK. M: You''d better hurry up if you want a dorm room next September. There aren''t enough rooms for everyone. And first year students have priority. W: Well, I''ve been thinking of living off campus. M: Have you any idea how much that will cost? There''s the rent, utilities and you probably need a car to commute. W: I know it''ll be more expensive, but I think I can handle it, though. This dorm is just so noisy that I can''t get anything done. Maybe my grades would be better if had some peace and quiet in a place of my own. M: You should study in the library the way I do. Think of the money you''ll save. W: I''ve got to think it over some more. There are still two weeks left in April.

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听力题 A sixth of undergraduates in Beijing this year have registered at driving school. The students, mostly from majors such as business management or international trade, will finish their driving courses within 20 days or so. Training costs have dropped to 2, 600 yuan for students, according to the Haidian Driving School in Beijing. The price is not really low, but students will accept it, seeing it as an investment in their future. Familiarity with the operation of Computers and fluent English are the basic skills graduating students need to find a job. But a driver''s permit has become another factor. "In the job market, owning a driver''s permit sometimes strengthens a graduating student''s competitiveness for a good position," says Zhou Yang, an undergraduate at the China University of Political Science and Law. Cars will become a necessary part of many people''s lives in the coming years, and it is difficult to get a permit of campus because of the pressures on working people''s time. "Having a fulltime job after graduation offers limited time to learn to drive. We senior students have plenty of spare time, plenty of opportunity to learn." Zhou says. Xu Jian, an official at the driving school, said undergraduates were very able and serious, and could grasp in an hour what ordinary people took four hours to learn. In this driving school, middle-aged people, young women and college students are the main customers. To get a driver''s permit, a beginner is now required to have at least 86 hours'' practice before the final road test. A sixth of undergraduates in Beijing this year have registered at driving school. The students, mostly from majors such as business management or international trade, will finish their driving courses within 20 days or so. Training costs have dropped to 2, 600 yuan for students, according to the Haidian Driving School in Beijing. The price is not really low, but students will accept it, seeing it as an investment in their future. Familiarity with the operation of Computers and fluent English are the basic skills graduating students need to find a job. But a driver''s permit has become another factor. "In the job market, owning a driver''s permit sometimes strengthens a graduating student''s competitiveness for a good position," says Zhou Yang, an undergraduate at the China University of Political Science and Law. Cars will become a necessary part of many people''s lives in the coming years, and it is difficult to get a permit of campus because of the pressures on working people''s time. "Having a fulltime job after graduation offers limited time to learn to drive. We senior students have plenty of spare time, plenty of opportunity to learn." Zhou says. Xu Jian, an official at the driving school, said undergraduates were very able and serious, and could grasp in an hour what ordinary people took four hours to learn. In this driving school, middle-aged people, young women and college students are the main customers. To get a driver''s permit, a beginner is now required to have at least 86 hours'' practice before the final road test.

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听力题Were you the first or last child in your family

听力题 There are many reasons why family life in Britain changed so much in the last fifty years. The liberation of women in the early part of the twentieth century and the social economic effects of World War II had a great impact on traditional family life. Women became essential to industry and professions. During the war they had worked in factories and proved their worth, now, with the loss of million of men, their services were indispensable to the nation. More recently, great advances in scientific knowledge, and particularly in medicine, have had enormous social consequences. Children are better cared for and are healthier. Infant death rate is low. Above all, parents can now plan the size of their family if they wish through more effective means of birth control. Different attitudes to religion, authority and tradition generally have also greatly contributed to changes in family life. But these developments have affected all aspects of society. It is particularly interesting to note that the concept of "the family" as a social unit has survived all these challenges. There are many reasons why family life in Britain changed so much in the last fifty years. The liberation of women in the early part of the twentieth century and the social economic effects of World War II had a great impact on traditional family life. Women became essential to industry and professions. During the war they had worked in factories and proved their worth, now, with the loss of million of men, their services were indispensable to the nation. More recently, great advances in scientific knowledge, and particularly in medicine, have had enormous social consequences. Children are better cared for and are healthier. Infant death rate is low. Above all, parents can now plan the size of their family if they wish through more effective means of birth control. Different attitudes to religion, authority and tradition generally have also greatly contributed to changes in family life. But these developments have affected all aspects of society. It is particularly interesting to note that the concept of "the family" as a social unit has survived all these challenges.

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 What makes one person more intelligent than another? What makes one person a genius, like the brilliant Albert Einstein, and another person a fool? Are people born intelligent or stupid, or is intelligence the result of where and how you live? These are very old questions and the answers to them are still not clear. We know, however, that just being born with a good mind is not enough. In some ways, the mind is like a leg or an arm muscle. It needs exercise. Mental exercise is particularly important for young children. Many child psychologists think that parents should play with their children more often and give them problems to think about. The children are then more likely to grow up bright and intelligent. If, on the other hand, children are left alone a great deal with nothing to do, they are more likely to become dull and unintelligent. Parents should also be careful with what they say to young children. According to some psychologists, if parents are always telling a child that he or she is a fool or an idiot, then the child is more likely to keep doing silly and foolish things. So it is probably better for parents to say very positive things to their children, such as "That was a very clever thing you did." or "You are such a smart child." What makes one person more intelligent than another? What makes one person a genius, like the brilliant Albert Einstein, and another person a fool? Are people born intelligent or stupid, or is intelligence the result of where and how you live? These are very old questions and the answers to them are still not clear. We know, however, that just being born with a good mind is not enough. In some ways, the mind is like a leg or an arm muscle. It needs exercise. Mental exercise is particularly important for young children. Many child psychologists think that parents should play with their children more often and give them problems to think about. The children are then more likely to grow up bright and intelligent. If, on the other hand, children are left alone a great deal with nothing to do, they are more likely to become dull and unintelligent. Parents should also be careful with what they say to young children. According to some psychologists, if parents are always telling a child that he or she is a fool or an idiot, then the child is more likely to keep doing silly and foolish things. So it is probably better for parents to say very positive things to their children, such as "That was a very clever thing you did." or "You are such a smart child."

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听力题W: Everyone seems to be talking about climate change these days! M: I''m not surprised. It''s all these greenhouse gases—that''s what''s causing the problem! W: What are the greenhouse gases? M: You know, carbon dioxide, which comes mainly from the burning of fossil fuels, such as oil, gas and coal. W: I''ve never understood why that''s a problem. M: Evidently these gases build up in the earth''s atmosphere, and trap the heat from the sun. W: And so this heat is warming the planet? M: Exactly! W: Well, isn''t that good news? I hate these cold winters we get! M: Yes. But what''s good for you here may not be so good for people elsewhere in the world. For the average world temperatures could rise. That can have a huge effect on local climates and ecosystems around the world. W: So you really think that these floods we''ve seen in the news could be caused by global warming? M: Sure! And also the droughts and the storms. W: So what can we do about it? M: It''s not realistic to stop using fossil fuels today. But we can start trying to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. W: And look for alternative sources of energy too, of course! W: Everyone seems to be talking about climate change these days! M: I''m not surprised. It''s all these greenhouse gases—that''s what''s causing the problem! W: What are the greenhouse gases? M: You know, carbon dioxide, which comes mainly from the burning of fossil fuels, such as oil, gas and coal. W: I''ve never understood why that''s a problem. M: Evidently these gases build up in the earth''s atmosphere, and trap the heat from the sun. W: And so this heat is warming the planet? M: Exactly! W: Well, isn''t that good news? I hate these cold winters we get! M: Yes. But what''s good for you here may not be so good for people elsewhere in the world. For the average world temperatures could rise. That can have a huge effect on local climates and ecosystems around the world. W: So you really think that these floods we''ve seen in the news could be caused by global warming? M: Sure! And also the droughts and the storms. W: So what can we do about it? M: It''s not realistic to stop using fossil fuels today. But we can start trying to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. W: And look for alternative sources of energy too, of course!

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听力题 Today I want to help you with a study reading method known as SQ3R. The letters stand for five steps in the reading (36) 1: Survey, Question, Read, Review, Recite. Each of the steps should be done carefully and in the order mentioned. In all study reading, a should be the first step. Survey means to look quickly. In study reading, you need to look quickly at , words in darker or larger print, words with (37) 2 letters, (38) 3 and charts. Don''t stop to read complete sentences. Just look at the important (39) 4 of the materials. The second step is question. Try to form questions based on your . Use the question words who, what, when, where, why and how. Now you are ready for the third step. Read. You will be reading the (40) 5 and important words that you looked at in the (41) 6, but this time you will read the examples and (42) 7 as well. Sometimes it is useful to take notes while you read. I have had students who (43) 8 to underline important points, and it seemed to be just as useful as note-taking. What you should do, whether you take notes or underline, is to read actively. (44) 9. The fourth step is review. Remember the questions that you wrote down before you read the material. You should be able to answer them now. (45) 10. Concentrate on those. Also review material that you did not consider in your questions. The last step is recite. (46) 11. SQ3R — Survey, question, read, review, and recite. Today I want to help you with a study reading method known as SQ3R. The letters stand for five steps in the reading (36) 12: Survey, Question, Read, Review, Recite. Each of the steps should be done carefully and in the order mentioned. In all study reading, a should be the first step. Survey means to look quickly. In study reading, you need to look quickly at , words in darker or larger print, words with (37) 13 letters, (38) 14 and charts. Don''t stop to read complete sentences. Just look at the important (39) 15 of the materials. The second step is question. Try to form questions based on your . Use the question words who, what, when, where, why and how. Now you are ready for the third step. Read. You will be reading the (40) 16 and important words that you looked at in the (41) 17, but this time you will read the examples and (42) 18 as well. Sometimes it is useful to take notes while you read. I have had students who (43) 19 to underline important points, and it seemed to be just as useful as note-taking. What you should do, whether you take notes or underline, is to read actively. (44) 20. The fourth step is review. Remember the questions that you wrote down before you read the material. You should be able to answer them now. (45) 21. Concentrate on those. Also review material that you did not consider in your questions. The last step is recite. (46) 22. SQ3R — Survey, question, read, review, and recite. Today I want to help you with a study reading method known as SQ3R. The letters stand for five steps in the reading (36) process: Survey, Question, Read, Review, Recite. Each of the steps should be done carefully and in the order mentioned. In all study reading, a should be the first step. Survey means to look quickly. In study reading, you need to look quickly at , words in darker or larger print, words with (37) capital letters, (38) illustrations, and charts. Don''t stop to read complete sentences. Just look at the important (39) divisions of the materials. The second step is question. Try to form questions based on your . Use the question words who, what, when, where, why and how. Now you are ready for the third step. Read. You will be reading the (40) and important words that you looked at in the (41) , but this time you will read the examples and (42) details as well. Sometimes it is useful to take notes while you read. I have had students who (43) preferred to underline important points, and it seemed to be just as useful as note-taking. What you should do, whether you take notes or underline, is to read actively. (44) Think about what you are reading as a series of ideas, not just a sequence of words. The fourth step is review. Remember the questions that you wrote down before you read the material. You should be able to answer them now. (45) You will notice that some of the questions were treated in more detail in the reading. Concentrate on those. Also review material that you did not consider in your questions. The last step is recite. (46) Try to put the reading into your own words. Summarize it either in writing or orally. SQ3R-Survey, question, read, review, and recite. Today I want to help you with a study reading method known as SQ3R. The letters stand for five steps in the reading (36) 23: Survey, Question, Read, Review, Recite. Each of the steps should be done carefully and in the order mentioned. In all study reading, a should be the first step. Survey means to look quickly. In study reading, you need to look quickly at , words in darker or larger print, words with (37) 24 letters, (38) 25 and charts. Don''t stop to read complete sentences. Just look at the important (39) 26 of the materials. The second step is question. Try to form questions based on your . Use the question words who, what, when, where, why and how. Now you are ready for the third step. Read. You will be reading the (40) 27 and important words that you looked at in the (41) 28, but this time you will read the examples and (42) 29 as well. Sometimes it is useful to take notes while you read. I have had students who (43) 30 to underline important points, and it seemed to be just as useful as note-taking. What you should do, whether you take notes or underline, is to read actively. (44) 31. The fourth step is review. Remember the questions that you wrote down before you read the material. You should be able to answer them now. (45) 32. Concentrate on those. Also review material that you did not consider in your questions. The last step is recite. (46) 33. SQ3R — Survey, question, read, review, and recite. Today I want to help you with a study reading method known as SQ3R. The letters stand for five steps in the reading (36) 34: Survey, Question, Read, Review, Recite. Each of the steps should be done carefully and in the order mentioned. In all study reading, a should be the first step. Survey means to look quickly. In study reading, you need to look quickly at , words in darker or larger print, words with (37) 35 letters, (38) 36 and charts. Don''t stop to read complete sentences. Just look at the important (39) 37 of the materials. The second step is question. Try to form questions based on your . Use the question words who, what, when, where, why and how. Now you are ready for the third step. Read. You will be reading the (40) 38 and important words that you looked at in the (41) 39, but this time you will read the examples and (42) 40 as well. Sometimes it is useful to take notes while you read. I have had students who (43) 41 to underline important points, and it seemed to be just as useful as note-taking. What you should do, whether you take notes or underline, is to read actively. (44) 42. The fourth step is review. Remember the questions that you wrote down before you read the material. You should be able to answer them now. (45) 43. Concentrate on those. Also review material that you did not consider in your questions. The last step is recite. (46) 44. SQ3R — Survey, question, read, review, and recite. Today I want to help you with a study reading method known as SQ3R. The letters stand for five steps in the reading (36) process: Survey, Question, Read, Review, Recite. Each of the steps should be done carefully and in the order mentioned. In all study reading, a should be the first step. Survey means to look quickly. In study reading, you need to look quickly at , words in darker or larger print, words with (37) capital letters, (38) illustrations, and charts. Don''t stop to read complete sentences. Just look at the important (39) divisions of the materials. The second step is question. Try to form questions based on your . Use the question words who, what, when, where, why and how. Now you are ready for the third step. Read. You will be reading the (40) and important words that you looked at in the (41) , but this time you will read the examples and (42) details as well. Sometimes it is useful to take notes while you read. I have had students who (43) preferred to underline important points, and it seemed to be just as useful as note-taking. What you should do, whether you take notes or underline, is to read actively. (44) Think about what you are reading as a series of ideas, not just a sequence of words. The fourth step is review. Remember the questions that you wrote down before you read the material. You should be able to answer them now. (45) You will notice that some of the questions were treated in more detail in the reading. Concentrate on those. Also review material that you did not consider in your questions. The last step is recite. (46) Try to put the reading into your own words. Summarize it either in writing or orally. SQ3R-Survey, question, read, review, and recite.

听力题Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard

听力题Passage Two Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

听力题Today I will be presenting a report on our findings on the condition of the world''s (36)__________. It may be a surprise to you that half the people in the world live on less than two dollars a day, and one billion people live on less than one dollar a day. I am going to look at (37) __________ and its relationship to population issues. We must work fast if we hope to reduce poverty by half, by the year 2015. Our survey shows that the first step should be to (38) __________ health-care systems. In the world''s poorest countries, people are (39) __________to live just 49 years. One in ten children doesn''t reach his or her first birthday. According to our study, poor health and poverty are (40) __________. Women are affected most by poor health-care systems, especially (41) __________ women. The second job we have to do, as many of you can guess, is to (42) __________birth rates. We have found mat when given a choice, poor people in (43) ___________countries have fewer children than their parents did. A possible reason for this (44) ___________________________________.Since the 1970s, developing countries with lower birth rates have had faster economic growth. They have had higher productivity, more savings and more investment. (45) ___________________________________. Now, here is the third measure we must take: promote education in developing countries. Investing in education, especially for women, can reduce poverty. (46) ___________________________________. Moreover, they tend to send their children to good schools so that they can climb the social ladder.

听力题 The rain also poured down in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in South China, where 14 people have died since Monday and 112,000 people have been evacuated, civil affairs officials said. The Ministry of Civil Affairs said it would send a team to the region on Saturday to help with rescue work. Wuhou, a hilly city in the region, has taken the worst battering, with 13 of the deaths and 24 injuries; 16,000 locals were evacuated. "Try to imagine that one-fifth of a year''s average rainfall has been poured on the city in just eight hours," said an official with the autonomous region''s civil affairs department who gave only his surname, Pan. Local weather statistics showed that Wuzhou receives an average of 1,500 millimeters of rain per year, but in eight hours on Thursday, the city received 306 millimeters. But amid the tragedy and difficulty caused by the rain, Leizhou Peninsula in the southwestern part of South China''s Guangdong Province has been suffering from severe drought since the beginning of the year. "The drought has greatly affected water use for farms and led to insufficient drinking water supplies," said Wang Jinshan, director of the Leizhou Meteorological Bureau. Friday''s high temperature was 34°C, Wang said, adding: "It''s the worst drought in the area in 60 years." The rain also poured down in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in South China, where 14 people have died since Monday and 112,000 people have been evacuated, civil affairs officials said. The Ministry of Civil Affairs said it would send a team to the region on Saturday to help with rescue work. Wuhou, a hilly city in the region, has taken the worst battering, with 13 of the deaths and 24 injuries; 16,000 locals were evacuated. "Try to imagine that one-fifth of a year''s average rainfall has been poured on the city in just eight hours," said an official with the autonomous region''s civil affairs department who gave only his surname, Pan. Local weather statistics showed that Wuzhou receives an average of 1,500 millimeters of rain per year, but in eight hours on Thursday, the city received 306 millimeters. But amid the tragedy and difficulty caused by the rain, Leizhou Peninsula in the southwestern part of South China''s Guangdong Province has been suffering from severe drought since the beginning of the year. "The drought has greatly affected water use for farms and led to insufficient drinking water supplies," said Wang Jinshan, director of the Leizhou Meteorological Bureau. Friday''s high temperature was 34°C, Wang said, adding: "It''s the worst drought in the area in 60 years."

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听力题W: I sure feel cheated! M: Why