听力题Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage youhave just heard

听力题M: So what''s your trouble? W: Well, doctor

听力题Cashier: Can I take your order? John: Yes, please

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听力题M: Hello. W: Hello, Sam. This is Paula Handson

听力题 Thirty-two people watched Kitty Genovese being killed right beneath their windows. She was their neighbor. Yet none of the 32 helped her. No one even called the police. Was it lack of feeling about one''s fellow man? "Not so," say scientists John Barley and Bib Fatane. These men went beyond the headlines to look for the reasons why people didn''t act. They found that a person has to go through two steps before he can help. First he has to notice that it is an emergency. Suppose you see some smoke. Is the smoke coming into the room from a leak in the air conditioning? Is it "steam pipes"? Or is it really smoke from a fire? It''s not always easy to tell if you are faced with a real emergency. Second, and more important, the person faced with an emergency must feel personally responsible. He must feel that he must help, or the person won''t get the help. Tests show that in a group, Americans often fail to act. They feel that others will act. They, themselves, needn''t They do not feel any direct responsibility. Are people bothered by situations where people are in trouble? Yes, scientists found that the people were emotional, they sweated, they had trembling hands. They felt the other person''s trouble. But they did not act. They were in a group. Their actions were shaped by the actions of those they were with. Thirty-two people watched Kitty Genovese being killed right beneath their windows. She was their neighbor. Yet none of the 32 helped her. No one even called the police. Was it lack of feeling about one''s fellow man? "Not so," say scientists John Barley and Bib Fatane. These men went beyond the headlines to look for the reasons why people didn''t act. They found that a person has to go through two steps before he can help. First he has to notice that it is an emergency. Suppose you see some smoke. Is the smoke coming into the room from a leak in the air conditioning? Is it "steam pipes"? Or is it really smoke from a fire? It''s not always easy to tell if you are faced with a real emergency. Second, and more important, the person faced with an emergency must feel personally responsible. He must feel that he must help, or the person won''t get the help. Tests show that in a group, Americans often fail to act. They feel that others will act. They, themselves, needn''t They do not feel any direct responsibility. Are people bothered by situations where people are in trouble? Yes, scientists found that the people were emotional, they sweated, they had trembling hands. They felt the other person''s trouble. But they did not act. They were in a group. Their actions were shaped by the actions of those they were with.

听力题 The ordinary raindrop is a mighty earthmover with sufficient strength to cut rock. When rainwater collects on the surface of the ground, some of it evaporates and some of it sinks into the earth. The remainder begins to flow downhill, commencing its lengthy journey from brook to stream to lake, or to a river that will carry it to the sea. As water flows along the ground, it picks up sand, pebbles, even boulders. It uses them to gnaw at the sides and bottoms of its channel, gradually loosening more earth. By this process enormous amounts of mud and rock are moved from the land to the sea. Each year the Mississippi River carries 730 million tons of solid matter into the Gulf of Mexico. This constant hauling of land into the sea is lowering the United States'' average height above sea level at a rate of about one foot every 9,000 years. If erosion continues at the same rate, the United States will be worn completely down to sea level in about 23 million years. The ordinary raindrop is a mighty earthmover with sufficient strength to cut rock. When rainwater collects on the surface of the ground, some of it evaporates and some of it sinks into the earth. The remainder begins to flow downhill, commencing its lengthy journey from brook to stream to lake, or to a river that will carry it to the sea. As water flows along the ground, it picks up sand, pebbles, even boulders. It uses them to gnaw at the sides and bottoms of its channel, gradually loosening more earth. By this process enormous amounts of mud and rock are moved from the land to the sea. Each year the Mississippi River carries 730 million tons of solid matter into the Gulf of Mexico. This constant hauling of land into the sea is lowering the United States'' average height above sea level at a rate of about one foot every 9,000 years. If erosion continues at the same rate, the United States will be worn completely down to sea level in about 23 million years.

听力题America''s national symbol, the bald eagle

听力题 When the United States Geological Survey makes its annual report on earthquakes, California usually leads the nation in the number of tremors that people, rather than measuring instruments, can "feel". California also suffered the most serious damage from an earthquake in the Survey''s most serious damage from an earthquake in the Survey''s 1983 report on significant earthquakes. These are the quakes that measure at least 6.5 on the Richer scale. These earthquakes are included if they cause considerable damage or casualties (that is, if people are injured or killed). In 1983, four significant quakes occurred in the United States. This compares to 70 earthquakes worldwide. The strongest Unites States earthquake took place in south—central Idaho and measured 7.3. It killed two children in Challis, a nearby town. It caused $2.5 million in damages. A 6.5 quake in Coalinga, California, injured 45 people and cost $3.1 million. Large areas of Coalinga had to be razed or torn down because the buildings could not be repaired. A tremor off the southern coast of Alaska in the Pacific Ocean measured 6.5 but caused no damage. However, a 6.6 quake on the Big Island in Hawaii hurt six people and cost $6 million. California had a total of 119 earthquakes that people felt and reported to authorities in 1983. Hawaii was second with 75, and Alaska was third with 64 earthquakes. When the United States Geological Survey makes its annual report on earthquakes, California usually leads the nation in the number of tremors that people, rather than measuring instruments, can "feel". California also suffered the most serious damage from an earthquake in the Survey''s most serious damage from an earthquake in the Survey''s 1983 report on significant earthquakes. These are the quakes that measure at least 6.5 on the Richer scale. These earthquakes are included if they cause considerable damage or casualties (that is, if people are injured or killed). In 1983, four significant quakes occurred in the United States. This compares to 70 earthquakes worldwide. The strongest Unites States earthquake took place in south—central Idaho and measured 7.3. It killed two children in Challis, a nearby town. It caused $2.5 million in damages. A 6.5 quake in Coalinga, California, injured 45 people and cost $3.1 million. Large areas of Coalinga had to be razed or torn down because the buildings could not be repaired. A tremor off the southern coast of Alaska in the Pacific Ocean measured 6.5 but caused no damage. However, a 6.6 quake on the Big Island in Hawaii hurt six people and cost $6 million. California had a total of 119 earthquakes that people felt and reported to authorities in 1983. Hawaii was second with 75, and Alaska was third with 64 earthquakes.

听力题I’m Mr. Britain, the head librarian

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

听力题 When the first plane slammed into the World Trade Center’s north tower, I was already at my desk on the 88th floor. Then I felt the whole building bouncing, shaking. My instinct told me that there was an explosion above us and that we should try to get out, but the corridors were full of flames. Knowing that the furniture and the carpets were fire-resistant. I figured that everything wasn’t going to burn. Then I heard someone yell that the stairwells were gone. So about 40 of us escaped into a corner office. We put papers and rags under the door to keep out the smoke as best we could. We stayed calmly in the office for about 10 minutes, thinking we were safe and secure. Then someone came in to tell us that he had found a stairwell open but we had to move fast. We all filed out orderly and headed for the stairwell. However. I later found out that the man who found the stairwell for us didn’t make it out of the building safely. Going down the stairs was not easy for me for I had lost a leg to cancer when I was 16 and wore an artificial limb. More or less. I used my arms to get down. At the 78th floor, I noticed one of my friends, Tony, stuck in the elevator. We ran over to the elevator to try to pull open the door. I never tried harder to do anything in my life, but, without tools, we couldn’t get it open. Tony insisted that we should get out. Reluctantly we left him there. Tony was among the missing. When we reached the 40th floor, we came to a complete stop. There was a jam of people. The firemen were coming up the stairs, carrying their equipment. Some 100 firefighters must have walked past us. Some of them looked so young that they seemed hardly out of high school. But they were great, assuring us that they would take care of everything. Eventually we kept moving and got out. The journey down took about 40 minutes. When the first plane slammed into the World Trade Center’s north tower, I was already at my desk on the 88th floor. Then I felt the whole building bouncing, shaking. My instinct told me that there was an explosion above us and that we should try to get out, but the corridors were full of flames. Knowing that the furniture and the carpets were fire-resistant. I figured that everything wasn’t going to burn. Then I heard someone yell that the stairwells were gone. So about 40 of us escaped into a corner office. We put papers and rags under the door to keep out the smoke as best we could. We stayed calmly in the office for about 10 minutes, thinking we were safe and secure. Then someone came in to tell us that he had found a stairwell open but we had to move fast. We all filed out orderly and headed for the stairwell. However. I later found out that the man who found the stairwell for us didn’t make it out of the building safely. Going down the stairs was not easy for me for I had lost a leg to cancer when I was 16 and wore an artificial limb. More or less. I used my arms to get down. At the 78th floor, I noticed one of my friends, Tony, stuck in the elevator. We ran over to the elevator to try to pull open the door. I never tried harder to do anything in my life, but, without tools, we couldn’t get it open. Tony insisted that we should get out. Reluctantly we left him there. Tony was among the missing. When we reached the 40th floor, we came to a complete stop. There was a jam of people. The firemen were coming up the stairs, carrying their equipment. Some 100 firefighters must have walked past us. Some of them looked so young that they seemed hardly out of high school. But they were great, assuring us that they would take care of everything. Eventually we kept moving and got out. The journey down took about 40 minutes.

听力题Born and raised in central Ohio

听力题Buckingham Palace and other (36)_________ residences open to the public do not accept euros at their gift shops and entry turnstiles. The new currency was launched in 12 European Union countries on January 1st, 2002, but Britain was not one of them. A Buckingham Palace (37)_________ said the decision not to accept the euro was (38)_________a business one and not a (39)_________statement. The retail outlets at the official residences have never accepted any other currencies. It is (40)_________ because as very small retail outlets, they don''t have the (41)_________ for changing currencies. However, many retail outlets in Britain have prepared to accept the new currency since millions of (42)_________ are expected to visit the country every year. In 2002 alone, visitors from the Euro (43)_________ were estimated to spend more than 6. 55 billion euros in Britain. Major department stores Debenhams and Marks & Spencer and (44)_________________________. Twenty-nine of Marks & Spencer stores, primarily those in tourist locations, have at least one cash register on each floor to process euro transactions. Its other stores have at least one designated area—either a register or a customer service desk—where the currency is accepted. (45) _________________________. The British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Britain will only join the single currency if economic conditions are right. (46)_________________________.

听力题For many women choosing whether to work or not to work outside their home is a luxury: They must work to survive. Others face a hard decision. Perhaps the easiest choice has to do with (36)__________. One husband said, "Marge and I decided after careful consideration that for her to go back to work at this moment was an (37)__________we couldn''t afford." With two preschool children, it soon became clear in their figuring that with babysitters, (38)__________, and increased taxes, rather than having more money, they might (39)__________end up with less. Economic factors are usually the first to be (40)__________, but they are not the most important. The most important aspects of the decision have to do with the (41)__________needs of each member of the family. It is in this area that husbands and wives find themselves having to face many confusing and (42)__________feelings. There are many women who find that homemaking is boring or who feel (43)__________if they have to stay home with a young child or several children. (44)________________________. From my own experience, I would like to suggest that sometimes the decision to go back to work is made in too much haste. There are few decisions that I now regret more. (45)_____________________. I regret my impatience to get on with my career. (46)_____________________.

听力题Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard

听力题 Near Rackman and others of the Horse way research group have done some research into the differences between average and good negotiators. They found negotiators with the good trade record and studied them in action. They compared them with another group of average negotiators and found there was no difference in the time the two groups spent on planning their strategy. However, there were some significant differences on other points. The average negotiators thought in terms of the present, but the good negotiators took a long-term view. They made lots of suggestions and considered twice the number of alternatives. The average negotiators set their objectives as single points. "We hope to get two dollars", for example. The good negotiators set their objectives in terms of a range, which they might formulate as "we hope to get two dollars, but if we get one dollar fifty, it will be all right." The average negotiators tried to persuade by giving lots of reasons. They used a lot of different arguments. The good negotiators didn''t give many reasons. They just repeated the same ones. They also did more summarizing and reviewing, checking they were understood correctly. Near Rackman and others of the Horse way research group have done some research into the differences between average and good negotiators. They found negotiators with the good trade record and studied them in action. They compared them with another group of average negotiators and found there was no difference in the time the two groups spent on planning their strategy. However, there were some significant differences on other points. The average negotiators thought in terms of the present, but the good negotiators took a long-term view. They made lots of suggestions and considered twice the number of alternatives. The average negotiators set their objectives as single points. "We hope to get two dollars", for example. The good negotiators set their objectives in terms of a range, which they might formulate as "we hope to get two dollars, but if we get one dollar fifty, it will be all right." The average negotiators tried to persuade by giving lots of reasons. They used a lot of different arguments. The good negotiators didn''t give many reasons. They just repeated the same ones. They also did more summarizing and reviewing, checking they were understood correctly.

听力题 The worldwide organization of the Red Cross stems from the idea of Henri Dunant, a Swiss banker. In 1838, at the age of ten, Dunant was taken by his father to visit a prison. There he saw prisoners chained together exercising in the yard and breaking stones along the road. This experience left a deep impression on him and made him determined to do something for convicts and slaves and for all who were oppressed and deprived of their liberty. On 24th June 1859 while on his way from Geneva to France. Dunant witnessed the battle between the French and Austrian armies. It was one of the fiercest battles of the 19th century. Shocked by the lack of medical supplies and attention given to the wounded, Dunant decided that volunteer service had to be organized. He gathered together a number of women who attended the hundreds of wounded soldiers of all nationalities and ''helped the surgeons as best as they could. From that battle, Dunant determined to form a body of people who would rally together in times of war and attend to the needs of the wounded and dying. Dunant held that a suffering human being should be helped for his own sake only without regard to race, religion, or political beliefs. Many European states supported him and on 22nd August 1864, the first Geneva Convention was signed. This lays down that once a soldier is wounded, he and everyone who comes to his help cease to be an enemy. A symbol by which the relief workers could be recognized was devised. As a tribute to Switzerland, the symbol was the Swiss flag reversed. That is a red cross on a white ground. So the Red Cross was born. The worldwide organization of the Red Cross stems from the idea of Henri Dunant, a Swiss banker. In 1838, at the age of ten, Dunant was taken by his father to visit a prison. There he saw prisoners chained together exercising in the yard and breaking stones along the road. This experience left a deep impression on him and made him determined to do something for convicts and slaves and for all who were oppressed and deprived of their liberty. On 24th June 1859 while on his way from Geneva to France. Dunant witnessed the battle between the French and Austrian armies. It was one of the fiercest battles of the 19th century. Shocked by the lack of medical supplies and attention given to the wounded, Dunant decided that volunteer service had to be organized. He gathered together a number of women who attended the hundreds of wounded soldiers of all nationalities and ''helped the surgeons as best as they could. From that battle, Dunant determined to form a body of people who would rally together in times of war and attend to the needs of the wounded and dying. Dunant held that a suffering human being should be helped for his own sake only without regard to race, religion, or political beliefs. Many European states supported him and on 22nd August 1864, the first Geneva Convention was signed. This lays down that once a soldier is wounded, he and everyone who comes to his help cease to be an enemy. A symbol by which the relief workers could be recognized was devised. As a tribute to Switzerland, the symbol was the Swiss flag reversed. That is a red cross on a white ground. So the Red Cross was born.

听力题 A communitv theatre is an important part of almost every city or town in the United States. There are 0ver 2,000 community theatres in the United States today, about 4.5 million people work or perform in these theatres for an audience of more than 50 million people annually. These theatres are amateur organizations and are different from professional theatre companies. A community theatre may have its own building or perform in a school or church hall. The actors and actresses do not receive money for their work in the community theatre. They have other jobs to support themselves instead. Small communities can’t support a full time theatre. They cannot pay actors, directors or stage workers''so the theatre participants work for free. One purpose of community theatre is to provide an opportunity for creative work. Many people join in community theatres because they want to perform or to be creative geveral people in a community theatre group were asked why they join. Each one said he or she needed to be creative, to be something original. One man said: “I love to act, It’s the only time I feel alive”. Another said: “My whole life is occupied by husband and family. I need something more than that. ”Another purpose of community theatre is to educate and improve the community. Theatre is an art that also introduces new ideas to the audience. A communitv theatre is an important part of almost every city or town in the United States. There are 0ver 2,000 community theatres in the United States today, about 4.5 million people work or perform in these theatres for an audience of more than 50 million people annually. These theatres are amateur organizations and are different from professional theatre companies. A community theatre may have its own building or perform in a school or church hall. The actors and actresses do not receive money for their work in the community theatre. They have other jobs to support themselves instead. Small communities can’t support a full time theatre. They cannot pay actors, directors or stage workers''so the theatre participants work for free. One purpose of community theatre is to provide an opportunity for creative work. Many people join in community theatres because they want to perform or to be creative geveral people in a community theatre group were asked why they join. Each one said he or she needed to be creative, to be something original. One man said: “I love to act, It’s the only time I feel alive”. Another said: “My whole life is occupied by husband and family. I need something more than that. ”Another purpose of community theatre is to educate and improve the community. Theatre is an art that also introduces new ideas to the audience.

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