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Cruise Star didn't buy a share in Gentle Waves ______
A．but they might do so in the future.
B．because its debts were too big.
C．but they think they should have done.
D．because it was the wrong size.
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Cruise Star didn't buy a share in Gentle Waves______
A．but they might do so in the future.
B．because its debts were too big.
C．but they think they should have done.
D．because it was the wrong size.
•Read the article below about cruise business.
•Choose the best word or phrase to fill each gap from A, B, C, or D on the opposite page.
•For each question 19--33, mark one letter (A, B, C, or D) on your Answer Sheet.
Cruise Ship Holidays
Passengers on cruise ship holidays, as they are (0) on TV programs and films, usually appear to be both rich and elderly. Such people do not, however, accurately represent the 6.8 million (19) who took this kind of holiday last year. Over the last few years the world cruise industry has concentrated on (20) to younger, less wealthy people, giving them a/an (21) more like a floating disco than the traditional quiet holiday on a luxury ship. Even families with young children are no longer so (22) on cruise ship. Partly as a result, the number of passengers taking a cruise has increased by a/an (23) of 8.5 % a year since 1990.
Cruise Star is now the world's (24) cruise line. The other two major companies are Intersail and Seaways. Together these three carry (25) half the world's cruise passengers and (26) almost all the industry's profits. For the 30 or so smaller firms, life is much tougher. That is because (27) size brings so many benefits to the large firms. They can negotiate bulk discounts on (28) such as food and fuel, and even, if they order enough of them, on ships. A secondary (20) for the smaller operators is that they cannot spread overheads such broadly marketing. A significant part of the cost of (30) people on a cruise happens before they go on board the ship. The three large companies between them spend more than $ 100 million a year on TV (31) in America. They (32) armies of salesman. Delivering passengers to the ship is part of package deal and, once again, (33) means savings: Cruise Star is the biggest single buyer of airline tickets in America.
(19)
A．passengers
B．holders
C．managers
D．producers
？Read the article below from a leisure industry magazine and the questions.
？For each question 13—18, mark one letter (A. B, C or D) on your Answer Sheet for the answer you choose.
Cruise Ship: Where to Go
Passengers on cruise ship holidays, as they are described on TV programs and films, usually appear to be both wealthy and elderly. Such people do not, however, accurately represent the 6.8m passengers who took this kind of holiday last year. Over the last few years the world cruise industry has concentrated on appealing to younger, less wealthy people, giving them an experience more like a floating disco than the traditional quiet holiday on a luxury ship. Even families with young children are no longer so rare on cruise ships. Partly as a result, the number of passengers taking a cruise has increased by an average of 8.5% a year since 1990.
Cruise Star is now the world's largest cruise line. The other two major companies are Intersail and Seaways. Together these three carry nearly half the world's cruise passengers and make almost all the industry's profits. For the 30 or so smaller firms, life is much tougher. That is because sheer size brings so many benefits to the large firms. They can negotiate bulk discounts on supplies such as food and fuel, and even, if they order enough of them, on ships. A secondary disadvantage for the smaller operators is that they cannot spread overheads such as marketing as broadly. A significant part of the cost of sending people on a cruise happens before they go on board the ship. The three large companies between them spend more than $100m a year on TV advertising in America. They employ armies of salesmen. Delivering passengers to the ship is part of the package deal and, once again, volume means savings: Cruise Star is the biggest single buyer of airline tickets in America.
Cruise Star has ten ships, with four more on order for delivery by 1999. Intersail is building at a similar rate, hoping to expand today's fleet of ten ships to 14 by 1998. Seaways will add three more ships to its present nine. The 30 ships on order throughout the industry will increase cruising capacity by 40% by 1998. Some analysts suspect that even the big companies will find it difficult to fill all those extra cabins. They make a comparison with the overcapacity in the airline market in the early 1990s, When aircraft ordered at a time of growth arrived during the recession. And they point out that, after steady growth, the American market was flat in 1995, with firms offering discounts up to 30% in order to fill cabins.
The big firms reckon that this pessimism is overdone. This year has started well. But if the industry's outlook ends up being rougher than it hopes, many smaller firms will face a choice: go for specialized business, go out of business, or get taken over by a larger business. Already more than 40 small companies offer an increasing variety of cruises, ranging from archaeological tours of the Black Sea to ecological cruises to the Galapagos Islands. This trend seems set to continue, although in fast-growing Asis, a few mid-sized firms may one day rise to challenge the top three. However, in more established markets, smaller firms are being squeezed out. For instance, Gentle Waves, which has debts of $850m, has already been approached by Cruise Star, who wanted to buy a majority share of the company. The negotiations came to nothing, but analysts think they will revive if Gentle Waves' problems go on.
The main benefit the large firms have is that they can ______.
A．run large marketing departments.
B．sell their tickets more cheaply.
C．afford better quality advertising.
D．arrange to pay reduced prices.
听力原文：M: Did you watch television last night？
W: No, I didn't. I seldom watch it anymore.
M: Why is that？
W: There are only a few programs that I find interesting enough to watch.
M: Well, there are some shows that I never miss. Don't you ever watch star trek？
W: Yes, I watch it now and then but it isn't something I can't live without.
M: I' m a big fan of star trek. I love the characters and the idea of traveling through the universe at speeds faster than light is fascinating to me. I really like all the different life forms that they create, too.
W: I know all about fans like you. I think they call you "trekkies". Is that right？
M: Yeah, that's what they call us.
W: I know there are some good shows on TV, but there is so much violence on so many of the shows. A person could witness more killings in one night that a soldier would encounter in months of warfare!
M: I agree with you there. However, there are some shows that I never miss.
(20)
A．Because she has no time.
B．Because she doesn't like to watch the TV ads.
C．Because she hardly finds interesting programs to watch.
D．Because she has no TV set.
—Read the article below from a leisure industry magazine and the questions.
—For each question 13-18, mark one letter (A. B, C or D) on your Answer Sheet for the answer you choose.
Cruise Ship: Where to Go
Passengers on cruise ship holidays, as they are described on TV programs and films, usually appear to be both wealthy and elderly. Such people do not, however, accurately represent the 6.8m passengers who took this kind of holiday last year. Over the last few years the world cruise industry has concentrated on appealing to younger, less wealthy people, giving them an experience more like a floating disco than the traditional quiet holiday on a luxury ship. Even families with young children are no longer so rare on cruise ships. Partly as a result, the number of passengers taking a cruise has increased by an average of 8.5% a year since 1990.
Cruise Star is now the world's largest cruise line. The other two major companies are Intersail and Seaways. Together these three carry nearly half the world's cruise passengers and make almost all the industry's profits. For the 30 or so smaller firms, life is much tougher. That is because sheer size brings so many benefits to the large firms. They can negotiate bulk discounts on supplies such as food and fuel, and even, if they order enough of them, on ships. A secondary disadvantage for the smaller operators is that they cannot spread overheads such as marketing as broadly. A significant part of the cost of sending people on a cruise happens before they go on board the ship. The three large companies between them spend more than $100m a year on TV advertising in America. They employ armies of salesmen. Delivering passengers to the ship is part of the package deal and, once again, volume means savings: Cruise Star is the biggest single buyer of airline tickets in America.
Cruise Star has ten ships, with four more on order for delivery by 1999. Intersail is building at a similar rate, hoping to expand today's fleet of ten ships to 14 by 1998. Seaways will add three more ships to its present nine. The 30 ships on order throughout the industry will increase cruising capacity by 40% by 1998. Some analysts suspect that even the big companies will find it difficult to fill all those extra cabins. They make a comparison with the overcapacity in the airline market in the early 1990s, When aircraft ordered at a time of growth arrived during the recession. And they point out that, after steady growth, the American market was flat in 1995, with firms offering discounts up to 30% in order to fill cabins.
The big firms reckon that this pessimism is overdone. This year has started well. But if the industry's outlook ends up being rougher than it hopes, many smaller firms will face a choice: go for specialized business, go out of business, or get taken over by a larger business. Already more than 40 small companies offer an increasing variety of cruises, ranging from archaeological tours of the Black Sea to ecological cruises to the Galapagos Islands. This trend seems set to continue, although in fast-growing Asis, a few mid-sized firms may one day rise to challenge the top three. However, in more established markets, smaller firms are being squeezed out. For instance, Gentle Waves, which has debts of $850m, has already been approached by Cruise Star, who wanted to buy a majority share of the company. The negotiations came to nothing, but analysts think they will revive if Gentle Waves' problems go on.
The main benefit the large firms have is that they can ______.
A．run large marketing departments.
B．sell their tickets more cheaply.
C．afford better quality advertising.
D．arrange to pay reduced prices.
Read the article below from a leisure industry magazine and the questions.
For each question 13—18, mark one letter (A, B, C or D)on your Answer Sheet for the answer you choose.
Cruise Ship: Where to Go
Passengers on cruise ship holidays, as they are described on TV programs and films, usually appear to be both wealthy and elderly. Such people do not, however, accurately represent the 6.8m passengers who took this kind of holiday last year. Over the last few years the world cruise industry has concentrated on appealing to younger, less wealthy people, giving them an experience more like a floating disco than the traditional quiet holiday on a luxury ship. Even families with young children are no longer so rare on cruise ships. Partly as a result, the number of passengers taking a cruise has increased by an average of 8.5% a year since 1990.
Cruise Star is now the world's largest cruise line. The other two major companies are Intersail and Seaways. Together these three carry nearly half the world's cruise passengers and make almost all the industry's profits. For the 30 or so smaller firms, life is much tougher. That is because sheer size brings so many benefits to the large firms. They can negotiate bulk discounts on supplies such as food and fuel, and e-ven, if they order enough of them, on ships. A secondary disadvantage for the smaller operators is that they cannot spread overheads such as marketing as broadly. A significant part of the cost of sending people on a cruise happens before they go on board the ship. The three large companies between them spend more than $ 100m a year on TV advertising in America. They employ armies of salesmen. Delivering passengers to the ship is part of the package deal and, once again, volume means savings: Cruise Star is the biggest single buyer of airline tickets in America.
Cruise Star has ten ships, with four more on order for delivery by 1999. Intersail is building at a similar rate, hoping to expand today's fleet of ten ships to 14 by 1998. Seaways will add three more ships to its present nine. The 30 ships on order throughout the industry will increase cruising capacity by 40% by 1998. Some analysts suspect that even the big companies will find it difficult to fill all those extra cabins. They make a comparison with the overcapacity in the airline market in the early 1990s, When aircraft ordered at a time of growth arrived during the recession. And they point out that, after steady growth, the American market was flat in 1995, with firms offering discounts up to 30% in order to fill cabins.
The big firms reckon that this pessimism is overdone. This year has started well. But if the industry's outlook ends up being rougher than it hopes, many smaller firms will face a choice: go for specialized business, go out of business, or get taken over by a larger business. Already more than 40 small companies offer an increasing variety of cruises, ranging from archaeological tours of the Black Sea to ecological cruises to the Galapagos Islands. This trend seems set to continue, although in fast-growing Asis, a few mid-sized firms may one day rise to challenge the top three. However, in more established markets, smaller firms are being squeezed out. For instance, Gentle Waves, which has debts of $ 850m, has already been approached by Cruise Star, who wanted to buy a majority share of the company. The negotiations came to nothing, but analysts think they will revive if Gentle Waves' problems go on.
The main benefit the large firms have is that they can______
A．run large marketing departments.
B．sell their tickets more cheaply.
C．afford better quality advertising.
D．arrange to pay reduced prices.
听力原文：M: Congratulations on breaking the records at the recent Olympics, Miss Green!
W: Thank you, Mr Parker.
M: Oh, look at those trophies! You became a swimming star at the age of fifteen, didn't you？
W: Yeah, you're right.
M: Could you tell me something about your plans for the future？
W: To tell you the truth, I'm going to give up swimming from now on.
M: I beg your pardon？
W: I mean I'd rather not swim at all. I'm too old to...
M: Excuse me, if I'm not wrong, you're only twenty now. Is it too old twenty？
W: Yes, too old for a swimmer. If I swim in an international competition, I’ll hardly be able to win.
M: But... er... don't you enjoy swimming？
W: Certainly, and I enjoy visiting other countries, and the Olympics are very exciting. However, I missed more important things. I had to work very hard at swimming. There was training before school, after school, and at weekends. While other girls were growing up, I was swimming, swimming. But life isn't merely swimming, is it？
When did Miss Green become a swimming star？
A．At the age of 15.
B．At the age of 20.
C．At the age of 18.
D．At the age of
Mary didn’t know what to send to her grandparents for Christmas. It was always hard to choose a good Christmas present for them. They didn’t need much, and it was hard for her to be creative every year.
One year, she sent them a big wooden elephant. It sat on the counter for a year, but then it disappeared, probably into a closet somewhere. Another year, she made handmade soaps with nice smells, but they probably weren’t any better than store-bought soaps. Last year, she sent lots of nice pictures of herself in frames, but grandparents’ house was small, and they couldn’t hang up very many.
This year, she decided on fruit. She lived where it was warm and there was lots of nice fruit. Her grandparents lived up north, where it colder and they couldn’t get fresh fruit all year, or at least not oranges and grapefruit. Fresh fruit was healthy for her grandparents, too.
Mary went to a fruit store and sampled the red oranges. She really liked them and bought a kilogram. Then she tried three kinds of grapefruit. The white ones were sour. The star grapefruit were interesting, but the dark red grapefruit were great. So she got a kilogram.
Mary carefully packed the fruit in a box to keep them safe and dry in case one got smashed and its juice got everywhere. Then she wrote the address on the box and mailed it from the store. She felt happy with what she bought.
A few days later, Mary got a phone call from her grandparents, thanking her for the lovely fruit. They said it was a healthy, tasty, and very thoughtful gift. Mary had never felt sogood before.
1.Mary wastroubled because she___________.
A. had no idea for a holiday gift
B. we no creative in her work
C. could notafford Christmas gifts
D. found her grandma bard to please
2.What didMary send her grandparents last year_________.
A. A wooden elephant
B. Handmade soaps
C. Her own pictures
D. A store-bought closet
3.In se1ecting the gifts, Mary was ___________.
A. excited
B. impatient
C. exhausted
D. thoughtful
4.Which ofthe following did Mary buy for her grandparents this year_________.
A. Yellow oranges
B. Dark red grapefruit
C. White grapefruit
D. Star grapefruit
5. Mary’s grandparents___________.
A. loved her gift
C. wrote her a letter
B. sent her a card
D. put her gift away
听力原文：M: Congratulations on breaking the records at the recent Olympics, Miss Green !
W: Thank you, Mr Parker.
M: Oh, look at those trophies! You became a swimming star at the age of fifteen, didn't you？
W: Yeah, you're right.
M: Could you tell me something about your plans for the future？
W: To tell you the truth, I'm going to give up swimming from now on.
M: I beg your pardon？
W: I mean I'd rather not swim at all. I'm too old to. . .
M: Excuse me, if I'm not wrong, you're only twenty now. Is it too old twenty？
W: Yes, too old for a swimmer. If I swim in an international competition, I' ll hardly be able to win.
M: But. . . er. . . don't you enjoy swimming？
W: Certainly, and I enjoy visiting other countries, and the Olympics are very exciting. However, I missed more important things. I had to work very hard at swimming. There was training before school, after school, and at weekends. While other girls were growing up, I was swimming, swimming. But life isn't merely swimming, is it？
When did Miss Green become a swimming star？
A．At the age of 15.
B．At the age of 20.
C．At the age of 18.
D．At the age of 16.
Part B
Directions: You will hear four dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE.
听力原文：M: Congratulations on breaking the records at the recent Olympics, Miss Green!
W: Thank you, Mr Parker.
M: Oh, look at those trophies! You became a swimming star at the age of fifteen, didn't you？
W: Yeah, you're right.
M: Could you tell me something about your plans for the future？
W: To tell you the truth, I'm going to give up swimming from now on.
M: I beg your pardon？
W: I mean I'd rather not swim at all. I'm too old to...
M: Excuse me, if I'm not wrong, you're only twenty now. Is it too old at twenty？
W: Yes, too old for a swimmer. If I swim in an international competition, I'll hardly be able to win.
M: But... er... don't you enjoy swimming？
W: Certainly, and I enjoy visiting other countries, and the Olympics are very exciting. However, I missed more important things. I had to work very hard at swimming. There was training before school, after school, and at weekends. While other girls were growing up, I was swimming, swimming. But life isn't merely swimming, is it？
When did Miss Green become a swimming star？
A．At the age of 15.
B．At the age of 20.
C．At the age of 18.
D．At the age of 16.
