What kinds of sounds had been recorded when stories were told on the radio?
W: Spaghetti sounds good. But I feel like a medium rare steak. I am starving! Oh, yeah I Would you like soup with that?
M: By any chance, do you know what kinds of soup they have today?
W: Yeah, I saw it on the menu. They have vegetable soup and clam chowder today. I bet you will have vegetable soup. I know you don't enjoy eating clams. Also, I want to ask if we can see the wine list.
What kinds of dressing is the man going to have today?
A.French
B.Thousand Island
C.Italian
D.Honey mustard
No one knows how man learned to make words. Perhaps he began by making sounds like those made by animals. Perhaps he grunted like a pig when he lifted something heavy. (78) Perhaps he made sounds like those he heard all round him-water splashing,bees humming,a stone falling to the ground. Somehow he learned to make words. As the centuries went by, he made more and more new words. This is what we mean by language.
People living in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred different languages in the world. Each contains many thousands of words. A very large English dictionary, for example, contains four or five hundred thousand words. But we do not need all these. Only a few thousand words are used in everyday life.
The words you know are called your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary bigger. Read as many books as you can. There are plenty of books written in easy English for you to read. You will enjoy them. When you meet a new word, find it in your dictionary. Your dictionary is your most useful book.
From this passage, we know that __________.
A.man never made sounds
B.man made animal sounds
C.man used to be like animals to make sounds
D.man learned from the animals to make sounds
听力原文:W: Hi, Peter.
M: Judy, I haven't seen you in weeks. Where have you been.?
W: In Florida.
M: What? Vacationing while the rest of us have been studying on campus in the February cold.
W: Not exactly. I spent most of my time underwater.
M: I don't understand.
W: I was on a special field trip. I went with my marine biology class.
M: So you went Scuba diving, what were you looking for, sunken treasure?
W: You might say so. The sea is full of treasures, 'all kinds of strange fascination things.
M: Oh, how wonderful it is.
W: Yeah, by concentrating, I was able to see the outlines of lots of different plants and animals under the sea. In fact, our professor even took photographs of small oceanic snails.
M: That sounds like a interesting trip. But I think if I'd been in Florida in February, I'd much rather spend my time just swimming and lying ,in the sun.
(23)
A.Sightseeing.
B.Lying on the beach.
C.Taking photographs of the beaches.
D.Scuba diving.
People from different countries _________
A. made same words
B.made different kinds of words
C.had a same language
D.used some sounds
In business, people have to deal in person with all kinds of people. When talking to people within your company who don't speak your language, you may have to use English; these people may be colleagues or co-workers – who may work with you in your own department, in another part of the building or in another branch. And you may also have to deal with people from outside the organization: clients, suppliers, visitors and members of the public. Moreover, these people may be friends or strangers – people of your own age, or people who are younger or older than you.
The relationship you have with a person determines the kind of language you use. For example, it's not appropriate to say 'Hi, how are you!' when meeting the Managing Director of a large company or to say'Good morning, it's a great pleasure to meet you'when being introduced to a person you'll be working closely with in the same team.
People usually form. an impression of you from the way you speak and behave – not just from the way you do your work. People in different countries have different ideas of what sounds friendly, polite or sincere – and of what sounds rude or unfriendly! Good manners in your culture may be considered bad manners in another. Sometimes your body language, gestures and expressions may tell people more about you than the words you use.
1.The topic of the passage is __________.
A. self-image in business situation
B. the importance of appropriate choice of language
C. dealing with people in business
2.The language you use when talking with people in business is decided by _________.
A. your relationship with the particular person
B. yourself
C. your boss
3.People usually form. an impression of you from _________.
A. your way of doing jobs
B. your language and manners
C. your facial expressions
4.Good manners in your culture may be considered bad manners in another. Good manners in this statement mean ___________.
A. to behave politely
B. to behave lovely
C. to behave aggressively
5.The message of the article is that ________________.
A. dealing with people successfully in business is not easy
B. clients with different cultural background is most challenging
C. language plays a very important role in setting up business relationship
听力原文:M: How is school going, Barbara? Are you taking any new classes?
W: I'm taking another really interesting course called Business and the Web. We are learning about e-commerce and how new technological developments will affect the way we buy, sell and market things in the future.
M: Wow, that sounds like something I should take.
W: I think it's one of the most useful courses I've had so far. Right now, we are studying wireless communications and how that's going to affect the development of the internet and eventually online business. We have had several lectures on the importance of cell phones and several new kinds of portable computers and other electronic devices which are based on related technologies.
M: What other kinds of topics will you be covering?
W: We are going to discuss high bandwidth Internet connections, like cable modems, which will allow us to exchange information more quickly. And from there, we will focus on how Internet, TV, radio and telephone technologies are all starting to come together.
M: I was just reading about that in the newspaper. But how does that relate to online business?
W: As these technologies converge in the near future, a new high-speed network will develop which will be perfect for the distribution of products and services online.
(20)
A.E-commerce.
B.Wireless communications.
C.Business and the web.
D.New technology.
M: Thank you.
W: Well, artifacts made of bamboo are very important in Japanese culture.
M: Yes. For hundreds and even thousands of years, the bamboo plant has played an important role in the lives of the Japanese, and at one time, it was believed that the Shinto gods could be found in the stem of the bamboo plant, and this is something that is portrayed in one of Japan's oldest tales, The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter.
W: That sounds interesting. Bamboo is a very versatile plant. It's light and flexible, but strong, and there are many varieties of it. They can be used to make various artifacts.
M: Yeah, and some of them are really exquisite.
W: Very happily, Mr. Smith has brought here several bamboo artifacts. So can you introduce them to us, Mr. Smith?
M: Sure. The first one is a chashaku. It is a tea spoon, and it is used for measuring powdered green tea during the tea ceremony.
W: That's fine. What about this?
M: Uh, it's a tea whisk. It is for mixing the powdered green tea in a small bowl until it becomes a foamy mixture.
W: Wow, it is so nice and I love it. Thank you for showing us these fine artifacts, Mr. Smith.
M: My pleasure.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. What are the two speakers talking about?
20. What do we learn about bamboo and the Shinto gods?
21. Why can bamboo be used to make different kinds of artifacts?
22. What is the chashaku used for during the tea ceremony?
(23)
A.A tale related to bamboo.
B.Different kinds of bamboo.
C.Bamboo artifacts in Japanese culture.
D.The use of bamboo in Asian countries.
Computer reconstructions of ancient skulls (头骨) show that our ancestors had ears built like ours as far back as 350,000 years ago. The ears of social mammals(哺乳动物) are typically designed to recognize sounds made by fellow species members. "So, humanlike ears suggest humanlike speech", say researchers from Spain.
Anthropologists(人类学家) don't know for sure when people started talking. To get a better idea, the new study focused on a group of fossils(化石) from a place in Spain called Sima de los Huesos. The fossils belong to a species(人种) called Homo heidelbergensis. Modem people did not evolve from H. heidelbergensis, but an ancient group called Neandertals might have.
Using a computerized scanner(扫描机), the researchers measured ear structures on the remains. Then, they used information about living people to make three-dimensional (三维的)computer models of what the ancient ears looked like. Finally, they measured how sound would pass through the model ears.
The results showed that the ears could handle almost exactly the stone range of sounds that our ears can today. The researchers suggest that hearing and talking developed in a common ancestor shared by both Neandertals and modern people.
Other experts are more skeptical(怀疑的). Some studies have turned up conflicting results about the ears and vocal chords(声带) of Neandertals. And anyway, hearing could have evolved long before talking. The two don't necessarily go together.
If it's true that our ancestors could talk more than 350,000 years ago, that brings up another question. What kinds of things did they talk about?
"Social mammals" in the second paragraph means "______".
A.our ancestors
B.a kind of ancient human tribe
C.Homo heidelbergensis
D.Neandertals
听力原文:(Woman—Anna Man—Jim)
W: Jim, what have you heard about the new restaurant? Have you eaten there yet?
M: I've heard some good things about it but I haven't been there yet. Why? Anna, are you interested in Spanish food?
W: Yes I am. I tried Spanish food when I was in Europe last summer and I loved it.
M: Well, this place is supposed to be very good. I have been meaning to go there.
W: What have you heard?
M: Well, Sue said that the food was exactly like the food she ate in Spain. She said they have different kinds of Spanish dishes and that everything she has tried has been good.
W: I like Spanish tapas best. Tapas are small dishes. You can order several small dishes and have a taste of each. It's a good way to try different dishes.
M: That sounds like a good idea.
W: That way, the price is not too high. There are meats, vegetables, noodles, rice, and fish. You can have a little bit of everything and enjoy the different flavors.
M: What are we waiting for? Let's go tonight.
W: Well, since you asked, I'll be glad to go. We'll go Dutch, though. I want to pay for my own meal.
M: That's fine with me. What time do you want to go?
W: Why don't we meet right here at six o'clock?
M: Great! I'll see you then. Tapas, here we come.
(23)
A.Chinese.
B.Mexican.
C.Italian.
D.Spanish.