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What's the true meaning of "something different"?A.To get a new job.B.To have a trip aboar
What's the true meaning of "something different"?
A.To get a new job.
B.To have a trip aboard.
C.To change a plac
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What's the true meaning of "something different"?
A.To get a new job.
B.To have a trip aboard.
C.To change a plac
听力原文:Sue: What do you mean, Mary, when you say, 'I never invite friends round to my house?' No, sorry, I can't accept that. I invited everybody round here for a party on my last birthday, remember? I was going to cook something special for you all and then Henry and Mark insisted on taking us out to that new Japanese restaurant in town. It's true that I accepted their offer, but I thought it would be very rude to refuse.
You hear a woman talking to a friend on the phone. What is she doing?
A.Refusing an invitation.
B.Denying an accusation.
C.A pologising for a mistake.
WA Yes, I've gone in there a few times. It's good... they have much better lumber than Carson Supply. Their two-by-fours are actually straight!
MB I know, they're also about fifty percent more expensive. I went in there to buy some two-by-fours, and walked out when I saw the price. The same wood at Carson is, like a dollar cheaper per piece.
WA True, but you get what you pay for. I mean, if you want to spend all day trying to find wood that isn't warped, Carson's is probably fine, but you don't have that problem at Paul's. The wood's all good there.
Why has the man contacted the woman?
A.To tell her about a store sale
B.To get her opinion about a store
C.To request advice about a home project
D.To get contact information about a supplier
第二篇
The idea of test-tube babies may make you starry-eyed with delight at the wonders of modern medicine or bleary-eyed with considering the moral/legal implications of starting life in a laboratory. But if you've ever been pregnant(怀孕)yourself, one thing is certain: You wonder what it's like to carry a test-tube baby. Are these pregnancies normal? Are the babies normal?
The earliest answers come from Australia, where a group of medical experts at the Queen Victoria Medical Center in Melbourne have taken a look at the continent's first nine seemed to proceed according to plan, but at birth some unusual trends did show up. Seven of the nine babies turned out to be girls. Six of the nine were delivered by Caesarean section(剖腹产术). And one baby, a twin, was born with a serious heart defect and a few days later developed life-threatening abdominal problems.
What does it all mean? Even the doctors don't know for sure, because the numbers are so small. The proportion of girls to boys is high, but until there are many more test-tube babies no one will know whether that's pure coincidence(巧合)or something special. The same thing is true of the single heart defect; it usually shows up in only 15 out of 60,000 births in that part of Australia, but the fact that it occurred in one out of nine test-tube babies does not necessarily mean that they are at special risk. One thing the doctors can explain is the high number of Caesareans.
The Australian researchers report that they are quite encouraged. All the babies are now making nomal progress--even the twin with the birth defects.
The passage imples that the first test-tube babies were born in______.
A. Canada
B. Britain
C. America
D. Australia
听力原文: Ask the average American,"What is freedom?"You will probably hear,"It's being able to do what I want to do." When Americans think of freedom, they often think of individualism.They see themselves more as individuals than as members of a family or social group.
In American culture.freedom means equality.The Declaration of Independence states that"all men are created equal."That does not mean equal in abilities or status.For Americans,equality refers to equal worth and equal opportunity. Every individual should have an equal chance to improve his life.True,America has not always lived up to that ideal.For many years,Native Americans,African Americans and immigrants have protested their unequal treatment. But American culture still teaches that people can work hard and fulfill their dreams.Whether this idea is true or not,people hear rags-to-riches stories often enough to confirm it in the minds of many people.
Freedom arouses strong feelings for Americans.The idea of liberty binds people together in this"land of the free." However,problems still exist.One individual's freedom can conflict with the rights of others. Someone once said,"You have the freedom to swing your fist around if you want.But your freedom ends where my nose begins."People can also become too concerned about their own rights.They might demand special treatment.However,the path to freedom is not completely smooth.Even so,for Americans,no other road is really worth traveling.
What do Americans often think of when thinking of freedom?
A.Collectivism.
B.Equality.
C.Social group.
D.Individualism.
The earliest answers come from Australia, where a group of medical experts at the Queen Victoria Medical Center in Melbourne have taken a look at the continent's first nine successful test-tube pregnancies. The Australians report that the pregnancies themselves seemed to proceed according to plan, but at birth some unusual trends did show up. Seven of the nine babies turned out to be girls. Six of the nine were delivered by Caesarean section(剖腹产术). And one baby, a twin, was born with a serious heart defect and a few days later developed life-threatening abdominal(腹剖的)problems.
What does it all mean? Even the doctors don't know for sure, because the numbers are so small. The proportion of girls to boys is high, but until there are many more test-tube babies, no one will know whether that's pure coincidence(巧合)or something special. The same thing is true of the single heart defect; it usually shows up in only 15 out of 60,000 births in that part of Australia, but the fact that it occurred in one out of nine test-tube babies does not necessarily mean that they are at special risk. One thing the doctors can explain is the high number of Caesareans.
The Australian researchers report that they are quite encouraged. All the babies are now making normal progress--even the twin with the birth defects.
Doctors are sure that more test-tube babies are girls than boys.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned
A.This draws God closer to the workers and encourages them.
B.This is to inspire the young Teresita that she should believe in the workers and depend on them.
C.This is a challenge to the orthodoxy ideas that true religion belongs to the upper class.
D.This is saying that God is hardworking and does not indulge in playing.
According to Princeton professor Alan Krueger' s study, which is true?
A.College education is closely related to earnings.
B.The better college one goes to, the more money he will make.
C.It' s reasonable to be skeptical about higher education.
D.Alma maters mean much to one' s future fortune.
The earliest answers come from Australia, where a group of medical experts at the Queen Victoria Medical Center in Melbourne have taken a look at the continent's first nine successful invitro pregnancies. The Australians report that the pregnancies themselves seemed to have proceeded according to plan, but at birth some unusual trends did show up seven of the nine babies turned out to be girls. Six of the nine were delivered by Caesarean section. And one baby, a twin, was born with a serious heart defect and a few days later developed life-threatening problems.
What does it all mean? Even the doctors don't know for sure, because the numbers are so small. The proportion of girls to boys is high, but until there are many more test-tube babies no one will know whether that's something that just happened to be like that or something special that happens when egg meets sperm in a test tube instead of a fallopian tube. The same thin is true of the single heart defect. It usually shows up in only 15 out of 60000 births in that part of Australia, but the fact that it occurred in one out of nine test-tube babies does not necessarily mean that they are at special risk. One thing the doctors can explain is the high number of Caesareans. Most of the mothers were older, had long histories of fertility problems and in some cases had had surgery on the fallopian tubes, all of which made them likely candidates for Caesareans anyway.
The Australian researchers report that they are quite encouraged. All the babies are now making normal progress, even the twin with the birth defects.
What concern will the test-tube baby raise according to the passage?
A.Whether the pregnancies of test-tube babies would be normal.
B.Whether the test-tube babies would be encouraged.
C.Why the proportion of defected babies is so high.
D.Why the number of Caesareans is so high.
听力原文:M: Who do you think will make better service people?
W: Should be those people who appear friendly in a job interview.
M: Not necessarily, just as it's false to think that talkative people make better sales representatives than quieter, more thoughtful people.
W: But being friendly is very important to being a better service man.
M: You know in an employment interview, many people can be whomever they think you want for the job. Even if you've hired many, many people, you can be fooled. A true service personality is not something you can directly observe or quickly detect.
W: Then, who should be the people that you will hire?
M: Not all customer service jobs are the same. Someone at a discount store may share some characteristics with a man in a special service unit of a firm that constructs nuclear power plants. But people in both jobs will likely have distinct characteristics that make them ideally suited for one or the other position.
W: Then what kind of personality will be suited to a particular job?
M: Well, first you need to understand what the job truly requires.
W: How do you do that?
M: You analyze the job. Determine the fundamental skills it takes to perform. it well.
W: What are some of these skills?
M: Such skills include: analytic, creative, computational, interpersonal, project management, conflict resolution, negotiating, and time management.
W: You mean that I can find some skills'?
M: Yes. If you assign yourself the task, you can probably identify many of the true skills that lie within a particular job.
W: What is the advantage of it?
M: When you match a job's skill characteristics to a person, you vastly increase the chances for a successful hire.
(27)
A.How to acquire the necessary skill.
B.How to find a job of high salary.
C.How to design a reliable interview.
D.How to hire the type of service people you need.
The earliest answers come from Australia, where a group of medical experts at the Queen Victoria Medical Center in Melbourne have taken a look at the continent's first nine successful invitro pregnancies. The Australians report that the pregnancies themselves seemed to have proceeded according to plan, but at birth some unusual trends did show up. Seven of the nine babies turned out to be girls. Six of the nine were delivered by Caesarean section. And one baby, a twin, was born with a serious heart defect and a few days later developed life-threatening problems.
What does it all mean? Even the doctors don't know for sure, because the numbers are so small. The proportion of girls to boys is high, but until there are many more test-tube babies no one will know whether that's something that just happened to be like that or something special that happens when egg meets sperm in a test tube instead of a fallopian tube. The same thing is true of the single heart defect. It usually shows up in only 15 out of 60,000 births in that part of Australia, but the fact that it occurred in one out of nine test-tube babies does not necessarily mean that they are at special risk. One thing the doctors can explain is the high number of Caesareans. Most of the mothers were older, had long histories of fertility problems and in some cases had had surgery on the fallopian tubes, all of which made them likely candidates for Caesareans anyway.
The Australian researchers report that they are quite encouraged. All the babies are now making normal progress, even the twin with the birth defects.
What concern will the test-tube baby raise according to the passage?
A.Whether the pregnancies of test-tube babies would be normal.
B.Whether the test-tube babies would be encouraged.
C.Why the proportion of defected babies is so high.
D.Why the number of Caesareans is so high.
听力原文:M: Who do you think will service people better?
W: Should be those people who appear friendly in a job interview.
M: Not necessarily, just as it's false to think that talkative people make better sales representatives than quieter, more thoughtful people.
W: But being friendly is very important to being a better service person.
M: You know in an employment interview, many people can be whomever they think you want for the job. Even if you've hired many, many people, you can be fooled. A true service personality is not something you can directly observe or quickly detect.
W: Then, who should be the people that you will hire?
M: Not all customer service jobs are the same. Someone at a discount store may share some characteristics with a man in a special service unit of a firm that constructs nuclear power plants. But people in both jobs will likely have distinct characteristics that make them ideally suited for one or the other position.
W: Then what kind of personality will be suited to a particular job?
M: Well, first you need to understand what the job truly requires.
W: How do you do that?
M: You analyze the job. Determine the fundamental skills it takes to perform. it well.
W: What are some of these skills?
M: Such skills include: analytic, creative, computational, interpersonal, project management, conflict resolution, negotiating, and time management.
W: You mean I can identify some skills?
M: Yes. If you assign yourself the task, you can probably identify many of the true skills that lie within a particular job.
W: What is the advantage of it?
M: When you match a job's skill characteristics to a person, you vastly increase the chances for a successful hire.
(20)
A.How to acquire the necessary skill.
B.How to find a job of high salary.
C.How to design a reliable interview.
D.How to hire the type of service people you need.