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Section A 1. A. He's upset because he has cut himself. B. He can't face the physics in instructor any longer. C. He wants the woman to cut out science courses. D. He doesn't have the ability to be a scientist. 2. A. She should be careful about her money. B. She should buy the brown suit. C. She should find another job to make more money. D. She shouldn't buy the brown suit. 3. A. One hour. B. Two hours. C. Three hours. D. Four hours. 4, A. He has hurt his hand. B. He can't fix it. C. He is very busy at the moment. D. He wants the woman to give him to hand. 5. A. It's raining. B. She doesn't like playing tennis. C. She doesn't want  .D. It's a hot day. 6. A. An automobile mechanic. B. A plumber. C. A doctor. D. A hair-stylist. 7. A. To a real estate agency. B. To a car rental agency. C. To a computer store. D. To a library. 8. A. She has no need to buy a new car. B. She doesn't have enough money to buy a new car. C. She is trying every means to buy a new car. D. She prefers her old car. 9. A. Disappointed. B. Grateful. C. Apologetic. D. Angry. 10. A. Three years ago. B. This year. C. Last year. D. In December. Section B Passage I Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard. 11. A. Power. B. Academic degree. C. Wealth. D. Diligence. 12. A. The change of life-style. B. The change of the nature of occupations. C. The increase of social wealth. D. The increase of job opportunities. 13. A. Politicians. B. Clerks. C. Manual workers. D. Lawyer. 14. A. Farm workers. B. White-collar workers. C. Blue-collar workers. D. Not mentioned. Passage II Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard. 15. A. In the later 1920s. B. In the mid-1950s. C. In the 1970s. D. In the mid-1980s. 16. A. It will act as a computer as well. B. It will do away with stereo equipment. C. It will provide a better picture. D. It will replace transistor. 17. A. There have been three major changes in TV technology since 1927. B. Basic TV technology nowadays is quite different from that of the first 1927. C. Digital TV sets incorporate computer technology. D. Digital TV sets are already on sale in many developed countries. Passage III Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 18. A. All summer. B. A week. C. Overnight. D. One day, morning and night. 19. A. To make several knots in a given time. B. To plot the course. C. To make a tide-table. D. All of the above. 20. A. They went to church. B. They went swimming and hiking. C. They had lessons in religion and ancient history. D. They had lessons in ancient history and navigation. 听力原文： Tape Scripts for Listening Comprehension Section A 1. W: I'm sorry you failed the physics course, Todd. M: Let's face it. I'm just not cut out to be a scientist. Q: What do we learn about Todd? 2. W: I certainly would like to buy the brown suit I saw in the department store, but I don't have enough money. M: Well, if you would budget your money more carefully, you would be able to buy it. Q: How does the man feel about the woman? 3. W: If we hurry we can take the express train and save an hour, couldn't we? M: Yes. The express takes only three hours to get to New York. Q: How long does it take the local train to get New York? 4. W: Tom, there is something wrong with my bike. Will you please fix it for me now? M: Sorry. I've got my hands full. Q: What's Tom's problem? 5. W: Would you go to the tennis court with me if it doesn't rain? M: No. It's very hot outside and I burn easily. Q: Why won't the woman go to the tennis court? 6. W: I don't know what the problem is. You'd better give me the works. M: Okay. I'll change the oil and check the brake. Q: Whom is the woman talking to? 7. M: I have to look for a room to rent. W: How about trying Carters? They usually have a long list of places. Q: Whom is the man talking to? 8. M: Do you have any plan to buy a new car? W: Hardly. A new car is beyond my means. Q: What does the woman mean? 9. M: Isn't that the umbrella I lent you last week? W: I'm afraid I'm very bad at returning things. Q: What describes the woman's emotion? 10. M: You've been here three years. Have you had much of a chance to travel? W: Not much. Last year I planned to go to Yellow Stone Park in December, but I had to postpone the trip. Then a few months later, I finally made it there. Q: When did the woman go to Yellow Stone Park? Section B Passage I A person's social prestige seems to be determined mainly by his or her job. Occupations are valued in terms of the incomes associated with them, although other factors can also be relevant -- particular the amount of education a given occupation requires and degree of control over others it provides. The holders of political power also tend to have high prestige. Unlike power and wealth, which do not seem to be becoming more equally shared, the symbols of prestige have become available to an increasing number of Americans. The main reason is the radical change in the nature of jobs over the course of this century. In 1900 nearly 40 percent of the labor force were farm workers and less than 20 percent held white-collar jobs. At the beginning of the 1980s, however, less than 5 percent of the labor force worked on farms and white-collar workers were the largest single occupational category. Blue-collar workers, the largest category in the midfifties, now constitute less than a third of all workers. The increase in the proportion of high prestige jobs has allowed a much greater number of Americans to enjoy these statuses and the lifestyles that go with them. Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard. 11. Which is the least important factor relevant to a person's social status? 12. Which is the main factor for the rise in the proportion of prestige jobs? 13. What are a growing number of Americans becoming? 14. Who made up the largest occupational category in 1900? Passage II Ever since Philo T. Farnsworth assembled the first television set in his Indiana garage in 1927, the basic technological principles for bringing electronic pictures into the home have remained the same. There have been only two major changes in the way TV sets work, the introduction of color in 1954, and the shift from the tubes to transistors in 1970s. Now a radical change is about to take place. Digital television -- which uses a different method of signal transmission -- will significantly alter the way future television sets will look and perform. The digital set, already on sale in Europe and scheduled to be introduced in the United States this fall, is a cross between a computer terminal and a TV set. Although the differences it will bring may not be dramatic, its improved quality will be increasingly appreciated, as zoom effects, stereo sound, and freeze-frame views of live shows become commonplace. Digital TV promises to give viewers a clearer, more consistent picture than has been available so far. Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard. 15. When was the first color TV introduced? 16. What effect will digital TV set have? 17. Which of the following is NOT true? Passage III Summers with father were always enjoyable. Swimming, hiking, boating, fishing -- the days were not long enough to contain all of our activities. There never seemed to be enough time to go to church, which disturbed some friends and relations. Accused of neglecting this part of our education, my father instituted a summer school for my brother and me. However, his summer course included ancient history, which Papa felt our schools neglected, and navigation. In navigation course we first had a formal examination in the dining room, part of which consisted of tying several knots in a given time limit. Then we were each separately sent on what was grandly referred to as a cruise in my father's 18foot boat. We spent the night on board , and were loaded down, according to my mother, with enough food for a week. I remember that on my cruise I was required to formally plot our course, using the tide table. Even though our goal was an island I could see quite clearly across the water in the distance. Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard 18. How long did the author's cruise last? 19. What was the author required to do on his cruise? 20. What did the author and his brother do in the summer school? 
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