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Section B
Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short conversations. There are 2 recorded conversations in it. After each conversation, there are some recorded questions. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, you should choose the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D.
听力原文：W: Is there anything else you want to buy？
M: Yes. I'd like to buy a gift for my father. Gould you give me some advice？
W: Of course. Does he have any particular likes or dislikes？
M: I think he would be happy to see something typically Chinese.
W: What about this hat？ It's a traditional Chinese design.
M: Oh, yes, this is what I want to buy.
W: What color does he like？ We have black, blue and gray.
M: Black, please. How much does it cost？
W: Sixty yuan.
M: Okay. Do you accept credit cards？
W: Yes, we do.
Q9. What did the man want to buy？
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Task 2
Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45.
"One time, I couldn't find Paro and was looking for 'him' everywhere," says one caretaker at the Kirara nursing home in Japan's Nanto City. "Finally I found Paro sleeping in a patient's bed."
Paro is a robotic baby seal—covered with white fur—that was developed over 12 years at a cost of some $10 million by Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology. Nanto is one of the first cities in the world to experiment using robots to help care for the elder citizens.
According to the nursing staff, Paro, which responds to human voices and loving touches, has become part of the family. In fact, nurses often find elderly patients covering the robot in blankets and trying to feed it snacks, even though Paro can't really eat.
It's no surprise that Japan is turning to technology for help with one of its most troublesome problems: an aging population. Japan is said to be with 28% of the population expected to be 65 years or older by 2010.@Fewer young people would like to be caretakers. Perhaps robotic companions can ease some of the burden.
But whether robots can adequately handle this responsibility—positively impacting both the health and well-being of the elderly—remains an open question.
Alan Beck directs one such study. He said they placed Aibo, a robotic dog made by Sony, in the homes of isolated senior citizens to determine whether the robotic pet can improve quality of life. Though the final results have not yet been published, preliminary(初步的) conclusions indicate that the robotic dog is treated much like a family pet, drawing behaviors commonly associated with companionship, including sharing thoughts and feelings. Beck says participants felt more comfortable and less lonely with Aibo.
Dr. Takanori Shibata, the creator of Paro, and his colleagues found that robot interaction lowered stress, elevated moods and decreased depression. Additionally, Paro encouraged communication and social behavior. among subjects. What's more, Shibata found that brain activity increased 50% in patients with dementia(痴呆)after just twenty minutes with Paro. Caretakers were positively affected as well. The robots not only decreased nurses'stress levels but also gave them something to discuss with their elderly patients.
What are Paro and Aibo according to the author's introduction？
听力原文：W: Good morning, ABC company.
M: Hello, may I speak to Mr. Smith please？
W: Sorry, he is out at the moment. May I take a message for him？
M: Yes, that's very kind of you.
W: My pleasure. Who's calling please？
M: This is Ken White, calling from Russia. Please ask Mr. Smith if he has received the catalogue of our Company.
W: Would you like him to call back？
M: Yes, my number is 79853676.
W: 7-9-8-5-3-6-7-6. Is that right？
M: Right, thank you, bye.
W: Good-bye.
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A．Use the phone on the table.B．Help himself to the table.C．Bring some food to the table
Task 1
Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 through 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should make the correct choice.
St. Valentine's Day, has roots in several different legends. One of the earliest popular symbols of the day is Cupid, the Roman god of love, who has the image of a young boy with bow and arrow.
Three hundred years after the death of Jesus Christ, the Roman emperors still demanded that everyone believe in the Roman gods. Valentine, a Christian priest, had been thrown in prison for his teachings. He supposedly cured the jailer's daughter of her blindness. The night before he was executed on February 14, he wrote the jailer's daughter a farewell letter, signing it "From Your Valentine".
Another Valentine was an Italian bishop(主教) who lived at about the same time, AD 200. He was imprisoned because he secretly married couples, contrary to the laws of the Roman emperor. Some legends say he was burned to death.
February 14 was also a Roman holiday, held in honor of a goddess. The custom of choosing a sweetheart on this date spread through Europe in the Middle Ages, and then to the early American colonies. Throughout the ages, people also believed that birds picked their mates on February 14!
Whatever the odd mixture of origins, St. Valentine's Day is now a day for sweethearts. It is the day that you show your friend or loved one that you care. You can send candy to someone you think is special. Or you can send roses, the flower of love. Most people send "valentines", a greeting card named after their notes. Valentines can be sentimental, romantic and heartfelt. They can be funny and friendly. If the sender is shy, valentines can be anonymous(匿名的).
The Christian priest lived in the Roman emperors period was imprisoned because ______.
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