Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.
听力原文: Donating blood plasma has always been a noble pursuit to help those in need. Since last September, there has been an upsurge in blood donations, as the need has become more emphasized and more empathized. But if you've had a tattoo or piercing within the last year, you will more than likely be turned away from any blood bank.
When you go to a blood bank to give plasma, they ask you a series of questions to determine if you are eligible to donate. Obviously, they don't want to risk accepting contaminated blood, so they will ask about your sexual history, current health status and other related questions, including whether or not you have gotten a tattoo or piercing within the last 12 months.
All blood that is donated is screened for disease such as HIV, Hepatitis, Syphilis and other common blood-born ailments.
However, it goes without saying that it is a waste of the blood bank's and the donor's time to harvest blood that is tainted and thus worthless.
So, in order to avoid wasted time, they ask these questions to screen the potential do nor. And although even I would be quick to say that tattooing and piercing are much safer than some medical professionals like to indicate, there is still always a chance of getting and carrying a disease unknowingly from a tattoo or piercing. Especially Hepatitis, that has been the object of many heated arguments and stringent regulations.
If you should happen to contract a disease from a tattoo or piercing, it should show up in a screening after 12 months, which is the reason for the waiting period. Yes, maybe it's a little over-precautious, but would you want to be the one on the receiving end of dirty blood? If there is even a chance, it is better to be safe than sorry.
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A. swim in public pools.
B. give blood.
C. over exert yourself.
D. expose your skin to the sun.
Today's corporate executive officers resemble the industrialists and agriculturists in the
A. the essential roles of the workers in turning out more products
B. the importance of information to a company's development
C. the importance of technology leading to high employee productivity
D. the necessity of providing employees with a comfortable environment
听力原文:M: Annie, who's that new girl in your dormitory? I'm sure I recognize her from some where, have I met her before?
W: Of course! She's my sister Amy, you used to be in the same English class at high school,
Q: What can be inferred from this conversation?
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A. He knows her from their elementary school science class.
B. She know his from computer science class.
C. They went to the same high school.
D. She is his sister.