SECTION A CHINESE TO ENGLISH
Directions: Translate the following text into English.
我时常收到好心的编辑寄来的电脑报刊,面对那些每个字都认识、就是看不懂的天书,心想,这不是给文盲寄报刊吗?说来惭愧,别说上网,我连打字都不会,几次走近电脑,几次又离开它,它一点儿也不让我感到亲近。我怕一切机器,怕那些键子,那个蹦来蹦去的鼠标。让我感到安慰的是,白岩松写稿子也是手写。他说,笔尖触着纸的感觉是种享受。我有同感,也找到了一个说法儿。可到了1999年,我不能心安理得了。那天给师母送稿子,手写的,又有点儿乱。师母说:“没关系,我在电脑上打出来。”“您?”师母说:“是啊,我70岁学的。”惊得我一下子没了话。出了门,第100次下决心,该学电脑了。
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Who was the woman in the gallery?
A mental patient, whom the man probably knew.
B. A stranger, whom the man had never seen before.
C. Eterna, who was probably the man's girlfriend once.
D. A mysterious figure, whose identity is not disclosed.
Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the
Choosing what to do in life is one of the hardest decisions that a person has to make. Some people choose too early and【B1】______ their choices, while others choose too late and miss the【B2】______ that they had earlier. In order to make the correct【B3】______ people must understand themselves and their【B4】______ .
Everyone has dreams which they want to make real, but many people try to reach goals which are【B5】______ their grasp. Often taking the time to look at things from a different【B6】______ will allow one to see other options that were【B7】______ hidden.
Some things are very difficult to change—it is hard to change an【B8】______ person into an extroverted person, for example.
It takes a large amount of time and larger amount of work. It would be【B9】______ . Also, choose a specialty that fits your talents. If you are good at singing, then you should consider being a singer. If you do not sing well【B10】______ .
Making a good choice is tough but possible if you remember to consider your habits and your personality.【B11】______ .
【B1】
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. At the end of each news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.
听力原文: Germany's unemployment rates soared to 11.4 percent, a new post-war record for the month of July. The German Federal Labor office says 132 thousand additional Germans were looking for work last month than were looking for work in June. Labor officials blame the unemployment rise on the summer vacation season when companies are less likely to hire.
Questions 7 to 8 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the two questions.
Now listen to the news.
The German Federal Labor office says ______ additional Germans were looking for work last month than were looking for work in June.
A. 1,320 thousand
B. 13 thousand
C. 32 thousand
D. 132 thousand
Another possible source of loans are a life 【M1】______
insurance policy. When you study insurance,
you will learn that some types of life insurance
have cash or loan value. Anyone who owns 【M2】______
this type of insurance may borrow up to
the number of its cash value. 【M3】______
Life insurance loans are easy to obtain.
Tile rate charged is less than that for almost
any other type of loan available for consumers. 【M4】______
This is because the lender takes none risk. 【M5】______
Also, borrowers may take as long as they want
to repay their loans. Although that may seem
likely an advantage, it can also be a disadvantage 【M6】______
When a borrower is not required to
repay a loan within certain period of time, it is easy 【M7】______
to let it run on and on. This increases the dollar
cost of a loan as the loan continues. Also the 【M8】______
amount the insurance company will pay for case 【M9】______
of death is reduced by the amount of the loan.
For example, suppose that someone with
$10,000 of insurance borrows $2,000
and dies, leaving the loan unpaying. The insurrance 【M10】______
company would pay only $8,000 to the
person entitled to receive the money. Of
course, if the $2,000 loan had been obtained
from another source, it would still have to be paid.
【M1】