听力原文: BERLIN (Reuters)--Large nostrils count more than a big nose when it comes to smelling power, said German scientists on Wednesday after completing a three-year-long study aimed at treating smelling disorders.
Researcher Julia Vent from the University of Cologne examined 95 noses of men between 25 and 58 over three years.
"We found the bigger the nostril, the better the smelling power," said University of Cologne spokesman Christoph Uhlhaas. "It is not just outer size that counts." The results also found the right nostril is often more sensitive than the left.
The research mentioned in this news has found that ______.
A. nostrils determine nose size
B. the size of nostrils can change in one's life
C. big nostrils help people tell different smells
D. size of nostrils may be a cause of smell problems
SECTION B INTERVIEW
Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions.
Now listen to the interview.
听力原文:A: How do you and your housemates like the co - up? I'm thinking of joining it myself.
B: We like it quite a bit. We get some very fresh produce. And both staples and fair prices. But it certainly hasn't saved us time. The co - up doesn't carry everything. So we still wind up going to the supermarket too, for cleaning supplies, batteries, that sort of thing. I wish the co - up solved those items. I've been talking about it with some of the other members.
A: What do members have to do? Just to pay a membership fee?
B: Yeah. There is a fee, and there are meetings. But attendance isn't required. But we do have to work there for an hour every week, which isn't too bad. Once you are there, you can get your shopping done.
A: I wouldn't mind working there some time. You get to learn about the products. But is the food free of additives? That will be the main reason I join. I'm a convert from junk food. Until now my diets have been largely chemical additives and pesticides.
B: Well, a lot of food is pure and pesticides - free. They also have ultamine supplements and soy and Toufu and that kind of thing, lots of health food in shop there. So if source health oriented, the co-up is.
A: I'd like to try it just for a month or so. Then if you like it, you can join for a longer periods. And it becomes cheaper. A six month membership costs as much as 5 individual months.
B: Sounds pretty easy. Maybe the next time I run into you again, it will be in the checkout line in the co-up.
What are the speakers mainly discussing?
A. Memberships in a food co - up.
B. Tile benefits of health fond
C. Shopping in the supermarket.
D. The current cost of food
听力原文:Woman: Good evening. They used to say "As goes General Motors, so goes the nation". Today is "As goes IBM, so goes the market". It's a rough one on Wall Street, down more than 200 points for much of the day. When it was over, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 94 points to close at 10,297. IBM was off 21 points, after the computer giant warned its earnings would be lower than expected for several quarters to come. It seems that the business, "fixing computers for the year 2000" is drying up. And companies and consumers are waiting for the millennium to pass before they spend any more money on technology. Here is our reporter Caroline Walter.
Man: It was a nasty joke for investors today who had dismissed Y2K as much ado about nothing. Shares of IBM plunged almost 20 per cent on unexpected news that the drop of the Y2K spending is having a big impact on big blue. The problem is businesses that paid IBM and other technology companies tens of billions of dollars last year to make sure their computer systems were ready for the year 2000 have now stopped spending, at least until sometime next year.
Woman: Many corporations say that they've bought their computers. They've switched their software, it's Y2K compliant. And they just don't want to touch that installation, they don't want to risk something going wrong after they worked so hard to make sure that everything is going to work.
Man: IBM is the most prominent casualty of the technology spending freeze, but others are suffering as well. On Monday shares of Lexmark International, a computer printing company, dropped 30 per cent. Purchases of new printers have been postponed until after the new millennium. Shares of Computer Horizons, which installs business software, have fallen more than 75 percent. Last year the company had its best year ever. What worries Wall Street now is how many other companies who think their businesses are fine will find their earnings decimated by the drop of Y2K spending. A company as big as IBM could underestimate the risk. others could also be fooled.
?You will hear a radio interview between an economist and a journalist.
?For each question(23-30),mark one Ietter(A,B or C)for the correct answer.
?After you have listened once,replay the recording.
When it was over, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 94 points to close at
A. 10 217
B. 10 297
C. 10 317
A.A strong wind.B.A baker's shop.C.A burning cigarette end.D.A narrow lane.
A strong wind.
B. A baker's shop.
C. A burning cigarette end.
D. A narrow lane.