听力原文: The Unied States of America is a founding member of the Intemational Football Association. In 1913 the American Football Association was founded with over 7,000 registered clubs and 1.4 million players.
In history the U. S. team entered the finals of the World Cup four times and gained the third place in the first World Cup. But since the 4th World Cup USA has paid more attention to the Olympic Games and American football.
The head coach of the U. S. team now is from Yugoslavia, the 57-year-old coach moved to Mexico twenty-one years ago and later he became the head coach of Mexico's National Team.After that he left for an even smaller country. Costa Rica. Before long, he became well-known all over the world.
On March 7th, 1991, he faced the biggest challenge in all his life to lead the U. S. team. The American Football Association spent a year building a football field in California for him. And in two years'time his team defeated the teams of Ireland.England and Portugal.
Thus the U. S. team entered with ease into the finals of the World Cup. And as the host, it entered automatically into the first circle in 1994.
When was the American Football Association founded?
A. In 1913.
B. In 1930.
C. In 1914.
D. In 1917.
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Have you ever considered what an important part work plays in our general lifestyle? For most of us, our jobs are the main things that motivate and direct us, and around which we organize our lives. Perhaps this stress on work began with our Puritan forefathers, who believed that the best way to serve God was through honest hard work, or perhaps our fundamental belief in work stems from a time when this country was young and we needed people who believed in hard work to carry out the arduous business of pioneering. Whatever the reason, it is undeniable that work is important to us. Think about the situation that arises when you meet someone and try to learn more about him or her. An early question is very frequently something such as, "What do you do?" or "Where do you work?"; this kind of question usually follows "What's your name?" and is now so common with us that we do not stop to wonder why we ask it.
But, you know, it is very possible that in the future the question will disappear, and we might very well ask instead, "What do you play?"
Computers and other technological, equipment are making jobs more automated and less personally demanding. Scientists tell us that one day in the foreseeable future, very few people will have to work. Our society will be operated by computers and we will have much more free time, so that our games will become more important than our jobs.
At the beginning of this century, almost everybody believed in work. But by the end of this century, we might be thinking quite differently. Today, people are divided into social classes in accordance with the types of work they do; tomorrow, it is more than likely that we will be divided according to the types of games we play.
This change in the use of our time may give rise to a new race of therapists (治疗学家) called "fun specialists," who will fill the same functions as our current career specialists. They will show us how to get the most fun and enjoyment out of our leisure time. Someday people will no longer be known primarily by the work they do.
What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Work plays an important part in our general lifestyle.
B. People are divided into social classes according to how much they earn each month.
C. It is very possible that game will replace work as the most important part in our life.
D. Game players know how to get the most fun and enjoyment out of our leisure time.
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: Do you have a tough math test coming up? Then listen to some classical piano music just before the test. You might end up with a higher score. Researchers at a university in California conducted an experiment. They asked a group of college students to listen to some piano music by a famous 18th century composer before taking a math test. They were surprised to find that the students' scores jumped g to 9 points. The music seems to excite nerve activities in the brain: similar to the activity that occurs when a person is figuring out a math problem. However, the scientists warn before you get too excited about applying this method to your ninth test, you should remember that brain exciting effects last only 10 or 15 minutes. Would rock music work as well as the piano music did? "No", the scientists say. In fact, the less complex music might even interfere with the brains' reasoning ability.
(27)
A. The difference between classical music and rock music.
B. Why classical music is popular with math students.
C. The effects of music on the results of math tests.
D. How to improve your reasoning ability.
听力原文:W: How can your daughter pay for her education at the university?
M: We have saved some money for her educational expenses and she can get a part-time job.
Q: What are they talking about?
(18)
A. The man's daughter's educational expenses.
B. The woman's daughter's educational expenses.
C. The man's daughter's lack of money.
D. The woman' s daughter' s laziness.
【C10】
A. catch sight of
B. take advantage of
C. find fault with
D. give rise to