SECTION A CONVERSATIONS
Directions: In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
听力原文:Rose: Are we going out tonight, then?
Mike: Good idea! What shall we do?
Rose: Let's go to the pictures.
Mike: Yes, that would be nice.
Rose: So what's on at the moment?
Mike: (1[B]) I've been to the one at Walton Street. I went last week and they've got Lord of the Rings and matrix. I think Lord of the Rings is on at 8 o'clock and Matrix quarter to 8. I think it is.
Rose: Well, I've seen Lord of the Rings twice. Do you know the Odeon?
Mike: On the Cowley street? Oh, sure. It's really cheap to get in, isn't it?
Rose: Yeah, 50p only. And they are showing Titanic.
Mike: Uh, I've seen it.
Rose: What a pity! But we could have a choice of performances, either 7 o'clock or 9.
Mike: I really don't want to go and see that again. I've seen it on TV as well.
Rose: So, what about the Palace. Don't you know it? It's in George Street, and they've got Pearl Harbor on there.
Mike: Pearl Harbor? What's that?
Rose: (2[D]) It is about the Japanese attack at America during World War Ⅱ Supposed to be really great, and it starts at8: 30.
Mike: It's bloody though, isn't it?
Rose: Well, not very, but romantic. What do you think? And we could meet; you see, in the pub opposite, well, more or less opposite.
Mike: (3[B]) Shall we meet earlier at the pub, say half past 7? We can have a drink then.
Rose: So be it.
Matrix is on at ______.
A. the Palace
B. Walton Street
C. the Odeon
D. George Street
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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:Theresa: How is your market research project going, Frank?
Frank: Very well actually, Theresa. I have just got the results of the survey back and so now I have got to draw some conclusions from the information I've collected.
Theresa: That's good. I'm still writing my questionnaire. In fact I'm starting to panic as the project deadline is in two weeks and I don't seem to be making any progress at all.
Frank: What is your topic?
Theresa: Forms of transportation in the city. What about you?
Frank: I've been finding out people's attitudes to the amount of violence on television.
Theresa: That's interesting. What do your results show?
Frank: Well, as I said I haven't finished writing my conclusions yet, but it seems most people think there is a problem. Unfortunately, no real agreement on the action that needs to be taken. Nearly everyone surveyed said that there was too much violence on TV. A lot of people complained that American police series and Chinese Kung Fu films were particularly violent. The main objection seems to be that although a lot of people get shot, stabbed, decapitated and so on, the films never show the consequences. People watching might take the heroes of these programs as real models and copy their behavior.
Theresa: So what did most people suggest should be done?
Frank: A lot of people are concerned about how these films affect children. They are particularly worried that children will try to behave like the stars. The survey shows that violent programs should only be broadcast after 10: 00 p. m. when most children are already in bed. There is also a significant minority of people who feel that violent films should be banned altogether.
Theresa: How did people feel about the violence on news broadcasts?
Frank: Most of the responses I have looked at have felt that violence on news broadcasts is more acceptable as it's real. Although it is unpleasant, it is important to keep in touch with reality. Still, many people thought that it would be better to restrict violent scenes to late evening.
Theresa: Your survey sounds very good. How many people filled it in?
Frank: I gave out 120 copies and I got 70 back.
Theresa: That's a very high rate of return. Who did you give your questionnaires to?
Frank: I gave a copy to every student in my hall of residence and a few to friends from other colleges.
Theresa: Don't you think that this will influence your results?
Frank: What do you mean?
Theresa: The people in your hall of residence will all be about the same age. They are all students, most of them studying similar subjects and from similar backgrounds. Therefore it is likely that they will have similar opinions. Your results represent student opinion not public opinion.
Frank: So how are you going to do your research?
Theresa: I'm going to interview my respondents in the shopping mall. What I'll do is ask people if they have five minutes to spare to answer a few questions. If they agree I will ask them some multiple-choice questions and tick off their answers on my sheet. That way I can select people of all ages and attitudes, so my sample should be reasonably representative.
Frank: Isn't it very difficult to ask meaningful questions using multiple choice?
Theresa: Yes, it is. I suppose your survey has the advantage of more detailed information. However, in most cases people won't bother to give answers that require too much effort on their part. The secret to writing a successful survey is to write simple multiple-choice questions that target the information you are looking for. Therefore, it is better to write
A. Get the results of the survey back.
B. Draw the results of the survey.
C. Make some conclusions.
D. Collect more information
听力原文: The use of illegal drugs by U.S. teenagers has increased in the past two years, according to the latest survey by University of Michigan researchers. The increase reverses a downward trend in drug use among teenagers that began in the late 1970s.
Results of a survey of 50,000 eighth, tenth and twelfth graders throughout the United States indicated a sharp rise in the use of drugs. The researchers also noted an increase in the percentage of students who smoke cigarettes, a drop in the percentage of students who drink alcohol, and no change in cocaine use, which remained at a low level.
Although the general rise in the use of drugs is disturbing, the numbers are still far below the recorded high level of drug use in the 1970s.
A consistent drop in drug use, such as the one that occurred be- fore the recent rise, can't be taken for granted, because each generation of American youth has almost no knowledge of drugs and has to learn the same hard lessons.
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A slight drop in the use of cocaine.
B. A drop in the use of cigarettes.
C. A sharp rise in the use of drugs.
D. A rise in the use of alcohol.
Task 2
Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45.
Online services are managed by a host system that maintains a base of information available to satellite users. Users of so-called "dumb" terminals (i.e.those without processing capability) simply access the information base via programs stored on the system. Personal computer (PC) users typically access the host through a modem(调制解调器). A PC software program serves as an interface (接口) between the server and a PC, allowing the user to operate through the online system and select different databases using a keyboard or a mouse.
National and regional online systems usually have local telephone numbers that PC modems can call to access either a local information base or an indirect long-distance connection, thus reducing long-distance telephone fees. Some online systems allow users to copy large volumes of information onto a local memory storage device, which also reduces the time the user is connected to the online system.
Besides offering a great number of different information bases, ranging from full-text journal libraries to reports of missing children, online services allow users to, for example, reserve airline tickets, buy stocks, purchase goods, and communicate with other users. In exchange for the service, users usually pay a monthly membership fee. They may also pay to connect to various databases on the service or to download information.
Online services work by providing users with ______.
A. a base of information
B. dumb terminals
C. a host system
D. a satellite
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A. 正确
B. 错误