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SECTION B PASSAGES
Directions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
听力原文： It was an Italian inventor who created the first wireless device for setting out radio signals in 1895. But not until the American inventor Lee De Forest built the first amplifying vacuum tube in 1906 did we get the first radio as we know it. And the first actual radio broadcast was made on Christmas Eve of 1906. That's when someone working from an experimental station in Brand Rock, Massachusetts, arranged the program with two short musical selections of poem and brief holiday greeting. The broadcast was heard by wireless operators on ships with a radio through several hundreds miles. The following year, De Forest began regular radio broadcasts in New York. These programs were similar to much what we hear on radio today. In that, De Forest played only music. But because there were still no home radio receivers, De Forest's audiences consisted only of wireless operators on ships in New York Harbor. There is no doubt that radio broadcasting was quite a novelty in those days, but it took a while to catch on commercially. Why？ Hmm, for the simple fact that only a few people, in fact, only those who tinkered with wireless telegraphs as a hobby owned receivers. It wasn't until the 1920s that someone envisioned mass appeal for radio. This was radio pioneer David Sarnoff who predicted that one day there would be a radio receiver in every home.
Why were early radio broadcasts heard by such a small audience？
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听力原文：M: Good morning, madam. What can I do for you？
W: Good morning. I'd like to have a babysitter to look after my baby son when I'm out working during the day. Have you got any applicants to recommend？
M: Yes, we have quite a few here, and you'll see they are all very good. I'd love to help you choose one. Look at this Tai girl. Her name is Suwann and she's 19 years old.
W: Do you know anything about her qualifications？
M: She obtained her driving license two years ago and is a safe driver now. She has a great command of English. She's a friendly person and wins over children very quickly with creative games.
W: Has she got any experience in childcare？
M: Oh, yes. She has worked as a babysitter in Britain for two years. Her childcare experience ranges from one year old to six years old in daycare and baby-sitting. Her references have glowing reports on her. Read this one here: warm-hearted, joyful and ready to help. She is committed to her duties and can handle new situations very well. I'm sure she will be a great asset to your family.
W: I believe so, but could you tell me something about her family？
M: Certainly. Suwann comes from a big and warm family. There are seven children and she has taken on many responsibilities with her younger siblings. One of them is cooking.
W: That's wonderful. It seems that she'll be a good choice.
What is the woman's purpose to visit the man？
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
Directions: In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
听力原文： About 1,000 supporters of the suspended Solidarity Labour Union have held a demonstration in the western Polish city of Posses, The demonstrators called for the release of jailed Solidarity leader Lech Walesa. The demonstration followed an official ceremony to mark the anniversary of a workers' revolt in Posses 26 years ago.
The demonstrators demanded ______.
听力原文： Secretary of State Madeleine Albright will travel to the Middle East early next month. The State Department is expected to announce the trip on Friday. Miss Albright is intent on restoring serious talks between Israelis and Palestinians. The mission clues to start September 9th is taking her to Israei, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Syria. Diplomatic sources quoted by the New York Times say she will visit Damascus to meet with President Hafez al-Assad and to encourage Syria and Israel in their talks. This is the first such U. S. mission to the region since former Secretary Warren Christopher traveled there in April of 1996.
Which of the following is a place Miss Albright is NOT planning to visit？
听力原文： Last time, we outlined how the Civil War finally got started. I want to talk today about the political management of the war on both sides: the north under Abraham Lincoln and the south under Jefferson Davis. An important task for both of these presidents was to justify for their citizens just why the war was necessary.
In 1861, on July 4th, Lincoln gave his first major speech in which he presented the northern reasons for the war. It was, he said, to preserve democracy. Lincoln suggested that this war was a noble crusade that would determine the future of democracy throughout the world. For him the issue was whether or not this government of the people, by the people could maintain its integrity, could it remain complete and survive its domestic foes. In other words, could a few discontented individuals and by that he meant those who led the southern rebellion, could they arbitrarily break up the government and put an end to free government on earth？ The only way for the nation to survive was to crush the rebellion.
At tile time, he was hopeful that the war wouldn't last long and the slave owners would be put down forever, but he underestimated bow difficult the war would be. It would be harder than any the Americans had thought before or since, largely because the north had to break the will of the southern people, not just by its army. But Lincoln rallied northerners to a deep commitment to the cause. They came to perceive the war as a kind of democratic crusade against southern society. Section C News Broadcast
What is the talk mainly about'？
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