What does the man see the future of the computers?
A. We will always have traditional PCs.
B. We will see PowerMac getting popular with people.
Computers will be friendlier.
D. There will be an era of distributed devices.
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听力原文:M: Hey, Carla, haven't seen you for a long time. Look, what's new?
W: Well, I got a new car.
M: Really? What happened to old Betsy? Sold it?
W: (9) After 150,000 miles, she finally died.
M: Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.
W: Me, too. It had been my favorite once.
M: So what kind of car did you get?
W: A Toyota. In the beginning I wanted to buy an American car. But you know, recently the oil price has been going up continuously. So I decided to get an economical type.
M: That's a good little car. Have you ever thought about how cars get their names?
W: Huh-uh, not really.
M: Well think about it. Toyota has a series of different names for its ears. They all start with a "c" and sound Italian, but they don't mean anything.
W: Just like lots of American cars are named after birds or fast animals, such as "Blue Bird", "Eagle".
M: Car companies must spend a lot of time and money coming up with these names. Speaking of which, what are you going to call your new car?
W: I don't know yet. Do you have any ideas?
In this conversation, what is Betsy?
A grandmother.
B. A pet.
C. A car.
D. A friend.
What is CORRECT about American car names?
A. They often have no meaning.
B. They always come from Italian.
C. They usually start with the letter "c".
D. They are often named after fast animals.
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A. 正确
B. 错误
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:W: What started you in the computers?
M: I built my first computer when I was in Junior High School. I was an enthusiastic reader, and I studied everything I could get at hand. Then I turned to building my own machine. (1) From that point on, I was hooked.
W: Where do you see computers as going in the future?
M: (2) This will be the era of distributed devices, some of which will be in your walls, some of which you will wear, some of which will be in your cars and throughout your house, and maybe one of which will be on your desk. Devices with processors in them will be everywhere, they will be connected, and they will look less and less like traditional PCs.
W: What kind of computers do you have now?
M: My primary machine is a heavily loaded PowerMac, which I use to write all my books and to do video editing. I've also got a Toshiba notebook which I use for all my work at the company and e-mail.
W: There are critics who say that technology is dangerous and is moving too fast. What's your reaction?
M: (3) There is criticism voiced in every generation. No one can stop this kind of progress, so the critics you cite above are cursing the dark. That being said, it's important to always consider implications of the technology we create, for they have social impact.
What happened after the man built his first computer?
A. He turned to become an enthusiastic reader.
B. He went on to build a machine for his Junior High School.
C. He became obsessed with computer engineering.
D. He was brushed by a hook.