听力原文:W:May I borrow your ladder for an hour,Mr. Riley?
M:Of course you may,but I don't think you should try to pick those green apples in the upper branches for at least two more weeks. By that time they will all be red.
Q:Why didn't Mr. Riley think the woman should borrow his ladder at that time?
(13)
A. The ladder was borrowed away at that tinge.
B. The lower branches didn't have any green apples.
C. The apples on the top branches weren't ripe.
D. There are less apples in the upper braches at that 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: We humans have found countless mysteries of the universe with which to occupy our minds over the centuries. We not only ask questions about what something is but we also want to know why it is. (26)Ancient people invented elaborate mythological explanations to account for the mysterious things they saw. Both the sky with its heavenly bodies and seemingly never-ending vastness and the seas with their great depths and power were, and still are, capable of filling people with feelings of fear and wonder. As ancient humans looked at the sky above them, one sight that intrigued them most was the Milky Way. They, of course, didn't know that the strange, broad, luminous band of light across the sky is in reality composed of countless stars and planets located so far from the Earth that they cannot been seen individually by the naked eyes. (27)To the ancient Chinese it appeared as a luminous river, which they referred to as the River of Heaven or the Silver Stream. Even though today we know what the Milky Way is, (28)it remains equally mysterious in many ways because it is so remote from us. It is no wonder that for those individuals who believe in UFOs, it seems a likely place from which they could have arisen. After all, we know so little about heavenly bodies. The power of the ocean is awesome. We hear of tidal waves that crash onto land, destroying everything in their path; we read accounts of lost ships over the centuries. Now, in the 21st century as we fly across the Pacific, we can't help but feel a bit lonely and concerned as we think of that vast body of water below us.
(27)
A. They didn't notice them.
B. They gave mythological explanations.
C. They ignored them.
D. They chose to avoid seeing them.
Blackburn attributes the success of the company that have involved him to
A. the role he played in each of them.
B. the abilities of the new managers.
C. the decision 'not to make radical personnel changes.
D. the financial support provided by the owners.