听力原文: A lot of people in the United States are coffee drinkers. Over the last few years, a trend has been developing to introduce premium specially blended coffees known as gourmet coffees into the American market. Boston seems to have been the birthplace of this trend. In fact, major gourmet coffee merchants from other cities like Seattle and San Francisco came to Boston, where today they engaged in a kind of coffee war with Boston's merchants. They are all competing for a significant share of the gourmet coffee market. Surprisingly, the competition among these leading gourmet coffee businesses will not hurt any of them. Experts predict that the gourmet coffee market in the United States is growing and will continue to grow to the point that gourmet coffee will soon capture a half of what is now a 1.5 million-dollar market and will be an 8 million-dollar market by 1999. Studies have shown that coffee drinkers who convert to gourmet coffee seldom go back to the regular brands found in supermarkets. As a result, these brands will be the real losers in the gourmet coffee competition.
What is the main topic of the news story?
A. The coffee market in Boston.
B. The role of supermarkets in the coffee business.
C. A new trend in the United States.
D. The advertising of a new product.
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听力原文: Astronaut Steve Robinson is going where no one has ever gone in orbit--to a shuttle's underside, which is covered with thousands of fragile ceramic tiles as a barrier to the scorching heat caused by high-speed friction with the atmosphere. Slivers of heat-resistant fabric filling the thin gaps between the tiles have popped up a couple of centimeters in two places. Engineers worry that the protrusions might change the aerodynamics of Discovery's reentry Monday and make some parts of the orbiter a few hundred degrees hotter than normal. They do not know if the shuttle can with stand the extra heat. So astronaut Robinson's task is to stand on the end of the robot arm mounted on the International Space Station, where Discovery is docked, and either pull out or trim the gap filler. He must be very careful not to strike and damage the delicate tiles with his space suit or tools, as he explained to reporters.
What is the problem with the space shuttle?
A. Two of the ceramic tiles were damaged.
B. Some gap fillers popped up.
C. The space shuttle was over-heated by high-speed friction with the atmosphere.
D. The engine of the space shuttle was out of control.
A.She wanted to sit by the window.B.She wanted to sit by the aisle.C.She couldn't bear
A. She wanted to sit by the window.
B. She wanted to sit by the aisle.
C. She couldn't bear the smoke.
D. She wanted to talk with the man.
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer.
听力原文:M: Haven't you heard that Prof. Emerson will act as the new dean of our dpartment?
W: Prof. Emerson? He is the last person in the world I'd ever want to see.
Q: What does the woman mean?
(12)
A. She is happy that Prof. Emerson will be the dean.
B. She doesn't like the professor at All.
C. She is not surprised that Prof. Emerson will be the dean.
D. She hopes to meet the professor soon.