听力原文: Once again in Richfield Heights today, there were no classes in the public eleme

第1题

听力原文：Once again in Richfield Heights today, there were no classes in the public elemen

听力原文： Once again in Richfield Heights today, there were no classes in the public elementary and secondary schools. This marks the eleventh day that the schools in that community have remained closed. Teachers are still on strike despite the back-to-work order issued yester day by the District Court. A spokesperson for the Teacher's Union stated at a press conference today that the strike would continue until such time as the School Committee agrees to a public hearing to settle the dispute. According to the spokesperson, wages are not an issue in the dispute. At issue is a new rule passed by the School Committee, which eliminates paid sick leave from the teachers' contract. Under the new contract, teachers would receive no salary for any day on which they failed to appear due to illness. School administrators, on the other hand, would continue to receive fifteen days of paid sick leave annually. The Parent Board, which was initially sympathetic to the teachers' position, has urged the teachers to return to work until a settlement can be reached. Spokespersons for the School Committee are refusing to comment on the latest developments.

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A．Vacations.

B．Wages.

C．Overcrowded classrooms.

D．Paid sick leaves.

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听力原文：About seven out of ten people released titan prison end up in prison again sooner

听力原文： About seven out of ten people released titan prison end up in prison again sooner or latex. A lot of people think this simply indicates that once a person becomes a criminal he will probably remain a criminal. But of course it doesn't necessarily mean that at all. On the contrary, it could equally suggest that being in prison actually makes people more likely to commit crimes. After all, prisons are full of criminals, and this means that someone going to prison for the first rime is going to meet a lot more criminals than he's met before. So he'll probably learn a lot about crime during his stay there. The fact that so many people are getting re-arrested also suggests that prisons aren't doing enough to train people for jobs they can do when they get out. If they were given this training, ex-prisoners wouldn't need to turn to crime again to make a living.

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A．Because he doesn't want to make a living like ordinary people.

B．Because only the prison can help him to control himself.

C．Because once being in prison, he is more likely to commit crimes.

D．Because he can't find a job when he gets out of the prison.

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第3题

听力原文：A fellow had just been hired as the new CEO of a large high-tech corporation. [32

听力原文： A fellow had just been hired as the new CEO of a large high-tech corporation. [32]The CEO who was stepping down met with him privately and presented him with three numbered envelopes. "Open these if you run up against a problem you don't think you can solve," he said. Well, [33]things went along pretty smoothly, but six months later, sales took a decline and he was really under the pressure. He remembered the envelopes. He went to his drawer and took out the first envelope. The message read, [34]"Blame your former CEO." The new CEO called a press conference and laid all the faults on the previous CEO. Satisfied with his comments, the press responded positively, sales began to pick up and the problem was soon behind him. About a year later, the company was again experiencing serious product problems. Having learned from his previous experience, the CEO quickly opened the second envelope. The message read, "Reorganize". Then be did, and the company quickly reorganized. After several months, the company once again fell on difficult times. The CEO went to his office, closed the door and opened the third envelope. The message said, [35]"Prepare three envelopes".

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A．The former CEO.

B．The CEO's rivals.

C．The CEO himself.

D．The employees.

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第4题

听力原文：In this century the traditional American family is constantly faced with the thre

听力原文： In this century the traditional American family is constantly faced with the threat of breakdown. Some sociologists suggest that one little-noticed cause may be the introduction of the TV dinner.

Before the appearance of television sets, the American dinner was a big event for the family, for in many homes dinner time may he the only time when everyone got together. A typical dinner was usually in three stages. In the preparation stage, the children and father frequently helped with table setting while mother put the last touches on the roast. In the eating stage, family members shared the day's experiences and mere food was consumed. In this stage families got to know one another and made joint decisions around the dinner table, and thus the family solidarity was reinforced. In the cleaning-up stage, children or father again gave their hands, so that the significance to the home community was clear. Unfortunately, all of these have been erased by a product—the television set.

By the beginning of the 1980s, the typical American family dinner is just twenty minutes long. The speed-up of this once leisurely experience is clearly connected to the overall pace of modem life and maybe a model of the modern life is the TV dinners—meals designed to be consumed between the opening and closing credits of a half-hour program. The once family affair has now become nothing more than the use of a fork and knife.

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A．The problem of poverty.

B．The problem of having few children.

C．The problem of poor living conditions.

D．The problem of divorce.

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听力原文：A "typical" British family used to consist of mother, father and two children, bu

听力原文： A "typical" British family used to consist of mother, father and two children, but in recent years there have been many changes in family life. Some of these have been caused by new laws and others are the result of changes in society. For example, since the law made it easier to get a divorce, the number of divorces has increased. In fact one marriage in every three now ends in divorce. This means that there are a lot of one-parent families. Society is now more tolerant than it used to be of unmarried people, un married couples and single parents.

Another change has been caused by the fact that people arc living longer nowadays, and many old people live alone following the death of their partners. As a result of these changes in the pattern of people's lives, there are many families that consist of only one person or one person and children. You might think that marriage and the families are not so popular as they once were. However, the majority of divorced people marry again, and they sometimes take responsibility for a second family.

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A．High rate of divorce in Britain.

B．Generation gap in Britain.

C．Changes in family life in Britain.

D．One-parent families in Britain.

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听力原文：M: I can' t wait until this week is over, all those final exams are driving me cr

azy.

W: Well, why don' t you take a break and do something that will take your mind off your test？

M: Like what？

W: I don' t know. How about tennis？

M: That' s not a bad idea, but my tennis racket are still in the shop.

W: Well, then how about a game of table tennis？ You did promise me to play again before vacation.

M: I know, but it' s embarrassing to lose all the time, especially to a beginner.

W: Oh, come on, I' ye beaten you once, and it was just begin-ner's luck.

M: Fine, I'll accept. Where do you want to play now, at Harf or Cannis？

W: I like Haft.

M: Ok, Let's go.

When does this conversation most probably take place？

A．At the beginning of the semester.

B．At the middle of the semester.

C．During vacation.

D．At the end of the semester.

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听力原文：W: Are you going to find a job again this summer？M: Yes, of course. Otherwise, ho

听力原文：W: Are you going to find a job again this summer？

M: Yes, of course. Otherwise, how am I going to pay for the tuition fees in the fall？

W: I am thinking of working too, but my folks insist I have to spend some time with them during the summer. You know', I haven't seen them for two years.

M: That's considering you are only an eight-hour drive away from your hometown. Why haven't you been home for so long？

W: It's not that I didn't want to go home but because my parents were volunteering in the charitable organization in Central America for the last couple of years.

M: In that case, maybe you should visit them in the summer.

W: That's true, but I didn't want to spend the whole summer staying at home. I want to make some money and pay off my tuition fees too.

M: Well, you can get a loan.

W: Loan？ I hate the idea of borrowing. I would rather make my own money and pay it off.

M: That's true. It's not uncommon for people to have high bills to pay once they've graduated.

W: Yes, that's exactly what I didn't want to get myself into.

M: Well, you can work part-time when you are at home.

W: I was thinking about that but my parents thought I should be at home with them full-time.

M: Well, I think you do have to make a decision.

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A．She wants to find a job in this summer to pay for tuition fees.

B．She lives far away from her parents.

C．She will have no time to visit her parents in this summer.

D．She doesn't miss her parents.

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听力原文：W: Are you going to find a job again this summer？M: Yes,of course. Otherwise,how

听力原文：W: Are you going to find a job again this summer？

M: Yes,of course. Otherwise,how am I going to pay the tuition fees in the fall？

W: I am thinking of working too but my folks insist I have to spend some time with them during the summer You know,I haven't seen them for two years.

M: It's only a 6-hour drive away from your hometown.Why haven't you been home for so long？

W: It's not that I didn't want to go home but it's because my parents were volunteering in the charitable organization in South America for the last couple of years.

M: In that case.the more you should visit them in the summer.

W: That's true.but I didn't want to spend the whole summer staying at home.I want to make some money and pay off my tuition fees too.

M: Well.you can always get a loan.

W: Loan？I hate the idea of borrowing.I would rather make my own money and pay it off.

M: That's true.It's common for people to pay theft tuition fees once they've graduated.

W: Yes,that's exactly what I didn't want to get myself into.What do I do about money？

M: Well,you can work a part-time job when you are at home.There's no need to think of these choices as being mutually exclusive.Why not do both？

W: I was thinking about that but my parents think I should be at home with them full-time.

M: Well.I think you have to make a decision then.

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A．Take a job to pay the tuition fees.

B．Visit his parents in his hometown.

C．Spend the summer with his friends.

D．Work as a volunteer in South Africa.

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