biology technology methodology psychology politics economics electronics classic
biology technology methodology psychology
politics economics electronics classics
biology technology methodology psychology
politics economics electronics classics
听力原文:M:What do you think of biology?
W:It's given me a hard time,though it is not as difficult as math.
Q:What Can we learn about the woman from this conversation?
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A.She is going to give up biology.
B.She spends half of her time on biology.
C.To her, biology is difficult, but math is not.
D.To her, math is even more difficult than biology.
听力原文:M: Are you coming with us?
W: No, I have to catch up on my biology homework.
Q: What does the man mean?
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A.He wants the others to follow him.
B.He must study the animals he caught.
C.He will catch up with them later.
D.He is behind in his school work.
听力原文:W: My name is Helen Ware. Can I get a class permit for biology?
M: Oh, no. Not now. Registration for students whose last names begin with W doesn't start until tomorrow.
Q: What does the man mean?
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A.The woman misplaced her class permit for biology.
B.The woman arrived for registration too early.
C.The woman missed registration for the biology course.
D.The woman got a wrong class permit.
听力原文:W: Will you take biology next semester?
M: I've had enough science courses.
Q: What does the man mean?
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A.He doesn't want to take any more science courses.
B.He hasn't taken enough courses in biology.
C.His grades in science courses are good.
D.He likes to take more of such courses.
听力原文:M: I am having such a hard time with the biology assignment. How about you?
W: I am struggling too, why don't we put our heads together?
Q: What does the woman suggest?
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A.Taking a short break.
B.Helping each other with the assignment.
C.Gathering more information from other students they know.
D.Asking a professor for help.
听力原文:M: How many science courses did you have in high school?
W: I had only one year of biology and chemistry. I wish I'd had more. I'm interested in physics, to be frank.
Q: How many science courses did the woman take in high school?
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A.One course.
B.Two courses.
C.Three courses.
D.More than three courses.
W: OK, I will try my best.
M: That's good. Now, will you please tell me first what program you are a part of and what year you are in?
W: Yes, I'm currently in my fourth year of a biology course and I'm majoring in microbiology. If all goes well, I could be off to Europe for my Master's next June.
M: How do you feel about the biology program at this university? Do you think it has lived up to your expectations?
W: On the whole it has. However, as this university is still known primarily as a liberal arts school, you might say that biology doesn't always work with a very abundant budget. Perhaps the faculty hasn't fought hard enough for their fair share.
M: How do you think this under-funding problem affects the quality of education?
W: Well, for example, the laboratory has all the equipment you would normally find at a standard lab. Unfortunately, if you want to conduct experiments that are highly complex, then you probably have to compete over resources with the Chemistry Department.
M: How would you describe the quality of the professors? I guess I am interested in your own experience with them.
W: I think they are generally very well committed to the program and to their students. But the problem is that they themselves feel that they are working with inferior equipment.
M: Well, it sounds reasonable. But could you explain it more exactly?
W: Yes. I have heard many are taking contracts elsewhere, so we may lose a few just yet. This could put the program in great risk because we rely so much on skills.
M: Well, I hope your comments help to get that message across. Thanks again and I hope you have a great future.
W: Thank you.
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A.Students' opinions of the program they take.
B.The situation of biology education.
C.The quality of professors.
D.The quality of equipment.
Questions are based on the following passage.
Despite a cooling of the economy, high technology companies are still crying out for
skilled workers. The Information Technology Association of America projects that morethan 800,000 technology jobs will go unfilled next year. The lack of qualified workers pos-es a huge threat to the US economy.
The most commonly cited reason for this state of affairs is that the country"s agrarian-age education system, separated from the needs of the business world, fails to prepare stu-dents in the primary and secondary grades for twenty-first-century work. Yet an inadequateand outmoded education system is only part of the problem. A less tangible but equallypowerful cause is an antique classification system that divides the workforce into twocamps: white-collar knowledge workers and blue-collar manual labourers.
Blue-collar workers emerged in the United States during the Industrial Age as work mi-grated from farms to factories. White-collar office workers became a significant class in thetwentieth century, outnumbering their blue-collar brethren by mid-century. But the whiteor blue paradigm has clearly outlived its utility. Corporations increasingly require a newlayer of knowledge worker: a highly skilled multi-disciplinarian who combines the mindof the white-collar worker with the hands of the blue-collar employee. Armed with a solidgrounding in mathematics and science (physics, chemistry, and biology), these "gold-collar"workers —— so named for their contributions to their companies and to the economy, as wellas for their personal earning ability —— apply that knowledge to technology. Of course, thegold-collar worker already exists in a wide range of jobs across a wide range of businesses:think of the maintenance technician who tests and repairs aircraft systems at American Air-lines; the network administrator who manages systems and network operations at P&G; theadvanced-manufacturing technician at Intel.
But until American business recognises these people as a new class of worker, onewhose collar is neither blue nor white, demands that schools do a better job of preparingemployees for the twenty-first-century workforce will be futile.
What effects may the insufficiency of qualified workers have, according to the passage? 查看材料
A.It decreases the costs of high technology companies.
B.It emphasises the importance of unfilled jobs.
C.It hinders the development of the US economy.
D.It accelerates the collapse of the old education system.
M: No, but ... who is Dolly?
Q: What is the man most probably doing?
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A.He is having a biology class.
B.He is having a literature class.
C.He is listening to a speech on history.
D.He is listening to a speech on the life of a famous actress.