听力原文: Now, you want to know about life in the ...

听力原文： Now, you want to know about life in the past. Right? I can tell you. When I was a boy, things were different. I had to get up at six every morning. That was not very bad in summer, but in winter it was cold. And we didn't have any hot water in the house. We had to wash in cold water. My dad had some chickens. I had to feed them every moming and then I had togo to school on foot with my little sister. It was two miles to school and two miles back in the evening. There was a bus, but we didn't have money. And we had to go to bed at seven o'clock every night. We couldn't watch TV because there wasn't any. On Sundays we had to go to church three timeswmoming, afternoon and evening. And we couldn't play outside on Sundays. But it wasn't all bad. We had some good times. We could go out and our parents didn't have to worry about us. There weren't so many cars on the roads then, so the streets were safe to play in. And there were not many robbers and thieves in those days. We had to work hard and we weren't able to buy all those things in the shops today. Life was difficult, but it was simple and people were happier. I don't think I'd like to be young today.

What did the man have to do in the morning?

A．He fed the chickens.

B．He cleaned the bathroom.

C．He carded water for the family.

听力原文： Now, you want to know about life in the past. Right? I can tall you. When 1 was a boy, things were different. I had to get up at six every morning, That was not very bad in summer, but in winter it was cold. And we didn't have any hot water in the house. We had to wash in cold water. My dad had some chickens. I had to feed them every morning and then I had to go to school on foot with my little sister. It was two miles to school and two miles back in the evening. There was a bus, but we didn't have money. And we had to go to bed at seven o'clock every night. We couldn't watch TV because there wash' t any. On Sundays we had to go to church three times-morning, afternoon and evening. And we couldn' t play outside on Sun- days. But it wash' t all bad. We had some good times. We could go out and our parents didn't have to worry about us. There weren't so many cars on the roads then, so the streets were safe to play in. And there were not many rob hers and thieves in those days. We had to work hard and we weren' t able to buy all those things in the shops today. Life was difficult, but it was simple and people were happier. I don' t think I' d like to be young today.

What did the man have to do in the morning?

A．He fed the chickens.

B．He cleaned the bathroom.

C．He carried water for the family.

听力原文： Now, you want to know about life in the past. Right? I can tell you. When I was a boy, things were different. I had to get up at six every morning. That was not very bad in summer, but in winter it was cold. And we didn't have any hot water in the house. We had to wash in cold water. We didn't have a bathroom. My dad had some chickens. I had to feed them every morning and then I had to go to school on foot with my little sister. It was two miles to school and two miles back in the evening. But it always seemed longer in the morning when we were going to school. There was a bus, but we didn't have money. And we had to go to bed at seven o'clock every night. We couldn't watch TV because there wasn't any. On Sundays we had to go to church three times __ morning, afternoon and evening. And we couldn't play outside on Sundays. But it wasn't all bad. We had some good times. We could go out and our parents didn't have to worry about us. There weren't so many cars on the roads then, so the streets were safe to play in. And there were not many robbers and thieves in those days. We had to work hard and we weren't able to buy all those things in the shops today. Life was difficult, but it was simple and people were happier. I don't think I'd like to be young today.

What did the man have to do in the morning?

A．He fed the chickens.

B．He cleaned the bathroom.

C．He carried water for the family.

听力原文：Now, you want to know about life in the past. Right? I can tell you. When I was a boy, things were different. I had to get up at six every morning. That was not very bad in summer, but in winter it was cold. And we didn't have any hot water in the house. We had to wash in cold water. We didn't have a bathroom. My dad had some chickens. I had to feed them every morning and then I had to walk to school with my little sister. It was two miles to school and two miles back in the evening. But it always seemed longer in the morning when we were going to school. There was a bus, but we didn't have the money. And we had to go to bed at seven o'clock every night. We couldn't watch TV because there wasn't any. On Sundays we had to go to church three times--morning, afternoon and evening. And we couldn't play outside on Sundays. But it wasn't all bad. We had some good times. We could go out and our parents didn't have to worry about us. There weren't so many cars on the roads then, so the streets were safe to play in. And there were not many robbers and thieves in those days. We had to work hard and we weren't able to buy all those things in the shops today. Life was hard, but it was simple and people were happier.

What kind of life does the speaker describe?

A．In the past.

B．At present.

C．In the future.

听力原文： When you want to know more about someone you often ask "What do you do?" This means "What is your job?" It is a common question, and we do not think there is anything strange about it. But it is possible that in the future we will ask a different question. We might ask, "What do you play?."

Computers and such things are making jobs more automatic and less demanding. Scientists tell us that one day very few people will have to work. Our society will be run by computers. And so we will all have a great deal of free time. And then games will be more important than jobs.

Today games and play are a very important part of life. Today people are divided into social classes because of the type of work they do. To morrow they may be divided because of the types of games they play.

In the future, we may have "fun specialists", just as we now have specialists in different types of work. It would be their job to show us how to get the most fun and enjoyment out of our spare time. And our society may be made up of sub-groups, such as surfers, skydivers, joggers, skiers, etc Many of these sub-groups may rely on technology to provide the equipment fro their games.

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A．What do you play?

B．What do you do?

C．What is your name?

D．What is your job?

听力原文：W: Now, uh...may I ask you a few personal questions, say, about your health and your family?

M: Sure. Go ahead.

W: Here's a list of common illnesses. Can you tell me which of them you've ever suffered from'?

M: Yes, let me take a look. Hmm ..., measles. That's the only one I've ever had. Yes, measles.

W: when?

M: Oh, a long lime ago.

W: Do you member how old you were'?

M: Let's see... I must have been...oh.., about ten years old. Yes, I think I was ten.

W: I see one more question. Now...uh...do you mind if I want to know something about Your family?

M: No. As a matter of fact, I've a lovely wife, with 3 children, 2 girls and a boy. I'm glad to say that that we really enjoy our happy life, with my daily work for a company, and Mary's care of the kids she loves so much at home. I love my job, which involves lots of travel all over the States, and implies lots of meetings with interesting people. Every year, my wife end I go on an overseas holiday, leaving the kids behind under the care of the babysitter.

W: It sounds terrific. And what you have said implies that an average working American can afford a yearly overseas holiday.

M: You might say so. Ours belongs to what is called "an American middle class family".

W: Well, have you any idea of how much such a family earns yearly?

M: Around ＄20,000.

W: Well, I've no more questions. Thank you very much for your answers.

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A．His family

B．His health and family

C．His health

D．Its health and income

听力原文：W: Shall we continue, John?

M: Yeah. After "time-out", I'm energetic again!

W: You are really interesting!

M: You mean I scored?!

W: Ha-ha, yes. You are so popular now that many people want to know something about your life. Can you share it with the audience?

M: Thank you. I'm glad I can bring you happiness.

W: What is the easiest thing for you in the United States?

M: The easiest thing for me is sleep. When you are in bed, you have nothing to worry about. What worries me most in the States is leaving my home. Whenever you are outside, many things are there waiting for you to deal with.

W: What's your favourite TV programme?

M: My favourite TV programme is called "Parenthood".

W: In the past year, you must have had a lot of pressure from the media. Have you had some relief this year?

M: I get some relief at least before a game starts. But it's hard to describe the pressure you have when you're playing.

W: Who do you think is more important, Rockets point guard Steve Francis or yourself?.

M: Everybody is important. I always think so. The five people on the court aren't the only ones. Those sitting on the benches are as important. Everybody is a part of a machine,

W: When you were straggling not long ago, some people in China felt disappointed at you, and there were also some comments about you on the Internet. Did you read those comments? Did they annoy you?

M: I read some of them. Yes, they annoyed me. But the people I am going to face are not those who wrote the comments but the players I play against and my teammates.

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A．Being criticized by his teammates.

B．Having not enough sleep.

C．Being unable to surf on the Internet.

D．Being away from home.

听力原文：M: When I say I live in Sweden, people always want to know about the seasons.

W: The seasons?

M: Yeah, you know, how cold it is in winter, what it is like when the days are so short.

W: So what is it like?

M: Well, it is cold, very cold in winter, sometimes as cold as 26 degrees below centigrade. And of course when you go out, you'll wrap up warm. But inside in the houses it's always very warm, much warmer than at home. Swedish people always complain that when they visit England, the houses are cold even in a good winter.

W: And what about the darkness?

M: Well, yeah, around Christmas time there's only one hour of daylight, so. you really look forward to the spring. It is sometimes a bit depressing, but you see the summers are amazing. From May to July, in the North of Sweden, the sun never sets. It's still light in the midnight. You can walk in the mountains and read a newspaper.

W: Oh, yeah, the land of the midnight sun.

M: That's right, but it's wonderful. You want to stay up all night. And the Swedes make the most of it. Often they start work earlier in summer and then leave at about 2 or 3 in the afternoon, so that they can really enjoy the long summer evenings. They like to work hard, but play hard too. I think Londoners work longer hours, but I'm not sure this is a good thing.

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

19. What do we learn about the man from the conversation?

20. What do Swedish people complain about when they visit England in winter?

21. How does the man describe the short hour of daylight around Christmas in Sweden?

22. What does the man say about the Swedish people?

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A．He likes Sweden better than England.

B．He prefers hot weather to cold weather.

C．He is an Englishman living in Sweden.

D．He visits London nearly every winter.