The question is _____ you can afford it.

Task 2

Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45.

Before you start taking digital photos you'll need to make sure that there's some film in the camera. With a digital camera the "film" isn't a plastic roll but some computer memory, and it can get full of pictures just the same. Most digital cameras will let you take twenty or thirty pictures before they fill up, and once they do, you have to either get rid of some photos or copy them to your computer to free up space. Or, if your camera uses special computer memory like Compact Flash or a Memory Stick, put in a new card. Don't forget to keep the old one safe.

You'll also need to check the batteries. Digital cameras use power, and if you've got a camera that takes normal disposable(一次性的) batteries you'll find it eats them really fast. Better to get rechargeable ones or—if you can afford it—go for a camera that has its own rechargeable battery pack built in. But whatever the power source, make sure that you've got enough juice(电) for the party or day on the beach.

A digital camera holds your photos as computer files, and before you can do anything with them apart from looking at them on the camera's own little screen you generally need to copy them to your computer. Some cameras can be plugged straight into your TV so that you can have a slideshow(放映) of your pictures—it's called video output, and you'll need a special cable for it. But mostly you'll want to copy your pictures to your computer, and probably print them out.

The film of the digital camera ______.

A．can't get full of pictures

B．is a plastic roll

C．is a computer memory

D．is a picture

Task 2

Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45.

Before you start taking digital photos you'll need to make sure that there's some film in the camera. With a digital camera the "film" isn't a plastic roll but some computer memory, and it can get full of pictures just the same. Most digital cameras will let you take twenty or thirty pictures before they fill up, and once they do, you have to either get rid of some photos or copy them to your computer to free up space. Or, if your camera uses special computer memory like Compact Flash or a Memory Stick, put in a new card. Don't forget to keep the old one safe.

You'll also need to check the batteries. Digital cameras use power, and if you've got a camera that takes normal disposable(一次性的) batteries you'll find it eats them really fast. Better to get rechargeable ones or -- if you can afford it -- go for a camera that has its own rechargeable battery pack built in. But whatever the power source, make sure that you've got enough juice(电) for the party or day on the beach.

A digital camera holds your photos as computer files, and before you can do anything with them apart from looking at them on the camera's own little screen you generally need to copy them to your computer. Some cameras can be plugged straight into your TV so that you can have a slideshow (放映) of your pictures -- it's called video output, and you'll need a special cable for it. But mostly you'll want to copy your pictures to your computer, and probably print them out.

The film of the digital camera ______.

A．can't get full of pictures

B．is a plastic roll

C．is a computer memory

D．is a picture

听力原文：M: United World Colleges. Can I help you?

W: Yes, I'd like some information about the college, please.

M: What would you like to know?

W: My name's Julia Harris and I have a friend in Spain who's interested in applying for a place at one of the colleges. There are one or two questions that she'd like me to ask you.

M: Go ahead.

W: Thanks. What language is used for most lessons?

M: Well, the main language of instruction in all the college is English. But at Pacific College in Canada some subjects are taught in French.

W: Right. Is it expensive to go to one of the colleges?

M: Students' parents don't have to be rich, if that's what you mean. There are scholarships for all colleges, but we do ask the parents to pay what they can afford. It's ＄2400 per year.

W: Good. Now she wants to know something about getting into a college. Does she have to get high marks in her examinations?

M: Ah, yes, well she will have to do well, but academic ability is not the only thing that's important. We also look at personal qualities.

W: What sort of things do you mean?

M: Maturity, the ability to get along well with people from different countries, that sort of thing.

W: I understand what you mean. The last question is about her other interests. Can she take painting or modern dancing, for example?

M: Yes, probably. It depends on the staff at the college she enters. Each college has its own special activities, such as theatre studies or environmental work, in which students can take part.

W: Good. I think that's all. Thank you very much for your help.

M: You're welcome. Goodbye.

W: Goodbye.

Main languages used for normal lessons at Pacific College are ______.

A．English

B．French

C．Spanish

D．Both A and B

听力原文：M: United World Colleges. Can I help you?

W: Yes, I'd like some information about the college, please.

M: What would you like to know?

W: My name's Julia Harris and I have a friend in Spain who's interested in applying for a place at one of the colleges. There are one or two questions that she'd like me to ask you.

M: Go ahead.

W: Thanks. What language is used for most lessons?

M: Well, the main language of instruction in all the college is English. But at Pacific College in Canada some subjects are taught in French.

W: Right. Is it expensive to go to one of the colleges?

M: Students' parents don't have to be rich, if that's what you mean. There are scholarships for all colleges, but we do ask the parents to pay what they can afford. It's $ 2400 per year.

W: Good. Now she wants to know something about getting into a college. Does she have to get high marks in all her examinations?

M: Ah, yes, well she will have to do well, but academic ability is not the only thing that's important. We also look at personal qualities.

W: What sort of things do you mean?

M: Maturity, the ability to get along well with people from different countries, that sort of thing.

W: I understand what you mean. The last question is about her other interests. Can she take painting or modern dancing, for example?

M: Yes, probably. It depends on the staff at the college she enters. Each college has its own special activities, such as theatre studies or environmental work, in which students can take part.

W: Good. I think that's all. Thank you very much for your help.

M. You're welcome. Goodbye.

W: Goodbye.

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A．English

B．French

C．Spanish

D．both Ａ) and Ｂ)

Should You Jump on the Technological Bandwagon (时尚)?

Technological Advances and Their Influence

Within the last 20 years, we have been swamped with new technology which has helped us run our businesses faster, and hopefully better. Recently, some of us have begun to question whether the onslaught of ever newer technology is really helping us as much as the initial improvements did. Just because a technology is new doesn't necessarily mean that it is better. Perhaps what we should be asking is "What technology can we really use?"

We all have some hi-tech products that we've bought but don't use. Many of us have a VCR with so many complex functions that we have difficulty programming it to record a program. Similarly, we have seen workers spend an hour playing with a computer program to print out a single mailing label which could have been more quickly done on a typewriter.

Every business may not be able to afford all of these new toys. And they may not need to. Remembering that in many cases the pushers of new technology are simply salespeople trying to get you to pay for the toys which intrigue them. There are several questions you should ask yourself before making any decision: How much are these toys really worth? Does this new technology make sense for your business? Is this technology really worth the effort needed to use it? With any new technology, there is a payback time when the increased efficiency gained may help to pay for the adoption of that new technology. When you first computerized your office, you got a big boost in efficiency for a minimal investment. As the technology gets ever more sophisticated, you start to lose that increase in efficiency. The old saying goes that you get 90% of your increase in efficiency for 10% of your investment. The remaining 90% of your money is spent trying to get that last 10% increase in efficiency. You have to analyze your business and decide if you ever get enough increase in efficiency to pay back that large additional cost.

New Technologies and Their Cost

You need to analyze the way you do business to see what you can do to increase your efficiency. You can't get caught in the trap of "WE' VE ALWAYS DONE IT THIS WAY !" You want to keep the best, and throw away the things that slow you down. Sometimes that does mean adopting new technology. Sometimes it means changing the way you do business. Sometimes it means keeping what you have.

Let's consider and analyze some of the new technologies.

?Internet Presence

The Internet is receiving a lot of hype (炒作) these days, and it sounds as though every business needs to have an Internet presence. Developing and maintaining a website takes time and money.. Before you make that investment, you should decide if you really need an Internet presence. Ask yourself these questions: Are your potential clients located throughout the United States? Do your potential clients own computers? Are your potential clients computer sophisticates who surf the Web regularly? Are the people who ARE on the Internet part of your potential client base? (The primary users of the Internet at this time tend to be educated, middle to upper middle class people.)

If you can answer yes to all of these questions, then an Internet presence may make sense for your business. If your potential clients are all local, if they have little or no access to the Internet, then this technology may be one you can play with, as long as you recognize that the expenses will not necessarily increase your business.

?Paperless Office

A paperless office is one in which all records are kept only in the computer. To many people, this appears to be a good idea. No paper files are kept, so no time is spent filing. However, time is still needed to scan information into the computer, correct it, etc. More importan

A．Y

B．N

C．NG

听力原文：W: The handle of the suitcase is broken. Can you have it fixed by next Tuesday?

M: Let me see, I need to find a handle that matches, but that shouldn't take too long.

Q: What does the man mean?

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A．There is no replacement for the handle.

B．There is no match for the suitcase.

C．The suitcase can be fixed in time.

D．The suitcase is not worth fixing.

One silly question I simply cannot tolerate is "How do you feel?" Usually the question is asked of a man in action—a man walking along the street, or busily working at his desk. So what do you expect him to say? Hell probably say, "Fine, Im all right. " But you have put a bug in his ear—maybe now he is not sure. If you are his good friend, you may have seen something on his face, or in his walk, that he overlooked that morning. It makes him worrying a little. He looks in a mirror to see if everything is all right, while you go merrily on your way asking someone else, "How do you feel?" Every question has its time and place. Its perfectly acceptable, for instance, to ask "How do you feel?" if you are visiting a close friend in the hospital. But if the fellow is walking on both legs, hurrying to take a train or sitting at his desk working, its no time to ask him that silly question. When George Bernard Shaw, the famous British writer of plays was in his eighties, someone asked him, "How do you feel?" Shaw put him in his place. "When you reach my age," he said, "either you feel all right or you are dead. " Question: "You have put a bug in his ear" means that you have______.

A．made him laugh

B．shown concern for him

C．made fun of him

D．given him some kind of warning

Nowadays, the Internet is almost , that is, you can see people surfingthe Internet using their mobile phones everywhere.

A) omnipresent

B) present

C) optimistic

D) obtainable

One silly question I simply can't stand is "How do you feel". Usually the question is asked of a man in action--a man on the go, walking along the street, or busily working at his desk. So what do you expect him to say? He'll probably say, "Fine, I'm all right." But "you've put a bug in his ear" — maybe now he's not sure. If you are a good friend, you may have seen something in his face, or his walk, that he did not realize that morning. It starts him worrying a little. First thing you know, he looks in a mirror to sec if everything is all right, while you go merrily on your way asking someone else, "How do you feel?"

Every question has its time and place. It's perfectly acceptable, for instance, to ask "How do you feel?" if you're visiting a close friend in the hospital. But if the fellow is walking on both legs, hurrying to make a train, or sitting at his desk working, it's no time to ask him that silly question.

When George Bernard Shaw, the famous writer of plays was in his eighties, someone asked him "How do you feel", Shaw put him in his place. "When you reach my age", he said, "either you feel all right or you're dead."

1).According to the writer, greetings, such as "How do you feel?" _________ .

A. show one's consideration for others

B. are a good way to make friends

C. are proper to ask a man in action

D. generally make one feel uneasy

2).The question "How do you feel?" seems to be correct and suitable when asked of ________ .

A. a man working at his desk

B. a person having lost a close friend

C. a stranger who looks somewhat worried

D. a friend who is ill

3).The writer seems to feel that a busy man should _________ .

A. be praised for his efforts

B. never be asked any question

C. not be bothered

D. be discouraged from working so hard

4).George Bernard Shaw's reply in the passage shows his ________ .

A. cheerfulness

B. cleverness

C. ability

D. politeness

5)."You've put a bug in his ear "means that you've _________ .

A. made him laugh

B. shown concern for him

C. made fun of him

D. given him some kind of warning

After reading the story，you can probably tell which of the following is NOT ture．