“Senator McCain may be worried about losing an election, but I am worried about you losing your jobs. I am worried about you losing your homes. I am worried about you losing your life savings.” Which

听力原文：W: I'm so worried about Mare, these days. Ever since he moved into his own apartment he's been losing weight.

M: He moved into his own apartment? Well, no wonder he's looking so thin. He really should try to gain some weight. He's probably not eating enough.

W: Yes. Well, anyway, bow's Tim these days?

M: Tim? Oh, Tim has me worried, too. He is really getting much too fat. He needs to lose about 75 pounds now. I don't know what to do. I keep telling him to go on a diet, but he gets angry every time I try to talk to him about it.

W: 75 pounds? That's a lot of weight to lose. What does Tim eat?

M: I really don't know. But I am sure he is eating too much cake and candy. I keep telling him, "Tim, dear, you will just have to eat more fruit and less candy." He doesn't listen to me. Maybe Marc should talk to him.

W: Well, maybe. Oh, did I tell you he's decided to be a vegetarian? That has me very worried. He only eats vegetables and fruit.

M: Marc doesn't eat any meat? That's probably why he's so thin! Does he smoke?

W: Does he smoke? About two packs of cigarettes a day. That's my son—a smoking vegetarian.

M: Marc smokes two packs a day? Hmmm, you know, if he stopped smoking he would Rain weight. I know he would. Tim put on a lot of weight when he stopped smoking. But Tim has another problem—even worse. He drinks soda. Soda for lunch. Soda for dinner. Does Marc drink it?

W: No, not very much. Just a little from time to time. Maybe Tim needs a little exercise.

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A．He moved to his new apartment:

B．He himself couldn't cook food.

C．He doesn't eat any meat but fruits.

D．He is getting worryingly thinner.

回答下列各题： It seems that beauty and women are twins．You are joking?N0，I am not．Observe foryourself．Ads on fashion flood TV screens，radioprograms，magazines，newspapers，and thestreets． Whether they have realized ornot，women are besieged(包围)by asea of fashion．They are taught to think that withoutbeautiful clothes they will grow old and lose their charm．So who dares to neglect dressing up at the cost of their appearanceand youth? But I donot agree with the opinion that women have to show their beauty throughtheirlooks．Therichness of their mind proves to be more beautiful and attractive than theirlooks．Awoman who has experienced many troubles and maybe called“aunt”0r“granny”call still main．tain herbeauty if she has such excellent qualities as knowledge．Ability，a kind heart，greatcourage and concern for others． In addition，old and young，beautifuland uglyare relative concepts．People who keep ayoungmind will never feel old．Curious about new things andeager to learn more，they keepup with the fide．Plainly dressed women may have a type of beauty，which is pure and real．Reading and learningis the best way to keep one youthful．Good books arefertile soilwhich carl feed the floret of one’s heart and looks． Why does the author say that beauty and womenare twins?

A.Women try to maintaintheir beauty by dressing up．

B.Women like to show offtheir beauty．

C.Women are born to bebeauties

D.Women are proud of theirbeauty.

回答下列各题： It seems that beauty and women are twins．You are joking?N0，I am not．Observe foryourself．Ads on fashion flood TV screens，radioprograms，magazines，newspapers，and thestreets． Whether they have realized ornot，women are besieged(包围)by asea of fashion．They are taught to think that withoutbeautiful clothes they will grow old and lose their charm．So who dares to neglect dressing up at the cost of their appearanceand youth? But I donot agree with the opinion that women have to show their beauty throughtheirlooks．Therichness of their mind proves to be more beautiful and attractive than theirlooks．Awoman who has experienced many troubles and maybe called“aunt”0r“granny”call still main．tain herbeauty if she has such excellent qualities as knowledge．Ability，a kind heart，greatcourage and concern for others． In addition，old and young，beautifuland uglyare relative concepts．People who keep ayoungmind will never feel old．Curious about new things andeager to learn more，they keepup with the fide．Plainly dressed women may have a type of beauty，which is pure and real．Reading and learningis the best way to keep one youthful．Good books arefertile soilwhich carl feed the floret of one’s heart and looks． Why does the author say that beauty and womenare twins?

A.Women try to maintaintheir beauty by dressing up．

B.Women like to show offtheir beauty．

C.Women are born to bebeauties

D.Women are proud of theirbeauty.

A、He always takes books so close to his eyes.

B、You think too much.

C、There’s nothing special.

D、Maybe you can take him to have a check.

听力原文：W: Hi, Ralf, how are you doing?

M: Hi, Samantha, I'm fine, but I am not happy about the new 15% increase in bus transportation fares. I don't think it is fair to students, poor people, and old people on fixed incomes. Transportation is now a major consideration in my budget.

W: You know how to get the student discount, don't you, Ralf?

M: What student discount, Samantha?

W: It's only for full-time students. Are you full time?

M: Yes, I am a full-time student.

W: Well then, you would qualify. Take your student card to the Derbyshire Building on Johnson Road. The Metro Pass is available there to all students from our university. The Student Union made a deal with them last year—I think part of our student union dues may be involved，but I am not sure. Anyway，you can get a monthly student pass that gives you unlimited，all zone access to public transit anywhere in the greater regional district for half price—$50 a month.

M: Really? Only 50 dollars? why didn't I know about that?

W: There was a page on it in “the Information for New Student Packet” that the Student Union sends welcoming to all students.

M: Oh, I remember that package. It included a welcome letter and a bunch of advertisements.

W: Yes，but one of the ads was from City Metro，explaining it all.

M: I just threw the whole envelope out. I am so sick of looking at advertisements. It annoys me that so much paper is wasted on material that is of no interest to me.

W: Well, I am sure if you go to the Derbyshire Building, there will be lots of information there. How many zones do you travel?

M: I have to go 3 zones. It takes me over an hour to get home.

W: Well, this pass would be especially good for you. It has the same cost regardless of how many zones you travel. I use it on weekends sometimes to visit my grandparents—they are 5 zones from my place so it's really cheap.

M: I am so glad you told me about this. I have been so worried about all my expenses since starting college that I hardly ever have a doughnut with my coffee. I think I will celebrate this news this afternoon. and buy a doughnut with my coffee. Can I invite you to join me? This tip you gave me is worth a lot，I'd like to buy you a coffee.

W: That is very nice of you, but no need. I am glad I could help. I am going swimming after class today. I'm trying out for the college swim team. The coach is excellent.

M: Yes, I have heard that. Well, thank you so much, Samantha. I shall head over to the Derbyshire Building right now.

W: I forgot to mention this pass is only good until the end of the term，then you have to renew and the line-ups can get quite long. During the summer, it is not available. Also, when you pay, they don't take personal checks. I made that mistake when I went the first time—they accept credit cards and cash only. I doubt there will be any line-up today.

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A．At Citibank.

B．At a metro station.

C．At the Student Union Building.

D．At the Derbyshire Building.

Imagine that you are in hospital, waiting to have an operation. It is time to go to the theatre; the anesthetist approaches you and speaks. But instead of the reassuring words" I'm just going to give you something to send you off to sleep", you hear: "Let me take you on a trip towards death". Terrifying? Maybe, but that is what having a general anesthetic is all about. "If you give a small amount of an anesthetic drug, it won't have any effect. If you give more, it will put the patient off to sleep, but if you give more still it can kill the patient".

In a modern hospital, before you are given an anesthetic, an anesthetist asks you a number of questions to decide which drugs to use. Most importantly, they check the state of your heart and lungs and ask if you have asthma, angina or have ever had a heart attack. They want to know about any drugs you are taking, so that they do not give you an anesthetic that reacts badly with them, and they will also find out if you have any allergies.

As well as putting you to sleep, the anesthetist is also responsible for controlling your pain. Then how can the anesthetist tell that they have put their patients far enough under? Mostly by experience. There is no such thing as an awareness monitor, though all the patient's body functions, such as heart rate, gases going in and out and oxygen levels in the blood, are monitored. If the anesthetic is not deep enough and the patient becomes "light', the monitors should tell the anesthetist that something is wrong long before the patient becomes aware. This is why the anesthetist watches the patient carefully throughout the operation. At the end of your operation, the anesthetic is mined off.

It might seem surprising that the anesthetist is often the unsung hero of the operating theater. Many people, including some nursing staff, do not realize that the anesthetist first has to qualify as a doctor. They then take three further examinations to qualify as anesthetists because of the number of things they have to take into account when carrying out their work

They do not simply need to know about the drugs they use; they must also know about all the other drugs on the market so that they can avoid dangerous interactions. They have to keep abreast of any new surgical technique, to make sure they give an appropriate anesthetic for any operation.

The "journey towards death" has come a long way. But one fascinating fact remains: whether it is ether or a complex cocktail being used to "put someone to sleep": no one yet knows exactly how anesthetics work.

What does the word "theatre" (Sentence 2, Paragraph 1) probably mean'?

A．a cinema in a hospital

B．a place where plays are on show

C．an operating mom

D．a room where an anesthetic is given

Electric Tales—21st Century Books

It may be the last book you'll ever buy. And certainly, from a practical standpoint, it will be the only book you'll ever need. No, It's not the Bible or some New Age tome promising enlightenment—although it would let you carry around both texts simultaneously. It's an electronic book—a single volume that could contain a library of information or, if your tastes run toward what's current, every title on today's best-seller list. And when you're done with those, you could refill it with new titles.

Why an electronic book? Computers can store a ton of data and their laptop companions make all that information portable. True enough. But laptops and similar portable information devices require a lot of power—and heavy batteries—to keep their LCD screens operating. And LCDs are not easy to read in the bright light of the sun.

The fact is, when it comes to portability, easy viewing, and low power requirements, it's hard to beat plain old paper.

So let's make the ink electronic.

That's the deceptively simple premise behind a project currently coming to fruition at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Some hurdles mostly having to do with large-scale manufacturing—remain, so it will be a few years before you see an electronic book for sale in stores. But the basic technology already exists, developed at the Institute's Media Lab by a team led by physicist Joe Jacobson.

Simply put, each paper page in an electronic book is coated with millions of microscopic particles encased in tiny capsules. Each of these microcapsules can respond independently to an electrical charge: Particles within the capsule moving to the rear appear dark while those moving toward the front look white. The direction in which the particles move depends upon whether a negative (dark) or positive (white) charge is applied. Each microcapsule is about 40 microns in size (that’s a little less than half the thickness of a human hair ).

The number of microcapsules used on a given page is enormous. For instance, about 1,000 microcapsules might be used to create the letter “A” on this page. “The smaller the size of the letter the more micro-capsules you use,” says Jacobson, “thereby improving resolution.” The target is to have a “paper display” with a resolution higher than that offered by today's computer screens. More than static letters is at stake. Theoretically, the microcapsules could be programmed to “flip” rapidly between dark and white states, providing, for example, a sense of motion in a diagram showing how a car works.

Thanks to electronic ink, the book essentially typesets itself, receiving instructions for each page via electronics housed in the spine. From a power standpoint, this process makes the electronic book very efficient. Unlike an LCD screen, which uses power all the time, energy is no longer needed to view the electronic book's pages once they are typeset. Only a small battery would be required, as opposed to the large ones needed to power laptop computers and their LCDs.

Convenience, though, is still the main attraction—and that means more than simple portability. Because the information is in electronic form, it can be easily manipulated. You could, for instance, make the type larger for easier reading. Or you could make notes in the margin with a stylus, your observations being stored on tiny, removable flash-memory cards in the spine.

It's likely that electronic books will come pre-loaded with a selection of titles. New titles could be made available through flash-memory cards, for example. Jacobson, though, thinks the Internet will be the delivery method: of choice. Imagine browsing through an online bookstore like http://www.Amazon.com. and downloading a novel into your electronic book via the modem in its spine. Transmitting Moby Dick would take about a

A．The Bible.

B．A single volume.

C．New Age tome.

D．An electronic book.