2. In America if the professor is giving a lecture, he never calls a specific student in the classroom to answer questions.

In America, where labour costs are so high, "do-it-yourself" is a way of life. Many people repair their own cars, build their own garages, even remodel their own houses. Soon they may also he writing their own books. In Hollywood there is a company that publishes children's books with the help of computers. Although other book companies also publish that way, this particular company is very unusual. It "personalizes' the books by having the computer make the reader the leading character in the story. Here is how they do it. Let us say your child is named Jenny. She lives on Oak Drive in St Louis, has a dog named Spot, a cat named Tabby, and three playmates whose names are Betsy, Sandy, and Jody. The computer uses this information to fill out a story that has already been prepared and illustrated.. The story is then printed with standard equipment as a hardcover book. A child who receives such a book might say, "This book is about me", the company therefore calls itself the "Me-Books Publishing Company".

Children like the me-books because they like to see in print their own names and the names of their friends and their pets. But more important, "personalization" has been found to be an important tool in developing enthusiasm for reading. Me-books are thus helping a child to learn how to read, by appealing to that natural desire to see his own name in print.

In America, people do most things by themselves because ______.

A．they don't trust others

B．they can do better than others

C．nobody is ready to help

D．it is expensive to hire labor

听力原文： In America, where labor costs are so high, "do it yourself" is a way of life. Many people repair their own cars, built their own garages, even rebuilt their own houses. Soon many of them will also be writing their own books. In Hollywood there is a company that publishes children's books with the help of computers. Although other book companies also publish that way, this company is not like the others. It allows the reader to become the leading character in the stories with the help of computers. Here is how they do it. Let us suppose the child is named Jenny. She lives in New York, and has a dog named Hody. The computer uses this information to make up a story with pictures. The story is then printed up. A child who receives such a book might say, "this book is about me," so the company calls itself the "Me-Books Publishing Company".

Children like the me-books because they like to see in print their own names and the names of their friends and their pets. But more importantly, in this way, readers are much more interested in reading the stories. Me-books are helping children to learn how to read.

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A．They can do better than others.

B．It is expensive to hire labour.

C．They don't like to be helped.

D．They don't trust others.

Section B

Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice.

A new era is upon U.S. Call it what you will: the service economy, the information age, the knowledge society, In all translates to a fundamental change in the way we work. Already We're partly there. The percentage of people who earn their living by making things has fallen dramatically in the western world. Today the majority of jobs in America, Europe and Japan (two thirds or more in many d these countries)are in the service industry, and the number is on the rise. More women are in the work force than ever before. There are more part-time jobs. More people are self-employed. But the breadth of the economic transformation can't he measured by numbers alone, because it also is giving rise to radical new way of thinking about the nature of work itself, Long-held notions about jobs and careers, the skills needed to succeed, even the relation between individuals and employers—all these are challenged.

We have only to look behind us to get some sense of what may lie ahead. No one looking ahead 20 years possibly could have foreseen the way in which a single invention, the chip, would transform. our world thanks to its applications in personal computers, digital communication and factory robots. Tomorrow's achievements in biotechnology, artificial intelligence or even some still unimagined technology could produce a similar wave of dramatic changes. But one thing is certain: information and knowledge will become even more vital, and the people who possess it, whether they work in manufacturing or services, will have the advantage and produce the wealth. Computer knowledge will become as basic a requirement as the ability to read and write. The ability to solve problem by applying information instead of performing routine tasks will be valued above all else. If you east your mind ahead 10 years, information services will be predominant. It will be the way you do your job.

A characteristic of the information age is that ______.

A．the service industry is relying more and more on the female work force

B．manufacturing industries are steadily increasing

C．people find it harder and harder to earn a living by working in factories

D．most of the job opportunities can now be found in service industry

听力原文： In America, where labor costs are so high, "do it yourself" is a way of life. Many people repair their own cars, build their own garages, even rebuild their own houses. Soon many of them will also be writing their own books. In Hollywood there is a company that publishes children's books with the help of computers. Although other book companies also publish that way, this company is not like the others. It allows the reader to become the leading character in the stories with the help of computers. Here is how they do it. Let us suppose the child is named Jenny. She lives in New York, and has a dog named Hody. The computer uses this information to make up a story with pictures. The story is then printed up. A child who receives such a book might say, "This book is about me." So the company calls itself the "Me-Books Publishing Company".

Children like the me-books because they like to see in print their own names and the names of their friends and their pets. But more important, in this way, readers are much more interested in reading the stories. Me-books are helping children to learn how to read.

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A．They can do better than others.

B．It is expensive to hire labour.

C．They don't like to be helped.

D．They don't trust others.

A recent study, published in last week's Journal of the American Medical Association, offers a picture of how risky it is to get a lift from a teenage driver. Indeed, a 16-year-old driver with three or more passengern is three times as likely to have a fatal accident as a teenager driving alone. By contrast, the risk of death for drivers between 30 and 59 decreases with each additional passenger.

The authors also found that the death rates for teenage drivers increased dramatically after 10 p.m., and especially after midnight. With passengers in the car, the driver was even more likely to die in a late-night accident.

Robert Foss, a scientist at the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center, says the higher death rates for teenage drivers have less to do with "really stupid behavior" than with just a lack of driving experience. "The basic issue" he says. "is that adults who are responsible for issuing licenses fail to recognize how complex and skilled a task driving is."

Both he and the author of the study believe that the way to mitigate the problem is to have states institute so-called graduated licensing systems in which getting a license is a multistage process. A graduated license requires that a teenager first prove himself capable of driving in the presence of an adult followed by a period of driving with night or passenger restrictions before graduating to full driving privileges.

Graduated licensing systems have reduced teenage driver crashes according to recent studies. About half of the states now have some sort of graduated licensing system in place, but only l0 of those states have restrictions on passengers. California is the stricter, with a novice driver prohibited from carrying any passenger under 20 (without the presence of an adult over 25) for the first six months.

Which of the following situations is most dangerous according to the passage?

A．Adults giving a lift to teenagers on the highway affair 10 p.m.

B．A teenager driving after midnight with passengers in the car.

C．Adults driving with three or more teenage passengers late at night.

D．A teenager getting a lift from a stranger on the highway at midnight.