They helped us so much that we could finish the work in time. __________ their _________, we could finish the work in time.

A.It’s my pleasure

B.You needn’t say that

C.Aren’t we friends？

D.I’m afraid I haven’t done well

A、how he felt when he was asking for credit at a store

B、that the family's good reputation helped him win others' respect and trust

C、that the ugly shadow of racism still existed in the 1970's

D、what the relationship was like between a store owner and his customers

听力原文：Man: Hello! Men't you glad the semester is over？

Man: Yep! Are you going to the Museum this Saturday？

W: I haven't thought about it. Are you？

M: Sure. Would you like to go with me？

W: Sounds like fun.

M: You will have to buy you own ticket though.

W: Are you broke again？ Let me treat you.

M: Wow! When did you come into so much cash？

W: You know I am a waitress at the student center. Anyway now that the final exams are almost over, I'd love a day out.

M: Since you have been so great about buying the 6ckets why don't I take us out to dinner？

W: You have got a deal. Let's buy the tickets now.

When does this conversation take place？

A．The end of the semester.

B．The beginning of the semester

C．One of the speakers' birthday

D．Before the examination

effects suggest themselves at once. It has saved lives by getting rapid word of illness, injury, or fire from remote places. By joining with the elevator to make possible the multi-story residence or office building, it has made possible -- for better or worse -- the modern city. By bringing about a great leap in the speed and space with which information moves from place to place, it has greatly accelerated the rate of scientific and technological changes and growth in industry. Beyond doubt it has seriously weakened if not killed the ancient art of letter writing. It has made living alone possible for person with normal social impulses; by doing so it has played a role in one of the greatest social changes of this century, the breaking up of the multi-generational household. It has made the war chillingly more efficient than formerly. Perhaps though not provable (可证实), it has prevented wars that might have arisen out of international misunderstanding caused by written communication. Or perhaps--again not provable--by magnifying and extending irrational personal conflicts based on voice contact it impartially disseminates (传播) the useful knowledge of scientists and the nonsense of the ignorant, the affection of the affectionate and the malice (恶意) of the malicious.

What is the main idea of this passage？

A．The telephone has helped to save people from illness and fire.

B．The telephone has helped to prevent wars and conflicts.

C．The telephone has made the modern city neither better nor worse.

D．The telephone has had positive as well as negative effects on us.

听力原文：M Sarah, didn't Tyler Technologies work on a project for your team last year？

W Yes, they did. They helped us create the SuitCase-200 database system.

M Oh, right. And that product is selling very well. So you'd recommend Tyler to our department？

W Without hesitation. They were very professional and met every deadline. They also were good about doing work beyond the initial scope of the contract. And maybe most important of all, they were easy to work with.

What are the speakers mostly discussing？

A．The sales of product

B．The way they use a database

C．The work done by another company

D．The performance of their teams

n the park and came home at half past twelve for his lunch.

But one morning a police car stopped outside Mrs. Adams' [louse at twelve o'clock, and two policemen helped her grandfather get out. “The poor old gentleman lost his way in the park and called us for help, so we sent a car to bring him home." Mrs. Adams was very surprised, but she thanked the policemen and they left.

"But, grandfather," she then said, "you've been to the park nearly every day for twenty years. How did you lose your way there'？"

The old man smiled and said, “I didn't lose my way. I just got tired and I didn't want to walk home!"

Mrs. Adams' grandfather got home at half past twelve that day.

A．True.

B．False.

t conquerors and generals and soldiers, whereas the people who really helped civilization forward are often never mentioned at all. We do not know who first set a broken leg, or launched a seaworthy boat, or calculated the length of the year, or manured(施肥于) a field; but we know all about the killers and destroyers.

People think a great deal of them, so much that on all the highest pillars in the great cities of the world you will find the figure of a conqueror or a general or a soldier. And I think most people believe that the greatest countries are those that have beaten in battle the greatest number of other countries and ruled over them as conquerors. It is just possible they are, but they are not the most civilized. Animals fight; so do savages; hence to be good at fighting is to be good in the way in which animal or a savage is good, but it is not to be civilized. Even being good at getting other people to fight for you and telling them how to do it most efficiently-this, after all, is what conquerors and generals have done—is not being civilized. People fight to settle quarrels. Fighting means killing, and civilized peoples ought to be able to find some ways of settling their disputes other than by seeing which side can kill off the greater number of the other side, and then saying that that side which has killed most has won. And not only has it won, but, because it has won, it has been in the right. For that is what going to war means; it means saying that might is right.

That is what the story of mankind has on the whole been like. Even our own age has fought the two greatest wars in history, in which millions of people were killed or mutilated. And while today it is true that people do not fight and kill each other in the streets-while, that is to say, we have got to the stage of keeping the rules and behaving properly to each other in daily life—nations and countries have not learnt to do this yet, and still behave like savages.

The first sentence of the passage tells us that ______.

A．most history books were written by conquerors, generals and soldiers

B．those who really helped civilization forward is not mentioned in any history book

C．conquerors, generals and soldiers should not be mentioned in history books

D．history books tells us far more about conquerors and soldiers than about those who really helped civilization forward

effects suggest themselves at once. It has saved lives by getting rapid word of illness, injury, or fire from remote places. By joining will the elevator to make possible the multi-story residence, e or office building, it has made possible— for better or worse— the modern city. By bringing about a great leap in the speed and ease with which in formation moves from place to place, it has greatly accelerated the rate of scientific and technological changes and growth in industry. Beyond doubt it has seriously weakened if not killed the ancient art of letter writing. It has made living alone possible for persons with normal social in pulses; by so doing, it has played a role in one of the greatest social changes of this century, the breakup of the multi-generational household. It has made the war chillingly more efficient than formerly. Perhaps, though not provably, it has prevented wars that might have arisen out of international misunderstanding caused by written communication. or per haps—again not provably—by magnifying and extending irrational personal conflicts based on voice contact, it has caused wars. Certainly it has extended the scope of human conflicts, since it impartially disseminates the useful knowledge of scientists and the nonsense of tire ignorant, the affection of the affectionate and the malice of the malicious.

What is the main idea of the passage？

A．The telephone has helped to save people from illness and fire.

B．The telephone has helped to prevent wars and conflicts.

C．The telephone has made the modern oily neither better nor worse .

D．The telephone has had positive as well as negative effects on US.

______ we would not have succeeded in our experiment. （)

A.Without you helped us

B.But for you helped us

C.If you had not helped us

D.But you helped us

have been able to increase greatly the efficiency of our work force. New machines and new methods have helped cut down time and expenses while increasing overall output. This has meant more production and a higher standard of living. For most of us in America, modern technology is thought of as the reason why we can have cars and television sets. However, technology has also increased the amount of food available to us by means of modern farming machinery and animal-breeding techniques, and has extended our life span via medical technology.

Will mankind continue to live longer and have a higher quality of life？ In large measure the answer depends on technology and our ability to use it wisely. If we keep making progress as we have over the past fifty years, the answer is definitely yes. (82) The advancement of technology depends upon research and development, and the latest statistics show that the United States is continuing to pump billions of dollars annually into such efforts. So while we are running out of some scarce resources, we may well find technological substitutes for many of them through our research programs.

Therefore, in the final analysis the three major factors of production (land, labor, capital) are all influenced by technology. When we need new skills or techniques in machinery, people will start developing new technology to meet these needs. As equipment proves to be slow or inefficient, new machines will be invented. Technology responds to our needs in helping us maintain our standard of living.

What is the best title for the passage？

A．The Definition of Technology

B．Modern Technology

C．The Application of Technology

D．The Development of Technology