【单选题】Who can work at home to create software without going to the office？

听力原文：M: How are your new neighbors, Betty?

W: They seem nice enough, but they have a son who's driving me crazy.

M: What do you mean?

W: He comes home every night around 10 with his car windows open and radio blaring. It stops as soon as he turns the car off. But by then Brian and Lisa are wide awake.

M: Oh, no.

W: Oh, Yes. Sometimes it takes us until mid-night just to get them settled down again.

M: Have you tried talking to them?

W: We haven't even really met them yet except to say a quick hello. In addition, I just can't open my mouth.

M: You are not going to like them when you do meet them if you keep holding on.

W: I know, but I feel stupid complaining. It isn't that he keeps it blaring all night.

M: But you said it is driving you crazy.

W: Well, you know how early I have to get up to the office. I'm just not getting enough sleep and neither are the kids. They're so irritable when I get home in the afternoon.

M: Maybe you could visit them with a little gift: a plant for the yard or something. Then you could ask about their son whether they have any other children and they'll be sure to ask about yours.

W: Yeah, and then what?

M: Then you could mention that the hardest thing is to get your kids to fall asleep at night?

W: And keep them asleep.

M: That's the idea. And you should do it soon. The longer you wait, the harder it'll be to do it politely.

(27)

A．He keeps his radio on in his room at midnight.

B．He plays his instrument too loudly.

C．The radio in his car wakes her children up.

D．His friends are too noisy.

听力原文：M: Please come in, Miss Edwards, and close the door behind you.

W: All right. What do you want me to do, Mr. Davis?

M: Have a seat over there. How ere things going in the office?

W: Just fine, Mr. Davis, especially with recent personnel shifts.

M: Yes, I thought so. Well, I and the executive board feel that much of your improved performance in the main office is due to your conscientious efforts.

W: Oh, thank you, Mr. Davis. My job has certainly become easier since we computerized our record-keeping system. The equipment is convenient to use.

M: That's true. But we are especially impressed with how your influence contributes to good office relations and improved staff attitude toward the work.

W: Well, thank you for your confidence in me. We do have a lot of good people in the office, and the new machinery is wonderful.

M: Yes, but machines are only as good as the people who use them. They can't ensure harmony and efficiency in a staff.

W: That's very true.

M: To make a long story short, the board wishes to reward your efforts by making you office manager as of next Monday. That means a $250 raise as of the first of next month.

W: I'm deeply honored, Mr. Davis. Thank you.

(29)

A．To notify her of her promotion.

B．To inform. her of new equipment.

C．To inquire about the office problems.

D．To discuss meeting of the board.

听力原文：M: Please come in, Miss Edwards, and close the door behind you.

W: All right. What do you want me to do, Mr. Davis?

M: Have a ,seat over there. How are things going in the office?

W: Just fine, Mr. Davis, especially with recent personnel shifts.

M: Yes, I thought so. Well, I and the executive board feel that much of your improved performance in the main office is due to your conscientious efforts.

W: Oh, thank you, Mr. Davis. My job has certainly become easier since we computerized our record-keeping system. The equipment is convenient to use.

M: That's true. But we are especially impressed with how your influence contributes to good office relations and improved staff attitude toward the work.

W: Well, thank you for your confidence in me. We do have a lot of good people in the office, and the new machinery is wonderful.

M: Yes, but machines are only as good as the people who use them. They can't ensure harmony and efficiency in a staff.

W: That's very true.

M: To make a long story short, the board wishes to reward your efforts by making you office manager as of next Monday. That means a $ 250 raise as of the first of next month.

W: I'm deeply honored, Mr. Davis. Thank you.

(23)

A．To notify her of her promotion.

B．To inform. her of new equipment.

C．To inquire about the office problems.

D．To discuss meeting of the board.

Almost half of UK internet users are going online via mobile phone data connections，according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS)．45％of people surveyed said they(1) use of the net while out and about，compared with 31％in 2010．The most rapid growth was (2) younger people，where 71％of internet-connected 16 to 24-year-olds used mobiles． Domestic internet use also rose.According to the ONS，77％of households now have(3) to a net connection．That figure was(4) 4％from the previous year，representing the slowest rate of (5) since the ONS survey began in 2006．The figure for domestic connections contrasted sharply with the rapid growth in uptake of mobile services． (6) ，the popularity of 3G broadband did not necessarily mean that more people were going online overall．Many of those using mobile phones are(7) to already have home broadband connections． Older users，who the government is particularly keen to get(8) ，appeared to (9) relatively untouched by the phenomenon．While 71％ of 16 to 24-year-old who went (10) said they used mobile broadband，just 8％of internet users aged over 65 made use of the newer technology．

A.made

B.took

C.kept

D.sought

The person who can see a ship without some feeling of excitement must have very little imagination. Even the idea of leaving the solid land【56】most of us were born and brought【57】, and going out on to the ever-moving waters must arouse【58】some feelings of strangeness. We may remember stories of terrible storms, with waves【59】mountains, and of people from ships which have sunk【60】weeks in small boats hundreds of miles from land. But we have also【61】joy of traveling on calm seas under blue【62】, and of the【63】excitement of coming to a new beautiful land which we have seen only in pictures before.

【64】ships are not, of course, made chiefly for pleasure: their biggest use is in carrying goods from country to country.【65】, ships can carry more goods than【66】means of transport, and can【67】so more cheaply. If ships【68】, the British government would not be able to feed【69】people.

Ships also have made【70】to discover more and more distant parts of our world.【71】is known to all, Columbus used a ship to discover America about 500 years ago. And【72】, ships are used for exploring the Antarctic.【73】would, in fact, not be【74】to say that ships have for thousands of years【75】one of the most important parts in shaping society.

(56)

A．by which

B．from which

C．on which

D．for which

Cars are【21】important part of life in the United States. Without a car most people feel that they are poor. And even if a person is poor he doesn't feel really poor when he has a car.

Henry Ford was the man who first started making cars in large【22】He probably didn't know how much the car was going to【23】American culture. The car made the United States a nation on wheels. And it helped make the United States what it is today.

There are three main reasons the car【24】so popular in the United States. First of all, the country is a huge one and Americans like to move around in it. The car provides【25】comfortable and cheapest form. of all the means of transportation. With a car people can go to any place without spending a lot of money.

The second reason cars are popular is the fact that the United States has never really【26】an efficient and inexpensive form. of public transportation. Long-distance trains have never been as common in the United States as they are in other parts of the world. Nowadays there is a good system of air service【27】by planes. But it is too expensive to be used frequently.

The third reason is the most important one, though. The American spirit of independence is【28】really made cars popular. Americans don't like to wait for a bus, or a train or even a plane. They don't like to have to【29】an exact schedule. A car gives them the freedom to schedule their own time. And this is【30】that Americans want most to have.

(61)

A．the

B．an

C．a

D．not

根据材料，完成题。

Stem Cell Therapy May Help Repair the Heart

According to scientists in the USA, stem cell therapy may one day be able to repair the hearts of people with heart failure.Researchers at Pittsburgh University School of Medicine examined 20 patients who had severe heart failure and were going to have surgery.

They injected stem cells into the parts of their hearts that were damaged. They then compared their hearts with those of people who had undergone surgery without having the stem cells injected into them ( they had also suffered from severe heart failure ) . The patients who had the stem cells injected had hearts that were able to pump ( 用泵抽运) more blood than the others.

According to Professor Robert Kormos, one of the researchers, these results could revolutionize heart treatment. Although previous studies had indicated that there might be a benefit, this is the first study that has actually proved that stem cell therapy can help the failing heart work better.

All the patients in this study had hearts that could not pump blood properly. The scientists measured their ejection fraction ( 射血分数 ) . It is a measure of heart performance; you measure how much blood is being pumped out by the left ventricle ( 心室) .

Healthy people&39;s ejection fraction is about 55%. These patients had ejection fraction of under 35%. They all had by-pass surgery ( 搭桥手术) performed on them. Some of the patients had stem cells taken from their hip bones and injected into 25-30 sites in the damaged heart muscle. Six months later their ejection fraction rate was 46.1% while those who just had surgery but no stem cell injections averaged 37.2%.

Heart failure is a common problem all over the world.In the UK alone about 650,000 people suffer from heart failure every year. As the number of people suffering from heart failure increases in the word in general these findings are particularly significant.

Current treatments relieve the symptoms. This new stem cell therapy actually repairs the damaged muscle in the heart and has the potential of curing the disease.

The 20 patients had stem cell injections instead of surgery. 查看材料

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Not mentioned