【判断题】In an introductory speech, we don’t need to talk about a guest speaker’s professional achievements if he/she is very famous. （T/F)

I want to talk about the economy ， not the one we hear about endlessly in the news each day and in politicians’ speeches ， but the one we live in day by day． It’s where most of us live on a daily basis， earning our living， paying our taxes ， and purchasing the necessities of life． The term “economic expansion” suggests something desirable and benevolent， but expansion simply means spending more money． More spending doesn’t mean that life is getting better． More spending merely feeds our whole economic system， which is based on production and consumption． Unless money keeps circulating， the economy collapses． If we don’t keep consuming， then manufacturers and retailers go out of business． As a leading economist put it， consumer societies are “in need of need”． We don’t need the things the economy produces as much as the economy needs our sense of need for things． Need is the miracle that keeps the engines of expansion turning relentlessly． In economics， there is no concept of enough． It is a hunger that cannot be satisfied． There is so much craziness in the world． There is a American company that manufactures a range of food with a high fat content ． This causes obesity and high blood pressure ． By coincidence， the same company also makes products that help people who are trying to diet． Not only that， it even produces pills for those with high blood pressure． Nearly all of my mail consists of bills，banks trying to lend me money，catalogues trying to make me spend it ， and charity appeals for the losers in this ecstasy of consumption － the homeless， the refugees， the exploited， the starving． Why is it possible to buy strawberries from Ecuador and green beans from Kenya when these countries can hardly feed their own people? It is because there are cash crops， and the countries need the money to service their debts． Notice that servicing a debt does not mean paying it off． It means just paying the interest ． Western banks make vast profits from third world debt．We buy clothes that are manufactured in sweat shops by virtual slaves in poor parts of the world． We create mountains of waste． We demand cheap food， mindless of the fact that it is totally devoid of taste and is produced using chemicals that poison the land． We insist on ourright to drive our own car wherever we want to go． The evil of the consumption culture is the way it makes us oblivious to the impact of our own behavior． Our main problem is not that we don’t know what to do about it． It is mustering the desire to do it．Questions 1—5 Complete the following sentences with information given in the passage， using a maximum of four words for each sentence． 1． At the beginning of the passage， the author states that there are ______ kinds of economy and he will talk about the one related to the majority of people． 2． According to the passage， ______ serve as the foundation of the whole economic system． 3． Economists believe that the economy struggles to keep people feel like they are always ______． 4． The reason poor countries like Ecuador and Kenya export their crops is to get money to ______． 5． The aim of this passage is to make people recognize the ______ and thus be free to make their own choices in the consumption culture．

听力原文： Today we are going to talk about copyrighting works of art. A copyright is a proof of authorship. It protects artists against someone else using their work without their permission. It's important to remember that United States Copyright Law protects artistic expressions such as paintings, but does not protect any ideas, concept, procedure' or technique. Under the United States Copyright Law, artists need to take several steps to obtain copyright protection. The law was changed in 1978 and again in 1989. For artists the current law means everything they create is automatically and immediately copyrighted. They don't have to file any documents and under the protection of the Copyright Law, any recreations of their original work such as prints are also covered by the artists' copyright. Furthermore, any changes artists made to their original works are covered. The law also makes it clear that when someone buys the work of art, they are not allowed to destroy or change that work of art. Artists keep the copyright even after selling the work of art. The purchaser may buy the physical work, but the right to make prints or copies is still the artists' and buyers does not automatically have any right to make and sell prints or copies of the work. Although works are automatically copyrighted, artists are encouraged to register their work with the United States Copyright Office. Registering art provides additional legal protection and also gives people around the world the ability to approach the owner about licensing and purchasing rights.

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A．Protecting buyers of paintings.

B．Why copies of famous paintings are made.

C．How paintings are sold in the United States.

D．Protecting artists from others' illegal use of their work.

We don't need to clock in and out here.{A、B、C}

A.我们上下班不需要打卡。

B.我们不需要在这反复思考。

C.我们没有必要来回摇摆。

A.nor can we afford it

B.neither can afford it

C.and we can neither afford it

D.and nor we can afford it

Which of the following is right?

A．We don't need to learn any foreign languages.

B．We can do well in all our work without English.

C．We should learn English because we need to face the world.