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短對(duì)話(huà)

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W:CanyoucometotheconCertwithmethisweekend?Ordo

youhavetoprepareforexams?

M:Istillhavea10ttodo,butmaybeabreakwOu1ddOmegood.

Q:WhatwillthemanprObablydo?

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W：WhatdoesthepapersayaboutthehOrribleincidentthat

happenedthismorningonflight870tOHongkong?

M:11endedwiththearrestofthe3hijackers.Theyhave

forcedthep1anetoflytoJapan,butal1thepassengersandcrew

memberslandedsafe1y.

Q:Whatdowe1earnfromtheconversation?

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M:Hei1o,thisisthemostfascinatingarticleI1veeverComeaero

ss.Ithinkyoushouldsparesometimetoreadit.

W:Oh,real1y?IthoUghtthatanythingabOuttheeleCtionwillbe

tedioUs.

Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

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W:rmnotgoingtotrusttherestaurantcreditfromthat

magazineagain.Thefoodheredoesn*ttasteanything1ikewhatwe

hadinChinatown.

M:Itdefinitelywasn*tworththewait.

Q:Whatdowe1eamfromthecOnVerSation?

5

W：Doyouknowwhat*swrongwithMark?He'Sbeenactin

gverystrangelately.

M:Comeon.WithhismotherhospitaliZedrightafterhe's

takenonanewjob.He*sjustgonea1otonhiSmind.

Q:WhatdowelearnfromtheconversationaboutMark?

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W:Therewereonly20studentSatlastnightrsmeeting,s

OnOthingcouldbeloadedon.

M:That1stoobad.They1!1havetoturnupingreatnumbers

iftheywantavoiceoncampusissues.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

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M：ItrytOwatchTVaS1ittleaspoSsible,butit*ssohard.

W:Ididn*twatchTVatallbeforeIretired,butnowIcan

hardlytearmyselfawayfromit.

Q:Whatdowe1earnfrOmtheconversation?

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W:I'mhavingaprob1emregisteringfOrtheclaSseSIwant.

M:That'stoobad,butI'mprettysureyou*11beable

toworkeverythingoutbeforethissemesterstarts.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

長(zhǎng)對(duì)話(huà)

Conversation1

W:Jack,SitdOwnandlisten.Thisisimportant.we'llhaveto

taCkletheprob1emSoftheexportingStepbystep.Andthe

firstmOveiStogetanup-tO-datepictureOfWherewestandnow.

M:Whydon'twejustconcentrateonexpendinghereat

home?

W:Ofcourse,weshouldholdOntooUrpoSitiOnhere.Butyou

mustadmitthemarkethereislimited.

M：YeS,butit'sSafe.Thegovernmentkeepsoutforeignerswith

impOrtcontrols.SolmustadmitIfee1surewecou1dho1d

ourownagainstforeignbikes.

W:Iagree.That'swhyIamsuggestingexporting.BecauseIfee

1wecancompetewiththebestofthem.

M:Whatyouarerea1lysayingisthatwe'dmakemorep

rofitbysei1ingbikesabroad,wherewehaveaCostadvantageand

canchargehighprices.

W:ExaCtly.

M：BUt,waitaminute.PaCkaging；shipping,financing,etc.

wi11pushupourcostandwecouldnobetteroff,maybewo

rseoff.

W:OK.NowthereareextracoStinvolVed.Butifwedo

itright,theyCanbebui11intothepriceofthebikeandwec

ansti11becOmpetitive.

M：Howsureareyouaboutourchancesofsuccessinthe

foreignmarket?

W:Well,that9sthestickyone.Ifsgoingtoneeda

lotofresearch.TmhopingtogetyourheIp.Well,comeon,Jack.

Isitworthit,Ornot?

M:Therewi11bea101ofproblems.

W:Nothingwecan9thandle.

M:Um...rmnotthathOpefU1.But,yes,Ithinkweshouldgoah

eadwiththefeasibi1itystudy.

W:Marve1oUs,Jack.Iwashopingyoubeonmyside.

9.Whatdoesthewomanintendtodo?

10.WhydoeSthemanthinkit'Ssafetofocusonthehome

market?

11.Whatistheman'sconcernaboutseHingbikesabroad?

12.Whatdothespeakersagreetodo?

Conversation2

W:WhatdoesthetermC6alternativeenergysource”m

ean?

M:Whenwethinkofenergyorfuelforourhomesandcars,

wethinkOfpetroleUm,afossilfUe1processedfromoilremOVedf

romtheground,ofwhichtherewasalimitedsupply.Buta1

ternativefuelscanbemanythings.Wind,sunandwater

canallbeusedtoereatefuel.

W:Isitathreatofrunningoutofpetroleumrea1?

M:IthastakenthouSandsofyearstocreatethenaturalStOres

ofpetroleumwehavenow.weareUsingwhatiSavai1ableata

muchfasterratethatitisbeingproducedovertime.Therea

1controVersysurroUndingthemasspetroleumwehaveiShow

muchWeneedtOkeepinreserveforfutureuse.Mostexpertsa

greethatbyaround2025,thepetroleUmweusewi11reach

apeak.ThenprOdUctionandaVailabilitywillbegintoserioU

slydecline.ThisisnOttosaytherewillbenopetroleUmat

thispoint.ButifllbecomeverydifficultandthereforeexpensiVeto

extract.

W:IsthatthemostimportantreasOntodevelopalternative

fuelandenergysoUrces?

M:Thetwoveryclearreasonstodoso,oneisthatwhetherwe

have60or600yearsoffossi1fuelsleft,wehavetofindotherf

uelsourceseventua11y.Sothesoonerwestart,thebetteroffw

ewi11be.Theotherbigargumentisthatwhenyouburnfossi

1fuels,youreleasesubstancestrappedintothegroundfora

longtime,whichleadStosome1Ong-termnegativeeffeets,likegiob

alwarmingandgreenhouseeffect.

13.Whatdoweusuallyrefertowhenwetaikaboutenergyac

Cordingtotheman?

14.WhatdomostexpertsagreeonaccOrdingtOtheman?

15.WhatdoesthemanthinkweshouIddonow?

SectionB短文

PasSageone

KaronSmithisabuyerforthedepartmentstoreinNewYOrk.

TheapartmentstorebUyerSpurchasethegoodsthattheirStores

se11.Theynoton1yhavetoknowwhatisfashionab1e

atthatmoment,butalsohavetogueSswhatwi11becomefaShi

onableneXtSeasonornextyear.Mostbuyerswereforjustone

departmentinastore.ButthegoodsthatKaronfindsmaybe

disp1ayedandso1dinseVeraldifferentsectionSofthestOr

e.Herjobinvolvesbuyinghandicraftsfromalloverthe

worId.Lastyear,shemadeatriptoMoroccoandreturnswith

drugs,pots,dishesandpants.Theyearbefbre,sheviSite

dMexiCo.AndboughtbackhandmadetableCloths,mirrorswith

framesoftinandpaperf1owers.ThepaperflOwersare

brightandColorful.Sotheywereusedtodecoratethewholest

Ore.ThisyearKaronistrave11inginMa1aysia,Thai1andan

dIndonesia,manyofthecountriesthatKaronVisitShavegove

rnmentofficesthatpromotehandicraftS.Theofficia1sareglad

tocOoperatewithherbyshowinghertheproductSth

atareavailable.Karonlikestovisitmarketsandsmalltown

sinvi1lageswheneversheCanarrangeforit.SheiSa1waysloOki

ngforinterestingandunusualitems.Karonthinksshehasth

ebestjobshecOuldfind.SheloveSallthetrave11ingthatshe

hastodo.BecausesheoftenvisitsmarketSandsmallOut-Of-the-

wayplaCeS.SheSaysmuchmorethecountrysheviSitSthan

anordinarytOuriStSwOUId.AsSoonasshegetsbackin

NewYorkformonetrip,Karonbeginstop1ananother.

PaSSage2

Markfe1tthatitwaStimeforhimtotakepartinhis

community,SohewenttotheneighbOrhoodmeetingafterWOr

k.Thearea'scitycounCi1womanWas1eadingadiSCUssiOnaboU

thowthequalityoflifewasonthedecline.Theneighbor

hoodfacedmanyprob1ems.Marklookedatthechartstaped

totheWalls.TherewerechartSfbrparkingproblems,crime,and

forproblemSinVacantbUildingS.MarkreadfromtheCharts,po

1icepatrolscutback,illega1parkingup20%.PeOpieweresupposed

tOsuggeStsolutiOnstothecOunCilWoman.11WaStOomUchfor

Mark."TheprOb1emsaretoobighethOught.HeturnedtOthe

manneXttohimandsaid,"IthinkthisiSawasteOfmytime.

NothingIcoulddowouIdmakeadifferencehere."Ashenearedthe

busstOponhiswayhome,Marksawawomancarryingagrocery

bagandababy.AsMarkgotcloser,herotherChi1d,a1ittieb

oy,suddenlydartedintothestreet.Thewomantriedtoreachf

Orhim,butasShemoVed,herbagshiftedandthegroceriesStarted

tofallout.Markrantotaketheboy'sarmand1edhimbacktohismother.

"YougottastaywithMom"，hesaid.Thenhepickedupthegro

eerieSwhilethewomansmi1edinre1ief."ThankS!”shesai

d."You'Vegotgreattiming!^^Justbeingneighborly,"Marksai

d.ASherodehOme,heg1anCedatthepOSternearhisseat

inthebus."SmallactSofkindnessaddup."Marksmiledandthou

ght,“Maybethat9sagoodplacetostart."

19.WhatdidMarkthinkheShoUIdstartdoing?

20.WhatwasbeingdiScussedwhenMarkarrivedattheneig

hborhoodmeeting?

21.WhatdidMarkthinkofthecOmmunity'sproblemS?

22.WhydidMarksmileOnhisridehome?

PassageThree

AndistreSsingchiIdhoodcanleadtoheartdisease.Whatabou

tcurrentstresses?Longerworkoutszthreatsoflayoffs,

collapsingpensionfunds.Astudylastyearonthelaneerexaminem

orethan11,000heartattacksuffersfrom52countries.It

foundthatintheyearbeforetheirheartattacks.Patientshadbeen

undersignificantlymorestrainsthansome30,000healthy

Contr01subjects.ThoSestrainscamefromwork,family,financialtrou

b1es,depressioninothercauses."Eachofthesefactorsind

ividual1ywasassociatedwithincreasedrisk,"saysDoct

orSa1imYussef,ProfessorofmedicineandcandidatesMc

MasterUniversityandseniorinvestigatoronthestudy.Together,

theyaccountedfbr30%tOOverallheartattaCkrisk.Butpeople

responddifferentlytOhigh-preSsureworksituations,whether

itproduceshardproblemsSeemstodependonWhetheryouhave

aSensitivecontrolover1ifeorliveatthemercyofcircumstance

SandsuperiOrs.ThatwaseXperienceSofJohnConne11,a

rOckfOOdI11inoiSlabOratorymanager,Whosufferedhisf

irstheartattackin1996attheageOf56.Inthe2yearsbefore,

hismotherand2ofhischildrenhadSufferedSeriousillnesses,

andhisjobhadbeenchangedinare-organization."MylifeSe

emedcomplete1yOUtofcontrol,"hesays,"Ihadnoideawhere

IwoU1dendup."HeendedupinhoSpitalduetoabioCkinhisa

rtery.2mOnthslater,hehadatripleby-passsurgery.Thesecond

heartattackwhenhewaS58,1efthisdoctorShakinghis

head.nThere'SnothingmoreweCandoforyOu,"doCtOrstold

him.

QUestiOn23WhatdOesthepaSsagemain1ydisCusS?