Which mountain did they say they tried to climb？

听力原文：Interviewer: My guest today is Douglas Turner, who recently spent a weekend climbing a mountain in Africa. Douglas, how did this come about？

Douglas: Well, I suppose it started with seeing adverts for activity holidays in the national press week after week; it somehow got into my subconscious. Then there was one which said, 'Are you ready for the greatest physical challenge of your life？ 5,000 metres. One weekend', and somewhat against my better judgement, I found myself picking up the phone straight away. You see, I simply hadn't trained for it, the nearest I'd got was a bit of hill-walking five years ago.

Interviewer: What did you think you would get out of the weekend？

Douglas: Generally when I go to things I enjoy meeting people, but in this case I was afraid the rest of the group would be a bunch of healthy types, and I wouldn't have much in common with them. And as for the physical effort of climbing the mountain, I thought I'd be lucky if I survived the weekend at all! It was more a kind of wanting to see what I was mentally capable of doing, would I get cold feet and not go at all, or go, but give up halfway up, that sort of thing.

Interviewer: But you made it to the top.

Douglas: Yes, I did. Much to my surprise, I can tell you.

Interviewer: And were you right about the other people？

Douglas: No, actually. There were a few serious walkers and climbers, but most of the participants were professional people who wanted to do something ,quite different once in a while, more or less like me, in fact. So not intimidating after all. Though I have to admit that nearly all of them were fleer than me. Actually I hadn't realised so many people did this sort of thing. It was funny, when I told a friend that I was going, she said, 'Oh, not another one. Everyone I know's going climbing this year. There's a big thing about pushing yourself to your limit at the moment, isn't there？ You're welcome to it,' she said. 'You won't catch me up there.'

Interviewer: How did you all get on together？

Douglas: I suppose we were a bit suspicious of each other at first, but that soon went, and we somehow developed a really close group feeling, and nobody complained about having to wait for the slow ones, which usually included me. Or at least, if they did complain, they did it out of earshot. In fact, on the flight home we were busy exchanging cards and decided to book another weekend trip as a party-- but without a mountain in sight this time.

Interviewer: Se how did the weekend compare with your expectations？

Douglas: It was much better than I'd expected. It made me change, in subtle ways. As I'd hoped, I gained in self-knowledge, and I learnt to get on with people I couldn't escape from, but I also became much more observant, of the tiny little wild flowers, for instance, and that was quite a bonus.

Interviewer: I suppose you're going to be a regular mountain climber now.

Douglas: The pair of boots I wore, I'm keeping with the mud still on them, on my desk at work. They're a kind of trophy, to prove to myself that rve done it. But I somehow don't think I'll be using them again. I'm going to have to put them somewhere less visible, though, because it's sometimes a bit embarrassing when other people are impressed.

Interviewer: Douglas Turner, thank you very much.

Douglas: Thank you.

How did Douglas feel when he booked the weekend？

A．sure that he would enjoy training for it

B．uncertain if it was a good idea for him

C．surprised that such activities were organised

Jean Sibelius and His Music

Jean Sibelius felt very much alone because he couldn't accept the music of that day. He believed that one should be able to make for oneself an ideal by reflection, and thought that modern music did not progress because it marked time without moving a step farther.

When he began work on his Fifth Symphony, Europe and his beloved Finland were being ravaged by World War I. He wrote in September of 1914. "But I already begin to see dimly the mountain that I shall certainly ascend—God opens His door for a moment and His orchestra plays the Fifth Symphony." But from the very first he was full of doubts about this work. He wasn't sure whether or not he should have begun on the Fifth Symphony. He suffered a good deal for having persevered in composing symphonies at a time when practically all composers had turned to other forms of expression.

The Fifth Symphony was completed late in 1915. It was performed on the composer's fiftieth birthday which was declared a national holiday. Sibelius conducted the concert but he was not satisfied with this new work. In October of 1916, he revised the symphony but a performance two months later still did not satisfy him.

Why did Jean Sibelius feel alone？

A．Because he realized his limitations as a music composer.

B．Because he couldn't accept the music of that day.

C．Because he lived far from his family.

D．Because all of his friend excluded him from music.

The only way is up

Think of a modern city and the first image that come to mind is the skyline．It is full fof great buildings，pointing like fingers to heaven．It is true that some cities don’t permit buildings to go above a certain height．But these are cities concerned with the past．The first thing nay city does when it wants to tell the world that it has arrived is to build skyscrapers．

When people gather together in cites，they create a demand for land．Since cities are places where money is made，that demand can be met．And the best way to make money out of city land is to put as many people as possible in a space that covers the smallest amount of ground． That means building upwards．

The technology existed to do this as early as the 19th century．But the height of buildings was limited by one important factor．They had to be small enough for people on the top floor to climb stairs．People could not be expected to climb a mountain at the end of their journey to work，or home．

Elisha Otis，a US inventor，was the man who brought us the lift—or elecator，as he preferred to call it．However，most of the technology is very old．Lifts work using the same pulley system the Egyptians used to create the Pyramids．What Otis did was attach the system to a steam engine and develop the elevator brake，which stops the lift falling if the cords that hold it up are broken．It was this that did the most to gain public confidence in the new invention.In fact，he spent a number of years exhibiting lifts at fairgrounds，giving people the chance to try them before selling the idea to architects and builders．

A lift would not be a very good theme park attraction now．Going in a lift is such an everyday thing that it would juts be boring． Yet psychologists and others who study human behavior. find lifts fascinating．The reason is simple．Scientists have always studied animals in zoos．The nearest they can get to the that with humans is in observing them in lifts．

“It breaks all the usual conventions about the bubble of personal space we carry around with us —and you just can’t choose to move away．”says workplace psychologist， Gray Fitzgibbon．Being trapped in this setting can create different types of tensions，he says．Some people are scared of them．Others use them as an opportunity to get close to the boss． Some stand close to the door．Others hide in the corners． Most people try and shrink into the background．But some behave in a way that makes others notice them．There are a few people who just stand in a corner taking notes．

Don’t worry about them．They are probably from a university．

第 36 题 “…these are cities concerned with the past”in the first paragraph refer to cities that________．

A．are worried about their past．

B．Have a glorious past to be proud of．

C．Want to maintain their traditional image．

D．Are very interested in their own history．

Which of the following is the thing they did in the past and are now still doing？

A．Going to the cinema together.

B．Watching television together.

C．Going for a walk together.

D．Quarreling together.

Which of the following is NOT true？

A．Bernard Shaw didn't finish high school, nor did Edison.

B．There are far more Ph. D. s than the society demands.

C．The higher your education level, the more money you'll earn.

D．If you are too well-educated, you'll make things difficult for the society.

Which statement does this passage lead you to believe？

A．It won't be easy to get rid of the tsetse flies in Africa.

B．Sleeping sickness is unknown to Africans.

C．People did not know sleeping sickness could cause deaths.

D．The people there did not know the tsetse carried a kind of disease to man.

Which of the following isn't true？

A．Jim was six years old.

B．Mrs. Green was also happy to go to the zoo.

C．Mrs. Green knew what her son did in the zoo in his dream.

Why did tom look worried according to the conversation？

A．Because he had an accident this morning in which a girl was badly hurt.

B．Beeause he couldn't ride his bike to school this morning.

C．Because the girl he loved was badly hurt by him this morning.

Which of the following is INCORRECT as regards scientists？

A．Many people assume that scientists can do well in handling political affairs.

B．German scientists did research on atomic bombs.

C．Generally people don"t regard an economist as a scientist.

D．Scientists prefer laboratory work to administration.

Which of the following sentences expresses SURPRISE？

A．Should it rain tomorrow, I wouldn"t go.

B．I don"t know why you should think that I did it.

C．I should say that it would be better to try it again.

D．You should inform. the receptionist of your arrival.