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听力原文： The portable, paperless e-newspapers would be a huge environmental win, elimi

nating the need to cut down trees and burn gasoline delivering the traditional folded parcels to readers driveways. Like many technologies, however, e-paper has been slow to take off. In the past year, since Amazon introduced its Kindle electronic reading device, thousands of Americans have experienced the pleasures of e-books — but for most people, e-newspapers arent yet a reality. Millions of us already read paperless newspapers and magazines on the Web, but e-newspapers would offer different benefits for both readers and publishers. For consumers who already spend too many hours staring at PC screens, e-newspapers would offer portability and a simple reading environment, free from e-mail bells ringing or instant messages popping up mid-paragraph. Among publishers, theres real hope readers will pay subscription fees for those benefits, and that advertisers will pay considerably more for ads on e-readers than they do on the Web. For a primitive look at how e-newspapers might work, consider the Kindle. Amazon currently offers 24 newspapers for use on the device. Subscribers pay $5.99 to $14.99 per month, and each issue arrives wirelessly before sunrise. However, e-reader enthusiasts describe reading a newspaper on the Kindle as disappointing. The Kindles black-and-white screen doesnt handle photographs or graphics well, and its e-papers carry no advertising. Instead of offering well-designed pages that entice readers to skim a story they might otherwise skip, todays e-newspapers merely list headlines or tops of articles, which makes it hard to decide whats worth reading. Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. Which can best describe the benefit of e-newspapers？ 17. What can we learn about Kindle？ 18. Which is the disappointing feature of reading e-newspapers on the Kindle？16．

A．It offers 24-hour newspaper service.

B．It is only sold on Amazon"s website in the US.

C．It is a portable e-newspaper reading device.

D．It can be rented at $5.99 to $14.99 monthly.

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发布时间：2020-08-22

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第1题

听力原文：What are the most popular portable music devices mentioned in the study？（34)A．iPo

听力原文：What are the most popular portable music devices mentioned in the study？

(34)

A．iPods, CD players and Walkman.

B．CD players, radio and laptop computers.

C．Radio, Walkman and laptop computers.

D．CD players, iPods and laptop computers.

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第2题

听力原文：Although some airlines prevent passengers from using portable electrical devices

during take-off and landing, few has given them a total ban, as many passengers want to work during flights.

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第3题

听力原文：W: I was thinking of buying one of those portable computers, but they're pretty e

xpensive.

M: Why don't you buy a second-hand one？

Q: What does the man suggest the woman do？

(16)

A．He suggests that she buy a portable computer.

B．He advises her to buy an expensive one.

C．He suggests that she buy an old one.

D．He advises her to buy a new one.

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第4题

听力原文：Thank you for calling Portable Telecommunications. If you know your party's exten

sion, you may dial it at any time. If you would like to speak with a customer service representative, please stay on the line, and a representative will answer your call in the order it was received. If you'd like more information about Portable Telecom's new XT 5000 mobile phone with GPS, Internet browsing, and the highest megapixel camera on the market, please press "one." Again, thank you for holding the line; a customer service representative will be with you shortly.

What business is mentioned？

A．A bank

B．A travel agent

C．An electric company

D．A telecommunications firm

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第5题

听力原文：W: Chen, I've got talk to you about this because I'm not sure how I'm going to do

it. But I've decided that I really want to buy a portable computer.

M: Whoa! That sound kind of expensive, isn't it？

W: It's, it's going to be... the portable computer itself is about 15,000 RMB. And then there's going to be a number of software for it... it's going to make it...

M: Wait, wait, wait! You got to stop here, 15,000 RMB for a portable computer？

W: Well, it's very, very nice. It looks so wonderful and I think it will be of great help to me.

M: Well, that was my next question. What are you going to use it for？

W: Well, I'm going to use it for a lot of purposes. Well, I'll use it for programming, of course. And for some.., entertainments. Uh... so, in other words, I'll just enjoy the music and movies through it.

M: Sounds great.

W: What's more, you know, I can take it to library and download some useful information through linking to the internet. That can save me a lot of time and energy.

M: Yes, but, but can you afford it？

W: Well, no, I think I'm going to have to save up for it. And I'm not sure exactly how to find answers to it... I think it's going to take me probably six months before I can save up for it.

M: Why not take a part-time job？ We don't have too many courses this semester.

W: Good idea, I will have a try.

M: Good luck.

W: Thanks.

(20)

A．Entertainments.

B．Internet.

C．Library.

D．Buying portable computer.

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第6题

听力原文：M: How is school going, Barbara？ Are you taking any new classes？W: I'm taking ano

听力原文：M: How is school going, Barbara？ Are you taking any new classes？

W: I'm taking another really interesting course called Business and the Web. We are learning about e-commerce and how new technological developments will affect the way we buy, sell and market things in the future.

M: Wow, that sounds like something I should take.

W: I think it's one of the most useful courses I've had so far. Right now, we are studying wireless communications and how that's going to affect the development of the internet and eventually online business. We have had several lectures on the importance of cell phones and several new kinds of portable computers and other electronic devices which are based on related technologies.

M: What other kinds of topics will you be covering？

W: We are going to discuss high bandwidth Internet connections, like cable modems, which will allow us to exchange information more quickly. And from there, we will focus on how Internet, TV, radio and telephone technologies are all starting to come together.

M: I was just reading about that in the newspaper. But how does that relate to online business？

W: As these technologies converge in the near future, a new high-speed network will develop which will be perfect for the distribution of products and services online.

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A．E-commerce.

B．Wireless communications.

C．Business and the web.

D．New technology.

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第7题

听力原文：To extinguish different kinds of fires, several types of fire extinguishers have

听力原文： To extinguish different kinds of fires, several types of fire extinguishers have been invented. They must be ready for immediate use when fire breaks out. Most portable kinds operate for less than a minute, so they are useful only on small fires. The law requires ships, trains, buses and planes to carry extinguishers.

Since fuel, oxygen and heat must be present in order for fire to exist, one or more of these things must be removed or reduced to extinguish a fire. If the heat is reduced by cooling the material below a certain temperature, the fire goes out. The cooling method is the most common way to put out a fire. Water is the best cooling material because it is low in cost and easy to get.

Another method of extinguishing fire is by cutting off the oxygen. This is usually done by covering the fire with sand, steam or some other things. A blanket may be used to cover a small fire.

A third method is called separation, which includes removing the fuel, or material easy to burn, from a fire, so that it can find no fuel.

The method that is used to put out a fire depends upon the type of fire. Fires have been grouped in three classes. Fires in wood, paper, cloth and the like are called Class A fires. These materials usually help keep the fire on. Such fires can be stopped most readily by cooling with water.

(30)

A．Separating the fire.

B．Reducing the heat.

C．Removing the fuel

D．Cutting off the oxygen.

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第8题

听力原文：Electronic devices are changing the way people listen to music. But studies show

the devices may be causing hearing loss in my people. Some experts say people may be playing them too loud and for too long.

Researchers from Zogby International did a study for the American Speech-Langusge-Hearing Association. It involved 300 high school students and 1,000 adults. They were asked about their use of portable music devices. Some of the most popular are Apple Computer's iPud, C.D. players and portable laptop computers. 40 percent of students and adults said they set the sound levels, or volume, at high on their iPods. But students were two times more likely to play the music at a very loud volume. More than half of the students said they would probably not limit their listening time. And about a third said they were not likely to reduce the volume.

The study found that more than half of the students and less than 40 percent of the adults had at least one kind of hearing loss. Heating experts say part of the problem is the listening equipment people are using. They say large earphones that cover the whole ear are probably safer than the smaller earplugs that come with most music players. Earplugs are thought to be less effective than earphones in blocking out foreign noises.

Hearing loss may not be apparent for years. But once it happens, it is permanent. About 30 million Americans have some hearing loss. One third of them lost their heating as a result of loud noises.

How can listening equipment cause hearing loss in people？

(33)

A．People may use portable laptop computers to listen to music.

B．People may set them at high volume when they listen to music.

C．People may listen to music while walking on the street.

D．People may use large earphone when they listen to music.

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第9题

听力原文：Not until somewhat recently（that is, in terms of human history) did people find a

听力原文： Not until somewhat recently(that is, in terms of human history) did people find a need for knowing the time of day. As best we know, 5,000 to 6,000 years ago great civilizations in the Middle East and North Africa initiated clock-making. With their bureaucracies and formal religions, these cultures found a need to organize their time mom efficiently.

The Egyptians were the next to formally divide their day into parts something like our hours. Obelisks(slender, tapering, four-sided monuments) were built as early as 3500 B.C. Their moving shadows formed a kind of sundial, enabling citizens to partition the day into two parts by indicating noon. They also showed the year's longest and shortest days when the shadow at noon was the shortest or longest of the year. Later, markers added around the base of the monument would indicate further time subdivisions.

Another Egyptian shadow clock or sundial, possibly the first portable timepiece, came into use around 1500 B.C. to measure the passage of "hours". This device divided a sunlit day into 10 parts plus two "twilight hours" in the morning and evening. When the long stem with 5 variably spaced marks was oriented east and west in the morning, an elevated crossbar on the east end east a moving shadow over the marks. At noon, the device was turned in the opposite direction to measure the afternoon "hours".

In the quest for more year-round accuracy, sundials evolved from flat horizontal or vertical plates to more elaborate forms. One version was the hemispherical dial, a bowl-shaped depression cut into a block of stone, carrying a central vertical gnomon(pointer) and scribed with sets of hour lines for different seasons. The hemicycle, said to have been invented about 300 B.C., removed the useless haft of the hemisphere to give an appearance of a half-bowl cut into the edge of a squared block.

(33)

A．4,000-5,000.

B．50-60,000.

C．500-600.

D．5,000-6,000.

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第10题

听力原文：W: Today people are hearing about information superhighways and the internet. The

y're wondering where this is going to go.

M: I often think about it, too. How will it develop？ How will it affect different areas？ Is this change going to be beneficial for me personally？

W: I have a friend who is a businessman and is very non-technical. Last year, when he found out he could play cards with friends all over the country on a computer, ho bought a portable computer. At first he used it mostly to play cards wherever he went, but now he's learned how to do other things on the Internet and he's fascinated by how the world changes and what that means from a business point of view.

M: There's no doubt the Internet will be a powerful commercial medium. It'll connect hundreds of millions of customers and open up huge markets for all kinds of products and services.

W: That's true. I can imagine companies sending advertisements directly to customers over the net. Customers, in turn, can examine and compare whatever goods they want to buy and tell their computers to find them at the best price offered.

M: Yeah. Your computer will be your representative and will spare no efforts in bargaining with the computers of various sellers. It'll be a shopper's heaven.

(27)

A．He played cards with people all over the world.

B．He played cards on the internet at first and later did other things with computer.

C．He was fascinated by how the world changes.

D．He understood the computer affected different areas.

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第11题

听力原文：Not until somewhat recently （that is, in terms of human history) did people find

听力原文：Not until somewhat recently (that is, in terms of human history) did people find a need for knowing the time of day. As best we know, 5,000 to 6,000 years ago great civilizations in the Middle East and North Africa initiated clock-making. With their bureaucracies and formal religions, these cultures found a need to organize their time mom efficiently.

The Egyptians were the next to formally divide their day into parts something like our hours. Obelisks (slender, tapering, four-sided monuments) were built as early as 3500 B.C. Their moving shadows formed a kind of sundial, enabling citizens to partition the day into two parts by indicating noon. They also showed the year's longest and shortest days when the shadow at noon was the shortest or longest of the year. Later, markers added around the base of the monument would indicate further time subdivisions.

Another Egyptian shadow clock or sundial, possibly the first portable timepiece, came into use around 1500 B.C. to measure the passage of "hours". This device divided a sunlit day into 10 parts plus two "twilight hours" in the morning and evening. When the long stem with 5 variably spaced marks was oriented east and west in the morning, an elevated crossbar on the east end east a moving shadow over the marks. At noon, the device was turned in the opposite direction to measure the afternoon "hours".

In the quest for more year-round accuracy, sundials evolved from flat horizontal or vertical plates to more elaborate forms. One version was the hemispherical dial, a bowl-shaped depression cut into a block of stone, carrying a central vertical gnomon (pointer) and scribed with sets of hour lines for different seasons. The hemicycle, said to have been invented about 300 B. C. , removed the useless haft of the hemisphere to give an appearance of a half-bowl cut into the edge of a squared block.

(33)

A．4,000-5,000.

B．50-60,000.

C．500-600.

D．5,000-6, 000.

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