In 1, retail sales of ice cream in the U.S. topped _______.
SECTION A CHINESE TO ENGLISH
Directions: Translate the following text into English.
惊 醒
那时，我17岁，在一个草原小村打工做苦力。……
日复一日，这种苦真使我对生活绝望了，我不想再干了，就偷懒、哭泣。后来，头儿让我去小村边上的一个仓库看库房。白天黑夜都是我—个人，吃饭时有人送来。我不再出苦力了。白天，我坐靠在墙根晒太阳，晚上就睡在库房里听草原的风声。如果不是小村中出了一个自杀的人，也许我会就这样混着日子了此一生了。
有天早晨，我刚起来，就有人来跟我借大绳，说是捞一个跳井的人。我跟着去看热闹了。人被捞出来了。有人低声告诉我，他是因为太穷，40岁上下还没有娶妻而绝望，寻了短见。
那天夜里，我想着自己的生活，说什么也睡不着。那跳井而死的人总出现在我眼前，心里充满了恐惧和不安。我对自己说：我如果就这样混下去，也许那死去的人就是我的未来的先兆。我思前想后，一夜末眠。第二天，我就早早起来开始跑步了。那个跳井的人的死对我震动极大，使我牢牢地抓住了生活。我跑步一个月后，体力大增，我去看望那些做苦力的同伴时，我令他们刮目相看了。更使他们惊奇的是，我在劳动之余开始挑灯读书，并尝试着写一些小东西了。
_____employment,youshouldfirstsitdownandwriteoutalistofjobsyoufeelqualifiedtoperformandinterestedin.
- A.Huntingfor
- B.Tohuntfor
- C.Huntedfor
Passage3
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
“...WearenotabouttoentertheInformationAgebutinsteadareratherwellintoit.”Presentpredictionsarethatby1990,aboutthirtymillionjobsintheUnitedStates,oraboutthirtypercentofthejobmarket,willbecomputer-related.In1980,onlytwenty-onepercentofallUnitedStateshighschoolsownedoneormorecomputersforstudentuse.(79)Inthefallof1985,anewsurveyrevealedthathalfofUnitedStatessecondaryschoolshavefifteenormorecomputersforstudentuse.Andnoweducationalexperts,administrators,andeventhegeneralpublicaredemandingthatallstudentsbecome“computerliterate(慢点…的).”“Bytheyear2000knowledgeofcomputerswillbenecessaryinovereightypercentofalloccupations.Soonthosepeoplenoteducatedincomputerusewillbecomparedtothosewhoareprintilliteratetoday.”
Whatis“computerliteracy”?Thetermitselfseemstoimplysoonextentof“knowing”aboutcomputers,butknowingwhat.Thecurrentopinionseemstobethatthisshouldincludeageneralknowledgeofwhatcomputersare,plusalittleoftheirhistoryandsomethingofhowtheyoperate.
Therefore,itisvitalthateducatorseverywheretakeacarefullooknotonlyatwhatisbeingdone,butalsoatwhatshouldbedoneinthefieldofcomputereducation.Todaymostadultsarecapableofutilisingamotorvehiclewithouttheslightestknowledgeofhowtheinternal-combustionengineworks.Weeffectivelyusealltypesofelectricalequipmentwithoutbeingabletotelltheirhistoriesortoexplainhowtheywork.(80)Businesspeopleforyearshavemadegooduseoftypewritersandaddingmachines,yetfewhaveeverknownhowtorepairthem.Why,then,attempttoteachcomputersbyteachinghoworwhytheywork?
Rather,wefirstmustconcentrateonteachingtheeffectiveuseofthecomputerasthetoolis.
“Knowinghowtouseacomputeriswhat’sgoingtobeimportant,wedon’ttalkabout‘automobileliteracy.‘Wejustgetinourcarsanddrivethem.”
11.In1990,thenumberofjobshavingnothingtodowithcomputersintheUnitedStateswillbereducedto________.
A)79millionB)30millionC)70millionD)100million(C)
12.Theexpression“Printilliterate”(Para.1,Line16)refersto________.
A)onewhohasneverlearntprintingB)onewhoisnotcomputerliterate
C)onewhohasneverlearnttoreadD)onewhoisnotabletouseatypewriter(C)
13.Thefirstparagraphismainlyabout________.
A)recentpredictionsofcomputer-relatedjobsB)thewideuseofcomputersinschools
C)theurgencyofcomputereducationD)publicinterestincomputers(C)
14.Accordingtotheauthor,theeffectivewaytospreadtheuseofcomputersistoteach____.
A)whatcomputersareB)howtousecomputers
C)wherecomputerscanbeusedD)howcomputerswork(B)
15.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisFALSE?
A)Whattoteachaboutcomputersshouldbereconsidered.
B)Thosewhoarenoteducatedincomputerusewillfinditdifficulttogetajob.
C)HumansocietyhasalreadyenteredtheInformationAge.
D)Thosewhowanttousecomputersshouldknowhowcomputersoperate.
A break in an English friendship usually comes when ______.
______(我们一旦让他知道了真相), we experience the nightmare.
Theyalsorecognizethatstresscanresultinstress-relatedillnesses,suchashighbloodpressure,ulcers,andfatigue.
The small village has become (wide) __ known in recent years for its silk exports.
听力原文：1 You know, our manager has set a very high standard for us but not for himself. First, though it is generally understood that overtime constitutes work time, he often puts undue pressure on us to stay and finish work without paying extra for it. We think this practice should be prohibited. Besides, many employees believe that the manager set an unrealistic rime frame. for finishing projects. They often have no direct say in the deadline times. Some even argue this constitutes cruel and unusual punishment and shouldn't be permitted. Finally he even restricts employees from taking breaks to chat or even to go to the washroom. This practice is clearly a violation of the human rights and shouldn't be allowed.
2 Richard, I think you have done a perfect job. I am just amazed by it. Your knowledge in international contract law and chemical products just helped us win the project quite smoothly. At first, our chances were slim because we have been in this field only for three years, and I never expected we could make it so easily. To be honest, things were not to our advantage at first and we had too many competitors. I even prepared for the failure. However, your effort just changed the idea of the board. They were convinced by your strategies and goals. They even said you are the most employee they have ever seen. Your contribution to the company is really valuable and will be remembered.
3 I have been working here for 20 years. Every day all I have to do is to trot up costs and profits on the computer. It's the same job and the same office year after year. No challenge, no creation. I can't imagine how I can stay here for the rest of my life. I don't want to say I hate the job but I am not interested in it any more even though I am often praised by the manager and get better paid. I am just fed up with it. I am the kind of person who wants to try new things and who likes changes. To be honest, I like working with people rather than dealing with all these boring figures.
4 I am sure our latest product will have some problems. There is something wrong with the design because the engine is making some strange noises. It seems to me that there might be a slight crack in one part of it. But I'm not quite sure. I understand that the models we produced before never have this kind of problem. It just makes me uneasy because our company is the leading manufacturer of this kind of engine and our products are sold everywhere in the world. The problem will certainly damage our reputation. As the contract is due in a couple of weeks, our time is certainly pressing. We'd better have a meeting immediately and think out what we can do about it.
5 You have been working here for so many years. How can you make such stupid mistakes in the invoice. As far as I know this is not the first time. The same things happened a year before considering you had just changed the job, we forgave you then. You know the loss you brought to the company this time -- $50,000 ! It's almost half of profits for this month. This does not include our established reputation in the feild. I even don't know how to report this to the headquarter. No, don't give me any excuses. The company does not pay you to make mistakes. We have already paid too much for that. We need someone who can really accomplish the job; I hope you can understand that.
？You will hear five different people talking about their present jobs.
？For each extract there are two tasks. For Task One, decide the feeling of each speaker from the list A-H. For Task Two, choose the outcome of the talk from the list A-H.
？You will hear the recording twice.
TASK ONE--THE FEELING OF THE SPEAKER
？For questions 13-17, match the extracts with the feelings, listed A-H.
？For each extract, decide what the feeling of each speaker is.
？Write one letter (A-H) next to the number of the extract.
A being angry
B being proud
C&n
Los Angeles only has about 500 police officers.
Youcanreceiveaspecial15%discountonordersplacebeforetheendofDecember.
Arecompaniesprovidingtheseservicestolookgoodtothecommunityorbecausetheyarefinanciallysuccessful?
What did the government do with the funding for the people who wanted to retrain？
__ (尽管困难重重), they continued their experiments and made great discoveries in the end.
Only when I reached my thirties______(我才意识到读书是不能被忽视的) .