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Why did Air France's net income fall despite rising sales？
A．Because it had to pay deferred taxes that came due.
B．Because the French market was shrinking.
C．Because of a four-day strike by pilots in September.
D．Because the Iraqi war had reduced Atlantic flights.
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Throughout history, other less famous men had wanted to fly, an example was a man in England 800 years ago. He made a pair of wings from chicken feathers. Then he fixed them to his body and jumped into air from a tall building. He did not fly every far. Instead, he fell to the ground and broke every bone in his body.
The first real steps took place in France, in 1783. Two brothers, the Montgolfiers, made a very large "hot air ballon". They knew that hot air rises. Why not fill a balloon with it？ The ballon was made of cloth and paper. In September of that year. The King and Queen of France came to see the balloon. They watched it carry the very first air passengers into the sky. The passengers were a sheep and a chicken. We do not know how they felt about the trip. But we do know that the trip lasted eight minutes and that the animals land ed safely. Two months later, two men did the same thing. They rose above Paris in a balloon of the same kind. Their trip last- ed twenty-five minutes and they traveled about eight kilometers.
Leonardo Da Vinci ______.
A．said that man would in the sky one day
B．built a kind of machine which never flew
C．drew many beautiful pictures of birds.
D．made designs for flying machines.
W: Long hair may look nice, but during the summer it's so uncomfortable. Even after I bought an air conditioner my hair still bothered me.
Why did the woman have her hair cut？
A．She thought short hair was fashionable.
B．She thought short hair would look nicer.
C．She didn't have an air conditioner.
D．She thought short hair was comfortable.
A．2,000 miles
B．3,000 miles
C．20,000 miles
D．30,000 miles
Why did the captain ask the passengers to keep their seat belt on？
A．Because the plane is going to take off.
B．Because the plane is going to land.
C．Because there was an unexpected rough air flow.
D．Because the passengers were in great disorder.
A．The drop in fuel cost.
B．The rise in cargo traffic.
C．The rise in passenger traffic.
D．Its partnership with Alitalia Spa
听力原文： Although the terrorist attacks of September 2001 hurt the aviation industry (which was already in the doldrums), the resulting turmoil provided an opportunity to reshape a troubled sector. While America's federal government propped up its ailing airline industry with cash and loan guarantees, the European Commission limited aid. Swiss air and Sabena, the national carriers of Switzerland and Belgium respectively, went bankrupt that October.
The big winners of the shakeout were low-fare airlines, though the established network carriers slimmed down and began fighting back. But an industry-wide recovery that started in America in January 2002 ended by the early summer. US Airways and United Airlines declared bankruptcy before the year's end.
In early 2003 more problems were brought forth on the airlines by the Iraq war and the spread of SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome), which caused a slowdown in corporate travel.
What can the big airlines do？ Most have pursued marketing alliances (though these may not help). In October 2003 two European airlines, KLM and Air France, announced they were hooking up. EU-US talks on liberalizing transatlantic flights, which could reshape the industry, got underway that same year. Despite rising travel numbers -- airlines, especially big American ones, remained in deep trouble in early 2004.
What did the American government do when the country's airline industry was in trouble？
A．It took steps to restructure the industry.
B．It went out to boost the competition of the industry.
C．It helped the industry by offering tax preference.
D．It provided the industry with cash and loan guarantees.
Part B
Directions: You will hear four dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE.
听力原文：W: Did you hear the thunder last night？
M: Did I？ It was really loud.
W: I didn' t see any lightning, though. I thought that thunder and lightning always occur at the same time.
M: They do. It' s no possible to have one without the other since thunder is a direct result of lightning.
W: Really？
M: Yes. Thunder is caused by the rapid expansion and contraction of highly heated air along the path of an electrical discharge.
W: In other words, lightning quickly heats the air and causes thunder. But if the lightning is there, why can't we see it？
M: Because it sometimes occurs very high in the clouds.
W: I wonder if it' s possible to see the lightning and not to hear the thunder.
M: Yes. It' s possible if the lightning flashes far enough away. Sound doesn' t travel as far as light.
What led to the conversation？
A．A recent local storm.
B．A recent radio program.
C．A course the speakers are taking.
D．Research being done by one of the speakers.
A.compliance
B.accordance
C.agreement
D.accord
A．The drop in fuel cost.
B．The rise in cargo traffic.
C．The rise in passenger traffic.
D．Its partnership with Alitalia SpA．
Some of the notebooks George Washington kept as a young man are still in existence. They show that he was learning Latin, was very interested in the basics of good behavior in society, and was reading English literature. At school he seems only to have been interested in mathematics. In fact, his formal education was surprisingly brief for a gentleman, and incomplete. For unlike other young Virginian of that day, he did not go to the College of William and Mary in the Virginia Williamsburg. In terms of formal training then, Washington contrasts sharply with some other early American Presidents such as John Adams. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. In later years, Washington probably regretted his lack of intellectual training. He never felt comfortable in a debate in Congress(国会), or on any subject that had not to do with everyday, practical matters. And because he never learned French and could not speak directly to the French leaders, he did not visit the country he admired so much. Thus, unlike Jefferson and Adams, he never reached Europe. Why didn’t Washington go to college？ A. His family could not afford it
B. A college education was rather uncommon in his time
C. He didn’t like the young Virginian gentlemen
D. The author doesn’t give any reason
Washington felt uncomfortable in Congress debates because he__________.A.lacked practice in public speaking
B.felt his education was not good enough
C.didn’t like arguing and debating with people
D.felt that debating was like intellectual training
The reason why Washington didn’t visit France was probably that he__________.A.didn’t really care about going
B.didn’t know French leaders
C.couldn’t communicate directly with the French leaders
D.was too busy to travel
According to the author, __________.A.Washington’s lack of formal education placed him at a disadvantage in later life
B.Washington should have gone to France even though he could not speak French
C.Washington was not as good a president as Adams, Jefferson or Madison
D.Washington was a model for all Virginian gentlemen
The main idea of the passage is that Washington’s education __________.A.was of great variety, covering many subjects
B.was probably equal to those of most young gentlemen of his time
C.may seem poor by modern standards, but was good enough for his time
D.was rather limited for a president
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