Several cars and people walked past the toddler.

The new factory is ______ several hundred cars a week.

A．turning in

B．turning off

C．turning out

D．turning on

The rioters _______.

A．killed an injured at least 30 people.

B．exploded cars and buildings nearby.

C．burned cars and buses and located nearby buildings.

D．injured several police officers

SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST

Directions: In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.

听力原文： The top three US auto-makers have decided not to proceed with plans to file a trade complaint with Japanese auto-makers. General Motors, Ford and Chrysler had planned to accuse Japanese companies of dumpling cars below market prices in the US, but they dropped the idea, citing a pledge by the Clinton Administration to address the US-Japan trade imbalance.

The US auto-makers decided to stop their action because______.

A．Japanese auto-makers promised to stop dumping cars in the US.

B．the Government promised to solve the US-Japan trade imbalance.

C．three US companies have ended the US-Japan trade imbalance.

D．Japan agreed to sell cars at the agreed prices inside the US.

nd of Elm Avenue, by the park. Simon: What happened？ Celia: There was a red van traveling west, and several cars and vans behind it.

A．Were you present when the accident happened？

B．Would you tell me what you have seen？

C．What a surprise to see you here!

D．Did you do anything special just now？

SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST

Directions: In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.

听力原文： An Amtrak passenger train struck a dump truck loaded with gravel and derailed Tuesday, killing two people, police said. There were no serious injuries among the 180 passengers and crew on the train. The collision knocked the train's engine and two lead cars off the tracks, said Bryant Woodall, the Fire Department's assistant chief. The upended dump truck came to rest nearby with its cab and rear axle separated from the cargo box.

Which statement is NOT true about the accident？

A．A train struck a truck.

B．Two people died.

C．Two lead cars of the train were knocked off the tracks.

D．Many passengers were injured.

SECTION B PASSAGES

Directions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.

听力原文： Are electric cars the way of the future？ Automobile manufactures are under pressure to develop ca rs that do not pollute. One powerful motive is a California law requiring that by the year 2000 ten percent of new car sells in the state be so called zero-emission vehicles. These cars must put no pollutants whatsoever into the atmosphere.

California is a huge market for the automobile companies, so they are working hard to meet these standards. So far the electric car seems to be the best alternative. So the big advantage of electric cars is that they don't pollute. However they will be in competition with gas-powered cars and that's where the weaknesses come out.

The big problem is that the batteries that power electric cars weigh a lot relative to the amount of power they deliver. For instance, in one prototype electric car, the batteries weighed 400 kilograms. And they provide enough energy to go 250 kilometers before recharging, which takes eight hours. Compare that to a moderately fuel-efficient conventional car, it can go 600 to 700 kilometers on a tank of gas and refilling takes just minutes. If there are other drains on an electric car's batteries besides the motor, headlights, air conditioning or a heater, its already limited range will be significantly reduced. So automobile engineers are trying to make more powerful batteries that would increase the cars' range and make them more attractive to buyers.

What is the talk' mainly about？

A．Automobile safety.

B．Increasing fuel efficiency.

C．California's pollution laws.

D．Electric-powered cars.

e lots of cars is which of the following？

A．The need to manufacture flexible machinery and equipment.

B．The need to store extra components not required for immediate use.

C．The need for expensive training programs for workers, which emphasize the development of facility in several production jobs.

D．The need to alter conventional mass-production processes.

E．The need to increase the investment per vehicle in order to achieve high productivity levels.

SECTION A CONVERSATIONS

Directions: In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.

听力原文：M: I'm sorry I'm late, Cinday.

F: That's all fight, Joe. My house isn't that easy to find. But you know, you wouldn't have gotten lost if you had a "smart" car.

M: A smart car？ What's that.

F: I just read a magazine article about some new technology that can make a car smart. One device is a computerized map display and a synthesized voice, you must enter the address where you want to go, and the voice tells you how to get there, street by street.

M: Hey, that's just like my brother. He never gets lost, and he's always telling me the best route. So what else will smart cars be able to do？

F: Well, the article said that they'll be equipped with radar warning systems that will warn drivers if they're getting too close to other cars with an alarm signal, and they'll even put on the brakes if the drivers don't.

M: Tell me, Cindy, will these cars be smart enough to fill themselves up with gas？

F: Not that I know of. Why do you ask？

M: Well, I'm not late because I got lost——I'm late because I ran out of gas on the way over here.

Where did Cindy get her information about "smart" cars？

A．From a newspaper advertisement.

B．From a magazine article.

C．From a television program.

D．From an automobile dealer.

SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST

Directions: In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.

听力原文： 13,000 black miners rioted Thursday night at two gold mines in western Transvaal Province. Police used tear gas against the miners, who threw stones at cars and buildings in Dryfontein and Bufulsfontein, and about 7,000 miners refused to go to work on Friday. The dispute is said to involve wages for black miners in South Africa.

The cause of the riot was ______.

A．a dispute over working hours

B．a dispute over wages

C．a dispute over working conditions

D．a dispute over safety measures