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What did a recent research show？
A．Private-school kids slightly outperformed public-school kids.
B．Public-school kids slightly outperformed private-school kids.
C．Private-school kids slightly outnumbered public-school kids.
D．Public-school kids slightly outnumbered private-school kids.
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听力原文：M: How did you like yesterday's astronomy class？
W: It was interesting. But the point she was trying to make seemed a little far-fetched.
M: Oh, that new theory that ocean water came from comets？
W: Yeah. Do you remember what it was based on'？
M: Some recent satellite photos, I think. Apparently, Space satellites recently detected thousands of small comets colliding with earth's outer atmosphere, almost 40,000 per day.
W: OK, they're collided with atmosphere. So that's what created the water？
M: It's not the collision that created water. Comets contain water. They're made up mostly of cosmic dust and water. When they collide with the atmosphere, they break up. And the water they contain rains down to earth. Ocean water came from that rain.
W: Oh well, this morning I asked my geology professor about that. He said that most geologists don't accept it.
M: Why not？
W: Special research indicates that most of the water molecules from the comet would have burned up as they fell through the atmosphere. Enough rain couldn't have reached the earth to fill up the ocean.
M: Well, did the geologists have an alternative theory to explain where ocean water came from？
W: Yeah, he said the more traditional view is that the ocean water came from volcanoes.
M: From volcanoes？
W: Right. They say volcanic fumes are mostly steam. And they claimed that it was the volcanic steam that created the oceans, not rain from comets.
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A．The effect of the atmosphere on rainfall.
B．How conditions on earth support life.
C．How water originated on earth.
D．A new estimate of the age of earth.
In what area did Colin excel during recent training？
A．team working
B．report writing
C．prioritising
M: Well, you didn't expect it to be warm, did you？
W: Of course not, but I just heard the national weather services prediction for the next 90 days. They said it's supposed to be much colder a weather than usual. M: Yeah, maybe. Personally, I think those long-range forecasts are useless.
W: Not as useless as you think.
M: Oh, come on, when 'you're talking about what's going to happen three months later, you might as well just pick a forecast out of our hat.
W: Well, you are half way right, They aren't very' good for precipitation. But they are a lot better for temperatures, especially for this time of the year.
M: Really, so I should take them seriously about the cold but not count too much on a lot of extra snow？
W: Ahha.
M: But what did you say about this time of the year. Do some seasons really give them more problems in making forecast.
W: Autumn is the worse, apparently, weather patterns change so much then. Just think how variable our weather has been the last three month.
M: Come to think of it. That's true. It probably would have been hard to predict all those changes back in the summer. You know, you're beginning to convince me there is more to forecasting than I thought, how come you know so much about it？
W: I get my information from an expert. My sister is a meterologist.
(23)
A．How much it has improved in recent years.
B．How reliable long-range forecasts are.
C．How long it takes to become a meteorologist.
D．How the current forecast will affect the speakers.
M: Well, you didn't expect it to be warm, did you？
W: Of course not, but I just heard the national weather services prediction for the next 90 days. They said it's supposed to be much colder than usual.
M: Yeah, maybe. Personally, I think those long-range forecasts are useless.
W: Not as useless as you think.
M: Oh, come on, when you're talking about what's going to happen three months later, you might as well just pick a fore cast out of our hat.
W: Well, you are half way right, They arch't very good for precipitation. But they are a lot better for temperatures, especially for this time of the year.
M: Really, so I should take them seriously about the cold but not count too much on a lot of extra snow？
W: Ahha.
M: But what did you say about this time. of the year. Do some seasons really give them more problems in making forecast.
W: Autumn is the worse, apparently, weather patterns change so much then. Just think how variable our weather has been the last three month.
M: Come to think of it. That's true. It probably would have been hard to predict all those changes back in the summer. You know, you' re beginning to convince me there is more to forecasting than I thought, How come you know so much about it？
W: I get my information from an expert. My sister is a meterologist.
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A．How much it has improved in recent years.
B．How reliable long-range forecasts are.
C．How long it takes to become a meteorologist.
D．How the current forecast will affect the speakers.
What did recent photographs from a space satellite indicate？
A．The surface of the ocean is expanding.
B．Volcanic activity is increasing.
C．The surface of Earth contains tons of cosmic dust.
D．Thousands of comets are colliding with Earth's atmosphere.
A、We are able to watch the brain in action.
B、People will become happy when in love.
C、Unconditional love does not exist.
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听力原文：W: Ah, good mooring. It's Mr. Robinson, isn't it？
M: Yes.
W: Have a seat.
M: Thank you.
W: OK, I've got your letter of application. Now, as you know, when you apply for a post with our company, we need to find out a few things about both your academic background and recent work experience.
M: Sure.
W: First of all, A levels？
M: Yes, I've got three: geography, maths and physics.
W: Geography, maths and physics, OK. And what about your degree？
M: I went to Manchester University and got an engineering degree, with water management as my specialization.
W: Ah, aha, I see.
M: And as for work experience, I started out after graduating in 1996 in India, working for the India government.
W: Did you work as a volunteer？
M: No, it was a three-year water irrigation project.
W: That sounds fascinating. How did you organize that.'？ You say it was a British company then.
M: No, no, my university had links with an Indian engineering university, so it was organized that level.
W: And after that？.
M: Then I came back, moved to Sheffield and had been working with Lattimer Engineering since then.
W: And what exactly are you doing for Lattimer？.
M: I'm working in water irrigation again, this time as a project research assistant.
W: Great, I've got your details. Now let's move on to more general discussion about what we're looking for here...
At the university Mr. Robinson specialized in ______.
A．maths
B．physics
C．water management
D．geography
What did a recent Duke University study reveal？
A．Kids poor in cognition were more likely to be spanked.
B．Corporal punishment did bring about wounds to kids.
C．The earlier kids were spanked, the lower IQs they had.
D．Low-IQ kids may display misbehaviors more often.
M: I didn't read the article, but I'm not surprised. The old proverb says lightning never strikes twice in the same place. But it seems to me that if the conditions for lightning to strike are right one time, they might be just as good another time.
W: Well, I don't take any chances. If I'm caught in a thunderstorm, I look for shelter in a building or a closed car since lightning is supposed to be attracted to the tallest or sharpest object in the area. Also, I was told that if you're stuck outdoors, the best thing you can do is to keep yourself close to the ground and avoid bodies of water. Apparently, lightning is especially attracted to water.
M: To tell you the truth, even when I'm at home I don't take baths or showers during a thunderstorm. I unplug my television and I don't use any appliances or talk on the telephone. I just avoid using anything that works electrically. Maybe I'm too nervous about these things though.
W: I wouldn't say that, According to the article, lightning starts thousands of fires every year in the United States alone. Hundreds of people are injured or even killed by lightning, and millions of dollars worth of property gets damaged. I think you're just being sensible.
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A．A weather forecast.
B．Information in a news article.
C．A friend's experience.
D．Details from a recent lecture.
What did the expansion of fields in the First World War lead to？
A．A serious drought.
B．A reduction in price.
C．Soaring wheat prices.
D．Extinction of rattlesnakes.
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