Stuff today and starve tomorrow.

听力原文： In today's business news, it has been reported that Jane Parsons, president of the Star Company, will retire next year. Ms. Parsons' skill and corporate connections helped to build the Star Company into a large business employing hundreds of people in our region. Although Ms. Parsons is leaving her job as president, she will continue as a consultant for the company. Star Company executives say the search for the next president is underway.

What is Ms. Parson's current position？

A．Company president

B．Consultant

C．News announcer

D．Employment counselor

Which of the following statements is true？ ()

A．There are less opportunities today to start a business because customers are always dissatisfied.

B．There are many opportunities today to start a business with a simple reason.

C．Customers' dissatisfaction means you can start a business to satisfy them.

D．Never start a business if customers are dissatisfied.

听力原文：W: Welcome to Seven Star' s. Have you decided what to order？

M: Actually, this is my first time here, so what would you recommend for lunch？

W: Well, we have a delicious potato soup today, and the grilled trout with asparagus is quite good. Do you think you need a few more minutes？

M: Yes, please. I think I need some more time to decide, but if you don't mind, could you bring me a glass of water first？

Where most likely are the speakers？

A．At a grocery store

B．At a restaurant

C．At a farm

D．In a theater

it of screemshore carvings. So today, I'd like to take a few minutes to talk about the article on screemshore you read for today’s class. Let me start by asking exactly what is screemshore？

Well, basically it's a kind of artwork that was done by sailors on whaling ships. When there weren't any whales around, there might not be much for the sailors to do and they often get pretty bored. So to entertain themselves, they started carving stuff on whale bones and whale teeth.

OK, so basically the term screemshore refers to the artwork that sailors created. Usually out of whale bones and whale teeth. Can you give me an example or something that sailors might have carved.

Well, for one thing, I remember reading that they carved things that could be used around house, you know, cooking and sowing utensils, that kind of stuff.

Good.

You know, I noticed from the pictures in the article that some of the carvings have really detailed images on them, like they have some pretty sophiscated pictures of famous people and historical themes and stuff like that. And I was wandering just how they did that.

That's a very good question and it brings us your assignment for tomorrow. While at the museum, I'd like each of you to take some notes on the various technique used in making screemshore. So that we can discuss them when we come back to class.

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A．To plan an exhibit of the student's artwork.

B．To discuss different whaling techniques.

C．To prepare for a visit to a museum.

D．To review information for an examination.

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： In ancient times, many people believed the earth was a flat disc. Well over 2,000 years ago, the ancient Greek philosophers were able to put forward two good arguments proving that it was not. Direct observation of heavenly bodies was the basis of both these arguments. First, the Greeks knew that during eclipses of the moon, the earth was between the sun and the moon, and they saw that during these eclipses, the earth's shadow on the moon was always round, they realized that this could be true only if the earth was spherical. If the earth were a flat disc, then its shadow during eclipses would not be a perfect circle, it would be stretched out into a long ellipse. The second argument was based on what the Greeks saw during their travels. They noticed that the North Star, or Polaris, appeared lower in the sky when they traveled south, in more northerly regions, the North Star appeared to them to be much higher in the sky. By the way, it was also from this difference in the apparent position of the North Star that the Greeks first calculated the approximate distance around the circumference of the earth, a figure recorded in ancient documents says 400,000 stadia, that's the plural of the word stadium. Today, it's not known exactly what length one stadium represents, but let's say it was about 200 meters, the length of many athletic stadiums. This would make the Greek's estimate about twice the figure accepted today, a very good estimate for those writing so long before even the fast telescope was invented.

According to the professor, what were, the beliefs of the Greek philosophers based upon？

A．How the natural world was described in Greek mythology.

B．What they observed directly.

C．The writings of philosophers from other societies.

D．Measurements made with scientific instruments,

听力原文： Thank you for coming here today—I hope you're all enjoying the lunch. As you know, we're here to celebrate with Mr. Kim, who is retiring after 37 years with New Star Corporation. When he started here as an inexperienced university graduate, he had no idea that he would be president of the company one day. But he never stopped trying to improve things. With great persistence— he never gave up—he worked his way up to become the company's leader. Even in this last year of his service to New Star, Mr. Kim initiated a market research study to reevaluate our company's performance and ensure its continued profitability. On a very personal level, I believe Mr. Kim has inspired each one of us with his wisdom, fairness and empathy towards all staff from board members to our newest recruits. Please join me in wishing Mr. Kim a fond farewell.

What is the purpose of the luncheon？

A．To discuss business strategies

B．To welcome new staff

C．To honor a colleague

D．To conduct market research

听力原文： In ancient times, many people believed tile earth was a flat disc. Well over 2,000 years ago, rite ancient Greek philosophers were able to put forward two good arguments proving that it was not. Direct observations of heavenly bodies was the basis of both these arguments. First, the Greeks knew that during eclipses of the moon, file earth was between the sun and the moon, and they saw that during these eclipses, the earth's shadow on the moon was always round, they realized that this could be true only if the earth was spherical. If tile earth were a flat disc, then its shadow during eclipses would not be a perfect circle, it would be stretched out into a long ellipse. Tile second argument was based on what the Greeks saw during their travels. They noticed that the North Star, or Polaris, appeared lower in the sky when they traveled south, in more northern regions, the North Star appeared to them to be much higher in file sky. By the way, it was also from this difference in the apparent position of the North Star that the Greeks first calculated the approximate distance around the circumference of the earth, a figure recorded in ancient documents says 400,000 stadia, that's the plural of the word stadium. Today, it's not known exactly what length one stadium represents, but let's say, it was about 200 meters, the length of many athletic stadiums. This would hake the Greek' s estimate about twice the figure accepted today, a very good estimate for those writing so long before even the first telescope was invented.

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A．How ancient philosophers measured the distance between heavenly bodies.

B．How ancient philosophers explained the cause of an eclipse of the Moon.

C．Why ancient philosophers thought the Earth was a sphere.

D．Why ancient philosophers thought the Earth moved around the Sun.

it of screemshore carvings. So today, I'd like to take a few minutes to talk about the article on screemshore you read for today's class. Let me start by asking exactly what is screemshore？

M: Well, basically it's a kind of artwork that was done by sailors on whaling ships.

W: When there weren't any whales around, there might not be much for the sailors to do and they often got pretty bored.

M: So to entertain themselves, they started carving stuff on whale bones and whale teeth.

W: OK, so basically the term 'screemshore' refers to the artwork that sailors created. Usually out of whale bones and whale teeth. Can you give me an example of something that sailors might have carved.

M: Well, for one thing, I remember reading that they carved things that could be used around the house, you know, cooking and sowing utensils, that kind of stuff.

W: Good.

M: You know, I noticed from the pictures in the article that some of the carvings have really detailed images on them, like they have some pretty sophisticated pictures of famous people and historical themes and stuff like that. And I was wondering just how they did that.

W: That's a very good question and it brings us your assignment for tomorrow. While at the museum, I'd like each of you to take some notes on the various technique used in making screemshore, so that we can discuss them when we come back to class.

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A．To review information for an examination.

B．To plan an exhibit of the student's artwork.

C．To discuss different whaling techniques.

D．To prepare for a visit to a museum.

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years ago, the ancient Greek philosophers were able to put forward two good arguments proving that it was not. Direct observations of heavenly bodies was the basis of both these arguments. First, the Greeks knew that during eclipses of the moon, the earth was between the sun and the moon, and they saw that during these eclipses, the earth's shadow on the moon was always round, they realized that this could be true only ff the earth was spherical. If the earth were a flat disc, then its shadow during eclipses would not be a perfect circle, it would be stretched out into a long ellipse. The second argument was based on what the Greeks saw during their travels. They noticed that the Noah Star, or Polaris, appeared lower in the sky when they traveled south, in more northernly regions, the North Star appeared to them to be much higher in the sky. By the way, it was also from this difference in the apparent position of the Noah Star that the Greeks first calculate the approximate distance around the circumference of the earth, a figure recorded in ancient documents says 400, 000 stadia, that's the plural of the word stadium. Today, it's not known exactly what length one stadium represents, but let's say it was about 200 meters. It's a very good estimate for those writing se long before even the first telescope was invented.

According to the speaker, what were the beliefs of the Greek philosophers based upon？

A．How the natural world was described in Greek mythology.

B．What they observed directly.

C．The writings of philosophers from other societies.

D．Measurements made with scientific instruments.