The building is so well constructed that it will survive even the strongest earthquake.A.g
The building is so well constructed that it will survive even the strongest earthquake.
A.guaranteed
B.built
C.located
D.insured
The building is so well constructed that it will survive even the strongest earthquake.
A.guaranteed
B.built
C.located
D.insured
听力原文:W: The city council has finally voted in favor of building a new high school.
M: It's about time they did it. I don't know what took them so long.
Q: How does the man feel about the school?
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A.It's too expensive.
B.It is unnecessary.
C.It should be built.
D.A college would be better.
M Well, several people attended the zoning meeting last month and the company agreed to make some changes. For example, they said they wouldn't mind building the storefront so that it fits with the historical style. of the neighborhood.
W I heard that, but they still plan to put in a huge parking lot, don't they? How are they going to fit that into the neighborhood's style?
M Well, that's a good point. But so far I've been impressed with the company's willingness to address neighborhood concerns. I think they might be able to pull something together that will work.
Which of the following are the speakers discussing?
A.A change in local laws
B.A proposed new building
C.An idea for a new business
D.A road construction project
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: Hello. May I help you?
W: Hello. Is this the right place for me to register to study foreign languages?
M: Yes, it is. May I have your name please?
W: Julia. My family name is Smith.
M: Julia Smith. Okay. Do you have a telephone number?
W: Yeah, 908 3476.
M: Thank you. Now, which language would you like to learn? We offer French, Italian, Cantonese, Mandarin, Spanish, Portuguese.
W: Ah. I'd like to learn Spanish, please.
M: Okay. Our classes are conducted in lots of different places. We have classrooms in the city and here in this building.
W: What's this building called?
M: This is Building A.
W: I work near here, so I'd like to study in Building A.
M: What time do you want to come to lessons? They go on for three hours, and they start at 10:00 am, 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm.
W: I wish I could come to the daytime lessons, but I can't, so 6:00 pm please.
M: That's our most popular time, of course. Umm, have you ever studied Spanish before?
W: No, I haven't.
M: We describe our classes by level and number. Your class is called "Elementary One."
W: Okay. When will class start?
M: Elementary One begins, ah, just a minute, ah, it begins on August 10.
W: Great!
Where does this conversation most likely take place?
A.In a classroom.
B.Over the telephone.
C.At the information desk of a university.
D.At the registrar's office of a university.
听力原文:M: Hello. May I help you?
W: Hello. Is this the fight place for me to register to study foreign languages?
M: Yes, it is. May I have your name please?
W: Julia. My family name is Smith.
M: Julia Smith. Okay. Do you have a telephone number?
W: Yeah, 9083476.
M: Thank you. Now, which language would you like to learn? We offer French, Italian, Cantonese, Mandarin, Spanish, Portuguese.
W: Ah. I'd like to learn Spanish, please.
M: Okay. Our classes are conducted in lots of different places. We have classrooms in the city and here in this building.
W: What's this building called?
M: This is Building A.
W: I work near here, so I'd like to study in Building A.
M: What time do you want to come to lessons? They go on for three hours, and they start at 10:00 a.m., 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m..
W: I wish I could come to the daytime lessons, but I can't, so 6:00 p.m. please.
M: That's our most popular time, of course. Umrn, have you ever studied Spanish before?
W: No, I haven't.
M: We describe our classes by level and number. Your class is called "Elementary One."
W: Okay. When will class start?
M: Elementary One begins, ah, just a minute, ah, it begins on August 10.
W: Great!
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A.In a classroom.
B.Over the telephone.
C.At the information desk of a university.
D.At the registrar's office of a university.
听力原文:M: Could you tell me where our library is?
W: It's in the building next to ours.
M: Is it the big white one?
W: Yes, a great number of books are kept in the library. It has books in Chinese, English, Russian, German, French and many other languages.
M: Are there any reading rooms in the building?
W: Of course. How can it be a library without reading moms? There are quite a number of reading rooms with newspapers and magazines in them on the first and second floors.
M: When is it open?
W: It is open every clay except Sunday.
M: I see. Library is always a busy place. I want to borrow an English hook. I hear "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" is very interesting. Have you read it?
W: Yes, I enjoyed it very much. It's worth reading.
M: I wonder if you could tell me how to look it up in the card 'catalogue?
W: Certainly. It is written by Mark Twain. So you can either look it up under "A" for the writer, or "T" for the title.
M: Thank you for your great help to me. How long can I keep it?
W: You're welcome. You can keep it for two weeks. When it is due, it should be returned.
Where is the library?
A.It is the big white building.
B.It is next to their building.
C.It is in the school.
D.It is very far from their home.
听力原文:M: So, Destiny, have you heard back yet about the marketing job you applied for?
W: Yes, I got a phone call this morning. I'm going to have an interview with the marketing director tomorrow morning.
M: Good for you! Where' s the interview going to be held?
W: At the company headquarters at Milan Street and 7th Avenue. It' s very close to your office. Why don't we have lunch tomorrow? I'll tell you ail about it.
What is the main topic of their talk?
A.A meal
B.A job interview
C.A marketing plan
D.A building' s location
听力原文:W: Hi, John. What a sunny day today, isn't it? Congratulations!
M: Not too bad. Thank you, Jane.
W: Are you ready to go?
M: Honestly speaking, I'm glad you're here. What a terrible morning!
W: Why? What happened?
M: It's too troublesome to relate it.
W: Take it easy. It's such an important day for you ! Mary and all the guests are waiting for you. They are eager to witness your happiness.
M: I know, thank you. But after I got dressed for the wedding, I was having a cup of coffee, and then, I carelessly spilled it all over my shirt, my new shirt just prepared for the wedding.
W: Well, don't worry. It looks just OK now.
M: Yeah. Luckily, I had another white shirt, so I changed. Now, look at me. Am I OK all over?
W: Definitely. Uh, wait a moment ! John, is there a place around here where I could get a pair of pants cleaned quickly?
M: There's a one-hour dry cleaner in the Shell Building on Madison. It's about two blocks from here.
W: So, it's close. That's good. And which one is the Shell Building?
M: It's that big, glass office building just past the park. But why ask all these questions about the dry cleaner?
W: Because we have to stop there on the way to the wedding. I think you sat in something.
M: Oh, no!
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A.The man's home.
B.The woman's house.
C.A church.
D.John's wedding.
W Hi, Sheldon, my name is Katherine Shelley. I've been waiting for a van to pick me up and take me to the airport and it's running about 15 minutes late.
M Ms. Shelley, let me see what's holding things up. Okay, I show here that van 1304 is on its way to pick you up right now. It should be there as soon as traffic permits.
W Thank you so much for the help.
Where does this conversation probably take place?
A.In a hotel
B.On the phone
C.At a conference
D.In front of a building
W: Hmm, it sounds interesting. Please share with us. What does it mean?
M: Essentially, what it means is that as you are building a house, you try to leave the landscape feature on the land, especially the vegetation in the original condition. So what you are not doing is the usual practice of "land scraping". By which I mean literally scraping or cleaning the land of any and all the original plants.
W: Why is the approach called Envelop Building?
M: Good question! Because instead of clearing everything away, you let your original landscape elements envelop or surround your house. Let the vegetation physical features such as hills and slopes or interesting rock formations, constitute a significant part of the character of the building site. The design of the house should take these features of the land into account.
W: Any more information about Envelop Building? Is it a recent technology?
M: Actually, integrating your original wild landscape with a house is not that new. The famous American architect Wright was doing it about 65 years ago. Envelop Building is not as easy as it sounds though. It's not just that you build your house and leave the land alone. By building, you are already damaging the original landscape. But as architects, we should try to work with environment, not against it. A creative architect can find ways to incorporate natural landscape into the overall design.
W: I guess this technology will be acknowledged by more architects.
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A.Eliminating the original vegetation from the building site.
B.Making the houses in an area similar to one another.
C.Deciding where a house will be built.
D.Surrounding a building with wildflowers and plants.
听力原文:W: Tell me, Peter, what makes Harold' s so famous?
M: Well, it' s the biggest department store in the UK, and its food hall an Egyptian hall are very famous. People come to Harold' s just to set hem.
W: What is special about the food hall?
M: It sells many different kinds of food. For example, it has two hundred and fifty kinds of cheese from all over the world, more than 180 kinds of bread. Customers also love all the different kinds of chocolate. They buy a hundred tons every year.
W: That' s amazing, and why is the Egyptian hall so famous?
M: Well, when people see it they feel they' re in another world. It looks like an Egyptian building from 4, 000 years ago, and it sells beautiful objects. They are not 4, 000 years old, of course.
W: Is it true that Harold' s produces its own electricity?
M: Yes, it is 70% , enough for a small town. To light the outside of the building we use 11, 500 light bulbs.
W: Really, tell me, how many customers do you have on an average day? And how much do they spend?
M: About 30, 000 people come on an average day. But during the sales, the number increases to 300, 000 customers a day. How much do they spend? Well, on average, customers spend about 1. 5 million pounds a day. The record for one day is 9 million pounds.
W: 9 million pounds in one day?
M: Yes, on the first day of the January sales.
W: Harold' s says it sells everything to everybody everywhere, is that really true?
M: Oh, yes, of course. Absolutely everything.
What is the food hall of Harold' s noted for?
A.The cheese sold there is very special.
B.It sells many different kinds of food.
C.It sells 250 kinds of bread.
D.It sells more than 180 kinds of chocolate.
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