听力原文:W: Gosh! Kevin, are you OK? Another cup of coffee?
M: Yeah, I stayed up all night cramming for my poetry exam. I couldn't keep my eyes open in my last class. I'm having this coffee so I can stay awake this afternoon.
W: Haven't you ever heard that drinking too much coffee is harmful to your health?
M: It's a little odd. What do you mean harmful?
W: Well, for one thing it may cause heart disease.
M: Most of the research about the link between coffee and heart disease is inconclusive.
W: But coffee has caffeine that is addictive, once addicted, it's hard to kick it off.
M: Not so horrible. You can't become addicted to caffeine like other drugs.
W: Yes, you can. Don't you know that people who are deprived of caffeine suffer with draw symptoms, especially headache?
M: Oddly enough, one cure for headache is caffeine. Besides, coffee helps me work faster?
W: Studies have showed that coffee makes you work faster but not necessarily better. You may finish your exam in a shorter period but you won't have fewer errors.
M: You know, soda in your drink has caffeine too.
W: But 12 ounces of soda has haft the caffeine of a 5 ounces cup of coffee. And a cup of tea has less than that.
M: But I cannot resist the taste of coffee.
W: You could drink decal Decaffeinated coffee doesn't have as much flavor or body as regular coffee.
What is the conversation mainly about?
A. How to do well on poetry examination.
B. The effect of caffeine.
C. Some causes of heart disease.
D. Problems with the man's cafeteria.
From childhood to old age, we all use language as a means of broadening our knowledge of ourselves and the world about us. When. humans first 【C1】______ they were like newborn children, unable to use this 【C2】______ tool. Yet once language developed, the possibilities for human kinds' future 【C3】______ and culture growth increased.
Many linguists believe that evolution is 【C4】______ for our ability to produce and use language. They 【C5】______ that our highly evolved brain provides us 【C6】______ innate language ability not found in lower 【C7】______ . Proponents of this innateness theory say that our 【C8】______ for language is inborn, but that language itself develops gradually, 【C9】______ a function of the growth of the brain during childhood. Therefore there are critical 【C10】______ times for language development.
Current 【C11】______ of innateness theory are mixed, however, evidence supporting the existence of some innate abilities is undeniable. 【C12】______ more and more schools are discovering that foreign languages are best taught in 【C13】______ grades. Young children often can learn several languages by being 【C14】______ to them, while adults have a much harder time learning another language once the 【C15】______ of their first language have been firmly fixed.
【C16】______ some aspects of language are undeniably innate, language does not develop automatically in a vacuum. Children who have been 【C17】______ from other human beings de not possess language. This demonstrates that 【C18】______ with other human beings unnecessary for proper language developments. Some linguists believe that this is even more basic to human language 【C19】______ than any innate capacities. These theories view language as imitative, learned behavior. 【C20】______ , children learn language from their parents by imitating them. Parents gradually shape their child's language skills by positively reinforcing precise imitations and negatively reinforcing imprecise ones.
【C1】
A. originated
B. born
C. evolved
D. generated
听力原文:W: Hello, Mr. Lee. Your hotel has been very successful since the first day it opened, and it has become very popular in the community. Can you introduce some of the new programs and activities the hotel will provide for the coming new year?
M: With pleasure. First I'm glad to let you know our new "Weekend Package" offers guests a superior room for single or double at only 100 dollars, inclusive of service rate during the weekend, and those guests will enjoy complimentary buffet breakfast for two persons.
W: That's great. It's really a good place to have a romantic time during the weekend.
M: Yes. Our "Weekend Package" also includes a 20% discount on laundry and valet service and a 15% discount on food and beverage.
W: Are there any activities?
M: Yes. As Christmas and the New Year is around the corner, we have arranged a Christmas party and an outdoor barbecue.
W: I hope everyone here will not miss the opportunity of experiencing the fantastic taste of the banquet. It's the best occasion for the guests and their family to get together to enjoy this wonderful moment.
M: We give 20% discount on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. And then we'll hold a dancing party after the dinner from 10:00 p.m. to midnight.
W: That's really exciting. I will not miss the chance.
M: You're most welcome! We're warmly waiting for you.
What are the possible relationship between the man and the woman?
A. Manager and secretary.
B. Employer and employee.
C. Interviewee and interviewer.
D. Classmates.
听力原文: On 26 May, 1928, at a meeting in Amsterdam, the FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) congress decided that a new tournament open to all its members should be played. A year later in Barcelona it was agreed that Uruguay, the Olympic champions and the era's footballing superpower, should celebrate 100 years of independence by hosting the first World Cup the following year.
Only 13 nations took part in the inaugural tournament, with a majority of nine coming from South America. All games were played in three stadiums in Montevideo and, as expected, the South American countries dominated, although the European teams did not disgrace themselves.
Some 100,000 fans packed into the Centenario Stadium for the final on 30 July to see Argentina throw away a 2-1 half-time lead as Uruguay ran out 4-2 winners.
Jules Rimet, the FIFA president and brains behind the World Cup, presented the trophy to winning captain Jose Nazassi and football's greatest tournament was born.
After a pre-match row over which ball to use for the final, it is believed the Argentine ball was used in one half and the Uruguayan ball in the other. Rumor has it that this is how the phrase "a game of two halves" evolved.
When and where was the first World Cup played?
A. 1928 in Barcelona.
B. 1929 in Uruguay.
C. 1930 in Holland.
D. 1931 in Brazil.