听下面一段对话,回答下列问题。In the next few decades people are going to travel very differently from the way we do today. Everyone is going to drive electrically powered cars. So in a few years people won’t worry about running out of gas.Some of the large automobile companies are really moving ahead with this new technology.Transportation in the future won’t be limited to the ground. Many people predict that traffic will move to the sky. In the coming years, instead of radio reports about road conditions and highway traffic, new reports will talk about traffic jam in the sky.But the sky isn’t the limit. In the future, you’ll probably even be able to take a trip to the moon. Instead of listening to regular airplane announcements, you’ll hear someone say, "The spacecraft will get rid of the gravity in ten seconds. Please check your equipment and remember, no more than ten ounces of carry-on baggage are allowed." What kind of cars will be used in the future()
A. Smoky vans.
B. Environment-friendly cars.
C. Mini-cars.
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听下面一段对话,回答下列问题。W: Good evening and welcome to this week’s Business World. It programs for and about business people. Tonight we have Mr Thompson who came to the US six years ago, and is now an established businessman with three restaurants in town. Tell us Mr Thompson, how did you get startedM: Well, I started off with a small diner. I did all the cooking myself and my wife waited on tables. It was really too much work for two people. My cooking is great. And word got around town about the food. Within a year, I Had to hire another cook and four waitresses. When that restaurant became very busy, I decided to expand my business. Now with three places my main concern is keeping the business successful and running smoothly.W: Do you advertiseM: Oh, yes. I don’t have any TV commercials, because they are too expensive. But I advertise a lot on radio and in local newspapers. My children used to distribute ads. in nearby shopping centres, but we don’t need to do that anymore.W: Why do you believe you’ve been so successfulM: Em, I always serve the freshest possible food and I make the atmosphere as comfortable and as pleasant as I can, so that my customers will want to come back.W: So you always aim to please the customersM: Absolutely! Without them I would have no business at all.W: Thank you, Mr Thompson. I think your advice will be helpful to those just starting out in business. What does Mr Thompson say about advertising his business()
A. He doesn’t need to do any advertising nowadays.
B. He advertises a lot on radios and in newspapers.
C. He pays huge sums of money for TV commercials each year.
Dogs are social animals and they will act like wild animals without proper training. They will destroy your house, bark excessively, fight other dogs and even hurt you. Almost all behavior problems are normal dog activities. The efficient way to prevent or treat behavior problems is learning to instruct the dog to redirect its normal behavior.One of the best things you can do for both your dog and yourself is to give it obedience training. Obedience training doesn’t solve all behavior problems, but it is the basis for solving just about any problem. Training promotes connection between you and your pets. Efficient communication is necessary to instruct your dog about what you want it to do and what you don’t want.Training is also a simple method to establish the social rank system. When your dog obeys a simple request such as "come here, sit" , which is showing obedience and respect for you. It is unnecessary to establish yourself as top dog or leader of the dog pack(群) by using extreme measures. You can teach your dog its subordinate (从属的) role by teaching it to obey to you. Training should be fun and rewarding for you and your dog. It can enrich your relationship and make living together more enjoyable. A well-trained dog can be safer to others when allowed a greater amount of freedom. Obedience training can()
A. offer the dog outlets for its wild behavior
B. promote communication between a dog and its keeper
C. teach the dog to perform clever tricks
D. get all problems solved
M: Congratulations! I have learned your baseball team is going to the Middle Atlantic Championship.W: Yeah, we’re all working really hard right now! What is the woman’s team doing now()
A. Practicing for the Mid-Atlantic Championship.
B. Preparing for a trans-Pacific tour.
Collecting all the useful information about baseball match.
Some pessimistic professors feel a little worried that mobile won’t be useful in the near future. They see a day when all vehicles will be abolished. Other authorities, however, argue that the transportation will remain a leading way of urban travel in the foreseeable future.The motorcar will undoubtedly change significantly over the following 30 years. It should become smaller, safer, and more economical. What’s more, the future car should be more pollution-free than current kinds,Without regarding its power source, the auto in the future will still be the main problem in urban traffic congestion(拥挤). One key to this issue is the automated high-speed system.As the auto enters the highway system, a retractable (可伸缩的) arm will drop from the auto and make contact with a rail. For the time it attaches to the rail, the vehicles will get electrically powered from the system, and control of the vehicle will pass to a central computer. The computer wilt then monitor all of the car’s movements.The driver will use a phone to dial instructions about his terminal into the system. The computer will search for the best route, and show the right exit from the highway. It is estimated that an automated highway will be able to process 10,000 vehicles per hour. What does the author mainly care()
A. How to make mobile phones cheaper.
B. How to make safer and more economical vehicles,
C. How to solve the problem of traffic jams.
D. How to develop an automated subway system.