【正文】 ure machines doing large and plex tasks, they’ re thinking smaller than ever before. 。11 年 12 月 (原文在最后 ) 11. [A] The man is the manager of the apartment building. [B] The woman is very good at bargaining. [C] The woman will get the apartment refurnished. [D] The man is looking for an apartment. 12. [A] How the pictures will turn out. [C] What the man thinks of the shots. [B] Where the botanical garden is. [D] Why the pictures are not ready. 13. [A] There is no replacement for the handle. [B] There is no match for the suitcase. [C] The suitcase is not worth fixing. [D] The suitcase can be fixed in time. 14. [A] He needs a vehicle to be used in harsh weather. [B] He has a fairly large collection of quality trucks. [C] He has had his truck adapted for cold temperatures. [D] He does routine truck maintenance for the woman. 15. [A] She cannot stand her boss’s bad temper. [B] She has often been criticized by her boss. [C] She has made up her mind to resign. [D] She never regrets any decisions she makes. 16. [A] Look for a shirt of a more suitable color and size. [B] Replace the shirt with one of some other material. [C] Visit a different store for a silk or cotton shirt. [D] Get a discount on the shirt she is going to buy. 17. *A+ At a “Lost and Found”. *C+ At a trade fair. [B] At a reception desk. [D] At an exhibition. 18. [A] Repair it and move in. [C] Convert it into a hotel. [B] Pass it on to his grandson. [D] Sell it for a good price. Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. [A] Unique descriptive skills. [C] Colourful world experiences. *B+ Good knowledge of readers’ tastes. [D] Careful plotting and clueing. 20. [A] A peaceful setting. [C] To be in the right mood. [B] A spacious room. [D] To be entirely alone. 21. [A] They rely heavily on their own imagination. *B+ They have experiences similar to the characters’. [C] They look at the world in a detached manner. [D] They are overwhelmed by their own prejudices. Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 22. [A] Good or bad, they are there to stay. [B] Like it or not, you have to use them. [C] Believe it or not, they have survived. [D] Gain or lose, they should be modernised. 23. [A] The frequent train delays. [C]The food sold on the trains. [B] The high train ticket fares. [D] The monopoly of British Railways. 24. [A] The low efficiency of their operation. [B] Competition from other modes of transport. [C] Constant plaints from passengers. [D] The passing of the new transport act. 25. [A] They will be denationalised. [C] They are fast disappearing. [B] They provide worse service. [D] They lose a lot of money. Section B Passage One Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. [A] The whole Antarctic region will be submerged. [B] Some polar animals will soon bee extinct. [C] Many coastal cities will be covered with water. [D] The earth will experience extreme weathers. 27. [A] How humans are to cope with global warming. [B] How unstable the West Antarctic ice sheet is. [C] How vulnerable the coastal cities are. [D] How polar ice impacts global weather. 28. [A] It collapsed at least once in the past million years. [B] It sits firmly on solid rock at the bottom of the ocean. [C] It melted at temperatures a bit higher than those of today. [D] It will have little impact on sea level when it breaks up. 29. [A] The West Antarctic region was once an open ocean. [B] The West Antarctic ice sheet was about 7,000 feet thick. [C] The West Antarctic ice sheet was once floating ice. [D] The West Antarctic region used to be warmer than today. Passage Two Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard. 30. [A] Whether we can develop social ties on the Inter. [B] Whether a deleted photo is immediately removed from the web. [C] Whether our blogs can be renewed daily. [D] Whether we can set up our own websites. 31. [A] The number of visits they receive. [C] The files they have collected. [B] The way they store data. [D] The means they use to get information. 32. [A] When the system is down. [C] When the URL is reused. [B] When new links are set up. [D] When the server