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英语听力短文
Timesarechanging,andnotnecessarilyforthebest.Therewasatimewhenparentswhowantedaneducationalpresentfortheirchildrenwouldbuyatypewriter,a
(1)
oranencyclopediaset.Nowthoseitemsseemhopelessly
(2)
;thisChristmas,therewerealotofpersonalcomputersunderthetree.Peoplearebecomingmoreandmore(3)
thatcomputersarethekeytosuccess.Parentsare(4)
thatchildrenbetaughttousetheminschoolasearlyaspossible.
Theproblemforschoolsisthat(5)
itcomestocomputers,parentsdon'talwaysknowbest.Manyschoolsare(6)
toparentalimpatienceandpurchasinghardware.Atthesametimeitisclearthattheseschoolsarenotreadytohaveanyweb-basedcoursewith(7)
educationalplanning.
Allofthishasmadethingsdifficultforteachers.Teachersfindthemselvescaughtinthemiddleoftheproblem,(8)
.Educatorsdonotevenagreeonhowcomputersshouldbeused.Alotofmoneyhasbeenputintoresearchforcomputerizededucationalmaterials.Theresultsshow(9)
.Manypeoplearetryingtoconvinceparentsofthisproblem.(10)
totheveryyoung.
WhatdoesMicrosoftdo?
Microsoftistheworld'ssecondlargestcompanyby
(1)
value.Itprovidesthe
(2)
systemfor80percentoftheworld'spersonalcomputers.Microsoft'soperatingsystemis(3)
throughouttheworld.
Anysoftwareneedstobe(4)
withtheoperatingsystemforittowork.
Thecompanyalsoproducesa(5)
ofsoftwareproducts,suchasWordandExcel.Theseproductsrun(6)
ontheWindowsoperatingsystem.
ManysoftwarewritershavetendedtowriteforMicrosoftratherthanforits(7)
suchasApple.Thosepeoplewhoendupworkingforothercompanies,then,tendtobelessqualified.Thismakesitevenharderfortheseothercompaniestocompete.
ThisdominancealsofeedsthroughtoPCmanufacturers(8)
.
WhatdoesMicrosoftsay?
Thecompanysaysthat(9)
.Ithashadtodosuchthingsasgivingcertainprogramsawayforfreeinordertobepopularwiththepublic.
(10)
meansMicrosoftdoesnothaveamonopoly(垄断)position,itsays.
Afewyearsago,myfriendandIwerewalking(S1)
(1)
noononastreetnearmyhomeinanorthern(S2)
(2)
ofTeheran.Thisareaiswell-knownbecauseitisabeautifulavenuethat(S3)(3)
twomajortrafficcircles.Itislocatedatthe(S4)(4)
ofahighmountain.
Thatday,thesunwas(S5)(5)
buttheweathersuddenlychanged.(S6)(6)
wewerewalkingbetweenthetwocircles,itstartedrainingveryhard.Westartedto(S7)(7)
theboulevardtogettothesecondcircle.Itwasrainingsohardthatwedecidedtogoinsidearestaurantinstead.(S8)(8)
Atfirst,wedidnotknowwhatwasgoingon.Wewentoutsidetherestauranttoseewhatwashappening.Peopleseemedshocked.
(S9)(9)
Wewerescared.Cars,rocks,andpeoplewerefloatingonthewaterlikelittletoystowardthelittlemarketatthesouthendofthecircle.Theheightofthewaterwasalmosttothetopofthetrees.
Afterafewminutes,theflood’sflowwasreduced,sowedecidedtoleavetheareabeforethewaterenteredthestreetwewereon.
(S10)(10)
Later,wealsolearnedthatadamhadburstastherainstarted.
A20-year-oldAustralianmodelanddancerwontheMissUniversetitleinatwo-hourbeauty(S1)(11)
watchedbytelevisionviewersaroundtheworld.
JenniferHawkins,a5-foot-11blondewithblueeyes,waschosenfromeightybeauty(S2)(12)
.MissU.S.A.,ShandiFinnessey,wasawardedsecondplace.
Hawkinsreceivedthecrownfrom(S3)(13)
MissUniverse,AmeliaVega,andthenwalkedthelengthofthestagetothe(S4)(14)
ofthecrowd.Severaltimesshereacheduptotouchhercrown,asiftoremindherselfshehadactuallywonthe(S5)(15)
.
Besidesmodelinganddancing,Hawkinsalsoorganizesadanceteamthat(S6)(16)
Australia.Herinterestsincludesurfing,campingandwatchingballet.
Beforethecontestbegan,Cuban-AmericansingerGloriaEstefan,who(S7)(17)
attheMissUniversefinals,defendedbeautycontestsfromcriticswhoinsistsucheventstreatwomenmerelyasplaythings.Shesaid,“(S8)(18)
”
DespiteEstevan'ssupport,manypeoplequestionthevalueofbeautycontests.(S9)(19)
ConservativereligiousgroupsinIndiaforcedsuchconteststomovefromCalcuttawhentheythreatenedbombings.
(S10)(20)
TheyhopeAustraliaisgoingtoshineforwhatitis,anunforgettableplace.
TheWestEndofLondonmaintaineditstopspotastheworld'smost(S1)
(1)
officelocationlastyearasoccupancycosts(S2)
(2)
globallyduetotheuncertaineconomicclimate.
WestEndoffices(S3)(3)
$16,682peremployeeworkstation(个人的工作区)lastyear,(S4)(4)
with$15,700forsecond-rankedParis,aleadingrealestateconsultancy(S5)(5)
saidinitsseventhannualGlobalOfficeOccupancyCostssurvey.
Thebasisofthesurveyhaschangedtoworkstations,from(S6)(6)
areapreviously,togiveaclearerpictureof(S7)(7)
costs.
Duringtheeconomicdownturnlastyear,thecityofTorontomovedupthreeplacestoninthinthe"top10".(S8)(8)
.
Incomparison,NewYorkofficesdroppedoutofthetopthreeintosixthplace.
(S9)(9)
.
"IntheUK,centralLondoncostsaredownby8.8percent,andLondon'sWestEndisdown5.1percent.Howeverininternationalterms,thesituationisdistortedbysignificantcurrencymovements.(S10)(10)
"saidthemanageroftheconsultancyagency.
Studentsareoftenleftwithalotoffreetime.Theyfillthistimebytakingpartinactivities.Groupactivitiesandsolitary
(1)
arethetwocommonwaysinwhichcollegestudentsengageinextracurricularactivities.Thetwokindsofpastimes
(2)
asastimulant.Theyalsohelpinmental(3)
.Doingthingsbyyourselforwithothersgivesa(4)
escapefromthepressureofdailystudies.
Groupactivities(5)
studentstheopportunitiestomakemanynewfriends.Byplayingaballgame,goingtoadance,orhavingaholidayouting,studentscansharewitheachother.Theycangiveoneanotherknowledgeand(6)
aswellashappiness.Suchexperiences(7)
toariseintheirsociability.Thisissomethingthatallpeopleneed.Butthedisadvantageisthat(8)
andthusfreedomislimited.
Bycontrast,solitarypursuitscantakeplaceanytime:
(9)
andjogoncampuslaterintheafternoons.Yethereagainthereisadisadvantage:
(10)
.Preferably,abalanceofbothactivitiescanbeachieved.
HongKong'sjoblessratefelltoasix-monthlowinOctoberasatourismboomhelpedrevivethecity'seconomy,promptingcompaniestostepup(S1)
(1)
.
Theratefellto8percentfrom8.3percentinSeptember,thegovernmentsaidinastatement.
"Economic(S2)
(2)
isapparentlyunderway.Theunemploymentratehasfallenagreatdeal,"saidStevenXu,an(S3)(3)
.
"Wewillprobablyseetheunemploymentratevaryingbetween6.5percentand7percentbythe(S4)(4)
ofnextyear."
Touristarrivals--morethanhalfofwhichcomefromtheChinese(S5)(5)
--rose7.9percentinSeptemberto1.47million,a(S6)(6)
forthemonth,theHongKongTourismBoardsaid.
HongKonghotelshired800peopleinAugustandwilltake(S7)(7)
another700employeesbytheendofthisyear,theHongKongHotelsAssociationsaid.
(S8)(8)
.That'shelpingreviveconsumerconfidenceinthecityandpromptingnon-touristsectorstohire.
(S9)(9)
.Afinancialmanagementandconsultantcompany,isrecruiting100financialplannerstomeetincreaseddemandforwealthmanagement.
(S10)(10)
.
EasterIslandinthesouthernPacificOceanremainsamystery.Whentheislandwas(S1)
(1)
itwasalmostuninhabited,butthereweremanystatuesonit.Peopleare(S2)
(2)
toknowwholivedtherebeforeitsdiscovery,howtheylived,andwhythey(S3)(3)
out.Differenttheoriesgivedifferentexplanations,butnoneiscompletelyconvincing.
TheEasterIslandershadtheirownsystemof(S4)(4)
differentfromanyotherintheworld.Noother(S5)(5)
Islandersknewhowtowrite.TheAmerican(S6)(6)
didnotknowhowtowriteeither.Who(S7)(7)
theEasterIslandershowtowrite,ordidtheydeveloptheirownsystem?
RememberthatwritingwasfirstinventedinAsiaonlyafewthousandyearsBC.
(S8)(8)
.HowdidtheEasterIslandersgetthem?
IsitpossiblethatafewEasterIslanderstraveled2,300milestoChile,gotsweetpotatoes,andbroughtthemback?
Butthisisunlikely.(S9)(9)
whichwasonlycolonizedin1492.CouldEasterIslandhavebeencolonizedbypeoplefromChile?
Yet,DNAtakenfromgravesduguponEasterIslandhasshownthatthesepeoplewerePolynesians,notAmericanIndians.ThePolynesianslivedontheseaandknewhowtotravelthousandsofmilesintheirsmallcanoes.Theyknewwheretheyweregoing.TheAmericanIndiansdidnotknowhowtodothat.Yet,(S10)(10)
.Also,theseedscouldhavebeenbroughtinthestomachsofbirds.
Inrecentyearstheweekendhasbeguntodeclineinimportance.Whilemostpeopleworkafive-dayworkweek,(S1)(11)
thehardwarecostsoutweighhumancosts,the(S2)(12)
ofthemoderneconomymeansthatleavingafactoryidlefortwodaysoranoffice(S3)(13)
istoogreatanexpense.Thus,manyworkers(S4)(14)
workonweekends.Sincethisisseenasagreaterburden,mostemployerspay(S5)(15)
forweekendwork,eitherbyagreementorbylaw.
Therapidincreaseinthenumberoftwo-income(S6)(16)
hasalsochangedthecharacteroftheweekend.(S7)(17)
thestay-at-homespousewoulddotheshoppingduringtheweek.Withbothworking,mostoftheshoppingmustbedoneonweekends,leavinglesstimeforrecreation.(S8)(18)
.
Thefunctionsoftheworkweekandweekendvaryagreatdealinsomeareas.Storesthatrelyonoffi
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