听力原文： Now I'd like to organize my speech around your questions. I can see that some of you have questions on your mind, so please go ahead and ask them. You may ask, is all this concern about sexism in language really important？ I mean, are there more serious issues facing women today？
You know, I understand what you are thinking. And of course, there are many serious issues facing women. I mean, there are so many that I could mention, the AIDS crisis, workplace and equality, the way the mass medial treats women, that is, the way they stereotype women and so on. But I'd like to point out that in addition to these issues, the language question is also on the minds of international organizations, such as the United Nations, who try very hard to avoid sexism in their publications. You see, the issue isn't just the words themselves, but the ideas behind the words.
Have you ever thought about the roles that boys and girls play in children's literature？ It often seems that the boys are the ones having all the fun, having adventures and so on, while the girls just stand in the background, smiling sweetly. You see, women tend to be pushed to the background in society. By focusing on the language we use about women, we may be able to change their expectations. Here is a question about the relationship between the way we think and the way we talk. For example, if we say "chair" instead of "chairman", do you really think we'll start imagining more women in powerful positions？ Again that's a very interesting question. And yes, it's true that we don't completely understand the relationship between language and thought. So does what we say affect what we think？ The answer is probably yes. I for one would say that if we speak about people in certain ways, that definitely has an influence on the way we think about them. Imagining a little girl who grows up hearing "chairman" "chairman" "chairman", what is she going to think of when she hears this word？ A man, of course. But we must give young people the idea that women can also enter the professional world and be successful. One of my students once asked: does this controversy about how we use language exist in other languages, too？ My answer is yes. It's definitely receiving more and more attention worldwide. But remember that the feminist movement, which is so active in the United States, has been a major force behind the move to avoid sexist language. It's a complicated issue, however, because the issues of gender in language change from one language to the next. For example, nouns don't have a gender in English, but there are two genders for nouns in Spanish, masculine and feminine, and German has three gender groups. Some nouns are masculine, others are feminine. And there's a third category which isn't masculine or feminine. SO each language has its own gender issues. We'll want to take a look at some newspapers and magazines to see how they avoid sexism in English. Well, we'll have to leave it there for today. Thank you.
Questions:
16.What is mainly discussed in this speech？
17.What is the speaker's view of the relationship between language and thought？
18.According to the speaker, what is the major force supporting the effort to avoid sexist language？
19.Which of the following statements is NOT true about the issues of gender in language？
20.What is the speaker most probably going to talk about next？
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A．Workplace inequality.
B．Sexism in language.
C．The AIDS crisis.
D．The way the mass media treats women.

The United Kingdom （英国) is a country of cities. When a country has many cities, we say it is urban. The United Kingdom is one of the most urban countries in the world. 80% of its people live in cities. London is one of the world's biggest cities. People from many countries now live there. You can hear different languages spoken there.
We say the United Kingdom is an urban country because it has
A．a lot of people
B．many foreign people
C．a lot of cities

听力原文： Washington
All eyes are focusing on Las Vegas as the sporting goods industry closes in its first true industry gathering in years. The much anticipated spring market will make its debut June 11th to 13th in Las Vegas, and the industry's leading sporting goods companies will be on hand to display their latest gear. The exhibit floor will showcase the latest in, athletic footwear, fitness-related equipment, accessories for fitness, as well as spring teen sports products. "In today's trade show environment, the marketplace demands that we offer more than just the opportunity to promote new products", explained Tom Cove, president of Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association, "we're committed to drive the exchange of cutting-edge knowledge and best practices to complement the action on the floor." Along with many of the industry's most influential brands, a number of groups, associations and media organizations within the sporting goods industry have decided to use the trade show as a business rendezvous.
San Francisco
Apple today introduced Safari 3, the world's fastest and easiest-to-use web browser for Windows PCs and Macs. Safari has always been the fastest browser on the Mac, and now it's the fastest browser on the Windows, loading and drawing web pages up to twice as fast as Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, and up to 1.6 times faster than Mozilla Firefox 2. Safari 3 features easy-to-manage bookmarks, effortless browsing with easy-to-organize tabs, and a built-in RSS reader to quickly scan the latest news and information. Other Safari features now available to Windows users includes snapback, one-click access to an initial search query, resizable text fields, and private browsing to ensure that information about an individual's browsing history isn't stored.
Afghanistan
Floods triggered by heavy rain killed 23 people and destroyed scores of houses in Afghanistan's northeastern province of Badakhshan, the provincial governor said on Friday. Authorities were searching for missing people after the flooding, which hit on Thursday night in an area of impoverished and mountainous province near the border with Tajikistan, China, and Pakistan. After years of harsh drought, Afghanistan received much more snow and rain this year.
Cuba
Two Cuban soldiers tried to hijack a passenger plane to escape to a foreign country with hostages on Monday, but were arrested after killing an unarmed military officer on board, the government said. The soldiers, who had escaped from an army base where they were doing military service, hijacked a bus with passengers, took it to the domestic terminal of Havana Airport, and seized an empty passenger jet before dawn. They killed one of the hostages, an army lieutenant colonel, when he tried to stop the hijacking, but were then captured by a military unit, the government said in a statement.
Canada
The Royal Canadian Mint unveiled a welcome addition to any piggy bank on Wednesday—a monster gold coin with a face value of I million Canadian dollars that it says is the world's biggest, purest and highest denomination coin. The Canadian mint introduced the mega-coin, which is the size of an extra-large pizza, and weighs in at 100 kilograms alongside the one-ounce gold bullion coins it is mass producing at its Ottawa plant. Originally designed to promote the new one-ounce coins, the colossal coins will be issued in a very limited quantity. While they have a 1 million Canadian dollar face value, the coins are worth twice that amount, given the current gold price of $ 683.30 per ounce.
Questions:
6.What is happening in Las Vegas from June 11thto13th？
7.What has Apple introduced today？
8.What happened in Afghanistan's northeastern province of Badakhshan？
9.Which of the following statements is true about the hijacking of a passenger plane in Cuba？
10.What is the current worth of the mega-coin produ
A．A trade show of the latest sporting goods is on display.
B．An event for team sports is held with the country's best athlete

听力原文：How are you today？
（10)
A．Yes, please.
B．How do you do？
C．Fine, thanks.

听力原文：What's the time, please？
（9)
A．It's 5 o'clock.
B．It's OK.
C．I'm well.

听力原文：It's time to play games. Will you go with me？
（8)
A．OK. Let's go.
B．Yes, it is.
C．Thanks a lot.