59. From the passage, we learn that________.

   A. the magazine can be bought at any book shop

   B. everyone can read the magazine if they have a TV set

   C. most of the postmen in London will lose their jobs some day

   D. the readers can get all kinds of information by going online

第II卷          (非机读卷  共50分)

一. 听短文，按要求完成下面的听力任务。（共8分，每小题2分）

根据所听到的对话内容完成下面的表格，将关键信息填写在横线上。（对话读三遍。）

Information about Linda

Age next Friday

58. The best thing about the service is________.

   A. you can read the news                             B. you can read many magazines

   C. that the magazine changes all the time            D. this magazine is very simple to use

57. If you want to read the news, you should_______.

   A. push out the number 101 to 109               B. turn to page 181

   C. turn to page 100                                     D. press the number 119

56. The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph means the “_______”.

   A. decoder                     B. news                        C. magazine                  D. number

   If you want to read the news, the first thing you have to do is to turn to the index(  )page which has an easy-to-remember page number, 100. Then you choose what you want to read. The news is on pages 101 to 109, so when you push the numbers you can see the news written across your screen. Perhaps you want to go out in the afternoon, if so you can press 181, and you can see a brightly colored weather map on the screen. Should you drive or take the train? To answer that question you only have to press 189 for the traffic report. It is very simple to use and the best thing about the service is that it is being updated(更新)all the time. Whole pages of the magazine can be replaced(取代) in minutes.

   London already has three such services. One, transmitted(传送)by TV, is called ORSCLE. The other two, on BBC, are called CEEFAX and ORACLE because they let you see facts. Though CEEFAX and ORACLE have been in use for some time, they have not been publicized(公布，宣传). BBC engineers don’t think that their idea will ever replace books and newspapers because they can be taken with a person everywhere. However, many people would agree that this is a breakthrough as great as the invention of printing, which could change not just our reading habits but our whole way of life.

55. What is the main idea of the passage?

   A. Classical music is better than pop music.

   B. Friends can say cruel things sometimes.

   C. Tina found a new friend.

   D. You don’t have to be like everyone else.

C

   London has a magazine which you can receive on TV, because it is not printed on paper.

   If you want to read this magazine, you have to get a decoder(译码). Each page of it is numbered, so you only have to dial(拨) the number to choose what you want to read about. You can choose anything you want, from cooking to the latest news.

54. What does the underlined phrase “be your own person” mean?

   A. Do what’s right for you.            B. Try to make other people happy.

   C. Do what others hate.                 D. Try to own everything yourself.

53. How did Tina’s father make her feel?

    A. Lonely.                    B. Better.        C. Excited.                  D. Worried.

52. Why did Tina speak with her father?

   A. To tell him about Yo Yo MA.    B. To discuss a problem she was having.

   C.  To give him some advice.       D. To tell him what her friends like doing.

51. Who is Tom having lunch with this week?

   A. Terry.                 B. Sally.                C. Aunt May.                D. Sue.

B

   Tina Lin was not like many of her classmates. She didn’t listen to popular music. She didn’t watch many movies, and she wasn’t interested in nice clothes.

   When she got together with her friends, they wanted to listen to rock and top music. When Tina asked if they would like to try classical music, they all looked at her strangely.

   “Classical music is for old people,” one of her friends said.

   Tina was worried that something was wrong with her. She decided to talk to her father. As she entered his study, he could sense something was wrong.

   “Dad, am I strange?” she asked her father.

   “Of course not,” he answered.  “Why do you ask that?”

   “Because I don’t like the same things as my classmates. They want to listen to Mariah Carey’s music. I like Yo Yo MA. ”

   “I think I understand. Tina, it’s all right to be your own person. You don’t have to copy what other people do. Everybody has different tastes. Some of them are popular, and others aren’t.”

After Tina spoke with her father, she felt better about herself. She realized that being different made her special. It was an important lesson for her to learn.