云南民族大学学位英语听力

This is the story of how a handful of guys launched an industry revolution.How they changed the culture of business,how they made history. I feel incredibly lucky to be at exactly the right place in silicon valley,at exactly the right time historically, where this invention has taken form.It wasn't like we both thought it was going to go a long ways,it was like,we both do it for fun,and even though we're going to loose some money probably,we'll have been able to say we had a company.All of us would get together and just that we were right, that the PC would become a big thing,You know,I stop and said Wow! The PC has really become part of the very fabric of the way people live.And we certainly surged with it and I just had stop to say humph,,pretty incredible ride Most of these people come from a place I call home, the silicon valley south of San Francisco, California.Growing up here near the electronic companies that give the place its name.These founders of the PC revolution were,for the most part, middle class white kids from good suburban homes.But it's not their homes we're interested in,it;s there garages.Gram Spencer is chief programmer for Archetix software.Six guys who graduated from Stanford university and started a company,just because they liked each other.This is a modern day start-up,but at heart,its no different from PC pioneers like Apple or Microsoft.Nerds who share a dream.Their hobby is their business,and the culture they've created is identical to that of a thousand other technology companies.First,they dump the idea of nine to five.In this industry,you can work any eighty hours per week you like.Then I got my cap,which I use to cover my eyes and sleep in the early mornings while everyone's coming in.We didn't even obey a twenty-four hour clock.four,five of us when it's time to eat,we would all get into our cars,kinda race towards the restaurant,sit and talk about what we're doing, sometimes I get exited talking about things that I forget to eat,but then you just go back program some more.It was also our friends,those were fun days.Let's look in the refrigerator. We have coke and cold pizza.I drink about two liters of coke a day -- two liters of coke a day!And do you think of it like brain food--It keeps me going, that and listening to heavy metal and get caffeinated and hack I'd sit down in my room on the floor with pieces of paper spread all round with my computer design I was working on and always I noticed, I was up pretty late at night,and I had lots of coke,just part of that life.Combination of steel pizza and body odor and spelt cola kinda ground into the rug.I brought some spaghetti to work and then forgot to wash out the container for it the last couple of days,maybe six or seven,I had to be honest....that smells bad.Eating,bathing,having a girlfriend, and having an active social life,its incidental,it gets in the way of code time.Writing code is the primary force that drives their lives.Anything that interrupts that is wasteful.What is it about the internal logic of a computer that's so enticing?For one thing,such logic can be understood,as oppose to things that can't be understood at all,like the motivations of young women,let's say,or of the French.Let me explain. Time for the cringly crash course in basic basic computers,part 1.This is a mainframe computer,all these cabinets are one machine.In the old days,all computers were this size.They were attended by engineers in white in white coats,the kind of priesthood who took their jobs very seriously.All computers were pretty much the same,whether its a giant that serves two thousand users like this one,or a little notebook that serves only me.They process numerical data,a dding, multiplying, comparing, fact is,if you can quantify it,a computer can handle it.Its the emotional stuff they don't know what to do with.The data must be put into a special binary code consisting only of ones and zeros.Ane you have to give the computer instructions,also in code,to tell it exactly what to do with the data and in what order.These instructions are called a program.In the early days,you put in the instructions by flipping switches or loaded them by paper tape.This was called,machine language.It made computers a pain to use,even worse,every type of computer spoke a different machine language.The ENIAC can compute the 30-second trajectory of a shell in 20-seconds.Operators required spend 2 days to program it to do so.Then, a US navy captain name Grace Hopper solve the problem.She invented a computer language,English words that the computer itself could translate into binary code.Now users could type a whole list of instructions into a computer rather than flipping those damn switches.Like most things having to do with computers, that first language had a silly name,CIBOL.It was followed by other languages like FORTRAN and BASIC and they all made computing just a bit more user friendly.So when some nerds tells you he's been up all night programming or writing software or hacking code,what he really means is,he's been typing long list of instructions into his computer.Mainframe computers were far from personal,they sat in big air-conditioned rooms at insurance companies,phone companies,and the bank.And their main function was get us confused with some other guy named Cringly who's a deadbeat and had a criminal record. Eventually, computer terminals did begin to appear in some schools,but most of us paid no attention,But there's usually one kid who did pay attention,falling in love with the digital purity of those ones and zeros,he was the nerd.And I took this book home that described the PDPA computer and it just like a bible to me.I mean,all these things for some reason I fell a card game called Magic or fall in love with doing crossword puzzles,or something else,playing a musical instrument.I fell in love with little descriptions of computers on their inside and it was little mathematics,I could work out some problems on paper and solve it and see how it's done and I can came up with my own solutions and feel good inside.So you would keyboard these commands in and then you would wait foe a while and then the thing would go ...ta ta ta ta ta...and then it would tell you something out.But even with that,it's still remarkable,especially for a ten year old.That you could wait a program in BASIC,let's say,or FORTRAN and actually,this machine would,sort of take your idea and it would execute your idea and give you back some results and if they were the results you predicted,the program really worked,it was an incredibly thrilling experience.Nerds wanted their own computers right from the beginning,but it took a technological breakthrough to make that possible.This is it,the chip,the microprocessor.This is it,the chip,the microprocessor.This is what allows you to have a mainframe computer on your desk.In 1950's,mainframes were as big as this garage,that's because they were filled with thousands of these,vacuum tubes,or valves.Eventually the valves were made much smaller and replaced with transistors,still too big however, to make a computer that could fit on your desk.What that took was further miniaturization.Here we have a single piece of silicon etched with thousands of transistors.This microprocessor holds more than a million transistors,and that's the secret of the personalcomputer.And that's why they call it Silicon Valley,not computer valley.These are the people who invented the microprocessor,Intel.Intel was started 28 years ago by a handful of guys after a row with their old boss.Their microprocessor today powers 85 percent of the world's computers.Intel not only invented the chip,they're responsible for the laid back Silicon Valley working style.Everyone was on a first name basis,these were no reserved parking places,no offices,only cubicles.It's still ture today.Here's the chairman's cubicle.Gordon Moore is one of Intel founders,worth three billion dollars,with money like that,I'd have a door.In a business like this,the people with power are the ones that have the understanding of what's going on,not necessary the one's on top.It's very important those people have the knowledge are ones making the decision.So we setup something where everyone who had the knowledge on equal foot of what's going on.Intel's microprocessors kept getting more powerful.They soon had enough horsepower to run a whole computer,only Intel didn't appreciate the brilliance of their own products.Seeing it only as useful mainly for calculators,or traffic lights.Intel had all the elements necessary to invent the PC business but they just didn't get it.Lucky for us, someone did.This is the chip that launched the personal computer revolution.This is the magazine that announced it.In January 1975.featured on the cover was the world's first personal computer,the Altair 8800.It was the crazy idea of an ex air force officer from Georgia,Ed Roberts.If you'd look at it,it was kind of a grandiose.almost megalomaniac kind of scheme,you know.And right now I couldn't do it cause I couldn't see there's no way you could do this.But at that time,we just lack the benefits of age and experience and we didn't know we couldn't do it.20 years after Ed Robert's flash of brilliance,this exhibit being held to celebrate the anniversary of the Altair.Like every other other PC pioneer,Ed built his computer just because he wanted one to play with.There were some of us that lusted after a computers.really,at that time.All the computers in the world tended to be in big centers and you had to get permission to get close to them,nobody had access to computers then.And the idea that you can have your own computer and do whatever you wanted to,whenever you wanted to,was fantastic.And were all this happening?It was far from Silicon Valley,Intel,or IBM.Out in the desert,near the airport in Albuquerque,New Mexico,Ed Roberts ran a calculator company called MITS.Having an ugly building wasn't its only problem,MITS was going bankrupt.Nobody was buying calculators and Ed needed sixty-five thousand dollars just to stay afloat.We went to the bank and had a late night meeting and the issue was whether we close MITS down or they keep us an additional sixty-five thousand.And I was asked how many machines I think we would sell in the next year after it was introduced.And I said 800,and it was considered a wild eyed optimist at that.Within a month it was introduced,we were geeing 250 orders a day.The Altair wasn't even a computer,it was a computer kit.You had to build it yourself,and even then,it usually didn't work.Still,the demand was amazing.And there people who actually came to MITS.A couple of people with camper trailers camped out in the parking lot waiting for their machine,they were so eager.I think everybody had sorta daydreamed..about owning their own computer.The surprise was that it was possible for the average college student for example,who was living on bare subsistence,to actually buy a computer.This is what's really amazes me,was that people were so,there was a pent up demand for having your own computer.....And if it can be that cheap,what a wonderful thing.This is an Altair computer,the first personal computer.And not just any Altair,this is Altair serial number 2,the second one made,The first Altair made was sent off to be photographed at a magazine and it was lost in the mail.So this is the oldest personal computer in the world.Pretty historic junk,but the question is,what do you do with it?It has a front panel with switches you can click back and forth and some lights,but in the back,these no place to connect a keyboard,there's no place to connect a monitor,there's no place to connect a printer,In face,there's practically nothing at all you can really do with this thing.But back then,1975,the people who had it,were thrilled.The nerds formed clubs to talk about their new toy.One of the first was the Homebrew computer club, which met Wednesday evenings,at a hall rented from Stanford University back in Silicon valley.Presiding over near anarchy is Lee Felsenstein,who pretended to be in change.I would start the meeting by making a horrendous loud noise,because everyone was talking and I had to get some attention some how.And I would use it to call on the person in question,and I'd make threatening gestures with it.Most of us were in the electronics industry to s certain extent,but these's a ...stratum of physicians.And there were a lot of radio amateurs for instance,finding new technology that wasn't stale.But most of us were.at a certain middle-level downwards.We saw ourselves as crazed,ignored,geniuses or possible geniuses,but at least we could each hope to get our hands on a computer of our own.The very uselessness of the Altair is what drove the hobbyist together.Roger Mellon and Harry Garland started an early computer company.They came here to meet others and to figure out just what the heck could be done with this new toy.A solution in search of a problem.The Altair was tedious to use.At first,the only way data and instructions could be given to the computer was by flipping switches.Take something trivial like two plug two.Each two needed eight different switches to be flipped and the ninth switch was used to load them all.Add required another nine switches.The answer four was if the third light from the left turned on,eureka.So if you had a program a hundred bytes long,you had to go though this procedure a hundred times to load that into memory.It took a long time...and what happened if you lost power or you lost your way in the middle?...You cried The Altair may been frustrating but it drove the nerds to experiment,finding real uses for the useless box.Turning it from a curiosity to a computer.Steve setup an Altair,laboriously keyed a program into it, somebody knocked the plug out of the wall and he had to do that all over again,but nobody knew what this was about.After all,was it just going to sit there and flash its lights?Hr put a little transistor radio next to the Altair,and he would,by manipulating the length of loops in the software,could play tunes.The radio began playing,"The fool on the Hill",in the tinny little tunes that you could tell were coming from the noise that the computer was generating being picked up by the radio.Everybody rose and applauded.I proposed that he receive the stripped phillips screw award for finding a use for something previously thought useless.But I think everybody was too busy applauding to even hear me.It was a very exciting thing,probably the first thing that the Altairactually did.Turing the Altair into a useful tool required a programming language so users could type their programs in rather than flipping switches.What it needed was a version of some big computer language like BASIC,only modified for the PC.This was called a BASIC interpreter.But it didn't yet because the experts all thoughts that not even BASIC was basic enough to fit inside the tiny Altair memory.Yet again,the experts were wrong.Here comes the guy who solved the problem.20 years after finishing the first microcomputer BASIC,Paul Allen's returning to Albuquerque for a celebration of that event.This time with his fifteen million dollar jet and three foot red carpet. At a time when I was killing brain cells,this guy was founding an empire.He has come to eat rubber chicken in honor of the Altair's 20th anniversary.Allen co=founded Microsoft with is younger buddy from high school,Bill Gates.One day in Boston in Harvard Square,I uncovered Popular Electronics with this thing that looked like what I've been imagining.So I grabbed it off the shelf,I looked at it, bought it and ran back to Bill's dorm,and I think he was probably playing poker that night,usually money at that point,,,Paul showed that to me,then ok,here's a company that would be needing software,And he said ok,we got to called these guys up and see if this thing's for real.We realized that things are starting to happen,and because we had a vision for a long time of where this chip could go.What it could mean,That didn't mean the industry was going to wait for us while I stayed and finished my degree at Harvard.So called up Ed and we told him we've got this BASIC for your machine and it's not that far from being done,and we'd like to come out and show it to you .So we created this BASIC interpreter,Paul took the paper tape and flew out.in fact,the night before,he got some sleep while I double checked everything to make sure that we had it alright (I)had no idea what it's really like to run the software,it's never been ran on an actual computer before.He was very nervous about whether this would actually work,and got to the office and we all gathered around and he put his fingers on the switches,and he loaded BASIC in with paper tape,into the Altair.I was so nervous...and it worked.And it came up and it could do a few little simple things.And it was amazing when Paul called me up and said the thing worked the first time.And of course it was incredibly fast...And it printed out memory size and I think Bill said,"It printed something!"That was unbelievable,the fact that it really worked was a breakthrough.Maybe there wouldn't be a Microsoft if the screen hadn't come alive,who knows,it might have quite different.。

云南省云南民族大学附属高级中学2024-2025学年高三上学期10月考试（二）英语试题一、听力选择题1．Where is the woman going?A．The bus station.B．The café.C．The bookshop.2．What does the man choose to eat at last?A．The steak.B．The eggs and rice.C．Thai chicken and rice. 3．What’s the probable relationship between Mike and the man?A．Teacher and student.B．Classmates.C．Father and son.4．What are the speakers mainly talking about?A．The Paris Olympics.B．The men’s 10,000 meters.C．The athletes’ improvement.5．Why did the man become a doctor?A．He wanted to be rich.B．He was influenced by someone.C．His father made the decision for him.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

6．What can we know about the man?A．He never buys things on the Internet.B．He will probably get the same kind of raincoat.C．He doesn’t know how to avoid the shipping fee.7．What did the woman buy for herself?A．A raincoat.B．A piece of soap.C．A blouse.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

通用学术英语听说_云南大学中国大学mooc课后章节答案期末考试题库2023年1.What are the three things carried in stressed words？参考答案:This (as opposed to That)._Strong feelings._Changing the subject.2.What can tone of voice do?参考答案:Convey your moods._Convey your perspective._Convey your emotions.3.In a _____ presentation, you are required to produce a visual summary of yourresearch on a poster and talk about it.参考答案:poster4.Your poster should be mainly visual, meaning you should usegraphs,maps,illustrations and photos.参考答案:正确5.Inseminar or tutorial discussions, you are supposed to discuss a topic with ateacher and a small number of other students.参考答案:正确6.What are you expected to do in a seminar?参考答案:Present a summary of some readings you have done._Discuss thecontent of a lecture that you attended._Do problem-solvingexercises._Discuss the assigned readings.7.When asking a rhetorical quesiton, the speaker does expect an answer fromthe audience.参考答案:错误8.______ before emphasizing an important word or concept is an effective wayto improve tone of voice.参考答案:Pausing9.Which of the following is not a feature of a good opening?参考答案:The presenter thanks the audience for their patience.10.What are the requirements for preparing a presentation?参考答案:Adjusting the content according to the giventime._Planning delivery._Rehearsing your presentation._Considering your audience.11.What techniques can you use to end your presentation naturally?参考答案:Giving the audience a chance to ask questions._Thanking youraudience._Giving a clear summary of the main points._Restating the purpose of your talk.12.It is better to speakand use______ than to speak and use text.参考答案:images13.The best way to improve your performance is to practice your presentationaloud as often as possible.参考答案:正确14.Do not be afraid to pause during your presentation.参考答案:正确15.How can we engage our audience?参考答案:Use inclusive language._Show your opinion._Use natural and spoken language._Learn to emphasize.ing _____ language to signal the speaker if you want to interrupt politely.参考答案:body17.Answering questions partially is a general technique for answering questions.参考答案:正确18.What are the features of on-the-spot questions?参考答案:Unpredictability._Timeliness._Extensiveness.19. A reading speaker is interesting for the audience.参考答案:错误20.When the chairperson makes a complementary introduction about thespeaker, it is better for the speaker to express thanks to the chairperson.参考答案:正确21.Which is the first approach used in the video What Will Happen If You Do NotSleep in Lecture 7.1?参考答案:Chronological sequence.22.Which approach is often used to describe the position, structure, or three-dimentional relationship of objects?参考答案:Spatial relation.23.How many approaches are metioned in Lecture 7.1?参考答案:Developing a speech in chronological sequence._Developing a speech using other devices._Developing a speech by induction /deduction._Developing a speech according to a spatial relation.24.Deduction approach means developing your presentation from abstract toconcrete.参考答案:正确25.The second step in the Five Step Process is to gather your _______.参考答案:information26.What are the functions of asking questions?参考答案:Trigger a debate._Show interest._Obtain an answer._Gain possiblesolutions to a problem.27.What does "con" stand for?参考答案:Arguments against something.28.Which of the following expressions areexpressions to signal the topic of alecture？A.Today, I’m going to talk about …B. We’ll look at …C. Now let me illustrate... D. Let me start with …参考答案:Today, I’m going to talk about …_We’ll look at …_Let me start with …29.The two techniques you can use to make predications before a lecutreare_________ and common sense.参考答案:background knowledge30.It will be very helpful if you could list some questions about a lecture beforegoing to it .参考答案:正确31.What is NOT a good way to attract the audience's attention ?参考答案:Greeting the audience.32.What is the audience's first response while they are listening to an academiclecture?参考答案:Thinking of the theme.33.What are the expressions used to show the structure of a lecture?参考答案:Today, we will first talk about...and then discuss..._First, we will look at..., then ..., and finally we will talk about..._Today we will cover 3 reasons...34. A good way to show the structure of your lecture is by saying " In this talk, Iwill first note ... . Secondly, I will suggest..." .参考答案:正确35." Meanwhile, I will try to briefly introduce the ....." can show the audience thestructure of an academic lecture.参考答案:正确36.What is a typical language pattern when introducing backgroundinformation ？参考答案:As we have already seen,...37.Non-verbal communication, such as gestures and _______ can also help usrecognize the main ideas in lectures.参考答案:facial expressionsing shorthand can greatly improve note-taking efficiency.参考答案:正确39.Two formats of note are column form and ____________.参考答案:outline form40.What dose "pro" stand for ?参考答案:Arguments in favor of something.41.Which of the following expressions is NOT used to show cause and effect?参考答案:A major event.42.Which of the following expressions is NOT used to show addition?参考答案:In contrast to.43.Signal words are like signposts, guiding the listerners through lectures andshowing the connection of ideas.参考答案:正确44.The six categories of commonly used signal words are : emphasis, illustration,cause and effect, addition, _____ or sequence of events and comparison andcontrast.参考答案:process。

Memory sizeAfter the demo succeeded,Bill forgot about about finishing university.Afraid of missing his chance to dominate the new industry,he joined Allen what was then the center of worse micro-computing research,among the sleazy bars and gas stations of Albuquerque,New Mexico.And they lived across the street from MITS in the Sundowner motel,and the prostitutes and the drug dealers are out on the corner,and they were writing BASIC for the Altair computer and gradually they actually started Microsoft here in Albuquerque.We hired some of our high school friends basically to come down and stay with us in out apartment which became very crowded.We were pretty young,we started when I was 19,so we just had a lot of energy.They worked really hard,they listened to really loud music,I couldn't stand to go to the software room sometimes because the music banging off the walls,mostly acid rock.We usually go out and eat pizza and then go out and watch action movies.They would work all night long,and there were days when Bill Gates would be sleeping on the floor in the software lab....all sitting on tables around the apartment with stacks and stacks of paper writing the BASIC for the...I still know the source code by heart,that was a work of love,we just kept tuning and tuning tat thing,and that king of craftsmanship paid off.BASIC let Altair be used for both fun stuff and real work.People attached terminals to the computer and began writing games,word processors and accounting programs.Most of us didn't notice,but soon there was a thriving industry for enthusiasts.By the end of 1975,dozens of other companies were building micro-computers.We created an industry,and I think that goes completely unnoticed.There was nothing,every aspect of the industry,whether software,hardware,or application,you name it,it was all done at MITS.It was a wild time,it was a very exciting time.At the very were doing,what they're excited about to other companies.Like processor technology or inside command codes,got going as add-on companies. These companies are long forgotten,but they were the humble beginnings of the PC industry Lift in the hands of those early hobbyist,the PC might have never made it to the shopping mall.Reaching the wider market required a different type of vision.Enter the flower children of California,who thought the PC was,well,groovy. Remember the 60's happened in the early 70's right,so we'd have to remember that.So that's when I came of age,so I saw a lot of this,and to me...The spark of that,was that there was something beyond sort of what you see everybody. It's the same thing that causes people to want to be poets instead of bankers,And I think that's a wonderful thing,and I think that same spirit can be put into products.And those products can be manufactured and be given to people and they can sense that spirit.Out of this creative show and tell came Apple computer.The first mass market PC company.The Apple founders,a couple of recent graduates from Homestead High,were regulars at Homebrew meetings.Steve Wozinak was the technical wizard,and Steve Jobs was the visionary who saw microcomputers as a possible business.The first Apple computer was primitive.It was cobbles together by Woz to impress his friends at the Homebrew meeting.Everybody was interested in computers,so I start getting a crowd around me Because even though I was too shy to raise my hand and say anything at a club meeting after the club meeting,I would put my computer that I had built,and every week it had a little bit more workingon it too.But I would set it down and let people type on the keyboard and would explain what's in it.If they came up to me ask a question,I can answer,you know,now-a-days,I would have the ability to tell them what it is and you know,be a little bit more promotional,but back then I could only answer questions that they ask me,but I got a group that started gathering around me.And Steve Jobs saw that I had a lot of interest around me at the club and he said,let's start selling it,and let's make this company,came up with the name Apple and that's how it started.The Apple one was even less of a computer than the Altair.A single circuit board that came with neither a case nor a keyboard.Still,Steve Jobs managed to sell 50 Apple ones.That experience showed Jobs that was a market for a real computer,the Apple 2.It was very clear to me,that while there was a bunch of hardware hobbyists that could assemble there own computers or at least take our board and add the transformers,the power supply and the case the keyboard and go get the rest of the stuff.For every one of those,there,were a thousand people who couldn't do that but wanted to mess around with programming,software hobbyist.Just like I had been when I was 10, discovering that computer.And so my dream for the Apple 2 was to sell first real package computer.Steve Job's dream was impossible,it needed too many chops,making the product too complicated and expensive to build.But Woz didn't know it was impossible.And then I got into a way...why have a memory for your TV screen and memory for your computer,make'em one.And that shrunk the chips down,and I shrunk the chips here...and why not take these timing circuits,I look through the manuals and found a chip that did it in one chip instead of five,and reduced that...one thing after another after another happened,I wound up with so few chips, when I was done I said...Hey,computer that you could program,generated color patterns on a screen,or data or words,or play games,or anything.And it was just a computer I wanted for myself,pretty much.And it had turned out so good,he said,"I think we have a computer we could sell a thousand a month of."How can you sell a thousand,a month,you know?But we needed some money for tooling the case and things like that.We needed a few hundred thousand dollars...That was a lot of money for two people who had nothing in their lives to speak of,didn't have a four hundred dollar bank account.So I went looking for some venture capital.A scruffy 19 year old seduced the conservative world of venture capitalists.The man Jobs persuaded to part with his cash was Arthur Rock,the inventor of venture capital,and the man who had originally funded Intel.At least the Intel boys had graduated from university and owned suits.Well,he wore sandals and had very long hair and beard and mustache,but very articulate ...at one time in his life, it was probably when I first met him,he ate nothing but fruit.So as a main line venture capitalist,is this....this is not the norm.With money in hand,and under occasional adult supervision from an ex-Intel manager named Mike Markala, Woz and Jobs finished the Apple 2 and ordered a local factory to build one thousand machines.Two years past between the Altair and the Apple 2.And in that time,a lot of things have changed,we went from a computer that was designed or hobbyists and engineers and certainly looked like a piece of test equipment,to a computer that looked like a piece of computerelectronics,and we can thank Steve Jobs for that.His sense of design demanded the structural from case be used for the Apple 2,the first cade of its type on a personal computer,not that there wasn't good engineering inside either.The Apple 2 was a model of efficient engineering.Here's the floppy disk drive controller for example.There are 8 chips here where their previously would've been 35.This is an amazing bit of engineering that we could attribute to Steve Wozinak,who was certainly,the Mozart of digital design.And all told,it turned the Apple 2 into a sensation.The Apple 2 was launched at Jim Warren's west Coast Computer Fair,one of the first big microcomputer show.The 1978 show drew thousands of attendees and dozens of exhibitors.Many of them members of the Homebrew computer club,which spawned the early microcomputer companies.But there was only one company showing something that looked like a modern personal computer,right by the entrance,in a prime spot negotiated by Steve Jobs,sat the Apple 2,it mesmerized all who saw it.My recollection was we stole the show,and a lot of dealers and distributors started lining up...we were off and running.How old were you ?...21Following the West Coast Computer Faire,the next two years were ones of explosive growth for Apple.With thousands of customers arriving on the doorsteps os the tiny office in Cupertino,California.Sales and profit grew so quickly that Apple had more money than the company could spend,and the company was very young.The founders were in their twenties and some employees were even younger.Like 14 year old Chris Espinosa who never left,he still works at Apple,almost 20years later.There would be public demonstrations of our product every Tuesdays and Thursdays afternoon at three o'clock.And that was good cause it was after school,so I would get out of my Sophomore,Junior year of high school.I would ride my little moped down to the Apple offices.At three o'clock I'd give demonstrations of the Apple 2.When we were in the office,it was jokes and wiring up people's phones to do weird things,everyone of us,I mean,there was a person at Apple for a couple of years that was super serious,we were lucky,we had the hot product of it's day.And some of the people I did original demos to came up to me years later and said,I founded a hundred million dollar chain of computer stores based on the demo you showed me one Tuesday afternoon at Apple,its really fun.It went so successful that all of a sudden,Steve and I wouldn't have to worry about work for the rest of our lives,and then it got even more successful more successful after that,and it was sort of a shock .The Apple 2 set a new standard for personal computers and showed there was real money to be made.Rival companies popped up all over,but the market was still hobbyists,guys with big beards who thought a good use for their computer was controlling a model train set.But for microcomputers to be taken seriously they had to start doing things that needed doing.Functions that were useful,not just for fun.The enthusiasts market has its limits,to reach the rest of us,the Apple 2 needed what the nerds call a killer applications.Software that's so useful that people will buy computers just to run it.For the Apple 2,this application was call Visicalc.It came straight from the blackboards of the Harvard business school.Ibvented by a graduate student,Dan Bricklin and his programmer friend Bob Frankston,Visical was the first electronic spreadsheet.A spreadsheet is a tool for financial planning,brining together for the first time,the seduction of money with the power of micro-computing.Dan Bricklin's professor at Harvard showed how companies used a grid of numbers on a blackboard to work out profits and expenses.The trick to a spreadsheet is all the values in the table are related to the others.So changes in one year would ripple through the table affecting prices and profits in subsequent years.Students were asked to calculate how future profits would be affected by various business scenarios.It was called running the numbers and they did it laboriously by hand.Because each value was linked to the others,one mistake could mean disaster.Dan,who had worked as a programmer,started daydreaming about how he can use a computer to replace the tedious hand calculations.I imagined that there was a magic blackboard that did word processing like word wrapping,if you make a change to a word,it pulls everything back.Why not recalculate the same way,so that if I changed my number,I should've used ten percent instead of twelve percent,I'd just put it in and it would recalculate everything and go through it...and that would become the idea of an electronic spreadsheet.Following a model that common today,Dan Bricklin designed the program,but got his friend Bob Frankston to write the actual computer code.After months of programming late at night when computer time was cheaper,The Harvard business school blackboard came to lift.People who saw it and went and got it,like an accountant,I remember showing it to one here,and he started shaking and said,that's what I do all week,I can do it in an hour,and they would take their credit cards and shove it into their face.You have to remember what it was like in those days,we did not use the word spreadsheet because nobody know what spread sheet was.I came up with the name Visible Calculator or VIsical because we want to emphasis that aspect.Visicalc hit the market in October 1979,selling for one hundred dollars.Marv Goldschmitt sold the first copy at his computer store in Bedford,Massachusetts. After a slow start,Visical took off. What it did in our society,it gave people who were obsessed with numbers,whether they were a business or at home.How much am I worth today,how much is my stock portfolio worth,how am I doing with my budget on this project.It gave them the ability to play with scenarios and changes and say what if I do this.So it put people in a sense of control of the thing lots of people in society feels is driving them,and that's numbers.The spreadsheet was every businessman's crystal ball.It answered all those what-if questions.What if I fired the engineering department,what if I invest ten million dollars in pantyhose futures.Look,I'd be rich in under a year and have slimmer thighs at the same time,the computer says so.The effect of the spreadsheet was enormous.Armed with a Apple 2 running Visical,24 year old MBA with 2 pieces of dobious data could convince his corporate manager to allow him to loot the corporate manager to allow him to loot the corporate pension fund and do a leverage buy.It was the perfect tool for the 80's,the Me decade,when money was everything and greed was good.In 5 years,the PC had gone from being a hobbyist toy to an engine that shaped the times we lives in.Thanks to Visicalc,the Apple 2 made history.Everybody we talked to just seemed excited to talk about what we were doing.And there was huge media explosion,kind of like the internet we are seeing today,of this is the happening things.We read about it over and over and over,every time we took an airplane,you read about them.Every newspaper every week,you'd read something about small computers coming, Apple was one of the highlight companies,so we were being portrayed as a leader of a revolution and we really felt we were a leader of a revolution,we were going to change life a lot.内存的大小演示成功后,比尔忘了关于完成大学。

云南大学软件学院专业英语听力期末考试2010年试卷第一篇：云南大学软件学院专业英语听力期末考试2010年试卷Tony出卷Part IListen to the audio for each question.Determine which lecture the audio came from and write the letter that corresponds to the answer on the space provide below.Each answer may be used more than once.Each question will be repeated twice before continuing to the next question.This entire section will be repeated twice.(2 point per question, 20 points total)A.Creation of the ComputerB.NerdsC.How the Internet worksD.Pirates of Silicon Valley1._______6._______ 2._______7._______ 3._______8._______ 4._______9._______ 5._______ 10._______ Part IIListen to both statements I and II for each question.Determine which statement is related to the concept stated in the question.Choose the SINGLE correct answer in the space provided.Each answer may be used more than once.Each question will be repeated twice before continuing to the next question.This entire section will be repeated twice.(2 point per question, 20 points total)A.I onlyB.II onlyC.Both I and IID.None of the above/ 6-1.________What is a G U I.2.________The purpose of a proxy.3.________Reasons why Macintosh did not sell very well against IBM’s PC.4.________Mainframe Computers.5.________Apple’s Killer Application.6.________Charles Babbage’s Machines.7.________A type of spreadsheetprogram.8.________The invention of the Microprocessor.9.________Hollerith’s tabulating machine.10.________Reason(s)why IBM entered the PC market.Part IIIBase your answers on the audio you’ve heard for each question.Answer question in the space provided as either T(True)or F(False).Each question will be repeated twice before continuing to the next question.This entire section will be repeated twice.(2 point per question, 20 points total)1.________Data packets are of different sizes.2.________Windows 95 is the biggest product launch in the history of the PC.3.________IBM made computers for large companies, not personal computers.4.________Xerox dominated the computer industry in the 1970’s.5.________The Macintosh was cheaper than the IBM PC.6.________Early computational tables were perfect without any mistakes.7.________Intel didn’t understand the power of their microprocessors at first.8.________There was a culture clash between IBM and Microsoft9.________Steve Jobs sold over a hundred Apple I computers.10.________Hollerith’s machine is capable of handling the railroad business.Part IVpoint per question, 40 points total Answer each of the following questions completely in the space provided in the following pages.Make sure the answer provided address all the sub questions.1.List the following their importance:UNIVAC, Colossus, Analytical Engine, ENIAC, Personal Computerse)c)b)a)d)2.Explain what Steve Ballmer meant by “Riding the Bear”:Who was the bear and whydo you need to ride it? What is a KLOC and why did Steve Ballmer have a problem with IBM using KLOCs?3.Please describe the functions and purpose of each of the following networkcomponents, be as complete as possible:Firewall –Proxy –Router –4.Please explain why IBM developed their own operating system OS/2? And why didMicrosoft agree to develop OS/2 for IBM?5.Write the name of the company the following people started and what was eachperson’s contribution to the PC revolution?Paul Allen – _______________;Steve Wozniak – _______________;Ed Roberts – _______________;6.What is the concept of a killer application?What was IBM’s killer application?What was Apple II’s ki ller application?7.What were the 3 things shown to Steve Jobs at PARC?And what does each of the 3 things do?c)b)a)8.Why did Steve Jobs want to develop the Macintosh? Why didn’t the Macintosh sellvery well against IBM’s PC? Why did Macintosh become popular?第二篇：云南大学软件学院2010年语言期末考试考点整理填空30分中断类型1bh时，中断向量内存地址是_______。

云南中医药大学学位英语考试真题全文共3篇示例，供读者参考篇1Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Degree English ExamYunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine is a prestigious institution located in Kunming, Yunnan Province. Established in 1960, the university is known for its expertise in traditional Chinese medicine and has produced many notable doctors and researchers in the field. To ensure the quality of education and maintain high academic standards, the university conducts a degree English exam for its students.The degree English exam is a comprehensive test that evaluates students’ proficiency in the English language. It covers various aspects of language skills, including listening, reading, writing, and speaking. The exam is designed to assess students’ ability to communicate effectively in English, which is essential for their future careers in the field of traditional Chinese medicine.The exam consists of multiple-choice questions, short answer questions, and essay writing tasks. Students are required to demonstrate their understanding of English grammar, vocabulary, and comprehension skills. The listening section tests their ability to understand spoken English, while the reading section evaluates their reading comprehension skills. The writing section assesses their ability to express ideas clearly and effectively in written English.In addition to the written exam, students are also required to participate in a speaking test. This section of the exam evaluates their ability to speak fluently and coherently in English. Students are given a topic to discuss and are required to present their ideas confidently and convincingly.The degree English exam is a challenging test that requires thorough preparation and practice. It is an essential requirement for students studying at Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, as it helps them develop their English language skills and improve their communication abilities.Overall, the degree English exam at Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine plays a crucial role in ensuring the academic success of students and preparing them for future professional opportunities in the field of traditional Chinesemedicine. It is a significant assessment that reflects the university’s commitment to providing high-quality education and producing skilled professionals in the field.篇2Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Degree English ExamTime: 120 minutesPart One: Reading ComprehensionRead the following passage and answer the questionsTraditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has a long history dating back thousands of years. It is a comprehensive and systematic medical system that includes various practices such as acupuncture, herbal medicine, massage, and dietary therapy. TCM focuses on balance and harmony within the body, viewing illness as a result of imbalance or disharmony.Questions:1. What are some practices included in Traditional Chinese Medicine?2. How does TCM view illness?3. How long has TCM been practiced?Part Two: Vocabulary and GrammarFill in the blanks with the correct word or phrase1. Acupuncture is the practice of inserting thin needles into specific _________ on the body.2. Herbal medicine uses __________ plants and herbs to treat various ailments.3. Massage therapy can help improve __________ circulation and reduce muscle tension.4. TCM emphasizes the importance of maintaining _________ within the body.5. Dietary therapy is based on the idea that food can be used as _________ medicine.Part Three: WritingWrite an essay of at least 300 words on the following topic:"The Role of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Modern Healthcare"In recent years, Traditional Chinese Medicine has gained popularity around the world as an alternative andcomplementary form of healthcare. Discuss the benefits of TCM and how it can be integrated into modern healthcare systems. Share your thoughts and provide examples to support your viewpoint.Remember to use proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation in your essay.Part Four: SpeakingPrepare a 5-minute presentation on the topic of "The Five Elements in Traditional Chinese Medicine". Discuss the five elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and how they relate to health and wellness in TCM.Good luck on your exam!篇3Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Degree English ExamTime: 2 hours Total: 100 pointsPart I. Vocabulary and GrammarInstructions: Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.1. The doctor advised me ________ more water to stay hydrated.A. drinkB. drinkingC. to drinkD. drunk2. He has been studying ________ a new job recently.A. atB. forC. inD. on3. I ________ to the concert if I had known that it was going to be cancelled.A. goB. would goC. wentD. would have gone4. I was surprised at how ________ the test was.A. easyB. easierC. easiestD. easily5. ________ is known to all, Traditional Chinese Medicine has a long history in China.A. WhatB. WhichC. AsD. ThatPart II. Reading ComprehensionInstructions: Read the following passages and answer the questions.Passage 1: Traditional Chinese MedicineTraditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a system of medicine that has been practiced in China for thousands of years. It includes treatments such as herbal medicine, acupuncture, massage, and dietary therapy. TCM is based on the principles of Yin and Yang, which describe how opposite forces areinterconnected and complementary. In TCM, health is believed to be a harmonious balance of these forces, and illness is thought to occur when the balance is disrupted.1. What is Traditional Chinese Medicine?2. What are the treatments included in TCM?3. What are the principles of Yin and Yang in TCM?Passage 2: AcupunctureAcupuncture is a form of alternative medicine that originated in China. It involves the insertion of thin needles into specific points on the body to stimulate energy flow and promote healing. Acupuncture is used to treat a variety of conditions, including chronic pain, stress, and digestive disorders. Many people find acupuncture to be a safe and effective treatment option.1. Where did acupuncture originate?2. How does acupuncture work?3. What conditions can acupuncture treat?Part III. WritingInstructions: Write an essay of at least 300 words on the following topic: "The Importance of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Modern Healthcare."In your essay, you should discuss:- The history and principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine- The benefits of incorporating TCM into modern healthcare- Examples of how TCM is being used in healthcare todayRemember to use specific examples and evidence to support your arguments.Good luck on the exam!。

大理大学学位英语考试真题2023年全文共3篇示例，供读者参考篇1大理大学学位英语考试真题2023年2023年的大理大学学位英语考试真题是什么样的呢？以下是今年考试的一部分真题：听力部分：听录音，回答以下问题。

1. What is the woman’s name?A) SusanB) AmyC) HelenD) Linda2. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A) In a supermarketB) In a libraryC) In a restaurantD) In a hotel3. What are the speakers talking about?A) A movieB) A bookC) A partyD) A school project阅读部分：阅读下面短文，回答问题。

As we all know, education plays a crucial role in shaping a person’s future. However, the traditional education system has been criticized for being too rigid and inflexible, failing to meet the diverse needs of students.One alternative is personalized learning, a model which tailors teaching methods and content to individual students’ needs and interests. This approach allows students to learn at their own pace and in a way that suits their learning style. Research has shown that personalized learning can lead to better academic outcomes and higher student engagement.However, some critics argue that personalized learning can exacerbate educational inequality, as not all students have access to the same resources and opportunities. Others worry that personalized learning may replace traditional teaching methods entirely, leading to a loss of important skills such as critical thinking and collaboration.4. What is the main topic of the passage?A) The importance of educationB) The benefits of personalized learningC) The criticisms of traditional educationD) The challenges of personalized learning5. According to the passage, what are the potential drawbacks of personalized learning?A) Educational inequality and a loss of important skillsB) Increased academic outcomes and higher student engagementC) Limited access to resources and opportunitiesD) A rigid and inflexible education system写作部分：请根据以下话题，写一篇短文。

云南大学专业英语听力Nerds3字幕It comes down to trying to expose yourself to the best things that humans have done.And then try to bring those things in to what you're doing.And Picasso has a saying,"Good artists copy, great artist steal" And we have always been shameless about stealing great ideas.And I think part of what made the Macintosh great was the people working on it.were musicians,and poets,and artists,and zoologists,and historians.who also happens to be the best computer scientists in the world.With delusions of grandeur running rampant Apple created a Hollywood style TV commercial.It symbolized how the friendly Mac would free us from the Orwellian tyranny of clunky IBM PCs, Despite the hype,by late 1984,the Mac sales were disastrous.In ad after ad,Apple desperately pointed out that the Mac was far easier to use than the IBM PC.But it sole for $2500, a thousand more than the IBM.And despite Job's best efforts in recruiting software makers likeBill Gates,applications were scarce.It didn't do very much,we had Mac paint and Mac write were our only applications.And the market started to figure this out. By the end of the year,people said,"Well,maybe the IBM PC isn't as easy to use,or not as attractive as the Macintosh,but it actually does something we want to be able to do,spreadsheets,word processing,and database.And so we started to see the sales of the Mac tail off towards the end of 1984.And that became a problem the following year.Cringley'sthird law of computing was right again,to succeed, a PC must have an application which alone justifies buying the whole box.The IBM PC had Lotus 123,the Mac needed its own killerapplication.WYSIWYG,another bunch of initials from the world of the nerds.What You See Is What You Get...so what's the big deal?Well,it turns out that it's very hard to print on paper exactly the same image you see on the computer screen.80%of pur brain is devoted to processing visual data,but that's not the same for computers. I've been here writing a letter to my mom andI'm singing it Bob...and when I tell it to print,what comes out is a "Bob" but certainly not the Bob I intended.Until someone invented a way to print exactly what was on the screen,GUI will be a lot of "houie"Apple's problem was the dot-matrix printer, it gave everything a typewriter quality.BUut salvation was at hand and once again it owed a lot to Xerox Parc.One of Parc's former brains,John Warnock,had invented a technology that allowed a laser printer to print exactly,precisely what was on your screen.He started a company called Adobe to market his invention.And what we had figured out how to do what no one had figured out how to do what no one had figured to do was drive laser printers.Within two or three weeks,we had cancelled our internal projects...and I had cut a deal with Adobe to use their software and webought 19.9% of Adobe at Apple.The investment paid off...The power of precise laser printed image and a user friendly GUI gave birth to a brand new business,desktop publishing.The spreadsheet had made us all accountants,now using breakthrough software,we could created fancy artwork, snappy looking note paper,even counterfeit money.The Mac had found it's killer application and would soon become the PC of choice for any creative business.The success of desktop of desktop publishing came too late for Apple's founder.In 1985,Mac sales was still flat but Jobs refused to believe the numbers.He simple behaved as if the Mac was a hot seller from thestart.The grandiose plans of what the Macintosh would be was just so far out of whack with the truth of what the product was doing.And the truth of what the product was doing was not horrible,it was salvageable,but the gap between the two was so unthinkable that somebody had to do something,and that somebody was John Scully.John Scully whom Jobs saw as his own creation presented the board with his strategy to save the company.The plan did not include Steve Jobs.The board had to make a choice and I said,"Look,It's Steve's company,I was brought in here to help.If you want him to run it that's fine with me,but we've got to at least decide what we're going to do,everyone's got to get behind it."But he took it as a personal attack,started attacking Scully,and which back himself into a corner because he was sure the board would support him and not Scully.And ultimately after the board talked toSteve and talked with me, the decision was we would go forward with my plan and Steve left.What can I say?I hired the wrong guy.And he destroyed everything I spent 10 years woeking for,starting with me,but that wasn't the saddest part.I would've gladly left Apple if Apple would've turned out the way I wanted it to.People in the company had very mixed feelings about it.Everyone's been terrorized by Steve Jobs as some point or another so there's a certain relier, that the terrorist would be gone,but on the other hand,there's incredible respect for Steve Jobs by the very same people.And we're all very worried what would happen to this company without the visionary,without the founder,without the charisma.Apple never recovered from losing Steve,Steve was the heart and soul and driving force.It's quite a different place today,they've lost their soul.The years after Steve Jobs left were the most profitable for Apple computer.The Apple people work hard,they play hard.They made the computer business look a beach party.And with a median age of 27,the company was very sexy too,maybe too secy...In this bizarre promo to inspire their sales force, Apple stressed the Mac's ease of use could liberate the pathetic of the IBM PC.With improvement to the hardware and the boom in desktop publishing,Mac production went into overdrive.By 1987,Apple was selling a million a year,IBM numbers,The Macminted money,half its $2000 price was pure profit.Apple arrogantly assumed their stuff was so good,consumers would always pay a premium forit,big mistake.The Mac really ought to have won the battle for the desktop,Ok,it was more expensive than an IBM PC.but if what you wanted was a friendly,easy to use system,surely everyone wanted that,then thisis the only game in town,at least that's what the boys at Apple thought.But they weren't reckoning on one man,Bill Gates.Gates saw the Mac's GUI represented a long term threat to Microsoft's money machine.To DOS,the clunky operating system that sat inside every IBM PC.So Bill had his boys create a GUI that sat on top of DOS rather like building afancy facade on an old building.They called it Windows and it wasn't much at first, but it was good enough to defend the DOS franchise.February or March of 1984 which was just after the Apple/Macintosh had been introduced.and that point in time,we were firmly convinced that we need to bet on GUI.First with the Macintosh and then with Windows.At Microsoft,it was often a long and frustrating struggle to find a GUI solution that challenged the Mac.For years,teams at Microsoft salved in their windowless offices to build Windows,refreshed by endless supply of free soda.And I was the development manager for Windows 1.0,we kept slogging and slogging,and it took us about 7 versions,it takes a few version to get it right before 1990.Windows may have been a joke compared to the Mac,but Gates' persistent.Slowly it gotbetter and the guys at Apple got worried. As each new feature appeared on the Windows GUI,the more they thought Microsoft was copyingthe features on the Mac.So finally they sued Microsoft, accusing them in a long legal battle of stealing the look and feel of Apple's GUI.The look and feel,which is how it looks,the experience of using it was not patentable but it was copyrightable.but it was copyrightable.But the was no precedent law,this was going to be a precedence setting case.But it was a period of 5 years where Microsoft,our whole strategy would've been ruined because Windows was very important to us.They weren't going to change anything,and they were going to get us to cave in or take us all the way to the Supreme count on this thing.We assumed the lawyers,the judges would all come to the right conclusion which eventually they did.And Apple lost,but in that period of about 6 years that this case was going on,it may have lulled us into a bit complacency thinking that we were going to be insulated from the Windows attack.The launch of Windows 3 in 1990,killed off Apple's hopes Macintosh would win the GUI war.The 6 year labor to produce a GUI that made IBM PCs and all the clones as easy to use as the Mac finally came up trumps.In ayear,Windows 3 sold close to 30 million copies,consigning the Mac to a niche in the market.Bill Gates' strategy won out.At every stage in the PC's development,he joined the leading hardware company,he carving out a dominate share for his product,made his software the industry standard.The original PC did advance us that we created the tools for that together,take Windows that we bet ourcompany on that...virtually everything that we've done when we first came out with it,there was a lot of skepticism.But most of the thing we really stuck with them and despite all that second guessing,we were able to pull them off.The problem was,the industry wasn't measured by who has the best selling personal computer,or who has the most innovate technology.The industry was measured by who had the most open system that was adopted by the most other companies.And the Microsoft strategyultimately turned out to be the better of the business strategy.The only problem with Microsoft is that they just have no taste,they have absolutely no taste and what that means is ,I don't mean that in a small way,I mean that in a big way,in the sense that they don't think of original ideas and they don't bring much culture into their products.And you say why is that important...proportionally spaced fonts comes from typesetting and beautiful books is where one gets the idea,If it weren't for the Mac,they would never have that in their products.And so I guess I am saddened not by Microsoft's success,I have no problems with their success,they've earned their success,for the most part.I have a problem with the fact that they just make really third rate products.I will admit,quite frankly that I think Windows today was probably 4 years behind where it would have been,had we not danced with IBM for so long,cause the amount of split energy,split work,split IQ in the company,really cost,our end customers,real innovation in our product line.And so whenever I hear these criticisms,I say to myself,just you watch,just you watch Windows 95,Windows...there's no luck of focus here in the last 3-4 years,we didn't have this big split with IBM,and I think even in the operating systems area,you'll see clear,and people will recognize clear leadership.We just keep making them better,we get millions of phone calls,we go out there to talk to customers,there's nothing cast in concrete,if people decide there's something that we shouldchange,we'd change it. It's a lot better than most industries inthat sense.I think the way that application user interface has advanced thelast decade,Microsoft hasthbeen at the forefront of very high percentage of that,and I think it's great stuff.On August 24,1995,Gates delivered the coup degras to his software rivals,Windows 95 combines the PC's operating system and it's graphical interface into one package,With a world wide promotional campaign costing 300 milliondollars,it looks set to become industry standard,supplanting Microsoft's old war horse,DOS.Cue the triumph of Bill,a software nerd is the richest man in the world.But even as Bull Gates bestrides the PC world like a Colossus,a head lies bigger battles.Battles that will make the trouncing of the Mac andmastering the IBM PC look like a tea party.The Gates fortune was built on setting the industry standard for PC operating systems.Fine as long as PCs are stand-alone boxed on your desk.But now they are being linked into a world wide network,the much hyped information superhighway.The PC on the internet is a mailbox,a telephone and television.The internet is the next wave of the information revolution where there is as yet,no industry standard.A world where even Bill Gates seems unsure.If you take the way the internet is changing month by month,if somebody could predict what's going to happen 3 month from now,9 months from now,even today...my hat's off to them,I think we've got phenomenon here that is moving so rapidly that nobody knows exactly where it will go.。

2024年云南省第二次英语听力考试真题In the spring of 2024, students across Yunnan Province gathered in examination halls, their ears tuned to the sound of English spoken in various accents, their minds focused on comprehending the spoken word. The English Listening Examination, a critical component of their academic assessment, was underway. This test not only evaluated their ability to understand English but also their capacity to analyze, infer, and synthesize information from what they heard.The examination began with a recording of a conversation between two individuals discussing the environmental impacts of urbanization. The speakers exchanged viewpoints on the necessity for sustainable city planning and the role of green spaces in urban areas. Students were required to listen attentively, discerning key points and underlying messages conveyed through tone and emphasis.Following this, a monologue provided a change of pace. A professor detailed the history of the English language, tracing its evolution from Old English to the modern-day lingua franca. The richness of the language's history was evident as the professor highlighted the influences of different cultures and languages on English over the centuries.A news report was next, presenting students with a more formal style of spoken English. The report covered recent technological advancements and their potential to revolutionize industries. The clarity and precision of the reporter's speech tested the students' ability to understand specific details and technical terms.The final part of the listening test was perhaps the most challenging. It featured an excerpt from a literary work, replete with metaphorical language and complex narrative structures. The beauty of the prose contrasted with the difficulty of interpreting figurative language and the author's intent.As the recordings ceased, the students reflected on the diverse range of topics and styles they had encountered. The test had been a true assessment of their listening skills,requiring not only understanding of the language but also an appreciation of its nuances and complexities.The English Listening Examination in Yunnan Province was more than a test; it wasa celebration of the English language and its capacity to convey a multitude of ideas and emotions. It was a testament to the students' dedication to mastering a language that opens doors to global communication and understanding.Through this examination, students demonstrated their proficiency in English, a skill that would serve them well in their future academic and professional endeavors. The ability to listen, comprehend, and connect with the spoken word in English is invaluablein our increasingly interconnected world.As the results of the examination were later announced, students across the province rejoiced in their achievements. Their success was not just in passing a test but in overcoming a barrier to communication, allowing them to engage with the world in ways they had never before imagined. The English Listening Examination had indeed been a milestone in their educational journey, one that they would remember for years to come. 。

云南师范大学2022年学位英语试卷答案解析1、Will you see to（）that the flowers are well protected during the rainy season? [单选题] *A. it(正确答案)B. meC. oneD. yourself2、87．—Could you? ? ? ? ? ? me the way to the nearest hospital?—Sure. [单选题] *A．askB．tell(正确答案)C．talkD．speak3、He went to America last Friday. Alice came to the airport to _______ him _______. [单选题] *A. take; offB. see; off(正确答案)C. send; upD. put; away4、I paid him 50 dollars for the painting, but its real（）must be about 500 dollars. [单选题] *A. feeB. value(正确答案)C. priceD. fare5、Ordinary books, _________ correctly, can give you much knowledge. [单选题] *A. used(正确答案)B. to useC. usingD. use6、What _______ would you like, sir? [单选题] *A. otherB. else(正确答案)C. othersD. another7、14．Builders have pulled down many old houses, and they will build a lot of new ________. [单选题] *A．ones (正确答案)B．oneC．the onesD．the one8、The car _______ after forty minutes driving, so he didn’t have the interview on time. [单选题] *A. broke down(正确答案)B. broke inC. broke outD. broke up9、There are trees on both sides of the broad street. [单选题] *A. 干净的B. 狭窄的C. 宽阔的(正确答案)D. 宁静的10、The commander said that two _____ would be sent to the Iraqi front line the next day. [单选题] *A. women's doctorB. women doctorsC. women's doctorsD. women doctor(正确答案)11、_______ after dinner is good for our health. [单选题] *A. WalksB. Walking(正确答案)C. WalkedD. Walk12、Sorry, I can't accept your invitation. [单选题] *A. 礼物B. 观点C. 邀请(正确答案)D. 好意13、It was _____ that the policy of reform and opening up came into being in China. [单选题] *A. in the 1970s(正确答案)B. in 1970sC. in the 1970s'D. in 1970's14、Nobody noticed the thief slip into the shop, because the lights happened to _______. [单选题] *A. put outB. turn outC. give outD. go out(正确答案)15、It was _____the policeman came_____the parents knew what had happened to their son. [单选题] *A.before…asB. until…whenC. not until…that(正确答案)D.until…that16、He made ______ for an old person on the bus. [单选题] *A. room(正确答案)B. roomsC. a roomD. some rooms17、My brother is too shy. He _______ speaks in front of lots of people. [单选题] *A. alwaysB. usuallyC. seldom(正确答案)D. sometimes18、_____ yuan a month _____ not enough for a family of three to live on today. [单选题] *A. Five hundred; is(正确答案)B. Five hundreds; areC. Five hundred; areD.Five hundreds; is19、Sometimes only（）10 out of 500 or more candidates succeed in passing all the tests. [单选题] *A. as many asB. as few as(正确答案)C. as much asD. as little as20、If it _______ tomorrow, I won’t go there. [单选题] *A. rains(正确答案)B. is rainingC. will rainD. would rain21、2．I think Game of Thrones is ________ TV series of the year. [单选题] *A．excitingB．more excitingC．most excitingD．the most exciting (正确答案)22、—Where are you going, Tom? —To Bill's workshop. The engine of my car needs _____. [单选题] *A. repairing(正确答案)B. repairedC. repairD. to repair23、Last year Polly _______ an English club and has improved her English a lot. [单选题] *A. leftB. sawC. joined(正确答案)D. heard24、Every year Carl _______ most of his time swimming, camping and traveling with his parents. [单选题] *A. is spendingB. spentC. will spendD. spends(正确答案)25、At last the plane landed at the Beijing Airport safely. [单选题] *A. 平稳地B. 安全地(正确答案)C. 紧急地D. 缓缓地26、What lovely weather,（）? [单选题] *A.is itB. isnt it(正确答案)C. does itD.doesn’t it27、The twins _______ us something about their country. [单选题] *A. told(正确答案)B. saidC. talkedD. spoke28、( ) ____ eye exercises ___ good __ your eyes. [单选题] *A. Doing, is, for(正确答案)B. Doing, are, forC. Do, is, forD. Do, are, at29、He prefers to use the word “strange”to describe the way（）she walks. [单选题] *A. in which(正确答案)B. by whichC. in thatD. by that30、—Judging from ____ number of bikes, there are not many people in the party.—I think so. People would rather stay at home in such _____ weather. [单选题] *A. the, aB. a, /C. the, /(正确答案)D. a, a。

2023年云南学士学位英语考试真题English:The 2023 Yunnan Bachelor's Degree English Exam is a comprehensive test designed to assess students' proficiency in English language skills, including reading, writing, listening, and speaking. The exam typically consists of multiple sections, each focusing on different aspects of English language acquisition. The reading section evaluates students' comprehension skills through passages of varying difficulty levels, while the writing section assesses their ability to express ideas clearly and coherently in written form. In the listening section, students are required to listen to audio recordings and demonstrate their understanding by answering questions or completing tasks related to the content. Finally, the speaking section evaluates students' oral communication skills, including pronunciation, fluency, and ability to convey information effectively. Overall, the exam aims to gauge students' overall proficiency in English and their readiness to engage in academic or professional endeavors requiring English language competency.中文翻译:2023年云南学士学位英语考试是一项综合性考试，旨在评估学生在英语语言技能方面的熟练程度，包括阅读、写作、听力和口语。

2023年云南学士学位英语考试真题2023 Yunnan Bachelor's Degree English ExamPart I: Reading Comprehension (50 points)Directions: Read the following passage and answer the questions below.In recent years, sustainable development has become an increasingly important topic in the global agenda. From small businesses to multinational corporations, more and more organizations are incorporating sustainability practices into their operations. This shift is driven by a growing awareness of the environmental and social impacts of business activities, as well as a desire to meet the demands of environmentally conscious consumers.One key aspect of sustainable development is the concept of the triple bottom line, which considers not only financial success but also social and environmental performance. Companies that embrace this approach aim to create value for all stakeholders, including employees, communities, and the planet, not just shareholders. By taking a holistic view of their impact, businesses can better manage risks, improve reputation, and attract top talent.To achieve sustainable development goals, companies must make changes at every level of their organization. This includes setting clear objectives, measuring and monitoring performance, and communicating results transparently. By integrating sustainability into their strategy and operations, companies can not only reduce their environmental footprint but also drive innovation, improve efficiency, and build long-term resilience.1. What is the main topic of the passage?A. The importance of financial successB. The benefits of sustainability practicesC. The challenges of meeting consumer demandsD. The impact of business activities on stakeholders2. What is the triple bottom line approach?A. Embracing environmental practicesB. Prioritizing financial successC. Focusing solely on shareholder valueD. Balancing financial, social, and environmental performance3. According to the passage, why are companies incorporating sustainability practices?A. To increase shareholder valueB. To meet the demands of consumersC. To reduce costsD. To avoid government regulations4. How can companies achieve sustainable development goals?A. By ignoring stakeholdersB. By making changes at every levelC. By focusing only on financial successD. By avoiding transparency5. According to the passage, what are the benefits of integrating sustainability into business operations?A. Reducing profitabilityB. Creating value for stakeholdersC. Avoiding innovationD. Decreasing efficiencyPart II: Writing (50 points)Directions: Write an essay of at least 300 words on the following topic.Topic: The Role of Education in Promoting Sustainable DevelopmentEducation plays a crucial role in promoting sustainable development by raising awareness, fostering critical thinking, and inspiring action. Through formal education programs, students can learn about the interconnected challenges facing our planet and explore innovative solutions to address them. By educating future generations about the principles of sustainability and the importance of environmental stewardship, we can empower them to take meaningful action to create a more just, equitable, and sustainable world.One of the key benefits of education is its ability to raise awareness about environmental issues and inspire individuals to take action. By teaching students about the impacts of human activities on the environment and the importance of conservation, educators can help cultivate a sense of responsibility and empower students to become agents of change in their communities.In addition to raising awareness, education also plays a crucial role in fostering critical thinking skills that are essential for addressing complex sustainability challenges. By encouraging students to think critically about the social, economic, and environmental dimensions of sustainability, educators can empower them to analyze problems from multiple perspectives and develop creative solutions that promote positive change.Furthermore, education can inspire action by providing students with the knowledge, skills, and motivation to engage in sustainable practices in their daily lives. By incorporating sustainability principles into the curriculum and promoting hands-on learning experiences, educators can empower students to apply their knowledge in real-world settings and make a positive impact on their communities.In conclusion, education is a powerful tool for promoting sustainable development by raising awareness, fostering critical thinking, and inspiring action. By equipping students with the knowledge and skills they need to address sustainability challenges, we can create a brighter future for generations to come.Part III: Listening Comprehension (50 points)Directions: Listen to the following audio clips and answer the questions below.Clip 1:Speaker: Good afternoon, everyone. I'd like to welcome our guest speaker, Dr. Amanda Lee, who will be discussing the importance of sustainable fashion in today's society. Dr. Lee, could you please introduce yourself and explain why sustainable fashion is a topic of growing importance?Question: What is the main topic of the discussion?A. The impact of fast fashion on the environmentB. The importance of sustainable fashionC. The history of fashion designD. The role of technology in the fashion industryClip 2:Speaker: Hello, students. Today we will be talking about the concept of a circular economy and its potential benefits for society. Can anyone define what a circular economy is and why it is considered a more sustainable model of production and consumption?Question: What is the main topic of the discussion?A. The benefits of a circular economyB. The history of economic theoryC. The challenges of sustainable developmentD. The impacts of globalizationClip 3:Speaker: Good morning, everyone. Today we will be discussing the impact of climate change on vulnerable communities around the world. Can anyone provide an example of a community that has been disproportionately affected by climate change and explain why?Question: What is the main topic of the discussion?A. The causes of climate changeB. The impact of climate change on vulnerable communitiesC. The role of governments in addressing climate changeD. The benefits of renewable energy sourcesPart IV: Speaking (50 points)Directions: In this section, you will be asked to respond to a series of prompts related to sustainable development. Each prompt will require you to express your opinions, provide examples, or make recommendations.Prompt 1: What do you think are the biggest challenges facing sustainable development today, and how can they be addressed?Prompt 2: How can individuals contribute to promoting sustainability in their daily lives?Prompt 3: What role do businesses play in promoting sustainable development, and what steps can they take to improve their social and environmental performance?Prompt 4: In your opinion, what are the most effective strategies for raising awareness about sustainability issues in local communities?Prompt 5: How can education institutions promote sustainability through their curriculum and campus operations?Overall, this exam is designed to assess your understanding of sustainable development principles, your ability to analyze complex issues, and your proficiency in English communication. Good luck!。

云南学位英语作文模板英文回答：Province of Yunnan Province。

Yunnan Province is located in the southwestern part of China, bordering Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam. It is a mountainous province, with the highest peak being Meili Snow Mountain at 6740 meters above sea level. Yunnan is also known for its many lakes, including Lake Dian, the largest freshwater lake in China.The province has a rich cultural heritage, with many ethnic minorities living in the region. The most populous ethnic group is the Han Chinese, but there are also 25 other ethnic groups, including the Yi, Bai, Dai and Tibetan peoples.Yunnan is a popular tourist destination, with many visitors coming to see the province's natural scenery,cultural heritage and ethnic minorities. Some of the most popular tourist attractions include the Stone Forest, the Three Pagodas of Dali and the Lijiang Old Town.Economic Development。

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1. What will the speakers probably do next?A. Tour Boston.B. Visit Caroline.C. Watch the news.2. What is Jim’s suggestion about?A. Raising money.B. Hiring a lawyer.C. Calling a meeting.3. What is the woman going to do this weekend?A. Finish a report.B. Look after Bob.C. Climb a mountain.4. What does the man suggest the woman do?A. Find a full-time job.B. Study another subject.C. Go to evening classes.5. What is the man now?A. An online shop owner.B. A construction worker.C. A computer engineer.第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有2至4个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

2023大理学位英语考试真题及答案全文共10篇示例，供读者参考篇1Hey everyone! Today I'm going to talk about the 2023 Dali University English exam. It was super fun and I want to share the questions and answers with you all.Question 1:Write a short paragraph about your favorite hobby and why you enjoy it.Answer:My favorite hobby is drawing because I love being creative and making cool pictures. I can draw anything I want, like unicorns and superheroes. It's so much fun and I feel happy when I'm drawing.Question 2:Describe a time when you helped someone and how it made you feel.Answer:One time, my friend forgot her lunch at home and I shared my lunch with her. She was really happy and thanked me. I felt really good inside because I helped my friend and made her day better.Question 3:If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go and why?Answer:I would go to Paris because I want to see the Eiffel Tower and eat yummy French food. I think it would be so cool to see all the beautiful buildings and learn about French culture.Overall, the exam was fun and the questions were easy to answer. I can't wait to see how I did and maybe I'll get a good grade! Thanks for reading my article about the 2023 Dali University English exam. Bye!篇2Hello everyone! Today I'm gonna talk about the 【2023 Dali University English Exam】. It was such a tough exam but I think I did pretty well!The first part of the exam was listening. We had to listen to some conversations and answer questions about them. I always get a bit nervous during this part because sometimes the speakers talk really fast! But I tried my best to stay focused and I think I did a good job.The next part was reading. We had to read a passage and answer some multiple-choice questions. Some of the questions were easy but there were a few tricky ones that made me think really hard. I think I managed to choose the right answers though.After that, we had the writing section. We had to write an essay about our favorite book or movie. I chose to write about Harry Potter because I love the magic and adventure in the story.I had so much fun writing about it!The last part of the exam was speaking. We had to talk about a topic for a few minutes. I talked about my dream job as a scientist. I was a bit nervous at first but once I started talking, I just kept going!Overall, I think I did pretty well on the exam. I studied really hard and I think it paid off. I can't wait to see my results! I hope I did well and I hope all of you did too. Good luck to everyone who took the exam!篇3Hello everyone! Today, I'm going to share with you the questions and answers for the 2023 Dali University English degree exam. Are you ready? Let's get started!Question 1: Write a short paragraph about your favorite hobby and why you enjoy it.Answer:My favorite hobby is playing soccer. I love playing soccer because it's so much fun to run around and kick the ball with my friends. I also enjoy the teamwork aspect of the game, where we all work together to score goals. It's a great way to exercise and stay active, and I always feel happy and energized after a good game of soccer.Question 2: Describe a memorable holiday or vacation you have been on and why it was special to you.Answer:One of the most memorable vacations I've been on was when my family went to the beach last summer. We spent a whole week swimming in the ocean, building sandcastles, and playing beach games. It was special to me because I got to spendquality time with my family, and we made so many happy memories together. I also loved watching the beautiful sunsets over the water every evening. It was a relaxing and enjoyable vacation that I will never forget.Question 3: If you could have any superpower, what would it be and how would you use it?Answer:If I could have any superpower, I would choose the power of teleportation. I would use it to travel to different countries and experience new cultures, try different foods, and meet new people. I would also use it to visit my friends and family who live far away more often. Teleportation would make it so much easier to explore the world and spread happiness wherever I go.I hope these answers help you prepare for the 2023 Dali University English degree exam. Good luck, everyone! Don't forget to study hard and do your best. You got this!篇42023Hello everyone! Today I'm going to share with you the 2023 Dali University English degree exam questions and answers. So sit back, relax, and let's dive into it!Part 1: Reading ComprehensionRead the following passage and answer the questions that follow:The Benefits of ReadingReading is not only a great way to relax and unwind, but it also has many benefits for your mind and body. When you read, your brain becomes more active, which can improve your memory and concentration. In addition, reading can reduce stress and increase empathy towards others.Questions:1. What are some benefits of reading?2. How does reading affect your brain?3. Why is reading important for reducing stress?Answers:1. Some benefits of reading include improving memory and concentration, reducing stress, and increasing empathy towards others.2. Reading can make your brain more active, which in turn improves memory and concentration.3. Reading is important for reducing stress because it can help you relax and unwind, giving your mind a break from the daily stressors of life.Part 2: VocabularyMatch the following words with their definitions:1. Empathy2. Concentration3. Benefits4. Active5. MemoryDefinitions:a. The ability to understand and share the feelings of others.b. The act or power of focusing one's thoughts.c. Something that promotes well-being or advantage.d. Involving physical activity or movement.e. The ability to remember information and experiences.Answers:1. a2. b3. c4. d5. ePart 3: WritingIn 150 words or more, write about why it's important to read regularly. Use examples from your own life to support your opinion.Answer:Reading regularly is important for many reasons. Not only does it improve your memory and concentration, but it can also reduce stress and increase empathy towards others. Personally, I love reading because it allows me to escape into different worlds and learn about new cultures and experiences. When I read, I feellike I am expanding my horizons and gaining new perspectives. Reading also helps me relax and unwind after a long day, which is why I make it a point to read before bed every night. Overall, reading has had a positive impact on my life and I believe that everyone should make time for this beneficial activity.And that's it for the 2023 Dali University English degree exam questions and answers! I hope you found this helpful and remember to keep reading and improving your English skills. Good luck!篇5Oh wow, the 2023 Dali University English Degree Exam was super tough! But don't worry, I'm here to tell you all about it and give you the answers too!The first question was about listening. We had to listen to a conversation between two friends talking about their plans for the weekend. They were deciding whether to go to a movie or a concert. The answer is they decided to go to a movie.The second question was a reading part. We read a passage about global warming and had to answer some questions about it. The answer is that global warming is caused by the increase of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.Next, we had a grammar question. We had to choose the correct form of the verb in the sentence. The answer is "She is eating dinner right now."Then, we had a writing part where we had to write a paragraph about our favorite hobbies. I wrote about playing soccer with my friends. What would you write about?Overall, the exam was challenging but I think I did pretty well.I can't wait to see my results and get my English degree. Good luck to everyone else who took the test! Let's all do our best and ace it!篇6Hi guys! Today I'm gonna talk about the 2023 Dali Degree English Exam, which is super important for all of us students. Let's dive right in!The first part of the exam is a listening test. The teacher will play some recordings and we have to listen carefully and answer questions about what we hear. Remember to pay attention and try your best to understand all the information!Next up is the reading test. We'll have to read some passages and answer questions about them. Make sure to readthe questions first so you know what to look for in the passage. And don't forget to underline key information to help you answer the questions more easily.After that, it's time for the writing test. We'll have to write a short essay on a given topic. Remember to use good grammar and vocabulary, and try to organize your ideas in a clear and logical way. Don't forget to check your work for any mistakes before you hand it in.Finally, there's the speaking test. We'll have to talk about a topic for a couple of minutes. Remember to speak clearly and confidently, and try to use a variety of vocabulary and sentence structures. Don't be nervous, just be yourself and do your best!So, that's the 2023 Dali Degree English Exam in a nutshell. Remember to study hard and practice as much as you can before the big day. Good luck, everyone! You can do it!篇7Hey guys, today I'm gonna share with you the 2023 Big Dali University English exam questions and answers. Let's get started!Question 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in brackets.1. My brother (go) to the park every Sunday.2. She (dance) beautifully at the party last night.3. I (not see) that movie before.Answers:1. goes2. danced3. hadn't seenQuestion 2: Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.1. I have _____ (many/much) friends at school.2. She is _____ (taller/tallest) than her sister.3. Do you have _____ (some/any) money?Answers:1. many2. taller3. anyQuestion 3: Rewrite the following sentences in the passive voice.1. They are fixing the car.2. She will bake a cake for the party.3. Someone stole my phone.Answers:1. The car is being fixed by them.2. A cake will be baked for the party by her.3. My phone was stolen by someone.Question 4: Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.Passage:Lily and Tom are siblings. They love playing video games together. Their favorite game is Mario Kart. They spend hours racing against each other and trying to beat each other's high scores.Questions:1. Who are Lily and Tom?2. What is their favorite game?3. How do they spend their time playing?Answers:1. Lily and Tom are siblings.2. Their favorite game is Mario Kart.3. They spend hours racing against each other and trying to beat each other's high scores.That's all for the 2023 Big Dali University English exam questions and answers. Hope it helps you in your preparation. Good luck!篇8Wow! I can't believe it's already time for the 2023 Dali University English Degree Exam! I've been studying so hard for this, and I can't wait to show off all my English skills.The exam started with a listening section, where we had to listen to different conversations and answer questions about them. It was a bit tough, but I think I did pretty well. Next up was the reading section, where we had to read a passage and answer multiple choice questions. I love reading, so this part was a breeze for me.After that, we had the writing section, where we had to write a short essay on a given topic. I wrote about my favorite season,summer, and all the fun things I like to do during that time of year. I think my essay turned out really well!Finally, we had the speaking section, where we had to have a conversation with the examiner about a topic of their choice. I was a bit nervous at first, but once we started talking, I felt more comfortable. I talked about my hobbies and interests, and I think I did a great job expressing myself in English.Overall, I had a lot of fun taking the exam, and I feel confident that I did really well. I can't wait to see my results and celebrate with my friends. English is such a cool subject, and I'm so glad I got the chance to show off my skills in the exam!篇9Title: The 2023 Dali University English Degree Exam Questions and AnswersHey guys, today I want to share with you the questions and answers from the 2023 Dali University English Degree Exam! Let's dive in and see how well you would do on this test.Question 1: Write a short essay on your favorite place to visit and why you love it.Answer: My favorite place to visit is the beach because I love the sound of the waves crashing and the feeling of the sand between my toes. It's so relaxing and peaceful, and I always have a great time building sandcastles and swimming in the ocean.Question 2: Rewrite the following sentence using the passive voice- "The cat chased the mouse."Answer: The mouse was chased by the cat.Question 3: Fill in the blank with the correct preposition- "I'm going ___ a trip next weekend."Answer: onQuestion 4: Write a dialogue between two friends making plans for the weekend.Answer:Friend 1: Hey, what are you doing this weekend?Friend 2: Not much, why?Friend 1: Let's go to the movies or maybe have a picnic in the park.Friend 2: That sounds great! I'm in.Question 5: Translate the following sentence into English- "."Answer: I like to eat Chinese food.That's it for the 2023 Dali University English Degree Exam questions and answers! How did you do? I hope you did well. Keep practicing your English skills and you'll be fluent in no time! Good luck!篇10Title: My English Exam in 2023Hey guys! So today I wanna tell you about the English exam I took in 2023. It was super tough, but I tried my best! Let me share the questions and my answers with you.Question 1: What is your favorite subject in school and why?My answer: My favorite subject is English because I love reading books and writing stories. It’s so fun to learn new words and grammar rules.Question 2: Describe your favorite hobby and how it makes you feel.My answer: My favorite hobby is drawing. I love to draw colorful pictures of animals and nature. It makes me feel happy and relaxed.Question 3: If you could visit any country in the world, where would you go and why?My answer: I would love to visit Japan because I’m a big fan of anime and manga. I want to explore the beautiful temples and try delicious Japanese food.Question 4: What do you want to be when you grow up and why?My answer: I want to be a teacher because I love helping others learn new things. I want to inspire my students to always do their best.Question 5: Write a short story about a magical adventure you had with your friends.My answer: Once upon a time, my friends and I found a mysterious portal in the forest. We stepped through it and found ourselves in a magical kingdom filled with unicorns and fairies. We had the most amazing adventure exploring the enchanted land.So that’s it for my English exam in 2023. It was a lot of fun to write about my favorite things and imaginary adventures. I can’t wait to see how I did on the test! Bye for now!。

专业PAPER ONEPART I VOCABULARY ( 20 minutes, 10 points)Section A ( 0.5 point each)Directions: In this section there are ten sentences, each with one word or phrase underlined. Choose the one from the four choices marked A, B, C and D that best keeps the meaning of the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.1. Outbreaks of teenage violence here are confined to technical schools students fighting mindless.A. restrictedB. confirmedC. relevantD. dedicated2. Something clearly disturbs Thai youth and parents who need to dosomething before things get worse.A. boostsB. disruptsC. annoysD. stuns3. They came from different backgrounds, but both resorted to the use ofhandguns to resolve their problems.A. objected toB. took toC. amounted toD. turned to4. Children do not learn what it is to lose and will seek violence torestrain their disappointment.A. releaseB. checkC. eliminateD. restore5. Streep possesses a fragile, fleeting beauty that allows her to be asearthy and plain as she can be glamorous and radiant.A. fragmentaryB. permanentC. delicateD. tender6. Faced with such a dilemma, the top executives had to weigh one optionagainst another.A. scaleB. seekC. balanceD. reject7. Despite conflicts and disagreements, the fundamental sympathies andsimilarities between the two countries will continue.A. essentialB. intenseC. necessaryD. difficult8. The car broke down about five kilometers short of the destination, sothey had to go on foot.A. lacking inB. except forC. up toD. away from9. Kant revolutionized philosophy, questioned established authoritiesand placed reason and freedom at the center of his thinking.A. foundedB. acceptedC. overthrownD. stereotyped10. The freshmen will be introduced to some methods of coping with stressand depression.A. handlingB. executingC. cooperationD. consuming Section B (0.5 point each)Directions: In this section there are ten sentences. Each sentence has something omitted. Choose the one from the four choices marked A, B, C and D that best completes each sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.11. I had expected to win the race, but things did not that way.A. break outB. work outC. pass outD. figure out12. Anyone employing people and paying them a fair wage, in my view, makesa(n)______ contribution to society.A. immenseB. giganticC. largeD. spacious13. I have time to enjoy family and friends, activities such asreading, writing, listening to music and playing sports.A. chaseB. involveC. pursueD. capture14. A nd not one of these pleasures is taxation under the Internal RevenueCode.A. committed toB. subject toC. attached toD. indifferent to15. Middle-aged ladies somehow tend to weight more easily even if they arevegetarians.A. put onB. put upC. put forwardD. put away16. As ______ China, reform and opening-up have led to substantial improvement oflives.A. in the case ofB. in the face ofC. in the name ofD. in themiddle of17. Niagara Falls is a great tourist _______, drawing millions of visitors every year.A. attentionB. attractionC. appointmentD. arrangement18. The manager spoke highly of such _______ as loyalty, courage andtruthfulness shown by his employees.A. virtuesB. featuresC. propertiesD. characteristics19. Some old people don’t like pop songs because they can’t _______ so much noise.A. resistB. sustainC. tolerateD. undergo20. Since the matter was extremely _______, we dealt with it immediately.A. toughB. tenseC. urgentD. instant PART II CLOZE TEST ( 20 minutes 10 points)Directions: Read the passage through. Then go back and choose one item of suitable word(s) marked A, B, C or D for each blank in the passage. Mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.21 A. America B. Asia C. Africa D. Europe22 A. whose B. which C. as D. that23 A. against B. with C. upon D. from24 A. remark B. reveal C. involve D. doubt25 A. accident B. jam C. crash D. death26 A. killed B. injured C. wounded D. included27 A. Now that B. Provided C. Once D. Although28 A.every B. some C. any D.the29A. at last B. for example C. however D. in addition30 A. Because B.Before C. Whereas D. If31 A. hundred B. million C. thousand D. billion32 A. B. drivers C. males D. injured33 A. possesses B.had C. has D. have34 A. involving B. containing C. resulting D. existing in35 . A. firm B. poor C. good D. dependent36 A. harden B. study C. struggle D. combat37 A. overtaken B. explored C. undertaken D. regarded38 A. tackled B. recognized C. shifted D. threatened39 A. such B.just C.so D. also40 A. eliminated B. knocked C. sought D. adjustedPART III READING COMPREHENSION (60 minutes, 50 points)Directions: In this part of the test, there are five short passages for you to read. Read each passage carefully, and hen do the questions that follow. Choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D and then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.Passage OnePeng Gonglin wasn't an important man. He lived in a bare concrete house in a small village of Deng Zhuang where women stoop beside ponds to scrub clothes in buckets and the men often harvest crops by hand.When his rice fields came up empty last October, Peng had no influence and little cash. The 43-year-old farmer had spent almost all of his family's savings and borrowed more to lease the land and buy seeds.County experts in the central province of Henan tested the seeds he'd planted and determined that he'd been sold inferior goods. Peng begged for financial or legal help from the local agricultural bureau and its county seed station.He took what remained of his family's money and tried to bribe two local officials to intervene. They accepted the meals, massages and prostitutes, but they did nothing in return, according to a letter he later wrote.Finally, on March 29 he returned to the county seed station to plead once more. Men there beat Peng about the head until he went home, humiliated.Facing financial ruin, he carried out one last act of protest. Early the next morning, Peng Gonglin's body was found hanging at the seed station.The story of Peng's lonely suicide reveals the pitfalls beneath the glossy surface of China's booming economy. Ordinary Chinese who've been cheated or defrauded, especially in rural areas, find themselves trapped in neo-feudal conditions with no protection beyond the mercy of corrupt officials.Outsiders are sometimes baffled by the emphasis Chinese leaders put on order and harmony, and their crushing response to any signs of unrest. From the turmoil in a village such as Deng Zhuang, though, it's clear that the nation sits uneasily on deep social fault lines.41.People like Peng Gonglin _______.A.live simple and humble lifeB.try to bribe officialsC.have no land and have to lease from othersD.hate the officials42. What happened to the seeds Peng Gonglin had bought?A. They were tested inferior.B. They were illegal.C. They were cheated.D. They were too expensive.43. He bribed local officials hoping that _______.A. they may help him get financial compensation or legal aidB. they may accept the meals, massages and prostitutesC. they may interfere the affairD. they may offer plea for him44. Which of the following statements is NOT the reason of Peng Gonglin’s suicide?A. He was beaten by the men at the seed station and felt humiliated.B. It was his final cry for protest in the face of financial ruin.C. The desperation was beyond his psychological endurance.D. He feared that his bribe may be discovered.45. Peng's lonely suicide reveals that _______.A. the ordinary people seize neo-feudal conditionsB. the ordinary people can get protection if the corrupt officialsignore themC. there are social problems under the fast developing economyD. people baffle the emphasis on order and harmonyPassage TwoComputers have been taught to play not only checkers, but also championship chess, which is a fairly accurate yardstick for measuring the computer’s progress in the ability to learn from experience.Because the game requires logical reasoning, chess would seem to be perfectly suited to the computer .all a programmer has to do is give the computer a program evaluating the consequences of every possible response to every possible move, and the computer will win every time. In theory this is a sensible approach; in practice it is impossible. Today, a powerful computer can analyze 40 000 moves a second. That is an impressive speed. But there are an astronomical number of possible moves in chess —literally trillions. Even if such a program were written (and in theory it could be, given enough people and enough time), there is no computer capable of holding that much data.Therefore, if the computer is to compete at championship levels, it must be programmed to function with less than complete data. It must be able to learn from experience, to modify its own program, to deal with a relatively unstructured situation—in a word, to “think” for itself. In fact, this can be done. Chess-playing computers have yet to defeat world champion chess players, but several have beaten human players of only slightly lower ranks. The computers have had programs to carry them through the early, mechanical stages of their chess games. But they have gone on from there to reason and learn, and sometimes to win the game.There are other proofs that computers can be programmed to learn, but this example is sufficient to demonstrate the point. Granted, winning a game of chess is not an earthshaking event even when a computer does it .But there are many serious human problems which ban be fruitfully approached as games. The Defense Department uses computers to play war games and work out strategies for dealing with international tensions. Other problems—international and interpersonal relations , ecology and economics , and the ever-increasing threat of world famine—can perhaps be solved by the joint efforts of human beings and truly intelligent computers .46. The purpose of creating chess-playing computers is _______.A. to win the world chess championB. to pave the way for further intelligent computersC. to work out strategies for international warsD. to find an accurate yardstick for measuring computer progress47. Today, a chess-playing computer can be programmed to _______.A. give trillions of responses in a second to each possible move and win the gameB. function with complete data and beat the best playersC. learn from chess-playing in the early stage and go on to win the gameD. evaluate every possible move but may fail to give the right response each time48. For a computer to “think”, it is necessary to _______.A. mange to process as much data as possible in a secondB. program it so that it can learn from its experiencesC. prepare it for chess-playing firstD. enable it to deal with unstructured situations49. The author’s attitude towards the Defense Department is_ ___.A. criticalB. unconcernedC. positiveD. negative50. In the author’s opinion, ___ _ .A. winning a chess game is an unimportant eventB. serious human problems shouldn’t be regarded as playing a gameC. ecological problems are more urgent to be solvedD. there is hope for more intelligent computersPassage ThreeYou have to have lived in the 1950s and 1960s to have experienced a good economy. In the period between 1950 and 1970 it was the rule—rather than the exception—that an ordinary family, without higher education, could sustain itself decently on the income of a single breadwinner. In 1955, when I was 19 and living in Brooklyn, N. Y., my father, who had a sixth-grade education, maintained our family of five on a wage of $82 a week as a bookbinder. My mother taught us fairness and compassion; my father, discipline and enterprise.The U. S. economy in those years was good. Then where did this goodeconomy go? It was inflated away. The price of gold, which I take as proxy for the prices of all goods, was $35 an ounce in those years. It is at roughly ten times that price today.There is another answer, though: inflation caused the entire work force to be moved into higher tax groups, thus reducing after-tax purchasing power. That is, my father’s bindery job in1954 paid $82 a week, with $80 after deductions; today, at $ 820 per week the net would be $662.To ordinary people, the economy doesn’t look very good at all. After-tax incomes continue to decrease in purchasing power. The jobs offered in the employment ads pay only a little more than the minimum wage, maybe $5 an hour, which, after payroll deductions, yields $4 an hour. Compare that with minimum-wage jobs of the early 1950s, when 75 cents was worth today’s $7.50 before and after taxes.51. In the author’s opinion, a good economy, to ordinary people can be expressed in terms of ____ __.A.the amount of wageB.after-tax incomeC.the ac tual purchasing powerD.the minimum wage per hour52. In the period between 1950 and 1970, _______.A.there was not much difference in the living standards betweenpeople of higher and lower educationB.an o rdinary family of five without exception could live on oneperson incomeC.the income of an ordinary family was more than enough for buyingfoodD.for an average family the income was sufficient to support allthe members53. Today a bookbinder’s wage is ten times that of the 1950’s but itsincome tax rate has increased ______.A.50 timesB.60timesC. 70 timesD. 80 times54. The worsening of a bookbinder’s livelihood results from __ __.A.his low education and the amount of wageB.the high-taxation and the income deductionsC.the high taxation and cost of livingD.the low wage and higher prices55. The passage implies that while the cost of living is getting higher___ ___.A.the value of labor actually is shrinkingB.the minimum wage level is increasing likewiseC.the income tax rate is rising alongD.the employment ads naturally offer a higher minimum wagePassage FourCulture is one of the most challenging elements of the international marketplace. This system of learned behavior patterns characteristic of the members of a given society is constantly shaped by a set of dynamic variables: language, religion, values and attitudes, manners and customs, aesthetics, technology, education, and social institutions. To cope with this system, an international manager needs both factual and interpretive knowledge of culture. To some extent, the factual knowledge can be learned; its interpretation comes only through experience.The most complicated problems in dealing with the cultural environment stem from the fact that one cannot learn culture—one has to live it. Two schools of thought exist in the business world on how to deal with cultural diversity. One is that business is business the world around, following the model of Pepsi and McDonald’s. In some cases, globalization is a fact of life; however, cultural differences are still far from converging.The other school proposes that companies must tailor business approaches to individual cultures. Setting up policies and procedures in each country has been compared to an organ transplant; the critical question centers around acceptance or rejection. The major challenge to the international manager is to make sure that rejection is not a result of cultural myopia or even blindness.Fortune examined the international performance of a dozen large companies that earn 20 percent or more of their revenue overseas. The internationally successful companies all share an important quality: patience. They have not rushed into situations but rather built their operations carefully by following the most basic business principles. These principles are to know your adversary, know your audience, and know your customer.56. According to the passage, which of the following is true?A. All international managers can learn culture.B. Business diversity is not necessary.C. V iews differ on how to treat culture in business world.D. Most people do not know foreign culture well.57. According to the author, the model of Pepsi .A. i s in line with the theories of the school advocating the businessis business the world aroundB. is different from the model of McDonald’sC. shows the reverse of globalizationD. has converged cultural differences58. The two schools of thought .A. both propose that companies should tailor business approaches toindividual culturesB. both advocate that different policies be set up in differentcountriesC. admit the existence of cultural diversity in business worldD. Both A and B59. This article is supposed to be most useful for those .A. who are interested in researching the topic of cultural diversityB. who have connections to more than one type of cultureC. who want to travel abroadD. w ho want to run business on International Scale60. According to Fortune, successful international companies .A. earn 20 percent or more of their revenue overseasB. al l have the quality of patienceC. will follow the overseas local culturesD. adopt the policy of internationalizationPassage FiveWhen one looks back upon the fifteen hundred years that are the life span of the English language, he should be able to notice a number of significant truths. The history of our language has always been a history of constant change—at times a slow, almost imperceptible change, at other times a violent collision between two languages. Our language has always been a living growing organism, it has never been static. Another significant truth that emerges from such a study is that language at all times has been the possession not of one class or group but of many. At one extreme it has been the property of the common, ignorant folk, who have used it in the daily business of their living, much as they have used their animals or the kitchen pots and pans. At the other extreme it has been the treasure of those who have respected it as an instrument and a sign of civilization, and who have struggled by writing it down to give it some permanence, order, dignity, and if possible, a little beauty.As we consider our changing language, we should note here two developments that are of special and immediate importance to us. One is that since the time of the Anglo-Saxons there has been an almost complete reversal of the different devices for showing the relationship of words in a sentence. Anglo-Saxon (old English) was a language of many inflections. Modern English has few inflections. We must now depend largely on word order and function words to convey the meanings that the older language did by means of changes in the forms of words. Function words, you should understand, are words such as prepositions, conjunctions, and a few others that are used primarily to show relationships among other words. A few inflections, however, have survived. And when some word inflections come into conflict with word order, there may be trouble for the users of the language, as we shall see later when we turn our attention to such maters as WHO or WHOM and ME or I. The second fact we must consider is that as language itself changes,our attitudes toward language forms change also. The eighteenth century, for example, produced from various sources a tendency to fix the language into patterns not always set in and grew, until at the present time there is a strong tendency to restudy and re-evaluate language practices in terms of the ways in which people speak and write.61. In contrast to the earlier linguists, modern linguists tend to .A. attempt to continue the standardization of the languageB. e valuate language practices in terms of current speech rather thanstandards or proper patternsC. be more concerned about the improvement of the language than itsanalysis or historyD. be more aware of the rules of the language usage62.Choose the appropriate meaning for the word “inflection” used in line4 of paragraph 2.A. C hanges in the forms of words.B. Changes in sentence structures.C. Changes in spelling rules.D. Words that have similar meanings.63. Which of the following statements is not mentioned in the passage?A. I t is generally believed that the year 1500 can be set as thebeginning of the modern English language.B. Some other languages had great influence on the English languageat some stages of its development.C. The English language has been and still in a state of relativelyconstant change.D. Many classes or groups have contributed to the development of theEnglish language.64. The author of these paragraphs is probably a(an) .A. historianB. philosopherC. anthropologistD. l inguist65. Which of the following can be best used as the title of the passage?A. The history of the English language.B. Our changing attitude towards the English language.C. Our changing language.D. Some characteristics of modern English.PAPER TWO译写答题注意事项一、本试卷答题一律写在答题纸(ANSWER SHEET)上，草稿纸上的答题内容一律不予记分。

云南民族大学学位英语后5单元翻译题UNIT61、Jake was thinking about this freedom of his so much that when he glimpsed its green light he just went ahead and stared bye-bye to the steadily employed.杰克正想入非非时，瞥见绿灯亮了，他只顾开动汽车，盯了一眼那些有固定工作的人，以示再见。

2、When he turned his head the same direction his windshield['windʃi:ld] n.挡风玻璃faced,it was maybe one second too late.当他扭过头来，面对前方时，已经晚了一秒钟。

3、He pounced n.猛扑the brake pedal and steered操纵the front wheels away from the tiny brake-lights but the smack adv.猛然；直接地was unavoidable.他猛地一下踩住刹车，调转方向，以避免撞上前面那辆车上小小的刹车红灯，但还是砰的一声撞上了。

4、Just one second sooner and it would only have been close.如果他动作再快一秒钟，也许只会离这辆车很近，不会撞上。

5、One second more and he’d be crawling up爬上the Toyota’s trunk汽车车尾的行李箱.而如果再晚一秒钟，他的车就会爬上这辆车的行李箱。

6、As it was,it seemed like only a harmless smack,much less solid than the one against his back bumper.实际上，他好像没有把前面的车撞坏，而后面的车撞上了他车后部的保险杠，那一撞却严重多了。

云南民族大学专硕英语一【听力材料】：(Text 1)W: What’s new with you,Jack?M:Well,I met a really nice woman.We’ve been going out for three months and things look good now.(Text 2)M: When did you first find the door broken and things missing?W:After I got up,around 5:20.Then I called the police station.(Text 3)W: Pass me the flour,please.M:Which tin is it in?W:The one at the end of the shelf.It’s slightly smaller than the others.M:Oh,right.(Text 4)W:Do you know why George hasn’t come yet?M:Yes.He was planning to come,but his wife’s father fell downsome stairs and they had to take him to a hospital.W:I’m sorry to hear that.(Text 5)W:Hi,Tony.How did your experiment go yesterday?M: Well,it wasn’t as easy as I had thought.I have to continue doing it tonight.(Text 6)M:Is that Ann?W:Yes.M:This is Mike.How are things with you?W:Oh,very well,but I’m very busy.M:Busy? But you’ve finished all your exams?W:Yes,but I have to help my little sister with her foreign language.M:How about coming out with me this evening?There’s a new film on.W:I’m afraid I can’t.A friend of mine is coming from the south and I have to go to the station to meet him.M:What a pity!How about the weekend then?W:No,I’ve arranged to go to an art exhibition with my parents.M:What about next week sometime?W:Maybe.(Text 7)W:I hear there will be a football competition between all senior schools next month.Is that so?M:That’s true.W:Would you please go into some more details?M:Well,the competition will be held in our school and it will begin on August 11.The competition will last a whole week.W:Anything else?M:Yes,both the girls and boys competition will be held at the same time.The girls competition will be held in the morning and the boys competition will be held in the afternoon.W:Yes? Sounds exciting.M:We are both members of our school football team.We should be ready for it.W:Of course.It’s a long time since we had the last football competition last time.I’m really looking forward to anothercompetition.M:Me,too.(Text 8)W: Excuse me.I am from STM.We are carrying out a survey on the traffic in our city.Do you mind if I ask you some questions?M:No,not at all.Go ahead.W:Good,thanks.What do you do,sir?M:I am a teacher.I teach children French.W:Great.Do you live far from the school? I mean,how do you usually go to work?M:Well,mostly by car.But once in a while,I prefer to ride my bike.You know,I live quite far from the school,about 20 miles.And I have to spend about an hour riding to school.But it only takes me less than a quarter of an hour to drive my car,unless the traffic is very bad.W:I see.Does this happen often? I mean the bad traffic.M:Yes,sure! I often get stuck on the way,and the problem’s getting worse and worse.W:That’s all of my questions.Thank you very much.M:You are welcome.(Text 9)M: Customer service.Andney Grant speaking.How may I help you?W:I can’t believe this is happening.I called and ordered a 32?inch bag last Friday.But today I found that you sent me a 24?inch one.I was planning to use that bag during our vacation in Mexico,but it doesn’t seem possible any more because we will take off on Saturday.It’s only two days away.What am I supposed to do?M:I’m really sorry,madam. I’ll check right away.Would you please tell me your order number?W:It’s CE2938.M:Just a minute.I do apologize,madam.There did seem to be a mistake.I’ll have the correct size bag sent to you by overnight mail right away.It will arrive in time for your Saturday trip.Again I apologize for any inconvenience caused by our mistake.I promise it won’t happen again.W:OK.Well,thank you.M:Thank you,madam,for choosing Linch mail.I hope you willhave a wonderful vacation.(Text 10)I wasn’t too fond of the lecture classes of 400 students in my general course.Halfway through my second term when I was considering whether or not to come back in the fall,I went on the Internet and came across Americorp.Then I joined in an organization,and that’s what I did last school year.I worked on making roads,building a house,serving as a teacher’s assista nt and working as a camp officer in several projects in South Carolina and Florida.It’s been a great experience,and I’ve almost learned more than what I could have in college since I didn’t really want to be at that school and wasn’t interested in my major anyway,I thought this was better for me.After 1,700 hours of service I received 4,750 dollars.I can use that to pay off the money I borrowed from the bank or for what is needed when I go back to school this fall at Columbus State in Ohio.Classes are small er there and I’ll be majoring in German education.After working with the kids,now I know,I want to be a teacher.一、听力第一节(共5小题，每小题1分)听下面5段对话。