1 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A．What abilities to possess.

B．Which professor to follow.

C．What job to do in the future.

2. What subject does the man probably prefer?

A．Art.

B．Politics.

C．History.

3. What do the woman’s parents expect her to be?

A．A teacher.

B．A politician.

C．A restaurant manager.

4. What is the woman good at doing?

A．Painting pictures.

B．Working with kids.

C．Dealing with people.

2 . This may be the 21st century but when it comes to information communication technology(ICT), the gender(性别)divide between boys and girls, shows no sign of closing.

This is bad news for the ICT industry where men outnumber women by over five to one; the industry needs at least an extra million recruits(新成员)over the next five years. Obviously, women as well as men are going to have to fill these recruitment gaps(空缺).The ICT companies are worried about the shortage of men and women to fill their gaps in the future.

It is believed that women are very well suited to working in ICT-they enjoy working in teams and like looking for creative connections. Many women have the kind of personal skills which are considered important to develop “new technology”. Professionals who work in Information Technology are constantly creating the world around us, and this can’t be done if you don’t know how people work and how they play.

In spite of the fact that ICT jobs are well paid and women are more likely to do well in them, findings show that girls’ opinions of the industry are uniformly negative. Only 5% would consider entering the ICT industry compared to 14% for law and 26% for medicine. Up to the age of 11 girls see ICT as entertaining and interesting but after that age negativity sets in; by the age of 13,this negative view of ICT is confirmed.

After school activities encourage some girls to use Information Technology, and getting ICT staff and other teachers together helps to develop imaginative use of ICT. Imaginative use of ICT especially in music, art, drama, geography and media studies, all helps to open girls’ eyes to the fact that careers in computing can cut across so many different areas.

Students complete the same class task by rote(死记硬背)in the ICT class. Although girls follow successfully, they will achieve enjoyment and excellence if allowed to diversify and be creative. For girls, just pressing buttons is not enough.

Another method is setting up computer clubs aimed at younger girls aged 8 to 14. This is known to inspire girIs to develop their ICT skills and to show them that ICT can be both creative and interesting.

We can’t afford to have girls missing out.

1. What do we know about ICT?

A．It has a serious division between male and female.

B．The ICT companies don’t need to hire more workers.

C．ICT is a more promising career than the cause of law.

D．ICT attracts more women to join in because of its high salary.

2. Why are women more suitable for ICT?

A．Because of their high skills of studying.

B．Because of their creativity of new games.

C．Because their responsibility for their career.

D．Because of their spirit for teamwork and exploration.

3. What will make girls more interested in ICT?

A．Completing the class task by rote in the ICT class.

B．Making competitions in ICT class.

C．Developing imaginative use of ICT.

D．Connecting ICT to their scores.

4. What’s the main idea of this passage?

A．The ICT will have a promising future.	B．Some measures to attract girls into ICT.
C．The advantages of ICT over medicine.	D．The differences between ICT and law.