Passage One
Questions 12 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Script: After entering World War II in December 1941, the United States enacted legislation to help direct the civilian economy to military production. At that time, military contracts were typically awarded to manufacturers who submitted the lowest competitive bid. Upon delivery, products were inspected to ensure conformance to requirements. During this period, quality became a means to safety. Unsafe military equipment was clearly unacceptable, and the armed forces inspected virtually every unit of product to ensure that it was safe for operation. This practice required huge inspection forces and caused problems in recruiting and retaining competent inspection personnel.
To ease the problems without compromising product safety, the armed forces began to utilize sampling inspection to replace unit-by-unit inspection.
With the aid of industry consultants, particularly the Bell Laboratories, they adapted sampling tables and published them in a military standard: Mil-Std-105. The tables were incorporated into the military contracts themselves. In addition to creating military standards, the armed forces helped their suppliers improve their quality by sponsoring training courses in Shewhart's statistical quality control (SQC) techniques. While the training led to quality improvements in some organizations, most companies had little motivation to truly integrate the techniques. As long as government contracts paid the bills, organizations' top priority remained meeting production deadlines. Most SQC programs were terminated once the government contracts came to an end. 12.
A) The government decided to abandon their land in Hawaii.
B) The government decided to direct the civilian economy to mass production.
C) The government decided to direct the civilian economy to military production.
D) The government passed a lot of laws to protect their civilians.
Script: What did the United States do after entering World War II in December 1941?
正确答案： C 13.
A) A means to wealth. B) A means to health. C) A means to home. D) A means to safety.
Script: During the war period, what did quality of products become?
正确答案： D 14.
A) Innovation of technologies. B) Improvement of standards.
C) Increased productivity. D) Meeting production deadlines.
Script: What was the priority of organizations as long as government contracts paid the bills?
正确答案： D
Passage Two
Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Script: Russia has launched a series of activities to mark the 65th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany during World War II. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev attended the unveiling of a new war memorial, the Monument to Hero Cities, in Alexander Garden near the Kremlin. Also attending were visiting leaders from former Soviet republics, along with World War II veterans from Russia and other member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Dmitry Medvedev said, \was the hardest, the bloodiest and the most difficult war, in which our
nations were brought to the very brink of survival. And it is only due to your efforts, due to those people who laid down their lives at the battle fronts of the Great Patriotic War that we all have a future, the possibility to enjoy this spring, to watch how our countries develop, to be friends, to have families and to think about the future. A huge thank-you for everything you have done.\ The leaders and veterans laid flowers at the memorial, which honors 13 cities in the former Soviet Union for their heroism and sacrifice while fighting the Nazis during World War II. 15.
A) To mark the founding of the country. B) To mark the 65th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany during World War II.
C) To celebrate a traditional festival. D) To celebrate the establishment of a new government after World War II.
Script: Why has Russia launched a series of activities recently?