M:Wouldyoutellmewhattimethedormitorydoorswillbelocked.
W:Noproblem.InfaceIcangiveacopyofthedormitoryrules.
Q:Whatdoesthemanwanttoknow?
Text10
W:...Lookatthisredpainteronmydress.Mighttheparkpaintthechairs.
M:That’stoobad.Theymightatleastputupthesignthere.
Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?
Passage1
JoannaLopeshasinventedanumberofthingsovertheyears.Onedayshehadanideafora
dishmachinethatworkedwithoutusingwater.Shewenttoseeseveraldishwashermanufacturers
aboutproducingthemachine.Butnoneofthemwereinterested.Joannafoundinvestorstosupport
herideaandfoundedherownproductioncompany.Shespentmillionsofdollarsondeveloping
herdishwasher.Anditwasputtothemarketthreeyearslater.Fromthenon,saleswerevery
good,bettereventhanJoannahadhopped.ButGlobDomestic,oneofthecompaniesthatshehas
beentoseemadeitsownwaterlessdishwasher.Joannaobtainedoneandfoundtheyusethe
technicalideasshehaddeveloped.Shehadobtainedlegalprotectionfortheseideas.Sothatother
companiescouldnotusethem.Afteralonglegalprocess,GlobDomesticwasforcedtostop
making its competing dish washer and to pay Joanna several million dollars. Now Joanna’s
waterlessdishwasherhas40℅oftheworldwidedishwashermarket,andthisisincreasingevery
year.
Question11:HowdidthemanufacturersfillJoanna’sideaforadishwasher?
Question12:WhywasGlobDomesticforcedtopayJoannamuchmoney?
Question13:Whatisthestorymainlyabout?
Passage2
Attention,please.Inamoment,you’llbestartingyourtour,buttherearejustafewthingsI’d
liketowarnthrough.TheGlobGistIslandsNationalParkwhichhascomeupsomeruleswhich
I’dliketoreadtoyounow.Themostimportantruleisthatnoplantsoranimalsoranyother
naturalobjectsaretoberemovedfromthepark.Doingthiscouldharmthebalanceoftheparkand
it’salsoillegal.Also,becarefulnottotransportanylivematerial,suchasseedsandinsectstothe
islandsorfromoneislandtoanother.Thistwoisagainstthelaw.Alltheislandshavetheirown
uniqueplantsandanimalsandanyintroducedspeciescoulddestroythewholesystem.Please
don’ttakeanyfoodwithyou.Ifyoudropasmuchasanorangeseed,itcouldgrowintoatree,and
damagetheexistingsystem.Humansareonlytemporaryvisitorstotheseislandsandwewantto
makesuretheonlythingsweleavebehindisourfootprints.Now,movingtothewidelifeofthe
park,pleasedon’ttouchanimalandanycircumstances,becausesomeanimalsareremarkably
fearless.Butthey’llquicklylosethisfearlessnessiftheyarereproachedbyhumans.Don’tfeedthe
animals,don’tleavelitterontheislands,orthrowanyoffyourboat.Carryalongabagofsome
sortifyouneedtoputlitterin.
Question14:Whatcantouristleavebehind?
Question15:Whatisthemostimportantruleduringthetourofthenationalpark?
Question16:Whydoestheguideemphasizetheparkrulesbeforethetour?
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