大學(xué)英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)說(shuō)2練習(xí)題答案

Textbook(studybyyourself)

Unitone:sports

PartA:p.2

1-10:17,1963,1.98,216,1984,1986,3041,third,1987,1988

11-22:four,ten,1998,six,1990s,45,sixth,1998,1999,five,1999,2001

PartB:p.5

exercise1:db

exercise2:1)becauseshewantstoenjoygoodhealth.Shealsowantstostayinshapeandlookgood.

2)BothPeterandLauralikecyclingandswimming.Lauraalsoplaystennisregularly.

PartC:p.8dcdcb

Unittwo:foodanddrinks

PartAp.10

1.Q:Doesthewomanenjoythefoodinthatrestaurant?Yes

2.Q:Isthemansatisfiedwiththerestaurant’sservice?No

3.Q:Dothechildrenlikethecake?Yes

4.Q:Doesthemanlikechickenbest?No

5.Q:Doesthewomanlikethewine?Yes

6.Q:DoesJohnwantasoda?No

7.Q:Doesthemanlikethefish?No

8.Q:WillSueeatoutwiththemantonight?No

PartB:p.13

Exercise1

Listentotheconversationandcompletethefollowingsentences.

1.PeterandKatehaven’tseeneachotherforawhile.

2.Katedoesn’thaveanyplansforthisSaturday.

3.PetersuggeststoKatethattheyhavedinnertogetherduringtheweekend.

4.PeterlovesItalianfood,buthethinkstheyservetoomuchfoodinItalianrestaurants.

5.BothPeterandKatelikeChinesefoodandJapanesefood.

Exercise2

Listentotheconversationagainandwritedownanswerstothefollowingquestions.

1.WhatdoesPetersayaboutJapanesefood?

Itusesnaturalflavors,notmuchoilorcreamorheavysauces.

2.WhenandwherewillPeterandKatehavedinnertogether?

TheywillhavedinneronSaturdayeitherataChineseoraJapaneserestaurant.

PartC:p.18:bcd

Unitthree:weather

PartA:p.20

1.a.Generalweatherconditionsfortoday:

Fineandpleasant.

b.Temperature:

High:18°C(64°F)

c.Weatheroutlook:

Mostlycloudywithheavyshowersmovinginfromthewest.

2.a.Whendidthestormstartandhowlongdiditlast?

Itstartedaround8p.m.andlastedforaboutthreehours.

b.Howdamagingwasthestorm?

Itcausedfourdeathsandseriousdamageincludingawidespreadpowerfailure.

PartB:p.23

Exercise1

Listentotheconversationandchoosetherightanswerstothequestions.

1.WhatareAlanandMichellemainlydoing?

a.Theyareplanningapicnicforthedepartment.

b.Theyarewonderingwhattheweatherwillbelikeattheannualpicnic.

c.Theyarediscussinghowtoescapefromthesun.

d.Theyarehavingcolddrinksandtalkingabouttheweather.

2.WhatdoyouknowaboutAlan?

a.Hethinksthedepartmenthasmisjudgedtheweathersituationfortheday.

b.Hedismissestheideaofhavinganannualpicnicassilly.

c.Hedislikespre-arrangedactivitiesandwouldrathergosomewhereonhisown.

d.Heprefersashortlittlesleepafterdrinking.

3.Whatcanyouinferfromtheconversation?

a.Alanisexpectingagentlebreezetocoolthingsoff.

b.Theyhaven’thadmuchsunshinerecently.

c.Muchtotheirdelight,theweatherturnsouttobejustfineforthepicnic.

d.Theannualdepartmentpicnicisusuallyheldonasummerday.

Exercise2

Listentotheconversationagain.Thenwritedownanswerstothefollowingquestions.

1.WhathappenedtoAlanandMichellelastyear?

Theywenttothedepartmentpicnicbuttheirfunwasspoiledbythehotweather.

2.Whywon’tAlanworryevenifitrains?

Becausehethinksit’llonlybeashortshowerthatcoolsthingsoffalittle.

PartC:p.26:abcdb

Unitfour:music

PartAp.28:

1.However;a 2.Because;d

3.Firstly,then,finally;c 4.Inshort;b

PartB:p.31

Exercise1

Listentothepassage.Asyoulisten,readthesignalwordsinyourbookandputatick(√)inthebracketsaftertheonesyouhaveheard.

1.forinstance() 2.but(√)

3.inaddition() 4.first(√)

5.verysoon(√) 6.inconsequence()

7.despite() 8.onthecontrary()

9.admittedly()10.tobeginwith(√)

11.firstly() 12.however(√)

13.because(√) 14.ononehand()

15.ontheotherhand() 16.yet(√)

17.so(√) 18.hopefully()

Exercise2:bdca

PartCp.34

CelineDionistheyoungestof14childreninaworking-classfamilyinQuebec,Canada.Herparents,whobothlovedmusic,1)encouragedhertodevelophermusical2)talent.At12,Celinehad3)composedthesong“ItWasOnlyaDream〞.HermotherandbrotherhelpedhertomakearecordingofthatsongandsentitofftoanaddresstheyfoundonanalbumofapopularFrenchsinger.TheaddresswasthatofReneAngelil,whobecameherfirst4)conquest,buttherewouldbemillionsmore.

Celine’srisefromateenagesingertoapopsuperstarhasbeen5)steady,butnotwithoutdifficulties.Recordcompanieswereatfirstless6)enthusiasticabout7)investinginateenagerthanAngelil,whomortgagedhisownhometopayforherfirstalbum.Butherfirsttwoalbumswonagreatsuccess.Andby1983shebecamethefirstCanadianevertohaveagoldrecordinFrance.

In1990,CelinemadeherfirstEnglishlanguagerecordwithUnisonbut8)herrealbreakthroughinAmericacamewhenshewasselectedbyDisneytosingthethemesongofBeautyandtheBeast.ThesongwenttoNo.1onthechartandwonbothaGrammyandanAcademyaward.9)In1996sheperformedattheopeningceremonyofthe1996AtlantaOlympicGamesandin1997sherecordedthethemesongforTitanic,andhernamebecamesynonymouswiththeenormouslysuccessfulfilm.

CelineDion’sfavoritethemeislove.10)Shesingsthedepthandthepowerofloveinagreatmanyofherhitssuchas“LoveCanMoveMountains〞,“BecauseYouLovedMe〞,“ThePowerofLove〞and,ofcourse,thethemesongofTitanic,“MyHeartWillGoOn〞.

Unitfive:health

PartAp.36:cd

PartB,p.39

Exercise1:ddcd

Exercise2:

1.Whatarethepatient’scomplaints?

Shehassufferedfrominsomniaforseveralmonthsandlatelyhashadalotofindigestion.

2.Whatdidthedoctordo?

Hegavethepatientsomemedicineforinsomniaandindigestion.Healsoadvisedthepatienttohaveaproperdietandbeginaregularexerciseprogram.

PartC:p.42:dbbad

Unitsix:business

PartA:p.44

Listentotheconversationandanswerthequestionsthatfollow.

1.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

Theyareprobablybusinesspartners.

2.Whataretheydoing?

Oneisshowingtheotherthebuildingwherehercompanyhasoffices.

3.Onwhichfloorsaretheofficesofthecompany?

AccountingOffice

2ndfloor

PersonnelDepartment

8thfloor

Manager’sOffice

9thfloor

SalesOffice

1stfloor

Listentothepassageandfillinthemissinginformation.

Whatisthespeakerdoing?

Heisgivingabriefintroductiontovisitorsofhiscompany’shistory,lineofbusiness,andmarketsathomeandabroad.

PartBp.47

Exercise1

Listentotheconversationandanswerthequestionsbelow.

1.Whatarethespeakersdoing?

Theyarediscussingwhichcandidateismoresuitableforavacantpositioninthecompany.

2.Whatpositionisvacantinthiscompany?

Leaderofasmallgroup.

3.Whatisthemostimportantqualitythispositionrequires,accordingtoJoan?

Beingdynamic.

4.Whywon’tJohnJeffreybepromoted?

Becausehehasnoexperienceinleadership.

5.Whycouldn’tthecompanygiveJohnachance?

Becausehehasalwaysbeenafollower,notaleader.

Exercise2

Listentotheconversationagainandcompletethetablebelow.

Nameofcandidate

Strength

Weakness

Thosewhosupporthis／herpromotion

Thosewhoareagainsthis／herpromotion

JohnJeffrey

Loyal;hasbeenwiththecompanyfortwentyyears

Noexperienceinbeingaleader

Peter

JoanandClive

RitaHayden

Haspersonnel

managementskill

Lacksexperience

Joan

PeterandClive

SusanPalmer

Experienced,solidandreliable

Abittoo

cautious,not

dynamicenough

PeterandClive;

Joan(agreeswithreservation)

Joan(atfirst)

PartCp.51:ccadc

Unitseven:fashion

PartA,p.54:Amanisatastore.Hewantstobuyamedium-sizedwhiteT-shirtwithasloganonthefront.Heishelpedbyashopassistantingettingwhathewants.

PartB,p.57:

Exercise1:bcd

Exercise2:1.Arecentstudyusingelementarystudentswasinteresting.TheysaidthatpeoplewearingCalvinKleindesignsweremorehandsomeandsuccessfulthanthosewearingWranglers.Levi’s-wearerswereseenassporty,fashionableandfun！

2.Clothesthatlookgreatonprofessionalmodelsmaylookterribleonaveragebuyers.

3.Expensiveclothescanmakethewearerfeellikepartofthehighstatusgroupthatsetstasteandstyle.Soyouarebuyinganimageofsuccess.

4.Whenyoudressinexpensiveclothes,yourmoodbrightens.Youfeelgood,readytofaceanotherdaywithenergy.

5.Ofcourse,alotofpeopledon’tlikehighfashion.They’dratherspendtheirmoneyonsomethingpractical.Whichwouldyouprefer—theimageorthereality?

Partc,p.60

ACompoundDictation

VeraWanghasbecomea1)significantfigureintheAmericanfashionindustryina2)relativelyshortperiodoftime.Shehasnoformaldesigntrainingbecauseherfatherwouldn’tlethergotoartschoolandwantedherto3)concentrateonmore“practicalsubjects〞.Afterearningadegreein4)liberalarts,Veraworkedasan5)editoratVoguefor17yearsandasadesigndirectorofRalphLaurenfortwoyears.In1990sheopenedherfirstboutiqueonMadisonAvenueinNewYork,inalessexpensivelineof6)ready-to-wearbridalandeveningdresses.Shechosebridalwearforshewantedtobuildafashioncompanystartingwithonemarketandthen7)expandintoothers.Shebecameahouseholdnamein1994whenshedesignedstylishcostumesforfigureskaterNancyKerrigantowearintheWinterOlympics.

8)VeraWangherselfisaverygoodskaterandshehadOlympicdreamstoo.ButthatdreamwascrushedwhenshedidnotwinattheNationalFigureSkatingChampionshipsin1968.9)Howeverherloveforthesportneverceased.“Iwantedtomakeanartisticcontributiontothesport,〞shesaid.10)“Idon’tknowifdesigningcostumesforNancyhasbeengoodintermsofactualsales,butithasbeentremendousfornamerecognition.〞

Uniteight:society

PartA,p.62

1.Don’texpectmoneytobuyyouhappiness.

2.Enjoythemoment.

3.Learntolikeyourself.

4.Self-esteemgrowsoutofachievingrealisticgoals.

5.Takeoccasionaldaysofrest.

6.Putonahappyface—evenifyoudon’tfeelhappy.

7.Exercise.

8.Getenoughsleeptofeelrested.

9.Buildcloserelationships.

PartB:p.65

Exercise1:bddbcd

Exercise2

Listenagainandfillintheblankstocompleteasummaryofthemainpointsofthepassage.

Everyday,millionsofAmericansbuylotteryticketsanddreamofwinningthelottery.Ifyouwinonemilliondollars,youcanreceivefrom$25,000to$40,000ayearfortwentyyearsafterpayingtaxes.Winnersspendthelargeamountofmoneyindifferentways.Someusethemoneytopursuetheirowninterests,someonhomeimprovementandtravel,andotherssavethemoneyfortheirchildren’scollegeeducation.Mostwinnersquittheirjobsandonlyasmallnumberofthemstillstayontheirjobs.Somewinnersrealizethatmoneybringssecurityandgivesthemopportunities,butmoneydoesnotmeanhappiness.

Partc,p.69:cbdd

Unit9DreamsandAmbitions

PartA:p.72:bcd

PartB:p.75:

Exercise1:cba

Exercise2

Listenagainandwritedownanswerstothefollowingquestions.

1.WhathelpedLarrytocarryonwithlifewhenhisdreamwasdashedagainandagain?

Hisbeliefthatonedayhewouldbecomeamoviestar.

2.WhatjobdidLarryfindinordertosupporthimself?

ParkingcarsforoneofHollywood’sbigrestaurants.

3. WasLarrywell-paidandhowdidhemanagetomakealiving?

No,hispaywasonlybasic.Buthegotgeneroustipsfromguestsdrivingintotherestaurant.

4. WhathappenedonedaythatchangedLarry'slife?

Larryparkedthecarofafamousfilmdirectorandwasabletointroducehimselftotheman.

5.Larrysaid:“Alotofbigcompaniesareafterme.〞Whatcanbethetwomeaningsofthisstatement?

a.Manybigfilmcompaniesareinterestedinme.

b.Manybigcompaniesarepressingmetopaytheirbills.

Partc,p.78:bba

Unitten:disasters

PartAp.82:

Youaregoingtoheartwonewsreportsofdisasters.Payattentiontotheelementsmentionedaboveandcompletethefollowingcharts.

1.

Typeofdisaster

1)Earthquake

Time

2)Threedaysago

Place

3)Turkey

Numberofpeoplekilled

4)10,000

Numberofpeopleinjured

5)34,000

2.

Typeofdisaster

1)Explosion

Time

2)Earlythismorning

Place

Shijiazhuang

Numberofpeoplekilled

3)108

Numberofpeopleinjured

4)38

Numberofpeopleseverelyinjured

5)11

Cause

Unknown

PartB,p.85:

Exercise1

Listentothepassageandcompletethefollowingchartwiththemissinginformation.

Typeofdisaster

Planecrash

Time

1)Threemonthsago

Place

2)Inthemiddleofajungle

Cause

3)Aterriblestorm

Numberofpeoplekilled

4)Allonboardtheplaneexceptthenarrator

Numberofpeopleinjured

5)One(thenarrator)

Exercise2

Listentothepassageagainandwritedownanswerstothefollowingquestions.

1.Whathappenedtotheplanebeforeitcrashed?

Itrolledandshookinthewind.

2.Didtherescueteamarriveimmediatelyafterthecrash?Whyorwhynot?

No.Itarrivedninedayslaterbecauseitwasrainingheavilyandthehelicopterscouldn’tflyintheheavyrain.Tomakethematterworse,theplanecrashedinaswampinthemiddleofajungle.

3.Wasthenarratorseriouslyinjured?

Yes.Shewasinterriblepainandcouldn’tmove.

4.Howdidshemanagetostayalive?

Bydrinkingdirtyfloodwater.

PartC,p.90:cdab

Unit11:famouspeople

PartA,p.92:

1.Whatisthespeaker’sattitudetowardsNapoleon?

Neutral.(ThespeakermainlygivesafactualaccountofNapoleon’slifeeventhoughheholdsthatNapoleonwagedwarsagainstmanycountries.)

2.Whatisthespeaker’sattitudetowardsTomCruise?

Positive.(“Worldrenownedactor〞,“almosteveryonerespectshim〞and“internationalstar〞showthespeaker’sattitude.)

3.Whatisthespeaker’sattitudetowardsWarrenEdwardBuffett?

Positive,respectful.(In“regardedasoneoftheworld’sgreateststockmarketinvestors〞,thechoiceoftheword“great〞indicatesthespeaker’sattitude.)

PartB,p.95

Exercise1:abdca

Exercise2

Listentothepassageagainandfillintheblanksinthefollowingchartwiththemissinginformation.

AlanGreenspan

Parentsand

Childhood

Father

A1)stockbroker

Mother

Workedin2)retailing

Bornon

3)March6,1926

Grewupin

4)NewYork

Education

Inthemid-1940s

Studiedata5)musicschoolinNewYork,graduatedwithadegreein6)economicsfromNewYorkUniversity’sSchoolof7)Commerce

In1949

Gota8)master’sdegreeatNYU

In1977

Earneda9)PhDfromNYU

Working

Experience

Afterleaving

ColumbiaUniversity

WorkedfortheNational10)IndustrialConferenceBoard

Inthemid-1950s

Openedan11)economicconsultingcompany

In1987

Begantoworkinthe12)FederalGovernment

PartC,p.99

ACompoundDictation

Listentothepassagethreetimesandsupplythemissinginformation.

OnJune28,2023,amidcheersandtears52-year-oldGatessaidgood-byetohis1)Microsoftemployees.

Thefollowingishisclosingremarksduringhis2)farewelleventinRedmond:

“Mylife’sworkreallyisabout3)softwareandworkingwithincrediblepeople.Iloveworkingwithsmartpeople.IloveworkingwithSteve.Iloveworkingwithalltheincrediblepeoplehere.Eventhetimesthatwerethe4)toughest,insomewaysthosearetheonesthatbondyouthemost—whenIBMdecidestoattackyou,orwhensome5)legalrulingisn’tquiteright.Andyouhavetodoapressconferenceafterwards.

“TheworkherecombinestwothingsthatIthinkarejustsospecial.Oneisthe6)long-termimpact—theimpactontheworldofwhatwedo—isincredible.Wecanalwaysgooutandseethingsthatremindusofthat.Seeblindpeoplewho,usingouraccessibility,canbrowsetheInternet.Youknow,theirlivesarejusttotallydifferentbecauseofthat.Sowecansay,wow,thisisso7)impactful.

“ButIthinkthesecondthing,8)whichisthattheday-to-dayworkisfunandenjoyable,that’sactuallywhat’smadeitsoeasytowanttoworkhard,towanttoalwaysimprovethings,tofaceuptowhateveritisthatneedstobedonebetter.9)Soit’saspecialgroupofpeoplewhoputsomuchintoit.

“Soletmejustclosebysayingyou’vemadeitsomuchforme.10)Therewon’tbeadayofmylifethatI’mnotthinkingaboutMicrosoft,andthegreatthingsthatit’sdoing,andwantingtohelp.Sothankyouformakingitthecenterofmylife,andsomuchfun.Thankyou.〞

Unit12:TheInternet

PartA,p.102:

1.Themainideaofthepassage:EstablishingcomputerlabsfortheschoolsinChina’spoorruralareas.

2.Themainideaofthepassage:ChinaiscooperatingwithIndiaintrainingsoftwareprofessionals.

3.Themainideaofthemassage:Thecomputervirus,CodeRedII,isabouttoattackagain.

PartB,p.105:

Exercise1:bbdbca

Exercise2

Listenagainandcompletethefollowingsentenceswiththeinformationyou’vegotfromtherecording.Thennumberthesentencesfrom1to5toputthemintherightorder.

4Anemergencycallreachedanambulancecrewwherethestudentlived.

2Nathenlearnedthatthemessagecamefromastudentfarawaywhohadtroublebreathingandmoving.

5Nathenreceivedthestudent’sthankssoonaftertherescuerscametoherhelp.Shewasfinallysafe.

1NathenwassurfingtheNetforfunwhenhereceivedanurgentmessageforhelp.

3Afterlearningaboutherhomeaddress,Nathenranguptheinternationaloperatorandaskedtheoperatortoputacallthroughtothestudent’scountry.

PartC,p.108:dbba

Unit13:humanvirtues

PartA,p.110:fed

PartB,p.113:

Exercise1:acda

Exercise2

Listentotherecordingagainandfillintheblankswiththemissinginformation.

ProfessorSabbatucci’sNobleAct

Time:lastSaturday

Place:Italy

People:a58-year-oldmathsprofessoranda35-year-oldunemployedfather

Whathappened:Whilepretendingtohelptheprofessorchangeatire,athiefstoleasuitcasefromthelatter’scar,butindoingsohedroppedhislotteryticketatthescene.Itwaslaterpickedupbytheprofessor.Nextday,theprofessorlearnedfromTVthattheticketwasawinner.Toreturnorkeeptheprizetroubledtheprofessor’sconsciencebutintheendhedecidedtoreturnthemoneytoitsowner.Byadvertisinginnewspapersandonradio,hefoundtheveryman,thoughtherewerehundredsofpeopletryingtotrickhimintogivingthemthecash.Thus60millionlirewerehandedovertotheowner.Thiswasquitebeyondthethief’sexpectation.TheProfessor’snobleactmovedhimtotears.

PartC,p.116:bdbd

Unit14Culture

PartA:

Listentothepassageandcompletethechartbelow.

HowtheHillsFamilyWontheCopyrighttotheSong“HappyBirthdaytoYou〞

Time

Event

In1893

MildredandPattyHill,twoAmericankindergartenteachers,composedthesong“GoodMorningtoAll〞togreettheirstudentseverymorning.

Later

Thetitleofthesongwasknownas“GoodMorningtoYou〞whenitwasusedforchildrentogreettheirteacher.

In1924

ThesongappearedinabookofmusiceditedbyRobertColeman.Andasecondverse“HappyBirthdaytoYou〞wasaddedtoit.Thewriterofthelyricstothesecondverseremainedunknown.

Bymid-1930s

Thesongappearedrepeatedlyinmovies,radioshows,andBroadwaymusicalswithoutthepermissionoftheHillfamily.

In1934

JessicaHillfiledasuitandwonthecopyrighttothesong“HappybirthdaytoYou〞forhereldersisters.Sheprovedincourtthat“HappyBirthdaytoYou〞wasactually“GoodMorningtoAll〞withdifferentlyrics.

Fromthenon

Everytimethesongwassungpublicly,theHillfamilygetspaid.

Script:

IntheEnglish-speakingworld,itiscustomarytosingthesong“HappyBirthdaytoYou〞tothebirthdayperson.Doyouknowthatitwasoriginallywrittenasasongtogreetstudentsinthemorning?TwoAmericankindergartenteachers,MildredHillandhersisterPattyHillwrotethesong.In1893,Mildred,whostudiedmusic,cameupwiththemelodyandPattyaddedsomelyrictoitandthesongbecame“GoodMorningtoAll〞,whichtheysangeverymorningtotheirstudents.Andthelyricsranlikethis:“Goodmorningtoyou.Goodmorningtoyou.Goodmorning,dearchildren.Goodmorningtoall.〞

Laterthetitleofthesongwasknownas“GoodMorningtoYou〞whenitwasusedforchildrentosingittotheirteacher.Andthethirdandfourthlinesbecame“Goodmorning,dearteacher.Goodmorningtoyou.〞

In1924thesongappearedinabookofmusiceditedbyRobertColeman.Andasecondverse,“HappyBirthdaytoYou〞,wasaddedtoit.Butitisunclearwhosuppliedthewordstothesecondverse.

Thissecondversequicklybecamemorepopularthanthefirst,andwithinashorttimeofthebook’spublication,thesongwasknowntoallas“HappyBirthdaytoYou〞.Andbymid-1930sitwasusedfrequentlyinmovies,radioshows,andBroadwaymusicalswithouttheHillfamily’spermission.Athirdsister,JessicaHill,decidedtoactonbehalfofhereldersisters.Shefiledasuittoprovethat“HappyBirthdaytoYou〞wastheirsongwithdifferentlyrics.Shewonin1934,andnoweverytime“HappyBirthdaytoYou〞issungpublicly,theHillfamilygetspaid.

PartB,p.121:

Exercise1

Listentotheinterviewtwiceandcompletetheanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.

1.Whydoesdrive-ingroceryshoppingappealtocustomers?

Becausecustomersdon’tneedtofightforaparkingspace,pushagrocerycartaroundinthemarket,orstandinlineatthecheck-out.

2.WhoisDaveBurnstein?

Heisthevice-presidentforthePhone-InDrive-throughMarket.

3.WhatarethetwoprovensuccessfulideasappliedtogroceryshoppingaccordingtoMr.Burnstein?

Oneisthesuccessofdrive-throughconvenience—whichhasbeenproventobesuccessfulwithbanksandfastfood;theotheristheprovensuccessofcatalogshopping.

4.Whyhavetheyappliedthetwoprovensuccessfulideastogroceryshopping?

Tohelpcustomerssavetime.

5.Whatarethedisadvantagesofdrive-ingroceryshopping?

Customerscan’tstopandcheckifthegoodstheyhaveorderedareofgoodqualityornot;andtheyhavetopaya$1.50servicechargeoneachorder.

Exercise2

Listentotheinterviewonceagainandwritedowntheprocedureofdoingdrive-inshoppinginthetablebelow.Thefirststephasalreadybeenwrittenoutforyou.

Drive-inGroceryShopping

Step1

Youmakeupyourgrocerylistfroma4,000-itemcatalog.

Step2

Youphoneintheitemnumbersofthegoodsyouorder.

Step3

Thecomputermakesaprint-outofyourlist.

Step4

Workersinthemarketfindthegoodsonyourlistinawarehouse.

Step5

Threehourslater,youdriveuptothemarket,andpunchyourcodeintoaterminal.

Step6

Yo