听力原文:Why do so many people live to a healthy old age in certain parts of the world? [3 - 赤豆云问答

第1题

听力原文：W: Why do you think Harry Potter is so popular these days？M: Because there are no

听力原文：W: Why do you think Harry Potter is so popular these days？

M: Because there are not many good children's books available.

Q: What does the man mean？

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A．He thinks children are normally silly.

B．He thinks we are short of good children's books.

C．He thinks we need to produce more interesting books.

D．He thinks children have no taste at all.

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第2题

听力原文：Why do so many people live to a healthy old age in certain parts of the world？ [3

听力原文： Why do so many people live to a healthy old age in certain parts of the world？ [31] What is the secret of their long lives？ Three things seem to be very important: [29] fresh air, fresh food and a simple way of life. People work near their homes in the clean, mountain air instead of traveling long distances to work by car, bus or train. They do not sit all day in busy offices or factories, but work hard outdoors in the fields. They take more exercise and eat less food than people in the cities of the West. For years the Hunzas of the Himalayas did not need policemen, lawyers or doctors. There was no crime, no divorce and not much illness in their society. [30] They were a happy, peaceful people, famous all over India for their long, healthy lives.

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A．Clean air, much food and more exercise.

B．Clean air, fresh food and less exercise.

C．Clean air, fresh food and simple life.

D．Hard work, much food and simple life.

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第3题

听力原文：M: Could you help me to decide what I should buy for my youngest sister's birthda

y？

W: Remember you took many pictures of her at her last birthday party. Why not buy her a photo album so that she can put her pictures in it？

Q: What did the man do last year for his youngest sister？

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A．Took many photos of her.

B．Bought her an album.

C．Held a birthday party.

D．Bought her a picture.

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第4题

听力原文：Why do people smoke？One reason is that people become addicted to cigarettes. The

听力原文： Why do people smoke？

One reason is that people become addicted to cigarettes. The addictive substance in cigarettes is nicotine. When people smoke, the nicotine goes right into the blood stream and makes people feel relaxed. A smoker's body gets accustomed to the nicotine and if he stops smoking he feels nervous. Many smokers try to stop smoking but because of the addiction to nicotine they feel so uncomfortable that they often find it too difficult to stop.

Another reason is that people simply enjoy smoking. Having a cigarette for many people means taking a break. For some people smoking becomes part of their daily life. Many people enjoy smoking because it gives them something to do with their hands.

Many people also like the taste of tar in cigarettes. However, it is the tar that causes cancer. While governments and health experts have tried to get people to give up smoking entirely, cigarette manufacturers have tried to keep selling them by producing cigarettes with less tar. Many people in western countries have welcomed these cigarettes since they find it hard to stop smoking but they want to reduce the risk to their health.

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A．Because they like the taste of tar.

B．Because smoking makes them feel relaxed.

C．Because smoking to them means fan.

D．Because smoking is the easiest thing to get addicted to.

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第5题

听力原文：Why are so few tigers man-eaters？ Why are fewer than three percent likely to be m

听力原文： Why are so few tigers man-eaters？ Why are fewer than three percent likely to be man-eaters？ Why are we off the menu for tigers？

It's widely assumed that tigers keep us off the menu through fear. But what are they afraid of？ Do they know that we may be better armed than they are？ Can they really realize that if they kill just one of us they'll get a whole army after them？ Do they find our smell unpleasant？ Perhaps.

I think the explanation is simpler and, in a way, more interesting. I suspect that a tiger's fear of humans lies in the way he perceives us at the unique moment of contact.

I am 1.8m tall. A tiger is less than lm tall but may be up to 3m long. So when a tiger sees me, it might reasonably assume that I'm 6m long. If I were a huge deer, he'd leap on my back, but he discovers I have no back. From the front I'm huge, but from the side I all but disappear very upset. A hunter has to be confident that it can tackle its prey, and no one's confident when upset.

If I'm correct, the opposite should be tree of a sitting human, who is half the size, presents twice the spread of back and more closely resembles a medium-sized deer. And, indeed, many attacks on people involve villagers sitting or bending over to cut grass.

When that tiger appeared within inches of me on that twilight evening, I know what was going through my mind. But perhaps I should not even try to guess what he was thinking.

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A．Because men are seldom seen in the forest.

B．Because tigers are afraid of something.

C．Because men are not edible.

D．Because men shout aloud.

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第6题

听力原文：W: Why is it that some children perform. much better than others at school？M: Obv

听力原文：W: Why is it that some children perform. much better than others at school？

M: Obviously, certain children are brighter than others, but it's not as simple as that. A lot of emphasis is placed on intelligence measured by tests.

W: The so-called IQ tests？

M: Yes. Basically they are intended to test linguistics and numerical skills, so some children are bound to suffer. This is very unfortunate. A child with an average IQ may turn out to be successful when he grows up.

W: What you're saying is that some children have abilities that are not easy to measure, that aren't appreciated

M: Precisely. And if these skills are not spotted sufficiently early, they cannot be developed. That's why, in my view, there are so many unhappy adults in this world. They are not doing the things they are best at.

W: I see.

M: But at school, only those children who are good with words and numbers, they probably do well in school examinations.

W: Right. Is there anything a parent can do to help in this case？

M: Yes. In my opinion, a child should be judged by his individual talents. After all, being happy in life is putting your skills to good use, no matter what they are.

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A．They are designed to measure children's intelligence.

B．They are intended to test linguistic and numerical skills.

C．They are designed to test why some children perform. better at school.

D．They are intended to find out why some children are not appreciated.

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第7题

听力原文： Why, you may wonder, should spiders be our friends？（26)Because they destroy so

听力原文： Why, you may wonder, should spiders be our friends？ (26)Because they destroy so many insects, and insects include some of the greatest enemies of the human race. Insects would make it impossible for us to live in the world; they would devour all our crops and kill our flocks and herds, if it were not for the protection we get from insect-eating animals. (27)We owe a lot to the birds and beasts which eat insects but all of them put together kill only a fraction of the number destroyed by spiders. Moreover, unlike some of the other insect eaters, (26)spiders never do the harm to us or our belongings.

Spiders are not insects, as many people think, nor even nearly related to them. One can tell the difference almost at a glance, (28)for a spider always has eight legs and insect never more than six.

How many spiders are engaged in this work in our behalf？ One authority on spiders made a census of the spiders in grass field in the south of England, and he estimated that there were more than 2 250 000 in one acre; that is something like 6 000 000 spiders of different kinds on a football pitcll. (29)Spiders are busy for at least half the year in killing insects. It is impossible to make more than the wildest guess at how many they kill, but they are hungry creatures, not content with only three meals a day. It has been estimated that the weight of all the insects destroyed by spiders in Britain in one year would be greater than the total weight of all the human beings in the country.

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A．Because they are beneficial insects.

B．Because they destroy insects without hurting us in any way.

C．Because they protect insect-eating animals.

D．Because they include some of the greatest enemies of the human race.

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第8题

听力原文：W: Why is Bob so tired and upset？M: He's been studying day and night for his fina

听力原文：W: Why is Bob so tired and upset？

M: He's been studying day and night for his final exams. I warned him many times to prepare earlier, but he wouldn't listen.

Q: What does the man mean？

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A．Bob is too tired to study any more.

B．He told Bob not to study late at night.

C．He had often advised Bob to study.

D．Bob didn't hear the alarm.

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第9题

听力原文：W: I really want to know why Nancy is always so hostile towards me.M: Did you eve

听力原文：W: I really want to know why Nancy is always so hostile towards me.

M: Did you ever think of just coming right out and asking her？

Q: What does the man think the woman should do？

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A．Be hostile to Nancy.

B．Ask Nancy to come out.

C．Talk to Nancy herself.

D．Write a letter to Nancy.

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第10题

听力原文：W: You told me you liked your job．Why do you look so upset？ M: Whenever we try to

听力原文：W: You told me you liked your job．Why do you look so upset？

M: Whenever we try to change the work routine．the workers have so many ifs and buts that we never manage to change anything．

Q: What does the man mean？

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A．The workers make many complaints.

B．The workers make a lot of objections.

C．The workers make lots of proposals.

D．The workers make numerous mistakes.

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