听力原文:In the past two years, millions of Americans have suddenly embraced the bicycle a - 赤豆云问答

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听力原文：W: This is the worst drought ever since the sixties.M: Yes. But it's just the opp

听力原文：W: This is the worst drought ever since the sixties.

M: Yes. But it's just the opposite in the south. They have the severest flood for the past 30 years.

Q: What do you know about the weather in the south？

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A．There is a flood every two years.

B．The flood is the worst ever since fifties.

C．There is a serious drought.

D．There is a severe flood.

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第2题

听力原文：W: It's been very cold in the past two days.M: We haven't seen the worst of it ye

听力原文：W: It's been very cold in the past two days.

M: We haven't seen the worst of it yet. More snow is forecasted for next week accompanied by strong winds.

Q: What will the weather be like？

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A．Cold and windy.

B．Snow will be replaced by strong wind.

C．Rainy and cold.

D．It will get better.

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第3题

听力原文：In the past few years, millions of Americans have become suddenly enthusiastic ab

听力原文： In the past few years, millions of Americans have become suddenly enthusiastic about the bicycle as if it were a great new invention. Annual bicycle sales doubled between 1960 and 1970, and there are nearly 70 million bicycles in the United States today.

Of course, the bicycle has been around for more than 160 years and this isn't America's first bicycle passion. A wave of bicycle enthusiasm swept the land in the late 1800s and bicycle production was up to two million in 18917. Then with the coming of the automobile, bicycle declined, and for decades remained popular only with children and a few adults.

Now, a national concern with air pollution and physical fitness has brought the bicycle back to the forefront, particularly with adults. More than eight million bikes were sold in the United States last year, a third of which bought by adults. But the year before, only 15 percent of new bicycle sales were for adults.

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A．Nearly 7 million.

B．Nearly 17 million.

C．Nearly 70 million.

D．Nearly 77 million.

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第4题

听力原文：The family is changing. In the past, grandparents, parents, and children used to

听力原文： The family is changing. In the past, grandparents, parents, and children used to live together, and they had an extended family. Sometimes two or more brothers with their wives and children were part of this large family group. But family structure is changing throughout the world. Nowadays, many families consist of only one Father, one mother, and children. It is becoming the main family structure everywhere.

The new family structure offers married women some advantages: they have freedom from their relatives, and the husband does not have all the power of the family. Studies show that in these families, men and women usually make an equal number of decisions about family lives.

In the past, wives usually have to pay for the benefits of freedom and power. When women lived in extended families, sisters and grandparents and aunts helped one another with housework and childcare. In addition, older women in a large family group had important positions.

But now, wives do not often enjoy this benefit, and they have another disadvantage too: women generally live longer than their husbands, so older women from these families often have to live alone. Studies show that women are generally less satisfied with marriage than men are. In the past, men worked outside the home and women worked inside. Housework and childcare were a full time job, and there was no time for anything else. Now women work outside and have more freedom than they did in the past, but they still have to do most of the housework. The women actually have two full-time jobs, and they have not much free time.

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A．There were only grandparents and children.

B．There was one father, one mother, and their children.

C．There were many relatives.

D．There were two or more brothers with their wives.

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第5题

听力原文：If you feel overwhelmed by your college experience, you are not alone--many of to

听力原文： If you feel overwhelmed by your college experience, you are not alone--many of today' s college students are suffering from a form. of shock. Going to college has always had its ups and downs, but today the "downs" of the college experience are more numerous and difficult. The schools are responding to the problem with increased support service.

Lisa is a good example of a student in shock. She is a lovely, intelligent girl of twenty and is in her third year at a university. Having been a straight A student in high school and a member of the basketball team there, she remembers her high school days with fondness. Lisa was popular then and had a boyfriend for the last two years of school.

Now, only three years later, Lisa is miserable. She has changed her major four times already and is forced to hold two part-time jobs in order to pay her tuition. She can' t sleep well or eat properly. She also believes that she has no close friends. Sometimes she bursts into crying for no apparent reason. On more than one occasion, she has considered taking her own life.

What is happening to Lisa happens to millions of college students each year. As a result, roughly one-fourth of the students suffer from depression. Some of them are so depressed that they have to go to the doctor. Meanwhile, suicide rate among college students is higher now than at any other time in history. It is fifty percent higher than among nonstudents of the same age. It is estimated that each year more than five hundred college students take their own lives.

College health officials believe that these reported problems represent only the tip of the iceberg. They fear that most students, like Lisa, suffer in silence.

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A．Going to college in the past was more stressful than it is today.

B．Going to college in the past was less stressful than it is today.

C．Going to college in the past was as stressful as it is today.

D．Going to college was not stressful in the past, neither is it today.

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第6题

听力原文：What kind of car will we be driving by the year 20107 It may be rather different

听力原文： What kind of car will we be driving by the year 20107 It may be rather different from the type we know today. With the next decade, bringing greater change than the past 50 years, the people who will be designing the models of tomorrow believe that environmental problems may well accelerate the pace of the car' s development. The vision is that of a machine with 3 wheels instead of 4, electrically-powered, environmentally clean and able to drive itself along intelligent roads, equipped with built-in power supplies. Future cars will pick up the fuel during long journeys from a power source built into the road, or stored in small quantifies for travelling in the city. Instead of today' s seating arrangement, two in front, two or three behind, all facing forward, the 2010 car will have an interior with adults and children in a family circle. This view of future carls based on a much more sophisticated road system. Cars will be automatically controlled by a computer. All the drivers will have to do is to say where to go and the computer will do the rest. It will become impossible for cars to crash into one another. The technology already exists for the car to become a true automobile.

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A．They will be much bigger.

B．They will have more seats.

C．They will have three wheels.

D．They will need intelligent drivers.

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第7题

听力原文：（32) The family is changing. In the past, grandparents, parents, and children us

听力原文： (32) The family is changing. In the past, grandparents, parents, and children used to live together, and they had a big family. Sometimes two or more brothers with their wives and children were part of this large family group. But family structure is changing throughout the world. The nuclear family consists of only one father, one mother, and children, it is becoming the main family structure everywhere.

(33) The nuclear family offers married women some advantages, they have freedom from their relatives, and the husband does not have all the power of the family. 'Studies show that in nuclear families, men and women usually make an equal number of decisions about family life.

But wives usually have to "pay" for the benefits of freedom and power. When women lived in extended families, sisters, grandparents, and aunts helped one another with housework and childcare. In addition, (34) older women in a large family group had important positions. Wives in nuclear families do not often enjoy this benefit, and they have another disadvantage, too: women generally live longer than their husbands, so older women from nuclear families often have to live alone. Studies show that women are generally less satisfied with marriage than men are. In the past, men worked outside the home and women worked inside. Housework and childcare were a full-time job, and there was no time for anything else. (35) Now women work outside and have more freedom than they did in the past, but they still have to do most of the housework. The women actually have two full-time jobs, and they do not have much free time.

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A．There were only grandparents and children.

B．There was one father, one mother, and their children.

C．There were many relatives.

D．There were two or more brothers with their wives.

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第8题

听力原文：When my husband was promoted, we put our house up for sale. Three weeks later, it

听力原文： When my husband was promoted, we put our house up for sale. Three weeks later, it was still on the market. I became a busy housekeeper. Every room had to be kept tidy and dishes had to be washed and put away when used. Then one day, the door bell rang unexpectedly at 8 am. Sleepily I opened the door and saw our agent standing there with a couple from New York. "There was no time to call," he explained, "the couple has to catch a plane home." The three people made their way past the dirty breakfast dishes on the kitchen table and entered a bedroom with unmade beds. As I retreated into a bathroom to comb my hair, I heard the man say something to his wife. Then they both laughed. Two days later the agent phoned to tell me that the couple had bought the house. He repeated what the couple had said when he handed over the check the following day, "That house has a warm lived-in feeling just like ours."

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A．She wanted to move to New York.

B．Her husband had lost his job.

C．Her husband had got a higher position.

D．She wanted to have a wider house.

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第9题

听力原文：The 22nd of November 1970 is a day that three British soldiers and an army office

听力原文： The 22nd of November 1970 is a day that three British soldiers and an army officer's wife will remember for a long time. On that day the four of them left in their speedboat to go to the club in Castle Peak Bay. They reached the club without any difficulty. But on their return trip in the evening the motor of their boat broke down. They could not repair it, so they drifted along in the boat. Huge waves kept splashing over the sides of the boat. At last they landed on a small island. One of them described it: "it was just a tiny island with long grass and bushes."

They had no food or water, so two of them walked round the island to see if they could find any. "The only thing we saw was a rat," said a man later. Meanwhile the other two persons had made a fire with driftwood to attract the attention of any passing boat. Two boats sailed past but did not stop although the men shouted and waved a burning board at them.

Back on land the families of the four friends had informed the police when they failed to return home by night. Steamers were sent to search for them as they huddled before their fire, tired and cold. At dawn a motorized boat passed by and spotted them. A man and the officer's wife went on board and were taken home. They reported to the police, who went at once to the island and brought the other two men safely back.

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A．The engine of their boat stopped working.

B．The were attacked by thunderstorm.

C．They ran out of oil.

D．They ran out of food.

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第10题

听力原文：How many teeth have you had filled in the past two years？ If you follow the advic

听力原文： How many teeth have you had filled in the past two years？ If you follow the advice of Dr. Faustick 'you may be able to reduce the number of your visits to a dentist. Dr. Faustick conducted a twoyear survey to find out how to prevent or reduce dental decay. 946 students took part in an experiment. 523 students cleaned their teeth within ten minutes of eating when possible they used a tooth brush, when this was impossible they washed their mouth thoroughly with water. The remaining 423 students merely cleaned their teeth when they went to bed and when they got up in the morning. All the students had their teeth X rayed at the end of the first and second years. At the end of the first year, the night and morning group had three times as many decayed teeth as the dean after each meal group. At the end of the second year the latter group had 53 percent fewer decayed teeth than the former group. Dr. Fausstick has cleaned his teeth after meal for thirteen years and has not had a single decayed tooth. He pointed out that sugar is a major agent in dental decay. Particularly the sugar in sweets, cakes, and soft drinks. Ideally you should keep a tooth brush in your pocket and use it immediately after you have finished eating. When this is impractical you can at least make sure that you have a drink of water and let the water through your teeth to force out any particles of food. 7 of out 10 people loose at least half of their teeth by the time they are fifty. Many have a complete set of false teeth by that time. In any case neither toothache nor a visit to a dentist is very pleas ant. So it is worthwhile making an effort to keep you own teeth as long as possible. The main preventative agent is simply water.

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A．Coca Cola.

B．Sausage.

C．Milk.

D．Fried chicken.

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