听力原文:A famous writer who was visiting Japan was invited to give a lecture at a univers - 赤豆云问答

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听力原文：W: It was said in March that the famous science fiction writer Isaac Asimov's new

book was coming out in July.

M: We probably won't be able to find a library copy until September.

Q: When will Asimov's book be published？

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A．In July.

B．In March.

C．In September.

D．In the winter.

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第2题

听力原文：Leo Tolstoy was a famous Russian writer of the nineteenth Century. He lived betwe

听力原文： Leo Tolstoy was a famous Russian writer of the nineteenth Century. He lived between 1828 and 1910. He wrote many novels. Two of his most famous works are War and Peace and Anna Karenina.

Tolstoy was born into a wealth family. However, he was not happy that others were poor. He did not like living the rich life when others did not have food or money. In fact, Tolstoy often dressed like a peasant. He wanted the simple life.

In his novels, Tolstoy wrote about many things, but one of his most important themes was nonviolence. His ideas about nonviolence influenced two other famous leaders: Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King. In fact, Tolstoy and Gandhi wrote letters to each other when Gandhi was in South Africa. Tolstoy's ideas helped Gandhi to use nonviolence.

Martin Luther King, the American civil rights leader, also believed in nonviolence. In his demonstrations during the 1960s, he always avoided violence. He helped to win more rights for Blacks.

Thus, Tolstoy the great Russian writer of the nineteenth century, greatly influenced two other great leaders of the peace movement.

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A．A peasant.

B．A famous man.

C．A Russian.

D．A writer.

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第3题

听力原文：Today school children in many countries have high rates of falling eye-sight. Two

听力原文： Today school children in many countries have high rates of falling eye-sight. Two methods have been proposed to prevent near-sightedness, one Western and one Chinese. The Western method was developed by Mr. Bates, a British actor, in the early part of this century. He trained people to relax their eyes frequently during a period of intense reading. His methods included covering open eyes with the palms of the hands and looking at distant objects by moving the eyes from side to side instead of staring at them. Bates also encouraged school children to look frequently at a calendar on the wall of the classroom to relax their eyes. A famous British writer even wrote a book on the beneficial effects of the Bates method for his vision.

The traditional Chinese method involves pressing certain points around the eyes with fingers. This also relaxes excessive tension in eye muscles. It is best done by doctors trained in traditional Chinese medicine, but it can also be done by students themselves.

Teachers and parents should encourage pupils to relax their eyes frequently while reading and studying.

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A．He was a doctor.

B．He was a writer.

C．He was an actor.

D．He was a teacher.

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第4题

听力原文：Some people have very good memories, and can easily learn quite long poems by hea

听力原文： Some people have very good memories, and can easily learn quite long poems by heart. There are other people who can only remember things when they have said them over and over again.

The famous English writer, Charles Dickens said that he could walk down any long street in London and then tell you the name of every shop he had passed. Many of the great men of the world have had wonderful memories.

A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his own language by remembering what he hears*when he is a small child. Some children who live abroad with their parents seem to learn two languages as easily as one. In school it is not so easy to learn a second language because students have too little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects as well. A man' s mind is rather like a camera, but it takes photos not only of what we see but of what we feel, hear, smell and taste. When we take a real photo with a camera, there is much to do before the photo is finished and ready to show to our friends. In the same way there is much work to be done before we can keep a picture forever in our minds.

Memory is the diary that we all carry about with us.

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A．Because he was a famous English writer.

B．Because he enjoyed walking along the street.

C．Because he had a good memory.

D．Because he was proud of his own ability.

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第5题

听力原文：Today school children in many countries have high rates of failing eyesight. Two

听力原文： Today school children in many countries have high rates of failing eyesight. Two methods have been proposed to prevent near-sightedness, one Western and one Chinese. The Western method was developed by Mr. Bates, a British actor, in the early part of last century. He trained people to relax their eyes frequently during a period of intense reading. His methods included covering open eyes with the palms of the hands and looking at distant objects by moving the eyes from side to side instead of staring at them. Bates also encouraged school children to look frequently at a calendar on the wall of the classroom to relax their eyes. A famous British writer even wrote a book on the beneficial effects of the Bates' method for his vision.

The traditional Chinese method involves pressing certain points around the eyes with the fingers. This also relaxes excessive tension in eye muscles, it is best done by doctors trained in traditional Chinese medicine, but it can also be done by students themselves.

Teachers and parents should encourage pupils to relax their eyes frequently while reading and studying.

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A．He was a doctor.

B．He was a writer.

C．He was an actor.

D．He was a teacher.

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第6题

听力原文：Edgar Poe, an American writer, was born in 1809. His parents were actors. Edgar w

听力原文： Edgar Poe, an American writer, was born in 1809. His parents were actors. Edgar was a baby when his father left the family. He was two years old when his mother died. He was taken into the home of a wealthy business man named John Allen. He then received his new name, Edgar Allen Poe. As a young man, Poe attended the University of Virginia. He was a good student, but he liked to drink alcohol and play card games for money. As an unskilled game player, he often lost money. Since he couldn't pay his gambling losses, he left the university and began working for magazines. He worked hard, yet he was not well paid, or well known. At the age of 27, he got married. For a time it seemed that Poe would find happiness, but his wife was sick for most of their marriage, and died in 1847.

Through all his crises, Poe produced many stories and poems which appeared in different publications, yet he didn't become famous until 1845, when his poem, The Raven, was published. There is a question, however, about Poe's importance in American Literature. Some critics say Poe was one of America's best writers, and even had a great influence on many French writers. But others disagree. They my Poe's work is difficult to understand and most of his writing de scribes very unpleasant situations and events. Edgar Allen Poe died in 1849 when he was 40 years old. It is said that he was found dead after days of heavy drinking.

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A．His father caught a serious disease.

B．His mother passed away.

C．His mother left him to marry a rich businessman.

D．His father took to drinking.

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第7题

听力原文：Benjamin Franklin was a writer, printer, inventor and diplomat. He was the only p

听力原文： Benjamin Franklin was a writer, printer, inventor and diplomat. He was the only person to sign four historic documents. They are the Declaration of Independence, the Treaty of Alliance with France, the Treaty of Peace with Great Britain and the Constitution of the United States.

Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He left school at the age of ten because his parents could not pay for his education. He taught himself mathematics, science and five foreign languages. He worked for several printers. Then he bought his own print shop. He wrote and published a newspaper called the Pennsylvania Gazette. He became well known as the paper became successful. Franklin had even more success with a publication called Poor Richard's Almanac. It was famous for wise sayings that people still use today. Here is one: "Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise."

Benjamin Franklin was also a scientist. His experiments proved that lightning is a current of electricity. He invented the lightning rod to protect buildings from damage. He also invented a stove that heated a room more effectively than others.

Benjamin Franklin wanted to improve life in Philadelphia when he served as its postmaster. He helped establish the first library and. organized a fire department. He started a program to light city streets, gathered money to open a hospital and helped establish the city's first university.

As we all know, Benjamin Franklin also helped establish the United States government by helping to write the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.

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A．Benjamin Franklin was a great scientist.

B．Benjamin Franklin signed four historic documents in his lifetime.

C．Benjamin Franklin didn't leave school until he was twenty.

D．Benjamin Franklin once had his own print shop.

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第8题

听力原文： Most Americans don't like to get advice from the members of their family. When t

hey need advice they don't usually ask the people they know. Instead, many Americans write letters to newspapers and magazines which give advice on different subjects, including family problems, the use of language, health, cooking, child care, clothes and how to buy a house or a car. Most newspapers regularly patrol letters from readers with problems. Every other week along with the letter there are answers sent by people who are thought to: know how to solve such problems.

Some of these writers are doctors; others are lawyers or educators. But among the most famous writers of advice are two women without special training for this kind of work. One of them answers letters addressed to "Dear Abby". The other is addressed as "Dear Ann". Experience is their preparation for giving advice.

There is one writer who has not lived long enough to have much experience. She is a girl named Angel Brown, who started writing advice for newspaper readers at the age of ten. Her advice to young readers now appears regularly in the Philadelphia Bulletin in a column called "Dear Angel".

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A．ask the people they know for advice.

B．ask their family members for advice.

C．write to newspapers for advice.

D．write to their friends for advice.

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第9题

听力原文： Some people have very good memories, and can easily learn quite long poems by he

art. There are other people who can only remember things when they have said them over and over. The famous English writer, Charles Dickens said that he could walk down any long street in London and then tell you the name of every shop he had passed. Many of the great men of the world have had wonderful memories. A good memory is a good help in learning a language. Everybody learns his own language by remembering what he hears when he is a small child, and some children seem to learn two languages almost as easily as one. In school it is not so easy to learn a second language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects as well. A man's mind is rather like a camera, but it takes photos not only of what we see but of what we feel, hear, smell and taste. When we take a real photo with a camera, there is much to do before the photo is finished and ready to show to our friends. In the same way there is much work to be done before we can keep a picture forever in our minds. Memory is the diary that we all carry about with us.

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A．They can easily learn quite long poems by heart.

B．They can remember long stories by heart.

C．They can remember almost everything they have read.

D．They can remember things they have only read once.

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第10题

听力原文：M: Tell me about your trip to Philadelphia.W: Well, we walked a lot, visited some

听力原文：M: Tell me about your trip to Philadelphia.

W: Well, we walked a lot, visited some interesting monuments and finished up at a good restaurant.

Q: What is the woman talking about？

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A．A trip she has already taken.

B．A trip she takes frequently.

C．A restaurant she owns.

D．A famous statue in Philadelphia.

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听力原文：A famous writer who was visiting Japan was invited to give a lecture at a univers