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Why does Marion Petrie plan to study the offspring of different peacocks？
A．To check whether the birds have inherited diseases.
B．To discover whether the breed is becoming bigger in general.
C．To learn about the reasons behind the peahen's choice of mates.
D．To study the development of various species.
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Directions: In this part of the test there will be some short talks and conversations. After each one, you will be asked some questions. The talks, conversations and questions will be spoken ONLY ONCE. Now listen carefully and choose the right answer to each question you have heard and write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.
听力原文：W: Mr. Roger, how long you have worked on your house! That's wonderful!
M: I became interested in DIY several years ago. You see, my son Thomas is disabled. He's in a wheel chair and I just had to make alternations to the house. I couldn't afford to pay workmen to do it. I have to learn to do it myself.
W: Had you had any experience of this kind of work？ Did you have any practical skills？
M: No, I got a few books from the library but they didn't help very much. Then I decided to go to evening classes so that I could learn basic carpentry and electrics.
W: What sort of changes did you make to the house？
M: First of all, practical things to help Thomas. You never really realize the problems handicapped people have until it affects your own family. We used to live in a flat and it was totally unsuitable. Just imagine the problems a disabled person would have in your house. We needed a large house with wide corridors so that Thomas could get from one room to another. We didn't have much money and we had to buy this one. It's over 90 years old and it was in a very bad state of repair.
W: Where did you begin？
M: The electrics. I completely rewired the house so that Thomas could reach all the switches. I had to lower the light switches.
W: What else did you do？
M: By the time I altered everything for Thomas, DIY had become a hobby. I really enjoyed doing things with my hands. Look, I even installed smoke alarms.
W: What was the purpose of that？
M: I was very worried about the fire. You see, Thomas cannot move very quickly. I fitted them so that we could have plenty of warning if there were a fire. I put in a completer burglar alarm system. It took weeks. The front door opens automatically, and I'm going to put a device on Thomas's wheelchair so that he'll be able to open and close it when he wants.
W: What are you working on now？
M: I've just finished the kitchen. I've designed it so that he can reach everything. Now I'm building an extension so that he will have a large room on the ground floor where he can work.
W: Here's a 10,000-pound prize. How are you going to spend it？
M: I'm going to start my own business so that I can convert ordinary houses for disabled people. I think I've become an expert on the subject.
Questions：
1. What has Mr. Roger done to his house？
2.Why did Mr. Roger do something to his house？
3.According to Mr. Roger, what will he do with money he has won？
4.How much is the prize？
5.Which of the following change is NOT mentioned in the conversation？
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A．He painted it.
B．He renovated it.
C．He decorated it.
D．He altered it.
B．The productive capacity of U. S. economy.
C．Change in U. S. dollar's role as the world's primary reserve currency.
D．America's massive indebtedness and a sharp boost in U. S. government spending.
B．Talking and laughing can damage your voice as much as singing.
C．Talking slowly helps protect your voice.
D．The woman occasionally works on weekends.
Estimates of the number of Americans currently without a permanent home vary wildly. Advocacy groups like the National Coalition for the Homeless say that close to 3 million Americans live on the streets or in emergency and temporary shelters. The U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development puts the figure at 350,000.
Yet both bureaucrats and advocates agree on one point, that is, the face of homelessness has changed radically in the past 10 years, as more and more low-income housing is mowed down in the name of progress. Some 20 years ago, says Kristen Morris, assistant director of the New York, office of the National Coalition for the Homeless, the typical "street person" was a White male who suffered from a mental illness or an addiction to drugs or alcohol. Today's homeless, however, are a more eclectic group.
More than 60 percent of the homeless today are Black, mostly single mothers with small children. More than half of them have never been homeless before. In many cases, they have been evicted form. their homes or the low-income housing in which they lived was demolished or burned down. About 60 percent of all homeless people live on some form. of public assistance with an average monthly income of 210 dollars. About 20 percent are mentally ill. According to Marie Robinson who is a lawyer for the coalition for the Homeless, "There has been a real democratization of skid row". All sorts of people have been pushed out of the housing market because of the critical shortage of affordable places to live.
As a result, homelessness has climbed to the top of the "me-generation's" short list of social concerns. But there is a great gap between concern and active involvement in the effort to solve this growing problem. For many people, the inaction is due to ignorance, not indifference. According to Ellen Rocks, who is executive director of the House of Ruth, a Washington, D. C. organization that provides shelter and other services to women who are homeless or are the victims of domestic violence, "There are a lot of people who want to get involved but don't really know how. "
The fact is that there are many ways in which individuals can help the homeless. Yet for those people truly interested in the cause, one of the first steps is to get to know the homeless and understand how they became that way. Many advocates believe that it is important for middle-class people to get to know and reach out to the homeless and bridge the gap that exists. "Middle-class people have to learn that what is happening in America today is an all-out war on the poor. Just as America once robbed the Indians of their land, today we're robbing the poor of affordable housing. "
Questions：
16. According to the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, how many Americans are homeless？
17.According to the talk, which of the following is responsible for the dramatic growth rate of homelessness？
18.Which of the following statements is TRUE about the homeless people？
19.Why is there a great gap between mere concern and active involvement in solving the problem？
20.According to the talk, what is one of the first steps to help these homeless people？
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A．250,000.
B．350,000.
C．3, 000,000.
D．3,500,000.00
B．The rising cost of buying or renting a house.
C．A rapid increase of unemployment rate.
D．A large number of immigrants moving into this country.
B．Because people are indifferent, paying no attention to the problems of others.
C．Because people who are concerned just don't know how to help the homeless.
D．Because the "me-generation" are concerned only with their own affairs and interests.
B．To signal that she wants to end the call.
C．To bring the caller back to his main point.
D．To stop the caller from talking so much.
B．He built public libraries.
C．He asked people to read his book.
D．He encouraged people to share their books.
听力原文： So, you've been reading about the beginning of modern philanthropy in the late 19m and early 20m centuries—a time of great expansion and progress in the United States—this was during the industrial revolution—and that lead to great wealth for some individuals. Well, today, I want to talk for a moment about Andrew Carnegie, a businessman and investor who rose from a modest background to great wealth, and became one of the most influential philanthropists of the time. He was also the richest man in the world in 1901, when at age 65, he sold his steel business for $ 480 million dollars! However, Carnegie had a long-standing interest in philanthropy and was one of the first wealthy individuals to say publicly that wealthy people had a responsibility to the community—a responsibility to give away their wealth for the benefit of the community.
Now, in 1889, Carnegie published a book—The Gospel of Wealth—and he discussed his ideas about the responsibility of the rich. Carnegie believed that people should only use the money they need to support themselves and their family, and then, beyond that, they… they should give the rest away to help the community. He said, "The man who dies rich dies disgraced." So, in other words, he thought that it was shameful for wealthy people to keep all their money for themselves, that instead they should use their money to help others. In fact, he even disapproved of wealthy people leaving money to charity after they died, instead of giving it away while they were alive. He thought that these people didn't really want to give their money away, that they only made these donations because they couldn’t take the money with them after death! So he had some very strong views about this.
And he followed through on his beliefs! Because by the time he died in 1911, he had given away ninety percent of his fortune—about $ 350 million dollars—that's more than $ 3 million—I'm sorry, I mean $ 3 billion in today's dollars!
As for the motivations for Carnegie's philanthropy… Well, some say it was based on his life experience. For example, take one of his most famous causes: public libraries. During his lifetime he built more than twenty-five hundred public libraries around the world, sixteen hundred of them in the United States. And it goes back to when he was a boy, only 13, and he had to go to work to help support his family. So he couldn't go to school. He loved to read, but there was no public libraries open for anyone to use. However, a rich man lived nearby, and he had a library, and he let Carnegie borrow his books for free! So, that's how Carnegie educated himself, by reading these books. And he never forgot that. He believed that anyone—no matter their background—anyone, with the right inclination and desire, could educate him or herself, and he saw public libraries as an important resource for this.
Now another cause that was very important to Carnegie was that of world peace and the end of war. In 1907, he wrote, "I am drawn more to this cause than to any." He believed that war could be eliminated… it could be ended by building stronger international laws and organizations. So, to that end, he established the Carnegie Endowment for World Peace in Washington DC, with a gift of $10 million dollars. But he had another more controversial idea for promoting world peace--and that was to simplify English spelling. He believed by making English spelling more sensible and regular, it could become a "lingua franca", a common language spoken around the world. And this, in turn, would help international communication. So, he established the Simplified Spelling Board, which he funded with $ 25, 000 per year. Realistically, I don't see why he believed that people would ever change something as… as… central to the language as spelling--most people completely opposed it! So his ideas never caught on, and twelve years later, after spending $ 300,000, he gave up and st
A．The influence of Andrew Carnegie's philanthropy today.
B．The reasons for Andrew Carnegie's philanthropy.
C．The relationship between Andrew Carnegie and other philanthropists.
D．The story of Andrew Carnegie's life.
B．She understands why Carnegie proposed his idea.
C．She doubts whether Carnegie was serious about his plan.
D．She regrets that Carnegie's plan did not succeed.
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