听力原文： Two economists did the study: Andrew Oswald of the..

第1题

听力原文：According to Thomas Jefferson, what kinds of subjects should the books be on？

According to Thomas Jefferson, what kinds of subjects should the books on？

He felt Congress should have books on __________

第2题

A Coca-Cola bottling plant in Bolivia is wholly owned by a local businessperson. What kind of venture is this plant likely to be?

A、franchise

B、a licensed plant

C、a foreign subsidiary

D、a joint venture

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第3题

听力原文： Two economists did the study: Andrew Oswald of the University of Warwick and David Blanchflower at Dartmouth College. They used information collected earlier on two million people from eighty nations.

They found that people around the world seem to share an emotional design in life. That design is shaped like the letter U. Levels of happiness are highest when people are young and when they are old. In the middle, most people's happiness and life satisfaction levels drop.

Professor Oswald says some people suffer from midlife depression more than others. But it happens to men and women, to single and married people, to rich and poor and to those with and without children.

According to the expert's study, the level of happiness in which period of life is the lowest？

A．Childhood.

B．Young age.

C．Middle age.

D．Old age.

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第4题

听力原文： Two tragedies at coal mines on opposite sides of the world remind us all how dangerous some jobs can be.

In China last week, floodwaters from a river trapped one hundred and eighty-one miners in two mines. An official in Shandong province said Thursday that there was no hope of finding them alive.

The Crandall Canyon mine in the American state of Utah collapsed on August sixth, trapping six miners. Last week, another collapse at the mine killed three rescuers and injured six others.

Coal mining deaths have been decreasing in the United States. But last year there were forty-seven, more than double the number the year before. Twelve of the deaths resulted from an explosion at the Sago mine in West Virginia.

The Labor Department has a newly published report on work-related deaths last year in the United States. The construction industry had the largest number. But the single deadliest job in the United States is commercial fisherman.

What does it mean by mentioning "opposite sides of the world"？

A．China.

B．Europe.

C．South America.

D．Japan.

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What did Mr. Fayyad do in Brussels？

A．He asked for financial aid.

B．He met senior EU officials.

C．He sought for solution to a humanitarian crisis.

D．He visited the EU External Relations Commissioner.

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第6题

Canada called back its ambassador last week because Iran refused ______.

A．to put the agent on trial

B．to continue the trial

C．to have observers at the trial

D．to extradite the agent to Canada

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第7题

Canada called back its ambassador last week because Iran refused ______.

A．to put the agent on trial

B．to continue the trial

C．to have observers at the trial

D．to extradite the agent to Canada

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听力原文： Officials say at least eighty-four children were killed and at least thirty injured when a fire engulfed a thatched-roof school in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. Officials say students had little chance of escaping as the fire spread from the school's kitchen and raced across the roof which collapsed. Reports from the area say teachers fled the building before ensuring all the school's nine hundred children were out. Authorities suspended at least one school official after the disaster.

How many children were there in the school？

A．114.

B．About 200.

C．900.

D．More than 1,000.

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第9题

听力原文： Officials say at least eighty-four children were killed and at least thirty injured when a fire engulfed a thatched-roof school in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. Officials say students had little chance of escaping as the fire spread from the school's kitchen and raced across the roof which collapsed. Reports from the area say teachers fled the building before ensuring all the school's nine hundred children were out. Authorities suspended at least one school official after the disaster.

How many children were there in the school？

A．114.

B．About 200.

C．900.

D．More than 1,000.

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SECTION B PASSAGES

Directions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.

听力原文： Robert Edwards was blinded in an automobile accident 9 years ago. He was also partially deaf because of old age. Last week, he was strolling near his home when a thunderstorm approached. He took refuge under a tree and was struck by lightning. He was knocked to the ground and woke up some 20 minutes later, lying face down in water below a tree. He went into the house and lay down in bed. A short time later, he awoke; his legs were numb and he was trembling, but, when he opened his eyes, he could see the clock across the room fading in and out in front of him. When his wife entered, he saw her for the first time in 9 years. Doctors confirm that he has regained his sight and hearing apparently from the flash of lightning, but they are unable to explain the occurrence. The only possible explanation offered by one doctor was that, since Edwards lost his sight as a result of trauma in a terrible accident, perhaps the only way it could be restored was by another trauma.

______ caused Robert Edwards's blindness.

A．Lightning

B．Old age

C．A terrible accident

D．A serious disease

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