问答题 Listen to the following passages. Each passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 12 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.
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The First Music Road in the U.S.
In the city of Lancaster, there is a wonderful road that can play music. Due to its special design, when cars drive on it, the road will produce beautiful notes.
This road is believed to be the first music road in the U.S.. Citizens have different attitudes towards it. Some of them live near the road. They complain that the road is so noisy that it keeps them awake. But there are still many local people who are in favor of the road. "You drove on it and you didn"t know what to happen. When I got to the end, I was smiling from ear to ear," said an old driver.
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Easter
Easter is a festival that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. A Sunday between March 22 and April 25 is called Easter Sunday. People eat some cakes during this festival. They also give colorful eggs to each other.
A rabbit called the Easter Bunny visits children on Easter Sunday. He often leaves some candies and eggs. So on Easter Sunday morning, children always get up early to find these candies and eggs all around the house. In fact, it is their parents who buy them candy and hide their eggs.
The story of the Easter Bunny"s visit comes from Germany. The story goes that a poor woman hid eggs for her children to find. At the moment they found them, they looked up to see a big rabbit running away.
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Sleepwalking
Sleepwalking is a sleep disorder affecting an estimated 10 percent of all humans at least once in their lives. It is far more common in kids than in adults, as most sleepwalkers outgrow it by the early teen years. It may run in families. Other factors that may bring on sleepwalking include lack of sleep, irregular sleep schedules, illness or fever, and stress.
Young sleepwalkers may also sleeptalk. Also, sleepwalkers" eyes are open, but they are not awake and may not realize what they"re doing. It"s hard to wake them up.
Sleepwalking is not usually a sign that something is emotionally or psychologically wrong with a child. And it doesn"t cause any emotional harm.
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Why Are Some People Left-handed?
Why is a mere 4% of the population left-handed?
One theory centers on the two halves of the brain, each of which functions differently. The predominant left half of the brain, which controls the right half of the body, makes it more skillful in reading, writing and speaking, and makes most people right-handed. "Lefties", however, are the product of an inversion. They also work best with the left side of their bodies.
There is no doubt that all exist in a "right-handed society", which manufactures most basics for the 96%. But don"t forget many of the greatest geniuses are left-handed, including Leonardo da Vinci.