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【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[听力原文] After retiring from 30 years of teaching, Ethbell Pepper could easily have decided to sit back and relax and enjoy a peacefulretirement. But that kind of life is not for Ethbell Pepper. 'I justwanted to do something different. If you are going to participate inlife, do it. Don't just sit down and look out the window,' she says.At 68, she decided to become one of the pioneer participantsin a program at the University of California. The program offerscampus housing and classes to people over sixty. She enrolled in aclass called Human Relationships in a Diverse Society. 'I taughtminority students in my English and Drama classes in high schoolfor 20 years. But in this course, I found out a lot about other culturesthat I didn't know then. One of the most important lessons thatI'm learning is to perceive, not to judge.' Older adults can addto the educational resources of the university by bringing with thema lot of valuable experience. Their presence on campus helps breaksome wrong beliefs about aging. Young students may have fears ofgrowing older. But that kind of fear can be reduced as they see thatolder people can be active, healthy, and continue to contribute tosociety. The younger students can begin to see aging as a natural partof living. What did Ethbell do when she was 68? 短文提到,当她68岁的时候,她决定成为加利福尼亚大学一个项目的第一批参加者之一。这个项目为老年人提供校园住宿和课程。可知,艾瑟贝尔在68岁进入了大学,故答案为C。
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【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[听力原文] How long did Ethbell teach minority students? 短文中提到,她为少数民族的高中学生教了20年的英语与戏剧课程,故答案为B项。
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【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[听力原文] what's one of the most important lessons EthbeU is learning? 短文中提到,她正在学习的最重要的一课就是to perceive,not to judge,故答案为D。
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【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[听力原文] what do elderly people do to the university? 听力短文近结尾处提到:他们能够带来很多宝贵的经验,从而增加大学的教育资源,他们的出现也能帮助打破一些关于衰老的错误观点。综合比较几个选项可知A项正确。