听力题In the local newspaper of my community recently

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听力题When Mr. Finch retired

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听力题Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.

听力题W: Everyone seems to be talking about climate change these days! M: I''m not surprised. It''s all these greenhouse gases—that''s what''s causing the problem! W: What are the greenhouse gases? M: You know, carbon dioxide, which comes mainly from the burning of fossil fuels, such as oil, gas and coal. W: I''ve never understood why that''s a problem. M: Evidently these gases build up in the earth''s atmosphere, and trap the heat from the sun. W: And so this heat is warming the planet? M: Exactly! W: Well, isn''t that good news? I hate these cold winters we get! M: Yes. But what''s good for you here may not be so good for people elsewhere in the world. For the average world temperatures could rise. That can have a huge effect on local climates and ecosystems around the world. W: So you really think that these floods we''ve seen in the news could be caused by global warming? M: Sure! And also the droughts and the storms. W: So what can we do about it? M: It''s not realistic to stop using fossil fuels today. But we can start trying to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. W: And look for alternative sources of energy too, of course! W: Everyone seems to be talking about climate change these days! M: I''m not surprised. It''s all these greenhouse gases—that''s what''s causing the problem! W: What are the greenhouse gases? M: You know, carbon dioxide, which comes mainly from the burning of fossil fuels, such as oil, gas and coal. W: I''ve never understood why that''s a problem. M: Evidently these gases build up in the earth''s atmosphere, and trap the heat from the sun. W: And so this heat is warming the planet? M: Exactly! W: Well, isn''t that good news? I hate these cold winters we get! M: Yes. But what''s good for you here may not be so good for people elsewhere in the world. For the average world temperatures could rise. That can have a huge effect on local climates and ecosystems around the world. W: So you really think that these floods we''ve seen in the news could be caused by global warming? M: Sure! And also the droughts and the storms. W: So what can we do about it? M: It''s not realistic to stop using fossil fuels today. But we can start trying to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. W: And look for alternative sources of energy too, of course!

听力题For twenty five years I was a full-time thief

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听力题Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 　Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 　

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听力题 You can tell the age of a tree by counting its rings, but these records of trees'' life really say a lot more. Scientists are using tree rings to learn what''s been happening on the sun''s surface for the last ten thousand years. Each ring represents a year of growth. As the tree grows, it adds a layer to its trunk taking up chemical elements from the air. By looking up the elements in the rings for a given year, scientists can tell what elements were in the air that year. Dr. Stevenson is analyzing one element—carbon-14 in rings from both living and dead trees. Some of the rings go back almost ten thousand years to the end of the Ice Age. When Stevenson followed the carbon-14 trail back in time, he found carbon-14 levels change with the intensity of solar burning. You see, the sun has cycles. Sometimes it burns fiercely and other times it''s relatively calm. During the sun''s violent periods, it throws off charged particles in fast moving strings called solar winds. The particles interfere with the formation of carbon-14 on earth. When there''s more solar wind activity, less carbon-14 is produced. Ten thousand years of tree rings show that the carbon-14 level rises and falls about every 420 years. The scientists concluded that the solar wind activity must follow the same cycle. You can tell the age of a tree by counting its rings, but these records of trees'' life really say a lot more. Scientists are using tree rings to learn what''s been happening on the sun''s surface for the last ten thousand years. Each ring represents a year of growth. As the tree grows, it adds a layer to its trunk taking up chemical elements from the air. By looking up the elements in the rings for a given year, scientists can tell what elements were in the air that year. Dr. Stevenson is analyzing one element—carbon-14 in rings from both living and dead trees. Some of the rings go back almost ten thousand years to the end of the Ice Age. When Stevenson followed the carbon-14 trail back in time, he found carbon-14 levels change with the intensity of solar burning. You see, the sun has cycles. Sometimes it burns fiercely and other times it''s relatively calm. During the sun''s violent periods, it throws off charged particles in fast moving strings called solar winds. The particles interfere with the formation of carbon-14 on earth. When there''s more solar wind activity, less carbon-14 is produced. Ten thousand years of tree rings show that the carbon-14 level rises and falls about every 420 years. The scientists concluded that the solar wind activity must follow the same cycle.

听力题W: I usually advise first-year engineering students to take mathematics, chemistry, and an introductory engineering course the first quarter. M: Oh. That''s only three classes. W: Yes. But I''m sure that you''ll be busy. They''re all five-hour courses, and you''ll have to meet each class every day. The chemistry course has an additional two-hour laboratory. So that would be seventeen hours of class a week. W: That''s right. M: Okay. Which mathematics course do you think that I should take? W: Have you taken very much math in high school? M: Four years. I had algebra, geometry, trigonometry. W: Good. Then I suggest that you take the math placement test. It''s offered this Friday at nine o''clock in the morning in Tower Auditorium. M: Do I need anything to be admitted? I mean a permission slip? W: No. Just identification. A driver''s license will be fine. M: Do I take a chemistry test too? W: No. Chemistry 100 is designed for students who have never taken a chemistry course, and Chemistry 200 is for students who have had chemistry in high school. M: I''ve had two courses. W: Then you should take Chemistry 200, Orientation to Engineering and either Mathematics 130 or 135, depending on the results of your placement test. Come back Friday afternoon. I should have your score on the test by then and we can get you registered. W: I usually advise first-year engineering students to take mathematics, chemistry, and an introductory engineering course the first quarter. M: Oh. That''s only three classes. W: Yes. But I''m sure that you''ll be busy. They''re all five-hour courses, and you''ll have to meet each class every day. The chemistry course has an additional two-hour laboratory. So that would be seventeen hours of class a week. W: That''s right. M: Okay. Which mathematics course do you think that I should take? W: Have you taken very much math in high school? M: Four years. I had algebra, geometry, trigonometry. W: Good. Then I suggest that you take the math placement test. It''s offered this Friday at nine o''clock in the morning in Tower Auditorium. M: Do I need anything to be admitted? I mean a permission slip? W: No. Just identification. A driver''s license will be fine. M: Do I take a chemistry test too? W: No. Chemistry 100 is designed for students who have never taken a chemistry course, and Chemistry 200 is for students who have had chemistry in high school. M: I''ve had two courses. W: Then you should take Chemistry 200, Orientation to Engineering and either Mathematics 130 or 135, depending on the results of your placement test. Come back Friday afternoon. I should have your score on the test by then and we can get you registered.

听力题 That''s how Shawn O''Neill looks back on the heart attack he experienced shortly after his 31st birthday. "I thought I was in perfect health," Shawn says. "I was never sick. I woke up feeling good every morning." Then on that fateful day in April 2002, he received a giant eye opener. He was working in his yard in Hixson and started having pain in his chest and arms. "I was pretty sure what it was, but I couldn''t believe it could be happening to me." The good news is that because Shawn recognized the symptoms and went immediately to Memorial North Park Hospital, he received the treatment he needed and the damage to his heart muscle was minimal. "Advances in medicine make it possible for us to stop many heart attacks and keep people alive if they get to the hospital in time," says Dr. Kinsman Wright, medical director of Cardiac Services at Memorial. "We have technology to pinpoint blockage in the cardiac arteries and several options to open the vessels. And lifestyle changes and medications are helping people reduce their risk factors." But Dr. Wright doesn''t see any decrease in heart disease. "With people living longer, we''re seeing different types of heart disease. We need to keep studying and fighting it on all fronts." That''s how Shawn O''Neill looks back on the heart attack he experienced shortly after his 31st birthday. "I thought I was in perfect health," Shawn says. "I was never sick. I woke up feeling good every morning." Then on that fateful day in April 2002, he received a giant eye opener. He was working in his yard in Hixson and started having pain in his chest and arms. "I was pretty sure what it was, but I couldn''t believe it could be happening to me." The good news is that because Shawn recognized the symptoms and went immediately to Memorial North Park Hospital, he received the treatment he needed and the damage to his heart muscle was minimal. "Advances in medicine make it possible for us to stop many heart attacks and keep people alive if they get to the hospital in time," says Dr. Kinsman Wright, medical director of Cardiac Services at Memorial. "We have technology to pinpoint blockage in the cardiac arteries and several options to open the vessels. And lifestyle changes and medications are helping people reduce their risk factors." But Dr. Wright doesn''t see any decrease in heart disease. "With people living longer, we''re seeing different types of heart disease. We need to keep studying and fighting it on all fronts."

听力题 Many people in the United States go to church on Sundays, but others don’t. However, almost everyone reads the Sunday paper. Often the paper is waiting outside the door when the family gets up. The newspaper boy has delivered it. The Sunday paper is usually very thick. It has many advertisements and many different sections. The adults in the family like the front page, the business page, and the world news section. Many men read the sports pages and financial pages. Most men don’t read women’s pages, but the mother of the family does. The women’s pages have news about parties and marriages, and advice about food, health, and clothes. Most Sunday papers have comics, which children enjoy most. Older people read the death notices, which tell about people who have died during the week. There is always something to read for everyone in the Sunday paper. Many people in the United States go to church on Sundays, but others don’t. However, almost everyone reads the Sunday paper. Often the paper is waiting outside the door when the family gets up. The newspaper boy has delivered it. The Sunday paper is usually very thick. It has many advertisements and many different sections. The adults in the family like the front page, the business page, and the world news section. Many men read the sports pages and financial pages. Most men don’t read women’s pages, but the mother of the family does. The women’s pages have news about parties and marriages, and advice about food, health, and clothes. Most Sunday papers have comics, which children enjoy most. Older people read the death notices, which tell about people who have died during the week. There is always something to read for everyone in the Sunday paper.

听力题 Imaging this: You wake up each morning to find your sister lying beside you, to get dressed and tie your shoes, you use one hand and she uses another. You do everything out together, too, even sitting on the same chair at lunch and riding on the same bicycle. That''s what life is like for six-year-old Betty and Abby. Like most twins, the two girls look very much alike, but unlike most twins, Betty and Abby share parts of the same body. Twins like Betty and Abby are rare. Only about 40 sets are born in the United States each year. Few survive as long as Betty and Abby. That''s because twins often share vital organs, like a heart or brain. The shared organs are often badly shaped and may not be strong enough to support both twins. But Betty and Abby each has her own head, heart and stomach which function normally. Because she has three or four lungs which provide plenty of oxygen for both twins. Most of their completely shared organs lie below the waist. Betty and Abby live relatively normal lives. They attend a regular school, and each does her own school work. They prefer to do some projects together, though, for example, to cut out paper dolls, one twin holds the paper, while the other uses the scissors. But sometimes, the girls don''t want to do the same thing, for example, sometimes they want to play with different toys. What do they do then? "We toss a coin", says Abby. Imaging this: You wake up each morning to find your sister lying beside you, to get dressed and tie your shoes, you use one hand and she uses another. You do everything out together, too, even sitting on the same chair at lunch and riding on the same bicycle. That''s what life is like for six-year-old Betty and Abby. Like most twins, the two girls look very much alike, but unlike most twins, Betty and Abby share parts of the same body. Twins like Betty and Abby are rare. Only about 40 sets are born in the United States each year. Few survive as long as Betty and Abby. That''s because twins often share vital organs, like a heart or brain. The shared organs are often badly shaped and may not be strong enough to support both twins. But Betty and Abby each has her own head, heart and stomach which function normally. Because she has three or four lungs which provide plenty of oxygen for both twins. Most of their completely shared organs lie below the waist. Betty and Abby live relatively normal lives. They attend a regular school, and each does her own school work. They prefer to do some projects together, though, for example, to cut out paper dolls, one twin holds the paper, while the other uses the scissors. But sometimes, the girls don''t want to do the same thing, for example, sometimes they want to play with different toys. What do they do then? "We toss a coin", says Abby.

听力题 If you are wearing a hat that can be taken hold of easily, it is customary to raise it slightly off your head when you meet a girl or woman. Sometimes pupils greet their teacher in this way also. And if you are with someone who is greeted by another person raising his hat, you should raise yours in return even when you do not know him. If you are wearing a cap or some kind of hat which you cannot take hold of easily, it is enough to touch it with your hand as if you were going to raise it. It is customary to shake hands when you first meet someone. And usually friends shake hands when they meet after not having seen each other for some time. However, it is not necessary to shake hands. It is good manners to make just a slight bow. If anyone offers to shake hands with you, you will of course shake hands—it is usually for the older to put his hand out first. Between different sexes, it is the woman who first offers her hand. She is free to shake hands if she wishes, or just bow slightly. If a man is wearing gloves, he should take off the glove from his right hand before shaking hands. If this is difficult for any reason, he must say, "Excuse my glove. " A woman doesn''t take her glove off. If you are wearing a hat that can be taken hold of easily, it is customary to raise it slightly off your head when you meet a girl or woman. Sometimes pupils greet their teacher in this way also. And if you are with someone who is greeted by another person raising his hat, you should raise yours in return even when you do not know him. If you are wearing a cap or some kind of hat which you cannot take hold of easily, it is enough to touch it with your hand as if you were going to raise it. It is customary to shake hands when you first meet someone. And usually friends shake hands when they meet after not having seen each other for some time. However, it is not necessary to shake hands. It is good manners to make just a slight bow. If anyone offers to shake hands with you, you will of course shake hands—it is usually for the older to put his hand out first. Between different sexes, it is the woman who first offers her hand. She is free to shake hands if she wishes, or just bow slightly. If a man is wearing gloves, he should take off the glove from his right hand before shaking hands. If this is difficult for any reason, he must say, "Excuse my glove. " A woman doesn''t take her glove off.

听力题W: Hi, Larry

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