听力原文:My grandfather often goes climbing moutains with his friends. A.B.C.
听力原文:My grandfather often goes climbing moutains with his friends.
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听力原文:My grandfather often goes climbing moutains with his friends.
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第1题
听力原文: I wasn't in school yesterday. I was absent. I was visiting my grandparents. They have a beautiful farm in the country. The farmhouse is beautiful too. It's not very big, but it's very nice. My mother was born there. My grandfather was born there, too.
My grandparents are getting old now, but they're still working. My grandfather is about sixty. He's still farming. My grandmother is still taking care of the house. She is a very good cook. I always have a good time there. I always like to see my grandparents and I like to eat, too — especially grandmother's cookies.
Why wasn't the author in school yesterday?
A.Because he was visiting his grandparents.
B.Because he was ill.
C.Because he didn't like his teacher.
第2题
听力原文: My daughter and I had been searching for the origins of my grandfather, Alfred Denny, for several years. We had nothing definite except that he married Minerva Ann Hamilton in Michigan in 1860.
When I was a small child, my father had given me the address of his "Aunt Maggie," Mrs. William Rarick of Everson, Washington. She and I exchanged letters for about three years while I was still a youngster. My father died without giving any further information about his relatives.
About eighty-five years after my correspondence with Aunt Maggie, I decided to see if I could pick up the trail and find out exactly how she fit into the family puzzle. By then I was in my nineties so I knew the odds were not on my side, but I called the telephone operator for a number of anybody by the name of Rarick in the town of Everson, Washington. She told me they have a Charles Rarick and an L. Rarick. I asked her to ring Charles, but there was no answer so I asked her to try L. Rarick.
A woman answered and I said, "Hello, this is Carleton Denny. I am trying to locate relatives of Margaret Rarick."
The lady on the telephone took a long breath and hesitantly said, "She was my grandmother."
I learned that Aunt Maggie was my grandfather's half sister. The "L" stood for Luella, who still used her maiden name. I had found my family.
Where and when was my grandfather married?
A.In Washington in 1885.
B.In Washington in 1860.
C.In Michigan in 1885.
D.In Michigan in 1860.
第3题
听力原文: After the death of my grandfather, I got the genealogy bug. It started with the gathering of family photos and progressed to writing a family history. Several years ago, I took another step and began creating a Website for the Stovalls. During this initiative, I also pursued the Wallace, Cox, Raney, and other related family lines.
One day I received an email about the Wallace line from a fellow named Ron Ritchie. Although I lived in Birmingham, Alabama, and he lived in Dallas, Texas, he had some Wallaces from the same area from which mine originated. We corresponded several times, after which he passed the baton to his daughter, Connie. She emailed me, and after six months or so, we reached the conclusion that we were not related.
With no more data to work on, we chatted about other interests and one thing led to another. The end result? This shy Alabama-born boy found himself flying to Dallas to meet a girl. During several subsequent trips, we explored the sights, met each other's families, and plotted our lives. In December of 1997, my genealogical penpal and I were married. Our search for roots had led instead to a fresh branch on our now combined family tree. I think it's only fair to give our ancestors the credit!
When did I begin my genealogy research?
A.After the death of my father.
B.After the death of my grandfather.
C.After the death of my mother.
D.After the death of my grandmother.
第4题
听力原文: My mother was born in a small town in northern Italy. She was three when her parents immigrated to America in 1926. They lived in Chicago when my grandfather worked making ice cream. Mama thrived in the urban environment. At 16, she graduated first in her high school class, went onto secretarial school, and finally worked as an executive secretary for a railroad company. She was beautiful too. When a local photographer used her pictures in his monthly window display, she felt pleased. Her favorite portrait showed her sitting by Lake Michigan, her hair went blown, her gaze reaching toward the horizon. My parents were married in 1944. Dad was a quiet and intelligent man. He was 17 when he left Italy. Soon after, a hit-and-run accident left him with a permanent limp. Dad worked hard selling candy to Chicago office workers on their break. He had little formal schooling. His English was serf-taught. Yet he eventually built a small successful wholesale candy business. Dad was generous and handsome. Mama was devoted to him. After she married, my mother quit her job and gave herself to her family. In 1950, with three small children, dad moved the family to a farm 40 miles from Chicago. He worked land and commuted to the city to run his business. Mama said goodbye to her parents and friends, and traded her busy city neighborhood for a more isolated life. But she never complained.
What does the speaker tells us about his mother's early childhood?
A.She was born in a small town in southern Italy.
B.They immigrated to America in 1962.
C.They lived in Chicago.
D.At 18, she graduated first in her high school class.
第5题
听力原文:W: George and his sister are planning to live in your old family house.
M: No one's been there since Grandfather died.
Q: Who will live in the house?
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A.George and his sister.
B.George's family.
C.The man's family.
D.The man's grandfather.
第6题
听力原文:Mr. Green: Do you live in the city, Mr. Anderson?
Mr. Anderson: No, I am also new here. I came here for traveling.
Mr. Green: How long have you been here? Do you come here on business trip or just for tourism?
Mr. Anderson: I've been here for about five or six days. I'm here just for a paid vocation.
Mr. Green: Where do you come from, Mr. Anderson?
Mr. Anderson: I come from New York. I suppose everyone in the world must know this place.
Mr. Green: I think so. It's a wonderful city. All people long to go there for a visit. Do you live in the center of the city?
Mr. Anderson: I live at 2035 Washington Street. Do you know it?
Mr. Green: Sorry, I don't know. I've never been there. By the way, it seems that you know spree German. How long have you spoken this language?
Mr. Anderson: How long? I've spoken German all my life! You see, my grandfather is a German. He began teaching me German when I was very small.
Mr. Green: Oh, that's great. A language is a very useful weapon in our daily life. Many people nowadays seem to speak more than two languages.
Why does Mr. Anderson come here?
A.He comes here for tourism.
B.He comes here to live.
C.He comes here to stay for five or six days.
D.He comes here to see a friend.
第7题
M: Actually it was a magazine, the September 7th, 1963 issue of Life magazine with dinosaurs on the cover. I still have the magazine today. I was visiting my grandfather's house and this magazine was sitting on the porch table. I opened it up and found not just fantastic pictures of dinosaurs, early reptiles and sea monster, but an article entitled the Pageant of Life. It was the story of how evolution works. It was wonderful. What got me was not just that dinosaurs were near and grotesque but that they were part of a much bigger history, a Greek historical story. So in the fourth grade, in 1964 I announced to my parents that I spend the rest of my life studying dinosaurs. And my parents nodded their heads and said "That's nice, dear. It's a stage. You'll grow out of it."
W: But you didn't grow out of that stage, did you?
M: No, I often wonder why most people cannot maintain their first love with nature, with dinosaurs or elephants or whales. You take any kid to a zoo or museum, and they'll be captivated by what they see. But that captivation dies away in high school. Why? Think part of it that the adult world tells kids, "Hey, to like zoos or museums is childish thing. You shouldn't like them. Be interested in dating and cars or making money." So they have lost their sense of wonder at nature. Nevertheless, you'll find a lot of adults enjoying taking their kids to the museums to look at dinosaurs.
W: You're involved with many aspects of education and educational programs, and you lecture to groups of students all over the country. What are the most common questions the students ask you?
M: They often ask about the Loch Ness monster in Scotland. They ask "Is there any possibility of their still being a living dinosaur? No, for the following reason. You could hide one monster in Loch Ness, it's a deep enough lake. But you could not hide a breeding population of monsters. If you want to preserve a species, you need a minimum of 500 so that they can breed every generation and can have enough diversity in their genes so that they can keep on going. You can't hide 500 or 600 monsters because there'll always be death. Dead animals float to the surface of lakes or swamps. They get washed up onshore. And someone is going to find them.
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A.His grandfather's house.
B.His parents' remarks.
C.A magazine.
D.A coursebook.
第9题
听力原文:I received a beautiful hat on my birthday.
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B.
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第10题
听力原文:My uncle will come to my home for lunch.
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