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听力原文：Why do farm earnings increase while the number of faints is decreasing？
(35)
A．Because of the application of new technology and methods.
B．Because of the decrease of government payments.
C．Because of the increase in agricultural export.
D．Because of Canada's dependence on agricultural import.
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第1题
听力原文：M: Your sister Mary didn't recognize me at first.
W: I'm not surprised. Why on earth don't you lose some weight？
Q: What do you learn from the conversation？
(17)
A．The woman's sister doesn't know the man.
B．The woman asks the man to talk to her sister.
C．The woman is very surprised to hear the man's words.
D．The woman suggests that the man go on a diet.
第2题
听力原文：M: What happened to you？ You are so late.
W: My ear broke down on the highway, and I had to walk．
Q: Why did the woman have to walk？
(18)
A．Something happened to her car.
B．She was broken and couldn't afford the bus.
C．She got up too late to catch the bus.
D．Her car got stuck in the driveway.
第3题
听力原文： Listen as a guide describes the ancient art of thatching a roof.
Welcome to the Four Winds Historical Farm, where traditions of the past are preserved for visitors like you. Today, our master thatchers will begin giving this barn behind me a sturdy thatched roof able to withstand heavy winds and last up to a hundred years. How do they do it？ Well, in a nutshell, thatching involves covering the beams or rafters--the wooden skeleton of a roof--with reeds or straw. Our thatchers here have harvested their own natural materials for the job--the bundles of water reeds you see lying over there beside the barn.
Thatching is certainly uncommon in the United States today. I guess that's why so many of you have come to see this demonstration. But it wasn't always that way. In the seventeenth century, the colonists here thatched their roofs with reeds and straw, just as they had done in England. After a while, though, they began to replace the thatch with wooden shingles because wood was so plentiful. And eventually, other roofing materials like stone, slate, and clay tiles came into use.
It's a real shame that most people today don't realize how strong and long-lasting a thatched roof is. In Ireland, where thatching is still practiced, the roofs can survive winds of up to one hundred ten miles per hour. That's because straw and reeds are so flexible. They bend but don't break in the wind like other materials can. Another advantage is that the roofs keep the house cool in the summer and warm in the winter. And then, of course, there's the roofs' longevity—the average is sixty years, but they can last up to a hundred. With all these reasons to start thatching roofs again, wouldn't it be wonderful to see this disappearing craft return to popularity？
26. What is about to be demonstrated？
27.What are thatched roofs made of？
28.According to the speaker, why did thatching die out in the United States？
29.According to the speaker, why does thatch survive strong winds？
30.According to the speaker, how might thatching become popular again？
(26)
A．Putting a roof on a barn.
B．Harvesting water reeds.
C．Using stone as a building material.
D．Daily farm operations.
第4题
听力原文：W. What did you do on your vacation？
M: I did farm work in the morning, went swimming every afternoon, and visited different families in the evening.
W: Sounds like you kept yourself quite busy.
Where did the man spend his vacation？
A．In a big city.
B．On a farm.
C．In a factory.
第5题
听力原文：Why can't the average farm family income explain the situation for all farmers？
(35)
A．Because it is higher than the income of the average American family.
B．Because farmers have little money left after paying all necessary expenses.
C．Because the situation in small farms and large farms is quite different.
D．Because 2004 is the best year for farm families.
第6题
听力原文： At a certain time in our lives we consider every place as the possible sites for a house. I have thus searched the country within a dozen miles of where I live. In imagination I have bought all the farms, one after another, and I knew their prices.
The nearest thing that I came to actual ownership was when I bought the Hollowell place. But before the owner completed the sale with me, his wife changed her mind and wished to keep it, and he offered me additional dollars to return the farm to him. However, I let him keep the additional dollars and sold him the farm for just what I gave for it.
The real attraction of the Hollowell farm to me was its position, being about two miles from the village, half a mile from the nearest neighbor, bounded on one side by the river, and separated from the highway by a wide field. The poor condition of the house and fences showed that it hadn't been used for some time. I remembered from my earliest trip up the river that the house used to be hidden behind a forest area, and I was in a hurry to buy it before the owner finished getting out some rocks, cutting down the apple trees, and clearing away some young trees which had grown up in the fields. I wanted to buy it before he made any more of his improvements. But it turned out as I have said.
I was not really troubled by the loss. I had always had a garden, but I don't think I was ready for a large farm. I believe that as long as possible it is better to live free and uncommitted. It makes but little difference whether you own a farm or not.
Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. What do we know about the speaker？
27. Why did the speaker decide to buy the Hollowell place？
28. Why did the speaker want to buy the farm in a hurry？
29. What does the speaker believe as important in life？
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A．He made money by buying and selling farms.
B．He made a study of many farms before buying.
C．He had the money to buy the best farm in the country.
D．He wanted to buy the oldest farm near where he lived.
第7题
听力原文： Today I'd like to continue to talk about the reason why the United States developed at such a high speed in the past 400 years. There are many factors. America has an abundance of natural resources including some of the best farm lands in the world. People from many countries settled them, bringing with them a wealth of knowledge and skills. But in the last 100 years it has been the workingman that was the backbone of the nation.
What is the American workingman？ He's a worker in a shoe factory or a meat packing-house or a coal mine. But more than that, he is a husband and a father. He raised his children to value the importance of cooperation. And he raised his children to help them better themselves. Seldom do their children forget the value they have learnt at home.
The workingman fought hard to achieve what he has for almost all his life, but today the workingman is faced with a new kind of struggle. Ever advancing technology is taking his job. It's very probable that the workingman will be replaced by a machine.
(23)
A．The United States is quite rich in natural resources.
B．The Americans are the people with knowledge and skills from many countries.
C．The young Americans are well-educated to value the importance of cooperation.
D．The workingman is now enjoying the wonderful life he achieved through struggle.
第8题
听力原文：M: I wonder what makes Mother so upset these days.
W: Father would like to buy a new apartment in the faraway suburbs, which goes against her wishes. And, what's more, he turns a deaf ear to her words.
Q: Why is Mother unhappy recently？
(19)
A．She disagrees with father.
B．She wants to live in the suburbs.
C．She turns a deaf ear to her husband's words.
D．She is offended by the children.
第9题
听力原文：M: I can't decide whether to buy a new ear or try to find a second hand one.
W: If you buy a new one, you'll probably save money in the long run.
What does the woman advise the man to do？
A．To save money.
B．To run.
C．To buy a secondhand car.
D．To buy a new ear.
第10题
听力原文： A friend gave George a parrot which had a big vocabulary, but most of the words the bird knew were bad words. At first George thought it was funny, but when George had important guests, the bird's bad words embarrassed him very much.
As soon as the guests left, George angrily shouted to the parrot, "That language must stop!" But the bird answered him with curses. He shook the bird and shouted again, "Don't use those ugly words!" Again the bird cursed him.
George was really angry. He took the parrot and threw him into the freezer. This time there was silence. After two minutes, George opened the door and removed the very cold parrot. Slowly the frightened parrot walked up George's arm, sat on his shoulder and spoke into his ear, "I'm sorry for my behavior. and will never behave badly again."
George asked, "Why the change？" The bird answered, "Because I saw what you did to the other birds. What did the chicken say？"
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. What do we know about the parrot？
30. What did George feel about the parrot？
31. Why did the bird want to change？
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A．He only knew bad words.
B．He could say a lot of words.
C．He was good at praising others.
D．He was not able to learn words taught by George.
