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听力原文听力原文PAGE19PAGE19PAGE1PAGE1听力原文ModelTest1SectionA——NewsReportOne——Hundredsofemergencyworkerscombedthesiteofafive-storyapartmentbuildinginsouthernUkraineThursdayafteraseriesofexplosionsreducedittorubble,authoritiessaid.TheblastsWednesdaynightintheBlackSearesorttownofYevpatorialeftatleast17peopledeadand24othersmissing,accordingtoIgorKrol,aspokesmanfortheUkraine’sEmergencySituationMinistry.21peoplehavebeenrescued.“Wearenowinvestigatingallpossiblereasonsfortheexplosions”,Krolsaid.VolodymiyrShandra,theUkrainianEmergencySituationsminister,toldlocalmediathatoxygencanisterbeingstoredinthebasementofthebuildingcouldhavetriggeredtheblasts.Televisionfootageshowedrescuerstryingtofreepeopleburiedunderneathfallendebris,whileothersscrabbledthroughwires,constructionrodsandboulders.Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.Q1.Howmanypeoplewererescuedfromtheblasts?Q2.WhatmightcausetheexplosionaccordingtoVolodymiyrShandra?——NewsReportTwo——ProfessorPostisdevelopingawaytogrowmeatinalabbecausehebelievesthatlivestockfarmingisnotgoodfortheenvironment,notgoodforanimalsnor,hesays,isitgoingtosatisfythegrowingdemandformeat.HisaimistoproduceaburgerthatlooksandtastejustliketherealthingbutfromwhatIsawathislab,isstillaworkinprogress.Theflesh,grownfromstemcells,ispalewhiteandtasteless,sofoodtechnologistshavehadtomixinsomeingredientstoaddflavorandvegetablejuicetoaddcolor.Themixtureisthenputtogethertomaketheburgerthatwillbecookedtheneatenbytwofoodwriters.Initialtestingduringthedevelopmentprocesssuggeststhatitwon’ttastegreat,butaccordingtoProfessorPost,itwilltastegoodenough.Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyou’vejustheard.Q3.WhyisProfessorPostdevelopingawaytogrowmeatinalab?Q4.Whatistheman-mademeatgrownfrom?——NewsReportThree——ItisbeingcalledIreland’sexitfromtheemergencyassistance.Ifallgoestoplan,Irelandwillreceivenomorefinancialassistance.Itdoesnotmeanthatthemoneyhasbeenrepaid—thatwilltakeuntil2042.Irelandwillstillneedtoborrow—andallthesignsarethatitwillbeabletodosointhefinancialmarketsatanaffordablecost.Thecountry’seconomyhasshownsignsofstabilization.Ithasgrown,thoughunusually,andunemploymentisdownfromitshighs.Butlivingstandardshavebeenhit—theeconomyisstill9%smallerthanitwassixyearsago.ThisisanimportantstageintheEurozone’sfinancialrepaireffort.ItcertainlyhelpsthattherecessionintheEurozonehasended—thattheeconomyoftheregionasawholehasstartedtogrowagain.Butitisstillvulnerablegrowth.Europeneedsstrongerperformancetogeneratethetaxrevenuethatcouldreallyhelpstrugglinggovernmentsgetcontroloftheirborrowingneeds.Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.Q5.WhatdowelearnaboutIrelandfromthenewsreport?Q6.Comparedwithsixyearsago,whathashappenedtoIreland’seconomy?Q7.Accordingtotheauthor,whatshouldEuropedotohelpstrugglinggovernmentslikeIreland’s?SectionB——ConversationOne——W: Hi,Frank.Whatareyouupto?IsthatreallyaFrenchgrammarbook?M: Well,IamtryingtoteachmyselfsomeFrench.WhenIgettoMontrealnextsemester,Idon’twanttofindIamjustanothertourist.Mostofthepeopletherearebilingual.W: LeaveBostontogotoMontreal?Ididn’tnoticethisuniversityhadaprograminCanada.M: Itdoesn’t.Iamplanningtotakeashortleaveandabsencefromschool,soIcangothereonmyown.W: What’sthereasonforthissuddeninterestinCanada?M: Well,actually,Ihavebeenthinkingaboutgoingforsometimenow.Iknowsomeonetherewhohaswantedmetovisit.W: Arelative?M: Anoldfriendofmyuncle’srunsthechemicalengineeringdepartmentthere,soIamhopinghecanhelpmeenrollinsomeinterestingcourses.W: Ifyouwantthosecreditstransferredbackherelateron,you’dbetterarrangewellbeforeyouleave.Don’tforgetwhathappenedtoSusanaftershecamebackfromRome.M: Yeah.Buthersituationwasdifferent.Ialreadyhaveallthecredits,Idon’tneedtoworryaboutgraduation.W: Soyouwillbetakingcoursesjustforthesakeoflearning?M: Thatwouldbeanicechangeforthemoment.Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.Q8.WhatwasFrankdoingatthebeginningoftheconversation?Q9.Whichcountryisthemanheadingfornextsemester?Q10.WhatdoesthewomansuggestFrankdo?Q11.WhatdoesFranksayabouthisacademicstatus?——ConversationTwo——M: Goodmorning.ThisisAllenPiercebroadcastingfromuniversityradio.Inthelocalnewsthismorning,themountain-lakecycletourisabouttobegin.Andinthestudio,wehavewithusMarilynO’connor,presidentoftheOttawaBicycleClub,thetour’ssponsor.Marilyn,canyoutelluswhatthistour’sallabout?W: Well,themountain-lakecycletourisatwo-daybicycletourfromOttawatoKingstonandback.Itisnotarace,butmorelikeanendurancetestforrecreationalcyclists.Peopledoitforfitnessandfunandtrytobettertheirtimeeveryyear.M: Howlongdoesittaketocycleone-way,Marilyn?W: Aboutseventoninehoursfortheaveragecyclists.Racerscandoitinfourhours.ButasIsaid,thetourisnotintendedtobearace.M: Howmanypeoplewillbetakingpartthisyear?W: Thisisourbiggestyearever.Wehavetwelvehundredcyclistsregistered.M: Ihatetobeontheroadwhenthecyclistsstartout.W: Don’tworry,wehaveintroducedthestaggerstartstoavoidtheseproblems.OurfirstgroupwillleaveOttawaatseveno’clock,andothergroupswillfolloweverytwentyminutes.M: Thankyou,Marilyn.Nowdowntothestartinglineattheuniversity…Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.Q12.Wheredoesthisinterviewtakeplace?Q13.WhoisMarilynO’Connor?Q14.Whydocyclistsparticipateinthemountain-lakecycletour?Q15.Inwhatorderwillthecyclistsleavethestartingline?SectionC——PassageOne——Drivingacarisnotjusthandlingcontrolsandjudgingspeedanddistance.Itrequiresyoutopredictwhatotherroaduserswilldoandgetreadytoreacttosomethingunexpected.Whenalcoholisconsumed,itentersyourbloodstreamandactsasadepressant,damagingeyesight,judgment,andco-ordination,slowingdownreactiontimeandgreatlyincreasingtheriskofaccidents.Alcoholmaytakeafewminutestobeabsorbedintothebloodstreamandstartactiononthebrain.Absorptionrateisincreasedwhendrinkingonanemptystomachorwhenconsumingdrinksmixedwithfruitjuice.Togetridofalcoholfromthebodyisaveryslowprocessanditisnotpossibletospeeditupwithanymeasuresliketakingashowerorhavingacupofteaorcoffee.ThepresentRoadTrafficOrdinancestatesclearlythatthelimitofalcoholconcentrationis:50milligramsofalcoholper100mlofblood;or22microgramsofalcoholper100mlofbreath;or67milligramsofalcoholper100mlofurine.Driverswhocausetrafficaccidents,orwhocommitamovingtrafficoffenceorarebeingsuspectedofdrinkwillbetested.Anydriverfounddrinkingbeyondthelimitwillbecharged.ThedriversdeclaredguiltymaybefinedamaximumofHK$25,000andbesentencedtoupto3yearsinprisonandpunishedfor10driving-offencepoints;ortemporarilybannedfromdriving.Thesamepunishmentappliestofailingtoprovidespecimensforbreath,blood,orurinetestswithoutagoodexcuse.Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Q16.Whatdoesthespeakertellusatthebeginningofthepassage?Q17.Whatdowelearnfromthepassage?Q18.Whatdowelearnaboutanydriversuspectedofdrinkdriving?——PassageTwo——Inthefallof1985,Iwasabright-eyedgirlheadingofftoHowardUniversity,aimingatalegalcareeranddreamingofsittingonaSupremeCourtbenchsomewhere.Twenty-oneyearslaterIamstillabright-eyeddreamerandonewithquiteadifferenttaletotell.Mygrandma,anamazingwoman,graduatedfromcollegeattheageof65.ButoneyearafterIstartedcollege,shedevelopedcancer.Imadethechoicetowithdrawfromcollegetocareforher.ThenIgotmarriedwithanotherdream:buildingmyfamilywithacombinationofadoptandbiologicalchildren.In1999,weadoptedourfirstson.Ayearlatercameoursecondadoptedboy.ThenfollowedsonNo.3.In2003,Igavebirthtoanotherboy.YoucanimaginehowfullyoccupiedIbecame,raisingfourboysundertheageof8!Ourhomewasacompletezoo—ajoyouszoo.Notsurprising,Ineverdidmakeitbacktocollegefull-time.ButInevergaveuponthedreameither.ThehardestpartwasfeelingguiltyaboutthetimeIspentawayfromtheboys.Theyoftenwantedmetostayhomewiththem.TherecertainlyweretimesIwantedtoquit,butIknewIshouldsetanexampleforthemtofollowthroughtherestoftheirlives.In2007,IgraduatedfromtheuniversityofNorthCarolina.Ittookmeover21yearstogetmycollegedegree.Italwaysstruckmethatwhenyouarelookingatabigchallengefromtheoutsideitlookshuge,butwhenyouareinthemidstofit,itjustseemsnormal.Everythingyouwantwon’tarriveinyourlifeononeday.It’saprocess.Remember:littlestepsadduptobigdreams.Questions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Q19.Whatwasthespeaker’sdreamtobewhenshewenttoHowardUniversity?Q20.Whydidthespeakerquitschoolinhersecondyearofcollege?Q21.Whatdowelearnaboutthespeakerfromhertale?Q22.Whatdoesthespeakermostlywanttotellusattheendofhertale?——PassageThree——Theyarethesortoffriendswhoaresoclosetheytrusteachotherwiththeirlives.Ifonefails,theotheristheretocatchhim.TheyareWellman,whoselegswerepermanentlyinjurednineyearsagoinarock-climbingaccident,andCorbett,anexperiencedrockclimber.Together,theyclimbedupHalfDome,thefamous2,000-foodrockintheYosemiteNationalPark,throughoneofthemostdifficultroutes.Duringtheclimb,Corbetttookthelead,hitinthemetalspikes(apointedpieceofmetal)thatguidedtheropesandclimbedup.Then,afterWellmanpulledhimselfuptherope,Corbettwentdowntoremovethespikesandclimbedupagain.Thisprocesswasrepeatedtimeandagain,inchbyinch,for13days.Wellman’sjobwasnoteasyeither.Hegothimselfuptheropethroughupperbodystrengthalone.Inall,Wellmanfiguredthathehaddone5,000pull-upsuptheropeontheclimb.However,whenthetwomenfirstmet,theynevertalkedaboutclimbing.“HeknewthatwashowIgotinjured”,Wellmansaid.UntilonedayWellmandecidedthathewantedtoclimbagainandtheystartedtraining.TheirclimbofHalfDomewasnotallsmooth.Atonepoint,pieceofrockgaveway,andCorbettdroppeddownquickly.Wellmanlockedtheirropeinplace,stoppingthefallat20feet.Hisquickactionprobablysavedhisfriend’slife.“Yourpartnercansaveyourlife—youcansaveyourpartner’slife,”Wellmansaidasthepairreceivedcongratulationsfromfriends.“Therearerealcloseties.”Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Q23.Whydidthetwomennevertalkaboutclimbingwhentheyfirstmet?Q24.WhatdoweknowaboutWellman?Q25.Whatdoesthepassagemainlywanttotellus?ModelTest2SectionA——NewsReportOne——TheNewYearcelebrationinThailandwasshatteredbyviolencewhenninebombsexplodedacrossBangkokaroundmidnight.ThreeThaicitizenswerekilledandmorethanthirtyinjured.NoterroristsgroupclaimedresponsibilityforthebombingbyTuesday.SomebelievetheexplosionsweretheworkofMuslimseparatists.BombingsandshootingsoccuralmostdailyinThailand’sthreeSouthern-mostprovinces.Yala,NarathiwatandPattanihaveadominantMuslimpopulationandhavelongcomplainedofneglectanddiscriminationinthelargelyBuddhistnation.TheyhaveaskedforindependenceandaseparateIslamicState.Since2004,theinsurgentshavecarriedoutnumerousattacksinthesouth,andmorethan1,900peoplehavebeenkilled.TheThaigovernmenthasbeenunabletocurbtheviolencethoughthousandsoftroopshavebeensenttothesouth.Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.Q1.WhathappenedduringtheNewYearcelebrationinThailand?Q2.WhathasledtotheviolentsituationinthesouthofThailand?——NewsReportTwo——ThestrongemphasisoneducationalachievementinSouthEastAsiamaybecomingataheavyprice.Researcherssaythathardworkatschoolplusthelackofexposuretooutdoorlightisdamagingtheeyesofalmostnineoutoftenstudents—withoneinfiveatseriousriskofvisualimpairmentandblindness.Thescientistssaythatyoungpeopleneeduptothreehoursadayofoutdoorlight,butmanyinfantsarealsomissingoutastheynapduringlunchtime.Thescientistssaythatgeneticfactors,longthoughttoplayabigroleinshortsightedness,arenotasimportantastheenvironment.TheypointtoSingaporeasaplacewithseveraldistinctethnicgroups,allofwhomarenowsufferinghighlevelsofshortsightedness.TheauthorssuggestthatrequisitetimeoutdoorsshouldbeconsideredbyeducationalauthoritiesacrossSouthEastAsiaasawayofdealingwiththeproblem.Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyou’vejustheard.Q3.Whatisthemainideaofthenewsitem?Q4.WhataccountsforthepooreyesightformanySouthEastAsiastudents?——NewsReportThree——Google’sdriverlesscarprojectwasofficiallylaunchedin2010.Sincethenitsaysitstestvehicleshavecompletedmorethanamillionkilometersonpublicroads,fromrelativelysimpledrivingontheCalifornianfreewaytomorecomplicatedmaneuveringinurbanareas.Googlehasusedafleetofordinarycarswhichhavebeenconvertedtocarryself-drivingtechnology.Butnowitwantstotaketheprocessastagefurtherbyproducingapurpose-builtmachine.It’splanningtocreateafleetofaboutahundredfullyautonomouselectricvehiclescapableofcarryingtwopeopleatupto40kilometresperhourwithoutanyinputfromahumandriver.Theultimateaimistogetridofthecontrolsaltogether,althoughearlyversionswillstillneedtohaveasteeringwheelandpedals.Googlebelievesitwillbeabletolaunchapilotschemeusingthenewcarswithinthenexttwoyears.Buttheinternetgiantisfarfrombeingtheonlycompanyworkingonself-drivingtechnology.Anumberofmajormanufacturershavetheirowntestprograms,amongthemFord,Toyota,VolkswagenandBMW.Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.Q5.Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?Q6.Whatistheultimateaimofthedriverlesscarproject?Q7.Howmanymanufacturersthatdevelopdriverlesscarshavebeenmentioned?SectionB——ConversationOne——W: MayIhelpyou?M: Yes.Iwouldliketoapplyforoneofthesecurityguardpositionsyouadvertisedinthelocalpaper.W: Good.MayIaskyouafewquestionsfirst?M: Certainly.W: Haveyoueverworkedasasecurityguardbefore?M: Yes,atshoppers’plazainSanFranciscoandattheRegencyHotelhereintown.W: Howmanyyearsofexperiencehaveyouhadasasecurityguard?M: Alittleoverfouryears.W: Haveyouhadexperiencemonitoringalarmsystems?M: Yes.Ihavemonitoredseveraltypesofalarmsystemsinmypreviousjobs.W: Verygood.Youseemtomeetourminimumqualifications.Doyouhaveanyquestions?M: Yes.Whatarethewagesandthehours?W: Thewagesstartateightdollarsand75centsperhour.Wehavethreeshiftsavailable:morning,evening,andlatenight.M: Good.Iwashopingtogetaneveningjob,sinceIgotoschoolinthemornings.W: Well,youcanwriteonyourapplicationthatyouprefertheeveningshift.M: WhatdoIneedtodonow?W: Completethisapplicationformandbringitbacktome.ThenIwillscheduleyouforanotherinterview.M: Thankyou.Iwillfillthisournow.Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.Q8.Whatisthewomandoing?Q9.Whatdoesthemanwanttoknow?Q10.Whydoesthemanwanttoworkatnight?Q11.Whatisthemanaskedtodoattheendoftheconversation?——ConversationTwo——W: AreyougoingtothefairnextSaturday?M: Whatfair?W: TheannualfairthatRiverdaleputsonthefirstSaturdayinJunetoraisemoneyfortheRiverdalehospital.Thefairisgoingtobeheldontheuniversityathleticfieldjustlikeinpreviousyears.Haven’tyounoticedthetentsthathadalreadybeensetup?M: Yes,Ihave.Whataretheyfor?W: Theyareforthemanyspecialeventsanddisplays.Andthisyearthere’llbequiteafewnewevents.IamgoingtohelpservefoodattherefreshmentstentforafewhoursSaturdayafternoon.M: Domanypeoplevolunteertohelpout?W: Oh,yes.Ilikehelping,becauseIreallyenjoyseeingalotofmyfriendsatthefoodtent.Everybodylovestoeat.M: Sothat’sit.Iheardsomeotherpeopletalkingaboutgoingtohearlocalbands.Everyonesaysthatthisyear’sshowissupposedtobemoreexcitingthanalltheothersputtogether.That’stheentertainmenttent,right?W: Right,butthateventwillbetheeveningbeforethefaironFriday.AnauctionwilltakeplaceonSaturdayafternoon,andtherewillbesomerealtreasuresforsalethen.Peopledonateallkindsofthings.TherewillalsobeanartshowonSaturdayandaspecialgamestentjustforchildren.M: Andalltheprofitsfromthefairalwaysgotosupportthehospital.Whatagoodidea!Well,Ineedacoupleofbookcases.MaybeIcanfindsomeattheauction.I’mgladyoumentionedit.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.Q12.Whatisthemainreasonforhavingthefair?Q13.Wherewilltheeventstakeplace?Q14.Whatwillthewomandoduringthefair?Q15.Whatistheman’sopinionoftheauction?SectionC——PassageOne——Oneofthebiggestchallengesfacingemployersandeducatorstodayistherapidadvanceofglobalization.Themarketplaceisnolongernationalorregional,butextendstoallcomersoftheworld.Andthisrequiresaglobalreadyworkforce.Universitieshavealargeparttoplayinpreparingstudentsforthe21stcenturylabormarketbypromotinginternationaleducationalexperiences.Themostobviouswayuniversitiescanhelpdevelopglobalworkforceisbyencouragingstudentstostudyabroadaspartoftheircourse.Studentswhohaveexperiencedanotherculturefirsthandaremorelikelytobeglobalreadywhentheygraduate.Globalworkforcedevelopmentdoesn’talwayshavetoinvolvetravelabroad,however.Ifstudentslearnanotherlanguageandstudyothercultures,theywillbemoreglobalreadywhentheygraduate.Itisimportanttopointoutthatstudentsalsoneedtohaveadeepunderstandingoftheirownculturebeforetheycanbegintoobserve,analyzeandevaluateothercultures.Inmulti-culturalsocieties,peoplecanstudyeachother’scultures,todevelopinterculturalcompetencies,suchascriticalandreflectivethinking,andintellectualflexibility.Thiscanbedoneboththroughthecurriculumandthroughactivitiesoncampus,outsideoftheclassroom,suchasartexhibitions,andlecturesfrominternationalexperts.Manyuniversitiesarealreadyembracingthischallengeandprovidingopportunitiesforstudentstobecomeglobalcitizens.Studentsthemselves,however,maynotrealizethatwhentheygraduate,theywillbecompetinginagloballabormarket,anduniversitiesneedtoraiseawarenessoftheseissuesamongundergraduates.Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Q16.Whatisoneofthebiggestchallengefacingemployersandeducatorstoday?Q17.Whatshouldstudentsdofirstbeforetheycanreallyunderstandothercultures?Q18.Whatshouldcollegestudentsrealizeaccordingtothespeaker?——PassageTwo——Toseeifhaircoloraffectsaperson’schancesofgettingajob,researchersatCaliforniaStateUniversityasked136collegestudentstoreviewtheresumeandphotographofafemaleapplicantforajobasanaccountant.Eachstudentwasgiventhesameresume.Buttheapplicant’spicturewasaltered,sothatinsomephotosherhairwasgolden,insomeredandinsomebrown.Theresult?Withbrownhair,thewomanwasratedmorecapable,andshewasofferedahighersalarythanwhenshehadgoldenorredhair.Otherstudieshavefoundsimilarresults.Manyrespondentsratewomenwithgoldenhairaslessintelligentthanotherpeople,andredheadsasmoretemperamental.Womenwithredorgoldenhairarevictimsofthecommonpracticeofstereotyping.Astereotypeisasimplisticorexaggeratedimagethathumanscarryingintheirmindsaboutgroupsofpeople.Forexample,lawyersareshrewdanddishonestisapopularstereotype.Stereotypingcanoccurinpublicspeakingclasses.Whentryingtochooseaspeechtopic,somemalesthinkthatwomenareuninterestedinhowtorepaircars,whilesomefemalesthinkthatmenareuninterestedincreativehobbies,suchasknittingandneedlepoint.Weshouldrejectstereotypes,becausetheyforceallpeopleinagroupintothesamesimplepattern.Theyfailtoaccountforindividualdifferences,andthewiderangeofcharacteristicsamongmembersofanygroup.Somelawyersaredishonest,yes!Butmanyarenot.Somewomenareuninterestedinrepairingcars,yes!Butsomeareenthusiasticmechanics.Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Q19.WhatdidresearchersatCaliforniaStateUniversityfind?Q20.Whatisthepopularstereotypeoflawyers?Q21.Whydoesthespeakersayweshouldrejectstereotypes?——PassageThree——ThisisRayMcCarthywiththenews.ReportsarecominginofamajortraincrashinJapan.ApassengertraincarryinghundredsofworkershomefromthecenterofTokyoisreportedtohavehitanoncominggoodstrain.Bothweretravellingathighspeed.Figuresarenotyetavailablebutitisbelievedthatthedeathtollcouldbeashighas300,withhundredsmoreinjured.Emergencyandrescueservicesrushedtothescene.Butourreportersaysitwilltakedaystoclearthetrackandtoestablishthenumbersofthedeadandinjured.Therewasasimilaraccidentonthesamestretchoftrackfouryearsago.TherewasanotherbombscareinalargeLondonstorelastnightduringlatenightshopping.Followingatelephonecalltothepolicefromananonymouscaller,hundredsofshopperswereshepherdedoutofthestorewhileroadsintheareaweresealedoff.Policedogsspenthourssearchingthestoreforabagwhichthecallerclaimedcontained50poundsofexplosives.Nothingwasfoundandthestorewasgiventhecallclearbyopeningtimethismorning.Apolicespokesmansaidthatthiswasthethirdbombscarewithinaweekandthatweshouldallbeonourguard.Andfinally,themotoringorganizationshaveissuedawarningtodriversfollowingtherecentfallsofsnowinmanypartsofthecountry.Althoughthefallsmaybeslight,theysayextracareisneeded.Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Q22.WhataccidenthappenedrecentlyinJapan?Q23.WhatdothereportssayabouttherecentaccidentinJapan?Q24.WhydidpeoplehavetoleavetheLondonstorelastnight?Q25.Whatdidmotoringorganizationsadvisedriverstodo?ModelTest3SectionA——NewsReportOne——TheexpectedlifespanofBeijingresidentshasgoneupto75.5yearsoldcomparedwith74.4yearsoldadecadeearlier,whilethedeathrateofmiddle-agedresidentsincreaseddramatically,accordingtoarecentofficialreport.ThereportmadepublicbytheBeijingDiseaseControlandPreventionCentersaidthepastmortalityofpeopleagedbetween35to54yearsoldhadgoneup58.5%duringthepast10years,from158peopleper100,000in1991to251peopleper100,000lastyear.Infantandmaternalmortalityrateswentdown132%and147%respectively.Healthexpertssaidchronicnon-infectiousdiseaseswerethemaincausesofdeath,covering60%ofthetotalnumberofdeaths.Themalemortalityrateishigherthanthatoffemales,andthedeathrateamongruralresidentsishigherthanthatoftheurbanones.Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.Q1.Whichgroupofpeoplehavethefastest-growingmortalityrateduringthepast10years?Q2.Whataccountsformostdeathsaccordingtohealthexperts?——NewsReportTwo——FourAmericanteenagers,allchildrenofU.S.militarypersonnel,havebeenarrestedonchargesofattemptedmurderafterawomanwasknockedoffhermotorbikewithropestrungacrosstwopoles,Japanesepolicesaid.The4suspects—two15-year-oldboys,a17-year-oldgirl,andan18-year-oldman—weretakenintocustodyonSaturday,theTokyoMetropolitanPoliceDepartmentsaid.Theyareaccusedofcausingasevereheadinjurytoa23-year-oldrestaurantemployeebystringingaropebetweenpolesacrossaroad.U.S.ForcesinJapanwereinformedoftheAugustincidentinlateOctober,apublicinformationofficersaid.Therewasnoclearexplanationforthedelayinthehandoverofthesuspectstopolice,otherthanitinvolvedrulesbetweenWashingtonandTokyocoveringU.S.forcesandtheirdescendantsinJapan.Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyou’vejustheard.Q3.Accordingtothenews,whowasthevictim?Q4.Whenwerethesuspectsarrested?——NewsReportThree——TheGoldenGateBridgejoinsthebeautifulcityofSanFranciscowiththesuburbstothenorth.Eachday,aboutonehundredthousandautomobilescrossthebridge,takingpeopletoandfromthecity.Morethanhalfofthemacrossthebridgeduringthemorningandeveningrushhours.Withthetrafficsoheavy,thetripisnotpleasant.Now,however,therelivesonegroupofhappycommuters.Theygotoworkbyboatandenjoyitsomuchthatmostofthemsaytheywillnevergobycaragain.Theferrytheytakeisspacious,quietandcomfortable.Thetriptakesonly30minutesandit’snotverycostly.Butbestofall,beingontheboatseemstomakepeoplemorefriendlytowardeachother.Becausetheferryhasbeensosuccessful,thereareplanstouseother,stilllargerboats.Thereisalsoaproposalforahigh-speedboatthatmakesthetriponlyfor15minutes.Butnoteveryoneishappyaboutthat.Alotofpeoplefeelthathalfanhourisjustenoughtimetorelax.Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.Q5.HowdocommutersfeelaboutcrossingtheGoldenGateBridgebycar?Q6.Wha