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听力原文：W: Dr. Eric, you were a political journalist in America and I was told that you've chosen to live here, a mountain village like this in the Himalayan Community. Could you tell me why you came to India and settled down here？
M: Yes, certainly. I came to India a year ago to have a better understanding of the country. After I arrived, I had to find a place where I could live and write. After some months I settled down happily in this village because it is a little cooler.
W: Is the experience in this country so important to you that you came all the way from the United States？
M: Well, that's also the question that the villagers ask me. Why do I isolate myself from the outside world in this remote village, like a retired old man？ I am no longer working as a political journalist because my ideas have changed. I've come to believe that what is happening in the Third World is more important than anything else. I want to understand how three quarters of the world's people live, and how their future might affect the rest of the world.
W: I must say I find your view on this issue very convincing. I'm sure when you go back to your own country you'll find your stay here very rewarding.
When did Dr. Eric arrive in India？
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Directions: You will hear four dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE.
听力原文：M: Come in. Please have a seat.
W: Thank you.
M: I'm Paul Turner. Branch Manager.
W: Katie Thomas, nice to meet you.
M: I hear that you're looking for temporary office work.
W: That's right.
M: How old are you, Katie？
W: Eighteen.
M: That's rather young. What experience have you had？
W: Well, I've just left school, in fact, and I'm looking for a job between now and when I go to college.
M: It doesn't sound as if we can help, Katie. You see, our clients are very demanding, especially when it comes to new office technology.
W: Oh, that's no problem. I took extra classes in office skills at school.
M: Oh, perhaps you'd like to outline what you've been doing？
W: I started by learning keyboard skills. Then I went on to learn about word processing.
M: Good. You seem qualified from the technical point of view. But how well do you think you'll get along with people in an office？
W: I think I'm quite adaptable. I belonged to the drama society, as well as working on the school magazine. And I played a bit of sports. So I'm used to working as part of a team.
M: Sounds good. Let's see... There's a request from Johnson's Imports for "a bright youngster... ".
How old is Katie？
Changes in the American Family
How much change has really occurred in the American family and what are the implications of these changes？ First, the household size has changed greatly since 1790. From 1790 to 1978 the mean family size was cut in half from 5.79 persons to 2.81 persons. In 1790 almost 63 percent of all persons lived in the households of five or more people. By 1978 the size accounted for a little over 14 percent of all households.
By the end of the 19th century a majority of Americans were living in urban areas, and the family was very much influenced by the rapid development of industrialization. With the arrival of immigrants, the urban population was increasingly heterogeneous(由不同成分组成的). This challenges the exclusiveness of any single family pattern.
In the 20th century, the ideal American family consisted of a husband and wife living with dependent children. They lived in a household of their own provided for by the husband's earnings. The wife was responsible for emotional maintenance of the marriage and for raising the children and running the household.
The major change in the family in this century has been due to married women entering the work force. This, at least for periods of time. has taken the woman out of her full-time involvement in the home. Of all husband and wife families about 40% have both in the work force at any given time.
In the past the identity of the individual was submerged in the family. In general, reputation in the community came from the family. Today, however, whatever individuals achieve is usually assessed on its own merit, and family has little relevance. Individuals make it or don't make it essentially on their own.
A sociologist describes another way in which the American family has changed. Today, in the Western world, the major burdens that are a part of the family system are emotional ones. But in the 19th century the family was much more involved with economic needs and tasks; family and relatives were valued for providing assistance during crisis.
What can we infer from the figures about the American household size in the first paragraph？
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