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听力原文：Voice One: Mayo is one of the wildest of Ireland's counties. Its rolling hills and lonely bog land remain startlingly undeveloped, unpopulated and unspoiled. In many of the sleepy villages which dot the area, life has changed little. And you'll come across small communities where the ancient language Gaelic is still spoken.
As well as a strong sense of tradition, everywhere you go in Mayo, you can't help but notice the depth and significance of Ireland's devout faith. While the church is the focus of spiritual life in Ireland, it's the pub which is the focal point for life in the village.
Voice Two: Ireland without pubs would be like Saudi Arabia without sand. In villages around Ireland, they wouldn't have discotheques, cinemaplexes. So they come to the pub for their entertainment-the chat and the banter and the craic, "craic" meaning fun in Ireland.
You'll find in an Irish pub there's always a welcome for you. That it be a stranger or a visitor or a local, they're always full of chat and conversation.
A pint of stout would be the most popular drink in Ireland. Um, it's something that you have to acquire a taste for, but once you acquire it, it's like fresh milk. You just...you'll never forget the taste of it.
What is the favorite drink in Ireland？
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Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions.
Now listen to the interview.
听力原文：Martin: Hi there, Pat. How are you？
Pat: Fine, thanks, Martin. I haven't seen you for a long time. What have you been up to？
Martin: Oh, studying. It seems that university life is much more time consuming than I originally thought. I don't even have time to read newspapers.
Pat: Really？ You're so busy. You know, I read an article in yesterday's newspaper. It is very interesting.
Martin: What's it about？
Pat: It's about Post Office Cats. They are mouse hunters.
Martin: That really sounds interesting. Could you tell me something about the story now？
Pat: Yes, certainly. The Post Office has actually employed cats since 1868. That means that they have been on the official payroll of the Post Office for more than a hundred years. The loyal public servants appear on the official payroll as 'Rodent Operative'. But we would more easily recognize them under the title 'Post Office Cat', They are not employed to sort of deliver mail, of course, but to protect the mail and keep the rodent population under control.
Martin: What do you mean？
Pat: They are mouse hunters. They make sure your morning post arrives nibble-free. You know, they work unsocial hours while we sleep. They hardly ever get a Christmas bonus in their pay packets and can't bargain for better conditions. The average rate of pay is no more than a few pounds a month, just enough to pay for their food. But they are allowed to eat all the mice they can catch.
Martin: How come the Post Office had the idea to employ cats？
Pat: Usually the public had to queue inside post offices for their mail. The whole idea of the Post Office employing cats to control the rodent population goes back to the days prior to 1867. As a part of the Jubilee celebrations of Queen Victoria, it was decided that there would be a house-to-house delivery of letters by postmen. As a result, there was a huge accumulation of letters and parcels at post offices. Vast numbers of rats and mice began to hide amongst the mail and nibbled at letters and parcels.
Martin: Yes, I see. They caused great damage to the mail.
Pat: That's right. So in 1868, The Post Office Authorities decided to employ cats to keep the rodent population under control. Most of the cats they employed were females.
Martin: Why was that？
Pat: Because it was thought that females were better and more persistent hunters than the males. If the number of mice in a post office did not decline greatly after six months, then these cats were to be dismissed from their place of work. London post offices were the first to try out the experiment. Within a few months the rodent population had shrunk dramatically. Other post offices all over the country were soon using cats in the war against rats and mice. Within ten years the pay of the eats was improved from one and a half old pence a day to a six or nine pence a day. Now the average rate of pay is about a few pounds a month. Some of the hard working cats have become quite famous. Have heard of the cat named Lucky？
Martin: No. Tell me the story about her, please.
Pat: OK. Lucky became the most distinguished of all the cats. In 1980, she foiled an attempted robbery in a Worcestershire post office and she did so all on her own.
Martin: How did she do it？
Pat: As the two burglars made their way in through the window, Lucky flew at them. She sank her claws into the back of one of the men and into the neck of the other.
Martin: Oh, I see. This was a surprise attack.
Pat: Yes. This surprise attack was too much for the men and they fled empty-handed. For this heroic behavior, Lucky was awarded the first-ever P
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