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听力原文: R: Dr. Smith, 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 please tell me why you came to India and settled down here?
S: Yes, of course. 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. Of course there Were many places for me to choose. But after some months I settled down happily in this village because I like the countryside better and it is a little cooler than those in the plains.
R: Have you ever thought of a typical village as a better choice?
S: Yes, I have. Yet no such thing exists. In fact I wasted a lot of time looking for the typical village. Conditions vary too widely. But the villages I stayed in had much in common--poverty, dirt, and ignorance.
R: But in spite of all this, you still feel very happy. Is the experience in this country so important to you that you came all the way from the United States?
S: Well, that’s also the question that the villagers ask me. They think that I’m crazy to give up my comfortable life in the United States and isolate myself from the outside world in this remote village, like a retired old man. Why have I come? I've put aside my work 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. But to understand how three-quarters of the world's people live, and how their future might affect the rest of the world, I feel that I first have to try and share their way of life.
R: 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 you stay here very rewarding.
What’s Dr. Smith’s primary purpose of coming to India?

A. Want to have a trip after retirement.
B. To see an old friend.
C. India is cooler than the city he once lived in.
D. Want to have a better understanding of the country.

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Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.
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A. Cereal.
B. Coffee or tea.
C. Sandwich.
Dessert.

Why did Dr. Smith choose to settle down in a village in the Himalayan?

A. It has less poverty, dirt and ignorance.
B. The villagers treated him very friendly.
C. It is cooler.
D. It's a typical village.

Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

A. Dr. Smith arrived in India a year ago.
B. Dr. Smith was an experienced politician before he came to India.
C. Dr. Smith once thought that a typical village was a better choice.
Dr. Smith settled happily down in this village.

Why do successful language learners find it easy to practice using the language regularly7

A. They find it easy to communicate.
B. They look for exact information.
C. They want to learn from the people who speak the language.
D. They want to teach the language to others.

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