听力原文:M: Janetis quite enthusiastic about camping, isn't she?
W: Yes. She often goes for weeks at a time.
What does the woman say about Janet?
A. She hasn't gone camping for several weeks.
B. She likes to take long camping trips.
C. She prefers to go camping on weekends.
D. She takes a long time to go.
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It is often observed that the aged spend much time thinking and talking about their past lives,【C1】______about the future. These reminiscences(回忆)are not simply random or trivial memories,【C2】______is their purpose merely to make conversation. The old Person's recollections of the past help to【C3】______an identity that is becoming increasingly fragile(脆弱的):【C4】______any role that brings respect or any goal that might provide【C5】______to the future, the individual mentions their past as a reminder to listeners, that here was a life【C6】______living.【C7】______, the memories form. part of a continuing life【C8】______, in which the old person【C9】______the events and experiences of the years gone by and【C10】______on the overall meaning of his or her own almost completed life.
As the life cycle【C11】______to its close, the aged must also learn to accept the reality of their own impending(即将发生的)death,【C12】______this task is made difficult by the fact that death is almost a【C13】______subject in the United States. The mere discussion of death is often regarded as【C14】______. As adults many of us find the topic frightening and are【C15】______to think about it--and certainly not to talk about it【C16】______the presence of someone who is dying. Death has achieved this taboo【C17】______only in the modern industrial societies. There seems to be an important reason for our reluctance to 43 the idea of death. It is the very fact that death re- mains【C19】______our control; it is almost the only one of the natural processes【C20】______is so.
【C1】
A. better than
B. rather than
C. less than
D. other than
听力原文:M: Have you finished your term paper? I handed mine in last Friday.
W: I finished typing mine at three o'clock this morning. I have to submit it by noon to- day.
When must the girl turn in her term paper?
A. By 9.
By 12.
C. By 2.
D. By 3.
听力原文:M: Barbra, do you have any extra money you could lend me?
W: I wish I could help you. I went shopping yesterday. Now I have only two dollars to the end of the week.
Will the man borrow any money from the woman?
A. Yes, because she has a sum of money.
B. Yes, because she wants to help him.
C. No, because she has spent most of it.
D. No, because she lent it to a friend.
听力原文:M: My sister is in the hospital and I'd like to send her a plant she can use later in the law office where she's employed.
W: How about a nice cactus? They always make lovely gifts.
Where does the man's sister work?
A. In a hospital.
B. In a 151ant store.
C. In a law office.
D. In a gift shop.