A.The speaker thinks that we live to eat, but not eat to live.B.The speaker doesn't th
A. The speaker thinks that we live to eat, but not eat to live.
B. The speaker doesn't think that we should eat when living.
C. The speaker thinks that we eat to live, but not live to eat.
D. The speaker thinks that we eat to live and live to eat.
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Which of the following is TRUE about the feature of dolphins?
A. Dolphins arc only friendly to people when they are tamed.
B. They are quite easy to make friends with.
C. They are the only wild animal that approaches man willingly.
D. They show no interest in people's actions.
"I cannot explain it in scientific terms but, without any doubt, everyone who sees them in the wild is lifted by them," Jonathan Gordon, of Oxford University zoology department, said.
"You only ever see them in the wild if they want you to see them. They are the only wild animal that comes to man of their own free will and that makes you feel privileged. You get a buzz because they are joyful, and you can prove scientifically that they spend a lot of their life playing. '
Professor Gordon works for the International Fund for Animal Welfare and spends months on, the organization's research boat. "If things aren't going well on the boat and you are depressed, the sight of dolphins lifts you and makes you feel better at once. They cannot be doing this on purpose, but I can believe that people who are intensely depressed or suffering from some kind of mental blockage could be eased by swimming among them. "
"I cannot go along with those who claim they have magical powers but even though I am scientifically hardheaded I have to admit they somehow make you feel good."
That view is shared by the authors of Beyond the Blue, a book on the healing power of dolphins. The authors say that when the mind is calm it triggers the release of a chemical also found in the anti-depressant drug Valium.
Jenny Sheridan, of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists, said: "Swimming with dolphins will not repair any brain damage. But if the child is suffering from lack of confidence it might help."
Mark Simmonds of the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, said: "The interaction of dolphin with sick children can be instrumental in recovery. No one can explain why. But the behavior. of these beautiful animals induces awe and pleasure in children."
This passage is mainly about ______.
A. the relationship between dolphins and people
B. the healing power of dolphins
C. dolphins and people's depression
D. animals and treatment of diseases
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.
听力原文: (26) Visitors to Britain are always complaining about English food. But they do not really know what they are talking about because they rarely get a chance to eat it. Most of the restaurants in large towns have foreign owners and serve foreign food. When visitors are invited to eat in an English home, their hosts often feel they must offer them something foreign and exotic.
(28)Those of us who do know English food are aware that at its best it can be really very good. On the other hand it is true to say that it is sometimes terrible. (27) Part of the problem is that we are not really interested in food—we eat to live, we do not live to eat. So we don't generally spend the necessary time and effort needed to cook really good meals. We prefer food that is simple and easy to cook, or ready prepared food which only needs heating up before eating.
You can find the best English food in the country away from the large towns where life is slower and people are not in such a hurry. But, of course, (28)most visitors come because they are interested in shopping and sightseeing. They do not come because of the food, so why should they complain about it?
(27)
A. People don't often eat English food.
B. People don't like English food.
C. People who travel to Britain eat English food in English home.
D. People who travel to Britain don't know much about English food.
M: I used to write home once a week. I have not bought any stamps for a long time.
Q:What can be inferred from the man's answer?
(19)
A. He enjoys writing home every week.
B. He never fails to write home once a week now.
C. He doesn't write home once a week now.
D. He has been asked to write home every week.