A.Buy something for the picnic.B.Go for a ride around town.C.Go shopping
A.Buy something for the picnic.
B.Go for a ride around town.
C.Go shopping with the man.
D.Have a picnic.
A.Buy something for the picnic.
B.Go for a ride around town.
C.Go shopping with the man.
D.Have a picnic.
听力原文: The days of the hunter are almost over in India. This is partly because there is practically nothing left to kill, and partly because some steps have been taken, mainly by banning tiger-shooting, to protect those animals which still survive. Some people say that Man is a natural hunter. I disagree with this view. Surely our earliest forefathers, who at first possessed no weapons, spent their time digging for roots, and were no doubt themselves often hunted by meat-eating animals. I believe the main reason why the modern hunter kills is that he thinks people will admire his courage in overpowering dangerous animals. Of course, there are some who truly believe that the killing is not really the important thing, and that the chief pleasure lies in the joy of the hunt and the beauties of the wild countryside. There are also those for whom hunting in fact offers a chance to prove themselves and to risk death by design; these men go out after dangerous animals like tigers, even if they say they only do it to rid the countryside of a threat. I can respect reasons like these, but they are clearly different from the need to strengthen your high opinion of yourself. The greatest big-game hunters expressed in their writings something of these finer motives. One of them wrote "You must properly respect what you are after and shoot it cleanly and on the animals own territory. You must fix forever in your mind all the wonders of that particular day. It is better than letting him grow a few years older to be attacked and wounded by his own son and eventually eaten, half-alive, by other animals. Hunting is not a cruel and senseless killing — not if you respect the thing you kill, not if you kill to enrich your memories, not if you kill to feed your people." I can understand such beliefs, and can compare these hunters with those who hunted lions with spears and bravely caught them by the tail. But this is very different from many tiger-shoots I have seen, in which modern weapons were used. The so-called hunters fired from tall trees or from the backs of trained elephants. Such methods made tigers seem no more dangerous than rabbits. Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. Why is there no more hunting in India now? 17. What is the main purpose of modern hunters killing? 18. What do we learn about the big-game hunters? 19. What is the speakers view on the tiger-shoots he has seen?16.
A.To improve their health.
B.To earn people"s admiration.
C.To gain power and influence.
D.To make the countryside safe.
A.Because the vacuum cleaner is broken.
B.Because she wants the man to 1cave the kitchen.
C.Because she wants the man to do the cleanin9.
D.Because she does not need the man’s help then.
A.People can enjoy the delicious seafood there.
B.People can do some exciting sports such as diving.
C.People can see the beautiful scenery and relax themselves.
D.People can participate in activities like fishing,boating and swimming.
A.The children have more homework to do.
B.The education policy affects the reading time.
C.The parents read less to the children than the past.
D.The prevalence of technology provides the children e-reading.
回答题When companies consider their benefits mix.coverage for medical care is often top.of-mind.Yet there may be another,even more powerful concern driving employee coverage preferences:vision care.Roughly 75%of adults in the United States require some type of vision correction.and 84 percent of adults believe that vision benefits are somewhat or very important to them.As a result.vision assistance is moving higher and higher on the list of sought.after employee benefits. What’s driving the trend?One factor is the increasing power of eye examinations to detect systemic illness.In addition to identifying nearsightedness,farsightedness and astigmatism,routine eye exanls now play a role in diagnosing conditions such as diabetes,brain aneurysms(脑动脉瘤),liver disease and stroke risk. Early identification,in turn,translates into markedly lower expenditures for employers.In 2014,eye problems will cost companies an estimated$8 billion in reduced productivity.Making sure employees get the right eye care helps employers reduce these losses.At the same time,it boosts their ability to retain loyal workers. So what’s the best way to get patients into the exam chair?One way is to provide a vision plan that lowers out-of-pocket(自已付费的)expenses.Indeed,research shows that out-of-pocket expense——not premiums——is the number-one factor employees consider when choosing a-vision plan.“And that’s just smart.”says independent insurance broker Shannon Enders.“Premiums make up only about 30 percent of total out.of-pocket expenses.So it pays to100k beyond the premium and see the real cost of a plan.”A study conducted by Service Excellence Group Inc.,a leading market research company,shows how the right vision insurance plan can result in across—the-board(全面的)savings for employees.The study compared the prices customers with different insurance plans paid for the same popular pair of eyeglasses at independent doctors and retail chains.It found that customers with insurance plans that were most successful at keeping out-of-pocket expenses low saved hundreds of dollars. With eyeglasses becoming as much of a fashion accessory(装饰品)as a vision aid,forward-thinking companies are beginning to take note.Enders says more of his clients are saying yes to vision care plans.“Employees care about their eyes,”he says.“And offering benefits packages with the features employees care most about will become an even more important corporate strategy going forward.”
What is the meaning of the last sentence of paragraph one?
A.Vision assistance is listed on the list of popular worker interests.
B.Vision assistance is becoming more and more popular among employees。
C.Vision assistance is considered as one of the employee benefits.
D.Vision assistance is the top concern of the employees.
B.He paid more for rent than the woman.
C.He spent his saving on summer housing.
D.If he earned more money he"d be able to save more.
Perched among the highlands of western Cameroon, bordered by green mountains and cliff faces, Lake Nvos is a scene of breathtaking beauty. But the picture cannot be trusted. A【B1】______study reveals that the lake could release a deadly cloud of carbon dioxide, capable of【B2】______entire communities around its shores. The warning, from a team of scientists, comes nearly 20 years after the lake discharged an estimated 80m cubic metres of CO2 into the【B3】______. Heavier than air, the cloud of gas【B4】______surrounding hillsides and villages. Silent and【B5】______, it exhausted the air of oxygen, killing hundreds of cattle and【B6】______the lives of more than 1,700 people up to 26 kilometres away. "It was one of the most mysterious【B7】______scientists have ever investigated," said George Kling, an ecologist at the University of Michigan. Researchers called in after the 1986 tragedy discovered that the lake contained record levels of carbon dioxide. Gas【B8】______from the Earths magma(岩浆)was under such pressure at the bottom of the 200-metre deep lake that it dissolved until it【B9】______ max. A slight shake then released the dissolved gas as a dangerous bubble. To prevent a recurrence, in 2001 engineers installed a pipe to suck CO2 from the bottom of the lake and release it【B10】______into the air. A pipe was also installed at Lake Monoun, where an outbreak of CO2 killed 37 people in 1984. The science team suggests the urgent installation of a further four pipes in each lake at a rate of one a year.
【B1】
B.The present economic situation.
C.A recession that has been on for a year.
D.The accuracy of economists" prediction.
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