2007年12月考试B卷答案(沪江新东方版)(2)

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　　上海新东方学校 听力主讲老师 范广军

　　Passage 1

　　When couples get married, they usually plan to have children. Sometimes, however, a couple can not have a child of their own. In this case, they may decide to adopt a child. In fact, adoption is very common today. There are about 60,000 adoptions each year in the United States alone. Some people prefer to adopt infants. Others adopt older children. Some couples adopt children from their own countries. Others adopt children from foreign countries. In any case, they all adopt children for the same reason. They care about children and want to give their adopted child a happy life.

　　Most adopted children know that they are adopted. Psychologists and childcare experts generally think this is a good idea. However, many adopted children or adoptees have very little information about their biological parents. As a matter of fact, it is often very difficult for adoptees to find out about their birth parents because the birth records of most adoptees are usually sealed. The information is secret, so no one can see it.

　　Naturally, adopted children have different feelings about their birth parents. Many adoptees want to search for them, but others do not. The decision to search for birth parents is a difficult one to make. Most adoptees have mixed feelings about finding their biological parents. Even though adoptees do not know about their natural parents, they do know that their adoptive parents want them, love them and will care for them.

　　Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you’ve just heard:

　　26. According to the speaker, why do some couples adopt children?

　　27. Why is it difficult for adoptees to find out about their birth parents?

　　28. Why do many adoptees find it hard to make the decision to search for their birth parents?

　　29. What can we infer from the passage?

　　Passage 2

　　Katharine Graham graduated from the University of Chicago in 1938 and got a job as a news reporter in San Francisco. Katharine’s father used to be a successful investment banker. In 1933 he bought a failing newspaper-The Washington Post. When Katharine returned to Washington and got a job-editing letters in her father’s newspaper. She married Philip Graham who took over his father-in-law’s position shortly after and became publisher of The Washington Post. But for many years her husband suffered from mental illness and he killed himself in 1963.

　　After her husband’s death, Katharine operated the newspaper. In the 1970s, the newspaper became famous around the world. And Katharine was also recognized as an important leader in newspaper publishing. She was the first woman to head a major American publishing company-The Washington Post Company. In a few years, she successfully expanded the company to include newspaper, magazine, broadcast and cable companies.

　　She died of head injuries after a fall when she was 84. More than 3,000 people attended her funeral including many government and business leaders. Her friends said she would be remembered as a woman who had an important influence on events in the United States and the world. Katharine once wrote: "The world without newspapers would not be the same kind of world." After her death, the employees of The Washington Post wrote: "The world without Katharine will not be the same at all."

　　Questions 30 to 31 are based on the passage you’ve just heard:

　　30. What do we learn from the passage about Katherine’s father?

　　31. What does the speaker tell us about Katherine Graham?

　　32. What does the comment by employees of The Washington Post suggest?

　　Passage 3

　　Obtaining good health insurance is a real necessity while you are studying overseas. It protects you from minor and major medical expenses that can wipe out not only your savings, but you dreams of an education abroad.

　　There are often two different types of health insurance you can consider buying: international travel insurance and student insurance in the country where you will be going. An international travel insurance policy is usually purchased in your home country before you go abroad. It generally covers a wide variety of medical services, and you are often given a list of doctors in the area where you will travel who may even speak your native language. The drawback might be that you may not get your money back immediately. In other words, you may have to pay all your medical expenses and then later submit your receipts to the insurance company.

　　On the other hand, getting student health insurance in the country where you will study might allow you to only pay a certain percentage of the medical cost at the time of service and thus, you don't have to have sufficient cash to pay the entire bill at once.

　　Whatever you decide, obtaining some form of health insurance is something you should consider before you go overseas. You shouldn’t wait until you are sick with major medical bills to pay off.

　　Questions 33 to 34 are based on the passage you’ve just heard:

　　33. Why does the speaker advise overseas students to buy health insurance?

　　34. What is the drawback of students’ buying international travel insurance?

　　35. What does the speaker say about students’ getting health insurance in the country where they will study?

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