Question1to2arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Q1:WhatdidJoe'sparentsdecidetodo?Q2:WhatwilltherestaurantNumber4do?
Newreport2OfficialsatReidParkZooinTucson,Arizona,arecelebratingthebirthofababyelephant.ZooofficialssaythebabywasbornonMonday.Itisafemale,andsheweighsnearly130kilograms.Q3:Samba,hermotherisa30-year-oldAfricanelephant.Thepregnancylasted22months.Officialsdescribethebabyelephantashealthy,standingandnursing.Thebabyhasn'tbeengivenanameyet.Sambahasgivenbirthbefore.Zooofficialssaidduringthispregnancy,shewascloselymonitoredthroughphysicalexamsandbloodtests.DoctorSueTagalskyisthezoo'sdirectorofthezoologicaloperations.Q4:Shesaidtheelephant'sbirthwentsmoothlyand,thattherewerenocomplications.Thenewbabyexpandsthezoo'selephantherdtosix.Thatincludesthebaby'sparents,asister,abrother,andanadultfemale.
Question3to4arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Q3:WhatdowelearnaboutthemotherelephantSamba?
Q4:Whatdoesthereportsayaboutthebirthofthenewbabyelephant?
Newreport3:Threeyearsago,acouplewasenjoyingamealatabeachrestaurant.Therestaurantwasbuiltonawoodenstructureabovetheseawater.Duringthemeal,theman'sweddingringslippedoffhisfinger.Itfellthroughthewoodenfloorboardsapparentlylostforever.
Recently,therestaurantmanagerRonKrivoydecidedtoreplacethewoodendeck,andhefoundanoldgoldcoin,some$100billsandasilverweddingringwhilereplacingthedeck.Therestaurant'swaitress,SashaFMeccapostedapictureoftheringonFacebook.Thepostwassharedabout5,000times.3dayslater,thehappywifecalledtoclaimthering.Sheeventestedpicturesofherandherhusbandeatingtherein2017asproof.Therestaurantmailedtheringbacktothehappycouple.Meanwhile,Krivoydiscoveredthatthegoldcoinwasveryrare.Itwasfrom1855andworthasmuchas$2,000.
Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreport,youhavejustheard.Q5:Whatdowelearnabouttherestaurant?
Q6:Whatdidtherestaurantmanagerdecidetodorecently?Q7:Whatdidthewaitressdoabouttherecoveredring?
SectionBLongconversation1W:1can'tbelievethatduckhuntingisstilllegalinsomanypartsoftheworld[8],ThescientificevidencefromcountrieslikeAustralia,Canada,andtheUSAclearlyindicatesadeclineinthebirds'numbers.M:Butcananyonebesureifthedeclineisreallycausedbythehuntingorbyclimatechange[9]?
W:It'scausedbybothinfact[9].WeseemoredroughtsincountrieslikeAustralia.Ducksarebirdsthatfeedandbreedinareaswherethereisalotofwater,buttheirhabitatshavebeenshrinkinginrecentdecadesbecauseofthedroughts.
M:And1guesswithfewerplacestoinhabit,theyconcentrateingreaternumbersinfewareas,whichsurelymakesthemeasiertargetsforthehunters.
W:Itdoes.Mygrandfatherwasaduckhunter.Hetoldmehuntingducksandgeesebeganinthe19thcentury.Theywereeasilyfoundandplentifullyavailablefoodsourceinfarmingareas,especiallyforpoorimmigrants.M:Whatdotheyuseforhuntingduringthatperiod?
W:Theyusenewtypesofguns,andbirdscouldeasilybeshotdowninflight,andinsuchgreatnumbersthatcommercialhuntingofducksandgeesebecameanindustry.Yet,there'snocommercialfarmingofthesebirdsnowadays.Theirmeatishardlyeateninwesterncountries[10].M:No,duckhuntingseeminglyexistsasthecontinuationofatradition.
W:Well,duckshaveneverbeenpopularwithfarmerslikemygrandfatheranywaybecausetheysometimesdestroycrops.Infact,farmersusedtopoisontheminlargenumbers[11].
M:Thatsomehowdoesn'tsurpriseme.Nobodyplacesmuchvalueonthelivesofthesepoorbirdsorontheirmeat.
Q10:Whyistherenocommercialfarmingofducksandgeeseinwesterncountries?Q11:Whatdoesthewomansayaboutfarmersinhergrandfather'stime?
LongConversation2M:Okay,MissBright.Ifinishedcalculating.Iestimateyouhavebetween210and240squaremetersofwallsandceiling.
W:Sohowmuchwouldthepainjobcost?
M:Thatwoulddependonthequalityofpaintyouchoose.Wecarrytwobrands-onecost60centseverysquaremeter,andtheother90cents.Thesecondisguaranteedtolookgreatforabout10years,whereasthecheaperonewillstarttodullafteraround6or7years.
W:Inthatcase,wewouldpreferthemoreexpensiveoption.
M:Allright,then.Soincludinglaborcosts,taxes,andeverything,thisjobwouldcometo$3,000.W:Emm,tobeperfectlyhonest,that'smorethanIexpected.
M:Pleasebearinmindthatthepriceincludesmovingallthefurniture,andthewholetaskwouldtake2days.W:Really?Why?
M:Well,wecan'tpaintthewallswithoutclearingallthefurniturefirst.Soeverytimewepaintaroom,wefirsthavetomovethefurnituretoanotherroom.Sothattakesmoretime.Plus,itrequirestwopeople,whichworksoutmoreexpensive.
W:1see.ButdoesthatmeanIcouldnotlivehereinmyownhouseduringthose2days[13]?M:Thatiscorrect.
W:Ohwell,thatchangeseverythingI'mafraid.Iwouldhavetostaywithafriendorcheckintoahotel[14].Ihadn'tconsideredanyofthat.I'mstartingtorealizethatpaintingmyhouse[12]isfarmoretroublesomethan1hadanticipated[15].
M:Thisisusuallythecase.Mostofourclientsgothroughthesamerealization.W:Isee.
M:Youhavemynumber.Pleasetee!freetocallmeforanyfurtherquestions.W:Thankyou.
Question12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.QI2:Whatisthewomanplanningtodo?Q13:Whatisthewoman'schiefconcern?
Q14:Whatdoesthewomanhavetodowhilethepaintjobisbeingdone?Q15:Whathasthewomancometorealizeattheendoftheconversation?
SectionCPassage1Homeworkisanimportantpartofschooling,butthepurposesofgivingchildrenhomeworkwillchangeastheygrowolder.Q16:Attheprimarylevel,themainaimistocultivategoodhabits,likelearningtoplanandexercisingselfdiscipline.Duringthesecondaryschoolyears,extendingwhatislearnedatschoolispositivelyrelatedtoacademicachievement.Sothecontentofhomeworkbecomesmoreimportant.Sohowcanyouhelpyourchilddotheirbest?Q17:Creatinganidealworkingenvironmentwillmakeiteasierforthemtogetdowntotheirassignmentsquickly.Makesureit'sfreeofdistractions.Andforprimaryschoolchildrenatleastsomewherenearyou.Soyoucananswerquestionsandofferencouragement.Youprobablyhavetohelpyoungerchildrenplantheirsession.Butit'simportantthatbytheendofprimaryschool,it'ssecondnaturegetthemtotellyoueverythingtheyhavetodo,thenencouragethemtoestablishanorderinwhichtheydowork.Q18:Whenthereareseveraldifferentassignments,makesuretheybeginwithonetheyenjoy.Soitseemseasytogetstarted.It'sbesttotakeonthemostdifficulttasksecond.Oncethey'resettled,butbeforetheygettired,ifolderchildrenhavemorethananhourofhomework,encouragethemtoscheduleashortbreaktostretch.Ifyouencouragethemtotellyouwhatthey'velearned,they'llabsorbtheinformationmoredeeplyandrememberitmorereadily.
Question16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Q16:Whatisthemainaimofhomeworkforprimaryschoolkids?Q17:Whatdoesthepassagesuggestparentsdotohelptheirchildren?Q18:Whatshouldchildrendotodealwithmultipleassignments?
Passage2WorkersatMexicanOilCompanywillreceiveahealthincentiveofalmost$300ayeariftheymeetcertainbodyweightstandards.Toqualifyforthebonus,Q19:theymustmaintainahealthyweight.Forthosewhoareoverweightorobese,theycanreceivethebonusiftheyreducetheirweightby10%duringtheyear.Someapplaudthepolicyasfair,becauseitrewardsbothindividualswhomaintainahealthyweightandthosewhoareworkingtowardsachievingit.
Q20:Butcriticssaythepolicycontradictsrecommendationsbymanyhealthexpertswhowarnedthataperson'sweightisinfluencedbygeneticandenvironmentalfactors.Thatmeansweightcanbehardforindividualstocontrol,whichmakesthebonusunfair.Someexpertssaythepolicyisinconsistentwiththescienceofwhatweknowaboutbodyweightregulation.Theseexpertsarguethatfocusingonwageisthewrongapproach.Q21:Amoreproductivemethodofencouraginghealthamongemployeesistopromotehealthybehaviors.Forexample,companiescangiveworkersgymmemberships,orencourageparticipationinlecturesonhealthyeatingandliving.Theycanalsoreducesweetsandprovidehealthiersnacksintheofficeandhealthiermealsatthecompanycanteen.Ortheycangiveemployeesmoretimeduringtheirlunchbreaktoexercise.Thesearemuchbetterandmuchmoreproductivewaysforcompaniestomoveforwardontheiremployees'wellbeing.
Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Q19:WhowillqualifyforthebonusinMexicanOilCompany?Q20.:WhatdocriticsthinkofMexicanOilCompany'sbonuspolicy?Q21:Whatdoexpertsproposecompaniesdoaboutworkers'wellbeing?
Passage3CampaignershavewarnedthattheQ22:Britishgovernmentisnotdoingenoughtopreventleft-handedpupilsfromfallingbehindtheirpeers.Theyclaimthatthousandsofchildrenarestillbeingpenalizedforbeingleft-handed.Thisisduetoalackofactionfromministerswhofailedtotakeanymeaningfulactionforyears.Itisfearedthatafailuretoaddressearlyyearchallengessuchaspoorhandwritingistoomuchmoreseriousproblemsdownthelinewiththesepupilsfacingreducedcareerprospects.Q23:Studiesinrecentyearsshowthatleft-handedchildrenaremorelikelytosufferwithlearningdifficulties,andtheirscoresareloweronIQtests.Campaignersfeelit'sstrangethatchildrenandBritishschoolsarepenalizedbecausetheyhappentobeleft-handed.Theydon'tunderstandwhysuccessivegovernmentshavefailedtoactonthis.Q24:TheywanttheDepartmentofEducationtorecordwhichchildrenareleft-handedandwhattheireducationalattainmentsaresincetheymakeupsome10%ofthepopulation.Inearlyyeareducation,left-handedchildrenarestrugglingandmakingamessoftheirhandwriting.Educatorsdon'tknowhowtodealwiththis.Inmanycases,there'snoactivehelpandalackofteachertraining.Q25:Campaignerspointoutthatahighpercentageoftheprisonpopulationisleft-handed.Theysaythattheseprisonnumbersareunusuallyhighandaskwhyitisthecase.
Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Q22:WhyaresomepeoplecriticizingtheBritishgovernment?Q23:Whatdostudiesinrecentyearsshowaboutleft-handedchildren?Q24:WhatdothecampaignersdemandtheDepartmentofEducationdo?Q25:Whatdothecampaignerswanttoknowaboutleft-handedprisoners?
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