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At last firemen have put out a big forest fire in California. Since then, they have been trying to find out how the fire began. Forest fires are often caused by broken glass or cigarette ends which people carelessly throw away. Yesterday the firemen examined the ground carefully, but were not able to find any broken glass. They were also quite sure that a cigarette end did not start the fire. This morning, however, a fireman accidentally discovered the cause. He noticed the remains of a snake Which was wound round the electric wires of a 16,000-volt power. In this way, he was able to solve the mystery. The explanation was simple but very unusual. A bird had snatched up the snake from the ground and then dropped it on to the wires. The snake then wound itself round the wires. When it did so, it sent sparks down to the ground and these immediately started a fire.
[听力原文] 11-15
At last firemen have put out a big forest fire in California. Since then, they have been trying to find out how the fire began. Forest fires are often caused by broken glass or cigarette ends which people carelessly throw away. Yesterday the firemen examined the ground carefully, but were not able to find any broken glass. They were also quite sure that a cigarette end did not start the fire. This morning, however, a fireman accidentally discovered the cause. He noticed the remains of a snake Which was wound round the electric wires of a 16,000-volt power. In this way, he was able to solve the mystery. The explanation was simple but very unusual. A bird had snatched up the snake from the ground and then dropped it on to the wires. The snake then wound itself round the wires. When it did so, it sent sparks down to the ground and these immediately started a fire.
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W: Where did you say you put the glasses
M: I didn’t say, but keep looking till you find them.
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W: I wish Maria would put on a different record. She has played that song a thousand times.
M: At least. It used to be one of my favorites before I had to hear it so often.
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Most movies have created a mistaken impression of the American Indians. Until recently, Indians have been pictured as noble savages, or cruel warriors, or clever hunters. In many films they have appeared as fierce enemies of the European colonists or as the attackers of the wagons of white families traveling across the plains.
Hollywood and television did invent these Indians. Some of the films were based on history, though the facts were changed to make a more exciting story. It should be understood, however, that these historical facts related only to certain tribes of Indians, and only to a period less than a century ago.
Before the Spanish took over New Mexico, the horse was unknown in America. But by the middle of the eighteenth century, there were many horses on the Great Plains. Then tribe after tribe took to them. Finally, horses were used by the tribe, the Sioux, to fight the last and most famous battles with the white man. These Plain Indi
A. All of them didn’ t know how to ride a horse.
B. All of them couldn’ t live without horses.
C. All of them were uncivilized and fond of killing.
D. All of them lived a wandering life on the horseback.
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W: Have you difficulty with pronunciation, Louis
M: No, I haven’t much difficulty with the pronunciation; I can pronounce English quite well, but I can’t spell most of the words right.
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White House officials have begun talks with Congress on a war spending bill in place of the one President Bush vetoed on Tuesday.
He rejected it because the Democratic-controlled Congress tried to set a date for American troops to leave Iraq. The bill would have required a withdrawal to begin by October.
The spending measure totaled one hundred twenty-four billion dollars. One hundred billion of that would have gone to pay for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The veto was only the second of Mister Bush’s presidency. The first was last year, to stop Congress from ending his restrictions on federal money for stem cell research.
On Wednesday, the House of Representatives voted to try to save the war spending bill that the president vetoed. But, as in the case of his first veto, there was not enough support for an override.
The president met with Democratic and Republican congressional leaders after the House fa
A. Because the Democrats set a deadline to the withdrawal of American soldiers in Iraq.
B. Because the bill was proposed by Democrats, but Bush belongs to the Republican Party.
C. Because the spending was not enough.
D. Because the spending was too much.
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M: Have you finished your Christmas shopping yet
W: Almost. I got a kite for my son, But I can’t seem to find anything for my mum.
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Do you have trouble sleeping at night Then maybe this is for you. When you worry about needing sleep and twisting around, trying to find a comfortable position, you’re probably only making matters worse. What happens is that your heart rate actually increases, making it more difficult to relax. You may also have some bad habits that contribute to the problem. Do you rest frequently during the day Do you get virtually no exercise, or do you exercise strenuously late in the day Do you often sleep a lot or sleep late on weekends Any or all of these factors might be leading to your insomnia by disrupting your body’s natural rhythm.
Insomnia is the inability to fall asleep or sleep restfully. It is a problem to nearly everyone at some time. A person may be awake for an hour in the middle of the night and then, next morning, feel that he hardly slept all night. Normally, worry about not getting enough sleep is the worst aspect of most insomnia. While
A. They can help produce a neural transmitter in the brain.
B. You must drink milk if you take them.
C. You’d better try to avoid taking them.
D. You can take a little bit more than the doctor prescribed.
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