Kissing is so common though we rarely ask why humans touch 【M1】______ their lips together
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M: Well, it's a long process. We start off by deciding who the official candidate for each political party will be. Usually, a person first announces that he or she wants to run for President. If you want to be your party's official candidate, you need to raise money and gather support from party members. Candidates usually campaign to let people know what they represent. They give speeches, meet with community leaders, and participate in debates. This process lasts for several months, and then the party members vote to decide who they want m back in the election.
W: Do you have to be rich to become President?
M: You don't really have to be rich to become President, but it helps. Usually rich people have more connections and can raise money more effectively. Most of our Presidents in the past have been relatively rich men, but not all of them.
W: So, how do ye6 make the final decision?
M: After several months of television ads, interviews, speeches, and kissing babies we have the presidential election. Citizens go to a voting canter and cast their ballot for the candidate of their choice.
W: You sounded a little cynical when you said "kissing babies". What did you mean by that?
M: Well, it's quite common for politicians to have themselves photographed kissing babies. It's their way of trying to appear in touch with the average American, but it looks really phony. These days, becoming President is all about acting. The candidates try to appeal to so many different people that they end up abandoning their own opinions. Sometimes, it feels like the parties are ail the same.
W: How many parties are there?
M: We have many political parties in the United States, but most of them are quite small. There are really only two with significant power, the Democrats and the Republicans,
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A.Raising money.
B.Gathering support from others.
C.Giving speeches.
D.Choosing the official candidate for each political party.
We two have so much in common that we should______very well.
A.get on
B.get at
C.get up
D.get away
听力原文: Colds have always been a nuisance, and people have tried many strange ways to cure them, However, none have worked. one Roman historian even recommended kissing the nose of a hairy mouse (29) ! But up till now we are only a little closer to finding a cure for it.
Scientists have discovered that a cold is not caused by a single virus, but by many. They have proved that people under stress are more likely to catch colds, although why this happens is still unknown (30) . Experiments also showed that women suffer more colds than men. But again, scientists are unable to explain why this is so.
Another experiment proved that getting cold does not cause colds. For this experiment, one group of human volunteers were showered with water and then made to stand in a windy corridor. Another group remained dry and inside a heated room. While you might expect people in the first group to catch colds more easily, they didn't.
one other thing that we now know is that colds are spread by water vapor from breath. This would explain why colds are more common in the winter than at other times: people spend more time indoors closer to other people, and also away from flesh air (31) .
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A.Keeping warm and dry.
B.Drinking a lot of liquid.
C.Living close to the hospital.
D.Kissing the nose of an animal.
听力原文:Why are there so many trucks on the road?
(A) He's carrying a big load.
(B) This is a common trucking route.
(C) No thanks, I can handle it.
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B.
C.
Many human languages of the world have certain common characteristics EXCEPT that
A.humans have a natural, innate ability to acquire and create language.
B.focusing on how to use a language is the fastest way to communicate.
C.language learners learn primarily from their peers, who are also learners.
D.because human languages are changing constantly, so they are fluid.
Why are smart cards not nearly so common in American?
A.Probably because American have got used to ATM bank cards or stored -value cards.
B.Probably because American is too large.
C.Probably because American like signature.
D.Probably because American like paper vouchers.
Why are British employers so afraid of unofficial strikes?
A.Such strikes are against the British law.
B.Such strikes are unpredictable.
C.Such strikes are more difficult to control.
D.Such strikes are very common these days.