Listening to a radio broadcast in a foreign language is difficult for many of us. We may have studied the language for several years, and are able to read it, perhaps even write in it. But listening and understanding the spoken language require special skills. Some people have a natural ability that helps them to learn a language quickly, while others must study for a long time. Everyone, however, can improve his or her listening skills with practice.

We are good listeners in our own language because we have had years of practice. We understand the grammar and the language. We know what to expect a person to say to us in almost any situation. We have been in similar situations many times, and we have heard it all before. We can understand it, even if we do not listen carefully.

But this is not true with a foreign language. We must listen with our full attention. And we must try not to let the cultural style of our language affect our understanding of the foreign language. Listening to a foreign language broadcast is easier if we know something about it. There are clues that can help us. One clue is the time of a day. Morning programs usually contain many short items of news, information or entertainment. The items are short because most of us are getting ready to go to work in the morning. Often we do not have time to listen to long programs. Evening programs are different. There is time for more details about the subjects discussed.

We can get a clue about the program from the music at the beginning, but we must be familiar with the music of the foreign culture. The kind of music—serious and slow, or fast and light—can tell us what kind of program to expect. The name of the program can give us good information about what it will contain.

Another good clue is the broadcaster. The more we listen to the same person, the easier it will be to understand him. His speaking style will become familiar to us. Further, the broadcaster provides clues to the organization of the broadcast at the beginning of the program. The broadcaster usually gives us the highlights of the program to prepare us for the details that will follow.

1.We are good listeners in our own language because ________.

2. If you don’t have enough time, you can listen to ________.

3.You can know the information of the program according to ________.

Scientists have discovered that living to the age of 100 may have nothing to do with the lifestyle you lead and everything to do with the type of genes you have.

For the lucky carriers of “Methuselah” genes， worries over smoking， eating unhealthily and not getting enough exercise may not be as necessary as to those of us without the special gene pattern.   The “Methuselah” genes could give extra protection against the diseases of old age such as cancer and heart disease. They could also protect people against the effects of the unhealthy lifestyles that we believe will lead us to an early death， scientists say. However， the genes are very rare.

The genes include ADIPOQ， which is found in about 10 percent of young people but in nearly 30 percent of people living past 100. They also include the CETP and the ApoC3 genes， which are found in 10 percent of young people， but in about 20 percent of people over 100 years old.

Some of those genes were discovered by a research group at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York， led by Professor Nir Barzilai. The team studied the genes of over 500 people over 100 years old， and their children.

The studies show that tiny mutations (变异) in the make-up of some genes can greatly increase a person’s lifespan. Barzilai told a Royal Society conference that the discovery of such genes gave scientists clear targets for developing drugs that could prevent age-related diseases， allow people to live longer and stay healthy.

David Gems， a researcher at University College London， believes that drugs to slow ageing will become widespread.

“If we know which genes control longevity (长寿) then we can... target them with drugs. That makes it possible to slow down ageing，” he told The Times.

“Much of the pain and suffering in the world are caused by ageing. If we can find a way to reduce that， then we are obliged to take it.”

1.Which genes could give extra protection against the diseases of old age？ (No more than 3 words) (2 marks)

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2. Whom did Barzilai’s team study？ (No more than 10 words) (2 marks)

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3. What can greatly increase a person’s lifespan？ (No more than 10 words) (3 marks)

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4.What can scientists do if they are aware which genes control longevity？(No more than 6 words) (3 marks)

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Listening to foreign broadcast easier        1. _______

    if we know something about. There are clues  2. _______

    that can help us. One clue is the time of    3. _______

    day. Morning programs usually contains many  4. _______

    short items of news，informations，etc. The 5. _______

    items are short because of most of us are    6. _______

getting ready to going to work in the        7. _______

    Often we do not have time listen             8. _______

    to long programs. There are time for more    9. _______

    details about the subjects discuss           10. ______

    in evening programs.

___ , we would have taken raincoats with us.

  A. Had we known   B.We had known it   C. If we were known   D.If we know

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66 You will find a lot of __________(暴力) in some American films.

67 _________(总理) Zhou has always been remembered by the Chinese.

68 The army ________  (捍卫)the city against an air attack.

69 He led the police to where he ________(目睹) the accident

70 Gold and silver are ___________(贵重)metals.

71 The ____________ （平均）age of the boys in this class is sixteen.

72 If we know more about _______________________ （处理；处置）common injuries, we may give people a great help.

73.They talked with each other in an unfriendly ___________(气氛)。

74.The teacher’s __________(影响) on me is great.

75 She was filled with_________(羡慕) at his success.