Reporter : How long have you been a firefighter?
Wilson : For eight years.
Reporter : How did you get started?
Wilson: First, I had to take a lot of tests in two weeks. Then, I went to the fire fighter school for four months. I learned how to put out fires and how to use equipment(装备) . I also had a full—time training every day!
Reporter : How do you stay safe on the job?
Wilson: I wear special clothing. It helps keep me protected from fire. I also carry an oxygen tank（氧气瓶）and a mask（面具）. They help me to breathe in a smoke—filled building.
Reporter : Are there any new tools that firefighters use?
Wilson: We have a special camera that can see in the dark. It can find heat . That way, we can exactly tell the place of a fire.
Reporter : Do you save pets?
Wilson: Just three days ago, I helped save some cats. They were hiding under the beds. Pets usually hide during a fire because they are afraid of danger.
Reporter : Do you ever get afraid?
Wilson: No. There is no time to be afraid . I just think about what to do to put out the fire safely.
Reporter : What do you like best about being a firefighter?
Wilson: Helping people!Kate Wilson has done her job for .
| A．2 weeks | B．3 days |
| C．4 months | D．8 years |
To become a firefighter, Kate Wilson at first.
| A．took a lot of tests |
| B．learned to stay safe |
| C．saved some animals |
| D．use fire equipment |
Kate Wilson says she does not get afraid because .
| A．she has a oxygen tank |
| B．she knows how to fight fires |
| C．she enjoys finding heat |
| D．she is too busy putting out fires |
Grammar is the way a language works. People sometimes describe grammar as the “rules” of a language; but in fact no natural languages have rules. If we use the word “rules”, we believe that some people have made the rules first and now people speak the language, like a new game. But languages did not start like that. Languages were started by people making sounds which gradually(渐渐地) changed into words, phrases, and sentences. No commonly-spoken language is fixed. All languages change over time. What we call grammar is simply a description(描述) of a language at a particular time.
Do we need to study grammar to learn a language? The answer is “No”. Many people in the world speak their mother language without having studied its grammar. Children start to speak before they even know the word “grammar”. But if you are serious about learning a foreign language, the long answer is “Yes, grammar can help you to learn a language more quickly.” It’s important to think of grammar as something that can help you, like a friend. When you understand the grammar of a language, you can understand many things yourself, without having to ask a teacher or look in a book.
So think of grammar as something good, something helpful, something that you can use to find your way like a signpost(路标) or a map.
| A．language is not a new game |
| B．language goes before grammar |
| C．rules are fixed by language |
| D．rules must be made to speak the language |
| A．grammar should be changed at a particular time |
| B．grammar must be simple to describe a language |
| C．languages were formed by people now and then |
| D．language is changing, and its grammar is changing too |
| A．we learn a foreign language |
| B．we ask someone to make rules |
| C．we speak our native language |
| D．we look up something in a book |
| A．Grammar Is the Rules of a Language |
| B．The Change of Language |
| C．Grammar Is Your Friend |
| D．How to Study Grammar |
Once an Englishman named Jack Brown went to Russia for a holiday. He stayed there for several months and then came home again. Some of his friends visited him a few days after he got back. “I had a very dangerous trip while I was in Russia,” Jack said to them. “I wanted to see a friend of mine in the country and the bad weather made me very late. So I was still traveling through a forest in a sleigh(雪橇) when the sun went down. It was a long way from my friend’s house when about twenty wolves began to follow my sleigh. It was very dark in the forest. There was thick snow on the ground. It was cold, and there were no houses for miles and miles. First I heard the wolves. The noise was terrible! The horses heard them, too. They were frightened and began running faster. Then I saw long, gray forms among the trees, and soon the wolves were near us. They were running very fast, and they didn’t seem to get tired like the horses.”
“What did you do?” one of Jack’s friends asked.
“When the wolves got very near,” Jack answered, “I put up my gun and shot the first wolf. The sleigh was moving about, but I hit the animal and killed it. Then all the other wolves stopped and ate it, so our sleigh got away from them for a few minutes.”
“Then they finished their meal, and I heard them coming again. The moon was shining brightly on the snow now, and after a few minutes I saw them running among the trees once more. They came nearer again, and then I shot another of them, and the others stopped once more to eat it.”
“The same thing happened again and again, and my horses became more and more tired and ran slower and slower until, after about two hours, only one wolf was still alive and following us.”
“Wasn’t it too fat to run?” one of his friends asked.
| A．in England one winter evening |
| B．in Russia one winter evening |
| C．in America one winter evening |
| D．in Russia one winter morning |
| A．was the strongest of all |
| B．had eaten all the other wolves |
| C．ran much faster than the other wolves |
| D．was very fat and didn’t run fast enough |
| A．all the wolves had been shot by Jack |
| B．the last wolf was too fat to run |
| C．the friend did not believe what Jack had said |
| D．Jack was telling the truth |
This is a song millions of Americans will hear this New Year’s Eve. It is called Auld Lang Syne《友谊地久天长》. It is the traditional music played during the New Year’s celebration. Auld Lang Syne is an old Scottish poem. It tells about the need to remember old friends.
The words “auld lang syne” mean “old long since”. No one knows who wrote the poem first. However, a version(版本) by Scottish poet Robert Bums was published(出版) in 1796. The words and music we know today first appeared in a songbook three years later.
The song is played in the United States mainly on New Year’s Eve. The version you are hearing today is by the Washington Saxophone Quartet. As we end our program with Auld Lang Syne. I would like to wish all our radio friends a very Happy New Year! This is Buddy Thomas.
| A．a newspaper | B．a magazine |
| C．a TV program | D．a radio program |
| A．Robert Bums. |
| B．The Washington Saxophone Quartet. |
| C．Buddy Thomas. |
| D．The passage doesn’t tell us. |
| A．in 1790 | B．in 1793 |
| C．in 1796 | D．in 1799 |
| Trip 1 One Week In The Mountains Bring your strong shoes and warm clothes for this walk in a beautiful are of the Green Mountains. You may go hiking or have a try of rock climbing. This is also a protection area for wild animals. You can find many kinds of animals living in this area. Time: May 8—May 14 Tel:64639818 Adult: $110.00 Child: $ 25.00 |
| Trip 2 Three Days In The Country There are many beautiful gardens. Take your camera and enjoy the wonderful sight in Hunter Valley. It is a good place for fishing and horse riding. You can also find different kinds of flowers here. This is also a great walk for bird-lovers. Time: May 20—May 22 Tel:63986432 Adult: $50.00 Child: $ 25.00 |
| Trip 3 Flashlight Adventure Put on your warm clothes, bring a flashlight(手电筒), and come for a night walk along the Dungog Valley. It is a trip full of adventure(冒险). A guide will lead the tour. Many of the plants you will see on this trip can only be seen at night. Time: May 16—May 18 Tel:63875629 Adult: $30.00 Not for Children |
| Trip 4 Five Days By The Sea Wear your sun hat and enjoy wonderful sunshine all the time from morning to evening. Our hotel is next to the sea. We have our own boats too. You can swim in the sea or in the swimming pool. Every day our boat will take you to different places for swimming. Time: May 23—May 27 Tel:67538293 Adult: $80.00 Child: $ 40.00 |
| A．67538293 | B． 63986432 |
| C． 64639818 | D．63875629 |
| A．Hiking in the mountains. |
| B．Fishing in the country. |
| C．Watching plants at night. |
| D．Swimming in the sea. |
| A．Trip 1. | B．Trip 2. |
| C．Trip 3. | D．Trip 4. |
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Are people less happy or happier when they get older? If your answer is “happier”, then you are right, based on a study published five years ago. It found that people generally become happier and experience less worry after age fifty. In fact, it found that by the age of eighty-five, people are happier with their life than they were at eighteen.
The findings came from a Gallup survey of more than three hundred and forty thousand adults in the United States in 2008. At that time, the people were between the ages of eighteen and eighty-five.
Arthur Stone in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Stony Brook University in New York led the study. His team found that levels of stress were the highest among adults between the ages of twenty-two and twenty-five. Stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their fifties.
Levels of happiness were the highest among the kids and those in their early seventies.
The survey also found that men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older. However, women at all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry than men did.
So why would happiness increase with age? One theory is that, as people get older, they become more thankful for what they have and have better control of their emotions. They also spend less time thinking about bad experiences.
Title: Relationship Between Age and
| The elements of the survey |
Time: 2008 Place: in the United States Researcher: Arthur Stone and his Targets: 340,000 adults |
| The |
Generally people become happier and feel Adults between the ages of 22 and 25 have the The kids and those in their early Men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older. However, women feel sadder, more |
| Conclusion |
Happiness |