I卷(105分ListeningDirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Atofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.A.It'sonlyforrent,notforIthasfourIt'snotasgoodasIt'snolongerA.She'slearnedalotfromtheliteratureShe'swrittensomepapersaboutworldShe'smetsomeoftheworld'sbestShe'sjustbackfromatriproundtheA.TheexamwaseasierthanthepreviousJoewilldobetterinthenextJoeprobablyfailedintheJoeforgotabouttheA.SheistiredofdrivinginheavyShedoesn'tminditastheroadconditionsareSheisunhappytohavetodrivesuchalongwayeverySheenjoysitbecauseshe'sgoodatA.EmployerandHusbandandA.ThenextbusiscomingThebuswillwaitafewminutesattheThereareonlytwoorthreepassengerswaitingfortheTheycancatchthisbuswithoutA.TheyareusedtotravelingbyTheyfeelluckytoliveinTheyareflyingtoFloridaTheyhavenotbookedtheairA.Hewaspleasedtogetthe B.HeusedtobeaC.Hewasvery D.HewasaccusedofcausingaA.Makeaprofitable B.JustthrowawaytheC.Buyanewwashing D.Havetheoldwashingmachine B.ShechattedonlinewithaC.Shehadtheprinter D.ShefilledinanapplicationSectionDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingA.A D.AnA.Toletinthe B.ToserveasitsCTokeepthenest D.Forthebirdtolay B. Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingA.Theyhaven'tdevotedasmuchenergytomedicineastospaceTherearetoomanykindsofcoldesforthemtoItisnoteconomicaltofindacureforeachforeachtypeofTheybelievepeoplecanrecoverwithout TheyluswhatkindofmedicinetoDirections:InSectionC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.-ThemainpurposeofthetriptoMontrealistogotoa Themanhas SectionADirections:BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence. herA. C. D.Busyashewaswithallthesintheofficefromdaytonightinthebigcitycrowdedwithpeople,heusually,lookingoutofthebigwindow,felt C.all D.everything muchisknownaboutwhatoccursduringsleep,theprecisefunctionofsleepanditsdifferentstagesremainslargelyintherealmofassumption. AftertheviolentearthquakethatshookLosAngelesin1994,earthquakescientistshadgoodnewstoreport:thedamageanddeathtoll（人數(shù)） muchworse. C.couldhave D.needn'thaveThetrumpetplayerwascertainlyloud.ButIwasn'tbotheredbyhis byhislackof D.somuchAftertheArabstateswontheirindependence,greatemphasiswaslaidonexpandingeducation,withgirlsaswellasboys tobe B.beenC.being Howcloseparentsaretotheirchildren astronginfluenceonthecharacterofthe C D.toI'msureyoursuggestionwill thecontributeto B.becontributedtoC.contributeto D.becontributedtoTherewasaveryinterestingremarkinabookbyanEnglishmanthatIreadrecently WhenItrytounderstand itseemstomethattherearetwocauses. Prof.Lee'sbookwillshow canbeusedinother Withoutfacts,wecannotformaworthwhileopinionforweneedtohavefactualknowledge Physicsisthepresent-dayequivalentof usedtobecallednaturalphilosophy,fromwhiostofpresent-daysciencearose. OnarainydayIwasdrivingnorththroughVermont Inoticedayoungmanholdingupasignreading SectionA.A.B.G.C. D.E.J.Theearliestmendidnothavemuchtimeforart;theyfacedmanydangers,andhuntingforfoodtookupalmostalltheirtime.Butaftermanythousandsofyearsperhapsamillionyearsormoretheybecameverygood41,andthatgavethemalittlefreetimewhichtheycoulduseforotherthings.Afewofthembegantopaintonthewallsofthecaveswheretheylived.Manyearlyartistspaintedanimals,becausethesewerethemostimportantthingsintheirlives.Animals42foodtokeepthemliving,andskinstokeepthem43.Likepainterstoday,theearlyartistspossiblypaintedformany44.Perhapstheywantedtogivetheircavealittlebrightnessandcolor;perhapstheyhadafewspecialideaswhichtheycould45mosteasilyinapainting;perhapstheyjustwantedtospendalittletimeina46way.Manyofthembelievedinmagic,andtheyoftendrewanimalswhichwerecaught.Theyhopedthatbydrawingthesethings,theywouldmakethem47appear.Peoplehave48cavepaintingsinmanypartsoftheworld.TheearliestthatweknowaboutareinEurope.Becauseofthecoldweather,theearlymeninEuropeusedthecavesfor49;inmanywarmerpartsoftheworldthiswasnotnecessary.WeknowquitealotaboutthedatesoftheEuropeanpaintings,andwebelievethattheearliestoneswerepaintedaboutthirtythousandyearsago.SectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Iwenttherein1924;nolocalplanesinthosedays,soImadethetripbybus.Itwasathousandkilometers,and50twentyhours.Isatbyafellowaboutmyownage,24.HesaidhisnamewasKarlPackey,buthetoldme51anythingelse.Hedisappointedmebecausehehadsolittletosay.Noopinions,nomemories,notalesto52_.Hadhishome,hislife,thewarandsoonleftnomarkatallonhim?Itwasverypuzzling.Iwas53_whenthepillowsweregivenout,andIcouldpoliytrytosleep.IhopedIwouldnevermeethimagain.ThenexttimeIwenttoFairbumwasin1974.By54,ofcourse.Thewasgoingto"open"thenewtown,whichhadtakentwenty-sixyearstobebuilt.Isatnexttoamanofaboutfifty,whosefacewasa55.Iguessedhehadsomethingexcitingtolme.Thefacewasrough,brownand56withageandworry.Thereweretwooldscarsinhisface.Butoverthem,Isaw57andpower.Iguessedhewasthebossof58.Perhapshehadn'texpectedthebigjobandhadn'twantedHehaddoneitwell,nodoubt.Thethinghad himthepowerofdecision.Westartedto nexttwohourswereformethemostinteresting,adventurous,evenexcitingthatIremember.Hekeptmesilent,withwonder.OurplanelandedatFairburn.I61hishandandthankedhimformakingthejourneyso62.Itoldhimmyname."Thepleasurewas63,”hesaid,"IwasChiefEngineerhereatFairburnuntillastyear.Ibuiltthenewtown.KarlPackeyisthename.Haven'twemetbefore64?A.B.C.B.B.C.D.B. C.B.C.A.D.A.B.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.A.open-B.opened-C.open-D.opening-B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A. B. C. D.SectionDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.LEEDS,England—ALeedsUniversitypsychologyprofessoristeachingacoursetohelpdozensofBritonsforgivetheirenemies."Thehatredweholdwithinusisacancer,"ProfessorKenHartsaid,addingthatholdinginangercanleadtoproblemssuchashighbloodpressureandheartdisease.Morethan70peoplehave emembersinHart'sfirst20-weekworkshopinLondon—acoursehesaysisthefirstofitskindintheworld."Thesearepeoplewhoaresickandtiredoflivingwithamemory.Theyrealizetheirbitternessisapoisontheythinktheycanpourout,buttheyendupdrinkingitthemselves."saidCanadian-bornHart.Thestudentsmeetingroupsofeighttotenforatwo-hourworkshopwithanadvisereveryThecourse,endinginJuly,isexpectedtogetridofthecancerofhateinthesepeople."Peoplehavelotsofnegativeattitudestowardsforgiveness."hesaid."Peopleconfuseforgivenesswithforgetting.Forgivenessmeanschangingfromanegativeattitudetoapositiveone.""Themainideaistogiveyouguidelinesonhowtolookatvariouskindsofangersandhowtheyaffectyou,andhowtochangeyourattitudestowardstheyouareangrywith,"saidNormanClaringbull,aseniorexpertontheforgivenessHartsaidhebelievesforgivenessisaskillthatcanbetaught,asthesepeople"wanttogetfreeofthe enjoytheprofessor'sTheauthorwrotethispassageinorderto .persuadeustogotoHart'slusthenewsaboutHart'slushowtorunaworkshoplikehelpustolookatvariouskindsofTwoAmericanscientiststoldthepeopleinindustrialnationsthattheywouldbemuchhealthieriftheyatemoreofthesamekindoffoodseatenbyhumanslivingmorethan10,000yearsago.Thescientistssaythatthehumanbodyhaschangedverylittlesincehumanfirstappearedonearth,butthewaywelivehaschangedgreatly.Ourbodyhasnotbeenabletodealwiththesechangesinlifestyleandthishasledtonewkindsofsicknesses.Thesenewsicknesseswerenotknowninancienttimes.Sotheyarecalled"diseasesofcivilization".Manycancersanddiseasesofthebloodsystem,includingheartattacksandstrokesareexamplesofsuchdiseases.Scientistsnotedthatearlystone-agepeopleusedverylittlealcoholortobacco,probablynone.Ancientpeoplealsogotagreatdealofphysicalexercise,butachangeinfoodisoneofthemaindifferencesbetweenlifeinancienttimesandlifetoday.Stone-agepeoplehuntedwildanimalsfortheirmeat,whichhadmuchlessfatthanfarmanimals.Theyalsoatealotoffreshwildvegetables,andfruits.Theydidnotusemilkandotherdairyproducts,andtheymadeverylittleuseofgrains.Buttoday,weeatalargeamountofdairyproductsandgrainfoods.Weeatsixtimesmoresaltthanstone-agepeople.Weeatmoresugar.WeeattwiceasmuchfatbutonlyonethirdasmuchproteinandmuchlessvitaminC.Peopletodayprobablydonotwanttoliveaspeoplethousandsofyearsagodid,butscientistssaythatwewouldbemuchhealthierifweateasthoseancientpeopledid,cuttingtheamountoffatty,saltyandsweetfoods.Thepeopleinindustrialnationswouldbemuchhealthierifthey morefoodsthanhumansliving10,000yearsagoashumansliving10,000yearsagomorekindsoffoodeatenbypeopleliviner10,000yearsmoreofthesamekindsoffoodseatenbypeopleover10,000yearsNewkindsofsicknesseshavebeenfoundbecause thehumanbodyhaschangedcomparedwithhumanfirstappearedonthewaywelivehaschangedaourbodycan'tdealwiththechangesinlifethewaywelivetodayareproperforthehumanWhatisthemaincausementionedinthearticlewhypeoplesufferfromalotofnewAncientpeopledidagreatdealofphysicalPeopletodayhavealotofPeopletodayhavemoreFoodisquitedifferentbetweenlifetodayandlifeinancientFromthisarticle,weknowthat arenotgoodtoourkandgrainahugeamountoffatty,saltyandsweetBaekelandandHartmannreportthatthe"shortsleepers'"hadbeenmoreorlessaverageintheirsleepneedsuntilthemenwereintheirteens.Butataboutage15orso,themenvoluntarilybegancuttingdowntheirnightlysleeptimebecauseofpressuresfromschool,work,andotheractivities.Thesementendedtoviewtheirnightlyperiodsofunconsciousnessasbothersomeinterruptionsintheirdailyroutines.Ingeneralthese"shortsleeps"appearedambitious,activeenergeticcheerfulconformist不動(dòng)搖)intheiropinions,andverysureabouttheircareerchoices.Theyoftenheldseveraljobsatonce,orworkersfull-orpart-timewhilegoingtoschoolAndmanyofthemhadastrongurgetoappear“normal”or“acceptable”totheirfriendsandassociates.Whenaskedtorecalltheirdreams,the"shortsleepers"didpoorly.Morethanthis,theyseemedtoprefernotremembering.Insimilarfashion,theirusualwayofdealingwithpsychologicalproblemswastodenythattheproblemexisted,andthentokeepbusyinthehopethatthetroublewouldgoaway.Thesleeppatternsofthe“shortsleepers”weresimilarto,butlessextremethan,sleeppatternsshownbymanymentalpatientscategorizedasmanic(瘋?cè)?.The"longsleepers"werequitedifferentindeed.BaekelandandHartmannreportthattheseyoungmenhadbeenlengthysleepssincechildhood.Theyseemedtoenjoytheirsleep,protectedit,andwerequiteconcernedwhentheywereoccasionallydeprivedoftheirdesired9hoursofnightlybedrest.Theytendedtorecalltheirdreamsmuchbetterthandidthe"shortsleepers."Manyofthe"longsleepers"wereshyanxious,introverted(內(nèi)向),inhibited(壓抑),passive,mildlydepressed,andunsureofthemselves(particularlyinsocialsituations).Severalopenlystatesthatsleepwasanescapefromtheirdaily manyshortsleepersneedlesssleepbymanyshortsleepersareobligedtoreducetheirnightlysleeptimebecausetheyarebusywiththeirlongsleeperssleepalongerperiodoftimeduringthemanylongsleeperspreservetheirsleehabitformedduringtheir sleepisawithdrawalfromthesleepinterfereswiththeirsoundsleepistheleastexpensiveitemontheirroutinesleepisthebestwaytodealwithpsychologicalItisstatedinthethirdparagraphthatshortsleepersareideallyvigorousevenunderthepressuresofoftenneglecttheconsequencesofinadequatedonotknowhowtorelaxaremoreunlikelytorunintomentalWhichofthefollowingisNotincludedintheIfonesleeps y,hisperformancesuffersandhismemoryisThesleeppatternsofshortsleepersareexactlythesaneasthoseshownbymanymentalLongandshortsleepersdifferintheirattitudestowardsShortsleeperswouldbebetteroffwithmoreDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandchoosethemostsuitableheadingfromA-Fforeachparagraph.Thereisoneextraheadingwhichyoudonotneed.StudieshaveshownthatdisagreementsovermoneyaretheNo.1causeoffrictioninamarriage.Andforsome,they'retheNo.1reasonfordivorce.Sowhycansomecouplesweatherfinancialupsanddownswhileotherssplitoverahouseholdbudget?Thekeytosuccessistofindthecommonground—thesharedvaluesabouthow,aspartners,youwanttoliveyourlivestogether.Herearesometipsforexecutingamoneyplanwithoutlosingthepassion.ThinkbigandputitinGetitPutyourgoalsonAftercoupleshavepaidtheirfixedexpenses,theyoftenfindthemselvesdisagreeingoverhowtospendwhat'sleft—payoffthecreditcardsorgetthatHDTVoneofthemhasbeencraving.Toavoidsuchclashes,talkaboutyourdreams.Allvine'sresearchcoupleswhodon'tgetboggeddownwithday-to-daybudgetingdetailsareusuallythemostsuccessfulwiththeirmoney."Youcan'tsaytothespender,'Okay,youcanonlyspend$50amonth."It'slikeputtingpeopleonadietwheretheycanlastforawhilebutthentheyjustbingeandeataloafofbread.Thespenderwillsay,'I’llcutback.'Andthentheystartcuttingouttheextracupofcoffee.Butit'srarelythecoffeethatputsthemindebt.It'sthehometheycan'taffordorthecartheyshouldn'tbedriving."Allvine mendssortingyourbigdreamsstartingabusiness,owningahome,savingforavacation—intocategories,orbuckets."Whenyounamethebucket,youknowwhatthatmoneyisfor,andyouwon'tuseitforanythingelse.That'showcouplesgettotheirgoals—theypaythemselvesfirstforthebigthings.” Astoday'scouplesmarrylater,orremarry,theyfacebigchallengescombiningresources.Onespousemaybringchildrenfromapreviousmarriage;anothermightbecaringforelderlyparents.Thenew-thinksays,richornot,youmayneedapremaritaltialagreement."Itmakessensetothinkthingsthroughearlyon,"saysMellodyHobson,ofArielCapitalManagementinChicago.ButCarrieSchwab-Pomerantz,co-author,withherfather,CharlesSchwab,ofItPaystoTalk,hasadifferenttake:"Noteveryoneneedstosignapremarital--buteveryoneshouldhavethepremaritalconversation."Thepoint,saysSchwab-Pomerantz,istogetanideaofeachother'smoneyality."Ifsomeonehasalotofdebt,whichcanreflectsomealityissuesthathisorherpartnerneedstoknowabout.Howyoudealwithmoneyisareflectionofwhoyouareasa." "Whenacouplecanagreeontheirspending,"saysnationallysyndicatedradiotalk-showhostDaveRamsey,"thentheyhaveagreedontheirfears,andtheirgoals.Wedon'treallyfightaboutmoney.Wearefightingaboutpriorities,fearsandpower.Aplanonpaperbringsalevelofpromiseandcooperationandunity."Ramseyalsomendsschedulingregularmoneymeetingstotalkaboutexpenses."It'sallaboutbeingopenandonthesamepage.Therearenosecretcreditcards,nosecretdebt,nosecretstudentloans.Nodeception.It'samatterofunder-standingwhattheexpensesare.Howmuchdowehavetospendonbirth-days?Whataboutthegroceriesandcablebills,thesoccerexpenses?Lifestartstoshowupinarealwaywhenyoutalkaboutitinameetingandputiton Howandwhereyoudiscussyourfinancesiscriticaltokeethepeace,saysSchwab-Pomerantz."Youwanttomakesurebothpartiesareinacomfortable,neutralplace.It'salsoimportanttoknowaheadoftimewhatyou'regoingtotalkabout."Schwab-PomerantzandherhusbandhikeeveryweekendinthemountainsneartheirhomeintheSanFranciscoBayarea."We'reawayfromourkids.We'renotsittingtherefacingeachother,whichcan al.Wecan'tgetmadandwalktoanotherroom.It'sjustthetwoofus,andwegetalotofconversationinthereaboutourgoalsandourprioritiesin Financialindependenceisempowering,butmanycounselorssaythatlivingseparatefinanciallivesimperilsamarriage."Havinghisandhermoneyisarecipefordisaster,"advisesGreen-berg."Thatsaysoneistakingcareonlyofherselforhimself."Thejointaccountsendsapowerfulmessagethatyourmarriagematters.Theaccountshouldbeforjointgoals:buildingareservefund,savingforcollege.Asharedaccounthowever,shouldn'tcanceloutindividualaccounts.Managingyourmoneytogethermaynotseemlikearomanticventure,saysGreenberg."Butifthereisagoodfinancialfoundation,therearealotfewerissuesforstrife."Asforthecoupleseekingfinancial-aidadvicefromGreenberg,theylefthisoffice,smiling,afterhepro-posedanovelsolution.Thepathtofinancialhappinessisclear:communicateandplantogether.SectionDirections:Readthepassagecarefully.ThenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossibleYouwouldliketotakegoodphotographsofreal-lifesituationsbutyouhavefewideasforpictures.1suggestyoulookaroundyou.Theeverydayworldisfullofscenesbeingplayedbyanever-changinggroupofactors.Youprobablypassedadozenpicturesituationswithoutnoticingonyourwaytoworkthismorning.TherealisticapproachtophotographhasbeenperfectedinthepastbysuatersasHenriCartier-BressonandBillBrandt.Butwhileyoucanlearnagreatdealfromlookingattheworkofothers,anysuccessyoucanhopetoachieveinthisfieldhastocomefromdeveloanindividualapproach.Themainrequirementforanyphotographerhaslittletodowithtechnicalmatters.Youmustdevelopanawarenessoftheworldaroundyouandthepeoplewholiveinit,andyoushouldlearntonoticewhenasituationmaydeveloptoapointwhereyouwillbeabletotakeagoodpicture.Thosewhohavereachedthishappystatewillbepreparedwhenthatmomentcomes,andwillsimplyraisetheircameraquicklyandshoot.Otherswhoarenotsoawarewillbestrugglingwithcameracasesandlenscaps.situationandtherightmoment.Manyofcostlymaterialhavepassedthroughthousandsofcamerasasthisendlesssearchcontinues.Butalthoughalotofthiswastemustbeputdowntoinexperience,you'llfindthateventheprofessionalshavetousealotoffilmwhentheyareoutshooting.Noteveryshotisgoingtobeawinner.Ifyoulookattheworkofeventhebestphotographers,you'llnoticedozensofpictureshavehadtobetakenonlybecausetheyleaduptothesuccessfulshotofasituationthatthephotographerhasobviouslybeenobservingthroughthelens.Youmayfindthatyouhavetakenoneortwopicturesaftertherightmomenthaspassedaswell.Thereisseldommorethanoneshotwhichstandsout.Thereisjustonepointwhereitallcomestogether,andyouoftenhavetowastefilmtocatchthatpreciousmoment.(Note:AnswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinNOMORETHANTEN I.ListeningComprehensionSectionDirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Atofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.W:Goodafternoon.I'mcallingtoinquireaboutthefourbedroomhouseyouadvertisedinthenewspaper.M:Iamsorry,butit'salreadysold.Q:WhatdowelearnaboutthehousefromtheM:YoureallyseemtoenjoyyourliteratureW:You'reright.Ithasopenedanewworldforme.I'mexposedtothethoughtsofsomeoftheworld'sbestwriters.I'veneverreadsomuchinmylife.Q:WhatdoesthewomanW:Listentome,Joe,theexamisalreadyathingofthepast.JustforgetaboutM:That'seasiersaidthan Q:WhatcanweinferfromtheM:IhearyoudrivealongwaytoworkeveryW:Oh,yes.Jt'saboutsixty.Butitdoesn'tseemthatfar,theroadisnotbad,andthere'snotmuchQ:HowdoesthewomanfeelaboutdrivingtoW:John,whatareyoungonyourcomputer?Don'tyourememberyourpromise?M:Thisisnotagame.It'sonlyacrosswordpuzzlethathelpsincreasemyvocabulary.Q:Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?M::Hurry,thereisabusW:Whyrun?Therewillbeanotheroneintwoorthreeminutes. Whatdoesthewomanmean?M:Theysaythere'llbeasnow-stormtonight,andthecoldweatherwilllastquiteafewW:Wow! We'resolucky.We'llbeinFloridathen.ThecaptainsaidjustnowtheplaneisleavinginafewQ:WhatdowelearnaboutthetwoW:Tonywasawardedamedalforrescuingseveralfamiliesfromtheforestfire.M:Ireallyadmirehiscourage.Q:WhatdowelearnaboutTonyfromtheM:Mywashingmachineismorethanfifteenyearsoldanditwouldn'tworklastnight.W:Idon'tthinkitworthrepairing.Soitmightbetimetoinvestanewmodel.Q:WhatdoesthewomansuggestthemanM:Weareoutofpaperfortheprinter.CanyoupleaseorderW:Icompletedtheorderformonlineyesterdayanditwillbeherebynoon.I'llletyouknowwhenitcomesQ:WhatdidthewomanSectionDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard:Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingDidyouknowthatthere'sakindofbirdthatcansew?Itisthetailorbird.Thetailorbirdusesitsmouthasaneedle.Itsewsleavestogetherintheshapeofacupthenitaddsalayerofstrawtotheinsideofthecupandlaysitseggsthere.Eachbirdspeciesbuildsitsownspecialkindofnest.Themostcommonmaterialsusedfornestsaregrasses,branchesandfeathers.Abirdmustweavethesematerialsintoanest.Anotherbirdiscalledtheweaverbird.Theweaverbirdbuildsanestthatlookslikeabasketwithaholeinthemiddle.TheholeisthedoorofthenestAthirdbirdiscalledtheovenbird.Theovenbirdmakesanestthatisverysolid.Thenestismadeofmud.Theovenbirdformsthemudintotheshapeofanovenandthenletitdryinthesun.Thesunbakesthemudmakingitveryhard.Notallbirdsmaketheirhomesinbranches.Somebirdsbuildtheirnestsonthegroundwhileothersburytheireggsundertheground.Andsomebirdsdonotbuildnestsatall.Sowhenyoulookfornestsandeggsinbranchesofthetreesandbushes,rememberthatsomenestsmayberightunderyourfeetWhatdoesthenestbuiltbytailorbirdlookWhyisthereaholeintheweaverbird'sWhatistheovenbirdsnestmadeQuestions14through16arebasedonthefollowingManypeoplecatchacoldinthespringtimeorfall.Itmakesuswonderifscientistscansendamantothewhycan'ttheyfindacureforthecommoncold?Theansweriseasy.There'reactuallyhundredsofkindsofcoldesoutthere.Youneverknowwhichoneyouwillget,sothereisn'tacureforeachone.Whenaattacksyourbody,yourbodyworkshardtogetridofit.Bloodrushestoyournoseandcausesablockageinit.Youfeelterriblebecauseyoucan'tbreathewell.Butyourbodyisactuallyeatingthe.Yourtemperaturerisesandyougetafever.Buttheheatofyourbodyiskillingthe.Youalsohavearunningnosetostopthefromgettingtoyourcells.Youmayfeelmiserablebutactuallyyourwonderfulbodyisngeverythingitcantokillthecold.Differentpeoplehavedifferenttreatmentsforcolds.IntheUnitedStatesandsomeothercountries,forexample,peoplemighteatchickensouptofeelbetter.Somepeopletakehotbathsanddrinkwarmliquids.Otherpeopletakemedicinestorelievevarioussymptomsofcolds.There'soneinterestingthingtonote.Somescientistssaytakingmedicineswhenyouhaveacoldisactuallybadforyou.Thestaysinyoulongerbecauseyourbodydoesn'tdevelopawaytofightitandkillit.Accordingtothepassage,whyhaven'tthescientistsfindacureforthecommonWhatdoesthespeakersayaboutthesymptomsofthecommonWhatdosomescientistssayabouttakingmedicinesforthecommoncoldaccordingtotheSection InSectionC,you-willheartwolongerconversations. Theconversationswillhereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouh