听力原文：In the local newspaper of my community recently there was a story about a man nam

听力原文： In the local newspaper of my community recently there was a story about a man named Virgle Spears. He lived in a small town about 40 miles from my home. He had served five years in a New York prison for robbing a restaurant. When he returned to his family, Mr. Spears couldn't find a job. Everyone knew he had been in prison and nobody trusted him. Finally in desperation, he calmly walked into a local barbershop where he was well known, pulled out a gun and took all the money the barber had. Up to this point it had been a fairly routine crime. But then something unusual happened. Mr. Spears didn't try to get away. He got into his car, drove slowly out of his town and waited for the police. When they caught him, he made only one request. He turned to arresting policemen and said, "Would you please ask the court to put my family on welfare just as soon as possible?"

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A．The long distance between his home town and New York.

B．His unpopular character.

C．The high unemployment rate in New York.

D．His criminal record.

听力原文： In the local newspaper of my community recently there was a story about a man named Virgle Spears. He lived in a small town about 40 miles from my home. He had served five years in a New York prison for robbing a restaurant. When he returned to his family, Mr. Spears couldn't find a job. Everyone knew he had been in prison and nobody trusted him. Finally in desperation, he calmly walked into a local barbershop where he was well known, pulled out a gun and took all the money the barber had. Up to this point it had been a fairly routine crime. But then something unusual happened. Mr. Spears didn't try to get away. He got into his car, drove slowly out of his town and waited for the police. When they caught him, he made only one request. He turned to arresting policemen and said, "Would you please ask the court to put my family on welfare just as soon as possible?"

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A．The long distance between his home town and New York.

B．His unpopular character.

C．The high unemployment rate in New York.

D．His criminal record.

听力原文： In the local newspaper of my community recently there was a story about a man named Mike Smith. He lived in a small town about 40 miles from my home. He had served 5 years in a New York prison for robbing a restaurant. When he returned to his family, Mr. Smith couldn't find a job. Everyone knew he had been in prison and no one trusted him. Finally in desperation, he calmly walked in- to a local barber shop where he was well-known, pulled out a gun and took all the money the barber had. Up to this point it had been a fairly routine crime. But then something unusual happened. Mr. Smith didn't try to get away. He got into his car, drove slowly out of his town and waited for the police. When they called him, he made only one request. He turned to arresting policemen and said, "Would you please ask the court to put my family on welfare as soon as possible?"

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A．His criminal record.

B．The high unemployment rate in New York.

C．The long distance between his home town and New York.

D．His unpopular character.

听力原文：In the local newspaper of my community recently there was a story about a man nam听力原文： In the local newspaper of my community recently there was a story about a man named Virgle Spears. He lived in a small town about 40 miles from my home. He had served five years in a New York prison for robbing a restaurant. When he returned to his family, Mr. Spears couldn’t find a job. Everyone knew he had been in prison and nobody trusted him. Finally in desperation, he calmly walked into a local barbershop where he was well known, pulled out a gun and took all the money the barber had. Up to this point it had been a fairly routine crime. But then something unusual happened. Mr. Spears didn’t try to get away. He got into his car, drove slowly out of his town and waited for the police. When they caught him, he made only one request. He turned to arresting policemen and said, ’Would you please ask the court to put my family on welfare just as soon as possible ’ （）

A．The long distance between his home town and New York．

B．His unpopular character．

C．The high unemployment rate in New York．

D．His criminal recor

D．

听力原文： In the local newspaper of my community recently, there was a story about a man named Virgil Spears. He lived in a small town about 40 miles from my home. He had served five years in a New York prison for robbing a restaurant. When he returned to his family, Mr. Spears couldn't find a job. Everyone knew he had been in prison and nobody trusted him. Finally, in desperation, he calmly walked into a local barbershop where he was well known, pulled out a gun, and took all the money the barber had. Up to this point it had been a fairly routine crime, but then something unusual happened. Mr. Spears didn't try to get away. He got into his car, drove slowly out of the town, and waited for the police. When they caught him, he made only one request. He turned to the arresting policemen and said: "Would you please asked the court to put my family on welfare just as soon as possible?"

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A．The long distance between his home town and New York.

B．His unpopular character.

C．The high unemployment rate in New York.

D．His criminal record.

听力原文：In the local newspaper of my community recently, there was a story about a man na听力原文： In the local newspaper of my community recently, there was a story about a man named Virgil Spears. He lived in a small town about 40 miles from my home. He had served five years in a New York prison for robbing a restaurant. When he returned to his family, Mr. Spears couldn’t find a job. Everyone knew he had been in prison and nobody trusted him. Finally, in desperation, he calmly walked into a local barbershop where he was well known, pulled out a gun, and took all the money the barber had. Up to this point it had been a fairly routine crime, but then something unusual happened. Mr. Spears didn’t try to get away. He got into his car, drove slowly out of the town, and waited for the police. When they caught him, he made only one request. He turned to the arresting policemen and said: ’Would you please asked the court to put my family on welfare just as soon as possible ’ （）

A．The long distance between his home town and New York．

B．His unpopular character．

C．The high unemployment rate in New York．

D．His criminal recor

D．

听力原文： Today, I'd like to preface my remarks with a story from my own life. Several years ago when my grandparents were well into their eighties, they were faced with the reality of no longer being able to adequately care for themselves. My grandfather spoke of his greatest fear, that of leaving the only home they had known for the past 60 years. Fighting back the tears, he spoke proudly of the fact that he had built their home from the ground up, and that he had pounded every nail and laid every brick in the process. The prospect of having to move into a retirement home was an extremely upsetting experience for them.

For them and some older Americans, their so-called "golden years" are at times not so pleasant, for this period can mean the decline of not only one's health but the loss of identity and self-worth. In many societies, this self-identity is closely related with our social status, occupation, material possessions, or independence. Furthermore, we often live in societies that value that which is "new" or in vogue.

Now, many lectures given at this conference have focused on the issues of pension reform, medical care, and the development of public facilities for senior citizens. While these are vital issues, I'd like to focus my comments on an underlying issue that will affect the overall success of the other programs mentioned. This has to do with, realigning our perspectives on what it means to be a part of this group, and finding meaningful roles the elderly can and should play in our societies.

What is the main topic of this speech?

A．The growing crisis of inadequate retirement pensions for the future.

B．The problem of providing adequate medical care for the elderly.

C．The need to reevaluate our attitudes towards senior citizens.

D．The need to reform. the present pension system.

听力原文：A: There was a storm warning on the radio this morning. Did you happen to be listening?

B: No, but what a shame! I guess we'll have to change our sailing plans. Would you rather play golf or go cycling?

The couple had previously planned to______.

A．go boating.

B．play golf.

C．go cycling.

D．play tennis.