“Flight CA820 for Beijing is now ready for boarding.” 意思是说：

听力原文： Friendly Skies flight 58 departing for Honolulu and San Francisco is now ready for boarding. All passengers who have not already done so should proceed through passport control and report immediately to gate 16. Please have your ticket ready to show the gate attendant. Remember, you may have one small carry-on bag only. Passengers with extra baggage will be required to check it with the gate attendant before boarding the plane. Passengers with small children may go to the head of the line.

Where is the announcement being heard?

A．At an airport.

B．On a plane.

C．At a consulate.

D．At a bus station.

Freezing to Death for Beauty

People in Beijing wear a lot of clothing during winter to fend off the cold. In the United States, however, people wear(51), partly because the car is the primary mode of transportation. Cars take(52)straight to their workplaces, which are heated well. The American diet is full of calories, so their(53)can afford to burn heat more quickly.

Fewer layers of clothing give people the opportunity to stay(54)Lots of Yale girls wear skirts(55)when it's 10 degrees Centigrade outside. Some of them at least wear boots, tights, and leg-warmers. Some, however, really just go for the look(56)the risk of health. These girls have nothing to prevent their legs(57)the wind, and no socks to protect their feet. A mini skirt and a pair of stilettos are all that they wear.

Typically, the ones pursuing fashion are(58), with little body fat. Just by the nature of their bodies, they are already at a disadvantage compared with normal people in(59)weather. I have always(60), whenever I pass these girls, how they manage to refrain from shivering and just smile like spring had arrived.

And then there are the guys. The girls can be said to(61)health for beauty. But why do guys(62)so little? It is not like, once they shed some layers, they suddenly become better-looking. They are not exactly being fashionable when they(63)wear sporty shorts and shower slippers in the midst of winter. It's not cute.

Of course, people have the freedom to look whatever(64)they want. I am just surprised that, given the vast difference between winter and summer temperatures in Connecticut, they can still(65)like they are partying on the beach in the middle of February.

A．scarce

B．less

C．little

D．least

Freezing to Death for Beauty

People in Beijing wear a lot of clothing during winter to fend(抵御) off the cold. In the United States, however, people wear (51) , partly because the ear is the primary mode of transportation. Cars take (52) straight to their workplaces, which are heated well. The American diet is full of calories, so their (53) can afford to burn heat more quickly.

Fewer layers of clothing give people the opportunity to stay (54) . Lots of Yale girls wear skirts (55) when it's 10 degrees Centigrade(摄氏温度的) outside. Some of them at least wear boots, tights(裤袜), and leg-warmers(暖腿套). Some, however, really just go for(选 择) the look (56) the risk of health. These girls have nothing to prevent their legs (57) the wind, and no socks to protect their feet. A mini skirt and a pair of stilettos(细高跟鞋) are all that they wear.

Typically, the ones pursuing fashion are (58) , with little body fat. Just by the nature of their bodies, they are already at a disadvantage compared with normal people in (59) weather. I have always (60) , whenever I pass these girls, how they manage to refrain from shivering and just smile like spring had arrived.

And then there are the guys, The girls can be said to (61) health for beauty. . But why do guys (62) so little? It is not like, once they shed(脱掉) some layers, they suddenly become better-looking. They are not exactly being fashionable when they (63) wear sporty (花哨的) shorts and shower slippers in the midst of winter. It's not cute (喜人的).

Of course, people have the freedom to look whatever (64) they want. I am just surprised that, given the vast difference between winter and summer temperatures in Connecticut, they can still (65) like they are partying on the beach in the middle of February.

(51)

A．scarce

B．less

C．little

D．least

The goods are now ready ( ) packing.

A．in

B．for

C．of

D．on

When I arrived in Beijing more than five years ago, I had already given blood 79 times. I wanted to continue to be a donor(献血者). But entering a Red Cross clinic(诊所) in Beijing, I was surprised to be received as a hero. For me, a blood donation was simply a good habit and gift of love to humans.

In Canada, donors can give 450 ml each time, every 51 days. That means six times a year. in China, we can give only 200 ml, every four months.

In 1984, there were only 19 donors in Beijing who offered their blood for free. One year later, there were 141. In 1986, 1 083, and so on until the figure reached 10,046 in 1990, 14,016 in 1992 and more than double that the following year. There were 41,037 in 1994, and my statistics stop here. I'm so glad to see that the Chinese have understood that giving blood is not dangerous, and that it's a way to say, in a real communist spirit, "Brother, I love you".

In fact, every time I give blood, I think of my blood running in a man or a woman's veins(血管). Through donation thirteen Chinese have become my relatives now. Giving blood is like giving birth. Some of these thirteen people may have died without my donation; doesn't that make it worth becoming a volunteer(志愿者)? What makes me even happier is when I can convince a Chinese friend to come with me and become a donor too.

Things have become easier since May 1, 1996. A Hong Kong donor offered a well-equipped mobile unit to the Red Cross here. The vehicle stands in front of the Xidan Shopping Mall every Wednesday and Sunday morning, from May to the end of October. Donors just need a few minutes. I hope this public example will encourage new donors, and blood donation will become a social trend among the population.

When the writer first went to the Red Cross clinic in Beijing to donate his blood he was surprised ______.

A．how he was treated by the people there

B．what a good habit blood donation is

C．that donors only gave 200 ml each time in China

D．that most Chinese people were willing to donate blood