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听力原文: In 1977, a baby girl became seriously ill in Qatar, near Saudi Arabia. Doctors were unable to diagnose the cause of her illness with confidence, so she was flown to London and admitted to Hammersmith Hospital, where specialists help was available. She was then only semi-conscious and on the "Dangerously Ill" list. A team of doctors hurried to examine the baby only to discover that they too, were baffled by the very unusual symptoms. While they were discussing the baby's ease, a nurse asked to speak to them.
"Excuse me," said Nurse Marsha Maitland, "but I think the baby is suffering from thallium (铊) poisoning."
"What makes you think that?" Dr. Brown said. "Thallium poisoning is extremely rare."
"A few days ago, I was reading a novel called A Pale Horse by Agatha Christie," Nurse Maitland explained. "In this book, somebedy uses thallium poison, and all the symptoms are described. They're exactly the same as the baby's."
"You're very observant and you may be right," another doctor said. "We'll carry out some tests and find out whether it's thallium or not."
The tests showed that the baby had indeed been poisoned by thallium, a rare metallic substance used in making optical glass. Once they knew the cause of the illness, the doctors were able to give the baby the correct treatment. She soon recovered and was sent back to Qatar.
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A. She was a British girl whose parents were working in Qatar.
B. The hospitals in Qatar were full at that time.
C. She was the daughter of a doctor in one of the places.
D. The Qatar doctors were not sure they could cure her.

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A.Economic reason.B.Business reason.C.Political reason.D.Religious reason.

A. Economic reason.
Business reason.
C. Political reason.
D. Religious reason.

Section B
Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice.
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What's the main idea of the first paragraph?

A. Not many elements occur in nature as pure substances, therefore ancient people wouldn't pick them up.
B. Ancient people found copper, iron, lead, tin and zinc very useful, although they did not consider these to be elements.
C. Ancient people discovered elements, found them free or lying around in their natural form. and put them to use.
D. Sulfur and carbon have been used by mankind for thousands of years, but not much has been known about them.

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A. He lives in the hotel.
B. He lives in the same building.
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D. He lives on the floor.

听力原文:W: Your Honor! I would like to bring the jury's attention to same points that I fool are relevant to the case at this time.
M: You may address the jury this afternoon. The court will now recess for one hour for lunch.
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A. In a school.
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C. In a courtroom.
D. In a restaurant.

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