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短文理解（听力原文）Passage1WelcometotheSummerFestivalProgram.Weofferthreemajoreventstoday:YouthCelebrations,RiverFestivalandSongsofSummer.Ifyoulovetodance,YouthCelebrationsmaybeyourchoice.StudentsfromvariouscountriesincludingCanada,AmericaandAustraliaareeachperformingthreedancepieces.Ifyouliketostaybytheriver,RiverFestivalwillofferyouadayoffunontheriverbank,followedbyfireworksintheevening.Formusiclovers,SongsofSummerbringsyoutheHuntonGroupwhowillperformoldandnewsongsallaboutthesummer.Hopeeveryonewillhaveagoodtime.Passage2Inthenextfewminutes,I’dliketotellyounextweek’splanformywritingclassbecauseI’mgoingtoattendameetinginLondonandwon’tbeherefromTuesdaytoFriday.ProfessorBrownisgoingtobewithyou.RemembernextFridayyou’llhaveamid-termexam.OnThursdayyouwon’thaveclassesasweusuallydo.Instead,Iwillarrangeareviewsection.Youmayeithercometotheclassorstayinyourdoor.Butcomingtotheclasswillbeagoodideaifyouareworriedabouttheexam.ProfessorBrownwillbeheretoansweryourquestions.Soagainremember:freechoicesnextThursday,mid-termexamFriday.Passage3Firecanhelppeopleinmanyways.Butitcanalsobeveryharmful.Firecanmakewaterhotandhousewarm,givelightandcookfood.Butfirecanburnthings,too.Itcanmaketrees,houses,animalsandotherthingscatchfire.Ifsomepeoplecan'trunawayfromfire,itcankillthem.Thishappensineverycountryeveryyear.Sometimesbigfirecanburnforests.Amonthago,alargeforestfirebrokeoutinYunnanProvince.Itlastednearlyhalfamonth.TheforestinHeilongjiangProvinceandthegrasslandinInnerMongoliacaughtfireinMay,2006.Aftermorethantendays'fight,over30,000peopleandsoldiersputoutthefireatlast.Nobodyknowsclearlywhenpeoplebegantomakefire,buttherearemanyinterestingstoriesaboutthefirsttimeamanorawomanstartedafire.OnestoryfromAustraliatellsaboutamanwhowenttothesunandbroughtfiredownalongtimeago.Todaypeopleknowhowtomakeafirewithmatches.Childrensometimesliketoplaywiththem.Butmatchescanbeverydangerous.Thematchcanburnapieceofpaperandthenitcanburnahouse.Asmallfirecanbecomeabigfire,anddestroymanythings.Firekillsmanypeopleeveryyear.Soyoumustbecarefulwithfire.Passage4MillionsofwordshavebeenwrittenaboutyoungpeopleintheUnitedStates.Therearereasonsforthisgreatinterestintheideas,feelings,andactionsofyouth.1TodaythereareaboutsevenmillionAmericansincollegesanduniversities.Youngpersonsundertwenty-fivemakeupnearlyhalfoftheAmericanpopulation.Manyofthesewillsoonbeinchargeofthenation.Naturallytheirideasareimportanttoeveryoneinthecountry,anditisnecessaryforolderpeopletounderstandwhattheythinkandfeel.Collegestudentstodayhavestrongopinionsaboutrightandwrong.Theyaredeeplyinterestedinmakingabetterlifeforallpeople,especiallyforthelivesoftheirparents.Itishardforthemtoseewhatisrightandgoodintheolderways.Asaresult,thereisoftenalotoftroubleinAmericanfamilies.Passage5Everychildhashisowndream.Everychildhopestobeanadult.However,isittrulylikewhattheyimagine?Asaboywholivesinmoderntimesandinamoderncity,Ifeelgreaterpressureonmewiththecity’sdevelopment.Althoughweseldomworryaboutmoney,westillhavesomealotofproblems,suchascompetitionamongclassmatesandexpectationsfromparents.Theseexperiencesareveryhelpfultoourfuture.Butinfact,theyreallygivemealotofpressure.Istillclearlyrememberthehappinessofmychildhood.Unluckilywehadtofacethefactwithtimepassingby.Webegantofeelthisinvisible(无形的)pressurecomeuponus.Wegetupbeforesunriseandreturnaftersunset.Weworkandstudylikean...