The expected life span of Beijing residents has gone up to 75.5 years old,
compared with 74.4 years old, a decade earlier. While the death rate of middle-
aged residents increased dramatically, according to recent official report. The
report made public by the Beijing Disease Control and Prevention Center said the
past mortality of people age between 35 to 54 years old had gone up 58.5% during the past ten years, from 158 people per 100,000 in 1991 to 251 people per 100,000 last year. Infant and maternal mortality rates went down 132% and 147% respectively. Health experts said chronic non-infectious diseases were the main causes of death covering 60% of the total number of deaths. The male mortality is higher than that of females and the death rate among rural residents is higher than that of the urban ones.?
News Item Four (24-25)
Islamabad-Pakistani President, Purvez Musherof said yesterday there was no danger of the country going to war with neighboring India but that Pakistani forces would be ready to repel any aggression. There is no danger of war, Musherof told reporters in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad. We should have confidence in ourselves. We are not sitting idle. We are prepared for everything. There should not be any misunderstanding. Tensions were raised this week as the two accused each other of links to killings in the two countries. India suspects the two gunmen who killed twenty-eight at an Indian temple on Tuesday have links to Pakistan?based Islamic militant groups. Pakistan denied any involvement in the temple massacre and police in Karachi said there were indications of India intelligence agents behind the murder of seven Christian charity workers in the city, but India rejects the charges yesterday.?
This is the end of Listening Comprehension.
PART III LISTENING COMPREHENSION
SECTION A STATEMENT
1. 答案： D
问句译文：莉莉现在在那里工作？
试题分析：本题为细节题。
详细解答：尽管前面有关于 Lily 如此多的信息，但从最后 “Now she is a teacher, because she likes children.” 可得出D为正确答案。
2 ．答案： B
问句译文：搭乘 5125 号航班的乘客必须何时办理登机手续？
试题分析：本题为计算题。
详细解答：本来于 11 ： 30 起飞的飞机 “ will be delayed for 20 minutes ” ，然后又要求乘客 “ check in half an hour prior to departure” ，意为11:30起飞的飞机将推迟20分钟起飞，请提前30分钟登机，由此可计算出正确答案为 11:20.
3. 答案： C
问句译文：下面哪种说法是真的？
试题分析：本题为细节题。