Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard。
32. What was the speaker’s job before he was 10 years old?
【解析】［C］男孩的工作就是给顾客擦皮鞋。
33.What was one of the requirements laid down by the boy’s father?
【解析】［B］从这一句I had to be on time中可知他工作不能迟到。
34.What did the boy ask his father to do one day?【解析】A 男孩认为爸爸应该付他工钱I thought he should give me 10 pounds a week。
35.Why did the boy’s father refuse to pay him?【解析】［D］ 因为父亲认为 it was his son who should pay him。
Section C
36.【答案】medical
【解析】medical 意为“医学的”。纵观全文可知此处应填medical，美国人对本国所达到的医学成就倍感骄傲。
37. 【答案】prevention
【解析】prevention意为“预防、防止”。医学家已经发现预防和治疗脑灰质炎以及肺结核的方法。
38. 【答案】cancer
【解析】cancer意为“癌症”。他们对癌症和心脏病做了大量研究。
39. 【答案】equipped
【解析】equip意为“装备、配备”。美国的医院是最现代化的，配备有世界上最好的医疗设备。
40. 【答案】national
【解析】national 意为“国家的”。美国有一个全民健康计划。
41. 【答案】available
【解析】available意为“可用到的，可利用的”。为了这个全民健康目的美国有许多项目计划。
42.【答案】sum
【解析】sum 意为“一笔(金额)”a sum of money 是固定搭配。公司定期付一笔款项到这个基金里。
43. 【答案】employee
【解析】employee意为“职员、雇员”。当职员需要就医，他可以从这个基金里拿钱付医疗费用。
44.【答案】They pay insurance premiums each month to insurance companies which then pay for medical expenses when they are needed
45.【答案】People regularly pay the hospital directly
46. 【答案】The government has health insurance programs for older people, poor people and those with long term illness |
