四六级考试

【单选题】
A、They don’t like their older sisters
B、Their sisters were adults when they were born.
C、They and their sisters were born by different mothers.
D、Their sisters didn’t take them for holidays.
网考网参考答案：B
网考网解析：
[解析] 19-21 M: Luisa,tell me about your family． W: I’m the youngest of seven children．My oldest sister is still alive． age 93，and there are 16 years between us．There were four girls， two boys and then me． M: Seven children!Wow!How did you all get along W: Very well．Being the youngest，my two young brothers and I called our older sisters“the others”，(19) because they were either married or working by the time we were born ．But the seven of us all got along very well． M: Tell me about your big sister，Julia．How has your relationship with her changed over the years W: Julia was the sister who used to take me for walks．(20) But then she went to Brazil for 23 years . When she came back，it was shortly after my husband died，we became very close and our whole relationship changed and we became great friends． M: What do you see as the main advantage and disadvantage of coming from such a large family W: Hmm．(21) I think the main advantage was that we learned how to enjoy life without having a lot of money ．We had old bikes， old clothes，but we also had lots of freedom． M: Hmm．Disadvantages W: I think it was very difficult sometimes to have hand·me—down clothes，especially for a little girl like me．And I was sad that we didn’t go away on vacation 1ike some other children．But the advantages outweighed the disadvantages enormously，there’s no doubt about that． M: Six out of seven of you are still alive．How closely have you kept in touch over the years W: Very closely．We have a big family reunion every year．My granddaughter just had twins．That means we’ll have four generations there this year．How marvelous! 19．Q: Why did the woman and her brothers call their older sisters“the others” [答案解析] 录音中女士提到当哥哥们和自己出生时，姐姐们都结婚或工作了，可见她们都是成年人了。故答案为B)。 document.getElementById("warp").style.display="none"; document.getElementById("content").style.display="block"; 查看试题解析出处>>