【正文】 for the reason that ________ ?A. the population was increasing rapidly in the eastB. the English thought there might be richer land thereC. gold was discovered thereD. fewer people lived there 42. In the early 1920s, ________ .A. Australia had one fifteenth as many people as sheepB. There were more than sheep in Australia than in the United StatesC. The population in Australia was greater than that of the United StatesD. The United States had twice as many sheep as people 43. The last sentence in the last paragraph “…Australia and the United States have more in mon with each other than either of the rest of the world.” Means _______ A. the United States and Australia do not have any main differencesB. the United Stated and Australia have much in mon than they have with other countriesC. the United States and Australia have nothing in mon with the rest of the worldD. in mon with the rest of the world, the United States and Australia have a lot of differences C How Long Can People Live? She took up skating at age 85, made her first movie appearance at age 114, and held a concert in the neighborhood on her 121st birthday. When it es to long life, Jeanne Calment is the world39。討論的主題是：周末雙休日要不要上課。s all just guessing. Anyone can make up a number, says Rich Miller at the University of Michigan. Usually the scientist who picks the highest number gets his name in Time magazine. Won39。t we go higher? The trouble with guessing how old people can live to be is that it39。請(qǐng)根據(jù)下表提供的信息，寫(xiě)一篇短文，客觀地介紹一下討論的情況。s recordholder. She lived to the ripe old age of 122. So is 122 the upper limit to the human life span(壽命)? If scientists e up with some sort of pill or diet that would slow aging, could we possibly make it to 150or beyond? Researchers don39。t find ways to slow aging C. few people can expect to live to over 150 D. researchers are not sure how long people can live 46. What can we infer from the last three paragraphs? A. Most of us could be good at sports even at 120. B. The average human life span cannot be doubled. C. Scientists believe mice are aging at a slower speed than before.E. New techniques cold be used to change flies into a new species. D8:30 PMOutloo Outlook is back with a new series of reports to keep you up date with all that’s new inthe world of entertainment. Stories go all the way from the technical to the romantic, from stage to screen. There will be reports of the stars of the moment, the stars of the future and the stars of the past. The director with his new film, the designer with the latest fashion, and the musician with the popular song are part of the new Outlook. The program is introduced by Fran Levine. 9:00PM Discovery When a 10yearold boy gets a first class degree in mathematics or an 8yearold plays chess like a future grand master, they are considered as geniuses. Where does the quality of genius e from? Is it all in the genes(基因) or can any child be turned into a genius? And if parents do have a child who might bee a genius in the future, what should they do? In this 300minute film, Barry Johnson, the professor at School of Medicine, New York University will help you discover the answer. 10:00 Science/Health Is it possible to beat high blood pressure without drugs? The answer is “yes”, according to the researchers at Johns Hopkins and three other medical centers. After a study of 800 persons with high blood pressure, they found that after 6 months, those devoted weight lossexercise and eating a lowsalt, lowfat foodlost about 13 pounds and became fitter. Plus, 35% of them dropped into the “normal” category (范疇). This week, Dr. Alan Duckworth will tell you how these people reduce their blood pressure to a level similar to what’s achieved with Hypertension drugs. 47. The main