【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 at a gas station in Colorado. 3. Nueng never gave up his efforts to find his father, but John Garcia had never looked for his son. 4. One day while at work Nueng39。s eyes fell on the photo of a customer39。s driver39。s license, and the man in the photo looked like his father. 5. John Garcia was once in the . Air Force stationed in Thailand. 6. John Garcia and his son didn39。t meet each other again until 1996. 7. Nueng39。s father said he often went to that gas station but never paid with a check. 8. It was by coincidence that John Garcia and his son were reunited after many years of separation. Part DUnexplained Parallels One of the bestknown collections of parallels is between the careers of Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy. Both were shot on a Friday, in the presence of their wives。 both were succeeded by a Southerner named Johnson。 both their killers were themselves killed before they could be brought to justice. Lincoln had a secretary called Kennedy。 Kennedy a secretary called Lincoln. Lincoln was killed in the Ford Theater。 Kennedy met his death while riding in a Lincoln convertible made by the Ford Motor Company and so on. Similar coincidences often occur between twins. A news story from Finland reported of two 70yearold twin brothers dying two hours apart in separate accidents, with both being hit by trucks while crossing the same road on bicycles. According to the police, the second victim could not have known about his brother39。s death, as officers had only managed to identify the first victim minutes before the second accident. Connections are also found between identical twins who have been separated at birth. Dorothy Lowe and Bridget Harrison were separated in 1945, and did not meet until 1979, when they were flown over from Britain for an investigation by a psychologist at the University of Minnesota. They found that when they met they were both wearing seven rings on their hands, two bracelets on one wrist, a watch and a bracelet on the other. They married on the same day, had worn identical wedding dresses and carried the same flowers. Dorothy had named her son Richard Andrew and her daughter Catherine Louise。 Bridget had named her son Andrew Richard and her daughter Karen Louise. In fact, she had wanted to call her Catherine. Both had a cat called Tiger. They also had a string of similar mannerisms when they were nervous. How can we explain the above similarities?Statements:1. Both Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy were killed by a Southerner.2. John F. Kennedy39。s secretary was named after Abraham Lincoln. 3. The news story told about the traffic accidents that killed two twin brothers. 4. It can be inferred from the passage that more parallel phenomena are studied in the United States than in any other country. 5. Coincidences occurring in three nations are described in the passage. 6. Some psychologists39。 interest is the research on coincidences between twins. 7. According to the speaker, coincidences occur much more often between twins than between people who are not related. 8. The speaker does not mention his/her own opinion on whether these parallels can be explained.Unit 3Part BText 1A Marriage Agreement (Part One)(Tom and Linda have signed a marriage agreement. Both agree not to break the rules outlined in the agreement. John, a reporter, is talking to them about the agreement.)John: Tom, Linda, first I39。d like to ask you why you decided to write this unusual agreement. Tom: We found that many problems are caused when a person has different expectations from his or her spouse. We wanted to talk about everything openly and honestly before we started living together. Linda: Also we both know how important it is to respect each other39。s pet peeves. Like, I can get very annoyed if others leave stuff clothing, papers, everything! lying around on the floor. It really bugged me, so we put that in the agreement. John: This is mentioned in Article 1: Cleaning Up, isn39。t it? It says, Nothing will be left on the floor overnight. Everything must be cleaned up and put away before going to bed.Tom: Then I39。ll know clearly what Linda39。s expectations are. John: I see. What about Article 2: Sleeping? It says, We will go to bed at 11 . and get up at 6:30 . except on weekends. I39。m sure some people hearing this will think that this agreement isn39。t very romantic.Tom: Well, we disagree. We think it39。s very romantic. This agreement shows that we sat down and talked, and really tried to understand the other person. A lot of problems occur in a marriage when people don39。t talk about what they want. Linda: That39。s right. When we disagreed about something, we worked out a solution that was good for both of us. I would much rather have Tom really listen to me and understand my needs than give me a bunch of flowers or a box of candy. Questions:1. Which statement best summarizes the marriage agreement between Tom and Linda?2. According to Tom, what will give rise to problems in a marriage?3. What can be inferred about Linda from the conversation?Text 2 A Marriage Agreement (Part Two)John: Linda, do you spend a lot of time checking to see if the other person is following the rules? Arguing?Linda: No, not at all. Tom: A lot of couples argue because they don39。t understand each other39。s expectations. I think we spend less time arguing than most couples because we both know what the other person expects.John: What happens if one of you breaks a rule?Tom: Well, that39。s in Article 13 of our agreement. John: Is it? Oh yes, Article 13: Breaking Rules. If you break a rule, you must apologize and do something nice for the other person to make it up.Linda: Yeah, like last time Tom broke the rule of driving. John: What39。s the rule?Linda: The rule is we must ask for directions if we are driving and get lost for more than five minutes. John: What happened? Tom: We were driving to a friend39。s wedding, and