2008年大学英语四级考试AB卷真题及答案（五）_第4页

　　 26. What is the speaker complaining about?

      He's in a hurry to work everyday and doesn't have enough spare time.

  27. What does the speaker say about our ancestors?

      They were busy with finding food outside in order to survive.

  28. Why does the speaker suggest all bosses read the report by the 3 organizations?

  Because this report may help them keep their most creative and effective workers working without too much complaint.

  Passage 2

  Loving a child is a circular business. The more you give, the more you get. The more you want to give, Penalapy Leach once said. What she said proves to be true of my blended family. I was born in 1931as the youngest of 6 children, I learn to share my parents' love. Raising 6 children during the difficult times of the Great Depression took its toll on my parents' relationship and resulted in their divorce when I was 18 years old. Daddy never had very close relationships with his children and drifted even farther away from us after the divorce. Several years later, a wonderful woman came into his life, and they were married. She had 2 sons. One of them is still at home. Under her influence we became a blended family and a good relationship developed between the 2 families. She always treated us as if we were her own children. It was because of our other mother, daddy's second wife, that he became closer to his own children. They shared over 25 years together before our father passed away. At the time of his death, the question came up of my mother, daddy's first wife, attending his funeral. I will never forget the unconditional love shown by my stepmother, when I asked her if she would object to mother attending daddy's funeral. Without giving it a second thought, she immediately replied, "of course not, honey, she is the mother of my children."

  Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you've just heard.

  29. According to the speaker, what contributed to her parents' divorce?

      The difficult time of the Great Depression
 
  30. What brought his father closer to his children?

     A wonderful woman, his stepmother

  31. What message does the speaker want to convey in this talk?

  Unconditional love may contribute greatly to keeping closer relationship between family members.