(woman) That’s right. Marion’s tortoise arrived in Mauritius in 1766 and died in 1918, so that would make it at least 152 years old.
　　(man) But didn’t you say that the tortoise that was captured and brought to Mauritius by Marion de Fresne was an adult when it was captured?
　　(woman) Yes. So Marion’s tortoise was known to have lived for 152 years on Mauritius. But because it was an adult when it was captured in 1766 and it’s unclear how old it was at that time, it could have been considerably¹ older than 152 years when it died, maybe 180 years or more. Two hundred years old for this type of tortoise isn’t inconceivable.
　　(man) So a tortoise living to the age of 200 may be possible, but there’re no verified records of such a tortoise.
　　(woman) Exactly!
　　(1)Why does the man say this: Now we can move on to discuss the next part of the chapter, the part on land tortoises
　　(a) To indicate the next topic for discussion
　　(b) To suggest a new location for the discussion
　　(c) To state what has previously² been said
　　(d) To clarify why they are having the discussion
　　(2)Listen again——Woman: There are lots of traditional stories about tortoises that lived for hundreds of years. I do remember hearing, when I was young, about tortoises that were supposed to be one-to two-hundred years old.
　　Man: That couldn’t be…No way.
　　How does the seem to feel when he says this: “That’s couldn’t be… No way”
　　(a) Unhappy
　　(b) Incredulous
　　(c) Incapable³
　　(d) Disturbed
　　(3) Listen again——(woman) In the chapter I just read, it said that the oldest tortoise whose age can be verified to some extent is the one known as Marion’s tortoise.
　　(man) I read that Marion’s tortoise was 152 years old.
　　(woman) Actually, I think the book said it was at least 152 years old.
　　Why does the woman say this:“ Actually，I think the book said it was at least 152 years old.”
　　(a) To contradict what was in the book
　　(b) To indicate that she is not sure what is correct
　　(c) To restate what the man said
　　(d) To correct an error by the man
　　(4)Listen again——(woman) Historians are satisfied with the authenticity⁴ of the records that show that Marion’s tortoise died in 1918.
　　(man) How do they know it was the same tortoise? Could it have been a different tortoise that died there in 1918?
　　What does the man mean when he says this: “How do they know it 
　　was the same tortoise? Could it have been a different tortoise that 
　　died there in 1918?”
　　(a) What was said sounds plausible⁵
　　(b) Marion’s tortoise was not on the island of Mauritius
　　(c) There may be an alternate explanation
　　(d) There was only one tortoise on the island
　　(5)Listen again——(woman) Yes. So Marion’s tortoise was known to have lived for 152 years on Mauritius. But because it was an adult when it was captured in 1766 and it’s unclear how old it was at that time, it could have been considerably older than 152 years when it died, maybe 180 years or more. Two hundred years old for this type of tortoise isn’t inconceivable.
　　Which sentence best describes how the woman feels when she says 
　　this:“Two hundred years old for this type of tortoise isn’t 
　　inconceivable”
　　(a) It is possible for a tortoise to live for 200 years
　　(b) A tortoise could not possibly live to the age of 200
　　(c) No 200-year-old tortoise has ever been found
　　(d) Many types of tortoises live to be very old
　　(注)以上五道题目中带阴影部分皆是再次回放的内容。

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