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一、听力练习
1.
A. In 1944.
B. In 1883.
C. In 1843.
D. In 1975.
2.
A. The Spanish American War.
B. The Vietnam War.
C. The World War I.
D. The World War II.
二、听力文本
United States army rates have historically decreased during wartime. But a new study of U.S. records suggests that trend appears to have changed direction, with rates rising in recent years. Researchers examined nearly 200 years of U.S. army records and other information. They found that, in earlier times, there was a decrease in rates among army soldiers during and just after wars. However, the researchers report that the rate has risen considerably since 2004. The researchers cannot explain the change - or the decrease in earlier periods during wartime. But they believe documenting the trends might lead to a better understanding of the underlying causes of military s. The military rate was markedly higher in the 1800s than in modern times. Then it reached an all-time low just after World War II, where it remained until this period of open-ended wars. Rates of increased starting in 1843. The rate reached its highest level, at 118.3 per 100,000 soldiers, in 1883. The rate then decreased in three waves, each linked with one of three wars: the Spanish American War in 1898, World War I and World War II. The final years of World War II had the lowest rate of Army s, at 5 per 100,000 in 1944 and 1945. From there, it changed little until the end of the Vietnam War in 1975, when it reached 18 per 100,000 soldiers. Then the rate started climbing during the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars.
Question 1: According to the news report, when did the rate reach its highest level?
Question 2: According to the news report, which of the following wars’ final years had the lowest rate of Army s?

三、重点词汇
1. : the act of killing yourself intentionally, or a person who has done this ；者
2. considerably: to a large, noticeable, or important degree 相当地
3. underlying: real but not immediately obvious 暗含的；深层的；潜在的
4. markedly: in a very obvious or noticeable way 显著地
四、背景知识
据美国《军事》网站27日报道，2018年美国现役军人的率，创下了自2001年国防部开始跟踪记录率以来的高纪录。美国官员周四表示，2018年每10万名服役人员中，有24.8人死亡。这与经年龄和性别调整后的平民死亡率相当，但他们补充说鉴于“这一比例数字没有朝着正确的方向发展”，这一事实“很难令人高兴”。美国国防部周四发布的一份新出版物《2018年度报告》证实，去年有325名现役军人，高于2017年的285人和此前一年的280人。根据这份报告，美国国卫队在2018年出现了135起事件，其率在三个组成部分中是高的，这包括了预备役人员。经年龄和性别调整后，该部队每10万人中30.6人的比率，高于平民比率。整个美国预备役部队有81名成员死于，每10万人中有22.9人死亡。长期以来，美国五角大楼一直在努力解决士兵问题。（背景知识来自于https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1645825441685895648&wfr=spider&for=pc）
五、参考答案
Question 1: B
Question 2: D