全新版大学英语听说教程第三册听力原文(11)

全新版大学英语听说教程第三册听力原文

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Similar coincidences often occur between twins. A news story from Finland reported of two 70-year-old 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 brother'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. Kennedy'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 psychologists' 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.