W：Hello,pleasetakeaseat.Ihaveyourtestresultshere,anditsgoodnews.Thebloodtestcamebackclear.Thereisnoindicationofanydigestiveissues.
M：Sothen,whydoIfeelsopoorlyallthetime
W：Itsprobablyduetooverworkandstress.
M：No,itcantbe.Ivealwaysbeenworkinghard,butIveneverfeltstress.Otherpeoplesufferandcomplainaboutthat,butIdont.Itmustbesomethingelse.
W：Whatyouhavejustdescribedisacommonsentiment.Manypeoplewhosufferfromstressfailtorecognizeit.Youtoldmeyouoftenworklongintothenight,right
M：Yes,mostdaysinfact.ButIvebeendoingthatforabout20yearsnow.
W：Thatdoesntmatter.Youcouldhavebeensufferingfromstressfor20yearswithoutknowingit.Andnowitscatchinguptoyou.
M：Butwhataboutmyfeelingtiredallthetime,andnotbeingabletosleepwellatnight
W：Thosearecommonconsequencesofstress.Andifyoudontsleepwell,thenofcourseyouwillfeelfatigued.Imgoingtoprescribesomespecialsleepingpillsforyou.Theyhaveasoft,gentleeffect,andaremadefromnaturalingredients.Soyourstomachshouldtoleratethemfine,andthereshouldntbeanynegativesideeffects.Takeonewithyourdinner,andcomeseemeafteramonth.Ifthereisnoimprovement,Illgiveyousomethingstronger.
M：Thankyou,Doctor.
W：Thatsnotall.Youshouldtryandworkless.Isthereanywayyoucandecreaseyourworkload
M：Um,Idhavetothinkaboutit.Imarestaurantmanager,andthisindustryisverycompetitive.Therearemanythingstokeeptrackofandstayontopof.
W：Irecommendyouthinkaboutdelegatingsomeresponsibilitiestosomeoneelse.Imnotaskingyoutoretire,justtoslowdownabit.Itsforyourownhealth.
题目
Q1:Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromhistestresults
Q2:Whatdoesthewomanthinkisacommonphenomenonamongmanypeople
Q3:Whatdoesthewomansayshewilldofortheman
Q4:Whatdoesthemansayabouttheindustryheisengagedin
Conversation2
W：TodayonPeopleintheNews,ourguestisJohnWilliams.Thenamemaynotsoundfamiliartoyou,butJohnwasonceanacclaimedbasketballplayer.John,youstunnedfansbyleavingthesportatjust25.Whydidyouretiresoearly
M：Meg,Ilovedbeinganathlete,butIdidntlovebeingacelebrity.IwasinthelimelightwhenIwasstillahighschoolstudent,andwentprofessionalrightafterhighschoolgraduation,whichwasamistake.Iwasashykid,andIwasntreadyforallthemediaattention.
W：ButwalkingawayfrommillionsofdollarsattheheightofyourcareerMostpeoplewouldntbeabletoresistthelureofsuchahighsalary.Whenyouleftthesport,therewasspeculationthatyouwerehavingissueswithyourteammates,orevenaninjury.
M：Notatall.Itwashardtoquit.Iwastemptedtostayinthegame,becauseIlovedbasketball,andIlovedmyteam.Asformoney,Iturnedprofessionalat18,soIdactuallyearnedalotandsavedmostofit,becauseIhadgreatfinancialadvisors.Iknewbasketballwasntacareerwithalotoflongevityformostplayers.SoIwantedtochangecareerswhileIwasstillyoung.
W：Okay,thatwas20yearsago,andyourebackinthenews.Youvecreatedafoundationthatworkstogetmorekidsplayingteamsports.Why
M：Iwenttouniversity,andIstudiedpublichealthandlearnedabouttheseriousnessoftheobesityepidemic,particularlyamongkidsandadolescentsinpoorcommunities.Ivespentthelasttwodecadestryingtoalleviatetheproblem.TheFoundationisjustthelatestattempt.
W：TheFoundationusesprivatedonationstosupportbasketballteamsforgirlsandboysinprimaryschool,right
M：Actually,wesupportteamsforsecondaryschoolstudents,too.Andalsohassomepublicfunding.
Q5:WhydidJohnWilliamsleavethesportofbasketballatjust25
Q6:Whatdoesthemansayaboutbasketballasacareerformostplayers
Q7:WhatdowelearnfromthewomanaboutJohnWilliams20yearslater
Q8:Whathasthemanspentthelasttwodecadestryingtodo
【SectionB】
Passage1
Q9:WhendidKateAtkinsonbegintowriteforwomensmagazines
Q10:WhatdidKateAtkinsonsbookstouchon
Q11:Whatdowelearnaboutthecleveranddeceitfulcharactersinacomedyofmanners
Passage2
Q12:Whydoesthespeakersayadaptabilityisanimportantskilltoexerciseintheworkplace
Q13:WhatdoesadaptabilityenableustodoaccordingtostrategyconsultantDoryClark
Q14:Whatdowelearnabouttodaysworkculturefromthepassage
Q15:Whatareemployeeswithadaptabilityabletodowhenchangesoccur
【SectionC】
Lecture1
Q16:Whatquestiondoesthespeakeraddressinthistalk
Q17:Whatdoesthespeakerbelieveaboutinnovation
Q18:Howdoesthehumanbrainworkaccordingtothespeaker
Lecture2
[inaudible]tellyouthattheirdogsomehowknowswhentheyreillorupset,and,accordingtoresearcherswhostudydogcognition,thosepetownersareright.Dogsdoknowwhentheirhumancompanionsarehavingaroughtime.Notonlycanyourdogsensewhenyouhaveacold,butdomesticdogshaveshownanaptitudefordetectingbothmuchsmallermoodfluctuationsandfarmoreseriousphysicalconditions.
Thisisbecausedogsareextremelysensitivetochangesinthepeopletheyrefamiliarwith,andillnesscauseschange.Ifapersonisinfectedwithavirusorbacteria,forexample,theirodourwillbeabnormal,anddogsareabletosmellthatchangeevenifahumancant,becausedogshaveamuchmorepowerfulsenseofsmellthanhumans.
Researchershavealsofoundthatapersonsmood,whichcanbeanindicatorofalargerillness,triggersadogssenseofsmell.Humanemotionsmanifestphysicallyinchemicalsignalsthatareemittedbythebody,anddogsareabletosmellthoseaswell.Beyondsmell,dogsgatherinformationfromapersonsvoiceinordertosensechanges.
In2014,Researchersdiscoveredthatdogshaveanareaofthebrainsimilartooneinhumansthatallowsthemtounderstandemotionalcuesinthetoneofaspeakersvoice,beyondwhattheydbeabletopickupfromfamiliarwordsalone.Apersonsvoicecanalsocarryindicatorsofillness.Whatsnotunderstoodquitesowelliswhatdogsunderstandaboutthesechanges.
Humanssendoutlotsofcues,butwhetherdogsknowsomeofthesecuesmeanillnessisntclear.Whatweperceiveasconcernonadogspartmightbemorelikeincreasedcuriosityorsuspicionthatsomethingiswrongwithus,andstickingclosebyisagreatwaytogathermoreinformationaboutthesituation.
Someresearchersassertdogswillonedayhelpdoctorsdiagnosediseases.Assomedogshavealreadydemonstratedtheabilitytodetectanassortmentofailments,includingdiabetesandcertaintypesofcancer.Butthoseresearchersconcedethatsprobablyinthedistantfuture.Fornow,researchsuggestsdogownershipcanhaveanarrayofbenefitsinandofitself.
Keepingapetdoghasbeenshowntobolsterhealthandboostmood.Dogsalsohelppeoplerelax,andtheycanbeaparticularcomforttothosewithchronicdiseases.
Q19:Whatviewofmanydogownerswinssupportfromresearchersstudyingdogcognition
Q20:Whycandogsdetecttheirownersabnormalodor,accordingtothespeaker
Q21:Whatdoesresearchsuggest,fornow,aboutdogownership
Lecture3
Earlierthismonth,thethinktankcalledOnwardpublishedareportAQuestionofDegree,whicharguesthatdegreesinthecreativeartsarenotgoodvalueformoney.Ministers,accordingtoOnward,shouldcrackdownoncoursesthatofferextremelylimitedvalueformoneytostudentstenyearsaftergraduation,restrictingtheabilityofsuchcoursestorecruitnewstudents,iftheaveragegraduateearnsbelowthestudentloanspaymentthreshold.
Courseslikescience,technology,engineering,andmath,andeconomics,wheretheaveragegraduateearnsalot,shouldbefavored.
Thereportprovidesinsightintoagovernmentreviewwhichlooksathowtoreformtechnicaleducationandhowtoensurestudentsgetgoodvalueformoney.
Atfirstglance,itmightevenseemlikeOnwardhaveapoint.Accordingtotheirdata,themajorityofcreativeartsstudentsearnlessthan25,000poundsayear,tenyearsaftergraduation.
Theaveragemalecreativeartsstudents,indeed,apparentlyearnmuchlessthantheywouldhadtheysimplynevergonetouniversity.
Thisisntreallygoodforanyone,anditscertainlynogoodforgraduates,whoareforcedtoendurealifestylewheretheycanneversaveup,neverbuyahouse,neverhopetoretire.Onwardhaveidentifiedarealproblem.CreativeartsgraduatesfromtopuniversitieslikeOxford,withahighproportionofprivatelyeducatedstudents,havefairlygoodworkprospects.
Well,40percentofallgraduates,regardlessoftheirdegree,areonlessthan25,000poundsayear,5yearsaftergraduation.
Thissuggeststhattheproblemisntreallytodowithspecificstudentsstudyingspecificdegrees,butreallywiththeeconomyasawhole.Regardlessofwhattheyvestudied,youngpeoplefindithardtogetahead,unlesstheyreluckyenoughtobebornwithsuccessfulparents.
Ifministerswanttomakeeducationpayforyoungpeople,theyneedtolookbeyondthehighereducationsector,towardsthewiderworld.Therewardsthateducationgivesusarenotmeasurable.Theyarenotalwaysinstantlyobvious,andcertainlynotalwaysdirect.Aneducationmakesyouadifferentpersonfromtheoneyouwouldhavebeenifyouhadntreceivedit.Weneedtolookatthevalueofeducation,notinthecontextofabankbalance,butofalife.Ifwecontinuetoallowourselvestobedistractedwithtalkofvalueformoney,wewillallbemadepoorerasaresult.
Q22:WhatdoesOnwardsreportproposeministersshoulddo
Q23:WhatdoesthespeakerthinkofOnwardsarguments
Q24:WhatdowelearnaboutBritishcollegegraduatesfiveyearsaftergraduation
Q25:WhatdoesthespeakersayactuallyaccountsfortheproblemidentifiedbyOnward
02第二套
Conversation1
W：So,Ivebeenthinking,thissummer,insteadofourusualholidayrental,Id[1]liketotryrentingacampervanandexploringabitmore.
M：AcampervanYoumeantospendthesummerlivingoutofacar
W：Yes,acampervan.Andno,itsnothinglikelivingoutofacar.Thesearepropervanswithfullsizebedstosleepin.Someevenhavekitchens.Thisway,wewouldnthavetobelockedintooneplaceduringourholiday.Wedbeabletovisitsomanymoreplacesandtravelatourownpace.Theratesofmosthotelsandholidayhomesreallysoarinthesummeranyway.Wedprobablysavealotofmoneyaswell.
M：[2]Ithinkmygrandfatherhadavanlikethat.Itdoesntsoundthatappealingtome.
W：Todayscampervansarecompletelydifferent.Thesedays,theyreequippedwithallthemoderncomforts.Iveseenquiteafewwithsolarpanelsthatprovideelectricityforwhenyourestopped.Thisway,[3]youcanstilluseyourcomputerorchargeyourphone.AndmostevenhaveWi-Fi,soiftheweathersnotgreat,youcouldstreamvideos.
M：Imwarminguptotheidea.Keeptalking.
W：Loadsofpeoplearecommittingtothistrendfulltime.Checkitoutonline.Lotsofpeoplestreamvideosoftheiralternativelifestylesandactuallyearnasalary.[4]Imaginehavingthatkindoffreedomtogoanywhereyouwantandworkfromanywhereintheworld.
M：Okay,wecanconsiderit.Aslongasthebasicneedsliketoiletandshowersarecovered,Imdefinitelyin.DoyouthinktherewillbeenoughroomformymountainbikeWhataboutfooddeliveryWillwebeabletoordertothevanWilltherebeenoughspaceforthedogWewouldntwanttoleavehimbehind.
W：Slowdown.Gladyoureexcitedaboutit.Letsstartbylookingatwhatsavailablefirst.
Q1:Whathasthewomanbeenthinkingofdoingforthissummer
Q2:Whatdowelearnaboutthemansgrandfatherfromtheconversation
Q3:Whatcanmanycampervansdonowadaysaccordingtothewoman
Q4:Whatideadoesthewomanfindattractive
W：Youwantedtoseeme
M：Yes,Illgetstraighttothepoint.[5]Overthepastmonthorso,ithasbecomeapparentthatyourperformancehasdipped.Youvebeenlatetoworkseveraltimesthesepastfewweeks,whichisveryuncharacteristicofyou.Butwhatreallyconcernsmeisyourcurtailedoutput.
Lately,youseemtobeconstantlyonestepbehind.Whatsgoingon
W：Imsorry,[6]Imgoingthroughsomeunfortunatefamilyissuesatthemoment.Itsapersonalmatter,soifyoudontmind,Imuchpreferwedontgetintoit.Nevertheless,Iexpectittohaveallblownoverinanothermonthorso.
M：Doyouneedsometimeoff
W：Actually,yes.WoulditbepossibletotakethenexttwoMondaysoffIwasdeliberatingwhetherIshouldaskforthis,butnowthatwerehere.
M：Surething.Butifyouneededsomeleave,whydidntyouaskforitearlier
W：Imnotsurewhy.IguessIkindoffeltbadaskingforit.
M：Youshouldntfeelbadaskingforleave,especiallyifyouneedit.
W：Iknow.Youreright.Imsorry.
M：Youvebeenwithusalmostfiveyears,[7]andIpersonallyreallyvalueyourproficiencyatyourjob.Itmakesmyjobfareasier.Inaddition,Icanassureyouthatmanagementasawholealsoholdsyouinhighregard.
W：Thankyou.
M：[8]WhatIneedisforyoutobebackatyour100%.AreyousuretakingtwoMondaysoffwillsuffice
W：Itllbeenough.Imsureofit.
M：Okay,good.Sothisiswhatweregoingtodo.Youwilltakethosedaysoff,andIexpectthatyouwillgraduallycomebacktoyourusualself.Then,intwomonthstime,wewillcatchupagaintoseehowyouarefaring.
W：Soundsgood.Thankyouforyourunderstanding.
Q5:Whatdowelearnaboutthewomanfromthemansdescription
Q6:Whatdoesthewomansayshesexperiencingatthemoment
Q7:Whatdoesthemansaymakeshisjobfareasier
Q8:Whatagreementhavethespeakersreachedbytheendoftheconversation
Q9:Whatdoesresearchsuggestaboutahigherlevelofeducation
Q10:Whatdowelearnfromthefindingofthenewresearch
Q11:Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutthemeninthesampleofthenewresearch
Climatescientistspredictthatmanypartsoftheworldwillbeincreasinglypronetofloods.[12]Thisisaseriousrisktohumanlivesandproperty,sounderstandingandaccuratelyforecastingfloodrisksisakeychallengeforvulnerablecitiesaroundtheglobe.In2017,DerekRoloftisoftheVirginiaInstituteofMarineSciencestartedaprojectcalledCatchtheKing.
Itusesasmartphoneapp.tocollectthedataofordinarycitizensduringhightides.[13]HellusethosedatatovalidateandimprovehismathematicalfloodingmodelcalledTideWatch.Loftusmissionistoknowwherethewatergoesbeforeitgoesthere.Butcollectingnecessarydataandthenprocessingthatinformationquicklyenoughtomakeusableforecastsisanythingbuteasy.
Accuratefloodforecastsrequireanunderstandingofthesituationontheground.Bytheearly2000s,supercomputinghadadvancedenoughthatscientistscouldintegrateweatherforecastingmodelswithsuchmeasurements.[14]Buttheystilldidnthavethecriticallyimportantabilitytoforecastfastmovingfloodsinrealtime.
[15]So,in2017,Loftisandcolleaguessetupagroupof28internetconnectedwaterlevelsensorsthroughoutthefloodriskcommunityofNorfolk,Virginia.ThenewsensorsrelayroughmeasurementsaboutwaterheightandmovementtoacomputerattheVirginiaInstitute.Alongwiththosesensors,hundredsoflocalcitizenstakephotosofrisingtidesandtransmitthemrealtimetotheInstitute.
Scientistshopethatthedatacollectedbythesecitizenscanhelpsharpentheabilitytoforecastexactlywhenandwheredamagingfloodswilloccur.
Q12:Whatissaidtobeakeychallengeforcitiespronetofloods
Q13:ForwhatpurposedoesDerekLoftuscollectthedataofordinarycitizensduringhightides
Q14:WhatdoesthepassagesayisDerekLoftusmission
Q15:WhatdidLoftusandhiscolleaguesdotoobtaindataaboutwaterheightandmovement
[16]Now,itsbecomesomethingofaritualtodebatethevalueofacollegedegree,butascurrentpopulationsurveydatashow,therehasbeenasharpdeclineinemploymentamongmenwithoutcollegedegreescomparedwiththosewhohavethem.Thisdeclinebeganinthe1960sandhasbecomemoreseriousovertime.
WhathasactuallycausedthisdeclineWell,economistshavebeenworkingtoascertaintherootsofthedeclinefordecadesandhavecomeupwithseveraltheories.Onepopulartheoryisthatitsacaseoftoolowwagesforjobsthatdontrequireadegree.Analternatetheoryisthatthereweremorejobsnotrequiringacollegedegreeinthepastthannow.
ArecentworkingpaperfromtheNationalBureauofEconomicResearchreviewedthosetheoriesandputforwardadditionalhypothesesaboutthecausesoftheproblem.Letslookatthatpapernow.[17]First,theresearchersconsideredtheissueofwages.Asthewagegaphasgrownbetweenthosewithcollegedegreesandthosewithout,economistshavesuggestedthatmenarentasinterestedintakingsomeofthelesslucrativejobs.Whiletheauthorsofthepaperfoundtruthinthisexplanation,theyassertthatlowwagescantbetheonlyfactor,aswagesformenwithoutcollegedegrees,adjustingforinflation,haventchangedmuchsincethe1960s,makingithardtoseewhyfewermenseemwillingtoacceptthosewages.
Thisleadstothesecondtheory,thatmorejobsrequireacollegedegreetodaythaninthepast.Indeed,thattheoryseemsvalid,becauseinAmericatoday,2/3ofjobsarefilledbyworkerswithatleastsomecollegeeducation.However,theauthorsofthepaperarguethatthereareotherfactorsamplifyingtheproblem.Theyidentifiedtwonewpotentialexplanations.[18]Thefirstbeingthetremendousdeclineinmarriageamongmenwithoutcollegedegreessincethe1960s.
Andthesecond,beingtheincreaseinwomenparticipatingintheworkforcethatwasconcurrentwiththedeclineinmarriage.Thesetwochangesmeanthatmenmightnothavefamiliestosupport,oriftheydo,theirwivesmightbedoingmoreoftheproviding,bothofwhichmightremovethefinancialincentivetowork.Theauthorsofthepaperconcedethatresearchonthesubjectisntcomplete,buttheyarguethattheirworksupportsthevalueofacollegeeducation.
Q16:Whatdoesthespeakersayhasbecomesomethingofaritual
Q17:Whatdidtheresearchersofarecentworkingpaperconsiderfirst
Q18:Whatdidtherecentpaperidentifyasanewpotentialexplanationoftheproblemconcerningmensemployment
Q19:Whathasamarketresearchteamfoundinitslatestfashionandsustainabilityreport
Q20:Whathavesomeworldrenownedfashiondesignersdoneforsometime
Q21:Whatdoesthespeakersayisunclearconcerningveganproducts
Bytheendof2016,anyonewhohadbeenpayingevenpassingattentiontothenewsheadlineswashighlylikelytoconcludethateverythingwasterrible,andthattheworldwasgoingtohell.
Itwaseasytofeeldepressedbythewarsindifferentpartsoftheworld,thespreadofdeadlyviruses,orterrorattacks.Yet,2016wasthebestyearinthehistoryofhumanity.Childmortalitywasroughlyhalfwhatitwasasrecentlyas1990.And300,000morepeoplegainedaccesstoelectricityeachday.EverysinglemeasureofmaterialandenvironmentalwelfareinAmerica,Europe,Asia,Africaandtheworldasawholehasimprovedratherthandeteriorated.
[22]Wearelivinginhistorysmostpeacefulera,withviolenceofallkindsinsteepdecline.Thosearethefacts.Sowhyarentwealloptimists
Ina2015surveyforYouGov,65%ofBritishpeopleand81%oftheFrench[23]saidtheythoughttheworldwasgettingworse.However,accordingtonumeroussensiblestatistics,thesepeoplearesimplywrong.Nobodyintheirrightmindshouldwishtohavelivedinapreviouscentury.Yetpeopledo.Why
Ourprevailingmoodofdespairisirrational.Itsaysmoreaboutusthanitdoesabouthowthingsreallyare.[24]Itisbestexplainedastheresultofvariouspsychologicalbiasesthatservedapurposeforourevolutionaryancestors.
Butnow,inamediasaturatedera,constantlymisleadus.Onceuponatime,itwasofgreatsurvivalvaluetobeworriedabouteverythingthatcouldgowrong.Thisiswhatmakesbadnewsespeciallycompelling.Inourevolutionarypast,[25]itwasaverygoodthingthatourattentioncouldbeeasilyseizedbynegativeinformation,sinceitmightwellindicateadangerousrisktoourownsurvival.
Thecavemanwhoalwaysassumedtherewasalionbehindthenextrockwouldusuallybewrong,buthedbemuchmorelikelytosurviveandreproducethanonewhoalwaysassumedtheopposite.Butthatwasallbeforenewspapers,televisionandtheinternet.Intodayshyperconnectedtimes,ouraddictiontobadnewsjustleadsustovacuumupdepressingorenragingstoriesfromacrosstheglobe.Whetherthesenewsstoriesthreatenusornot,weconcludethatthingsaremuchworsethantheyactuallyare.Reallygoodnews,ontheotherhand,canbealothardertospotinanewspaperbecausepredictabledailyeventsbydefinitionarentnews.
Q22:Whatisoneofthefactsstatedbythespeaker
Q23:WhatdowelearnaboutmostBritishandFrenchpeopleina2015surveyforYouGov
Q24:Whatdoesourprevailingmoodofdespairindicate
Q25:Whatwasaverygoodthinginourevolutionarypast
听力
▼第一套▼
1.C)Theirbrainsworkinharmony.
2.A)Itcanworkbothways.
3.D)Findoutmoreabouttheirancestry.
4.B)Theywereborntothesamemother.
5.B)Thebeautifulbeachwasspoiledwithlotsoftrash.
6.C)Apasserby.
7.A)Itwastourists,notnativeswhowerecleaningupthebeach.
8.D)Heisphysicallyunfitforit.
9.D)Togiveherlittlenephewatreat.
10.D)Hespendsmostofhistimeinthegym.
11.B)Concentratingonreading.
13.C)Oneshouldhaveonemilliondollarstoretire.
16.C)Theywereinfluencedbythepresenceofsomeonefromanoutsidergroup.
17.A)Whenanunknownstudentfromanotheruniversitywaspresent.
18.B)Byadvertisingitssocialbenefits.
19.D)Theeffectofinteractingwiththerapydogsonstudentsunderpressure.
20.A)Theirexecutivefunctioning.
22.A)Workhardandplancarefully.
23.D)Beingwillingtoexperimentwithnovelideas.
24.B)Learnfromourfailureandforgeahead.
25.D)Lesscompetition.
▼第二套▼
1.CThoughtsomethingwrongwiththedriver.
2.ABuyasportscar.
3.BAlterhumanskeleton.
4.Clthardens.
5.DHoldabirthdaypartyforhim.
6.BRegularvisitstothevillageshop.
7.AFondofluxuryfood.
8.DWheretolaunch.
9.CSandwichplaceonCameronstreet.
10.AThereistobeaconferencecall.
12.CReceptions.
13.BDifficultygettingupdownstairs.
14.DCompareprice.
15.BGoonaboattrip.
16.DIncreasinglymoreimportant.
17.AEffectonthewaywenegotiate.
18.CUsedeceptivestrategies.
19.BSixmonthsafterthecourse.
20.DEatmorevegetableandfruits.
21.AGender
22.DVaryinginsize.
23.AMakesusfeeluncomfortable.
24.APersonalspace.
25.DEnterourteen.
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选词填空
开头:Ourbrainsrespondtolanguage...
答案速查:26-30EDBMG31-35OCFAL
26.E)differentiate
27.D)deliberate
28.B)aggravated
29.M)speculative
30.G)evokes
31.O)uncertainty
32.C)ascertain
33.L)scenarios
34.A)activated
35.F)discourse
第二套
答案速查:26-30GMAFE31-35BIKDC
26G)impose
27M)sprawl
28A)correlation
29F)imperative
30E)foster
31B)dense
32I)longevity
33K)recreational
34D)equity
35C)deter
第三套
答案速查:26-30DAFCB31-35NLHMO
26.Dflat
27.Aapt
28.Foverflowing
29.Cextremes
30.Bburning
31.Nsynonymous
32.Lstimulate
33.Hprobably
34.Msturdy
35.Ounique
信息匹配
第一套
答案速查:36-40EHBGC41-45FIADJ
37.H[定位]Onewayofspreadingknowledgeistolinkfarmstobigbuyersoftheirharvests.WhenDiageo,aBritishdrinksgiant,builtabreweryinwesternKenya,itwantedtouselocalcropstomakeabeercheapenoughtocompetewithillicithomebrew.
38.B[定位]Partsofthecontinentarealreadywarmingmuchmorequicklythantheaverage:temperaturesinsouthernAfricahaveincreasedabouttwicetheglobalrateoverthepast50years.
39.G[定位]Bettertechniqueshelp,too.SmallcoffeefarmersinKenyaareabletoincreasetheirincomesby40%byfollowingafewsimpleguidelinesoncaringfortheirbushes,suchastrimmingallbutthreeoftheirstems.
40.C[定位]Africaisparticularlyvulnerable,inpartbecauseitisalreadystrugglingtofeeditselfanditwillhavetovastlyincreaseyieldsandproductivityifitistoputfoodontheplatesofafast-growingpopulation,evenwithoutclimatechange.
41.F[定位]Muchofthefocushasbeenongettingsmallfarmerstousefertiliserand,moreimportant,betterseeds.Theresultscanbeimpressive.
42.I[定位]Anevenmoreimportantchangeisthemovefromtraditionalfarmingtobuildingbusinessesthatcanprofitablybringtechnologyandinvestmenttosmallfarms.
43.A[定位]Climatechangeisanissuethatwillaffecteveryoneontheplanet.ForAfricans,itsconsequenceswillbeparticularlybitter.
44.D[定位]Andalthoughoutputperworkerhasimprovedbymorethanhalfoverthepast30yearsinAfrica,thatisstillfarbehindthe2.5timesimprovementinAsia.
答案速查:36-40DFAKE41-45ICGBH
36.D[定位]However,researchsuggeststhatalthoughthistypeoftrainingmayimproveone’sabilityatthetasksthemselves,theydon’tseemtoimproveotherabilities.
37.F[定位]Infact,ithasbeenestimatedthattherearefewermonolingualspeakersintheworldthanbilingualsandmultilinguals.
38.A[定位]Dementiareferstothelossofcognitiveabilities,andoneofitsmostcommonformisAlzheimer’sdisease.Atthistime,thecausesofthediseasearenotwellunderstood,andconsequently,therearenoprovenstepsthatpeoplecantaketopreventit.
39.K[定位]Sowecan’treallysaywhetherbeingsociallyactivepreventstheonsetofdementia,orifpeoplewhodon’thavedementiaaremorelikelytobesociallyactive.
40.E[定位]However,thereissomereasontobelievethatlearninglanguagesmightbedifferent.Thebestevidencethatforeignlanguagelearningconferscognitivebenefitscomesfromresearchwiththosewhoarealreadybilingual.
41.I[定位]最后一句:Crucially,Bialystoksuggestedthatthepositivebenefitsofbeingbilingualwereonlyfoundinthosewhousedbothlanguagesallthetime.
42.C[定位]第四句:Unlikemuscles,thebrainisalwaysactiveandworksevenduringperiodsofrestandsleep.
43.G[定位]第三句:Infact,bilingualindividualsoutperformtheirmonolingualcounterpartsonavarietyofcognitivetasks，suchasfollowingcomplexinstructions，andswitchingtonewinstructions.
44.B[定位]第四句:ltisalsoimportanttorememberthatdementiaisnotthesamethingasnormalforgetfulness...Peoplewithdementiahavemoreseriousproblems,likefeelingconfusedorgettinglostinafamiliarplace.
答案速查:36-40FBIDG41-45LCJEK
36.[F]Explorationofshipwrecksontheseaflooriscrucialinupdatingourunderstandingofhumanity’spast.
37.[B]QuiteanumberofmajesticshipssailingfromEuropetoAmericawerewreckedofftheFloridacoastoverthecenturies.
38.[I]PritchettsufferedaheavylosswhenaUSdistrictcourtruledagainsthim.
39.[D]Recently,peoplewhofoundtreasuresinshipwreckshavebeensuedovertheirrightstoownthem.
40.[G]Pritchettclaimshegotsupportofmillionsofdollarsfrominvestorsforhisshipwreckexploration.
41.[L]Onepioneermarinescientistthinksarchaeologistsshouldmakegreatereffortstopublishtheirfindings.
42.[C]Withtechnologicaladvancementinrecentyears,salvorsnowcandetecttheinvaluableman-madeobjectslyingburiedunderthesea.
43.[J]Accordingtoalawyer,manytreasurehuntersaresusceptibletolossbecausetheyareunawaretheyfaceafinanciallystrongeropponentincourt.
44.[E]Salvorsoftreasuresinsunkenshipsandmarinearchaeologistsarenowhostiletoeachother.
45.[K]Archaeologistswanttoseeartifactshelpinghumansunderstandtheirpastinsteadofbeingsoldtoprivatecollectorsatanoutrageousprice.
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PassageOne
OneofthegreatsuccessesoftheRepublicanPartyinrecentdecadesistherelentlesspropagationofasimpleformulaforeconomicgrowth:taxcuts.
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46.Whydoestheformulaoftaxcutsremainpopularthoughineffective
B)Thereseemtobenootheroptionsavailabletoreplaceit.
47.WhatdoestheauthorthinkisamoreeffectivemeasurefordrivingeconomicgrowthintheUS.
C)Increasingthecompensationforlabor.
A)Thegrowthofworkers’paychecksultimatelybooststhenation’seconomy.
49.Whatisthebasisforhigherwagesaccordingtoconventionalwisdom
B)Increaseinproductivity.
50.WhatdowelearnaboutthingsintherealworldinAmericaforthepast50yearsorso
A)Peoplehavefailedtoseeacorrespondingincreaseinwagesandinproductivity.
PassageTwo
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51.Whatwouldweexpectaneditorialboardofanacademicjournaltoexhibitinviewofitsimportantresponsibilities
D)Diversity.
52.WhatdowelearnfromthestudyinNatureNeuroscience
C)Theeditorialboardsofthemostimportantjournalsinpsychologyandneurosciencearemale-dominated.
53.Whatfactdoestheauthorhighlightconcerningthegenderdifferencesineditorsofpsychologyjournals
B)Thenumberoffemaleeditorswassimplydisproportionatetothatofwomenengagedinpsychologyresearch.
54.Whatcanweinferfromtheconclusiondrawnbytheteamofthenewstudyonthebasisoftheirfindings
A)Women’sviewsareunderrepresentedintheeditorialboardsoftoppsychologyandneurosciencejournals.
55.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestwedoinsteadofsimplyblamingtheinequalityofeditorialboardsontradition
D)Implementoverallstructuralreforms.
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46.D)Withitsfindingsproperlycommunicatedbeyondtheacademiccircle.
47.A)Theycannotunderstandtheacademiclanguageusedforreportingtheseresults.
48.B)Theirtopconsiderationistowintenure.
49.A)Byhelpingthemtoidentifynewresearchdirections.
50.C)Tomaketheirpublicationscorrectlyunderstoodbythepublic.
SpidersmaketheirpresencefeltinlateAugustandthroughearlyautumn...
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51.ATheyhavebeengenerallymisconceived
52.BEvil.
53.CChemicalsusedforkillinginsects.
54.BCertainspeciesofspidersareendangeredduetolossoftheirnaturalhomes.
55.DTherewouldbemorepeopleappreciatingspiders’splendour.
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46.WhatdowelearnaboutsingerandactressSelenaGomezinthepastfourandhalfyears
C)Shehasrefrainedfromusingsocialmedia.
47.Whydoesactivelyoptingoutofusingtheinternetbecomeamatterofprivilege
C)Mostpeoplecanhardlygetbywithouttheinternetduetogrowingdigitization.
48.Whydoestheauthorsay“witnessingcompanies...feelsparticularlyirritating”(Lines3-5,Para.6)
D)MostfamiliesintheUKdonothavestablebroadbandconnections.
49.Whatisworthbearinginmindconcerningsocialmediaplatforms
B)Theyhelpmanypeoplefeelconnectedwithothers.
50.Whatdoestheauthorthinkisreallyimportantforthoselivingindigitalexclusion
A)Havingaccesstotheinternet.
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51.D)Theimpactofcompetition
52.D)Satisfytheirowndesireswhileobservingsocialconventions.
53.C)Itisfreefromtherationalinterventionofhumans.
54.B)Strugglesforsurvivaldonotexcludemutualsupport.
55.D)People’sattitudetowardscompetitionisactuallyculture-bound.
作文
掌握基础知识的重要性
Firstofall,withoutasolidfoundation,itisimpossibletounderstandmoreprofoundtheoriesofknowledge,anditisimpossibletoadvancetoahigherlevel.TakeEnglishlearningasanexample,ifwedonothaveasolidgraspofEnglishgrammarandvocabulary,wewillnotbeabletoeffectivelyunderstandliteraryworksandunderstandhigher-levelEnglishconcepts.Second,justasabuildingneedsasolidfoundationtosupportitsstructure,ouracademicsuccessrequiresasolidgraspofthebasics.Frompersonalexperience,Iclearlyrememberadeepunderstandingoffoundationalconceptspavingthewayformysuccessinchallengingcourses.Finally,nofoundation,noprogress.Forthesystemofknowledgeisinterlinked,withoutasolidfoundation,theknowledgesystemwillbefullofholes.
Therefore,Ithinkitisveryimportantforstudentstogetagoodbasicknowledge.
老年人也可以对社会作出重大贡献
Withtheirvaluableskillsandexperiences,elderlypeoplecancontinuetomakesignificantcontributionstosociety.Thisviewisacceptedbymoreandmorecitizensastheywitnessfirsthandthecapabilitiesoftheseexperiencedindividuals.
Firstofall,theoldergeneration,especiallyhighlyskilledworkers,isstillirreplaceableforjobsthatrequireextensiveskillsandexpertise.Withoutthem,itishighlypossiblethatworkqualityandefficiencywillbeseriouslyaffected.Inaddition,theseseniorcitizensplayasignificantroleintrainingorcultivatingtheyounggenerationbypassingdowntheirvaluableskillsandexperiences.Youngpeople,benefitingfromthismentorship,candirectlycontributetotheirorganizationsandcountry.Finally,theelderlycanevenbepartofthinktanks,offeringpreciousadviceorsuggestionstothemanagementteamsoffirmsortothegovernment,thuspromotingdevelopment.
Therefore,recognizingthesignificanceofelderlypeopleandencouragingtheiractiveparticipationinsocietyiscrucial,ratherthanmerelyviewingthemasindividualswhoshouldretirefromactivelife.
父母给孩子们更多的自由去探索和学习
Nowadays,parentsareincreasinglyawarethatallowingkidsmorefreedomtoexploreandlearnontheirownhelpsfostertheirindependenceandboosttheirconfidenceonsocialmedia,itiscommontoseemanyyoungsterswhoareindependentandconfident,atraitoftenattributedtoautonomyintheirchildhooddevelopment.
Theimportanceofautonomycanbeexplainedasfollows.Firstly,childrenwhoaregivenmorefreedomcancultivatecriticalthinkingskills,problem-solvingabilities,andresilience.Astheynavigatechallengesandlearnfromtheirmistakes,childrenbecomemoreself-reliantandresourcefulwhichinturnbolsterstheirconfidenceandself-esteem.Second,grantingautonomytochildrennurturestheircreativityandcuriosity.Whenchildrenareallowedtopursuetheirpassions,theyaremorelikelytodiscovernewtalentsanddevelopalifelongloveoflearning.Iftheygraduateandentertheworkplaceinthefuture,theyaremorelikelytocreateagoodimpressionontheirbossandthusaremorelikelytoreceiveapayraiseorapromotionquickly.1.A)Spendingtheirholidaysinanovelway.
翻译部分3套
第1套
随着经济与社会的发展，中国人口结构发生了显著变化，逐渐步入老龄化社会。中国老年人口将继续增加，人口老龄化趋势将更加明显。为了应对人口老龄化带来的种种挑战，国家正积极采取措施，加大对养老的支持。通过改革社会保障制度，政府不断增加社会保障经费，逐步扩大社会保障覆盖范围，使更多老年人受益。政府还鼓励各种社会团体为老年人提供服务。在政府和社会团体的共同努力下，老年人将生活得更加幸福。
第2套
AsChinaisfacinganageingsociety,thereisawidespreadconcernovertheissueofelderlycare.Whatkindofcaremodelfortheelderlyshouldbeadoptedisthemostdebatedtopic.Themajorityofpeoplebelievethatthecaremodelfortheelderlyshouldbediversified.Moreandbetterelderlyserviceinstitutionscanbeestablished,communityservicecentrescanbeimproved,andself-carefortheelderlyathomecanbeencouragedthroughgovernmentguidanceandsocialparticipation.Itisalsopossibletopromoteamodeloftheelderlythatcombinesfamilyandsocialcare.Thecontinuousincreaseingovernmentandsocialinvestmentinservicesfortheelderlywillbringfurtherimprovementsincarefacilities,gradualenhancementsinthequalityofservicesandamoreconvenientandcomfortablelifewithhealthandhappinessfortheelderly.
第3套
近年来，中国老龄人口持续增长。中国政府正采取各种措施，推进养老服务体系建设，使老年人晚年生活健康幸福。全国兴建了各类养老服务机构，为了提升养老机构的服务质量，政府颁布了一系列标准，加强对养老机构的监管。许多城市为方便老年人用餐，开设了社区食堂，为他们提供价格实惠的饭菜。行动不便的老年人还能享受上门送餐服务。同时，中国还在积极探索居家和社区养老等其他养老模式，以确保所有老年人老有所养。
同学们要科学地安排生活，避免高强度的过度复习，反而劳神累身、事倍功半。因此，在复习之余，可以进行一些有益的运动或者娱乐活动，劳逸结合才能缓解压力。另外，同学们也可以配合放松训练，例如调节呼吸、出游休憩等，来有效摆脱焦虑，及时消除疲劳。