Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension
1、Question 1 is based on the conversation you have just heard.
A It focuses exclusively on jazz.
B It sponsors major jazz concerts.
C It has several branches in London.
D It displays albums by new music talents.
答案解析：
Conversation One
听力原文
M: Excuse me. Where’s your rock music section?
W: Rock music? I’m sorry, (1) we’re a jazz store. We don’t have any rock and roll.
M: Oh, you only have jazz music? Nothing else?
W: (1) That’s right. We’re the only record store in London dedicated exclusively to jazz. Actually, we’re more than just a record store. We have a café and library upstairs and a ticket office down the hall, where you can buy tickets to all the major jazz concerts in the city. Also, we have our own studio next door, where we produce albums for up-and-coming artists. We are committed to fostering new music talent.
M: Wow! That’s so cool! (2) I guess there’s not much of a jazz scene anymore, not like they used to be, but here you’re trying to promote this great music genre.
W: Yes, indeed, nowadays most people like to listen to pop and rock music. Hip hop music from America is also getting more and more popular. (2) So as a result, there’re fewer listeners of jazz, which is a great shame, because it’s an incredibly rich genre. But that’s not to say there isn’t any good new jazz music being made out there anymore. Far from it. It’s just a much smaller market today.
M: So how would you define jazz?
W: (3) Well, interestingly enough, there’s no agreed-upon definition of jazz. Indeed, there are many different styles of jazz. Some have singing, but most don’t. Some are electric and some aren’t. Some contain live experimentation, but not always. While there’s no simple definition for it, and while there’re many different styles of jazz, you simply know it when you hear it. (4) Honestly, the only way to know what jazz is, is listen to it yourself. As the great trumpet player, Louis Armstrong said, if you gotta ask, you’ll never know.
1. What do we learn about the woman’s store?
解析：A。录音中女士说到，这是一家爵士乐唱片店，不卖摇滚乐唱片，后面针对男士的问题，女士又进一步说到这是伦敦唯一一家只卖爵士乐唱片的店，所以选A。文中说在店里的售票处可以买到大型爵士音乐会的票，并不是赞助音乐会，故B项错误。文中没有说明该店是否有分店，故排除C项。女士在录音中表示，该店有一间录音棚为新人录制专辑，并非展示，故D项错误。
2、Question 2 is based on the conversation you have just heard.
A It originated with cowboys.
B Its market has now shrunk.
C Its listeners are mostly young people.
D It remains as widespread as hip hop music.
答案解析：
Conversation One
听力原文
M: Excuse me. Where’s your rock music section?
W: Rock music? I’m sorry, (1) we’re a jazz store. We don’t have any rock and roll.
M: Oh, you only have jazz music? Nothing else?
W: (1) That’s right. We’re the only record store in London dedicated exclusively to jazz. Actually, we’re more than just a record store. We have a café and library upstairs and a ticket office down the hall, where you can buy tickets to all the major jazz concerts in the city. Also, we have our own studio next door, where we produce albums for up-and-coming artists. We are committed to fostering new music talent.
M: Wow! That’s so cool! (2) I guess there’s not much of a jazz scene anymore, not like they used to be, but here you’re trying to promote this great music genre.
W: Yes, indeed, nowadays most people like to listen to pop and rock music. Hip hop music from America is also getting more and more popular. (2) So as a result, there’re fewer listeners of jazz, which is a great shame, because it’s an incredibly rich genre. But that’s not to say there isn’t any good new jazz music being made out there anymore. Far from it. It’s just a much smaller market today.
M: So how would you define jazz?
W: (3) Well, interestingly enough, there’s no agreed-upon definition of jazz. Indeed, there are many different styles of jazz. Some have singing, but most don’t. Some are electric and some aren’t. Some contain live experimentation, but not always. While there’s no simple definition for it, and while there’re many different styles of jazz, you simply know it when you hear it. (4) Honestly, the only way to know what jazz is, is listen to it yourself. As the great trumpet player, Louis Armstrong said, if you gotta ask, you’ll never know.
2. What does the man say about jazz music?
解析：B。录音中男士说到，他觉得现在已没有多少爵士乐的活动圈子了，比不上从前了。后面女士接着说到，所以现在爵士乐的听众更少了，也就是说爵士乐的市场与过去相比是缩小了的，因此选B。录音中女士提到，美国的嘻哈乐也越来越受欢迎，而爵士乐的市场已经变小，因此二者并非同样受欢迎，故D项错误。A项和C项在录音中未提及，故排除。解析：B。录音中男士说到，他觉得现在已没有多少爵士乐的活动圈子了，比不上从前了。后面女士接着说到，所以现在爵士乐的听众更少了，也就是说爵士乐的市场与过去相比是缩小了的，因此选B。录音中女士提到，美国的嘻哈乐也越来越受欢迎，而爵士乐的市场已经变小，因此二者并非同样受欢迎，故D项错误。A项和C项在录音中未提及，故排除。
3、Question 3 is based on the conversation you have just heard.
A Its definition is varied and complicated.
B It is still going through experimentation.
C It is frequently accompanied by singing.
D Its style has remained largely unchanged.
答案解析：
Conversation One
听力原文
M: Excuse me. Where’s your rock music section?
W: Rock music? I’m sorry, (1) we’re a jazz store. We don’t have any rock and roll.
M: Oh, you only have jazz music? Nothing else?
W: (1) That’s right. We’re the only record store in London dedicated exclusively to jazz. Actually, we’re more than just a record store. We have a café and library upstairs and a ticket office down the hall, where you can buy tickets to all the major jazz concerts in the city. Also, we have our own studio next door, where we produce albums for up-and-coming artists. We are committed to fostering new music talent.
M: Wow! That’s so cool! (2) I guess there’s not much of a jazz scene anymore, not like they used to be, but here you’re trying to promote this great music genre.
W: Yes, indeed, nowadays most people like to listen to pop and rock music. Hip hop music from America is also getting more and more popular. (2) So as a result, there’re fewer listeners of jazz, which is a great shame, because it’s an incredibly rich genre. But that’s not to say there isn’t any good new jazz music being made out there anymore. Far from it. It’s just a much smaller market today.
M: So how would you define jazz?
W: (3) Well, interestingly enough, there’s no agreed-upon definition of jazz. Indeed, there are many different styles of jazz. Some have singing, but most don’t. Some are electric and some aren’t. Some contain live experimentation, but not always. While there’s no simple definition for it, and while there’re many different styles of jazz, you simply know it when you hear it. (4) Honestly, the only way to know what jazz is, is listen to it yourself. As the great trumpet player, Louis Armstrong said, if you gotta ask, you’ll never know.
3. What does the woman say about jazz?
解析：A。录音中女士说到，人们对爵士乐的定义没有一致的看法，实际上爵士音乐的风格很多样，A项表述与此相符，因此选A。B项用experimentation作干扰，而原文中的意思是，爵士乐包含现场实验音乐，而不是处于试验阶段，故排除。C项干扰性较强，录音中说到的是爵士乐中有的会有歌唱的内容，有的没有，并不是说经常会有，故排除。D项在文中没有说明。
4、Question 4 is based on the conversation you have just heard.
A Learn to play them.
B Take music lessons.
C Listen to them yourself.
D Consult jazz musicians.
答案解析：
Conversation One
听力原文
M: Excuse me. Where’s your rock music section?
W: Rock music? I’m sorry, (1) we’re a jazz store. We don’t have any rock and roll.
M: Oh, you only have jazz music? Nothing else?
W: (1) That’s right. We’re the only record store in London dedicated exclusively to jazz. Actually, we’re more than just a record store. We have a café and library upstairs and a ticket office down the hall, where you can buy tickets to all the major jazz concerts in the city. Also, we have our own studio next door, where we produce albums for up-and-coming artists. We are committed to fostering new music talent.
M: Wow! That’s so cool! (2) I guess there’s not much of a jazz scene anymore, not like they used to be, but here you’re trying to promote this great music genre.
W: Yes, indeed, nowadays most people like to listen to pop and rock music. Hip hop music from America is also getting more and more popular. (2) So as a result, there’re fewer listeners of jazz, which is a great shame, because it’s an incredibly rich genre. But that’s not to say there isn’t any good new jazz music being made out there anymore. Far from it. It’s just a much smaller market today.
M: So how would you define jazz?
W: (3) Well, interestingly enough, there’s no agreed-upon definition of jazz. Indeed, there are many different styles of jazz. Some have singing, but most don’t. Some are electric and some aren’t. Some contain live experimentation, but not always. While there’s no simple definition for it, and while there’re many different styles of jazz, you simply know it when you hear it. (4) Honestly, the only way to know what jazz is, is listen to it yourself. As the great trumpet player, Louis Armstrong said, if you gotta ask, you’ll never know.
4. What should you do to appreciate different styles of jazz according to the woman?
解析：C。录音最后女士说到，了解爵士乐唯一的方法是自己去听，之后又引用一位音乐家的话“如果非要问的话，就永远不会知道”从反面来说明了这一观点，因此选C。
5、Question 5 is based on the conversation you have just heard.
A She paid her mortgage.
B She called on the man.
C She made a business plan.
D She went to the bank.
答案解析：
Conversation Two
听力原文
M: (5) How did it go at the bank this morning?
W: Not well, my proposal was rejected.
M: Really, but why?
W: Bunch of reasons. (6) For starters, they said my credit history was not good enough.
M: Do they say how you could improve that?
W: Yes, they said that after five more years of paying my mortgage, then I will become a more viable candidate for a business loan. But right now, it’s too risky for them to lend me money. They fear I will default on any business loan I’m given.
M: Well, that doesn’t sound fair. (7)Your business idea is amazing. Did you show them your business plan? What did they say?
W: They didn’t really articulate any position regarding the actual business plan. They simply looked at my credit history and determined it was not good enough. They said the bank has strict guidelines and requirements as to who they can lend money to. And I simply don’t meet their financial threshold.
M: (8) What if you ask for a smaller amount? Maybe you could gather capital from other sources, smaller loans from more lenders?
W: You don’t get it. It doesn’t matter the size of the loan I ask for or the type of business I propose. That’s all inconsequential. The first thing every bank will do is studying how much money I have and how much debt I have before they decide whether or not to lend me any more money. (7) If I want to continue ahead with this dream of owning my own business, I have no other choice but to build up my own finances. I need around 20% more in personal savings and 50% less debt. That’s all there is to it.
M: I see now. Well, it’s a huge pity that they rejected your request, but don’t lose hope. I still think that your idea is great and that you will turn it into a phenomenal success.
5. What did the woman do this morning?
解析：D。录音一开始男士问女士去银行的情况怎样，由此可知女士是去银行了，因此选D。录音中提到女士去了银行，但并未说是去还按揭贷款，A项过度推断，故排除。B项在录音中未提及，故排除。录音中虽提到了business plan，但并不是今天早上做的，故排除C项。
6、Question 6 is based on the conversation you have just heard.
A Her previous debt hadn’t been cleared yet.
B Her credit history was considered poor.
C She had apparently asked for too much.
D She didn’t pay her mortgage in time.
答案解析：
Conversation Two
听力原文
M: (5) How did it go at the bank this morning?
W: Not well, my proposal was rejected.
M: Really, but why?
W: Bunch of reasons. (6) For starters, they said my credit history was not good enough.
M: Do they say how you could improve that?
W: Yes, they said that after five more years of paying my mortgage, then I will become a more viable candidate for a business loan. But right now, it’s too risky for them to lend me money. They fear I will default on any business loan I’m given.
M: Well, that doesn’t sound fair. (7)Your business idea is amazing. Did you show them your business plan? What did they say?
W: They didn’t really articulate any position regarding the actual business plan. They simply looked at my credit history and determined it was not good enough. They said the bank has strict guidelines and requirements as to who they can lend money to. And I simply don’t meet their financial threshold.
M: (8) What if you ask for a smaller amount? Maybe you could gather capital from other sources, smaller loans from more lenders?
W: You don’t get it. It doesn’t matter the size of the loan I ask for or the type of business I propose. That’s all inconsequential. The first thing every bank will do is studying how much money I have and how much debt I have before they decide whether or not to lend me any more money. (7) If I want to continue ahead with this dream of owning my own business, I have no other choice but to build up my own finances. I need around 20% more in personal savings and 50% less debt. That’s all there is to it.
M: I see now. Well, it’s a huge pity that they rejected your request, but don’t lose hope. I still think that your idea is great and that you will turn it into a phenomenal success.
6. Why was the woman’s proposal rejected?
解析：B。录音中男士问女士为什么提议被拒，女士回答说，有很多原因，首先是说银行认为她信用记录不够好，B项内容符合此内容，故选B。录音中男士问女士，如果申请金额少一点是否可行，女士明确回答说银行是否放贷与贷款金额无关，故C项错误。文中并未提到女士的债务和按揭还款情况，故排除其余选项。
7、Question 7 is based on the conversation you have just heard.
A Pay a debt long overdue.
B Buy a piece of property.
C Start her own business.
D Check her credit history.
答案解析：
Conversation Two
听力原文
M: (5) How did it go at the bank this morning?
W: Not well, my proposal was rejected.
M: Really, but why?
W: Bunch of reasons. (6) For starters, they said my credit history was not good enough.
M: Do they say how you could improve that?
W: Yes, they said that after five more years of paying my mortgage, then I will become a more viable candidate for a business loan. But right now, it’s too risky for them to lend me money. They fear I will default on any business loan I’m given.
M: Well, that doesn’t sound fair. (7)Your business idea is amazing. Did you show them your business plan? What did they say?
W: They didn’t really articulate any position regarding the actual business plan. They simply looked at my credit history and determined it was not good enough. They said the bank has strict guidelines and requirements as to who they can lend money to. And I simply don’t meet their financial threshold.
M: (8) What if you ask for a smaller amount? Maybe you could gather capital from other sources, smaller loans from more lenders?
W: You don’t get it. It doesn’t matter the size of the loan I ask for or the type of business I propose. That’s all inconsequential. The first thing every bank will do is studying how much money I have and how much debt I have before they decide whether or not to lend me any more money. (7) If I want to continue ahead with this dream of owning my own business, I have no other choice but to build up my own finances. I need around 20% more in personal savings and 50% less debt. That’s all there is to it.
M: I see now. Well, it’s a huge pity that they rejected your request, but don’t lose hope. I still think that your idea is great and that you will turn it into a phenomenal success.
7. What is the woman planning to do?
解析：C。录音开始时说女士的提议被银行拒绝，录音中间部分男士说到女士的商业创意很棒，问她有没有给银行的人员看她的商业计划，由此可知，女士是计划开展一项事业而向银行申请商业贷款。录音末尾部分女士也提到，如果想继续拥有自己的事业，她只能改善自己的财务状况。C项内容与此相符，因此选C。A项利用debt作干扰，但原文只是说女士因为有债务而影响了贷款，而贷款的目的并不是偿还债务，故排除。B项未提及，故排除。录音中只是说女士的信用记录不够好，并未提及女士要去核查她的信用纪录，D项属于过度推断，故排除。
Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension
8、Question 8 is based on the conversation you have just heard.
A Seek advice from an expert about fundraising.
B Ask for smaller loans from different lenders.
C Build up her own finances step by step.
D Revise her business proposal carefully.
答案解析：
Conversation Two
听力原文
M: (5) How did it go at the bank this morning?
W: Not well, my proposal was rejected.
M: Really, but why?
W: Bunch of reasons. (6) For starters, they said my credit history was not good enough.
M: Do they say how you could improve that?
W: Yes, they said that after five more years of paying my mortgage, then I will become a more viable candidate for a business loan. But right now, it’s too risky for them to lend me money. They fear I will default on any business loan I’m given.
M: Well, that doesn’t sound fair. (7)Your business idea is amazing. Did you show them your business plan? What did they say?
W: They didn’t really articulate any position regarding the actual business plan. They simply looked at my credit history and determined it was not good enough. They said the bank has strict guidelines and requirements as to who they can lend money to. And I simply don’t meet their financial threshold.
M: (8) What if you ask for a smaller amount? Maybe you could gather capital from other sources, smaller loans from more lenders?
W: You don’t get it. It doesn’t matter the size of the loan I ask for or the type of business I propose. That’s all inconsequential. The first thing every bank will do is studying how much money I have and how much debt I have before they decide whether or not to lend me any more money. (7) If I want to continue ahead with this dream of owning my own business, I have no other choice but to build up my own finances. I need around 20% more in personal savings and 50% less debt. That’s all there is to it.
M: I see now. Well, it’s a huge pity that they rejected your request, but don’t lose hope. I still think that your idea is great and that you will turn it into a phenomenal success.
8. What does the man suggest the woman do?
解析：B。录音中女士说到她被银行拒绝的具体情况，男士接着说如果申请一些数额较小的贷款会怎样，或者可以从不同的贷款机构申请。也就是说，男士建议女士在不同的贷款机构申请更小数额的贷款来筹集资金，也许会不那么容易被拒绝，因此选B。A项未提及，故排除。C项是录音中女士自己说的，并不是男士建议，故排除。D项中提到的商业计划书男士认为很不错，并没有建议修改，故排除。
9、Question 9 is based on the passage you have just heard.
A It is profitable and environmentally friendly.
B It is well located and completely automated.
C It is small and unconventional.
D It is fertile and productive.
答案解析：
Passage One
听力原文
There’s a lot about Leo Sanchez and his farm in Salinas, California (9) that seems unusual. The national average farm size is around 440 acres, but his is only one acre. The average age of farmers hovers around 58 years old, but he is just 26. And Sanchez constantly attempts to improve everything from seeding techniques out in the field to the promotion and sale of his produce online. This is evidence of an experimental approach. (9) It’s an approach not dictated by the confines of conventional, large-scale agriculture led by international corporations.
(10) While farming is often difficult for both the body and mind, Sanchez says he and many of his fellow young farmers are motivated by a desire to set a new standard for agriculture. Many of them are employing a multitude of technologies, some new and some… not so new. (11) Recently, Sanchez bought a hand-operated tool which pulls out weeds and loosens soil. It actually dates back to at least 1701. It stands in sharp contrast to Sanchez’s other gadget: a gas-powered flame weed-killer invented in 1997. He simply doesn’t discriminate when it comes to the newness of tools. If it works, it works.
Farmers have a long history of invention, and it’s no different today. Young farmers are guided by their love for agriculture and aided by their knowledge of technology. To find inexpensive and appropriately-sized tools, they collaborate and innovate. Sometimes the old stuff just works better, or more efficiently.
9. What do we learn about Leo Sanchez’s farm?
解析：C。录音开始时说，桑切斯和他的农场不同寻常，接着说出了不同之处：农场平均面积为400英亩，桑切斯的农场只有1英亩；农民的平均年龄为58，而他只有26岁。之后还提到，桑切斯的实验方法不受传统大规模农业的限制。由此可知，桑切斯的农场与常规的相比面积很小，而且是非传统的，C项表述符合此内容，因此选C。录音中未提及该农场是否盈利、位置好或是多产，故排除其余三项。
10、Question 10 is based on the passage you have just heard.
A Their urge to make farming more enjoyable.
B Their desire to improve farming equipment.
C Their hope to revitalize traditional farming.
D Their wish to set a new farming standard.
答案解析：
Passage One
听力原文
There’s a lot about Leo Sanchez and his farm in Salinas, California (9) that seems unusual. The national average farm size is around 440 acres, but his is only one acre. The average age of farmers hovers around 58 years old, but he is just 26. And Sanchez constantly attempts to improve everything from seeding techniques out in the field to the promotion and sale of his produce online. This is evidence of an experimental approach. (9) It’s an approach not dictated by the confines of conventional, large-scale agriculture led by international corporations.
(10) While farming is often difficult for both the body and mind, Sanchez says he and many of his fellow young farmers are motivated by a desire to set a new standard for agriculture. Many of them are employing a multitude of technologies, some new and some… not so new. (11) Recently, Sanchez bought a hand-operated tool which pulls out weeds and loosens soil. It actually dates back to at least 1701. It stands in sharp contrast to Sanchez’s other gadget: a gas-powered flame weed-killer invented in 1997. He simply doesn’t discriminate when it comes to the newness of tools. If it works, it works.
Farmers have a long history of invention, and it’s no different today. Young farmers are guided by their love for agriculture and aided by their knowledge of technology. To find inexpensive and appropriately-sized tools, they collaborate and innovate. Sometimes the old stuff just works better, or more efficiently.
10. What has motivated Leo Sanchez and his fellow young farmers to engage in farming?
解析：D。录音中间说到，桑切斯和他的农民伙伴们都有一个为农业设立新标准的愿望（motivated by a desire to set a new standard for agriculture），D项描述与此相符，因此选D。原文中并没有其他选项提到的意愿，故排除。
11、Question 11 is based on the passage you have just heard.
A It saves a lot of electricity.
B It needs little maintenance.
C It cause s hardly any pollution.
D It loosens soil while weeding.
答案解析：
Passage One
听力原文
There’s a lot about Leo Sanchez and his farm in Salinas, California (9) that seems unusual. The national average farm size is around 440 acres, but his is only one acre. The average age of farmers hovers around 58 years old, but he is just 26. And Sanchez constantly attempts to improve everything from seeding techniques out in the field to the promotion and sale of his produce online. This is evidence of an experimental approach. (9) It’s an approach not dictated by the confines of conventional, large-scale agriculture led by international corporations.
(10) While farming is often difficult for both the body and mind, Sanchez says he and many of his fellow young farmers are motivated by a desire to set a new standard for agriculture. Many of them are employing a multitude of technologies, some new and some… not so new. (11) Recently, Sanchez bought a hand-operated tool which pulls out weeds and loosens soil. It actually dates back to at least 1701. It stands in sharp contrast to Sanchez’s other gadget: a gas-powered flame weed-killer invented in 1997. He simply doesn’t discriminate when it comes to the newness of tools. If it works, it works.
Farmers have a long history of invention, and it’s no different today. Young farmers are guided by their love for agriculture and aided by their knowledge of technology. To find inexpensive and appropriately-sized tools, they collaborate and innovate. Sometimes the old stuff just works better, or more efficiently.
11. Why did Leo Sanchez buy a hand-operated weeding tool?
解析：D。录音中说到手动除草工具时，说它既可以除草也可以松土，且在后面说到桑切斯不会因为工具的新旧而对其区别对待，只要有用就可以，D项表述符合这一内容，因此选D。A、B、C三项在文中皆未提及，故排除。
12、Question 12 is based on the passage you have just heard.
A It has turned certain insects into a new food source.
B It has started to expand business outside the UK.
C It has imported some exotic foods from overseas.
D It has joined hands with Sainsbury’s to sell pet insects.
答案解析：
Passage Two
听力原文
(12) Eat Grub is Britain’s first new food company that breaks western food boundaries by introducing edible insects as a new source of food. And Sainsbury’s is the first UK supermarket to stock the company’s crunchy roasted crickets.
Sainsbury’s insists that such food is no joke and could be a new, sustainable source of protein. Out of curiosity, I paid a visit to Sainsbury’s. As I put my hand into a packet of crickets with their tiny eyes and legs, the idea of one going in my mouth made me feel a little sick. (13) But the first bite was a pleasant surprise. A little dry and lacking of taste, but at least a wing didn’t get stuck in my throat. The roasted seasoning largely overpowered any other flavor although there was slightly bitter aftertaste. The texture was crunchy, but smelt a little of cat food. Eat Grub also recommends the crickets as a topping for noodles, soups and salads.
(14) The company boasts that its dried crickets contain more protein than beef, chicken and pork, as well as minerals like iron and calcium. Unlike the production of meat, bugs do not use up large amounts of land, water or feed, (15) and insect farming also produces far fewer greenhouse gases. However, despite two billion people worldwide already supplementing their diet with insects, “consumer disgust” remains a large barrier in many western countries. I’m not sure bugs will become a popular snack anytime soon, but they’re definitely food for thought.
12. What do we learn from the passage about the food company Eat Grub?
解析：A。录音开始就说到Eat Grub是一家食品公司，打破了西方的食物界限，引入可食用的昆虫作为一种新的食物来源，A项表述与此相符，因此选A。原文中未提到Eat Grub公司扩展业务或进口异域食物，故排除B、C两项。录音中说到，塞恩斯伯里超市是英国第一家供应Eat Grub的昆虫食品的超市，并非售卖宠物昆虫，故D项错误。
13、Question 13 is based on the passage you have just heard.
A It was really unforgettable.
B It was a pleasant surprise.
C It hurt his throat slightly.
D It made him feel strange.
答案解析：
Passage Two
听力原文
(12) Eat Grub is Britain’s first new food company that breaks western food boundaries by introducing edible insects as a new source of food. And Sainsbury’s is the first UK supermarket to stock the company’s crunchy roasted crickets.
Sainsbury’s insists that such food is no joke and could be a new, sustainable source of protein. Out of curiosity, I paid a visit to Sainsbury’s. As I put my hand into a packet of crickets with their tiny eyes and legs, the idea of one going in my mouth made me feel a little sick. (13) But the first bite was a pleasant surprise. A little dry and lacking of taste, but at least a wing didn’t get stuck in my throat. The roasted seasoning largely overpowered any other flavor although there was slightly bitter aftertaste. The texture was crunchy, but smelt a little of cat food. Eat Grub also recommends the crickets as a topping for noodles, soups and salads.
(14) The company boasts that its dried crickets contain more protein than beef, chicken and pork, as well as minerals like iron and calcium. Unlike the production of meat, bugs do not use up large amounts of land, water or feed, (15) and insect farming also produces far fewer greenhouse gases. However, despite two billion people worldwide already supplementing their diet with insects, “consumer disgust” remains a large barrier in many western countries. I’m not sure bugs will become a popular snack anytime soon, but they’re definitely food for thought.
13. What does the speaker say about his first bite on roasted crickets?
解析：B。录音中间部分说，讲话者出于好奇，去到卖昆虫食品的超市，但尝试烤蟋蟀的第一口竟是意外的惊喜，B项中的a pleasant surprise是原文重现，因此选B。录音中提到了throat，但原文说的是幸好没有蟋蟀的翅膀卡在喉咙里，并没有提到喉咙痛，故C项错误。A、D两项未提及，故排除。
14、Question 14 is based on the passage you have just heard.
A They are more tasty than beef, chicken or pork.
B They are more nutritious than soups and salads.
C They contain more protein than conventional meats.
D They will soon gain popularity throughout the world.
答案解析：
Passage Two
听力原文
(12) Eat Grub is Britain’s first new food company that breaks western food boundaries by introducing edible insects as a new source of food. And Sainsbury’s is the first UK supermarket to stock the company’s crunchy roasted crickets.
Sainsbury’s insists that such food is no joke and could be a new, sustainable source of protein. Out of curiosity, I paid a visit to Sainsbury’s. As I put my hand into a packet of crickets with their tiny eyes and legs, the idea of one going in my mouth made me feel a little sick. (13) But the first bite was a pleasant surprise. A little dry and lacking of taste, but at least a wing didn’t get stuck in my throat. The roasted seasoning largely overpowered any other flavor although there was slightly bitter aftertaste. The texture was crunchy, but smelt a little of cat food. Eat Grub also recommends the crickets as a topping for noodles, soups and salads.
(14) The company boasts that its dried crickets contain more protein than beef, chicken and pork, as well as minerals like iron and calcium. Unlike the production of meat, bugs do not use up large amounts of land, water or feed, (15) and insect farming also produces far fewer greenhouse gases. However, despite two billion people worldwide already supplementing their diet with insects, “consumer disgust” remains a large barrier in many western countries. I’m not sure bugs will become a popular snack anytime soon, but they’re definitely food for thought.
14. What does Eat Grub say about its dried crickets?
解析：C。录音中说到，Eat Grub夸口说他们的蟋蟀干比牛肉、鸡肉和猪肉含有更多的蛋白质、铁和钙等矿物质。C项中的more protein是原文重现，conventional meat则指代牛肉，鸡肉和猪肉等传统肉类，因此选C。而录音中只说到，这家公司夸口蟋蟀干比其他肉类含有更多蛋白质，并没有说美味，他们推荐蟋蟀作为汤和沙拉的配料，并不是比它们更营养，而录音最后说，说话者并不确定这种食物是否会流行，故A、B、D项错误。
15、Question 15 is based on the passage you have just heard.
A It is environmentally friendly.
B It is a promising industry.
C It requires new technology.
D It saves huge amounts of labour.
答案解析：
Passage Two
听力原文
(12) Eat Grub is Britain’s first new food company that breaks western food boundaries by introducing edible insects as a new source of food. And Sainsbury’s is the first UK supermarket to stock the company’s crunchy roasted crickets.
Sainsbury’s insists that such food is no joke and could be a new, sustainable source of protein. Out of curiosity, I paid a visit to Sainsbury’s. As I put my hand into a packet of crickets with their tiny eyes and legs, the idea of one going in my mouth made me feel a little sick. (13) But the first bite was a pleasant surprise. A little dry and lacking of taste, but at least a wing didn’t get stuck in my throat. The roasted seasoning largely overpowered any other flavor although there was slightly bitter aftertaste. The texture was crunchy, but smelt a little of cat food. Eat Grub also recommends the crickets as a topping for noodles, soups and salads.
(14) The company boasts that its dried crickets contain more protein than beef, chicken and pork, as well as minerals like iron and calcium. Unlike the production of meat, bugs do not use up large amounts of land, water or feed, (15) and insect farming also produces far fewer greenhouse gases. However, despite two billion people worldwide already supplementing their diet with insects, “consumer disgust” remains a large barrier in many western countries. I’m not sure bugs will become a popular snack anytime soon, but they’re definitely food for thought.
15. What does the passage say about insect farming?
解析：A。录音后面部分讲到，昆虫的加工生产不会耗费大量的土地、水和饲料，而且相较于肉类生产，它产生的温室气体要少得多，A项中的environmentally friendly是对这一内容的概括，因此选A。录音中提到昆虫加工生产不会消耗大量的土地、水或饲料，但并未提到会节省劳动力，D项属于过度引申，故排除。B、C两项未提及，故排除。
Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension
16、Question 16 is based on the recording you have just heard.
A To categorize different types of learners.
B To find out what students prefer to learn.
C To understand the mechanism of the human brain.
D To see if they are inherent traits affecting learning.
答案解析：
Recording One
听力原文
Have you ever had someone try to explain something to you a dozen times with no luck—but then, when you see a picture, the idea finally clicks? If that sounds familiar, maybe you might consider yourself a visual learner. Or, if reading or listening does the trick, maybe you feel like you’re a verbal learner.
We call these labels learning styles, but is there really a way to categorize different types of students? Well, it actually seems that multiple presentation formats, especially if one of them is visual, help most people learn.
(16) When psychologists and educators test for learning styles, they’re trying to figure out whether these are inherent traits that affect how well students learn, instead of just a preference. Usually, they start by giving a survey to figure out what style a student favors, like visual or verbal learning. Then, they try to teach the students something with a specific presentation style, like using visual aids, and do a follow-up test to see how much they learned. That way, the researchers can see if the self-identified verbal learners really learned better when the information was just spoken aloud, for example.
(17) But, according to a 2008 review, only one study that followed this design found that students actually learned best with their preferred style. But the study had some big flaws. The researchers excluded two thirds of the original participants because they didn’t seem to have any clear learning style from the survey at the beginning, and they didn’t even report the actual test scores in the final paper. So, it doesn’t really seem like learning styles are an inherent trait that we all have. But, that doesn’t mean that all students will do amazingly if they just spend all their time reading from a textbook.
Instead, most people seem to learn better if they’re taught in several ways, especially if one is visual. In one study, researchers tested whether students remembered lists of words better if they heard them, saw them, or both. And everyone seemed to do better if they got to see the words in print, even the self-identified auditory learners. Their preference didn’t seem to matter.
Similar studies tested whether students learned basic physics and chemistry concepts better by reading plain text or viewing pictures, too. (18) And everyone did better with the help of pictures.
16. Why do psychologists and educators study learning styles?
解析：D。录音中提到心理学家和教育学家时，说他们进行测试是试图弄清楚这些学习方式是否是影响学习效果的固有特质，而不仅是一种个人偏好，D项中的inherent traits是原词重现，因此选D。录音中提到了categorize different types of students，但原文是在就此提出疑问，并非是心理学家和教育学家研究学习方式的目的，故A项错误。
17、Question 17 is based on the recording you have just heard.
A It was defective.
B It was misguided.
C It was original in design.
D It was thought-provoking.
答案解析：
Recording One
听力原文
Have you ever had someone try to explain something to you a dozen times with no luck—but then, when you see a picture, the idea finally clicks? If that sounds familiar, maybe you might consider yourself a visual learner. Or, if reading or listening does the trick, maybe you feel like you’re a verbal learner.
We call these labels learning styles, but is there really a way to categorize different types of students? Well, it actually seems that multiple presentation formats, especially if one of them is visual, help most people learn.
(16) When psychologists and educators test for learning styles, they’re trying to figure out whether these are inherent traits that affect how well students learn, instead of just a preference. Usually, they start by giving a survey to figure out what style a student favors, like visual or verbal learning. Then, they try to teach the students something with a specific presentation style, like using visual aids, and do a follow-up test to see how much they learned. That way, the researchers can see if the self-identified verbal learners really learned better when the information was just spoken aloud, for example.
(17) But, according to a 2008 review, only one study that followed this design found that students actually learned best with their preferred style. But the study had some big flaws. The researchers excluded two thirds of the original participants because they didn’t seem to have any clear learning style from the survey at the beginning, and they didn’t even report the actual test scores in the final paper. So, it doesn’t really seem like learning styles are an inherent trait that we all have. But, that doesn’t mean that all students will do amazingly if they just spend all their time reading from a textbook.
Instead, most people seem to learn better if they’re taught in several ways, especially if one is visual. In one study, researchers tested whether students remembered lists of words better if they heard them, saw them, or both. And everyone seemed to do better if they got to see the words in print, even the self-identified auditory learners. Their preference didn’t seem to matter.
Similar studies tested whether students learned basic physics and chemistry concepts better by reading plain text or viewing pictures, too. (18) And everyone did better with the help of pictures.
17. What does the speakers say about one study mentioned in the 2008 review?
解析：A。录音中提到2008年的一项报告评论时，讲到只有一项遵循上述设计的研究发现，学生用喜欢的方式学习会学得更好，但是这项研究有一些重大缺陷。A项中的defective是对录音中some big flaws的同义转换，因此选A。
18、Question 18 is based on the recording you have just heard.
A Auditory aids are as important as visual aids.
B Visual aids are helpful to all types of learners.
C Reading plain texts is more effective than viewing pictures.
D Scientific concepts are hard to understand without visual aids.
答案解析：
Recording One
听力原文
Have you ever had someone try to explain something to you a dozen times with no luck—but then, when you see a picture, the idea finally clicks? If that sounds familiar, maybe you might consider yourself a visual learner. Or, if reading or listening does the trick, maybe you feel like you’re a verbal learner.
We call these labels learning styles, but is there really a way to categorize different types of students? Well, it actually seems that multiple presentation formats, especially if one of them is visual, help most people learn.
(16) When psychologists and educators test for learning styles, they’re trying to figure out whether these are inherent traits that affect how well students learn, instead of just a preference. Usually, they start by giving a survey to figure out what style a student favors, like visual or verbal learning. Then, they try to teach the students something with a specific presentation style, like using visual aids, and do a follow-up test to see how much they learned. That way, the researchers can see if the self-identified verbal learners really learned better when the information was just spoken aloud, for example.
(17) But, according to a 2008 review, only one study that followed this design found that students actually learned best with their preferred style. But the study had some big flaws. The researchers excluded two thirds of the original participants because they didn’t seem to have any clear learning style from the survey at the beginning, and they didn’t even report the actual test scores in the final paper. So, it doesn’t really seem like learning styles are an inherent trait that we all have. But, that doesn’t mean that all students will do amazingly if they just spend all their time reading from a textbook.
Instead, most people seem to learn better if they’re taught in several ways, especially if one is visual. In one study, researchers tested whether students remembered lists of words better if they heard them, saw them, or both. And everyone seemed to do better if they got to see the words in print, even the self-identified auditory learners. Their preference didn’t seem to matter.
Similar studies tested whether students learned basic physics and chemistry concepts better by reading plain text or viewing pictures, too. (18) And everyone did better with the help of pictures.
18. What message does the speaker want to convey about learning at the end of the talk?
解析：B。录音后面部分讲到，在视觉辅助下，每个学生的表现都要更好，即使是那些自认为属于听觉型学习者的学生也同样如此。录音最后提到，在学习基本的物理和化学概念时，依旧是在图片辅助下的学生学得更好，B项表述符合此内容，因此选B。A项与原文意思相悖，需排除。C项说阅读纯文本比看图片更有效，与原文不符，故排除。D项说没有视觉辅助，科学概念很难理解，而文中只是说在图片辅助下会学得更好，属于过度推断，故排除。
19、Question 19 is based on the recording you have just heard.
A Not playing a role in a workplace revolution.
B Not benefiting from free-market capitalism.
C Not earning enough money to provide for the family.
D Not spending enough time on family life and leisure.
答案解析：
Recording Two
听力原文
Free-market capitalism hasn’t freed us—it has trapped us. It’s imperative for us to embrace a workplace revolution. We are unlikely to spend our last moments regretting that we didn’t spend enough of our lives slaving away at work. (19) We may instead find ourselves feeling guilty about the time we didn’t spend watching our children grow, or with our loved ones, or travelling, or on the cultural or leisure pursuits that bring us happiness. Unfortunately, the average full-time employee in the world works 42 hours a week, well over a third of the time we are awake. Some of our all too precious time is being stolen: office workers do around two billion hours of unpaid overtime each year. So it is extremely welcome that some government coalitions have started looking into potentially cutting the working week to four days.
The champions of free market capitalism promised their way of life would bring us freedom. But it wasn’t freedom at all: from the lack of secure, affordable housing to growing job insecurity and rising personal debt, the individual is trapped. (20) Nine decades ago, leading economists predicted that technological advances and rising productivity would mean that we’d be working a 15-hour week by now: that target has been somewhat missed.
Here is the most malignant threat to our personal freedom, particularly as the balance of power in the workplace has been shifted so dramatically from worker to boss. A huge portion of our lives involves the surrender of our freedom and personal autonomy. (21) It’s time in which we are directed by the needs and desires of others, and denied the right to make our own choices. That’s bad for us: it is hardly surprising that over half a million workers suffer from work-related mental health conditions each year, or that 15.4 million working days were lost to work-related stress last year, a jump of nearly a quarter.
Yes, there are those who, far from being overworked, actually seek more hours. But a shorter working week would enable us to redistribute hours from the overworked to the underworked. We need to look at ways of cutting the working week without slashing living standards: after all, the world’s workers have already suffered the worst deduction in wages since the early 1800s. And cutting the working week would be conducive to the individual, giving millions of workers more time to spend as they see fit.
19. What do people often feel guilty about according to the speaker?
解析：D。录音开始说，我们被自由市场资本主义所困，需要进行一场职场革命。我们不会为工作上少花时间而懊悔，却会因为没有花时间看着孩子长大、陪伴我们所爱的人，没有去旅行，或者没有花时间享受文化休闲活动来让自己快乐而感到愧疚，D项表述是对此内容的概括总结，因此选D。A、B两项属于细节拼凑，分别利用workplace revolution和free-market capitalism进行干扰，但意思均与原文不符，故排除。C项在录音中并未提及，故排除。
20、Question 20 is based on the recording you have just heard.
A People would be working only fifteen hours a week now.
B The balance of power in the workplace would change.
C Technological advances would create many new jobs.
D Most workers could afford to have house of their own.
答案解析：
Recording Two
听力原文
Free-market capitalism hasn’t freed us—it has trapped us. It’s imperative for us to embrace a workplace revolution. We are unlikely to spend our last moments regretting that we didn’t spend enough of our lives slaving away at work. (19) We may instead find ourselves feeling guilty about the time we didn’t spend watching our children grow, or with our loved ones, or travelling, or on the cultural or leisure pursuits that bring us happiness. Unfortunately, the average full-time employee in the world works 42 hours a week, well over a third of the time we are awake. Some of our all too precious time is being stolen: office workers do around two billion hours of unpaid overtime each year. So it is extremely welcome that some government coalitions have started looking into potentially cutting the working week to four days.
The champions of free market capitalism promised their way of life would bring us freedom. But it wasn’t freedom at all: from the lack of secure, affordable housing to growing job insecurity and rising personal debt, the individual is trapped. (20) Nine decades ago, leading economists predicted that technological advances and rising productivity would mean that we’d be working a 15-hour week by now: that target has been somewhat missed.
Here is the most malignant fret to our personal freedom, particularly as the balance of power in the workplace has been shifted so dramatically from worker to boss. A huge portion of our lives involves the surrender of our freedom and personal autonomy. (21) It’s time in which we are directed by the needs and desires of others, and denied the right to make our own choices. That’s bad for us: it is hardly surprising that over half a million workers suffer from work-related mental health conditions each year, or that 15.4 million working days were lost to work-related stress last year, a jump of nearly a quarter.
Yes, there are those who, far from being overworked, actually seek more hours. But a shorter working week would enable us to redistribute hours from the overworked to the underworked. We need to look at ways of cutting the working week without slashing living standards: after all, the world’s workers have already suffered the worst deduction in wages since the early 1800s. And cutting the working week would be conducive to the individual, giving millions of workers more time to spend as they see fit.
20. What did leading economists predict 90 years ago?
解析：A。题干中的90 years ago是对录音中nine decades ago的同义替换，录音中说到90年前的主流经济学家曾预测，由于科技进步，以后人们可能一周只需工作15个小时，A项表述与此内容相符，故选A。录音中提到了the balance of power…has been shifted，但这并不是经济学家作出的预测，故B项错误。C项在录音中未提及，故排除。D项中“能够负担得起自己的房子”与原文中的the lack of secure, affordable housing意思相反，故排除。
21、Question 21 is based on the recording you have just heard.
A Loss of workers’ personal dignity.
B Deprivation of workers’ creativity.
C Deterioration of workers’ mental health.
D Unequal distribution of working hours.
答案解析：
Recording Two
听力原文
Free-market capitalism hasn’t freed us—it has trapped us. It’s imperative for us to embrace a workplace revolution. We are unlikely to spend our last moments regretting that we didn’t spend enough of our lives slaving away at work. (19) We may instead find ourselves feeling guilty about the time we didn’t spend watching our children grow, or with our loved ones, or travelling, or on the cultural or leisure pursuits that bring us happiness. Unfortunately, the average full-time employee in the world works 42 hours a week, well over a third of the time we are awake. Some of our all too precious time is being stolen: office workers do around two billion hours of unpaid overtime each year. So it is extremely welcome that some government coalitions have started looking into potentially cutting the working week to four days.
The champions of free market capitalism promised their way of life would bring us freedom. But it wasn’t freedom at all: from the lack of secure, affordable housing to growing job insecurity and rising personal debt, the individual is trapped. (20) Nine decades ago, leading economists predicted that technological advances and rising productivity would mean that we’d be working a 15-hour week by now: that target has been somewhat missed.
Here is the most malignant fret to our personal freedom, particularly as the balance of power in the workplace has been shifted so dramatically from worker to boss. A huge portion of our lives involves the surrender of our freedom and personal autonomy. (21) It’s time in which we are directed by the needs and desires of others, and denied the right to make our own choices. That’s bad for us: it is hardly surprising that over half a million workers suffer from work-related mental health conditions each year, or that 15.4 million working days were lost to work-related stress last year, a jump of nearly a quarter.
Yes, there are those who, far from being overworked, actually seek more hours. But a shorter working week would enable us to redistribute hours from the overworked to the underworked. We need to look at ways of cutting the working week without slashing living standards: after all, the world’s workers have already suffered the worst deduction in wages since the early 1800s. And cutting the working week would be conducive to the individual, giving millions of workers more time to spend as they see fit.
21. What is the result of denying workers’ right to make their own choices?
解析：C。录音中后面部分说到，我们处于一个没有自主选择权的时代，这对我们很不利，接着举例说这一情况造成的后果，即每年有超过50万的劳动者患上精神方面的疾病，C项表述符合此内容，因此选C。原文中只是提到更短的工作周将使我们能够重新分配工作时间，并不是说工作时间的不平等分配是后果，故排除D项。A、B两项在原文中未提及，故排除。
22、Question 22 is based on the recording you have just heard.
A It is the worst managed airport in German history.
B It is now the biggest and busiest airport in Europe.
C It has become something of a joke among Germans.
D It has become a typical symbol of German efficiency.
答案解析：
Recording Three
听力原文
Today I’m going to talk about Germany’s dream airport in Berlin. The airport looks exactly like every other major modern airport in Europe, except for one big problem: more than seven years after it was originally supposed to open, it still stands empty. Germany is known for its efficiency and refined engineering, but when it comes to its new ghost airport this reputation could not be further from the truth. (22) Plagued by long delays, perpetual mismanagement and ever-soaring costs, the airport has become something of a joke among Germans—and a source of frustration for local politicians, business leaders and residents alike.
Planning for the new airport began in 1989. (23) At the time, it became clear that the newly-reunified Berlin would need a modern airport with far greater capacity than its existing airports. The city broke ground on the new airport in 2006. The first major sign of problems came in summer 2010, when the construction corporation pushed the opening from October 2011 to June 2012. In 2012, the city planned an opening ceremony but less than a month beforehand, inspectors found significant problems with the fire safety system and pushed the opening back again to 2013.
(24) It wasn’t just the smoke system: many other major problems subsequently emerged. More than 90 metres of cable were incorrectly installed; 4,000 doors were wrongly numbered; escalators were too short, and there was a shortage of check-in desks.
So why, with so many problems discovered, didn’t the airport corporation decide to give up on the project and start over? The reason is simple: people are often hesitant to terminate a project when they’ve already invested time or resources into it, even if it might make logical sense to do so.
The longer the delays continued, the more problems inspectors found. Leadership of the planning corporation has changed hands nearly as many times as the opening date has been pushed back. Initially, rather than appointing a general contractor to run the project, the corporation decided to manage it themselves despite lack of experience with an undertaking of that scale.
(25) To compound the delays, the unused airport is resulting in massive costs. Every month it remains unopened costs between 9 and 10 million euros.
Assuming all goes well, the airport should open in October 2020. But the still-empty airport stands as the biggest embarrassment to Germany’s reputation for efficiency—and a continuing drain on city and state resources.
22. What does the speaker say about the dream airport in Berlin?
解析：C。录音中说到柏林的梦想机场时，提到除了仍未开放，空空如也，它和其他欧洲的机场没什么两样，接着说到这与德国在效率方面的名声相去甚远，已经成为了德国人的一个笑话，C项的a joke among Germans是原文重现，因此选C。A项因机场尚未运行，不存在管理好坏的情况，而B、D两项与录音内容相悖，故均排除。
23、Question 23 is based on the recording you have just heard.
A The city’s airports are outdated.
B The city had just been reunified.
C The city wanted to boost its economy.
D The city wanted to attract more tourists.
答案解析：
Recording Three
听力原文
Today I’m going to talk about Germany’s dream airport in Berlin. The airport looks exactly like every other major modern airport in Europe, except for one big problem: more than seven years after it was originally supposed to open, it still stands empty. Germany is known for its efficiency and refined engineering, but when it comes to its new ghost airport this reputation could not be further from the truth. (22) Plagued by long delays, perpetual mismanagement and ever-soaring costs, the airport has become something of a joke among Germans—and a source of frustration for local politicians, business leaders and residents alike.
Planning for the new airport began in 1989. (23) At the time, it became clear that the newly-reunified Berlin would need a modern airport with far greater capacity than its existing airports. The city broke ground on the new airport in 2006. The first major sign of problems came in summer 2010, when the construction corporation pushed the opening from October 2011 to June 2012. In 2012, the city planned an opening ceremony but less than a month beforehand, inspectors found significant problems with the fire safety system and pushed the opening back again to 2013.
(24) It wasn’t just the smoke system: many other major problems subsequently emerged. More than 90 metres of cable were incorrectly installed; 4,000 doors were wrongly numbered; escalators were too short, and there was a shortage of check-in desks.
So why, with so many problems discovered, didn’t the airport corporation decide to give up on the project and start over? The reason is simple: people are often hesitant to terminate a project when they’ve already invested time or resources into it, even if it might make logical sense to do so.
The longer the delays continued, the more problems inspectors found. Leadership of the planning corporation has changed hands nearly as many times as the opening date has been pushed back. Initially, rather than appointing a general contractor to run the project, the corporation decided to manage it themselves despite lack of experience with an undertaking of that scale.
(25) To compound the delays, the unused airport is resulting in massive costs. Every month it remains unopened costs between 9 and 10 million euros.
Assuming all goes well, the airport should open in October 2020. But the still-empty airport stands as the biggest embarrassment to Germany’s reputation for efficiency—and a continuing drain on city and state resources.
23. Why was there a need for a new airport in Berlin?
解析：A。录音中提到，重新统一后的柏林需要一个比现有机场容量大得多的现代机场，说明之前的机场已经无法满足柏林新时期的需求，故选A。B项的干扰性较强，虽然reunified在原文中提到过，但“城市重新统一”主要是作为时代背景，而不是需要建设新机场的直接原因，故排除。
24、Question 24 is based on the recording you have just heard.
A The municipal government kept changing hands.
B The construction firm breached the contract.
C Shortage of funding delayed its construction.
D Problems of different kinds kept popping up.
答案解析：
Recording Three
听力原文
Today I’m going to talk about Germany’s dream airport in Berlin. The airport looks exactly like every other major modern airport in Europe, except for one big problem: more than seven years after it was originally supposed to open, it still stands empty. Germany is known for its efficiency and refined engineering, but when it comes to its new ghost airport this reputation could not be further from the truth. (22) Plagued by long delays, perpetual mismanagement and ever-soaring costs, the airport has become something of a joke among Germans—and a source of frustration for local politicians, business leaders and residents alike.
Planning for the new airport began in 1989. (23) At the time, it became clear that the newly-reunified Berlin would need a modern airport with far greater capacity than its existing airports. The city broke ground on the new airport in 2006. The first major sign of problems came in summer 2010, when the construction corporation pushed the opening from October 2011 to June 2012. In 2012, the city planned an opening ceremony but less than a month beforehand, inspectors found significant problems with the fire safety system and pushed the opening back again to 2013.
(24) It wasn’t just the smoke system: many other major problems subsequently emerged. More than 90 metres of cable were incorrectly installed; 4,000 doors were wrongly numbered; escalators were too short, and there was a shortage of check-in desks.
So why, with so many problems discovered, didn’t the airport corporation decide to give up on the project and start over? The reason is simple: people are often hesitant to terminate a project when they’ve already invested time or resources into it, even if it might make logical sense to do so.
The longer the delays continued, the more problems inspectors found. Leadership of the planning corporation has changed hands nearly as many times as the opening date has been pushed back. Initially, rather than appointing a general contractor to run the project, the corporation decided to manage it themselves despite lack of experience with an undertaking of that scale.
(25) To compound the delays, the unused airport is resulting in massive costs. Every month it remains unopened costs between 9 and 10 million euros.
Assuming all goes well, the airport should open in October 2020. But the still-empty airport stands as the biggest embarrassment to Germany’s reputation for efficiency—and a continuing drain on city and state resources.
24. Why did Berlin postpone the opening of its dream airport again and again?
解析：D。回答此问题需要对文章内容做出概括，录音中说到新机场第一次出现问题是在2010年，之后2011年推迟开业仪式，开业前由于发现消防问题又再次推迟开业，拖延的时间越长，检查员发现的问题就越多。D项描述是对此内容的概括总结，因此选D。录音中提到规划公司高层的变动，并非市政府的变动，并且不是机场延迟运营的原因，故排除A项。建设的延期并非是因为资金短缺，故排除C项。
25、Question 25 is based on the recording you have just heard.
A Tourism industry in Berlin suffers.
B All kinds of equipment gets rusted.
C Huge maintenance costs accumulate.
D Complaints by local residents increase.
答案解析：
Recording Three
听力原文
Today I’m going to talk about Germany’s dream airport in Berlin. The airport looks exactly like every other major modern airport in Europe, except for one big problem: more than seven years after it was originally supposed to open, it still stands empty. Germany is known for its efficiency and refined engineering, but when it comes to its new ghost airport this reputation could not be further from the truth. (22) Plagued by long delays, perpetual mismanagement and ever-soaring costs, the airport has become something of a joke among Germans—and a source of frustration for local politicians, business leaders and residents alike.
Planning for the new airport began in 1989. (23) At the time, it became clear that the newly-reunified Berlin would need a modern airport with far greater capacity than its existing airports. The city broke ground on the new airport in 2006. The first major sign of problems came in summer 2010, when the construction corporation pushed the opening from October 2011 to June 2012. In 2012, the city planned an opening ceremony but less than a month beforehand, inspectors found significant problems with the fire safety system and pushed the opening back again to 2013.
(24) It wasn’t just the smoke system: many other major problems subsequently emerged. More than 90 metres of cable were incorrectly installed; 4,000 doors were wrongly numbered; escalators were too short, and there was a shortage of check-in desks.
So why, with so many problems discovered, didn’t the airport corporation decide to give up on the project and start over? The reason is simple: people are often hesitant to terminate a project when they’ve already invested time or resources into it, even if it might make logical sense to do so.
The longer the delays continued, the more problems inspectors found. Leadership of the planning corporation has changed hands nearly as many times as the opening date has been pushed back. Initially, rather than appointing a general contractor to run the project, the corporation decided to manage it themselves despite lack of experience with an undertaking of that scale.
(25) To compound the delays, the unused airport is resulting in massive costs. Every month it remains unopened costs between 9 and 10 million euros.
Assuming all goes well, the airport should open in October 2020. But the still-empty airport stands as the biggest embarrassment to Germany’s reputation for efficiency—and a continuing drain on city and state resources.
25. What happens while the airport remains unused?
解析：C。录音后面部分说到，闲置的机场产生了巨额的费用，在持续不开业的状态下，每个月的费用会在900万到1000万欧元之间，C项描述是对此内容的概括，因此选C。
Part III Reading Comprehension
The number of devices you can talk to is multiplying—first it was your phone, then your car, and now you can tell your kitchen appliances what to do. But even without gadgets that understand our spoken commands, research suggests that, as bizarre as it sounds, under certain (26)_____, people regularly ascribe human traits to everyday objects.
Sometimes we see things as human because we are (27)_____. In one experiment, people who reported feeling isolated were more likely than others to attribute (28)_____ to various gadgets. In turn, feeling close to objects can (29)_____ loneliness. When college students were reminded of a time they had been (30)_____ in a social setting, they compensated by exaggerating their number of friends—unless they were first given tasks that caused them to interact with their phone as if it had human qualities. According to the researchers, the participants’ phones (31)_____ substituted for real friends.
At other times, we personify products in an effort to understand them. One study found that three in four respondents yelled at their computer. Further, the more their computer gave them problems, the more likely the respondents were to report that it had its own “beliefs and (32)_____”.
So how do people assign traits to an object? In part, we rely on looks. On humans, wide faces are (33)_____ with dominance. Similarly, people rated cars, clocks, and watches with wide faces as more dominant-looking than narrow-faced ones, and preferred them—especially in (34)_____ situations. An analysis of car sales in Germany found that cars with grilles (护栅) that were upturned like smiles sold best. The purchasers saw this (35)_____ as increasing a car’s friendliness.
26、 (1)
A feature
B excluded
C associated
D lonely
E desires
F conceded
G spectacularly
H circumstances
I arrogant
J competitive
K apparently
L separate
M warrant
N consciousness
O alleviate
答案解析：
名词
circumstances 环境；状况
consciousness 意识；知觉
desires 欲望；诉求
feature 特色；容貌
warrant 根据；证明
动词
alleviate 减轻；缓和
associated 联系
conceded 承认；退让
desires 渴望；想要
excluded 排斥；排除
feature 以……为特点；由……主演
seperate 分开；分离
warrant 保证；批准
形容词
arrogant 自大的；傲慢的
associated 关联的；联合的
competitive 竞争的
lonely 寂寞的；偏僻的
seperate 分开的
副词
apparently 显然地
spectacularly 壮观地
26. circumstances
解析：名词辨析题。空格前是形容词certain（某事；某人；某种），空格处应该填入名词。本段前半部分告诉我们，越来越多的设备能按照人类的指示做出回应，后半段提到，在某些____，人类通常会将人类的特性赋予日常物品，因此circumstances符合句意，即在某些情况下，就算物品听不懂我们在说什么，我们也会将它们拟人化，从而使本段前后形成对比。
27. lonely
解析：形容词辨析题。空格前为系动词are，空格处应填入形容词或名词作表语。空格处句意为，有时我们会因为____，就把物品拟人化了。本段后面出现的isolated和loneliness都表示人们会因为孤独而向一些物品赋予自己的情感，故本空格应填入lonely，意为因为孤独而将物品看作人。
28. consciousness
解析：名词辨析题。空格前面为及物动词attribute，后面为介词to，故空格处应填入名词作宾语。根据句意，感到孤独的人更容易将____ 寄托于各样的小物件，feeling isolated指的是一种意识。选择名词中的consciousness填入后，意为将自己的意识想法向这些小物件倾诉，符合题意。
29. alleviate
解析：动词辨析题。空格前面为can，后面为名词loneliness，故空格处应填入动词原形，与can共同构成谓语。空格处句意为，与物品亲近可以 ____ 孤独感，上文中提到孤独的人更倾向于将物品拟人化，以此来作为心里安慰，因此此处填入alleviate，意为与物品亲近可以缓解孤独感，符合题意。
30. excluded
解析：动词辨析题。空格前面为have been，故空格处应填入动词过去分词。此处句意为，当大学生们想起他们曾在社交场合被 ____ 的经历时，他们会通过夸大自己的朋友数量来进行心理上的补偿。通过“补偿”可知，空格处应该要表达一种消极的情况，故填入excluded，代入句中为“被排挤的经历”，符合题意。
31. apparently
解析：副词辨析题。空格所在句子主干成分完整，空格位于主语和谓语动词之间，因此应填入副词。副词选项只有两个，将apprantly代入原句中符合题意，意为：对参与者们来说，手机显然取代了真实的朋友。
32. desires
解析：名词辨析题。and连接前后并列成分，空格通过and与beliefs相并列，故也应填入名词。根据句意，他们的电脑出的问题越多，受访者们越相信电脑有自己的“信念和____”。空格处应填入和beliefs相一致的名词复数，都能表示“人的特性”，将desires（欲望；诉求）代入原句意为，相信电脑有自己的“信念和诉求”，符合题意。
33. associated
解析：动词辨析题。空格前面为are，空格后为介词with，因此空格处应填入形容词或动词过去分词与are一同构成谓语。该句字面意思为，宽脸庞与统治地位____。根据上下文提到的人们依赖于外表给物品赋予人的性格，而同样地，人们认为框架较宽的汽车、表盘面积较大的钟表和手表比那些“窄脸盘”的看起来更具气场，也会更加青睐前者，因此此处应该表达两者相关的含义，故将associated代入原文，意为人们觉得面部较宽的人有领导者风范，符合题意。
34. competitive
解析：形容词辨析题。空格前为介词in，后接名词situation，故空格应填入形容词作定语。根据上文出现的dominant（占优势的）一词，可以推测出competitive与之相呼应，符合句意，代入原文意为人们认为框架较宽的汽车、表盘面积较大的钟表和手表更能体现出自己的地位，看起来更具气场，尤其是在竞争激烈的环境中。
35. feature
解析：名词辨析题。空格前面是谓语动词saw与代词this，故空格处应填入名词作宾语。上文提到，那些带有像笑脸一样呈上弯弧度的护栅的汽车销量最好，空格所在句意思为，购买者认为这个____使汽车更有亲和力。因此可推断，此处应填入能表达上面提到的该汽车特性的词语，将feature代入原文，意为，购买者认为这个特点使汽车更有亲和力，符合题意。
27、 (2)
A feature
B excluded
C associated
D lonely
E desires
F conceded
G spectacularly
H circumstances
I arrogant
J competitive
K apparently
L separate
M warrant
N consciousness
O alleviate
答案解析：
名词
circumstances 环境；状况
consciousness 意识；知觉
desires 欲望；诉求
feature 特色；容貌
warrant 根据；证明
动词
alleviate 减轻；缓和
associated 联系
conceded 承认；退让
desires 渴望；想要
excluded 排斥；排除
feature 以……为特点；由……主演
seperate 分开；分离
warrant 保证；批准
形容词
arrogant 自大的；傲慢的
associated 关联的；联合的
competitive 竞争的
lonely 寂寞的；偏僻的
seperate 分开的
副词
apparently 显然地
spectacularly 壮观地
26. circumstances
解析：名词辨析题。空格前是形容词certain（某事；某人；某种），空格处应该填入名词。本段前半部分告诉我们，越来越多的设备能按照人类的指示做出回应，后半段提到，在某些____，人类通常会将人类的特性赋予日常物品，因此circumstances符合句意，即在某些情况下，就算物品听不懂我们在说什么，我们也会将它们拟人化，从而使本段前后形成对比。
27. lonely
解析：形容词辨析题。空格前为系动词are，空格处应填入形容词或名词作表语。空格处句意为，有时我们会因为____，就把物品拟人化了。本段后面出现的isolated和loneliness都表示人们会因为孤独而向一些物品赋予自己的情感，故本空格应填入lonely，意为因为孤独而将物品看作人。
28. consciousness
解析：名词辨析题。空格前面为及物动词attribute，后面为介词to，故空格处应填入名词作宾语。根据句意，感到孤独的人更容易将____ 寄托于各样的小物件，feeling isolated指的是一种意识。选择名词中的consciousness填入后，意为将自己的意识想法向这些小物件倾诉，符合题意。
29. alleviate
解析：动词辨析题。空格前面为can，后面为名词loneliness，故空格处应填入动词原形，与can共同构成谓语。空格处句意为，与物品亲近可以 ____ 孤独感，上文中提到孤独的人更倾向于将物品拟人化，以此来作为心里安慰，因此此处填入alleviate，意为与物品亲近可以缓解孤独感，符合题意。
30. excluded
解析：动词辨析题。空格前面为have been，故空格处应填入动词过去分词。此处句意为，当大学生们想起他们曾在社交场合被 ____ 的经历时，他们会通过夸大自己的朋友数量来进行心理上的补偿。通过“补偿”可知，空格处应该要表达一种消极的情况，故填入excluded，代入句中为“被排挤的经历”，符合题意。
31. apparently
解析：副词辨析题。空格所在句子主干成分完整，空格位于主语和谓语动词之间，因此应填入副词。副词选项只有两个，将apprantly代入原句中符合题意，意为：对参与者们来说，手机显然取代了真实的朋友。
32. desires
解析：名词辨析题。and连接前后并列成分，空格通过and与beliefs相并列，故也应填入名词。根据句意，他们的电脑出的问题越多，受访者们越相信电脑有自己的“信念和____”。空格处应填入和beliefs相一致的名词复数，都能表示“人的特性”，将desires（欲望；诉求）代入原句意为，相信电脑有自己的“信念和诉求”，符合题意。
33. associated
解析：动词辨析题。空格前面为are，空格后为介词with，因此空格处应填入形容词或动词过去分词与are一同构成谓语。该句字面意思为，宽脸庞与统治地位____。根据上下文提到的人们依赖于外表给物品赋予人的性格，而同样地，人们认为框架较宽的汽车、表盘面积较大的钟表和手表比那些“窄脸盘”的看起来更具气场，也会更加青睐前者，因此此处应该表达两者相关的含义，故将associated代入原文，意为人们觉得面部较宽的人有领导者风范，符合题意。
34. competitive
解析：形容词辨析题。空格前为介词in，后接名词situation，故空格应填入形容词作定语。根据上文出现的dominant（占优势的）一词，可以推测出competitive与之相呼应，符合句意，代入原文意为人们认为框架较宽的汽车、表盘面积较大的钟表和手表更能体现出自己的地位，看起来更具气场，尤其是在竞争激烈的环境中。
35. feature
解析：名词辨析题。空格前面是谓语动词saw与代词this，故空格处应填入名词作宾语。上文提到，那些带有像笑脸一样呈上弯弧度的护栅的汽车销量最好，空格所在句意思为，购买者认为这个____使汽车更有亲和力。因此可推断，此处应填入能表达上面提到的该汽车特性的词语，将feature代入原文，意为，购买者认为这个特点使汽车更有亲和力，符合题意。
28、 (3)
A feature
B excluded
C associated
D lonely
E desires
F conceded
G spectacularly
H circumstances
I arrogant
J competitive
K apparently
L separate
M warrant
N consciousness
O alleviate
答案解析：
名词
circumstances 环境；状况
consciousness 意识；知觉
desires 欲望；诉求
feature 特色；容貌
warrant 根据；证明
动词
alleviate 减轻；缓和
associated 联系
conceded 承认；退让
desires 渴望；想要
excluded 排斥；排除
feature 以……为特点；由……主演
seperate 分开；分离
warrant 保证；批准
形容词
arrogant 自大的；傲慢的
associated 关联的；联合的
competitive 竞争的
lonely 寂寞的；偏僻的
seperate 分开的
副词
apparently 显然地
spectacularly 壮观地
26. circumstances
解析：名词辨析题。空格前是形容词certain（某事；某人；某种），空格处应该填入名词。本段前半部分告诉我们，越来越多的设备能按照人类的指示做出回应，后半段提到，在某些____，人类通常会将人类的特性赋予日常物品，因此circumstances符合句意，即在某些情况下，就算物品听不懂我们在说什么，我们也会将它们拟人化，从而使本段前后形成对比。
27. lonely
解析：形容词辨析题。空格前为系动词are，空格处应填入形容词或名词作表语。空格处句意为，有时我们会因为____，就把物品拟人化了。本段后面出现的isolated和loneliness都表示人们会因为孤独而向一些物品赋予自己的情感，故本空格应填入lonely，意为因为孤独而将物品看作人。
28. consciousness
解析：名词辨析题。空格前面为及物动词attribute，后面为介词to，故空格处应填入名词作宾语。根据句意，感到孤独的人更容易将____ 寄托于各样的小物件，feeling isolated指的是一种意识。选择名词中的consciousness填入后，意为将自己的意识想法向这些小物件倾诉，符合题意。
29. alleviate
解析：动词辨析题。空格前面为can，后面为名词loneliness，故空格处应填入动词原形，与can共同构成谓语。空格处句意为，与物品亲近可以 ____ 孤独感，上文中提到孤独的人更倾向于将物品拟人化，以此来作为心里安慰，因此此处填入alleviate，意为与物品亲近可以缓解孤独感，符合题意。
30. excluded
解析：动词辨析题。空格前面为have been，故空格处应填入动词过去分词。此处句意为，当大学生们想起他们曾在社交场合被 ____ 的经历时，他们会通过夸大自己的朋友数量来进行心理上的补偿。通过“补偿”可知，空格处应该要表达一种消极的情况，故填入excluded，代入句中为“被排挤的经历”，符合题意。
31. apparently
解析：副词辨析题。空格所在句子主干成分完整，空格位于主语和谓语动词之间，因此应填入副词。副词选项只有两个，将apprantly代入原句中符合题意，意为：对参与者们来说，手机显然取代了真实的朋友。
32. desires
解析：名词辨析题。and连接前后并列成分，空格通过and与beliefs相并列，故也应填入名词。根据句意，他们的电脑出的问题越多，受访者们越相信电脑有自己的“信念和____”。空格处应填入和beliefs相一致的名词复数，都能表示“人的特性”，将desires（欲望；诉求）代入原句意为，相信电脑有自己的“信念和诉求”，符合题意。
33. associated
解析：动词辨析题。空格前面为are，空格后为介词with，因此空格处应填入形容词或动词过去分词与are一同构成谓语。该句字面意思为，宽脸庞与统治地位____。根据上下文提到的人们依赖于外表给物品赋予人的性格，而同样地，人们认为框架较宽的汽车、表盘面积较大的钟表和手表比那些“窄脸盘”的看起来更具气场，也会更加青睐前者，因此此处应该表达两者相关的含义，故将associated代入原文，意为人们觉得面部较宽的人有领导者风范，符合题意。
34. competitive
解析：形容词辨析题。空格前为介词in，后接名词situation，故空格应填入形容词作定语。根据上文出现的dominant（占优势的）一词，可以推测出competitive与之相呼应，符合句意，代入原文意为人们认为框架较宽的汽车、表盘面积较大的钟表和手表更能体现出自己的地位，看起来更具气场，尤其是在竞争激烈的环境中。
35. feature
解析：名词辨析题。空格前面是谓语动词saw与代词this，故空格处应填入名词作宾语。上文提到，那些带有像笑脸一样呈上弯弧度的护栅的汽车销量最好，空格所在句意思为，购买者认为这个____使汽车更有亲和力。因此可推断，此处应填入能表达上面提到的该汽车特性的词语，将feature代入原文，意为，购买者认为这个特点使汽车更有亲和力，符合题意。
29、 (4)
A feature
B excluded
C associated
D lonely
E desires
F conceded
G spectacularly
H circumstances
I arrogant
J competitive
K apparently
L separate
M warrant
N consciousness
O alleviate
答案解析：
名词
circumstances 环境；状况
consciousness 意识；知觉
desires 欲望；诉求
feature 特色；容貌
warrant 根据；证明
动词
alleviate 减轻；缓和
associated 联系
conceded 承认；退让
desires 渴望；想要
excluded 排斥；排除
feature 以……为特点；由……主演
seperate 分开；分离
warrant 保证；批准
形容词
arrogant 自大的；傲慢的
associated 关联的；联合的
competitive 竞争的
lonely 寂寞的；偏僻的
seperate 分开的
副词
apparently 显然地
spectacularly 壮观地
26. circumstances
解析：名词辨析题。空格前是形容词certain（某事；某人；某种），空格处应该填入名词。本段前半部分告诉我们，越来越多的设备能按照人类的指示做出回应，后半段提到，在某些____，人类通常会将人类的特性赋予日常物品，因此circumstances符合句意，即在某些情况下，就算物品听不懂我们在说什么，我们也会将它们拟人化，从而使本段前后形成对比。
27. lonely
解析：形容词辨析题。空格前为系动词are，空格处应填入形容词或名词作表语。空格处句意为，有时我们会因为____，就把物品拟人化了。本段后面出现的isolated和loneliness都表示人们会因为孤独而向一些物品赋予自己的情感，故本空格应填入lonely，意为因为孤独而将物品看作人。
28. consciousness
解析：名词辨析题。空格前面为及物动词attribute，后面为介词to，故空格处应填入名词作宾语。根据句意，感到孤独的人更容易将____ 寄托于各样的小物件，feeling isolated指的是一种意识。选择名词中的consciousness填入后，意为将自己的意识想法向这些小物件倾诉，符合题意。
29. alleviate
解析：动词辨析题。空格前面为can，后面为名词loneliness，故空格处应填入动词原形，与can共同构成谓语。空格处句意为，与物品亲近可以 ____ 孤独感，上文中提到孤独的人更倾向于将物品拟人化，以此来作为心里安慰，因此此处填入alleviate，意为与物品亲近可以缓解孤独感，符合题意。
30. excluded
解析：动词辨析题。空格前面为have been，故空格处应填入动词过去分词。此处句意为，当大学生们想起他们曾在社交场合被 ____ 的经历时，他们会通过夸大自己的朋友数量来进行心理上的补偿。通过“补偿”可知，空格处应该要表达一种消极的情况，故填入excluded，代入句中为“被排挤的经历”，符合题意。
31. apparently
解析：副词辨析题。空格所在句子主干成分完整，空格位于主语和谓语动词之间，因此应填入副词。副词选项只有两个，将apprantly代入原句中符合题意，意为：对参与者们来说，手机显然取代了真实的朋友。
32. desires
解析：名词辨析题。and连接前后并列成分，空格通过and与beliefs相并列，故也应填入名词。根据句意，他们的电脑出的问题越多，受访者们越相信电脑有自己的“信念和____”。空格处应填入和beliefs相一致的名词复数，都能表示“人的特性”，将desires（欲望；诉求）代入原句意为，相信电脑有自己的“信念和诉求”，符合题意。
33. associated
解析：动词辨析题。空格前面为are，空格后为介词with，因此空格处应填入形容词或动词过去分词与are一同构成谓语。该句字面意思为，宽脸庞与统治地位____。根据上下文提到的人们依赖于外表给物品赋予人的性格，而同样地，人们认为框架较宽的汽车、表盘面积较大的钟表和手表比那些“窄脸盘”的看起来更具气场，也会更加青睐前者，因此此处应该表达两者相关的含义，故将associated代入原文，意为人们觉得面部较宽的人有领导者风范，符合题意。
34. competitive
解析：形容词辨析题。空格前为介词in，后接名词situation，故空格应填入形容词作定语。根据上文出现的dominant（占优势的）一词，可以推测出competitive与之相呼应，符合句意，代入原文意为人们认为框架较宽的汽车、表盘面积较大的钟表和手表更能体现出自己的地位，看起来更具气场，尤其是在竞争激烈的环境中。
35. feature
解析：名词辨析题。空格前面是谓语动词saw与代词this，故空格处应填入名词作宾语。上文提到，那些带有像笑脸一样呈上弯弧度的护栅的汽车销量最好，空格所在句意思为，购买者认为这个____使汽车更有亲和力。因此可推断，此处应填入能表达上面提到的该汽车特性的词语，将feature代入原文，意为，购买者认为这个特点使汽车更有亲和力，符合题意。
30、 (5)
A feature
B excluded
C associated
D lonely
E desires
F conceded
G spectacularly
H circumstances
I arrogant
J competitive
K apparently
L separate
M warrant
N consciousness
O alleviate
答案解析：
名词
circumstances 环境；状况
consciousness 意识；知觉
desires 欲望；诉求
feature 特色；容貌
warrant 根据；证明
动词
alleviate 减轻；缓和
associated 联系
conceded 承认；退让
desires 渴望；想要
excluded 排斥；排除
feature 以……为特点；由……主演
seperate 分开；分离
warrant 保证；批准
形容词
arrogant 自大的；傲慢的
associated 关联的；联合的
competitive 竞争的
lonely 寂寞的；偏僻的
seperate 分开的
副词
apparently 显然地
spectacularly 壮观地
26. circumstances
解析：名词辨析题。空格前是形容词certain（某事；某人；某种），空格处应该填入名词。本段前半部分告诉我们，越来越多的设备能按照人类的指示做出回应，后半段提到，在某些____，人类通常会将人类的特性赋予日常物品，因此circumstances符合句意，即在某些情况下，就算物品听不懂我们在说什么，我们也会将它们拟人化，从而使本段前后形成对比。
27. lonely
解析：形容词辨析题。空格前为系动词are，空格处应填入形容词或名词作表语。空格处句意为，有时我们会因为____，就把物品拟人化了。本段后面出现的isolated和loneliness都表示人们会因为孤独而向一些物品赋予自己的情感，故本空格应填入lonely，意为因为孤独而将物品看作人。
28. consciousness
解析：名词辨析题。空格前面为及物动词attribute，后面为介词to，故空格处应填入名词作宾语。根据句意，感到孤独的人更容易将____ 寄托于各样的小物件，feeling isolated指的是一种意识。选择名词中的consciousness填入后，意为将自己的意识想法向这些小物件倾诉，符合题意。
29. alleviate
解析：动词辨析题。空格前面为can，后面为名词loneliness，故空格处应填入动词原形，与can共同构成谓语。空格处句意为，与物品亲近可以 ____ 孤独感，上文中提到孤独的人更倾向于将物品拟人化，以此来作为心里安慰，因此此处填入alleviate，意为与物品亲近可以缓解孤独感，符合题意。
30. excluded
解析：动词辨析题。空格前面为have been，故空格处应填入动词过去分词。此处句意为，当大学生们想起他们曾在社交场合被 ____ 的经历时，他们会通过夸大自己的朋友数量来进行心理上的补偿。通过“补偿”可知，空格处应该要表达一种消极的情况，故填入excluded，代入句中为“被排挤的经历”，符合题意。
31. apparently
解析：副词辨析题。空格所在句子主干成分完整，空格位于主语和谓语动词之间，因此应填入副词。副词选项只有两个，将apprantly代入原句中符合题意，意为：对参与者们来说，手机显然取代了真实的朋友。
32. desires
解析：名词辨析题。and连接前后并列成分，空格通过and与beliefs相并列，故也应填入名词。根据句意，他们的电脑出的问题越多，受访者们越相信电脑有自己的“信念和____”。空格处应填入和beliefs相一致的名词复数，都能表示“人的特性”，将desires（欲望；诉求）代入原句意为，相信电脑有自己的“信念和诉求”，符合题意。
33. associated
解析：动词辨析题。空格前面为are，空格后为介词with，因此空格处应填入形容词或动词过去分词与are一同构成谓语。该句字面意思为，宽脸庞与统治地位____。根据上下文提到的人们依赖于外表给物品赋予人的性格，而同样地，人们认为框架较宽的汽车、表盘面积较大的钟表和手表比那些“窄脸盘”的看起来更具气场，也会更加青睐前者，因此此处应该表达两者相关的含义，故将associated代入原文，意为人们觉得面部较宽的人有领导者风范，符合题意。
34. competitive
解析：形容词辨析题。空格前为介词in，后接名词situation，故空格应填入形容词作定语。根据上文出现的dominant（占优势的）一词，可以推测出competitive与之相呼应，符合句意，代入原文意为人们认为框架较宽的汽车、表盘面积较大的钟表和手表更能体现出自己的地位，看起来更具气场，尤其是在竞争激烈的环境中。
35. feature
解析：名词辨析题。空格前面是谓语动词saw与代词this，故空格处应填入名词作宾语。上文提到，那些带有像笑脸一样呈上弯弧度的护栅的汽车销量最好，空格所在句意思为，购买者认为这个____使汽车更有亲和力。因此可推断，此处应填入能表达上面提到的该汽车特性的词语，将feature代入原文，意为，购买者认为这个特点使汽车更有亲和力，符合题意。
31、 (6)
A feature
B excluded
C associated
D lonely
E desires
F conceded
G spectacularly
H circumstances
I arrogant
J competitive
K apparently
L separate
M warrant
N consciousness
O alleviate
答案解析：
名词
circumstances 环境；状况
consciousness 意识；知觉
desires 欲望；诉求
feature 特色；容貌
warrant 根据；证明
动词
alleviate 减轻；缓和
associated 联系
conceded 承认；退让
desires 渴望；想要
excluded 排斥；排除
feature 以……为特点；由……主演
seperate 分开；分离
warrant 保证；批准
形容词
arrogant 自大的；傲慢的
associated 关联的；联合的
competitive 竞争的
lonely 寂寞的；偏僻的
seperate 分开的
副词
apparently 显然地
spectacularly 壮观地
26. circumstances
解析：名词辨析题。空格前是形容词certain（某事；某人；某种），空格处应该填入名词。本段前半部分告诉我们，越来越多的设备能按照人类的指示做出回应，后半段提到，在某些____，人类通常会将人类的特性赋予日常物品，因此circumstances符合句意，即在某些情况下，就算物品听不懂我们在说什么，我们也会将它们拟人化，从而使本段前后形成对比。
27. lonely
解析：形容词辨析题。空格前为系动词are，空格处应填入形容词或名词作表语。空格处句意为，有时我们会因为____，就把物品拟人化了。本段后面出现的isolated和loneliness都表示人们会因为孤独而向一些物品赋予自己的情感，故本空格应填入lonely，意为因为孤独而将物品看作人。
28. consciousness
解析：名词辨析题。空格前面为及物动词attribute，后面为介词to，故空格处应填入名词作宾语。根据句意，感到孤独的人更容易将____ 寄托于各样的小物件，feeling isolated指的是一种意识。选择名词中的consciousness填入后，意为将自己的意识想法向这些小物件倾诉，符合题意。
29. alleviate
解析：动词辨析题。空格前面为can，后面为名词loneliness，故空格处应填入动词原形，与can共同构成谓语。空格处句意为，与物品亲近可以 ____ 孤独感，上文中提到孤独的人更倾向于将物品拟人化，以此来作为心里安慰，因此此处填入alleviate，意为与物品亲近可以缓解孤独感，符合题意。
30. excluded
解析：动词辨析题。空格前面为have been，故空格处应填入动词过去分词。此处句意为，当大学生们想起他们曾在社交场合被 ____ 的经历时，他们会通过夸大自己的朋友数量来进行心理上的补偿。通过“补偿”可知，空格处应该要表达一种消极的情况，故填入excluded，代入句中为“被排挤的经历”，符合题意。
31. apparently
解析：副词辨析题。空格所在句子主干成分完整，空格位于主语和谓语动词之间，因此应填入副词。副词选项只有两个，将apprantly代入原句中符合题意，意为：对参与者们来说，手机显然取代了真实的朋友。
32. desires
解析：名词辨析题。and连接前后并列成分，空格通过and与beliefs相并列，故也应填入名词。根据句意，他们的电脑出的问题越多，受访者们越相信电脑有自己的“信念和____”。空格处应填入和beliefs相一致的名词复数，都能表示“人的特性”，将desires（欲望；诉求）代入原句意为，相信电脑有自己的“信念和诉求”，符合题意。
33. associated
解析：动词辨析题。空格前面为are，空格后为介词with，因此空格处应填入形容词或动词过去分词与are一同构成谓语。该句字面意思为，宽脸庞与统治地位____。根据上下文提到的人们依赖于外表给物品赋予人的性格，而同样地，人们认为框架较宽的汽车、表盘面积较大的钟表和手表比那些“窄脸盘”的看起来更具气场，也会更加青睐前者，因此此处应该表达两者相关的含义，故将associated代入原文，意为人们觉得面部较宽的人有领导者风范，符合题意。
34. competitive
解析：形容词辨析题。空格前为介词in，后接名词situation，故空格应填入形容词作定语。根据上文出现的dominant（占优势的）一词，可以推测出competitive与之相呼应，符合句意，代入原文意为人们认为框架较宽的汽车、表盘面积较大的钟表和手表更能体现出自己的地位，看起来更具气场，尤其是在竞争激烈的环境中。
35. feature
解析：名词辨析题。空格前面是谓语动词saw与代词this，故空格处应填入名词作宾语。上文提到，那些带有像笑脸一样呈上弯弧度的护栅的汽车销量最好，空格所在句意思为，购买者认为这个____使汽车更有亲和力。因此可推断，此处应填入能表达上面提到的该汽车特性的词语，将feature代入原文，意为，购买者认为这个特点使汽车更有亲和力，符合题意。
32、 (7)
A feature
B excluded
C associated
D lonely
E desires
F conceded
G spectacularly
H circumstances
I arrogant
J competitive
K apparently
L separate
M warrant
N consciousness
O alleviate
答案解析：
名词
circumstances 环境；状况
consciousness 意识；知觉
desires 欲望；诉求
feature 特色；容貌
warrant 根据；证明
动词
alleviate 减轻；缓和
associated 联系
conceded 承认；退让
desires 渴望；想要
excluded 排斥；排除
feature 以……为特点；由……主演
seperate 分开；分离
warrant 保证；批准
形容词
arrogant 自大的；傲慢的
associated 关联的；联合的
competitive 竞争的
lonely 寂寞的；偏僻的
seperate 分开的
副词
apparently 显然地
spectacularly 壮观地
26. circumstances
解析：名词辨析题。空格前是形容词certain（某事；某人；某种），空格处应该填入名词。本段前半部分告诉我们，越来越多的设备能按照人类的指示做出回应，后半段提到，在某些____，人类通常会将人类的特性赋予日常物品，因此circumstances符合句意，即在某些情况下，就算物品听不懂我们在说什么，我们也会将它们拟人化，从而使本段前后形成对比。
27. lonely
解析：形容词辨析题。空格前为系动词are，空格处应填入形容词或名词作表语。空格处句意为，有时我们会因为____，就把物品拟人化了。本段后面出现的isolated和loneliness都表示人们会因为孤独而向一些物品赋予自己的情感，故本空格应填入lonely，意为因为孤独而将物品看作人。
28. consciousness
解析：名词辨析题。空格前面为及物动词attribute，后面为介词to，故空格处应填入名词作宾语。根据句意，感到孤独的人更容易将____ 寄托于各样的小物件，feeling isolated指的是一种意识。选择名词中的consciousness填入后，意为将自己的意识想法向这些小物件倾诉，符合题意。
29. alleviate
解析：动词辨析题。空格前面为can，后面为名词loneliness，故空格处应填入动词原形，与can共同构成谓语。空格处句意为，与物品亲近可以 ____ 孤独感，上文中提到孤独的人更倾向于将物品拟人化，以此来作为心里安慰，因此此处填入alleviate，意为与物品亲近可以缓解孤独感，符合题意。
30. excluded
解析：动词辨析题。空格前面为have been，故空格处应填入动词过去分词。此处句意为，当大学生们想起他们曾在社交场合被 ____ 的经历时，他们会通过夸大自己的朋友数量来进行心理上的补偿。通过“补偿”可知，空格处应该要表达一种消极的情况，故填入excluded，代入句中为“被排挤的经历”，符合题意。
31. apparently
解析：副词辨析题。空格所在句子主干成分完整，空格位于主语和谓语动词之间，因此应填入副词。副词选项只有两个，将apprantly代入原句中符合题意，意为：对参与者们来说，手机显然取代了真实的朋友。
32. desires
解析：名词辨析题。and连接前后并列成分，空格通过and与beliefs相并列，故也应填入名词。根据句意，他们的电脑出的问题越多，受访者们越相信电脑有自己的“信念和____”。空格处应填入和beliefs相一致的名词复数，都能表示“人的特性”，将desires（欲望；诉求）代入原句意为，相信电脑有自己的“信念和诉求”，符合题意。
33. associated
解析：动词辨析题。空格前面为are，空格后为介词with，因此空格处应填入形容词或动词过去分词与are一同构成谓语。该句字面意思为，宽脸庞与统治地位____。根据上下文提到的人们依赖于外表给物品赋予人的性格，而同样地，人们认为框架较宽的汽车、表盘面积较大的钟表和手表比那些“窄脸盘”的看起来更具气场，也会更加青睐前者，因此此处应该表达两者相关的含义，故将associated代入原文，意为人们觉得面部较宽的人有领导者风范，符合题意。
34. competitive
解析：形容词辨析题。空格前为介词in，后接名词situation，故空格应填入形容词作定语。根据上文出现的dominant（占优势的）一词，可以推测出competitive与之相呼应，符合句意，代入原文意为人们认为框架较宽的汽车、表盘面积较大的钟表和手表更能体现出自己的地位，看起来更具气场，尤其是在竞争激烈的环境中。
35. feature
解析：名词辨析题。空格前面是谓语动词saw与代词this，故空格处应填入名词作宾语。上文提到，那些带有像笑脸一样呈上弯弧度的护栅的汽车销量最好，空格所在句意思为，购买者认为这个____使汽车更有亲和力。因此可推断，此处应填入能表达上面提到的该汽车特性的词语，将feature代入原文，意为，购买者认为这个特点使汽车更有亲和力，符合题意。
33、 (8)
A feature
B excluded
C associated
D lonely
E desires
F conceded
G spectacularly
H circumstances
I arrogant
J competitive
K apparently
L separate
M warrant
N consciousness
O alleviate
答案解析：
名词
circumstances 环境；状况
consciousness 意识；知觉
desires 欲望；诉求
feature 特色；容貌
warrant 根据；证明
动词
alleviate 减轻；缓和
associated 联系
conceded 承认；退让
desires 渴望；想要
excluded 排斥；排除
feature 以……为特点；由……主演
seperate 分开；分离
warrant 保证；批准
形容词
arrogant 自大的；傲慢的
associated 关联的；联合的
competitive 竞争的
lonely 寂寞的；偏僻的
seperate 分开的
副词
apparently 显然地
spectacularly 壮观地
26. circumstances
解析：名词辨析题。空格前是形容词certain（某事；某人；某种），空格处应该填入名词。本段前半部分告诉我们，越来越多的设备能按照人类的指示做出回应，后半段提到，在某些____，人类通常会将人类的特性赋予日常物品，因此circumstances符合句意，即在某些情况下，就算物品听不懂我们在说什么，我们也会将它们拟人化，从而使本段前后形成对比。
27. lonely
解析：形容词辨析题。空格前为系动词are，空格处应填入形容词或名词作表语。空格处句意为，有时我们会因为____，就把物品拟人化了。本段后面出现的isolated和loneliness都表示人们会因为孤独而向一些物品赋予自己的情感，故本空格应填入lonely，意为因为孤独而将物品看作人。
28. consciousness
解析：名词辨析题。空格前面为及物动词attribute，后面为介词to，故空格处应填入名词作宾语。根据句意，感到孤独的人更容易将____ 寄托于各样的小物件，feeling isolated指的是一种意识。选择名词中的consciousness填入后，意为将自己的意识想法向这些小物件倾诉，符合题意。
29. alleviate
解析：动词辨析题。空格前面为can，后面为名词loneliness，故空格处应填入动词原形，与can共同构成谓语。空格处句意为，与物品亲近可以 ____ 孤独感，上文中提到孤独的人更倾向于将物品拟人化，以此来作为心里安慰，因此此处填入alleviate，意为与物品亲近可以缓解孤独感，符合题意。
30. excluded
解析：动词辨析题。空格前面为have been，故空格处应填入动词过去分词。此处句意为，当大学生们想起他们曾在社交场合被 ____ 的经历时，他们会通过夸大自己的朋友数量来进行心理上的补偿。通过“补偿”可知，空格处应该要表达一种消极的情况，故填入excluded，代入句中为“被排挤的经历”，符合题意。
31. apparently
解析：副词辨析题。空格所在句子主干成分完整，空格位于主语和谓语动词之间，因此应填入副词。副词选项只有两个，将apprantly代入原句中符合题意，意为：对参与者们来说，手机显然取代了真实的朋友。
32. desires
解析：名词辨析题。and连接前后并列成分，空格通过and与beliefs相并列，故也应填入名词。根据句意，他们的电脑出的问题越多，受访者们越相信电脑有自己的“信念和____”。空格处应填入和beliefs相一致的名词复数，都能表示“人的特性”，将desires（欲望；诉求）代入原句意为，相信电脑有自己的“信念和诉求”，符合题意。
33. associated
解析：动词辨析题。空格前面为are，空格后为介词with，因此空格处应填入形容词或动词过去分词与are一同构成谓语。该句字面意思为，宽脸庞与统治地位____。根据上下文提到的人们依赖于外表给物品赋予人的性格，而同样地，人们认为框架较宽的汽车、表盘面积较大的钟表和手表比那些“窄脸盘”的看起来更具气场，也会更加青睐前者，因此此处应该表达两者相关的含义，故将associated代入原文，意为人们觉得面部较宽的人有领导者风范，符合题意。
34. competitive
解析：形容词辨析题。空格前为介词in，后接名词situation，故空格应填入形容词作定语。根据上文出现的dominant（占优势的）一词，可以推测出competitive与之相呼应，符合句意，代入原文意为人们认为框架较宽的汽车、表盘面积较大的钟表和手表更能体现出自己的地位，看起来更具气场，尤其是在竞争激烈的环境中。
35. feature
解析：名词辨析题。空格前面是谓语动词saw与代词this，故空格处应填入名词作宾语。上文提到，那些带有像笑脸一样呈上弯弧度的护栅的汽车销量最好，空格所在句意思为，购买者认为这个____使汽车更有亲和力。因此可推断，此处应填入能表达上面提到的该汽车特性的词语，将feature代入原文，意为，购买者认为这个特点使汽车更有亲和力，符合题意。
34、 (9)
A feature
B excluded
C associated
D lonely
E desires
F conceded
G spectacularly
H circumstances
I arrogant
J competitive
K apparently
L separate
M warrant
N consciousness
O alleviate
答案解析：
名词
circumstances 环境；状况
consciousness 意识；知觉
desires 欲望；诉求
feature 特色；容貌
warrant 根据；证明
动词
alleviate 减轻；缓和
associated 联系
conceded 承认；退让
desires 渴望；想要
excluded 排斥；排除
feature 以……为特点；由……主演
seperate 分开；分离
warrant 保证；批准
形容词
arrogant 自大的；傲慢的
associated 关联的；联合的
competitive 竞争的
lonely 寂寞的；偏僻的
seperate 分开的
副词
apparently 显然地
spectacularly 壮观地
26. circumstances
解析：名词辨析题。空格前是形容词certain（某事；某人；某种），空格处应该填入名词。本段前半部分告诉我们，越来越多的设备能按照人类的指示做出回应，后半段提到，在某些____，人类通常会将人类的特性赋予日常物品，因此circumstances符合句意，即在某些情况下，就算物品听不懂我们在说什么，我们也会将它们拟人化，从而使本段前后形成对比。
27. lonely
解析：形容词辨析题。空格前为系动词are，空格处应填入形容词或名词作表语。空格处句意为，有时我们会因为____，就把物品拟人化了。本段后面出现的isolated和loneliness都表示人们会因为孤独而向一些物品赋予自己的情感，故本空格应填入lonely，意为因为孤独而将物品看作人。
28. consciousness
解析：名词辨析题。空格前面为及物动词attribute，后面为介词to，故空格处应填入名词作宾语。根据句意，感到孤独的人更容易将____ 寄托于各样的小物件，feeling isolated指的是一种意识。选择名词中的consciousness填入后，意为将自己的意识想法向这些小物件倾诉，符合题意。
29. alleviate
解析：动词辨析题。空格前面为can，后面为名词loneliness，故空格处应填入动词原形，与can共同构成谓语。空格处句意为，与物品亲近可以 ____ 孤独感，上文中提到孤独的人更倾向于将物品拟人化，以此来作为心里安慰，因此此处填入alleviate，意为与物品亲近可以缓解孤独感，符合题意。
30. excluded
解析：动词辨析题。空格前面为have been，故空格处应填入动词过去分词。此处句意为，当大学生们想起他们曾在社交场合被 ____ 的经历时，他们会通过夸大自己的朋友数量来进行心理上的补偿。通过“补偿”可知，空格处应该要表达一种消极的情况，故填入excluded，代入句中为“被排挤的经历”，符合题意。
31. apparently
解析：副词辨析题。空格所在句子主干成分完整，空格位于主语和谓语动词之间，因此应填入副词。副词选项只有两个，将apprantly代入原句中符合题意，意为：对参与者们来说，手机显然取代了真实的朋友。
32. desires
解析：名词辨析题。and连接前后并列成分，空格通过and与beliefs相并列，故也应填入名词。根据句意，他们的电脑出的问题越多，受访者们越相信电脑有自己的“信念和____”。空格处应填入和beliefs相一致的名词复数，都能表示“人的特性”，将desires（欲望；诉求）代入原句意为，相信电脑有自己的“信念和诉求”，符合题意。
33. associated
解析：动词辨析题。空格前面为are，空格后为介词with，因此空格处应填入形容词或动词过去分词与are一同构成谓语。该句字面意思为，宽脸庞与统治地位____。根据上下文提到的人们依赖于外表给物品赋予人的性格，而同样地，人们认为框架较宽的汽车、表盘面积较大的钟表和手表比那些“窄脸盘”的看起来更具气场，也会更加青睐前者，因此此处应该表达两者相关的含义，故将associated代入原文，意为人们觉得面部较宽的人有领导者风范，符合题意。
34. competitive
解析：形容词辨析题。空格前为介词in，后接名词situation，故空格应填入形容词作定语。根据上文出现的dominant（占优势的）一词，可以推测出competitive与之相呼应，符合句意，代入原文意为人们认为框架较宽的汽车、表盘面积较大的钟表和手表更能体现出自己的地位，看起来更具气场，尤其是在竞争激烈的环境中。
35. feature
解析：名词辨析题。空格前面是谓语动词saw与代词this，故空格处应填入名词作宾语。上文提到，那些带有像笑脸一样呈上弯弧度的护栅的汽车销量最好，空格所在句意思为，购买者认为这个____使汽车更有亲和力。因此可推断，此处应填入能表达上面提到的该汽车特性的词语，将feature代入原文，意为，购买者认为这个特点使汽车更有亲和力，符合题意。
35、 (10)
A feature
B excluded
C associated
D lonely
E desires
F conceded
G spectacularly
H circumstances
I arrogant
J competitive
K apparently
L separate
M warrant
N consciousness
O alleviate
答案解析：
名词
circumstances 环境；状况
consciousness 意识；知觉
desires 欲望；诉求
feature 特色；容貌
warrant 根据；证明
动词
alleviate 减轻；缓和
associated 联系
conceded 承认；退让
desires 渴望；想要
excluded 排斥；排除
feature 以……为特点；由……主演
seperate 分开；分离
warrant 保证；批准
形容词
arrogant 自大的；傲慢的
associated 关联的；联合的
competitive 竞争的
lonely 寂寞的；偏僻的
seperate 分开的
副词
apparently 显然地
spectacularly 壮观地
26. circumstances
解析：名词辨析题。空格前是形容词certain（某事；某人；某种），空格处应该填入名词。本段前半部分告诉我们，越来越多的设备能按照人类的指示做出回应，后半段提到，在某些____，人类通常会将人类的特性赋予日常物品，因此circumstances符合句意，即在某些情况下，就算物品听不懂我们在说什么，我们也会将它们拟人化，从而使本段前后形成对比。
27. lonely
解析：形容词辨析题。空格前为系动词are，空格处应填入形容词或名词作表语。空格处句意为，有时我们会因为____，就把物品拟人化了。本段后面出现的isolated和loneliness都表示人们会因为孤独而向一些物品赋予自己的情感，故本空格应填入lonely，意为因为孤独而将物品看作人。
28. consciousness
解析：名词辨析题。空格前面为及物动词attribute，后面为介词to，故空格处应填入名词作宾语。根据句意，感到孤独的人更容易将____ 寄托于各样的小物件，feeling isolated指的是一种意识。选择名词中的consciousness填入后，意为将自己的意识想法向这些小物件倾诉，符合题意。
29. alleviate
解析：动词辨析题。空格前面为can，后面为名词loneliness，故空格处应填入动词原形，与can共同构成谓语。空格处句意为，与物品亲近可以 ____ 孤独感，上文中提到孤独的人更倾向于将物品拟人化，以此来作为心里安慰，因此此处填入alleviate，意为与物品亲近可以缓解孤独感，符合题意。
30. excluded
解析：动词辨析题。空格前面为have been，故空格处应填入动词过去分词。此处句意为，当大学生们想起他们曾在社交场合被 ____ 的经历时，他们会通过夸大自己的朋友数量来进行心理上的补偿。通过“补偿”可知，空格处应该要表达一种消极的情况，故填入excluded，代入句中为“被排挤的经历”，符合题意。
31. apparently
解析：副词辨析题。空格所在句子主干成分完整，空格位于主语和谓语动词之间，因此应填入副词。副词选项只有两个，将apprantly代入原句中符合题意，意为：对参与者们来说，手机显然取代了真实的朋友。
32. desires
解析：名词辨析题。and连接前后并列成分，空格通过and与beliefs相并列，故也应填入名词。根据句意，他们的电脑出的问题越多，受访者们越相信电脑有自己的“信念和____”。空格处应填入和beliefs相一致的名词复数，都能表示“人的特性”，将desires（欲望；诉求）代入原句意为，相信电脑有自己的“信念和诉求”，符合题意。
33. associated
解析：动词辨析题。空格前面为are，空格后为介词with，因此空格处应填入形容词或动词过去分词与are一同构成谓语。该句字面意思为，宽脸庞与统治地位____。根据上下文提到的人们依赖于外表给物品赋予人的性格，而同样地，人们认为框架较宽的汽车、表盘面积较大的钟表和手表比那些“窄脸盘”的看起来更具气场，也会更加青睐前者，因此此处应该表达两者相关的含义，故将associated代入原文，意为人们觉得面部较宽的人有领导者风范，符合题意。
34. competitive
解析：形容词辨析题。空格前为介词in，后接名词situation，故空格应填入形容词作定语。根据上文出现的dominant（占优势的）一词，可以推测出competitive与之相呼应，符合句意，代入原文意为人们认为框架较宽的汽车、表盘面积较大的钟表和手表更能体现出自己的地位，看起来更具气场，尤其是在竞争激烈的环境中。
35. feature
解析：名词辨析题。空格前面是谓语动词saw与代词this，故空格处应填入名词作宾语。上文提到，那些带有像笑脸一样呈上弯弧度的护栅的汽车销量最好，空格所在句意思为，购买者认为这个____使汽车更有亲和力。因此可推断，此处应填入能表达上面提到的该汽车特性的词语，将feature代入原文，意为，购买者认为这个特点使汽车更有亲和力，符合题意。
Part III Reading Comprehension
Why More Farmers Are Switching to Grass-Fed Meat and Dairy
【A】Though he didn’t come from a farming family, from a young age Tim Joseph was fascinated by the idea of living off the land. Reading magazines like The Stockman Grass Farmer and Graze, he got hooked on the idea of grass-fed agriculture. The idea that all energy and wealth comes from the sun really intrigued him. He thought the shorter the distance between the sun and the end product, the higher the profit to the farmer.
【B】Joseph wanted to put this theory to the test. In 2009, he and his wife Laura launched Maple Hill Creamery, an organic, all grass-fed yogurt company in northern New York. He quickly learned what the market has demonstrated: Demand for grass-fed products currently exceeds supply. Grass-fed beef is enjoying a 25-30% annual growth rate. Sales of grass-fed yogurt and kefir (发酵乳制品)，on the other hand, have in the last year increased by over 38%. This is in comparison with a drop of just under 1% in the total yogurt and kefir market, according to natural and organic market research company SPINS. Joseph’s top priority became getting his hands on enough grass-fed milk to keep customers satisfied, since his own 64-cow herd wasn’t going to suffice.
【C】His first partnership was with Paul and Phyllis Amburgh, owners of the Dharma Lea farm in New York. The Amburghs, too, were true believers in grass-fed. In addition to supplying milk from their own 85-head herd, they began to help other farmers in the area convert from conventional to certified organic and grass-fed in order to enter the Maple Hill supply chain. Since 2010, the couple has helped 125 small dairy farms convert to grass-fed, with more than 80% of those farms coming on board during the last two years.
【D】All this conversion has helped Maple Hill grow 40-50% every year since it began with no end in sight. Joseph has learned that a farmer has to have a certain mindset to successfully convert. But convincing open-minded dairy people is actually not that hard, when you look at the economics. Grass-fed milk can fetch up 2.5 times the price of conventional milk. Another factor is the squeeze that conventional dairy farmers have felt as the price of grain they feed their cows has gone up, tightening their profit margins. By replacing expensive grain feed with regenerative management practices, grass-fed farmers are insulated from jumps in the price of feed. These practices include grazing animals on grasses grown from the pastureland’s natural seed bunk, and fertilized by the cows’ own fertilizer.
【E】Champions of this type of regenerative grazing also point to its animal welfare, climate and health benefits: Grass-fed animals live longer out of confinement. Grazing herds stimulate microbial (微生物的) activity in the soil, helping to capture water and separate carbon. And grass-fed dairy and meat have been shown to be higher in certain nutrients and healthy fats.
【F】In the grass-fed system, farmers are also not subject to the wildly fluctuating milk prices of the international commodity market. The unpredictability of global demand and the lag-time it takes to add more cows to a herd to meet demand can result in events like the recent cheese surplus. Going grass-fed is a safe refuge, a way for family-scale farms to stay viable. Usually a farmer will get to the point where financially, what they’re doing is not working. That’s when they call Maple Hill. If the farm is well managed and has enough land, and the desire to convert is sincere, a relationship can begin. Through regular regional educational meetings, a large annual meeting, individual farm visits and thousands of phone calls, the Amburghs pass on the principles of pasture management. Maple Hill signs a contract pledging to buy the farmer’s milk at a guaranteed base price, plus quality premiums and incentives for higher protein, butter-fat and other solids.
【G】While Maple Hill’s conversion program is unusually hands-on and comprehensive, it’s just one of a growing number of businesses committed to slowly changing the way America farms. Joseph calls sharing his knowledge network through peer-to-peer learning a core piece of the company’s culture. Last summer, Massachusetts grass-fed beef advocate John Smith launched Big Picture Beef, a network of small grass-fed beef farms in New England and New York that is projected to bring to market 2,500 head of cattle from 125 producers this year. Early indications are that Smith will have no shortage of farm members. Since he began to informally announce the network at farming conferences and on social media, he’s received a steady stream of inquiries from interested farmers.
【H】Smith says he’ll provide services ranging from formal seminars to on-farm workshops on holistic (整体的) management, to one-on-one hand-holding and an almost 24/7 phone hotline for farmers who are converting. In exchange, he guarantees an above-market price for each animal and a calf-to-customer electronic ear tag ID system like that used in the European Union.
【I】Though advocates portray grass-fed products as a win-win situation for all, they do have downsides. Price, for one, is an issue. Joseph says his products are priced 10-20% above organic versions, but depending on the product chosen, compared to non-organic conventional yogurt, consumers could pay a premium of 30-50% or more for grass-fed. As for the meat, Smith says his grass-fed hamburger will be priced 20-25% over the conventional alternative. But a look at the prices on online grocer Fresh Direct suggests a grass-fed premium of anywhere from 35-60%.
【J】And not every farmer has the option of going grass-fed. For both beef and dairy production, it requires, at least in the beginning, more pastureland. Grass-fed beef production tends to be more labor-intensive as well. But Smith counters that if you factor in the hidden cost of government corn subsidies, environment degradation, and decreased human health and animal welfare, grass-fed is the more cost-effective model. “The sun provides the lowest cost of production and the cheapest meat,” he says.
【K】Another grass-fed booster spurring farmers to convert is EPIC, which makes meat-based protein bars. Founders Taylor Collins and his wife, Katie Forrest, used to be endurance athletes; now they’re advocates of grass-fed meat. Soon after launching EPIC’s most successful product—the Bison Bacon Cranberry Bar—Collins and Forrest found they’d exhausted their sources for bison (北美野牛) raised exclusively on pasture. When they started researching the supply chain, they learned that only 2-3% of all bison is actually grass-fed. The rest is feed-lot confined and fed grain and corn.
【L】But after General Mills bought EPIC in 2016, Collins and Forrest suddenly had the resources they needed to expand their supply chain. So the company teamed up with Wisconsin-based rancher Northstar Bison. EPIC fronted the money for the purchase of $2.5 million worth of young bison that will be raised according to its grass-fed protocols, with a guaranteed purchase price. The message to young people who might not otherwise be able to afford to break into the business is, “‘You can purchase this $3 million piece of land here, because I’m guaranteeing you today you’ll have 1,000 bison on it.’ We’re bringing new blood into the old, conventional farming ecosystem, which is really cool to see,” Collins explains.
36、36. Farmers going grass-fed are not affected by the ever-changing milk prices of the global market.
A A
B B
C C
D D
E E
F F
G G
H H
I I
J J
K K
L L
答案解析：36. 选择草饲养殖的农场主不会因为全球牛奶价格的波动而受到影响。
