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2022年12月第2套英语四级真题答案及解析

一、Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension

1、Question 1 is based on the news report you have just heard.

A、A free car show.

B、A yearly concert.

C、A sports competition.

D、A pipe band contest.

解析:

听力原文

        (1) [The World Pipe Band Championships will take place in Glasgow on Saturday.] Over 120 of the world’s best pipe bands will compete at the Championships. Over 4,000 pipers and drummers are expected to descend on the city for the annual event. It will take place at the St. James Playing Fields in Glasgow on Saturday, 18 May, from 10:00 am until 7:00 pm. The event is free. Also, a free shuttle bus will run between the event car parks and the competition site. Shuttle buses will run every 15 minutes from 8:00 am until 8:00 pm. (2) [Glasgow City Council says it is estimated to bring 300,000 pounds to the local economy.] The first World Pipe Band Championships were held in Edinburgh in 1947. The event first took place in Glasgow in 1948. It has been held regularly in Glasgow since 1986.

1. What event will take place in Glasgow? (什么活动将在格拉斯哥举行?)

解析:D。录音开头提到,世界管乐团锦标赛(The World Pipe Band Championships)将于周六在格拉斯哥举行,故D项为正确答案。

错项排除:A项利用录音中的car和free,B项利用录音中的annual和bands进行干扰,但都与录音意思不符,故均可排除。C项中的sports在录音中无依据,故排除。

2、Question 2 is based on the news report you have just heard.

A、Improve the image of Glasgow city.

B、Enrich the local culture of Glasgow.

C、Contribute a lot to the local economy.

D、Entertain people in local communities.

解析:

听力原文

        (1) [The World Pipe Band Championships will take place in Glasgow on Saturday.] Over 120 of the world’s best pipe bands will compete at the Championships. Over 4,000 pipers and drummers are expected to descend on the city for the annual event. It will take place at the St. James Playing Fields in Glasgow on Saturday, 18 May, from 10:00 am until 7:00 pm. The event is free. Also, a free shuttle bus will run between the event car parks and the competition site. Shuttle buses will run every 15 minutes from 8:00 am until 8:00 pm. (2) [Glasgow City Council says it is estimated to bring 300,000 pounds to the local economy.] The first World Pipe Band Championships were held in Edinburgh in 1947. The event first took place in Glasgow in 1948. It has been held regularly in Glasgow since 1986.

2. What does Glasgow City Council say the event will do? (格拉斯哥市议会称,该活动将有何影响?)

解析:C。录音后半部分提到,格拉斯哥市议会表示,这场比赛预计将为当地经济带来30万英镑的收入。C项是对此内容的概括总结,故为正确答案。

错项排除:A、B、D三项中的“提升城市形象”“丰富当地文化”“娱乐社区民众”等信息在录音中都没有提及,故均可排除。

3、Question 3 is based on the news report you have just heard.

A、Surprising rise in global sea levels.

B、Dangerous ice melts in Greenland.

C、Changing weather patterns in summer.

D、Record growth of Greenland’s ice sheets.

解析:

听力原文

        Summer doesn’t begin for two more days, (3) [but scientists are already sounding the alarm about dangerous ice melts going on right now in Greenland.] The vast island usually locks away enough fresh water in its ice sheet, which, if melted, can raise global sea levels by 6 meters. And research shows that in recent years, its ice has melted faster than ever before. This month, as temperatures in northwestern Greenland approach all-time highs, researchers are encountering unusual, surprising levels of melting ice in the region. The most significant concern here is how early this is all happening. Greenland experiences annual ice melt and growth cycles. (4) [But this year, the melting season began in early May. That’s a month earlier than normal] and something that’s happened only once before in the historical record, in 2016. That means that not only is the ice melting very fast, it has more time to melt this summer than it would in a normal climate system. Longer melt seasons like this one seem to lead to much greater contributions to sea-level rise than in previous decades.

3. What is scientists warning in the news report? (在这篇新闻报道中,科学家发出了何种警示?)

解析:B。录音开头提到,科学家们已经对格陵兰岛目前危险的融冰发出了警示。B项与此相符,全部为录音中的原词复现,故为正确答案。

错项排除:录音中提到了全球海平面的上升,但这并不是科学家警示的内容,故排除A项。C项的Changing weather patterns在录音中未提及,故排除。录音中说科学家警示的是冰盖的消融,而不是增长,D项与录音内容相悖,故排除。

4、Question 4 is based on the news report you have just heard.

A、It began in late May.

B、It lasted three months.

C、It started a month earlier than usual.

D、It ended a month earlier than before.

解析:

听力原文

        Summer doesn’t begin for two more days, (3) [but scientists are already sounding the alarm about dangerous ice melts going on right now in Greenland.] The vast island usually locks away enough fresh water in its ice sheet, which, if melted, can raise global sea levels by 6 meters. And research shows that in recent years, its ice has melted faster than ever before. This month, as temperatures in northwestern Greenland approach all-time highs, researchers are encountering unusual, surprising levels of melting ice in the region. The most significant concern here is how early this is all happening. Greenland experiences annual ice melt and growth cycles. (4) [But this year, the melting season began in early May. That’s a month earlier than normal] and something that’s happened only once before in the historical record, in 2016. That means that not only is the ice melting very fast, it has more time to melt this summer than it would in a normal climate system. Longer melt seasons like this one seem to lead to much greater contributions to sea-level rise than in previous decades.

4. What do we learn about this year’s ice melting season in Greenland?(关于格陵兰岛的融冰季,我们能了解到什么?)

解析:C。录音后半部分提到,今年,融化季从5月初就开始了(began),比正常情况早了一个月(a month earlier than normal)。C项与此相符,其中的started是对录音中began的同义替换,a month earlier than usual是对录音中a month earlier than normal的同义替换,故为正确答案。

错项排除:录音中说融冰季开始于5月初,故A项错误。B项内容在录音中未提及,故排除。录音中说融冰季比以往早一个月开始,而不是比之前提前一个月结束,故D项错误。

5、Question 5 is based on the news report you have just heard.

A、Bundles of £20 notes kept turning up.

B、A villager was searching for his lost cash.

C、Local policemen came across bundles of £20 notes.

D、A bundle containing thousands of pounds got stolen.

解析:

听力原文

        (5) [Bundles containing thousands of pounds in cash keep turning up on the streets of Blackhall Colliery in Northern England, according to police. Residents of the village have been coming across bundles of£20 notes—usually worth£2,000]—in the former mining village in County Durham. The latest discovery was on Monday, meaning four of these cash bundles have been handed in this year and 13 since 2014. The bundles are usually left in plain sight and have been scattered across the small coastal village. (6) [The owner has two weeks to collect the cash, which is then returned to the finder, if not claimed, according to Peterlee Police.] A Durham Police spokesperson said the money has been returned to the lucky finders in all cases except yesterday. Policeman John Forster said in the statement: “The circumstances remain a mystery, so we would welcome any information that will help us get to the bottom of these random incidents.” (7) [He told The Northern Echo: “It isn’t an affluent part of the world, so for them to find cash of that amount and instantly think about taking it to the police stations shows the community spirit there is.”] 

5. What happened on the streets of Blackhall Colliery? (布莱克霍尔煤矿村的街头发生了什么?)

解析:A。录音开头提到,在英格兰北部布莱克霍尔煤矿村的街头,不断有装有数千英镑现金的包裹出现,里面是成捆的20英镑面值的钞票。A项与此相符,其中的Bundles of£20 notes和kept turning up都是录音中的原词复现,故为正确答案。

错项排除:B项中的searching for his lost cash和D项中的got stolen在录音中没有提及,故均可排除。录音中提到,成捆的钞票是村民捡到的,而不是当地的警察,故C项错误。

6、Question 6 is based on the news report you have just heard.

A、They give it to charity.

B、They return it to the finder.

C、They hand it over to the local government.

D、They place a notice in The Northern Echo.

解析:

听力原文

        (5) [Bundles containing thousands of pounds in cash keep turning up on the streets of Blackhall Colliery in Northern England, according to police. Residents of the village have been coming across bundles of£20 notes—usually worth£2,000]—in the former mining village in County Durham. The latest discovery was on Monday, meaning four of these cash bundles have been handed in this year and 13 since 2014. The bundles are usually left in plain sight and have been scattered across the small coastal village. (6) [The owner has two weeks to collect the cash, which is then returned to the finder, if not claimed, according to Peterlee Police.] A Durham Police spokesperson said the money has been returned to the lucky finders in all cases except yesterday. Policeman John Forster said in the statement: “The circumstances remain a mystery, so we would welcome any information that will help us get to the bottom of these random incidents.” (7) [He told The Northern Echo: “It isn’t an affluent part of the world, so for them to find cash of that amount and instantly think about taking it to the police stations shows the community spirit there is.”] 

6. What did the local police do with the money if not claimed in two weeks? (对于那些两周内未被认领的钱,当地警方是如何处置的?)

解析:B。录音中间部分提到,失主有两周的时间来认领现金,如果未被认领,这些现金会被返还给捡到的人(returned to the finder)。B项与此相符,故为正确答案。

错项排除:A项中的charity和C项中的local government在录音中没有提及,故均可排除。D项利用录音中的The Northern Echo设置干扰,但警方只是接受了《北方回声报》的采访,并没有刊登通知,故D项排除。

7、Question 7 is based on the news report you have just heard.

A、They cooperated well with the police.

B、They enjoyed a fairly affluent life.

C、They were puzzled by the mystery.

D、They had a strong community spirit.

解析:

听力原文

        (5) [Bundles containing thousands of pounds in cash keep turning up on the streets of Blackhall Colliery in Northern England, according to police. Residents of the village have been coming across bundles of£20 notes—usually worth£2,000]—in the former mining village in County Durham. The latest discovery was on Monday, meaning four of these cash bundles have been handed in this year and 13 since 2014. The bundles are usually left in plain sight and have been scattered across the small coastal village. (6) [The owner has two weeks to collect the cash, which is then returned to the finder, if not claimed, according to Peterlee Police.] A Durham Police spokesperson said the money has been returned to the lucky finders in all cases except yesterday. Policeman John Forster said in the statement: “The circumstances remain a mystery, so we would welcome any information that will help us get to the bottom of these random incidents.” (7) [He told The Northern Echo: “It isn’t an affluent part of the world, so for them to find cash of that amount and instantly think about taking it to the police stations shows the community spirit there is.”] 

7. What did the policeman John Forster say about the villagers? (关于村民,约翰·福斯特警官说了什么?)

解析:D。录音结尾提到,约翰·福斯特警官告诉《北方回声报》:“这里的村民并不富裕,所以他们能在捡到如此大额的现金后立马想到上交警局,这表明了他们的社区精神。”D项与此相符,其中的community spirit复现了录音中的原词,故为正确答案。

错项排除:A项中的cooperated well和C项中的were puzzled在录音中无依据,故均可排除。录音中福斯特警官说村民并不富裕,B项与此相悖,故错误。

8、Question 8 is based on the conversation you have just heard.

A、Excited.

B、Delighted.

C、Indifferent.

D、Strange.

解析:

听力原文 

W: It’s your birthday next week. What have you got planned?

M: I’m not sure. (8) [I often feel strange on my birthday.] It’s like my brain decides to have a crisis.

W: It’s not entirely unusual to feel anxious or sad around your birthday. Birthdays can tap into a lot of things people worry about, including their achievements in life in the past decade or their accomplishments of the past year. (9) [Many begin to search for the meaning of their existence,] leading to behaviors such as ending or starting a relationship, or plans like starting a vigorous diet or fitness program.

M: (10) [I have wonderful friends, and I love celebrating their birthdays, but I don’t like being the center of attention, receiving gifts and having a fuss made.] It seems to trigger a type of social anxiety. I think social media, too, can intensify things as birthdays now play out more publicly. Birthday reminders can be helpful, but I kind of worry I won’t be able to drum up my own day and show it to look as exciting as it is supposed to be.

W: Well, to deal with the birthday blues, you should not isolate yourself. It’s best to gradually face your birthday with people you trust. That would help you learn self-acceptance, or that it’s okay to be the focus.

M: Perhaps. Or I could perceive my birthday as an opportunity to do something for others, like asking people to make a donation instead of buying a gift.

W: Exactly! (11) [Or even simply see your birthday as an opportunity to bring people together for them to have fun.]

8. How does the man often feel on his birthday? (男士经常在过生日时感受如何?)

解析:D。录音开头男士提到,他经常在过生日时有种奇怪的感觉(feel strange),故正确答案为D。

错项排除:录音中虽然提到了exciting,但并不是男士过生日时的感受,故排除A项。B项和C项在录音中无依据,故均可排除。

9、Question 9 is based on the conversation you have just heard.

A、Search for the meaning of their life.

B、Look back on their years at school. 

C、Call on their relatives and friends.

D、Talk about future plans with friends.

解析:

听力原文 

W: It’s your birthday next week. What have you got planned?

M: I’m not sure. (8) [I often feel strange on my birthday.] It’s like my brain decides to have a crisis.

W: It’s not entirely unusual to feel anxious or sad around your birthday. Birthdays can tap into a lot of things people worry about, including their achievements in life in the past decade or their accomplishments of the past year. (9) [Many begin to search for the meaning of their existence,] leading to behaviors such as ending or starting a relationship, or plans like starting a vigorous diet or fitness program.

M: (10) [I have wonderful friends, and I love celebrating their birthdays, but I don’t like being the center of attention, receiving gifts and having a fuss made.] It seems to trigger a type of social anxiety. I think social media, too, can intensify things as birthdays now play out more publicly. Birthday reminders can be helpful, but I kind of worry I won’t be able to drum up my own day and show it to look as exciting as it is supposed to be.

W: Well, to deal with the birthday blues, you should not isolate yourself. It’s best to gradually face your birthday with people you trust. That would help you learn self-acceptance, or that it’s okay to be the focus.

M: Perhaps. Or I could perceive my birthday as an opportunity to do something for others, like asking people to make a donation instead of buying a gift.

W: Exactly! (11) [Or even simply see your birthday as an opportunity to bring people together for them to have fun.]

9. What does the woman say many people tend to do on their birthday? (女士说很多人在过生日时都会做什么?)

解析:A。录音前半部分女士提到,过生日时,许多人会开始寻找自己存在的意义(search for the meaning of their existence)。A项是对此内容的同义转述,故为正确答案。

错项排除:B项和C项内容在录音中无依据,故均可排除。D项利用录音中的plans设置干扰,但录音中说的是人们会在生日这天做出某项计划,而不是与朋友谈论计划,故D项排除。

10、Question 10 is based on the conversation you have just heard.

A、He prefers to have them shown on social media.

B、He loves them but does not want to make a fuss.

C、He enjoys celebrating others’ birthdays rather than his own.

D、He looks forward to receiving presents from his close friends.

解析:

听力原文 

W: It’s your birthday next week. What have you got planned?

M: I’m not sure. (8) [I often feel strange on my birthday.] It’s like my brain decides to have a crisis.

W: It’s not entirely unusual to feel anxious or sad around your birthday. Birthdays can tap into a lot of things people worry about, including their achievements in life in the past decade or their accomplishments of the past year. (9) [Many begin to search for the meaning of their existence,] leading to behaviors such as ending or starting a relationship, or plans like starting a vigorous diet or fitness program.

M: (10) [I have wonderful friends, and I love celebrating their birthdays, but I don’t like being the center of attention, receiving gifts and having a fuss made.] It seems to trigger a type of social anxiety. I think social media, too, can intensify things as birthdays now play out more publicly. Birthday reminders can be helpful, but I kind of worry I won’t be able to drum up my own day and show it to look as exciting as it is supposed to be.

W: Well, to deal with the birthday blues, you should not isolate yourself. It’s best to gradually face your birthday with people you trust. That would help you learn self-acceptance, or that it’s okay to be the focus.

M: Perhaps. Or I could perceive my birthday as an opportunity to do something for others, like asking people to make a donation instead of buying a gift.

W: Exactly! (11) [Or even simply see your birthday as an opportunity to bring people together for them to have fun.]

10. What does the man say about birthday celebrations? (关于庆生会,男士说了什么?)

解析:C。录音中间部分男士说,他喜欢给朋友庆祝生日,但不喜欢自己成为人们关注的焦点,不喜欢接受礼物,也不喜欢小题大做。C项与此相符,故为正确答案。

错项排除:录音中男士提到,不喜欢成为焦点,也不喜欢接受礼物,由此可排除A项和D项。录音中男士说自己喜欢给朋友庆祝生日,但不喜欢庆祝自己的生日,没有说男士喜欢庆生会,因此可排除B项。 

11、Question 11 is based on the conversation you have just heard.

A、Hold it on a modest scale to remove birthday anxieties.

B、View it as a chance for people to socialize and have fun.

C、Extend invitation to those he trusts most.

D、Make it an occasion to collect donations.

解析:

听力原文 

W: It’s your birthday next week. What have you got planned?

M: I’m not sure. (8) [I often feel strange on my birthday.] It’s like my brain decides to have a crisis.

W: It’s not entirely unusual to feel anxious or sad around your birthday. Birthdays can tap into a lot of things people worry about, including their achievements in life in the past decade or their accomplishments of the past year. (9) [Many begin to search for the meaning of their existence,] leading to behaviors such as ending or starting a relationship, or plans like starting a vigorous diet or fitness program.

M: (10) [I have wonderful friends, and I love celebrating their birthdays, but I don’t like being the center of attention, receiving gifts and having a fuss made.] It seems to trigger a type of social anxiety. I think social media, too, can intensify things as birthdays now play out more publicly. Birthday reminders can be helpful, but I kind of worry I won’t be able to drum up my own day and show it to look as exciting as it is supposed to be.

W: Well, to deal with the birthday blues, you should not isolate yourself. It’s best to gradually face your birthday with people you trust. That would help you learn self-acceptance, or that it’s okay to be the focus.

M: Perhaps. Or I could perceive my birthday as an opportunity to do something for others, like asking people to make a donation instead of buying a gift.

W: Exactly! (11) [Or even simply see your birthday as an opportunity to bring people together for them to have fun.]

11. What does the woman suggest the man do about his birthday celebration at the end of the conversation?(在对话结尾,女士建议男士如何庆祝生日?)

解析:B。在录音结尾,女士建议男士可以把生日看作一个让大家聚在一起玩的机会。B项与此相符,其中的View it as a chance是对录音中see your birthday as an opportunity的同义替换,socialize对应录音中的bring people together,have fun为原词复现,故正确答案为B。

错项排除:A项中的Hold it on a modest scale在录音中无依据,故排除。C项利用录音中的people you trust设置干扰,但这里是建议男士先与信任的人一起,逐渐面对自己的生日,并不一定是要邀请对方为自己庆生,故排除C项。D项利用录音中的make a donation设置干扰,但这是男士自己提出的,并不是女士的建议,故排除。

12、Question 12 is based on the conversation you have just heard.

A、It was absolutely exhausting.

B、There was a terrible smell.

C、There was too long a delay.

D、She got off at the wrong station.

解析:

听力原文

W: The metro was absolutely terrible this morning.

M: Oh, was there a delay?

W: No. But the train was so packed that I could barely move, and it was difficult to breathe, too. At every station, more people squeezed in, and I got pushed further and further inside. When I got to my station, I could hardly get out. (12) [Once I did get out, I was totally exhausted.] 

M: That sounds like a nightmare. Why didn’t you take the bus?

W: The bus takes twice as long, and it’s just as crowded.

M: Well, what’s the alternative? Haven’t you got a car? 

W: I’ve got a driver’s license, but that’s all. (13) [I’m saving up to buy something reasonably small and cute. But it’s still a bit expensive for me, and it’ll take a while before I have enough money.]

M: Have you thought about getting an electric motorbike?

W: I considered that for maybe a minute, (14) [but honestly, I’ve just seen too many horrible accidents involving those dangerous monsters.] 

M: What about those popular shared bikes? You could register to use one.

W: Yeah, that’s a possibility. There are always several of those bikes out in front of our apartment complex.

M: Or you could just walk to work.

W: Well, it’s five kilometers from home to the office, but you’ve given me a thought. I could take a change of clothes and jog to work. But at this time of year, the air pollution is a real problem.

M: Oh yeah. I didn’t think of that. Get a taxi if you really have to.

W: Well, that’s an expensive way to get to work.

M: (15) [Not if you use a ride sharing app.]  

W: (15) [Good idea. I’ll download one immediately. Thank you.]

12. What does the woman say about her subway ride? (关于她乘坐地铁的经历,女士说了什么?)

解析:A。录音开头女士说到,自己坐地铁的体验很糟糕,因为车里太拥挤了,导致自己累得筋疲力尽。A项与此相符,其中的absolutely exhausting对应录音中的totally exhausted,故为正确答案。

错项排除:B项的smell在录音中未提及,故排除。录音中男士问女士坐地铁有没有延误,女士回答说没有,故排除C项。D项利用录音中的station和get out设置干扰,但录音中只说女士很难下车,并没有说下错了车站,故排除D项。

13、Question 13 is based on the conversation you have just heard.

A、She hasn’t saved enough money.

B、She is worried about traffic jams.

C、She hasn’t passed the driving test yet.

D、She is used to taking public transport.

解析:

听力原文

W: The metro was absolutely terrible this morning.

M: Oh, was there a delay?

W: No. But the train was so packed that I could barely move, and it was difficult to breathe, too. At every station, more people squeezed in, and I got pushed further and further inside. When I got to my station, I could hardly get out. (12) [Once I did get out, I was totally exhausted.] 

M: That sounds like a nightmare. Why didn’t you take the bus?

W: The bus takes twice as long, and it’s just as crowded.

M: Well, what’s the alternative? Haven’t you got a car? 

W: I’ve got a driver’s license, but that’s all. (13) [I’m saving up to buy something reasonably small and cute. But it’s still a bit expensive for me, and it’ll take a while before I have enough money.]

M: Have you thought about getting an electric motorbike?

W: I considered that for maybe a minute, (14) [but honestly, I’ve just seen too many horrible accidents involving those dangerous monsters.] 

M: What about those popular shared bikes? You could register to use one.

W: Yeah, that’s a possibility. There are always several of those bikes out in front of our apartment complex.

M: Or you could just walk to work.

W: Well, it’s five kilometers from home to the office, but you’ve given me a thought. I could take a change of clothes and jog to work. But at this time of year, the air pollution is a real problem.

M: Oh yeah. I didn’t think of that. Get a taxi if you really have to.

W: Well, that’s an expensive way to get to work.

M: (15) [Not if you use a ride sharing app.]  

W: (15) [Good idea. I’ll download one immediately. Thank you.]

13. Why hasn’t the woman got her own car? (为什么女士自己没买车?)

解析:A。录音中间部分女士提到,自己正在攒钱买车,但目前还没有攒够(it’ll take a while before I have enough money)。A项与此相符,故为正确答案。

错项排除:B项中的traffic jams和D项中的is used to taking public transport在录音中没有依据,故均可排除。录音中女士说自己有驾照,故C项错误。

14、Question 14 is based on the conversation you have just heard.

A、They are popular.

B、They are dangerous.

C、They are a bit expensive for her.

D、They are environmentally friendly.

解析:

听力原文

W: The metro was absolutely terrible this morning.

M: Oh, was there a delay?

W: No. But the train was so packed that I could barely move, and it was difficult to breathe, too. At every station, more people squeezed in, and I got pushed further and further inside. When I got to my station, I could hardly get out. (12) [Once I did get out, I was totally exhausted.] 

M: That sounds like a nightmare. Why didn’t you take the bus?

W: The bus takes twice as long, and it’s just as crowded.

M: Well, what’s the alternative? Haven’t you got a car? 

W: I’ve got a driver’s license, but that’s all. (13) [I’m saving up to buy something reasonably small and cute. But it’s still a bit expensive for me, and it’ll take a while before I have enough money.]

M: Have you thought about getting an electric motorbike?

W: I considered that for maybe a minute, (14) [but honestly, I’ve just seen too many horrible accidents involving those dangerous monsters.] 

M: What about those popular shared bikes? You could register to use one.

W: Yeah, that’s a possibility. There are always several of those bikes out in front of our apartment complex.

M: Or you could just walk to work.

W: Well, it’s five kilometers from home to the office, but you’ve given me a thought. I could take a change of clothes and jog to work. But at this time of year, the air pollution is a real problem.

M: Oh yeah. I didn’t think of that. Get a taxi if you really have to.

W: Well, that’s an expensive way to get to work.

M: (15) [Not if you use a ride sharing app.]  

W: (15) [Good idea. I’ll download one immediately. Thank you.]

14. What does the woman say about electric motorbikes? (关于电动摩托车,女士说了什么?)

解析:B。在录音中间部分,男士问女士是否考虑骑电动摩托车上班,女士说自己看过太多惨烈事故,都与这个“危险的怪物(dangerous monster)”有关。由此可知,女士认为骑电动摩托车很危险,故正确答案为B。

错项排除:录音中虽然出现了popular,但这是男士对共享单车的评价,故排除A项。C项利用录音中的a bit expensive for me设置干扰,但这是女士对买车的评价,C项张冠李戴,故排除。D项在录音中未提及,故排除。

15、Question 15 is based on the conversation you have just heard.

A、By bus.

B、By jogging.

C、By renting a bike.

D、By sharing a ride.

解析:

听力原文

W: The metro was absolutely terrible this morning.

M: Oh, was there a delay?

W: No. But the train was so packed that I could barely move, and it was difficult to breathe, too. At every station, more people squeezed in, and I got pushed further and further inside. When I got to my station, I could hardly get out. (12) [Once I did get out, I was totally exhausted.] 

M: That sounds like a nightmare. Why didn’t you take the bus?

W: The bus takes twice as long, and it’s just as crowded.

M: Well, what’s the alternative? Haven’t you got a car? 

W: I’ve got a driver’s license, but that’s all. (13) [I’m saving up to buy something reasonably small and cute. But it’s still a bit expensive for me, and it’ll take a while before I have enough money.]

M: Have you thought about getting an electric motorbike?

W: I considered that for maybe a minute, (14) [but honestly, I’ve just seen too many horrible accidents involving those dangerous monsters.] 

M: What about those popular shared bikes? You could register to use one.

W: Yeah, that’s a possibility. There are always several of those bikes out in front of our apartment complex.

M: Or you could just walk to work.

W: Well, it’s five kilometers from home to the office, but you’ve given me a thought. I could take a change of clothes and jog to work. But at this time of year, the air pollution is a real problem.

M: Oh yeah. I didn’t think of that. Get a taxi if you really have to.

W: Well, that’s an expensive way to get to work.

M: (15) [Not if you use a ride sharing app.]  

W: (15) [Good idea. I’ll download one immediately. Thank you.]

15. How was the woman going to get to work? (女士打算怎么去上班?)

解析:D。在录音结尾,男士建议女士可以用拼车软件打车,女士表示赞同,并说自己马上去下载。由此可知,女士打算通过拼车上班,故正确答案为D。

错项排除:录音中的对话双方先后讨论了乘坐公交车、慢跑和租自行车的可行性,女士否认了前面两者,对于租自行车,也只是说这是可行的,并未明确提到自己打算这么做,故排除A、B、C三项。

16、Question 16 is based on the passage you have just heard.

A、He is a sign language interpreter.

B、He is a deaf person working in IT.

C、He doesn’t like speaking at meetings.

D、He doesn’t use email or text messages.

解析:

听力原文

        (16) [Steve Miller began his career in IT back in the late 1980s. Being a deaf person in tech required a huge amount of effort and organization.] Because there was no email or text messages service, everything had to be done face to face or by telephone. Communicating in meetings was very difficult. He needed a sign language interpreter for every meeting, but it was a huge effort to coordinate. These days, although challenges still remain, it’s a good time to be a deaf person in tech, says Miller. (17) [Big advances in speech recognition technology have enabled communication tools to turn live speech into text in real time on your smartphone or laptop and sign language into text as well.] New tech, coupled with improvements in hearing aid technology and medical advances, means that Miller is able to focus far more on his work. He has benefited to a great extent from a tiny hearing device in his ear. It gives him a degree of hearing, and he can use a variety of communication methods, depending on the situation. He can employ lip reading and have meetings via video instead of on the phone. These things have made a huge difference. (18) [He no longer has to worry about whether or not he can understand.] He can just concentrate on how interesting the meeting might be and what he needs to get out of it in order to progress.

16. What do we learn about Steve Miller? (关于史蒂夫·米勒,我们能了解到什么?)

解析:B。录音开头部分提到,史蒂夫·米勒早在20世纪80年代末就开始了他的IT职业生涯,作为一位技术领域的听障人士,他需要付出巨大的努力和筹备工作。B项是对此内容的概括总结,其中的deaf person和IT为原词复现,故为正确答案。

错项排除:录音中提到米勒每次开会都需要一名手语翻译,而不是米勒本人是手语翻译,故A项错误。录音中说的是米勒在会议上沟通很困难,而不是他不喜欢在会议上发言,故C项错误。录音中说的是在米勒刚入行时还没有电子邮件或短信业务,所以米勒当时开会交流很困难,而不是米勒不使用电子邮件或短信,故D项错误。

17、Question 17 is based on the passage you have just heard.

A、Improved communication skills.

B、Speech recognition technology.

C、Big advances in sign language.

D、Transformation in the IT industry.

解析:

听力原文

        (16) [Steve Miller began his career in IT back in the late 1980s. Being a deaf person in tech required a huge amount of effort and organization.] Because there was no email or text messages service, everything had to be done face to face or by telephone. Communicating in meetings was very difficult. He needed a sign language interpreter for every meeting, but it was a huge effort to coordinate. These days, although challenges still remain, it’s a good time to be a deaf person in tech, says Miller. (17) [Big advances in speech recognition technology have enabled communication tools to turn live speech into text in real time on your smartphone or laptop and sign language into text as well.] New tech, coupled with improvements in hearing aid technology and medical advances, means that Miller is able to focus far more on his work. He has benefited to a great extent from a tiny hearing device in his ear. It gives him a degree of hearing, and he can use a variety of communication methods, depending on the situation. He can employ lip reading and have meetings via video instead of on the phone. These things have made a huge difference. (18) [He no longer has to worry about whether or not he can understand.] He can just concentrate on how interesting the meeting might be and what he needs to get out of it in order to progress.

17. What does Miller say is making things better for people like him?(米勒说什么能让像他这样的人过得更好?)

解析:B。录音中间部分,米勒说技术领域的听障人士是赶上了好时候,因为语音识别技术的巨大进步使得语音和手语都能转换为文本。由此可知,是语言识别技术的进步给予了听障人士很大帮助,故正确答案为B。

错项排除:录音中提到了沟通,但未提到沟通技能的提高,故A项排除。C项利用录音中的Big advances设置干扰,但录音中没有提到手语存在巨大进步,故C项错误。录音中没有提到IT行业有所转变,故D项排除。

18、Question 18 is based on the passage you have just heard.

A、He can avoid being mistaken.

B、He can take notes on the spot.

C、He can understand with ease.

D、He can see the speakers’ images.

解析:

听力原文

        (16) [Steve Miller began his career in IT back in the late 1980s. Being a deaf person in tech required a huge amount of effort and organization.] Because there was no email or text messages service, everything had to be done face to face or by telephone. Communicating in meetings was very difficult. He needed a sign language interpreter for every meeting, but it was a huge effort to coordinate. These days, although challenges still remain, it’s a good time to be a deaf person in tech, says Miller. (17) [Big advances in speech recognition technology have enabled communication tools to turn live speech into text in real time on your smartphone or laptop and sign language into text as well.] New tech, coupled with improvements in hearing aid technology and medical advances, means that Miller is able to focus far more on his work. He has benefited to a great extent from a tiny hearing device in his ear. It gives him a degree of hearing, and he can use a variety of communication methods, depending on the situation. He can employ lip reading and have meetings via video instead of on the phone. These things have made a huge difference. (18) [He no longer has to worry about whether or not he can understand.] He can just concentrate on how interesting the meeting might be and what he needs to get out of it in order to progress.

18. In what way can Miller benefit from attending meetings via video? (米勒通过视频参加会议可以从哪些方面受益?)

解析:C。录音结尾提到,米勒通过视频开会,这使他再也不用担心自己是否能够理解对方的意思。由此可知,通过视频开会的好处就是可以帮助米勒理解,故C项为正确答案。

错项排除:A项中的mistaken、B项中的take notes on the spot和D项中的images在录音中都没有依据,故均可排除。

19、Question 19 is based on the passage you have just heard.

A、To find pure white walls shining.

B、To enter a house well looked after.

C、To get a hug from family members.

D、To see cheerful colours all around.

解析:

听力原文

        Color is now spreading through our homes, up staircases, across wood frames and ceilings, filling in neutral spaces. According to one interior designer, (19) [when people return home, they want to see colors that cheer them up and give them a hug.] Pure white walls simply don’t do that. They don’t look after you. Another interior designer commented that certain combinations can key into something on a deeper level, transporting you to a different moment in time. That’s the power of color. If you’re thinking to try color on some of your neutral walls, the advice is refreshingly simple: choose a color you actually like. (20) [Don’t go for a color because it’s in fashion or you’ve seen it in a magazine.] If you’re wary of full color, test your tolerance with smaller spaces, such as the inside of a cupboard or a bright window frame. If it gives you joy every time you open the cupboard, you can start to take it further. (21) [One can also paint the wooden framework the same color as the walls, helping the rooms look bigger.] In the kitchen, painting the overhead cupboards and walls in the same color can make it feel more spacious, while painting the kitchen counters a bold color can make everything feel more open and lighter. Additionally, a painted ceiling is a magical thing without being too obvious, and can affect how the space feels as well.

19. What do people want upon returning home, according to the passage? (根据文章,人们回家后想要什么?)

解析:D。录音开头提到,当人们回到家中时,他们希望看到能让他们高兴起来的颜色(see colors that cheer them up)。D项与此相符,其中的cheerful对应录音中的cheer them up,故为正确答案。

错项排除:A项利用录音中的Pure white walls设置干扰,但shining在录音中无依据,故排除。B项利用录音中的look after设置干扰,但录音中说的是纯白色的墙不会关照人的心情,而不是人们想走进一个精心打理的家,故排除B项。录音中提到give them a hug是在指人们希望家中的色彩可以给人一个拥抱,而不是人们想要得到家人的拥抱,故排除C项。

20、Question 20 is based on the passage you have just heard.

A、Choosing a colour because it is fashionable.

B、Painting the interior of their cupboards.

C、Doing the painting job all by themselves.

D、Designing all window frames the same way.

解析:

听力原文

        Color is now spreading through our homes, up staircases, across wood frames and ceilings, filling in neutral spaces. According to one interior designer, (19) [when people return home, they want to see colors that cheer them up and give them a hug.] Pure white walls simply don’t do that. They don’t look after you. Another interior designer commented that certain combinations can key into something on a deeper level, transporting you to a different moment in time. That’s the power of color. If you’re thinking to try color on some of your neutral walls, the advice is refreshingly simple: choose a color you actually like. (20) [Don’t go for a color because it’s in fashion or you’ve seen it in a magazine.] If you’re wary of full color, test your tolerance with smaller spaces, such as the inside of a cupboard or a bright window frame. If it gives you joy every time you open the cupboard, you can start to take it further. (21) [One can also paint the wooden framework the same color as the walls, helping the rooms look bigger.] In the kitchen, painting the overhead cupboards and walls in the same color can make it feel more spacious, while painting the kitchen counters a bold color can make everything feel more open and lighter. Additionally, a painted ceiling is a magical thing without being too obvious, and can affect how the space feels as well.

20. What does the passage say people should avoid doing in home decoration? (文章说人们在家装中应该避免什么?)

解析:A。录音中间部分提到,不要因为某种颜色很流行而选择它。A项与此相符,其中的Choosing是对录音中go for的同义替换,fashionable是对录音中in fashion的同义替换,故A项为正确答案。

错项排除:录音中说如果不喜欢全部填充颜色,可以尝试先粉刷橱柜的内部,然后再扩大范围,而不是应该避免这样做,故排除B项。C项在录音中无依据,故排除。录音中没有提到应该避免以相同的方式设计所有窗框,故排除D项。

21、Question 21 is based on the passage you have just heard.

A、Fit most of the cupboards into walls.

B、Hang landscape paintings all around.

C、Match the room’s ceiling with all the furniture in colour.

D、Paint the wooden frameworks and walls the same colour.

解析:

听力原文

        Color is now spreading through our homes, up staircases, across wood frames and ceilings, filling in neutral spaces. According to one interior designer, (19) [when people return home, they want to see colors that cheer them up and give them a hug.] Pure white walls simply don’t do that. They don’t look after you. Another interior designer commented that certain combinations can key into something on a deeper level, transporting you to a different moment in time. That’s the power of color. If you’re thinking to try color on some of your neutral walls, the advice is refreshingly simple: choose a color you actually like. (20) [Don’t go for a color because it’s in fashion or you’ve seen it in a magazine.] If you’re wary of full color, test your tolerance with smaller spaces, such as the inside of a cupboard or a bright window frame. If it gives you joy every time you open the cupboard, you can start to take it further. (21) [One can also paint the wooden framework the same color as the walls, helping the rooms look bigger.] In the kitchen, painting the overhead cupboards and walls in the same color can make it feel more spacious, while painting the kitchen counters a bold color can make everything feel more open and lighter. Additionally, a painted ceiling is a magical thing without being too obvious, and can affect how the space feels as well.

21. What can one do to make a room look bigger? (怎样才能让房间看起来更大?)

解析:D。录音后半部分提到,可以将木质框架涂成与墙壁相同的颜色,来让房间看起来更大。D项是对录音中paint the wooden framework the same color as the walls的同义替换,故为正确答案。

错项排除:录音中没有说要把大部分橱柜装在墙上,故A项排除。B项中的landscape paintings在录音中无依据,故排除。录音中只说粉刷天花板会影响空间感,并没有提到要刷成和所有家具相匹配的颜色,故排除C项。

22、Question 22 is based on the passage you have just heard. 

A、Children must read at least three times a week.

B、Reading is a habit every child can develop.

C、Reading to their children is important.

D、Children should start reading at age three.

解析:

听力原文

        (22) [Parents often hear that reading to their children is critical for supporting development, and the message is getting through to them.] In fact, in the United States, a little over half of children between the ages of three and five were read to every day in 2007, and 83% of children in that age group in the same country were read to three or more times per week in 2012. This is good news, because reading to young children helps their language and brain development. In fact, (23) [recent research has found that both the quality and quantity of shared book reading in infancy predicted later childhood vocabulary and reading skills.] In other words, the more time parents spend reading, the greater the developmental benefits in their four-year-old children. This is an important finding, but does it matter what books parents read? A new study has investigated this question. It followed infants across the second six months of life, and found that (24) [when parents showed babies books that had faces or objects with specific labels, they learned more.] This is in contrast to books that did not name images or books that had the same label under each image. Books that named different characters also promoted greater learning. So, what does this mean for parents? Not all books are created equal, (25) [so parents need to choose the books they share with their children with great care.] 

22. What does the passage say parents increasingly understand?(文章说父母们越来越明白什么?)

解析:C。录音开头提到,父母们经常会听说,给孩子读书对帮助他们发展至关重要,而父母们也正在逐渐接受这一点。C项与此相符,其中的Reading to their children原词复现,important是对录音中critical的同义替换,故为正确答案。

错项排除:录音中提到了孩子们的阅读频率和年龄,都是用于数据对比,与父母们越来越明白的道理无关,故排除A项和D项。B项在录音中无依据,故排除。

23、Question 23 is based on the passage you have just heard.

A、The number of books they have read by age four.

B、The speed of their brain development in infancy.

C、The number and quality of books parents read to them in infancy.

D、The quality and quantity of time parents spend playing with them.

解析:

听力原文

        (22) [Parents often hear that reading to their children is critical for supporting development, and the message is getting through to them.] In fact, in the United States, a little over half of children between the ages of three and five were read to every day in 2007, and 83% of children in that age group in the same country were read to three or more times per week in 2012. This is good news, because reading to young children helps their language and brain development. In fact, (23) [recent research has found that both the quality and quantity of shared book reading in infancy predicted later childhood vocabulary and reading skills.] In other words, the more time parents spend reading, the greater the developmental benefits in their four-year-old children. This is an important finding, but does it matter what books parents read? A new study has investigated this question. It followed infants across the second six months of life, and found that (24) [when parents showed babies books that had faces or objects with specific labels, they learned more.] This is in contrast to books that did not name images or books that had the same label under each image. Books that named different characters also promoted greater learning. So, what does this mean for parents? Not all books are created equal, (25) [so parents need to choose the books they share with their children with great care.] 

23. What can predict children’s reading skills, according to recent research? (根据最近的研究,什么能预示孩子的阅读能力?)

解析:C。录音中间部分提到,最近有研究发现,在幼儿时期,亲子共读书籍的质量和数量都能预示孩子后期的词汇量和阅读能力。C项与此相符,其中的in infancy原词复现,The number and quality of books parents read to them是对录音中the quality and quantity of shared book reading的同义替换,故C项为正确答案。

错项排除:录音中虽然提到了four-year-old children,但这个细节与题目无关,故排除A项。B项中的The speed of their brain development在录音中未提及,故排除。录音中没有提到父母与孩子玩耍的信息,故排除D项。

24、Question 24 is based on the passage you have just heard.

A、Books with specifically labeled images.

B、Books with pictures of dolls and toys.

C、Books describing the lives of animals.

D、Books telling very interesting stories.

解析:

听力原文

        (22) [Parents often hear that reading to their children is critical for supporting development, and the message is getting through to them.] In fact, in the United States, a little over half of children between the ages of three and five were read to every day in 2007, and 83% of children in that age group in the same country were read to three or more times per week in 2012. This is good news, because reading to young children helps their language and brain development. In fact, (23) [recent research has found that both the quality and quantity of shared book reading in infancy predicted later childhood vocabulary and reading skills.] In other words, the more time parents spend reading, the greater the developmental benefits in their four-year-old children. This is an important finding, but does it matter what books parents read? A new study has investigated this question. It followed infants across the second six months of life, and found that (24) [when parents showed babies books that had faces or objects with specific labels, they learned more.] This is in contrast to books that did not name images or books that had the same label under each image. Books that named different characters also promoted greater learning. So, what does this mean for parents? Not all books are created equal, (25) [so parents need to choose the books they share with their children with great care.] 

24. What kind of books are said to help babies learn more? (文章说哪类书可以帮助婴儿学到更多?)

解析:A。录音后半部分提到,一项新的研究发现,当父母给婴儿展示的书籍上带有特定标注的脸或物体时,他们能学到更多。A项与此相符,Books with specifically labeled images是对录音中books that had faces or objects with specific labels的同义概述,故为正确答案。

错项排除:B项中的pictures of dolls and toys、C项中的describing the lives of animals、D项中的telling very interesting stories在录音中都没有依据,故均可排除。

25、Question 25 is based on the passage you have just heard.

A、Read as many books as possible to their children.

B、Choose carefully what to read to their children.

C、Share experience with other parents.

D、Create picture books for their children.

解析:

听力原文

        (22) [Parents often hear that reading to their children is critical for supporting development, and the message is getting through to them.] In fact, in the United States, a little over half of children between the ages of three and five were read to every day in 2007, and 83% of children in that age group in the same country were read to three or more times per week in 2012. This is good news, because reading to young children helps their language and brain development. In fact, (23) [recent research has found that both the quality and quantity of shared book reading in infancy predicted later childhood vocabulary and reading skills.] In other words, the more time parents spend reading, the greater the developmental benefits in their four-year-old children. This is an important finding, but does it matter what books parents read? A new study has investigated this question. It followed infants across the second six months of life, and found that (24) [when parents showed babies books that had faces or objects with specific labels, they learned more.] This is in contrast to books that did not name images or books that had the same label under each image. Books that named different characters also promoted greater learning. So, what does this mean for parents? Not all books are created equal, (25) [so parents need to choose the books they share with their children with great care.] 

25. What are parents advised to do at the end of the passage?(文章结尾给了家长什么建议?)

解析:B。录音结尾提到,并非所有的书都是等效的,所以父母们需要非常谨慎地选择与孩子同读的书。B项与此相符,其中的Choose原词复现,carefully是对录音中with great care的同义替换,故为正确答案。

错项排除:录音中虽然提到给孩子们读书的质量和数量都很重要,但文章后半部分重点讨论的是读物的内容类型,而不是数量,文章结尾没有建议家长给孩子们读尽可能多的书,故排除A项。C项利用录音结尾的share设置干扰,但选项其他内容在录音中无依据,故排除。录音中没有提到要为孩子制作绘本,D项利用录音中的created和images进行干扰,故排除。

二、Part III Reading Comprehension

 Phones influence all aspects of teenage life. Ninety-five percent of Americans ages 13 to 17 have a smartphone or have access to one, and nearly half report using the internet “almost (26)_____.”

        But as recent survey data and interviews have suggested, many teens find much of that time to be unsatisfyingly spent. Continuous (27)_____ shouldn’t be mistaken for endless enjoyment. A new (28)_____ representative survey about “screen time and device distractions” from the Pew Research Center indicates that it’s not just parents who think teenagers are worryingly (29)_____ from their phones—many teens themselves do too. Fifty-four percent of the 13-to-17-year-olds surveyed said they spend too much time (30)_____ in their phones.

        Vicky Rideout, who runs a research firm that studies children’s interactions with media and technology, was not surprised by this finding. She says it’s hardly (31)_____ to teenagers. “They are dealing with the same challenges that adults are, as far as they are living in the (32)_____of a tech environment designed to suck as much of their time onto their devices as possible,” Rideout says.

        The way parents interact with technology can (33)_____ the way they interact with their kids. Rideout thus thinks it’s up to parents to model good (34)_____: Kids tend to take note if their parents put their phone away at dinner or charge it in another room while they sleep. Witnessing habits like that can help kids “realize that they can (35)_____ some more control over their devices,” she says.

26、(1)

A、shape

B、specific

C、usage

D、recruited

E、inseparable

F、behavior

G、solution

H、summary

I、absorbed

J、context

K、vaguely

L、constantly

M、exercise

N、addicted

O、nationally

解析:

名词

behavior 行为

context  背景;语境

exercise  运动;锻炼

shape  形状;模糊的影子

solution 解决办法;谜底;溶液;溶解

specific  特效;特效药

summary  总结;概要

usage  使用;用法


动词

absorbed (-ed )吸收;理解

addicted (-ed)  使上瘾;使沉迷

exercise  运用;锻炼

recruited (-ed)  招收;招募

shape  塑造;影响发展

形容词

absorbed 专心致志的

addicted 成瘾的;入迷的

inseparable 分不开的;形影不离的

specific 明确的;特有的

summary 概括的;草草的

副词

constantly  经常;一直

nationally  全国性地

vaguely  含混地;稍微

26. constantly

解析:副词辨析题。空格所在句主干成分完整,空格前为almost,由此可知空格处应填入副词,与almost共同修饰前面的using the internet。结合句意:有近一半的人表示,他们“几乎____”上网。结合段首句“手机影响着青少年生活的方方面面”和第二段首句的much of that time,可知青少年普遍花了很多时间上网。备选项中的constantly表示“经常”,符合题目要求,故为正确答案。

27. usage

解析:名词辨析题。空格所在句缺少主语,可知空格处应填入名词。结合句意:很多青少年发现自己虽然花了这么多时间上网,却并没有感到满足。不间断的____不应被误解为是无尽的享受。由此可知,空格处的名词所代指的应该是青少年对于手机的痴迷。名词备选项中只有usage填入空格符合题意,表示“不间断地使用网络”,故usage为正确答案。

28. nationally

解析:副词辨析题。空格所在句主干成分完整,句中的A new      representative都用来修饰主语survey,由此可知空格处应填入形容词、动词分词或副词。结合句意:皮尤研究中心最近就“屏幕时间和设备干扰度”进行了一项____具有代表性的普查,该调查表明……备选项中只有nationally填入空格符合题意,表示“在全国范围内具有代表性的”,语义逻辑通顺,故正确答案为nationally。

29. inseparable

解析:形容词辨析题。空格所在从句的谓语成分不完整,根据空格前的are worryingly可知空格处应填入动词分词或形容词,而且这个词应该能与空格后的from搭配。结合句意:该调查表明,不光是父母们会因为青少年____手机而感到担忧,青少年自己也同样如此。备选项中只有inseparable填入空格符合题意,be inseparable from表示“离不开……”,故正确答案为inseparable。

30. absorbed

解析:形容词辨析题。空格前为spend too much time,空格后为in their phones,可推知空格处应填入形容词或分词作宾语补足语。结合句意:在接受调查的13岁至17岁青少年中,有54%的人表示他们花了太多的时间____在手机里。由此可知,空格处的单词应体现出青少年对手机的痴迷。备选项中的addicted和absorbed在意思上均符合条件,但能与in搭配的只有absorbed,故正确答案为absorbed。

31. specific

解析:形容词辨析题。空格所在句缺少表语,空格前为it’s hardly,空格后为to teenagers,由此可知空格处应填入形容词或动词的分词形式。结合空格所在句和下一句的句意:她说这种情况对于青少年并不是____。他们所面临的挑战,也正是成年人要面对的。备选项中的specific有“特有的”之意,填入空格符合语义逻辑,故为正确答案。

32. context

解析:名词辨析题。空格前为in the,空格后为of,由此可知空格处应填入名词或动名词。结合句意:他们生活在一个科技环境的____中,这个环境经过设计,就是为了用设备尽可能地吸走他们的时间。备选项中只有context填入空格符合题意,in the context of表示“在……的背景下”,符合语义逻辑,故正确答案为context。

33. shape

解析:动词辨析题。空格所在句谓语成分缺失,空格前为can,空格后为the way,可知空格处应填入动词原形。结合句意:父母与科技互动的方式会____他们与孩子互动的方式。结合后面的it’s up to parents to model...可知,父母应该为孩子树立榜样,因为他们的行为会影响到孩子,可推知空格处的单词应有“影响”之意。备选项中只有shape符合条件,故为正确答案。

34. behavior

解析:名词辨析题。空格所在句缺少model的宾语,可知空格处应填入名词或动名词。结合句意:赖德奥特认为父母应该树立良好的____榜样:如果父母在吃饭时能把手机收起来,或者在睡觉时把手机放在另外一个房间充电,孩子们往往就会注意到。冒号后的内容是对前面句子的解释说明,讲的是父母应该做出的举动。备选项中的behavior表示“行为”,填入空格符合题意,故为正确答案。

35. exercise

解析:动词辨析题。空格所在分句谓语成分缺失,空格前为can,空格后为some more control,由此可知空格处应填入动词原形。备选项中只有exercise能与control搭配,exercise control over表示“对……进行控制”,故正确答案为exercise。

27、(2)

A、shape

B、specific

C、usage

D、recruited

E、inseparable

F、behavior

G、solution

H、summary

I、absorbed

J、context

K、vaguely

L、constantly

M、exercise

N、addicted

O、nationally

解析:见上一题!

28、(3)

A、shape

B、specific

C、usage

D、recruited

E、inseparable

F、behavior

G、solution

H、summary

I、absorbed

J、context

K、vaguely

L、constantly

M、exercise

N、addicted

O、nationally

解析:见上一题!

29、(4)

A、shape

B、specific

C、usage

D、recruited

E、inseparable

F、behavior

G、solution

H、summary

I、absorbed

J、context

K、vaguely

L、constantly

M、exercise

N、addicted

O、nationally

解析:见上一题!

30、(5)

A、shape

B、specific

C、usage

D、recruited

E、inseparable

F、behavior

G、solution

H、summary

I、absorbed

J、context

K、vaguely

L、constantly

M、exercise

N、addicted

O、nationally

解析:见上一题!

31、(6)

A、shape

B、specific

C、usage

D、recruited

E、inseparable

F、behavior

G、solution

H、summary

I、absorbed

J、context

K、vaguely

L、constantly

M、exercise

N、addicted

O、nationally

解析:见上一题!

32、(7)

A、shape

B、specific

C、usage

D、recruited

E、inseparable

F、behavior

G、solution

H、summary

I、absorbed

J、context

K、vaguely

L、constantly

M、exercise

N、addicted

O、nationally

解析:见上一题!

33、(8)

A、shape

B、specific

C、usage

D、recruited

E、inseparable

F、behavior

G、solution

H、summary

I、absorbed

J、context

K、vaguely

L、constantly

M、exercise

N、addicted

O、nationally

解析:见上一题!

34、(9)

A、shape

B、specific

C、usage

D、recruited

E、inseparable

F、behavior

G、solution

H、summary

I、absorbed

J、context

K、vaguely

L、constantly

M、exercise

N、addicted

O、nationally

解析:见上一题!

35、(10)

A、shape

B、specific

C、usage

D、recruited

E、inseparable

F、behavior

G、solution

H、summary

I、absorbed

J、context

K、vaguely

L、constantly

M、exercise

N、addicted

O、nationally

解析:见上一题!

Evil Genius

【A】A few years ago I found myself teaching a university class on evil. It was for third-year criminology students to help them contextualize theory and research within controversial current topics. It was a huge success. The debates were heated and interesting. I could see people’s views change within the course of a single lecture. Over the past 13 years, as a student, lecturer and researcher, I’ve enjoyed discussing the science of evil with anyone willing to listen. What I like most is destroying the cliche (陈词滥调) of good and evil, and replacing them with scientific insight. We need a more informed way of discussing behavior that at first we cannot, or should not, begin to understand.
【B】Without understanding, we risk dehumanizing others, writing off human beings simply because we don’t comprehend them. We must try to understand what we have labelled evil. We tend to think evil is something that other people are. We think of ourselves as “good people”, and even when we do morally wrong things, we understand the context of our decisions. With others, however, it is far easier to write them off. If their actions deviate (偏离) substantially from what we consider acceptable, we may label them evil. We need to be careful with this. Calling someone evils is often similar to saying they cannot change, and perhaps aren’t even a human at all. However, when you actually go monster-hunting, and you look deeply at the people behind horrific behavior, you may be surprised.
【C】As a child I used to love the Scooby-Doo cartoons. Arriving in their “Mystery Machine”, the gang would have to find a monster who was terrorizing a neighborhood. They would run around looking for clues and at the end unmask the bad guy. It was always a normal person in a costume. There were no monsters. Like the Scooby crew, we may find ourselves hunting for an easy fix, one word for people who do bad things. But if we take a good look, the word “evil” is insufficient—there are no simple explanations for why humans do bad things: instead there are many, and they are all marvelously different.
【D】Evil is typically referred to when there is deviance from social norms: formal deviance is the violation of laws, like theft, murder, and attacks, while informal deviance involves violations of social norms, like lying. Evil behavior is typically thought to embrace one or both forms. However, deviance can also describe a behavior that simply differs from the norm.
【E】Perhaps this is where we can find the good side of our bad side. Deviating from the norm can make us villains (恶棍), but it can also make us heroes. A child deviates from social pressures when they stand up for another child being bullied in school. A soldier deviates when they choose not to follow orders to kill an innocent civilian. An employee in a big tech company deviates when they expose its wrongdoings.
【F】Creativity is also a deviation. Here, too, things are complex. Thinking creatively has given us modern medicine, technology and modern political structures, but it has also given us poison and nuclear weapons. Great benefit and great harm can come from the same human tendency.
【G】In a research paper, Evil Genius, published in 2014, the behavioral scientists Francesca Gino and Scott Wiltermuth wanted to examine whether people who behave unethically in one task are more creative than others on a subsequent task, even after controlling for differences in baseline creative skills. The unethical behavior they chose was dishonesty.
【H】Over five experiments researchers gave participants tasks in which they could cheat. In one study, they were given matrixes (矩阵) and had to find two numbers that added up to 10. Participants were asked to self-report how well they did at the end of the study: 59% cheated by saying that they solved more matrixes than they actually had.
【I】 After each task, the researchers measured participants’ performance on the Remote Associates Test. This shows participants three words at a time that appear to be unrelated, and the person has to think of a fourth word that is associated with all of them. For example, you might get “Fox, Man, Peep”, or “Dust, Cereal, Fish”. In order to find the linking words (“Hole” for the first, “Bowl” for the second), you need to be creative. The more you get right, the more creative you are thought to be because you have come up with uncommon associations.
【J】For every one of the five studies, they found the same thing—participants who cheated in the first task did better on the creativity task. Why? Like other forms of unethical behavior, lying means breaking rules. It involves being deviant, going against the social principle that people should tell the truth. Similarly, being creative involves “thinking outside the box”, deviating from expectations. They involve similar thought patterns, so stimulating one stimulates the other. Can we learn from this? Perhaps. To be more creative, we could try lying in a controlled environment. Find online logic games and cheat at them, play Scrabble (拼字游戏) with a dictionary, or write a story about something that is untrue? Such tasks can get our brains thinking flexibly, beyond our normal comfort zone. This is not a call to become a compulsive (强迫性的) liar, but a controlled liar.
【K】In addition to benefits for creativity, deviance can be a good thing in other ways. Even Philip Zimbardo, the author of the Stanford prison experiment, who showed how easily we can be led to behave badly, believes that the future of deviance research may lie more in understanding extreme pro-social behavior, such as heroism. Like evil, we often view heroism as only a possibility for outliers—for people who are abnormal. But Zimbardo asks: “What if the capability to act heroically is also fundamentally ordinary and available to all of us?” Some say we should never meet our heroes, lest they disappoint us when we find out how normal they are. But this should be liberating, not disappointing. We are all capable of behaving like outliers. It’s time for us to understand deviance, and realize its potential for good as well as for harm.

36、36. A behavior that does not conform to social norms may be described as being deviant.

A、A

B、B

C、C

D、D

E、E

F、F

G、G

H、H

I、I

J、J

K、K

解析:36. 不符合社会规范的行为可以被描述为偏离行为。

解析:D。根据题干中的does not conform to social norms和being deviant可定位至原文D段首句。该句提到,恶常指偏离社会规范的行为,并分别解释了这种行为包括正式的偏离行为和非正式的偏离行为。由此可知,这里的“恶”指的就是偏离行为。题干与此内容相符,其中的does not conform to social norms是对原文D段首句中deviance from social norms的同义替换,be described as是对该句中is referred to的同义替换,故正确答案为D。

37. 多项实验发现,在初始任务中说谎的受试者在创造力测试中表现更好。

解析:J。根据题干中的Various experiments、participants who cheated in the initial task和performed better可定位至原文J段首句。该句提到,在五项研究中,研究人员发现了一个共同点——在第一项任务中说谎的人,在需要创造力的任务中会表现得更好。题干与此内容相符,其中的Various experiments对应J段首句的the five studies,the initial task是对该句中the first task的同义替换,performed better in the creativity test对应该句中的did better on the creativity task,题干是对原文J段首句的同义替换,故正确答案为J。

38. 一个人被看作恶人,可能仅仅是因为他的行为在道德上让我们无法接受。

解析:B。根据题干中的considered evil和morally unacceptable可定位至原文B段第六句。该句提到,如果他人的行为严重偏离了我们认可的范围,我们就可能会给他们贴上邪恶的标签。题干与此内容相符,其中的may be simply considered evil对应定位句中的label them evil,morally unacceptable对应定位句中的their actions deviate substantially from what we consider acceptable,故正确答案为B。

39. 由两位科学家发表的一项研究旨在研究说谎与创造力之间的关系。

解析:G。根据题干中的The research published by two scientists和examine the relationship between dishonesty and creativity可定位至原文G段开头。该段提到,在一篇发表的论文中,行为学家弗朗切斯卡·吉诺和斯科特·威尔特默斯想要仔细研究一个问题:限定在同等创造力水平的条件下,在一项任务中表现出不道德的人在后续任务中是否比其他人会更具创造力。他们所指定的不道德行为是说谎。题干与此内容相符,其中的two scientists指的就是定位句中提到的两位行为学家,examine原词复现,the relationship between dishonesty and creativity是对定位句中提到的论文主题的概括总结,故正确答案为G。

40. 作者讲授的课程在班里引发了激烈的讨论。

解析:A。根据题干中的The author’s lectures、lively discussions和in his class可定位至原文A段。该段第三、四句提到,作者在大学里讲授的课程大获成功,课堂辩论激烈而有趣。题干与此内容相符,其中的lively discussions对应原文A段第四句的The debates were heated,故正确答案为A。

41. 研究人员通过让受试者玩单词游戏来测试他们的创造力。

解析:I。根据题干中的tested the participants’ creativity和word game可定位至原文I段前两句。该处提到,研究人员通过“远关联测试”来衡量受试者的表现,他们会向受试者同时展示三个看似互不相关的单词,让受试者想出来第四个词,要与这三个词都有关联。I段最后一句提到,能答对的越多,就说明你越有创造力。由此可知,单词游戏的目的在于测试受试者的创造力。题干与此内容相符,其中的tested the participants’ creativity对应I段最后一句,word game是对I段第二句的概括总结,故正确答案为I。

42. 是时候让我们认识到,偏离行为可能对个人和社会既有好处,也有坏处。

解析:K。根据题干中的 It is time we realized、deviance和doing both good and harm可定位至原文K段最后一句。该句提到,现在是时候让我们去理解偏离行为了,我们应该认识到偏离可能给我们带来好处,也可能给我们带来坏处。题干与此内容相符,其中的It is time we realized对应定位句中的It’s time for us to understand,deviance原词复现,doing both good and harm对应定位句中的its potential for good as well as for harm,故正确答案为K。

43. 人类恶行的原因可以有多种解释方式。

解析:C。根据题干中的reasons、evil behaviors、explained和in more ways than one可定位至原文C段最后一句。该句后半句提到,人们做坏事的理由并不存在单一的解释,相反,可以有很多种解释,而且这些解释大相径庭。题干是对此内容的概括总结,其中的reasons和explained对应定位句中的explanations,evil behaviors对应句中的do bad things,in more ways than one对应句中的many,故正确答案为C。

44. 一项实验中的数学任务旨在测试受试者的说谎倾向。

解析:H。根据题干中的math task和tendency to cheat可定位至原文H段。该段提到,在五项实验中,受试者在完成研究人员给的任务时可以说谎,在其中一项研究中,给他们的任务是要在矩阵中找到两个相加为10的数字,研究人员最后统计了说谎者的数据。题干与此内容相符,其中的math task是对原文H段第二句的概括总结,tendency to cheat对应H段第一句中的they could cheat,故正确答案为H。

45. 一些创造性的想法最终给人类社会带来了危害。

解析:F。根据题干中的Some creative ideas和do harm to human society可定位至原文F段第三句。该句提到,创造性思维为我们带来了现代医学、技术和现代政治架构,但也给我们带来了毒药和核武器。题干与此相符,其中的Some creative ideas对应定位句中的Thinking creatively,do harm对应句中的poison and nuclear weapons,故正确答案为F。

37、37. Various experiments found that participants who cheated in the initial task performed better in the creativity test.  

A、A

B、B

C、C

D、D

E、E

F、F

G、G

H、H

I、I

J、J

K、K

解析:见上一题!

38、38. People may be simply considered evil if their behaviors are morally unacceptable to us.

A、A

B、B

C、C

D、D

E、E

F、F

G、G

H、H

I、I

J、J

K、K

解析:见上一题!

39、39. The research published by two scientists was intended to examine the relationship between dishonesty and creativity.

A、A

B、B

C、C

D、D

E、E

F、F

G、G

H、H

I、I

J、J

K、K

解析:见上一题!

40、40. The author’s lectures sparked lively discussions in his class.

A、A

B、B

C、C

D、D

E、E

F、F

G、G

H、H

I、I

J、J

K、K

解析:见上一题!

41、41. The researchers tested the participants’ creativity by asking them to play a word game.

A、A

B、B

C、C

D、D

E、E

F、F

G、G

H、H

I、I

J、J

K、K

解析:见上一题!

42、42. It is time we realized that deviance may be capable of doing both good and harm to individuals and society.

A、A

B、B

C、C

D、D

E、E

F、F

G、G

H、H

I、I

J、J

K、K

解析:见上一题!

43、43. The reasons for people’s evil behaviors can be explained in more ways than one.

A、A

B、B

C、C

D、D

E、E

F、F

G、G

H、H

I、I

J、J

K、K

解析:见上一题!

44、44. The math task in one experiment was designed to test participants’ tendency to cheat.

A、A

B、B

C、C

D、D

E、E

F、F

G、G

H、H

I、I

J、J

K、K

解析:见上一题!

45、45. Some creative ideas have turned out to do harm to human society.

A、A

B、B

C、C

D、D

E、E

F、F

G、G

H、H

I、I

J、J

K、K

解析:见上一题!

 Even though we are living in an age where growing old is thought of as an inevitable misery, this doctor has been changing the game for seniors over the last 25 years.

        It all started in 1991 when the Harvard-educated physician was transferred from working in a stressful emergency room to being the medical director of a nursing home in upstate New York. The depressing and regimented (严格管制的) environment got him thinking on what exactly could improve the residents’ conditions.

        Even though animals in nursing homes were illegal at the time, Dr. Bill Thomas took a chance. Based on a hunch (直觉), he brought in two dogs, four cats, hens, rabbits, 100 birds, a multitude of plants, a flower garden, and a vegetable patch.

        The change was dramatic. There was a 50% drop in medical prescriptions along with a dramatic decrease in death rates—but most importantly, the residents were simply happier.

        Dr. Thomas’s approach, named the Eden Alternative, has driven nursing homes to allow a more autonomous (自主的) and creative living space for their elderly. It erases the belief that growing old means growing useless. He encourages residents to think of their age as an enriching new phase of life rather than the end of it.

        Thomas, now a speaker and author of several books, also created small, independently-run residences with their own bedrooms and bathrooms, and he has been preaching a singular message that getting old is not a bad thing.

        “Within six weeks, they had to send a truck around to pick up all the wheelchairs,” Thomas told the Washington Post. “You know why most people in nursing homes use wheelchairs? Because the buildings are so big.”

        The 56-year-old doctor’s methods have been adopted in Australia, Japan, Canada, and America with enormous success. Last year he published Second Wind: Navigating the Passage to a Slower, Deeper, and More Connected Life, a guide on how to shift our perspectives on aging and growth.

        He is currently traveling through North America performing with his guitar and his enthusiasm on his Age of Disruption Tour.

46、46. What has Bill Thomas been doing for a quarter of a century?

A、Transforming people’s lifestyle.

B、Honoring his Harvard education.

C、Changing people’s philosophy of life.

D、Shifting people’s perspective on aging.

解析:

解析:D。根据题干中的a quarter of a century可定位至原文首段。该段提到,人们认为衰老是一种不可避免的痛苦,但有这么一位医生,他在过去的25年里一直改变着老年人的人生游戏。由此可知,这位医生改变的是人们对于衰老的看法。根据下文,可得知这里提到的这位医生就是比尔·托马斯医生,故正确答案为D。

错项排除:A项中的lifestyle和C项中的philosophy of life含义都比较空泛,并未在文中具体提及,故均可排除。B项利用原文中的Harvard-educated设置干扰,但文中只是单纯说到托马斯医生毕业于哈佛大学,并未提到他的做法是在信守在哈佛所受的教育,故排除B项。

47、47. Why did Bill Thomas try something different in the nursing home?

A、He wanted to make it more pleasant for seniors.

B、He wanted to apply his Harvard training to practice.

C、He felt it his duty to revolutionize its management.

D、He felt disappointed working in the environment.

解析:

解析:A。根据题干中的try something different和in the nursing home可定位至原文第二、三、四段。第二段结尾提到,养老院里压抑的环境让托马斯医生开始思考如何才能改善入院老人的生活条件。第三段提到他开始尝试在养老院里养动物和植物,第四段提到,这样做使得老人们更快乐了。由此可知,托马斯这样做的目的是为了改变以往养老院里的压抑气氛,让老人们过得更愉快,故正确答案为A。

错项排除:原文中只提到托马斯医生毕业于哈佛大学,但没有说他在养老院里所做的是在应用自己在哈佛受到的训练,故排除B项。C项在原文中无依据,故排除。原文中虽然提到了养老院的环境很压抑,但并没有说他因此而感到失望,故排除D项。

48、48. What do we learn about Bill Thomas bringing animals and plants into the nursing home?

A、He made a mess of the nursing home.

B、He did something all professionals would do.

C、He won instant support from the state authorities.

D、He acted in violation of the state law.

解析:

解析:D。根据题干中的bringing animals and plants into the nursing home可定位至原文第三段。该段提到,当时在养老院里饲养动物是不合法的,但比尔·托马斯医生还是冒险一试,在养老院里养了动物和植物。D项与此相符,对应原文中的illegal,故为正确答案。

错项排除:A项中的made a mess和C项中的won instant support from the state authorities在原文中都没有依据,故均可排除。托马斯医生的行为是不合法的,并不是专业人员都会做的事,故B项错误。

49、49. What has Bill Thomas been persistently advocating?

A、Good health is not just a privilege of the young.

B、Nursing homes should be strictly limited in size.

C、Getting old is by no means something miserable.

D、Residences for seniors should be run independently.

解析:

解析:C。题干中问到托马斯一直倡导何种理念。原文第六段最后一句提到,他一直都在宣讲的一个信息是,变老并不是一件坏事(getting old is not a bad thing)。C项与此相符,其中的something miserable对应定位句中的a bad thing,故为正确答案。

错项排除:A项内容在原文中无依据,故排除。原文中只是提到托马斯创建了独立运营的小型公寓,但并没有说托马斯倡导的是限制养老院的规模或独立运营老年公寓,B项和D项利用文中细节进行干扰,与原文意思不符,故均可排除。

50、50. How is Bill Thomas’s new concept received?

A、It is gaining ground in many countries.

B、It is being heatedly debated worldwide.

C、It is considered revolutionary everywhere.

D、It is winning approval from the government.

解析:

解析:A。题干问到托马斯提出新理念的接受度如何。原文倒数第二段首句提到,托马斯的方法已经在澳大利亚、日本、加拿大和美国获得了巨大的成功。A项与此相符,其中的is gaining ground对应定位句中的have been adopted...with enormous success,in many countries是对句中in Australia, Japan, Canada, and America的概括总结,故正确答案为A。

错项排除:B项中的being heatedly debated、C项中的considered revolutionary和D项的winning approval from the government在原文中都没有依据,故均可排除。

 Research shows that in developed countries, more affluent and educated people tend to consume higher-quality diets—including more fruits and vegetables, fish and whole grains. On the contrary, economically disadvantaged people report diets that are nutrient-poor and energy-dense. They are less likely to have food-purchasing habits that conform to public health recommendations.

        These dietary differences are often accompanied by higher rates of obesity and diabetes among lower-income people. This relationship between social class and diet quality and health is extensively documented. However, the research does not explain why this is the case—a question that has significant implications for designing effective policies and initiatives to improve diets and prevent chronic diseases.

        Public-health initiatives to promote healthy diets often focus on providing nutrition education and recipes (食谱). These approaches, however, often presume less food literacy (i.e. food knowledge and skills) among low-income people. Are unhealthy diets really the result of poor choices, limited food skills and knowledge?

        Research suggests that adults in food-insecure households are just as likely as those in food-secure households to adjust recipes to make them more healthy. They are also just as proficient in food preparation and cooking skills. There is no indication that increasing food skills or budgeting skills will reduce food insecurity.

        Instead, disadvantaged groups are constrained by their economic, material and social circumstances. For example, low income is the strongest predictor of food insecurity in Canada, where one in eight households experiences insufficient access to nutritious foods.

        It’s well-established that food prices are an important determinant of food choice. Low-income households report that they find it difficult to adopt dietary guidelines because food prices are a barrier to improving their diets.

        When researchers estimate the cost of diets people actually eat, higher-quality diets are typically more costly.

        While this may be so, it does not, in itself, prove that healthy diets are necessarily more expensive or cost-prohibitive. After all, not all socioeconomically disadvantaged people consume poor diets.

        We can easily think of a number of foods and recipes that are both inexpensive and nutritious. The internet is full of recipes for “eating well on a budget.”

51、51. What can we learn from research on diets in developed countries?

A、Dietary recommendations are not fit for underprivileged people.

B、People from different social groups vary in their dietary habits.

C、People’s choice of food depends on their individual taste.

D、There is no consensus on what high-quality diets are.

解析:

解析:B。根据题干中的research和in developed countries可定位至原文首段。该段前两句提到,研究表明,在发达国家,越富裕的人和受教育水平越高的人往往会有更高质量的饮食。相反,经济条件差的人群饮食则是低营养、高热量。由此可知,研究表明了发达国家不同社会阶层的人在饮食方面有所不同,故B项为正确答案。

错项排除:文中虽然提到了弱势群体和饮食指南,但没有说饮食建议不适合弱势群体,故排除A项。C项中的depends on their individual taste和D项的There is no consensus在原文中没有依据,故均可排除。

52、52. What does the author say is important in formulating policies to improve diets and health?

A、A better understanding of the relationship between social class and health.

B、A greater emphasis on studying the cause of obesity and chronic diseases.

C、Prioritizing the provision of better nutrition for lower classes.

D、Designing education programs and initiatives on public health.

解析:

解析:A。根据题干中的important和formulating policies to improve diets and health可定位至原文第二段。该段第二、三句提到,关于社会阶层和饮食质量、健康之间的关系,有着大量的研究记录。这些研究并没有解释为什么会出现这种情况,而对于制定有效政策及举措以改善饮食和预防慢性病方面,这一问题具有重要意义。由此可知,作者强调了我们应该在理解社会阶层和健康之间关系这一课题上更进一步,A项与此相符,其中的the relationship between social class and health原词复现,故为正确答案。

错项排除:原文中虽然提到了肥胖和慢性病,但未提到要重视研究其原因,故排除B项。原文中未提到要优先为低阶层人民提供更好的营养,故排除C项。D项利用原文中的education、initiatives和public health进行细节拼凑,不符合原文意思,故排除。

53、53. What does research reveal about adults in food-insecure households?

A、Their eating habits need to be changed.

B、Their food literacy has been improving.

C、They do not pay much attention to their food recipes.

D、They do not lack food knowledge or budgeting skills.

解析:

解析:D。根据题干中的adults in food-insecure households可定位至原文第四段。该段提到,家里三餐不继的成年人与那些不愁吃喝的成年人有着同等的饮食知识,但是并没有迹象表明更多的饮食知识或更好的预算能力可以缓解家里吃饭没有保障的情况。由此可知,家中三餐没有保障的成年人并不缺乏食品知识或预算能力,故正确答案为D。

错项排除:原文中没有提到家中三餐不继的人需要改变饮食习惯,或是他们的饮食素养正在提高,故排除A项和B项。原文中提到,家里三餐不继的成年人同样会通过调整菜单来吃得更健康,C项与此相悖,故错误。

54、54. What would help improve food security among the disadvantaged groups in Canada?

A、Teaching them budgeting skills.

B、Increasing their food choices.

C、Enabling them to have more access to nutritious foods.

D、Taking more effective measures to increase food supplies.

解析:

解析:C。根据题干中的disadvantaged groups和in Canada可定位至原文第五段。该段提到,在加拿大,低收入就意味着可能食物没有保障,它导致一些家庭无法获得足够的营养食物。由此可知,要想改善弱势群体的饮食保障,应该让他们更多地获得营养食物,故正确答案为C。

错项排除:原文中提到,弱势群体并不缺乏预算能力,故A项排除。原文没有提到食物选择少或是粮食供应影响了加拿大弱势群体的饮食保障,故排除B项和D项。

55、55. What does the author suggest disadvantaged people do to improve their health?

A、Adopt a positive attitude towards dietary guidelines.

B、Choose diets that are both healthy and affordable.

C、Make sure to purchase healthy foods on the internet.

D、Change their eating habits and consumption patterns.

解析:

解析:B。根据题干中的the author suggest和题文同序原则可定位至原文最后一段。该段提到,我们很容易就能想到许多既便宜又营养的食物和食谱。由此可知,弱势群体可以通过选择既健康又实惠的饮食来改善健康条件。B项与此相符,其中的both healthy and affordable对应原文最后一段中的both inexpensive and nutritious,故为正确答案。

错项排除:A项中的Adopt a positive attitude和D项的consumption patterns在原文中无依据,故均可排除。C项利用原文最后一段中的The internet设置干扰,但作者只是提议网上有很多营养又不贵的食谱,而不是建议人们网购,故排除C项。

三、Part IV Translation

56、        在中国农历中,立秋(Start of Autumn)意味着夏天的结束和秋天的开始。立秋带来的首先是天气的变化,气温逐渐下降。人们看到树叶开始变黄飘落时,知道秋天已经来临,这就是所谓的“一叶知秋”。但此时酷热的天气并未完全结束,高温通常还会持续一段时间,被称为“秋老虎”。立秋对农民意义重大,这时各种秋季作物迅速生长、开始成熟,收获的季节即将到来。

参考答案:

参考译文

The Start of Autumn marks the end of summer and the beginning of autumn in the Chinese lunar calendar. The first thing that comes with the Start of Autumn is the change of weather and the gradual drop in temperature. When people see the leaves begin to turn yellow and fall, they know that autumn has arrived, which is the so-called “The falling of one leaf indicates the autumn”. But at this time, the hot weather is not completely over and the high temperature usually lasts for a while. This period is known as the “autumn tiger”. The Start of Autumn means a lot to farmers, when various autumn crops grow rapidly and begin to mature and the harvest season is approaching.

解析:

词汇难点

农历 lunar calendar

气温 temperature

变黄飘落 turn yellow and fall

一叶知秋 The falling of one leaf indicates the autumn

秋老虎 autumn tiger

秋季作物 autumn crops

意义重大 means a lot; is important

收获的季节 the harvest season

表达难点

第一句:本句较简单,直译即可。“意味着”可翻译成marks或means,“秋天的开始”可译为the start of autumn或是the beginning of autumn,为避免与开头的The Start of Autumn重复,用beginning更合适。

第二句:本句包含两个分句,判断出两个分句之间的关系可以是并列,故可用and连接。为满足结构需要,可将“气温逐渐下降”这个句子翻译成名词短语the gradual drop in temperature,与前面的the change of weather并列。

第三句:本句包含三个分句,第一个分句表示时间,可处理成时间状语从句,第二个分句可作为主句,第三个分句的主语是“这”,代指前面的内容,因此可翻译成定语从句。本句的难点在于“一叶知秋”这个谚语,在翻译时应充分理解谚语的意思是“一片树叶飘落则表明秋天到了”,在此基础上进行翻译即可。

第四句:本句包含三个分句,按照意群可分译成两部分。前两个分句用and连接,第三个分句在翻译时应首先补充好主语“这个阶段”再翻译。

第五句:本句包含三个分句,可将第一个分句作为主句,后两个分句翻译成when引导的时间状语从句。“即将到来”可翻译成is approaching,用进行时表示将来。

四、Part I Writing

57、Directions: In this task, you are to write an essay on the importance of developing a healthy lifestyle among college students. You will have 30 minutes for the task. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

参考答案:

参考范文

In the background of the world’s pandemic, how to keep healthy is a topic that has been repeatedly mentioned about. For college students who are going to join the workforce and play a part in the workplace, the importance of developing a healthy lifestyle can never be overemphasized.

Developing a healthy lifestyle is important in two senses. Firstly, it can help college students to stay healthy physically and mentally, enabling them to face challenges in life optimistically. Usually, a sound body comes along with a positive state of mind, which can make one more energetic and confident. Secondly, those who can keep a healthy lifestyle tend to perform better academically, because a balanced life and a perfect grade both require a lot of self-discipline and a strong will.

To conclude, developing a healthy lifestyle is beneficial to college students in coping with life challenges and making academic progress. It is time for students to take immediate action as soon as they realize its significance.

参考译文

在世界流行病的背景下,如何保持健康是一个被反复提及的话题。对于即将进入职场并在其中有所作为的大学生来说,养成健康生活方式的重要性再怎么强调都不为过。

培养健康生活方式的重要性体现在两个方面。首先,它可以帮助大学生保持身心健康,使他们能够乐观地面对生活中的挑战。通常,健康的身体会带来积极的心态,可以使人更有活力和信心。其次,那些能够保持健康生活方式的人往往在学业上表现更好,因为平衡的生活和优异的成绩都需要非常自律,而且具有很强的意志力。

总之,培养健康的生活方式有利于大学生应对生活中的挑战和取得学业进步。学生们应该在意识到它的重要性后立即采取行动。

解析:

写作指南

        本次四级考查的是论说文写作,论述的主题是大学生培养健康生活方式的重要性,属于典型的意义类论说文。考生可围绕“为什么重要”展开构思,重点讨论大学生培养健康生活方式的意义、好处或必要性。

文章大纲

        第一段:提出观点,即培养健康生活方式对大学生而言很重要。

        第二段:从两个方面展开说明培养健康生活方式的重要性,包括身心健康有助于迎接人生中的挑战,以及保持健康生活方式有利于提高学习成绩。

        第三段:总结分论点,并号召学生们马上行动。

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