一、Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension
1、Question 1 is based on the news report you have just heard.
A、She was pierced by a chicken bone.
B、She was coughing all the time.
C、She suffered from lung cancer.
D、She suffered from shock.
解析：
听力原文
(1) [A 22-year-old Chinese woman who suffered from a persistent cough] was shocked to learn that she had a piece of chicken bone lodged in her lung. The unnamed woman, from the province of Shandong, started to have coughing problems when she was 7 or 8 years old. For 14 years, she made numerous hospital visits. However, no doctor could identify any problem. Her uncontrollable coughing was a mystery. Finally, the woman got a full body scan at a hospital in the city of Qingdao. This special medical procedure revealed she had a chicken bone stuck in her lung. (2) [Doctors performed surgery and removed the bone.] The simple procedure went smoothly and the woman has recovered fully. With the bone finally removed from her lung, the woman is very happy that she no longer suffers from that annoying cough.
1. What was the woman’s problem?
解析：B。录音开头提到，一名22岁的中国女子长久以来饱受咳嗽之苦。B项与此表述一致，coughing all the time是对录音中a persistent cough的同义替换，故为正确答案。
错项排除：A项利用录音中出现的a chicken bone进行干扰，但录音中是说得知肺里有一块鸡骨头她很震惊，A项的pierced在录音中无依据，故错误。C项利用录音中出现的suffered和lung进行拼凑，但cancer在录音中无依据，故C项错误。D项利用suffered和shock进行干扰，但录音中是shocked，说的是她很震惊，而不是受到惊吓，故D项错误。
2、Question 2 is based on the news report you have just heard.
A、By eating chicken soup daily.
B、Through regular exercising.
C、Through a surgical operation.
D、By using traditional Chinese medicine.
解析：
听力原文
(1) [A 22-year-old Chinese woman who suffered from a persistent cough] was shocked to learn that she had a piece of chicken bone lodged in her lung. The unnamed woman, from the province of Shandong, started to have coughing problems when she was 7 or 8 years old. For 14 years, she made numerous hospital visits. However, no doctor could identify any problem. Her uncontrollable coughing was a mystery. Finally, the woman got a full body scan at a hospital in the city of Qingdao. This special medical procedure revealed she had a chicken bone stuck in her lung. (2) [Doctors performed surgery and removed the bone.] The simple procedure went smoothly and the woman has recovered fully. With the bone finally removed from her lung, the woman is very happy that she no longer suffers from that annoying cough.
2. How was the woman’s problem eventually solved?
解析：C。从录音中可知，女士咳嗽是因为肺里卡了一块鸡骨头，接着又提到，医生为她进行了手术（performed surgery），并取出了鸡骨头。C项中的surgical operation是录音中surgery的同义替换，故为正确答案。
错项排除：A项利用录音中出现的chicken进行干扰，但录音中是说chicken bone，而不是chicken soup，故A项排除。B项的regular exercising和D项的traditional Chinese medicine在录音中无依据，属于无中生有，故均可排除。
3、Question 3 is based on the news report you have just heard.
A、It was born 13 years ago.
B、It was Alice Gray’s lovely pet.
C、It got injured in a big bushfire.
D、It ran away into a nearby forest.
解析：
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A white sheep named Prickles that ran away from an Australian farm during the 2013 bushfires, recently returned home. According to farmer Alice Gray, Prickles was only a lamb when she ran away. The bushfires that hit the area back then destroyed a large part of her family’s massive property. They thought Prickles had died in the fire. (3) [But instead, the young sheep escaped into a 200-acre forest near the farm.] (4) [Once the fires were over, the family had to fix the damage done to the farm. As it was such a large property, this included rebuilding about 50 kilometers of fencing.] It was this huge fencing that prevented Prickles from finding her way back. Over the years, the family spotted her a few times. They even recorded her with cameras installed to monitor deer activity. But while they knew Prickles was alive, they couldn’t find her and never expected her to return by herself. Seven years later, they were proven wrong.
3. What does the news report say about the white sheep Pickles?
解析：D。录音中提到，普力克并没有死在火灾中，它逃到了农场附近占地大约200英亩的森林里。D项与此内容相符，其中的ran away into是对录音中escaped into的同义替换，a nearby forest对应录音中的a 200-acre forest near the farm，故D项为正确答案。
错项排除：A项利用录音中的数字2013进行干扰，但录音中是说2013年的丛林大火中普力克跑走了，并不是说它是13年前出生的，故A项错误。B项利用录音中的Alice Gray进行干扰，但lovely pet在录音中无依据，故排除。C项利用录音中的bushfires进行干扰，但并没有说它在火灾中受伤了，故C项排除。
4、Question 4 is based on the news report you have just heard.
A、They rebuilt the fencing around their farm.
B、They spent seven years replanting their farm.
C、They claimed damages for their heavy losses.
D、They installed a camera to monitor sheep activity.
解析：
听力原文
A white sheep named Prickles that ran away from an Australian farm during the 2013 bushfires, recently returned home. According to farmer Alice Gray, Prickles was only a lamb when she ran away. The bushfires that hit the area back then destroyed a large part of her family’s massive property. They thought Prickles had died in the fire. (3) [But instead, the young sheep escaped into a 200-acre forest near the farm.] (4) [Once the fires were over, the family had to fix the damage done to the farm. As it was such a large property, this included rebuilding about 50 kilometers of fencing.] It was this huge fencing that prevented Prickles from finding her way back. Over the years, the family spotted her a few times. They even recorded her with cameras installed to monitor deer activity. But while they knew Prickles was alive, they couldn’t find her and never expected her to return by herself. Seven years later, they were proven wrong.
4. What does the family do after the bushfires?
解析：A。录音中提到，大火结束后，这家人不得不对农场造成的破坏进行修复，包括重建大约50公里的围栏。A项与此内容相符，其中的rebuilt和fencing为原词复现，故A项为正确答案。
错项排除：B项利用录音中的Seven years进行干扰，但录音中是说7年后，事实证明他们错了。B项的replanting在录音中无依据，故排除。C项利用录音中的damage进行干扰，但录音中说对农场造成的破坏进行修复，没有说对损失要求赔偿，故C项错误。录音中提到，他们安装的摄像机是用来监视鹿的（camera installed to monitor deer activity），并不是说来监督羊群活动，故D项排除。
5、Question 5 is based on the news report you have just heard.
A、The disappearance of some gold and diamonds.
B、The transfer of tons of precious metal by air.
C、The crash of a Russian cargo airplane.
D、The loss of gold from an airplane.
解析：
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(5) [Tons of gold have fallen out of the sky in Russia after a cargo plane malfunctioned in mid-air this morning.] The aircraft was carrying £265 million worth of gold and diamonds when the door flew open—sending the precious metal back to earth. According to the official news agency, Russian authorities have recovered more than 170 gold bars weighing 20 kilograms each. The plane was traveling from Yakutsk Airport in a major diamond-producing region to the city Krasnoyarsk in Siberia. (6) [However, the aircraft made an emergency landing in Magan after it began losing some of its valuable cargo.] Reports suggest some bars of gold was scattered up to 15 miles away from the airport. 9 tons of gold on plane AN-12 belonged to a gold mine company. Police have sealed off the runway and say it is unclear if it was an accident or an attempted robbery. (7) [Technical engineers who worked on the plane prior to take-off are reportedly going to be questioned by the police.]
5. What is the news report mainly about?
解析：D。录音开头提到，俄罗斯一架货机在半空中出现故障，成吨的黄金从天而降（Tons of gold have fallen out of the sky）。D项与此内容相符，其中的loss of gold from an airplane对应录音中的gold have fallen out of the sky，故D项为正确答案。
错项排除：录音中提到，俄罗斯一架货机在半空中出现故障，舱门打开，飞机上的金条和钻石掉落到地面上（back to earth），并没有说金子和钻石消失了，A项曲解文意，故排除。录音中提到一架运输黄金和钻石的飞机，但主要内容是说出现故障，B项的transfer并非主要内容，故排除。C项利用录音中出现的Russian和cargo plane进行干扰，但crash在录音中无依据，故排除。
6、Question 6 is based on the news report you have just heard.
A、It made an emergency landing.
B、It informed the local police at once.
C、It contacted the goldmine company.
D、It had a crew member fix the problem.
解析：
听力原文
(5) [Tons of gold have fallen out of the sky in Russia after a cargo plane malfunctioned in mid-air this morning.] The aircraft was carrying £265 million worth of gold and diamonds when the door flew open—sending the precious metal back to earth. According to the official news agency, Russian authorities have recovered more than 170 gold bars weighing 20 kilograms each. The plane was traveling from Yakutsk Airport in a major diamond-producing region to the city Krasnoyarsk in Siberia. (6) [However, the aircraft made an emergency landing in Magan after it began losing some of its valuable cargo.] Reports suggest some bars of gold was scattered up to 15 miles away from the airport. 9 tons of gold on plane AN-12 belonged to a gold mine company. Police have sealed off the runway and say it is unclear if it was an accident or an attempted robbery. (7) [Technical engineers who worked on the plane prior to take-off are reportedly going to be questioned by the police.]
6. What did the aircraft do when the incident happened?
解析：A。录音中提到，在掉落一些贵重的货物后，飞机在马根紧急迫降（made an emergency landing），A项全部原词复现，故为正确答案。
错项排除：B项利用录音中的police进行干扰，但informed在录音中无依据，故B项排除。C项利用录音中的goldmine company进行干扰，但录音中是说飞机上的9吨黄金属于一家金矿公司，并未提到是否与金矿公司取得了联系，故C项错误。D项中的a crew member和fix the problem在录音中无依据，故排除。
7、Question 7 is based on the news report you have just heard.
A、They will cooperate with the police.
B、They had checked the plane carefully.
C、They will be questioned by the police.
D、They took some gold bars and diamonds.
解析：
听力原文
(5) [Tons of gold have fallen out of the sky in Russia after a cargo plane malfunctioned in mid-air this morning.] The aircraft was carrying £265 million worth of gold and diamonds when the door flew open—sending the precious metal back to earth. According to the official news agency, Russian authorities have recovered more than 170 gold bars weighing 20 kilograms each. The plane was traveling from Yakutsk Airport in a major diamond-producing region to the city Krasnoyarsk in Siberia. (6) [However, the aircraft made an emergency landing in Magan after it began losing some of its valuable cargo.] Reports suggest some bars of gold was scattered up to 15 miles away from the airport. 9 tons of gold on plane AN-12 belonged to a gold mine company. Police have sealed off the runway and say it is unclear if it was an accident or an attempted robbery. (7) [Technical engineers who worked on the plane prior to take-off are reportedly going to be questioned by the police.]
7. What does the news report say about the technical engineers who worked on the plane before take off?
解析：C。录音最后提到，飞机起飞前在飞机上工作的技术工程师将受到警方的讯问（be questioned by the police）。C项与此内容相符，其中的will是are going to的同义替换，be questioned by the police原词复现，故C项为正确答案。
错项排除：A项中的cooperate with the police在录音中无依据，故排除。录音中并未提及起飞前技术工程师仔细检查了飞机，故B项排除。D项利用录音中出现的gold bars and diamonds进行干扰，但录音中并未说技术工程师是否拿了金条和钻石，故D项排除。
8、Question 8 is based on the conversation you have just heard.
A、For the company’s records.
B、For future training purposes.
C、To follow the company’s rule.
D、To ensure information security.
解析：
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M: Hello, you’re through to customer service. This is Michael speaking. (8) [Before we continue, I just want to make you aware that this call is being recorded and may be used in the future for training purposes.] What can I help you with today?
W: Hi, my name is Jean Seimon. I recently bought an office chair from your company, but I returned it about a week ago. (9) [I’m just calling to inquire when I will be able to get my money back.] It says on your website that your company will pay back the money within three working days of you receiving the returned item. But it’s been five working days and I haven’t received anything.
M: I’m sorry to hear that, Miss Seimon. What’s your customer reference number, please?
W: It’s 389460.
M: OK, 389460. I’m just looking on the system here. And according to our records, the chair you returned was received by our warehouse on Friday morning. The payment was made on Wednesday, but this seems to be a problem with your card number.
W: (10) [My card number? Oh, maybe it has something to do with my new card. It was sent to me on Tuesday.] Maybe the bank canceled my old one before you’ve made the payment.
M: (11) [Well, you’ll need to update your card details directly on our website.] Just make sure you’re logged in, and then under the description of your personal information, you should see an option for updating payment methods.
W: I am logged in, and I’ll give that a go.M: I’ll make a note here on the system for you so that the payment will be made tomorrow morning.
W: Thank you very much.
8. Why does the man have his conversation with the woman recorded?
解析：B。在录音一开头男士就提醒女士通话会被录音，接着说到目的可能是为了以后的培训（in the future for training purposes）。B项与此内容相符，For future training purposes是对录音中in the future for training purposes的同义替换，因此选B。
错项排除：A项利用录音中出现的company和recorded进行干扰，但录音中是说通话会被录音（being recorded），并不是说录音是为了公司记录（records），故A项错误。C项的company’s rule在录音中无依据，故排除。D项利用录音中的make sure和information进行干扰，但录音中是说确保登录进去，然后在个人信息栏下面更新支付方法，并没有说确保信息安全，D项细节拼凑，故排除。
9、Question 9 is based on the conversation you have just heard.
A、To check her customer reference number.
B、To inquire about the price of office chairs.
C、To get her money back for the returned chair.
D、To make complaints about its customer service.
解析：
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M: Hello, you’re through to customer service. This is Michael speaking. (8) [Before we continue, I just want to make you aware that this call is being recorded and may be used in the future for training purposes.] What can I help you with today?
W: Hi, my name is Jean Seimon. I recently bought an office chair from your company, but I returned it about a week ago. (9) [I’m just calling to inquire when I will be able to get my money back.] It says on your website that your company will pay back the money within three working days of you receiving the returned item. But it’s been five working days and I haven’t received anything.
M: I’m sorry to hear that, Miss Seimon. What’s your customer reference number, please?
W: It’s 389460.
M: OK, 389460. I’m just looking on the system here. And according to our records, the chair you returned was received by our warehouse on Friday morning. The payment was made on Wednesday, but this seems to be a problem with your card number.
W: (10) [My card number? Oh, maybe it has something to do with my new card. It was sent to me on Tuesday.] Maybe the bank canceled my old one before you’ve made the payment.
M: (11) [Well, you’ll need to update your card details directly on our website.] Just make sure you’re logged in, and then under the description of your personal information, you should see an option for updating payment methods.
W: I am logged in, and I’ll give that a go.M: I’ll make a note here on the system for you so that the payment will be made tomorrow morning.
W: Thank you very much.
9. What is the woman’s purpose of calling the furniture company?
解析：C。录音中女士提到，最近买了一把办公椅，大约一周前退货了（returned it），打电话只是想问一下什么时候钱能退回来（get my money back）。C项与此内容相符，其中get...money back为原词复现，the returned chair对应录音中的returned it，因此C项为正确答案。
错项排除：A项利用录音中的customer reference number进行干扰，但录音中是男士询问女士的客户服务编号，并非女士问男士，故A项排除。B项利用录音中的office chair和inquire进行干扰，但录音中是说女士买了一把办公椅（office chair），打电话是想问（inquire）退款何时能到，并非询问价格，故排除。D项利用录音中的customer service进行干扰，但make complaints在录音中无依据，故排除。
10、Question 10 is based on the conversation you have just heard.
A、She had to update its information.
B、She forgot where she had left it.
C、She lost it about three days ago.
D、She was issued a new card.
解析：
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M: Hello, you’re through to customer service. This is Michael speaking. (8) [Before we continue, I just want to make you aware that this call is being recorded and may be used in the future for training purposes.] What can I help you with today?
W: Hi, my name is Jean Seimon. I recently bought an office chair from your company, but I returned it about a week ago. (9) [I’m just calling to inquire when I will be able to get my money back.] It says on your website that your company will pay back the money within three working days of you receiving the returned item. But it’s been five working days and I haven’t received anything.
M: I’m sorry to hear that, Miss Seimon. What’s your customer reference number, please?
W: It’s 389460.
M: OK, 389460. I’m just looking on the system here. And according to our records, the chair you returned was received by our warehouse on Friday morning. The payment was made on Wednesday, but this seems to be a problem with your card number.
W: (10) [My card number? Oh, maybe it has something to do with my new card. It was sent to me on Tuesday.] Maybe the bank canceled my old one before you’ve made the payment.
M: (11) [Well, you’ll need to update your card details directly on our website.] Just make sure you’re logged in, and then under the description of your personal information, you should see an option for updating payment methods.
W: I am logged in, and I’ll give that a go.M: I’ll make a note here on the system for you so that the payment will be made tomorrow morning.
W: Thank you very much.
10. What does the woman say about her bank card？
解析：D。录音中女士提到，她在周二收到了新卡，可能在男士公司打款之前银行注销了她的旧卡。D项与此内容相符，其中was issued a new card对应录音中的It was sent to me on Tuesday，此处的It指的就是前一句话中的new card，因此选D。
错项排除：录音中男士提到女士需要更新她的银行卡信息，并非女士自己说的，故A项排除。B项中的forget、C项的lost在录音中无依据，故均可排除。
11、Question 11 is based on the conversation you have just heard.
A、Reconsider her options for payment methods.
B、Make a specific note on the company’s system.
C、Update her bank card details on the company’s website.
D、Upload her personal information to the company’s website.
解析：
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M: Hello, you’re through to customer service. This is Michael speaking. (8) [Before we continue, I just want to make you aware that this call is being recorded and may be used in the future for training purposes.] What can I help you with today?
W: Hi, my name is Jean Seimon. I recently bought an office chair from your company, but I returned it about a week ago. (9) [I’m just calling to inquire when I will be able to get my money back.] It says on your website that your company will pay back the money within three working days of you receiving the returned item. But it’s been five working days and I haven’t received anything.
M: I’m sorry to hear that, Miss Seimon. What’s your customer reference number, please?
W: It’s 389460.
M: OK, 389460. I’m just looking on the system here. And according to our records, the chair you returned was received by our warehouse on Friday morning. The payment was made on Wednesday, but this seems to be a problem with your card number.
W: (10) [My card number? Oh, maybe it has something to do with my new card. It was sent to me on Tuesday.] Maybe the bank canceled my old one before you’ve made the payment.
M: (11) [Well, you’ll need to update your card details directly on our website.] Just make sure you’re logged in, and then under the description of your personal information, you should see an option for updating payment methods.
W: I am logged in, and I’ll give that a go.M: I’ll make a note here on the system for you so that the payment will be made tomorrow morning.
W: Thank you very much.
11. What does the man advise the woman to do?
解析：C。在录音中男士提到，女士需要直接在他们的网站上更新银行卡信息。C项内容几乎全部原词复现，符合题意，故为正确答案。
错项排除：A项利用录音中的payment methods进行干扰，但Reconsider在录音中无依据，故排除。录音中男士提到，他会在公司的系统里为女士做一个记录（make a note），并非建议女士这样做，故B项排除。D项利用录音中的personal information和company’s website进行拼凑，但录音中是说在个人信息描述（description of your personal information）下面，可以看到一个支付方式的选项，并不是让女士上传她的个人信息，故D项排除。
12、 Question 12 is based on the conversation you have just heard.
A、He is feeling exhausted.
B、He is tired of cooking.
C、He has to work late.
D、He wants to try Asian foods.
解析：
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M: I’m getting a bit hungry.
W: Yes, me too. I’m starving. Are you going to prepare a meal for us?
M: (12) [No, sorry, I’m actually pretty worn out.] Let’s just go out somewhere close to eat.
W: Well, I think we should stay in and save some cash. Can we get a meal delivered?
M: Yeah, great. (13) [I’ll use that food delivery app on my phone.] What do you want, fried chicken, hamburgers, or fish and chips?
W: Oh, can we stay away from the junk food? How about something healthy?
M: Okay, well, there’s a place that does salads.
W: Let me have a look at that. Yeah, that looks delicious, but to be honest, I’d prefer something hot, not cold.
M: How about Indian food?
W: (14) [That’s not the kind of hot I mean. I’m just not a fan of sauces that make me sweat and cry.] I need something mild.
M: Okay. So would you consider Mexican? Oh no, sorry, there’s also very hot pepper in that. Would you like some Italian food, perhaps? It’s a bit heavy, but it’s great food for a cold night like this.
W: Pizza? Spaghetti with creamy sauce? I know it’s really tasty and great comfort food, but it’s too fattening for me. I’m trying to keep a slim figure, you know.
M: (15) [Oh, you’re really difficult to please.] Well, there’s a nice Chinese restaurant that delivers.
W: Yes. I love Chinese food. Let me see. Oh it’s 50 kilometers away.
M: That’s a bit too far away. Do you feel like Vietnamese food then?
W: Yeah, awesome. It’s healthy, and we can afford it.
M: Great. Let’s order Vietnamese right away.
12. Why isn’t the man going to cook?
解析：A。在录音开头女士问男士是否要准备做饭，男士给出了否定回答，接着解释说自己太累了。A项与此内容相符，其中的exhausted是录音中worn out的同义替换，故为正确答案。
错项排除：B项中的is tired of表示厌倦，并不是累，故排除。C项中的work late在录音中无依据，故排除。录音后面虽然提到了中国菜和越南菜，但这是男士和女士决定点外卖时的参考，并非男士不做饭的原因，故D项排除。
13、Question 13 is based on the conversation you have just heard.
A、Book a table.
B、Order a delivery.
C、Download a menu.
D、Locate a restaurant.
解析：
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M: I’m getting a bit hungry.
W: Yes, me too. I’m starving. Are you going to prepare a meal for us?
M: (12) [No, sorry, I’m actually pretty worn out.] Let’s just go out somewhere close to eat.
W: Well, I think we should stay in and save some cash. Can we get a meal delivered?
M: Yeah, great. (13) [I’ll use that food delivery app on my phone.] What do you want, fried chicken, hamburgers, or fish and chips?
W: Oh, can we stay away from the junk food? How about something healthy?
M: Okay, well, there’s a place that does salads.
W: Let me have a look at that. Yeah, that looks delicious, but to be honest, I’d prefer something hot, not cold.
M: How about Indian food?
W: (14) [That’s not the kind of hot I mean. I’m just not a fan of sauces that make me sweat and cry.] I need something mild.
M: Okay. So would you consider Mexican? Oh no, sorry, there’s also very hot pepper in that. Would you like some Italian food, perhaps? It’s a bit heavy, but it’s great food for a cold night like this.
W: Pizza? Spaghetti with creamy sauce? I know it’s really tasty and great comfort food, but it’s too fattening for me. I’m trying to keep a slim figure, you know.
M: (15) [Oh, you’re really difficult to please.] Well, there’s a nice Chinese restaurant that delivers.
W: Yes. I love Chinese food. Let me see. Oh it’s 50 kilometers away.
M: That’s a bit too far away. Do you feel like Vietnamese food then?
W: Yeah, awesome. It’s healthy, and we can afford it.
M: Great. Let’s order Vietnamese right away.
13. What does the man say he’ll do on his phone?
解析：B。录音中女士提议叫外卖，男士同意，说他要用手机上的外卖APP（food delivery app.），由此可知男士是要用手机点外卖，B项符合题意，故为正确答案。
错项排除：A项的Book a table在录音中无依据，故排除。录音中虽然提到各种菜式，包括印度菜、墨西哥菜、意大利菜等，但并没有说要下载菜单，故C项排除。D项利用录音中出现的restaurant进行干扰，但男士只是说有一家不错的中餐馆，并没有说要在手机上找一家餐馆，故D项排除。
14、Question 14 is based on the conversation you have just heard.
A、It is not tasty.
B、It is not healthy.
C、It is too oily.
D、It is too spicy.
解析：
听力原文
M: I’m getting a bit hungry.
W: Yes, me too. I’m starving. Are you going to prepare a meal for us?
M: (12) [No, sorry, I’m actually pretty worn out.] Let’s just go out somewhere close to eat.
W: Well, I think we should stay in and save some cash. Can we get a meal delivered?
M: Yeah, great. (13) [I’ll use that food delivery app on my phone.] What do you want, fried chicken, hamburgers, or fish and chips?
W: Oh, can we stay away from the junk food? How about something healthy?
M: Okay, well, there’s a place that does salads.
W: Let me have a look at that. Yeah, that looks delicious, but to be honest, I’d prefer something hot, not cold.
M: How about Indian food?
W: (14) [That’s not the kind of hot I mean. I’m just not a fan of sauces that make me sweat and cry.] I need something mild.
M: Okay. So would you consider Mexican? Oh no, sorry, there’s also very hot pepper in that. Would you like some Italian food, perhaps? It’s a bit heavy, but it’s great food for a cold night like this.
W: Pizza? Spaghetti with creamy sauce? I know it’s really tasty and great comfort food, but it’s too fattening for me. I’m trying to keep a slim figure, you know.
M: (15) [Oh, you’re really difficult to please.] Well, there’s a nice Chinese restaurant that delivers.
W: Yes. I love Chinese food. Let me see. Oh it’s 50 kilometers away.
M: That’s a bit too far away. Do you feel like Vietnamese food then?
W: Yeah, awesome. It’s healthy, and we can afford it.
M: Great. Let’s order Vietnamese right away.
14. What does the woman think of Indian food?
解析：D。在录音中男士询问女士印度菜怎么样，女士说这并不是她想要的“hot”，她不喜欢那种让人汗流浃背、辣的尖叫的酱汁，由此可知，女士认为印度菜很辣。D项与此内容相符，其中spicy是录音中hot的同义替换，故D项为正确答案。
错项排除：A项利用录音中的tasty进行干扰，但这说的是意大利面和披萨，并不是说印度菜，故A项排除。B项利用录音中的healthy进行干扰，但录音中女士是说炸鸡、汉堡和薯条是垃圾食品，并非说印度菜不健康，故B项错误。C项的oily在录音中无依据，故排除。
15、Question 15 is based on the conversation you have just heard.
A、She is too concerned about money.
B、She is too weight-conscious.
C、She is too picky about food.
D、She is too eager to please.
解析：
听力原文
M: I’m getting a bit hungry.
W: Yes, me too. I’m starving. Are you going to prepare a meal for us?
M: (12) [No, sorry, I’m actually pretty worn out.] Let’s just go out somewhere close to eat.
W: Well, I think we should stay in and save some cash. Can we get a meal delivered?
M: Yeah, great. (13) [I’ll use that food delivery app on my phone.] What do you want, fried chicken, hamburgers, or fish and chips?
W: Oh, can we stay away from the junk food? How about something healthy?
M: Okay, well, there’s a place that does salads.
W: Let me have a look at that. Yeah, that looks delicious, but to be honest, I’d prefer something hot, not cold.
M: How about Indian food?
W: (14) [That’s not the kind of hot I mean. I’m just not a fan of sauces that make me sweat and cry.] I need something mild.
M: Okay. So would you consider Mexican? Oh no, sorry, there’s also very hot pepper in that. Would you like some Italian food, perhaps? It’s a bit heavy, but it’s great food for a cold night like this.
W: Pizza? Spaghetti with creamy sauce? I know it’s really tasty and great comfort food, but it’s too fattening for me. I’m trying to keep a slim figure, you know.
M: (15) [Oh, you’re really difficult to please.] Well, there’s a nice Chinese restaurant that delivers.
W: Yes. I love Chinese food. Let me see. Oh it’s 50 kilometers away.
M: That’s a bit too far away. Do you feel like Vietnamese food then?
W: Yeah, awesome. It’s healthy, and we can afford it.
M: Great. Let’s order Vietnamese right away.
15. What does the man think of the woman?
解析：C。在录音中男士说到，女士difficult to please，从录音中可知，男士提供了很多就餐建议，但女士都以各种理由拒绝了，由此可知，男士要表达的意思是她对食物太挑剔了，C项符合题意，为正确答案。
错项排除：A项利用录音开头女士提到的save some cash进行干扰，B项利用录音中女士提到的keep a slim figure进行干扰，但录音中并没有说女士把钱看得太重，或是太在意体重，A、B项过度引申，故均可排除。D项利用录音中的to please进行干扰，但录音中是说她难以取悦，并不是说她太急躁而难以取悦，D项曲解文意，故排除。
16、Question 16 is based on the passage you have just heard.
A、Owners’ personalities affect their cats’ behaviour and wellbeing.
B、Parents’ personalities can affect the personalities of their children.
C、Parents and cat owners alike experience high levels of anxiety.
D、More and more people are treating pet cats like their children.
解析：
听力原文
(16) [A new study carried out by the University of Lincoln has found a link between the personalities of cat owners and the behaviour and wellbeing of their cats.] The finding suggest that just as a parent’s personality can affect the personality of a child, the same is true for a cat and its owner. Owners defined as individuals with high levels of anxiety, fear, anger, depression, and loneliness were more likely to have cats with behavioural issues. Such cats displayed more aggressive and anxious behavioral styles as well as more stress related sickness. They were also more likely to have an ongoing medical condition and be overweight.
The research also found that mentally well-adjusted owners had calmer, happier, and healthier cats. The researchers explained that many owners regard their pets as a family member and form close social bonds with them. (17) [The majority of owners want to provide the best care for their pets,] and it’s therefore possible that pets could be affected by the way their owners interact with and manage them. The study highlights an important relationship between our personalities and the wellbeing of our pets. (18) [Further research is needed to investigate the cause or nature of this relationship,] and to look at how owners’ personalities are directly influencing their pets behavior and wellbeing. It is possible that the wellbeing of pets is driven by the underlying nature of the owner, not simply by their conscious decisions and behaviors.
16. What do we learn from the new study by the University of Lincoln?
解析：A。录音开头说到，林肯大学的一项新研究发现，猫的行为和健康状况与主人的性格存在某种联系（a link between the personalities of cat owners and the behavior and wellbeing of their cats）。A项是对此内容的同义转述，其中personalities、behaviour和wellbeing原词复现，affect对应录音中的a link between...，故A项为正确答案。
错项排除：录音中提到父母的性格会影响孩子的性格，但这只是一个例子，用来说明猫主人和猫的关系，并不是林肯大学的研究结果，故B项错误。C项利用录音中出现的parents、cat owner和high levels of anxiety进行拼凑，故排除。录音中没有提到人们将猫当做自己的孩子，D项主观臆断，故排除。
17、Question 17 is based on the passage you have just heard.
A、Give their pets behavioural training.
B、Provide their pets with the best care.
C、Know their pets’ feelings and desires.
D、Interact with their pets in novel ways.
解析：
听力原文
(16) [A new study carried out by the University of Lincoln has found a link between the personalities of cat owners and the behaviour and wellbeing of their cats.] The finding suggest that just as a parent’s personality can affect the personality of a child, the same is true for a cat and its owner. Owners defined as individuals with high levels of anxiety, fear, anger, depression, and loneliness were more likely to have cats with behavioural issues. Such cats displayed more aggressive and anxious behavioral styles as well as more stress related sickness. They were also more likely to have an ongoing medical condition and be overweight.
The research also found that mentally well-adjusted owners had calmer, happier, and healthier cats. The researchers explained that many owners regard their pets as a family member and form close social bonds with them. (17) [The majority of owners want to provide the best care for their pets,] and it’s therefore possible that pets could be affected by the way their owners interact with and manage them. The study highlights an important relationship between our personalities and the wellbeing of our pets. (18) [Further research is needed to investigate the cause or nature of this relationship,] and to look at how owners’ personalities are directly influencing their pets behavior and wellbeing. It is possible that the wellbeing of pets is driven by the underlying nature of the owner, not simply by their conscious decisions and behaviors.
17. What does the passage say most pet owners want to do?
解析：B。录音中间部分提到，大多数主人都想为他们的宠物提供最好的照顾。B项与此内容相符，Provide their pets with the best care是对录音中provide the best care for their pets的同义转述，故为正确答案。
错项排除：A项利用录音中的behavioural进行干扰，但录音中是说主人如果有问题，猫可能也会有行为问题（behavioural issue），并没有说主人想要给宠物进行行为训练，故A项排除。C项中的pet’s feelings and desires在录音中无依据，故排除。D项利用录音中出现的interact进行干扰，但录音中是说宠物可能会受到主人与它们互动（interact）和对它们的管理方式的影响，并没有说主人想要寻求新的互动方式，故D项排除。
18、Question 18 is based on the passage you have just heard.
A、More convincing explanation.
B、More extensive sampling.
C、Collection of more data.
D、Further investigation.
解析：
听力原文
(16) [A new study carried out by the University of Lincoln has found a link between the personalities of cat owners and the behaviour and wellbeing of their cats.] The finding suggest that just as a parent’s personality can affect the personality of a child, the same is true for a cat and its owner. Owners defined as individuals with high levels of anxiety, fear, anger, depression, and loneliness were more likely to have cats with behavioural issues. Such cats displayed more aggressive and anxious behavioral styles as well as more stress related sickness. They were also more likely to have an ongoing medical condition and be overweight.
The research also found that mentally well-adjusted owners had calmer, happier, and healthier cats. The researchers explained that many owners regard their pets as a family member and form close social bonds with them. (17) [The majority of owners want to provide the best care for their pets,] and it’s therefore possible that pets could be affected by the way their owners interact with and manage them. The study highlights an important relationship between our personalities and the wellbeing of our pets. (18) [Further research is needed to investigate the cause or nature of this relationship,] and to look at how owners’ personalities are directly influencing their pets behavior and wellbeing. It is possible that the wellbeing of pets is driven by the underlying nature of the owner, not simply by their conscious decisions and behaviors.
18. What does the passage say is still needed to understand the effects of owners personalities on their pets?
解析：D。录音中提到，需要进一步的研究（Further research is needed）来探查这种关系的原因或本质，这种关系指的就是上一句中主人的性格和宠物的健康之间的关系（relationship between our personalities and the wellbeing of our pets），即题干中的the effects of owners personalities on their pets。D项中的Further原词复现，investigation对应录音中的research，故为正确答案。
错项排除：A项的convincing、B项的extensive sampling和C项的more data在录音中都无依据，故均可排除。
19、Question 19 is based on the passage you have just heard.
A、People should do more running than mere walking.
B、Running is the best exercise for extending one’s life.
C、People should exercise at least 60 minutes every day.
D、Running is the easiest form of exercise for most people.
解析：
听力原文
“One 60-minute run can add 7 hours to your life.” This was a claim made by The Times last week. The claim was based on a new review of studies about the effects of running. (19) [The review concluded that on average, runners live 3 years longer than non-runners, and that running does more to extend life than any other form of exercise.] But there’s more to running than its health benefits. (20) [Research published in recent years has shown that running changes your brain and mind in some fascinating ways, from increasing your brain function to regulating your emotions.]
However, the precise effects vary according to whether you engage in short, fast running or long distance running. For example, in one study, researchers compared participants’ ability to learn new words after several minutes of intense running and after 40 minutes of gentle running. Participants were able to learn 20% faster after the intense running, and they showed a superior memory when tested again a week later. (21) [In another study, researchers asked volunteers to jog for 30 minutes and then show them clips from a sad movie.] Participants who usually struggled to handle negative emotions were more intensely affected by the sad clips, just as you expect. (21) [But crucially, this was less so if they had completed the 30-minutes jog.] The researchers said moderate exercise appears to have helped those participants to be less vulnerable to the impact of the sad movie.
19. What does the new review of studies claim?
解析：B。录音开头提到，跑步60分钟可以增加7个小时的寿命，接着说这是基于一项新研究综述，该综述得出的结论是，跑步比其他任何形式的锻炼都更能延长寿命。B项与此内容相符，其中的the best exercise for extending one’s life是录音中does more to extend life than any other form of exercise的同义转述，故为正确选项。
错项排除：录音并没有对比跑步和散步，A项无依据，故排除。C项利用录音中的60-minute进行干扰，但录音中是说跑步60分钟可以增加7个小时的寿命，并没有说人们每天至少应该锻炼60分钟，故C项错误。D项的 the easiest form of exercise在录音中无依据，故排除。
20、Question 20 is based on the passage you have just heard.
A、Improving their brain function.
B、Regulating their breathing rate.
C、Slowing down their ageing process.
D、Accelerating their blood circulation.
解析：
听力原文
“One 60-minute run can add 7 hours to your life.” This was a claim made by The Times last week. The claim was based on a new review of studies about the effects of running. (19) [The review concluded that on average, runners live 3 years longer than non-runners, and that running does more to extend life than any other form of exercise.] But there’s more to running than its health benefits. (20) [Research published in recent years has shown that running changes your brain and mind in some fascinating ways, from increasing your brain function to regulating your emotions.]
However, the precise effects vary according to whether you engage in short, fast running or long distance running. For example, in one study, researchers compared participants’ ability to learn new words after several minutes of intense running and after 40 minutes of gentle running. Participants were able to learn 20% faster after the intense running, and they showed a superior memory when tested again a week later. (21) [In another study, researchers asked volunteers to jog for 30 minutes and then show them clips from a sad movie.] Participants who usually struggled to handle negative emotions were more intensely affected by the sad clips, just as you expect. (21) [But crucially, this was less so if they had completed the 30-minutes jog.] The researchers said moderate exercise appears to have helped those participants to be less vulnerable to the impact of the sad movie.
20. What is one effect that running has on people according to recent research?
解析：A。录音中提到，近年来发表的研究（Research published in recent years）表明，跑步以一些神奇的方式改变你的大脑和思维，从提高你的大脑功能到调节你的情绪。A项Improving their brain function是对录音中changes your brain and mind和from increasing your brain function to regulating your emotions的概括，故为正确答案。
错项排除：B项利用录音中出现的regulating进行干扰，但录音中是说调节情绪，B项的breathing rate在录音中无依据，故排除。录音中虽然提到跑步可以延长人的寿命（extend life），但这并不等于延缓衰老，C项语义理解偏差，故排除。D项利用常识进行干扰，但这不是最新研究的结果，故错误。
21、Question 21 is based on the passage you have just heard.
A、They found it easy to control their emotions.
B、They struggled to handle negative emotions.
C、They were more eager to enjoy a movie.
D、They were less affected by sad movies.
解析：
听力原文
“One 60-minute run can add 7 hours to your life.” This was a claim made by The Times last week. The claim was based on a new review of studies about the effects of running. (19) [The review concluded that on average, runners live 3 years longer than non-runners, and that running does more to extend life than any other form of exercise.] But there’s more to running than its health benefits. (20) [Research published in recent years has shown that running changes your brain and mind in some fascinating ways, from increasing your brain function to regulating your emotions.]
However, the precise effects vary according to whether you engage in short, fast running or long distance running. For example, in one study, researchers compared participants’ ability to learn new words after several minutes of intense running and after 40 minutes of gentle running. Participants were able to learn 20% faster after the intense running, and they showed a superior memory when tested again a week later. (21) [In another study, researchers asked volunteers to jog for 30 minutes and then show them clips from a sad movie.] Participants who usually struggled to handle negative emotions were more intensely affected by the sad clips, just as you expect. (21) [But crucially, this was less so if they had completed the 30-minutes jog.] The researchers said moderate exercise appears to have helped those participants to be less vulnerable to the impact of the sad movie.
21. What did another study find about the participants after they had a 30 minute jog?
解析：D。录音中提到，在另一项研究中，研究人员要求志愿者慢跑30分钟，然后给他们看悲伤电影的片段，而那些经常需要艰难应对负面情绪的参与者更容易受到悲伤片段的影响，关键是如果他们完成了30分钟的慢跑，这种情况（this）就没那么严重了。录音中的this指的就是上一句的affected by the sad clips，D项与此内容相符，其中的less affected对应录音中的this was less，故D项为正确答案。
错项排除：录音中提到，如果他们完成了30分钟的慢跑，这种情况（受悲伤电影影响）就没那么严重了，但不等于很容易控制情绪，A项过度引申，故排除。B项利用录音中的struggled to handle negative emotions进行干扰，但录音中说的是艰难地应对负面情绪的参与者如果慢跑30分钟，情况就没那么严重，并不是说struggled to handle negative emotions是在慢跑30分钟后产生的结果，故B项排除。C项eager to enjoy a movie在录音中无依据，故排除。
22、Question 22 is based on the passage you have just heard.
A、He is a tour guide.
B、He is a famous architect.
C、He is a local entrepreneur.
D、He is the owner of the Hill House.
解析：
听力原文
(22) [Welcome to the tour of the Hill House.] This house, built in 1904, is one of the most well-known works of Charles Hill, the famous architect. It was designed and built for a local entrepreneur and his family.
(22) [Before starting the tour, let me give you a brief introduction about the design of this amazing building.] (23) [Prior to beginning his design, the architect spent some time in the client’s old home, observing their life and studying their habits.] This meant that he could design the house according to the needs of the family. (24) [The client’s main desire was to have a home with unique design,] so the architect was given complete freedom.
The building style is radically different from what was the fashion of the period. At the time, most large homes were constructed of timber and brick. This one, however, is made of concrete, a novel construction material in those days. The interior of the house, including fittings and furniture, was also designed by the same person. Most of the furniture you will see is original and in good condition. (25) [However, those pieces in the children’s bedrooms are copies built to the designs of the architect.] Fortunately, all the blueprints for both the building and its contents have been preserved, so we’ve been able to replace badly damaged furniture.
Let’s begin our tour starting from the rooms.
22. What do we learn about the speaker?
解析：A。录音开头男士说欢迎参观希尔居，接着又说在开始参观之前，先给大家简单介绍一下房子的设计，由此可知，男士是一名带团的导游。A项与此内容相符，故为正确答案。
错项排除：B项利用录音中的famous architect进行干扰，但录音中说的是设计这座房子的查尔斯·希尔是著名的建筑师，并非讲话者，故B项排除。C、D项分别利用录音中的local entrepreneur、the Hill House进行干扰，但录音中说希尔居的主人是当地的一名企业家，并非讲话者，故C、D两项排除。
23、Question 23 is based on the passage you have just heard.
A、 He studied the blueprints of other famous buildings.
B、He inquired about his client’s family background.
C、He observed his client’s life and habits.
D、He took a tour of his client’s old home.
解析：
听力原文
(22) [Welcome to the tour of the Hill House.] This house, built in 1904, is one of the most well-known works of Charles Hill, the famous architect. It was designed and built for a local entrepreneur and his family.
(22) [Before starting the tour, let me give you a brief introduction about the design of this amazing building.] (23) [Prior to beginning his design, the architect spent some time in the client’s old home, observing their life and studying their habits.] This meant that he could design the house according to the needs of the family. (24) [The client’s main desire was to have a home with unique design,] so the architect was given complete freedom.
The building style is radically different from what was the fashion of the period. At the time, most large homes were constructed of timber and brick. This one, however, is made of concrete, a novel construction material in those days. The interior of the house, including fittings and furniture, was also designed by the same person. Most of the furniture you will see is original and in good condition. (25) [However, those pieces in the children’s bedrooms are copies built to the designs of the architect.] Fortunately, all the blueprints for both the building and its contents have been preserved, so we’ve been able to replace badly damaged furniture.
Let’s begin our tour starting from the rooms.
23. What did the architect do before beginning his design?
解析：C。录音中提到，在开始设计之前，建筑师花了一些时间在客户的老房子里，观察他们的生活，研究他们的习惯。C项几乎全部原词复现，故C项为正确答案。
错项排除：A项利用录音中的studying、blueprints、famous和building进行干扰，但建筑师研究的是客户的习惯（studying their habits），并不是建筑蓝图，A项细节拼凑，故排除。录音中虽然提到了房子的主人是一名当地的企业家，但这是导游对房子进行的介绍，并不是建筑师询问的客户的家庭背景，故B项排除。录音中说建筑师花了一些时间待在客户的老房子里（spent some time in the client’s old home），并不是参观，故D项排除。
24、Question 24 is based on the passage you have just heard.
A、A house made of timber and brick.
B、A house with a lot of free space.
C、A house of the current fashion.
D、A house of a unique design.
解析：
听力原文
(22) [Welcome to the tour of the Hill House.] This house, built in 1904, is one of the most well-known works of Charles Hill, the famous architect. It was designed and built for a local entrepreneur and his family.
(22) [Before starting the tour, let me give you a brief introduction about the design of this amazing building.] (23) [Prior to beginning his design, the architect spent some time in the client’s old home, observing their life and studying their habits.] This meant that he could design the house according to the needs of the family. (24) [The client’s main desire was to have a home with unique design,] so the architect was given complete freedom.
The building style is radically different from what was the fashion of the period. At the time, most large homes were constructed of timber and brick. This one, however, is made of concrete, a novel construction material in those days. The interior of the house, including fittings and furniture, was also designed by the same person. Most of the furniture you will see is original and in good condition. (25) [However, those pieces in the children’s bedrooms are copies built to the designs of the architect.] Fortunately, all the blueprints for both the building and its contents have been preserved, so we’ve been able to replace badly damaged furniture.
Let’s begin our tour starting from the rooms.
24. What did the architect’s client mainly want?
解析：D。录音中提到，客户主要是想（main desire）拥有一个独特设计的家，题干中的mainly want是录音中main desire的同义替换。D项的a unique design原词复现，故为正确答案。
错项排除：A项利用录音中出现的timber and brick进行干扰，但录音中说的是当时大部分房子都是木材和砖块建造的，并不是客户想要的，故A项排除。B项利用录音中出现的freedom进行干扰，但录音中是说建筑师有绝对自由（complete freedom），并不是客户想要自由空间，故B项排除。C项利用录音中出现的fashion进行干扰，但录音中说的是房子与当时的流行风格（fashion）不同，C项与此相悖，故排除。
25、Question 25 is based on the passage you have just heard.
A、They are well preserved and in pretty good shape.
B、They are copies built to the architect’s designs.
C、They were designed by another architect.
D、They were badly damaged but restored.
解析：
听力原文
(22) [Welcome to the tour of the Hill House.] This house, built in 1904, is one of the most well-known works of Charles Hill, the famous architect. It was designed and built for a local entrepreneur and his family.
(22) [Before starting the tour, let me give you a brief introduction about the design of this amazing building.] (23) [Prior to beginning his design, the architect spent some time in the client’s old home, observing their life and studying their habits.] This meant that he could design the house according to the needs of the family. (24) [The client’s main desire was to have a home with unique design,] so the architect was given complete freedom.
The building style is radically different from what was the fashion of the period. At the time, most large homes were constructed of timber and brick. This one, however, is made of concrete, a novel construction material in those days. The interior of the house, including fittings and furniture, was also designed by the same person. Most of the furniture you will see is original and in good condition. (25) [However, those pieces in the children’s bedrooms are copies built to the designs of the architect.] Fortunately, all the blueprints for both the building and its contents have been preserved, so we’ve been able to replace badly damaged furniture.
Let’s begin our tour starting from the rooms.
25. What do we learn about the pieces of furniture in the children’s bedrooms?
解析：B。录音中提到，儿童卧室里的那些都是仿制品，是按照建筑师的设计重新仿造的。B项几乎全部原词复现，故为正确答案。
错项排除：A项利用录音中的preserved和in good condition进行干扰，但录音中是说大部分家具是原来的，状况不错，但儿童房的都是仿制品（copies），保存（preserved）下来的并不是儿童卧室的家具，而是建筑蓝图，故A项排除。录音中提到房子的内饰和家具是同一位the same建筑师设计的，C项的another architect与此相悖，故排除。录音中提到损坏严重的家具都被替换了（replace），并不是修复（restored），故D项错误。
二、Part III Reading Comprehension
Many people believe that passion and commitment are the foundations of strong romantic relationships. But a relationship is made of two (26)_____ individuals. And the personality traits (特性) these individuals (27)_____ or lack can often make a relationship more—or less—likely to (28)_____. Recent research has found that one trait in particular—humility (谦逊) —is an important indicator of successful relationships.
Humility can sometimes be (29)_____ with a lack of confidence. But researchers have come to realize that being humble generally indicates the (30)_____ of deeply admirable personal qualities. Being humble means you have the ability to accurately (31)_____ your deficiencies without denying your skills and strengths. For example, you might recognize that you are intelligent, but realize that you are not a (32)_____. Thus, humility leads to an honest view of one’s own advantages and shortcomings. Humble people do not ignore, avoid, or try to deny their limits or deficiencies. They can (33)_____ mistakes, see value in things that are far from perfect and identify areas for improvement.
Perhaps it is not (34)_____, then, that humility appears to be a huge asset to relationships. One study found that people tend to rate this quality (35)_____ in their spouse. The study also found that someone who is humble is more likely to initiate a romantic relationship, perhaps because they are less likely to see themselves as “too good” for someone else. Thus, a humble partner might be your ideal partner.
26、(1)
A、presence
B、highly
C、acknowledge
D、confused
E、possess
F、endure
G、status
H、extremely
I、unique
J、assess
K、surprising
L、permanent
M、thoroughly
N、puzzled
O、genius
解析：
名词
genius 天赋；天才
permanent 烫发
presence 在场；出席
status 身份；地位
动词
acknowledge 承认；认可
assess 评估；评定
confused (-ed) 混淆；使困惑
endure 忍受；持续
possess 拥有；具有
puzzled (-ed) 迷惑；使困惑
surprising (-ing) 使吃惊；使诧异
形容词
confused 迷惑的；混乱的
permanent永久的；永恒的
puzzled困惑的；迷惑不解的
surprising使人吃惊的
unique惟一的；独特的
副词
extremely 极其；极端；非常
highly 非常；赞赏地
thoroughly 非常；极其；彻底
26. unique
解析：形容词辨析题。空格所在句主干成分完整，空格前为数词two，空格后为名词individuals，因此空格处应填入形容词作individuals的定语。上一句说到，许多人认为激情和承诺是稳固爱情的基础，接着用But表示转折：但一段感情是由两个____个体组成的。形容词备选项中只有unique修饰individuals符合语义，表示“独特的个体”，符合逻辑。
27. possess
解析：动词辨析题。空格所在部分these individuals (27)_____ or lack为省略关系词的定语从句，修饰前面的personality traits，空格前为从句主语individuals，空格后or，因此空格处应填入动词原形与or后面的lack形成对照。根据空格所在句意，这些个体是____还是缺乏某些人格特性通常决定一段关系……，由此可知，空格处应该填入与lack意思相对的单词，动词备选项中只有possess带入空格符合题意。
28. endure
解析：动词辨析题。空格前为to，根据其前面的more-or less-likely可知to为不定时符号，因此空格处应填入动词原形。根据前面几句可知，文章主要是讨论影响恋爱关系稳固的因素，因此空格处应填入与“稳定、持久”意思相关的词，动词备选项中只有endure表示“持续”，带入空格意为，这些个体是拥有还是缺乏某些人格特性通常决定一段关系是否能够持久，符合题意。
29. confused
解析：动词辨析题。空格所在句谓语成分不完整，空格前为be，空格后为with，因此空格处应填入形容词或动词的分词形式。空格所在句意为，谦虚有时____缺乏自信，根据“谦虚”和“缺乏自信”的内在相关性，可知空格处的单词应该能够反映出两者的内在相关性，备选项中只有confused填入空格符合题意，be confused with为固定搭配，表示“……与……混淆”。
30. presence
解析：名词辨析题。空格前为the，空格后为of，因此空格处应填入名词。空格所在句意为，但研究人员已经意识到，谦虚通常意味着____令人钦佩的个人品质，分析句意可知空格处应表示拥有“令人钦佩的个人品质”这一状况，名词备选项中代入空格能构成合理语义的只有presence，the presence of表示“存在……的情况”。本题有一定干扰性的是possess，但是possess为动词，无法与the...of构成合理搭配，故排除。
31. assess
解析：动词辨析题。空格前为the ability to，空格后为your deficiencies，因此空格处应填入动词原形。根据句意，谦虚意味着你有能力准确____自己的不足，而不否认自己的技能和优势。动词备选项中可以和your deficiency搭配构成合理语义的的只有assess，表示“评估自己的不足”。本题有一定干扰性的是acknowledge，但结合前面的accurately，意为“准确承认自己的不足”，语义不通，故排除。
32. genius
解析：名词辨析题。空格前为a，空格后为句号，因此空格处应填入可数名词单数。空格所在句意为，你可能意识到你很聪明，但不是一个____，根据上一句提到的“准确评估自己的不足”，可知空格处应填入比前面“聪明”程度更深的词，名词备选项中只有genius代入空格符合题意，表示“一个天才”。
33. acknowledge
解析：动词辨析题。空格前为can，空格后为mistakes，因此空格处应填入动词原形。空格所在句意为，他们能____错误，看到远非完美的事物的价值，并找出需要改进的地方，动词备选项中只有acknowledge代入空格能够与mistakes搭配，表示“承认错误”，符合题意。
34. surprising
解析：形容词辨析题。空格所在句谓语成分不完整，空格前为is not，因此空格处应填入形容词或动词的分词形式。空格所在句意为，这或许并不____，谦虚似乎是人际关系中的一笔巨大财富，根据空格后面句子所说的人们对于伴侣的这种品质评价及研究发现谦虚的好处可知，对于谦虚的赞扬是在情理之中，也就是并不奇怪，备选项中只有surprising代入空格符合语义，表示“这或许并不奇怪”。
35. highly
解析：副词辨析题。空格所在句主干成分完整，因此空格处应填入副词做状语，用来说明rate this quality。空格所在句意为，一项研究发现，人们往往对于配偶的这一品质评价____，再结合后面一句中提到的谦虚的人更容易开展恋爱关系可知，人们对于“谦虚”这一品质是非常认可的。副词备选项中填入空格能构成合理语义的只有highly，表示“评价很高”，符合题意。
27、(2)
A、presence
B、highly
C、acknowledge
D、confused
E、possess
F、endure
G、status
H、extremely
I、unique
J、assess
K、surprising
L、permanent
M、thoroughly
N、puzzled
O、genius
解析：见上一题！
28、(3)
A、presence
B、highly
C、acknowledge
D、confused
E、possess
F、endure
G、status
H、extremely
I、unique
J、assess
K、surprising
L、permanent
M、thoroughly
N、puzzled
O、genius
解析：见上一题！
29、(4)
A、presence
B、highly
C、acknowledge
D、confused
E、possess
F、endure
G、status
H、extremely
I、unique
J、assess
K、surprising
L、permanent
M、thoroughly
N、puzzled
O、genius
解析：见上一题！
30、(5)
A、presence
B、highly
C、acknowledge
D、confused
E、possess
F、endure
G、status
H、extremely
I、unique
J、assess
K、surprising
L、permanent
M、thoroughly
N、puzzled
O、genius
解析：见上一题！
31、(6)
A、presence
B、highly
C、acknowledge
D、confused
E、possess
F、endure
G、status
H、extremely
I、unique
J、assess
K、surprising
L、permanent
M、thoroughly
N、puzzled
O、genius
解析：见上一题！
32、(7)
A、presence
B、highly
C、acknowledge
D、confused
E、possess
F、endure
G、status
H、extremely
I、unique
J、assess
K、surprising
L、permanent
M、thoroughly
N、puzzled
O、genius
解析：见上一题！
33、(8)
A、presence
B、highly
C、acknowledge
D、confused
E、possess
F、endure
G、status
H、extremely
I、unique
J、assess
K、surprising
L、permanent
M、thoroughly
N、puzzled
O、genius
解析：见上一题！
34、(9)
A、presence
B、highly
C、acknowledge
D、confused
E、possess
F、endure
G、status
H、extremely
I、unique
J、assess
K、surprising
L、permanent
M、thoroughly
N、puzzled
O、genius
解析：见上一题！
35、(10)
A、presence
B、highly
C、acknowledge
D、confused
E、possess
F、endure
G、status
H、extremely
I、unique
J、assess
K、surprising
L、permanent
M、thoroughly
N、puzzled
O、genius
解析：见上一题！
Why it matters that teens are reading less
【A】Most of us spend much more with digital media than we did a decade ago. But today’s teens have grown up with smartphones. Compared with teens a couple of decades ago, the way they interact with traditional media like books and movies is fundamentally different.
【B】Analysis of surveys of over one million teens in the United States collected since 1976 reveals a major shift in how teens are spending their leisure time. Paper books are being ignored, in favor of screens. Digital devices are changing other behaviors, too. More and more, young people choose spending time on their electronic devices over engaging in other activities, regardless of the type. Indeed, by 2016, the average American high school senior said they spent six hours a day writing text messages, on social media, and online during their free time. And that covers just three activities, and if other digital media activities were included, that estimate would no doubt rise.
【C】Teens did not always spend that much time with digital media. Online time has doubled since 2006, and social media use has moved from a periodic activity to a daily one in the same period. By 2016, nearly nine out of ten young women in the 12th grade said they visited social media sites every day. Meanwhile, time spent playing video games rose from under an hour a day to an hour and a half on average. One out of ten American 8th grace students in 2016 spent 40 hours a week or more playing video games. Let me emphasize that this is equal to the time most adults spend per week at work.
【D】If teens are spending so much time using electronic devices, does that mean they have to give up some other activities? Maybe not. Over the years, many scholars have insisted that time online does not necessarily take away time spent engaging with traditional media or on other activities. Some people, they argue, are just more interested in certain kinds of media and entertainment. Thus, using more of one type of media does not necessarily mean less of the other.
【E】That may be true, but that still does not tell us much about what happens across a whole generation of people when time spent on digital media grows. Large surveys conducted over the course of many years tell us that American youth are not going to the cinema nearly as often as they did in the past. While 70 percent of 8th and 10th grade students used to go to the movies once a month or more, now only about half do this. More and more, watching a movie is something teens choose to do on their electronic devices. Why is this a problem? One reason is that going to the cinema is generally a social activity. Now, watching movies is something that most teens do alone. This fits a larger pattern. In another analysis, researchers found that today’s teens go out with their friends much less often than previous generations did.
【F】But the trends related to movies are less disturbing compared with the change in how teens spend their time. Research has revealed an enormous decline in reading. In 1980, about 60 percent of senior high school students said they read a book, newspaper or magazine every day that was not assigned for school. By 2016, only 16 percent did. This is a huge drop and it is important to note that this was not merely a decline in reading paper books, newspapers or magazines. The survey allowed for reading materials on a digital device.
【G】Indeed, the number of senior high school students who said they had not read any books for pleasure in the last year was one out of three by 2016. That is triple the number from two decades ago. For today’s youth, books, newspapers and magazines have less and less of a presence in their daily lives. Of course, teens are still reading. But they are generally reading short texts. Most of them are not reading long articles or books that explore deep themes and require critical thinking and reflection. Perhaps not accidentally, in 2016 reading scores were the lowest they have ever been since 1972.
【H】This might present problems for young people later on. When high school students go on to college, their past and current reading habits will influence their academic performance. Imagine going from reading texts as short as one or two sentences to trying to read entire books written in complex language and containing sophisticated ideas. Reading and comprehending longer books and chapters takes practice, and American teens are no longer getting that practice.
【I】So how can this problem be solved? Should parents and teachers take away teens’ smartphones and replace them with paper books? Probably not. Research has shown that smartphones are currently American teens’ main form of social communication. This means that, without a smartphone, teens are likely to feel isolated from their peers. However, that does not mean teens need to use electronic devices as often as they do now. Data connecting excessive digital media time to mental health issues suggests a limit of two hours a day of free time spent with screens, a restriction that will also allow time for other activities—like going to the movies with friends or reading longer, more complicated texts.
【J】The latter is especially important. I would argue that of all the changes brought about by the widespread use of digital devices, the huge decline in reading is likely to have the biggest negative impact on today’s teens because reading books and longer articles is one of the best ways to learn critical thinking. It helps people to understand complex issues and to separate fact from fiction. Thus, deep reading is crucial for being a good citizen, a successful college student and a productive employee. If serious reading dies, a lot will go with it.
36、36. Many years’ surveys reveal that young people in America are going to the cinema much less often than they used to.
A、A
B、B
C、C
D、D
E、E
F、F
G、G
H、H
I、I
J、J
解析：36. 多年的调查显示，美国年轻人看电影的次数比过去少得多。
解析：E。根据题干中的Many years’ surveys、going to the cinema和they used to可定位至E段第二句。该句主要是说，多年来进行的大量调查告诉我们，美国年轻人看电影的频率已不如过去。题干中的Many years’ surveys是第二句中Large surveys conducted over the course of many years的同义替换，reveal对应句中的tell，young people in America是句中American youth的同义替换，going to the cinema原词复现，they used to是对句中they did in the past的同义替换，故题干是对E段第二句的同义转述。
37. 调查分析显示，美国青少年现在的闲暇时间是花在数字设备上，而非阅读印刷书籍。
解析：B。根据题干中的Survey analysis、American teens、leisure time、digital devices和reading printed books可定位至B段第一、二、三句。这几句主要是说，自1976年以来收集的对于超过100万名美国青少年的调查分析显示，青少年在如何度过他们的空闲时间方面发生了重大变化，纸质书被忽视了，取而代之的是屏幕，数字设备也在改变其他行为。也就是说青少年闲暇时间主要是花在数字设备上，而不是阅读。题干中的Survey analysis是第一句中Analysis of surveys的同义替换、American teens对应第一句中的teens in the United States，leisure time和digital devices原词复现，printed books是第二句中Paper books的同义替换，故题干是对B段前三句的同义概括。
38. 一年不读书消遣的高中生人数在20年中增加了三倍。
解析：G。根据题干中的senior high scholars、reading books for pleasure和three times over 20 years可定位至G段第一、二句。这两句提到，事实上，到2016年，高中生中在过去一年中没有读过任何消遣性质书籍的人数是三分之一，这是20年前的三倍。题干中的senior high scholars是第一句中senior high school students的同义替换，reading books for pleasure对应该句的read any books for pleasure，three times over 20 years是第二句中triple the number from two decades ago的同义替换，故题干是对G段第一、二句的同义改写。
39. 许多学者声称，花时间在电子设备上并不一定意味着减少其他活动的时间。
解析：D。根据题干中的scholars、electronic devices和decrease of time for other activities可定位至D段前三句。该段第一句提问到，如果青少年花那么多时间在电子设备上是否意味着他们必须放弃一些其他活动？接着给出否定答案，又说到，多年来，许多学者坚持认为，上网并不一定会占用接触传统媒体或参与其他活动的时间。题干中的scholars、electronic devices、doesn’t necessarily 和other activities原词复现，decrease of time for other activities对应第一、三句中give up some other activities和take away time，故题干是对D段前三句的近义概括。
40. 与十年前相比，大多数人花在与数字媒体互动上的时间要多得多。
解析：A。根据题干中的Most people、much more time、digital media和ten years ago可定位至A段第一句。该句提到，与十年前相比，我们大多数人在数字媒体上花费的时间要多得多。题干中的Most people对应该句中的Most of us，spend much more time interacting with digital media对应该句的spend much more with digital media，ten years ago是句中a decade ago的同义替换，故题干是对A段第一句的同义转述。
41. 作者声称，如果我们不再阅读书籍和较长的文章，将是一个巨大的损失。
解析：J。根据题干中的The author、a great loss和books and longer articles可定位至J段第二句。该句主要讲到，作者认为，在广泛使用数字设备所带来的所有变化中，阅读量大幅下降可能是对今天青少年产生的最大的负面影响，因为阅读书籍和较长的文章是学习批判性思维的最佳方式之一。也就是说如果不阅读书籍和较长的文章，就无法培养批判性思维，也就是一大损失。题干中的The author claims即J段的I would argue，books and longer articles原词复现，题干是对原文J段第二句的近义改写。本题有一定干扰性的是G段，该段中也出现了reading long articles or books，但说的是青少年主要是读短文，很少阅读那些探讨深层主题、需要批判性思考和反思的长篇文章或书籍，并被有说不读长文章和书籍是巨大的损失，故排除G。
42. 十多年来，美国青少年使用社交媒体从偶尔为之转变为日常活动。
解析：C。根据题干中的American tees’、social media、occasional activities和routine one可定位至C段前两句。这两句提到，青少年并不总是花那么多时间在数字媒体上，自2006年以来，上网时间翻了一番，同时，社交媒体的使用也从定期活动变成了日常行为。题干中Over a decade or so对应该句中的since 2006，teens和social media原词复现，occasional activities对应该句中的a periodic activity，a routine one是该句中a daily one的同义替换，故题干是对原文C段前两句的同义概述。
43. 如今，美国一个更令人不安的趋势是，青少年花在阅读上的时间远远少于40年前。
解析：F。根据题干中的A more disturbing trend、far less time reading和four decades ago可定位至F段。该段开头指出，青少年花费时间的方式比观影趋势更令人不安，接着又对比了1980年和2016年高中生的阅读率，从60%降至16%。题干中的A more disturbing trend对应该句中的less disturbing，far less time reading对应60 percent和16 percent，four decades ago对应该句的1980年，题干是对原文F段前四句的近义改写。
44. 大约五年前，美国高三学生每天花在电子设备上的时间通常超过六小时。
解析：B。根据题干中的high school seniors、six hours a day和electronic devices可定位至B段倒数第二句。该句提到，到2016年，美国高中毕业班学生闲暇时间花在短信、社交媒体和网络上的时间为平均每天6小时。题干中的Some five years ago对应该句中的by 2016，high school senior和six hours a day原词复现，electronic devices是对该句中writing text messages, on social media, and online的概括，故题干是对B段倒数第二句话的同义转述。
45. 研究发现，今天美国年轻人的社交几乎不像前几代人那样多。
解析：E。根据题干中的American youngsters today、socialize和the early generations可定位至E段最后一句。该句提到，在另一项分析中，研究人员发现，如今的青少年与朋友外出的次数比前几代人少得多。题干中的American youngsters today对应该句中的today’s teens，socialize对应该句中的go out with their friends，the early generations是该句中的previous generations的同义替换，题干是对原文E段最后一句的同义转述。
37、37. Survey analysis shows American teens now spend their leisure time on digital devices rather than reading printed books.
A、A
B、B
C、C
D、D
E、E
F、F
G、G
H、H
I、I
J、J
解析：见上一题！
38、38. The number of senior high scholars not reading books for pleasure in a year increased three times over 20 years.
A、A
B、B
C、C
D、D
E、E
F、F
G、G
H、H
I、I
J、J
解析：见上一题！
39、39. Many scholars claim that spending time on electronic devices doesn’t necessarily mean a decrease of time for other activities.
A、A
B、B
C、C
D、D
E、E
F、F
G、G
H、H
I、I
J、J
解析：见上一题！
40、40. Most people spend much more time interacting with digital media than they did ten years ago.
A、A
B、B
C、C
D、D
E、E
F、F
G、G
H、H
I、I
J、J
解析：见上一题！
41、41. The author claims that it will be a great loss if we no longer read books and longer articles.
A、A
B、B
C、C
D、D
E、E
F、F
G、G
H、H
I、I
J、J
解析：见上一题！
42、42. Over a decade or so, American teens’ social media use shifted from an occasional activity to a routine one.
A、A
B、B
C、C
D、D
E、E
F、F
G、G
H、H
I、I
J、J
解析：见上一题！
43、43. A more disturbing trend in America today is that teens are spending far less time reading than around four decades ago.
A、A
B、B
C、C
D、D
E、E
F、F
G、G
H、H
I、I
J、J
解析：见上一题！
44、44. Some five years ago, high school seniors in America generally spent more than six hours a day on electronic devices.
A、A
B、B
C、C
D、D
E、E
F、F
G、G
H、H
I、I
J、J
解析：见上一题！
45、45. It was found that American youngsters today don’t socialize nearly as much as the earlier generations.
A、A
B、B
C、C
D、D
E、E
F、F
G、G
H、H
I、I
J、J
解析：见上一题！
Have you ever wondered how acceptable it is to hug or touch someone? While it may sound safe to avoid all physical contact so as not to offend any one, the lack of touching might imply cold attitudes or indifference in interpersonal relationships.
So, what should we do? The simple answer is to thoroughly learn unique cultural norms for physical contact. In nonverbal communication terminology (术语), physical contact and the study of touching are generally referred to as haptics.
Haptics in communication often suggest the level of intimacy. They are usually classified into two groups: high-contact and low-contact.
Asia and quite surprisingly the United States, Canada and Britain belong to low-contact cultures. People from the rest of the world, such as Latin America, are considered to be in high-contact cultures, where they tend to expect touching in social interactions and feel more comfortable with physical closeness. Despite the classification, there are more complex factors such as relational closeness, gender, age, and context that can affect how someone views physical contact.
One common French custom of greetings is cheek-kissing, but it is mostly restricted to friends, close acquaintances and family members. While cheek-kissing for Latin Americans is also a universal greeting form, it does not require such a high degree of relational closeness. However, gender matters more for them because cheek-kissing often only happens between women or a man and a woman but not two men.
In contrast, in certain Arabian, African, and Asian countries, men can publicly hold hands or show physical affection as signs of brotherhood or friendship while these behaviors may suggest a romantic relationship in other parts of the world. Although men’s touching is more normal in these cultures, physical contact between persons of opposite sexes who are not family members is negatively perceived in Arabic countries.
These factors could definitely affect the degree to which someone is comfortable with tactile (触觉的) communication and physical intimacy. Therefore, if you are someone who loves to show physical affection, you should not be afraid to show it or drastically change your behaviors—just ask for consent beforehand!
46、46. What does the author say in the first paragraph about physical contact?
A、Its role in interpersonal relationships is getting increasingly important.
B、It is becoming more acceptable to many who used to think it offensive.
C、Its absence might suggest a lack of warmth in interpersonal relationships.
D、It might prompt different responses from people of different social backgrounds.
解析：
解析：C。根据题干中的the first paragraph可定位至文章第一段。第一段第二句中提到，避免所有身体接触可以免于冒犯任何人，这虽然听起来是安全的，但缺乏接触可能意味着人际关系中的态度冷漠或不近人情（cold attitudes or indifference）。C项符合题意，其中Its absence对应第二句中的the lack of touching，a lack of warmth是对第二句中cold attitudes or indifference的近义替换，interpersonal relationships原词复现，故C项为正确答案。
错项排除：A项利用第一段第二句中的interpersonal relationships进行干扰，但increasingly important在文章中无依据，故排除A项。B项利用第一段中的acceptable和offend进行干扰，但原文中是问拥抱或触摸一个人在多大程度上是人们可以接受的（acceptable），避免所有身体接触可以免于冒犯（offend）任何人，并不是说那些认为身体接触有冒犯性的人现在可以接受了，故B项错误。D项中的people of different social backgrounds在文章中无依据，故排除。
47、47. What does physical contact in communication suggest?
A、What social class people belong to.
B、How civilized the communicators are.
C、What family background people come from.
D、How close the communicators relationships are.
解析：
解析：D。根据题干中的physical contact和communication可定位至文章第二、三段。第三段提到，交流中的触觉（haptics）通常暗示亲密程度，触觉在第二段中提到过，是指在非语言交际术语中，身体接触（physical contact）和针对触摸的研究，由此可知，交流中的触觉即交流中的身体接触。D项与此内容相符，How close the communicators relationships are是对句中the level of intimacy的同义替换，故D项为正确答案。
错项排除：A项中的social class在文中无依据，故排除。文章中虽然多次提到culture，但这只是再说高接触和低接触文化，并不是说人们的文明程度（civilized），B项曲解文意，故排除。文章中虽然提到来自法国、拉美、阿拉伯、非洲和亚洲国家的人，但并没有说身体接触可以显示出人们的家庭背景，故C项错误。
48、48. What do we learn about people in high-contact cultures?
A、They are sensitive to the way people express their emotions.
B、They take touching as a cultural norm in social interactions.
C、They attach great importance to close ties among people.
D、They tend to be more open in interpersonal relationships.
解析：
解析：B。根据题干中的high-contact cultures可定位至原文第四段第二句。该句指出，拉丁美洲的人，被认为是高接触的文化，他们在社会交往中（social interactions）往往期待接触（touching），并对身体上的亲密感到更舒适。由此可知，高接触文化中的人们对于接触是喜欢并认可的，这属于他们社会交往中的一种文化规范，B项与此内容相符，故正确。
错项排除：A项的sensitive在文章中无依据，故排除。根据文章我们知道拉丁美洲属于高接触文化，第五段第二句提到，对拉丁美洲人来说亲吻脸颊是一种普遍的问候方式，并不需要如此高度的亲密关系（high degree of relational closeness），C项的attach great importance to close ties与此相悖，故排除。D项中的be more open在文中未提及，故排除。
49、49. What do we learn about social customs in Arabian countries?
A、Men can show friendship in public through physical affection.
B、Non-traditional romantic relationships are simply unacceptable.
C、Physical contact between unfamiliar people is negatively perceived.
D、People of different ages and genders show affection in different ways.
解析：
解析：A。根据题干中的Arabian countries可定位至原文第六段第一句。该句提到，在某些阿拉伯、非洲和亚洲国家，在公共场合男性可以握手或展示肢体上的亲密（physical affection），作为兄弟情谊或友谊的（brotherhood or friendship）象征。A项与此内容相符，其中friendship和physical affection原词复现，in public对应文章中的publicly，故A项为正确答案。
错项排除：B项利用第六段第一句中的romantic relationship进行干扰，但Non-traditional和unacceptable在文章中无依据，故排除。第六段第二句中说到，在阿拉伯国家，非家庭成员的异性之间（persons of opposite sexes who are not family members）的身体接触会被认为是不好的（negatively perceived），说的是非家庭成员的异性，并不是unfamiliar people，故C项排除。D项利用第三段出现的gender和age进行干扰，但文中是说还有一些更复杂的因素，比如关系亲密度、性别、年龄和背景，可以影响人们对身体接触的看法，并不是说不同的年龄和性别的人用不同的方式表达感情，故D项排除。
50、50. What does the author tell us to do concerning tactile communication?
A、 Lay emphasis on nonverbal communication.
B、Learn to use appropriate body language first.
C、Pay attention to the differences between genders.
D、Take other people’s preference into consideration.
解析：
解析：D。根据题干中tactile communication可定位至原文最后一段。该段提到一些因素肯定会影响一个人对触觉沟通的舒适程度和肢体亲密度，接着又说如果你是一个喜欢表达感情的人，就不应该害怕表达，也不应该改变自身行为，而是事先征得别人同意（ask for consent beforehand），也就是要事先考虑别人的感受。D项Take other people’s preference into consideration对应原文ask for consent beforehand，故为正确答案。
错项排除：A项利用原文第二段中的nonverbal communication进行干扰，但文章是说在非语言交际术语中，身体接触和针对触摸的研究通常被称为触觉，而不是触觉沟通中强调非语言交流，故A项错误。B项的appropriate body language在原文中无依据，故排除。C项利用原文第四段中的gender进行干扰，但在触觉交流中并没有提到性别差异，故C项排除。
From climate change to the ongoing pandemic (大流行病) and beyond, the issues facing today’s world are increasingly complex and dynamic. Yet solving problems like these requires new approaches that extend beyond traditional ways of thinking. A study led by Yale Professor of Psychology, Paul O’Keefe, found that having a growth mindset (思维倾向) of interest may spark this type of innovation.
Professor O’Keefe established in earlier studies that people hold different beliefs about the nature of interest. Those with a growth mindset of interest tend to believe that interests can be developed and cultivated, while those with a fixed mindset of interest tend to believe that interests are inherent (与生俱有的) and simply need to be ‘found’. Building on these findings, the latest research examined how a growth mindset of interest can boost integrative thinking across the traditional disciplinary boundaries of arts and sciences.
For example, in one task, research participants were instructed to create new college majors by combining two or more existing academic Arts or Science programs at their university. After coding and analyzing the ideas they generated, the team found that people with a growth mindset of interest were more likely to bridge programs across the arts and sciences to create new majors like computational economics rather than creating majors that drew from only one of those areas, like computational chemistry.
As Professor O’Keefe pointed out, “This research provides a useful direction for organizations whose products and services call for integrated and creative solutions. Take smartphones for example. You need not only computer science and engineering knowledge, but also an understanding of psychology and visual design to create a better product. Employees with a growth mindset may be more likely to devise innovative ideas that bridge multiple areas of knowledge to achieve better solutions.”
The benefits of a growth mindset of interest may also extend to those seeking employment. This is a pressing issue because many people are becoming unemployed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Having a growth mindset of interest can help job seekers expand their interests and become more adaptable to different fields, and take the initiative to lean new skills.
51、51. What does the author say about the world today?
A、It faces problems that are getting more varied and complicated.
B、It has done away with many of the traditional ways of thinking.
C、It is undergoing radical and profound changes.
D、It is witnessing various types of innovations.
解析：
解析：A。根据the world today可定位至原文第一段第一句。该句提到，当今世界面临的问题都日益复杂化、动态化（increasingly complex and dynamic）。A项与此内容相符，其中的problems是第一句中issues的同义替换，more是increasingly的同义替换，varied and complicated对应第一句中complex and dynamic，故A项为正确答案。
错项排除：B项利用第一段第二句中的 traditional ways of thinking进行干扰，但原文中是说解决这些问题需要超越（ beyond）传统思维方式的新方法，并非摒弃（done away with），故B项排除。C项中的radical and profound在原文中无依据，故排除。D项利用第一段最后一句中的innovations，但原文是说拥有成长型兴趣思维倾向的人可能会激发创新，并非当今世界正见证各种创新，故D项排除。
52、52. What did Professor O’Keefe find in his earlier studies?
A、People’s interests tend to change with age.
B、People’s interests determine their mindsets.
C、People are divided about the nature of interest.
D、People of different ages have different mindsets.
解析：
解析：C。根据题干中的Professor O’Keefe和earlier study可定位至原文第二段第一句。该句提到，奥基夫教授在早期的研究中证实，人们对兴趣的本质持有不同的看法。C项与此内容相符，其中的divided对应该句的different beliefs，the nature of interest原词复现，故C项为正确答案。
错项排除：A项中的change with age在原文中无依据，故排除。B项利用原文中多次出现的interest和mindset进行干扰，但文中是说成长型的兴趣思维模式，并不是兴趣决定思维模式，故B项排除。D项利用常识进行干扰，但文章中并未提到不同年龄的人思维模式不同，故D项错误。
53、53. What is the focus of Professor O’Keefe’s recent research?
A、How boundaries can be removed between arts and science disciplines.
B、How feasible it is to create new disciplines like computational economics.
C、How students in arts and sciences view the two types of mindset of interest.
D、How a growth mindset of interest can contribute to cross-disciplinary thinking.
解析：
解析：D。根据题干中的Professor O’Keefe’s recent research可定位至原文第二段最后一句。第二段中讲的主要是Professor O’Keefe的研究，题干中的recent对应该句的latest。该句指出，最新研究考察了成长型兴趣思维模式如何跨越艺术和科学的传统学科界限，提高融合性思维。D项与此内容相符，其中的cross-disciplinary thinking对应该句中的integrative thinking，而句中的integrative thinking在后面又作了进一步说明across the traditioinal disciplinary boundaries，即跨越传统学科的，故D项为正确答案。
错项排除：A项利用第二段最后一句中的boundaries和integrative thinking进行干扰，但句中是说如何跨越（across）学科边界，而非消除（removed），故A项错误。B项利用第三段中的computational economics，但这只是一个例子，文中并没有讨论其可行性（feasible），故B项排除。C项利用原文中多次提到的arts and science进行干扰，但students in arts and sciences在文中无依据，故C项排除。
54、54. What does the author want to illustrate with the example of smartphones?
A、Hi-tech products are needed in interdisciplinary research.
B、Improved technology gives birth to highly popular products.
C、Making innovative products needs multidisciplinary knowledge.
D、Hi-tech products can boost people’s integrative thinking.
解析：
解析：C。根据题干中的example of smartphones可定位至原文第四段第二、三句，第二句说到，以智能手机为例，不仅需要计算机科学和工程知识，还需要对心理学和视觉设计的理解，才能创造出更好的产品，接着又说到，具有成长思维模式的员工可能会更具备设计出跨越多个知识领域创新想法的能力，以提出更好的解决方案。简单来说就是，具备跨学科思维，多学科知识，才能更好地进行产品创新。C项与此内容相符，其中innovative products对应该句中的better product和better solutions，multidisciplinary knowledge对应句中的multiple areas of knowledge，故C项为正确答案。
错项排除：A、B、D三项利用文章中多次出现的products和一些其他词如research、integrative thinking进行细节拼凑，但拼凑内容在文章中都无依据，故均可排除。
55、55. What is the author’s suggestion to those who are seeking employment?
A、Leaning practical skills.
B、Broadening their interests.
C、Staying safe in the pandemic.
D、Knowing their pressing issues.
解析：
解析：B。根据题干中的seeking employment可定位至原文最后一段。该段指出，成长型兴趣思维模式的好处也可能延伸到那些寻求就业的人（seeking employment）身上，接着说到，拥有成长型兴趣思维模式可以帮助求职者扩大兴趣，更好地适应不同领域，并主动学习新技能。B项与此内容相符，其中的Broadening their interests是最后一段最后一句中expand their interests的同义替换，故B项为正确答案。
错项排除：A项的practical skill和D项的pressing issues在原文中都无依据，故均可排除。C项利用文中的pandemic进行干扰，但Staying safe在原文中无依据，故排除。
三、Part IV Translation
56、 都江堰（Dujiangyan）坐落在成都平原西部的岷江上，距成都市约50公里，始建于公元前三世纪。它的独特之处在于无需用堤坝调控水流。两千多年来，都江堰一直有效地发挥着防洪与灌溉作用，使成都平原成为旱涝保收的沃土和中国最重要的粮食产地之一。都江堰工程体现了我国人民与自然和谐共存的智慧，是全世界年代最久、仍在使用、无坝控水的水利工程。
参考答案：
参考译文
Dujiangyan is located on the Minjiang River in the west of the Chengdu Plain, about 50 kilometers away from the city of Chengdu. It was built in the 3rd century BC. Its uniqueness lies in that there is no need to use dams to regulate the water flow. For more than two thousand years, Dujiangyan has played an effective role in flood control and irrigation, making the Chengdu Plain a fertile soil that ensures harvest against droughts and floods and one of China’s most important grain producing areas. The Dujiangyan Project embodies the wisdom of the harmonious coexistence of our people and nature. It is the world’s oldest water conservancy project that is still in use and controls water without the help of dams.
解析：
词汇难点
成都平原 the Chengdu Plain
岷江 the Minjiang River
堤坝 dam
调控 regulate; control
水流 water flow
防洪 flood control/prevention
灌溉 irrigation; watering
旱涝保收 ensure/secure harvest against droughts and floods
沃土 fertile/rich soil
和谐共存 harmonious coexistence; coexist in harmony
无坝控水 control water without the help of dams
水利工程 water conservancy project
表达难点
第一句：本句较长，有三个动词“坐落”“距”和“建于”。翻译时可拆分为两句，将“坐落于”作为第一个分句的谓语，译为is located，“距……公里”可作为状语，译为...kilometers away from...。将“始建于公元前三世纪”添加主语It，作为第二个小分句。
第二句：本句动词较多，有“在于”“无需”“用”和“调控”，翻译时可根据逻辑关系，将“在于”作为句子谓语，译为lies in，后面部分可处理为that引导的宾语从句，从句可用句式there is no need to use...to...来表示。
第三句：本句较长，但句子逻辑较为清晰，主语为都江堰，动词“发挥”可作为句子谓语。“使……成为……”翻译时可处理为伴随状语，译为making...句式，“沃土”和“粮食产地之一”可作为making的两个并列的宾语补足语，其中定语“旱涝保收的”较为复杂，可译为定语从句。需要注意本句首有一个时间状语“两千多年来”，表示一直的状态，所以时态应该用现在完成时。
第四句：本句较长，翻译时可将逗号前后拆分成两个分句。第一个分句主语为“都江堰”，谓语为“体现”。第二个分句主语同样是都江堰，可用It代替，需要注意这一句中定语较多，为避免头重脚轻，翻译时可以将“年代最久”作为前置定语，译为the world’s oldest，“仍在使用”和“无坝控水”作为定语从句后置，译为that is still in use and controls water without the help of dams。
四、Part I Writing
57、Directions: Suppose your school is organizing an orientation program to help the freshmen adapt to the new environment and academic studies. You are now to write a proposal, which may include its aim, duration, participants and activities. You will have 30 minutes to write the proposal. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
参考答案：
参考范文
A Proposal for an Orientation Program
An orientation program will be held to help freshmen become accustomed to the new environment and academic studies. I would like to introduce my proposal concerning this program.
Firstly, the program will last for two hours from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m., on September 9th. All freshmen are welcome to join in this activity. At the beginning of the program, a senior student would teach freshmen how to be independent, how to develop a good habit of self-teaching and how to arrange their schedule. Besides, there will be presentations on the academic resources, safety facilities and the regulation and motto of our university. Finally, freshmen could be guided to visit the teaching buildings, library, canteen and so on.
To sum up, college life is the beginning of a new stage of life. I believe that through this orientation program, freshmen will be able to integrate into campus life and adapt to the new pace of learning as soon as possible.
参考译文
关于迎新项目的提案
为了帮助新生适应新的环境进行学习，我们将举办一个新生培训项目。我想介绍一下我关于这个项目的建议。
首先，这一培训活动于9月9日上午10:00到12:00进行，持续两个小时。欢迎所有的大一新生参加。活动一开始，由一名高年级学生教新生如何独立，如何养成良好的自学习惯以及如何安排自己的学习日程。此外，还会介绍学校的学术资源、安全设施及校规校训。最后，新生会被带领参观教学楼、图书馆、食堂等。
总之，大学生活是人生一个新阶段的开始。相信通过这次迎新项目，新生能够尽快融入大学生活，适应新的学习节奏。
解析：
写作指南
从题干内容可以看出，本次四级考试的作文要求考生写一份计划书，内容主要是关于帮助新生适应环境和学习的迎新项目。要求考生在计划书中说明迎新项目的目的、持续时长、参与者以及具体的活动。考生可以采用“三段式”结构，第一段引出话题，指出目的，第二段描述细节，包括时长、参与者和具体活动，第三段总结。
文章大纲
第一段：引出话题，表明迎新项目的目的。
第二段：具体描述项目时长，活动安排。
第三段：进行总结。
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