一、Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension
1、Question 1 is based on the news report you have just heard.
A、Heavy floods.
B、Safety concerns.
C、Bad economy.
D、Workers’ strikes.
解析：
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France is facing potentially more than one billion dollars in lost revenue this year due to huge declines in tourism. (1) Safety concerns have been one of the biggest reasons why the country has lost over half a billion in revenue already in the first six months of 2016. The terror attacks in Paris last November were called Europe’s worst in the past decade. Besides violence, workers’ strikes and heavy floods are said to have also been why international tourists have stayed away. So far in the Paris region, there’s been a 46% decline in Japanese visitors, 35% fewer Russians and 27% fewer Italians. American travelers seem the least affected—their numbers have only dropped by roughly 5%. (2) According to the French government, the country is the number one tourist destination in the world, and tourism is extremely important to the French economy. The sector represents roughly 9% of its GDP. The head of Paris’ Tourism Board said, “It’s time to realize that the tourism sector is going through an industrial disaster.”
1. What accounts most for the huge declines in tourism in France?
解析：B。根据录音前两句可知，由于旅游业的下滑，法国正面临着超过10亿美元的经济损失。安全问题是导致2016年上半年国家财政收入下滑的最主要原因之一，故B选项为正确答案。C选项在录音中没有提及，A、D选项是除了安全问题之外的原因，并不是主要原因，故均可排除。
2、Question 2 is based on the news report you have just heard.
A、It is competitive with its numerous tourist destinations.
B、It provides many job opportunities for French people.
C、It is the biggest concern of the French government.
D、It plays an important role in the nation’s economy.
解析：
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France is facing potentially more than one billion dollars in lost revenue this year due to huge declines in tourism. (1) Safety concerns have been one of the biggest reasons why the country has lost over half a billion in revenue already in the first six months of 2016. The terror attacks in Paris last November were called Europe’s worst in the past decade. Besides violence, workers’ strikes and heavy floods are said to have also been why international tourists have stayed away. So far in the Paris region, there’s been a 46% decline in Japanese visitors, 35% fewer Russians and 27% fewer Italians. American travelers seem the least affected—their numbers have only dropped by roughly 5%. (2) According to the French government, the country is the number one tourist destination in the world, and tourism is extremely important to the French economy. The sector represents roughly 9% of its GDP. The head of Paris’ Tourism Board said, “It’s time to realize that the tourism sector is going through an industrial disaster.”
2. What do we learn from the report about tourism in France?
解析：D。根据录音后半部分可知，法国是世界著名的旅游胜地，旅游业对法国经济来说至关重要。D项是对录音内容的同义转述。录音中只是提到法国是世界第一大旅游目的地（the number one tourist destinations），并没有提到法国是否有很多旅游景点，故A选项错误。B项、C项未提及，故两项均可排除。
3、Question 3 is based on the news report you have just heard.
A、To carry out a scientific survey.
B、To establish a new research station.
C、To rescue two sick American workers.
D、To deliver urgent medical supplies.
解析：
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(3) A small plane with two sick U.S. workers arrived safely in Chile late Wednesday after leaving Antarctica in a daring rescue mission from a remote South Pole research station. After making a stop for a few hours at a British station on the edge of Antarctica, the two workers were flown to the southernmost Chilean city of Punta Arenas. In a chaotic two days of flying, the rescue team flew 3,000 miles round-trip from the British station Rothera to pick up the workers at the U.S. Amundsen-Scott Station at the South Pole. “The two patients aboard will be transported to a medical facility that can provide a level of care that is not available at Amundsen-Scott,” says a spokesperson. (4) Normally, planes don’t go to the polar post from February to October because of the dangers of flying in the pitch-dark and cold. “Antarctica creates a hostile environment,” says the operations director for the British Antarctic Survey. “If you are not careful, it’ll come around and bite you.”
3. What was the small plane’s mission to Antarctica?
解析：C。根据录音开始可知，一架载有两名患病美国工作人员的小型飞机在冒险执行救援任务后，从南极一个偏远研究站出发，于星期三晚间安全抵达智利。C选项中的two sick American workers是对录音中two sick U.S. workers的同义替换，故正确答案为C。A、B、D项在录音中均未提及，故排除。
4、Question 4 is based on the news report you have just heard.
A、The darkness and cold.
B、The heavy snow and fog.
C、The biting winds.
D、The ice all around.
解析：
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(3) A small plane with two sick U.S. workers arrived safely in Chile late Wednesday after leaving Antarctica in a daring rescue mission from a remote South Pole research station. After making a stop for a few hours at a British station on the edge of Antarctica, the two workers were flown to the southernmost Chilean city of Punta Arenas. In a chaotic two days of flying, the rescue team flew 3,000 miles round-trip from the British station Rothera to pick up the workers at the U.S. Amundsen-Scott Station at the South Pole. “The two patients aboard will be transported to a medical facility that can provide a level of care that is not available at Amundsen-Scott,” says a spokesperson. (4) Normally, planes don’t go to the polar post from February to October because of the dangers of flying in the pitch-dark and cold. “Antarctica creates a hostile environment,” says the operations director for the British Antarctic Survey. “If you are not careful, it’ll come around and bite you.”
4. What makes flying to Antarctica dangerous from February to October?
解析：A。根据录音后半部分可知，通常飞机在二到十月份不会飞往极地，因为在漆黑和寒冷的状态下飞行是很危险的，A项与录音信息一致，故正确。B、C、D项未提及，故排除。
5、Question 5 is based on the news report you have just heard.
A、By tying it to a door handle.
B、By shaking it back and forth.
C、With a remote control craft.
D、With a full-sized helicopter.
解析：
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(5) A pilot from Virginia removed his son’s loose tooth using a helicopter. Rick Rahim, from Virginia, flies helicopters for a living, and when his seven-year-old son’s tooth became loose he did not waste time by tying it to a door handle. Instead, Mr. Rahim tied one end of a string around his son’s tooth, and the other end to his full-sized commercial helicopter. (7) The father of four posted a video clip of his playful venture on Facebook, advising parents to do fun and creative stuff with their kids. The video shows him launching the helicopter into the air and flying just far enough to successfully remove the loose tooth. (6) At the end of the video, Mr. Rahim assures watchers that the circumstances were safe, and that he has 13 years of helicopter flying experience behind him. “You’ve got to do everything safe in life, and that’s what I did today,” he said. Mr. Rahim later said that although some parents have used remote control helicopters to pull teeth before, he might be the first to use a full-sized aircraft, as he can’t find evidence that it has been done before.
5. How did Rick Rahim remove his son’s loose tooth?
解析：D。根据录音开头可知，来自弗吉尼亚的里克·拉希姆用一架直升飞机拔去了他儿子松动的牙齿。A项与录音意思相反（did not waste time by …）。B选项未提及。C项是录音中其他父母做过的事。里克·拉希姆所做的是第一次使用一架全尺寸的直升机，所以D项正确。
6、Question 6 is based on the news report you have just heard.
A、He has lots of fans on Facebook.
B、He has rich experience in flying.
C、He often suffers from toothaches.
D、He has learned to pull teeth from a video.
解析：
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(5) A pilot from Virginia removed his son’s loose tooth using a helicopter. Rick Rahim, from Virginia, flies helicopters for a living, and when his seven-year-old son’s tooth became loose he did not waste time by tying it to a door handle. Instead, Mr. Rahim tied one end of a string around his son’s tooth, and the other end to his full-sized commercial helicopter. (7) The father of four posted a video clip of his playful venture on Facebook, advising parents to do fun and creative stuff with their kids. The video shows him launching the helicopter into the air and flying just far enough to successfully remove the loose tooth. (6) At the end of the video, Mr. Rahim assures watchers that the circumstances were safe, and that he has 13 years of helicopter flying experience behind him. “You’ve got to do everything safe in life, and that’s what I did today,” he said. Mr. Rahim later said that although some parents have used remote control helicopters to pull teeth before, he might be the first to use a full-sized aircraft, as he can’t find evidence that it has been done before.
6. What does the news reports say about Rick Rahim?
解析：B。根据录音后半部分可知，拉希姆先生向视频观看者保证飞行环境很安全，而且他有13年的飞行经验。B项的rich experience in flying对应文章中的13 years of helicopter flying experience，故正确答案是B。文中只是说里克·拉希姆将视频放在了脸书上，并未说他在脸书上有很多粉丝，故排除A项。C、D项在文中均未提及，故排除。
7、Question 7 is based on the news report you have just heard.
A、Spend more time together.
B、Tell them adventure stories.
C、Do something fun and creative.
D、Play with them in a safe place.
解析：
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(5) A pilot from Virginia removed his son’s loose tooth using a helicopter. Rick Rahim, from Virginia, flies helicopters for a living, and when his seven-year-old son’s tooth became loose he did not waste time by tying it to a door handle. Instead, Mr. Rahim tied one end of a string around his son’s tooth, and the other end to his full-sized commercial helicopter. (7) The father of four posted a video clip of his playful venture on Facebook, advising parents to do fun and creative stuff with their kids. The video shows him launching the helicopter into the air and flying just far enough to successfully remove the loose tooth. (6) At the end of the video, Mr. Rahim assures watchers that the circumstances were safe, and that he has 13 years of helicopter flying experience behind him. “You’ve got to do everything safe in life, and that’s what I did today,” he said. Mr. Rahim later said that although some parents have used remote control helicopters to pull teeth before, he might be the first to use a full-sized aircraft, as he can’t find evidence that it has been done before.
7. What did Rick Rahim advise parents to do with their kids?
解析：C。根据录音可知，在里克·拉希姆发布在脸书上的趣味性的冒险视频里，他建议父母和他们的孩子一起做一些既有趣又有创意的事情。C项与录音信息一致，故选C。文中说进行一些有趣的冒险，并不是讲冒险故事，故排除B项。A项在文中未提及，故排除。D项利用safe作干扰，原文提及任何事情都要保证安全第一，但这并非是里克·拉希姆对其他父母的建议，故排除。
8、Question 8 is based on the conversation you have just heard.
A、To confirm an urgent appointment.
B、To collect a package from the woman.
C、To ask the woman to sign a document.
D、To arrange the delivery of a package.
解析：
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W: Hi, Emma’s speaking. Who’s this?
M: (8) Hi, Emma, I’m Paul from Hermes Delivery Service. Here’s a package for you. Are you at home to collect it?
W: (9) Oh, sorry, Paul. I’m out at the moment. Can you put it in my mailbox?
M: I’m afraid I can’t do that, sorry. The package is too big, and it needs a signature to confirm you have received it. So I would need to deliver it at a time when you’re in.
W: (9) Okay, well. I’m out all day today, but I should be in tomorrow morning before I go out for lunch. And then I’ll be at home again later in the afternoon. Will either of those times be convenient for you?
M: (10) They’re not, unfortunately. I’m sorry. I won’t be in the area tomorrow as I have some other deliveries to make on the other side of town. I could come the day after, if that suits you.
W: Okay, yes. That should be fine. I have a friend coming round in the afternoon, but I’ll be at home. So the day after tomorrow will be great. Do I need to pay for the package?
M: No, you don’t. It says here that you paid for it when you ordered it online.
W: Oh yes, I did. I got mixed up.
M: (11) So you just need to sign the form to say you’ve received it.
W: Okay, great. See you the day after tomorrow then.
M: Yes. See you then.
8. Why is the man making the phone call?
解析：D。根据录音可知，男士是爱马仕物流服务中心的工作人员，要为艾玛派送快递，他想要确认艾玛是否在家以便签收，D项与录音意思相符。录音中只是确认一下艾玛是否在家，并不是确认一个紧急约会，所以排除A项。录音中是让女士签收快递，而不是从女士那里取包裹，故排除B项。录音中只是提到需要女士签字确认收货，没有提及签文件，故C项错误。
9、Question 9 is based on the conversation you have just heard.
A、She is doing shopping.
B、She is visiting a friend.
C、She is not at home.
D、She is not feeling well.
解析：
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W: Hi, Emma’s speaking. Who’s this?
M: (8) Hi, Emma, I’m Paul from Hermes Delivery Service. Here’s a package for you. Are you at home to collect it?
W: (9) Oh, sorry, Paul. I’m out at the moment. Can you put it in my mailbox?
M: I’m afraid I can’t do that, sorry. The package is too big, and it needs a signature to confirm you have received it. So I would need to deliver it at a time when you’re in.
W: (9) Okay, well. I’m out all day today, but I should be in tomorrow morning before I go out for lunch. And then I’ll be at home again later in the afternoon. Will either of those times be convenient for you?
M: (10) They’re not, unfortunately. I’m sorry. I won’t be in the area tomorrow as I have some other deliveries to make on the other side of town. I could come the day after, if that suits you.
W: Okay, yes. That should be fine. I have a friend coming round in the afternoon, but I’ll be at home. So the day after tomorrow will be great. Do I need to pay for the package?
M: No, you don’t. It says here that you paid for it when you ordered it online.
W: Oh yes, I did. I got mixed up.
M: (11) So you just need to sign the form to say you’ve received it.
W: Okay, great. See you the day after tomorrow then.
M: Yes. See you then.
9. Why can’t the woman meet the man today?
解析：C。根据录音可知，女士现在不在家，并且一整天都不在家，所以选C。文中只提到女士今天不在家，没有指出女士今天要去做什么，故排除B项。A、D项在文中都未提及，故排除。
10、Question 10 is based on the conversation you have just heard.
A、He will be off duty the whole day.
B、He will be working somewhere else.
C、He will have to have his car repaired.
D、He will be too busy to spare any time.
解析：
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W: Hi, Emma’s speaking. Who’s this?
M: (8) Hi, Emma, I’m Paul from Hermes Delivery Service. Here’s a package for you. Are you at home to collect it?
W: (9) Oh, sorry, Paul. I’m out at the moment. Can you put it in my mailbox?
M: I’m afraid I can’t do that, sorry. The package is too big, and it needs a signature to confirm you have received it. So I would need to deliver it at a time when you’re in.
W: (9) Okay, well. I’m out all day today, but I should be in tomorrow morning before I go out for lunch. And then I’ll be at home again later in the afternoon. Will either of those times be convenient for you?
M: (10) They’re not, unfortunately. I’m sorry. I won’t be in the area tomorrow as I have some other deliveries to make on the other side of town. I could come the day after, if that suits you.
W: Okay, yes. That should be fine. I have a friend coming round in the afternoon, but I’ll be at home. So the day after tomorrow will be great. Do I need to pay for the package?
M: No, you don’t. It says here that you paid for it when you ordered it online.
W: Oh yes, I did. I got mixed up.
M: (11) So you just need to sign the form to say you’ve received it.
W: Okay, great. See you the day after tomorrow then.
M: Yes. See you then.
10. Why is the man unable to see the woman tomorrow?
解析：B。根据录音可知，男士第二天不在这一地区，他要去城镇上的其他地区派送快递。B项与录音意思相符，故选B。A、C、D项的内容在文中均未提及，故排除。
11、Question 11 is based on the conversation you have just heard.
A、Sign her name.
B、Confirm online.
C、Pay a small fee.
D、Show up in person.
解析：
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W: Hi, Emma’s speaking. Who’s this?
M: (8) Hi, Emma, I’m Paul from Hermes Delivery Service. Here’s a package for you. Are you at home to collect it?
W: (9) Oh, sorry, Paul. I’m out at the moment. Can you put it in my mailbox?
M: I’m afraid I can’t do that, sorry. The package is too big, and it needs a signature to confirm you have received it. So I would need to deliver it at a time when you’re in.
W: (9) Okay, well. I’m out all day today, but I should be in tomorrow morning before I go out for lunch. And then I’ll be at home again later in the afternoon. Will either of those times be convenient for you?
M: (10) They’re not, unfortunately. I’m sorry. I won’t be in the area tomorrow as I have some other deliveries to make on the other side of town. I could come the day after, if that suits you.
W: Okay, yes. That should be fine. I have a friend coming round in the afternoon, but I’ll be at home. So the day after tomorrow will be great. Do I need to pay for the package?
M: No, you don’t. It says here that you paid for it when you ordered it online.
W: Oh yes, I did. I got mixed up.
M: (11) So you just need to sign the form to say you’ve received it.
W: Okay, great. See you the day after tomorrow then.
M: Yes. See you then.
11. What should the woman do to receive her purchase?
解析：A。根据录音结尾可知，女士已经为包裹付过款了，只需要签名表示已收到即可，A项符合文意。B选项中的Confirm在录音中指需要女士签字确认，并非网上确认，故错误。录音中男士指出，女士在网上下单时已付过钱了，不需要再次付钱，故C选项错误。录音中指出，需要女士本人签收，即不只是本人到场，还需要女士签字，故D选项错误。
12、Question 12 is based on the conversation you have just heard.
A、Vacation in Italy.
B、Study abroad.
C、Throw a farewell party.
D、Go to a fashion show in Milan.
解析：
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M: Hi, Emily! (12) I hear you’re leaving for Italy soon. Do you plan to have a going-away party before you disappear? It’ll be really nice for us to hang out together before you go.
W: I’m not sure. I’m leaving in just two more days, and I’m going to miss all my friends here and especially this place. Why don’t you come over? (13) I’m feeling rather sad actually. I’m currently sitting alone at a table outside the Black Cat Cafe, listening to the rain and watching people passing by.
M: I am sorry. I can’t just now. (14) I need to get this assignment finished by Monday, and I’m way behind. Anyhow, cheer up! You’re not leaving for good. And you’ll absolutely love Italy.
W: Yeah, you’re right. But I just feel like I’m not quite ready to go. (12) And studying in a foreign country seems a bit overwhelming.
M: Just think of your life in Milan. In the mornings, you can go down to a small local cafe, soaking up the sun’s rays and drinking coffee. I envy you. You can buy lots of gorgeous Italian clothes.
W: That does sound nice. And of course I can keep in touch with everyone through Facebook. Maybe you can all come visit me.
M: Of course we will. When is your flight?
W: On Saturday, after lunch, at 1:45.
M: Okay, (15) I’ll try and come to the airport on Saturday to see you off. I’ll give you a call that morning, no matter what.
12. What is the woman going to do?
解析：B。录音中男士提到，听说女士要前往意大利，在之后的录音中女士提到在国外学习似乎压力很大，可知女士是去意大利学习。A项干扰性较大，但录音并未提及度假，故排除。C项是男士的建议，并不是女士打算做的事情，故排除。录音只提到在米兰生活，并未提及去看时装秀，故排除D。
13、Question 13 is based on the conversation you have just heard.
A、Quite sleepy.
B、Very excited.
C、Rather depressed.
D、Nearly exhausted.
解析：
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M: Hi, Emily! (12) I hear you’re leaving for Italy soon. Do you plan to have a going-away party before you disappear? It’ll be really nice for us to hang out together before you go.
W: I’m not sure. I’m leaving in just two more days, and I’m going to miss all my friends here and especially this place. Why don’t you come over? (13) I’m feeling rather sad actually. I’m currently sitting alone at a table outside the Black Cat Cafe, listening to the rain and watching people passing by.
M: I am sorry. I can’t just now. (14) I need to get this assignment finished by Monday, and I’m way behind. Anyhow, cheer up! You’re not leaving for good. And you’ll absolutely love Italy.
W: Yeah, you’re right. But I just feel like I’m not quite ready to go. (12) And studying in a foreign country seems a bit overwhelming.
M: Just think of your life in Milan. In the mornings, you can go down to a small local cafe, soaking up the sun’s rays and drinking coffee. I envy you. You can buy lots of gorgeous Italian clothes.
W: That does sound nice. And of course I can keep in touch with everyone through Facebook. Maybe you can all come visit me.
M: Of course we will. When is your flight?
W: On Saturday, after lunch, at 1:45.
M: Okay, (15) I’ll try and come to the airport on Saturday to see you off. I’ll give you a call that morning, no matter what.
13. How does the woman feel at the moment?
解析：C。根据录音可知，女士很难过，C项中的depressed对应录音中的sad，故选C。A、B、D项未提及，故排除。
14、Question 14 is based on the conversation you have just heard.
A、He has to attend a party.
B、He has to meet a friend.
C、He has to make a presentation.
D、He has to finish an assignment.
解析：
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M: Hi, Emily! (12) I hear you’re leaving for Italy soon. Do you plan to have a going-away party before you disappear? It’ll be really nice for us to hang out together before you go.
W: I’m not sure. I’m leaving in just two more days, and I’m going to miss all my friends here and especially this place. Why don’t you come over? (13) I’m feeling rather sad actually. I’m currently sitting alone at a table outside the Black Cat Cafe, listening to the rain and watching people passing by.
M: I am sorry. I can’t just now. (14) I need to get this assignment finished by Monday, and I’m way behind. Anyhow, cheer up! You’re not leaving for good. And you’ll absolutely love Italy.
W: Yeah, you’re right. But I just feel like I’m not quite ready to go. (12) And studying in a foreign country seems a bit overwhelming.
M: Just think of your life in Milan. In the mornings, you can go down to a small local cafe, soaking up the sun’s rays and drinking coffee. I envy you. You can buy lots of gorgeous Italian clothes.
W: That does sound nice. And of course I can keep in touch with everyone through Facebook. Maybe you can all come visit me.
M: Of course we will. When is your flight?
W: On Saturday, after lunch, at 1:45.
M: Okay, (15) I’ll try and come to the airport on Saturday to see you off. I’ll give you a call that morning, no matter what.
14. Why can’t the man meet the woman now?
解析：D。根据录音可知，男士因不能陪女士而感到很抱歉，因为他要在周一前完成一项作业。D选项是对录音中get this assignment finished的同义转述，故为正确答案。录音中男士建议女士开一个欢送会，并不是男士要去参加派对，故排除A项。B、C项均未提及，故排除。
15、Question 15 is based on the conversation you have just heard.
A、Say goodbye to the woman at the airport.
B、Meet the woman at the Black Cat Cafe.
C、Drive the Woman to the airport.
D、Have lunch with the woman.
解析：
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M: Hi, Emily! (12) I hear you’re leaving for Italy soon. Do you plan to have a going-away party before you disappear? It’ll be really nice for us to hang out together before you go.
W: I’m not sure. I’m leaving in just two more days, and I’m going to miss all my friends here and especially this place. Why don’t you come over? (13) I’m feeling rather sad actually. I’m currently sitting alone at a table outside the Black Cat Cafe, listening to the rain and watching people passing by.
M: I am sorry. I can’t just now. (14) I need to get this assignment finished by Monday, and I’m way behind. Anyhow, cheer up! You’re not leaving for good. And you’ll absolutely love Italy.
W: Yeah, you’re right. But I just feel like I’m not quite ready to go. (12) And studying in a foreign country seems a bit overwhelming.
M: Just think of your life in Milan. In the mornings, you can go down to a small local cafe, soaking up the sun’s rays and drinking coffee. I envy you. You can buy lots of gorgeous Italian clothes.
W: That does sound nice. And of course I can keep in touch with everyone through Facebook. Maybe you can all come visit me.
M: Of course we will. When is your flight?
W: On Saturday, after lunch, at 1:45.
M: Okay, (15) I’ll try and come to the airport on Saturday to see you off. I’ll give you a call that morning, no matter what.
15. What will the man possibly do on Saturday?
解析：A。根据录音结尾可知，男士说将在周六尽量赶到机场为女士送行，A项与录音信息一致，为正确答案。录音中提及，女士约男士到黑猫咖啡馆见面，但男士去不了，并未说明男士周六去黑猫咖啡厅和女士见面，故排除B项。C、D项在录音中未提及，故排除。
16、Question 16 is based on the passage you have just heard.
A、It has kept growing over the centuries.
B、Its top is hidden in clouds of volcanic smoke.
C、Its height changes with each volcanic eruption.
D、It has a recorded history of 1500 years.
解析：
听力原文
Mount Etna is one of the most active volcanoes on Earth. The mountain has been in a state of near continuous eruption for half a million years. Exploring the Etna geographical area reveals a history written in fire. Before the eruptions, it was covered by forests of pine trees. Located in southern Italy, Etna is the highest active volcano in Europe. (16) However, its height often changes when volcanic material accumulates during eruptions and subsequently collapses.
Few volcanoes in the world have an eruption history so thoroughly documented by historical records. Etna’s eruption history dates back as far as 1500 BC. Some 200 eruptions have been recorded down through the centuries, but compared with other volcanoes, most of its eruptions have so far been fairly light in terms of death and destruction. Only about 100 deaths have been attributed to the volcano. The mountain hasn’t been entirely harmless, however. In 1928, it destroyed the town of Mascali.
(17) Over the centuries, Etna’s lowest slopes have been shaped by human hands to take advantage of rich soils for growing grapes, apples and nuts. Local people have also carved out over 200 caves in the soft rock, and used them for everything from sacred burial places to food storage. Large mammals once wandered the volcano’s slopes, but today, foxes, wild cats, rabbits and mice are more common. (18) Some of those small mammals help to sustain such big birds as golden eagles.
16. What does the speakers say about Mount Etna?
解析：C。根据录音可知，埃特纳火山爆发时形成的火山物质堆积和之后的坍塌都使埃特纳火山的高度发生变化，C项与文意相符。录音中说到埃特纳火山爆发的历史可以追溯到公元前1500年，并不是说它有1500年记载的历史，故排除D项。A、B项在文中没有提及，故排除。
17、Question 17 is based on the passage you have just heard.
A、They are now a tourist destination.
B、They attract a lot of migrating birds.
C、They provide shelter for the farmers.
D、They make good fields for farming.
解析：
听力原文
Mount Etna is one of the most active volcanoes on Earth. The mountain has been in a state of near continuous eruption for half a million years. Exploring the Etna geographical area reveals a history written in fire. Before the eruptions, it was covered by forests of pine trees. Located in southern Italy, Etna is the highest active volcano in Europe. (16) However, its height often changes when volcanic material accumulates during eruptions and subsequently collapses.
Few volcanoes in the world have an eruption history so thoroughly documented by historical records. Etna’s eruption history dates back as far as 1500 BC. Some 200 eruptions have been recorded down through the centuries, but compared with other volcanoes, most of its eruptions have so far been fairly light in terms of death and destruction. Only about 100 deaths have been attributed to the volcano. The mountain hasn’t been entirely harmless, however. In 1928, it destroyed the town of Mascali.
(17) Over the centuries, Etna’s lowest slopes have been shaped by human hands to take advantage of rich soils for growing grapes, apples and nuts. Local people have also carved out over 200 caves in the soft rock, and used them for everything from sacred burial places to food storage. Large mammals once wandered the volcano’s slopes, but today, foxes, wild cats, rabbits and mice are more common. (18) Some of those small mammals help to sustain such big birds as golden eagles.
17. What do we learn about the lower slopes of Mount Etna?
解析：D。根据录音可知，几个世纪以来，人们塑造了埃特纳火山地势最低的山坡，以利用肥沃的土壤来种植葡萄、苹果和坚果。D项中的make good fields for farming 是对录音信息的同义转述。录音中说当地农民在一些岩质较软的地方开凿山洞用来储藏物品或是作为墓葬，但并没有说用来居住，所以排除C项。A、B项未提及，故排除。
18、Question 18 is based on the passage you have just heard.
A、They nest on the volcano’s slopes.
B、They feed on certain small mammals.
C、They compete with each other for food.
D、They match large mammals in strength.
解析：
听力原文
Mount Etna is one of the most active volcanoes on Earth. The mountain has been in a state of near continuous eruption for half a million years. Exploring the Etna geographical area reveals a history written in fire. Before the eruptions, it was covered by forests of pine trees. Located in southern Italy, Etna is the highest active volcano in Europe. (16) However, its height often changes when volcanic material accumulates during eruptions and subsequently collapses.
Few volcanoes in the world have an eruption history so thoroughly documented by historical records. Etna’s eruption history dates back as far as 1500 BC. Some 200 eruptions have been recorded down through the centuries, but compared with other volcanoes, most of its eruptions have so far been fairly light in terms of death and destruction. Only about 100 deaths have been attributed to the volcano. The mountain hasn’t been entirely harmless, however. In 1928, it destroyed the town of Mascali.
(17) Over the centuries, Etna’s lowest slopes have been shaped by human hands to take advantage of rich soils for growing grapes, apples and nuts. Local people have also carved out over 200 caves in the soft rock, and used them for everything from sacred burial places to food storage. Large mammals once wandered the volcano’s slopes, but today, foxes, wild cats, rabbits and mice are more common. (18) Some of those small mammals help to sustain such big birds as golden eagles.
18. What does the speaker say about big birds like golden eagles at Mount Etna?
解析：B。根据录音结尾可知，一些小型哺乳动物可供金雕等大型鸟类捕食。B选项与文意相符。A、C、D项内容均未提及，故排除。
19、Question 19 is based on the passage you have just heard.
A、He is self-employed.
B、He is a career advisor.
C、He studies talent.
D、He owns a magazine.
解析：
听力原文
My name is Brandon Leonard, and I’m an author, magazine writer, filmmaker and public speaker. (19) I’m self-employed, which means I work for myself and I do what I love. We have a popular saying in America which goes, “Do what you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life.” (20) But I’m here to tell you that instead of focusing on doing what we love, I think we should focus on loving what we do.
In my line of work, you’ll hear a lot about talent, which is an idea we mostly invented to give ourselves an excuse to be lazy. Here’s why: if you see someone doing something really well, you would say it’s because they are talented. You think they are somehow special. You discount the tremendous amount of work they’ve done to get to where they are.
(21) Research has shown that talent is nothing without hard work. I choose to believe in hard work, but not so much in talent. There are no special people, just people who put in enough hard work until something special happens. I can promise you one thing: whatever you choose to do for a career, if you work hard at it, eventually special things will happen. They may not happen as quickly as you’d like them to, and they may turn out to be completely different from the special things you imagined at the beginning, but they will happen.
19. What do we learn about the speaker?
解析：A。根据录音开头，讲话者自我介绍时提及自己是自由职业者，A项的self-employed是原词复现，故为正确答案。录音中讲话人虽然给出了一些建议，但并不能说他是一个职业顾问，B项属于过度推断，故错误。录音中只是提及讲话人工作中会经常提到天赋这个词，无法凭此确定天赋是讲话人的研究内容，故C选项错误。讲话人只是提到自己是杂志作者，并不是拥有一家杂志公司，故D选项错误。
20、Question 20 is based on the passage you have just heard.
A、Doing what they like best.
B、Loving the work they do.
C、Making no excuses for failures.
D、Following their natural instinct.
解析：
听力原文
My name is Brandon Leonard, and I’m an author, magazine writer, filmmaker and public speaker. (19) I’m self-employed, which means I work for myself and I do what I love. We have a popular saying in America which goes, “Do what you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life.” (20) But I’m here to tell you that instead of focusing on doing what we love, I think we should focus on loving what we do.
In my line of work, you’ll hear a lot about talent, which is an idea we mostly invented to give ourselves an excuse to be lazy. Here’s why: if you see someone doing something really well, you would say it’s because they are talented. You think they are somehow special. You discount the tremendous amount of work they’ve done to get to where they are.
(21) Research has shown that talent is nothing without hard work. I choose to believe in hard work, but not so much in talent. There are no special people, just people who put in enough hard work until something special happens. I can promise you one thing: whatever you choose to do for a career, if you work hard at it, eventually special things will happen. They may not happen as quickly as you’d like them to, and they may turn out to be completely different from the special things you imagined at the beginning, but they will happen.
20. What is the speaker’s advice to his audience?
解析：B。根据录音可知，讲话者认为我们更应该去喜欢我们所做的事，而不是专注于做我们喜欢做的事，B项与录音信息相符。A项与录音信息相反。C、D项未提及，故均可排除。
21、Question 21 is based on the passage you have just heard.
A、It does not come to anything without hard work.
B、It may prove to be quite different from hard work.
C、It is a natural gift only some special people can possess.
D、It does not come to you until something special happens.
解析：
听力原文
My name is Brandon Leonard, and I’m an author, magazine writer, filmmaker and public speaker. (19) I’m self-employed, which means I work for myself and I do what I love. We have a popular saying in America which goes, “Do what you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life.” (20) But I’m here to tell you that instead of focusing on doing what we love, I think we should focus on loving what we do.
In my line of work, you’ll hear a lot about talent, which is an idea we mostly invented to give ourselves an excuse to be lazy. Here’s why: if you see someone doing something really well, you would say it’s because they are talented. You think they are somehow special. You discount the tremendous amount of work they’ve done to get to where they are.
(21) Research has shown that talent is nothing without hard work. I choose to believe in hard work, but not so much in talent. There are no special people, just people who put in enough hard work until something special happens. I can promise you one thing: whatever you choose to do for a career, if you work hard at it, eventually special things will happen. They may not happen as quickly as you’d like them to, and they may turn out to be completely different from the special things you imagined at the beginning, but they will happen.
21. What does the speaker say about talent?
解析：A。根据录音可知，研究表明，如果不努力，天分什么也不是。讲话者选择相信努力而不是天分，A项符合文意。录音中指出，世上没有特别的人，只有那些付出足够努力，使特殊的事发生的人，并不是说只有特殊的事发生才会有天分，所以排除D项。B、C项均未提及，故排除。
22、Question 22 is based on the passage you have just heard.
A、It is a bit difficult to learn.
B、It was popular in New Zealand.
C、It is a traditional type of ballet.
D、It evolved in the mid-1970s.
解析：
听力原文
A question we often ask others and are also frequently asked by others is “What do you normally do after school or work?” Some commonplace answers are, “Well, I go to the gym.” “Um, I just go home and watch TV.” “I meet my friends for dinner.” or “I just go to bed because it’s so late and I’m tired.” Unlike any of these typical responses, I’m proud to say that I love to dance salsa after a long and tiring day of work.
(22) Salsa is a kind of dancing that evolved in the mid-1970s in New York. (23) My dancing life began not because I wanted to do it, but because my mother was sick and tired of seeing me running around after school doing nothing. So she enrolled me into a ballet course when I was six. I fell in love with it instantly and continued with ballet dancing for about ten years. (24) Then, I left my native country of New Zealand to start my career as an English teacher, which eventually brought my dancing life to a halt. It wasn’t until I rediscovered salsa in a lovely studio while working in Asia that I renewed my passion for dancing. Since then, I have been trying to attend dancing classes twice a week after work. (25) It’s a great way for me to relieve stress and pressure and dance my way towards feeling energetic and happy again.
22. What does the speaker say about the dance salsa?
解析：D。根据录音可知，萨尔萨舞是在20世纪70代中期逐渐发展起来的，D项是原词重现。A、B、C项在录音中没有提到，故排除。
23、Question 23 is based on the passage you have just heard.
A、She wanted her to be a ballet dancer.
B、She used to be a ballet dancer herself.
C、She hated to see her idling about.
D、She was too busy to look after her.
解析：
听力原文
A question we often ask others and are also frequently asked by others is “What do you normally do after school or work?” Some commonplace answers are, “Well, I go to the gym.” “Um, I just go home and watch TV.” “I meet my friends for dinner.” or “I just go to bed because it’s so late and I’m tired.” Unlike any of these typical responses, I’m proud to say that I love to dance salsa after a long and tiring day of work.
(22) Salsa is a kind of dancing that evolved in the mid-1970s in New York. (23) My dancing life began not because I wanted to do it, but because my mother was sick and tired of seeing me running around after school doing nothing. So she enrolled me into a ballet course when I was six. I fell in love with it instantly and continued with ballet dancing for about ten years. (24) Then, I left my native country of New Zealand to start my career as an English teacher, which eventually brought my dancing life to a halt. It wasn’t until I rediscovered salsa in a lovely studio while working in Asia that I renewed my passion for dancing. Since then, I have been trying to attend dancing classes twice a week after work. (25) It’s a great way for me to relieve stress and pressure and dance my way towards feeling energetic and happy again.
23. Why did the speaker’s mother enroll her in a ballet course?
解析：C。根据录音可知，作者开始跳舞不是因为自己想要跳舞，而是因为作者的妈妈不想看到作者在放学后无所事事，到处瞎跑。C项中的idling about是对录音中doing nothing, running around的同义替换，为正确答案。其他三项在录音中均未提及，故排除。
24、Question 24 is based on the passage you have just heard.
A、After she started teaching English.
B、Before she left for New Zealand.
C、When she moved to New York City.
D、Once she began to live on her own.
解析：
听力原文
A question we often ask others and are also frequently asked by others is “What do you normally do after school or work?” Some commonplace answers are, “Well, I go to the gym.” “Um, I just go home and watch TV.” “I meet my friends for dinner.” or “I just go to bed because it’s so late and I’m tired.” Unlike any of these typical responses, I’m proud to say that I love to dance salsa after a long and tiring day of work.
(22) Salsa is a kind of dancing that evolved in the mid-1970s in New York. (23) My dancing life began not because I wanted to do it, but because my mother was sick and tired of seeing me running around after school doing nothing. So she enrolled me into a ballet course when I was six. I fell in love with it instantly and continued with ballet dancing for about ten years. (24) Then, I left my native country of New Zealand to start my career as an English teacher, which eventually brought my dancing life to a halt. It wasn’t until I rediscovered salsa in a lovely studio while working in Asia that I renewed my passion for dancing. Since then, I have been trying to attend dancing classes twice a week after work. (25) It’s a great way for me to relieve stress and pressure and dance my way towards feeling energetic and happy again.
24. When did the speaker’s dancing life come to a halt?
解析：A。根据录音可知，作者后来离开了自己的祖国新西兰，成为了一名英文教师，这件事暂时中断了作者的舞蹈生涯，A项与此相符，因此选择A项。录音中说作者的祖国是新西兰，并非是去新西兰，故B选项错误。录音中并未提及作者移居纽约，故C项排除。D项在录音中未提及。
25、Question 25 is based on the passage you have just heard.
A、It has renewed her passion for life.
B、It has made her happy and energetic.
C、It has helped her make new friends.
D、It has enabled her to start a new career.
解析：
听力原文
A question we often ask others and are also frequently asked by others is “What do you normally do after school or work?” Some commonplace answers are, “Well, I go to the gym.” “Um, I just go home and watch TV.” “I meet my friends for dinner.” or “I just go to bed because it’s so late and I’m tired.” Unlike any of these typical responses, I’m proud to say that I love to dance salsa after a long and tiring day of work.
(22) Salsa is a kind of dancing that evolved in the mid-1970s in New York. (23) My dancing life began not because I wanted to do it, but because my mother was sick and tired of seeing me running around after school doing nothing. So she enrolled me into a ballet course when I was six. I fell in love with it instantly and continued with ballet dancing for about ten years. (24) Then, I left my native country of New Zealand to start my career as an English teacher, which eventually brought my dancing life to a halt. It wasn’t until I rediscovered salsa in a lovely studio while working in Asia that I renewed my passion for dancing. Since then, I have been trying to attend dancing classes twice a week after work. (25) It’s a great way for me to relieve stress and pressure and dance my way towards feeling energetic and happy again.
25. In what way has salsa dancing benefited the speaker?
解析：B。根据录音结尾可知，对于作者来说萨尔萨舞帮助作者缓解了压力，同时又让讲话者充满活力和快乐。B项符合文意。录音中提到萨尔萨舞使作者重拾对跳舞的热情，而非对生活的热情，故A选项错误。C、D项在录音中未提及，故排除。
二、Part III Reading Comprehension
Just because they can’t sing opera or ride a bicycle doesn’t mean that animals don’t have culture. There’s no better example of this than killer whales. As one of the most (26)_____ predators (食肉动物), killer whales may not fit the (27)_____ of a cultured creature. However, these beasts of the sea do display a vast range of highly (28)_____ behaviors that appear to be driving their genetic development.
The word “culture” comes from the Latin “colere”, which (29)_____ means “to cultivate”. In other words, it refers to anything that is (30)_____ or learnt, rather than instinctive or natural. Among human populations, culture not only affects the way we live, but also writes itself into our genes, affecting who we are. For instance, having spent many generations hunting the fat marine mammals of the Arctic, the Eskimos of Greenland have developed certain genetic (31)_____ that help them digest and utilize this fat-rich diet, thereby allowing them to (32)_____ in their cold climate.
Like humans, killer whales have colonized a range of different (33)_____ across the globe, occupying every ocean basin on the planet, with an empire that (34)_____ from pole to pole. As such, different populations of killer whales have had to learn different hunting techniques in order to gain the upper hand over their local prey (猎物). This, in turn, has a major effect on their diet, leading scientists to (35)_____ that the ability to learn population-specific hunting methods could be driving the animals’ genetic development.
26、(1)
A、humble
B、refined
C、revolves
D、extends
E、brutal
F、habitats
G、acquired
H、structure
I、literally
J、thrive
K、deliberately
L、image
M、adaptations
N、expressed
O、speculate
解析：
名词
adaptations 适应
habitats 栖息地
image 图象；形象
structure 结构；构造
动词
acquired 习得；获得
expressed 表达；表示
extends 延伸；扩展
humble感到谦卑；击败
refined 精炼；提纯
revolves 旋转；循环
speculate 推测；思索
structure 组织；建造
thrive 繁荣；兴旺
形容词
brutal 野蛮的；凶残的
humble 谦虚的；简陋的
refined 精确的；有教养的
副词
deliberately 故意地
literally 字面上地
26. brutal
解析：形容词辨析题。空格前为one of the most，空格后为名词复数predators，空格处应填入形容词修饰predators。前文提到了虎鲸（killer whales），此处句意为“最为____的食肉动物之一”，在形容词中只有brutal（野蛮的）能与predators（食肉动物）搭配，故此处应填入brutal。
27. image
解析：名词辨析题。空格前为定冠词the，空格后为介词of，空格处应填入名词。前半句说到虎鲸是最凶猛的食肉动物之一，后半句接着提到“有教养的动物”一词，结合句意，“虎鲸也许不符合有教养动物的____”，只有image带入空中可以形成合理语义，表示“虎鲸可能不符合有教养的动物的形象”。因此，本空格应填入image。
28. refined
解析：形容词辨析题。空格前为副词highly修饰空格处，后有名词behaviors作为被修饰对象，可知空格处应填入形容词。本句中However表示转折，前文说虎鲸不符合cultured（有教养的）生物的形象，这里转折指出，但虎鲸确实会展现大量高度____的行为，可见空格处所填词应与cultured含义相近。K项refined作为形容词时意为“精确的；有教养的”，代入空格中符合题意，因此refined为正确答案。
29. literally
解析：副词辨析题。空格前为引导词which，空格后为动词means，空格处应填入副词，修饰means。结合上下文的“colere”和“to cultivate”可知后者是在对前者作解释，因此J项literally为正确答案，表示“字面上地”。
30. acquired
解析：动词辨析题。根据空格后面的or learnt可知空格处应填入与learnt并列的动词过去分词。符合的选项只有acquired、expressed、refined三项，而三项中只有acquired与learnt含义相近，表示“习得；学会”，故acquired正确。
31. adaptations
解析：名词辨析题。空格前为形容词genetic，空格后为that引导的定语从句，可知空格处应填入名词，作定语从句的先行词。根据句意：格陵兰岛的爱斯基摩人长期以来捕猎北极地区的海洋哺乳动物，他们已经进化出了某种基因的____，帮助他们消化和利用这类高脂肪食物。名词备选项中只有adaptations能与genetic搭配构成合理语义，表示“基因适应能力”。
32. thrive
解析：动词辨析题。空格所在句为不定式结构，空格处应填入动词原形。该句指出，格陵兰岛的爱斯基摩人产生了基因的适应能力，使他们易于消化利用高脂肪食物，以便在寒冷的气候中____。只有thrive（繁荣；兴旺）填入空格中符合题意，表示“繁衍生息”。speculate填入空格中不符合上下文关系，structure为及物动词，在此处不与in搭配，故两项均可排除。
33. habitats
解析：名词辨析题。由空格前的a range of different可知，空格所在句应填入名词复数。根据句意，虎鲸像人类一样在全球范围开拓了一系列不同的____，占据了地球上的每一个海洋盆地。只有habitats（栖息地）填入文中符合题意。
34. extends
解析：动词辨析题。空格所在句为定语从句，该从句缺少谓语，根据that前面的an empire可知，空格处应填入动词第三人称单数形式。再根据下文from pole to pole（横跨南北两极）可知前文的an empire应是在整个南北范围内延伸的，故extends正确。
35. speculate
解析：动词辨析题。空格所在句为不定式结构，因此应填入动词原形。根据语义可知，虎鲸的学习行为使科学家____学习种群专属狩猎方法的能力可能会推进动物基因的进化。而在动词原形的选项中，只有speculate填入空格符合题意，表示“推测”。
27、(2)
A、humble
B、refined
C、revolves
D、extends
E、brutal
F、habitats
G、acquired
H、structure
I、literally
J、thrive
K、deliberately
L、image
M、adaptations
N、expressed
O、speculate
解析：见上一题！
28、(3)
A、humble
B、refined
C、revolves
D、extends
E、brutal
F、habitats
G、acquired
H、structure
I、literally
J、thrive
K、deliberately
L、image
M、adaptations
N、expressed
O、speculate
解析：见上一题！
29、(4)
A、humble
B、refined
C、revolves
D、extends
E、brutal
F、habitats
G、acquired
H、structure
I、literally
J、thrive
K、deliberately
L、image
M、adaptations
N、expressed
O、speculate
解析：见上一题！
30、(5)
A、humble
B、refined
C、revolves
D、extends
E、brutal
F、habitats
G、acquired
H、structure
I、literally
J、thrive
K、deliberately
L、image
M、adaptations
N、expressed
O、speculate
解析：见上一题！
31、(6)
A、humble
B、refined
C、revolves
D、extends
E、brutal
F、habitats
G、acquired
H、structure
I、literally
J、thrive
K、deliberately
L、image
M、adaptations
N、expressed
O、speculate
解析：见上一题！
32、(7)
A、humble
B、refined
C、revolves
D、extends
E、brutal
F、habitats
G、acquired
H、structure
I、literally
J、thrive
K、deliberately
L、image
M、adaptations
N、expressed
O、speculate
解析：见上一题！
33、(8)
A、humble
B、refined
C、revolves
D、extends
E、brutal
F、habitats
G、acquired
H、structure
I、literally
J、thrive
K、deliberately
L、image
M、adaptations
N、expressed
O、speculate
解析：见上一题！
34、(9)
A、humble
B、refined
C、revolves
D、extends
E、brutal
F、habitats
G、acquired
H、structure
I、literally
J、thrive
K、deliberately
L、image
M、adaptations
N、expressed
O、speculate
解析：见上一题！
35、(10)
A、humble
B、refined
C、revolves
D、extends
E、brutal
F、habitats
G、acquired
H、structure
I、literally
J、thrive
K、deliberately
L、image
M、adaptations
N、expressed
O、speculate
解析：见上一题！
Living with parents edges out other living arrangements for 18-to 34-year-olds
【A】Broad demographic (人口的) shifts in marital status, educational attainment and employment have transformed the way young adults in the U.S. are living, and a new Pew Research Center analysis highlights the implications of these changes for the most basic element of their lives—where they call home. In 2014, for the first time in more than 130 years, adults ages 18 to 34 were slightly more likely to be living in their parents’ home than they were to be living with a spouse or partner in their own household.
【B】This turn of events is fueled primarily by the dramatic drop in the share of young Americans who are choosing to settle down romantically before age 35. Dating back to 1880, the most common living arrangement among young adults has been living with a romantic partner, whether a spouse or a significant other. This type of arrangement peaked around 1960, when 62% of the nation’s 18- to 34-year-olds were living with a spouse or partner in their own household, and only one-in-five were living with their parents.
【C】By 2014, 31.6% of young adults were living with a spouse or partner in their own household, below the share living in the home of their parent(s) (32.1%). Some 14% of young adults lived alone, were a single parent or lived with one or more roommates. The remaining 22% lived in the home of another family member (such as a grandparent, in-law or sibling (兄弟姐妹)), a non-relative, or in group quarters like college dormitories.
【D】It’s worth noting that the overall share of young adults living with their parents was not at a record high in 2014. This arrangement peaked around 1940, when about 35% of the nation’s 18- to 34-year-olds lived with mom and/or dad (compared with 32% in 2014). What has changed, instead, is the relative share adopting different ways of living in early adulthood, with the decline of romantic coupling pushing living at home to the top of a much less uniform list of living arrangements.
【E】Among young adults, living arrangements differ significantly by gender. For men ages 18 to 34, living at home with mom and/or dad has been the dominant living arrangement since 2009. In 2014, 28% of young men were living with a spouse or partner in their own home, while 35% were living in the home of their parent(s). Young women, however, are still more likely to be living with a spouse or romantic partner (35%) than they are to be living with their parent(s) (29%).
【F】In 2014, more young women (16%) than young men (13%) were heading up a household without a spouse or partner. This is mainly because women are more likely than men to be single parents living with their children. For their part, young men (25%) are more likely than young women (19%) to be living in the home of another family member, a non-relative or in some type of group quarters.
【G】A variety of factors contribute to the long-run increase in the share of young adults living with their parents. The first is the postponement of, if not retreat from, marriage. The average age of first marriage has risen steadily for decades. In addition, a growing share of young adults may be avoiding marriage altogether. A previous Pew Research Center analysis projected that as many as one-in-four of today’s young adults may never marry. While cohabitation (同居) has been on the rise, the overall share of young adults either married or living with an unmarried partner has substantially fallen since 1990.
【H】In addition, trends in both employment status and wages have likely contributed to the growing share of young adults who are living in the home of their parent(s), and this is especially true of young men. Employed young men are much less likely to live at home than young men without a job, and employment among young men has fallen significantly in recent decades. The share of young men with jobs peaked around 1960 at 84%. In 2014, only 71% of 18- to 34-year-old men were employed. Similarly with earnings, young men’s wages (after adjusting for inflation) have been on a downward trajectory (轨迹) since 1970 and fell significantly from 2000 to 2010. As wages have fallen, the share of young men living in the home of their parent(s) has risen.
【I】Economic factors seem to explain less of why young adult women are increasingly likely to live at home. Generally, young women have had growing success in the paid labor market since 1960 and hence might increasingly be expected to be able to afford to live independently of their parents. For women, delayed marriage—which is related, in part, to labor market outcomes for men—may explain more of the increase in their living in the family home.
【J】The Great Recession (and modest recovery) has also been associated with an increase in young adults living at home. Initially in the wake of the recession, college enrollments expanded, boosting the ranks of young adults living at home. And given the weak job opportunities facing young adults, living at home was part of the private safety net helping young adults to weather the economic storm.
【K】Beyond gender, young adults’ living arrangements differ considerably by education—which is tied to financial means. For young adults without a bachelor’s degree, as of 2008 living at home with their parents was more prevalent than living with a romantic partner. By 2014, 36% of 18- to 34-year-olds who had not completed a bachelor’s degree were living with their parent(s) while 27% were living with a spouse or partner. Among college graduates, in 2014 46% were married or living with a partner, and only 19% were living with their parent(s). Young adults with a college degree have fared much better in the labor market than their less-educated counterparts, which has in turn made it easier to establish their own households.
36、36. Unemployed young men are more likely to live with their parents than the employed.
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. 相比有工作的年轻男性，无业的男性更可能会和父母一起住。
