一、Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension
1、Question 1 is based on the news report you have just heard.
A、The man in the car was absent-minded.
B、The test driver made a wrong judgment.
C、The self-driving system was faulty.
D、The car was moving at a fast speed.
解析：
听力原文：
One of Google’s self-driving cars crashed into a bus in California last month. There were no injuries.It is not the first time one of Google’s famed self-driving cars has been involved in a crash, but it may be the first time it has caused one.
On February 14th the self-driving car, travelling at 2mph (3km/h), pulled out in front of a public bus going 15mph (24km/h).
The man in the Google vehicle reported that he assumed the bus would slow down to let the car out, and so he did not switch to the manual mode.
In a statement, Google said: “We clearly bear some responsibility, because if our car hadn’t moved, there wouldn’t have been a crash.”
（1）That said, “our test driver believed the bus was going to slow or stop to allow us to merge into the traffic, and that there would be sufficient space to do that.”
（2）The company’s self-driving cars have done well over a million miles across various states in the US, and until now have only reported minor accidents.
1. According to Google, what was the cause of the accident？
解析：B。本题目为推理题。问题为：谷歌公司认为事故的原因是什么？根据原文“That said, our test driver believed the bus was going to slow or stop to allow us to merge into the traffic, and that there would be sufficient space to do that.”，谷歌的测试司机以为公交车将会减速或者停下来并且将会有足够的空间可以让他们并入车流。基于对本句话的理解，测试驾驶员认为公交车将会减速或者停下来，能让他们汇入车流，也有足够的空间去这么做。但是实际上公交车司机并没有这么做。所以推断：由于测试驾驶员做了错误的判断。与选项B）The test driver made a wrong judgment含义相符。
2、Question 2 is based on the news report you have just heard.
A、They have done better than conventional cars.
B、They have caused several severe crashes.
C、They have posed a threat to other drivers.
D、They have generally done quite well.
解析：
听力原文：
One of Google’s self-driving cars crashed into a bus in California last month. There were no injuries.It is not the first time one of Google’s famed self-driving cars has been involved in a crash, but it may be the first time it has caused one.
On February 14th the self-driving car, travelling at 2mph (3km/h), pulled out in front of a public bus going 15mph (24km/h).
The man in the Google vehicle reported that he assumed the bus would slow down to let the car out, and so he did not switch to the manual mode.
In a statement, Google said: “We clearly bear some responsibility, because if our car hadn’t moved, there wouldn’t have been a crash.”
（1）That said, “our test driver believed the bus was going to slow or stop to allow us to merge into the traffic, and that there would be sufficient space to do that.”
（2）The company’s self-driving cars have done well over a million miles across various states in the US, and until now have only reported minor accidents.
2. How have Google’s self-driving cars performed so far?
解析：D。本题目为细节题。问题为：目前，谷歌公司自动驾驶汽车的表现如何？出题点位置在文章尾段尾句。根据原文“The company’s self-driving cars have done well over a million miles across various states in the US, and until now have only reported minor accidents”，可见谷歌的自动驾驶员在美国各州的测试公里数已经超过了一百万英里，并且至今仅发生过一些小的故障。本题目较简单，关键词为done well，并且only report minor accidents含义与general 大致上所表达的引申义相同，视听一致即可选出正确选项D）They have generally done quite well.
3、Question 3 is based on the news report you have just heard.
A、He works at a national park.
B、He is a queen bee specialist.
C、He removed the bees from the boot.
D、He drove the bees away from his car.
解析：
听力原文：
Thousands of bees left a town after landing on the back of a car when their queen got stuck in its boot.（3）Tom Moses who works at a nearby national park, noticed a “brown patch” on the back of the car after the owner parked it to do some shopping. When he looked closer he realized it was a huge group of bees.
Moses said: “I have never seen that many bees in one spot. It was very unusual.（4）They were very close together and there was a lot of noise and movements, it was interesting to see such a strange sight. But there were a lot of people around and I was a bit worried about the bees and the people stopping to look. I thought that someone might do something stupid.”
Moses called two local bees specialists who helped removed the bees by attracting them into a box.
Moses spent three hours looking after the bees and was stung five times, he said: “My stings are a bit painful but I am pleased that all worked out and I could help, people need to realize that bees are valuable and they should be looked after.”
3. What do we learn about Tom Moses?
解析：A。本题目为细节题。问题为：关于Tom Moses我们知道了什么？出题点位置在首段。根据原文“Tom Moses who works at a nearby national park, noticed a “brown patch” on the back of the car…”，可见Tom Moses在国家公园旁边工作，他注意到有个“棕色的补丁”在车后面……关键词为works、 national park，正确选项A体现了视听一致，再现原文，干扰选项较弱。
4、Question 4 is based on the news report you have just heard.
A、They were looking after the queen.
B、They were making a lot of noise.
C、They were looking for a new box to live in.
D、They were dancing in a unique way.
解析：
听力原文：
Thousands of bees left a town after landing on the back of a car when their queen got stuck in its boot.（3）Tom Moses who works at a nearby national park, noticed a “brown patch” on the back of the car after the owner parked it to do some shopping. When he looked closer he realized it was a huge group of bees.
Moses said: “I have never seen that many bees in one spot. It was very unusual.（4）They were very close together and there was a lot of noise and movements, it was interesting to see such a strange sight. But there were a lot of people around and I was a bit worried about the bees and the people stopping to look. I thought that someone might do something stupid.”
Moses called two local bees specialists who helped removed the bees by attracting them into a box.
Moses spent three hours looking after the bees and was stung five times, he said: “My stings are a bit painful but I am pleased that all worked out and I could help, people need to realize that bees are valuable and they should be looked after.”
4. What do we know about the bees on the back of the car?
解析：B。本题目为细节题。问题为：关于车后面的蜜蜂，我们可以知道什么？出题点位置不明显，但是可以按照视听一致原则直接选出答案。原文所在句在第二段。根据原文“They were very close together and there was a lot of noise and movements, it was interesting to see such a strange sight”，可知它们之间挨得很近，发出了很多噪声，还动来动去，看到这样的奇怪的情景很有趣。该句关键点为make a lot of noise，正确选项B）They were making a lot of noise（制造了很多噪声）与之相一致。
5、Question 5 is based on the news report you have just heard.
A、The discovery of a new species of snake.
B、The second trip to a small remote island.
C、The finding of 2 new species of frog.
D、The latest test on a rare animal species.
解析：
听力原文：
（5）A new species of snake has been discovered on a remote island in the Bahamas.
Scientists identified 20 of the one-meter-long snakes during two trips to the Caribbean islands. The second trip was made in October last year.
（6）One of the creatures made a dramatic appearance by moving on to the head of the team leader as he slept.
（7）The snake has been named silver boa because it is metallic colored and the first specimen found was climbing a silver palm tree.
The team was led by Dr. Graham Reynolds, from Harvard University, the scientist confirmed the snake was a previously unknown species after conducting a genetic analysis of tissue samples.
Commenting on the find, snake expert Robert Henderson from the Museum of Natural History, said: “Worldwide new species of frogs are being discovered and described quite regularity. New species of snakes, however, are much rarer.
5. What is the news report mainly about?
解析：A。本题目为细节题。问题为：这篇新闻主要讲了哪些内容？出题点位置在首段首句。根据原文“A new species of snake has been discovered on a remote island in the Bahamas”，可知在遥远的Bahamas岛发现了一种新蛇种。选项A）The discovery of a new species of snake与这一信息一致。
6、Question 6 is based on the news report you have just heard.
A、A poisonous snake attacked him on his field trip.
B、He discovered a rare frog on a deserted island.
C、A snake crawled onto his head in his sleep.
D、He fell from a tall palm tree by accident.
解析：
听力原文：
（5）A new species of snake has been discovered on a remote island in the Bahamas.
Scientists identified 20 of the one-meter-long snakes during two trips to the Caribbean islands. The second trip was made in October last year.
（6）One of the creatures made a dramatic appearance by moving on to the head of the team leader as he slept.
（7）The snake has been named silver boa because it is metallic colored and the first specimen found was climbing a silver palm tree.
The team was led by Dr. Graham Reynolds, from Harvard University, the scientist confirmed the snake was a previously unknown species after conducting a genetic analysis of tissue samples.
Commenting on the find, snake expert Robert Henderson from the Museum of Natural History, said: “Worldwide new species of frogs are being discovered and described quite regularity. New species of snakes, however, are much rarer.
6. What do we learn about the scientific team leader?
解析：C。本题目为细节题。问题为：有关科学队领队，我们可以知道什么？出题点位置需要根据主体——team leader定位。根据原文“One of the creatures made a dramatic appearance by moving on to the head of the team leader as he slept.”，可知其中一种生物以一种极端的方式出现：爬上正在睡觉的队长的头部。选项C）A snake crawled onto his head in his sleep与之相一致，其中crawl是“爬”的意思，与原文中的move on系同义替换。
7、Question 7 is based on the news report you have just heard.
A、From its genes.
B、From its length.
C、From its origin.
D、From its colour.
解析：
听力原文：
（5）A new species of snake has been discovered on a remote island in the Bahamas.
Scientists identified 20 of the one-meter-long snakes during two trips to the Caribbean islands. The second trip was made in October last year.
（6）One of the creatures made a dramatic appearance by moving on to the head of the team leader as he slept.
（7）The snake has been named silver boa because it is metallic colored and the first specimen found was climbing a silver palm tree.
The team was led by Dr. Graham Reynolds, from Harvard University, the scientist confirmed the snake was a previously unknown species after conducting a genetic analysis of tissue samples.
Commenting on the find, snake expert Robert Henderson from the Museum of Natural History, said: “Worldwide new species of frogs are being discovered and described quite regularity. New species of snakes, however, are much rarer.
7. How did the newly discovered creature get its name？
解析：D。本题目为细节题。问题为：新生物的名字是如何命名的？出题点位置与第六题出题点位置紧挨着，为因果逻辑处。根据原文“The snake has been named silver boa because it is metallic colored and the first specimen found was climbing a silver palm tree”，可知这种蛇被命名为silver boa，因为名字既体现了蛇身体的金属颜色，又反映出蛇被发现时候正在silver palm tree上爬。选项D）From its colour与原文信息一致。
8、Question 8 is based on the conversation you have just heard.
A、The security check takes time.
B、He has to check a lot of luggage.
C、His flight is leaving in less than 2 hours.
D、The airport is a long way from the hotel.
解析：
听力原文：
W: Did you enjoy your stay with us, Mr. Brown?
M: Yes, very much. I had a wonderful time here.（8）Now I’m going to the airport. My flight leaves in less than 2 hours. So, could you tell me, what’s the quickest way to get there?
W: Well, we can call a taxi for you. We also have a free airport shuttle service.
M: That sounds great, but will the shuttle get me to the airport in time?
W: Yes, it should. The next shuttle leaves in 15 minutes. And it takes some 25 minutes to get to the airport.
M: Fantastic! I’ll just wait in the lobby. Will you please let me know when it’s leaving?
W: Of course, sir.
M: Now I would like to settle my mini-bar bill. How much is that?
W: Let’s see. It comes to $37.50. How would you like to pay for it?
M:（9）I’ll pay with my credit card. Thanks.（10）But I’ll need a receipt, so I can charge it to my company.
W: Absolutely! Here you are, sir. If you like, I can leave your bags with the porter. And he can load them onto the shuttle for you when it arrives.
M: That would be great. Thank you.
W:（11）Would you like to leave a comment on our web page when you have time?
M: Sure. I had a really good stay here, and I’d like to recommend your hotel to my friends and colleagues.
W: That’s very kind of you. Thank you again for staying at Sheraton Hotel.
8. Why does the man ask about the quickest way to the airport?
解析：C。本题目为细节题。问题为：为什么这个男士会询问最快到机场的方式？出题点位置在对话第一个回合中，由男士提出来。根据原文“Now I’m going to the airport. My flight leaves in less than 2 hours. So, could you tell me, what’s the quickest way to get there?”，可见现在他要去机场，他的航班不到2小时就要起飞，所以他请对方告诉他最快到达机场的方式。选项C）His flight is leaving in less than 2 hours与原文信息完全一致。
9、Question 9 is based on the conversation you have just heard.
A、In cash.
B、By credit card.
C、With a traveler’s check.
D、With his smart phone.
解析：
听力原文：
W: Did you enjoy your stay with us, Mr. Brown?
M: Yes, very much. I had a wonderful time here.（8）Now I’m going to the airport. My flight leaves in less than 2 hours. So, could you tell me, what’s the quickest way to get there?
W: Well, we can call a taxi for you. We also have a free airport shuttle service.
M: That sounds great, but will the shuttle get me to the airport in time?
W: Yes, it should. The next shuttle leaves in 15 minutes. And it takes some 25 minutes to get to the airport.
M: Fantastic! I’ll just wait in the lobby. Will you please let me know when it’s leaving?
W: Of course, sir.
M: Now I would like to settle my mini-bar bill. How much is that?
W: Let’s see. It comes to $37.50. How would you like to pay for it?
M:（9）I’ll pay with my credit card. Thanks.（10）But I’ll need a receipt, so I can charge it to my company.
W: Absolutely! Here you are, sir. If you like, I can leave your bags with the porter. And he can load them onto the shuttle for you when it arrives.
M: That would be great. Thank you.
W:（11）Would you like to leave a comment on our web page when you have time?
M: Sure. I had a really good stay here, and I’d like to recommend your hotel to my friends and colleagues.
W: That’s very kind of you. Thank you again for staying at Sheraton Hotel.
9. How is the man going to pay his bill?
解析：B。本题目为细节题。问题为：男士将会用什么支付方式？出题点位置靠后。根据原文“W: Let’s see. It comes to $37.50. How would you like to pay for it? M: I’ll pay with my credit card. Thanks.”，男士将用信用卡支付。选项B）By credit card与原文信息完全一致，其他选项干扰性较弱，题目较简单。
10、Question 10 is based on the conversation you have just heard.
A、Give him a receipt.
B、Confirm his flight.
C、Look after his luggage.
D、Find a porter for him.
解析：
听力原文：
W: Did you enjoy your stay with us, Mr. Brown?
M: Yes, very much. I had a wonderful time here.（8）Now I’m going to the airport. My flight leaves in less than 2 hours. So, could you tell me, what’s the quickest way to get there?
W: Well, we can call a taxi for you. We also have a free airport shuttle service.
M: That sounds great, but will the shuttle get me to the airport in time?
W: Yes, it should. The next shuttle leaves in 15 minutes. And it takes some 25 minutes to get to the airport.
M: Fantastic! I’ll just wait in the lobby. Will you please let me know when it’s leaving?
W: Of course, sir.
M: Now I would like to settle my mini-bar bill. How much is that?
W: Let’s see. It comes to $37.50. How would you like to pay for it?
M:（9）I’ll pay with my credit card. Thanks.（10）But I’ll need a receipt, so I can charge it to my company.
W: Absolutely! Here you are, sir. If you like, I can leave your bags with the porter. And he can load them onto the shuttle for you when it arrives.
M: That would be great. Thank you.
W:（11）Would you like to leave a comment on our web page when you have time?
M: Sure. I had a really good stay here, and I’d like to recommend your hotel to my friends and colleagues.
W: That’s very kind of you. Thank you again for staying at Sheraton Hotel.
10. What did the man ask the woman to do?
解析：A。本题目为细节题。问题为：男士让女士做什么？出题点位置在转折处，但是紧挨着第9题出题位置，考生反应速度需要提上来。根据原文“M: I’ll pay with my credit card. Thanks. But I’ll need a receipt, so I can charge it to my company.”，可见男士需要一张收据，这样可以让公司报销。选项A）Give him a receipt（给他一个收据），与原文信息完全一致。本题其他选项干扰性较弱，题目较简单。
11、Question 11 is based on the conversation you have just heard.
A、Signing up for membership of Sheraton Hotel.
B、Staying in the same hotel next time he comes.
C、Loading her luggage onto the airport shuttle.
D、Posting a comment on the hotel’s webpage.
解析：
听力原文：
W: Did you enjoy your stay with us, Mr. Brown?
M: Yes, very much. I had a wonderful time here.（8）Now I’m going to the airport. My flight leaves in less than 2 hours. So, could you tell me, what’s the quickest way to get there?
W: Well, we can call a taxi for you. We also have a free airport shuttle service.
M: That sounds great, but will the shuttle get me to the airport in time?
W: Yes, it should. The next shuttle leaves in 15 minutes. And it takes some 25 minutes to get to the airport.
M: Fantastic! I’ll just wait in the lobby. Will you please let me know when it’s leaving?
W: Of course, sir.
M: Now I would like to settle my mini-bar bill. How much is that?
W: Let’s see. It comes to $37.50. How would you like to pay for it?
M:（9）I’ll pay with my credit card. Thanks.（10）But I’ll need a receipt, so I can charge it to my company.
W: Absolutely! Here you are, sir. If you like, I can leave your bags with the porter. And he can load them onto the shuttle for you when it arrives.
M: That would be great. Thank you.
W:（11）Would you like to leave a comment on our web page when you have time?
M: Sure. I had a really good stay here, and I’d like to recommend your hotel to my friends and colleagues.
W: That’s very kind of you. Thank you again for staying at Sheraton Hotel.
11. What favor does the woman ask of the man?
解析：D。本题目为细节题。问题为：女士让男士帮什么忙？出题点位置在最后一个分话题：给酒店做评价。根据原文“W: Would you like to leave a comment on our web page when you have time? M: Sure. I had a really good stay here, and I’d like to recommend your hotel to my friends and colleagues.”，可见女士问：“您能在有空的时候在网页上给我们留个评价吗？”男士回答：“好的，我在这里感觉很好，我会给我的朋友和同事推荐你们酒店的。”选项D）Posting a comment on the hotel’s web page与文中信息完全一致。
12、Question 12 is based on the conversation you have just heard.
A、He is the only boy in his family.
B、He becomes tearful in wind.
C、He has stopped making terrible faces.
D、He is his teacher’s favorite student.
解析：
听力原文：
M:（12）You know, Ben’s given up making those terrible faces he used to make. The other day, he came home from school almost in tears. His teacher said if he went on like that, his face would get stuck when the winds changed.
W: And he believed her?
M: Yeah, he’s only a little boy. Don’t you remember all those things we used to believe when we were little?（13）I remember my aunt Mary used to say if you swallow a cherrystone; a tree would grow out of your mouth. And I’m still terrified today, sort of subconsciously. You know, if I swallow one by mistake…
W: Yeah, I suppose you’re right.（14）The one that used to get me was that swans could break your leg when they blow of the wing.
M: They can, can’t they? I always thought they could.
W: No, they are not that strong. But there’s another one even more terrifying. That is, if you put a post stamp on upside down, you will go to prison.
M: No, never heard of that. But my grandmother was a terror for that kind of thing. For example, she would say, you will get a spot on your tongue if you tell a lie. If you eat stale bread, your hair will curl. And here’s one more. We went on a campaign trip once in Italy, and my wife spent the whole time worrying about bats getting into her hair.（15）She said her grandmother reckoned you had to shave your head to get it out. My wife was really terrified.
W: Silly, isn’t it? But that’s how some parents try to keep their kids from doing the wrong thing or getting into trouble.
12. What does the man say about Ben?
解析：C。本题目为细节题。问题为：男士说了有关于Ben的什么？出题点位置在首段首句。根据原文“M: You know, Ben’s given up making those terrible faces he used to make. The other day…”，男士说：“你知道吗，Ben放弃了之前常常做鬼脸的行为了。有一天……”选项C）He has stopped making terrible faces（他停止做鬼脸），与原文信息完全一致。stop与give up doing系同义替换，表示“停止、放弃”。
13、Question 13 is based on the conversation you have just heard.
A、Tell him to play in her backyard.
B、Do something funny to amuse him.
C、Give him some cherry stones to play with.
D、Warn him of danger by making up a story.
解析：
听力原文：
M:（12）You know, Ben’s given up making those terrible faces he used to make. The other day, he came home from school almost in tears. His teacher said if he went on like that, his face would get stuck when the winds changed.
W: And he believed her?
M: Yeah, he’s only a little boy. Don’t you remember all those things we used to believe when we were little?（13）I remember my aunt Mary used to say if you swallow a cherrystone; a tree would grow out of your mouth. And I’m still terrified today, sort of subconsciously. You know, if I swallow one by mistake…
W: Yeah, I suppose you’re right.（14）The one that used to get me was that swans could break your leg when they blow of the wing.
M: They can, can’t they? I always thought they could.
W: No, they are not that strong. But there’s another one even more terrifying. That is, if you put a post stamp on upside down, you will go to prison.
M: No, never heard of that. But my grandmother was a terror for that kind of thing. For example, she would say, you will get a spot on your tongue if you tell a lie. If you eat stale bread, your hair will curl. And here’s one more. We went on a campaign trip once in Italy, and my wife spent the whole time worrying about bats getting into her hair.（15）She said her grandmother reckoned you had to shave your head to get it out. My wife was really terrified.
W: Silly, isn’t it? But that’s how some parents try to keep their kids from doing the wrong thing or getting into trouble.
13. What did aunt Mary use to do when the man was a child?解析：D。本题目为推理题。问题为：男士小的时候，他的姨妈Mary曾经做过什么？根据原文“M: I remember my aunt Mary used to say if you swallow a cherrystone, a tree would grow out of your mouth. And I’m still terrified today, sort of subconsciously. ”男士说：“我记得我的姨妈Mary曾经对我说，如果我吞下去一颗樱桃核，一棵树将会从我的嘴里长出来。我至今很害怕，有点潜意识地害怕。”选项D）Warn him of danger by making up a story（讲恐怖的故事来警告他），与原文信息相一致。此题目需要在理解对话的基础上做出推理，难度较大。
14、Question 14 is based on the conversation you have just heard.
A、They could break people’s legs.
B、They could sometimes terrify adults.
C、They could fly against a strong wind.
D、They could knock people unconscious.
解析：
听力原文：
M:（12）You know, Ben’s given up making those terrible faces he used to make. The other day, he came home from school almost in tears. His teacher said if he went on like that, his face would get stuck when the winds changed.
W: And he believed her?
M: Yeah, he’s only a little boy. Don’t you remember all those things we used to believe when we were little?（13）I remember my aunt Mary used to say if you swallow a cherrystone; a tree would grow out of your mouth. And I’m still terrified today, sort of subconsciously. You know, if I swallow one by mistake…
W: Yeah, I suppose you’re right.（14）The one that used to get me was that swans could break your leg when they blow of the wing.
M: They can, can’t they? I always thought they could.
W: No, they are not that strong. But there’s another one even more terrifying. That is, if you put a post stamp on upside down, you will go to prison.
M: No, never heard of that. But my grandmother was a terror for that kind of thing. For example, she would say, you will get a spot on your tongue if you tell a lie. If you eat stale bread, your hair will curl. And here’s one more. We went on a campaign trip once in Italy, and my wife spent the whole time worrying about bats getting into her hair.（15）She said her grandmother reckoned you had to shave your head to get it out. My wife was really terrified.
W: Silly, isn’t it? But that’s how some parents try to keep their kids from doing the wrong thing or getting into trouble.
14. What does the woman believe swans could do?
解析：A。本题目细节题。问题为：女士认为天鹅能做到什么？根据原文“W: Yeah, I suppose you’re right. The one that used to get me was that swans could break your leg when they blow of the wing.”，女士说：“是啊，我认为你是对的，我听到的一个说法是：天鹅挥动翅膀的时候你的腿将会断掉。”选项A）They could break people’s legs，与原文信息相一致。
15、Question 15 is based on the conversation you have just heard.
A、One would get a spot on their tongues if they told a lie deliberately.
B、One would have to shave their head to remove a bat in their hair.
C、One would go to prison if they put a stamp on upside down.
D、One would have curly hair if they ate too much stale bread.
解析：
听力原文：
M:（12）You know, Ben’s given up making those terrible faces he used to make. The other day, he came home from school almost in tears. His teacher said if he went on like that, his face would get stuck when the winds changed.
W: And he believed her?
M: Yeah, he’s only a little boy. Don’t you remember all those things we used to believe when we were little?（13）I remember my aunt Mary used to say if you swallow a cherrystone; a tree would grow out of your mouth. And I’m still terrified today, sort of subconsciously. You know, if I swallow one by mistake…
W: Yeah, I suppose you’re right.（14）The one that used to get me was that swans could break your leg when they blow of the wing.
M: They can, can’t they? I always thought they could.
W: No, they are not that strong. But there’s another one even more terrifying. That is, if you put a post stamp on upside down, you will go to prison.
M: No, never heard of that. But my grandmother was a terror for that kind of thing. For example, she would say, you will get a spot on your tongue if you tell a lie. If you eat stale bread, your hair will curl. And here’s one more. We went on a campaign trip once in Italy, and my wife spent the whole time worrying about bats getting into her hair.（15）She said her grandmother reckoned you had to shave your head to get it out. My wife was really terrified.
W: Silly, isn’t it? But that’s how some parents try to keep their kids from doing the wrong thing or getting into trouble.
15. What did the grandmother of the man’s wife say?
解析：B。本题目细节题。问题为：男士妻子的祖母说了什么？根据原文“M: She said her grandmother reckoned you had to shave your head to get it out. My wife was really terrified.”，男士妻子说她祖母认为必须将头发剃掉才能把蝙蝠从头发上赶出去，他的妻子至今都很害怕。正确选项B）One would have to shave their head to remove a bat in their hair ，与原文信息相一致。本题目干扰选项较多，因为重现原文的还有A、C、D，但是干扰选项的主体不是此题目问题的主体。此题目问的是男士妻子的祖母，而不是对话中女士以及男士本人所听到的恐怖的说法。
16、Question 16 is based on the passage you have just heard.
A、Everything seemed to be changing.
B、People were formal and disciplined.
C、People were excited to go traveling overseas.
D、Things from the Victorian era came back alive.
解析：
听力原文：
If I could go back in history and live when I liked, I wouldn’t go back very far. In fact, I’d like to relive a period I’ve already lived—the 1960s.
（16）I was in my twenties, and everything was being renewed. People would come in out of a formal and almost Victorian attitude, （17） and you really felt anything was possible. Meeting people was the thing, and you went to coffee bars where you met friends and spent the evening. （18）The cinema, the theater, all of that was every exciting with new things coming out. In fact, we seemed to be out, all the time! I don’t really remember working—of course, I was a student—or sitting around at home very much. That just wasn’t where the scene was, even eating! It was the first time, ordinary people started going out to eat. We were beginning to be adventurous about food, but we were more interested in meeting people than in eating or drinking. And dress, yes, that was the revolution. I mean, girls went around in really short skirts, and wore flowers in their hair. And men were in jeans, and could wear their hair long too. It was a wonderful period. It was like living in an age you could never have imagined, and that never has come back. We didn’t have much money, but it didn’t matter. And there was plenty of opportunity to do whatever you felt like doing.
16. Why does the speaker say he would like to relive the 1960s?
解析：A。本题目为细节题。问题为：为什么讲话人说想回到20世纪60年代的生活？根据原文“I was in my twenties, and everything was being renewed”，那时候讲话人20多岁，事物正在兴起变化。选项A）Everything seemed to be changing（一切看起来都在发生变化），与该信息相一致。其中changing（变化）与renewed（更新）系同义替换。
17、Question 17 is based on the passage you have just heard.
A、Watching TV at home.
B、Meeting people.
C、Drinking coffee.
D、Trying new foods.
解析：
听力原文：
If I could go back in history and live when I liked, I wouldn’t go back very far. In fact, I’d like to relive a period I’ve already lived—the 1960s.
（16）I was in my twenties, and everything was being renewed. People would come in out of a formal and almost Victorian attitude, （17） and you really felt anything was possible. Meeting people was the thing, and you went to coffee bars where you met friends and spent the evening. （18）The cinema, the theater, all of that was every exciting with new things coming out. In fact, we seemed to be out, all the time! I don’t really remember working—of course, I was a student—or sitting around at home very much. That just wasn’t where the scene was, even eating! It was the first time, ordinary people started going out to eat. We were beginning to be adventurous about food, but we were more interested in meeting people than in eating or drinking. And dress, yes, that was the revolution. I mean, girls went around in really short skirts, and wore flowers in their hair. And men were in jeans, and could wear their hair long too. It was a wonderful period. It was like living in an age you could never have imagined, and that never has come back. We didn’t have much money, but it didn’t matter. And there was plenty of opportunity to do whatever you felt like doing.
17. What does the speaker say was the most popular thing to do at that time?
解析：B。本题目为细节题。问题为：讲话人认为20世纪60年代最流行的事是什么？根据原文“...you really felt anything was possible. Meeting people was the thing, and you went to coffee bars where you met friends and spent the evening.”，处在那个年代你感到任何事情都是有可能的，遇到的人就是这样的事，你去咖啡吧，可以见到你的朋友并且和朋友整晚都在一起。选项B）Meeting people，与这一信息点完全一致。
18、Question 18 is based on the passage you have just heard.
A、He was interested in stylish dresses.
B、He was able to make a lot of money.
C、He was a young student in the 1960s.
D、He was a man full of imagination.
解析：
听力原文：
If I could go back in history and live when I liked, I wouldn’t go back very far. In fact, I’d like to relive a period I’ve already lived—the 1960s.
（16）I was in my twenties, and everything was being renewed. People would come in out of a formal and almost Victorian attitude, （17） and you really felt anything was possible. Meeting people was the thing, and you went to coffee bars where you met friends and spent the evening. （18）The cinema, the theater, all of that was every exciting with new things coming out. In fact, we seemed to be out, all the time! I don’t really remember working—of course, I was a student—or sitting around at home very much. That just wasn’t where the scene was, even eating! It was the first time, ordinary people started going out to eat. We were beginning to be adventurous about food, but we were more interested in meeting people than in eating or drinking. And dress, yes, that was the revolution. I mean, girls went around in really short skirts, and wore flowers in their hair. And men were in jeans, and could wear their hair long too. It was a wonderful period. It was like living in an age you could never have imagined, and that never has come back. We didn’t have much money, but it didn’t matter. And there was plenty of opportunity to do whatever you felt like doing.
18. What do we learn about the speaker?
解析：C。本题目为推理题。问题为：关于讲话人我们了解到了什么？根据原文“The cinema, the theater, all of that was very exciting with new things coming out.”，电影、剧院，随着新事物的出现，一切都是那么激动人心。“I was in my twenties, and everything was being renewed”，那时候讲话人20岁，由此可以推测作者当时是学生。选项C）He was a young student in the 1960s相一致，此题目较难需要推理，但是干扰选项较容易排除。
19、Question 19 is based on the passage you have just heard.
A、They avoid looking at them.
B、They run away immediately.
C、They show anger on their faces.
D、They make threatening sounds.
解析：
听力原文：
Dogs, man’s best friends, have a clear strategy for dealing with angry owners—they look away.
（19） New research shows that dogs limit their eye contact with angry humans. The scientists suggest this may be an attempt to calm humans down. This behavior may have evolved as dogs gradually learned they could benefit from avoiding conflicts with humans.
To conduct the tests, the University of Helsinki researchers trained 31 dogs to rest in front of a video screen. Facial photos of dogs and humans were displayed on the screen for 1.5 seconds. They showed threatening, pleasant and neutral expressions. Nearby cameras tracked the dogs’ eye movements.
Dogs in the study looked most at the eyes of humans and other dogs to sense their emotions. （20）When dogs looked at expressions of angry dogs, their eyes rested more on the mouth, perhaps to interpret the threatening expressions. And when looking at angry humans, they tended to turn away their gaze.
Dogs may have learned to detect threat signs from humans and respond by trying to make peace, according to researcher Sanni Somppi. Avoiding conflicts may have helped dogs develop better bonds with humans.
The researchers also note that dogs scan faces as a whole to sense how people are feeling, instead of focusing on a given feature. （21）They suggest this indicates that dogs aren’t sensing emotions from a single feature, but piecing together information from all facial features just as humans do.
19. What do dogs do when they are faced with angry humans?
解析：A。本题目为细节题。问题为：面对愤怒的人类，狗会怎么做？出题位置为第二段首句。根据原文“New research shows that dogs limit their eye contact with angry humans.”，可见最新研究表明狗会避免与愤怒的人类进行眼神接触。选项A）They avoid looking at them意为“它们避免看他们（生气的人类）”，与该信息一致，且looking at 与limit their eye contact为同义替换。
20、Question 20 is based on the passage you have just heard.
A、It turns to its owner for help.
B、It turns away to avoid conflict.
C、It looks away and get angry too.
D、It focuses its eyes on their mouths.
解析：
听力原文：
Dogs, man’s best friends, have a clear strategy for dealing with angry owners—they look away.
（19） New research shows that dogs limit their eye contact with angry humans. The scientists suggest this may be an attempt to calm humans down. This behavior may have evolved as dogs gradually learned they could benefit from avoiding conflicts with humans.
To conduct the tests, the University of Helsinki researchers trained 31 dogs to rest in front of a video screen. Facial photos of dogs and humans were displayed on the screen for 1.5 seconds. They showed threatening, pleasant and neutral expressions. Nearby cameras tracked the dogs’ eye movements.
Dogs in the study looked most at the eyes of humans and other dogs to sense their emotions. （20）When dogs looked at expressions of angry dogs, their eyes rested more on the mouth, perhaps to interpret the threatening expressions. And when looking at angry humans, they tended to turn away their gaze.
Dogs may have learned to detect threat signs from humans and respond by trying to make peace, according to researcher Sanni Somppi. Avoiding conflicts may have helped dogs develop better bonds with humans.
The researchers also note that dogs scan faces as a whole to sense how people are feeling, instead of focusing on a given feature. （21）They suggest this indicates that dogs aren’t sensing emotions from a single feature, but piecing together information from all facial features just as humans do.
20. What does a dog do when it sees the expressions of angry dogs?
解析：D。本题目为细节题。问题为：一条狗看到其他愤怒的狗，会怎么做？根据原文“When dogs looked at expressions of angry dogs, their eyes rested more on the mouth, perhaps to interpret the threatening expressions.”，可见当狗看到其他生气的狗，它会将自己的眼神停留在对方的嘴上，可能是为了解读对方具有威胁性的表情。选项D）It focuses its eyes on their mouths与原文信息完全一致。此题较简单。
21、Question 21 is based on the passage you have just heard.
A、By observing their facial features carefully.
B、By focusing on a particular body movement.
C、By taking in their facial expressions as a whole.
D、By interpreting different emotions in different ways.
解析：
听力原文：
Dogs, man’s best friends, have a clear strategy for dealing with angry owners—they look away.
（19） New research shows that dogs limit their eye contact with angry humans. The scientists suggest this may be an attempt to calm humans down. This behavior may have evolved as dogs gradually learned they could benefit from avoiding conflicts with humans.
To conduct the tests, the University of Helsinki researchers trained 31 dogs to rest in front of a video screen. Facial photos of dogs and humans were displayed on the screen for 1.5 seconds. They showed threatening, pleasant and neutral expressions. Nearby cameras tracked the dogs’ eye movements.
Dogs in the study looked most at the eyes of humans and other dogs to sense their emotions. （20）When dogs looked at expressions of angry dogs, their eyes rested more on the mouth, perhaps to interpret the threatening expressions. And when looking at angry humans, they tended to turn away their gaze.
Dogs may have learned to detect threat signs from humans and respond by trying to make peace, according to researcher Sanni Somppi. Avoiding conflicts may have helped dogs develop better bonds with humans.
The researchers also note that dogs scan faces as a whole to sense how people are feeling, instead of focusing on a given feature. （21）They suggest this indicates that dogs aren’t sensing emotions from a single feature, but piecing together information from all facial features just as humans do.
21. How does a dog sense people’s feelings?
解析：C。本题目为细节题。问题为：狗如何感受人的情绪？出题位置为：尾段尾句。根据原文“They suggest this indicates that dogs aren’t sensing emotions from a single feature, but piecing together information from all facial features just as humans do.”，可见狗不会通过单独的特征来感受情绪，而是会像人类一样，综合面部所有特征。选项C）By taking in their facial expressions as a whole（通过把面部表情整合为一个整体），与原文信息相一致，其中whole和原文中的all 为同义替换。
22、Question 22 is based on the passage you have just heard.
A、They have to look for food and shelter underground.
B、They take little notice of the changes in temperature.
C、They resort to different means to survive the bitter cold.
D、They have difficulty adapting to the changed environment.
解析：
听力原文：
Winter in many places is very cold. There is lots of snow around, and the ground freezes, which can make life difficult for animals. People in cold places live in warm houses and have learned to adapt. What do animals do? （22） There are three main ways that animals survive the cold in winter: sleep, adapt or migrate.
Some animals, such as bears, frogs and snakes, sleep all winter. They sleep very deeply and need little or no food. While sleeping, their body temperature drops, and their heart beat slows down.（23） To prepare for this before winter, these animals eat extra food to become fat, which gives them the energy they need while they sleep.
Other animals adapt. For example, by staying active in winter. It is often hard for them to find food. （24） So some animals, such as mice, collect extra food before winter, and hide it. When winter comes, they return to their hiding places to eat the food. Some animals grow thicker fur, or live in tree holes or underground to stay warm.
Some birds migrate by flying to a warmer place for the winter, where they can find more food. Some fly very long distances, including one kind of bird that flies from the remote north of the world, all the way to the distant south. （25） Some birds fly in groups for safety, while others fly alone.
22. What does the speaker say about animals in winter?
解析：C。本题目为细节题。问题为：讲话人认为动物在冬天会怎么样？出题位置为首段末句。根据原文“There are three main ways that animals survive the cold in winter: sleep, adapt or migrate.”，可知动物冬天有三种生存方式：冬眠、适应和迁徙。选项C）They resort to different means to survive the bitter cold（它们凭借不同的方式在寒冷的情况下生存），与原文信息相一致。其中means 与原文ways同义替换，表示“方式、方法”。
23、Question 23 is based on the passage you have just heard.
A、They have their weight reduced to the minimum.
B、They consume energy stored before the long sleep.
C、They can maintain their heart beat at the normal rate.
D、They can keep their body temperature warm and stable.
解析：
听力原文：
Winter in many places is very cold. There is lots of snow around, and the ground freezes, which can make life difficult for animals. People in cold places live in warm houses and have learned to adapt. What do animals do? （22） There are three main ways that animals survive the cold in winter: sleep, adapt or migrate.
Some animals, such as bears, frogs and snakes, sleep all winter. They sleep very deeply and need little or no food. While sleeping, their body temperature drops, and their heart beat slows down.（23） To prepare for this before winter, these animals eat extra food to become fat, which gives them the energy they need while they sleep.
Other animals adapt. For example, by staying active in winter. It is often hard for them to find food. （24） So some animals, such as mice, collect extra food before winter, and hide it. When winter comes, they return to their hiding places to eat the food. Some animals grow thicker fur, or live in tree holes or underground to stay warm.
Some birds migrate by flying to a warmer place for the winter, where they can find more food. Some fly very long distances, including one kind of bird that flies from the remote north of the world, all the way to the distant south. （25） Some birds fly in groups for safety, while others fly alone.
23. What do we learn about animals that sleep through winter?
解析：B。本题目为细节题。问题为：动物冬天会怎样冬眠？根据原文“To prepare for this before winter, these animals eat extra food to become fat, which gives them the energy they need while they sleep. ”，可见这些动物会提前为冬天做准备，它们会吃很多食物来增肥，这样才能保证它们在睡眠中有足够消耗的能量。选项B）They consume the energy stored before the long sleep（它们通过消耗长眠之前所储存的能量），与文中信息相一致。
24、Question 24 is based on the passage you have just heard.
A、By staying in hiding places and eating very little.
B、By seeking food and shelter in people’s houses.
C、By growing thicker hair to stay warm.
D、By storing enough food beforehand.
解析：
听力原文：
Winter in many places is very cold. There is lots of snow around, and the ground freezes, which can make life difficult for animals. People in cold places live in warm houses and have learned to adapt. What do animals do? （22） There are three main ways that animals survive the cold in winter: sleep, adapt or migrate.
Some animals, such as bears, frogs and snakes, sleep all winter. They sleep very deeply and need little or no food. While sleeping, their body temperature drops, and their heart beat slows down.（23） To prepare for this before winter, these animals eat extra food to become fat, which gives them the energy they need while they sleep.
Other animals adapt. For example, by staying active in winter. It is often hard for them to find food. （24） So some animals, such as mice, collect extra food before winter, and hide it. When winter comes, they return to their hiding places to eat the food. Some animals grow thicker fur, or live in tree holes or underground to stay warm.
Some birds migrate by flying to a warmer place for the winter, where they can find more food. Some fly very long distances, including one kind of bird that flies from the remote north of the world, all the way to the distant south. （25） Some birds fly in groups for safety, while others fly alone.
24. How do animals like mice adapt to the severe winter?
解析：D。本题目为细节题。问题为：像老鼠之类的动物，如何度过严峻的冬天？根据原文“So some animals, such as mice, collect extra food before winter, and hide it.”，可知一些动物，像老鼠，它们会搜集额外的食物并且将食物藏起来。选项D）By storing enough food beforehand（提前存储食物），与文中信息完全一致。其中，collect与storing为同义替换，表示“存储”。
25、Question 25 is based on the passage you have just heard.
A、To stay safe.
B、To save energy.
C、To keep company.
D、To protect the young.
解析：
听力原文：
Winter in many places is very cold. There is lots of snow around, and the ground freezes, which can make life difficult for animals. People in cold places live in warm houses and have learned to adapt. What do animals do? （22） There are three main ways that animals survive the cold in winter: sleep, adapt or migrate.
Some animals, such as bears, frogs and snakes, sleep all winter. They sleep very deeply and need little or no food. While sleeping, their body temperature drops, and their heart beat slows down.（23） To prepare for this before winter, these animals eat extra food to become fat, which gives them the energy they need while they sleep.
Other animals adapt. For example, by staying active in winter. It is often hard for them to find food. （24） So some animals, such as mice, collect extra food before winter, and hide it. When winter comes, they return to their hiding places to eat the food. Some animals grow thicker fur, or live in tree holes or underground to stay warm.
Some birds migrate by flying to a warmer place for the winter, where they can find more food. Some fly very long distances, including one kind of bird that flies from the remote north of the world, all the way to the distant south. （25） Some birds fly in groups for safety, while others fly alone.
25. Why do some birds fly in groups when migrating, according to the speaker?
解析：A。本题目为细节题。问题为：根据讲话人的描述，鸟在迁徙的时候为什么会成群结队？出题点位置：末段尾句。根据原文“Some birds fly in groups for safety, while others fly alone”，可知一些鸟成群而不是单独飞行是为了安全。故正确答案为A）To stay safe.此题目较简单，没有出现同义单词的替换，主要是定位要准确。
二、Part III Reading Comprehension
America’s Internet is faster than ever before, but people still complain about their Internet being too slow. New York’s Attorney General’s office (26)_____ an investigation in the fall into whether or not Verizon, Cableevision and Time Warner are delivering broadband that’s as fast as the providers (27)_____ it is. Earlier this month, the office asked for public’s help to measure their speed results, saying consumers (28)_____ to get the speeds they were promised. “Too many of us may be paying for one thing, and getting another,” the Attorney General said. If the investigation uncovers anything, it wouldn’t be the first time a telecom provider got into (29)_____ over the broadband speeds it promised and delivered customers. Back in June, the Federal Communication Commission fined AT&T $100 million over (30)_____ that the carrier secretly reduced wireless speeds after customers consumed a certain amount of (31)_____. Even when they stay on the right side of the law, Internet providers arouse customers’ anger over bandwidth speed and cost. Just this week, an investigation found that media and telecom giant Comcast is the most (32)_____ provider. Over 10 months, Comcast received nearly 12,000 customer complaints, many (33)_____ to its monthly data cap and overage ( 超过额度的 ) charges. Some Americans are getting so (34)_____ with Internet providers they’re just giving up. A recent study found that the number of Americans with high-speed Internet at home today (35)_____ fell during the last two years, and 15% of people now consider themselves to be “cord-cutters. ”
26、(1)
A、launched
B、hated
C、deserved
D、communicating
E、times
F、trouble
G、complain
H、usually
I、actually
J、data
K、relating
L、claim
M、accusations
N、frustrated
O、worried
解析：
名词：accusations (-s) 控诉； claim 声称，控告； data 数据； times (-s) 次数，时代； trouble 麻烦
动词：claim 声称，控告； communicating (-ing) 沟通，交流； complain 抱怨；deserved (-ed) 应得，值得； hated (-ed) 憎恨，讨厌； launched (-ed) 发动，开展； relating (-ing) 把……联系起来
形容词： frustrated 沮丧的； hated 讨厌的； worried 担忧的
副词： actually 实际上； usually 通常
26. launched
解析：动词辨析题。空格前是名词 office，空格后是 an investigaion，空格处应填入动词，并且可以做句子的谓语成分。备选项有claim（声称、控告），complain（抱怨），deserved（应得、值得），hated（憎恨、讨厌），launched（发动、开展）。根据空格后的名词 investigation，应填入launched。
27. claim
解析：动词辨析题。空格前是 providers，空格后是 it is，空格处应填入动词，并且做句子谓语成分。备选项有claim（声称、控告），complain（抱怨），deserved（应得、值得），hated（憎恨、讨厌）。根据语义，供应商应该是宣称他们的宽带快，因此应填入claim。
28. deserved
解析：动词辨析题。空格前是 consumers，空格后是 to get the speeds，空格处应填入动词并且做句子的谓语成分。备选项有 complain（抱怨），deserved（应得、值得），hated（憎恨、讨厌）。由空格后的 to get the speed，确定空格处填入 deserved。
29. trouble
解析：名词辨析题。空格前是介词 into，空格后是介词 over，应填入名词。备选项有accusations（控诉），data （数据），times（次数、时代），trouble（麻烦）。根据语义，get into 后面常搭配的名词是 trouble，表示“陷入麻烦”。
30. accusations
解析：名词辨析题。空格前是介词 over，空格后是一个同位语从句，空格处应填入一个名词，备选项有accusations（控诉），data（数据），times（次数、时代）。能够跟同位语从句的，明显为accusations。
31. data
解析：名词辨析题。空格前是amount of，空格处应填入名词。备选项有data（数据），times（次数、时代）。根据文意，用户上网过程中消耗掉的是数据，因此填入data。
32. hated
解析：形容词辨析题。空格前是最高级 the most，空格后是名词 provider，空格处应填入形容词。备选项有frustrated （沮丧的），hated （讨厌的），worried（担忧的）。下文指出，过去的10个月里，Comcat 已经接到了1.2万条投诉，可知，Comcat 是最令人讨厌的供应商，故本空应填入hated。
33. relating
解析：动词辨析题，同时考查固定搭配。空前是 many，空后是介词 to，空格处应填入动词同时可以与to搭配。备选项有communicating（沟通、交流），complain（抱怨），relating（把……联系起来）。根据搭配原则，应填入relating。
34. rustrated
解析：形容词辨析题。空格前是 so，空格后是介词 with，空格处应填入一个形容词，备选项有frustrated（沮丧的），worried（担忧的）。根据搭配原则，应填入frustrated，表示“对……感到失望”。
35. actually
解析：副词辨析题。空格位于动词 fell 之前，故应填入副词。备选项有actually（实际上），usually（通常）。根据语义，新的研究发现美国本土使用高网速的网民数量近两年实际上在下降，故本空应填入actually。
27、(2)
A、launched
B、hated
C、deserved
D、communicating
E、times
F、trouble
G、complain
H、usually
I、actually
J、data
K、relating
L、claim
M、accusations
N、frustrated
O、worried
解析：见上一题！
28、(3)
A、launched
B、hated
C、deserved
D、communicating
E、times
F、trouble
G、complain
H、usually
I、actually
J、data
K、relating
L、claim
M、accusations
N、frustrated
O、worried
解析：见上一题！
29、(4)
A、launched
B、hated
C、deserved
D、communicating
E、times
F、trouble
G、complain
H、usually
I、actually
J、data
K、relating
L、claim
M、accusations
N、frustrated
O、worried
解析：见上一题！
30、(5)
A、launched
B、hated
C、deserved
D、communicating
E、times
F、trouble
G、complain
H、usually
I、actually
J、data
K、relating
L、claim
M、accusations
N、frustrated
O、worried
解析：见上一题！
31、(6)
A、launched
B、hated
C、deserved
D、communicating
E、times
F、trouble
G、complain
H、usually
I、actually
J、data
K、relating
L、claim
M、accusations
N、frustrated
O、worried
解析：见上一题！
32、(7)
A、launched
B、hated
C、deserved
D、communicating
E、times
F、trouble
G、complain
H、usually
I、actually
J、data
K、relating
L、claim
M、accusations
N、frustrated
O、worried
解析：见上一题！
33、(8)
A、launched
B、hated
C、deserved
D、communicating
E、times
F、trouble
G、complain
H、usually
I、actually
J、data
K、relating
L、claim
M、accusations
N、frustrated
O、worried
解析：见上一题！
34、(9)
A、launched
B、hated
C、deserved
D、communicating
E、times
F、trouble
G、complain
H、usually
I、actually
J、data
K、relating
L、claim
M、accusations
N、frustrated
O、worried
解析：见上一题！
35、(10)
A、launched
B、hated
C、deserved
D、communicating
E、times
F、trouble
G、complain
H、usually
I、actually
J、data
K、relating
L、claim
M、accusations
N、frustrated
O、worried
解析：见上一题！
From Accountant to Yogi: Making a Radical Career Change
【A】 At some point, almost all of us will experience a period of radical professional change. Some of us will seek it out; for others it will feel like an unwelcome intrusion into otherwise stable careers. Either way, we have choices about how we respond to it when it comes.
【B】 We recently caught up with yoga entrepreneur Leah Zaccaria, who put herself through the fire of change to completely reinvent herself. In her search to live a life of purpose, Leah left her high-paying accounting job, her husband, and her home. In the process, she built a radically new life and career. Since then, she has founded two yoga studios, met a new life partner, and formed a new community of people. Even if your personal reinvention is less drastic, we think there are lessons from her experience that apply.
【C】Where do the seeds of change come from? The native American Indians have a saying: “Pay attention to the whispers so you won’t have to hear the screams.” Often the best ideas for big changes come from unexpected places—it’s just a matter of tuning in. Great leaders recognize the weak signals or slight signs that point to big changes to come. Leah reflects on a time she listened to the whispers: “About the time my daughter was five years old, I started having a sense that ‘this isn’t right.’” She then realized that her life no longer matched her vision for it.
【D】Up until that point, Leah had followed traditional measures of success. After graduating with a degree in business and accounting, she joined a public accounting firm, married, bought a house, put lots of stuff in it, and had a baby. “I did what everybody else thought looked successful,” She says. Leah easily could have fallen into a trap of feeling content; instead, her energy sparked a period of experimentation and renewal.
【E】 Feeling the need to change, Leah started playing with future possibilities by exploring her interests and developing new capabilities. First trying physical exercise and dieting, she lost some weight and discovered an inner strength. “I felt powerful because I broke through my own limitations,” she recalls.
【F】 However, it was another interest that led Leah to radically reinvent herself. “I remember sitting on a bench with my aunt at a yoga studio,” she said, “and having a moment of clarity right then and there: Yoga is saving my life, Yoga is waking me up, I’m not happy and I want to change and I’m done with this.” In that moment of clarity Leah made an important leap, conquering her inner resistance to change and making a firm commitment to take the bigger steps.
【G】 Creating the future you want is a lot easier if you are ready to exploit the opportunities that come your way. When Leah made the commitment to change, she primed herself to new opportunities she may otherwise have overlooked. She recalls:
【H】One day a man I worked with, Ryan, who had his office next to mine, said, “Leah, let’s go look at this space on Queen Anne.” He knew my love for yoga and had seen a space close to where he lived that he thought might be good to serve as a yoga studio. As soon as I saw the location, I knew this was it. Of course I was scared, yet I had this strong sense of “I have to do this.” Only a few months later Leah opened her first yoga studio, but success was not instant.
【I】Creating the future takes time. That’s why leaders continue to manage the present while building toward the big changes of the future. When it’s time to make the leap, they take action and immediately drop what’s no longer serving their purpose. Initially Leah stayed with her accounting job while starting up the yoga studio to make it all work.
【J】 Soon after, she knew she had to make a bold move to fully commit to her new future. Within two years, Leah shed the safety of her accounting job and made the switch complete. Such drastic change is not easy.
【K】Steering through change and facing obstacles brings us face to face with our fears. Leah reflects on one incident that triggered her fears, when her investors threatened to shut her down. “I was probably up against the most fear I’ve ever had,” she says. “I had spent two years cultivating this community, and it had become successful very fast, but within six months I was facing the prospect of losing it all.”
【L】 She connected with her sense of purpose and dug deep, cultivating a tremendous sense of strength. “I was feeling so intentional and strong that I wasn’t going to let fear just take over. I was thinking, ‘OK, guys, if you want to try to shut me down, shut me down.’ And knew it was a negotiation scheme, so I was able to say to myself, ‘This is not real.’ ” By naming her fears and facing them head-on, Leah gained confidence. For most of us, letting go of the safety and security of the past gives us great fear. Calling out our fears explicitly, as Leah did, can help us act decisively.
【M】The cycle of renewal never ends. Leah’s growth spurred her to open her second studio—and it wasn’t for the money.
【N】 “I have no desire to make millions of dollars. It’s not about that: it’s about growth for me. Honestly, I didn’t need to open a second studio. I was making as much as money as I was as an accountant. But I know if you don’t grow, you stand still, and that doesn’t work for me.”
【O】Consider the current moment in your own life, you team or your organization. Where are you in the cycle of renewal: Are you actively preserving the present, or selectively forgetting the past, or boldly creating the future? What advice would Leah give you to move you ahead on your journey? Once we’re on the path of growth, we can continually move through the seasons of transformation and renewal.
36、36. Readiness to take advantage of new opportunities will make it easier to create one’s desired future.
A、A
B、B
C、C
D、D
E、E
F、F
G、G
H、H
I、I
J、J
K、K
L、L
M、M
N、N
O、O
解析：36. Readiness to take advantage of new opportunities will make it easier to create one’s desired future.
