一、Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension
1、Question 1 is based on the conversation you have just heard.
A、 A） It is a typical island.
B、B） It is a Spanish soup.
C、C） It is a weird vegetable.
D、D） It is a kind of spicy food.
解析：
M: What’s all that? Are you going to make a salad?
W: No I’m going to make a gazpacho.
M: What’s that?
W: (1) Gazpacho is a cold soup from Spain. It’s mostly vegetables. I guess you could call it a liquid salad.
M: Cold soup? Sounds weird.
W: It’s delicious. Trust me. I tried it for the first time during my summer vacation in Spain. You see, in the south of Spain, it gets very hot in the summer, up to 40°C. So a cold gazpacho is very refreshing. The main ingredients are tomato, cucumber, bell peppers, olive oil and stale bread.
M: Stale bread? Surely you mean bread for dipping into the soup?
W: No. Bread is crushed and blended in like everything else. (2) It adds texture and thickness to the soup.
M: Mm. (3) And is it healthy?
W: (3) Sure. As I said earlier it’s mostly vegetables. You can also add different things if you like, such as hard-boiled egg or cured ham.
M: Cured ham? What’s that?
W: That’s another Spanish delicacy. Have you never heard of it? It is quite famous.
M: No. Is it good too?
W: Oh, yeah, definitely. It’s amazing. It’s a little dry and salty, and it’s very expensive because (4) it comes from a special type of pig that only eats a special type of food. The ham is covered in salt to dry and preserve it, and left to hang for up to two years. It has a very distinct flavor.
M: Mm. Sounds interesting. Where can I find some?
W: It used to be difficult to get Spanish produce here. But it’s now a lot more common. Most large supermarket chains have cured ham in little packets, but in Spain you can buy a whole leg.
M: A whole pig leg? Why would anybody want so much ham?
W: In Spain, many people buy a whole leg for special group events, such as Christmas. They cut it themselves into very thin slices with a long flat knife.
1. What do we learn about gazpacho?
解析：B。本题为细节题。出题点位置在对话的第二个回合。根据原文可知，女士清楚地解释了gazpacho是西班牙的一种冷菜汤。虽然接下来女士说可以把 gazpacho理解我液体沙拉，但这只是为了让男生更好地认识 gazpacho，并不能认定 gazpacho就是沙拉。因此选择B项。
2、Question 2 is based on the conversation you have just heard.
A、A） To make it thicker.
B、B） To make it more nutritious.
C、C） To add to its appeal.
D、D） To replace an ingredient.
解析：
M: What’s all that? Are you going to make a salad?
W: No I’m going to make a gazpacho.
M: What’s that?W: (1) Gazpacho is a cold soup from Spain. It’s mostly vegetables. I guess you could call it a liquid salad.
M: Cold soup? Sounds weird.
W: It’s delicious. Trust me. I tried it for the first time during my summer vacation in Spain. You see, in the south of Spain, it gets very hot in the summer, up to 40°C. So a cold gazpacho is very refreshing. The main ingredients are tomato, cucumber, bell peppers, olive oil and stale bread.
M: Stale bread? Surely you mean bread for dipping into the soup?
W: No. Bread is crushed and blended in like everything else. (2) It adds texture and thickness to the soup.
M: Mm. (3) And is it healthy?
W: (3) Sure. As I said earlier it’s mostly vegetables. You can also add different things if you like, such as hard-boiled egg or cured ham.
M: Cured ham? What’s that?W: That’s another Spanish delicacy. Have you never heard of it? It is quite famous.
M: No. Is it good too?
W: Oh, yeah, definitely. It’s amazing. It’s a little dry and salty, and it’s very expensive because (4) it comes from a special type of pig that only eats a special type of food. The ham is covered in salt to dry and preserve it, and left to hang for up to two years. It has a very distinct flavor.
M: Mm. Sounds interesting. Where can I find some?
W: It used to be difficult to get Spanish produce here. But it’s now a lot more common. Most large supermarket chains have cured ham in little packets, but in Spain you can buy a whole leg.
M: A whole pig leg? Why would anybody want so much ham?
W: In Spain, many people buy a whole leg for special group events, such as Christmas. They cut it themselves into very thin slices with a long flat knife.
2. For what purpose is stale bread mixed into gazpacho?
解析：A。本题为细节题。根据原文可知，女士说往汤里加入干面包是为了让汤口感更好，更浓稠。因此选择A项。
3、Question 3 is based on the conversation you have just heard.
A、 A） It contains very little fat.
B、B） It uses olive oil in cooking.
C、C） It uses no artificial additives.
D、D） It is mainly made of vegetables.
解析：
M: What’s all that? Are you going to make a salad?
W: No I’m going to make a gazpacho.
M: What’s that?
W: (1) Gazpacho is a cold soup from Spain. It’s mostly vegetables. I guess you could call it a liquid salad.
M: Cold soup? Sounds weird.
W: It’s delicious. Trust me. I tried it for the first time during my summer vacation in Spain. You see, in the south of Spain, it gets very hot in the summer, up to 40°C. So a cold gazpacho is very refreshing. The main ingredients are tomato, cucumber, bell peppers, olive oil and stale bread.
M: Stale bread? Surely you mean bread for dipping into the soup?
W: No. Bread is crushed and blended in like everything else. (2) It adds texture and thickness to the soup.
M: Mm. (3) And is it healthy?
W: (3) Sure. As I said earlier it’s mostly vegetables. You can also add different things if you like, such as hard-boiled egg or cured ham.
M: Cured ham? What’s that?
W: That’s another Spanish delicacy. Have you never heard of it? It is quite famous.
M: No. Is it good too?
W: Oh, yeah, definitely. It’s amazing. It’s a little dry and salty, and it’s very expensive because (4) it comes from a special type of pig that only eats a special type of food. The ham is covered in salt to dry and preserve it, and left to hang for up to two years. It has a very distinct flavor.
M: Mm. Sounds interesting. Where can I find some?W: It used to be difficult to get Spanish produce here. But it’s now a lot more common. Most large supermarket chains have cured ham in little packets, but in Spain you can buy a whole leg.
M: A whole pig leg? Why would anybody want so much ham?
W: In Spain, many people buy a whole leg for special group events, such as Christmas. They cut it themselves into very thin slices with a long flat knife.
3. Why does the woman think gazpacho is healthy?
解析：D。本题为细节题。根据对话可知，当男士问这种汤是否健康时，女士说它很健康，因为这种汤的原料主要是蔬菜。因此选择D项。
4、Question 4 is based on the conversation you have just heard.
A、 A） It does not go stale for two years.
B、B）It takes no special skill to prepare.
C、C） It comes from a special kind of pig.
D、D）It is a delicacy blended with bread.
解析：
M: What’s all that? Are you going to make a salad?
W: No I’m going to make a gazpacho.
M: What’s that?
W: (1) Gazpacho is a cold soup from Spain. It’s mostly vegetables. I guess you could call it a liquid salad.
M: Cold soup? Sounds weird.
W: It’s delicious. Trust me. I tried it for the first time during my summer vacation in Spain. You see, in the south of Spain, it gets very hot in the summer, up to 40°C. So a cold gazpacho is very refreshing. The main ingredients are tomato, cucumber, bell peppers, olive oil and stale bread.
M: Stale bread? Surely you mean bread for dipping into the soup?
W: No. Bread is crushed and blended in like everything else. (2) It adds texture and thickness to the soup.
M: Mm. (3) And is it healthy?
W: (3) Sure. As I said earlier it’s mostly vegetables. You can also add different things if you like, such as hard-boiled egg or cured ham.
M: Cured ham? What’s that?
W: That’s another Spanish delicacy. Have you never heard of it? It is quite famous.
M: No. Is it good too?
W: Oh, yeah, definitely. It’s amazing. It’s a little dry and salty, and it’s very expensive because (4) it comes from a special type of pig that only eats a special type of food. The ham is covered in salt to dry and preserve it, and left to hang for up to two years. It has a very distinct flavor.
M: Mm. Sounds interesting. Where can I find some?
W: It used to be difficult to get Spanish produce here. But it’s now a lot more common. Most large supermarket chains have cured ham in little packets, but in Spain you can buy a whole leg.
M: A whole pig leg? Why would anybody want so much ham?
W: In Spain, many people buy a whole leg for special group events, such as Christmas. They cut it themselves into very thin slices with a long flat knife.
4. What does the woman say about cured ham?
解析：C。本题为细节题。根据对话可知，女士给男士介绍cured ham时说，这是一种西班牙美食，取材于一种特殊品种的猪，而且这种猪只吃一种特殊的食物。因此选择C项。
5、Question 5 is based on the conversation you have just heard.
A、 A） They come in a great variety.
B、B） They do not make decent gifts.
C、C） They do not vary much in price.
D、D） They go well with Italian food.
解析：
M: Hello, I wish to buy a bottle of wine.
W: Hi, yes. What kind of wine would you like?
M: I don’t know. Sorry, I don’t know much about wine.
W: That’s no problem at all. What’s the occasion and how much would you like to spend?
M: It’s for my boss. It’s his birthday. I know he likes wine, but I don’t know what type. I also do not want anything too expensive, maybe mid-range. How much would you say is a mid-range bottle of wine approximately?
W: Well, it varies greatly. Our lowest prices are around $6 a bottle, (5) but those are table wines. They are not very special. And I would not suggest them as a gift. On the other end, our most expensive bottles are over $150. If you are looking for something priced in the middle, I would say anything between $30 and $60 would make a decent gift. How does that sound?
M: Mm, yeah. (6) I guess something in the vicinity of 30 or 40 would be good. Which type would you recommend?
W: (7) I would say the safest option is always a red wine. They are generally more popular than whites, and can usually be paired with food more easily. Our specialty here are Italian wines, and these tend to be fruity with medium acidity. (8) This one here is a Chianti, which is perhaps Italy’s most famous type of red wine. Alternatively, you may wish to try and surprise your boss with something less common, such as this Zinfandel. The grapes are originally native to Croatia but this winery is in eastern Italy and it has a more spicy and peppery flavor. So to summarize, the Chianti is more classical and the Zinfandel more exciting. Both are similarly priced at just under $40.
M: (8) I will go with Chianti then. Thanks.
5. What does the woman think of table wines?
解析：B。本题为细节题。根据对话可知，女士称她店里最便宜的葡萄酒大约6美元一瓶，但是这些都是普通的佐餐酒，没有特别之处，不建议男士买这种葡萄酒作为礼物。由此我们可知，女士认为table wine是不体面的礼物，因此选择B项。
6、Question 6 is based on the conversation you have just heard.
A、A） $30-$40.
B、B） $40-$50.
C、C） $50-$60.
D、D） Around $150.
解析：
M: Hello, I wish to buy a bottle of wine.
W: Hi, yes. What kind of wine would you like?
M: I don’t know. Sorry, I don’t know much about wine.
W: That’s no problem at all. What’s the occasion and how much would you like to spend?
M: It’s for my boss. It’s his birthday. I know he likes wine, but I don’t know what type. I also do not want anything too expensive, maybe mid-range. How much would you say is a mid-range bottle of wine approximately?
W: Well, it varies greatly. Our lowest prices are around $6 a bottle, (5) but those are table wines. They are not very special. And I would not suggest them as a gift. On the other end, our most expensive bottles are over $150. If you are looking for something priced in the middle, I would say anything between $30 and $60 would make a decent gift. How does that sound?
M: Mm, yeah. (6) I guess something in the vicinity of 30 or 40 would be good. Which type would you recommend?
W: (7) I would say the safest option is always a red wine. They are generally more popular than whites, and can usually be paired with food more easily. Our specialty here are Italian wines, and these tend to be fruity with medium acidity. (8) This one here is a Chianti, which is perhaps Italy’s most famous type of red wine. Alternatively, you may wish to try and surprise your boss with something less common, such as this Zinfandel. The grapes are originally native to Croatia but this winery is in eastern Italy and it has a more spicy and peppery flavor. So to summarize, the Chianti is more classical and the Zinfandel more exciting. Both are similarly priced at just under $40.
M: (8) I will go with Chianti then. Thanks.
6. What is the price range of wine the man will consider?
解析：A。本题为细节题。根据对话可知，男士希望购买价格在30或40美元的葡萄酒。因此选择A项。
7、Question 7 is based on the conversation you have just heard.
A、A） They are a healthy choice for elderly people.
B、B）They are especially popular among Italians.
C、C） They symbolize good health and longevity.
D、D） They go well with different kinds of food.
解析：
M: Hello, I wish to buy a bottle of wine.
W: Hi, yes. What kind of wine would you like?
M: I don’t know. Sorry, I don’t know much about wine.
W: That’s no problem at all. What’s the occasion and how much would you like to spend?
M: It’s for my boss. It’s his birthday. I know he likes wine, but I don’t know what type. I also do not want anything too expensive, maybe mid-range. How much would you say is a mid-range bottle of wine approximately?
W: Well, it varies greatly. Our lowest prices are around $6 a bottle, (5) but those are table wines. They are not very special. And I would not suggest them as a gift. On the other end, our most expensive bottles are over $150. If you are looking for something priced in the middle, I would say anything between $30 and $60 would make a decent gift. How does that sound?M: Mm, yeah. (6) I guess something in the vicinity of 30 or 40 would be good. Which type would you recommend?
W: (7) I would say the safest option is always a red wine. They are generally more popular than whites, and can usually be paired with food more easily. Our specialty here are Italian wines, and these tend to be fruity with medium acidity. (8) This one here is a Chianti, which is perhaps Italy’s most famous type of red wine. Alternatively, you may wish to try and surprise your boss with something less common, such as this Zinfandel. The grapes are originally native to Croatia but this winery is in eastern Italy and it has a more spicy and peppery flavor. So to summarize, the Chianti is more classical and the Zinfandel more exciting. Both are similarly priced at just under $40.
M: (8) I will go with Chianti then. Thanks.
7. Why does the woman recomman red wines?
解析：D。本题为细节题。根据对话可知，女士建议男士购买红葡萄酒，因为红葡萄酒比白葡萄酒更受欢迎，并且红葡萄酒更容易与食物搭配。由此可知，D项正确。
8、Question 8 is based on the conversation you have just heard.
A、A） It is a wine imported from California.
B、B） It is less spicy than all other red wines.
C、C） It is far more expensive than he expected.
D、D） It is Italy's most famous type of red wine.
解析：
M: Hello, I wish to buy a bottle of wine.
W: Hi, yes. What kind of wine would you like?
M: I don’t know. Sorry, I don’t know much about wine.
W: That’s no problem at all. What’s the occasion and how much would you like to spend?
M: It’s for my boss. It’s his birthday. I know he likes wine, but I don’t know what type. I also do not want anything too expensive, maybe mid-range. How much would you say is a mid-range bottle of wine approximately?
W: Well, it varies greatly. Our lowest prices are around $6 a bottle, (5) but those are table wines. They are not very special. And I would not suggest them as a gift. On the other end, our most expensive bottles are over $150. If you are looking for something priced in the middle, I would say anything between $30 and $60 would make a decent gift. How does that sound?
M: Mm, yeah. (6) I guess something in the vicinity of 30 or 40 would be good. Which type would you recommend?
W: (7) I would say the safest option is always a red wine. They are generally more popular than whites, and can usually be paired with food more easily. Our specialty here are Italian wines, and these tend to be fruity with medium acidity. (8) This one here is a Chianti, which is perhaps Italy’s most famous type of red wine. Alternatively, you may wish to try and surprise your boss with something less common, such as this Zinfandel. The grapes are originally native to Croatia but this winery is in eastern Italy and it has a more spicy and peppery flavor. So to summarize, the Chianti is more classical and the Zinfandel more exciting. Both are similarly priced at just under $40.
M: (8) I will go with Chianti then. Thanks.
8. What do we learn about the wine the man finally bought?
解析：D。本题为细节题。根据原文可知，男士决定买Chianti（基安蒂葡萄酒），再根据女士之前的介绍可知，Chianti是意大利最有名的一种红葡萄酒。因此选择D项。
9、Question 9 is based on the passage you have just heard.
A、A） Learning others’ secrets.
B、B） Secarching for information.
C、C） Decoding secret messages.
D、D） Spreading sensational news.
解析：
(9) Many people enjoy secret codes. The harder the code the more some people would try to figure it out. In wartime, codes are especially important. They help army send news about battles and the size of enemy forces. Neither side wants its code broken by the other. (10) One very important code was never broken. It was used during World War II by the Americans. It was a spoken code, never written down and it was developed and used by Navajo Indians. They were called the Navajo code talkers. The Navajos created the code in their own language. Navajo is hard to learn and only a few people know it. So it was pretty certain that the enemy would not be able to understand the code talkers. In addition, the talkers used code words. They called a submarine and an iron fish and a small bomb thrown by hand a potato. If they wanted to spell something, they used code words for letters of the Alphabet. For instance, the letter A was ant or apple or ax. The code talkers worked mostly in the islands in the Pacific. One or two would be assigned to a group of soldiers. They would send messages by field telephone to the code talker in the next group. And he would relay the information to his commander. (10) The code talkers played an important part in several battles. They helped the troops coordinate their movements and attacks. After the war, the U.S. governments honored them for what they had accomplished. Theirs was the most successful wartime code ever used.
9. What does the speaker say many people enjoy doing?
解析：C。根据短文开头可知，很多人喜欢密码。密码越难，他们就越想破译出来。因此C项正确。
10、Question 10 is based on the passage you have just heard.
A、A） They help the U.S. army in World War II.
B、B） They could write down spoken codes promptly.
C、C） They were assigned to decode enemy messages.
D、D） They were good at breaking enemy secret codes.
解析：
(9) Many people enjoy secret codes. The harder the code the more some people would try to figure it out. In wartime, codes are especially important. They help army send news about battles and the size of enemy forces. Neither side wants its code broken by the other. (10) One very important code was never broken. It was used during World War II by the Americans. It was a spoken code, never written down and it was developed and used by Navajo Indians. They were called the Navajo code talkers. The Navajos created the code in their own language. Navajo is hard to learn and only a few people know it. So it was pretty certain that the enemy would not be able to understand the code talkers. In addition, the talkers used code words. They called a submarine and an iron fish and a small bomb thrown by hand a potato. If they wanted to spell something, they used code words for letters of the Alphabet. For instance, the letter A was ant or apple or ax. The code talkers worked mostly in the islands in the Pacific. One or two would be assigned to a group of soldiers. They would send messages by field telephone to the code talker in the next group. And he would relay the information to his commander. (10) The code talkers played an important part in several battles. They helped the troops coordinate their movements and attacks. After the war, the U.S. governments honored them for what they had accomplished. Theirs was the most successful wartime code ever used.
10. What do we learn about the Navajo code talkers?
解析：A。根据录音可知，在二战期间，美国的一种密码从未被敌方破译。这种密码以印第安部落纳瓦霍人的语言为基础发展而来，没有书面形式，只是在纳瓦霍之间口口相传。纳瓦霍破译员帮助军队协调行动和攻击，在战争中起了重要作用。因此A项正确。
11、Question 11 is based on the passage you have just heard.
A、A） Important battles fought in the Pacific War.
B、B） Decoding of secret messages in war times.
C、C） A military code that was never broken.
D、D） Navajo Indians’ contribution to code breaking.
解析：
(9) Many people enjoy secret codes. The harder the code the more some people would try to figure it out. In wartime, codes are especially important. They help army send news about battles and the size of enemy forces. Neither side wants its code broken by the other. (10) One very important code was never broken. It was used during World War II by the Americans. It was a spoken code, never written down and it was developed and used by Navajo Indians. They were called the Navajo code talkers. The Navajos created the code in their own language. Navajo is hard to learn and only a few people know it. So it was pretty certain that the enemy would not be able to understand the code talkers. In addition, the talkers used code words. They called a submarine and an iron fish and a small bomb thrown by hand a potato. If they wanted to spell something, they used code words for letters of the Alphabet. For instance, the letter A was ant or apple or ax. The code talkers worked mostly in the islands in the Pacific. One or two would be assigned to a group of soldiers. They would send messages by field telephone to the code talker in the next group. And he would relay the information to his commander. (10) The code talkers played an important part in several battles. They helped the troops coordinate their movements and attacks. After the war, the U.S. governments honored them for what they had accomplished. Theirs was the most successful wartime code ever used.
11. What is the speaker mainly talking about?
解析：C。短文开头提及人们喜欢破译密码，引出二战中从未被破译的Navajo密码，之后短文对这种密码的编译、使用者、使用方法以及战后美国政府对密码人员的奖励进行介绍。因此可知，文章主要从Navajo密码展开，全面讲述了这种从未被成功破译的密码，因此选择C项。
12、Question 12 is based on the passage you have just heard.
A、A） All services will be personalized.
B、B） A lot of knowledge-intensive jobs will be replaced.
C、C） Technology will revolutionize all sectors of industry.
D、D） More information will be available.
解析：
If you are young and thinking about your career, you’ll want to know where you can make a living. Well, (12) there’s going to be a technological replacement of a lot of knowledge-intensive jobs in the next 20 years, particularly in the two largest sectors of the labor force with professional skills. One is teaching, and the other, healthcare. You have so many applications and software and platforms that are going to come in and provide information and service in these two fields, which means a lot of healthcare and education sectors will be radically changed and a lot of jobs will be lost. (13) Now, where will the new jobs be found? Well, the one sector of the economy that can’t be easily duplicated by even small technologies is the caring sector—the personal care sector. That is, you can’t really get a robot to do a great massage or physical therapy, or you can’t get the kind of personal attention you need with regard to therapy or any other personal service. There could be very high-end personal services. (14) Therapists do charge a lot of money. I think there’s no limit to the amount of personal attention and personal care people would like if they could afford it. But the real question in the future is how come people afford these things if they don’t have money, because they can’t get a job that pays enough. (15) That’s why I wrote this book, which is about how to reorganize the economy for the future when technology brings about destructive changes to what we used to consider high-income work.
12. What does the speaker say will happen in the next 20 years?
解析：B。根据短文开头可知，未来20年，一大批知识密集型工作将会被科技所取代。因此正确答案选B项。
13、Question 13 is based on the passage you have just heard.
A、A） In the robotics industry.
B、B） In the information service.
C、C） In the personal care sector.
D、D） In high-end manufacturing.
解析：
If you are young and thinking about your career, you’ll want to know where you can make a living. Well, (12) there’s going to be a technological replacement of a lot of knowledge-intensive jobs in the next 20 years, particularly in the two largest sectors of the labor force with professional skills. One is teaching, and the other, healthcare. You have so many applications and software and platforms that are going to come in and provide information and service in these two fields, which means a lot of healthcare and education sectors will be radically changed and a lot of jobs will be lost. (13) Now, where will the new jobs be found? Well, the one sector of the economy that can’t be easily duplicated by even small technologies is the caring sector—the personal care sector. That is, you can’t really get a robot to do a great massage or physical therapy, or you can’t get the kind of personal attention you need with regard to therapy or any other personal service. There could be very high-end personal services. (14) Therapists do charge a lot of money. I think there’s no limit to the amount of personal attention and personal care people would like if they could afford it. But the real question in the future is how come people afford these things if they don’t have money, because they can’t get a job that pays enough. (15) That’s why I wrote this book, which is about how to reorganize the economy for the future when technology brings about destructive changes to what we used to consider highincome work.
13. Where will young people have more chances to find jobs?
解析：C。根据原文可知，个人护理领域的工作不可能轻易地科技取代，即使是智能技术也不行。由此可见，个人护理领域更容易找到工作。因此选择C项。
14、Question 14 is based on the passage you have just heard.
A、 A） They charge high prices.
B、B） They need lots of training.
C、C） They cater to the needs of young people.
D、D）They focus on customers’ specific needs.
解析：
If you are young and thinking about your career, you’ll want to know where you can make a living. Well, (12) there’s going to be a technological replacement of a lot of knowledge-intensive jobs in the next 20 years, particularly in the two largest sectors of the labor force with professional skills. One is teaching, and the other, healthcare. You have so many applications and software and platforms that are going to come in and provide information and service in these two fields, which means a lot of healthcare and education sectors will be radically changed and a lot of jobs will be lost. (13) Now, where will the new jobs be found? Well, the one sector of the economy that can’t be easily duplicated by even small technologies is the caring sector—the personal care sector. That is, you can’t really get a robot to do a great massage or physical therapy, or you can’t get the kind of personal attention you need with regard to therapy or any other personal service. There could be very high-end personal services. (14) Therapists do charge a lot of money. I think there’s no limit to the amount of personal attention and personal care people would like if they could afford it. But the real question in the future is how come people afford these things if they don’t have money, because they can’t get a job that pays enough. (15) That’s why I wrote this book, which is about how to reorganize the economy for the future when technology brings about destructive changes to what we used to consider highincome work.
14. What does the speaker say about therapists?
解析：A。根据短文可知，理疗师确实收费很高。因此选择A项。
15、Question 15 is based on the passage you have just heard.
A、A） The rising demand in education and healthcare in the next 20 years.
B、B） The disruption caused by technology in traditionally well-paid jobs.
C、C） The tremendous changes new technology will bring to people’s lives.
D、D） The amazing amount of personal attention people would like to have.
解析：
If you are young and thinking about your career, you’ll want to know where you can make a living. Well, (12) there’s going to be a technological replacement of a lot of knowledge-intensive jobs in the next 20 years, particularly in the two largest sectors of the labor force with professional skills. One is teaching, and the other, healthcare. You have so many applications and software and platforms that are going to come in and provide information and service in these two fields, which means a lot of healthcare and education sectors will be radically changed and a lot of jobs will be lost. (13) Now, where will the new jobs be found? Well, the one sector of the economy that can’t be easily duplicated by even small technologies is the caring sector—the personal care sector. That is, you can’t really get a robot to do a great massage or physical therapy, or you can’t get the kind of personal attention you need with regard to therapy or any other personal service. There could be very high-end personal services. (14) Therapists do charge a lot of money. I think there’s no limit to the amount of personal attention and personal care people would like if they could afford it. But the real question in the future is how come people afford these things if they don’t have money, because they can’t get a job that pays enough. (15) That’s why I wrote this book, which is about how to reorganize the economy for the future when technology brings about destructive changes to what we used to consider highincome work.
15. What is the speaker’s book about?
解析：B。根据原文可知，讲话者说，她的书主要讨论了未来社会中，当技术给我们曾经认为的高收入工作带来破坏性变化时，我们应该如何重新规划经济。因此选择B项。
16、Question 16 is based on the recording you have just heard.
A、 A） It was the longest road in ancient Egypt.
B、B） It was constructed some 500 years ago.
C、C） It lay 8 miles from the monument sites.
D、D） It linked a stone pit to some waterways.
解析：
American researchers have discovered the world’s oldest paved road, a 4,600-year-old highway. (16) It linked a stone pit in the Egyptian desert to waterways that carried blocks to monument sites along the Nile. The eight-mile road is at least 500 years older than any previously discovered road. It is the only paved road discovered in ancient Egypt, said geologist Thomas Bown of the United States Geological Survey. He reported the discovery on Friday. “The road probably doesn’t rank with the pyramids as a construction feat, but it is a major engineering achievement,” said his colleague, geologist James Harrell of the University of Toledo. “Not only is the road earlier than we thought possible, we didn’t even think they built roads.” (17) The researchers also made a discovery in the stone pit at the northern end of the road: the first evidence that the Egyptians used rock saws. “This is the oldest example of saws being used for cutting stone,” said Bown’s colleague James Hoffmeier of Wheaton College in Illinois.
“That’s two technologies we didn’t know they had,” Harrell said. “And we don’t know why they were both abandoned.” The road was discovered in the Faiyum Depression, about 45 miles southwest of Cairo. Short segments of the road had been observed by earlier explorers, Bown said, but they failed to realize its significance or follow up on their observations. Bown and his colleagues stumbled across it while they were doing geological mapping in the region. (18) The road was clearly built to provide services for the newly discovered stone pit. Bown and Harrell have found the camp that housed workers at the stone pit. The road appears today to go nowhere, ending in the middle of the desert. When it was built, its terminal was a dock on the shore of Lake Moeris, which had an elevation of about 66 feet above sea level, the same as the dock. Lake Moeris received its water from the annual floods of the Nile. At the time of the floods, the river and lake were at the same level and connected through a gap in the hills near the modern villages of el-Lahun and Hawara. Harrell and Bown believe that blocks were loaded onto barges during the dry season, then floated over to the Nile during the floods to be shipped off to the monument sites at Giza and Saqqara.
16. What do we learn from the lecture about the world’s oldest paved road in Egypt?
解析：D。根据讲座开头可知，美国研究人员发现了世界上最古老的人工铺就的道路，这条道路将埃及沙漠里的一个采石场和运送石块的水路连接了起来，因此选择D项。
17、Question 17 is based on the recording you have just heard.
A、A） Saws used for cutting stone.
B、B） Traces left by early explorers.
C、C）An ancient geographical map.
D、D） Some stone tool segments.
解析：
American researchers have discovered the world’s oldest paved road, a 4,600-year-old highway. (16) It linked a stone pit in the Egyptian desert to waterways that carried blocks to monument sites along the Nile. The eight-mile road is at least 500 years older than any previously discovered road. It is the only paved road discovered in ancient Egypt, said geologist Thomas Bown of the United States Geological Survey. He reported the discovery on Friday. “The road probably doesn’t rank with the pyramids as a construction feat, but it is a major engineering achievement,” said his colleague, geologist James Harrell of the University of Toledo. “Not only is the road earlier than we thought possible, we didn’t even think they built roads.” (17) The researchers also made a discovery in the stone pit at the northern end of the road: the first evidence that the Egyptians used rock saws. “This is the oldest example of saws being used for cutting stone,” said Bown’s colleague James Hoffmeier of Wheaton College in Illinois.
“That’s two technologies we didn’t know they had,” Harrell said. “And we don’t know why they were both abandoned.” The road was discovered in the Faiyum Depression, about 45 miles southwest of Cairo. Short segments of the road had been observed by earlier explorers, Bown said, but they failed to realize its significance or follow up on their observations. Bown and his colleagues stumbled across it while they were doing geological mapping in the region. (18) The road was clearly built to provide services for the newly discovered stone pit. Bown and Harrell have found the camp that housed workers at the stone pit. The road appears today to go nowhere, ending in the middle of the desert. When it was built, its terminal was a dock on the shore of Lake Moeris, which had an elevation of about 66 feet above sea level, the same as the dock. Lake Moeris received its water from the annual floods of the Nile. At the time of the floods, the river and lake were at the same level and connected through a gap in the hills near the modern villages of el-Lahun and Hawara. Harrell and Bown believe that blocks were loaded onto barges during the dry season, then floated over to the Nile during the floods to be shipped off to the monument sites at Giza and Saqqara.
17. What did the researchers discover in the stone pit?
解析：A。根据讲座可知，研究人员在这条路北端的采石场发现了埃及人使用岩石锯的第一证据，这是人们使用锯子来切割石头最古老的例子。因此选择A项。
18、Question 18 is based on the recording you have just heard.
A、A） To transport stones to block floods.
B、B） To provide services for the stone pit.
C、C） To link the various monument sites.
D、D） To connect the villages along the Nile.
解析：
American researchers have discovered the world’s oldest paved road, a 4,600-year-old highway. (16) It linked a stone pit in the Egyptian desert to waterways that carried blocks to monument sites along the Nile. The eight-mile road is at least 500 years older than any previously discovered road. It is the only paved road discovered in ancient Egypt, said geologist Thomas Bown of the United States Geological Survey. He reported the discovery on Friday. “The road probably doesn’t rank with the pyramids as a construction feat, but it is a major engineering achievement,” said his colleague, geologist James Harrell of the University of Toledo. “Not only is the road earlier than we thought possible, we didn’t even think they built roads.” (17) The researchers also made a discovery in the stone pit at the northern end of the road: the first evidence that the Egyptians used rock saws. “This is the oldest example of saws being used for cutting stone,” said Bown’s colleague James Hoffmeier of Wheaton College in Illinois.
“That’s two technologies we didn’t know they had,” Harrell said. “And we don’t know why they were both abandoned.” The road was discovered in the Faiyum Depression, about 45 miles southwest of Cairo. Short segments of the road had been observed by earlier explorers, Bown said, but they failed to realize its significance or follow up on their observations. Bown and his colleagues stumbled across it while they were doing geological mapping in the region. (18) The road was clearly built to provide services for the newly discovered stone pit. Bown and Harrell have found the camp that housed workers at the stone pit. The road appears today to go nowhere, ending in the middle of the desert. When it was built, its terminal was a dock on the shore of Lake Moeris, which had an elevation of about 66 feet above sea level, the same as the dock. Lake Moeris received its water from the annual floods of the Nile. At the time of the floods, the river and lake were at the same level and connected through a gap in the hills near the modern villages of el-Lahun and Hawara. Harrell and Bown believe that blocks were loaded onto barges during the dry season, then floated over to the Nile during the floods to be shipped off to the monument sites at Giza and Saqqara.
18. For what purpose was the paved road built?
解析：B。根据讲座可知，这条路显然是为了给新发现的采石场提供服务而建造的。因此选择B项。18. For what purpose was the paved road built?
19、Question 19 is based on the recording you have just heard.
A、A） Dr. Gong didn’t give him any conventional tests.
B、B） Dr. Gong marked his office with a hand-painted sign.
C、C） Dr. Gong didn’t ask him any questions about his pain.
D、D） Dr. Gong slipped in needles where he felt no pain.
解析：
The thin, extremely sharp needles didn’t hurt at all going in. Dr. Gong pierced them into my left arm, around the elbow that had been bothering me. (19) Other needles were slipped into my left wrist and, strangely, into my right arm, and then into both my closed eyelids.
There wasn’t any discomfort, just a mild warming sensation. However, I did begin to wonder what had driven me here, to the office of Dr. James Gong in New York’s Chinatown. Then I remembered—the torturing pain in that left elbow. (20) Several trips to a hospital and two expensive, uncomfortable medical tests had failed to produce even a diagnosis. “Maybe you lean on your left arm too much,” the doctor concluded, suggesting I see a bone doctor. During the hours spent waiting in vain to see a bone doctor, I decided to take another track and try acupuncture. A Chinese-American friend recommended Dr. Gong. I took the subway to Gong’s second-floor office marked with a hand-painted sign. Dr. Gong speaks English, but not often. Most of my questions to him were greeted with a friendly laugh, but I managed to let him know where my arm hurt. He asked me to go into a room, had me lie down on a bed, and went to work. In the next room, I learned a woman dancer was also getting a treatment. As I lay there a while, I drifted into a dream-like state and fantasized about what she looked like.
Acupuncturists today are as likely to be found on Park Avenue as on Mott Street. In all, there are an estimated 10,000 acupuncturists in the country. Nowadays, a lot of medical doctors have learned acupuncture techniques; so have a number of dentists. (21) Reason? Patient demand. Few, though, can adequately explain how acupuncture works. Acupuncturists may say that the body has more than 800 acupuncture points. A life force called qi circulates through the body. Points on the skin are energetically connected to specific organs, body structures and systems. Acupuncture points are stimulated to balance the circulation of qi. “The truth is, though acupuncture is at least 2,200 years old, nobody really knows what’s happening,” says Paul Zmiewski, a Ph.D. in Chinese studies who practices acupuncture in Philadelphia.
After five treatments, there has been dramatic improvement in my arm, and the pain is a fraction of what it was. The mainly silent Dr. Gong finally even offered a diagnosis for what troubled me. “Pinched nerve,” he said.
19. What does the speaker find especially strange?
解析：D。根据讲座开头，Gong医生起初把针扎在了他一直觉得不舒服的左手肘周围，然后又把针扎到了他的左手腕，但随后医生把针扎在了他并没有感到不舒服的右手臂和双眼睑处。因此正确答案为D项。
20、Question 20 is based on the recording you have just heard.
A、A） He had heared of the wonders acupuncture could work.
B、B） Dr. Gong was very famous in New York’s Chinatown.
C、C） Previous medical treatments fails to relieve his pain.
D、D） He found the expensive medical tests unaffordable.
解析：
The thin, extremely sharp needles didn’t hurt at all going in. Dr. Gong pierced them into my left arm, around the elbow that had been bothering me. (19) Other needles were slipped into my left wrist and, strangely, into my right arm, and then into both my closed eyelids.
There wasn’t any discomfort, just a mild warming sensation. However, I did begin to wonder what had driven me here, to the office of Dr. James Gong in New York’s Chinatown. Then I remembered—the torturing pain in that left elbow. (20) Several trips to a hospital and two expensive, uncomfortable medical tests had failed to produce even a diagnosis. “Maybe you lean on your left arm too much,” the doctor concluded, suggesting I see a bone doctor. During the hours spent waiting in vain to see a bone doctor, I decided to take another track and try acupuncture. A Chinese-American friend recommended Dr. Gong. I took the subway to Gong’s second-floor office marked with a hand-painted sign. Dr. Gong speaks English, but not often. Most of my questions to him were greeted with a friendly laugh, but I managed to let him know where my arm hurt. He asked me to go into a room, had me lie down on a bed, and went to work. In the next room, I learned a woman dancer was also getting a treatment. As I lay there a while, I drifted into a dream-like state and fantasized about what she looked like.
Acupuncturists today are as likely to be found on Park Avenue as on Mott Street. In all, there are an estimated 10,000 acupuncturists in the country. Nowadays, a lot of medical doctors have learned acupuncture techniques; so have a number of dentists. (21) Reason? Patient demand. Few, though, can adequately explain how acupuncture works. Acupuncturists may say that the body has more than 800 acupuncture points. A life force called qi circulates through the body. Points on the skin are energetically connected to specific organs, body structures and systems. Acupuncture points are stimulated to balance the circulation of qi. “The truth is, though acupuncture is at least 2,200 years old, nobody really knows what’s happening,” says Paul Zmiewski, a Ph.D. in Chinese studies who practices acupuncture in Philadelphia.
After five treatments, there has been dramatic improvement in my arm, and the pain is a fraction of what it was. The mainly silent Dr. Gong finally even offered a diagnosis for what troubled me. “Pinched nerve,” he said.
20. Why did the speaker go see Dr. Gong?
解析：C。根据讲话者可知，他的左手肘疼，但是去了好几次医院，做了很多项又贵又难受的检查之后，医生都未能做出诊断，建议他去看骨科大夫。在此过程中，他决定去尝试一下针灸。由此可知C项正确。
21、Question 21 is based on the recording you have just heard.
A、 A） More and more patients ask for the treatment.
B、B） Acupuncture techniques have been perfected.
C、C） It doesn’t need the conventional medical tests.
D、D） It does not have any negative side effects.
解析：
The thin, extremely sharp needles didn’t hurt at all going in. Dr. Gong pierced them into my left arm, around the elbow that had been bothering me. (19) Other needles were slipped into my left wrist and, strangely, into my right arm, and then into both my closed eyelids.
There wasn’t any discomfort, just a mild warming sensation. However, I did begin to wonder what had driven me here, to the office of Dr. James Gong in New York’s Chinatown. Then I remembered—the torturing pain in that left elbow. (20) Several trips to a hospital and two expensive, uncomfortable medical tests had failed to produce even a diagnosis. “Maybe you lean on your left arm too much,” the doctor concluded, suggesting I see a bone doctor. During the hours spent waiting in vain to see a bone doctor, I decided to take another track and try acupuncture. A Chinese-American friend recommended Dr. Gong. I took the subway to Gong’s second-floor office marked with a hand-painted sign. Dr. Gong speaks English, but not often. Most of my questions to him were greeted with a friendly laugh, but I managed to let him know where my arm hurt. He asked me to go into a room, had me lie down on a bed, and went to work. In the next room, I learned a woman dancer was also getting a treatment. As I lay there a while, I drifted into a dream-like state and fantasized about what she looked like.
Acupuncturists today are as likely to be found on Park Avenue as on Mott Street. In all, there are an estimated 10,000 acupuncturists in the country. Nowadays, a lot of medical doctors have learned acupuncture techniques; so have a number of dentists. (21) Reason? Patient demand. Few, though, can adequately explain how acupuncture works. Acupuncturists may say that the body has more than 800 acupuncture points. A life force called qi circulates through the body. Points on the skin are energetically connected to specific organs, body structures and systems. Acupuncture points are stimulated to balance the circulation of qi. “The truth is, though acupuncture is at least 2,200 years old, nobody really knows what’s happening,” says Paul Zmiewski, a Ph.D. in Chinese studies who practices acupuncture in Philadelphia.
After five treatments, there has been dramatic improvement in my arm, and the pain is a fraction of what it was. The mainly silent Dr. Gong finally even offered a diagnosis for what troubled me. “Pinched nerve,” he said.
21. What accounts for the growing popularity of acupunture in the United States according to the speaker??
解析：A。根据讲座中的“Patient demand”可知，针灸在美国越来越受欢迎，原因就在于患者的需求。因此正确答案为A项。
22、Question 22 is based on the recording you have just heard.
A、A） They were on the verge of breaking up.
B、B）They were compatible despite differences.
C、C） They quarreled a lot and never resolved their arguments.
D、D）They argued persistently about whether to have children.
解析：
Ronald and Lois, married for two decades, considered themselves a happy couple. (22) But in the early years of their marriage, both were distilled by persistent arguments that seem to fade away without ever being truly resolved. They uncovered clues to what was going wrong by researching a fascinating subject: how birth order affects not only your personality, but also how compatible you are with your mate. (23) Ronald and Lois are only children, and “onlies” grow up accustomed to being the apple of their parents’ eyes. Match two onlies and you have partners who subconsciously expect each other to continue fulfilling this expectation, while neither has much experience in the “giving” end. Here’s a list of common birth-order characteristics and some thoughts on the best and worst marital matches for each. (24) The oldest tends to be self-assured, responsible, a high achiever, and relatively serious reserved. He may be slow to make friends, perhaps content with only one companion. The best matches are with a youngest, an “only”, or a mate raised in a large family. The worst match is with another oldest, since the two will be too sovereign to share a household comfortably. The youngest child of the family thrives on attention and tends to be outgoing, adventurous, optimistic, creative and less ambitious than others in the family. He may lack self-discipline and have difficulty making decisions on his own. A youngest brother of brothers, often unpredictable and romantic, will match best with an oldest sister of brothers. The youngest sister of brothers is best matched with an oldest brother of sisters, who will happily indulge these traits. The middle child is influenced by many variables; however, middles are less likely to take initiative and more anxious and self-critical than others. Middles often successfully marry other middles, since both are strong on tact, not so strong on the aggressiveness and tend to crave affection. (25) The only child is often most comfortable when alone. But since an “only” tends to be a well-adjusted individual, she’ll eventually learn to relate to any chosen spouse. The male only child expects his wife to make life easier without getting much in return. He is sometimes best matched with a younger sister of brothers. The female only child, who tends to be slightly more flexible, is well matched with an older man, who will indulge her tendency to test his love. Her worst much? Another “only,” of course.
22. What does the speaker say about Ronald and Lois’s early years of married life?
解析：C。根据讲座开头可知，他们结婚二十年，认为自己是一对幸福的夫妻，但在刚结婚那几年，他们总是不断争吵，但是问题却总没有真正地解决。因此选C。
23、Question 23 is based on the recording you have just heard.
A、A） Neither of them has any brothers or sisters.
B、B） Neither of them won their parents’ favor.
C、C） They weren’t spoiled in their childhood.
D、D） They didn’t like to be the apple of their parents’ eyes.
解析：
Ronald and Lois, married for two decades, considered themselves a happy couple. (22) But in the early years of their marriage, both were distilled by persistent arguments that seem to fade away without ever being truly resolved. They uncovered clues to what was going wrong by researching a fascinating subject: how birth order affects not only your personality, but also how compatible you are with your mate. (23) Ronald and Lois are only children, and “onlies” grow up accustomed to being the apple of their parents’ eyes. Match two onlies and you have partners who subconsciously expect each other to continue fulfilling this expectation, while neither has much experience in the “giving” end. Here’s a list of common birth-order characteristics and some thoughts on the best and worst marital matches for each. (24) The oldest tends to be self-assured, responsible, a high achiever, and relatively serious reserved. He may be slow to make friends, perhaps content with only one companion. The best matches are with a youngest, an “only”, or a mate raised in a large family. The worst match is with another oldest, since the two will be too sovereign to share a household comfortably. The youngest child of the family thrives on attention and tends to be outgoing, adventurous, optimistic, creative and less ambitious than others in the family. He may lack self-discipline and have difficulty making decisions on his own. A youngest brother of brothers, often unpredictable and romantic, will match best with an oldest sister of brothers. The youngest sister of brothers is best matched with an oldest brother of sisters, who will happily indulge these traits. The middle child is influenced by many variables; however, middles are less likely to take initiative and more anxious and self-critical than others. Middles often successfully marry other middles, since both are strong on tact, not so strong on the aggressiveness and tend to crave affection. (25) The only child is often most comfortable when alone. But since an “only” tends to be a well-adjusted individual, she’ll eventually learn to relate to any chosen spouse. The male only child expects his wife to make life easier without getting much in return. He is sometimes best matched with a younger sister of brothers. The female only child, who tends to be slightly more flexible, is well matched with an older man, who will indulge her tendency to test his love. Her worst much? Another “only,” of course.
23. What do we learn about Ronald and Lois?
解析：A。根据讲座可知，Ronald和Lois都是独生子女，都是父母的掌上明珠。因此A项正确。
24、Question 24 is based on the recording you have just heard.
A、A） They are usually good at making friends.
B、B） They tend to be adventurous and creative.
C、C） They are often contend with what they have.
D、D） They tend to be self-assured and responsible.
解析：
Ronald and Lois, married for two decades, considered themselves a happy couple. (22) But in the early years of their marriage, both were distilled by persistent arguments that seem to fade away without ever being truly resolved. They uncovered clues to what was going wrong by researching a fascinating subject: how birth order affects not only your personality, but also how compatible you are with your mate. (23) Ronald and Lois are only children, and “onlies” grow up accustomed to being the apple of their parents’ eyes. Match two onlies and you have partners who subconsciously expect each other to continue fulfilling this expectation, while neither has much experience in the “giving” end. Here’s a list of common birth-order characteristics and some thoughts on the best and worst marital matches for each. (24) The oldest tends to be self-assured, responsible, a high achiever, and relatively serious reserved. He may be slow to make friends, perhaps content with only one companion. The best matches are with a youngest, an “only”, or a mate raised in a large family. The worst match is with another oldest, since the two will be too sovereign to share a household comfortably. The youngest child of the family thrives on attention and tends to be outgoing, adventurous, optimistic, creative and less ambitious than others in the family. He may lack self-discipline and have difficulty making decisions on his own. A youngest brother of brothers, often unpredictable and romantic, will match best with an oldest sister of brothers. The youngest sister of brothers is best matched with an oldest brother of sisters, who will happily indulge these traits. The middle child is influenced by many variables; however, middles are less likely to take initiative and more anxious and self-critical than others. Middles often successfully marry other middles, since both are strong on tact, not so strong on the aggressiveness and tend to crave affection. (25) The only child is often most comfortable when alone. But since an “only” tends to be a well-adjusted individual, she’ll eventually learn to relate to any chosen spouse. The male only child expects his wife to make life easier without getting much in return. He is sometimes best matched with a younger sister of brothers. The female only child, who tends to be slightly more flexible, is well matched with an older man, who will indulge her tendency to test his love. Her worst much? Another “only,” of course.
24. What does the speaker say about the oldest child in a family?
解析：D。根据讲座可知，家中最大的孩子通常会很自信，富有责任感。因此选择D项。
25、Question 25 is based on the recording you have just heard.
A、A） They enjoy making friends.
B、B） They tend to be well adjusted.
C、C） They are least likely to take initiative.
D、D） They usually have successful marriages.
解析：
Ronald and Lois, married for two decades, considered themselves a happy couple. (22) But in the early years of their marriage, both were distilled by persistent arguments that seem to fade away without ever being truly resolved. They uncovered clues to what was going wrong by researching a fascinating subject: how birth order affects not only your personality, but also how compatible you are with your mate. (23) Ronald and Lois are only children, and “onlies” grow up accustomed to being the apple of their parents’ eyes. Match two onlies and you have partners who subconsciously expect each other to continue fulfilling this expectation, while neither has much experience in the “giving” end. Here’s a list of common birth-order characteristics and some thoughts on the best and worst marital matches for each. (24) The oldest tends to be self-assured, responsible, a high achiever, and relatively serious reserved. He may be slow to make friends, perhaps content with only one companion. The best matches are with a youngest, an “only”, or a mate raised in a large family. The worst match is with another oldest, since the two will be too sovereign to share a household comfortably. The youngest child of the family thrives on attention and tends to be outgoing, adventurous, optimistic, creative and less ambitious than others in the family. He may lack self-discipline and have difficulty making decisions on his own. A youngest brother of brothers, often unpredictable and romantic, will match best with an oldest sister of brothers. The youngest sister of brothers is best matched with an oldest brother of sisters, who will happily indulge these traits. The middle child is influenced by many variables; however, middles are less likely to take initiative and more anxious and self-critical than others. Middles often successfully marry other middles, since both are strong on tact, not so strong on the aggressiveness and tend to crave affection. (25) The only child is often most comfortable when alone. But since an “only” tends to be a well-adjusted individual, she’ll eventually learn to relate to any chosen spouse. The male only child expects his wife to make life easier without getting much in return. He is sometimes best matched with a younger sister of brothers. The female only child, who tends to be slightly more flexible, is well matched with an older man, who will indulge her tendency to test his love. Her worst much? Another “only,” of course.
25. What does the speaker say about the only children?
解析：B。根据讲座可知，独生子女通常自己一个人待着时比较舒服自在，但独生子女的适应能力一般都比较强，因此他们最终能够学着去适应自己的伴侣。因此选B项。
二、Part III Reading Comprehension
Scientists scanning and mapping the Giza pyramids say they’ve discovered that the Great Pyramid of Giza is not exactly even. But really not by much. This pyramid is the oldest of the world’s Seven Wonders. The pyramid’s exact size has (26)_____ experts for centuries, as the “more than 21 acres of hard, white casing stones” that originally covered it were (27)_____ long ago. Reporting in the most recent issue of the newsletter “AERAGRAM,” which (28)_____ the work of the Ancient Egypt Research Associates, engineer Glen Dash says his team used a new measuring approach that involved finding any surviving (29)_____ of the casing in order to determine where the original edge was. They found the east side of the pyramid to be a (30)_____ of 5.5 inches shorter than the west side.
The question that most (31)_____ him, however, isn’t how the Egyptians who designed and built the pyramid got it wrong 4,500 years ago, but how they got it so close to (32)_____. “We can only speculate as to how the Egyptians could have laid out these lines with such (33)_____ using only the tools they had” Dash writes. He says his (34)_____ is that the Egyptians laid out their design on a grid, noting that the great pyramid is oriented only (35)_____ away from the cardinal directions (its north-south axis runs 3 minutes 54 seconds west of due north, while its east-west axis runs 3 minutes 51 seconds north of due east)—an amount that’s “tiny, but similar,” archeologist Adam Obscura points out.
26、(1)
A、momentum
B、complete
C、established
D、remnants
E、puzzled
F、slightly
G、maximum
H、perfect
I、precision
J、hypothesis
K、fascinates
L、removed
M、revelations
N、mysteriously
O、chronicles
解析：
名词：
chronicles 编年史
hypothesis 假设
maximum 最大值
momentum 势头；动量
precision 精确性，精度
remnants 残余物
revelations 揭露
动词：
chronicles 记录
complete 完成
established 建立；设立
fascinates 深深吸引，迷住
perfect 完善
puzzled 使迷惑
removed 移走，去除
形容词：
complete 完整的
established 确立已久的
perfect 完美的
副词：
mysteriously 神秘地
slightly 略微，稍微
26. puzzled
解析：动词辨析题。空格所在句为现在完成时，空格位于助动词has之后，并与experts之前，因此应填入及物动词的过去分词形式。此句意为:数百年来，金字塔的尺寸一直____专家们。根据语境可知，此处应该填入含有“困扰，不清楚”等意思的词，故答案puzzled符合题意。
27. removed
解析：动词辨析题。空格位于as引导的原因状语从句，作谓语，在系动词were之后，因此空格处应填入动词的过去分词形式，构成被动语态。在根据从句的主语为stone，因此应填入removed“移走，去除”。句意为：‘超过21英亩的坚硬白色围石’原来覆盖在这座金字塔上，但很久以前就被移走了。
28. chronicles
解析：动词辨析题。空格位于which引导的定语从句中，做谓语，宾语为the work，因此空格处应填入及物动词。句意为：AERAGRAM是一份用来____古埃及研究系会所做工作的简报。根据句意可知，空格处应填入表示“记录”的词，因此选择chronicles(记录，将……载入编年史中)。
29. remnants
解析：名词辨析题。空格位于现在分词surviving之后，介词of之前，因此空格处应填入名词。句意为：寻找任何幸存下来外壳____。再根据上文可知，原本覆盖在金字塔上的白色围石很久以前就被移走了，因此幸存下来的外壳应该是残余物。故remnants(残余部分，残余物)正确。
30. maximum
解析：名词辨析题。根据空格前的a和空格后的of可知，此处应填入可数名词的单数形式。句意为：他们发现金字塔东侧饿长度____比西侧的长度短5.5英寸。再根据上文可知，金字塔并不完全对称，但相差不多。因此推测出空格处表示最多相差5.5英寸。故maximum(最大值)符合题意。a maximum of为固定搭配，意为“最多，最大”。
31. fascinates
解析：动词辨析题。空格位于that引导的定语从句中，作谓语，因此应填入动词。句意为：最让他____的问题不是……。根据句意可知，空格处应填入fascinates （深深吸引，迷住）。
32. perfect
解析：形容词辨析题。空格位于got it so close to之后，再根据空格钱的got it wrong可知，空格处应填入形容词。空格前提到，最吸引他的不是设计和建造金字塔的埃及人在4,500年前是如何出错的，接着用but转折，因此空格处应填入与“出错”相反的意思，因此I) perfect（完美的）符合句意。close to perfect为固定搭配，意为“近乎完美的”。
33. precision
解析：名词辨析题。根据空格前的such可知，此处应填入不可数名词或名词复数。句意为：埃及人在仅使用当时工具的情况下进行铺线是如何做到如此____。根据上文金字塔不完全对称，但实际相差不多可知，此处强调金字塔的“精准性”。因此答案J）precision（精确性）为正确答案。
34. hypothesis
解析：名词辨析题。空格位于his之后，谓语动词is之前。因此应填入名词。根据上文提到，人们只能猜测埃及人是如何做到精准铺线的，由speculate“猜测，推测”可知，此处是达什的假设，因此选择hypothesis（假设）。
35. slightly
解析：副词辨析题。空格位于谓语动词is oriented之后，因此应填入副词，句意为：大金字塔仅____偏离主方向。由下文的具体数据可知，大金字塔的南北轴线与正南北轴线之间的差异也很小，小金字塔的东西轴线与正东西轴线的差异也很小，因此选择slightly（略微，稍微）。
27、(2)
A、momentum
B、complete
C、established
D、remnants
E、puzzled
F、slightly
G、maximum
H、perfect
I、precision
J、hypothesis
K、fascinates
L、removed
M、revelations
N、mysteriously
O、chronicles
解析：见上一题！
28、(3)
A、momentum
B、complete
C、established
D、remnants
E、puzzled
F、slightly
G、maximum
H、perfect
I、precision
J、hypothesis
K、fascinates
L、removed
M、revelations
N、mysteriously
O、chronicles
解析：见上一题！
29、(4)
A、momentum
B、complete
C、established
D、remnants
E、puzzled
F、slightly
G、maximum
H、perfect
I、precision
J、hypothesis
K、fascinates
L、removed
M、revelations
N、mysteriously
O、chronicles
解析：见上一题！
30、(5)
A、momentum
B、complete
C、established
D、remnants
E、puzzled
F、slightly
G、maximum
H、perfect
I、precision
J、hypothesis
K、fascinates
L、removed
M、revelations
N、mysteriously
O、chronicles
解析：见上一题！
31、(6)
A、momentum
B、complete
C、established
D、remnants
E、puzzled
F、slightly
G、maximum
H、perfect
I、precision
J、hypothesis
K、fascinates
L、removed
M、revelations
N、mysteriously
O、chronicles
解析：见上一题！
32、(7)
A、momentum
B、complete
C、established
D、remnants
E、puzzled
F、slightly
G、maximum
H、perfect
I、precision
J、hypothesis
K、fascinates
L、removed
M、revelations
N、mysteriously
O、chronicles
解析：见上一题！
33、(8)
A、momentum
B、complete
C、established
D、remnants
E、puzzled
F、slightly
G、maximum
H、perfect
I、precision
J、hypothesis
K、fascinates
L、removed
M、revelations
N、mysteriously
O、chronicles
解析：见上一题！
34、(9)
A、momentum
B、complete
C、established
D、remnants
E、puzzled
F、slightly
G、maximum
H、perfect
I、precision
J、hypothesis
K、fascinates
L、removed
M、revelations
N、mysteriously
O、chronicles
解析：见上一题！
35、(10)
A、momentum
B、complete
C、established
D、remnants
E、puzzled
F、slightly
G、maximum
H、perfect
I、precision
J、hypothesis
K、fascinates
L、removed
M、revelations
N、mysteriously
O、chronicles
解析：见上一题！
Peer Pressure Has a Positive Side
【A】Parents of teenagers often view their children’s friends with something like suspicion. They worry that the adolescent peer group has the power to push its members into behavior that is foolish and even dangerous. Such wariness is well founded: statistics show, for example, that a teenage driver with a same-age passenger in the car is at higher risk of a fatal crash than an adolescent driving alone or with an adult.
36、36. It is thought probable that the human brain is particularly good at picking up socially important information.
A、A
B、B
C、C
D、D
E、E
F、F
G、G
H、H
I、I
J、J
K、K
L、L
解析：36.[H] 【译文】人们认为人类的大脑可能特别善于获取具有重要社会意义的信息。
