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

Passage One

听力原文

(16) Analytical skills are our ability to understand and solve problems using information we have available. These skills are extremely important for our professional, social, and intellectual lives. What are the best ways to improve them? One way is to expand your worldview. Unfortunately, this takes time. Ultimately, it will help you better evaluate information and analyze different ideas and outcomes. Traveling is a great way to expand your worldview, although it can be expensive. (17) An entertaining way of enhancing your analytical skills is to engage them by playing brain games. These are games that challenge you to think deeply and to develop your analytical skills. These games will get you used to thinking in a certain way. As a result, they will help improve your ability to think. However, opinions vary on whether video games are effective. The general consensus is that the best ones avoid mindless violence, and instead focus on strategy and challenge us to solve problems and achieve broad goals. (18) Joining a debate or reading club or group is also a good idea. These provide people with the opportunity to come together and discuss ideas, literature and problems. Groups like these will help you refine your analytical skills and enable you to express yourself better. Any social group that encourages free exchange of ideas and pursuit of knowledge is beneficial. It helps you to actively develop your analytical skills.

16. What kind of ability do analytical skills refer to in the passage?

解析：D。录音开头指出，分析能力是我们利用可获取到的信息来理解和解决问题的能力。D项表述与听力原文一致，故正确。A项利用原文中的free exchange of ideas作干扰，但录音中未表明这是分析技巧的含义，只是说自由表达想法的社团对我们有益，故排除。B项是分析技巧的重要性之一，故不符合题意。C项在录音中未提及，故排除。