Question 21 is based on the recording you have just heard.

Recording Two

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    (19) [We are very susceptible to the influence of the people around us.] For instance, you may have known somebody who has gone overseas for a year or so and has returned with an accent perhaps. We become part of our immediate environment. (19) [None of us are immune to the influences of our own world] and let us not kid ourselves that we are untouched by the things and the people in our life. Fred goes off to his new job at a factory. Fred takes his 10-minute coffee break, but the other workers take a half-an-hour. Fred says, “What’s the matter with you guys?” Two weeks later, Fred is taking 20-minute breaks. A month later, Fred takes his half-hour. Fred is saying, “If you can’t beat them, join them. Why should I work any harder than the next guy?”

    The fascinating thing about being human is that generally we are unaware that there are changes taking place in our mentality. It is like returning to the city’s smog after some weeks in the fresh air. Only then do we realize that we have become accustomed to the nasty smells. Mix with critical people, and we learn to criticize. Mix with happy people, and we learn about happiness. What this means is that we need to decide what we want from life and then choose our company, accordingly. You may well say, “That is going to take some effort.” “It may not be comfortable.” “I may offend some of my present company.” Right, but it is your life. Fred may say, “I’m always broke, frequently depressed. I’m going nowhere and I never do anything exciting.” (20) [Then we discover that Fred’s best friends are always broke, frequently depressed, going nowhere and wishing that life was more exciting.] This is not coincidence, nor is it our business to stand in judgment of Fred. However, (20) [if Fred ever wants to improve his quality of life, the first thing he’ll need to do is recognize what has been going on all these years. ]

    It’s no surprise that doctors as a profession suffer a lot of ill health because they spend their lives around sick people. (21) [Psychiatrists have a higher incidence of suicide in their profession for related reasons.] Traditionally, 9 out of 10 children whose parents smoke, smoke themselves. Obesity is in part an environmental problem. Successful people have successful friends, and so the story goes on.

21. What does the speaker say about psychiatrists?

解析：A。录音末尾提到，心理医生这一职业自杀率较高，A项中的suicide为录音中的原词复现，susceptible是录音中have a higher incidence的同义替换，故正确答案为A。

错项排除：B项利用录音中出现的quality of life进行干扰，但音频中说的是“如果弗雷德想要改善他的生活质量（his quality of life）”，与心理医生无关，故B项错误。C项利用录音原词ill health进行干扰，但录音中说的是医生这一职业容易患上许多疾病，而且录音中提及的易患病对象是doctors而非psychiatrists，C项内容属于过度推断，故排除。D项内容在录音中没有提到，而且关于problems在录音中提到的是environmental problems（环境问题）而不是mental problems（心理问题），在做题时需注意对选项的判断应该基于录音本身，故D项排除。