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1.CHer claim has been completely disregarded.【视听一致】QI:What isthe womancomplaining about原文Imgettinga littlefedup withmycalls aboutmy claimbeing completelydisregarded.
2.A Theground floorof theircottage wasflooded.【视听—致】Q2What isthe problemthe woman s family encountered原文:Andthedetails arethatourvillagewasextensivelyflooded2months ago.The entireground floorof ourcottage wassubmerged inwater andfive ofus havebeen livingin acaravan eversince.
3.DThe womans failure to pay her house Insurancein time【视听一致】Q3:What hascaused theso-called bizarretechnical detailaccording to the man原文:Miss Wilson,according to the noteson youraccount,the bizarretechnical detailthatyoumentioned refersto thefact thatyou hadntpaidhouseinsurancethe monthbeforetheincident..
4.AFile a lawsuit against the insurance company.【视听—致]Q4:What didthe woman say shewould do at the end of the conversation原文:Ive alreadyspoken tohim andyou cantell himF mfurious now and that your companyhas alawsuit on its hands.You will be hearingfrom mylawyer.
5.BThey disagree about the future of Al technology.【难度大,根据上下文推断出意见不合,有争议】Q5:What dowe learnabout the speakers fromthe conversation原文:I thinkartificial intelligencewill actuallyhelp createnew kindsof jobs which wouldrequire lessof ourtime and allow us to becentered oncreative tasks.M:I doubtthat verymuch.
6.CLess time-consuming andfocusing oncreation【视听—致】Q6:What willnew kindsof jobsbe likeaccording to the woman原文:I thinkartificial intelligencewill actuallyelp createnew kindsof iobswhich wouldrequire lessof ourtime andallow usto becentered oncreative tasks
7.B Digitallife could be replace human civilization.【视听一致】Q7:What isthe riskthe mananticipates原文:There zsarisk thathuman civilizationcould bereplaced bya superior type of digital life
8.D Itwill besmarter thanhuman beings【此题难度大,需要通过上下文推断出答案】Q8:What isthe mans concernabout Altechnology原文:M:Once itsfully developed,Al will become tired of tryingto communicatewith humans.As wewould bemuch slowerthinkers incomparison.
9.BSave one fifth of their netmonthly Income【同义替换20%=onefifth]Q9:What arepeople under30advised to do to achieve financial security原文:To achieve financial security,how much you save is always more importantthan the amount you earn or how shrewdly you invest.If youare under30years old.your goalshould beto save20%of yourmonthly incomeafter taxdeductions.
10.AStart bydoing somethingsmall.【同义替换tiny=small】Q10What shouldpeople doif theyfind difficultto followthis speakersadvice on their financialplan原文:If youfind ithard to save anymoney atall,start upby cuttingall unnecessaryspending,allocate ata tinyamount ofI or2percent for savings,and graduallyincrease thatamount.
11.CA proper mindset.【视听一致,注意关键词mindset]Qll What does the speaker thinkis importantfor achievingfinancialsecurity原文:But if you adoptthe rightmindset,you should be able to make it work for youo
12.BShe found her outfit inappropriate.【难同义替换inappropriate=mess;注意竖耳词however n]Q12:What dowe learnabout the speaker whenshe first started herjob原文:However,when Ifirst startedmy job,occasionally.Id catcha glimpseof myselfin thelifts,and findmyself thinking that lookeda totalmess.
13.ATo save the trouble of choosing a unique outfit every day.【难根据上下文去推断,注意竖耳词but】Q13:Why wereuniforms are invented according to the speaker原文:But noone can be uniquewith theiroutfit everyday.I meanthat swhy uniformswere invented.So,heres whatI did.I createdmy ownuniform.To dothis,I chose an appropriate outfit.Then Ibought multipleitems of the samestyle indifferent shades..
14.CIt matters a lot in jobs involving interaction with others.【视听一致,注意竖耳词〃but”】Q14:What doesthe speakersay aboutlooking smarter原文:But if your job involves interactingwith otherpeople,the answerto thisis oftenyes,So ratherthan findinga system,Ithink we should justdo whateverhelp ustoachieve our goalsthat work.
15.D Dowhatever ispossible tolook smart.【顺序原则有诈,利用关键词smarter竖耳词overall]Q15:What doesthe speakeradvise peopledo in an image obsessed world原文Overall,when it comes to work,you haveto ask yourself:will looking,smarter enhancemy ability to domy job.
16.A Theirobsession withconsumption.【视听—致】O16:What has prevented Americans happiness levels from increasing原文:This phenomenonhas resultedin significantcredit carddebt,enormous environmental footprints,and perhapsnot coincidentally,our happinesslevels have failed to increase over the same half century.
17.AThings that we cherish most.【难根据上下文推断,注意竖耳词Firstly】Q17:What things should we possess accordingto the speaker原文Howcan we live more basically Firstly,we mustruthlessly cutthe unnecessaryobjects out of ourlives.To extendconsumption,we shouldthink beforewe buy,and ask yourselves,will ittruly makeme happierObviously,we shouldpossess somegreat stuff,but wewant belongingsthat weregoing tolove foryears.
18.A Theyserve multiplepurposes.【难,根据上下文推断】Q18:What dowe learnabout theitems in thespeakers home原文:A Finally,we needmultifunctional spacesand housewares.Combined amovable wallwith transformingfurniture toget moreout ofmy limitedspace.
19.C Over10%of the respondents liedabout thedistance theydrove【同义替换12%=over10%]Q19:What didthe teamof scientistfind in their study原文:they found that12%of respondentsreported thedistance theydrove as less thanthe actualfigure,giving anaverage answerof384miles.
20.C Theywanted toprotect theirreputation【川页序原贝U有诈,注意关键词和竖耳词〃now”】Q20:Why would people fabricate numbers to their own detriment accordingtothe researchers原文:Now,believe itor not.People sometimeslie inorder tomaintain agood honestreputation.
1..B Theyseem intuitive.【难,同义替换intuitive=be lockedinto place]
21.Q21:What doesthespeakerthink of theresearchers1findings原文:By the time werein our early20s,these tastesget lockedinto placepretty firmly.
22.D Olderpeoples aversion to new music.【难,根据上下文新的音乐对于老年人来说,好像都是大同小异推断】
23.What doesthespeakermainly discussin thistalk c原文So to older people,newer,less familiarsongs mightall soundthe same》
23.A Theyno longerlisten to new music.【难根据上下文工作忙,没时间听音乐推断出答案】
24.What havestudies foundabout mostpeople by the timethey turned33原文:For many people over30,job andfamily obligationsincrease,so theresless time tosend discovering new music.Instead,many willsimply listen to old,familiar favoritesfrom thatperiod of their liveswhen theyhad morefree time.
25.D Themore youexperience something,the betteryoull appreciateit.【此题难度大,根据上下文推断得出】
26.What dowe learnfrom one of the most researched laws of social psychology原文Both of these mightexplain why.the songs we listen to duringthis periodbecome somemorable and beloved.
27.D Teenagersare muchmore sentimental.【此题难度大,根据上下文推断得出】
28.What mightexplain thefact thatsongs peoplelisten toin theirteen yearsare memorable andbeloved原文:Psychology researchhas shownthat the emotions that we experience as teens seem more intense than those that come later,and wealso know that intenseemotions areassociated withstronger memoriesand.preferences.Both ofthese mightexplain why.the songswe listen to duringthis periodbecome somemorable andbeloved.W:That moneyleft ouraccount andwow thatyou should be payingout Youare suddenlysaying thatyou didntreceive iton time.Im reallyskeptical aboutthis claim.M:The contractdoes saythat anymiss paymentin ayear willaffect theterms andconditions ofthe insurancecontract andmay affectclaim s.Of course^I canpass youontomy managerto talkto youmore aboutthis W:Ive alreadyspoken tohim andyou cantell himIm furiousnow.And thatyour companyhas alaw suitonitshands4You willbe hearingfrom mvlawyer,wood bveQuestion2:What isthe problemthe womansfamilyencounteredQuestion3:What hascaused theso calledbizairQ technicaldetail accordingtothe man Question4:What doesthe womansayshe willdoattheendoftheconversation Conversation2W:5How doyou feelaboul Ihefuture ofartificial intePiKencePersonally,I feelQuite ODtimistic aboutit M:5AI Im not sooptimistic actually.In factits,something we should beconcerned aboutW:Well,it willhelp ushumans understandourselves betterand whenwe have a betterunderstanding of ourselves,we canim provethe worldM:Well onething is for suretechnology isevolving fasterthan ourability tounderstand it,and in the futureAI willmake jobskind ofpointless W:6I thinkartificial intelliHencewill actuallyhelp createnew kindsof jobs,which wouldreauire lessof ourtime andallow usto beCDirtered oncreative tasksM:I doubtthat verymuch.Probably thelast jobthat willbe writingAI sofbvareand theneventually AI will justwrite hisn softwareW:At thattime,wearegoing tohavealot ofjobswhichnobody willwant toda Sowe wontneed artificialintelligence for the robotsto takecare ofthe oldguys likeus.M:I dont know.7TherSs arisk thathuman civilizationcould beiwlaccd bv口superiortypeofdigitallife AIwillbe able tocompletely simulatea personin everywav DossibisIn factsome DCODICthink wdreinasimulation rightnow.W:Tha£s impossibleHumans cant evenmake amosquito Computersonly havechips,people havebrains,and that;s wherethe wisdomcomes from.M:8Once ifsfullv developed,AIwillbecome tiredof tryingto communicatewith humansas wewould bemuch slowerthinkers incomparison W:I mnot sosure Aco mput eris aco mput erandacom puteris justa toy.M:Computers caneasily communicateincredibly fest,so thecomputer willjust getimpatient talkingto humansIf11be barelygetting anyinformation outW:Well Ibelieve theresabenevolent futurewith ALI alsothink youwatch toomany sciencefiction filmsQ8What isthemans concernabout AItechnology Toachievefinancialsecurity Howmuch yousaveisalwaysmoreimportant Thentheamountyouearnorhowshrewdlyyou invest◎If yoreunder30years oldyour goalshouldbetosave20%of vourmonthlv incomeafter taxdeductions Thisis irrespectiveof howmuchyouearn.Approxi mately50%shouldbereserved faressentials likefood andaccom modationThe remaining30%is forrecreation andentertainment Butfor manyyoung people^if11be difficultto designatesuch alarge proportionof theirincome forsavings.10If youfind ilhard losave anymoney alall startby cullingall unnecessarySD6ndinq allocatea tinyamount of1or2%forsavingsand graduallyincrease thatamount HAl wavskeen that20%Roal inmind Dreventyourself fhpmbecoming complacentIt canbe challengingto stickto sucha strictplan Butifyouadopt______________________________________________________thright mindsetvou shouldbable tomakeitworkforvou Sowhat shouldyou beIn caseyou needsome cashin anemergency,the largestproportion shouldbe investedin retirementplans,either foryour employei;all privately,you cankeep somemoney forhigh risk,but potentiallylucrative investmentsDividends canbe reinvestedcr usedto purchasesomething youlike Byfollowing thisplan,you shouldhopefully beabletoenjoy yourlife now,and stillbe financiallysecure inthe futureQuestions,9to11are basedon thepassage you have justheard.their Iwork inadvertising andI like to keepupwithcurrent trends,mainly becauseI maware thatwe live in animageobsessedwor]d12However,when Ifirststartedmy_ioh occasionallyId catcha glimpseof myselfinthelifts andfind mvselfthinkingthatI lookeda totalmess.Was Ibeing heldback bymy choiceof clothingThe shortanswer is“Yes”,especially whenclients arequick tojudge youon yourstyle ratherthan yourwork.13But noone canbe uniquewith heroutfit everyday.I cuanthai swhy imiformswere invenledSo herds whatI didI createdmy ownuniform.To dothis IchoseanappropriateoutfitThen Ibought multipleitems ofthe samestyle indifferent shadesNow,I neverworry aboutwhat fm wearinginthemorning Evenif Ido geta bittiredofjust wearingthe sameclassic pieces.14Overall whenitcomestoworkyouhaveto_______________________askyourselfwith lookingsmarter canenhance mvability todmy iohFor some,this questionmay notbe anissue atall,especially ifyou workremotely andrarely seeyour colleaguescr cliaitsface tofacu Butifyourjobinvolvesinteracting“yes”.15So ralherIhan fighlingihe syslem,I thinkweshouldiust dowhatever helpsustoachieveoureoals atwork Ifthat meansplaying itsafe withvour image,then lefs facit出s probablvworth itQ
14.What doesthe speakerssay aboutlooking smarteiRecording OneDid youknowthatAmericans haveapproximately3times theamount ofspace wehad50years agoTherefor^you dthink wouldhave sufficientroom forall ofour possessionsOn thecontrary the,personal storagebusiness isnowagrowing industryW eve gottriple thespace,but weve becomesuch enthusiasticconsumers thatwe requireeven more16This phenomenonhas resultedin significantcredit carddebt enormousenvironmentalfootprintsand DerhaDsnot coincidentally ourhaDDiness levelshavefailedto increaseoverthe samehalfcentury.,Fm hereto suggestan alternative.They rehaving lessmight actually beapreferable decisionMany ofus haveexperienced atsome stage,the pleasureof possessingless17I proposethat lessstuff andless spacecan notonly helpyou economizebut alsosimplify yourlife Irecently startedan innovativeproject todiscover some creativesolutions thatoffered meeverything Irequired Bypurchasing anapartment Therewas40square metersinstead of
60.I immediatelysaved$200,
000.Smaller spaceleads toreduced utilitybills andalso asmaller carbonfootprint,because ifsdesigned aroundan editedcollection ofpossessions,Hmited tomy favoritestuff fmreally excitedto livethere HowcanwelivemorebasicallyFirstly,we mustbriefly cutthe unnecessaryobjects out ofourlives tostem consumptionWe shouldthink beforewe buyand askourselves:Will ittruly makeme happierObviously,weshouldpossess somegreat stuffbut wewant belongingsthat weregoing tolove foryears.Secondly,we requirespace efficiency.W ewant appliancesthat aredesign edfor usemost ofthe time,not Finally,we needmultifunctional spacesand housewares Icombined amovable wallwith transformingfurniture toget moreoutofmy limitedspace.Consider mycoffee tableIt increasesin sizeto accommodatetex Myoffice istucked away,easily hidden.My bedsimply popsoutofthe wallFor gas,I canrelocate themovable walland utilizethe foldableguest bedsI installed.Imnotsaying weshould allliveintiny apartments,but considerthe benefitscf anedited lifeW henyou returnhome andwalk throughyour frontdooi;take amo ment toaskyourselvesCould Ido withalittlelife editingWould thatgive memore freedomand moretime Question16to18are basedon therecording Question
16.W hathaspreventedAmericanshappinesslevelsfromincreasing Question
17.W hatthingsshouldwepossessaccordingtothespeakerQuestion
18.What dowe learnabout theitems inthe speakershome RecordingTwo Now,believe itor not,19people sometimeslie inorder tomaintain agood honestreputation evenif ithurts thantodoSQ Atleast thisis whata teamof scientistsis suggestingwith evidenceto proveit.Picture thisscenario-you oftendrive forwork andcanbecompensated forup to400miles permonth.Most peopleatyourcompany driveabout300miles eachmonth.But thismonth youdrove400miles.How manymiles doyou thinkyoud claimin yourexpense reportThe scientistsasked thisexact questionas part ofthestudy werediscussing today.With surprisingresults theyfound that12%of respondentsreported thedistance theydrove asless thanthe actualfigure,giving anaverage answerof384miles Inother words,they liedabout thenumber ofmiles,even thoughthey wouldforfeit moneythey wereowed.The researchersbelieve thiswas toseem honestwith theassumption beingthat otherswould besuspicious ofa highexpense claim.But why wouldpeople fabricatenumbers totheir owndetriment20The researchersexplained thatmany DCODICcare agreat dealabout theirreDutation andhow theyllbe judgedby otheis.If theycare,enough,they reconcerned aboutappearing honestand notlosing therespect ofothers-maybe greaterthan theirdesire toactuallybehonest Theresearchers assertthat thefindings suggestthat whenpeople obtainvery favorableoutcomes,they anticipateother peoplessuspicious reactionsand preferlying and appearing honestto tellingthe truthandappearingas selfishliars Sowhy isthis researchimportant Well,e xpertsgenerally agreethere aretwo maintypes oflie—selfish liesand liesthat aremeant tobenefit othersThe first,as youmay predict,isforself曲gain,such assubmitting afraudulent claimto aninsurance companywhile thesecond involveslying tohelp othersor notoffend othersFor example,telling afriend whoseoutfit youdont likethat theylook great.But theresearchers aresuggesting athird typeof lying:lying tomaintain agood reputationNow thishypothesis isnew,and someskeptics arguethat thisisnt awhole newcategory oflie21But thfindingsseem intuitiveto me.After aU,oneofthe mainmotivations forlying istoincreaseour worthintheeyes ofothers.So itseems highlylikely thatpeople willlie toseem honestQuestions19to21are basedontherecording Question19:What dida teamof scientistsfind in their studyQuestion20:whywouldpeoplefabricatenumberstotheirowndetriment accordingtotheresearchers RecordingThree22Why doold peopledislike new music AsFve grownolder,I oftenhear peoplemy agesay thingslike,They justdont makegood musicliket hey usedto.”22Why doosthis happenLuckily,psychology cangivus someinsights intoythetime wereinourearly20s,these tastesget lockedinto placepretty firmly.23In factstudies havefoundthatbv thetime weturn33most ofus havestewed listening to newmusic Meanwhilepopular songsreleased whenyouinthe earlyforthe restof yourlife Therecouldbea biologicalexplanation forthis.As theresevidence thatthe brainsabilitytomake subtledistinctions betweendifferent chords,rhythms,and melodiesdeteriorate rateswith age,so toolder peoplenewer;less familiarsongs mightall soundthesame.But theremay besome simplerreasons forolder peoples aversion tonewmusic24Oue ofthemost researchedlaws ofsocialpsvchologv issomething calledsomethinq themore wetend tolike itThis happenswith peoplewe know,the advertisementswe see,and the songswe listentothe“mere exposureeffect”,which,in essence.means thattherewere exposedto Whenyoure inyour earlyteens,you probablyspend afair amountof timelisteningtomusic orwatching musicvideos Yourfavorite songsand artistsbecome familiar;comforting partsof yourroutine Formanypeopleover30,job andfamily obligationsincrease.So thereslesstimeto spenddiscoveringnewmusic.Instead,many willsimply listentooldfamiliar favoritesfrom thatperiod of their liveswhen theyhad morefree werentnecessarily carefree.Theyre famouslyTV showsand moviesrevolve aroundhigh school25theemotionsthatweexperienceasteensseemmore intensethanthosethatcomelater.And wealso knowthat intenseemotions areassociated withstronger memoriesOf course^those teen years confusingand preferencesBoth ofthese mightexplain whvthesongswelistento duringthis periodbecome somemorableandbeloved whichis whyso manySo theresnothing wrongwith yourparents becausetheydont likeyour music.Rather,its allpartofthe naturalorder ofthings.Question22What doesthespeakermainly discussin thistalk Question
23.What havestudies foundabout mostpeople bythetimethey turn33Question24Whatdowe learnfrom oneofthemostresearchedlawsofsocial psychologyQuestion
25.What mightexplain thefact thatsongs peoplelistentointheirteenyearsare参考答案参考答案忽略ABCD序号烟为四六级选项打乱的,看答案内容
1.B Herclaim hasbeen completelydisregarded.
2.B Theground flooroftheircottage wasflooded.
3.A Thewomansfailure topay herhouseinsurance in time.
4.D Filealawsuitagainsttheinsurancecompany.
5.C Theydisagreeabout thefutureofAltechnology.
6.D Lesstime-consuming andfocusing oncreation.
7.C Digitallife couldreplacehumancivilization.
8.A Itwillbesmarter thanhuman beings.
11.A Apropermindset
12.A Shefoundheroutfitinappropriate.
18.C Theyserve multiplepurposes.
19.D Over10%oftherespondents liedabout thedistance thedrove.
20.B Theywant toprotect theirreputation.
21.C Theyseem intuitive.
22.A Olderpeoplesaversiontonewmusic.
23.D Theyno longerlistentonewmusic.
24.A Themore youexperience something,the betteryoullappreciate it.
25.D Teenagersemotions aremoreintense.1:C Herclaimhasbeencompletelydisregarded.2:A Theground flooroftheircottage wasflooded.3:D Thewoman7sfailuretopayherhouseinsuranceintime.13:A Tosavethetroubleofchoosingauniqueoutfiteveryday.14:C Itmattersalotinjobsinvolvinginteractionwithothers.15:D Dowhatever ispossible tolook smart16:A Theirobsession withconsumption.17:D Thingsthatwecherishmost.19:C Over10%oftherespondents liedaboutthedistance theydrove.20:C Theywanted toprotect theirreputation.。