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Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
Q.1- A. It was spacious and tranquil.
- B. It was warm and comfortable.
- C. It was shabby and solitary.
- D. It was tiny and noisy.
解析
题干为What was the woman’s first impression of the apartment? 女士对公寓的第一印象是什么？从首轮对话中，我们了解到女士对公寓并不满意。但从对话中我们了解到，女士对它的第一印象是很正面的：the apartment seemed cozy, just the right size for one person. 女士认为它很温馨，大小对于一个人居住来说刚刚好。四个选项中B项是最贴切的，正确。C项的shabby and solitary是女士搬进去之后对它的印象。
Q.2- A. She no longer hates people talking loudly in the dorm.
- B. She misses her roommates she used to complain about.
- C. She begins to enjoy the movies she once found irritating.
- D. She finds the crowded dorm as cozy as her new apartment.
解析
题干为Why does the woman say she’s going to sound like an idiot? 为什么女士说她会要说些愚蠢的话？当男士问女士她是不是想念大学室友时，她说她要说些听上去像傻瓜一样的话，因为她曾向男士抱怨她们的宿舍又挤，室友又比较吵闹，但她现在非常想念她们。她改变了自己的想法。选出B。
Q.3- A. He found the apartment perfectly furnished.
- B. He had a feeling of despair and frustration.
- C. He had a similar feeling to the woman's.
- D. He felt the new place was like paradise.
解析
题干为What do we learn about the man when he left the dormitory to live on his own? 当男士离开宿舍独自生活时，我们了解到什么？对于女士表达的想法，男士表示，他当时迫不及待的想要自己住，但独自生活之后他就开始感到孤独并且怀念室友们了。也就是他和女士有着差不多的感受：都是在搬出去后开始怀念室友。C项正确。
Q.4- A. Go to see the woman's apartment.
- B. Make a phone call to his parents.
- C. Buy some furniture for the woman.
- D. Decorate the woman's apartment.
解析
题干为What does the man say he can’t wait to do? 男士说他迫不及待想做什么?在女士形容完自己的公寓后，男士说他迫不及待想去看看。也就是去参观女士的公寓。A正确。
Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
Q.5- A. He works as a literary critic.
- B. He hosts an educational program.
- C. He has initiated a university reform.
- D. He has published a book recently.
解析
题干为What do we learn from the conversation about the man? 关于男士，我们从对话中了解到什么？文章开头首先对嘉宾进行了介绍：Frank Jones是一名教育体系的评论员，也是一本新书的作家。D包含了其中的信息：他最近出版了一本新书。
Q.6- A. It fails to keep up with the radical changes of society.
- B. It fails to ensure universities get sufficient resources.
- C. It has not prepared young people for the job market.
- D. It has not fostered the growth of the arts disciplines.
解析
题干为What does the man believe is the problem with the current American system of higher education? 男士认为当前美国高等教育体系的问题是什么?女士说到男士支持美国大学进行彻底改变。男士说是的，因为高等教育的目的是为了让年轻人为将来进入职场做准备，但当下的教育体系是做不到的。即目前的教育体系没有让年轻人为就业市场做好准备。C正确。后一句说到，我们把太多的资源分配给了不符合雇主需求的学科，但并非学校没有得到充足的资源，排除B。
Q.7- A. More of the budget should go to science and technology.
- B. The underfunded music discipline should be prioritized.
- C. Subdisciplines like sculpture should get more funding.
- D. Literature should get as much funding as engineering.
解析
题干为How should the education budget be allocated according to the man? 根据男士所说，教育预算应该如何分配？男士认为，教育资源应用于找工作更容易的学科上，比如科学和工程。A选项与其同义。而要实现这一步，男士认为要从艺术类学科比如艺术和音乐里匀一部分预算给科学和工程，由此可以将其他选项都排除。
Q.8- A. Build a prosperous nation.
- B. Make skilled professionals.
- C. Create ingenious artists.
- D. Cultivate better citizens.
解析
题干为What does the woman say the arts can do? 女士说艺术可以做什么？女士对此有些不认同，她认为艺术有自身的价值，是文化的一部分。可以帮助年轻人以更深刻的方式思考世界，成为更好的公民，创造一个更好的社会。其最终目的是可以拥有更好的公民和更好的社会。D选项的培养更好的公民符合文意。
Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Q.9- A. It is quite common.
- B. It is rarely noticed.
- C. It seldom annoys people.
- D. It occurs when one is alone.
解析
题干为What do we learn about the feeling that one doesn’t have time to think anymore? 我们从没有时间思考的感觉中了解到什么?文章第一句话说到，如果你觉得没有时间思考，你不是一个人。反映出其实很多人都觉得自己没时间思考。选出A项：这很常见。
Q.10- A. Seeing things in black and white.
- B. Engaging in regular contemplation.
- C. Having a special understanding of creativity.
- D. Knowing how to make their mental batteries work.
解析
题干为What trait do all great professionals share? 所有优秀的专业人士都有什么共同特点？文中说到现在的人没有什么时间反思，假期也是更多用于度假，不会用来沉思。而思考是所有优秀的专业人士必定会定期做的事情。B正确。这道题中几个词汇可以积累：题干中的trait意为“特征，特点”，文中的contemplation意为“沉思，冥想”，underlie意为“构成……的基础”。
Q.11- A. Engaging in intense activity.
- B. Fantasizing in one’s down time.
- C. Working on a particular project.
- D. Reflecting during one’s relaxation.
解析
题干为What do some researchers believe is conducive to creative ideas?一些研究人员认为什么有助于产生创造性的想法?文章最后说，在一段紧张的工作后放松的时候重新审视一些事情，这是我们最有创造力的时候。也就是在放松的时候去反思时会体现出创造力，D与之同义。创造性不出现于紧张工作时，排除A。
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Q.12- A. Farmers helped Native Americans grow crops.
- B. There were expansive university campuses.
- C. There existed post offices.
- D. Migrants found gold there.
解析
题干为What does the passage say about Colorado before it became a state?在科罗拉多成为一个州之前，文章说了什么？第一句说：Even before Colorado was a state, it had post offices. 在科罗拉多是个州以前，它就有邮局了。C项正确。后一句说，第一家邮局于1859年开业，在一个由寻找黄金的移民建立的定居点。但没有提及移民有没有找到黄金，需要排除D。
Q.13- A. It helped to boost the economy in the American West.
- B. It provided job opportunities for many gold seekers.
- C. It extended the influence of the federal government.
- D. It kept people in the deserts and plains connected.
解析
题干为How did the postal service contribute to America’s westward expansion? 邮政服务对美国的西部扩张有何贡献？后文中，文章描述了美国西部扩张的情况。文中说到，由于联邦补贴和土地赠予，人们被吸引前往沙漠和平原，邮政服务使得他们与其他地方保持联系。D项符合文意。
Q.14- A. It employed Native Americans to work as postmen.
- B. It commissioned private wagons to carry the mail.
- C. It subsidized the locals who acted as postmasters.
- D. It centralized postal services in its remote areas.
解析
题干为What did the federal government do to meet the increasing demand for the postal service in the West? 联邦政府做了什么来满足西部对邮政服务日益增长的需求？由于越来越多的人选择移民，邮政服务需求也越来越大，邮政服务也被添加到现有的企业中。为了应对需求，联邦政府委托私人马车运送邮件，B项正确。答案和原文完全对照。commission意为”委任“。
Q.15- A. He analyzed interactive maps of mail routes.
- B. He read a large collection of books on the topic.
- C. He examined its historical trends with data science.
- D. He collected data about its impact on local business.
解析
题干为What did Mr. Blevins do to study the history of the US postal service? 布莱文斯先生做了什么来研究美国邮政服务的历史?靠近结尾处，文章说到，布莱文斯先生写了一本关于美国邮政服务的书。他用了数据来分析历史趋势来研究这一话题。选项C中的内容与其同义。后一句说，他还建立了一个配套的网站，配有交互式地图。并不是分析了交互式地图，需要排除A。
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.
Q.16- A. Higher levels of anxiety may improve people’s memory.
- B. Some experiences are easier to remember than others.
- C. Most people tend to remember things selectively.
- D. Simple things may leave a deep impression on one’s memory.
解析
题干为What does the speaker say the new study suggests?说话者说这项新研究表明了什么？注意听a new study suggests后面的内容：a new study suggests that people with higher anxiety levels might remember certain information better than people with lower anxiety levels. 研究表明，焦虑程度较高的人可能比焦虑程度较低的人更能记住某些信息。也就是焦虑能提高人们对某些事物的记忆能力，选出A。
Q.17- A. They classified the participants’ mindset.
- B. They showed some photos to the participants.
- C. They measured the participants’ anxiety levels.
- D. They tested the size of the participants’ vocabulary.
解析
题干为What did researchers do first in the new study? 在这项新研究中，研究人员首先做了什么？后文中说，在这项研究中，研究人员首先对80名本科生进行了焦虑测试。该测试测量了参与者在接下来的两周内的焦虑水平。C正确，研究首先测量了参与者的焦虑水平。下一步是向参与者展示一系列词汇，也有一些词汇以图片的形式展出，但不是在测试参与者的词汇量，也不是开展调查后做的第一件事，故排除B、D。
Q.18- A. Anxiety has become a serious problem for an increasing number of people.
- B. Extreme levels of anxiety can adversely affect cognitive performance.
- C. People diagnosed with anxiety disorder may forget things selectively.
- D. There is no direct correlation between memory and levels of anxiety.
解析
题干为What do we learn from previous studies about anxiety? 我们从之前关于焦虑的研究中学到了什么？答案句为倒数第二句，先前的研究发现，极度焦虑的经历对记忆和认知表现非常有害。B项体现出了该观点。同时排除D项，记忆和焦虑程度之间是存在一定关联的。
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the recording you have just heard.
Q.19- A. They compare products from different companies before making a choice.
- B. They get information from other consumers’ postings and comments.
- C. They lose patience when their phone call is not promptly answered.
- D. They expect to get instantaneous responses to their inquiry.
解析
题干为What does the speaker say about today’s consumers? 关于如今的消费者，作者是怎么说的？作者说互联网改变了人们的生活。如今的消费者，他们希望可以立刻得到信息。不然就会去问别家可以立即回复他们的公司。D选项正确。instantaneous意为“瞬间完成的”。前一句说，在以前，消费者必须打电话，耐心等待，才能获得他们想要的信息。但没有说如果没有得到及时回复，是否会失去耐心，排除C。
Q.20- A. Giving them rewards on the spot.
- B. Broadening their scope of interest.
- C. Speaking directly to their emotions.
- D. Focusing on the details of the product.
解析
题干为How do marketers capture consumers’ attention as quickly as possible? 营销人员如何尽可能快地抓住消费者的注意力？后文中说到大家现在的注意力都明显变短了，那要如何抓住消费者的注意力呢？营销人员需要找到直接与客户情感对话的方法，并且需要尽快找到。C选项与原文吻合。
Q.21- A. Change the rules of the game in the market every year.
- B. Keep up with the latest technological developments.
- C. Learn from technological innovators to do business.
- D. Make greater efforts to build up consumers’ confidence.
解析
题干为What does the speaker suggest marketers do to meet future challenges? 说话者建议营销人员如何应对未来的挑战？倒数第二句说话者说到，营销人员的信心在动摇，因为每年的游戏规则都在变。所以对于营销人员来说，关注最新的技术发展并考虑与技术创新者合作是很重要的。由此选出A。keep up我们都很熟悉了，表示保持对某事适当的了解及信息的更新。
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.
Q.22- A. People have only one social engagement per week.
- B. Working together enhances friendship.
- C. Few people have devoted friends.
- D. Friendships benefit work.
解析
题干为What does the speaker say is interesting? 说话人说什么很有趣？文章第一句首先表明，友谊的好处跨越了社交层面，进入了人们的工作中。但人们花在工作中的时间比花在友谊上的时间要久，说话人认为该事实很有意思。D与说话人观点吻合，正确。后一句话说，说话者对朋友说，他满足于每周只社交一次，不是指人们每周只有一次社交活动，排除A。
Q.23- A. The impact of friends on people’s self-esteem.
- B. How supportive friends can be in the workplace.
- C. How to boost one’s sense of value and worthiness.
- D. The role of family ties in people’s mental well-being.
解析
题干为What did researchers from an American university analyze in their initial study? 美国一所大学的研究人员在他们最初的研究中分析了什么？文章第四句说，在一项初步研究中，专家学者分析了朋友对自尊和幸福感的影响。选出A。
Q.24- A. They show little interest in their friends’ work.
- B. They tend to be much more difficult to make.
- C. They are more trustworthy and reliable.
- D. They increase people’s job satisfaction.
解析
题干为What did the second study find about non-work friends? 关于工作以外的朋友，第二项研究发现了什么？定位至原文the second study处，第二项研究表明，我们对自己的感觉越好，就越有可能自信而称职地完成工作，即使不是工作上的朋友，也可以提高人们的工作满意度。也就是说非工作上的朋友也间接提高了我们的工作满意度。D正确。
Q.25- A. Allow employees to have a flexible work schedule.
- B. Encourage employees to be friends with colleagues.
- C. Help employees balance work and family responsibilities.
- D. Organize activities to nourish friendships outside of work.
解析
题干为What does the speaker suggest managers do? 说话人建议经理们怎么做？说话人随后说到，我们在考虑如何更好地平衡工作和生活时，不仅要考虑工作和家庭之间的平衡，也要考虑如何培养和维持友谊。所以在员工要求灵活的工作安排时，管理者不应该有任何歧视。也就是允许员工有一个灵活的工作时间安排，A符合文章意思。
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