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Section A
Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
Q.1- A. Spending their holidays in a novel way.
- B. Exploring more summer holiday resorts.
- C. Surfing online to check out the best deals.
- D. Renting a car instead of driving their own.
解析
女士今年夏天想做什么?文章第一句便为我们揭晓了答案:她想租一辆露营车,然后多探索一下。选出A,以一种新奇的方式度过假期。novel不仅仅有“小说”的意思,还有“新颖的,珍奇的”之意。
Q.2- A. He did not like to be locked into one place.
- B. He did not find holiday homes appealing.
- C. He was well-traveled.
- D. He once owned a van.
解析
根据对话,我们了解到关于男士祖父的什么信息?在女士给男士介绍完露营车后,男士说他的祖父也有一辆露营车,但是听上去没有那么吸引她。从这句话中可以得知,男士的祖父也有一辆露营车。正确答案为D。
Q.3- A. Generate their own electricity.
- B. Drive under any weather condition.
- C. Receive instructions via computers.
- D. Ensure the safety of passengers.
解析
根据女士的说法,现在很多露营车能做什么?女士为男士介绍说,现在的露营车已经大不一样了。一些有太阳能板的车,停下来之后可以提供电力。这样,人们仍然可以用电脑或给手机充电。A选项正确。
Q.4- A. Riding one's mountain bike on vacation.
- B. Slowing down in one's increasingly hectic life
- C. Enjoying the freedom to choose where to go and work.
- D. Having one's basic needs covered while away from home.
解析
女士觉得什么想法很有吸引力?女士说,很多人已经全职过上了这样的生活,并能通过直播赚钱。想象一下,你可以自由地去任何你想去的地方,在世界上任何地方工作。言语间表露出女士对这种自由的生活的向往。C正确。
Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
Q.5- A. Her physical health has deteriorated these past few weeks.
- B. She has lagged behind most of her co-workers in output.
- C. Her job performance has worsened over the past month.
- D. She has missed several important appointments lately.
解析
从男子的描述中我们可以了解到女士的什么信息?男士见到女士后便说他就开门见山直说了。他说过去一个月左右的时间里,女士的表现明显下降了。从对话中我们也可以了解到,俩人为工作场合的上下属。因此正确答案为C。
Q.6- A. Penalty for curtailed output.
- B. Some problems at home.
- C. Disturbance of her mind.
- D. Serious health issues.
解析
女士说她目前正在经历什么?女士对自己表现的下滑做出了解释:自己正在面临一些家事,且不是令人喜悦的,而是令人悲伤的。选出B。
Q.7- A. The woman's whole-hearted support.
- B. The woman's work proficiency.
- C. His management capability.
- D. His engaging personality.
解析
男士说什么使他的工作容易得多?在商量了请假事宜后,男士鼓励了女士说很认可她的专业能力,这使得他的工作容易了很多。答案为B。
Q.8- A. The man will help the woman get back to her usual self.
- B. The man will be back at his 100% in a couple of weeks.
- C. The woman will be off work on the next two Mondays.
- D. The woman will resume her work in two weeks.
解析
在文章最后,双方达成了什么共识?男士说,他想要的是女士100%回归工作状态,并且问女士只休息后面两个周一是不是够。女士说够了。由此我们得知,女士将会休下两个周一。
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Section B
Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Q.9- A. It can have an impact on our moods and emotions.
- B. It can improve our financial status significantly.
- C. It can help us achieve better work performance.
- D. It can enable us to live a healthier and longer life.
解析
关于高等教育,研究表明了什么?文章开头说,有很多因素都影响了我们的健康水平,其中包括教育。研究表明,较高的教育水平可以带来更好的健康,甚至更长的寿命。答案为D。
Q.10- A. One's health tends to differ before and after marriage.
- B. The spouse's level of education can impact one's health.
- C. The wealthier one's spouse is, the healthier one becomes.
- D. One's health status is related to one's social background.
解析
我们从这项新研究的发现中学到了什么?后文中又对人的伴侣的教育水平进行了研究,得出结论为伴侣的教育水平越高,其自身的健康状况也会受到正面影响。B正确,伴侣的教育水平对我们自己也是有影响的。
Q.11- A. They had more education than their spouses.
- B. They had much in common with their spouses.
- C. They benefited a lot from their career achievements.
- D. They showed interest in their spouses' occupations.
解析
文章对新研究样本中的男性说了什么?文章倒数第二句说,该样本里的女性比男性的教育水平更低,职业成就也更低。反之,可以得出男性的教育水平和职业成就都更高,选出A。
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Q.12- A. Finding out the changing climate patterns.
- B. Identifying the cities' geological features.
- C. Forecasting flood risks accurately.
- D. Eliminating their root cause.
解析
易受洪水影响的城市面临的主要挑战是什么?文中第二句说,由于洪水对人的生命和财产都是重大威胁,因此了解和准确预测洪水风险是全球脆弱城市面临的一项关键挑战。C项正确。
Q.13- A. To validate his hypothesis about the gravity of floods.
- B. To determine the frequency of high tides causing floods.
- C. To see the feasibility of his project on flooding.
- D. To improve his mathematical flooding model.
解析
德里克·洛夫特斯在涨潮时收集普通市民的数据有什么目的?文中说,他将利用这些数据来验证和改进他的数学洪水模型——潮汐观察。这些数据是为了改进他的数学模型。答案为D。
Q.14- A. To forecast rapid floods in real time.
- B. To classify the flooding data processed.
- C. To study the consequences of high tides on flooded areas.
- D. To teach local citizens how to collect data of incoming floods.
解析
文中说德里克·洛夫特斯的任务是什么?文中说,准确的洪水预报需要了解地面的情况。到21世纪初,超级计算机已经足够先进,科学家可以将天气预报模型与此类测量结合起来。但他们仍然没有实时预测快速移动的洪水的至关重要的能力。这也就是德里克·洛夫特斯的任务。选出A。
Q.15- A. They tracked the rising tides with video-cameras.
- B. They set up Internet-connected water-level sensors.
- C. They used newly-developed super computing facilities.
- D. They observed the direction of water flow on the spot.
解析
洛夫特斯和他的同事们是如何获得水的高度和运动的数据的?在2017年,洛夫特斯和同事们在弗吉尼亚州诺福克的洪水风险社区建立了一个由28个互联网连接的水位传感器组成的小组。也就是说,是由水位传感器获得的数据。选出B。
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Section C
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.
Q.16- A. To debate the validity of current survey data.
- B. To argue about the value of a college degree.
- C. To account for the drastic decline in employment among men.
- D. To compare men without college degrees with those who have.
解析
说话者说什么已经成为一种习惯?文章第一句说,现在,争论大学学位的价值已成为一种习惯(由于越来越多的人讨论)。B选项正确。
Q.17- A. The issue of changing job requirements.
- B. The increase in women taking up jobs.
- C. The impact of inflation.
- D. The factor of wages.
解析
最近一篇研究报告的研究人员首先考虑了什么?说话者在讲话中间提到,美国国家经济研究局最近发表的一篇研究报告对男性就业率下降的解释进行了回顾,首先考虑了工资问题。由此可知,正确答案为D。
Q.18- A. The sharp decline in marriage among men with no college degrees.
- B. The wage gap between those with college degrees and those without.
- C. More jobs requiring their holders to have a college degree nowadays.
- D. Men's unwillingness to accept low wages in times of growing inflation.
解析
最近的这篇论文认为,对男性就业问题的一种新的潜在解释是什么?文中对男性就业问题提出两种潜在原因。其中一种是没有大学学历的男性结婚率大幅下降,以及结婚人数在减少,但加入职场的女性在增加,这两个变化意味着男性没有家庭需要供养。选项中涉及其中任意一项即可。正确答案为A。
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the recording you have just heard.
Q.19- A. More and more people attach importance to protecting endangered animals.
- B. An increasing number of people demand to free animals being kept in cages.
- C. More and more people prioritize animal welfare when buying things to wear.
- D. An increasing number of people follow the latest trend of becoming vegetarians.
解析
一个市场研究团队在其最新的时尚和可持续发展报告中发现了什么?文章第二句说,最新的时尚和可持续报告指出,有42%的人表明动物福祉是人们在买衣服前考虑的首要问题。C项正确。
Q.20- A. Utilized a silk substitute made from mushrooms.
- B. Refrained from using chemicals in their products.
- C. Labeled all their products as vegan.
- D. Avoided the use of leather and fur.
解析
一些世界著名的时装设计师已经做了一段时间什么事?一些为高端的服装品牌设计的设计师已经有一段时间不用皮革和皮毛了。选出D,已经避免了皮革和皮毛的使用。
Q.21- A. Whether they can be regarded as ethical.
- B. Whether they can be considered sustainable.
- C. Whether they actually signify a substantial change.
- D. Whether they effectively protect animals at large.
解析
关于“纯素”产品,说话者说哪方面还有待考证?文中主要描述“纯素”产品的普及情况,并说道德产品通常都是溢价的,同时也提出,目前尚不清楚这些新产品是否可以被视为道德产品。A项正确。
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.
Q.22- A. The belief is less prevalent that the world is going to hell.
- B. The environmental welfare has worsened in the world.
- C. The world has seen more violence in recent years.
- D. The era we live in is the most peaceful in history.
解析
说话者陈述的事实之一是什么?文章开头主要描述这个世界有多么糟糕和混乱,但同时又说,我们生活在历史上最和平的年代,各种暴力都急剧减少。得出说话人还是对当下世界比持乐观态度,选出D。
Q.23- A. They did not wish to live in the previous century.
- B. They were convinced by the statistics presented to them.
- C. They believed the world was deteriorating.
- D. They were actually not in their right mind.
解析
从YouGov 2015年的一项调查中,我们对大多数英国人和法国人有什么了解?根据YouGov 2015年的一项调查显示,65%的英国人和81%的法国人认为世界在越变越糟。C项正确,认为世界在恶化。其中deteriorate指”恶化,退化“。
Q.24- A. Our ancestors' influence.
- B. Our psychological biases.
- C. The current state of affairs.
- D. The subjectivity of mass media.
解析
我们普遍的绝望情绪说明了什么?文中说,我们普遍的绝望情绪是非理性的。它更多地反映了我们自己,而不是事物的真实面貌。各种心理偏见是能够解释其现象的最好的原因,这些偏见为我们的祖先进化服务。由此可知,普遍的绝望情绪是我们的心理偏见。B项正确。
Q.25- A. Paying attention to negative information.
- B. Calculating dangerous risks to our survival.
- C. Vacuuming up depressing or enraging stories.
- D. Spreading exciting news around us far and wide.
解析
什么是我们进化史上的好事?文中解释了为什么坏消息特别有说服力的原因。并说在我们的进化过程中,我们的注意力也很容易被负面信息所吸引,这些信息可能表明对我们自身生存构成危险的风险,也就是让我们意识到一些风险所在。A项正确。