1听音作答
- A. He would feel insulted.
- B. He would feel very sad.
- C. He would be embarrassed.
- D. He would be disappointed.
答案A
解析男士谈到在二手书店看到自己的书时明确说 'this is an insult'（这是一种侮辱），因为有人不想留着他的书，…
2听音作答
- A. They are worthy of a prize.
- B. They are of little value.
- C. They make good reading.
- D. They need improvement.
答案D
解析妻子曾认为新作的一小段是rubbish，但男士随后明确她批评的总是execution（表现/写作方式），不是ideas …
3听音作答
- A. He seldom writes a book straight through.
- B. He writes several books simultaneously.
- C. He draws on his real-life experiences.
- D. He often turns to his wife for help.
答案A
解析男士说 'I've often stopped writing a book and left it for a few…
4听音作答
- A. Writing a book is just like watching a football match.
- B. Writers actually work every bit as hard as footballers.
- C. He likes watching a football match after finishing a book.
- D. Unlike a football match, there is no end to writing a book.
答案D
解析男士用足球比赛作对比：球员有终场哨声，知道比赛结束，但 'It's funny for an author — ther…
5听音作答
- A. Achievements of black male athletes in college.
- B. Financial assistance to black athletes in college.
- C. High college dropout rates among black athletes.
- D. Undergraduate enrollments of black athletes.
答案C
解析开场即点明主题：'black athletes are dropping out of college across t…
6听音作答
- A. They display great talent in every kind of game.
- B. They are better at sports than at academic work.
- C. They have difficulty finding money to complete their studies.
- D. They make money for the college but often fail to earn a degree.
答案D
解析男士指出他们占创收球队的 50%-60%，是 'revenue-generating working class of …
7听音作答
- A. About 15%.
- B. Around 40%.
- C. Slightly over 50%.
- D. Approximately 70%.
答案C
解析女主持人说 'just barely more than half of the black male athletes…
8听音作答
- A. Coaches lack the incentive to graduate them.
- B. College degrees do not count much to them.
- C. They have little interest in academic work.
- D. Schools do not deem it a serious problem.
答案A
解析被问及为何没有改变时，男士说 'Coaches do not necessarily have the incentiv…
9听音作答
- A. Marketing strategies.
- B. Holiday shopping.
- C. Shopping malls.
- D. Online stores.
答案B
解析短文开篇即点明主题：'America's holiday shopping season starts on Black…
10听音作答
- A. About 50% of holiday shoppers.
- B. About 20-30% of holiday shoppers.
- C. About 136 million.
- D. About 183.8 million.
答案D
解析原文明确说 'About 183.8 million people will shop on Cyber Monday'…
11听音作答
- A. They have fewer customers.
- B. They find it hard to survive.
- C. They are thriving once more.
- D. They appeal to elderly customers.
答案C
解析原文 'Fortune says the weakest of the malls have closed; the s…
12听音作答
- A. Better quality of consumer goods.
- B. Higher employment and wages.
- C. Greater varieties of commodities.
- D. People having more leisure time.
答案B
解析经济学家 Gus Faucher 指出 'lower unemployment and rising wages cou…
13听音作答
- A. They are new species of big insects.
- B. They are overprescribed antibiotics.
- C. They are life-threatening diseases.
- D. They are antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
答案D
解析短文明确定义 'the new superbugs, which are antibiotic-resistant ba…
14听音作答
- A. Antibiotics are now in short supply.
- B. Many infections are no longer curable.
- C. Large amounts of tax money are wasted.
- D. Routine operations have become complex.
答案B
解析过度使用抗生素导致耐药细菌，常见感染也变得very difficult to provide medical care，…
15听音作答
- A. Facilities.
- B. Expertise.
- C. Money.
- D. Publicity.
答案C
解析短文结尾指出目前只有 1.2% 的预算用于研究该问题，并补充 'This is a far cry from the f…
16听音作答
- A. It is accessible only to the talented.
- B. It improves students’ ability to think.
- C. It starts a lifelong learning process.
- D. It gives birth to many eminent scholars.
答案B
解析开头“You are here to understand thinking better and to think b…
17听音作答
- A. They encourage academic democracy.
- B. They promote globalization.
- C. They uphold the presidents’ authority.
- D. They protect students’ rights.
答案A
解析说话人通过一名新生当面质疑校长论文的故事，得出结论：'universities stand out as places …
18听音作答
- A. His thirst for knowledge.
- B. His eagerness to find a job.
- C. His contempt for authority.
- D. His potential for leadership.
答案A
解析说话人评价那个指出他论文五处错误的学生时说：'you couldn't debate that young man's …
19听音作答
- A. Few people know how to retrieve information properly.
- B. People can enhance their memory with a few tricks.
- C. Most people have a rather poor long-term memory.
- D. People tend to underestimate their mental powers.
答案D
解析录音开篇即点明主旨：'Psychological research shows we consistently unde…
20听音作答
- A. They present the states in a surprisingly different order.
- B. They include more or less the same number of states.
- C. They are exactly the same as is shown in the atlas.
- D. They contain names of the most familiar states.
答案B
解析录音明确说 'The two lists will contain roughly the same number of…
21听音作答
- A. Focusing on what is likely to be tested.
- B. Having a good sleep the night before.
- C. Reviewing your lessons where the exam is to take place.
- D. Making sensible decisions while choosing your answers.
答案C
解析说话者建议:'If possible, you should also try to learn information…
22听音作答
- A. Discover when you can learn best.
- B. Change your time of study daily.
- C. Give yourself a double bonus afterwards.
- D. Follow the example of a marathon runner.
答案A
解析说话者强调每个人都要确立自己的学习节律,'it is essential to establish your own r…
23听音作答
- A. He is a politician.
- B. He is a businessman.
- C. He is a sociologist.
- D. He is an economist.
答案C
解析说话者在开场说 'It concerns not only us sociologists but also econo…
24听音作答
- A. In slums.
- B. In Africa.
- C. In pre-industrial societies.
- D. In developing countries.
答案D
解析谈到极端贫困出现的地点时，说话者明确说 'you can find it only in developing coun…
25听音作答
- A. They have no access to health care, let alone entertainment or recreation.
- B. Their income is less than 50% of the national average family income.
- C. They work extra hours to have their basic needs met.
- D. Their children cannot afford to go to private schools.
答案B
解析说话者以美国为例：'a family can be considered poor if their income is…