1、12. B) Shefound her outfit inappropriate.13. A) Tosave the trouble of choosing a unique outfit every day.14. C) Itmatters a lot in jobs involving interaction with others.15 D) Dowhatever is possible to look smart. 16. A) Theirobsession with consumption.17. B) Thingsthat cost less money.18. A) They s
2、erve multiple purposes.19. C) Over 10% of the respondents lied about the distancethey drove.20. C) Theywanted to protect their reputation.21.B) They seem intuitive.22. D)Older peoples aversion to new music.23 A)They no longer listen to new music.24.D) The more you experience sth, the better youll ap
3、preciate it.25.D) Teenagers are much more sentimental.Conversation1Im getting a little fed up with my calls about my claim beingcompletely disregarded.考点:视听一致2. A) Theground floor of their cottage was flooded.The entire ground floor of our cottage was submerged in water.the bizarre technical detail
4、that you mentioned refers to the fact thatyou hadnt paid house insurance the month before the incident视听一致+同义替换and that your company has a lawsuit on its hand. You will be hearing frommy lawyerM: Goodmorning, safe house insurance. My name is Paul. How can I help you today?W: Morning? I wouldnt say t
5、hat its a good from where I am standing.This is Ms. Wilson, and this is the third time Ive called this week sincereceiving your letter about our insurance claim. (1) Im getting a littlefed up with my calls about my claim being completely disregarded. Ms. Wilson, thank you for calling back. Can I tak
6、e some details tohelp me look at your claim? Its Ms. May Wilson of 15 South sea road in Cornwall. And the detailsare that our village was extensively flooded two months ago. (2) The entireground floor of our cottage was submerged in water. And five of us havebeen living in a caravan ever since. Youp
7、eople are still with holding the money we are entitled to over a bizarretechnical detail and its not acceptable, Paul. Ms. Wilson, according to the notes on your account, (2) the bizarretechnical detail that you mentioned refers to the fact that you hadnt paidhouse insurance the month before the inc
8、ident. That money left our account. And now that you should be paying out,you are suddenly saying that you didnt receive it on time. Im reallyskeptical about this claim. Thecontract does say that any missed payment in a year will affect the terms andconditions of the insurance contract and may affec
9、t claims. Of course, I canpause you onto my manager to talk to you more about this. Ive already spoken to him and you can tell him Im furious now,andthat your company has a lawsuit on it hand. You will be hearing from my lawyer.Goodbye.1. What is the womancomplaining about?2. What is theproblem the
10、womans family encountered?3. What has caused theso-called bizarre technical detail according to the man?4. Whats woman say she willdo at the end of the conversation?Conversation2 How doyou feel about the future of the artificial intelligence.Personally, I feelquite optimistic about it. AI, Im not so
11、 optimistic actually.同义替换which would require less of our time and allow us to be centered oncreative tasksTheres a risk that human civilization could be replaced by a superiortype of digital lifeOnce itsfully developed, AI will become tired of trying to communicate with humans aswe would be much slo
12、wer thinkers in comparison How doyou feel about the future of the artificial intelligence. (5)Personally, Ifeel quite optimistic about it.m not so optimistic actually. In fact, its something weshould be concerned about. Well, it will help us humans understand ourselves better. And when wehave a bett
13、er understanding of ourselves, we can improve world. Well,one thing is for sure, technology is evolving faster than our ability tounderstand it. And in the future AI will make jobs kind of pointless. I think artificial intelligence will actually help create new kinds ofjobs, (6) which would require
14、less of our time and allow us to be centeredon creative tasks. I doubt that very much. Probably the last job that will remain will bewriting AI software. And then eventually AI will just write its own software. At that time we are going to have a lot of jobs, which nobody willwant to do. So we will
15、need artificial intelligence for the robots to take careof the old guys like us. I dont know. (7) Theres a risk that human civilization could be replacedby a superior type of digital life. AI will be able to completely simulatea person in every way possible. In fact, some people think were in asimul
16、ation right now. Thats impossible. Humans cant even make a mosquito. Computers only have chips. People have brains.And thats where the wisdom comes from. (8) Once its fully developed, AI will become tired of trying tocommunicate with humans as we would be much slower thinkers in comparison. Well, Im
17、 not so sure. A computer is a computer and a computer is justa toy. Computers can easily communicate incredibly fast. So the computer willjust get impatient talking to humans. Itll be barely getting any informationout. Well, I believe theres a benevolent future with AI. I also think youwatch too man
18、y science-fiction films.Q5: What did we learn about the speakers from the conversation?Q6: Whatwill new kinds of jobs be like according to the woman?Q7: What is the risk the mananticipates?Q8: What is the mans concernabout AI technology?PASSAGE 1To achieve financial security, how much yousave is alw
19、ays more important than the amount you earn or how shrewdly youinvest. If youre under 30 years old, (9) your goal should be to save 20% ofyour monthly income after tax deductions. This is irrespective of how muchyou earn approximately 50% should be reserved for essentials like food andaccommodation.
20、The remaining 30% is for recreation andentertainment, but for many young people, it will be difficult to designatesuch a large proportion of the income for savings. If you find it hard to saveany money at all, (10) start by cutting all unnecessary spending, allocatethe tiny amount of one or 2% for s
21、avings and gradually increase that amount.Always keep that 20% goal in mind, preventyourself from becoming complacent. It can be challenging to stick to such astrict plan, but if you adopt the right mindset, you should be able tomake it work for you. So what should you be doing with the money that y
22、ou aresaving? Some must be (11) kept easily accessible in case you need some cashin an emergency.The lodge has proportion should be investedin retirement plans. Either through your employer or privately, and you can keepsome money for high risk, but potentially lucrative investments. Dividends canbe
23、 reinvested or use to purchase something you like. Byfollowing this plan, you should hopefully be able to enjoy your life nowand still be financially secure in the future.Q9: What are people under 30 advise to do, toachieve financial security?Q10: What should people do if they find itdifficult to fo
24、llow the speakers advice on their financial plan?Q11: What does the speaker think is importantfor achieving financial security?PASSAGE 2I work in advertising and I like to keep upwith current trends mainly because Im aware that we live in an image obsessedworld. However, when I first started my job,
25、 occasionally Id catch a glimpseof obniol in the lifts and find youdao myself thinking (12) that I looked atotal mess. Was I being held back by my choice of clothing?Theshort answer is yes, especially when clients are quick to judge you on yourstyle rather than your work. (13) But no one can be uniq
26、ue with their outfitevery day. I mean, thats why uniforms were invented. So heres what I did.I created my own uniform. To do this, I chose an appropriate outfit. Then Ibought multiple items of the same style in different shades.NowI never worry about what Im wearing in the morning, even if I do get
27、a bittired of just wearing the same classic pieces. Overall, when it comes to work,you have to ask yourself: (14) Will looking smarter enhance my ability to domy job? For some, this question may not be an issue at all. Especially ifyou work remotely and rarely see your colleagues or clients face to
28、face, butif your job involves interacting with other people, the answer to thisis often yes.Sorather than fighting the system, I think we should just (15) do whateverhelps us to achieve our goals at work. If that means playing it safe withyour image, then lets face it. Its probably worth it.Q12: What do we learn about the speaker whenshe first started her job?Q13:Why were uniforms invented according to the speaker?Q14: Whatdoes the Loinbo say about looking smarter?Q15: Whatdoes the speaker advise people to do in an image obsessed wor
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