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Somebodydidn’twanttokeepmybook!

”Butifit’snotthere,Ifeelit’saninsulttoo.Ithink,“Whyaren’tpeopleexchangingmybook?

Whyisn’titinthisstore?

”

Doesbeingawriterrequireathickskin?

Yes,forexample,mywifecanbeveryharsh.[2-1] 

Ibeganworkingonmylatestbook, 

TheBuriedGiant,in2004,butIstoppedafterIshowedmywifealittlesection.Shethoughtitwasrubbish.

EvenafteryouwonaBookerPrize?

[2-2] 

She’snotintimidatedatallandshecriticizesmeinexactlythesamewayshedidwhenIwasfirstunpublishedandIwasstarting.

Butyouwouldnevercompromiseonyourvision.

No,Iwouldn’tevercompromiseontheessential,theideasorthethemes.Thisisn’treallywhatmywifeistryingtocriticizemeabout.It’salwaysaboutexecution.

Sowhydidyouputyourbook, 

TheBuriedGiant,asideforsolong?

Apparentlyyoustartedworkingonitover10yearsago.

[3] 

I’veoftenstoppedwritingabookandleftitforafewyears. 

AndbythetimeIcomebacktoit,itmayhavechanged.UsuallymyimaginationhasmovedonandIcanthinkofdifferentcontextsoradifferentwaytodoit.

Whatdoesitfeellikewhenyoufinallyfinishabook?

It’sfunnyyouaskthatbecauseIneverhavethismomentwhenIfeel,“Ah,I’vefinished!

”[4] 

Iwatchfootballersattheendofthematch,youknow,thewhistlegoesandthey’vewonorlost.Untilthenthey’vebeengivingeverythingtheyhaveandatthatmomenttheyknowit’sover.It’sfunnyforanauthor.There’sneverafinishingwhistle.

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.Howwouldthemanfeelifhefoundhisbookinasecondhandbookstore?

2.Whatdoestheman’swifethinkofhisbooks?

3.Whatdoesthemandowhenheengagesinwriting?

4.Whatdoesthemanwanttosaybymentioningthefootballmatch?

ConversationTwo

[5] 

Accordingtoastudyofraceandequityineducation,blackathletesaredroppingoutofcollegeacrossthecountryatalarmingrates. 

WithustotalkaboutthefindingsinthestudyisWashingtonPost 

columnist 

KevinBlackistone.Goodmorning.

Goodmorning,howareyou?

Fine,thankyou.Whatisnewthatyoufoundinthisstudy?

Well,thisisShaunHarper’sstudy,andhepointsoutthatonmajorcollegecampusesacrossthecountry,blackmalesmakeuplessthan3percentofundergraduateenrollments.Yet,whenyoulookattheirnumbersorpercentagesontherevenue-generatingsportsteamsoffootballandbasketball,theymakeupwellinto50to60percentofthoseteams.[6] 

Sotheideaisthattheyarereallytheretobepartoftherevenue-generatingworkingclassofathletesoncampusandnotnecessarilytheretobepartoftheeducatingclassasmoststudentsinothergroupsare.

[7] 

Comparedwithothergroups,Ithinkthenumbersinthisgroup,atthose65schools,aresomethinglikejustbarelymorethanhalfoftheblackmaleathletesgraduateatall.

Exactly.Andwhat’sreallybadaboutthisistheseathletesaresupposedlypromisedatleastonethingasrewardforalltheirbloodandsweat.Andthatisacollegedegree,whichcanbeatransformativetoolinoursocietywhenyoutalkaboutupwardmobility.Andthat’sreallythetroublingpartaboutthis. 

Well,thishasbeentalkedaboutsomuch,really,inrecentyears.Whyhasn’titchanged?

Well,Ithinkoneofthereasonsithasn’tchangedisthatthere’sreallynoeconomicpressuretochangethis.Alloftheincentiveisreallyonwinningandnotlosingonthefieldoronthecourt.[8]Coachesdonotnecessarilyhavetheincentivetograduateplayers.

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

6.Whatisthenewfindingaboutblackmaleathletesinthisstudy?

7.Whatisthegraduationrateofblackmaleathletes?

8.Whataccountsforblackathletes’failuretoobtainacollegedegree,accordingtotheman?

SectionB

PassageOne

[9] 

America’sholidayshoppingseasonstartsonBlackFriday,thedayafterThanksgiving.Itisthebusiestshoppingdayoftheyear. 

Retailersmakethemostmoneythistimeofyear,about20to30percentofannualrevenue.About136millionpeoplewillshopduringtheThanksgivingHolidayweekend.Moreandmorewillshoponline.Inaneraofinstantinformation,shopperscanusetheirmobilephonestofinddeals.[10] 

About183.8millionpeoplewillshoponCyberMonday,thefirstMondayafterThanksgiving. 

Morethanhalfofallholidaypurchaseswillbemadeonline. 

One-in-fiveAmericanswilluseatabletorsmartphone.OnlinespendingonBlackFridaywillrise15percenttohit 

＄2.7billionthisyear.CyberMondayspendingwillincrease12percentto 

＄3billion.Formany,shoppingonlinewas“amorecomfortablealternative”thancrowdedmalls.Theshifttoonlineshoppinghashadabigimpactontraditionalshoppingmalls.Since2021,morethan24shoppingmallshaveclosedandanadditional60arestruggling.However,[11] 

Fortune 

saystheweakestofthemallshaveclosed.Thesectoristhrivingagain. 

TheInternationalCouncilofShoppingCenterssaid94.2percentofmallswerefull,oroccupied,withshopsbytheendof2021.Thatisthehighestlevelin27years.[12] 

EconomistGusFauchersaidlowerunemploymentandrisingwagescouldgiveAmericansmoremoneytospend. 

TheaverageAmericanconsumerwillspendabout 

＄805ongifts.That’sabout 

＄630.5billionbetweenNovemberandDecember—anincreaseof3.7percentfromlastyear.

Questions9to12arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

9.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?

10.HowmanypeoplewillshoponCyberMonday?

11.Whatdoes 

sayabouttraditionalshoppingmalls?

12.Whatissaidtoaccountfortheincreasednumberofshoppers?

PassageTwo

Foryears,manyofushavereliedonantibioticusetotreatvariousinfections.Andtherealityisthatantibioticshavebeenresponsibleforsavingmillionsoflivessincepenicillin,oneoftheearliestantibiotics,wasfirstusedonaclinicalbasis70yearsago.However,todayisanewerainwhichtakingantibioticscancausesomeverydangerousandpotentiallylife-threateningsituations.[13] 

Infact,youmayhaveheardaboutthenew“superbugs”,whichareantibiotic-resistantbacteriathathavedevelopedasaresultofoverprescribedantibiotics. 

Inthepast,healthexpertswarnedusthatthedaywouldcomeinwhichitwouldbecomeverydifficulttoprovidemedicalcareforevencommonproblemssuchaslunginfectionorseveresourthroat.And,[14] 

apparently,thatdayhascomebecauseseeminglyroutineoperationssuchaskneereplacementsarenowmuchmorehazardousduetotheloomingthreatoftheseinfections.

Theproblemhasgrownintosuchepidemicproportionsthatthisseverestrainofresistantbacteriaisbeingblamedfornearly700,000deathseachyearthroughouttheworld;

and,unfortunately,healthexpertsworrythatthenumberwillriseto10millionormoreonayearlybasisby2050.[15] 

Withsuchalargelife-threateningepidemic,itissadtosaythatonly1.2percentofbudgetarymoneyfortheNationalInstitutesofHealthiscurrentlybeingspentonresearchtotacklethisproblem.Thisisafarcryfromthefundsnecessaryforaproblemofsuchmagnitude.

Questions13to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

13.Whatdowelearnaboutthe“superbugs”?

14.Whatistheresultoftheoveruseofantibiotics?

15.Whatismosturgentlyneededfortacklingthelargelife-threateningepidemic,accordingtothespeaker?

SectionC

RecordingOne

Thisisthereasonyouarehereinauniversity.Youareheretobeeducated.[16-1] 

Youareheretounderstandthinkingbetterandtothinkbetteryourself. 

It’snotachanceyou’regoingtohavethroughoutyourlifetime.[16-2] 

Forthenextfewyears,youhaveachancetofocusonthinking.

Ithinkaboutsomeofthestudentswhotookadvantageoftheiropportunitiesinauniversity.OneofthestoriesIalwaysliketotellisofafreshmanseminarthatIhadachancetoteachatHarvardwhenIwaspresidentoftheuniversity.ItaughtaseminaronglobalizationandIassignedareadingthatIhadwrittenaboutglobalcapitalflows.AndasIdideachweek,Iaskedoneofthestudentstointroducethereadings.Andthisyoungman,inOctoberofhisfreshmanyear,saidsomethinglikethefollowing.“ThereadingbyPresidentSummersontheflowofcapitalacrosscountries,itwaskindofinteresting,butthedatadidnotcomeclosetosupportingtheconclusions.”AndIthoughttomyself,“Whatafantasticthingthiswas.Howcouldsomebodywhohadbeenthereforfiveweekstellthepersonwhohadthetitle‘President’thathedidn’treallyknowwhathewastalkingabout?

”Anditwasaspecialmoment.

Now,Idon’twanttobemisunderstood.IexplainedtomystudentthatIactuallythoughthewasrathermoreconfusedthanIwasandIarguedback,[17-1] 

butwhatwasreallyimportantaboutthatwastheuniversitiesstandoutasplacesthatreallyareabouttheauthorityofideas. 

Youseeitinfacultymemberswhoarepleasedwhentheirstudentsmakeadiscoverythatunderminesacherishedtheorythattheyhadputforward.

IthinkofanotherstudentIhadwhocametomeonemorning,oneeveningactually,walkedintomyofficeandsaidthatIhadwrittenaprettygoodpaper,butthatithadfiveimportantmistakesandthathewantedajob.[17-2/18] 

Youcoulddebatewhethertheyactuallyweremistakes,butyoucouldn’tdebatethatyoungman’shungerto