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12.B）Shefoundheroutfitinappropriate.

13.A）Tosavethetroubleofchoosingauniqueoutfiteveryday.

14.C）Itmattersalotinjobsinvolvinginteractionwithothers.

15D）Dowhateverispossibletolooksmart.

16.A）Theirobsessionwithconsumption.

17.B）Thingsthatcostlessmoney.

18.A）Theyservemultiplepurposes.

19.C）Over10%oftherespondentsliedaboutthedistancetheydrove.

20.C）Theywantedtoprotecttheirreputation.

21.B）Theyseemintuitive.

22.D）Olderpeople'

saversiontonewmusic.

23A）Theynolongerlistentonewmusic.

24.D）Themoreyouexperiencesth,thebetteryou'

llappreciateit.

25.D）Teenagersaremuchmoresentimental.

Conversation1

I'

mgettingalittlefedupwithmycallsaboutmyclaimbeingcompletelydisregarded.

考点：

视听一致

2.A）Thegroundflooroftheircottagewasflooded.

Theentiregroundfloorofourcottagewassubmergedinwater.

thebizarretechnicaldetailthatyoumentionedreferstothefactthatyouhadn'

tpaidhouseinsurancethemonthbeforetheincident

视听一致+同义替换

andthatyourcompanyhasalawsuitonitshand.Youwillbehearingfrommylawyer

M:

Goodmorning,safehouseinsurance.MynameisPaul.HowcanIhelpyoutoday?

W:

Morning?

Iwouldn'

tsaythatit'

sagoodfromwhereIamstanding.ThisisMs.Wilson,andthisisthethirdtimeI'

vecalledthisweeksincereceivingyourletteraboutourinsuranceclaim.

（1）I'

mgettingalittlefedupwithmycallsaboutmyclaimbeingcompletelydisregarded.

Ms.Wilson,thankyouforcallingback.CanItakesomedetailstohelpmelookatyourclaim?

It'

sMs.MayWilsonof15SouthsearoadinCornwall.Andthedetailsarethatourvillagewasextensivelyfloodedtwomonthsago.

（2）Theentiregroundfloorofourcottagewassubmergedinwater.Andfiveofushavebeenlivinginacaravaneversince.Youpeoplearestillwithholdingthemoneyweareentitledtooverabizarretechnicaldetailandit'

snotacceptable,Paul.

Ms.Wilson,accordingtothenotesonyouraccount,

（2）thebizarretechnicaldetailthatyoumentionedreferstothefactthatyouhadn'

tpaidhouseinsurancethemonthbeforetheincident.

Thatmoneyleftouraccount.Andnowthatyoushouldbepayingout,youaresuddenlysayingthatyoudidn'

treceiveitontime.I'

mreallyskepticalaboutthisclaim.

Thecontractdoessaythatanymissedpaymentinayearwillaffectthetermsandconditionsoftheinsurancecontractandmayaffectclaims.Ofcourse,Icanpauseyouontomymanagertotalktoyoumoreaboutthis.

I'

vealreadyspokentohimandyoucantellhimI'

mfuriousnow,andthatyourcompanyhasalawsuitonithand.Youwillbehearingfrommylawyer.Goodbye.

1.Whatisthewomancomplainingabout?

2.Whatistheproblemthewoman'

sfamilyencountered?

3.Whathascausedtheso-calledbizarretechnicaldetailaccordingtotheman?

4.What'

swomansayshewilldoattheendoftheconversation?

Conversation2

Howdoyoufeelaboutthefutureoftheartificialintelligence.Personally,Ifeelquiteoptimisticaboutit.

AI,I'

mnotsooptimisticactually.

同义替换

whichwouldrequirelessofourtimeandallowustobecenteredoncreativetasks

There'

sariskthathumancivilizationcouldbereplacedbyasuperiortypeofdigitallife

Onceit'

sfullydeveloped,AIwillbecometiredoftryingtocommunicatewithhumansaswewouldbemuchslowerthinkersincomparison

Howdoyoufeelaboutthefutureoftheartificialintelligence.（5）Personally,Ifeelquiteoptimisticaboutit.

mnotsooptimisticactually.Infact,it'

ssomethingweshouldbeconcernedabout.

Well,itwillhelpushumansunderstandourselvesbetter.Andwhenwehaveabetterunderstandingofourselves,wecanimproveworld.

Well,onethingisforsure,technologyisevolvingfasterthanourabilitytounderstandit.AndinthefutureAIwillmakejobskindofpointless.

Ithinkartificialintelligencewillactuallyhelpcreatenewkindsofjobs,（6）whichwouldrequirelessofourtimeandallowustobecenteredoncreativetasks.

Idoubtthatverymuch.ProbablythelastjobthatwillremainwillbewritingAIsoftware.AndtheneventuallyAIwilljustwriteitsownsoftware.

Atthattimewearegoingtohavealotofjobs,whichnobodywillwanttodo.Sowewillneedartificialintelligencefortherobotstotakecareoftheoldguyslikeus.

Idon'

tknow.（7）There'

sariskthathumancivilizationcouldbereplacedbyasuperiortypeofdigitallife.AIwillbeabletocompletelysimulateapersonineverywaypossible.Infact,somepeoplethinkwe'

reinasimulationrightnow.

That'

simpossible.Humanscan'

tevenmakeamosquito.Computersonlyhavechips.Peoplehavebrains.Andthat'

swherethewisdomcomesfrom.

（8）Onceit'

sfullydeveloped,AIwillbecometiredoftryingtocommunicatewithhumansaswewouldbemuchslowerthinkersincomparison.

Well,I'

mnotsosure.Acomputerisacomputerandacomputerisjustatoy.

Computerscaneasilycommunicateincrediblyfast.Sothecomputerwilljustgetimpatienttalkingtohumans.It'

llbebarelygettinganyinformationout.

Well,Ibelievethere'

sabenevolentfuturewithAI.Ialsothinkyouwatchtoomanyscience-fictionfilms.

Q5:

Whatdidwelearnaboutthespeakersfromtheconversation?

Q6:

Whatwillnewkindsofjobsbelikeaccordingtothewoman?

Q7:

Whatistheriskthemananticipates?

Q8:

Whatistheman'

sconcernaboutAItechnology?

PASSAGE1

Toachievefinancialsecurity,howmuchyousaveisalwaysmoreimportantthantheamountyouearnorhowshrewdlyyouinvest.Ifyou'

reunder30yearsold,（9）yourgoalshouldbetosave20%ofyourmonthlyincomeaftertaxdeductions.Thisisirrespectiveofhowmuchyouearnapproximately50%shouldbereservedforessentialslikefoodandaccommodation.

Theremaining30%isforrecreationandentertainment,butformanyyoungpeople,itwillbedifficulttodesignatesuchalargeproportionoftheincomeforsavings.Ifyoufindithardtosaveanymoneyatall,（10）startbycuttingallunnecessaryspending,allocatethetinyamountofoneor2%forsavingsandgraduallyincreasethatamount.

Alwayskeepthat20%goalinmind,preventyourselffrombecomingcomplacent.Itcanbechallengingtosticktosuchastrictplan,butifyouadopttherightmindset,youshouldbeabletomakeitworkforyou.Sowhatshouldyoubedoingwiththemoneythatyouaresaving?

Somemustbe（11）kepteasilyaccessibleincaseyouneedsomecashinanemergency.

Thelodgehasproportionshouldbeinvestedinretirementplans.Eitherthroughyouremployerorprivately,andyoucankeepsomemoneyforhighrisk,butpotentiallylucrativeinvestments.Dividendscanbereinvestedorusetopurchasesomethingyoulike.Byfollowingthisplan,youshouldhopefullybeabletoenjoyyourlifenowandstillbefinanciallysecureinthefuture.

Q9:

Whatarepeopleunder30advisetodo,toachievefinancialsecurity?

Q10:

Whatshouldpeopledoiftheyfinditdifficulttofollowthespeaker'

sadviceontheirfinancialplan?

Q11:

Whatdoesthespeakerthinkisimportantforachievingfinancialsecurity?

PASSAGE2

IworkinadvertisingandIliketokeepupwithcurrenttrendsmainlybecauseI'

mawarethatweliveinanimageobsessedworld.However,whenIfirststartedmyjob,occasionallyI'

dcatchaglimpseofobniolintheliftsandfindyoudaomyselfthinking（12）thatIlookedatotalmess.WasIbeingheldbackbymychoiceofclothing?

Theshortanswerisyes,especiallywhenclientsarequicktojudgeyouonyourstyleratherthanyourwork.（13）Butnoonecanbeuniquewiththeiroutfiteveryday.Imean,that'

swhyuniformswereinvented.Sohere'

swhatIdid.Icreatedmyownuniform.Todothis,Ichoseanappropriateoutfit.ThenIboughtmultipleitemsofthesamestyleindifferentshades.

NowIneverworryaboutwhatI'

mwearinginthemorning,evenifIdogetabittiredofjustwearingthesameclassicpieces.Overall,whenitcomestowork,youhavetoaskyourself:

（14）Willlookingsmarterenhancemyabilitytodomyjob?

Forsome,thisquestionmaynotbeanissueatall.Especiallyifyouworkremotelyandrarelyseeyourcolleaguesorclientsfacetoface,butifyourjobinvolvesinteractingwithotherpeople,theanswertothisisoftenyes.

Soratherthanfightingthesystem,Ithinkweshouldjust（15）dowhateverhelpsustoachieveourgoalsatwork.Ifthatmeansplayingitsafewithyourimage,thenlet'

sfaceit.It'

sprobablyworthit.

Q12:

Whatdowelearnaboutthespeakerwhenshefirststartedherjob?

Q13:

Whywereuniformsinventedaccordingtothespeaker?

Q14:

WhatdoestheLoinbosayaboutlookingsmarter?

Q15:

Whatdoesthespeakeradvisepeopletodoinanimageobsessedwor