2016年3月PETS2 真题及答案解析
上传版-2016年高考英语全国卷2及3听力讲解
2016年普通高等学校全国统一考试卷II英语听力参考答案及录音稿一、参考答案1∽20 BCACB ACABC BACAC BACAB二、录音稿Text 1M: Lucy, would you like to have lunch with me tomorrow?W: Oh, I’d really love to, but I have an appointment with my dentist at 11:30. Thanks for inviting me.Text 2W: Peter, how is the weather now? Is it still raining?M: No, but there’s still lots of clouds. The weatherman said the sun wouldn’t come out until next week.Text 3M: I’m sorry I was late for class today, Dr. Simpson.W: Well, I’ll let it go this time. But you saw it disturbed the rest of the class.M: Yes, I realized that. I won’t let it happen again.Text 4W: Hi, Mike. Listen, I’m coming back this afternoon, and I’ll take a bus from the railway station.So, you don’t need to c ome and pick me up.M: OK, take care, and see you soon.Text 5M: Jenny, there’s an opening for an assistant manager in our company. You should give it a try. W: Thank you George, but I’ve decided to travel a bit before finding another job.Text 6M: By the way, do you know what time it is?W: Well, it’s a quarter to two.M: Oh, I’ve got to go.W: See Linda in the library?M: No. Actually I’m going to meet with Professor Smith at ten past two. You may continue our project discussion with Michael.W: All right.Text 7W: Harry, guess what? I’ve just received an email from Pamela. She and Peter are coming down to see us this weekend.M: Oh, that’s good news! We haven’t seen them for ages.W: Yeah. The last time we met them was at our wedding three years ago.M: Did Pamela mention how long they’ll stay?W: About one week.M: Great! I can’t wait to show them around our new house.W: Me too. We haven’t had any guests since we moved in here. If the weather is fine, we can havea barbecue in the garden.M: Good idea. I’ll go to the market tomorrow to buy all the things we’ll need.Text 8W: Hello, everyone. Welcome to our program. Today, we are fortunate to have a special guest with us. Some of you may have heard of him before. He’s an artist. H is works have received many prizes and have been shown in over one hundred exhibitions across the country — LosAngeles, New York, Philadelphia, to name just a few. His name is Chris Cucksy. So Chris, tell us a bit about yourself.M: Well, I was born in Springfield, Missouri, and grew up in Kansas. I didn’t come from a family with wealth or position, but I did manage to get a master’s degree in fine arts.W: When did you first start to make art? And what was the turning point in your life that made you an artist?M: I always liked drawing as early as I can remember, so right from then, I knew what I was going to be an artist.W: What is it that always inspires you to create?M: Nature is the biggest inspiration. I’m always inspired by things of be auty and harmony.Text 9M: You must be pretty excited about your trip to Europe, Dorothy. When are you leaving?W: In just two weeks, and I am excited. I’ve been looking forward to this training program for a long time. But there are still a few things I need to do before I go.M: Like what?W: Like renewing my passport and figuring out what to do with my apartment while I’m gone. M: You are not going to give it up, are you?W: No way! I’ll never find another apartment like it around here. But I do n’t like the idea of paying three months for an empty apartment, either. So, I’m looking for someone to take it while I’m away.M: Um, let me think. Oh, I know just a person. An old colleague of mine, Jim Thomas. He is coming here to do some research this summer, from June to August.W: Well, that’s exactly when I’ll be away!M: Tell you what: I’ll be calling Jim late this week anyway, so I’ll mention it to him.W: Well, thanks, Bill.Text 10W: I hope I’ve given you a clear idea of the schedule for your London weekend. And, beforeI finish, let me just give you some advice which should make your stay more enjoyable.Firstly, please do remember to put on some comfortable shoes. London is a big place, and whatever you do, you’ll find yourself doing quite a lot of walking. So, comfortable shoes are really necessary. And secondly, let me ask you to please look after your money. Keepit safe at all times, and then you will not have any unpleasant accident, which could ruinyour whole weekend. You’ll find a copy of your weekend’s schedule in your room. Take a look at it, and make sure you’re clear about everything. Well, that’s all from me for now.Go and leave your luggage in your rooms. I’ll be seeing you here again in fifteen minutes.Goodbye for now!。
2016年管理类联考综合、英语二真题及答案
2016年管理类联考英语（二)试卷Section ⅠUse of EnglishDirections：Read the following text。
Choose the best word（s）for each numbered blank and mark ［A］，［B]，［C］or ［D] on the ANSWER SHEET。
(10 points)Happy people work differently。
They’re more productive，more creative, and willing to take greater risks。
And new research suggest that happiness might influence 1 firms work, too。
Companies located in places with happier people invest more，according to a recent research paper。
2 ，firms in happy places spend more on R＆D （research and development ）。
That’s because happiness is linked to the kind of longer—term thinking 3 for making investments for the future.The researchers wanted to know if the 4 and inclination for risk—taking that come with happiness would 5 the way companies invested。
So they compared U。
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cities’ average happiness 6 by Gallup polling with the investment activity of publicly traded firms in those areas。
2016考研英语二真题及答案(完整版)分析
2016考研英语二真题及答案(完整版)分析2016考研英语二真题及答案（完整版）分析令人期待的2016英语初试结束了，凯程教育的电话瞬间变成了热线，同学们兴奋地汇报自己的答题情况，几乎所有内容都在凯程考研集训营系统训练过，英语专业课难度与往年相当，答题的时候非常顺手，英语题型今年是选择题，阅读填空，作文。
相信凯程的学员们对此非常熟悉，预祝亲爱的同学们复试顺利。
英语分笔试、面试，如果没有准备，或者准备不充分，很容易被挂掉。
如果需要复试的帮助，同学们可以联系凯程老师辅导。
下面凯程英语老师把英语的真题全面展示给大家，供大家估分使用，以及2017年考英语的同学使用，本试题凯程首发，转载注明出处。
2016年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语（二）真题及答案（完整版）younger firms, which the authors 13 to "less confined decision making process" and the possible presence of younger and less 14 managers who are more likely to be influenced by sentiment.'' The relationship was 15 stronger in places where happiness was spread more 16. Firms seem to invest more in places.17 this doesn't prove that happiness causes firms to invest more or to take a longer-term view, the authors believe it at least 18 at that possibility. It's not hard to imagine that local culture and sentiment would help 19 how executives think about the future. It surely seems plausible that happy people would be more forward -thinking and creative and 20 R&D more than the average," said one researcher.1. [A] why [B] where [C]how [D] when2. [A] In return [B] In particular [C] In contrast [D] In conclusion3. [A] sufficient [B] famous [C] perfect [D] necessary4. [A] individualism [B] modernism [C]optimism [D] realism5. [A] echo [B] miss [C]spoil [D] change6. [A] imagined [B] measured [C]invented [D] assumed7. [A] sure [B] odd [C]unfortunate [D] often8. [A] advertised [B] divided [C]overtaxed [D] headquartered9. [A] explain [B] overstate [C]summarize [D] emphasize10. [A] stages [B] factors [C]levels [D] methods11. [A] desirable [B] sociable [C]reputable [D] reliable12. [A] resumed [B] held [C]emerged [D] broke13. [A] attribute [B] assign [C] transfer [D] compare14. [A] serious [B] civilized [C]ambitious [D] experienced15. [A] thus [B] instead [C]also [D] never16. [A] rapidly [B] regularly [C]directly [D] equally17. [A] After [B] Until [C]While [D] Since18. [A] arrives [B] jumps [C]hints [D] strikes19. [A] shape [B] rediscover [C]simplify [D] share20. [A] pray for [B] lean towards [C] give away [D] send actSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosingA, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)Text 1It's true that high-school coding classes aren't essential for learning computer science in college. Students without experience can catch up after a few introductory courses, said Tom Cortina, the assistant dean at Carnegie Mellon's School of Computer Science.However, Cortina said, early exposure is beneficial. When younger kids learn computer science, they learn that it's not just a confusing, endless string of letters and numbers - but a tool to build apps, or create artwork, or test hypotheses. It's not as hard for them to transform their thought processes as it is for older students. Breaking down problems into bite-sized chunks and using code to solve them becomes normal. Giving more children thistraining could increase the number of people interested in the field and help fill the jobs gap, Cortina said.Students also benefit from learning something about coding before they get to college, where introductory computer-science classes are packed to the brim, which can drive the less-experienced or-determined students away.The Flatiron School, where people pay to learn programming, started as one of the many coding bootcamps that's become popular for adults looking for a career change. The high-schoolers get the same curriculum, but "we try to gear lessons toward things they're interested in," said Victoria Friedman, an instructor. For instance, one of the apps the students are developing suggests movies based on your mood.The students in the Flatiron class probably won't drop out of high school and build the next Facebook. Programming languages have a quick turnover, so the "Ruby on Rails" language they learned may not even be relevant by the time they enter the job market. But the skills they learn - how to think logically through a problem and organize the results - apply to any coding language, said Deborah Seehorn, an education consultant for the state of North Carolina.Indeed, the Flatiron students might not go into IT at all. But creating a future army of coders is not the sole purpose of the classes. These kids are going to be surrounded by computers-in their pockets ,in their offices, in their homes -for the rest of their lives, The younger they learn how computers think, how to coax the machine into producing what they want -theearlier they learn that they have the power to do that -the better.21.Cortina holds that early exposure to computer science makes it easier to _______[A] complete future job training[B] remodel the way of thinking[C] formulate logical hypotheses[D] perfect artwork production22.In delivering lessons for high - schoolers , Flatiron has considered their________[A] experience[B] interest[C] career prospects[D] academic backgrounds23.Deborah Seehorn believes that the skills learned at Flatiron will ________[A] help students learn other computer languages[B] have to be upgraded when new technologies come[C] need improving when students look for jobs[D] enable students to make big quick money24.According to the last paragraph, Flatiron students are expected to ______[A] bring forth innovative computer technologies[B] stay longer in the information technology industry[C] become better prepared for the digitalized world[D] compete with a future army of programmers25.The word "coax"(Line4,Para.6) is closest in meaning to ________[A] persuade[B] frighten[C] misguide[D] challengeText 2Biologists estimate that as many as 2 million lesser prairie chickens---a kind of bird living on stretching grasslands-once lent red to the often grey landscape of the midwestern and southwestern United States. But just some 22,000 birds remain today, occupying about 16% of the species 'historic range.The crash was a major reason the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)decided to formally list the bird as threatened ."The lesser prairie chicken is in a desperate situation ," said USFWS Director Daniel Ashe. Some environmentalists, however, were disappointed. They had pushed the agency to designate the bird as "endangered," a status that gives federal officials greater regulatory power to crack down on threats .But Ashe and othersargued that the" threatened" tag gave the federal government flexibility to try out new, potentially less confrontational conservations approaches. In particular, they called for forging closer collaborations with western state governments, which are often uneasy with federal action. and with the private landowners who control an estimated 95% of the prairie chicken's habitat.Under the plan, for example, the agency said it would not prosecute landowner or businesses that unintentionally kill, harm, or disturb the bird, as long as they had signed a range-wide management plan to restore prairie chicken habitat. Negotiated by USFWS and the states, the plan requires individuals and businesses that damage habitat as part of their operations to pay into a fund to replace every acre destroyedwith 2 new acres of suitable habitat .The fund will also be used to compensate landowners who set aside habitat , USFWS also set an interim goal of restoring prairie chicken populations to an annual average of 67,000 birds over the next 10 years .And it gives the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA), a coalition of state agencies, the job of monitoring progress. Overall, the idea is to let "states" remain in the driver 's seat for managing the species," Ashe said.Not everyone buys the win-win rhetoric. Some Congress members are trying to block the plan, and at least a dozen industry groups, four states, and three environmental groups are challenging it in federal court. Not surprisingly, doesn't go far enough. "The federal government is giving responsibility for managing the birdto the same industries that are pushing it to extinction, " says biologist Jay Lininger.26.The major reason for listing the lesser prairie as threatened is____.[A]its drastically decreased population[B]the underestimate of the grassland acreage[C]a desperate appeal from some biologists[D]the insistence of private landowners27.The "threatened" tag disappointed some environmentalists in that it_____.[A]was a give-in to governmental pressure[B]would involve fewer agencies in action[C]granted less federal regulatory power[D]went against conservation policies28.It can be learned from Paragraph3 that unintentional harm-doers will not be prosecuted if they_____.[A]agree to pay a sum for compensation[B]volunteer to set up an equally big habitat[C]offer to support the WAFWA monitoring job[D]promise to raise funds for USFWS operations29.According to Ashe, the leading role in managing the species in______.[A]the federal government[B]the wildlife agencies[C]the landowners[D]the states30.Jay Lininger would most likely support_______.[A]industry groups[B]the win-win rhetoric[C]environmental groups[D]the plan under challengeText 3That everyone's too busy these days is a cliché. But one specific complaint is made especially mournfully: There's never any time to read.What makes the problem thornier is that the usual time-management techniques don't seem sufficient. The web's full of articles offering tips on making time to read: "Give up TV" or "Carry a book with you at all times." But in my experience, using such methods to free up the odd 30 minutes doesn't work. Sit down to read and the flywheel of work-related thoughts keeps spinning-or else you're so exhausted that a challenging book's the last thing you need. The modern mind, Tim Parks, a novelist and critic, writes, "is overwhelmingly inclined toward communication…It is not simplythat one is interrupted; it is that one is actually inclined to interruption." Deep reading requires not just time, but a special kind of time which can't be obtained merely by becoming more efficient.In fact, "becoming more efficient" is part of the problem. Thinking of time as a resource to be maximised means you approach it instrumentally, judging any given moment as well spent only in so far as it advances progress toward some goal. Immersive reading, by contrast, depends on being willing to risk inefficiency, goallessness, even time-wasting. Try to slot it as a to-do list item and you'll manage only goal-focused reading-useful, sometimes, but not the most fulfilling kind. "The future comes at us like empty bottles along an unstoppable and nearly infinite conveyor belt," writes Gary Eberle in his book Sacred Time, and "we feel a pressure to fill thesedifferent-sized bottles (days, hours, minutes) as they pass, for if they get by without being filled, we will have wasted them." No mind-set could be worse for losing yourself in a book.So what does work? Perhaps surprisingly, scheduling regular times for reading. You'd think this might fuel the efficiency mind-set, but in fact, Eberle notes, such ritualistic behaviour helps us "step outside time's flow" into "soul time." You could limit distractions by reading only physical books, or on single-purpose e-readers. "Carry a book with you at all times" can actually work, too-providing you dip in often enough, so that reading becomes the default state from which you temporarily surface to take care of business, before dropping back down. On a really good day, it no longer feels as if you're "making time to read," but justreading, and making time for everything else.31. The usual time-management techniques don't work because .[A] what they can offer does not ease the modern mind[B] what challenging books demand is repetitive reading[C] what people often forget is carrying a book with them[D] what deep reading requires cannot be guaranteed32. The "empty bottles" metaphor illustrates that people feel a pressure to .[A] update their to-do lists[B] make passing time fulfilling[C] carry their plans through[D] pursue carefree reading33. Eberle would agree that scheduling regular times for reading helps .[A] encourage the efficiency mind-set[B] develop online reading habits[C] promote ritualistic reading[D] achieve immersive reading34. "Carry a book with you at all times" can work if .[A] reading becomes your primary business of the day[B] all the daily business has been promptly dealt with[C] you are able to drop back to business after reading[D] time can be evenly split for reading and business35. The best title for this text could be .[A] How to Enjoy Easy Reading[B] How to Find Time to Read[C] How to Set Reading Goals[D] How to Read ExtensivelyText 4Against a backdrop of drastic changes in economy and population structure,younger Americans are drawing a new 21st-century road map to success, a latest poll has found.Across generational lines, Americans continue to prize many of the same traditional milestones of a successful life, including getting married, having children, owning a home, and retiring in their sixties. But while young and old mostly agree on what constitutes the finish line of a fulfilling life, they offer strikingly different paths for reaching it.Young people who are still getting started in life were more likely than older adults to prioritize personal fulfillment in their work, to believe they will advance their careers most by regularly changing jobs, to favor communities with more public services and a faster pace of life, to agree that couples should be financially secure before getting married or having children,and to maintain that children are best served by two parents working outside the home, the survey found.From career to community and family, these contrasts suggest that in the aftermath of the searing Great Recession, those just starting out in life are defining priorities and expectations that will increasingly spread through virtually all aspects of American life, from consumer preferences to housing patterns to politics.Young and old converge on one key point: Overwhelming majorities of both groups said they believe it is harder for young people today to get started in life than it was for earlier generations. Whlie younger people are somewhat more optimistic than their elders about the prospects for those starting out today, big majorities in both groups believe those "just getting started in life" face a tougher agood-paying job, starting a family, managing debt, and finding affordable housing.Pete Schneider considers the climb tougher today. Schneider, a 27-yaear-old auto technician from the Chicago suburbs says he struggled to find a job after graduating from college. Even now that he is working steadily, he said." I can't afford to pay ma monthly mortgage payments on my own, so I have to rent rooms out to people to mark that happen." Looking back, he is struck that his parents could provide a comfortable life for their children even though neither had completed college when he was young."I still grew up in an upper middle-class home with parents who didn't have college degrees,"Schneider said."I don't think people are capable of that anymore. "36. One cross-generation mark of a successful life is .[A] trying out different lifestyles[B] having a family with children[C] working beyond retirement age[D] setting up a profitable business37. It can be learned from Paragraph 3 that young people tend to .[A] favor a slower life pace[B] hold an occupation longer[C] attach importance to pre-marital finance[D] give priority to childcare outside the home38. The priorities and expectations defined by the young will .[A] become increasingly clear[B] focus on materialistic issues[C] depend largely on political preferences[D] reach almost all aspects of American life39. Both young and old agree that .[A] good-paying jobs are less available[B] the old made more life achievements[C] housing loans today are easy to obtain[D] getting established is harder for the young40. Which of the following is true about Schneider?[A] He found a dream job after graduating from college[B] His parents believe working steadily is a must for success[C] His parents' good life has little to do with a college degree[D] He thinks his job as a technician quite challengingPart BDirections:Read the following text and answer the questions by choosing the most suitable subheading from the list A-G for each numbered paragraphs (41-45). There are two extra subheadings which you do not need to use. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)[A] Be silly[B] Have fun[C] Ask for help[D] Express your emotions.[E] Don't overthink it[F] Be easily pleased[G] Notice thingsAct Your Shoe Size, Not Your Age.(1) As adults, it seems that we're constantly pursuing happiness, often with mixed results. Yet children appear to have it down to an art-and for the most part they don't need self-help books or therapy.Instead, they look after their wellbeing instinctively and usually more effectively than we do as grownups. Perhaps it's time to learn a few lessons from them.41_____ [D] Express your emotions(2) What does a child do when he's sad? He cries. When he's angry? He shouts. Scared? Probably a bit of both. As we grow up, we learn to control our emotions so they are manageable and don't dictate our behaviours, which is in many ways a good thing. But too often we take this process too far and end up suppressing emotions, especially negative ones. That's about as effective as brushing dirt under a carpet and can even make us ill. What we feel appropriately and then-again, like children-move on.42______[F] Be easily pleasedA couple of Christmases ago, my youngest stepdaughter, who was 9 yearsold at the time, got a Superman T-shirt for Christmas. It cost less than a fiver but she was overjoyed, and couldn't bigger house or better car will be the magic silver bullet that will allow us to finally be content, but the reality is these things have little lasting impact on our happiness levels. Instead, being grateful for small things every day is a much better way to improve wellbeing.43_______[A] Be sillyHave you ever noticed how much children laugh? If we adults could indulge in a bit of silliness and giggling, we would reduce the stress hormones in our bodies, increase good hormones like endorphins, improve blood flow to our hearts and ever have a greater chance of fighting off infection. All of which would, of course, have a positive effect on our happiness levels.44______ [B] Have funThe problem with being a grownup is that there's an awful lot of serious stuff to deal with-work, mortgage payments, figuring out what to cook for dinner. But as adults we also have the luxury of being able to control our own diaries and it's important that we schedule in time to enjoy the thing we love. Those things might be social, sporting, creative or completely random (dancing around the living room, anyone?)-it doesn't matter, so long as they're enjoyable, and not likely to have negative side effects, such as drinking too much alcohol or going on a wild spending spree if you're on a tight budget.45______ [E] Don't overthink itHaving said all of the above, it's important to add that we shouldn't try too hard to be happy. Scientists tell us this can back fire and actually have a negative impact on our wellbeing. As the Chinesephilosopher Chuang Tzu is reported to have said: "Happiness is the absence of striving for happiness." And in that, once more, we need to look to the example of our children, to whom happiness is not a goal but a natural byproduct of the way they live.Section III TranslationDirections:Translate the following text into Chinese. Write your translation on the ANSWER SHEET. (15 points)The supermarket is designed to lure customers into spending as much time as possible within its doors. The reason for this is simple: The longer you stay in the store, the more stuff you'll see, and the more stuff you see, the more you'll buy. And supermarkets contain a lot of stuff. The average supermarket, according to the Food Marketing Institute, carries some 44,000 different items, and many carry tensof thousands more. The sheer volume of available choice is enough to send shoppers into a state of information overload. According to brain-scan experiments, the demands of so much decision-making quickly become too much for us. After about 40 minutes of shopping, most people stop struggling to be rationally selective, and instead began shopping emotionally-which is the point at which we accumulate the 50 percent of stuff in our cart that we never intended buying.【参考译文】超市旨在吸引顾客在自己店内停留尽量长的时间。
公共英语三级真题2016年03月
公共英语三级真题2016年03月(总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、Section Ⅰ Listening Comprehension(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Part A(总题数：2，分数：10.00)（分数：5.00）(1).What is the woman doing at the moment?（分数：1.00）A.Having a break.B.Having a coffee.C.Writing a report. √D.Visiting the man.解析：[听力原文]M: Got a time have a coffee with me now?W: You call me at a bad time. I"m writing a report and is due in an hour.M: You really like leaving things to the last minute.W: I know. It"s a terrible habit.(2).What does the woman ask the man to do?（分数：1.00）A.Repair her windows.B.Take care of her house. √C.Take a rest for a few days.D.Go to the seaside with her.解析：[听力原文]W: Oh, we are going away to the seaside for a few days. Can you keep an eye on my home while I"m away?M: Certainly, Jackie. Make sure you lock the doors and shut all the windows.W: Thanks. It"s very kind of you.(3).What do we learn about the woman from the dialogue?（分数：1.00）A.She bought a suitable skirt.B.She wanted to purchase a skirt. √C.She returned a skirt to the shop.D.She complained about the service.解析：[听力原文]W: These skirts are just what I have been looking for. Have you got the medium sizes of them? M: I"m afraid not, Madam. They appeared to be temporarily out of stock.W: Oh, how disappointing. When will you have some mediums in?M: We should be getting in some until next Monday.(4).What does the man say to the woman?（分数：1.00）A.He envies her a lot.B.He enjoys cooking.C.He usually eats out. √D.He runs a restaurant.解析：[听力原文]W: How often do you eat out, Jame?M: Well, very often, almost five times a week.W: Wow. I really envy you.M: Don"t envy me. It"s for business. In fact, I"m tired of restaurant food. Sometimes I really miss our home-cooked meal.(5).What are the speakers talking about?（分数：1.00）A.Gardening.B.Air quality.C.Hot weather.ck of rain. √解析：[听力原文]W: Well, the dry conditions are really severe.M: But it"s not surprising actually. Because we have had much rain this year.W: Well, if it could rain even a drop, my flowers in the garden will come back in a heartbeat. （分数：5.00）(1).Why is the woman angry with her son?（分数：1.00）A.He ignored traffic signals.B.He failed to repair her car.C.He didn"t attend his class.D.He didn"t take her advice. √解析：[听力原文]M: You look furious, Mary. How come?W: My son had an accident. He wasn"t hurt, but my ear was damaged.M: But it wasn"t too bad.W: Sure. But he is still taking driving lessons. He just ignored my warning.M: He should have known better.(2).Why does the man feel sorry?（分数：1.00）A.He forgot his Dad"s birthday.B.He didn"t buy a birthday present.C.He didn"t put the cake in the fridge.D.He arrived late for his dad"s birthday. √解析：[听力原文]W: Do you know this is the fast time we have been all together for dad"s birthday since his retirement?M: Yes, I do. I am sorry about that. I was working.W: All right. We saved you a piece of cake in the fridge.(3).Where is the man"s house located?（分数：1.00）A.Near a park. √B.By a restaurant.C.Close to a highway.D.In a Chinese neighborhood.解析：[听力原文]M: I"ve just moved to my new house.W: Really? How about the neighborhood?M: It"s nice. And there is a forest park nearby.W: Are there any restaurants around? I mean if you want to eat out.M: A great Chinese restaurant is just five minutes" drive away.(4).What does the woman say about the data in the article?（分数：1.00）A.It is original.B.It is reliable.C.It is questionable. √D.It is authoritative.解析：[听力原文]M: Do you believe it, Mary? Accessible use of mobile-phones over many years could increase therisk of cancer.W: Well, I read that article too. But I doubt it. There are huge question marks over the reliability of the data.(5).What does the man tell the woman?（分数：1.00）A.The best time for job interviews. √B.The strategies for job interviews.C.His comments on her recent work.D.His congratulations on her good luck.解析：[听力原文]M: Mary, a recent study on job interviews says the best meeting time is between 9 and 11 in the morning, and the worst is after 3 in the afternoon.W: Good news indeed. Mine is at 10 a. m.M: Oh, you are lucky.三、Part B(总题数：4，分数：15.00)Questions 11-13 are based on the following interview with John Smith, a psychologist on office behavior.Questions 11-13 are based on the following interview with John Smith, a psychologist on office behavior.（分数：3.00）(1).What is the man"s first tip on a productive workday?（分数：1.00）A.Arrive at the office earlier.B.Jump into paper work first.C.Start with less difficult tasks.D.Get ready within 15 minutes. √解析：[听力原文]W: Good evening. Welcome back to Mr. Radio. Of today"s program, Mr. John Smith, a psychologist on office behavior, has come with tips on a productive workday. Now, Mr. Smith, what"s your first point?M: To begin with, make sure to limit start-up time. Never spend more than 15 minutes getting coffee, settling in, looking at newspapers or reading emails. You are often most productive at the beginning of the day. Jump into the important work quickly.W: Also my problem. I can"t get myself put-in in an hour or even more.M: And you got it. And secondly, social time is also important. Spend a few moments on social time with your colleagues. But avoid personal phone calls, they could turn into big time-eaters. W: Social time makes you feel great, especially when you have a heavy load of tasks.M: You are right. Thirdly, set a quiet alarm on your watch or computer to go off every hour. This is your signal throughout the day to take a break. Get up and stretch, walk around the building, things like that. Keep the voice in low so that they doesn"t upset your colleagues.W: Stay tuned for more, for Mr. Smith. We will be back soon after the break.(2).Why should personal phone calls be avoided?（分数：1.00）A.They may take a lot of time. √B.They may reduce social time.C.They may spoil a great mood.D.They may cause errors in work.解析：(3).Why should an alarm be set?（分数：1.00）A.To give a go-home signal.B.To remind people to relax. √C.To make people work fast.D.To warn people of an emergency.解析：Questions 14-17 are based on the following conversation between two friends.Questions 14-17 are based on the following conversation between two friends.（分数：4.00）(1).What news does Renee share with Tom?（分数：1.00）A.She met a high school classmate.B.She found an old friend"s address.C.She paid a visit to her high school.D.She got in touch with an old friend. √解析：[听力原文]W: Hi, Tom, just want m share with you some good news.M: What"s that, Renee?W: I"ve just received an email from one of my former high school classmates.M: That"s nice, isn"t it?W: You bet. I feel so excited. Well, actually I haven"t heard from her for ages. Can you imagine she used to be my best friend in high school? I felt sad when I lost touch with her when she moved to another city with her parents. And that was almost about five years ago.M: To be frank with you, I have been out of touch with most of my old friends, too. Only one or two still keep in touch with me.W: I know. It"s really hard to maintain contact when people move around so much. Er, thanks to the Internet, we are back in touch again. My friend told me she got my email address on my company"s website just by searching for my name under Google. At first, she wasn"t sure until she saw my photo.M: That"s fantastic. People just drifted apart when they are so far away from each other and when everybody is so busy. But you are lucky that you have be back in touch with your friend again.I am happy for you.(2).Why did Renee and her friend lose contact?（分数：1.00）A.Her friend"s family left for another city. √B.Her friend transferred to another school.C.They had an argument and drifted apart.D.They were too busy to write to each other.解析：(3).What does Tom say about his old friends?（分数：1.00）A.He has lost touch with all of them.B.He maintains contact with most of them.C.He has regained contact with a few of them.D.He keeps in touch with one or two of them. √解析：(4).How did Renee"s friend get her email address?（分数：1.00）A.From an old address book.B.From one of their former teachers.C.From another high school classmate.D.From the website of Renee"s company. √解析：Questions 18-21 are based on a conversation between Lisa and her former neighbor John. Questions 18-21 are based on a conversation between Lisa and her former neighbor John.（分数：4.00）(1).Why did the woman decide to cancel her vacation?（分数：1.00）A.She had trouble with her health.B.She had trouble with her investment. √C.She had to attend a financial course.D.She had to attend a conference in Paris.解析：[听力原文]M: Hi, Lisa. Long time no see. Why do you look so gloomy?W: I have to cancel my summer vacation. The stock market has been declining and I am losing money. M: But I think that"s of managing finance. You understand the workings of the stock market. W: Sure. After I graduated from college, I got a job as a stock analyst for a national stock company and I was doing very well.M: But I heard you had left the job. Why?W: I wanted more free time to travel, so I started my own business as a stock Wader.M: What"s your business"s financial success for?W: At first, I did very well when the economy was going well. I was able to make a lot of money by assessing stocks. It was easy using my computer to watch the stock market and look for buying opportunities. My bank account really began to grow.M: My brother said he saw you on a financial conference last summer in Paris.W: That was during the good times. Then the stock market collapsed and my fortunes reversed. M: Do you think the present stimulating package will help your company and your opportunities. W: I can only hope that it will make economy turn around.M: Good luck, Lisa.(2).What did the woman do after she graduated from college?（分数：1.00）A.She worked as a stock trader.B.She worked as a stock analyst. √C.She worked as a finance teacher.D.She worked as a company manager.解析：(3).Why did the woman want to start her own company?（分数：1.00）A.To make more money.B.To have more time for herself. √C.To find more business opportunities.D.To know more about the stock market.解析：(4).How does the woman feel about the present economic stimulating package?（分数：1.00）A.Relieved.B.Optimistic.C.Unconfident. √D.Disappointed.解析：Questions 22-25 are based on the following interview between a reporter and Mr. Smith on his website.Questions 22-25 are based on the following interview between a reporter and Mr. Smith on his website.（分数：4.00）(1).Which industry is the man"s website concerned with?（分数：1.00）A.News.B.Music.cation. √D.Television.解析：[听力原文]W: Mr. Smith, could you please tell me how you came up with the idea of founding the website of English products?M: Both my business partner and I had experience on how to make knowledge transform into industries of music, television and news. And we agree that education would be the next, especially English teaching.W: There are many other web products in English teaching. How could your English products stand out?M: We are the only online service that uses a totally ultimate approach focusing on the 14-25 age group.W: I have known "that many language learning products use computer voice to pronounce vocabularies and sentences. Do you use the same way?M: Not only that. Our users can hear and see exactly how words and phrases are used and pronounced in the movies and music videos on the site. By playing those over and over, users can also get used to many very different accents in English and varying speech and speech delivery.W: Where do you see yourselves three years from now?M: We hope to be present in Asia in a very big way. We are self-financed, so we don"t have pressures from investors for fulfilling a short-term objective. We know it will take time, but we will do everything to get there.(2).Whom is the man"s website mainly meant for?（分数：1.00）A.College students in Asia.B.English learners of all ages.C.Teenagers and young adults. √D.Any visitors for entertainment.解析：(3).What does the website want its visitors to get familiar with?（分数：1.00）A.Classic films.B.Western music.C.English accents. √D.Public speeches.解析：(4).What does the man hope his website will do in three years?（分数：1.00）A.Fulfill its short-term goal.B.Get a big market in Asia. √C.Become self-financed.D.Get more investments.解析：四、Section Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、Part A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)六、Text 1(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Isabel has turned down two job offers in the past year. In 2006, she started her own consulting practice, but by 2008, most of her larger clients had to drop her because of the economy. In 2011, she was undertaking irregular assignments and knew she needed a steady job. The first job she considered was Director of HR for a company in Utah. After the initial interviews, she felt the job fit her except for the location. Still, she flew west to meet the hiring manager. The hiring manager explained that Isabel was the top candidate for the job but that, before she continued with the process, she should better understand the firm"s culture. She directed Isabel to several videos of the company"s CEO, who regularly appeared in front of the company in costume as partof morale building exercises and expected his senior leaders to do the same. "Even though I was desperate for a job, I knew I couldn"t do that," Isabel says. She called the recruiter to turn down the job and explained that she didn"t feel there was a cultural fit.A few months later, she interviewed for another job: a director of employee relations at a local university. After several interviews, the hiring manager told her the job was hers if she wanted it. The job had many positives: it was a low-stress environment, it offered great benefits, and the university was an employee-friendly place. But the job was relatively junior despite the title and Isabel worried it wouldn"t be challenging enough. Finally, she turned it down. "It would be great to have a paycheck and great benefits but I would definitely have trouble sleeping at night," she says,In both cases, she was frank with the hiring managers about why she wasn"t taking the jobs. "In the past, it felt like dating, I was worried about hurting people"s feelings," she says. However, they appreciated her frankness and thanked her for her honesty. She says it was hard to turn down the jobs and it was a risk for her financially but she felt she had to.（分数：5.00）(1).In 2011, Isabel ______.（分数：1.00）A.did consulting now and then √B.found a job close to her homeC.refused several job interviewsD.ran a successful consulting firm解析：[解析] 推断题。
2016年管理类联考综合、英语二真题与答案
.. .. ..2016年管理类联考英语（二）试卷Section Ⅰ Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numberedblank and mark [A], [B], [C] or [D] on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)Happy people work differently.They’re more productive, more creative,and willing to take greater risks. And new research suggest that happiness mightinfluence 1 firms work, too.Companies located in places with happier people invest more, according toa recent research paper. 2 , firms in happy places spend more on R&D( research and development ). That ’s because happiness is linked to the kind of longer -term thinking 3 for making investments for the future.The researchers wanted to know if the 4 and inclination for risk-taking that come with happiness would 5 the way companies invested. So they compared U.S.cities’ average happiness 6 by Gallup polling with the investment acti vity of publicly traded firms in those areas.7 enough, firms’ investment and R&D intensity were correlated with thehappiness of the area in which they were 8 . But is it really happiness that ’s linked to investment, or could something else about happier cities9 why firms there spend more on R&D? To find out, the researchers controlled for various10 that might make firms more likely to invest–like size, industry,and sales – and for indicators that a place was 11 to live in, like growth in wages orpopulation. The link between happiness and investment generally 12 evenafter accounting for these things.The correlation between happiness and investment was particularly strongfor younger firms, which the authors 13 to“less codified decision makingpro cess”and the possible presence of“younger and less 14 managers who are more likely to be influenced by sentiment.” The relationship was 15 strongerin places where happiness was spread more 16 . Firms seem to invest more in places where most people are relatively happy, rather than in places with happinessinequality.17 this doesn’t prove that happiness causes firms to invest more or to takea longer- term view, the authors believe it at least 18 at that possibility.It ’s not hard to imagine that local culture and sentiment would help 19 how executives think about the future.“It surely seems plausible that happy people would bemore forward- thinking and creative and 20 R&Dmore than the average, ” said one researcher.参照答案：（华章供应）：C 1. [A] why [B] where [C] how [D] whenB 2. [A] In return [B] In particular [C] In contrast [D] In conclusionD 3. [A] sufficient [B] famous [C] perfect [D] necessaryC 4. [A] individualism [B] modernism [C] optimism [D] realismD 5. [A] echo [B] miss [C] spoil [D] changeB 6. [A] imagined [B] measured [C] invented [D] assumedA 7. [A] Sure [B] Odd [C] Unfortunate [D] OftenD 8. [A] advertised [B] divided [C] overtaxed [D] headquarteredA 9. [A] explain [B] overstate [C] summarize [D] emphasizeB 10. [A] stages [B] factors [C] levels [D] methodsA 11. [A] desirable [B] sociable [C] reputable [D] reliableB 12. [A] resumed [B] held [C]emerged [D] brokeA 13. [A] attribute [B] assign [C] transfer [D]compareD 14. [A] serious [B] civilized [C] ambitious [D]experiencedA 15. [A] thus [B] instead [C] also [D] neverD 16. [A] rapidly [B] regularly [C] directly [D] equallyC 17. [A] After [B] Until [C] While [D] SinceC 18. [A] arrives [B] jumps [C] hints [D] strikesA 19. [A] shape [B] rediscover [C] simplify [D] shareB 20. [A] pray for [B] lean towards [C] give away [D] sendout Section II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text bychoosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)Text 1It's true that high-school coding classes aren't essential for learningcomputer science in college. Students without experience can catch up after afew introductory courses, said Tom Cortina, the assistant dean at CarnegieMellon's School of Computer Science.However, Cortina said, early exposure is beneficial. Whenyounger kids learn computer science, they learn that it's not just a confusing, endless string ofletters and numbers - but a tool to build apps, or create artwork, or testhypotheses. It's not as hard for them to transform their thought processes asit is for older students. Breaking down problems into bite-sized chunks and using code to solve them becomes normal. Giving more children this training couldincrease the number of people interested in the field and help fill the jobsgap, Cortina said.Students also benefit from learning something about coding before they get to college, where introductory computer-science classes are packed to the brim, which can drive the less-experienced or-determined students away.The Flatiron School, where people pay to learn programming, started as oneof the many coding bootcamps that's become popular for adults looking for a career change. The high-schoolers get the same curriculum, but "we try to gear lessons toward things they're interested in," said Victoria Friedman, an instructor.For instance, one of the apps the students are developing suggests movies based on your mood.The students in the Flatiron class probably won't drop out of high schooland build the next Facebook. Programming languages have a quick turnover, sothe "Ruby on Rails" language they learned may not even be relevant by the timethey enter the job market. But the skills they learn - how to think logicallythrough a problem and organize the results - apply to any coding language,said Deborah Seehorn, an education consultant for the state of North Carolina.Indeed, the Flatiron students might not go into IT at all. But creating afuture army of coders is not the sole purpose of the classes. These kids aregoing to be surrounded by computers-in their pockets ,in their offices,in their homes -for the rest of their lives, The younger they learn how computers think, how to coax the machine into producing what they want -the earlier they learnthat they have the power to do that -the better.21.Cortina holds that early exposure to computer science makes it easierto _______[A]complete future job training[B]remodel the way of thinking[C]formulate logical hypotheses[D]perfect artwork production22.In delivering lessons for high - schoolers , Flatiron hasconsidered their________[A]experience[B]interest[C]career prospects[D]academic backgrounds23.Deborah Seehorn believes that the skills learned at Flatiron will________[A]help students learn other computer languages[B]have to be upgraded when new technologies come[C]need improving when students look for jobs[D]enable students to make big quick money24.According to the last paragraph, Flatiron students are expected to ______[A]bring forth innovative computer technologies[B]stay longer in the information technology industry[C]become better prepared for the digitalized world[D]compete with a future army of programmers25.The word "coax"(Line4,Para.6) is closest in meaning to ________[A]persuade[B]frighten[C]misguide[D]challengeText 2Biologists estimate that as many as 2 million lesser prairie chickens---akind of bird living on stretching grasslands-once lent red to the often greylandscape of the midwestern and southwestern United States. But just some 22,000 birds remain today, occupying about 16% of the species 'historic range.The crash was a major reason the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service(USFWS)decided to formally list the bird as threatened ."The lesser prairiechicken is in a desperate situation ," said USFWS Director Daniel Ashe. Some environmentalists, however, were disappointed. They had pushed the agency todesignate the bird as "endangered," a status that gives federal officials greater regulatory power to crack down on threats .But Ashe and others argued that the" threatened" tag gave the federal government flexibility to try out new,potentially less confrontational conservations approaches. In particular,they called for forging closer collaborations with western state governments, which are often uneasy with federal action. and with the private landowners who control an estimated 95% of the prairie chicken's habitat.Under the plan, for example, the agency said it would not prosecute landowner or businesses that unintentionally kill, harm, or disturb the bird, as long asthey had signed a range-wide management plan to restore prairie chicken habitat. Negotiated by USFWSand the states, the plan requires individuals and businesses that damage habitat as part of their operations to pay into a fund to replaceevery acre destroyed with 2 new acres of suitable habitat .The fund will alsobe used to compensate landowners who set aside habitat , USFWSalso set an interim goal of restoring prairie chicken populations to an annual average of 67,000birds over the next 10 years .And it gives the Western Association of Fish andWildlife Agencies (WAFWA),a coalition of state agencies, the job of monitoring progress. Overall, the idea is to let "states" remain in the driver 's seat for managing the species," Ashe said.Not everyone buys the win-win rhetoric. Some Congress members are tryingto block the plan, and at least a dozen industry groups,four states, and three environmental groups are challenging it in federal court. Not surprisingly,doesn't go far enough. "The federal government is giving responsibility formanaging the bird to the same industries that are pushing it to extinction," says biologist Jay Lininger.26.The major reason for listing the lesser prairie as threatened is____.[A] its drastically decreased population[B]the underestimate of the grassland acreage[C]a desperate appeal from some biologists[D]the insistence of private landowners27.The "threatened" tag disappointed some environmentalists in thatit_____.[A]was a give-in to governmental pressure[B]would involve fewer agencies in action[C]granted less federal regulatory power[D] went against conservation policies28.It can be learned from Paragraph3 that unintentional harm-doers will notbe prosecuted if they_____.[A]agree to pay a sum for compensation[B]volunteer to set up an equally big habitat[C]offer to support the WAFWA monitoring job[D]promise to raise funds for USFWS operations29.According to Ashe, the leading role in managing the species in______.[A]the federal government[B]the wildlife agencies[C]the landowners[D] the states30.Jay Lininger would most likely support_______.[A]industry groups[B]the win-win rhetoric[C]environmental groups[D]the plan under challengeText 3That everyone's too busy these days is a clich é. But one specific complaint is made especially mournfully: There's never any time to read.What makes the problem thornier is that the usual time-management techniques don't seem sufficient. The web's full of articles offering tips on making timeto read: "Give up TV" or "Carry a book with you at all times." But in my experience, using such methods to free up the odd 30 minutes doesn't work. Sit down to read and the flywheel of work-related thoughts keeps spinning-or else you're soexhausted that a challenging book's the last thing you need. The modern mind,Tim Parks, a novelist and critic, writes, "is overwhelmingly inclined towardcommunication It is not simply that one is interrupted; it is that one isactually inclined to interruption." Deep reading requires not just time, buta special kind of time which can't be obtained merely by becoming more efficient.In fact, "becoming more efficient"is part of the problem. Thinking of time as a resource to be maximised means you approach it instrumentally,judging any given moment as well spent only in so far as it advances progress towardsome goal. Immersive reading, by contrast, depends on being willing to riskinefficiency, goallessness, even time-wasting. Try to slot it as a to-do listitem and you'll manage only goal-focused reading-useful,sometimes, but not the most fulfilling kind. "The future comes at us like empty bottles along anunstoppable and nearly infinite conveyor belt," writes Gary Eberle in his book Sacred Time, and "we feel a pressure to fill these different-sized bottles (days, hours, minutes) as they pass, for if they get by without being filled, we will havewasted them." No mind-set could be worse for losing yourself in a book.So what does work? Perhaps surprisingly, scheduling regular times forreading. You'd think this might fuel the efficiency mind-set, but in fact,Eberle notes, such ritualistic behaviour helps us "step outside time's flow" into"soul time." You could limit distractions by reading only physical books, or on single-purpose e-readers. "Carry a book with you at all times" can actually work,too-providing you dip in often enough, so that reading becomes the default state from which you temporarily surface to take care of business, before droppingback down. On a really good day, it no longer feels as if you're "makingtime to read," but just reading, and making time for everything else.31.The usual time-management techniques don't work because .[A] what they can offer does not ease the modern mind[B] what challenging books demand is repetitive reading[C]what people often forget is carrying a book with them[D]what deep reading requires cannot be guaranteed32.The "empty bottles" metaphor illustrates that people feel a pressureto .[A] update their to-do lists[B] make passing time fulfilling[C] carry their plans through[D] pursue carefree reading33.Eberle would agree that scheduling regular times for reading helps .[A] encourage the efficiency mind-set[B]develop online reading habits[C]promote ritualistic reading[D]achieve immersive reading34."Carry a book with you at all times" can work if . [A]reading becomes your primary business of the day[B] all the daily business has been promptly dealt with[C] you are able to drop back to business after reading[D] time can be evenly split for reading and business35.The best title for this text could be .[A]How to Enjoy Easy Reading[B]How to Find Time to Read[C]How to Set Reading Goals[D]How to Read ExtensivelyText 4Against a backdrop of drastic changes in economy and population structure, younger Americans are drawing a new 21st-century road map to success, a latestpoll has found.Across generational lines, Americans continue to prize many of the sametraditional milestones of a successful life, including getting married, having children, owning a home, and retiring in their sixties. But while young and old mostly agree on what constitutes the finish line of a fulfilling life, they offer strikingly different paths for reaching it.Young people who are still getting started in life were more likely thanolder adults to prioritize personal fulfillment in their work, to believe they will advance their careers most by regularly changing jobs, to favor communities with more public services and a faster pace of life, to agree that couples should be financially secure before getting married or having children, and to maintainthat children are best served by two parents working outside the home, the survey found.From career to community and family, these contrasts suggest that in theaftermath of the searing Great Recession, those just starting out in life aredefining priorities and expectations that will increasingly spread throughvirtually all aspects of American life, from consumer preferences to housingpatterns to politics.Young and old converge on one key point: Overwhelming majorities of bothgroups said they believe it is harder for young people today to get started inlife than it was for earlier generations. Whlie younger people are somewhat more optimistic than their elders about the prospects for those starting out today,big majorities in both groups believe those "just getting started in life" face a tougher a good-paying job, starting a family, managing debt, and findingaffordable housing.Pete Schneider considers the climb tougher today. Schneider, a 27-yaear-old auto technician from the Chicago suburbs says he struggled to find a job aftergraduating from college. Even now that he is working steadily, he said." I can't afford to pay ma monthly mortgage payments on my own, so I have to rent roomsout to people to mark that happen." Looking back, he is struck that his parents could provide a comfortable life for their children even though neither hadcompleted college when he was young."I still grew up in an upper middle-classhomewith parents who didn't have college degrees,"Schneider said."I don't think people are capable of that anymore. "36.One cross-generation mark of a successful life is .[A] trying out different lifestyles[B] having a family with children [C]working beyond retirement age[D] setting up a profitable business37.It can be learned from Paragraph 3 that young people tend to .[A] favor a slower life pace[B] hold an occupation longer[C] attach importance to pre-marital finance[D] give priority to childcare outside the home38.The priorities and expectations defined by the young will .[A]become increasingly clear[B]focus on materialistic issues[C]depend largely on political preferences[D]reach almost all aspects of American life39. Both young and old agree that .[A]good-paying jobs are less available[B]the old made more life achievements[C]housing loans today are easy to obtain[D]getting established is harder for the young40. Which of the following is true about Schneider?[A]He found a dream job after graduating from college[B]His parents believe working steadily is a must for success[C]His parents' good life has little to do with a college degree[D]He thinks his job as a technician quite challengingPart BDirections:Read the following text and answer the questions by choosing the mostsuitable subheading from the list A-G for each numbered paragraphs (41-45). There are two extra subheadings which you do not need to use. Mark your answers onthe ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)[A]Be silly[B]Have fun[C]Ask for help[D]Express your emotions.[E]Don't overthink it[F]Be easily pleased[G]Notice thingsAct Your Shoe Size, Not Your Age.(1) As adults, it seems that we're constantly pursuing happiness, often with mixed results. Yet children appear to have it down to an art-and for the mostpart they don't need self-help books or therapy. Instead, they look after their wellbeing instinctively and usually more effectively than we do as grownups.Perhaps it's time to learn a few lessons from them.41_____ [D] Express your emotions(2) What does a child do when he's sad? He cries. Whenhe's angry? He shouts. Scared? Probably a bit of both. As we grow up, we learn to control our emotions so they are manageable and don't dictate our behaviours, which is in many waysa good thing. But too often we take this process too far and end up suppressing emotions, especially negative ones. That's about as effective as brushing dirt under a carpet and can even make us ill. What we feel appropriately and then-again, like children-move on.42______[ F] Be easily pleasedA couple of Christmases ago, my youngest stepdaughter, who was 9 years oldat the time, got a Superman T-shirt for Christmas. It cost less than a fiverbut she was overjoyed, and couldn't bigger house or better car will be the magic silver bullet that will allow us to finally be content, but the reality is these things have little lasting impact on our happiness levels. Instead, being gratefulfor small things every day is a much better way to improve wellbeing.43_______[ A] Be sillyHave you ever noticed how much children laugh? If we adults could indulgein a bit of silliness and giggling, we would reduce the stress hormones in ourbodies, increase good hormones like endorphins, improve blood flow to our hearts and ever have a greater chance of fighting off infection. All of which would,of course, have a positive effect on our happiness levels.44______ [B] Have funThe problem with being a grownup is that there's an awful lot of seriousstuff to deal with-work, mortgage payments, figuring out what to cook for dinner. But as adults we also have the luxury of being able to control our own diariesand it's important that we schedule in time to enjoy the thing we love. Thosethings might be social, sporting, creative or completely random (dancing around the living room, anyone?)-it doesn't matter, so long as they're enjoyable, and not likely to have negative side effects, such as drinking too much alcohol orgoing on a wild spending spree if you're on a tight budget.45______ [E] Don't overthink itHaving said all of the above, it's important to add that we shouldn't trytoo hard to be happy. Scientists tell us this can back fire and actually havea negative impact on our wellbeing. As the Chinese philosopher Chuang Tzu isreported to have said: "Happiness is the absence of striving for happiness."And in that, once more, we need to look to the example of our children, to whom happiness is not a goal but a natural byproduct of the way they live.Section III Translation46. Directions:Translate the following text into Chinese. Write your translation on the ANSWER SHEET. (15 points)The supermarket is designed to lure customers into spending as much timeas possible within its doors. The reason for this is simple: The longer you stay in the store, the more stuff you ’ll see, and the more stuff you see, the moreyou’ll buy. And supermarkets contain a lot of stuff. The average supermarket,according to the Food Market Institute, carries some 44,000 different items,and many carry tens of thousands more. The sheer volume of available choice isenough to send shoppers into a state of information overload. According tobrain-scan experiments, the demands of so much decision-making quickly becometoo much for us. After about 40 minutes of shopping, most people stop strugglingto be rationally selective, and instead began shopping emotionally —which is the point at which we accumulate the 50 percent of stuff in our cart that wenever intended buying.参照译文（华章供应）：商场旨在吸引顾客在店里逗留尽量长的时间来购物。
2016年3月PETS2真题卷及答案
全国英语等级考试第二级PUBLIC ENGLISH TEST SYSTEM (PETS) LEVEL 2★2016 年 3 月19 日前绝密★第一部分听力第一节听下面 5 段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从体重所给的[A]、[B]、[C]三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
例：0. How much is the shirt? [A]＄ 19.15.[B]＄ 9.18.[C]＄ 9.15.请看选项：衬衫的价格为9镑15便士，所以你选择[C]项，并在试卷上将其标出。
下面，你有5秒钟的时间看第1题。
1.Where does the conversation probably take place?[A]In an office [B]In a restaurant [C]In a theatre2.How old is the man now?[A]About 20 [B]Nearly 40 [C]Over 603.What is the man going to do?[A]Check the price of the ticket[B]Take a train to leave New York[C]Go to the information counter4.What do we learn about the man ?[A]He quitted his job.[B]He has got two job offers.[C]He is doing a part-time job.5.What does Mr.Anderson do ?[A]He is a teacher [B]He is a librarian [C]He is a repairman第二节听下面 5 段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有 2 至 4 个小题，从题中所给的[A]、[B]、[C]三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
2016年管理类联考综合、英语二真题及答案
2016年管理类联考英语（二）试卷Section ⅠUse of EnglishDirections:Read the following text. Choose the best word(s）for each numbered blank and mark ［A］，[B], [C］or [D] on the ANSWER SHEET。
(10 points)Happy people work differently。
They’re more productive, more creative, and willing to take greater risks. And new research suggest that happiness might influence 1 firms work, too.Companies located in places with happier people invest more, according to a recent research paper. 2 ，firms in happy places spend more on R＆D （research and development ）. That’s because happiness is linked to the kind of longer-term thinking 3 for making investments for the future。
The researchers wanted to know if the 4 and inclination for risk-taking that come with happiness would 5 the way companies invested。
So they compared U.S. cities’ average happiness 6 by Gallup polling with the investment activity of publicly traded firms in those areas.7 enough, firms’ investment and R&D intensity were correlated with the happiness of the area in which they were 8 . But is it really happiness that’s linked to investment, or could something else about happier cities 9 why firms there spend more on R＆D？To find out，the researchers controlled for various 10 that might make firms more likely to invest – like size, industry，and sales – and for indicators that a place was 11 to live in，like growth in wages or population. The link between happiness and investment generally 12 even after accounting for these things.The correlation between happiness and investment was particularly strong for younger firms, which the authors 13 to “less codified decision making process”and the possible presence of “younger and less 14 managers who are more likely to be influenced by sentiment。
2016年公共英语二级考试试题及答案（三）
Businesses put lots of time and money into new plans, programs and excellent employees with the hope things will change. Yet, at the end of the effort, not much changes. What happens In most cases, those new plans, programs and employees enter a company with an existing culture (⽂化). And plans, programs and new employees have a way of conforming to(顺应)the existing culture. The culture of your business is the result of a particular mindset , or a particular way of thinking and the general feelings about certain things. Most often, it is the mindset of the founder or people managing the business. The founder has gotten to where he is because of his skill sets, knowledge base and personal beliefs, which unfortunately all come with inherent (固有的)limits. Why Skills, knowledge and beliefs come from what he or she already knows or has experienced. In other words, it comes from the past. We ( people) try to make the past fit the future. Just because something worked in the past, doesn't mean it is suitable for the future. As the saying goes, if you do and think what you have always done and thought, you will have what you have always had. Therefore, lasting changes have to start with the way people think. To make changes in the way you think, you will be required ta set goals beyond your basic abilities and continuously think them through. It is a way to train yourself and people to get out of the comfort zone where you feel happy with your knowledge and skills. 40.Which question does the author try to answer? A.What past experience is useful for businesses B.How much time is needed for making plans C.How can changes be made in businesses D.What kinds of employees are the best 41.Where does the business culture mainly come from? A.The founde B.The progres C.The new employee D.The collective effor 42.What does the author think about the mindset of the company leader? A.It can prevent the enrichment of experience B.It is useful far skill and knowledge learnin C.It is important for personal beliefs build-u D.It may limit the company's developmen 43.What plays a key role in making changes in a company? A.Making a breakthrough in the way people thin B.Training people to be able to face hardshi C.Setting clearer goals for employee D.Making the past fit the future C It' s not much , but it' s home. Francis Chan, an engineer, lives in Hampstead, north London, in a flat that's just 4ft wide by 21ft long. He loves it. Tiny though it is, it has got all the comforts. Peter Baynes, Chan’s architect (建筑师),has achieved a clever piece of design,according to architectural experts. The Chan mini-house was built on what was once a path down the side of a big Victarian house. Not an inch of space iswasted. When you step in through the front door, you're standing in the shower, on Britain' s only self-cleansing doormat (⾃动清洁门垫). A door opens on to an equally tiny toilet with washbasin. Two steps further in comes the kitchen, complete with full-sized cooker and fridge, and washer/ drier. A worktop folds down from the wall. Another step and you're into the dining/ office area. Four people can sit here for dinner, says Chan as he sets the table-top into place. He even has a fold-down drawing-board for when he' s working at home. The bed is hidden under a cover board right at the back. "I don't even have to make the bed,"Chan says. " I just put the cover down. " Chan's business suits hang neatly on the wall over the bed. Daylight comes in through the skylight. The house feels like a very small boat and Chan admits he toyed with the idea of naming it the "boat-house". "It cost around ￡4,700 to build last year. Now it's been valued at ￡30,000. It proves that good design doesn't need to cost more. It just needs a lot of care." says Chan. 44.By saying "It's not much" (line 1, para. 1),the author means that Chan' s flat______. A.is cheap B.has cheap furniture C.has a simple design D.is fairly small 45.Where is Chan' s flat? A.Next to a big hous B.Under an old buildin C.In a busy London stree D.By the side of a country roa 46.Which of the following is the right order of things described in the text? A.Shower, kitchen, toilet, dining table and be B.Shower, toilet, dining table, kitchen and be C.Shower, toilet, kitchen, dining table and be D.Shower, kitchen, toilet, bed and dining tabl 47.What is the purpose of this writing? A.To sell Chan' s flat for more mone B.To tell people how to take care of small flat C.To introduce to readers a cleverly-designed fla D.To call on engineers to design their own home D Scientists say they now have proof to support the old-fashioned advice that it's best to sleep on a problem. They say sleep strengthens the memory and helps the brain organize the masses of information we receive each day. Lead researcher Bob Stickgold at the Harvard Medical School said, "Sleep helps us draw rules from our experiences.It's like knowing the difference between dogs and cats. even if it's hard to explain. " The US research team studied how well students remembered connections between words and symbols (象征) , reports New Scientist. They compared how the students performed if they had had a sleep between seeing the words and having the test, and if they had not slept. They found that people were better able to remember lists of related words after a night' s sleep than after the same time spent awake during the day. They also found it easier to remember themes (主题) that the words hadin common. But they forgot around one in four more themes if they had been awake. Prof. John Groeger, of Surrey University's Sleep Research Centre, said, "People have been trying for years to fard out what the purpose of sleep is, as we know that only certain parts of it have a restorative (有助恢复的) value. " " We form and store huge numbers of experiences in the head every day, and sleep seems to be the way the brain deals with it all. " 48.The phrase" to sleep on a problem" in Paragraph 1 most likely means to______. A.pay full attention to a problem B.wait until later for a decision C.sleep to forget a problem D.have difficulty sleeping 49.In the study by the US research team, students were asked to______. A.put together words of similar meanings B.remember words and their meanings C.show their knowledge of words D.make up lists of related words 50.Which of the following may be easier to remember? A.Themes learned right before the tes B.Rules from personal experience C.Words learnt before a good slee D.Ideas stored together in the brai 51.What may be the importance of the research? A.It shows sleep may help us manage imformatio B.It helps find out the common themes of word C.It tells us that more sleep can improve healt D.It proves the value of old-fashioned advice KEYS： 40-45.CADADA 46-51 .CCBBCA。
2016年管理类联考综合、英语二真题与答案
2016年管理类联考英语（二）试卷Section ⅠUse of EnglishDirections:Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark [A], [B], [C] or [D] on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points) Happy people work differently. They’re more productive, more creative, and willing to take greater risks. And new research suggest that happiness might influence 1 firms work, too.Companies located in places with happier people invest more, according to a recent research paper. 2 , firms in happy places spend more on R&D ( research and development ). That’s because happiness is linked to the kind of longer-term thinking 3 for making investments for the future.The researchers wanted to know if the 4 and inclination for risk-taking that come with happiness would 5 the way companies invested. So they compared U.S. cities’ average happiness 6 by Gallup polling with the investment acti vity of publicly traded firms in those areas.7 enough, firms’ investment and R&D intensity were correlated with the happiness of the area in which they were 8 . But is it really happiness that’s linked to investment, or could something else about happier cities 9 why firms there spend more on R&D? To find out, the researchers controlled for various 10 that might make firms more likely to invest –like size, industry, and sales – and for indicators that a place was 11 to live in, like growth in wages or population. The link between happiness and investment generally 12 even after accounting for these things.The correlation between happiness and investment was particularly strong for younger firms, which the authors 13 to “less codified decision making pro cess”and the possible presence of “younger and less 14 managers who are more likely to be influenced by sentiment.” The relationship was 15 stronger in places where happiness was spread more 16 . Firms seem to invest more in places where most people are relatively happy, rather than in places with happiness inequality.17 this doesn’t prove that happiness causes firms to invest more or to takea longer-term view, the authors believe it at least 18 at that possibility. It’s not hard to imagine that local culture and sentiment would help 19 how executives think about the future. “It surely seems plausible that happy people would be more forward-thinking and creative and 20 R&D more than the average,” said one researcher.参考答案：（华章提供）：C 1. [A] why [B] where [C] how [D] whenB 2. [A] In return [B] In particular [C] In contrast [D] In conclusionD 3. [A] sufficient [B] famous [C] perfect [D] necessaryC 4. [A] individualism [B] modernism [C] optimism [D] realismD 5. [A] echo [B] miss [C] spoil [D] changeB 6. [A] imagined [B] measured [C] invented [D] assumedA 7. [A] Sure [B] Odd [C] Unfortunate [D] OftenD 8. [A] advertised [B] divided [C] overtaxed [D] headquarteredA 9. [A] explain [B] overstate [C] summarize [D] emphasizeB 10. [A] stages [B] factors [C] levels [D] methodsA 11. [A] desirable [B] sociable [C] reputable [D] reliableB 12. [A] resumed [B] held [C]emerged [D] brokeA 13. [A] attribute [B] assign [C] transfer [D]compareD 14. [A] serious [B] civilized [C] ambitious [D]experiencedA 15. [A] thus [B] instead [C] also [D] neverD 16. [A] rapidly [B] regularly [C] directly [D] equallyC 17. [A] After [B] Until [C] While [D] SinceC 18. [A] arrives [B] jumps [C] hints [D] strikesA 19. [A] shape [B] rediscover [C] simplify [D] shareB 20. [A] pray for [B] lean towards [C] give away [D] send outSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)Text 1It's true that high-school coding classes aren't essential for learning computer science in college. Students without experience can catch up after a few introductory courses, said Tom Cortina, the assistant dean at Carnegie Mellon's School of Computer Science.However, Cortina said, early exposure is beneficial. When younger kids learn computer science, they learn that it's not just a confusing, endless string of letters and numbers - but a tool to build apps, or create artwork, or test hypotheses. It's not as hard for them to transform their thought processes as it is for older students. Breaking down problems into bite-sized chunks and using code to solve them becomes normal. Giving more children this training could increase the number of people interested in the field and help fill the jobs gap, Cortina said.Students also benefit from learning something about coding before they get to college, where introductory computer-science classes are packed to the brim, which can drive the less-experienced or-determined students away.The Flatiron School, where people pay to learn programming, started as one of the many coding bootcamps that's become popular for adults looking for a career change. The high-schoolers get the same curriculum, but "we try to gear lessons toward things they're interested in," said Victoria Friedman, an instructor.For instance, one of the apps the students are developing suggests movies based on your mood.The students in the Flatiron class probably won't drop out of high school and build the next Facebook. Programming languages have a quick turnover, so the "Ruby on Rails" language they learned may not even be relevant by the time they enter the job market. But the skills they learn - how to think logically through a problem and organize the results - apply to any coding language, said Deborah Seehorn, an education consultant for the state of North Carolina.Indeed, the Flatiron students might not go into IT at all. But creating a future army of coders is not the sole purpose of the classes. These kids are going to be surrounded by computers-in their pockets ,in their offices, in their homes -for the rest of their lives, The younger they learn how computers think, how to coax the machine into producing what they want -the earlier they learn that they have the power to do that -the better.21.Cortina holds that early exposure to computer science makes it easierto _______[A] complete future job training[B] remodel the way of thinking[C] formulate logical hypotheses[D] perfect artwork production22.In delivering lessons for high - schoolers , Flatiron has consideredtheir________[A] experience[B] interest[C] career prospects[D] academic backgrounds23.Deborah Seehorn believes that the skills learned at Flatiron will________[A] help students learn other computer languages[B] have to be upgraded when new technologies come[C] need improving when students look for jobs[D] enable students to make big quick money24.According to the last paragraph, Flatiron students are expected to ______[A] bring forth innovative computer technologies[B] stay longer in the information technology industry[C] become better prepared for the digitalized world[D] compete with a future army of programmers25.The word "coax"(Line4,Para.6) is closest in meaning to ________[A] persuade[B] frighten[C] misguide[D] challengeText 2Biologists estimate that as many as 2 million lesser prairie chickens---akind of bird living on stretching grasslands-once lent red to the often grey landscape of the midwestern and southwestern United States. But just some 22,000 birds remain today, occupying about 16% of the species 'historic range.The crash was a major reason the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)decided to formally list the bird as threatened ."The lesser prairie chicken is in a desperate situation ," said USFWS Director Daniel Ashe. Some environmentalists, however, were disappointed. They had pushed the agency to designate the bird as "endangered," a status that gives federal officials greater regulatory power to crack down on threats .But Ashe and others argued that the" threatened" tag gave the federal government flexibility to try out new, potentially less confrontational conservations approaches. In particular, they called for forging closer collaborations with western state governments, which are often uneasy with federal action. and with the private landowners who control an estimated 95% of the prairie chicken's habitat.Under the plan, for example, the agency said it would not prosecute landowner or businesses that unintentionally kill, harm, or disturb the bird, as long as they had signed a range-wide management plan to restore prairie chicken habitat. Negotiated by USFWS and the states, the plan requires individuals and businesses that damage habitat as part of their operations to pay into a fund to replace every acre destroyed with 2 new acres of suitable habitat .The fund will also be used to compensate landowners who set aside habitat , USFWS also set an interim goal of restoring prairie chicken populations to an annual average of 67,000 birds over the next 10 years .And it gives the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA), a coalition of state agencies, the job of monitoring progress. Overall, the idea is to let "states" remain in the driver 's seat for managing the species," Ashe said.Not everyone buys the win-win rhetoric. Some Congress members are trying to block the plan, and at least a dozen industry groups, four states, and three environmental groups are challenging it in federal court. Not surprisingly, doesn't go far enough. "The federal government is giving responsibility for managing the bird to the same industries that are pushing it to extinction, " says biologist Jay Lininger.26.The major reason for listing the lesser prairie as threatened is____.[A]its drastically decreased population[B]the underestimate of the grassland acreage[C]a desperate appeal from some biologists[D]the insistence of private landowners27.The "threatened" tag disappointed some environmentalists in thatit_____.[A]was a give-in to governmental pressure[B]would involve fewer agencies in action[C]granted less federal regulatory power[D]went against conservation policies28.It can be learned from Paragraph3 that unintentional harm-doers will notbe prosecuted if they_____.[A]agree to pay a sum for compensation[B]volunteer to set up an equally big habitat[C]offer to support the WAFWA monitoring job[D]promise to raise funds for USFWS operations29.According to Ashe, the leading role in managing the species in______.[A]the federal government[B]the wildlife agencies[C]the landowners[D]the states30.Jay Lininger would most likely support_______.[A]industry groups[B]the win-win rhetoric[C]environmental groups[D]the plan under challengeText 3That everyone's too busy these days is a cliché. But one specific complaint is made especially mournfully: There's never any time to read.What makes the problem thornier is that the usual time-management techniques don't seem sufficient. The web's full of articles offering tips on making time to read: "Give up TV" or "Carry a book with you at all times." But in my experience, using such methods to free up the odd 30 minutes doesn't work. Sit down to read and the flywheel of work-related thoughts keeps spinning-or else you're so exhausted that a challenging book's the last thing you need. The modern mind, Tim Parks, a novelist and critic, writes, "is overwhelmingly inclined toward communication…It is not simply that one is interrupted; it is that one is actually inclined to interruption." Deep reading requires not just time, but a special kind of time which can't be obtained merely by becoming more efficient.In fact, "becoming more efficient" is part of the problem. Thinking of time as a resource to be maximised means you approach it instrumentally, judging any given moment as well spent only in so far as it advances progress toward some goal. Immersive reading, by contrast, depends on being willing to risk inefficiency, goallessness, even time-wasting. Try to slot it as a to-do list item and you'll manage only goal-focused reading-useful, sometimes, but not the most fulfilling kind. "The future comes at us like empty bottles along an unstoppable and nearly infinite conveyor belt," writes Gary Eberle in his book Sacred Time, and "we feel a pressure to fill these different-sized bottles (days, hours, minutes) as they pass, for if they get by without being filled, we will have wasted them." No mind-set could be worse for losing yourself in a book.So what does work? Perhaps surprisingly, scheduling regular times for reading. You'd think this might fuel the efficiency mind-set, but in fact, Eberle notes, such ritualistic behaviour helps us "step outside time's flow" into "soul time." You could limit distractions by reading only physical books, or on single-purpose e-readers. "Carry a book with you at all times" can actually work,too-providing you dip in often enough, so that reading becomes the default state from which you temporarily surface to take care of business, before dropping back down. On a really good day, it no longer feels as if you're "making time to read," but just reading, and making time for everything else.31. The usual time-management techniques don't work because .[A] what they can offer does not ease the modern mind[B] what challenging books demand is repetitive reading[C] what people often forget is carrying a book with them[D] what deep reading requires cannot be guaranteed32. The "empty bottles" metaphor illustrates that people feel a pressureto .[A] update their to-do lists[B] make passing time fulfilling[C] carry their plans through[D] pursue carefree reading33. Eberle would agree that scheduling regular times for reading helps .[A] encourage the efficiency mind-set[B] develop online reading habits[C] promote ritualistic reading[D] achieve immersive reading34. "Carry a book with you at all times" can work if .[A] reading becomes your primary business of the day[B] all the daily business has been promptly dealt with[C] you are able to drop back to business after reading[D] time can be evenly split for reading and business35. The best title for this text could be .[A] How to Enjoy Easy Reading[B] How to Find Time to Read[C] How to Set Reading Goals[D] How to Read ExtensivelyText 4Against a backdrop of drastic changes in economy and population structure, younger Americans are drawing a new 21st-century road map to success, a latest poll has found.Across generational lines, Americans continue to prize many of the same traditional milestones of a successful life, including getting married, having children, owning a home, and retiring in their sixties. But while young and old mostly agree on what constitutes the finish line of a fulfilling life, they offer strikingly different paths for reaching it.Young people who are still getting started in life were more likely than older adults to prioritize personal fulfillment in their work, to believe they will advance their careers most by regularly changing jobs, to favor communities with more public services and a faster pace of life, to agree that couples should be financially secure before getting married or having children, and to maintainthat children are best served by two parents working outside the home, the survey found.From career to community and family, these contrasts suggest that in the aftermath of the searing Great Recession, those just starting out in life are defining priorities and expectations that will increasingly spread through virtually all aspects of American life, from consumer preferences to housing patterns to politics.Young and old converge on one key point: Overwhelming majorities of both groups said they believe it is harder for young people today to get started in life than it was for earlier generations. Whlie younger people are somewhat more optimistic than their elders about the prospects for those starting out today, big majorities in both groups believe those "just getting started in life" face a tougher a good-paying job, starting a family, managing debt, and finding affordable housing.Pete Schneider considers the climb tougher today. Schneider, a 27-yaear-old auto technician from the Chicago suburbs says he struggled to find a job after graduating from college. Even now that he is working steadily, he said." I can't afford to pay ma monthly mortgage payments on my own, so I have to rent rooms out to people to mark that happen." Looking back, he is struck that his parents could provide a comfortable life for their children even though neither had completed college when he was young."I still grew up in an upper middle-class home with parents who didn't have college degrees,"Schneider said."I don't think people are capable of that anymore. "36. One cross-generation mark of a successful life is .[A] trying out different lifestyles[B] having a family with children[C] working beyond retirement age[D] setting up a profitable business37. It can be learned from Paragraph 3 that young people tend to .[A] favor a slower life pace[B] hold an occupation longer[C] attach importance to pre-marital finance[D] give priority to childcare outside the home38. The priorities and expectations defined by the young will .[A] become increasingly clear[B] focus on materialistic issues[C] depend largely on political preferences[D] reach almost all aspects of American life39. Both young and old agree that .[A] good-paying jobs are less available[B] the old made more life achievements[C] housing loans today are easy to obtain[D] getting established is harder for the young40. Which of the following is true about Schneider?[A] He found a dream job after graduating from college[B] His parents believe working steadily is a must for success[C] His parents' good life has little to do with a college degree[D] He thinks his job as a technician quite challengingPart BDirections:Read the following text and answer the questions by choosing the most suitable subheading from the list A-G for each numbered paragraphs (41-45). There are two extra subheadings which you do not need to use. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)[A] Be silly[B] Have fun[C] Ask for help[D] Express your emotions.[E] Don't overthink it[F] Be easily pleased[G] Notice thingsAct Your Shoe Size, Not Your Age.(1) As adults, it seems that we're constantly pursuing happiness, often with mixed results. Yet children appear to have it down to an art-and for the most part they don't need self-help books or therapy. Instead, they look after their wellbeing instinctively and usually more effectively than we do as grownups. Perhaps it's time to learn a few lessons from them.41_____ [D] Express your emotions(2) What does a child do when he's sad? He cries. When he's angry? He shouts. Scared? Probably a bit of both. As we grow up, we learn to control our emotions so they are manageable and don't dictate our behaviours, which is in many ways a good thing. But too often we take this process too far and end up suppressing emotions, especially negative ones. That's about as effective as brushing dirt under a carpet and can even make us ill. What we feel appropriately and then-again, like children-move on.42______[F] Be easily pleasedA couple of Christmases ago, my youngest stepdaughter, who was 9 years old at the time, got a Superman T-shirt for Christmas. It cost less than a fiver but she was overjoyed, and couldn't bigger house or better car will be the magic silver bullet that will allow us to finally be content, but the reality is these things have little lasting impact on our happiness levels. Instead, being grateful for small things every day is a much better way to improve wellbeing.43_______[A] Be sillyHave you ever noticed how much children laugh? If we adults could indulge in a bit of silliness and giggling, we would reduce the stress hormones in ourbodies, increase good hormones like endorphins, improve blood flow to our hearts and ever have a greater chance of fighting off infection. All of which would, of course, have a positive effect on our happiness levels.44______ [B] Have funThe problem with being a grownup is that there's an awful lot of serious stuff to deal with-work, mortgage payments, figuring out what to cook for dinner. But as adults we also have the luxury of being able to control our own diaries and it's important that we schedule in time to enjoy the thing we love. Those things might be social, sporting, creative or completely random (dancing around the living room, anyone?)-it doesn't matter, so long as they're enjoyable, and not likely to have negative side effects, such as drinking too much alcohol or going on a wild spending spree if you're on a tight budget.45______ [E] Don't overthink itHaving said all of the above, it's important to add that we shouldn't try too hard to be happy. Scientists tell us this can back fire and actually have a negative impact on our wellbeing. As the Chinese philosopher Chuang Tzu is reported to have said: "Happiness is the absence of striving for happiness." And in that, once more, we need to look to the example of our children, to whom happiness is not a goal but a natural byproduct of the way they live.Section III Translation46. Directions:Translate the following text into Chinese. Write your translation on the ANSWER SHEET. (15 points)The supermarket is designed to lure customers into spending as much time as possible within its doors. The reason for this is simple: The longer you stay in the store, the more stuff you’ll see, and the more stuff you see, the more you’ll buy. And supermarkets contain a lot of stuff. The average supermarket, according to the Food Market Institute, carries some 44,000 different items, and many carry tens of thousands more. The sheer volume of available choice is enough to send shoppers into a state of information overload. According to brain-scan experiments, the demands of so much decision-making quickly become too much for us. After about 40 minutes of shopping, most people stop struggling to be rationally selective, and instead began shopping emotionally—which is the point at which we accumulate the 50 percent of stuff in our cart that we never intended buying.参照译文（华章提供）：超市旨在吸引顾客在店里停留尽量长的时间来购物。
全国英语等级考试二级听力真题(2016年3月)(精编文档).doc
【最新整理，下载后即可编辑】2016年3月全国英语等级考试二级听力2016年3月全国英语等级考试二级听力试题录音文本Text 1W: Excuse me? Can we get a table at the non-smoking area?M: Sure, but you may need to wait for a few minutes. You can have a look at the menu first at the waiting area.Text 2W: So, you’ve lived in London for forty years. Were you born there? M: No, I was born and brought up in a small town and only moved to London in my twenties when I got a job at the BBC.Text 3M: Excuse me, could you tell me when the next train to New York will leave?W: Sorry, I don’t know. You can check at the information counter. It’s right down the hall.M: Thank you.Text 4M: I’ve just been offered two jobs just now.W: Congratulations! Which one are you going to take?M: Thanks. I haven’t decide d yet.Text5W: Excuse me. Do you know where Mr. Anderson is?M: Oh, we're repairing the classroom ceiling this week. So he is giving his class in the library instead.Text6W: Jason, would you tell us a little about how you became a writer? M: Oh, I’ve written ever since I was a boy. When I was at school, I wrote stories for a children’s magazine. Later on, I wrote for The Western Teacher and various other magazines before I got into writing books.W: Did you start writing your own books after you came to Paris? M: Yes. My first book was published here in 2004.Text7W: Love, my stomach aches.M: Mine too, honey.W: I think it was the fish or the meat we ate in the restaurant.M: It might have been.W: Or the soup.M: No, it couldn’t have been the soup because I didn’t have any. Little Jimmy had some and he’s all right.W: Of course we sat in the sun for a long time but I suppose it couldn’t have been the sun.M: That’s true. Now what else did we both eat? Only those lovely apples I bought at the market. It couldn’t have been them. Were you still eating apples and you washed them?W: No, I didn’t. I thought you had.M: Oh, Jenny, I didn’t wash them, I’ve thought you did. It must’ve been the apples then. Oh, I feel worse now. Let’s go see a doctor. Text8M: Why don’t you like going to the cinema?W: Well, there’re too many problems.M: Like what?W: For example, when the film is popular, the cinema is rather crowded. When the traffic is bad, it takes a long time to get there.M: Are these all the problems?W: No, the worst is the people. Children running up and down, people chatting endlessly and so on. So I’d rather stay at home and wait to see the films when they are shown on TV.M: Then you may see the films a bit later than other people.W: Yes, but I’ll be more comfortable in the quietness in my living room. M: Well, I can’t stand others talking about a new film before I see it. So I prefer seeing films at the cinema as soon as they come out.Text9M: Can I talk to you for a minute, Professor Smith?W: Sure, David. What can I do for you?M: I didn’t get a copy down all the terms you mentioned in today’s lecture, and I know they were important.W: Do you remember what parts of the lecture you have trouble with? M: Er, not really.W: Mmm, can I take a look at your notes?M: Sure.W: Mmm, interesting.M: What?W: David, just by looking through your notes from today and from last week’s classes I can tell that you’ve been missing a lot of the important information for my lectures. Your notes are rather incomplete. M: What’s wrong? I thought I took good notes.W: Mmm, not exactly. I think your note-taking skill needs some improvement.M: Oh.W: What I suggest is that you copy down the key points that I put on the board at the start of each class. That way you can follow along and keep up with the main ideas of the lecture.M: OK.W: Second, use the key points to help you fill in the details that develop each main point. Don’t worry about writing down everything I say word for word. It looks you were trying to do that. Focus on understanding the organization of the lecture, that will help you find the most important information you should write down.M: All right. Thanks, Professor Smith.W: Oh, and one more thing, you might find it useful to shorten word than use special marks, that can save you a lot of time.Text10M: It is no secret that many famous people including Napoleon, Caesar the Great, and even the queen of England l oved silk clothes. In the 13th century, Marco Polo traveled the Silk Road and brought silk to Venice. You can be sure that Italians value this precious material greatly. Some of the designs added into their clothing were copies of paintings by Leonardo da Vinci. Today there are no world-class dress designers who have not used Italian cloth materials made of Chinese silk. A famous poet said, “What diamonds do for the hand silk does for the body.” Silk has a comfortable and expensive quality. Silk dresses and suits certainly add beauty and style to o ne’s clothes collection. You want to be considered as successful as those who know what quality is, don’t you? No one who was anyone should be without this special material. Come and buy a silk dress or a shirt today. 1-5 CCABA 6-10 CBACB 11-15 CBAAC 16-20 CBBAB第一节听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A 、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
pets2,3月完型、阅读、写作真题及答案
完形填空1阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D.四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The taxi driver was a man in his late picked me up and36____ me to my usually like to have brief37____ with people no matter where I come upon them and this situation was no38____.I started by asking him how39____ told me briefly that his business was just40____ but the cost of gas was really hurting his 41____ line: We then got around to42____ the job told me that he had difficulty getting another type of work because of his43____ "I used to be a con (罪犯)," he said44____ "People look at my record and then I' m 45____, but you know I've turned my life around and have been 46____ for several don' t seem to be at all47____ that you are riding with a con" As we parked at my place, I thought about my48____ for a few seconds."It is never easy to start a new49____ ,"I said, "but I' m glad you are you don' t want to drive taxi for the 50____ of your life, then you can move 51____ to some other job you may be 52____ "The driver seemed to be quite 53____ as he took my money."What you said to me makes a lot of 54____," he said."I will remember your 55____ and that you were real easy to talk with--I hope to see you again.". . .for in over of53．54．55．第一节完形填空参考译文那位出租车司机快到四十岁。
2016考研英语二真题答案解析（文字完整版）【2】
2016考研英语⼆真题答案解析（⽂字完整版）【2】 Section II Reading Comprehension Part A Text 1 21、【答案】[B]remodel the way of thinking 【解析】观点题。
根据题⼲Cortina holds回⽂定位在第⼆段。
第⼆段指出Cortina认为过早的接触电脑是有益的，紧接着指出当⼩孩⼦学习电脑科学，他们就学习了如何去开发⼿机应⽤程序，或者创作艺术，或者验证假设。
对于他们来说与⼤孩⼦相⽐，改变思维并不难。
综上所述，[B]remodel the way of thinking是对原⽂“transform their thought”的同义置换。
22、【答案】[B] interest 【解析】事实细节题。
根据题⼲关键信息“in delivering lessons for high-schoolers”、“Flatiron has considered”，定位到第三段。
整个第三段在叙述Flatiron School。
其中，第三⾏The high-schoolers get the same curriculum, but “we try to gear lessons toward things they’re interested in”(⾼中⽣们上同样的课程，但是“我们⼒图以他们的兴趣来调整课程”)，表明了该校开设课程的依据是“学⽣的兴趣”，故选[B] interest。
23、【答案】[A] help students learn other computer languages 【解析】细节题。
根据Deborah Seehorn 定位到⽂章第五段最后⼀句。
Deborah说他们学习的技能(如何思考问题具有逻辑性并组织结果)可以应⽤到编码语⾔中去。
选项[A]帮助学⽣学习另外的电脑语⾔是对这句话的概括。
24、【答案】[C] become better prepared for the digitalized world 【解析】推理题。
2016年高考英语全国2卷及答案
2016年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语注意事项：⒈本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。
答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
⒉答第Ⅰ卷时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号，不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。
⒊答第Ⅱ卷时，将答案写在答题卡上。
写在本试卷上无效。
⒋考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第Ⅰ卷第一部分英语知识运用(满分50分)第一节语音知识(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
例：have A. gave B. save C. hat D. made答案是C。
⒈ theater A. treasure B. wheat C. season D. realize⒉ persuade A. usual B. insist C. sugar D. treasure⒊ company A. alone B. carrot C. money D. knock⒋ opposite A. service B. outside C. pioneer D. police⒌ society A. official B. recent C. chocolate D. difficult第二节语法和词汇知识(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
例：It is generally considered unwise to give a child ___ he or she wants.A. howeverB. whateverC. whicheverD. whenever答案是B。
⒍– What shall we do tonight then?– ___ – whatever you want.A. Help yourselfB. It’s a dealC. No problemD. It’s up to you⒎ He missed ___ gold in the high jump, but will get ___ second chance in the long jump.A. the; theB. 不填; aC. the; aD. a; 不填⒏ That evening, ___ I will tell you more about later, I ended up working very late.A. thatB. whichC. whatD. when⒐ Sarah made ___ to the airport just in time to catch her plane this morning.A. herselfB. thisC. thatD. it⒑ Tony lent me the money, ___ that I’d do as much for him.A. hopingB. to hopeC. hopedD. having hoped⒒ I had hardly got to the office ___ my wife phone me to go back home at once.A. whenB. thanC. untilD. after⒓ We ___ to paint the whole house but finished only the front part that day.A. set aboutB. set upC. set outD. set down⒔ Next to biology, I like physics ___ .A. betterB. bestC. the betterD. very well⒕– Did you ask Sophia for help?– I ___ need to – I managed perfectly well on my own.A. wouldn’tB. don’tC. didn’tD. won’t⒖ The old man sat in front of the television every evening, happy ___ anything that happened to be on.A. to watchB. watchingC. watchedD. to have watched⒗ 100℃is the temperature ___ which water will boil.A. forB. atC. onD. of⒘I’m going to Europe on vacation together with John if I ___ find the money.A. canB. mightC. wouldD. need⒙ The manager ___ the workers how to improve the program since 9 a.m.A. has toldB. is tellingC. has been tellingD. will have told⒚ The Harry Potter books are quite popular; they are in great ___ in this city.A. qualityB. progressC. productionD. demand⒛– Try not to work yourself too hard. Take it easy.– Thanks. ___A. So what?B. No way.C. What for?D. You, too.第三节完形填空(每小题1. 5分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D) 中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
3月PETS-2考试真题及答案英语知识运用
3月PETS-2考试真题及答案英语知识运用2016年3月PETS-2考试真题及答案（英语知识运用）距离2016年9月公共英语考试越来越近了，为了让大家了解公共英语考试难易程度，yjbys网店铺为大家提供了3月份公共英语考试真题及答案详解，以下是3月份公共英语二级考试英语知识运用真题及答案。
第一节完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D.四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The taxi driver was a man in his late thirties.He picked me up and36 me to my place.I usually like to have brief37 with people no matter where I come upon them and this situation was no38.I started by asking him how39was.He told me briefly that his business was just40but the cost of gas was really hurting his41 line: We then got around to42 the job environment.He told me that he had difficulty getting another type of work because of his43"I used to be a con (罪犯)," he said44"People look at my record and then I' m45, but you know I've turned my life around and have been 46 for several years.You don' t seem to be at all47 that you are riding with a con?" As we parked at my place, I thought about my48 for a few seconds."It is never easy to start a new49," I said, "but I' m glad you are starting.If you don' t want to drive taxi for the50 of your life, then youcanmove51 to some other job you may be52 "The driver seemed to be quite53 as he took my money."What you said to me makes a lot of54," hesaid."I will remember your55 and that you were real easy to talk with--I hope to see you again."36.A.led37.B.drove38.C.showed39.D.guided37.A.instructionsparisonsC.conversationsD.meetings38.A.differentB.easyC.funnyD.good39.A.weatherB.familyC.marketD.business40.A.slowrgeC.hardD.fine41.A.brokenB.bottomC.straightD.body42.A.discussingB.improvingC.consideringD.following43.A.knowledgecationC.backgroundD.age44.A.honestlyB.angrilyC.fairlyD.secretly45.A.awayB.backC.outD.up46.A.brightB.strictC.cleanD.regular47.A.curiousB.worriedC.braveD.confused48.A.replyB.excuseC.positionD.reason49.A.wayB.courseC.DirectionD.life50.A.halfB.partC.restD.whole51.A.inB.DownC.aroundD.on52.A.famous forB.interested inC.regretful overD.afraid of53.A.surprisedB.nervousC.ashamedD.bored54.A.effortB.senseC.troubleD.money55.A.smartnessB.eagernessC.seriousnessD.kindness第二节语法填空阅读下面对话，在空格处填入适当的单词或空格后括号内单词的正确形式，每空填写一个单词。
2016年公共英语三级测试题及答案
2016年公共英语三级测试题及答案SectionⅡ Reading Comprehension(40 minutes)Part ADirections:Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET by drawing a thick line across the corresponding letter in the brackets.Text IFifteen years ago, I entered the Boston Globe, which was a temple to me then. It wasn’t easy getting hired. But once you were there, I found, you were in.Globe jobs were for life-guaranteed until retirement. For 15 years I had prospered there — moving from an ordinary reporter to foreign correspondent and finally to senior editor. I would have a lifetime of security is I struck with it. Instead, I had made a decision to leave. I entered my boss’s office. Would he rage? I wondered. He had a famous temper. “Matt, we have to have a talk,” I began awkwardly. “I came to the Globe when I was twenty-four. Now I’m forty. There’s a lot I want to do in life. I’m resigning.” “To another paper?” he asked. I reached into my coat pocket, but didn’t say anything. I handed him a letter that explained everything. It said that I was leaving to start a new media company. We were at a rare turning point in history. I want ed to be directly engaged in the change. “I’m glad for you,” he said, quite out of my expectation. “I just came from a board of directors meeting and it was seventy-five percent discouraging news. Some of that we can deal with. But much of it we can’t, ” he went on. “I wish you all the luck in the world,”he concluded. “And if it doesn’t work out, remember, your star is always high here.”Then I went out of his office, walking through the newsroom for more good-byes. Everybody was saying congratulations. Everybody —even though I’d be risking all on an unfamiliar venture: all the financial security I had carefully built up.Later, I had a final talk with Bill Taylor, chairman and publisher of the Boston Globe. He had turned the Globe into a billion-dollar pr operty. “I’m resigning, Bill, ”I said. He listened while I gave him the story. He wasn’t looking angry or dismayed either. Aftera pause, he said, “Golly, I wish I were in your shoes.”46. From the passage we know that the Globe is a famous _______.[A] newspaper [B] magazine[C]temple [ D ] church47. If the writer stayed with the Globe _________.[ A] he would be able to realize his lifetime dreams.[ B] he would let his long-cherished dreams fade away.[ C ] he would never have to worry about his future life.[ D] he would never be allowed to develop his ambitions.48. The writer wanted to resign because _________.[A] he had serious trouble with his boss.[ B ] he got underpaid at his job for the Globe.[ C ] he wanted to be engaged in the new media industry.[ D ] he had found a better paid job in a publishing house.49. When the writer decided to resign the Globe was faced with _______.[ A ] a trouble with its staff members[ B ] a shortage of qualified reporters[ C ] an unfavorable business situation[ D ]an uncontrollable business situation50. By “:I wish I were in your shoes.” (in the last paragraph) Bill Taylor meant that _______.[ A ] the writer was to fail.[ B] the writer was stupid[ C ] he would do the same if possible[D] he would rejec t the writer’s requestText 2Do you find it very difficult and painful to get up in the morning? This might be called laziness, but Dr. Kleitman has a new explanation. He has proved that everyone has a daily energy cycle.During the hours when your labor through your work you may say that you’re “hot”. That’s true. The time of day when you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak. For some people the peak comes during the forenoon. For others it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why this is so, but it leads to such familiar monologues as: “Get up, Peter! You’ll be late for work again!” The possible explanation to the trouble is that Peter is at his temperature-and-energy peak in the evening. Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the family has.You can’t change your energy cycle, but you can learn to make your life fit if better. Habit can help, Dr. Kleitman believes. M aybe you’re sleepy in the evening but feel you must stay up late anyway. Counteract your cycle to some extent by habitually staying up later than you want to. If your energy is low in the morning, but you have an important to do early in the day, risebefo re your usual hour. This won’t change your cycle, but you’ll get up steam and work better at your low point.Get off to a slow start which saves your energy. Get up with a leisurely yawn and stretch. Sit on the edge of the bed a minute before putting your feet on the floor. Avoid the troublesome search for clean clothes by laying them out the night before. Whenever possible, do routine work in the afternoon and save requiring more energy or concentration for your sharper hours.51. If a person finds getting up early a problem, most probably ________.[A] he is a lazy person.[ B ] he refuses to follow his own energy cycle.[C] he is not sure when his energy is low.[D] he is at his peak in the afternoon or evening.52. Which of the following may lead to family quarrels according to the passage?[AJ Unawareness of energy cycles.[B] Familiar monologues.[C]A change in a family member’s energy cycle.[D] Attempts to control the energy cycle of other family members.53. If one wants to work efficiently at his low point in the morning, he should __________.[A]change his energy cycle[B] overcome his laziness[C]get up earlier than usual[D] go to bed earlier54. You are advised to rise with a yawn and stretch because it will __________.[A] help to keep your en ergy for the day’s work.[B] help you to control your temper early in the day[C] enable you to concentrate on your routine work[D] keep your energy your energy cycle under control all day55. Which of the following statements is NOT true?[A] Getting off to work with a minimum effort helps save one’s energy.[B] Dr. Kletman explains why people reach their peaks at different hours of day.[C] Habit helps a person adapt to his own energy cycle.[D] Children have energy cycles, too.。
2016考研英语二真题附答案解析（文字完整版）【3】
2016考研英语二真题附答案解析（文字完整版）【3】Text 3That everyone's too busy these days is a cliché. But one specific complaint is made especially mournfully: There's never any time to read.What makes the problem thornier is that the usual time-management techniques don't seem sufficient. The web's full of articles offering tips on making time to read: “Give up TV” or “Carry a book with you at all times.” But in my experience, using such methods to free up the odd 30 minutes doesn't work. Sit down to read and the flywheel of work-related thoughts keeps spinning-or else you're so exhausted that a challenging book's the last thing you need. The modern mind, Tim Parks, a novelist and critic, writes, “is ove rwhelmingly inclined toward communication…It is not simply that one is interrupted; it is that one is actually inclinedto interruption.” Deep reading requires not just time, but a special kind of time which can't be obtained merely by becoming more efficient.In fact, “becoming more efficient” is part of the problem. Thinking of time as a resource to be maximised means you approach it instrumentally, judging any given moment as well spent only in so far as it advances progress toward some goal. Immersive reading, by contrast, depends on being willing to risk inefficiency, goallessness, even time-wasting. Try to slot it as a to-do list item and you'll manage only goal-focused reading-useful, sometimes, but not the most fulfilling kind. “The future comes at us like empty bottles along an unstoppable and nearly infinite conveyor belt,” writes Gary Eberle in his book Sacred Time, and “we feel a pressure to fill these different-sized bottles (days,hours, minutes) as they pass, for if they get by without being fil led, we will have wasted them.” No mind-set could be worse for losing yourself in a book.So what does work? Perhaps surprisingly, scheduling regular times for reading. You'd think this might fuel the efficiency mind-set, but in fact, Eberle notes, such ritualistic behaviour helps us “step outside time's flow” into “soul time.” You could limit distractions by reading only physical books, or on single-purpose e-readers. “Carry a book with you at all times” can actually work, too-providing you dip in often enough, so that reading becomes the default state from which you temporarily surface to take care of business, before dropping back down. On a really good day, it no longer feels as if you're “making time to read,” but just reading, and making time for everything else.31. The usual time-management techniques don’t work because .[A] what they can offer does not ease the modern mind[B] what challenging books demand is repetitive reading[C] what people often forget is carrying a book with them[D] what deep reading requires cannot be guaranteed32. The “empty bottles” metaphor illustrates that people feel a pressure to .[A] update their to-do lists[B] make passing time fulfilling[C] carry their plans through[D] pursue carefree reading33. Eberle would agree that scheduling regular times for reading helps .[A] encourage the efficiency mind-set[B] develop online reading habits[C] promote ritualistic reading[D] achieve immersive reading34. “Carry a book with you at all times”can work if .[A] reading becomes your primary business of the day[B] all the daily business has been promptly dealt with[C] you are able to drop back to business after reading[D] time can be evenly split for reading and business35. The best title for this text could be .[A] How to Enjoy Easy Reading[B] How to Find Time to Read[C] How to Set Reading Goals[D] How to Read ExtensivelyText 4Against a backdrop ofdrastic changes in economy and population structure, younger Americans are drawing a new 21st-century road map to success, a latest poll has found.Across generational lines, Americans continue to prize many of the same traditional milestones of a successful life, including getting married, having children, owning a home, and retiring in their sixties. But while young and old mostly agree on what constitutes the finish line of a fulfilling life, they offer strikingly different paths for reaching it.Young people who are still getting started in life were more likely than older adults to prioritize personal fulfillment in their work, to believe they will advance their careers most by regularly changing jobs, to favor communities with more public services and a faster pace of life, to agree that couples should be financially secure before getting married or having children, and to maintain that children are best served by two parents working outside the home, the survey found.From career to community and family, these contrasts suggest that in the aftermath of the searing Great Recession, those just starting out in life are defining priorities and expectations that will increasingly spread through virtually all aspects of American life, from consumer preferences to housing patterns to politics.Young and old converge on one key point: Overwhelming majorities of both groups said they believe it is harder for young people today to get started in life than it was for earlier generations. Whlie younger people are somewhat more optimistic than their elders about the prospects for those starting out today, big majorities in both gro ups believe those “just getting started in life” face a tougher a good-paying job, starting a family, managing debt, and finding affordable housing.Pete Schneider considers the climb tougher today. Schneider, a 27-yaear-old auto technician from the Chicago suburbs says he struggled to find a job after graduating from college. Even now that he is working steadily, he said.” I can’t afford to pay ma monthly mortgage payments on my own, so I have to rent rooms out to people to mark that happen.” Looking back, he is struck that his parents could provide a comfortable life for their children even though neither had completed college when he was young.“I still grew up in an upper middle-class home with parents who didn’t have college degrees,”Schneider said.“I do n’t think people are capable of that anymore. ”36. One cross-generation mark of a successful life is.[A] trying out different lifestyles[B] having a family with children[C] working beyond retirement age[D] setting up a profitable business37. It can be learned from Paragraph 3 that young people tend to.[A] favor a slower life pace[B] hold an occupation longer[C] attach importance to pre-marital finance[D] give priority to childcare outside the home38. The priorities and expectations defined by the young will.[A] become increasingly clear[B] focus on materialistic issues[C] depend largely on political preferences[D] reach almost all aspects of American life39. Both young and old agree that.[A] good-paying jobs are less available[B] the old made more life achievements[C] housing loans today are easy to obtain[D] getting established is harder for the young40. Which of the following is true about Schneider?[A] He found a dream job after graduating from college[B] His parents believe working steadily is a must for success[C] His parents’ good life has little to do with a college degree[D] He thinks his job as a technician quite challenging。
2016年3月公共英语二级真题及答案解析
2016年3月公共英语二级真题及答案解析(1~5/共5题)听力理解对话一听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一道小题，从题中所给的[A]、[B]、[C]三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
Play00:0001:43Volume第1题Where does the conversation probably take place?A.In an office.B.In a restaurant.C.In a theatre.第2题How old is the man now?A.About 20.B.Nearly 40.C.Over 60.第3题What is the man going to do?A.Check the price of the ticket.B.Take a train to leave New York.C.Go to the information counter.第4题What do we learn about the man?A.He quitted his job.B.He has got two job offers.C.He is doing a part-time job.第5题What does Mr. Anderson do?A.He is a teacher.B.He is a librarian.C.He is a repairman.下一题(6~7/共15题)对话二听下面每段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的[A]、[B]、[C]三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒种；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
Play00:0001:20Volume第6题What is ?A.A story.B.A book.C.A magazine.第7题When did the man start writing books?A.After he came to Paris.B.Since the year of 2004.C.When he was at school.上一题下一题(8~10/共15题)对话二听下面每段对话或独白。
2016年管理类联考综合、英语二真题与答案
......2016年管理类联考英语（二）试卷Section Ⅰ Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numberedblank and mark [A], [B], [C] or [D] on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)Happy people work differently.They’re more productive, more creative,and willing to take greater risks. And new research suggest that happiness mightinfluence 1 firms work, too.Companies located in places with happier people invest more, according toa recent research paper. 2 , firms in happy places spend more on R&D( research and development ). That ’s because happiness is linked to the kind of longer -term thinking 3 for making investments for the future.The researchers wanted to know if the 4 and inclination for risk-taking that come with happiness would 5 the way companies invested. So they compared U.S.cities’ average happiness 6 by Gallup polling with the investment acti vity of publicly traded firms in those areas.7 enough, firms’ investment and R&D intensity were correlated with thehappiness of the area in which they were 8 . But is it really happiness that ’s linked to investment, or could something else about happier cities9 why firms there spend more on R&D? To find out, the researchers controlled for various10 that might make firms more likely to invest–like size, industry,and sales – and for indicators that a place was 11 to live in, like growth in wages orpopulation. The link between happiness and investment generally 12 evenafter accounting for these things.The correlation between happiness and investment was particularly strongfor younger firms, which the authors 13 to“less codified decision makingpro cess”and the possible presence of“younger and less 14 managers who aremore likely to be influenced by sentiment.” The relationship was 15 strongerin places where happiness was spread more 16 . Firms seem to invest more in places where most people are relatively happy, rather than in places with happinessinequality.17 this doesn’t prove that happiness causes firms to invest more or to takea longer- term view, the authors believe it at least 18 at that possibility.It ’s not hard to imagine that local culture and sentiment would help 19 how executives think about the future.“It surely seems plausible that happy people would bemore forward- thinking and creative and 20 R&Dmore than the average, ” said one researcher.参照答案：（华章供应）：C 1. [A] why [B] where [C] how [D] whenB 2. [A] In return [B] In particular [C] In contrast [D] In conclusionD 3. [A] sufficient [B] famous [C] perfect [D] necessaryC 4. [A] individualism [B] modernism [C] optimism [D] realismD 5. [A] echo [B] miss [C] spoil [D] changeB 6. [A] imagined [B] measured [C] invented [D] assumedA 7. [A] Sure [B] Odd [C] Unfortunate [D] OftenD 8. [A] advertised [B] divided [C] overtaxed [D] headquarteredA 9. [A] explain [B] overstate [C] summarize [D] emphasizeB 10. [A] stages [B] factors [C] levels [D] methodsA 11. [A] desirable [B] sociable [C] reputable [D] reliableB 12. [A] resumed [B] held [C]emerged [D] brokeA 13. [A] attribute [B] assign [C] transfer [D]compareD 14. [A] serious [B] civilized [C] ambitious [D]experiencedA 15. [A] thus [B] instead [C] also [D] neverD 16. [A] rapidly [B] regularly [C] directly [D] equallyC 17. [A] After [B] Until [C] While [D] SinceC 18. [A] arrives [B] jumps [C] hints [D] strikesA 19. [A] shape [B] rediscover [C] simplify [D] shareB 20. [A] pray for [B] lean towards [C] give away [D] sendout Section II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text bychoosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)Text 1It's true that high-school coding classes aren't essential for learningcomputer science in college. Students without experience can catch up after afew introductory courses, said Tom Cortina, the assistant dean at CarnegieMellon's School of Computer Science.However, Cortina said,early exposure is beneficial.Whenyounger kids learn computer science, they learn that it's not just a confusing, endless string ofletters and numbers - but a tool to build apps, or create artwork, or testhypotheses. It's not as hard for them to transform their thought processes asit is for older students. Breaking down problems into bite-sized chunks and using code to solve them becomes normal. Giving more children this training couldincrease the number of people interested in the field and help fill the jobsgap, Cortina said.Students also benefit from learning something about coding before they get to college,where introductory computer-science classes are packed to the brim, which can drive the less-experienced or-determined students away.The Flatiron School, where people pay to learn programming, started as oneof the many coding bootcamps that's become popular for adults looking for a career change. The high-schoolers get the same curriculum,but"we try to gear lessons toward things they're interested in," said Victoria Friedman, an instructor.For instance, one of the apps the students are developing suggests movies based on your mood.The students in the Flatiron class probably won't drop out of high schooland build the next Facebook. Programming languages have a quick turnover, sothe "Ruby on Rails" language they learned may not even be relevant by the timethey enter the job market. But the skills they learn - how to think logicallythrough a problem and organize the results - apply to any coding language,said Deborah Seehorn, an education consultant for the state of North Carolina.Indeed, the Flatiron students might not go into IT at all. But creating afuture army of coders is not the sole purpose of the classes. These kids aregoing to be surrounded by computers-in their pockets ,in their offices,in their homes -for the rest of their lives, The younger they learn how computers think, how to coax the machine into producing what they want -the earlier they learnthat they have the power to do that -the better.21.Cortina holds that early exposure to computer science makes it easierto _______[A]complete future job training[B]remodel the way of thinking[C]formulate logical hypotheses[D]perfect artwork production22.In delivering lessons for high - schoolers , Flatiron hasconsidered their________[A]experience[B]interest[C]career prospects[D]academic backgrounds23.Deborah Seehorn believes that the skills learned at Flatiron will________[A]help students learn other computer languages[B]have to be upgraded when new technologies come[C]need improving when students look for jobs[D]enable students to make big quick money24.According to the last paragraph, Flatiron students are expected to ______[A]bring forth innovative computer technologies[B]stay longer in the information technology industry[C]become better prepared for the digitalized world[D]compete with a future army of programmers25.The word "coax"(Line4,Para.6) is closest in meaning to ________[A]persuade[B]frighten[C]misguide[D]challengeText 2Biologists estimate that as many as 2 million lesser prairie chickens---akind of bird living on stretching grasslands-once lent red to the often greylandscape of the midwestern and southwestern United States. But just some 22,000 birds remain today, occupying about 16% of the species 'historic range.The crash was a major reason the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service(USFWS)decided to formally list the bird as threatened ."The lesser prairiechicken is in a desperate situation ," said USFWS Director Daniel Ashe. Some environmentalists, however, were disappointed. They had pushed the agency todesignate the bird as "endangered," a status that gives federal officials greater regulatory power to crack down on threats .But Ashe and others argued that the" threatened" tag gave the federal government flexibility to try out new,potentially less confrontational conservations approaches. In particular,they called for forging closer collaborations with western state governments, which are often uneasy with federal action. and with the private landowners who control an estimated 95% of the prairie chicken's habitat.Under the plan, for example, the agency said it would not prosecute landowner or businesses that unintentionally kill, harm, or disturb the bird, as long asthey had signed a range-wide management plan to restore prairie chicken habitat. Negotiated by USFWSand the states, the plan requires individuals and businesses that damage habitat as part of their operations to pay into a fund to replaceevery acre destroyed with 2 new acres of suitable habitat .The fund will alsobe used to compensate landowners who set aside habitat , USFWSalso set an interim goal of restoring prairie chicken populations to an annual average of 67,000birds over the next 10 years .And it gives the Western Association of Fish andWildlife Agencies (WAFWA),a coalition of state agencies, the job of monitoring progress. Overall, the idea is to let "states" remain in the driver 's seat for managing the species," Ashe said.Not everyone buys the win-win rhetoric. Some Congress members are tryingto block the plan, and at least a dozen industry groups,four states, and three environmental groups are challenging it in federal court. Not surprisingly,doesn't go far enough. "The federal government is giving responsibility formanaging the bird to the same industries that are pushing it to extinction," says biologist Jay Lininger.26.The major reason for listing the lesser prairie as threatened is____.[A] its drastically decreased population[B]the underestimate of the grassland acreage[C]a desperate appeal from some biologists[D]the insistence of private landowners27.The "threatened" tag disappointed some environmentalists in thatit_____.[A]was a give-in to governmental pressure[B]would involve fewer agencies in action[C]granted less federal regulatory power[D] went against conservation policies28.It can be learned from Paragraph3 that unintentional harm-doers will notbe prosecuted if they_____.[A]agree to pay a sum for compensation[B]volunteer to set up an equally big habitat[C]offer to support the WAFWA monitoring job[D]promise to raise funds for USFWS operations29.According to Ashe, the leading role in managing the species in______.[A]the federal government[B]the wildlife agencies[C]the landowners[D] the states30.Jay Lininger would most likely support_______.[A]industry groups[B]the win-win rhetoric[C]environmental groups[D]the plan under challengeText 3That everyone's too busy these days is a clich é. But one specific complaint is made especially mournfully: There's never any time to read.What makes the problem thornier is that the usual time-management techniques don't seem sufficient. The web's full of articles offering tips on making timeto read: "Give up TV" or "Carry a book with you at all times." But in my experience, using such methods to free up the odd 30 minutes doesn't work. Sit down to read and the flywheel of work-related thoughts keeps spinning-or else you're soexhausted that a challenging book's the last thing you need. The modern mind,Tim Parks, a novelist and critic, writes, "is overwhelmingly inclined towardcommunication It is not simply that one is interrupted; it is that one isactually inclined to interruption." Deep reading requires not just time, buta special kind of time which can't be obtained merely by becoming more efficient.In fact, "becoming more efficient"is part of the problem. Thinking of time as a resource to be maximised means you approach it instrumentally,judging any given moment as well spent only in so far as it advances progress towardsome goal. Immersive reading, by contrast, depends on being willing to riskinefficiency, goallessness, even time-wasting. Try to slot it as a to-do listitem and you'll manage only goal-focused reading-useful,sometimes, but not the most fulfilling kind. "The future comes at us like empty bottles along anunstoppable and nearly infinite conveyor belt," writes Gary Eberle in his book Sacred Time, and "we feel a pressure to fill these different-sized bottles (days, hours, minutes) as they pass, for if they get by without being filled, we will havewasted them." No mind-set could be worse for losing yourself in a book.So what does work? Perhaps surprisingly, scheduling regular times forreading. You'd think this might fuel the efficiency mind-set, but in fact,Eberle notes, such ritualistic behaviour helps us "step outside time's flow" into"soul time." You could limit distractions by reading only physical books, or on single-purpose e-readers. "Carry a book with you at all times" can actually work,too-providing you dip in often enough, so that reading becomes the default state from which you temporarily surface to take care of business, before droppingback down. On a really good day, it no longer feels as if you're "makingtime to read," but just reading, and making time for everything else.31.The usual time-management techniques don't work because .[A] what they can offer does not ease the modern mind[B] what challenging books demand is repetitive reading[C]what people often forget is carrying a book with them[D]what deep reading requires cannot be guaranteed32.The "empty bottles" metaphor illustrates that people feel a pressureto .[A] update their to-do lists[B] make passing time fulfilling[C] carry their plans through[D] pursue carefree reading33.Eberle would agree that scheduling regular times for reading helps .[A] encourage the efficiency mind-set[B]develop online reading habits[C]promote ritualistic reading[D]achieve immersive reading34."Carry a book with you at all times" can work if . [A]reading becomes your primary business of the day[B] all the daily business has been promptly dealt with[C] you are able to drop back to business after reading[D] time can be evenly split for reading and business35.The best title for this text could be .[A]How to Enjoy Easy Reading[B]How to Find Time to Read[C]How to Set Reading Goals[D]How to Read ExtensivelyText 4Against a backdrop of drastic changes in economy and population structure, younger Americans are drawing a new 21st-century road map to success, a latestpoll has found.Across generational lines, Americans continue to prize many of the sametraditional milestones of a successful life,including getting married,having children, owning a home, and retiring in their sixties.But while young and old mostly agree on what constitutes the finish line of a fulfilling life,they offer strikingly different paths for reaching it.Young people who are still getting started in life were more likely thanolder adults to prioritize personal fulfillment in their work, to believe they will advance their careers most by regularly changing jobs,to favor communities with more public services and a faster pace of life,to agree that couples should be financially secure before getting married or having children,and to maintainthat children are best served by two parents working outside the home, the survey found.From career to community and family, these contrasts suggest that in theaftermath of the searing Great Recession, those just starting out in life aredefining priorities and expectations that will increasingly spread throughvirtually all aspects of American life, from consumer preferences to housingpatterns to politics.Young and old converge on one key point: Overwhelming majorities of bothgroups said they believe it is harder for young people today to get started inlife than it was for earlier generations.Whlie younger people are somewhat more optimistic than their elders about the prospects for those starting out today,big majorities in both groups believe those "just getting started in life"face a tougher a good-paying job, starting a family, managing debt, and findingaffordable housing.Pete Schneider considers the climb tougher today.Schneider, a 27-yaear-old auto technician from the Chicago suburbs says he struggled to find a job aftergraduating from college.Even now that he is working steadily,he said."I can't afford to pay ma monthly mortgage payments on my own, so I have to rent roomsout to people to mark that happen." Looking back,he is struck that his parents could provide a comfortable life for their children even though neither hadcompleted college when he was young."I still grew up in an upper middle-classhomewith parents who didn't have college degrees,"Schneider said."I don't think people are capable of that anymore. "36.One cross-generation mark of a successful life is .[A] trying out different lifestyles[B] having a family with children [C]working beyond retirement age[D] setting up a profitable business37.It can be learned from Paragraph 3 that young people tend to .[A] favor a slower life pace[B] hold an occupation longer[C] attach importance to pre-marital finance[D] give priority to childcare outside the home38.The priorities and expectations defined by the young will .[A]become increasingly clear[B]focus on materialistic issues[C]depend largely on political preferences[D]reach almost all aspects of American life39. Both young and old agree that .[A]good-paying jobs are less available[B]the old made more life achievements[C]housing loans today are easy to obtain[D]getting established is harder for the young40. Which of the following is true about Schneider?[A]He found a dream job after graduating from college[B]His parents believe working steadily is a must for success[C]His parents' good life has little to do with a college degree[D]He thinks his job as a technician quite challengingPart BDirections:Read the following text and answer the questions by choosing the mostsuitable subheading from the list A-G for each numbered paragraphs (41-45). There are two extra subheadings which you do not need to use. Mark your answers onthe ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)[A]Be silly[B]Have fun[C]Ask for help[D]Express your emotions.[E]Don't overthink it[F]Be easily pleased[G]Notice thingsAct Your Shoe Size, Not Your Age.(1) As adults, it seems that we're constantly pursuing happiness, often with mixed results. Yet children appear to have it down to an art-and for the mostpart they don't need self-help books or therapy. Instead, they look after their wellbeing instinctively and usually more effectively than we do as grownups.Perhaps it's time to learn a few lessons from them.41_____ [D] Express your emotions(2) What does a child do when he's sad? He cries. Whenhe's angry? He shouts. Scared? Probably a bit of both. As we grow up, we learn to control our emotions so they are manageable and don't dictate our behaviours, which is in many waysa good thing.But too often we take this process too far and end up suppressing emotions, especially negative ones. That's about as effective as brushing dirt under a carpet and can even make us ill. What we feel appropriately and then-again, like children-move on.42______[ F] Be easily pleasedA couple of Christmases ago, my youngest stepdaughter, who was 9 years oldat the time, got a Superman T-shirt for Christmas. It cost less than a fiverbut she was overjoyed,and couldn't bigger house or better car will be the magic silver bullet that will allow us to finally be content,but the reality is these things have little lasting impact on our happiness levels. Instead, being gratefulfor small things every day is a much better way to improve wellbeing.43_______[ A] Be sillyHave you ever noticed how much children laugh? If we adults could indulgein a bit of silliness and giggling, we would reduce the stress hormones in ourbodies,increase good hormones like endorphins,improve blood flow to our hearts and ever have a greater chance of fighting off infection. All of which would,of course, have a positive effect on our happiness levels.44______ [B] Have funThe problem with being a grownup is that there's an awful lot of seriousstuff to deal with-work,mortgage payments,figuring out what to cook for dinner. But as adults we also have the luxury of being able to control our own diariesand it's important that we schedule in time to enjoy the thing we love. Thosethings might be social,sporting,creative or completely random (dancing around the living room, anyone?)-it doesn't matter, so long as they're enjoyable,and not likely to have negative side effects, such as drinking too much alcohol orgoing on a wild spending spree if you're on a tight budget.45______ [E] Don't overthink itHaving said all of the above, it's important to add that we shouldn't trytoo hard to be happy. Scientists tell us this can back fire and actually havea negative impact on our wellbeing. As the Chinese philosopher Chuang Tzu isreported to have said: "Happiness is the absence of striving for happiness."And in that, once more, we need to look to the example of our children, to whom happiness is not a goal but a natural byproduct of the way they live.Section III Translation46. Directions:Translate the following text into Chinese.Write your translation on the ANSWER SHEET. (15 points)The supermarket is designed to lure customers into spending as much timeas possible within its doors.The reason for this is simple: The longer you stay in the store, the more stuff you’ll see, and the more stuff you see, the moreyou’ll buy. And supermarkets contain a lot of stuff. The average supermarket,according to the Food Market Institute, carries some 44,000 different items,and many carry tens of thousands more. The sheer volume of available choice isenough to send shoppers into a state of information overload. According tobrain-scan experiments, the demands of so much decision-making quickly becometoo much for us. After about40 minutes of shopping,most people stop strugglingto be rationally selective, and instead began shopping emotionally—which is the point at which we accumulate the 50 percent of stuff in our cart that wenever intended buying.参照译文（华章供应）：商场旨在吸引顾客在店里逗留尽量长的时间来购物。
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2016年3月PETS2 真题及答案解析Text 1W: Excuse me. Can we get a table at the non-smoking area?M: Sure. But you may need to wait for a few minutes. You can have a look at the menu first in the waiting area.1. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In an office.B. In a theatre.C. In a restaurant.答案为C。
此题为地点推断题，难度不大。
根据材料中女士的要求“get a table at the non-smoking area” 和男士的反馈“have a look at the menu first in the waiting area” 可推知此对话发生在餐馆，故选C。
Text 2W: So, you’ve lived in London for 40 years. Were you born there?M: No. I was born and brought up in a small town, and only moved to London in my twenties when I got a job at the BBC.2. How old is the man now?A. About 20.B. Nearly 40.C. Over 60.答案为C。
此题为数字推算题，略有难度。
根据材料中女士的话“So, you’ve lived in London f or 40 years. Were you born there?” 和男士的回答“No. I was born and brought up in a small town, and only moved to London in my twenties” 可推知男士现在已经60多岁了。
Text 3M: Excuse me. Could you tell me when the next train to New York will leave?W: Sorry, I don’t know. You can check at the information counter. It’s right down the hall.M: Thank you.3. What is the man going to do?A. Go to the information counter.B. Take a train to leave New York.C. Check the price of the ticket.答案为A。
此题为简单的行为推断题。
男士问女士下一班去纽约的火车什么时候开，女士回答不清楚，让男士自己去the information counter 查询一下，故选A。
Text 4M: I’ve just been offered two jobs just now.W: Congratulations! Which one are you going to take?M: Thanks. I haven’t decided yet.4. What do we learn about the man?A. He quitted his job.B. He has got two job offers.C. He is doing a part-time job.答案为B。
此题为事实细节题。
根据男士的话“I’ve just been offered two jobs just now.” 可知答案选B。
Text 5W: Excuse me. Do you know where Mr. Anderson is?M: Oh, we are repairing the classroom ceiling this week, so he is giving his class in the library instead.5. What does Mr. Anderson do?A. He is a teacher.B. He is a librarian.C. He is a repairman.答案为A。
此题为人物身份推断题。
女士问Mr. Anderson 在哪里, 男士回答说这周正在修教室的屋顶，所以Mr. Anderson上课的地点换到了图书馆。
由此可推知Mr. Anderson 的身份是教师，故选A。
Text 6W: Jason, would you tell us a little about how you became a writer?M: Oh, I’ve written ever since I was a boy. When I was at school, I wrote stories for a children’s magazine. Later on, I wrote for The Western Teacher and various other magazines before I got into writing books.W: Did you start writing your own books after you came to Paris?M: Yes. My first book was published here in 2004.6. What is The Western Teacher?A. A story.B. A book.C. A magazine.答案为C。
此题为一道略有难度的事实细节题。
男士在童年时期曾为儿童杂志写故事，之后根据男士所说的“Later on, I wrote for The Western Teacher and various other magazines before I got into writing books.” 可见The Western Teacher是一本杂志。
7. When did the man start writing books?A. When he was at school.B. After he came to Paris.C. Since the year of 2004.答案为B。
此题为事实细节题。
女士问“Did you start writing your own books after you came to Paris?”，通过男士的回答“Yes. My first book was published here in 2004.” 可见男士是在来巴黎之后开始写书的。
Text 7W: Ralph, my stomach aches!M: Mine too, honey.W: I think it was the fish or the meat we ate in the restaurant.M: It might have been.W: Or the soup.M: No, it couldn’t have been the soup because I didn’t have any. Little Jimmy had some, and he’s all right.W: Of course, we sat in the sun for a long time, but I suppose it couldn’t have been the sun.M: That’s true. Now, what else did we both eat? Only those lovely apples I bought at the market. It couldn’t have been them. We’re used to eating apples, and you washed them.W: No, I didn’t! I thought you had!M: Oh, Jenny, I didn’t wash them! I was sure you did! It must have been the apples, then. Oh, I feel worse now. Let’s go see a doctor.8. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Husband and wife.B. Doctor and patient.C. Customer and waiter.答案为A。
此题为一道很典型且常见的人物关系推断题。
从对话开始处男士就称呼女士“honey”, 可见两人关系亲密。
接着又从女士的话中“I think it was the fish or the meat we ate in the restaurant”，很容易将BC排除，从而选出正确答案A。
9. What must have caused the speakers’ stomach aches?A. The fish.B. The soup.C. The apples.答案为C。
此题为事实细节题。
从男士所说的“It must have been the apples then.” 不难得出正确答案为C。
10. Where will the speakers go?A. To the market.B. To the hospital.C. To the restaurant.答案为B。
此题为简单的推断题。
从男士所说的最后一句话“Oh, I feel worse n ow. Let’s go see a doctor.” 可见接下来他们要去医院看医生。
Text 8M: Why don’t you like going to the cinema?W: Well, there are too many problems.M: Like what?W: For example, when a film is popular, the cinema is rather crowded. When the traffic is bad, it takes a long time to get there.M: Are these all the problems?W: No, the worst is the people — children running up and down, people chatting endlessly, and so on. So, I’d rather stay home and wait to see the films when they are shown on TV.M: Then you may see the films a bit later than other people.W: Yes, but I’ll be more comfortable in the quietness of my living room.M: Well, I can’t stand others talking about a new film before I see it, so I prefer seeing films at the cinema as soon as they come out.11. What are the speakers talking about?A. New films.B. Popular cinemas.C. Film-seeing habits.答案为C。