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大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)分類(lèi)模擬題296ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A.Thecustomermadeithimself.Therewasnotscratchonitbefore.Thecustomershouldhavecheckedit.Thatisn'tthemostimportantthing.A.Theywerelostontheunderground.B.Theywerelostintheshop.C.Theyweredifficulttobeputinears.D.Theywerenotsoundproof.A.Hewasannoyedatthesalesgirl'sexcuse.Hewassogratefulforthesalesgirl'shelp.Hehadaterriblequarrelwiththesalesgirl.Hewasworriedabouthisheadphones.A.Aphotoofthescratch. B.Thereceipt.C.Anapplicationforexchange. D.Aphotooftheheadphone.Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A.Hehadfullconfidenceintheexam.Heneededtorelaxhimselfforawhile.Heneededtorestbecauseofstomachache.Heheardtheexamhasbeencancelled.A.Themangotgoodgradesonthelasttest.Themanpromisedtohelpherwithmathproblems.Shethoughttheymighthelpeachotherduringstudying.Shewantedtotutorthemaninmath.A.Heagreedwiththeproposalimmediately.Hewasindifferenttotheproposal.Hethoughtitwasn'tworthwhiletocallher.HeworrieditmightdisturbElizabethatfirst.A.Sheisgoodatmath.Shegotahundredonthefinaltest.Sheisafriendoftheman.Shewillhelpthetwospeakers.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions9to12arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A.Theymakestudentsoverlydependentonsearchengines.Theyweakenstudents'abilitytostudyontheirown.Theymakestudentseasilydistracted.Theyimprovestudents'researchhabitsandskills.A.Theyhelpthembecomemorecreative.Theydrawtheirattentiontoonlinelearning.Theymaketheirlearningmoreconvenient.Theyhelpthemknowmoreinformation.A.Doingresearchonline.UsingtheInternettools.Judgingonlineinformation.Obtainingonlineinformation,A.Savingtoomuchmoneyforstudents.Savingtoomuchtimeforstudents.Makingstudentsunwillingtoworkhardtofindanswers.Makingstudentsaddictedtoonlineinformation.PassageTwoQuestions13to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A.Hehadfullconfidenceinhiscareeratfirst.Hegothisfirstpermanentjobwithnodifficulty.Hiseducationcouldn'tmeetthejobrequirements.Hehadbadworkperformanceasatrainee.A.Improvingtheeducation. B.Thegovernmentfunding.C.Creatingmorejobs. D.Economicgrowth.A.Sitidlyforthegovernment'sallowance.Trytheirbesttofindawayout.Emigratetoothercountries.Runtheirownbusiness.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearrecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbysomequestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Nowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions16to18.A.NewOrleanswasoncecolonizedbyEngland.NewOrleanshasmuchmoreculturalinfluences.NewOrleansismorelikeameltingpot.NewOrleanswasgreatlyinfluencedbyFrenchculture.A.Itconsistsofmanypartsthatcanmakeanewflavor.Itismuchbetterwhencomparedtoameltingpot.Eachpieceofitcanmakeanewflavor.Eachpieceofitlosesitsoriginalidentity.A.Atthebeginning,itwasinfluencedbySpanishculture.ItwasinfluencedbyIndiaaftertheFrenchandIndianWar.ItwasinfluencedbytheAmerican/Englishculture.Itwasn'tinfluencedbyLatinoculturefromMexico.Nowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions19to21.A.Theyareunsatisfiedwiththeirwork.Theyneedtotakecareoftheirchildren.Theyareincompanieswithloosemanagement.Theydon'ttaketheirworkseriously.A.Malecolleaguesintheir30s. B.Managersofthecompany.C.Youngercolleaguesintheir20s.D.Oldercolleaguesintheir50s.A.Fairnessandequalitywerenotpaiddueattentionto.Employeeswithoutchildrencouldhavetheirvoicebetterheard.Managershadagoodknowledgeoftherelevantlaws.Womencouldbeinanunfavorablepositionincareerdevelopment.Nowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions22to25.22、A.IntheAntarctic. B.InsouthernCanada.C.InnorthernRussia. D.InnorthernAsia.A.Theyarehugeandweighupto72kg.Theirthick,whitefurisanaturalcover.Theycanswimafewhundredmeters.Theirfavoritefoodisfishintheocean.A.Warmerweather. B.Massivekilling.C.Geneticevolution. D.Environmentalpollution.A.Polarbearswillbeabletocatchmorefish.Polarbearswillhavefewerthingstoeat.Therewillbemoresealsinthearea.Thewinterwillbecomeshorter.答案：ListeningComprehensionSectionA1、C［聽(tīng)力原文］W:Sir,canIhelpyou?M:Yes,youseeIboughtthispersonalstereoatyourshopthreedaysago.AndI'mafraidthatithasn'treallymatcheduptowhatIwastoldaboutit.W:Isee.Whatexactlyisthematter?M:Well,look,there'salargescratchacrossthefrontofit.W:Iseethat.ButI'msorry.Ithinkyoushouldhavenoticedthatwhenyouboughtit.M:Ican'tbecauseit'sintheboxandallsealedup.W:Well,Iamsorry,butactuallyitisyourresponsibilitytocheckthegoodswhenyoubuythem.M:That'sridiculous.But,anyway,it'snotthemostimportantthing.Iamreallynothappyabouttheotherthing.W:Andwhatisthat?M:Look,itsaysherethatthenoisefromitshouldbeundetectablebyotherpeople.W:Yes,that'sright.M:Butpeopledohearit,andit'sreallyembarrassingwhenpeoplelookatmeonthebusandtheunderground.W:Well,Iamsorry.Areyousureyou'veusedtheheadphones?M:Look,Iknowhowtoputearphonesinmyears.Itmustbesomethingwrongwithit.Howdoyoudealwithit?W:Well,Isupposewecouldexchangeitforanothermodelifyoulike.M:OK.W:Well,ifIjustcouldhavethereceipt.M:Sure,hereitis.Howdoesthesalesgirlthinkaboutthescratchontheproduct?［解析］對(duì)話一開(kāi)始男士說(shuō)自己買(mǎi)的立體聲播放機(jī)前面有劃痕，女售貨員一再堅(jiān)持男士在購(gòu)買(mǎi)商品時(shí)有責(zé)任檢查商品。選項(xiàng)C與對(duì)話內(nèi)容相符，故選C。2、D［聽(tīng)力原文］Whatdoweknowabouttheman'sheadphones?［解析］男士在對(duì)話中提到本來(lái)人們應(yīng)該聽(tīng)不到播放機(jī)發(fā)出的聲音，但是人們確實(shí)能聽(tīng)到，這讓他十分尷尬。選項(xiàng)D與對(duì)話內(nèi)容相符，故選D，soundproof意為'、隔音的〃。3、A［聽(tīng)力原文］Whatwastheman'sreactiontothesalesgirl'sexplanationabouttheheadphones?［解析］在男士指出耳機(jī)不隔音的問(wèn)題后，女售貨員問(wèn)他是否戴了耳機(jī)，對(duì)此男士回答“、我知道怎樣將耳機(jī)放在耳朵里。〃從男士回答的語(yǔ)氣中可以看出，男士已經(jīng)非常生氣了。選項(xiàng)A與對(duì)話內(nèi)容相符，故選A。4、B［聽(tīng)力原文］Whatshouldthemanprovideforexchangingtheproduct?［解析］對(duì)話中女士說(shuō)，如果有收據(jù)就可以換貨。選項(xiàng)B與對(duì)話內(nèi)容相符，故選B。5、B［聽(tīng)力原文］W:Hi,Kevin.YourroommatetoldmethatIcouldfindyouintherestroom.Whatareyoudoinghere?M:WhatdoesitlooklikeIamdoing?W:Well,itlookslikeyou'rewatchingTV.Butwehaveamathexaminationtomorrow,soIthoughtyou'dbestudyingforitandmaybeIcanstudywithyou.M:Oh,well,I'mjusttakingabreak.ThismathstuffgivesmeaheadacheifIworkonittoo10ng.W:Iknowwhatyoumean.I'vebeenworkingonitforthreehoursthroughitalready.I'mbeginningtogoover.Ijustdon'tgetsomeofthem.M:ButIcan'tbelieveyouarecomingtome.ImeanyoudoknowwhatIgotonthelasttest,don'tyou?W:Yeah,Iknow.Youtoldme.Ijustthoughttwoheadsmightbebetterthanone.M:Yeah,that'saniceidea.But...youknow,IwishIknewthatpersoninourclasswhogotahundredonthelasttest.Shedidn'tmissaquestion.Umm…isitElizabeth?W:Ohyeah,Elizabeth!Sheisafriendofmine.She'dbeabighelprightnow.Whydon'twegiveheracall?M:What!Atthishour?It'salreadytenthirty.Idon'twanttoimposeonher.W:Yeah,Iguessyouareright.Butwereallyneedherhelpnow.Let'satleastgiveheracallandseewhatshesays.Maybegoingoversomeoftheproblemswithuswouldhelpherreviewthematerial.M:It'sworthatry.WhydoesthemanwatchTVratherthanpreparefortheexam?［解析］對(duì)話開(kāi)始時(shí)，女士以為男士會(huì)為即將到來(lái)的數(shù)學(xué)考試認(rèn)真做準(zhǔn)備，而沒(méi)想到他在看電視。面對(duì)女士的質(zhì)疑，男士說(shuō)自己只是暫時(shí)休息一下，因?yàn)殚L(zhǎng)時(shí)間學(xué)數(shù)學(xué)讓他頭疼。選項(xiàng)B與對(duì)話內(nèi)容相符，故選B。6、C［聽(tīng)力原文］Whydoesthewomanwanttostudywiththeman?［解析］對(duì)話中女士說(shuō)她知道男士上次的數(shù)學(xué)考試成績(jī)并不理想，但她認(rèn)為twobeadsmightbebetterthanone，即''兩個(gè)腦袋比一個(gè)腦袋強(qiáng)〃。選項(xiàng)C與對(duì)話內(nèi)容相符，故選C。7、D［聽(tīng)力原文］Howdoesthemanrespondtothewoman'sproposaltocallElizabeth?［解析］對(duì)話中女士提議給Elizabeth打電話，男士說(shuō)已經(jīng)十點(diǎn)半了，不想影響她休息但因?yàn)閷?duì)話雙方急需幫助，女士提出要試著打電話，男士回答說(shuō)'、值得一試〃。因此綜合來(lái)看選項(xiàng)D為答案。8、A［聽(tīng)力原文］WhatcanweknowaboutElizabethaccordingtotheconversation?［解析］對(duì)話中提到Elizabeth在上次的數(shù)學(xué)考試中得了100分，兩人想要尋求她的幫助，可知Elizabeth比較擅長(zhǎng)數(shù)學(xué)科日，故選項(xiàng)A正確。對(duì)話中只提到Elizabeth在上次的考試中得了100分，而沒(méi)有明確說(shuō)明那次考試是期末考試，排除選項(xiàng)B；Elizabeth是女士的朋友，而非男士的朋友，排除選項(xiàng)C；對(duì)話最后兩人要打電話給Elizabeth尋求幫助，但沒(méi)有表明Elizabeth是否會(huì)幫助他們，排除選項(xiàng)D。SectionBPassageOne9、D［聽(tīng)力原文］Teacherssaythedigitalagehashadagoodinfluence-andanot-so-goodinfluence—onthisgenerationofAmericanteenagers.Morethan2,000middleandhighschoolteacherstookanonlinesurvey.Researchersalsospokewithteachersinfocusgroups.Three-quartersoftheteacherssaidtheInternetanddigitalsearchtoolshavehadapositiveeffectontheirstudents'researchhabitsandskills.But87percentagreedthatthesetechnologiesarecreatingan"easilydistractedgenerationwithshortattentionspans."And64percentsaidthetechnologies"domoretodistractstudentsthantohelpthemacademically."Manystudentsthink"doingresearch"nowmeansjustdoingaquicksearchonGoogle.JudyBuchananisdeputydirectoroftheNationalWritingProjectandaco-authorofthereport.Shesays,"TeachersreallylikethesetoolsbecausetheyarewaystomakesomeoflearningexcitingandengagingYoungpeoplelovethesetools,whichcanhelpthembecomecreatorsofcontent,andnotjustsortofconsumers.”Butoneproblemthesurveyfoundisthatmanystudentsarelackingindigitalliteracy.Inotherwords,theytrusttoomuchoftheinformationtheyfindontheInternet.JudyBuchanansaysthesestudentshavenotdevelopedtheskillstheyneedtojudgethequalityofonlineinformation.Anotherproblemisblamedonsomethingthatmightnotseemlikeaproblematall:beingabletoquicklyfindinformationonline.Teacherssaytheresultisareductionofthedesireandabilityoftheirstudentstoworkhardtofindanswers.Theysaystudentsareoverlydependentonsearchenginesanddonotmakeenoughuseofprintedbooksorresearchlibrarians.ManyteachersarealsoconcernedthattheInternetmakesiteasyforstudentstocopyworkdonebyothersinsteadofusingtheirownabilities.Howdothree-quartersoftheteachersthinkabouttheInternetanddigitalsearchtools?［解析］短文開(kāi)頭部分提到，接受在線調(diào)查的教師中有四分之三的教師認(rèn)為互聯(lián)網(wǎng)和數(shù)字搜索工具對(duì)學(xué)生的“、研究習(xí)慣和技巧〃起到了積極的作用，因此選項(xiàng)D“提高學(xué)生的研究習(xí)慣與技巧〃與短文內(nèi)容相符。10、A［聽(tīng)力原文］AccordingtoJudyBuchanan,whydoyoungpeopleliketheInternettools?［解析］短文中提到，JudyBuchanan說(shuō)互聯(lián)網(wǎng)工具會(huì)幫助年輕人成為網(wǎng)絡(luò)信息的創(chuàng)造者，而不僅僅是使用者。因此選項(xiàng)A“幫助他們變得更有創(chuàng)造性〃與短文內(nèi)容相符。11、C［聽(tīng)力原文］Accordingtothesurvey,whatabilitydomanystudentslackwhenfacingtheInternet?［解析］短文中提到，調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)很多學(xué)生缺乏數(shù)字素養(yǎng)，接著又解釋道：他們過(guò)于相信網(wǎng)絡(luò)上搜到的信息。因此選項(xiàng)C“判斷網(wǎng)絡(luò)信息的能力〃符合短文內(nèi)容。12、C［聽(tīng)力原文］Accordingtothepassage,whatistheproblemoffindinginformationonlinequickly?［解析］短文最后部分提到，教師認(rèn)為互聯(lián)網(wǎng)工具能讓學(xué)生們快速查找到網(wǎng)絡(luò)信息，而這會(huì)讓他們努力學(xué)習(xí)尋找答案的欲望和能力下降。因此選項(xiàng)C“使學(xué)生不愿通過(guò)努力學(xué)習(xí)去尋找答案〃符合短文內(nèi)容。PassageTwo13、A［聽(tīng)力原文］WhenAlexGodsonstartedhisfirstunpaidinternshipinBrussels,Belgium,homeoftheEU'smanypoliticalinstitutions,hebelievedafull-timepositionwaswithinhisgrasp.Butittookhimanotherthreeyearsoflow-paidtraineeshipsuntilhegothismaster'sdegreefromManchesterUniversity.HewasthenofferedapermanentjobattheEuropeanMovementInternational,alobbygroup.Hisexperienceisnotunique,asnearlyaquarterofallunder-25s,morethan19millionpeople,intheEUarejobless,accordingtothelateststatistics.InSpainandGreece,whichhavebeenhardesthitbytherecession,youthunemploymentnowexceeds50percent.InSweden,under-25saccountfor38percentofthoseinunemployment,andtheyaretakingtothestreetsinprotest.Withfearsofa"lostgeneration"rising,EUleadersmettodiscussthedetailsofanactionplantotackleyouthunemployment.Theyagreedtospend6billioneurosoncreatingjobsandtraineeships,TheGuardianreported.Buteconomistshavewarnedthatthrowingmoneyattheproblemwillnotnecessarilyaccelerateitsresolution.Instead,theystressthatthekeyiseconomicgrowth."It'snotpossibletocreatejobsinarecessionaryenvironment—youneedgrowthtopickup,"CarstenBrzeski,fromtheinternationalbankingcompanyING,toldReuters.Europe'syoungpeople,however,arenotwillingtowaitforamiracletohappen;theyarefindingotherwaysofdealingwiththeirgrimcircumstances.Somechoosetodelayemploymentbytravelingorvolunteering,some100kabroadforbetteropportunities,whileothersstayputandseektochangetheirfate.WhatcanwelearnaboutAlexGodson?［解析］短文開(kāi)頭部分提到，AlexGodson的第一份工作是往布魯塞爾做一名沒(méi)有報(bào)酬的實(shí)習(xí)生，那時(shí)他相信全職工作唾手可得，但他又做了三年低薪實(shí)習(xí)工作，直到他獲得碩士學(xué)位才找到一份全職工作。因此答案A“最初他對(duì)自己的職業(yè)生涯充滿信心〃符合短文內(nèi)容。14、D［聽(tīng)力原文］Accordingtoeconomists,whatisthekeysolutiontoyouthunemployment?［解析］短文中經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家明確提出，在青年失業(yè)的問(wèn)題上砸錢(qián)未必能加速問(wèn)題的解決。反而，他們強(qiáng)捌解決問(wèn)題的關(guān)鍵是經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)。因此選項(xiàng)D為答案。15、B［聽(tīng)力原文］WhatwillEurope'syoungpeopledotocopewithunemployment?［解析］短文最后部分提到，面對(duì)失業(yè)問(wèn)題，歐洲的青年們并沒(méi)有坐以待斃，他們想方設(shè)法擺脫糟糕的處境有人選擇旅游或當(dāng)志愿者推遲就業(yè)，有人放眼國(guó)外尋求更好的機(jī)會(huì)，還有人選擇待在國(guó)內(nèi)，找尋改變命運(yùn)的機(jī)會(huì)。因此選項(xiàng)B“他們竭盡所能尋求出路〃符合短文內(nèi)容。SectionC16、D［聽(tīng)力原文］Johnson:Hello,class.LastweekweinvitedMrs.LeeheretotalkabouttheUnitedStatesbeingameltingpot.Today,Mrs.Leewillcontinuetalkingsomethingaboutthis.Welcome,Mrs.Lee.Mrs.Lee:Thankyou.WeknowtheUnitedStatesisameltingpot,whereallthedifferentimmigrantsmixtogethertocreatesomethingnew.Well,everythinghasexceptions,includingourmeltingpot.InsidetheMississippiRiverValley,thereisalargeareathatispartmeltingpotandpartgardensalad.InLouisiana,ormorespecifically,NewOrleans,therehavebeenafewmajorculturalinfluencesthataredifferentfromtherestoftheUnitedStates.UnliketherestoftheUnitedStates,whichwascolonizedbyEnglandandSpain,NewOrleanswasmainlyaFrenchsettlement.Italsowasauniqueslaveculture.WhiletherestoftheU.S.wasameltingpot,mixingallitspartstocreatesomethingnew,NewOrleansbecameagardensalad.Rightnowyoumaybeaskingyourself,"Whatdoesshemeanbygardensalad?”Agardensaladhasmanypartsthatarecombinedtomakeanewflavor.Eachpieceretainsitsoriginalidentity,butcombinedtheymakesomethingnew,andhopefullybetter.Thiscontraststothemeltingpotbecauseinameltingpot,allpieceslosetheiridentitytoformsomethingnew.SoinNewOrleans,wehaveaFrenchbeginning,withFrenchculture,food,languageandlifestyle.AddedinoverthecenturiesisabitofaSpanishinfluence,whenSpaincontrolledtheterritoryforabout50yearsaftertheFrenchandIndianWar.AfterthatistheAmericanandEnglishinfluenceafterPresidentJeffersonboughttheterritoryfromFrance.AndlastlyisaninfluxofLatinoculturefromMexicoandtheCaribbean.TheresultnowisthatNewOrleanshasadistinctcultureapartfromtheUnitedStates.BecauseoftheirFrenchancestry,theyhavedifferentexpressions,suchastheysay"I'mmakinggroceries,"insteadofour”Iamgroceryshopping."Again,thisisbecausetheFrenchinfluence.InFrench,thedirecttranslationis"tomakegroceries,"not"tobuyorgoshopping."What'sthedifferencebetweenNewOrleansandtherestoftheU.S.?［解析］李老師的講座開(kāi)頭提到凡事都有例外，包括我們的大熔爐，隨后以新奧爾良為例，提到UnliketherestoftheUnitedStates,whichwascolonizedbyEnglandandSpain.NewOrleanswasmainlyaFrenchsettlement.Italsowasauniqueslaveculture，指出新奧爾良和美同的其他地方不同，它曾經(jīng)主要是法國(guó)的殖民地，即受到法國(guó)文化的影響頗深，兇此口項(xiàng)正確，故選D。曾經(jīng)被英國(guó)占領(lǐng)的是除新奧爾良之外的美國(guó)其他地方，因而排除A項(xiàng)；講座中提到影響新奧爾良的幾種主要文化與美國(guó)其他地方的不同，但是并沒(méi)有說(shuō)它比別的地方有更多的文化影響力，因而排除B項(xiàng)；講座中提及新奧爾良是作為美國(guó)大熔爐的反例，因而可以排除C項(xiàng)。17、A［聽(tīng)力原文］WhatdoweknowaboutagardensaladaccordingtoMrs.Lee?［解析］李老師提到新奧爾良是一個(gè)田園沙拉，隨后解釋了什么是gardensalad，指出Agardensaladhasmanypartsthatarecombinedtomakeanewflavor由此可知，選項(xiàng)A為答案。其他三個(gè)選項(xiàng)的表述均與原文內(nèi)容不符，故排除。18、C［聽(tīng)力原文］WhatissaidaboutthecultureinNewOrleans?［解析］講座對(duì)新奧爾良文化作了詳細(xì)的介紹，指出其先后受到法國(guó)、西班牙、英美和最近的拉美文化影響。明確指出在杰斐遜總統(tǒng)從法國(guó)人手中買(mǎi)回新奧爾良這片領(lǐng)土之后，新奧爾良又受到了美英文化的影響，因而C項(xiàng)表述正確，故選C。其他選項(xiàng)均與聽(tīng)力原文不符，排除。19、B［聽(tīng)力原文］Areflexibleworkingarrangementsforwomenwithchildrencausingresentmentamongthosewhodon'thavechildren?ResearchersinBritainhavefoundthatmanyofthosesurveysthoughtwomenwhoworkedflexiblehourswerelesscommittedthantheircolleagues.Workingpart-time,leavingearlytopickupthekids:flexibleworkingisseenassomethingthatcanhelpparents,butitcouldbehavinganegativeimpact.25,000womenweresurveyed.Abouthalfofthosequestionedsaidthatwomenwhoworkedflexiblehourswereresentedandviewedaslesscommittedbytheircolleagues.HereiswhatsomepeoplesurveyedinLondonthought."Thereissomeresentmentdefinitely.Ithinkit'smoreacaseoflikewithyoungerpeopleintheir20s.Theydokindof100katsomeofmyoldercolleaguesandsortofsaying'well,it'snotreallythatfair.'ButIthinktheymightchangetheirtunewhentheyareperhapsintheir30sandwhentheyarethinkingaboutkids.""Mycolleague,whenIwasleavingsomepart-time,mouthed'Ihateyou'.AndIthinkthatwasbecauseIdomanagetostrikeabalance.""Ipassedfrom95jobs,full-timetofreelance.""Andsoit'snotjustwomenwithchildrenthatwantthatflexibility?"JodyDay,whofoundedtheorganizationGatewayWomenforwomenwithoutchildren,saidtheyhadlegitimatereasonstoberesentful."It'sadifficultissuetobringupintheworkplacebecauseit'sactuallyaboutfairnessandequality,anddiversity.Andifmostofthewomenintheofficedohavechildren,thereisasensethat'sakindofdominantsortofgroupthink.Anditcanbequitedifficulttogetyourvoiceheardifyouarethechildlessoneinthatsituation.""Managersareoftenconfusedaboutwhatrightsandprivilegespeoplehavebecausetheyaretryingtodotherightthing.Theyareworriedaboutwhatthelawsays."Theresearchersfoundthatthenegativejudgmentattachedtoflexibleworkingcouldbeanobstacletowomen'sprogression.They'vecalledonbusinessestodomoretochangethat.Whydosomewomenemployeesworkflexiblehours?［解析］講座開(kāi)頭提到了對(duì)女性采用彈性工作時(shí)間的調(diào)查，而后又提到Workingpart-time,leavingearlytopickupthekids:flexibleworkingisseenassomethingthatcanhelpparents，指出非全時(shí)工作，早退接孩子一人們認(rèn)為彈性工作制能夠幫助有孩子的父母?？芍獙?shí)行彈性工作制是因?yàn)檫@些女員工需要照顧孩子，故B項(xiàng)為正確答案。A、C兩項(xiàng)在講座中未提及，可排除；講座中提到調(diào)查結(jié)果顯示工作時(shí)間靈活的女性不如她們的同事對(duì)工作更投入，但這并不是實(shí)行彈性工作時(shí)間的原因，D項(xiàng)不符合題意，也應(yīng)排除。20、C［聽(tīng)力原文］Accordingtothesurvey,whoaremorelikelytoresentwomenemployeeswithchildren?［解析］聽(tīng)力原文中引用了一位調(diào)查對(duì)象的話，提到Ithinkit'smoreacaseoflikewithyoungerpeopleintheir20s，指出在這位調(diào)查對(duì)象看來(lái)，更多的是20多歲的年輕員工看到年齡較大的同事彈性工作時(shí)會(huì)感覺(jué)有些憎恨，因而C項(xiàng)正確，故選C。21、D［聽(tīng)力原文］Whatdidtheresearchersfindabouttheissueofwomenworkingflexiblehours?［解析］聽(tīng)力原文最后提到，Theresearchersfoundthatthenegativejudgmentattachedtoflexibleworkingcouldbeanobstacletowomen'sprogressionThey'vecalledonbusinessestodomoretochangethat，指出研究人員發(fā)現(xiàn)，有關(guān)彈性工作制的負(fù)面評(píng)價(jià)可能會(huì)成為女職員職業(yè)發(fā)展的障礙。即女性員工可能在職業(yè)發(fā)展上處于不利的地位，由此可知D項(xiàng)為正確答案。文中提及彈性工作制事關(guān)公平、平等，并非說(shuō)公平與平等沒(méi)有受到應(yīng)有的重視，A項(xiàng)與講座表述不符；B、C兩項(xiàng)則未被提及，故三項(xiàng)均可排除。22、C［聽(tīng)力原文］WhatI'dliketodiscusswithyoutodayisthepolarbear.AsIalreadymentionedonTuesday,polarbearsonlyliveintheArctic,primarilyinnorthernCanada,northernRussia,andAlaska.If,forexample,youareinsouthernCanada,youwon'tseeanyofthesebears.Now,you'reprobablyawarethattheArcticisanextremelyharshenvironmentandoneofthecoldestplacesonEarth.Butletmeremindyouofwhatit'sreallylikeintheArctic,especiallyinlateDecemberorearlyJanuary.Thetemperaturefrequentlydropsbelowminus40degreescentigradeandsometimesgetsevencolder!Combinethatwithstrongwinds,littleornosunlight,andverylittlevegetation,andwhatyougetisanenvironmentinwhichveryfewspeciesarecapableofsurviving.Thepolarbear,however,thrivesinthiskindofenvironment.ThepolarbearspendshistimeroamingthroughouttheArctic,walkingonlandandice,swimminginfreezingseawaterandfloatingonsheetsoficewhilelookingforseals,fish,andotherfood.Theirfavoritefoodisseals,whichtheyfindalongtheedgesoftheice,inholesintheice,andundercracksintheice.Polarbearsaremuchbiggerthanthebrownandblackbears.Infact,they'rehuge!Theyweighupto720kg.Andthey'redesignedtosurviveintheirenvironment.Theyhaveverythick,whitefur,whichhelpsthemhideinthesnowandiceandovercometheextremecold.Polarbearsarealsostrongswimmers.Theyhavelargefrontpawsthatamazinglyallowthemtoswimafewhundredkilometersfromland