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natives give it solidity and continuity。 11 最后,文中生詞不多,實際內(nèi)容對于喜歡閱讀報刊雜志、關(guān)心時事熱點的考生而言,能夠根據(jù)日常經(jīng)驗有所預(yù)判。s politicians have resisted mending the country39。s economy suffered more than any other in Latin America last year, shrinking an estimated 7 percent due to a plunge in . demand for Mexican exports such as cars. The decline led to a 4 percent increase in the number of kids who left primary or middle school in 2020, said Juan de Dios Castro, who heads the nation39。 雖然總體來說這篇文章難度不大,但是因為涉及專業(yè)知識,有一些詞匯可能會成為考生的障礙。s trial, although two witnesses testified that Jackson was with them in another location at the times of the crimes, he was convicted anyway. Why? The jury believed the testimony of the two victims, who positively identified Jackson as the man who has attacked them. The court eventually freed Jackson after the police found the man who had really mitted the crimes. Jackson was similar in appearance to the guilty man. The two women has made a mistake in identity. As a result, Jackson has lost five years of his life. The two women in this case were eyewitnesses. They clearly saw the man who attacked them, yet they mistakenly identified an innocent person. Similar incidents have occurred before. Eyewitnesses to other crimes have identified the wrong person in a police lineup or in photographs. Many factors influence the accuracy of eyewitness testimony. For instance, witnesses sometimes see photographs of several suspects before they try to identify the person they saw in a lineup of people. They can bee confused by seeing many photographs or similar faces. The number of people in the lineup, and whether it is a live lineup or a photograph, may also affect a witness39。t like to associate technology with food, said Nicholas Genovese, a visiting scholar in cancer cell biology. But there are a lot of products that we eat today that are considered natural that are produced in a similar manner, Genovese said. 9 30. What does Dr. Mironov think of bioengineering cultured meat? 30 A. It will help solve the global food crisis. 31. What does Dr. Mironov say about the funding for their research? 31 D. It is still far from being sufficient. 32. What does Nicholas Genovese say about a lot of products we eat today? 32 A. They are not as natural as we believed. 【點評】 這是路透社 2020 年初的一篇報道,題目為 “South Carolina scientist works to grow meat in lab” 。t fund it, and the NASA funded it only briefly, Mironov said. It39。cultured39。積累的多了,以后在任何場合聽起來就不會犯難了。解決這些難點也很容易,因為 Harrogate 這個地名和頭銜不是考察點,考生可直接忽略。這句話 people visit the town just to see the flowers 為答案依據(jù)。 Q23. What do we learn about modern Harrogate? 【答案】 A) It is an ideal place for people to retire to. 【解析】推理題。需要提醒考生的是,做聽力題也要講究技巧,一定要帶著問題去有目的地聽,相關(guān)的信息著重記憶,不相干的信息迅速忽略。 it was only Doris who could see the light 這句話直接把答案告訴給我們了??梢酝茢喑鰧嶒?zāi)康木褪球炞C海豚是否能互相交流。 18. W: Hi, I’m calling about the ad for the one be droom apartment. M: Perfect timing! The person who was supposed to rent it just backed town to take a room on campus. Q: What do we learn from the conversation? 【答案】 A) The apartment is still available. 【解析】推理題。 16. M: Just look at this newspaper, nothing but robbery, suicide and murder. Do you still believe people are basically good? 3 W: Of course. But many papers lack interest in reporting something positive like peace, love and generosity. Q: What are the speakers talking about? 【答案】 C) The coverage of newspapers. 【解析】推理題。從他的詢問能夠推測出他會晚些時間交錢。女子請男子幫忙修浴 室的地漏,但是男子現(xiàn)在忙,不過他會記住并稍后幫忙。從對話中可知, Anna 摔倒導(dǎo)致脊椎 spine 受傷,醫(yī)生讓其臥床休息一個月。 12. M: A famous Russian ballet is ing to town next weekend. But I can’t find a ticket anywhere. W: Don’t be upset. My sister just hap pened to have one and she can’t go since she has got some sort of conflict in her schedule. Q: What does the woman mean? 【答案】 D) She can get a ballet ticket for the man. 【解析】推理題。 14. W: We’re taking up a collection to buy a gift for Jemma. She’ll have been with the pany 25 years next week. M: Well, count me in. But I’m a bit short on cash now. When do you need it? Q: What is the man going to do? 【答案】 B) Give his contribution some time later. 【解析】推理題。 15. W: Tony’s mother has invited me to dinner. Do you think I should tell her in advance that I’m a vegetarian? M: Of course. I think she’d appreciate it. Imaging how you both feel if she fixed the turkey dinner or something. Q: What does the man suggest the woman do? 【答案】 D) Tell Tony’s mother that she eats no meat. 【解析】推理題。從關(guān)鍵詞 newspapers, robberies 等可知,兩人正在談?wù)搱蠹埖膬?nèi)容。男子告訴女子她打電話來的時機正好,因為本來要租房子的人回到市區(qū)租大學(xué)里的房間了,所以這個公寓 女子還能租。 Q20. What were the dolphins supposed to do when they saw a steady light? 【答案】 C) Press the righthand lever first. 【解析】推理題。 解析: 這篇長對話主要圍繞巴斯蒂安博士關(guān)于海豚的實驗而展開,實驗的目的是要教會海豚學(xué)會互相溝通和交流訊息。懂得抓題眼和懂得取舍,這樣聽力才能做得好。從個別句子 it looks lovely in the spring 中可以得知, 這個小鎮(zhèn)適合休養(yǎng)生息。 7 解析: 這段長對話是對 Harrogate 這個旅游小鎮(zhèn)的介紹,談到其如何得名,如何變遷,以及如何受到政府的保護。另外關(guān)于 Stray,考生開始不懂沒關(guān)系,要帶著這個疑問去注意聽原文,對話中隨后就給出了明確解釋,所以考生也會獲得解答。 Section B Passage 1 Russell Fazio, an Ohio State psychology professor who has studied interracial roommates there and at Indiana University, discovered an intriguing academic effect. In a study analyzing data on thousands of Ohio State freshmen who lived in dorms, he found that black freshmen who came to college with high standardized test scores earned better grades if they had a white roommate — even if the roommate’s test scores were low. The roommate’s race had no effect on the grades of white students or lowscoring black students. Perhaps, the study speculated, having a white roommate helps academically prepared black students adjust to a predominantly white university. That same study found that randomly assigned interracial roommates at Ohio State broke up before the end of the quarter about twice as of