【正文】 s Budget Director, recently called the . budget deficits unsustainable and he39。ve seen, wage earners are expected to care for not only their children but also their aging parents. And there is, to date, only the flimsiest（脆弱的） of publiclyfunded health care and pension systems, which increases incentives for individuals to save while they are working. But China is a society that has long esteemed personal financial prudence（謹(jǐn)慎） for centuries. There is no chance that will change anytime soon, even if the government creates a better social safety and successfully encourages greater consumer spending. Why does the . need to learn a little frugality(節(jié)儉 )? Because healthy savings rates are one of the surest indicators of a country39。 they need — believe it or not — to bee more like Americans, for the sake of the global economy. And it39。ve now heard it so many times, you can probably repeat it in your sleep. President Obama will no doubt make the point publicly when he gets to Beijing: the Chinese need to spend more。因此考生只要明確文中幾個(gè)人物各自的觀點(diǎn)，勾畫好 關(guān)鍵詞，整體上來講， 5 道題都做對(duì)基本可以做到的。文章最后一段探討還有那些崗位能免于機(jī)器人取代的危機(jī)，作者本以為記者行業(yè)可以，但是結(jié)果卻不是這樣，幾乎所有崗位都面臨這種趨勢(shì)，從而緊扣文章原文題目和主題： Who Needs Humans?人類還有何用？ 本文選材雖然是科技相關(guān)，但是詞匯都比較簡單，沒有太偏的詞匯。但是專家指出，并不是因?yàn)闄C(jī)器人比人廉價(jià)，而是它們比人類更優(yōu)秀。文中指出在大蕭條時(shí)期眾多失業(yè)的情況下，有一類工人卻受益于經(jīng)濟(jì)混亂：機(jī)器人。需填寫的句子均較 短，難度不是特別大。 空格整體分布較為均勻，填寫時(shí)間比較充足。文章本身長難句不多，但出現(xiàn)了較多偏難單詞，考驗(yàn)學(xué)生的臨場(chǎng)心態(tài)。但是經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退，并沒有讓 Andrea 消極，她覺得自己和家人的關(guān)系更緊密了并且相信自己能夠度過難關(guān)。這從文章的首句 Despite unemployment and the lost of her home, Andrea Clark considers herself a blessed and happy but she remains unfailingly 。第一個(gè)問題是 Dillia 預(yù)見到的，但第二個(gè)記者的提問是有對(duì)抗性的，即使 confrontational 這個(gè)詞我們聽不懂也沒關(guān)系，可以從下文的其他詞匯中推斷，如 hostile 有敵意的，而針對(duì)這個(gè)問題， Dillia 讓自己盡可能不采取 defensive 的態(tài)度，既然要采取防衛(wèi)的態(tài)度，那記者的提問一定是在政府的對(duì)立面的，因此從 defensive 一詞也可以判斷出記者的態(tài)度。計(jì)劃成 本較高，而且可能頗具爭議?？茖W(xué)家們還發(fā)現(xiàn)，自然可能還給了女孩另一大優(yōu)勢(shì)，那就是女孩通常比男孩早開口說話，而這也是因?yàn)樯窠?jīng)末梢發(fā)育快于男孩。? but it provides a clue that? 一句前都是具體的實(shí)驗(yàn)過程，是一個(gè)例子，重點(diǎn)在實(shí)驗(yàn)為科學(xué)研究提供的線索。 本對(duì)話中的關(guān)鍵詞有： negotiation：談判； strategy：策略；behavioral：行為的。另外，談判的藝術(shù)性還與對(duì)談判過程中獲得的口頭暗示、肢體語言進(jìn)行及時(shí)反應(yīng)有關(guān)。談判的科學(xué)性部分主要體現(xiàn)在談判策略，而談判的藝術(shù)性則體現(xiàn)在表現(xiàn)上。比如： health hazard（健康傷害）中的 hazard； Xray equipment（ X 光儀器）中的 Xray 和兩大法案的名稱雖不難，但也容易混淆大家的視聽，而誤抓重點(diǎn)。最后指出，除非她真正丟失工作，工會(huì)才能拿起法律武器幫她討薪。于是工會(huì)代表告訴她轉(zhuǎn)調(diào)部門確實(shí)可能不會(huì)成功。然后她提到自己有向主管提出轉(zhuǎn)調(diào)部門的要求，然而遭到拒絕。 Conversation One W: I don’ t know what to do. I can’ t seem to get anyone in the hospital to listen to my plaints and this outdated equipment is dangerous. Just look at it. M: Hmm, uh, are you trying to say that it presents a health hazard? W: Yes, I am. The head technician in the lab tried to persuade the hospital administration to replace it, but they are trying to cut costs. M: You are pregnant, aren’ t you? W: Yes, I am. I made an effort to get my supervisor to transfer me to another department, but he urged me not to plain too loudly. Because the administration is more likely to replace me than an Xray equipment, I’ m afraid to refuse to work. But I’ m more afraid to expose my unborn child to the radiation. M: I see what you mean. Well, as your union representative, I have to warn you that it would take quite a while to force management to replace the old machines and attempt to get you transferred may or may not be successful. W: Oh, what am I supposed to do then? M: Workers have the legal right to refuse certain unsafe work assignments under two federal laws, the Occupation or Safety and Health Act and the National Labor Relations Act. But the requirements of either of the Acts may be difficult to meet. W: Do you think I have a good case? M: If you do lose your job, the union will fight to get it back for you along with back pay, your lost ine. But you have to be prepared for a long wait, maybe after two years. Q19. What does the woman plain about? Q20. What has the woman asked her supervisor to do? Q21. What does the man say about the two federal laws? Q22. What will the union do if the woman loses her job? 【答案】 19. The health hazard at her work place. 20. Transfer her to another department. 21. Their requirements may be difficult to meet. 22. Try to help her to get it back. 點(diǎn)評(píng)： 本篇長對(duì)話是關(guān)于一名懷孕的員工就工作中的輻射傷害向工會(huì)投訴。這位女士回答說她現(xiàn)在還沒決定選誰，因?yàn)樗€要看看其他候選人的資料和表現(xiàn)，由此可推斷出， Bob 不能依賴這位女士的選票。 sculpture exhibit：雕塑展。只要考生能理解女士的回答“我猜許多其他人對(duì)現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)和我的感覺是一樣的。抓住問題中的關(guān)鍵詞“ infer”，這位男士暗示了什么？ 從男士的回答“謝謝邀請(qǐng)，但這是我放松的方式，我寧愿我的花園不那么條條框框”中可推斷出，這位男士間接拒絕了參加園藝俱樂部的邀請(qǐng)。 letter of remendation 和 letter of reference 意思相似，均可表示“推薦信”。 15. W: Three letters of remendation are required to apply to graduate schools. I was wondering if the one professor Smith wrote for me last year could still be used. M: It’ s a bit dated. You’ d better submit a recent one. Q: What does the man suggest the woman do? 答案： Present a new letter of reference. 【解析】此題為細(xì)節(jié)題。從對(duì)話中可知，女士回答說 Julie下午邀請(qǐng)了她的朋友，他們把剩的餅都吃光了，由此可推斷出這位男士不得不找別的東西吃。 put the brakes on “對(duì)??加以限制”，即使考生不知道這個(gè)短語的引申含義，但聽到 brake“剎車”應(yīng)該也能大概判斷出來答案。從男士的回答“我叔叔對(duì)我的旅行計(jì)劃加以限制了。 backup： n. 備用，備份，考生如果知道這個(gè)單詞的意思，對(duì)整個(gè)對(duì)話的理解會(huì)有幫助。 12. M: I know I promise to drive you to the airport next Thursday, but I’m afraid something has e up. They’ ve called a special meeting at work. W: No big deal. Karen said she was available as a backup. Q: What does the woman mean? 答案 : Karen can take her to the airport. 【解析】此題為細(xì)節(jié)題。 Part III Listening Comprehension Section A 11. M: I’ d like to go camping with you this weekend, but I don’ t have a sleeping bag. W: No problem. You can count on me to get one for you. My family has tons of camping gear. Q: What does the woman mean? 答案： She can lend the man a sleeping bag. 【解析】這是一道較為簡單的推理題，前提是考生需知道 camping gear表示“野餐用具，露營裝備”，由此可知， camping gear包括 sleeping bag，即女士能借給男士一個(gè)睡袋，此題的設(shè)置稍微繞了個(gè)小彎，為考生解題設(shè)置了一定難度。本次快速閱讀的文章還是延續(xù)了以往的特點(diǎn)，信息量較大，結(jié)構(gòu)較散，但整個(gè)命題依舊遵循了文章難，題目簡單的