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advantage is that it is much easier for speakers to pronounce short words is that long and sophisticated vocabulary choices make listening more 30 to 32 does the speaker say American audiences prefer?答案: natural and spontaneous style of should one pay attention to when making an oral presentation?答案: in style between writing and does the speaker focus on in the talk?答案: key to being a good :本篇文章重點(diǎn)分析了成為一名優(yōu)秀的演講者的關(guān)鍵因素。但是其中有幾個(gè)短語(yǔ)需要關(guān)注:grocery store意為“雜貨店”;ring up意為“用收銀機(jī)記錄收入的錢,收銀機(jī)掃條形碼”;credit card意為“信用卡”。他們不會(huì)算計(jì)一件商品值多少錢,他們忘了自己來(lái)商店要買什么,他們甚至忘記要為商品付錢,他們不知道東西買夠沒(méi)有就去收銀臺(tái)排隊(duì)結(jié)賬,當(dāng)收銀員開(kāi)始掃顧客的商品時(shí),顧客又會(huì)跑回去拿很多商品回來(lái),更需要收銀員提醒付錢,但這都是作者作為收銀員所應(yīng)忍受的,因?yàn)椤邦櫩褪巧系邸?,這是作者不敢忘記也是從這次經(jīng)歷中學(xué)到的事情。Section B Passage 1Since I started working parttime at a grocery store, I have learned that a customer is more than someone who buy me, a customer is a person whose memory fails entirely once he or she starts to push a shopping of the first things customers forget is how to is no other way to explain how so many people get in their express line, which is clearly marked 15 items or less, with 20, 25 or even a cart load of also forget why they came to the store in the first as I finish ringing up an order, a customer will say, “Oops, I forgot to pick up a fresh loaf of hope you don’t mind waiting while I go get it.” Five minutes later, he’s back with the bread, a bottle of milk, and three rolls of paper is that seems customers also seem to forget that they have to pay for their of writing a check or looking for a credit card while I am ringing up the groceries, my customers will wait until I announce the , in surprise, she says, “Oh no, what did I do with my check book?” After 5 minutes of digging through her purse, she borrows my pen because she’s forgotten I have to be tolerant of customers because they pay my salary, and that’s something I can’t afford to does the speaker say about customers’ entering the grocery store?答案: behave as if their memories have failed customers are supposed to be in the express line?答案: with 15 items or does the speaker say some customers do when they arrive at the checkout counter?答案: back and pick up more does the speaker say about his job at the end of the talk?答案: requires :本篇短文主要講述了作者在一家雜貨店兼職工作的經(jīng)歷和感受,并深刻地體會(huì)到顧客不僅僅是來(lái)商店買東西的人。本選材非常生活化,相信大部分考生應(yīng)該對(duì)這一話題并不陌生,通過(guò)日常常識(shí)也能做出不少判斷。對(duì)話一開(kāi)始女士作為交警在學(xué)校附近逼停超出該路段限速的男士,但男士狡辯自己的速度計(jì)(speedometer)并沒(méi)顯示超速;女士再次提出要求審查男士的駕照,發(fā)現(xiàn)其駕照已經(jīng)過(guò)期。Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heardW: May I see your license, please?M: But officer, did I do something wrong?W: Do you mean to say you didn’t see the speed limit sign back there?M: Um, no, madam, I guess I didn’: In other words, you drove by too fast to read sign says 35m/ school is just nearby, you know?M: Don’t get me wrong, but my speedometer didn’t read much faster than : Then, why is it that my radar showed you are going 45? Let me put it another ’m going to give you a , may I see your license, please?M: Here it is, let me was late for an important appointment and I was worried that I wouldn’t make it on ...W: Uha, just a minute, license is no longer should have renewed it two weeks ’m going to have to write you up for that, : What? Really?W: Your license bees invalid on your birthday and that was two weeks ago according to the date are in violation of the law—driving without a valid : I’m sorry, hadn’t realized : Here’s the ticket for not having a valid I’m only going to give you a warning about exceeding the speed careful next : Yes, madam, officer, I was the man stopped by the police officer?答案: a did the man claim about the speed limit sign?答案: did not notice did the woman say about the man’s driving license?答案: is no longer was the man’s penalty?答案: got a :本長(zhǎng)對(duì)話主要是關(guān)于超速被罰。依然要強(qiáng)調(diào)的是不能糾結(jié)個(gè)別詞匯,而因小失大。男士一開(kāi)始主要是談他們?cè)谧畛蹰_(kāi)始合作工作時(shí)遇到的問(wèn)題,接下來(lái)談到問(wèn)題最終如何得到解決,最后是他和同伴如何輪休年假。對(duì)話內(nèi)容相較以往的長(zhǎng)對(duì)話而言,比較簡(jiǎn)單。: My boys are always plaining that they’re : Why don’t you get them into some team sports? My son and daughter play soccer every they both look forward to it all : What does the man mean?答案: woman’s sons might enjoy team :從對(duì)話中可知,男士建議女士可以讓自己的兒子們參加一些團(tuán)隊(duì)運(yùn)動(dòng),這樣他們就不會(huì)覺(jué)得無(wú)聊了。對(duì)話中有些生詞,但不影響對(duì)主要含義的把握,可以忽略。: Taking a bus to Miami, it’s cheaper than going by : That’s I’d rather pay a little more for the added fort and : What does the man mean?答案: is worth the money taking a train to :從對(duì)話中可知,坐車去邁阿密比火車便宜,但火車更舒適便捷。run ,管理: Have you read the news on the campus net? Susan has won the scholarship for next : I knew she would from the very a brilliant and diligent girl!She certainly deserves : What does the woman mean?答案: has every confidence in :從對(duì)話中可知,女士一直很看好Susan, 覺(jué)得她肯定能拿到獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金。see for 看見(jiàn): My presentation is scheduled for 9:30 tomorrow morning at the lecture hope to see you : Oh, was about to tell you that I have an appointment with my dentist at 9:00 o’clock : What do we learn about the woman?答案: cannot attend the :從對(duì)話中可知,女士九點(diǎn)要去看牙醫(yī),無(wú)法參加男士的講座了。At the recent unveiling of a tablet puter by Jeff Bezos of Amazon, whose pany is doing the best job of following Apple39。由關(guān)鍵詞 “critics plained”定位到第七段第一句,可知空格處應(yīng)填寫(xiě)“closed and inflexible”。 ,現(xiàn)在的情況是反過(guò)來(lái)。s homes now have more powerful, and more flexible, devices than their offices do。s issue(printed before Mr Jobs39。選CBut what was perhaps most astonishing about Mr Jobs was the fanatical loyalty he managed to inspire in It originates in the consumer 。由關(guān)鍵詞fanatical loyalty 定位到低段第一句話?!癷s an inspiration to any businessperson”。Within the wider business world, a man who liked to see himself as a hippy, permanently in revolt against big panies, ended up being hailed by many of those corporate giants as one of the greatest chief executives of his an inspiration細(xì)節(jié)題。所以選BAs a technologist, Mr Jobs was different because he was not an engineer—and that was his great he was obsessed with product design and aesthetics, and with making advanced technology simple to One of the greatest chief executives of his 。答案在第三段第二句,“obsessed with product design and aes