Section B

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversations, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

　　Man: Lisa, why did you pay for you meal with cash instead of the payment apps on your phone?

　　Woman: Well, I’ve gone back to cash. I’m only using payment apps if that’s the only option. [8] I’m trying to save money for a new phone, and I find that using cash rather than payment apps helps me to save.

　　Man: But how? Money is money, isn’t it? I don’t think it matters whether you take it out to the bank and put it into wallet, or simply transfer from your bank account to the sellers’ bank account using an app.

　　Woman: No, I believe it does matter. It’s a psychological phenomenon. [9] I believe we have less connection with the value of our money, when we just tap the approve buttons on our phones.

　　Man: You might have a point, since I stop carrying cash around, and start to using my phone apps to pay, [10] I may have developed a tendency to buy more small or non-essential items.

　　Woman: That’s highly possible, think about the amount of time we spend with our phones in our hands, and all the things we do with our phones. It sometimes seems that our phone is buying the product for us, not ourselves.

　　Man: So, cash is the payment affects our ability to budget?

　　Woman: I believe so. If we spend a hundred Yuan in cash, we realize that we don’t have that hundred Yuan to spend on something else. But if we spend in electronically, we’re less likely to make that mental calculation.

　　Man: [11] I stopped using my credit card because I’m fond of spending excessively. Perhaps I should take the same approach of paying using my phone.

　　Woman: It’s worth considering.

　　Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

　　Question 8. Why did the woman decide to go back to cash for payment?

　　答案：A) She wanted to save for a new phone.

　　定位句：I am trying to save money for a new phone

　　解析：问句提示，答句做题;匹配原则，完全一致。

　　Question 9. What happens when people use act for payment according to the woman?

　　答案：9. D) They are less aware of the value of their money.

　　定位句：I believe we have less connection with the value of our money

　　解析：匹配原则，这里同学们要特别注意含有比较含义的词less。

　　Question 10. What might the man tend to buy with payment apps?

　　答案：B) More non-essential things.

　　定位句：I may have developed a tendency to buy more small or nonessential items.

　　解析：匹配原则，注意item与thing的同义替换。

　　Question 11. What does the man think of electronic payment?

　　答案：C) It may lead to excessive spending.

　　解析：前方定位词提示。

　　Conversation Two

　　W: Hello Mr. Brown. I was expecting your call. My secretary told me you were having some problems with the wooden table, is that right?

　　M: No, no, the table is fine. The problem is the chairs.

　　W: Oh, the chairs, so, what exactly is the issue?

　　M: Well, put simply, [12] these are not the chairs my wife and I selected in your store last week. There must be some confusion with our order.

　　W: Oh, I see. I’m looking through my files now. And I see that the delivery was this morning. Is that correct?

　　M: Yes.

　　W: [13] Do you mind describing the chairs that were delivered to your apartment, Mr. Brown?

　　M: Sure. These have a flat back with a round top and very heavy. They are light brown and look kind of cheap. The ones we ordered were dark brown to match the table.

　　W: Right. Of course. It says here you purchased the Arlington table and four Milano chairs. As you said. There must be some confusion with the order. I’m terribly sorry. [14] We’ll send a van to collect those four and replace them with the Milano you purchased. Will tomorrow 9 a.m. be ok Mr. Brown?

　　M: Yes. That would be great. Thank you.

　　W: Good. Did everything else you ordered from us arrive ok?

　　M: Yes. I think so. Let me check. The mirror and two paintings are here. The two coffee tables are also here. And the sofa. Yes. We haven’t noticed anything else wrong or missing. But if we do, we’ll certainly let you know.

　　W: OK. Great. Once again. [15] I’m sorry for the confusion and trouble caused.

　　W：Okay, great. Once again, I'm sorry for the confusion and trouble caused.

　　Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

　　Question 12. Why did the man call the woman?

　　答案：C) He had a problem with the furniture delivered.

　　解析：需全文推断，属难题，基础水平暂时没有达到的同学需进行“三步骤、两注意”精听练习。

　　Question 13. What did the woman ask the man to do?

　　答案：B) Describe the furniture he received.

　　定位句：Do you mind describing the chairs that were delivered to your apartment,

　　解析：此题较难，需了解furniture和chair之间的包含关系，注意正确选项中会出现相对概括的词来替换原文中具体事务，同时需听出主语变换之后的同义转换。

　　Question 14. What did the woman promise to do for the man?

　　答案：A) Correct their mistake.

　　定位句： We’ll send a van to collect those four and replace them with the Milano you purchased.

　　解析：需理解文义，前方有长对话定位词和表述类定位词提示。

　　Question 15. What did the woman do at the end of the conversation?

　　答案：C) She apologized to the man once more.

　　定位句：I'm sorry for the confusion and trouble caused

　　解析：be sorry 和 apologize 的同义替换。p#

　　Section C

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

　　Passage one.

　　Do you have too much stuff? Are you dare we say it “I am tidy”? [16] Say hello to a TV show called “Tidying Up with Marie Kondo”, a home improvement show based on her widely popular book The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up. In the show, Marie Kondo acts as a tiny garbage fairy for messy people, visiting their houses to share the wisdom of the "KonMari" method. This method is simple in theory but can be endlessly complex in practice. You divide all the stuff in your house – all of it – into several categories, and then examine each item -- all of them – [17] to see if it sparks joy. If it does, you keep it. If it doesn't, you thank it, and neatly discard it.

　　So, is the TV show inspiring people to tidy up? Firsthand accounts seem to indicate a small wave of people bringing piles of donation bags to used good stores. One store received thousands of bags of used possessions in one day. January is usually the store’s slow season for donations, because it's cold and people don't want to bother. But not this January. People seemed determined to clean up their homes. [18] One used bookstore received a month's worth of books in donations in a week when a man gave over 50 boxes of books from his home. It seems Marie’s TV show is having a big impact after all.

　　Question 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　Question 16. What is Marie Kondos TV show about?

　　答案：B) Tidying up one’s home.

　　定位句： a home improvement show based on her widely popular book The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up.

　　解析：多听定位少听意思，前方短文表述类定位词提示。

　　Question 17. What things can be kept in one's home according to Marie Kondo?

　　答案：A) Things that make one happy.

　　定位句：all of them to see if it sparks joy. If it does, you keep it.

　　解析：此处joy和happy的同义替换。

　　Question 18. What do we learn about one used book store this January?

　　答案：C) It received an incredibly large number of donated books.

　　定位句：One used book store received a month's worth of books and donations in a week when a man gave over 50 boxes of books from his home.

　　解析：定位词后出答案。

　　Passage two.

　　At just twelve years old, Mike Hannon is making a difference in his community — one lunch at a time. “Mike’s Lunches of Love” has fed more than 2,000 of the town’s most vulnerable residents. [19] Mike delivers meals to the homeless. “It’s like a way to give people joy, maybe spark something in them that can change them,” Mike told WBZ-TV. The mayor of Mike’s town feels that Mike is a great community leader, especially in such times of so much negative news. While his father commented on how proud he was of his son, yet Mike isn’t looking for praise, but kindness in return. [20] He hopes his active charity will influence others to spread positive actions in their own towns. Mike includes a handwritten message of joy on each bag. His message and star power has spread all over the country. To date, his online page to raise funds has brought in more than 44,000 dollars and counting, raising more than 17,000 dollars in just one day, with the hope of many famous actors and others. [21] People from all over the county are sending special handcraft bags to help the young man with his mission to help those in need. Many are hoping the simple active kindness spreads. Mike is seemed as the hope for the future of the town, the country and the world.

　　Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　Question 19. What does Mike Hannon do to help people in his town?

　　答案：A) Give free meals to the homeless.

　　定位句：Mike delivers meals to the homeless

　　解析：匹配原则。

　　Question 20. What does Mike hope others will do?

　　答案：D) Follow his example.

　　定位句： He hopes his active charity will influence others to spread positive actions in their own towns.

　　解析：难题，需理解influence others 和 others will follow his examples之间替换主语之后的同义替换。

　　Question 21. How are people all over country responding to what Mike is doing?

　　答案：C) Sending him hand-made bags.

　　定位句：People from all over the county are sending special handcraft bags to help the young man with his mission to help those in need.

　　解析：匹配原则。p#

　　Passage three.

　　In a recent study carried out by psychologists on the disruptive effects of smart phones, [22] two groups of college students were given word-search puzzles. The first group was told to complete the puzzles with its participants' smart phones in their line of sight. The second group, however, was told that the phones would interfere with the equipment in the experiment and would need be moved away from the testing area. Midway through the second group's solving of the puzzles, the experiment called one of the phones and let it ring for a while before hanging up. [23] Many of the students in that group were unable to focus from then on, becoming anxious and performing more poorly than the first group.

　　Use of electronics has also been known to lead to a decline in human interactions. Rather than having real-life conversations, many express emotions and engage in deep conversations through social media sites. Many students use their phones and computers during class for non-academic activities, which leads to poor grades. [24] Perhaps the most dramatic impact is the reduction in amount of sleep, which lead to poor health and weight gain.

　　Technology is a great tool. [25] However, it's important to recognize its downsides. Lack of sleep, reduction of productivity, and weight gain are only a few. If we are not careful about all these mind problems right now, the effect on the future generation is going to be much bigger.

　　Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　Question 22. What were the college students in both groups required to do in the study?

　　答案：A) To solve word search puzzles.

　　定位句：two groups of college students were given word-search puzzles.

　　解析：匹配原则。

　　Question 23. What do we learn about many of the students in the second test group after the phone ring?

　　答案：B) They could no longer concentrate on their task.

　　定位句：Many of the students in that group were unable to focus from then on, becoming anxious and performing more poorly than the first group.

　　解析：需要注意no longer和unable的否定含义，如果选项中出现诸如此类的否定含义词，务必于原文进行匹配。

　　Question 24. According to the passage, what is the most dramatic impact of smartphone use?

　　答案：C) A reduction in the amount of sleep.

　　定位句： the reduction in amount of sleep, which lead to poor health and weight gain.

　　解析：核心词原则定位，匹配原则选择。

　　Question 25. What does the speaker suggest people do?

　　答案：C) Realize the disruptive effects of technology.

　　定位句：However, it's important to recognize its downsides.

　　解析：定位词提示，需掌握大纲词汇disruptive。

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