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石家庄学校 曹雅雯孙香溢
【试题】
News Report one
A NASA satellite orbiting over Portugal took photographs that reveal the effects of pollution from ships. One of the photos shows the thin film of clouds above the brilliant blue of North Atlantic cut by white lines of thicker clouds that look like scars. [1] NASA officials explained those thicker clouds are signs of ship traffic blow. when ships power their ways through the ocean, they pump exhausts into the atmosphere, just as cars do. And those massive amounts of particles can cause clouds to form. Get enough of those particles in one place, as from the exhausts of the ship, and they can lead to the creation of new clouds easily visible from space, these clouds can be huge. Some of them stretch hundreds of kilometers from end to end, NASA officials said. [2] It’s likely that these sorts of clouds are having some effect over global climate, according to NASA officials. But scientists are not yet sure what effects it has.
【文章解析】
话题方面，本文是以自然科技为主题的新闻，主要讲述了船只带来的污染问题。原文难度适中，听出信号词后方可定位选项。考生首先务必要把握首句的中心词ship以及pollution，这样有助于听懂后续文章。题目方面，两道题都是细节题，紧扣主题。这两道题均在专家(研究)处设题。词汇方面，文章没有太多专业术语，只需要注意satellite，particle，exhaust这几个科技方向词汇以及NASA这一专有词汇即可。建议考生把握首句，注重宏观层面的理解。
【题目解析】
Question 1: 通过题干得知是问“美国国家航空和宇宙航行局(NASA)的卫星拍摄照片中的密云(thick cloud)是什么”?那么在寻找答案时要在原文中先听到关键词thick cloud，然后去后面听取客观事实性信息。根据关键词“thicker clouds”可以定位至该词后面的那句“NASA officials explained those thicker clouds are signs of ship traffic flow.”，即“NASA官员解释道，这些较厚的密云是船舶交通流量的标志。”。由此可定位至正确选项“B) Ship traffic in the Atlantic.”
Question 2: 通过题干得知是询问这些密云的影响。根据关键词“these sorts of clouds are having some effect on...”可以定位至原文倒数第二句“It's likely that these sorts of clouds are having some effect on the global climate, according to NASA officials.”，即“NASA官员表示，这些云很可能对全球气候产生了一些影响。”。因此，选项“C) They may be affecting the world's climate.” 是正确答案。其中的world与global是同义替换。
【试题】
News Report two
Staff at a suburban supermarket in Melbourne say they feel unsafe at work after security guards were removed. This came after a series of physical attacks and verbal abuse by customers. [3] More than 50 workers at the store have signed a letter calling for a permanent security guard following a series of incidents, including a customer threatening to attack a supervisor with a knife. "A security worker had guarded the store each night from 7pm until 12am, but that had stopped suddenly on Monday,” employees said. One worker said an angry customer had thrown a chicken at his head after complaining about how long she had waited to be served. Another worker said the lack of protection at the store made her feel uncomfortable at work. [4] However, the spokesman of the supermarket said the store had taken strong action in response to incidents, "We have found very few instances of bad customer behavior at our store in the past year. In the rare cases, we have seen bad behavior, we have taken strong action in response, including banning a customer from the store."
【文章解析】
话题方面，本文是以超市中发生的顾客暴行事件为主题的新闻，主要讲述了经历顾客暴行后的超市如何应对。原文难度适中，把握文章主旨并且听出信号词后方可定位选项。考生首先务必要把握首句，并了解该篇文章是在讲述超市中的顾客暴行，这样有助于听懂后续文章。题目方面，两道题都是细节题，紧扣主题。这两道题分别在细节处以及转折处设题。词汇方面，文章没有太多专业术语，都是社会生活相关类词汇。总之，建议考生在理解上作答，但要把握细节处。
【题目解析】
Question 3: 通过题干得知是问“超市员工为什么签名上书?” 因此在寻找答案时在原文中先听到关键词50 workers... have signed a letter，然后去后面听取细节信息。根据关键词“signed a letter”可以定位至第三句“More than 50 workers at the store have signed a letter calling for a permanent security guard following a series of incidents”，即“该商店的50多名员工签署了一封公开信，呼吁在发生严重事故时请永久的保安”。由此可定位至正确选项“D) To call for a permanent security guard.”
Question 4: 通过题干得知是询问超市的发言人说了什么。根据关键词“spokesman”可以定位至原文倒数第三句“ However, the spokesman of the supermarket said the store had taken strong action in response to incidents.”，即“然而，该超市的发言人表示，该超市已经采取了强有力的措施来应对这些事件。”。因此，选项“C)It had already taken strong action.”是正确答案。也可以根据转折词however来帮助快速定位。
【试题】
News Report three
[5] Drivers on their way to the Polish capital of Warsaw on Wednesday morning found the road blocked by an unusual obstacle, tons of liquid chocolate that spilled onto the motorway. [6] A track carrying the sweet load hit a road barrier and overturned, blocking two lames. The cracked tank spilled a pool of rapidly hardening chocolate which quickly covered the width of the road. While the drives was taken to hospital with the broken arm, firefighters struggled to remove a reported 12 tons of solid chocolate from the road. A representative for the firefighters told the local TV that [7] removing the chocolate was worse than dealing with snow. After contacting the chocolate manufacturer, the firefighter resorted to spraying hot, pressurized ice water to get rid of the sticky substance. The local TV also noted that the clean-up spanned more than a mile because drivers simply drove through the chocolate after the crash, leaving a long chocolate trail. But despite the sticky situation, firefighters and police attending to the clean-up were reportedly cheerful about the long task ahead. After all, who could be mad about 12 tons of chocolate?
【文章解析】
话题方面，本文为社会类新闻，话题围绕波兰的一个”巧克力堵路“事件展开，话题相对有趣简单，但细节性的东西较多。但在题目方面并不太要求考生记住每一个相关细节，也是减小了做题难度。题目方面，3道题都是细节题，均有较为明确的关键词，文章在段首处及答语处设题。考生务必提前预读选项，带着预判听材料可能会有更强的指向性，总体难度不高。
【题目解析】
Question 5: 问题问的是在去华沙的高速路上司机发现了什么。根据首句可知“Drivers on their way to the Polish capital of Warsaw on Wednesday morning found the road blocked by an unusual obstacle”即“周三早上，前往波兰首都华沙的司机们发现道路被一个不寻常的障碍物堵塞了”，因此选择A)The road was blocked.
Question 6: 问题是对于该事故，报告说了什么。那么答案就要寻找客观事实性信息。根据事实性信息A track carrying the sweet load hit a road barrier and overturned, blocking two lames.”即“一辆装载甜食的卡车撞上了路障并翻倒，阻塞了两条车道。”因此答案选择A)A truck hit a barrier and overturned.
Question 7: 通过问题可知是询问事故的处理。根据关键词 “firefighters told the local TV”可定位至原文中“A representative for the firefighters told the local TV that removing the chocolate was worse than dealing with snow”即“消防队员的代表告诉当地电视台，清理巧克力比处理雪更糟糕。”据此可知，应该选B，清扫撒出的东西是一件难事。
【试题】
Conversation One
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 a 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.
Q8: Why did the woman decide to go back to cash for payment?
Q9: what happens when people use apps for payment according to the woman?
Q10: what might the man tend to buy with payment apps?
Q11: what does the man think of electronic payment?
【文章解析】
话题方面，本文是与支付方式相关的日常类对话，紧扣当下热点，是六级考查中最为常见的考查形式，原文难度适中，听出关键词方可定位选项。话题围绕“手机支付是否会导致大量花销”展开。题目方面，四道题都是细节题，但角度相对宏观。文章在开篇处、答语处、态度处以及因果处设题。词汇方面，文章没有专业术语，都是生活中常见的词汇。建议考生结合题目并注重把握信号词，正确率会更高。
【题目解析】
Question 8: 通过问题得知是问为什么女生决定用回现金支付，那么根据关键词“cash”定位至女生说的第一句话“ I am trying to save money for a new phone. And I find that using cash rather than payment apps helps me to save...”，即“我想攒钱买一部新手机，我发现用现金而不是支付软件能帮我省钱。” 因此表明了想攒钱买手机的选项C是正确答案。
Question 9: 通过问题得知是询问这位女士认为用软件移动支付后会发生什么。根据女生的态度“I believe....”可以定位至原文女生说的第二句话“I believe we have less connection with the value of our money when we just tapped the approve buttons on our phones. ”，即“我认为，当我们只是在手机上点击按确定按钮时，我们对金钱的价值就不那么在意了。”是正确答案。因此应该选择选项B.They are less aware of the value of their money.
Question 10: 通过问题可知是询问男生要用移动支付app购买什么。根据关键词“using phone apps to pay”可以定位至原文“ I may have developed a tendency to buy more small or non-essential items.”即“我可能已经养成了购买更多小物品或非必需品的习惯。”，因此可选出正确答案D. More non-essential things.
Question 11: 通过问题可知是询问男生认为电子支付怎么样。根据信号词because可定位至原文倒数第二次男生说的话“ 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.”可知，男生将不再使用信用卡，因为他喜欢过度消费。也许他应该采取同样的方式来使用手机支付。潜在含义就是“手机支付会让人过度消费”，因此选择A选项。
【试题】
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.
Q12: Why did the man call the woman?
Q13: What did the woman ask the man to do?
Q14: What did the woman promise to do for the man?
Q15: What did the woman do at the end of the conversation?
【文章解析】
话题方面，本文为顾客投诉抱怨类的长对话，以电话形式进行，是较为常见的考察方式。对话话题围绕男士购买了家具但是寄错了这件事展开，话题非常日常，对话内容跳跃性不强，较为简单。因此在题目方面只要求考生把握宏观信息即可。题目方面，四道题都是细节题，均有较为明确的关键词，文章在开篇处、问答处及结尾处设题。考生务必提前预读选项，带着预判听材料可能会有更强的指向性，总体难度不如上一篇长对话。
【题目解析】
Question 12: 通过问题可知是问男士为什么致电。根据首回合对话可知“No, no, the table is fine. The problem is the chairs. ”即“不，不，桌子还好，但问题是椅子。”，因此男士致电的原因肯定是因为椅子(家具)有问题，因此选择选项B
Question 13: 通过问题可知是询问女士让男士做了什么。那么肯定要去着重听要求请求类的句子。根据关键词“Do you mind...”可定位至原文中女生说的“ Do you mind describing the chairs that were delivered to your apartment, Mr. Brown?”即“布朗先生，您能描述一下送到您公寓的椅子吗?” 因此选择正确选项D，描述收到的家具。
Question 14: 问题是询问女士保证做什么。那么考生要注意把握坚定的语气，比如must,will这类情态动词。根据关键词 “We will”可定位至原文中女生说的“We’ll send a van to collect those four and replace them with the Milano you purchased. ”即“我们会派一辆货车去取发错的这四把椅子，换成您购买的米兰椅子。” 这实际上是在纠正自己的错误，因此选择选项“Correct their mistake.”
Question 15: 通过问题可知是询问女生最后又做了什么。根据关键词“once again”可定位至原文女生说的“OK. Great. Once again. I’m sorry for the confusion and trouble caused. ”即“那就好。以及，给您带来了困惑和麻烦，我再次表示歉意。” 由此可知女生最后做的事是道歉，因此选择选项“The woman apologized again. ”
【试题】
Passage 1
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.
Q16. What is Maire Kondo’s TV show about?
Q17. What things can be kept in one’s home, according to Maire Kondo?
Q18. What do we learn about one used bookstore this January?
【文章解析】
本篇短文为说明文，主要内容介绍了一个旨在帮助人们整理废旧物品的电视节目。在2016年四级改革后，说明文在篇章中出现过29篇左右，占比约53.7%。题目方面，三道题目难度适中，都属于细节题，通过关键词所听即所得和简单的同义替换定位，难度不大。词句方面，生词和长难句较少，听音理解较容易。
【题目解析】
Question 16:根据题干关键词tidying up和home定位到原文a home improvement show based on her widely popular book The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up.意为：一个基于她的广受欢迎的《整理的生活改变魔法》一书的改善家庭的电视节目。本题根据原词的所听即所得即可选出。
Question 17: 根据题干关键词happy定位到原文all of them – to see if it sparks joy. If it does, you keep it.意为：所有这些--看看它是否能够引起快乐。如果可以，就保留它。原文定位句中的关键词joy为选项中happy的同义替换。
Question 18: 根据题干关键词received, donated books定位到原文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. 意为：当一个男人从家里捐赠了50多箱书时，一个旧的书店在一周之内收到了一个月的书籍。本题根据原词的所听即所得即可选出。
【试题】
Passage 2
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.
Q19: What does Mike Hannon do to help people in his town?
Q20: What does Mike hope others will do?
Q21: How are people all over the country responding to what Mike is doing?
【文章解析】
本篇短文为说明文，主要内容为Mike为社区无家可归的人提供正餐。在2016年四级改革后，说明文在篇章中出现过29篇左右，占比约53.7%。题目方面，三道题目难度适中，都属于细节题，通过关键词所听即所得和同义替换定位，难度不大。词句方面，生词和长难句较少，听音理解较容易。
【题目解析】
Question 19: 根据题干关键词free meals和homeless定位到原文Mike delivers meals to the homeless. 意为：Mike给无家可归的人提供正餐。本题根据原词的所听即所得即可选出。
Question 20: 本题难度较大，要求考生对原文的理解，定位句为He hopes his active charity will influence others to spread positive actions in their own towns. 意为：他希望他积极的慈善行为可以影响其他人在自己所在的城镇传播积极的行为。正确选项D. Follow his example. 意为：向他学习。与原文意思一致。
Question 21: 根据题干关键词sending, handmade bags定位到原文People from all over the county are sending special handcraft bags to help the young man with his mission to help those in need. 意为：全世界的人们把手工布袋寄给这个年轻人，帮助他完成他的使命，去帮助那些需要帮助的人。本题根据原词的所听即所得即可选出。
【试题】
Passage 3
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.
Q22: What were the college students in both groups required to do in the study?
Q23: What do we learn about many of the students in the second test group after the phone ring?
Q24: According to the passage, what is the most dramatic impact of smart phone use?
Q25: What does the speaker suggest people do?
【文章解析】
体裁方面，本文为议论文，主要论点为智能手机的破坏性影响。在2016年四级改革后，议论文在篇章中出现过6篇左右，占比约11.1%。题目方面，四道题目都属于细节题，文章在结论处、最高级处、转折处以及强调处设题。
【题目解析】
Question 22: 根据题干关键词word search puzzles定位到原文two groups of college students were given word-search puzzles.意为：给两组大学生文字迷宫。本题根据原词所听即所得即可定位正确选项。
Question 23: 根据题干关键词concentrate on, tasks定位到原文Many of the students in that group were unable to focus from then on, becoming anxious and performing more poorly than the first group. 意为：那个小组中的大多数学生不能专注于此，和第一组的学生相比变得更加焦虑，表现更差。本题需要考生辨别同义替换词的能力，题干中的concentrate on和原文focus on的替换。
Question 24: 根据题干关键词reduction, amount of sleep定位到原文Perhaps the most dramatic impact is the reduction in amount of sleep, which lead to poor health and weight gain. 意为：也许最显著到影响是睡眠时间到减少，这会导致健康状况变差和体重下降。本题根据关键词所听即所得即可选出。
Question 25: 根据题干关键词realize, disruptive effects定位到原文However, it's important to recognize its downsides. 意为：然而，意识到它的缺点很重要。本题要求考生辨别同义替换的能力，题干中的realize对应原文的recognize，disruptive effects对应原文的downsides。
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