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[1] The World Pipe Band Championships will take place in Glasgow on Saturday. Over 120 of the world's best pipe bands will compete at the championships.Over 4,000 pipers and drummers are expected to descend on the city for the annual event.It will take place at the Saint James Playing Fields in Glasgow on Saturday, 18 May from 10∶00 am until 7∶00 pm.The event is free.Also, a free shuttle bus will run between the event car parks and the competition site.Shuttle buses will run every 15 minutes from 8∶00 am until 8∶00 pm. [2] Glasgow City Council says it is estimated to bring 300,000 pounds to the local economy. The first World Pipe Band Championships were held in Edinburgh in 1947.The event first took place in Glasgow in 1948.It has been held regularly in Glasgow since 1986.
1. What event will take place in Glasgow?
A）免费车展。
B）年度音乐会。
C）风笛乐队比赛。
D）体育比赛。
解析 ：新闻开头提到，世界风笛乐队锦标赛将于本周六在格拉斯哥举行。因此，选项C为正确答案。其他三个选项在新闻中均未提及，可排除。
2. What does Glasgow City Council say the event will do?
A）对当地经济做出重大贡献。
B）改善格拉斯哥的城市形象。
C）丰富格拉斯哥的当地文化。
D）为当地人提供娱乐。
解析 ：新闻后半部分提到，格拉斯哥市议会表示，预计这项赛事将为当地经济注入30万英镑。也就是说，举办世界风笛乐队锦标赛将对格拉斯哥当地的经济做出重大贡献。因此，选项A为正确答案。其他三个选项在新闻中均未提及，可排除。
[3] Summer doesn't begin for two more days, but scientists are already sounding the alarm about dangerous ice melts going on right now in Greenland. The vast island usually locks away enough fresh water in its ice sheet, which if melted, can raise global sea levels by 6 metres.And research shows that in recent years, its ice has melted faster than ever before.This month, as temperatures in northwestern Greenland approached all-time highs, researchers are encountering unusual, surprising levels of melting ice in the region.The most significant concern here is how early this is all happening.[4] Greenland experiences annual ice melt and growth cycles.But this year, the melting season began in early May.That's a month earlier than normal and something that's happened only once before in the historical record in 2016. That means that not only is the ice melting very fast, it has more time to melt this summer than it would in a normal climate system.Longer melt seasons like this one seem to lead to much greater contributions to sea level rise than in previous decades.
3. What is scientists' warning in the news report?
A）格陵兰岛冰川融化带来的危险。
B）全球海平面的惊人上升。
C）夏季气候模式的变化。
D）格陵兰岛冰盖的创纪录增长。
解析 ：新闻开头提到，夏天还有两天才开始，但科学家们已经对格陵兰岛正在发生的危险的冰川融化发出了警告。由此可知，选项A为正确答案。选项B、C虽然在新闻中有所提及，但是并非科学家们警告的内容，故排除；选项D在新闻中未提及，可排除。
4. What do we learn about this year's ice melting season in Greenland?
A）它持续了三个月。
B）它始于五月底。
C）它比之前提前了一个月结束。
D）它比通常早了一个月开始。
解析 ：新闻中间提到，格陵兰岛每年都会经历冰层融化和生长周期，但今年的融化季节从五月初就开始了，这比正常情况早了一个月。由此可知，选项D为正确答案，而选项B表述与新闻不符。新闻中没有提及冰层融化季持续的时长和结束的早晚，故排除选项A和选项C。
[5] Bundles containing thousands of pounds in cash keep turning up on the streets of Blackhall Colliery in northern England, according to police. Residents of the village have been coming across bundles of £20 notes, usually worth £2,000, in the former mining village in County Durham.The latest discovery was on Monday, meaning four of these cash bundles have been handed in this year and thirteen since 2014.The bundles are usually left in plain sight and had been scattered across the small coastal village.[6] The owner has two weeks to collect the cash, which is then returned to the finder if not claimed, according to Peterlee Police. A Durham police spokesperson said the money has been returned to the lucky finders, in all cases, except yesterday.Policeman John Foster said in a statement: “The circumstances remain a mystery so we would welcome any information that will help us get to the bottom of these random incidents.” [7] He told The Northern Echo, “it isn't an affluent part of the world, so for them to find cash of that amount and instantly think about taking it to the police stations shows the community spirit there is .”
5. What happened on the streets of Blackhall Colliery?
A）当地警察发现了成沓的20英镑钞票。
B）成沓的20英镑钞票不断出现。
C）一个村民正在寻找他丢失的现金。
D）一沓含有数千英镑的钱被偷了。
解析 ：新闻开头提到，据警方称，成沓的数千英镑现金不断出现在英格兰北部布莱克霍尔煤矿的街道上。由此可知，选项B为正确答案。成沓的20英镑钞票是村民发现的，不是警察发现的，故排除选项A；选项C、D在新闻中均未提及，可排除。
6. What do the local police do with the money if not claimed in two weeks?
A）他们把它还给发现者。
B）他们把它捐给慈善机构。
C）他们在《北方回声报》发布一个告示。
D）他们把它交给当地政府。
解析 ：新闻中间提到，据彼得利警方称，失主有两周的时间来领取现金，如果失主没有认领，现金将还给发现者。由此可知，选项A为正确答案。新闻中未提及慈善机构、发布告示或交给当地政府，故排除其他三个选项。
7. What did the policeman John Foster say about the villagers?
A）他们和警察合作得很好。
B）他们的生活相当富裕。
C）他们有很强的社区精神。
D）他们被这个谜团所迷惑。
解析 ：新闻最后提到，他（警察约翰·福斯特）告诉《北方回声报》，这里不算是富裕的地方，所以，对他们来说，发现那么多现金，并立即想到将其带到警察局，这显示了他们所拥有的社区精神。由此可知，警察约翰·福斯特赞扬了村民有很强的社区精神，选项C为正确答案。新闻中没有论及村民与警察的合作是否良好，故排除选项A；约翰·福斯特明确说到了这个地方不富裕，故排除选项B；新闻中提到警察对这个谜团感到困惑，而没有说村民对此感到困惑，故排除选项D。
W: It's your birthday next week.What have you got planned?
M: I'm not sure.[8] I often feel strange on my birthday.It's like my brain decides to have a crisis .
W: It's not entirely unusual to feel anxious or sad around your birthday.Birthdays can tap into a lot of things people worry about, including their achievements in life, in the past decade or their accomplishments of the past year.[9] Many begin to search for the meaning of their existence , leading to behaviors such as ending or starting a relationship or plans like starting a vigorous diet or fitness program.
M: I have wonderful friends.[10] And I love celebrating their birthdays, but I don't like being the center of attention, receiving gifts and having a fuss made .It seems to trigger a type of social anxiety.I think social media, too, can intensify things as birthdays now play out more publicly.Birthday reminders can be helpful, but I kind of worry I won't be able to drum up my own day and show it to look as exciting as it is supposed to be.
W: Well, to deal with the birthday blues, you should not isolate yourself.It's best to gradually face your birthday with people you trust.That would help you learn self-acceptance or that it's okay to be the focus.
M: Perhaps.Or I could perceive my birthday as an opportunity to do something for others like asking people to make a donation instead of buying a gift.
W: Exactly.[11] Or even simply see your birthday as an opportunity to bring people together for them to have fun .
8. How does the man often feel on his birthday?
A）激动。
B）奇怪。
C）高兴。
D）无所谓。
解析 ：在对话一开始，男士提到了自己对生日的感受，即他经常在生日时感到很奇怪，所以答案是B项。其他三项在对话中没有相关信息，故均排除。
9. What does the woman say many people tend to do on their birthday?
A）与朋友谈论未来的计划。
B）回顾他们在学校的岁月。
C）拜访他们的亲戚和朋友。
D）寻找他们生活的意义。
解析 ：在对话中，女士提到生日能挖掘出人们担心的许多事情，包括他们在过去十年中的人生成就，或者过去一年的成就，许多人开始寻找自己存在的意义，所以答案为D项。其他三项在对话中没有相关信息，故均排除。
10. What does the man say about birthday celebrations?
A）他期待着收到密友的礼物。
B）他喜欢庆祝别人的生日而不是自己的生日。
C）他喜欢生日庆祝活动，但不想大做文章。
D）他更喜欢在社交媒体上展示生日庆祝活动。
解析 ：在对话中，男士提到他有很好的朋友，他喜欢庆祝他们的生日，但他不喜欢成为人们关注的焦点，不喜欢收到礼物，也不喜欢生日被大做文章，由此可知，男士喜欢庆祝别人的生日而不是自己的生日，所以答案为B项。男士提到自己不喜欢收到礼物，故排除A项；对话中没有提到男士喜欢生日庆祝活动，故排除C项；男士觉得社交媒体让事情变得更糟糕，因为现在的生日更加公开，所以他应该是不喜欢在社交媒体上展示生日庆祝活动，故排除D项。
11. What does the woman suggest the man do about his birthday celebration at the end of the conversation?
A）向他最信任的人发出邀请。
B）让它成为一个募捐的机会。
C）以较小的规模举办以消除生日焦虑。
D）将它视为人们社交和娱乐的机会。
解析 ：在对话最后，女士建议男士干脆把他的生日看作是一个让人们聚在一起畅玩的机会，所以答案是D项。对话中女士建议男士最好是与他信任的人逐渐面对他的生日，并非是向他最信任的人发出邀请，故排除A项；在对话最后，男士提到他可以把自己的生日看作是一个为他人做事情的机会，比如让人们捐款而不是买礼物，但这是男士的想法，而不是女士的建议，故排除B项；C项在对话中没有相关信息，故排除。
W: The metro was absolutely terrible this morning.
M: Oh, was there a delay?
W: No, but the train was so packed that I could barely move.And it was difficult to breathe, too.At every station, more people squeezed in, and I got pushed further and further inside.When I got to my station, I could hardly get out.Once I did get out, [12] I was totally exhausted .
M: That sounds like a nightmare.Why didn't you take the bus?
W: The bus takes twice as long and it's just as crowded.
M: Well, what's the alternative? Haven't you got a car?
W: I've got a driver's license, but that's all.[13] I'm saving up to buy something reasonably small and cute, but it's still a bit expensive for me.And it'll take a while before I have enough money .
M: Have you thought about getting an electric motorbike?
W: I considered that for maybe a minute, but honestly, [14] I've just seen too many horrible accidents involving those dangerous monsters .
M: What about those popular ShareBikes? You could register to use one.
W: Yeah, that's a possibility.There are always several of those bikes out in front of our apartment complex.
M: Or you could just walk to work.
W: Well, it's 5 kilometers from home to the office, but you've given me a thought.I could take a change of clothes and jog to work.But at this time of year, the air pollution is a real problem.
M: Oh, yeah.I didn't think of that.You'd taxi if you really have to.
W: Well, that's an expensive way to get to work.
M: [15] Not if you use a ride sharing app .
W: [15] Good idea.I'll download one immediately.Thank you .
12. What does the woman say about her subway ride?
A）延误了很久。
B）有一股难闻的气味。
C）真的令人筋疲力尽。
D）她下错站了。
解析 ：在对话开始，女士描述她当天早上乘坐地铁的经历，其中提到她从地铁上挤下来的时候，就完全筋疲力尽了，所以答案是C项。男士询问女士地铁是否有延误，女士回答说没有，故排除A项；对话中女士只是提到当她到站时，她几乎下不了车，并非她下错站了，故排除D项；B项在对话中没有相关信息，故也排除。
13. Why hasn't the woman got her own car?
A）她还没有攒够钱。
B）她已经习惯了乘坐公共交通工具。
C）她担心交通堵塞。
D）她还没有通过驾照考试。
解析 ：在对话中，女士提到她正在攒钱，打算买一辆小巧可爱的车，但对她来说还是有点贵，还需要一段时间她才能攒够钱，所以答案是A项。女士提到自己有驾驶执照，故排除D项；B、C两项在对话中没有相关信息，故均排除。
14. What does the woman say about electric motorbikes?
A）它们很受欢迎。
B）对她来说它们有点贵。
C）它们很危险。
D）它们很环保。
解析 ：在对话中，男士询问女士是否想过买一辆电动车，女士回答说她考虑了大概有一分钟，但是她看了太多关于那些危险怪物的可怕事故了，也就是说女士认为电动车很危险，所以答案是C项。对话中男士提到共享单车很受欢迎，但此信息与题干无关，故排除A项；对话中女士提到汽车对她来说有点贵，但此信息与题干无关，故排除B项；D项在对话中没有相关信息，故排除。
15. How was the woman going to get to work?
A）通过租一辆单车。
B）通过拼车。
C）通过乘坐公共汽车。
D）通过慢跑。
解析 ：在对话最后，男士建议女士在必要的时候，可以打车上班，女士说这是一种昂贵的上班方式，男士接着说，如果使用拼车程序的话，就不会很贵了，女士同意了男士的看法，并说自己要马上下载一个，由此可知，女士将通过拼车上班，所以答案是B项。虽然女士提到注册使用共享单车上班是一种可行的办法，但她没有明确表明她将租一辆单车上班，故排除A项；女士提到乘坐公共汽车上班要花地铁两倍的时间，而且公共汽车同样拥挤，故排除C项；女士提到她可以慢跑去上班，但是在每年的这个时候，空气污染是一个严重的问题，故排除D项。
[16] Steve Miller began his career in IT back in the late 1980s.Being a deaf person in tech required a huge amount of effort in organization. Because there was no email or text message service, everything had to be done face to face or by telephone.Communicating in meetings was very difficult.He needed a sign language interpreter for every meeting, but it was a huge effort to coordinate.
“These days although challenges still remain, it's a good time to be a deaf person in tech”, says Miller.[17] Big advances in speech recognition technology have enabled communication tools to turn live speech into text in real time on your smartphone or laptop, and sign language into text as well.New tech coupled with improvements in hearing aid technology and medical advances means that Miller is able to focus far more on his work .He has benefited to a great extent from a tiny hearing device in his ear.It gives him a degree of hearing, and he can use a variety of communication methods depending on the situation.[18] He can employ lip reading and have meetings via video instead of on the phone.These things have made a huge difference.He no longer has to worry about whether or not he can understand .He can just concentrate on how interesting the meeting might be, and what he needs to get out of it in order to progress.
16. What do we learn about Steve Miller?
A）他是一个在IT行业工作的失聪人员。
B）他是一名手语翻译。
C）他不喜欢在会议上发言
D）他不使用电子邮件或短信。
解析 ：录音开头提到，史蒂夫·米勒在20世纪80年代末开始了他在IT行业的职业生涯。作为一个在科技领域工作的失聪人员，在机构里需要付出巨大的努力。选项A与录音内容一致，因此为正确答案。每次开会，米勒都需要一名手语翻译，他本身并非手语翻译，故排除选项B。作为失聪人员，米勒在会议上进行交流是非常困难的，并不是说他不喜欢在会议上发言，故排除选项C。录音中提到，当时还没有电子邮件或短信服务，故排除选项D。
17. What does Miller say is making things better for people like him?
A）手语的巨大进步。
B）IT产业的转型。
C）沟通技巧的提高。
D）语音识别技术。
解析 ：录音中提到，语音识别技术的巨大进步使得通信工具能够在智能手机或笔记本电脑上将实时语音转换为文本，也可以将手语转换为文本。新技术加上助听器技术的改进以及医学方面的进步，意味着米勒能够更多地专注于他的工作。也就是说，语音识别这项新技术为失聪人员的工作带来了极大的便利，选项D与录音内容一致，因此为正确答案。选项A、B和C录音中均未提及，故排除。
18. In what way can Miller benefit from attending meetings via video?
A）他可以避免出错。
B）他能轻松理解。
C）他可以当场做笔记。
D）他可以看到说话者的画面。
解析 ：录音中提到，他可以使用唇语，通过视频方式开会而不是电话开会。这些东西已经带来了巨大的不同。他再也不用担心自己是否能理解了。说明视频会议能帮助米勒轻松理解会议内容，选项B与录音内容一致，因此为正确答案。选项A、C和D录音中均未提及，故排除。
Colour is now spreading through our homes, up staircases, across wood frames and ceilings, filling in neutral spaces.According to one interior designer, [19] when people return home, they want to see colours that cheer them up and give them a hug.Pure white walls simply don't do that .They don't look after you.Another interior designer commented that certain combinations can key into something on a deeper level, transporting you to a different moment in time.That's the power of colour.
[20] If you are thinking to try colour on some of your neutral walls, the advice is refreshingly simple: choose a colour you actually like.Don't go for a colour because it's in fashion, or you've seen it in a magazine .If you're wary of full colour, test your tolerance with smaller spaces, such as the inside of a cupboard, or a bright window frame.If it gives you joy every time you open the cupboard, you can start to take it further.
[21] One can also paint the wooden frameworks the same colour as the walls, helping the rooms look bigger .In the kitchen, painting the overhead cupboards and the walls in the same colour can make it feel more spacious.While painting the kitchen counters a bold colour can make everything feel more open and lighter.Additionally, a painted ceiling is a magical thing without being too obvious and can affect how the space feels as well.
19. What do people want upon returning home according to the passage?
A）发现纯白的墙壁闪闪发光。
B）进到一间得到妥善照看的房子。
C）满眼都是悦目的色彩。
D）得到家人的拥抱。
解析 ：录音中提到，当人们回到家中时，他们希望看到能让他们高兴起来的颜色，并给他们一个“拥抱”。选项C与录音内容一致，因此为正确答案。同时排除选项D，这里说的是人们想得到墙壁的“拥抱”，而不是家人的拥抱；纯白色的墙壁无法让人高兴，故排除选项A；选项B是对文中look after的曲解，录音是说纯白色的墙壁不会“关心”你，即不会让你感到高兴，而不是说人们想进到一间得到妥善照顾的房子，故排除。
20. What does the passage say people should avoid doing in home decoration?
A）给橱柜内部喷漆。
B）全部由自己完成喷漆工作。
C）以相同的方式设计所有窗框。
D）因为流行，就选择某种颜色。
解析 ：录音中提到，如果你想在素净的墙壁上尝试一些颜色，建议很简单：选择一种你真正喜欢的颜色。不要因为某个颜色是流行的，或者你在杂志上看到过，就去选了它。题目问的是家庭装修时应该避免什么，即不要因为流行，就选择某种颜色，选项D与录音内容一致，因此为正确答案。录音提到，如果你对全彩不放心，可以用较小的空间来测试你的容忍度，比如橱柜内部，或者明亮的窗框，A项是建议人们做的，故排除A；选项B和C录音中均未提及，故排除。
21. What can one do to make a room look bigger?
A）把木质框架和墙壁刷成同样的颜色。
B）把房间的天花板和所有家具的颜色搭配起来。
C）四周悬挂风景画。
D）把大部分橱柜装在墙上。
解析 ：录音中提到，人们还可以把木质框架涂成与墙壁相同的颜色，这样可以让房间看起来更大。选项A与录音内容一致，因此为正确答案。录音中提到，在厨房里，把吊柜和墙壁刷成同样的颜色可以让它看起来更宽敞，而不是把大部分橱柜装在墙上，故排除选项D。选项B和C录音中均未提及，故排除。
[22] Parents often hear that reading to their children is critical for supporting development, and the message is getting through to them .In fact, in the United States, a little over half of children between ages of three and five were read to every day in 2007, and 83 percent of children in that age group in the same country were read two, three or more times per week in 2012.This is good news, because reading to young children helps their language and brain development.
[23] In fact, recent research has found that both the quality and quantity of shared book reading in infancy predicted later childhood vocabulary and reading skills .In other words, the more time parents spend reading, the greater the developmental benefits in their 4-year-old children.This is an important finding.But does it matter what books parents read? A new study has investigated this question.[24] It followed infants across the second six months of life and found that when parents showed babies books that had faces or objects with specific labels, they learned more .This is in contrast to books that did not name images or books that had the same label under each image.[25] Books that named different characters also promoted greater learning.So what does this mean for parents? Not all books are created equal, so parents need to choose the books they share with their children with great care .
22. What does the passage say parents increasingly understand?
A）儿童应该在三岁时开始阅读。
B）给孩子们读书很重要。
C）阅读是每个孩子都能养成的习惯。
D）孩子们每周至少要阅读三次。
解析 ：录音中提到，父母经常听说，给孩子读书对支持他们的成长至关重要，而这一信息正在逐步被他们接受。get through to sb.意为“使某人理解，使某人接受”。选项B与录音内容一致，因此为正确答案。选项A、C和D录音中均未提及，故排除。
23. What can predict children's reading skills according to recent research?
A）婴儿时期大脑发育的速度。
B）他们四岁时所读图书的数量。
C）婴儿时期父母给他们所读图书的数量和质量。
D）父母陪伴他们玩耍时间的质量和数量。
解析 ：录音中提到，最近的研究发现，婴儿时期亲子阅读的质量和数量都能预示儿童今后的词汇量和阅读技能。选项C与录音内容一致，因此为正确答案。选项A、B和D录音中均未提及，故排除。
24. What kind of books are said to help babies learn more?
A）讲述有趣故事的图书。
B）有娃娃和玩具图片的书。
C）描写动物生活的图书。
D）带有特定标签的图片的图书。
解析 ：录音中提到，研究人员在婴儿半岁到一岁之间的这六个月时间里对他们进行了跟踪调查，发现当父母给婴儿看带有特定标签的面孔或物体的图书时，他们会学到更多。选项D与录音内容一致，因此为正确答案。选项A、B和C录音中均未提及，故排除。
25. What are parents advised to do at the end of the passage?
A）与其他父母分享经验。
B）为他们的孩子制作图画书。
C）仔细选择给孩子们读什么。
D）给孩子读尽可能多的书。
解析 ：录音中提到，角色命名不同的书籍也促进了更大量的学习，那么，这对父母来说意味着什么呢？并不是所有的书都是一样的，所以父母需要非常谨慎地选择与孩子分享的书。选项C与录音内容一致，因此为正确答案。选项A、B和D录音中均未提及，故排除。