M: Actually, yes. I’m watching a great satire called Frankie. I think you’d like it.
W: Really? What’s it about?
M: It’s about a real guy named Frankie. He is a famous comedian in New York and the show is a mixture of comedy and drama loosely depicting his life.
W: I’m sorry. Do you mean to say, it’s a real-life series about a real person? It’s non-fiction, isn’t it?
M: No… not really, no. It’s fiction, as what happens in every episode is made up. However, the lead role is a comedian by the name of Frankie, and he plays himself. So Frankie in both real life and in the TV show lives in New York City, is a comic, is divorced, and has two little daughters. All those things are true, but aside from him, all his friends and family are played by actors. And the plots and events that take place are also invented.
W: Oh, I think I see now. That sounds like a very original concept.
M: Yes, it is. In fact, the whole show is written, directed, edited and produced by him, and is very funny and has won many awards.
W: That’s cool. I will try to download it. I’m watching a comedy called The Big Bang Theory. It’s a huge hit around the world.
M: Oh yes. I’ve heard of it, but never actually watched it.
W: Well, then you should check it out. It’s also very funny. It’s about four male scientists and a female waitress. The men are very socially awkward but very bright. And this is contrasted by the lady’s social skills and common sense. The show has been running for over ten years, and some of the actors are practically global superstars. Now that they are such famous celebrities.
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Question：What does the man think of the satire Frankie he recently watched?
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A : It is educational. B : It is enjoyable.
C : It is divorced from real life.
D : It is adapted from a drama.
解析：细节题。音频中男士提到，这部剧很有趣，还获得了很多奖项，所以选A。
Question：What does the man say is especial about the satire Frankie?
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B : All the roles are played by famous actors and actresses.
C : It is based on the real-life experiences of some celebrities.
D : Its plots and events reveal a lot about Frankie’s actual life.
解析：细节题。音频中男士提到，Frankie这部剧的主演Frankie同时担任编剧、导演、剪辑和监制，所以选D。
Question：What does the woman say she is going to do with the satire Frankie?
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A : Watch it with the man.
B : Go to the theater and enjoy it.
C : Recommend it to her friends. D : Download and watch it.
解析：细节题。音频中女士提到，她会把这部剧下载下来观看，所以选D。
Question：What does the woman say about the comedy The Big Bang Theory?
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A : It is against common sense. B : It has been showing for over a decade.
C : It is a ridiculous piece of satire.
D : It has drawn criticisms from scientists.
解析：细节题。音频中女士提到，The Big Bang Theory这部剧已经播出十多年了，所以选B。
Question 19154952
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M: Today, our guest is Rosie Mullender, who works as a features editor for a fashion magazine. Hi Rosie, you’re a features editor at one of the most widely-read women’s magazines in the U.K. What kind of responsibilities does that job entail?
W: We spend our days looking at ideas from journalists, writing copy for the magazine and website, and editing. We do random things like asking people in the street questions and testing sports clothing. We also do less tangible things like understanding what our readers want. It’s certainly varied and sometimes bizarre.
M: During your working day what kind of work might you typically do?
W: My day mainly incorporates responding to emails, writing and editing stories and coming up with new feature ideas.
M: How does the job of features editor differ from that of fashion editor or other editorial positions?
W: The features team deals with articles such as careers, reports, confidence and confessions—everything except fashion and beauty.
M: A lot of people believe that working at a magazine is a glamorous job. Is this an accurate representation of what you do?
W: I’d say it’s glamorous to an extent, but not in the way it’s portrayed in films. We do have our moments, such as interviewing celebrities and attending parties, which is a huge thrill. Ultimately though, we’re the same as our readers, but working in a job we’re all very lucky to have.
M: Did you have to overcome any difficulties to reach this point in your career? How did you manage to do this?
W: I had to be really persistent and it was very hard work. After three years of working in a petrol station and doing unpaid work, I still hadn’t managed to get an entry-level job. I was lucky that my last desperate attempt led to a job. I told myself that all experiences make you a better journalist in the long run and luckily, I was right.
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Question：What is the woman’s profession?
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A : Fashion designer.
B : Website designer.
C : Magazine reporter. D : Features editor.
解析：细节题。音频一开始，男士就介绍了女士的职业，说她是一名时尚杂志的专栏编辑，所以选D。
Question：What is one of the woman’s main responsibilities?
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A : Consulting fashion experts.
B : Designing sports clothing.
C : Interviewing job-seekers. D : Answering daily emails.
解析：细节题。音频中女士提到，她的日常工作主要包括回复邮件、撰写和编辑新闻、提供新的专栏创意，所以选C。
Question：What do many people think about the woman’s job?
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A : It is challenging.
B : It is fashionable.
C : It is tiresome. D : It is fascinating.
解析：细节题。音频中男士提到，很多人认为在杂志社工作是一件特别令人向往的事情，所以选B。
Question：What helped the woman to get her current position?
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A : Her competence.
B : Her experience.
C : Her confidence. D : Her persistence.
解析：细节题。音频中，男士问女士是如何获得这份工作的，女士回答说，她必须坚持，这并不是一件容易的事，所以选A。
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Question 19154954
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Related to the use-it-or-lose-it law is the keep-moving principle. We learn about stagnation from nature: a river that stops moving gets smelly. The same thing happens to people who stop moving, either mentally or physically. Those who play contact sports know that the player who usually gets hurt the most is the one who is standing still. Of course, you’ll need some time to catch your breath every so often, but the essential massage is keep moving, extending and learning. Ships last a lot longer when they go to sea than when they stay in the harbor. The same is true for airplanes. You don’t preserve an airplane by keeping it on the ground. You preserve it by keeping it in service. We also get to live a long healthy life by staying in service. Longevity statistics reveal that the average person doesn’t last very long after retirement. The moral here is “don’t retire”. If a fellow says “I’m 94 years old and I worked all my life”, we need to realize that is how we got to be 94—by staying involved. George Bernard Shaw won a Nobel Prize when he was nearly 70. Benjamin Franklin produced some of his best writings at the age of 84. And Pablo Picasso put brush to canvas right through his eighties. Isn’t the issue how old we think we are? A bonus with the keep-moving principle is that while we keep moving, we don’t have a chance to worry. Hence, we avoid the dreaded “paralysis by analysis”.
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Question：What does the speaker say about players of contact sports?
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A : They have to learn how to avoid body contact.
B : They are likely to get injured when moving too fast. C : They need to keep moving to avoid getting hurt.
D : They believe in team spirit for good performance.
解析：细节题。音频中提到，从事接触式运动的人知道，通常，最容易受伤的运动员往往是站着不动的人。由此可知，从事接触式运动的运动员需要保持运动状态来避免受伤，所以选C。
Question：What do longevity statistics reveal about the average person?
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A : They do not start enjoying life until full retirement. B : They do not have many years to live after retirement.
C : They keep themselves busy even after retirement.
D : They tend to live a longer life with early retirement.
解析：细节题。音频中提到，寿命统计数据显示，普通人退休后都活不了太长时间，所以选A。
Question：What bonus does the keep-moving principle bring us according to the speaker?
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A : It provides us with more chances to learn.
B : It enables us to accomplish more in life.
C : It slows down our aging process. D : It prevents us from worrying.
解析：细节题。音频最后提到，保持运动的原则的好处是，我们在不断运动的时候，没有时间感到忧虑，所以选A。
Question 19143206
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Teachers and students alike have experienced the curious paradox that beginners, as a rule, tend to think too little about what they are doing because they think too much about what they are doing. Take, for example, people who are learning to play basketball or the piano. They have to give so much thought and attention to the low-level mechanics of handling the ball or fingering the keys or reading the music, that they are unable to give any thought to the thing that matters—the game, or the music, respectively.
With experts, it’s just the other way around. They’re open to the tactical possibilities and the musical challenges precisely because they’re freed, through skill, from the need to pay attention to the low-level details of how to play. Indeed, when the expert pays attention to the mechanics, this is liable to disrupt performance. This has led some to say that the expert operates in a zone “beyond thought”, in a state of flow. But this is misleading. Expert performance is not beyond thought. Smart basketball players or skilled musicians need to pay close attention to the demands of high performance, to the challenges to be overcome. What they don’t need to do—what would be a distraction—is to have to think about where their fingers are, or how to control the ball while running. It’s not mechanics, but the play itself, that absorbs the expert’s intelligence.
A nice video published online last month sheds light on expertise and the conscious mind. The video reports a new study using an eye-tracking device. It turns out that the less-skilled pianist spends more time looking at her fingers than does the expert who, in contrast, is more likely to be looking at the sheet music, or looking ahead at keys he’s not yet playing. In general, the expert’s gaze was calmer and more stable.
This is not a surprising finding. It supports what we might almost think of as conventional wisdom. But it’s remarkable for all that, nonetheless. The eye tracker gives expert and learning performers a glimpse into what they do without thinking about it. The topic of the nature of skill—and the differences between beginners and experts—has been one of considerable discussion in cognitive science and philosophy.
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Question：What does the speaker say about beginners and expert pianists?
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A : They differ in their appreciation of music.
B : They finger the piano keys in different ways.
C : They choose different pieces of music to play. D : They focus their attention on different things.
解析：细节题。音频中提到，以正在学弹钢琴或者打篮球的人为例，他们必须充分考虑和关注基础技巧，以至于无暇考虑真正重要的东西；而专家则不需要关注基础的细节。由此可知，初学者和钢琴演奏大师的关注点不同，所以选B。
Question：What do smart basketball players do according to the speaker?
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A : They use effective tactics to defeat their competitors.
B : They try hard to meet the spectators’ expectations. C : They attach great importance to high performance.
D : They manage to cooperate well with their teammates.
解析：细节题。音频中提到，聪明的篮球运动员或娴熟的音乐家会密切关注高水平表现的要求，以及需要克服的挑战，所以选D。
Question：What do we learn about the new study published in an online video?
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A : It adopts a conventional approach to research.
B : It marks a breakthrough in behavioral science.
C : It gives rise to controversy among experts. D : It supports a piece of conventional wisdom.
解析：细节题。音频中提到，视频所展示的内容并不是令人惊奇的发现，它证实了我们几乎都认同的传统观点，所以选C。