W: How was the job interview? I think you'll make a good journalist. I remember you as the best writer of the class. M: Well, in fact, my application was turned down. They were looking for people with experience in the profession.
Why didn't the man get the job?
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A : He didn't perform well in the interview.
B : He doesn't write well enough C : He hasn't got any professional experience.
D : He is not a professional writer.
解析：根据音频，招聘方要寻找的是在这一行有工作经验的人。所以选C。
Question 11200
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M: When will you be going on holiday with me? W: I'm not sure. I won't be able to go now because I just started a new job. I won't get free until my training period is over, which will be at least two months.
Why can't the woman go on holiday with the man?
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A : She doesn't want to go on holiday with the man.
B : She is having some trouble now. C : She is still under training for her new job.
D : She is not sure if her boss would allow her to go.
解析：音频中女士提到现在不能去度假的原因是她刚开始新的工作，并且有两个月的培训期。所以选A。
Question 10008847
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W: I was talking to Mary the other day and she mentioned that your new consulting firm is doing really well.
M: Yes, business picked up much faster than we anticipated. We now have over 200 clients.
What do we learn about the man from the conversation?
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A : He took over the firm from Mary. B : He is running a successful business.
C : He failed to foresee major problems.
D : He is opening a new consulting firm.
解析：音频中女士说她听说男士的咨询公司做得很好，男士对此予以肯定，并说业务进展比预期要快。由此可知，男士经营着一家成功的企业，所以选D。
Question 10008761
短对话文本：
W: We’re new in East Asia, so we have to be careful in choosing the location for our regional office.
M: Well, Tokyo and Singapore are both attractive, but the living expenses there are incredibly high.
What are the speakers discussing?
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A : Their expansion into the overseas market.
B : The challenges facing East Asia. C : The location for their new office.
D : The living expenses in Tokyo and Singapore.
解析：女士说他们在东亚是初来乍到，所以要谨慎选择区域办事处的位置。男士说东京和新加坡很有吸引力，但是生活费用太高。由此可知，对话者在谈论办事处的选址，所以选A。
Question 11101
短对话文本：
M: I was sorry to hear about Bill's being fired. I know he was sick a lot and that he usually got to work late. W: Oh, it wasn't that. Bill made a big error in last month's accounting. Even though it wasn't his fault, his boss was very angry.
Why did Bill lose his job?
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A : He always got to work late.
B : He got angry with his boss. C : He made a major error at work.
D : He was frequently sick and absent from work.
解析：音频中女士提到比尔被开除的真正原因是他上月的账目清算出现了错误。
Question 10940
短对话文本：W: Hello, Mr. Johnson, I have some personal issues to deal with, so I was wondering if I could have one week off. <O:P></O:P>
M: You know this is the busiest season of the year for our hotel, but I can offer you three days. If you are still dissatisfied, you can clear out your desk.<O:P></O:P>
What is the attitude of the man towards the woman's request?
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A : Indifferent.
B : Positive. C : Partly approved.
D : Negative.
解析：音频中女士提到想请一个星期假，男士给了三天的假，还威胁如果不同意，就让女士收拾好桌子，暗示要辞退她，只是部分同意了她的请求，所以选D。
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Question 11205
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W: Hey, Joe. What's all this talk about a benefit walkathon this weekend? M: Don't you know? Most of the residents in Parker Hall are going to try to walk the seven miles from the Engineering Library, across campus, and down to City Hall in an effort to raise money for the new children's hospital. W: Sounds like a good idea! But I don't understand where the money comes from. M: Well, a few days before the walkathon, each participant goes around asking people to pledge a certain amount of money for each mile that he or she expects to walk in the event. Then after the walkathon is over, the participants go back to those same people, collect the money pledged, and send it to the hospital. W: So you mean if you pledge, say, a dollar a mile and you walk five miles, then you get five dollars. M: That's right. Of course most of my friends aren't such big spenders. The biggest pledge I've gotten so far is 25 cents a mile. W: And how many people have made pledges for you? M: Eleven so far. Say, how about making it a dozen? W: Sure. If you'll do the same for me. The walkathon sounds like the perfect opportunity for me to break in my new pair of sports shoes.
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Question：Who is going to participate in the walkathon?
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A : Hospital employees. B : Parker Hall residents.
C : City Hall officials.
D : The engineering students.
解析：音频中清楚地提到了参与者是Most of the residents in Parker Hall。所以选C。
Question：What is known about the course of the walkathon?
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A : It takes a few days to cover.
B : It's five miles long. C : It begins on campus.
D : It circles the campus.
解析：音频中提到步行马拉松的路线始于校园内的工程技术图书馆，止于市政厅。全程7英里。所以选A。
Question：How is money raised in the walkathon?
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A : Collected from participants.
B : Raised from City Hall officials based on the miles participants covered. C : Contributed by people pledged to make donations based on the miles participants covered.
D : Allocated by local hospitals.
解析：音频中提到观众根据参与者所走的英里数来捐赠一定数目的钱。所以选D。
Question：How much money has each of Joe's friends pledged to him?
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A : One dollar per mile. B : Twenty-five cents or less per mile.
C : Eleven dollars for the event.
D : Five dollars for the event.
解析：根据音频，Joe提到到目前为止，他得到的最高数目的捐赠是每英里25美分。所以选D。
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Question 11126
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Hello, I am Harriet Smith. As the editor of The Voice, I'd like to introduce you to our Campus Daily. We need volunteers to assist us in keeping our student body informed through our newspaper. Experiences are absolutely necessary, and writing and typing skills are also important. We need people to rewrite articles, to type and to proofread. We'd also need a good photographer. Although many of our staff members are journalism majors, we also have several engineers and pre-law students working for us. Since The Voice comes out five days a week, we need excellent students who know how to budget their time efficiently. Good grades are a prerequisite for working on the paper. There is some money for salaries, depending on how involved you get with the paper, but don't expect to get rich. This isn't something for the money. Mostly it's just for fun. Anyone who is interested in joining the staff should speak to me immediately after the meeting. Be prepared to start right away. The first issue goes to press tomorrow.
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Question：Who is Smith speaking to?
音频：
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B : Engineers.
C : Pre-law students.
D : The faculty.
解析：整篇文章听下来可以推断史密斯的讲话对象是一群学生。
Question：What is likely the most important qualification expected of the volunteers?
音频：
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A : Typing skills. B : Experience in journalism.
C : Being a qualified student.
D : Lots of money.
解析：从音频中提到的experiences are absolutely necessary可以推断，有足够经验是最重要的。
Question：When are the volunteers expected to begin working?
音频：
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A : In a couple of days.
B : Two days later.
C : Tomorrow. D : Immediately after the meeting.
解析：音频最后讲到了要准备好立刻投入工作，报纸的第一期明天就要出版。
Question 19141469
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Today I’m going to talk about a very special kind of person. Psychologists call them “masters of deception”. Those rare individuals with a natural ability to tell with complete confidence when someone is telling a lie. For decades, researchers and law enforcement agencies have tried to build a machine that will do the same thing.
Now, a company in Massachusetts says that by using magnetic brain scans, they can determine with 97% accuracy whether someone is telling the truth. They hope that the technology will be cleared for use in American courts by early next year. But is this really the ultimate tool for you, the lawyers of tomorrow? You will not find many brain scientists celebrating this breakthrough. The company might be very optimistic, but the ability of their machine to detect deception has not provided credible proof. That’s because the technology has not been properly tested in real-world situations. In life, there are different kinds of lies and diverse contexts in which they’re told. These differences may elicit different brain responses. Does their hypothesis behind the test apply in every case? We don’t know the answer, because studies done on how reliable this machine is have not yet been duplicated. Much more research is badly needed.
Whether the technology is eventually deemed reliable enough for the courts will ultimately be decided by the judges. Let’s hope they’re wise enough not to be fooled by a machine that claims to determine truthfulness at the flick of a switch. They should also be sceptical of the growing tendency to try to reduce all human traits and actions to the level of brain activity. Often, they do not map that easily.
Moreover, understanding the brain is not the same as understanding the mind. Some researchers have suggested that thoughts cannot properly be seen as purely internal. Instead, thoughts make sense only in reference to the individual’s external world. So while there may be insights to be gained from matching behavior to brain activity, those insights will not necessarily lead to justice in a court of law. Problems surround the use of machines to spot deception, at least until it has been rigorously tested.
A high-tech test that can tell when a person is not telling the truth sounds too good to be true. And when something sounds too good to be true, it usually is.
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Question：What have researchers and law enforcement agencies tried to do?
音频：
本地缓存路径：Unit2/19141469.mp3 A : Build a machine that can detect lies.
B : Win people’s complete trust in them.
C : Develop a magnetic brain scanner.
D : Test the credibility of court evidence.
解析：细节题。音频开头提到，有些人天生可以识别谎言，几十年来，研究人员和执法部门一直尝试研发一种也可以识别谎言的机器，所以选A。
Question：How do many brain scientists respond to the Massachusetts company’s so-called technological breakthrough?
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A : They are optimistic about its potential.
B : They think it is but business promotion.
C : They celebrate it with great enthusiasm. D : They are sceptical of its reliability.
解析：细节题。音频中提到，马萨诸塞州一家公司称，通过对大脑进行磁共振扫描，可以识别谎言，准确率高达97%。但对于这一突破，许多大脑科学家并不表示祝贺。尽管该公司非常乐观，但并没有可靠的证据来支持这种机器的测谎能力。综上所述，选B。
Question：What does the speaker think of using a high-tech test to determine whether a person is telling the truth?
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A : It may intrude into people’s privacy.
B : It does not sound economical. C : It is not to be trusted at all.
D : It may lead to overuse in court trials.
解析：推断题。音频结尾处提到，高科技测谎机器听起来太棒了，以至于令人起疑。而当一件事物美好到令人难以置信时，它通常是不可靠的。由此可知，讲话者认为用高科技产品测谎不可靠。综上所述，选A。