高级思辨英语视听说智慧树知到答案章节测试2023年浙江越秀外国语学院

第一章测试

Indailycommunication,listeningandspeakingseparatelyoccupytheproportionof45%and30%.

A:错

B:对

答案:BThemainformsInparticipatoryandinteractivespeakingandlisteninginvolvefacetofaceconversations,seminars,andtutorials.

A:对

B:错

答案:BNonparticipatoryandinteractivespeakingandlisteningprocessesincludesannouncements,lectures,andTVorradios.

A:对

B:错

答案:AAccordingtoNunan,therearethreemajorsstepsinvolvedinsuccessfuladvancedspeakingprocess,i.e.

transanctionalandinterpersonalskills,managinginteraction,andnegotiatingmeanings.

A:错

B:对

答案:ACoremodulesinthiscourseincludescriticalthinkingtraining,discussionwithspecifichotissue,andfurtherapplicationinextendedlisteningandspeakingpractise.

A:错

B:对

答案:BAccordingtoBloom,amongthesixbasiclevelsofcriticalthinking,highorderofthinkingskillsrefertounderstanding,applying,analyzing,evaluatingandcreating.

A:错

B:对

答案:ACriticalthinkingrequireslanguagelearnerstoasktherightquestionandmakesiteasierforonetoaccessevidence,evaluatearguments,andadaptone’sthinking.

A:错

B:对

答案:BCriticalthinkinginvolvesreasonandlogic.

A:错

B:对

答案:BCriticalthinkingisjudgementaboutbeliefsandapplicationtorealworld.

A:对

B:错

答案:ACriticalthinkingmeansblack&whilethinkingmode.

A:错

B:对

答案:A第二章测试Pleaselistentothevideointhewebsiteontheissueofsocialmediaandthenanswerthefollowingquestions（0-18秒）Accordingtothekidsintheinterview,theiranswerscoverthefollowingEXCEPT

A:Idon;thaveasocialmediabecausemomdon’tallowmetohaveone.

B:Idon’thaveasocialmediabutwatchYoutubethewholeday.

C:Ihavemanyfriendsonmysocialmedia.

D:IhaveafacebookandGmailaccountalready.

答案:Cpleaselistentothevideointhewebsiteontheissueofsocialmediaandthenanswerthefollowingquestions(18-26秒）Theoldmanmentionshispositiontowardssocialmediathat

A:Forhisgeneration,heisalittlebitoutofdatedcomparedwithhispeers

B:Forhisgeneration,heisreasonablyinvolvedbuthavingtoomanyfriendsonline.

C:Forhisgeneration,heisalittlebitoverusingthesocialmedia.

D:Forhisgeneration,heisreasonablyinvolvedforhavingmorethan1000friends.

答案:Dpleaselistentothevideointhewebsiteontheissueofsocialmediaandthenanswerthefollowingquestions(43秒-54秒）Accordingtothelady,herattitudetowardssocialmediais

A:Negative,becausesocialmediaisharmfultoourhealth.

B:Positive,becausethereareabundantresourceslikevideosthere.

C:Positive,becausetherearebeneficialvideoswhichonecanlearnmorefromonlinecourses.

D:Negative,becausethereareendlessvideoswhichmightcauseaddictiveproblemsamongpeoplewhouseit.

答案:Dpleaselistentothevideointhewebsiteontheissueofsocialmediaandthenanswerthefollowingquestions(1分17秒-1分46秒）Accordingtothespeakersinthisclip,thenegativesidesofsocialmediaincludesthefollowingsExcept

A:Socialmediamightcausepeopletohaveself-consciousnessbecauseofbadcommentsormeancommentsonsocialmedias.

B:Socialmediacanbeabused,likebulliedonlinebysocialmedia.

C:Onecanseewhat’shappeningoutsidewithyourfriendsanywhere.

D:Socialmediacanmakeonejealous.

答案:Cpleaselistentothevideointhewebsiteontheissueofsocialmediaandthenanswerthefollowingquestions（1分47秒-1分55秒）Whenthespeakerherementionsthathefeelsthatheislikeaphony,heactuallymeansthat

A:Heisputtinginfrontofpeoplewhohewantspeopletothinkwhoheis.

B:Heisputtinginfrontofpeoplewhoheisonsocialmedias.

C:Heishonestlyshowingpeoplesomethingonsocialmedia.

D:Heiscomfortablewithwhathehasshownonsocialmedia.

答案:Apleaselistentothevideointhewebsiteontheissueofsocialmediaandthenanswerthefollowingquestions（1分55秒到1分59秒）Thewomanmentionsthatsocialmedia__________

A:killinghertimeawayeffectively

B:attractherforfunnycontent

C:wastehertimedeliberately

D:makeherwastingtimeunconsciously

答案:Dpleaselistentothevideointhewebsiteontheissueofsocialmediaandthenanswerthefollowingquestions(2分到2分14秒)Thewomanmentionsthatshedoesn’twantthesocialmediatorunherlifebecause______

A:Shehasseensomanypeoplewhoalmostspendtheirmosttimeinsocialmedia.

B:Shehasseensomanypeoplewhomakeslivingbysocialmedia

C:Shehasseensomanypeoplewhojustspendtimeinsocialmedia

D:Shehasseensomanypeoplewhoareaddictedtosocialmedia

答案:Apleaselistentothevideointhewebsiteontheissueofsocialmediaandthenanswerthefollowingquestions(2分15秒-2分36秒)Theeldermancriticizessocialmediathatitisthecauseforthedetachedrelationshipamongpeoplenowadays,forsocialmediawouldmakepeoplethefollowingreasonsexcept______

A:Weareturningtobemoretechnical.

B:Wehavenocommunicationindinner.

C:Wedon’thugortoucheachotheroftennow.

D:Westarttocommunicatebysocialmediaindinner.

答案:Dpleaselistentothevideointhewebsiteontheissueofsocialmediaandthenanswerthefollowingquestions(2分36秒-2分49秒)Thewomansaysthatshelovessocialmediabecausewearealwaysevolvingandchanging,andsocialmediahelpsusto___________

A:catchupwiththelatestbigevents.

B:liveinthemomentandknowwhathappenaroundus.

C:Knowthemomentandfeelthetimepassingaway

D:understandwhatotherpeoplearethinking

答案:BPleaselistentothevideointhewebsiteontheissueofsocialmediaandthenanswerthefollowingquestions.Accordingtowhatyouhavewatchedfromthevideo,itispossiblethatsocialmediais

A:welcomedbyalltheyoungkids

B:double-edged

C:mostlywelcomedbyelderpeople

D:dislikedbyyoungpeople

答案:B第三章测试PleaseListentothefollowingTEDtalkandanswerthequestionsfollowed.(1分11秒-55秒）WhathappenedwhenthespeakerjustbuilttheinstrumentwithhisteamtoproposeanexperimenttoflytoVenus?

A:Hebecameinvolvedincalculationsofthegreenhouseeffectonearthandfoundthatouratmosphericcompositionwaschanging

B:HewascontinuinghisexperimentonthetriptoVenus

C:HehasjustresignedasprincipalinvestigatorontheVenusexperiment

D:HejustjoinedNASA

答案:APleaseListentothefollowingTEDtalkandanswerthequestionsfollowed.(1分55秒-2分17秒）BritishphysicistJohnTyndall,

inthe1850’s,

madelaboratorymeasurements

oftheinfraredradiation,

whichisheat.

AndheshowedthatgassessuchasCO2___________

,

thusactinglikeablanket

warmingEarth’ssurface.

A:reflectheat

B:absorbheat

C:reflectsunlight

D:absorbsunlight

答案:BPleaseListentothefollowingTEDtalkandanswerthequestionsfollowed.(2分17秒-3分08秒）Thespeakerworkedwithotherscientiststoanalyzeearthclimateobservations.In1981,they

publishedanarticleinSciencemagazine

concluding

that

A:ThatEarthwouldlikelywarminthe1980’s,

andwarmingwouldexceed

thenoiselevelofrandomweather

bytheendofthecentury

B:observedwarming

of0.4degreesCelsius

inthepriorcentury

wasconsistentwiththegreenhouseeffect

ofincreasingCO2

C:The21stcentury

wouldseeshiftingclimatezones,

creationofdrought-proneregions

inNorthAmericaandAsia,

erosionoficesheets,risingsealevels

andopeningofthefabledNorthwestPassage

D:

Alloftheseimpacts

havesinceeitherhappened

orarenowwellunderway

答案:DPleaseListentothefollowingTEDtalkandanswerthequestionsfollowed.（3分08秒-4分02秒）ThepaperleadthespeakertestifyingtoCongressinthe1980’s,testimonyinwhichheemphasizedthatglobalwarmingincreases

A:Rainfallwillbecome

inlessextremeevents

B:Onlyheatwavesanddroughtsononehand,

directlyfromthewarming

C:increasesbothextremes

oftheEarth’swatercycle

D:Therewillbestrongerstorms

答案:CPleaseListentothefollowingTEDtalkandanswerthequestionsfollowed.(5分29-5分52秒）Thespeakerthendescribethemostimportantconclusionfromthephysics,first,_____________,andsecond,_____________.

A:first,fromEarth’senergybalance

and,second,fromEarth’schanginggeographicalhistory

B:first,fromEarth’senergybalance

and,second,fromEarth’swarminghistory

C:first,fromEarth’senergybalance

and,second,fromEarth’sclimatehistory

D:first,fromEarth’sradiationbalance

and,second,fromEarth’sclimatehistory

答案:CPleaseListentothefollowingTEDtalkandanswerthequestionsfollowed.(6分29-7分09秒）Thebiggestreservoir,theocean,wastheleastwellmeasured,

untilthescientistsusetheevidence

A:distributemorethan30,000Argofloats

aroundtheworld’socean

B:morethan3,000Argofloats

weredistributedaroundtheworld’socean

C:reveal

thattheupperhalfoftheocean

isgainingheatatasubstantialrate

D:measuringtheheatcontent

inEarth’sheatreservoirs

答案:BPleaseListentothefollowingTEDtalkandanswerthequestionsfollowed.(8分-8分29秒）ToargueagainsttheclaimthattheSunisthemaincauseofclimatechangeheldbyclimatechangedeniers,thespeakerarguesthefollowingsEXCEPT

A:Thedeepoceanisalsogainingheatatasmallerrate,

andenergyisgoing

intothenetmeltingoficeallaroundtheplanet

B:Yet,therewasmoreenergycominginthangoingout

C:Themeasuredenergyimbalanceoccurred

duringthedeepestsolarminimumintherecord,

whentheSun’senergyreachingEarthwasleast

D:ThisshowsthattheeffectoftheSun’svariationsonclimate

isoverwhelmedbytheincreasinggreenhousegasses,

mainlyfromburningfossilfuels

答案:APleaseListentothefollowingTEDtalkandanswerthequestionsfollowed.（09分20秒-10分07秒）Accordingtothescientificresearch,thespeakerconcludesthat_____.

A:CO2,methane,andicesheets

werefeedbacks

thatamplifiedglobaltemperaturechange

causingtheseancientclimateoscillationstobehuge

B:CO2,andmethane

werefeedbacks

thatamplifiedglobaltemperaturechange

causingtheseancientclimateoscillationstobehuge,

eventhoughtheclimatechangewasinitiated

byaveryweakforcing

C:CO2,methane,andicesheets

werefeedbacks

thatsimplifiedglobaltemperaturechange

causingtheseancientclimateoscillationstobehuge

D:CO2,methane,andicesheets

werewarningsignals

thatamplifiedglobaltemperaturechange

causingtheseancientclimateoscillationstobehuge

答案:APleaseListentothefollowingTEDtalkandanswerthequestionsfollowed.（11分06秒-11分39秒）Asforthesealevel,thespeakerspeculatesthataccordingtocurrentevidenceofscientificresearch,itwill

A:bemore

ifwekeepburningfossilfuels,

perhapseven18

meters,whichisfivefeet,

thiscenturyorshortlythereafter

B:bemore

ifwekeepburningfossilfuels,

perhapsevenfivemeters,whichis18feet,

thiscenturyorshortlythereafter

C:riseatleastonemeter

D:bemore

ifwekeepusinggreenenergy,

perhapsevenfivemeters,whichis18feet,

thiscenturyorshortlythereafter

答案:BPleaseListentothefollowingTEDtalkandanswerthequestionsfollowed.(12分25秒-13分31秒）Globalwarmingisalreadyaffectingpeople.

Andthespeakerthencitedsomefactstofurtherprovinghisargumentwhichincludes

A:Thereare

morethanthreestandarddeviationsoutsidethenorm

B:

Inrecentyears,

becauseofglobalwarming,

theynowcoverabout10percent–

anincreasebyafactorof15to50

C:Moscowtheyearbefore

andEuropein2000

D:TheTexas,Oklahoma,Mexico

heatwaveanddroughtlastyear

答案:D第四章测试Pleaselistentothevideointhewebsiteonthetopicof“Airbnbguestsarefindinghiddencamerasplantedintheirrentals”andthentelltrue(T)orfalse(F)

forthefollowingstatements：（0-00:13）Airbnb

toldCBSNewsthatthecompanytakesprivacyextremelyseriouslyandthereisabsolutelynoplaceinourcommunityforthiskindofbehavior.

A:错

B:对

答案:BPleaselistentothevideointhewebsiteonthetopicof“Airbnbguestsarefindinghiddencamerasplantedintheirrentals”andthen

tell

true(T)orfalse(F)

forthe

followingstatements：(00:13-00:30)Thecompanysayscamerasare“neverallowedinbathroomsorbedrooms”,andthatdoesstopill-intentionedhostsfromhidingthem.

A:对

B:错

答案:BPleaselistentothevideointhewebsiteonthetopicof“Airbnbguestsarefindinghiddencamerasplantedintheirrentals”andthen

tell

true(T)orfalse(F)

forthe

followingstatements：（00:30-1:12）MeganHilden,the22-year-oldfromWashingtonState,saiditwasreallyscarywhensheandherfriendsfoundanipadandacamerawerefilminginthehousewhenstayinginSwitzerland.

A:对

B:错

答案:Apleaselistentothevideointhewebsiteonthetopicof“Airbnbguestsarefindinghiddencamerasplantedintheirrentals”andthen

tell

true(T)orfalse(F)

forthe

followingstatements

(1:12—1:36)Theproblemwasnotincoincidence,andanIndianacouplesaidtheyfoundacamerainasmokedetectorinthebedroomattheirAirbnbinFlorida.Thehomeownerwasarrestedfor“videovoyeurism.”

A:对

B:错

答案:APleaselistentothevideointhewebsiteonthetopicof“Airbnbguestsarefindinghiddencamerasplantedintheirrentals”andthen

tell

true(T)orfalse(F)

forthe

followingstatements：(1:36-02:05)WhenaskedwhetheritislegalornottoputacameraintheplacetheyrentonAirbnb,CameronRussel,aprofessoratFordhamLaw,saidthatit’sconceivableiftheygaveyouenoughspecificnoticethattheyweregoingtodothisandyouwillinglyconsentedtothem.

A:对

B:错

答案:Apleaselistentothevideointhewebsiteonthetopicof“Airbnbguestsarefindinghiddencamerasplantedintheirrentals”andthen

tell

true(T)orfalse(F)

forthe

followingstatements：(02:05-02:35)MeganHildenfeltitwassatisfyingwiththewayAirbnbsettlingtheproblemmentionedabove.

A:错

B:对

答案:APleaselistentothevideointhewebsiteonthetopicof“Airbnbguestsarefindinghiddencamerasplantedintheirrentals”andthen

tell

true(T)orfalse(F)

forthe

followingstatements：(02:35-02:55)Inordertoprotectourselvesfrombeingrecorded,expertssuggestthatwecouldinvestinadigitaldevicedetector,searchroomsanduseaflashlighttotryandspotlenses.

A:对

B:错

答案:Apleaselistentothevideointhewebsite

andthen

tell

true(T)orfalse(F)

forthe

followingstatements：(00:00-00:16)

ReidHoffmanisoneofSiliconValley’smosthigh-profileinvestors.HewasanearlyinvestorinFacebookandisaco-founderofLinkedin.HoffmanisalsoapartnerattheventurecapitalfirmGreylock.

A:对

B:错

答案:Apleaselistentothevideointhewebsite

andthen

tell

true(T)orfalse(F)

forthe

followingstatements：(00:16-00:30)In

anewbookcalled

“Blitzscaling:TheLightning-FastPathtoBuildingMassivelyValuableCompanies”

,ReidHoffmansays“blitzscaling”is“prioritizingspeedoverefficiency”whendevelopingacompany.

A:对

B:错

答案:Apleaselistentothevideointhewebsite

andthen

tell

true(T)orfalse(F)

forthe

followingstatements：

(00:30—01:11)BycitingsuchexamplesasAirbnb,UberandFaceboook,ReidHoffman

giveshereasonisthisisthemodernwayyoubuildmassivecompanies.

A:对

B:错

答案:A第五章测试(0:00-2:38)Evenifthespeakercouldgobackintogovernment,shedidn’twantto.Whatwasthereasonmentionedinthespeech?

A:Shedidn’trealizewhatwasreallyimportanttoher

B:Shedidn’twanttomissthelastfiveyears

thatmysonswereathome

C:Shewasnotqualifiedenough

D:Herhusbanddidn’twanttojoinherinWashington

答案:B(2分38秒–4分12秒)Themeasureofmale-femaleequalityisusuallyconsideredtobe___

A:amuchwiderrangeofequallyrespectedchoices.

B:Bothofthem

C:howmanywomenareinsuchpositonsasprimeminister,CEOs,etc.

答案:C(4分12秒-5分48秒)Whatistherealequalityinworkplace?

A:Familycomingfirstandworkcomingsecond.

B:Breadwinnersnotbeingthecaregiversatthesametime.

C:Femalesandmalestakingrolesascaregiversandbreadwinners.

D:Valuingfamilyjustasmuchaswork.

答案:D（5分48秒-6分32秒）Whatdidthe2008nationalstudyonthechangingworkforceshow?

A:Deep,flexiblepractices

actuallyloweredoperatingcosts

andincreasedadaptability

inaglobalserviceeconomy

B:Employees

inflexibleandeffectiveworkplaces

aremoreengagedwiththeirwork

C:Theyhavelowerlevelsofstress

andhigherlevelsofmentalhealth

D:They’remoresatisfiedandmoreloyal

答案:BCD(6分32–7分23秒)Whydofewerandfewerbusinessescloseforsiesta?

A:Siestaisjustaboutavoidingtheheatoftheday

B:Thereisnoneedtomakeaplaceforthosewelove

C:Noneoftheabove

D:Itreflecttheadvanceofglobalcorporationsand24-hourcompetition

答案:A(7分23-09分04秒)Whatisrealequalityinpolicytermsinthespeech?

A:Thecriteriashouldbe

whoismostcommittedtohercareer

B:Oneofthemstopworking

orreducehourstobehome

C:Itmeansrecognizing

thattheworkthatwomenhavetraditionallydone

isjustasimportant

astheworkthatmenhavetraditionallydone

D:Thecriteriashouldbeusediswhomakesthemostmoney

答案:C7.

WhatdosuchgovernmentsasNorway,Sweden,Denmark,theNetherlands

provide?

A:supportforcaregiversathome,

schoolandearlychildhoodeducation

B:carefortheelderlyandthedisabled

C:protectionsforpregnantwomen

D:universalchildcare

答案:ABCD（11分15秒-13分39秒）

Whydoesthespeakersaythatwhenamandecidestobeacaregiver,heputshismanhoodontheline?

A:Weshouldnotbesocializingthemtomakecaregiving

coolforguys.

B:Itisuniversallyrecognizedthatthemeasureofamanistocompetewithothermenforpowerandprestige.

C:Noneoftheabove

D:Weshouldnotbesocializingoursons

andourhusbands

tobewhatevertheywanttobe.

答案:B（13分39秒-14分57秒）Whatistheultimategoalofrchampioningwomen’srights?

A:Itmeansdoingeverythingwecould

togetwomentothetop

B:Itmeans

wehavetovaluefamily

everybitasmuchaswevaluework

C:Itmeansthatwomenandmentaketherolesascaregiverandbreadwinner

D:Noneoftheabove

答案:AB(14分57秒-16分59秒)Fromthespeech,itcouldbeknownthatthespeaker’sattitudetowardstherevolutionforhumanequalityis___

A:Positive

B:Negative

C:Doubtful

D:Critical

答案:A第六章测试/news/2021-03-04/Chinese-students-studying-abroad-from-home-YlPKDF0GDS/index.htmlWatchthevideoanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.

LiZitonghadeverythingplannedoutforherpostgraduatestudies

inNewYork,but

thisisnothowsheimaginedherplanwouldunfold.

A:对

B:错

答案:A/news/2021-03-04/Chinese-students-studying-abroad-from-home-YlPKDF0GDS/index.htmlWatchthevideoanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.

Gettingenrolledasamaster’sstudentinSchoolofSocialWork,ColumbiaUniversity,Listartedtakingonlineclasseswhenthesemesterbegan.

A:错

B:对

答案:B/news/2021-03-04/Chinese-students-studying-abroad-from-home-YlPKDF0GDS/index.htmlWatchthevideoanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.Oneofthebiggestchallengesforinternationalstudentslikeherisfinancialburden.

A:对

B:错

答案:B/news/2021-03-04/Chinese-students-studying-abroad-from-home-YlPKDF0GDS/index.htmlWatchthevideoanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.

TheCOVID-19pandemichasleftChinesestudentswhoappliedtostudyabroadrestrained,forcingthemtotakeremoteclasses.

A:错

B:对

答案:B/news/2021-03-04/Chinese-students-studying-abroad-from-home-YlPKDF0GDS/index.htmlWatchthevideoanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.However,theoverallwillingnessofChinesestudentstoapplyforcollegesoverseas

hasnotdecreased,evenifitmeansstudyingremotelyforthedurationoftheprograms.

A:对

B:错

答案:A/news/2021-03-04/Chinese-students-studying-abroad-from-home-YlPKDF0GDS/index.htmlWatchthevideoanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.AsofOctober15,2020,thenumberofBritishundergraduateapplicantshadincreasedby20percentcomparedtothefigurein2019.

A:错

B:对

答案:A/news/2021-03-04/Chinese-students-studying-abroad-from-home-YlPKDF0GDS/index.htmlWatchthevideoanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.Amongthem,Chinesestudentsincreasedto4,340from3,310intheprecedingyear,a30-percentspike,accordingtodatareleasedbytheUniversitiesandCollegesAdmissionsService(UCAS),aUK-basedorganizationresponsibleformanagingtheapplicationprocessforBritishuniversities.(

A:对

B:错

答案:B/news/2021-03-04/Chinese-students-studying-abroad-from-home-YlPKDF0GDS/index.htmlWatchthevideoanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.Meanwhile,manyonlinelearningindustryinsidershaveexpressedconcerns,sayinggoodspiritsandregular,manageabletimeschedulesareimportantforstudentsundertakingdistancelearning.

A:对

B:错

答案:A/news/2021-03-04/Chinese-students-studying-abroad-from-home-YlPKDF0GDS/index.htmlWatchthevideoanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.

ThecollegesintheU.S.are“mostlikely”goingtoswitchbacktothein-personlearningmodeorthehybridmodeinthefallsemester,andsafetyisgoingtobetheprimaryconcernfortheuniversities.

A:错

B:对

答案:B/news/2021-03-04/Chinese-students-studying-abroad-from-home-YlPKDF0GDS/index.htmlWatchthevideoanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.

Internationalstudents“willbeoncampus”thisfallasplentyofU.S.universitieshave

madeeffortstocontainthevirusandmultiplehigh-efficacyvaccinesarebeingdistributedinawidespreadmanneracrosstheUnitedStates.

A:对

B:错

答案:A第七章测试（0-10秒）Accordingtothespeaker,underwhatkindofconditionsonecanconsidertoliveindependentlybyoneself?

A:Youliveinyourparent’ssittingroom

B:Youeconomyisbetter

C:Youarefeelingmorepressureaboutyourjob

D:You’vegottoomanybrothersandsisters

答案:B(10-27秒）WhatistherealsituationaboutrentingorbuyingahouseintheUnitedStates?

A:Inmostcases,buyingahouseis54%moreaffordablethanrentingahouse

B:Inmostcases,rentingahosueis54%moreaffordablethanrentingahouse

C:Inmostcases,findingtherightlocationcanhelponetobuyanaffordablehouse

D:Inmostcases,findingtherightlocationcanhelponetorentanaffordablehouse

答案:A(28-41秒）Ifonwanttorentahouse,oneshould

A:Addoninsuranceandtwo-monthsecuritydeposit.

B:Huntforaplaceyouwantandtakeanaverageoftheplaces.

C:Searchintheareasandfindthecheapestprices.

D:Searchonlineforthemostconvenientplace.

答案:B(42秒-55秒）Ifonesearchforsale,

whichofthefollowingelementsshouldoneconsiderasthecrucialfactors?

A:Downpayment,propertytaxes,location

B:Mortgage,propertytaxes,insurance

C:Downpayment,propertytaxes,insurance

D:Mortgage,propertytaxes,location

答案:B（56秒-1分03秒）Whenoneputthemonthlycostofrentingorbuyingahousesidebyside,whichoneseemscheaper?

A:Rentingahouse

B:Buyingahouseinthebestlocation

C:Rentingahouseinthebestlocation

D:Buyingahouse

答案:D（1分03秒-1分10秒）whichofthefollowingshouldoneseriouslyconsiderbeforebuyingahouseEXCEPT?

A:Marketprices

B:Closingcosts

C:Maintenancefees

D:Downpayment

答案:A(1分14秒-1分18秒）Thebrightsideofbuyingahouseis

A:Propertiesprovidesenseofhappiness.

B:Propertiesprovidesenseofbelongings.

C:Propertiesusuallydepreciateovertime.

D:Propertiesusuallyappreciateovertime.

答案:D(1

分19秒-1分23秒）Thebigdownsideofrentingahouseisthat

A:Onemightmeetahigherdemandforrentingpricesfromthelandlord.

B:Onemightencounteranoisysurroundingsintherentedhouse.

C:Onemightmeetameanlandlord.

D:Onemighthavetomovefrequently.

答案:A(1分24秒-1分27秒）

Thelastkeyissuetoconsideraboutrentingorbuyingahouseis

A:Howoftendoyouplantomoveyourjob?

B:Howlongdoyouplantopayoffthemortgage?

C:Howlongdoyouplantoliveinyournewplace?

D:Howlongdoyouplantopayfortherent?

答案:C(1

分30-35秒）Asarule,ifonewanttocoverthecostheinitiallybuyahouse,howmanyyearscanbeenough?

A:Foursyears

B:Threeyears

C:Twoyears

D:Fiveyears

答案:D第八章测试Whathappenedtothespeakerbefore9/11aboutthementalhealth?

A:Hedidn’treallythinkitaffectedhim

B:Hehadfoundthatitwasalsothefaultofthesociety

C:HehadfeltthathemighthavetheproblemofPTSD

D:Hewasseriouslysufferingfromit

答案:AWhendid

thespeakerfeelthathehad

amassivepanicattack?

A:WhenhewentdowntothesubwayinNewYork

B:Whenhewasjustreturnedfromthewar

C:WhenhecamehometoNewYork

D:WhenhewasinAfghanistan

答案:ALater,thespeakerfoundthathemightsufferfrom__________.

A:anxiety

B:PTSD

C:depression

D:stress

答案:BDoesthespeakerrealizethathismentalproblemmightberelatedwithhisexperienceinthewarwhenherecovered?

A:Yes,buthedidn’trealizeitatthebeginning

B:No,buthelaterrealizedthatitwasPTSD

C:No,hedidn’trealizeitatall

D:Yes,heisveryclearaboutit

答案:BAbout___________percentofpeople,however,

windupwithchronic,long-termPTSD.

A:20

B:30

C:50

D:60

答案:AWhatkindof

people

arenotvulnerabletolong-termPTSD?

A:peoplewhohavepsychiatricdisordersintheirfamily

B:peoplewhooncegethurtintheirbody

C:peoplewhowereabusedaschildren

D:peoplewhohaveloweducationlevels

答案:BAndmaybewhatdetermines

therateoflong-termPTSD

isn’twhathappenedoutthere,

butthekindofsocietyyoucomebackto.

Andmaybeifyoucomebacktoaclose,cohesive,tribalsociety,

youcangetovertraumaprettyquickly.

Andifyoucomebacktoanalienating,modernsociety,

youmight_____________________.

A:recoverafteralongtime

B:remainhealthyyourentirelife

C:stillsoonrecoverfromthetrauma

D:remaintraumatizedyourentirelife

答案:DAccordingtothespeaker,he

sawonestudy

thatcomparedwomeninNigeria,

oneofthemostchaoticandviolentandcorrupt

andpoorestcountriesinAfrica,

towomeninNorthAmerica.

Andthehighestratesofdepressionwere.

Thatwasalsothewealthiestgroup.

A:womeninNigeria

B:womeninJapan

C:womeninSouthAfrican

D:urbanwomeninNorthAmerica

答案:DAccordingtothespeaker,whydidthefollowingeventsoccur:After9/11,

themurderrateinNewYorkCitywentdownby40percent.

Thesuicideratewentdown.

TheviolentcrimerateinNewYorkwentdownafter9/11.

EvencombatveteransofpreviouswarswhosufferedfromPTSD

saidthattheirsymptomswentdownafter9/11happened.

A:Basically,wetribalize,

andthatprocessofunifyingfeelssogoodandissogoodforus,

thatitevenhelpspeople

whoarestrugglingwithmentalhealthissues

B:Peopledon’twanttobesadanymore

C:Thereasonisthatifyoutraumatizeanentiresociety,

wedon’tfallapartandturnononeanother.

D:Wecannotcometogether.Wejustsplitapart

答案:AAccordingtothespeaker,Now,Americansoldiers,Americanveteransarecomingbacktoacountrythatissoterriblethattheycouldhardlyaccept.Whichofthefoll