2022年山西大学英语考试模拟卷八

2022年山西大学英语考试模拟卷八

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PeopIecanbeaddictedtodifferentthings-e.g.,aIcohoI,drugs,

certainfoods,oreventelevision.PeopIewhohavesuchanaddictionare

compulsive,i.e.,theyhaveaverypowerfulpsychologicalneedthatthey

feeItheymustsatisfy.Accordingtopsychologists,manypeopIeare

compulsivespenders:theyfeeItheymustspendmoney.Thiscompulsion,

Iikemostothers,isirrational—impossibletoexplainreasonably.For

compulsivespenderswhobuyoncredit,chargeaccountsareevenmore

excitingthanmoney.Inotherwords,compuIsivespendersfeelthatwith

credit,theycandoanything.Theirpleasureinspendingenormousamounts

isactuallygreaterthanthepleasurethattheygetfromthethingsthey

buy.

Thereisaspecialpsychologyofbargainhunting.Tosavemoney,of

course,mostpeopIelookforsales,lowpricesanddiscounts.Compulsive

bargainhunters,however,oftenbuythingstheydon'tneedjustbecause

theyarecheap.TheywanttobeIievethattheyarehelpingtheirbudgets,

buttheyarereaIlyplayinganexcitinggame:whentheycanbuysomething

forlessthanotherpeople,theyfeeIthattheyarewinning.Mostpeople,

expertsclaim,havetworeasonsfortheirbehavior:agoodreasonfor

thingsthattheydoandthereaIreason.

Itisnotonlyscientists,ofcourse,whounderstandthepsychology

ofspendinghabits,butalsobusinesspeople.Stores,companies,and

advertisersusepsychologytoincreasebusiness:theyconsiderpeople'

sneedsforlove,power,orinfluence,theirbasicvaIue,theirbeIiefs

andopinions,andsoonintheiradvertisingandsalesmethods.

Psychologistscanoftenuseamethodcalled"behaviortherapy"tohelp

individuaIssolvetheirpersonalityproblems.Inthesameway,theycan

helppeopIewhofeelthattheyhaveproblemswithmoney.

Fromthepassage,wecansafelyconeIudethatcompuIsivespendersor

compuIsivebargainhunters.

A.arereallyunreasonable

B.needspecialtreatment

C.arereallybeyondremedies

D.cannevergetanyhelptosolvetheirproblemswithmoney

2.

Whatdoesthemanwanttodo

A.Playbasketballwithhiscolleagues.

B.Gotohospitalandhaveaphysicalcheck.

C.Loseweightandstrengthenthemuscles.

D.Competeinacyclingracewithcolleagues.

3.

{{B)}SectionA{{/B}}

Directions:Inthissection,youwi11hear8shortconversationsand2

Iongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestions

wiIIbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestions

wi11bespokenonIyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewi11beapause.During

thepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),0)andD),and

decidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespond-ingIetteron

AnswerSheet2withasingleIinethroughthecentre.

A.Peterisverybusy.

B.Peterworksfast.

C.Peterworkshard.

D.Peterisbehindinstudy.

4.

Directions:Inthispart,youwi11have15minutestogooverthepassage

quicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

Forquestions8-10,compIetethesentenceswiththeinformationgiven

inthepassage.

WhyPopMusicSoundsPerfect

Ifyouhaven,tbeenIisteningtopopradiointhepastfewmonths,

you*vemissedtheriseoftwoseeminglyopposingtrends.Inamedium

inwhichmediocresinginghasneverbeenabartoentry,alotofpop

vocaIssuddenlysoundgreat.Betterthangreat:note-andpitch-perfect,

asifthere1sbeenanunspokentighteningofstandardsatrecordIabeIs

oranevolutionaryleapinthedeveIopmentofvocaIcords.Attheother

extremeareafewhip-hopsingerswhoalsohittheirnotesbutwitha

precisionsoexaggeratedthatonfirstIisten,theirsongssound

comica11yartificial,Iikeachorusof50srobotssingingMotown.

TheforcebehindbothtrendsisaningeniouspIug-incaIledAuto-Tune,

adownIoadabIestudiotrickthatcantakeavocalandinstantlynudge

itontothepropernoteormoveittothecorrectpitch.It*sIike

Photoshopforthehumanvoice.Auto-Tunedoesn1tmakeitpossibIefor

justanyonetosingIikeapro,butusedasitscreatorintended,itcan

transformawaveringperformanceintosomethingtechnicallyflawless.

"Rightnow,ifyouIistentopop.everythingisinperfectpitch,perfect

timeandperfecttune,"saysproducerRickRubin."That,showubiquitous

Auto-Tuneis."

1

Auto-TunesinventorisamannamedAndyHildebrandtwhoworked

foryearsinterpretingseismicdatafortheoiIindustry.Usinga

mathematicaIformuIacaIledautocorreIation,HiIdebrandwouIdsendsound

wavesintothegroundandrecordtheirrefIections,providinganaccurate

mapofpotentiaIdrillsites.It'satechniquethatsavesoiIcompanies

lotsofmoneyanda11owedHiIdebrandtoretireat40.Hewasdebating

thenextchapterofhislifeatadinnerpartywhenaguestchaIlenged

himtoinventaboxthatwouldallowhertosingintune.Afterhetinkered

withautocorrelationforafewmonths,Auto-Tunewasborninlate1996.

AImostimmediately,studioengineersadopteditasatradesecret

tofixfIubbednotes,savingthemtheexpenseandhassleofhavingto

redosessions.ThefirsttimecommonearsheardAuto-Tunewasonthe

immenselyirritating1998Cherhit"Believe."Inthefirstverse,when

Chersings°Ican*tbreakthrough"asthoughshe,sstandingbehindan

electricfan,that*sAuto-Tune-butit'snotthewayHiIdebrandmeant

ittobeused.Theprogram,sretunespeed,whichadjuststhesinger,

svoice,canbesetfromzeroto400."Ifyousetitto10,thatmeans

thattheoutputpitchwi11gethaIfwaytothetargetpitchin10

mi11iseconds,"saysHiIdebrand."Butifyouletthatparametergotozero,

itfindsthenearestnoteandchangestheoutputpitch

instantaneousIy"——eIiminatingthenaturaltransitionbetweennotesand

makingthesingersoundjumpyandautomat-ed."Ineverfiguredanyone

intheirrightmindwouldwanttodothat,"hesays.

LikeothertrendsspawnedbyCher,thecreativeabuseofAuto-Tune

quicklywentoutoffashion,althoughitcontinuedtobeanindispensabIe,

ifinaudible,partoftheengineer*stoolbox.Butin2003,T-Pain(Faheem

Najm),aIittIe-knownrapperandsinger,accidentallystumbledontothe

ChereffectwhileAuto-TuningsomeofhisvocaIs."Itjustworkedfor

myvoice,"saysT-PaininhisnaturalTailahasseedrawl,"Andtherewasn,

tanyoneelsedoingit."

Sineehis2005debutalbum,T-PainhassentadozensIightIyraunchy,

mechanicallycheerysinglesintotheTop10.Hecontributedtofour

nominatedsongsatGrammyAward2009,andhisinfluenceissti11spreading.

WhenKanyeWestwasIookingforaneffecttomatchsomeheartbrokenIyrics,

heflewT-PaintoHawaiitoseehowmanywaystheycouldtweakAuto-Tune.

Diddygaveapercentageofhisupcomingalbum1sprofitstoT-Painin

exchangeforsomelessons.EvenPrineeisrumoredtobeexperimeriting

withAuto-Tuneonhisnewrecord.'*Iknow[Auto-Tune]betterthananyone,”

saysT-Pain."AndevenI'mjustfiguringoutalIthewaysyoucanuse

ittochangethemoodofarecord."

Rubin,who*sproducedartistsasdiverseastheDixieChicksand

Meta11ica,worriesthatthesafetynetofAuto-Tuneismakingsingers

lazy."Sometimesasingerwi11dolotsoftakeswhenthey*rerecording

asong,andyoureaIlycanheartheemotionaIdifferencewhensomeone

doesagreatperformancevs.anaverageone,"saysRubin."Ifyou*re

pitch-correcting,youmightnotbothertomaketheeffort.Youmightjust

getitdoneandputitthroughthemachinesoit*sailintune."Rubin

hastakentohavinganethicaIconversationbeforeeachnewrecording

session.Iencour

A.Vocalcords.

B.Hip-hopsingers.

C.Motown.

D.Auto-Tune.

5.

Directions:Inthissection,youwiIIhear3shortpassages.Attheend

ofeachpassage,youwi11hearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthe

questionswi11bespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmust

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasingleIine

throughthecentre.

WhatisthedifferencebetweenMySpaceandotherwebsites

A.Itallowsonetoshowhispersonalinformation.

B.Itoffersonlythechildren'spersonalinformation.

C.Itisagainstparentsywilltoeducatethekids.

D.Itonlyoffersstoriesaboutotherpeople.

6.

Whatisthewoman9sprofession

A.Aliteratureprofessor.

B.Anacademicadvisor.

C.DeanoftheEnglishDepartment.

D.ADoctorofAppliedLinguistics.

7.

Accordingtothespeaker,whatproblemmayindoorairpo11utionbring

topeople

A.Theymayfeelexhausted.

B.Theymayfeelverynervous.

C.Theymayhaveheartache.

D.Theymaysufferacold.

8.

Whatisthewoman,sfirstsuggestiontoherhus-band

A.Heshouldstartwithalightworkout.

B.Heshouldgotohaveacheck-up.

C.Heshouldeatlessfattyfoods.

D.Heshouldvisitafitnesstrainer.

9.

WhymustairbepumpedintothepIane

A.Theplanecan,tflywithoutair.

B.Theplaneneedsairforitsrefueling.

C.Itmeetsthepassengers,needs.

D.Itmeetsthepilots,needs.

10.

Directions:Inthissection,youwi11hear3shortpassages.Attheend

ofeachpassage,youwi11hearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthe

questionswi11bespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmust

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasingleIine

throughthecentre.

WhatdowelearnfromthepassageaboutMySpace

A.It'sareliablewaytomakefriendsonline.

B.Itisconvenienttogetintouchwiththeirparents.

C.Itisregardedasawayofjudginghighschoolpopularity.

D.Itisregardedasawayofjudgingsubjectscores.

11.

Whatcausestheindoorairpo11utionaccordingtothespeaker

A.Thebuildingmethodthebuildersusetosaveenergy.

B.Thelimitoftheflowofairbetweeninsideandoutside.

C.Theuseofman-madebuildingmaterials.

D.Thelimitofair-flowandtheman-madematerials.

12.

Whydoesthemanresorttothewoman

A.Toinquireaboutswitchingmajors.

B.Tofindahelpingsupervisor.

C.Tomakeuptheremainingcredits.

D.Toapplyforamaster,sdegree.

13.

Directions:Inthispart,youwi11have15minutestogooverthepassage

quicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

Forquestions8-10,compIetethesentenceswiththeinformationgiven

inthepassage.

WhyPopMusicSoundsPerfect

Ifyouhaven1tbeenIisterlingtopopradiointhepastfewmonths,

you*vemissedtheriseoftwoseeminglyopposingtrends.Inamedium

inwhichmediocresinginghasneverbeenabartoentry,alotofpop

vocaIssuddenlysoundgreat.Betterthangreat:note-andpitch-perfect,

asifthere*sbeenanunspokentighteningofstandardsatrecordlabels

oranevolutionaryleapinthedeveIopmentofvocaIcords.Attheother

extremeareafewhip-hopsingerswhoalsohittheirnotesbutwitha

precisionsoexaggeratedthatonfirstIisten,theirsongssound

comica11yartificial,Iikeachorusof50srobotssingingMotown.

TheforcebehindbothtrendsisaningeniouspIug-incalledAuto-Tune,

adownIoadabIestudiotrickthatcantakeavocalandinstantlynudge

itontothepropernoteormoveittothecorrectpitch.It*sIike

Photoshopforthehumanvoice.Auto-Tunedoesn*tmakeitpossiblefor

justanyonetosingIikeapro,butusedasitscreatorintended,itcan

transformawaveringperformanceintosomethingtechnicallyflawless.

"Rightnow,ifyouIistentopop.everythingisinperfectpitch,perfect

timeandperfecttune,"saysproducerRickRubin."That,showubiquitous

Auto-Tuneis."

Auto-Tune'sinventorisamannamedAndyHiIdebrand,whoworked

foryearsinterpretingseismicdatafortheoiIindustry.Usinga

mathematicaIformuIacaIledautocorreIation,HiIdebrandwouIdsendsound

wavesintothegroundandrecordtheirrefIections,providinganaccurate

mapofpotentiaIdrillsites.It'satechniquethatsavesoiIcompanies

lotsofmoneyanda11owedHiIdebrandtoretireat40.Hewasdebating

thenextchapterofhislifeatadinnerpartywhenaguestchaIIenged

himtoinventaboxthatwouIdaIlowhertosingintune.Afterhetinkered

withautocorrelationforafewmonths,Auto-Tunewasborninlate1996.

AImostimmediately,studioengineersadopteditasatradesecret

tofixfIubbednotes,savingthemtheexpenseandhassleofhavingto

redosessions.ThefirsttimecommonearsheardAuto-Tunewasonthe

immenselyirritating1998Cherhit"Believe."Inthefirstverse,when

Chersings"Ican,tbreakthrough"asthoughshe'sstandingbehindan

electricfan,that1sAuto-Tune-butit*snotthewayHiIdebrandmeant

ittobeused.Theprogram,sretunespeed,whichadjuststhesinger,

svoice,canbesetfromzeroto400."Ifyousetitto10,thatmeans

thattheoutputpitchwiIIgethaIfwaytothetargetpitchin10

miIIiseconds,'*saysHiIdebrand."Butifyouletthatparametergotozero,

itfindsthenearestnoteandchangestheoutputpitch

instantaneously"-eliminatingthenaturaltransitionbetweennotesand

makingthesingersoundjumpyandautomat-ed,"Ineverfiguredanyone

intheirrightmindwouldwanttodothat,"hesays.

LikeothertrendsspawnedbyCher,thecreativeabuseofAuto-Tune

quicklywentoutoffashion,althoughitcontinuedtobeanindispensabIe,

ifinaudible,partoftheengineer1stoolbox.Butin2003,T-Pain(Faheem

Najm),aIittIe-knownrapperandsinger,accidentaIIystumbledontothe

ChereffectwhileAuto-TuningsomeofhisvocaIs."Itjustworkedfor

myvoice,"saysT-PaininhisnaturalTailahasseedrawl,"Andtherewasn,

tanyoneelsedoingit."

Sineehis2005debutalbum,T-PainhassentadozensIightIyraunchy,

mechanicallycheerysinglesintotheTop10.Hecontributedtofour

nominatedsongsatGrammyAward2009,andhisinfluenceissti11spreading.

WhenKanyeWestwasIookingforaneffecttomatchsomeheartbrokenIyrics,

heflewT-PaintoHawaiitoseehowmanywaystheycouldtweakAuto-Tune.

Diddygaveapercentageofhisupcomingalbum'sprofitstoT-Painin

exchangeforsomelessons.EvenPrineeisrumoredtobeexperimenting

withAuto-Tuneonhisnewrecord."Iknow[Auto-Tune]betterthananyone,”

saysT-Pain."AndevenI'mjustfiguringouta11thewaysyoucanuse

ittochangethemoodofarecord."

Rubin,who*sproducedartistsasdiverseastheDixieChicksand

MetalIica,worriesthatthesafetynetofAuto-Tuneismakingsingers

lazy."SometimesasingerwiIIdolotsoftakeswhenthey*rerecording

asong,andyoureallycanheartheemotionaIdifferencewhensomeone

doesagreatperformancevs.anaverageone,MsaysRubin."Ifyou're

pitch-correcting,youmightnotbothertomaketheeffort.Youmightjust

getitdoneandputitthroughthemachinesoit*sailintune."Rubin

hastakentohavinganethicalconversationbeforeeachnewrecording

session."Iencour

A.arecordfactory

B.theoilindustry

C.aconsultationcompany

D.theadvertisingindustry

14.

Whydoesthewomansuggestthemancycle

A.Ithelpsimprovethephysicalhealth.

B.Itisgoodforasoundsleep.

C.Ithelpsdevelopmentaltoughness.

D.Ithelpsloseweight.

15.

{{B}}SectionA{{/B)}

Directions:Inthissection,youwi11hear8shortconversationsand2

Iongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestions

wi11beaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestions

wiIIbespokenonIyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewi11beapause.During

thepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),and

decidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespond-ingIetteron

AnswerSheet2withasingleIinethroughthecentre.

A.FlytoClevelanddirectly.

B.TakeaconnectingflightatSeattle.

C.BuytheticketatSeattle.

D.Buyadomesticairlineticket.

16.

Whatisthemosteffectivewaytocleantheair

A.Toletoutcleangas.

B.Totakeinharmfulgas.

C.Tousevariousplants.

D.Tolettheairflowfreely.

17.

Directions:Inthissection,youwi11hear3shortpassages.Attheend

ofeachpassage,youwiIIhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthe

questionswiIIbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmust

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasingleIine

throughthecentre.

WhatisthesecurityproblemofMySpaceaccordingtoBuchanan

A.Therearetoomanycomplaintsfromnetusers.

B.Hackers*attackofMySpacecannotbeforbidden.

C.Parentscannothelpcheckingchildren,sinformation.

D.Itiseasyfortrouble-makerstodoharmtochildren.

18.

WhydoesthemanwanttotakeupTeachingEnglishasaForeignLanguage

A.Hecan'tcatchupwithhisclassmates.

B.HefindstheEnglishcourseloadtooheavy.

C.Heisnotinterestedinhispresentmajor.

D.HeisgoodatAppliedLinguistics.

19.

Whatwi11possiblycausetheplanetocrash

A.Theplanefliesathighaltitudes.

B.Theplaneisfilledwithair.

C.Themetalstructureoftheplaneisverystrong.

D.Asmallpartoftheplanecracks.

20.

{{B}}SectionA{{/B}}

Directions:Inthissection,youwi11hear8shortconversationsand2

Iongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestions

wiIIbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestions

wiIIbespokenonIyonce.AftereachquestiontherewiIIbeapause.During

thepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),and

decidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespond-ingIetteron

AnswerSheet2withasingleIinethroughthecentre.

A.Heknowswheretogetanewmap.

B.Hewillhelpthewomanreadthemap.

C.Hehasalreadyseenthelibrary.

D.Hewillgotothelibraryaswell.

21.

Directions:Inthispart,youwi11have15minutestogooverthepassage

quicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

Forquestions8-10,compIetethesentenceswiththeinformationgiven

inthepassage.

WhyPopMusicSoundsPerfect

Ifyouhaven*tbeenIisteningtopopradiointhepastfewmonths,

you,vemissedtheriseoftwoseeminglyopposingtrends.Inamedium

inwhichmediocresinginghasneverbeenabartoentry,alotofpop

vocaIssuddenlysoundgreat.Betterthangreat:note-andpitch-perfect,

asifthere1sbeenanunspokentighteningofstandardsatrecordIabeIs

oranevolutionaryleapinthedevelopmentofvocalcords.Attheother

extremeareafewhip-hopsingerswhoalsohittheirnotesbutwitha

precisionsoexaggeratedthatonfirstIisten,theirsongssound

comica11yartificial,Iikeachorusof50srobotssingingMotown.

TheforcebehindbothtrendsisaningeniouspIug-incalledAuto-Tune,

adownIoadabIestudiotrickthatcantakeavocaIandinstantlynudge

itontothepropernoteormoveittothecorrectpitch.It,sIike

Photoshopforthehumanvoice.Auto-Tunedoesn*tmakeitpossiblefor

justanyonetosingIikeapro,butusedasitscreatorintended,itcan

transformawaveringperformanceintosomethingtechnicaIIyflawless.

"Rightnow,ifyouIistentopop,everythingisinperfectpitch,perfect

timeandperfecttune,"saysproducerRickRubin."That,showubiquitous

Auto-Tuneis.”

Auto-Tune'sinventorisamannamedAndyHiIdebrand,whoworked

foryearsinterpretingseismicdatafortheoiIindustry.Usinga

mathematicaIformuIacalledautocorrelation,HiIdebrandwouldsendsound

wavesintothegroundandrecordtheirrefIections,providinganaccurate

mapofpotentiaIdrillsites.It'satechniquethatsavesoiIcompanies

lotsofmoneyanda11owedHiIdebrandtoretireat40.Hewasdebating

thenextchapterofhislifeatadinnerpartywhenaguestcha11enged

himtoinventaboxthatwouldallowhertosingintune.Afterhetinkered

withautocorrelationforafewmonths,Auto-Tunewasborninlate1996.

AImostimmediately,studioengineersadopteditasatradesecret

tofixfIubbednotes,savingthemtheexpenseandhassleofhavingto

redosessions.ThefirsttimecommonearsheardAuto-Tunewasonthe

immenselyirritating1998Cherhit"Believe.MInthefirstverse,when

Chersings"Ican,tbreakthrough"asthoughshe*sstandingbehindan

electricfan,that*sAuto-Tune-butit*snotthewayHiIdebrandmeant

ittobeused.Theprogram,sretunespeed,whichadjuststhesinger,

svoice,canbesetfromzeroto400."Ifyousetitto10,thatmeans

thattheoutputpitchwiIIgethaIfwaytothetargetpitchin10

mi11iseconds,'*saysHiIdebrand."Butifyouletthatparametergotozero,

itfindsthenearestnoteandchangestheoutputpitch

instantaneously"-eliminatingthenaturaltransitionbetweennotesand

makingthesingersoundjumpyandautomat-ed."Ineverfiguredanyone

intheirrightmindwouldwanttodothat,"hesays.

LikeothertrendsspawnedbyCher,thecreativeabuseofAuto-Tune

quicklywentoutoffashion,althoughitcontinuedtobeanindispensabIe,

ifinaudible,partoftheengineer*stoolbox.Butin2003,T-Pain(Faheem

Najm),aIittle-knownrapperandsinger,accidentallystumbIedontothe

ChereffectwhileAuto-TuningsomeofhisvocaIs."Itjustworkedfor

myvoice,"saysT-PaininhisnaturalTailahasseedrawl."Andtherewasn)

tanyoneelsedoingit."

Sineehis2005debutalbum,T-PainhassentadozensIightIyraunchy,

mechanicaIIycheerysinglesintotheTop10.Hecontributedtofour

nominatedsongsatGrammyAward2009,andhisinfluenceissti11spreading.

WhenKanyeWestwasIookingforaneffecttomatchsomeheartbrokenIyrics.

heflewT-PaintoHawaiitoseehowmanywaystheycouldtweakAuto-Tune.

Diddygaveapercentageofhisupcomingalbum'sprofitstoT-Painin

exchangeforsomelessons.EvenPrineeisrumoredtobeexperimenting

withAuto-Tuneonhisnewrecord."Iknow[Auto-Tune]betterthananyone,"

saysT-Pain."AndevenI,mjustfiguringoutalIthewaysyoucanuse

ittochangethemoodofarecord."

Rubin,who'sproducedartistsasdiverseastheDixieChicksand

MetalIica,worriesthatthesafetynetofAuto-Tuneismakingsingers

lazy."Sometimesasingerwi11dolotsoftakeswhenthey,rerecording

asong,andyoureallycanheartheemotionaIdifferencewhensomeone

doesagreatperformancevs.anaverageone,"saysRubin."Ifyou1re

pitch-correcting,youmightnotbothertomaketheeffort.Youmightjust

getitdoneandputitthroughthemachinesoit*sailintune."Rubin

hastakentohavinganethicaIconversationbeforeeachnewrecording

session."Iencour

A.whenhewas40

B.intheyear1996

C.forfinancialpurpose

D.forhisownchildren

22.

Howmanycreditsshouldthemanobtaintogetamaster*sdegree

A.Twenty-fourcredits.

B.Twelvecredits.

C.ThreeCredits.

D.Thirty-sixcredits.

23.

Directions:Inthissection,youwi11hear3shortpassages.Attheend

ofeachpassage,youwi11hearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthe

questionswi11bespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmust

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2wi