单选题Our future will be ______ on what services we can provide.A basicB basedC basingD base
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Our future will be ______ on what services we can provide.
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第1题：
189. What will man be like in the future—in 5,000 or even 50,000 years from now? We can only make a guess, of course, but we can be sure that he will be different from what he is today. For man is slowly changing all the time. Let us take an obvious example. Man, even five hundred years ago, was shorter than he is today. Now, on average, men are about three inches taller. Five hundred years is a relatively short period of time, so we may assume that man will continue to grow taller. Again, in the modern world we use our brains a great deal. Even so, we still make use of only about 20% of the brain’s capacity. As time goes on, however, we shall have to use our brains more and more—and eventually we shall need larger ones. This is likely to bring about a physical change too: the head, in particular the forehead, will grow larger. Nowadays our eyes are in constant use. In fact, we use them so much that very often they become weaker and we have to wear glasses. But over a very long period of time it is likely that man’s eyes will grow stronger. On the other hand, we tend to make less use of our arms and legs. These, as a result, are likely to grow weaker. At the same time, however, our fingers will grow more sensitive because they are used a great deal in modern life. But what about hair? This will probably disappear from the body altogether in course of time because it does not serve a useful purpose any longer. In the future, then, both sexes are likely to be bald. Perhaps all this gives the impression that future man will not be a very attractive creature to look at. This may well be true. All the same, in spite of all these changes, future man will still have a lot in common with us. He will still be a human being, with thoughts and emotions similar to our own. [共5题]
(1) Future man is likely to be different from us ________.
(A) in quite a few ways (B) in almost every way
(C) in great many ways (D) in one or two ways
(2) The reason for believing that future man will be different is that man ________.
(A) began to change five hundred years ago
(B) never stops changing
(C) never stops growing
(D) has recently begun to change
(3) People’s heads will eventually grow larger. This is because their brains ________.
(A) will grow faster than at present
(B) will need more room than at present
(C) will play an important part
(D) will be in constant use
(4) Future man will probably ________.
(A) have bigger eyes (B) get weaker eyes
(C) see better (D) have to wear better glasses
(5) Future man’s hair will ________.
(A) grow darker (B) stop growing completely
(C) fall out more often (D) get longer
正确答案：A B D C B
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第2题：
29． When it thunders, we always see the light before we hear the sound．______ It’s because
A． our eyes are in front of our ears
B． our eyes are cleverer than our ears
C． our eyes can see but our ears can-t
D．light goes faster than sound
正确答案：D
29.D【解析】这是一个科普常识，因为光速比声速快。 -
第3题：
What can we do for the case?____________A.I don't care about it
B.The case is difficult
C.We would consult our layer
参考答案：C
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第4题：
听力原文： Money means different things to different people. We have all heard or used expressions such as, "How much money do you want for this? How much money do you make?" and "They have a lot of money." It is obvious that money does not mean the same thing in each of these expressions. In the first expression, money refers to a price; in the second, to income; and in the third, to wealth. The confusion arises because money is the standard in terms of which we value all material goods and services. For most of us, both income and wealth are considerably greater than our holdings of money. Income is the net revenue we receive for the sale of our services or of the products of our services. Wealth is the accumulation of past savings of income. Most of us hold only a small part of our wealth in the form. of money.
24. Which is the best answer to the question "How much money do you want for this?"
25.What is used as the standard to value all material goods and services?
26.What may be greater than our holdings of money?
27.What is wealth?
(24)
A．Three items.
B．$10.8.
C．A blue one.
D．U.S. Dollars.
正确答案：B
解析：录音原文提到In the first expression, money refers to a price. 在货币的第一种表达法里，它指价格。第一种表达就是出现在"How much money do you want for this?"。 -
第5题：
Text 3 Up until a few decades ago,our visions of the future were largely-though by no means uniformly-glowingly positive.Science and technology would cure all the ills of humanity,leading to lives of fulfillment and opportunity for all.Now utopia has grown unfashionable,as we have gained a deeper appreciation of the range of threats facing us,from asteroid strike to epidemic flu and to climate change.You might even be tempted to assume that humanity has little future to look forward to.But such gloominess is misplaced.The fossil record shows that many species have endured for millions of years-so why shouldn't we?Take a broader look at our species'place in the universe,and it becomes clear that we have an excellent chance of surviving for tens,if not hundreds,of thousands of years.Look up Homo sapiens in the"Red List"of threatened species of the International Union for the Conversation of Nature（IUCN）,and you will read:"Listed as Least Concern as the species is very widely distributed,adaptable,currently increasing,and there are no major threats resulting in an overall population decline."So what does our deep future hold?A growing number of researchers and organisations are now thinking seriously about that question.For example,the Long Now Foundation has its flagship project a medical clock that is designed to still be marking time thousands of years hence.Perhaps willfully,it may be easier to think about such lengthy timescales than about the more immediate future.The potential evolution of today's technology,and its social consequences,is dazzlingly complicated,and it's perhaps best left to science fiction writers and futurologists to explore the many possibilities we can envisage.That's one reason why we have launched Arc,a new publication dedicated to the near future.But take a longer view and there is a surprising amount that we can say with considerable assurance.As so often,the past holds the key to the future:we have now identified enough of the long-term patterns shaping the history of the planet,and our species,to make evidence-based forecasts about the situations in which our descendants will find themselves.This long perspective makes the pessimistic view of our prospects seem more likely to be a passing fad.To be sure,the future is not all rosy.But we are now knowledgeable enough to reduce many of the risks that threatened the existence of earlier humans,and to improve the lot of those to come.33.Which of the following is true according to Paragraph 5?A.Arc helps limit the scope of futurological studies.
B.Technology offers solutions to social problem.
C.The interest in science fiction is on the rise.
D.Our Immediate future is hard to conceive.答案：D解析：推理判断由本题的题干可以锁定本题的答案在文章的第五段。该段首句为段落中心句，“与思考眼前的未来相比，对如此之长的时间跨度进行思考似乎更为容易”，反过来思考也就是说，眼前的未来更难思考，符合D选项含义“我们眼前的未来很难去设想”。B选项“Arc帮助缩小了未来学研究的范围”，该选项在文中出现在该段的最后一句话“这就是为什么我们可以发行Arc这样一个致力于研究近期未来的全新出版物”，和题目含义有很大出入，故排除。C选项“技术为社会问题提供了解决方法”，段中并未提到。A选项“对科幻小说的兴趣与日俱增 -
第6题：
Text 3 Up until a few decades ago,our visions of the future were largely-though by no means uniformly-glowingly positive.Science and technology would cure all the ills of humanity,leading to lives of fulfillment and opportunity for all.Now utopia has grown unfashionable,as we have gained a deeper appreciation of the range of threats facing us,from asteroid strike to epidemic flu and to climate change.You might even be tempted to assume that humanity has little future to look forward to.But such gloominess is misplaced.The fossil record shows that many species have endured for millions of years-so why shouldn't we?Take a broader look at our species'place in the universe,and it becomes clear that we have an excellent chance of surviving for tens,if not hundreds,of thousands of years.Look up Homo sapiens in the"Red List"of threatened species of the International Union for the Conversation of Nature（IUCN）,and you will read:"Listed as Least Concern as the species is very widely distributed,adaptable,currently increasing,and there are no major threats resulting in an overall population decline."So what does our deep future hold?A growing number of researchers and organisations are now thinking seriously about that question.For example,the Long Now Foundation has its flagship project a medical clock that is designed to still be marking time thousands of years hence.Perhaps willfully,it may be easier to think about such lengthy timescales than about the more immediate future.The potential evolution of today's technology,and its social consequences,is dazzlingly complicated,and it's perhaps best left to science fiction writers and futurologists to explore the many possibilities we can envisage.That's one reason why we have launched Arc,a new publication dedicated to the near future.But take a longer view and there is a surprising amount that we can say with considerable assurance.As so often,the past holds the key to the future:we have now identified enough of the long-term patterns shaping the history of the planet,and our species,to make evidence-based forecasts about the situations in which our descendants will find themselves.This long perspective makes the pessimistic view of our prospects seem more likely to be a passing fad.To be sure,the future is not all rosy.But we are now knowledgeable enough to reduce many of the risks that threatened the existence of earlier humans,and to improve the lot of those to come.31.Our vision of the future used to be inspired byA.our desire for lives of fulfillment
B.our faith in science and technology
C.our awareness of potential risks
D.our belief in equal opportunity答案：B解析：根据题干信息，our vision of the future used to定位为文章第一段。该段落共计两句话。第一句总体交代了过去人们对未来的畅想总体是积极，正面的（were largely positive）。本题的正确答案就隐含在第二句话中。第二个句子实际上紧接着第一句话，交代了积极畅想的原因在于“科学和技术能治愈人类的一切疾病”，由此可确定本题的正确答案为B。选项A、D都错在因果倒置，“lives of fulfillment”以及“opportunity for all”都是科学、技术带来的结 -
第7题：
Which of the following is Not True?A. Advertisement makes contribution to our pockets and we may know everything
B. We can buy what we want
C. Products of good quality don't need to be advertised
D. Advertisement makes our life colorful
19. Which of the following is Not True?答案：C解析：A、B、D项均可在文中找到依据；C项说法错误，优质产品也可能需要广告的宣传。 -
第8题：
Text 3 Scientists have found that although we are prone to snap overreactions,if we take a moment and think about how we are likely to react,we can reduce or even eliminate the negative effects of our quick,hardwired responses.Snap decisions can be important defense mechanisms;if we are judging whether someone is dangerous,our brains and bodies are hardwired to react very quickly,within milliseconds.But we need more time to assess other factors.To accurately tell whether someone is sociable,studies show,we need at least a minute,preferably five.It takes a while to judge complex aspects of personality,like neuroticism or openmindedness.But snap decisions in reaction to rapid stimuli aren't exclusive to the interpersonal realm.Psychologists at the University of Toronto found that viewing a fastfood logo for just a few milliseconds primes us to read 20 percent faster,even though reading has little to do with eating.We unconsciously associate fast food with speed and impatience and carry those impulses into whatever else we're doing.Subjects exposed to fastfood flashes also tend to think a musical piece lasts too long.Yet we can reverse such influences.If we know we will overreact to consumer products or housing options when we see a happy face（one reason good sales representatives and real estate agents are always smiling）,we can take a moment before buying.If we know female job screeners are more likely to reject attractive female applicants,we can help screeners understand their biases—or hire outside screeners.John Gottman,the marriage expert,explains that we quickly“thin slice”information reliably only after we ground such snap reactions in“thick sliced”longterm study.When Dr.Gottman really wants to assess whether a couple will stay together,he invites them to his island retreat for a much longer evaluation;two days,not two seconds.Our ability to mute our hardwired reactions by pausing is what differentiates us from animals:doges can think about the future only intermittently or for a few minutes.But historically we have spent about 12 percent of our days contemplating the longer term.Although technology might change the way we react,it hasn't changed our nature.We still have the imaginative capacity to rise above temptation and reverse the highspeed trend.
Our reaction to a fastfood logo shows that snap decisions_____A.can be associative
B.are not unconscious
C.can be dangerous
D.are not impulsive答案：A解析：细节题【命题思路】本题主要考查考生对于段落具体信息的把握和理解，了解快速决定和快餐食物商标有何关系，并且能够识别出选项信息和原文信息的关键词发生的同义替换，排除偷换概念、无中生有等干扰选项。【直击答案】由题干的关键信息“fastfood logo”定位到第三段。第三段开头就提到，让人做出仓促决定的刺激因素不仅限于人际关系范围内。紧接着一句说人们对快餐商标的反应速度比一般阅读速度快作为例证。下一句阐述了原因：因为人们无意识地（unconsciously）将“快餐”与“速度”和“急躁”联系在一起，并将这些冲动付诸行动。A项说决定是有联系性的，正确，因为人们将“快餐”与“速度”、“急躁”联系起来。【排除干扰】B项说决定是“有意识的”，与原文表达“unconsciously”不符，故排除。C项说决定“是危险的”，错在张冠李戴，原文提及的“whether someone is dangerous，”对象是人而非快速决定，故排除。D项说决定是“不冲动的”，与原文意思相悖，故排除。 -
第9题：
资料：Procrastination comes in many disguises. We might resolve to tackle a task, but find endless reasons to defer it. We might prioritize things we can readily tick off our to-do list- answering emails, say- while leaving the big, complex stuff untouched for another day. We can look and feel busy. while artfully avoiding the tanks that really matter. And when we look at those rolling, long untouched items at the bottom of our to-do list, we can't help but feel a little disappointed in ourselves.
The problem is our brains are programmed to procrastinate. In general, we all tend to struggle with task that promise future upside in return for efforts we take now. That's because it's easier for our brains to process concrete rather than abstract things, and the immediate hassle is very tangible compared with those unknowable, uncertain future benefits. So the short-term effort easily dominates the long-term upside in our minds--an example of something that behavioral scientists call present bias.
How can you become less myopic about your elusive tasks? It's all about rebalancing the cost benefit analysis: make the benefits of action feel bigger, and the costs of action feel smaller. The reward for doing a pestering task needs to feel larger than the immediate pain of tacking it.
To make the benefits of action feel bigger and more real:
Visualize how great it will be to get it done. Researchers have discovered that people are more likely to save for their future retirement if they're shown digitally aged photographs of themselves. Why? Because it makes their future self feel more real-making the future benefits of saving also feel more weighty.
How can you become less myopic about your elusive tasks?A.Make the costs of action feel smaller.
B.Make the reward larger than the immediate pain of doing it.
C.Make the benefits of action feel bigger.
D.All the above.答案：D解析：本题考查的是细节理解。
【关键词】how; less myopic; elusive tasks
【主题句】第3自然段How can you become less myopic about your elusive tasks? It’s all about rebalancing the cost-benefit analysis: make the benefits of action feel bigger, and the costs of action feel smaller. The reward for doing a pestering task needs to feel larger than the immediate pain of tackling it. 对于困难的任务，你怎么能少一些目光短浅？ 重新平衡成本效益分析很关键：让行动的好处变得更大，行动成本更小。 做困难任务的奖励需要比解决它的直接痛苦更大。
【解析】选项A意为“让行动的代价变得更小”；选项B意为“让奖励大于做它的直接痛苦”；选项C意为“让行动的好处感觉更大”；选项D意为“以上全部”。根据文章第3段的内容（主题句），可知A、B、C项原文都有提及，因此该题选D，所有都涉及。 -
第10题：
资料：Procrastination comes in many disguises. We might resolve to tackle a task, but find endless reasons to defer it. We might prioritize things we can readily tick off our to-do list- answering emails, say- while leaving the big, complex stuff untouched for another day. We can look and feel busy. while artfully avoiding the tanks that really matter. And when we look at those rolling, long untouched items at the bottom of our to-do list, we can't help but feel a little disappointed in ourselves.
The problem is our brains are programmed to procrastinate. In general, we all tend to struggle with task that promise future upside in return for efforts we take now. That's because it's easier for our brains to process concrete rather than abstract things, and the immediate hassle is very tangible compared with those unknowable, uncertain future benefits. So the short-term effort easily dominates the long-term upside in our minds--an example of something that behavioral scientists call present bias.
How can you become less myopic about your elusive tasks? It's all about rebalancing the cost benefit analysis: make the benefits of action feel bigger, and the costs of action feel smaller. The reward for doing a pestering task needs to feel larger than the immediate pain of tacking it.
To make the benefits of action feel bigger and more real:
Visualize how great it will be to get it done. Researchers have discovered that people are more likely to save for their future retirement if they're shown digitally aged photographs of themselves. Why? Because it makes their future self feel more real-making the future benefits of saving also feel more weighty.
What is the best title for this passage?A.How to beat procrastination
B.Our brain and procrastination
C.Benefits and costs of procrastination
D.The perils of procrastination答案：A解析：本题考查的是主旨大意。
【关键词】title
【主题句】第1段第1句Procrastination comes in many disguises.拖延症有很多不同形式。第2段第1句The problem is our brains are programmed to procrastinate.问题是我们的大脑是自动选择延迟的。第3段第1句How can you become less myopic about your elusive tasks?对于困难的任务如何才能少一些目光短浅呢？
【解析】本题的问题是“本文最可能的标题是什么？”。选项A意为“如何击败拖延”；选项B意为“我们的大脑和拖延”；选项C意为“拖延的好处和代价”；选项D意为“拖延的危险”。文章标题一般要结合每段的首末句，因为它们是段意的中心内容。通览文章后，我们知道文章中提到了三点：1.拖延症会以不同面目出现。 2. 解释拖延症出现的原因是因为大脑的自然选择。3.提出如何解决拖延症问题并且论述具体实施办法。这三点综合起来就是本文的中心思想，即如何击败拖延症，故A项正确。 -
第11题：
The truth is that it is only by studying history( )we can learn what to expect in the future.A.which
B.and then
C.that
D.by which答案：C解析：考查强调句型。被强调的部分是状语by studying history，后面填that。故本题选C。句意：事实上，我们只有通过研究历史，才能学会预见未来。 -
第12题：
问答题Practice 15 Thank you for choosing our restaurant during your visit to London. Services to guests of the restaurant are a large part of our tasks, and we are grateful for the opportunity to serve you. We would like to invite your comments on our performance and to learn from your experiences. Please take a few moments to complete our customer response form so that we may serve you better in the future.正确答案：
【参考译文】
感谢您在访问伦敦期间选择我们的餐厅就餐。为客人服务是我们的宗旨,感谢您给我们提供为您服务的机会。希望您对我们的服务提出宝贵意见,我们会从中学习。请抽出几分钟时间来填写客户反馈表,以便我们将来可以更好地为您服务。解析：
①tasks直译为“任务”不恰当，改译为“宗旨”。
②comments on sth.对……的意见。
③customer response form客户反馈表。 -
第13题：
Tax,______ can be used in public services, is very important to our country.A.which
B.that
C.what
参考答案：A
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第14题：
What can we do for the case?_________A.We would condult our lawyer
B.The case is difficult
C.I don't care about it
参考答案：A
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第15题：
We are()in the future of our motherland.A、aware
B、confident
C、sure
D、certain
参考答案：B
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第16题：
30． What is the passage mainly about? 、
A． We must make more friends．
B． Don-t quarrel with our parents．
C． What should we do when our parents quarrel．
D． Sometimes we must stay away from our parents．
正确答案：C
C【解析】全篇都是写关于父母吵架时，“你”应该怎么做的建议。 -
第17题：
Many experts believe that in the new world of artificial intelligence（AI）human beings will still be needed to do the jobs that require higher-order critical,creative,and innovative thinking and the jobs that require high emotional engagement to meet the needs of other human beings.The 1 for many of us is that we do not excel at those skills because of our natural cognitive and emotional tendencies:We are confirmation-seeking thinkers and ego-affirmation-seeking defensive reasoners.We will need to overcome those tendencies 2 take our thinking,listening,relating,and collaborating skills to a much higher level.This process of 3 begins with changing our definition of what it means to"be smart."4,many of us have achieved success 5 being"smarter"than other people as 6 by grades and test scores,beginning in our early days in school.AI will change that because there is no 7 any human being can outsmart,8,IBM's Watson,at least without augmentation,Smart machines can process,9,and recall information faster and better than we humans.10 AI can pattern-match faster and produce a wider array of alternatives than we can.AI can even learn faster.In an age of smart machines,our old definition of what makes a person smart doesn't 11.What is needed is a new definition of being smart,one that 12 higher levels of human thinking and emotional engagement.The new smart will be determined not by what or how you know 13 by the quality of your thinking,listening,relating,collaborating,and learning.Quantity is 14 by quality.We will spend more time training to be open-minded and learning to update our beliefs in 15 to new data.We will practice 16 after our mistakes,and we will invest more in the skills traditionally 17 with emotional intelligence.The new smart will be about trying to overcome the two big 18 0f critical thinking and team collaboration:our ego and our fears.Doing so will make it easier to perceive reality as it is,rather than as we 19 it to be.In short,we will embrace humility.That is 20 we humans will add value in a world of smart technology.
7选？A.way
B.question
C.need
D.future答案：A解析：本题考查上下文语义十固定搭配。由空格下句“智能机器能够比人类更快、更好地处理……和回忆信息”以及随后的at least withoui.…（补充上述成立的限定条件）可推知，此处应表达“人类不会比IBM的沃森（机器）更聪明”之意；（there is）no way为固定搭配，表示“不可能；决不”，故A.way符合文意。B.question干扰较强，但there is no question表达“不可能”时，其后接of sth happening/sb doing sth．不接从句，而there is no question that表示“……毫无疑问”，与文意相悖。 -
第18题：
Which of the following is NOT true?__________A.Advertisement makes contribution to our pockets and we may know everything
B.We can buy what we want
C.Good quality products don't need to be advertised
D.Advertisement makes our life colorful答案：C解析：A选项说广告可以为我们的荷包做贡献而且我们可以知道很多事情，符合文章内容。B选项说我们可以买到我们想买的东西，文章里说的是我们买东西的时候很多时候都是根据广告的内容去买的，所以也符合文章内容。C选项说好品质的东西不需要做广告，文中没有提到。D选项说广告使我们的生活更加多彩，文章说了诸多广告的好处，可以推断出这个结论。故选C。 -
第19题：
What drives us is our mission to acelerate the world' s transition to sustainable, clean energy ,
but we will never achieve that missionwe______we eventually demonstrate that we can be sustainably profitable.
A、until
B、unless
C、if
D、through答案：B解析：本题考查语义逻辑。题干意为:我们让世界加速向可持续、清洁能源转型的这样一种使命，一直在推动着我们前进，但除非我们最终能证明,我们能够可持续地盈利，否则我们永远无法实现这一使命。 根据语义逻辑，只有unless代入进去符合题意，故本题选B. -
第20题：
资料：Procrastination comes in many disguises. We might resolve to tackle a task, but find endless reasons to defer it. We might prioritize things we can readily tick off our to-do list- answering emails, say- while leaving the big, complex stuff untouched for another day. We can look and feel busy. while artfully avoiding the tanks that really matter. And when we look at those rolling, long untouched items at the bottom of our to-do list, we can't help but feel a little disappointed in ourselves.
The problem is our brains are programmed to procrastinate. In general, we all tend to struggle with task that promise future upside in return for efforts we take now. That's because it's easier for our brains to process concrete rather than abstract things, and the immediate hassle is very tangible compared with those unknowable, uncertain future benefits. So the short-term effort easily dominates the long-term upside in our minds--an example of something that behavioral scientists call present bias.
How can you become less myopic about your elusive tasks? It's all about rebalancing the cost benefit analysis: make the benefits of action feel bigger, and the costs of action feel smaller. The reward for doing a pestering task needs to feel larger than the immediate pain of tacking it.
To make the benefits of action feel bigger and more real:
Visualize how great it will be to get it done. Researchers have discovered that people are more likely to save for their future retirement if they're shown digitally aged photographs of themselves. Why? Because it makes their future self feel more real-making the future benefits of saving also feel more weighty.
The next paragraph is probably about____.A.The natural function of our brain
B.The other ways to make the benefits of action feel bigger and real
C.The other ways to make the benefits of action feel smaller and unreal
D.The perils of procrastination答案：B解析：本题考查的是判断推理。
【关键词】next paragraph; probably about
【主题句】倒数第2段To make the benefits of action feel bigger and more real使行动的好处感觉更强烈更真实。
【解析】本题的问题是“下一段也许会讨论什么？”。选项A意为“我们大脑的自然功能”；选项B意为“使行动的好处感觉更大更真实的其他方法”；选项C意为“使行动的好处的其他方式感觉更小和不真实”；选项D意为“拖延的危险”。通览全文可知，文章讲的是如何避免拖延，作者就该问题给出了一个建议：To make the benefits of action feel bigger and more real.
对于这个建议的实施，作者在最后一段有说明，因此接下来作者也会针对这个建议进行更多详细说明，故B项正确。 -
第21题：
资料：Procrastination comes in many disguises. We might resolve to tackle a task, but find endless reasons to defer it. We might prioritize things we can readily tick off our to-do list- answering emails, say- while leaving the big, complex stuff untouched for another day. We can look and feel busy. while artfully avoiding the tanks that really matter. And when we look at those rolling, long untouched items at the bottom of our to-do list, we can't help but feel a little disappointed in ourselves.
The problem is our brains are programmed to procrastinate. In general, we all tend to struggle with task that promise future upside in return for efforts we take now. That's because it's easier for our brains to process concrete rather than abstract things, and the immediate hassle is very tangible compared with those unknowable, uncertain future benefits. So the short-term effort easily dominates the long-term upside in our minds--an example of something that behavioral scientists call present bias.
How can you become less myopic about your elusive tasks? It's all about rebalancing the cost benefit analysis: make the benefits of action feel bigger, and the costs of action feel smaller. The reward for doing a pestering task needs to feel larger than the immediate pain of tacking it.
To make the benefits of action feel bigger and more real:
Visualize how great it will be to get it done. Researchers have discovered that people are more likely to save for their future retirement if they're shown digitally aged photographs of themselves. Why? Because it makes their future self feel more real-making the future benefits of saving also feel more weighty.
Which one is TRUE about our brain?A.Concrete things are more attractive than the abstract things.
B.The long term upside is easily dominated by short-term effort in our minds.
C.We cannot avoid present bias in our brain.
D.The brain can be trained to procrastinate often.答案：B解析：本题考查的是细节理解。
【关键词】true; brain
【主题句】第二段The problem is our brains are programmed to procrastinate. In general, we all tend to struggle with tasks that promise future upside in return for efforts we take now. That’s because it’s easier for our brains to process concrete rather than abstract things, and the immediate hassle is very tangible compared with those unknowable, uncertain future benefits. So the short-term effort easily dominates the long-term upside in our minds — an example of something that behavioral scientists call present bias.
问题是我们的大脑自动选择拖延。总的来说，我们都倾向于努力解决那些将来承诺回报的任务，以换取我们现在所做的努力。这是因为我们的大脑更容易处理具体而不是抽象的事情。与那些不可知的，不确定的未来利益相比，直接的麻烦是非常有形的。 所以短期成就在我们脑中很轻易地支配了长期优势—这是行为科学家称之为现在偏见的一个例子。
【解析】本题问“关于我们大脑，哪一项是正确的？”。选项A意为“具体事物比抽象事物更具吸引力”；
选项B意为“短期成就在我们脑中很轻易地支配了长期优势”；选项C意为“我们无法避免目前的大脑偏见”；选项D意为“大脑因被训练而经常拖延”。
根据主题句可知，对我们大脑而言，运行具体的事项要比抽象的事物更容易，但不能由此推断具体的实物比抽象的事物更有吸引力，选项A错误；文末三段都是在说如何避免拖延，故“现在拖延”是不可避免的，选项C错误；.我们大脑是自动选择拖延的，而不是因训练造成的，故选项D错误；选项B内容与原文一致，故符合题意。 -
第22题：
资料：Procrastination comes in many disguises. We might resolve to tackle a task, but find endless reasons to defer it. We might prioritize things we can readily tick off our to-do list- answering emails, say- while leaving the big, complex stuff untouched for another day. We can look and feel busy. while artfully avoiding the tanks that really matter. And when we look at those rolling, long untouched items at the bottom of our to-do list, we can't help but feel a little disappointed in ourselves.
The problem is our brains are programmed to procrastinate. In general, we all tend to struggle with task that promise future upside in return for efforts we take now. That's because it's easier for our brains to process concrete rather than abstract things, and the immediate hassle is very tangible compared with those unknowable, uncertain future benefits. So the short-term effort easily dominates the long-term upside in our minds--an example of something that behavioral scientists call present bias.
How can you become less myopic about your elusive tasks? It's all about rebalancing the cost benefit analysis: make the benefits of action feel bigger, and the costs of action feel smaller. The reward for doing a pestering task needs to feel larger than the immediate pain of tacking it.
To make the benefits of action feel bigger and more real:
Visualize how great it will be to get it done. Researchers have discovered that people are more likely to save for their future retirement if they're shown digitally aged photographs of themselves. Why? Because it makes their future self feel more real-making the future benefits of saving also feel more weighty.
According to the author, which can NOT be seen as the way of procrastination?A.We prioritize the to-do list and finish the task in time.
B.We prioritize and only do things that can be done easily and quickly.
C.We look busy but avoid the task that really matters.
D.We find endless reasons to defer a task.答案：A解析：本题考查的是细节理解。
【关键词】not; way of procrastination
【主题句】第一段Procrastination comes in many disguises. We might resolve to tackle a task, but find endless reasons to defer it. We might prioritize things we can readily tick off our to-do list — answering emails, say — while leaving the big, complex stuff untouched for another day. We can look and feel busy, while artfully avoiding the tasks that really matter. And when we look at those rolling, long-untouched items at the bottom of our to-do list, we can’t help but feel a little disappointed in ourselves.（拖延症有很多伪装。我们也许会下决心去处理一项任务，但却发现了无穷无尽的拖延的理由。我们可能会优先考虑很容易解决的待办事项清单，比如回复邮件，然后把那些大而复杂的事情原封不动地留到另一天做。我们可能看起来并且感觉很忙，然而巧妙地避开那些真正重要的任务。当我们看到那些一大串、长时间未动的项目在我们的待办事项清单的底部时，我们禁不住会对自己感到有些失望。）
【解析】本题问“根据作者，哪一项不被看做是拖延症的表现？”。选项A意为“我们优先处理待办事项清单并及时完成任务”；选项B意为“我们优先考虑并且只做能轻松快速完成的事情”；选项C意为“我们看起来很忙，但避免了真正重要的任务”；选项D意为“我们发现无尽的理由推迟一项任务”。根据文章第1段的内容（主题句），可知B、C、D项原文都有提及，A项We prioritize the to-do list and finish the task in time（我们优先考虑待办事项并且及时完成任务）与题目相违背，所以是错的。而此题为选非题。 -
第23题：
单选题Our future will be ______ on what services we can provide.Abasic
Bbased
Cbasing
Dbase
正确答案： A解析：
be based on表示“根据；以…为基础”。因为空格前出现be动词，故base的其他形式均不正确。 -
第24题：
单选题What can we learn from the passage?AIt may be difficult for the young to learn new skills.
BDogs play an important part in language and culture.
CWe can be successful if we learn from our own mistakes.
DDogs like the hottest days in summer very much.
正确答案： B解析：
本题是推断题。全文主要介绍了许多和狗有关的习语，由此可以看出，狗在英语文化中有着特定的含义，因此B项正确。文章说道老年人学习新技能很慢，但并没有提到有关青少年学习新的技能的事情，因此A项错误。文章第二段第三句说“想要成功，就得工作的很努力才行”，所以C项“想要成功，我们就必须从错误中吸取教训”是错误的。D项“狗非常喜欢夏天最热的那几天”文章并未提及，因此可以排除。