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Section C
Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
57、Questions 57-66 are based on thefollowingpassage．
You had me at“Hello”!It turns out our opening words make people take less than a second to form an impression of someone’s personality based on their voice alone．
We know that our voices Call transmit subtle signals about our gender，age，even body strength and certain personality traits，but Phil Mcaleer at the University of Glasgow and his colleagues wondered whether we make an instant impression．To find out，mey recorded 64 people as they read a passage．They then extracted the word“hello”and asked 320 people to rate the voices on a scale of 1 to 9 for one of 10 perceived personality traits—including trustworthiness，dominance and attractiveness．
Although it’s not clear how accurate such snap judgments are，what is apparent is that we all make them，and very quickly．“We were surprised by just how similar people’s ratings were．”says Mcaleer．Using a scale in which orepresents no agreement on a perceived trait and l reflects complete agreement，all10 traits scored on average 0．92—meaning most people agreed very closely to what extent each voice represented each trait．
It makes sense that decisions about personality should happen really fast，says Mcaleer．“There’s this evolutionary‘approach／avoidance’idea—vou want to quickly know if you call trust a person so you can approach them or run away and that would be redundant if it took too long to figure it out．”
The impression that our voices convey—even from an audio clip lasting just 390 milliseconds—appears to be down to several factors，for example，the pitch of a person’s voice influenced how trustworthy they seemed．“A guy who raises his pitch becomes more trustworthy,”says Mcaleer．“While girls are on the opposite．”
The methods used in this paper are familiar,but the conclusions are novel and interesting．The way the study links personality to attractiveness and reproductive fitness makes sense biologically．The team hope that their work can be used to help create artificial voices for people who have lost their own due to a medical condition and create likable and engaging voices for satnavs，and other robotics．
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
What’s the meaning of“You had me at‘Hello”’?
A．When I say“hello”，you will get my greeting．
B．When I say“hello”,you will give me a response．
C．When I say“hello”,you will form an impression of my voice．
D．When I say“hello”，you will reA．ize my personA．ity in a second．
58、 What conclusion Call we get from the research performed by professor Mcaleer and his colleagues?
A．Most people agreed each voice represented each trait．
B．0ur voices can tansmit subtle signals about ourselves．
C．People can make accurate snap judgments very quickly．
D．People cannot form all instant impression through voice．
59、 What does Mcaleer mean by saying the line that‘'there’s this evolutionary approach/avoidance’idea”(Line 2，Para．4)?
A．People can avoid others quickly if they trust them．
B．People can approach others quickly if they distrust them．
C．People hope to know others quickly to approach or avoid them．
D．People dislike to spend much time to understand others．
60、 When does a girl become more trustworthy compared with a guy?
A．A girl would be more trustworthy when she raises her voice up at the end of word．
B．A girl would be more trustworthy as she glides from a high to a low pitch．
C．A girl would be more trustworthy as she keeps the same pitch during conversation．
D．A girl would be more trustworthy when she alter the pitch from time to time．
61、 What is the purpose of this study?
A．To help create artificiA．voices for people who have lost it．
B．To create likable and engaging voices for satnavs．
C．To make contribution to the creation of voices for robots．
D．All ofthe above．
62、Questions 62-71 are based oB thefollowingpassage．
The unemployment rate continues to improve．It was 10％in the fall of 2009．It was 7．5%at this time last year．It has been fluctuatin9 6．3%and 6．7%for the last couple months．
But before we celebrate．we need to examine the numbers behind the numbers．These can mask deeper problems．
Youth unemployment．is one such problem．Young people face higher hurdles to and in the job market．
They have fewer skills．1ess work experience and smaller networks．
The consequences are devastating and the facts bear this out．
Those with more education do beaer but no group is held harmless．Unemployment rates for recent college graduates increased from 3．1%in 2008 to 8％in 2010．High youth unemployment rates predate the recession．In 2000．the general unemployment rate was approximately 4%．For 15 to 24 year olds it was over9%．
High youth unemployment is not confined to the United States．For the 33“developed”countries in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development(OECD)，combined 2013 youth unemployment was 16％．But more importantly,individuals，society and the economy suffer from a generation hamstrung by pool little or no work experience．
Solutions are complicated because we are part of a global economy and recession，we are shifting to a knowledge-based economy,and unemployment is tied to complex social problems．
But solutions do exist．
Create a“youth guarantee”similar to the one adopted by leaders of the European Union．It states that“all young people under the age of 25 years receive a good-quality offer of employment，continued education，an apprenticeship or a traineeship within four months of becoming unemfDloyed or leaving
formal education．”This has had success in some countries．
Require that middle and high school programs greatly strengthen their workplace ties through vocational education，apprenticeships，internships，and teaching ofjob skills．
As the economic recovery continues，we must ensure that we understand the numbers behind the numbers．This means not only paying close attention to the needs of our young workers but also responding with significant and decisive action．
The United States has a population of over 300 million．of these．120 million are under the age of 30．Their future is Our future．
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
What Can we infer from the lines of paragraph two?
A．The reA．problem of youth unemployment is still severe．
B．We can not only concentrate on the surface of numbers．
C．The unemployment rate continues to be improveD．
D．We should not celebrate for the lower unemployment rate．
63、 What is the main micro reason of youth unemployment according to the 3-6paragraphs?
A．They are not with good education and skill backgrotmds．
B．There are no adequate iobs for youths in the competitive iob market．
C．Tlley have fewer skills，less work experience and smaller networks．
D．The development of society and economy does not satisfy．
64、 What is the main macro reason of youth unemployment?
A．The global economy is suffering from a serious recession．
B．It iS closely tied with global economy and complex social problems．
C．The shifting to a knowledge．based economy causes this problem．
D．All nations encounter this annoyed employment issue．
65、 What is the crucial point of these two solutions for high youth unemployment?
A．Government is wholly responsible for this troublesome problem．
B．The youth can completely depend on the offered help of govemment．
C．The good combination of education and occupation would be embraceD．
D．The education for youth should be work．orienteD．
66、 What is the main idea ofthis passage7
A．Youth unemployment will be serious for many．years even with solutions．
B．Youth unemployment Can be solved by government and schools．
C．Unemployment could be reduced by the efforts ofyouth．
D．We should be clear-headed about numbers and take actions effectively．
题型备考： 作文－听力－阅读理解－翻译－题型试题－题型真题－复习辅导－经验技巧
Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
57、Questions 57-66 are based on thefollowingpassage．
You had me at“Hello”!It turns out our opening words make people take less than a second to form an impression of someone’s personality based on their voice alone．
We know that our voices Call transmit subtle signals about our gender，age，even body strength and certain personality traits，but Phil Mcaleer at the University of Glasgow and his colleagues wondered whether we make an instant impression．To find out，mey recorded 64 people as they read a passage．They then extracted the word“hello”and asked 320 people to rate the voices on a scale of 1 to 9 for one of 10 perceived personality traits—including trustworthiness，dominance and attractiveness．
Although it’s not clear how accurate such snap judgments are，what is apparent is that we all make them，and very quickly．“We were surprised by just how similar people’s ratings were．”says Mcaleer．Using a scale in which orepresents no agreement on a perceived trait and l reflects complete agreement，all10 traits scored on average 0．92—meaning most people agreed very closely to what extent each voice represented each trait．
It makes sense that decisions about personality should happen really fast，says Mcaleer．“There’s this evolutionary‘approach／avoidance’idea—vou want to quickly know if you call trust a person so you can approach them or run away and that would be redundant if it took too long to figure it out．”
The impression that our voices convey—even from an audio clip lasting just 390 milliseconds—appears to be down to several factors，for example，the pitch of a person’s voice influenced how trustworthy they seemed．“A guy who raises his pitch becomes more trustworthy,”says Mcaleer．“While girls are on the opposite．”
The methods used in this paper are familiar,but the conclusions are novel and interesting．The way the study links personality to attractiveness and reproductive fitness makes sense biologically．The team hope that their work can be used to help create artificial voices for people who have lost their own due to a medical condition and create likable and engaging voices for satnavs，and other robotics．
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
What’s the meaning of“You had me at‘Hello”’?
A．When I say“hello”，you will get my greeting．
B．When I say“hello”,you will give me a response．
C．When I say“hello”,you will form an impression of my voice．
D．When I say“hello”，you will reA．ize my personA．ity in a second．
58、 What conclusion Call we get from the research performed by professor Mcaleer and his colleagues?
A．Most people agreed each voice represented each trait．
B．0ur voices can tansmit subtle signals about ourselves．
C．People can make accurate snap judgments very quickly．
D．People cannot form all instant impression through voice．
59、 What does Mcaleer mean by saying the line that‘'there’s this evolutionary approach/avoidance’idea”(Line 2，Para．4)?
A．People can avoid others quickly if they trust them．
B．People can approach others quickly if they distrust them．
C．People hope to know others quickly to approach or avoid them．
D．People dislike to spend much time to understand others．
60、 When does a girl become more trustworthy compared with a guy?
A．A girl would be more trustworthy when she raises her voice up at the end of word．
B．A girl would be more trustworthy as she glides from a high to a low pitch．
C．A girl would be more trustworthy as she keeps the same pitch during conversation．
D．A girl would be more trustworthy when she alter the pitch from time to time．
61、 What is the purpose of this study?
A．To help create artificiA．voices for people who have lost it．
B．To create likable and engaging voices for satnavs．
C．To make contribution to the creation of voices for robots．
D．All ofthe above．
62、Questions 62-71 are based oB thefollowingpassage．
The unemployment rate continues to improve．It was 10％in the fall of 2009．It was 7．5%at this time last year．It has been fluctuatin9 6．3%and 6．7%for the last couple months．
But before we celebrate．we need to examine the numbers behind the numbers．These can mask deeper problems．
Youth unemployment．is one such problem．Young people face higher hurdles to and in the job market．
They have fewer skills．1ess work experience and smaller networks．
The consequences are devastating and the facts bear this out．
Those with more education do beaer but no group is held harmless．Unemployment rates for recent college graduates increased from 3．1%in 2008 to 8％in 2010．High youth unemployment rates predate the recession．In 2000．the general unemployment rate was approximately 4%．For 15 to 24 year olds it was over9%．
High youth unemployment is not confined to the United States．For the 33“developed”countries in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development(OECD)，combined 2013 youth unemployment was 16％．But more importantly,individuals，society and the economy suffer from a generation hamstrung by pool little or no work experience．
Solutions are complicated because we are part of a global economy and recession，we are shifting to a knowledge-based economy,and unemployment is tied to complex social problems．
But solutions do exist．
Create a“youth guarantee”similar to the one adopted by leaders of the European Union．It states that“all young people under the age of 25 years receive a good-quality offer of employment，continued education，an apprenticeship or a traineeship within four months of becoming unemfDloyed or leaving
formal education．”This has had success in some countries．
Require that middle and high school programs greatly strengthen their workplace ties through vocational education，apprenticeships，internships，and teaching ofjob skills．
As the economic recovery continues，we must ensure that we understand the numbers behind the numbers．This means not only paying close attention to the needs of our young workers but also responding with significant and decisive action．
The United States has a population of over 300 million．of these．120 million are under the age of 30．Their future is Our future．
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
What Can we infer from the lines of paragraph two?
A．The reA．problem of youth unemployment is still severe．
B．We can not only concentrate on the surface of numbers．
C．The unemployment rate continues to be improveD．
D．We should not celebrate for the lower unemployment rate．
63、 What is the main micro reason of youth unemployment according to the 3-6paragraphs?
A．They are not with good education and skill backgrotmds．
B．There are no adequate iobs for youths in the competitive iob market．
C．Tlley have fewer skills，less work experience and smaller networks．
D．The development of society and economy does not satisfy．
64、 What is the main macro reason of youth unemployment?
A．The global economy is suffering from a serious recession．
B．It iS closely tied with global economy and complex social problems．
C．The shifting to a knowledge．based economy causes this problem．
D．All nations encounter this annoyed employment issue．
65、 What is the crucial point of these two solutions for high youth unemployment?
A．Government is wholly responsible for this troublesome problem．
B．The youth can completely depend on the offered help of govemment．
C．The good combination of education and occupation would be embraceD．
D．The education for youth should be work．orienteD．
66、 What is the main idea ofthis passage7
A．Youth unemployment will be serious for many．years even with solutions．
B．Youth unemployment Can be solved by government and schools．
C．Unemployment could be reduced by the efforts ofyouth．
D．We should be clear-headed about numbers and take actions effectively．
题型备考： 作文－听力－阅读理解－翻译－题型试题－题型真题－复习辅导－经验技巧
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