聽力答案：

1.A) Ship traffic in the Atlantic

2.D) They may be affecting the world’s climate.

3.C) To call for a permanent security guard.

4.A) It had already taken strong action.

5.B) The road was blocked.

6.D) A track hit a barrier and overturned.

7.B) It was a hard task to removing the spilled substance.

8.A) She wanted to save for a new phone.

9.D) They are less aware of the value of their money.

10.B) More non-essential things.

11.C) It may lead to excessive spending.

12.C) He had a problem with the furniture delivered.

13.B) Describe the furniture he received.

14.A) Correct their mistake.

15. C) She apologized to the man once more.

16. B) Tidying up one's home.

17. A) Things that make one happy.

18. C) It received an incredibly large number of donated books.

19. A) Give free meals to the homeless.

20. D) Follow his example.

21. C) Sending him had-made bags.

22. A) To solve word search puzzles.

23. B) They could no longer concentrate on their task.

24. C) A reduction in the amount of sleep.

25. C) Realize the disruptive effects of technology.

主要出題點如下：

1. 文章開頭。例如，News Report 3中Question 5：What did drivers on the motorway to Warsaw find? （高速公路上的四級發現了什么？）的答案對應了文章開頭一句話：Drivers on their way to the Polish capital of Warsaw on Wednesday morning found the road blocked by an unusual obstacle – tons of liquid chocolate that spilled onto the motorway（周日上午開往波蘭首都華沙的司機們發現公路被一種不尋常的障礙物阻塞了——幾噸灑落在高速公路上的液體巧克力。）；再如，Passage 2中Question 16：What is Maire Kondo’s TV show about?（Maire Kondo的電視節目是關于什么的？）對應了文章開頭第二句：Say hello to a TV show called “Tidying Up with Maire Kondo”, a home improvement show based on …（來看一個叫做“和Maire Kondo一起整理”的電視節目吧，這是個基于……的改善家庭環境的節目。） 又如，Passage 3的Question 22：What were the college students in both groups required to do in the study? （兩組大學生都被要求在研究中做什么事情呢？）對應了文章開頭第一句：… two groups of college students were given word-search puzzles.（兩組大學生都拿到了查找詞語的測試題來做。）

2. 文章結尾。例如：News Report 1中Question 2：What do NASA officials think about the thick clouds?（美國航空航天局的官員是怎么認為這些厚厚的云層的呢？）對應了文章結尾倒數第二句：It’s likely that these sorts of clouds are having some effect on the global climate, according to NASA officials.（美國航空航天局的官員認為，這種云層很有可能對全球變暖有某種影響。）再如，Conversation 2的Question 15：What did the woman do at the end of the conversation?（對話結束的時候，這個女人做了什么？）就直接對應了對話的最后一句Once again，I’m sorry for the confusion and trouble caused.（對于我們的失誤和由此帶來的麻煩，我再次感到抱歉。）

3. 提示詞。例如，Passage 3中，最高級表達詞組the most dramatic impact（最引人注目的影響），所在的句子是Question 24：According to the passage, what is the most dramatic impact of smart phone use?（根據文章，智能手機的使用造成的最引人注目的影響是什么？）的答案句。

主要考點包括：

1. 主旨大意把握。例如，News Report 3的Question 6：What does the report say about the accident?（關于這次事故，這篇報道說了什么？）。

2. 細節定位。比如，Conversation 1后Q10: what might the man tend to buy with payment apps?（這個男人使用支付軟件很容易買什么樣的東西？）；又如，passage 2后Question 18：What do we learn about one used bookstore this January?（今年一月，一個二手書店發生了什么？）；

3. 考察原因。例如，News Report 1的question 1：What has caused the thick clouds in the photos taken by a NASA satellite?（什么導致了NASA一個人造衛星拍下來的照片里顯示的厚厚的云層？）；再比如，Conversation 1之后Q8: Why did the woman decide to go back to cash for payment?（為什么這個女人決定用回現金支付？）；再如，Conversation2后面的Question 12：Why did the man call the woman? （這個男人為什么給這個女人打電話？）

4. 考察目的。比如，News report 2后面的Question 3：For what purpose, did the staff at the supermarket in Melbourne sign a letter?（出于什么目的，這家墨爾本超市的員工在這封信上簽名了？）