HUGO: Hi Chantal. What did you think of the talk, then? CHANTAL: Hi Hugo. I thought it was good once I’d moved seats. HUGO: Oh- were the people beside you chatting or something? CHANTAL: It wasn’t that. I went early so that I’d get a seat and not have to stand, but then this guy sat right in front of me and he was so tall! HUGO: It’s hard to see through people’s heads, isn’t it? 【Q21】 CHANTAL: Impossible! Anyway, to answer your question, I thought it was really interesting, especially what the speaker said about the job market. HUGO: Me too. I mean we know we’re going into a really competitive field so it’s obvious that we may struggle to get work. CHANTAL: That’s right – and we know we can’t all have that ‘dream job’. HUGO: Yeah, but it looks like there’s a whole range of … areas of work that we hadn’t even thought of 【Q22】– like fashion journalism, for instance. CHANTAL: Yeah – I wasn’t expecting so many career options. HUGO: Mmm. Overall, she had quite a strong message, didn’t she? CHANTAL: She did. She kept saying things like ‘I know you all think this, but …’ and then she’d tell us how it really is. HUGO: Perhaps she thinks students are a bit narrow-minded about the industry. CHANTAL: It was a bit harsh, though! We know it’s a tough industry. HUGO: Yeah – and we’re only first years, after all. We’ve got a lot to learn.【Q23】 CHANTAL: Exactly. Do you think our secondary-school education should have been more career-focused? HUGO: Well, we had numerous talks on careers, which was good, but none of them were very inspiring. They could have asked more people like today’s speaker to talk to us.【Q24】 CHANTAL: I agree. We were told about lots of different careers – just when we needed to be, but not by the experts who really know stuff. HUGO: So did today’s talk influence your thoughts on what career you’d like to take up in the future? CHANTAL: Well. I promised myself that I’d go through this course and keep an open mind till the end.【Q25】 HUGO: But I think it’s better to pick an area of the industry now and then aim to get better and better at it. CHANTAL: Well, I think we’ll just have to differ on that issue! HUGO: One thing’s for certain, though. From what she said, we’ll be unpaid assistants in the industry for quite a long time. CHANTAL: Mmm. HUGO: I’m prepared for that, aren’t you?【Q26】 CHANTAL: Actually, I’m not going to accept that view. HUGO: Really? But she knows it’s the case- and everyone else says the same. CHANTAL: That doesn’t mean it has to be true for me. HUGO: OK. Well – I hope you’re right!
CHANTAL:HUGO:CHANTAL:HUGO: telling her she was more interested in her own appearance than hisCHANTAL:HUGO:CHANTAL:she should have hidden her negative feelings about him, but she didn’tHUGO: CHANTAL:HUGO:it would be useful to know if there’s a gap in the market – you know, an item that no one’s stocking but that consumers are looking for.CHANTAL:HUGO:you found out the garments sold there were being returned because they … fell apart in the washCHANTAL:Yeah, it would be good to know that kind of thing.HUGO:
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
听前预测：提示词为 problem、Chantal、start of the talk。
题目解析：本题注意听女生 Chantal 的回答。男生 Hugo 先提问，问是否有人在闲聊，为 C 选项的替换。但女生随即给予否定回答，故排除该选项。女生继续陈述，因为 她提前到，找到了座位所以不需要站着，驳斥了 B 选项信息，故排除。继续听， 听到女生提到坐在她前面的男生太高了，男生 Hugo 换一种表达方式总结一遍， 为 A 选项“她的视线被挡住了”的替换，故正确。
听前预测：定位词为 job market；提示词为 surprised。
题目解析：本题定位词 job market 原词出现。男生 Hugo 先说该领域非常 competitive，提 及 A 选项的部分信息，但既没有和过去比较，也不满足题干 surprised 限定的要求。继续听，听到 B 选项的信息在原文被替换为 a whole range of...areas of work， 且搭配表达 we hadn’t even thought of，符合题干 surprised 要求且选项完整，故正确。随后 Chantal 再次评价一遍，换一种表达重述 B 选项信息，所以进一步 确认 B 选项为本题答案。
听前预测：定位词为 message；提示词为 agree。
题目解析：定位词 message 原词出现后，先听到 C 选项的关键词 industry 出现。但原文指的是学生思维局限，而非演讲者批判整个行业，属于偷换信息，故错误。继续听，听到两个学生赞同的内容在于演讲者对他们太严苛了，对应 A 选项的信 息，故正确。本题作答需要掌握词汇 harsh，并且有能力结合上下文理解 A 选 项中 unfair 的替换。本题还考查谈话对象的赞同，注意带着诉求听。
听前预测：定位词为 school careers advice；提示词为 criticise。
题目解析：注意 3 个选项都提及 advice，故该词无法用于判断答案，听前需要识别相似选 项的差异性信息。A 选项的关键词为 when，B 选项的关键词为 how much，C 选 项的关键词为 who。本题定位词没有替换，但是拆开给出：secondary-school… career-focused。随后注意听两个学生强调批判的信息。先提到有很多讲座，对 应 B 选项的替换，但原文说这很好，不符合题干 criticise 这一信息，故排除。随即提到，他们本可以多找点像今天这样的演讲者和我们聊一聊，为 C 选项核 心信息 who 的替换，随后女生赞同，故 C 选项正确。
听前预测：定位词为 future；提示词为 disagree。
题目解析：注意 3 个选项都提及 career in fashion，故该信息无法用于判断答案，听前需要 识别相似选项的差异性信息。A 选项的关键词为 which is the best，B 选项的关 键词为 when to choose，C 选项的关键词为 why they would like。定位词 future 原 词出现后，注意听两个学生不赞同的信息。女生 Chantal 说直到整个课程结束 前都保持一个开放的态度（针对前文提及的职业选择），对应 B 选项的何时选 择。而男生 Hugo 则说现在就选择一个领域，也是对应 B 选项的何时选择。但 两人的意见产生分歧，女生评价说 we’ll just have to differ on that issue，进一步确 认答案为 B 选项。注意本题考查识别相似选项以及选项具象化的替换。A 选项的具象化若替换多半会提及具体的选择领域，两人对于行业领域优劣的不赞同。 而 C 选项的具象化若替换多半会具体阐述他们各自喜欢这个行业工作的不同理由。这些原文均未提及。注意积累雅思替换思维。
听前预测：定位词为 unpaid assistant；提示词为 Hugo。
题目解析：注意 3 个选项都提及 the practice，故该信息无法用于判断答案，听前需要识别相似选项的差异性信息。A 选项的关键词为 realistic，B 选项的关键词为 dishonest，C 选项的关键词为 others want to change。本题定位词 unpaid assistant 原词出现，随即关注男生 Hugo 提出的信息。男生提及他准备好了，为 A 选项信息“现实的”具象化体现。虽然女生表示不赞同，但和本题要求无关。随后男生补充说其他人也是同样的说法。虽然对应 C 选项的局部信息 others，但恰恰驳斥了 C 选项，故排除。B 选项原文未提及。