哈哈哈,不行了,家人们,因为我太想发这个视频了,所以我真的是卯足了近听才有这个分数的,但有点小作弊哈,因为有段音频我听的时候开了点小差,所以听了两遍,但是我觉得如果是换做第一天来听听的,我听两遍的话,我肯我肯定是还是听不出来的。好了 好了,回到正题,发这段视频的原因是,我发现评论的成都人都不知道这个 app 叫什么,他就是摩尔听力 ai 摩尔听力。然后这段视频可能有长且啰嗦,你们可以直接接拖动进度条,看我的总结和优点就行了啊,看我的优点和缺点就行了。首先展示战绩这是首先展示战绩,打开摩尔听力,我的妈呀,吓死我了。 ok, 它你登录的时候它会显示你是几年级,然后如果你新用户的话,它会送你几天的免费 vip 的, 然后你可以提前体验一下,你觉得不错呢,你就可以考虑一下要不要去它的会员, 当然你这些会员呢,你是可以通过在社交账号账号上分享,然后你就能得到 app 的。 当然,嗯,其实我抖音里面发那些都没有加标签。我,其实我也当时也不打算用这个来获取 vip 的, 我只是想来炫耀一下我的成绩。 ok, ok, 那 么当时我是高三下期的寒假二月份发现这个 p p, 然后呢,当时是下载了很多市面上那些英语听 a p p 的, 但是发现 很这些 a p p 它们都不符合我内心的标准,像我,我已经把当时可能下的 a p p 都下载完。第一个就是这个每日英语听力,当时就是晚上的风很大。哇啊,其实我也其实,哎,怎么说呢, 你说这些外刊吧。其实其实我也不是很想听,因为当时根本就没有时间啊,对吧,每天都在完成其他科目。 ok, 其他不多说,我们看他的这个点击他四级四级,然后啊,他这里是有什么通关训练的,我们直接看这个历年专题解析啊,精精听。 ok, 点进去。 哎。哦,刚刚点到笔记了,然后呢,他这个不是做题的模式,好像是他不是做题的模式,他就是直接 这样子让你直接听的啊,当然我不知道它是不是有什么按钮是给我们可以去做题的,反正我目前是没发现它既然都不摆在明面上了,那我们就先跳过吧。好吧,反正当然就是我觉得它不能作为我的听力练习 app, 然后下一个, 嗯,青青英语它是跟这个不背单词一起的,打开,然后打开真题,打开四级有点慢呀, 怎么没有哎, ok, 历年阅读真题,他这他这个也是,怎么说呢啊,这啥也有,他也是没有题目的,他只是听听一下就是了, 然后接下来这个新的什么所谓的专门的英语四级听力开始呢, 然后它真是有题目的,但是呢,嗯,虽然说它有原文,但是它不能做到你点一句然后它就播放哪句,就算我点了这个开始它也不能就是点一句放一句。 嗯,你们懂吧,你们可能不懂我的意思,待会给你们任何看一下摩尔听力就明白了。然后这个星火英语是昨天在评论区看到有人发的。好,这个是我乱点,然后看它最终的效果,一个它这个是你只能做完题之后才能去看, 才能去看它的原文的。来,我再给你们看一下,就是它,它现在只有题目,还有这个音频,你也不能拖动这个音频,它这也是全部是三分钟。那我现在全全全选完,先选完吧。好吧,然后这里的话我们看一下这里它只是一个答题卡而已。好,然后我们学习完了,学习完。 news report and the question will be spoken of you after you hear a question you must choose the best end。 ok, 看全部解析,然后它也,哦,它能这样子,但是它不能点一句驳一句,就不能做到那种惊悸,你们懂吗?如果你们想, 你们能听哪句话,你们要认真的拖动才能播放到哪哪一句,而且你拖动的话,你可能你本来是想播这一句,但是你可能划过一点点,你可能得从这个 village of street 开始才能播,然后再停顿一下,然后再问家长那一句,所以就很麻烦,对吧?虽然说它这里有视频解析,但是我属于那种看视频解析我会走神的那种,看视频解析我还不如自己看的那种,懂吗?所以我觉得这个新课听的也是 没有摩尔听力好的, ok, 我 们回到主角啊,回到主角,摩尔听力好,给你们看一下,就是高考,他连小学都有,小学?天呐,三年级,我的天呐,他这里就没有什么分类的好,我也不知道小学什么好分类的,我感觉小学就是随便听一下。 ok, 中考初一 初一是这样的,他分了那么多类型,我的天呐,竟有听音选图吗?哎,怎么我怎么记得我们那时没有呢?然后从初一到初三就是中考卷了,中考卷, 然后你会发现这些音频他们都是不同数,你看就是一百三十五,一百二十一,一百二十九, ok, 点击高考高一是几件?七十九、三块,然后就是什么开学考啊,什么模拟啊,然后高二也是差不多的, 然后高三就他又分了几种类型,然后当时高三的话,当时下完这个 app, 我 就把这个场景练习都给练完了,哦,不对,这个地点判断也是没有时间练了。好的好的,然后这也到高考,这也就是高考卷了,然后再下面继续模拟卷,也是非常好搭配了一个上海卷,你看 也是非常之贴心啊。然后看看四级啊,四级它就也分了三个板块去练习,然后下面就是真题卷,然后的话给你们看下界面啊,我点击短对话,因为我不想,我不想让我的这个, 不想让我的记录记录变那啥,因为你只要点击一个就显示未完成。 ok, 点击短对话,然后点击短对话之后就是这种界面,因为四级它是不会,我,它是不会给你显示题目的,所以它这里给你遮住了它这里,我觉得这个好处非常好,因为 怎么说你们懂我的感觉吧,就你有时候你都听不清题目在讲什么,然后就是可能你有时候只是题目没有听清,但是原文都听得一清二楚,然后这时候你只要点击这个显示问题,然后你就不用看原文就能知道这个答案题目了。 当然我们做的时候要严格把控自己先可以先不要,我要看这个题目,当然如果你是纯新手小白第一次听的话,我觉得你还是就你看完题目,我,我第一次做,就这样,看完题目之后,然后我先自己猜这个题目大概是个什么,然后我点一下,看我预判的对不对,懂吗?虽然说考试的时候他不能说你看完题目,然后他就给你给你这个题目看,对不对 啊?我们只是新手啊,新手的话有这个保护期的。好吧,到时候我们练熟了就可以做到像考场那些人一样,可以就是全部听完之后再听这个题目。 ok, 这是四级的界面,给你们看看高考的界面,高考这个话, 哎呀哎,上海上海,他竟然也是这样的哦, ok, ok, 正常高考题是这样的,然后的话呢?他这里有个问题翻译,就是有时候你不确定你的这个选项有没有翻译对,你就可以点这个问题翻译,看你翻没翻对,好吧,然后的话等你听完之后这个进度条也是可以拖动的,然后这里还可以加上你的笔记, 然后这里你发现错误,你还可以反馈错误,这个待会待会我们重点聊啊,重点,然后你听完之后你选答案,然后检查,然后你只有做完这一题,你才有做下一下一个题的可能,你点知道了,然后就下一题了。好,我们跳过,我们到这一题啊,来这里看这里,谢谢。嗯, 功能这有开倍速的,他最高可以开两倍速,最低可以开零点五倍速,然后这里有原文,他这什么都一步到位了,一步全部在这里,然后他这里还有他又自动关机了,我的妈呀, 急的坐起来,急的坐起来,然后它这里会显示句子数量、单词数量、语速市场,当然这些我们都不在乎,都不在乎你看你,你们看这个,你点播放,然后你你你随便点哪个,它都能那啥播放哪一句,这个可能效果不是很大。来看这个场对话, 我可以播放你随便点,随便点,他都能随便播放哪一句,然后话上面还有解析问题,问题二他都是非常详细的,还有什么单词,多多已经总结了什么考纲词,非考纲词。 好了,我其实我这个我也是不怎么看的,哎,他这还有眼睛,还可以让你闭眼睛,让你那啥,还可以导出词表,我都没发现,其实对这些对我来说都没用,对我来说我不怎么用,然后,哎,我们试一下导出怎么导出,查看我的麦看一下。 算了,先不看,反正他就能导出就对了。然后的话他也他有答题卡功能,答题卡然后可以给你交卷,然后这里还可以还有收藏。怎么说?我看他这里是怎么弄的。 他这里不是怎么,他就是十个题章是二十九个,就二十九个给你练。我我我就想说这个 短对话,他是一个体组,是四个,四个体一组,然后其他的话都是两个体一组,这就非常的人性化,这个就很人性化,然后看到四级,四级呢?现在这个打电话我也不知道我是怎么做的,怎么做到第八级了。 然后今天这个一天的,嗯,一百小时一点七,就是这个呀,十二这个二五年十二月份第二套,然后他这里有试题回顾,还有错题回顾,还有再练一次,就再练一次,你这个记录可能就被,嗯,就被磨保平了,就跟那个这个未完成一样,就是本来是完成,但是你只要选择一个,你就会显示完成,然后你的成绩也就没有了, 好吧?然后你还可以点进去精准精准匹配到一个跟那个星火,星火那个是差不多的,然后的话功能就是这么些功能吧,好吧。哦,对了,还要给你们看下这个 试试卷的话,他这个是刚出来的,你看这个二六年的都是没有平均分的,二五年你看有平均分一百点一分,这是根据这个下载 app 的 用户他们的应该情况来平均的吧?应该是,不然的话一般这个试卷都会有考场模式、练习模式,还有放题模式,考场模式 就是直接这样子,就是直接像一个试卷一样都给你摆在这里,然后有种考场的感觉,不考了,不考了。 然后的话这个练习模式就是我们平常练习的样子,你还可以选择,你还可以先选择你想要先做哪个题, 这就相当于什么题型练习,对吧?虽然说这里有个有个题型练习,但是我觉得做整体还是比较有感觉的,好的,整体做完你就可以练这里了,对吧?然后的话有些的话他是没有放题模式的,有些他就有放题模式。放题模式什么呢?就是直接这就就是没有什么准备工作,比如说你将呃怎么选,怎么什么, 有没有什么呃,他题目播报,他就直接给你原文,这样觉得就非常好。然后还有什么,他这还有单剧,单剧循环,然后还有单篇循环,这样你就可以可以不用重新点了。然后这还有,是啊,跟其他界面是一样的,然后监听,给你们看下。监听 text one 这个好像是句子吧?我靠, text one 他 都是个句子啊。然后这还有小眼睛,然后这还有 e 听力, e, 然后这还有循环, 这太人性化了,懂吗?太人性化了,这也是你们懂得,你们懂得。然后的话,为什么我四级我的进步会那么高呢?主要是我要搭配一个笔记 app 的, 当然这个笔记 app 你 们,呃,其实随便下也是都可以的,就拿我经理的这个, 哎,这个我们来实地回顾一下,然后我们打开这个,先翻转一下,打开这个 star note, 然后的话,二五年,二五年十二月创建一下, 二五年十二月第二套整体,哎,第二套听力,因为是吧创建 创建之后,然后点下这个,因为它这个增加模好像是增加不了这个模特的,只能分屏模特,嗯,然后的话呢?因为它这里是模特,在右边的话,它是没有这个一键加入的,只只能把它移到左边才能有这个一键加入,然后的话接下来就是点击原文, 然后我现在是,嗯,先把它一键加入下来,就是现在我发现一个诀窍,就是这样子滑一下,滑到它这个长度好的长度,然后就可以这样子拖动好。为什么你们问我为什么是这样?为什么要这样做?而不是这样子画圈圈,这样做?因为这样子你会发现这个框太大了,我不需要这样大的框,因为你如果这个 框太大的话拖进去,那你下,你再下下一个这段话,所以拖进,拖进去的话,就为什么,如果,如果你们挨得很近的话,你可能,嗯,怎么说呢, 反正我就不喜欢太大的吧。我不喜欢太大。 ok, 然后先把这个给放大。嘘, 然后此时我就会开始点这个原文开始播放,然后点完播放之后我就不会看这里,我就看天上,看题上,然后听到有哪个单词没有听出来,然后我就点暂停,然后再把贴纸,贴纸 就是这个贴纸,当然我设置的这个快捷键就是三个手指,三个手指碰一下就到贴纸了,就是快捷快捷手势啊。然后现在我们我演示一下,我现在有点声音太小了。 customs and border protection officials are seen a rise in people, illegally bringing eggs from mexico。 完了,刚本来想讲,想讲暂停,我的手机暂停了。 ok, 刚刚有个词没有听到 啊,因为重新拍视频了,所以我也不知道是哪个词没听到,然后如果是有个词没听到,我讲的是这个 brain age 吧。 brain age 没听到,我就把它先给遮盖起来,然后然后再点,再点开始,然后再往天上哼哼 x s。 就 这样这个这段话就完了。然后的话给你们看下之前的之前的笔记吧,之前这个二五年第一套听力也给你们看一下, 这就是当时折掉的这些,然后就是我听的每一套都做了,你看这个二五年六月 二五年六月应该是我做的我真正衣裳做的第一套吧。啊,也不是真正衣裳,因为确实是看了翻译,但,但是是我真正完整做下来一篇。然后话 听第一遍的时候就是用胶带用旧铁支起来,然后到了晚上我会再听一遍,然后再听一遍,没有听出来的话就会打个五角星,当然这是我原始的做法,然后后来的做法呢?是 用正字来,就是这个,这个正好吧,现在暂时都是一横的。一横的状况啊一横的状况。然后然后的话,嗯,最开始有些原文它一页装不下,然后我就是把它们弄成两列这样子的, 然后后来我就是缩小,就是把这些缩小,然后不想弄两列,但有时候弄两列的话更方便一点。然后的话昨天突然发现好像可以用这个页面留白调整,然后去增加这个页面,但我突然发现它不是只,它不是只针对一页 增加的,而是针对一整个的全部的页面都会增加,就会导致前面的上面会留白很多很多,然后下面别看多装满了,但是其实,哎,怎么说呢,反正你们自己寻找最好的方法吧。其实我也正在一直寻找, 然后的话就是这样每天就要请听,然后给你们看这个。刚不是给你们说这个反馈,这个问题反馈错误。不是要主动讲一下吗? 看这个反馈与建议啊。看我的问题反馈记录,看看九月六号,今天是九月七号。九月六号有一个就是听力原文错误,为什么第一段开头少了一部分, 懂吧,他现在还没觉。看下看下。哎呀,点不进去算了,反正你们进去之后你就懂。然后他其实解决速度还是挺快的啊。看这个九月九号的,今天七号解决了, ok, 这个六号的这个他们还没觉,你看他们解决了他们都会说,您好,您反。感谢您的反馈,问题已修正了。 好,这个这个没有,也没有修正,他们这是为什么会出现这些错误呢?其实你们要体谅一下这个做一批的人哈。咨询客服,哎,有时候你点这个咨询客服还点不进去, 好像只有手机上才能点,点进去吧,反正手机上点进去给你看微信,这就会在这个客服消息里面摩尔听力客服,然后的话我就给你们看这里吧。 这个是今昨天下午反馈了啊,晚上九点反馈了,然后他也是回复了,嗯,怎么说?因为昨天是休息日嘛,然后今天早上就回复了,然后他每次都是非常认真的,他说巴拉巴拉,然后后,后面会有话,然后就是早期的这个问题, 然后就是我,我这里一直在催嘛,然后他也是让我耐心,当然也是终于等到他把那个二六级的 cctv 给发出来,然后的话,这里是因为有些,所以我我想用用图片来反馈,所以就发图片了,因为 app 里他是不能用图片反馈的, 然后我这一问问他是不是没有授权,然后他说题目是不公开的,我们是在网上搜集的,所以才有资料整理的,所以他就 从一个设备上呃,点击这个音频,然后直接拿手机给录,录的那种粗糙的音质好好,就好像一个老烟民在读一样。 好,接下来是二六年六月四季的第二套整体,现在我们都放到第一句,然后这是学成的,就是刘晓燕老师他那个 app, 然后我一般如果这个如果有发现里面有问题的话,我就会看他这个标准的,因为我觉得刘晓燕他们出的书应该不会有那么低级的错误,所以我就以他们为标准。然后看下 第一段才几段。 after you hear a question you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked a b, c and d 是 在码着的 news report, one a one hundred and four year old woman is selling a house she has lived in since she was two years old。 ok, 它是这样的音质。然后我们再看一下这个摩尔听力,摩尔听力的 a one hundred and four year old woman is selling the house she has lived in since she was two years old。 就是 这样子的。你们听出差别了吗?反正就是我觉得摩尔听力里面的这个音质有稍稍一点的虎,但我还是能接受的就是,当然你们千万不要喷它的音质虎啊,我觉得它的功能真的已经是非常优秀的了。然后它的优缺点呢?也差不多都说完了。 嗯,我觉得它真的是个非常好的 app 啊,因为它,其实它它的这个会员是可以免费送的,然后它会员其实也是蛮便宜的,还它有终身会员,只要二二八,一个月会员四十,半年六十八,一年九十八,那是当时我转了一年九十八的,我觉得这个真的非常划算,然后可以一直练习到我备考六级这样子,这样子 ok, 至于为什么没有为什么,好了。
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✅ Section A(短对话1-5题):日常交际场景
1. 培训项目通知(邮件得知);2. 银行开储蓄账户(拿表格);3. 索要WiFi密码(便利贴);4. 联系项目经理(正在开会);5. 讨论预算报告(休息室面谈)
👉 考点:场景细节捕捉(方式、动作、地点),问句多为“how/what/where”,答案直接对应对话内容,无复杂推理。
✅ Section B(长对话6-10题):职场+购物场景
对话1(营销计划):讨论营销方案,涉及线上邮件营销和传统营销,3个问题均围绕对话观点提问;
对话2(商场购物):寻找电子产品区、购买智能空调(预算6000元),2个问题考查地点和预算。
#四六级[话题]# 👉 考点:长对话逻辑梳理,注意捕捉人物观点、建议和具体信息,对话读2遍,可利用第一遍抓大意,第二遍补细节。
✅ Section C(短文填空):研讨会发言
主题:研讨会欢迎词,侧重积极参与、互相学习、共同提升,填空部分多为简单名词、动词短语,难度最低。
👉 考点:单词拼写+上下文衔接,注意听准高频基础词(如experience、skills、communication)。
✅ Section D(短文问答16-20题):团队建设技巧
主题:打造高效团队的方法(明确目标、开放沟通、建立信任、以身作则),5个问题均为细节题,答案不超过3个词。
👉 考点:精准捕捉关键信息,注意名词短语(如team goals、open communication),避免冗余。
💡给未来考生的提点(必看!)
1. 听力核心:抓细节、听关键词,A级听力不考复杂推理,答案几乎都在对话/短文中,不要过度联想;
2. 技巧:Section A只读1遍,重点听“回答部分”和“问题”问的男的还是女的观点;Section B、C、D读2遍,第一遍记大意,第二遍补答案;
3. 高频场景:多练“校园、职场、购物、日常交际”类对话,可熏听《小猪佩奇》提高语境感。
A级听力不难,多刷真题、熟悉场景、掌握技巧,就能稳拿分💪
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college english test band six parts two listening comprehension section a directions in this section you will hear two long conversations at the end of each conversation you will hear four questions both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once after you hear a question you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked a b, c and d then mark the corresponding letter on answer sheet one with a single line through the center conversation one today's special guest is lord blackwell, one of our countries most experienced and distinguished career diplomats welcome it's my pleasure our audience will be most interested in learning about a career in the foreign service however, before we talk about that i'd like to ask you about the current developments hitting the news today regarding the republic of winopia what can you tell us i'm afraid i don't know much beyond what we've all seen on the news it looks like the governments of winopia, seems to be undergoing some sort of crisis of legitimacy and an interim administration has been transitionally established until ahead of states agreed on, but my career work has mostly focused around the continental spheres of europe and the americas and thus, i've never been involved with winopian relations it's for this reason that i don't know anything on this matter beyond what we can all read in the newspapers oh, i see nevertheless be press assured that our export envoys at our consulate there will be closely monitoring the situation and i expect our bilateral relations with that country will not be affected so how does one get a career in foreign relations there are many different paths one can take all diplomats have their own story but in my case i got to degree in electrical engineering followed by six years service in the air force then i went to law school and upon obtaining a degree in international law i joined the diplomatic core where i've been for twenty two years what would you say are the key skills one needs for the job there are so many being a hard worker and good students is important you never stop learning in addition, a diplomat needs to be very articulate in that discourse and rest whether it is diffusing attention or inacting policy, people and communication skills are vital questions one to four are based on the conversation you have just heard question one what do we learn about the man from the conversation question two what does the man say the government of winopia is probably undergoing question three according to the man how does one get a career in foreign relations question for what do the speakers mainly discuss by the end of the conversation conversation two it's getting late and we're both displaying signs of weariness i think we should call it today and meet again tomorrow morning, oh, come on! jeff we are so close don't you think we are almost done let's do two more hours please one hour then i'm going home okay, fine i think we are making good progress and that with a few more amendments we will be all done i'm sure looking forward to it i'm so tired of this project don't get me wrong it's a great professional opportunity for me and a milestone for the company, but it's just been so long yeah two months working on nothing, but the same contract is a little tough nevertheless i think that with a bit of luck we'll be done by next week ha, you must be delusional you don't think so no chance sections 4, 5, 8 and 9 still have to be aligned to the new framework then we need to proofread the whole thing and make sure all selling points are watertight, but that will all take no more than a couple of days i wasn't finished when we are done with it and send it upstairs what do you think will happen what they'll argue about it for like a month there's always going to be the old board member who intervenes and demands rectifications be made they might think that being helpful but in reality that being obstructive and hampering progress oh jeff, you're too preoccupied and cynical it won't be anywhere as bad as that you'll see the entire managerial hierarchy wants to see this project implemented as soon as possible and the board too is virtually unanimous in its support go on then let's stop there and meet up again same time tomorrow questions five to eight are based on the conversation you have just heard why does the man suggest they call it a day question six what does the woman say is a little tough question seven what does the man say the woman must be in thinking they'll finish by next week question 8 what does the entire managerial hierarchy want to see according to the woman section b directions in this section you will hear two passages at the end of each passage you will hear three or four questions both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once after you hear a question you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked a b, c and d then mark the corresponding letter on answer sheet one with a single line through the center passage one one thing i've learned in a quarter century of management is that there are ample gray areas in human behavior and that there may not always be clear right or wrong solutions to employee disputes when two people have different versions of the same event it can be hard to know whom to believe one such circumstance always comes back to me it happened years ago and it's a measure of the forgettable nature of the conflict that i no longer even recall what the disputes was about but i definitely recall the resolution two talented young executives one of whom i was managing had vastly different accounts of the same event and it seemed likely we'd never get to the truth we reached the deadlock and the manager of the other individual said here's something i learned from an excellent manager i once worked for he used to say when in doubt assume positive intent and just like that we had a path forward my counterparts and i agreed we might never ascertain the actual facts of the matter quite likely there were elements of truth in both employees stories we agreed to monitor their actions and relationship going forward but to intervene no further we assumed the best about both of them and moved on the result was that we were able to put the conflict behind us in fact their problems didn't recur over the years this general approach has proved useful whenever, the truth is obscure assuming positive intent and agreeing to move on can be a constructive decision questions nine to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard question nine when can it be hard to know whom to believe question ten what does the speaker definitely recall about the dispute mentioned as an example question 11 what did the speaker and his counterpart do when the two employees gave different accounts of the same event passage two for some americans going out to dinner is a treat planned and budgeted for for others it's just a daily occurrence and that second group of people is becoming the majority as the number of americans who enjoy cooking is declining in the early two thousands researcher eddie yun conducted a survey to ascertain american's attitudes to cooking the survey found that fifteen percent of americans loved to cook, fifty percent said they hated to cook and thirty five percent reported mixed feelings when yun conducted the same survey fifteen years later only ten percent of respondence reported a love of cooking forty five percent said they hated it and forty five percent had mixed feelings unassert's cooking is akin to sewing as recently as the early twentieth century many americans sewed their own clothing today, the vast majority of americans by clothing only a tiny minority still sew and they do it mainly as a hobby unbelieves the number of home cooks will diminish in a similar fashion currently the average american household spends over three thousand dollars per year on dining out however, what people save in convenience they lose in cash take buying lunch on workdays for example people spend on average ten dollars per meal when they buy lunch making your own lunch meanwhile will cost less one survey found people only spend on average six dollars thirty cents when they bring lunch prepared at home americans growing a version to spending time in the kitchen signifies a host of challenges for the grocery industry it's likely to detrimentally impact family finances as well questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard question 12 what do an increasing number of americans do according to the passage question thirteen what does eddie yun think cooking is akin to question fourteen what will americans be able to do by making their own lunch question 15 what does the passage say signifies a host of challenges for america's grocery industry section c directions in this section you will hear three recordings of lectures or talks followed by three or four questions the recordings will be played only once after you hear a question you must choose the best answer from the four choices mugged a b, c and d then mark the corresponding letter on answer sheet one with a single line through the center recording one every year of the more than two point five billion bags checked onto flight's worldwide twenty six million go missing and of that twenty six million one million never make it back to their original owner, bad weather and flight delays miscoded destination tags and some people simply forgetting to pick up one of their bags are a few of the reasons, but the number one reason a bag ends up lost is that it has no id tag and airlines don't know to whom it belongs transferring baggage from check in to departure gates to arrival gates to baggage claim is a delicate piece of timing if the system moves too slowly the bags won't make connecting flights if it's too fast the bags may make the connection but the passengers might miss the flight each airport has its own way of allotting how much time a bag needs to move in transit some airports have sophisticated automated systems including scanners that read baggage labels destination coded vehicles that load and unload the bags without stopping and sorting machines that root baggage to the appropriate gate even so all that technology may not save your baggage tag from being torn off on the conveyor belt making you the owner of a bag with no name once a bag goes missing and the passenger files acclaim the bag is declared mishandled by the carrier mishandled refers to bags that have been delayed lost stolen or damaged most delayed bags are only one flight behind their owners and can be delivered within twenty four hours the other bags are examined by airline employees for clues to their ownership and destination if the mystery is solved those bags are returned to their owners within four or five days bags with no destination code or identification tag are shipped to a central warehouse and undergo a comprehensive baggage tracing process over the next 90 days airlines inventory their mishandled baggage and many use a database to match the contents with owners descriptions it takes about three months to go from missing in action to irretrievably lost once that happens the bags are donated to charity sold at auction or purchased by a company which sells them to the public so never pack anything of real value in your checked baggage and make sure your name is on the bag along with your phone number so an agent can contact you questions sixteen to eighteen are based on the recording you have just heard question sixteen what is the number one reason a bag ends up lost according to this talk question 17 what may happen to your baggage even when there are sophisticated automated systems question eighteen what does the speaker advise us to do at the end of the talk recording two you've probably been with someone who ignored you while interacting with his or her smartphone and you've probably engaged in this behavior yourself in a recent survey nine out of ten respondents said they'd used their smartphone during their most recent social activity there's also evidence that this behavior is socially harmful it can leave people less satisfied with their face to face interactions and it can generate feelings of resentment and jealousy now the journal of applied social psychology has published a new study exploring the reasons for these effects the study included one hundred twenty eight, mostly female student participants the participants watched a three minute animation in which two cartoon figures interacted and engaged in a conversation the conversation couldn't be heard, but could be detected through mouth movements participants had to imagine themselves as the closest figure in the video and then make judgments about the conversations and how they felt about their conversation partners in one version of the experiment the phone of the participant's conversation partner remained unused on the table throughout the conversation in another version their partner's attention was quickly drawn to something on their phone and they spent the rest of the time interacting with their phone a third version involved the participants partner alternating between periods of interaction with their phone and periods where they ignored their phone if you've experienced a similar situation you probably won't be surprised by the results of the experiments the participants had a negative view of phone use during social interactions the more it was present the worst they considered both the quality of the interaction and the quality of the relationship the researchers believed that focusing on one's phone instead of the person one is with has this effect because it's seen as a form of social exclusion they assert that the behavior is analogous to when people have no choice but to eat alone in the school cafeteria, the twist is that this exclusion occurs while sharing a physical encounter and having a conversation that the behavior had adverse effects on participant's sense of belonging need for meaning and self esteem these negative effects are similar to those caused by traditional forms of social exclusion the new findings are important because they elaborate our understanding of a subtle, but common aspect of our daily experience this common behavior can create vicious cycles of detachment even as we try to connect with others questions 19 to 21 are based on the recording you have just heard question 19 what does the speaker say about using one smartphone during a face to face conversation question 20 how did the participants in the new study respond regarding phone use during social interactions question 21 what does the speaker say can result from the common behavior of using phones during face to face conversations recording three more and more people travel for a variety of reasons many are tourists, but many venture forth on personal or professional business whatever, the reason for traveling a common complaint of travelers is the impersonal accommodations they find after spending five consecutive nights in five similar hotels, the business traveler may find it difficult to remember what happened from day to day or even what towns were visited and the tourist may get the mistaken impression that all cities are pretty much the same at least as far as decoration food and service are concerned to combat this sense of in personal sameness travelers are taking advantage of in home hospitality or bed and breakfast arrangements b and bs i mean bed and breakfast arrangements are private homes which offer lodging and breakfast in a very personalized friendly setting for decades b and b's have been the classic ways of visit europe, especially the british isles and in fact they are not really a new idea in america the tradition dates back to colonial times when inns were few and far between and the weary traveler had to depend on the kindness of strangers for a meal and a bed, but the revival of b amp。 b's as desirable accommodations is a fairly recent phenomenon if the idea of operating a b amp。 b arouses your interest there are several facts as to consider before plunging into this business the first consideration is your property not only the building itself, but the location if you live near a famous historical site or in a popular destination such as new york city or washington d c your home can be fairly simple yet still do well as a b and b on the other hand if your home is architecturally, unique or has facilities for the traveler such as a private entrance, private bath or swimming pool people may be willing to go some distance to reach you another important factor is the lifestyle of you and your family you must take into account whether all members of the family truly enjoy visitors want to repeatedly discuss local sites and activities and have the time and energy to handle the additional cooking, cleaning, laundry and the bookkeeping involved the final consideration is a financial one potential b and b hosts must be realistic about opportunities for income, while b and bs usually have low initial costs experts estimate it would take at least five rooms rented regularly for the host to earn a living from b and b questions 22 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard question 22 what does the speaker say travelers commonly complain about question twenty three what is said about bed and breakfast arrangements question 24 what is the first thing you have to consider if you want to start a b and b business question twenty five what does the speaker say potential b and b hosts must be realistic about that's the end of listening comprehension。