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Five Types of Books
Ⅰ. Introduction
A. Reading for information, hoping to
—improve our minds with the information acquired
—give us the means to improve our lives
B. Reading prodigiously & reading 16 : two different things
—to read books that increase 17
—to read books that helps improve our chances of a happy living
Ⅱ. The first choice: books about 18
A. Including not only scientific text books, hut also
the books that increase our understanding of the 19
B. The value of these books:
—the development of 20
—the methods of learning
—how to investigate our intuition and validate it
with evidence
—inspiring wonder and respect for 21
Ⅲ. The second choice: philosophy
A. Teaching us to understand 22
B. Including:
—the classic philosophical works
—the great texts of 23
Ⅳ. The third choice: serious fiction
A. Great works of fiction: containing more truth
B. Fiction: 24 experiences
C. Serious fiction: containing a lot of philosophy,
psychology & history
D. Great fiction: being also 25
Ⅴ. The fourth choice: 26
A. helping us to interpret our own times
B. recognizing modern prejudices and the nature of humanity
C. Increasing our self understanding
D. Teaching us that ideas and morality are 27
Ⅵ. The last type: poetry
A. Producing a feeling of 28 for the power of words
B. Appreciation of poetry: essential for reading
—sharpening language skills
29
Ⅶ. Resources
A. No formal set of 30
B. The Internet

答案: timeless[解析] 此题具体谈到第四种类型的书,录音材料提到It teaches us the timelessn...
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答案: profitably//usefully[原力原文]
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Controlling Your Concentration
Ⅰ. The concerned information of concentration
A. Your attention span 1
e.g. the ticking of a watch sounds
as if it increases and fades
although the intensity of it is constant
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答案: illusion//misconception[解析] 录音原文提到,“你的注意力可能转移得很快,似乎能立刻注意到几个概...
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Five Types of Books
Ⅰ. Introduction
A. Reading for information, hoping to
—improve our minds with the information acquired
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—to read books that helps improve our chances of a happy living
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—the development of 20
—the methods of learning
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A. Teaching us to understand 22
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psychology & history
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Ⅴ. The fourth choice: 26
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B. recognizing modern prejudices and the nature of humanity
C. Increasing our self understanding
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Ⅵ. The last type: poetry
A. Producing a feeling of 28 for the power of words
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答案: science[解析] 此题开始列举5类提高智力的书,基于原文,第一类是关于science,即可知答案。
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b) 4
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Ⅶ. Resources
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答案: natural world[解析] 科学类的书是指那些能够增加我们对自然世界认识的书。填入录音原词natural wor...
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Controlling Your Concentration
Ⅰ. The concerned information of concentration
A. Your attention span 1
e.g. the ticking of a watch sounds
as if it increases and fades
although the intensity of it is constant
B. You pay attention to one thing at a time
—a(n) 2 : you attend to several concepts at a time
—In high concentration: the shift from focus of attention is
a) of short 3
b) 4
C. 5 of your attention vary to different degrees
—high level: long periods of attending; short distraction periods
—low level: short periods of attending; long distraction periods
—moderate level: 6
e.g. One can"t concentrate because 7 are too strong
Ⅱ. Two sorts of distractors
A. Psychological distractors
8 are the most powerful distractors
a) angry man forgets the pain
b) fearful man is hard to be happy
c) anxious man is uneasy about the smallest of matters
—people act 9 under pressure
B. 10
—traits: always present and rarely understood
—physical distractors on mental tasks
a) background music could affect
comprehension and 11
b) distractors affect the ability to recall accurately
c) 12 affects mental task adversely
Ⅲ. Routine and 13 are affected differently by distractors
A. Distraction may not affect (14) in some backgrounds
B. Exceptional people do well under 14 because
—motivation plays importantly
—differences exist in individual spans of attention

答案: Levels[解析] 录音提到了attention的三种level,即high level,moderate level...
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Five Types of Books
Ⅰ. Introduction
A. Reading for information, hoping to
—improve our minds with the information acquired
—give us the means to improve our lives
B. Reading prodigiously & reading 16 : two different things
—to read books that increase 17
—to read books that helps improve our chances of a happy living
Ⅱ. The first choice: books about 18
A. Including not only scientific text books, hut also
the books that increase our understanding of the 19
B. The value of these books:
—the development of 20
—the methods of learning
—how to investigate our intuition and validate it
with evidence
—inspiring wonder and respect for 21
Ⅲ. The second choice: philosophy
A. Teaching us to understand 22
B. Including:
—the classic philosophical works
—the great texts of 23
Ⅳ. The third choice: serious fiction
A. Great works of fiction: containing more truth
B. Fiction: 24 experiences
C. Serious fiction: containing a lot of philosophy,
psychology & history
D. Great fiction: being also 25
Ⅴ. The fourth choice: 26
A. helping us to interpret our own times
B. recognizing modern prejudices and the nature of humanity
C. Increasing our self understanding
D. Teaching us that ideas and morality are 27
Ⅵ. The last type: poetry
A. Producing a feeling of 28 for the power of words
B. Appreciation of poetry: essential for reading
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Ⅶ. Resources
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B. The Internet

答案: curiosity//learning desire[解析] 此题是上一题的分项内容,具体说明此类书的价值。根据原文“这...
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Controlling Your Concentration
Ⅰ. The concerned information of concentration
A. Your attention span 1
e.g. the ticking of a watch sounds
as if it increases and fades
although the intensity of it is constant
B. You pay attention to one thing at a time
—a(n) 2 : you attend to several concepts at a time
—In high concentration: the shift from focus of attention is
a) of short 3
b) 4
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—high level: long periods of attending; short distraction periods
—low level: short periods of attending; long distraction periods
—moderate level: 6
e.g. One can"t concentrate because 7 are too strong
Ⅱ. Two sorts of distractors
A. Psychological distractors
8 are the most powerful distractors
a) angry man forgets the pain
b) fearful man is hard to be happy
c) anxious man is uneasy about the smallest of matters
—people act 9 under pressure
B. 10
—traits: always present and rarely understood
—physical distractors on mental tasks
a) background music could affect
comprehension and 11
b) distractors affect the ability to recall accurately
c) 12 affects mental task adversely
Ⅲ. Routine and 13 are affected differently by distractors
A. Distraction may not affect (14) in some backgrounds
B. Exceptional people do well under 14 because
—motivation plays importantly
—differences exist in individual spans of attention

答案: mixture of extremes[解析] 录音提到,中度的注意力,是两者的结合。由于每个空格最多填入三个单词,故用...
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Five Types of Books
Ⅰ. Introduction
A. Reading for information, hoping to
—improve our minds with the information acquired
—give us the means to improve our lives
B. Reading prodigiously & reading 16 : two different things
—to read books that increase 17
—to read books that helps improve our chances of a happy living
Ⅱ. The first choice: books about 18
A. Including not only scientific text books, hut also
the books that increase our understanding of the 19
B. The value of these books:
—the development of 20
—the methods of learning
—how to investigate our intuition and validate it
with evidence
—inspiring wonder and respect for 21
Ⅲ. The second choice: philosophy
A. Teaching us to understand 22
B. Including:
—the classic philosophical works
—the great texts of 23
Ⅳ. The third choice: serious fiction
A. Great works of fiction: containing more truth
B. Fiction: 24 experiences
C. Serious fiction: containing a lot of philosophy,
psychology & history
D. Great fiction: being also 25
Ⅴ. The fourth choice: 26
A. helping us to interpret our own times
B. recognizing modern prejudices and the nature of humanity
C. Increasing our self understanding
D. Teaching us that ideas and morality are 27
Ⅵ. The last type: poetry
A. Producing a feeling of 28 for the power of words
B. Appreciation of poetry: essential for reading
—sharpening language skills
29
Ⅶ. Resources
A. No formal set of 30
B. The Internet

答案: the physical world//our own intellect[解析] 此题和上一题并列,继续具体说明此类书...
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Controlling Your Concentration
Ⅰ. The concerned information of concentration
A. Your attention span 1
e.g. the ticking of a watch sounds
as if it increases and fades
although the intensity of it is constant
B. You pay attention to one thing at a time
—a(n) 2 : you attend to several concepts at a time
—In high concentration: the shift from focus of attention is
a) of short 3
b) 4
C. 5 of your attention vary to different degrees
—high level: long periods of attending; short distraction periods
—low level: short periods of attending; long distraction periods
—moderate level: 6
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A. Psychological distractors
8 are the most powerful distractors
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comprehension and 11
b) distractors affect the ability to recall accurately
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A. Distraction may not affect (14) in some backgrounds
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—motivation plays importantly
—differences exist in individual spans of attention

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Five Types of Books
Ⅰ. Introduction
A. Reading for information, hoping to
—improve our minds with the information acquired
—give us the means to improve our lives
B. Reading prodigiously & reading 16 : two different things
—to read books that increase 17
—to read books that helps improve our chances of a happy living
Ⅱ. The first choice: books about 18
A. Including not only scientific text books, hut also
the books that increase our understanding of the 19
B. The value of these books:
—the development of 20
—the methods of learning
—how to investigate our intuition and validate it
with evidence
—inspiring wonder and respect for 21
Ⅲ. The second choice: philosophy
A. Teaching us to understand 22
B. Including:
—the classic philosophical works
—the great texts of 23
Ⅳ. The third choice: serious fiction
A. Great works of fiction: containing more truth
B. Fiction: 24 experiences
C. Serious fiction: containing a lot of philosophy,
psychology & history
D. Great fiction: being also 25
Ⅴ. The fourth choice: 26
A. helping us to interpret our own times
B. recognizing modern prejudices and the nature of humanity
C. Increasing our self understanding
D. Teaching us that ideas and morality are 27
Ⅵ. The last type: poetry
A. Producing a feeling of 28 for the power of words
B. Appreciation of poetry: essential for reading
—sharpening language skills
29
Ⅶ. Resources
A. No formal set of 30
B. The Internet

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as if it increases and fades
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c) anxious man is uneasy about the smallest of matters
—people act 9 under pressure
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a) background music could affect
comprehension and 11
b) distractors affect the ability to recall accurately
c) 12 affects mental task adversely
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—motivation plays importantly
—differences exist in individual spans of attention

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Five Types of Books
Ⅰ. Introduction
A. Reading for information, hoping to
—improve our minds with the information acquired
—give us the means to improve our lives
B. Reading prodigiously & reading 16 : two different things
—to read books that increase 17
—to read books that helps improve our chances of a happy living
Ⅱ. The first choice: books about 18
A. Including not only scientific text books, hut also
the books that increase our understanding of the 19
B. The value of these books:
—the development of 20
—the methods of learning
—how to investigate our intuition and validate it
with evidence
—inspiring wonder and respect for 21
Ⅲ. The second choice: philosophy
A. Teaching us to understand 22
B. Including:
—the classic philosophical works
—the great texts of 23
Ⅳ. The third choice: serious fiction
A. Great works of fiction: containing more truth
B. Fiction: 24 experiences
C. Serious fiction: containing a lot of philosophy,
psychology & history
D. Great fiction: being also 25
Ⅴ. The fourth choice: 26
A. helping us to interpret our own times
B. recognizing modern prejudices and the nature of humanity
C. Increasing our self understanding
D. Teaching us that ideas and morality are 27
Ⅵ. The last type: poetry
A. Producing a feeling of 28 for the power of words
B. Appreciation of poetry: essential for reading
—sharpening language skills
29
Ⅶ. Resources
A. No formal set of 30
B. The Internet

答案: religion[解析] 此题具体说明哲学书所包含的内容,原文提到“除了经典哲学作品,这一类书目也包含伟大的宗教(rel...
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Controlling Your Concentration
Ⅰ. The concerned information of concentration
A. Your attention span 1
e.g. the ticking of a watch sounds
as if it increases and fades
although the intensity of it is constant
B. You pay attention to one thing at a time
—a(n) 2 : you attend to several concepts at a time
—In high concentration: the shift from focus of attention is
a) of short 3
b) 4
C. 5 of your attention vary to different degrees
—high level: long periods of attending; short distraction periods
—low level: short periods of attending; long distraction periods
—moderate level: 6
e.g. One can"t concentrate because 7 are too strong
Ⅱ. Two sorts of distractors
A. Psychological distractors
8 are the most powerful distractors
a) angry man forgets the pain
b) fearful man is hard to be happy
c) anxious man is uneasy about the smallest of matters
—people act 9 under pressure
B. 10
—traits: always present and rarely understood
—physical distractors on mental tasks
a) background music could affect
comprehension and 11
b) distractors affect the ability to recall accurately
c) 12 affects mental task adversely
Ⅲ. Routine and 13 are affected differently by distractors
A. Distraction may not affect (14) in some backgrounds
B. Exceptional people do well under 14 because
—motivation plays importantly
—differences exist in individual spans of attention

答案: differently//variedly[解析] 录音原文描述了情绪对注意力的影响后,紧接着提到“对情绪的反应因人而异...
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Five Types of Books
Ⅰ. Introduction
A. Reading for information, hoping to
—improve our minds with the information acquired
—give us the means to improve our lives
B. Reading prodigiously & reading 16 : two different things
—to read books that increase 17
—to read books that helps improve our chances of a happy living
Ⅱ. The first choice: books about 18
A. Including not only scientific text books, hut also
the books that increase our understanding of the 19
B. The value of these books:
—the development of 20
—the methods of learning
—how to investigate our intuition and validate it
with evidence
—inspiring wonder and respect for 21
Ⅲ. The second choice: philosophy
A. Teaching us to understand 22
B. Including:
—the classic philosophical works
—the great texts of 23
Ⅳ. The third choice: serious fiction
A. Great works of fiction: containing more truth
B. Fiction: 24 experiences
C. Serious fiction: containing a lot of philosophy,
psychology & history
D. Great fiction: being also 25
Ⅴ. The fourth choice: 26
A. helping us to interpret our own times
B. recognizing modern prejudices and the nature of humanity
C. Increasing our self understanding
D. Teaching us that ideas and morality are 27
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Controlling Your Concentration
Ⅰ. The concerned information of concentration
A. Your attention span 1
e.g. the ticking of a watch sounds
as if it increases and fades
although the intensity of it is constant
B. You pay attention to one thing at a time
—a(n) 2 : you attend to several concepts at a time
—In high concentration: the shift from focus of attention is
a) of short 3
b) 4
C. 5 of your attention vary to different degrees
—high level: long periods of attending; short distraction periods
—low level: short periods of attending; long distraction periods
—moderate level: 6
e.g. One can"t concentrate because 7 are too strong
Ⅱ. Two sorts of distractors
A. Psychological distractors
8 are the most powerful distractors
a) angry man forgets the pain
b) fearful man is hard to be happy
c) anxious man is uneasy about the smallest of matters
—people act 9 under pressure
B. 10
—traits: always present and rarely understood
—physical distractors on mental tasks
a) background music could affect
comprehension and 11
b) distractors affect the ability to recall accurately
c) 12 affects mental task adversely
Ⅲ. Routine and 13 are affected differently by distractors
A. Distraction may not affect (14) in some backgrounds
B. Exceptional people do well under 14 because
—motivation plays importantly
—differences exist in individual spans of attention

答案: Physical distractors[解析] 填入的词与Psychological distractors并列。结合...
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Five Types of Books
Ⅰ. Introduction
A. Reading for information, hoping to
—improve our minds with the information acquired
—give us the means to improve our lives
B. Reading prodigiously & reading 16 : two different things
—to read books that increase 17
—to read books that helps improve our chances of a happy living
Ⅱ. The first choice: books about 18
A. Including not only scientific text books, hut also
the books that increase our understanding of the 19
B. The value of these books:
—the development of 20
—the methods of learning
—how to investigate our intuition and validate it
with evidence
—inspiring wonder and respect for 21
Ⅲ. The second choice: philosophy
A. Teaching us to understand 22
B. Including:
—the classic philosophical works
—the great texts of 23
Ⅳ. The third choice: serious fiction
A. Great works of fiction: containing more truth
B. Fiction: 24 experiences
C. Serious fiction: containing a lot of philosophy,
psychology & history
D. Great fiction: being also 25
Ⅴ. The fourth choice: 26
A. helping us to interpret our own times
B. recognizing modern prejudices and the nature of humanity
C. Increasing our self understanding
D. Teaching us that ideas and morality are 27
Ⅵ. The last type: poetry
A. Producing a feeling of 28 for the power of words
B. Appreciation of poetry: essential for reading
—sharpening language skills
29
Ⅶ. Resources
A. No formal set of 30
B. The Internet

答案: great language[解析] 讲座提到,伟大的小说也是伟大的语言,即great language。
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Controlling Your Concentration
Ⅰ. The concerned information of concentration
A. Your attention span 1
e.g. the ticking of a watch sounds
as if it increases and fades
although the intensity of it is constant
B. You pay attention to one thing at a time
—a(n) 2 : you attend to several concepts at a time
—In high concentration: the shift from focus of attention is
a) of short 3
b) 4
C. 5 of your attention vary to different degrees
—high level: long periods of attending; short distraction periods
—low level: short periods of attending; long distraction periods
—moderate level: 6
e.g. One can"t concentrate because 7 are too strong
Ⅱ. Two sorts of distractors
A. Psychological distractors
8 are the most powerful distractors
a) angry man forgets the pain
b) fearful man is hard to be happy
c) anxious man is uneasy about the smallest of matters
—people act 9 under pressure
B. 10
—traits: always present and rarely understood
—physical distractors on mental tasks
a) background music could affect
comprehension and 11
b) distractors affect the ability to recall accurately
c) 12 affects mental task adversely
Ⅲ. Routine and 13 are affected differently by distractors
A. Distraction may not affect (14) in some backgrounds
B. Exceptional people do well under 14 because
—motivation plays importantly
—differences exist in individual spans of attention

答案: retention[解析] 录音提到“研究报告表明,在听轻快的音乐时读书的理解力和记忆力(retention)降低了”。...
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Five Types of Books
Ⅰ. Introduction
A. Reading for information, hoping to
—improve our minds with the information acquired
—give us the means to improve our lives
B. Reading prodigiously & reading 16 : two different things
—to read books that increase 17
—to read books that helps improve our chances of a happy living
Ⅱ. The first choice: books about 18
A. Including not only scientific text books, hut also
the books that increase our understanding of the 19
B. The value of these books:
—the development of 20
—the methods of learning
—how to investigate our intuition and validate it
with evidence
—inspiring wonder and respect for 21
Ⅲ. The second choice: philosophy
A. Teaching us to understand 22
B. Including:
—the classic philosophical works
—the great texts of 23
Ⅳ. The third choice: serious fiction
A. Great works of fiction: containing more truth
B. Fiction: 24 experiences
C. Serious fiction: containing a lot of philosophy,
psychology & history
D. Great fiction: being also 25
Ⅴ. The fourth choice: 26
A. helping us to interpret our own times
B. recognizing modern prejudices and the nature of humanity
C. Increasing our self understanding
D. Teaching us that ideas and morality are 27
Ⅵ. The last type: poetry
A. Producing a feeling of 28 for the power of words
B. Appreciation of poetry: essential for reading
—sharpening language skills
29
Ⅶ. Resources
A. No formal set of 30
B. The Internet

答案: history books[解析] 讲座提到的第四种类型的书是历史书,即history books。
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Controlling Your Concentration
Ⅰ. The concerned information of concentration
A. Your attention span 1
e.g. the ticking of a watch sounds
as if it increases and fades
although the intensity of it is constant
B. You pay attention to one thing at a time
—a(n) 2 : you attend to several concepts at a time
—In high concentration: the shift from focus of attention is
a) of short 3
b) 4
C. 5 of your attention vary to different degrees
—high level: long periods of attending; short distraction periods
—low level: short periods of attending; long distraction periods
—moderate level: 6
e.g. One can"t concentrate because 7 are too strong
Ⅱ. Two sorts of distractors
A. Psychological distractors
8 are the most powerful distractors
a) angry man forgets the pain
b) fearful man is hard to be happy
c) anxious man is uneasy about the smallest of matters
—people act 9 under pressure
B. 10
—traits: always present and rarely understood
—physical distractors on mental tasks
a) background music could affect
comprehension and 11
b) distractors affect the ability to recall accurately
c) 12 affects mental task adversely
Ⅲ. Routine and 13 are affected differently by distractors
A. Distraction may not affect (14) in some backgrounds
B. Exceptional people do well under 14 because
—motivation plays importantly
—differences exist in individual spans of attention

答案: noise[解析] 录音提到,噪音影响思想的产出。缺少的是noise。
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Five Types of Books
Ⅰ. Introduction
A. Reading for information, hoping to
—improve our minds with the information acquired
—give us the means to improve our lives
B. Reading prodigiously & reading 16 : two different things
—to read books that increase 17
—to read books that helps improve our chances of a happy living
Ⅱ. The first choice: books about 18
A. Including not only scientific text books, hut also
the books that increase our understanding of the 19
B. The value of these books:
—the development of 20
—the methods of learning
—how to investigate our intuition and validate it
with evidence
—inspiring wonder and respect for 21
Ⅲ. The second choice: philosophy
A. Teaching us to understand 22
B. Including:
—the classic philosophical works
—the great texts of 23
Ⅳ. The third choice: serious fiction
A. Great works of fiction: containing more truth
B. Fiction: 24 experiences
C. Serious fiction: containing a lot of philosophy,
psychology & history
D. Great fiction: being also 25
Ⅴ. The fourth choice: 26
A. helping us to interpret our own times
B. recognizing modern prejudices and the nature of humanity
C. Increasing our self understanding
D. Teaching us that ideas and morality are 27
Ⅵ. The last type: poetry
A. Producing a feeling of 28 for the power of words
B. Appreciation of poetry: essential for reading
—sharpening language skills
29
Ⅶ. Resources
A. No formal set of 30
B. The Internet

答案: timeless[解析] 此题具体谈到第四种类型的书,录音材料提到It teaches us the timelessn...
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Controlling Your Concentration
Ⅰ. The concerned information of concentration
A. Your attention span 1
e.g. the ticking of a watch sounds
as if it increases and fades
although the intensity of it is constant
B. You pay attention to one thing at a time
—a(n) 2 : you attend to several concepts at a time
—In high concentration: the shift from focus of attention is
a) of short 3
b) 4
C. 5 of your attention vary to different degrees
—high level: long periods of attending; short distraction periods
—low level: short periods of attending; long distraction periods
—moderate level: 6
e.g. One can"t concentrate because 7 are too strong
Ⅱ. Two sorts of distractors
A. Psychological distractors
8 are the most powerful distractors
a) angry man forgets the pain
b) fearful man is hard to be happy
c) anxious man is uneasy about the smallest of matters
—people act 9 under pressure
B. 10
—traits: always present and rarely understood
—physical distractors on mental tasks
a) background music could affect
comprehension and 11
b) distractors affect the ability to recall accurately
c) 12 affects mental task adversely
Ⅲ. Routine and 13 are affected differently by distractors
A. Distraction may not affect (14) in some backgrounds
B. Exceptional people do well under 14 because
—motivation plays importantly
—differences exist in individual spans of attention

答案: reasoning tasks[解析] 录音最后提到了distractors(干扰物)对于routine(日常工作)和r...
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Five Types of Books
Ⅰ. Introduction
A. Reading for information, hoping to
—improve our minds with the information acquired
—give us the means to improve our lives
B. Reading prodigiously & reading 16 : two different things
—to read books that increase 17
—to read books that helps improve our chances of a happy living
Ⅱ. The first choice: books about 18
A. Including not only scientific text books, hut also
the books that increase our understanding of the 19
B. The value of these books:
—the development of 20
—the methods of learning
—how to investigate our intuition and validate it
with evidence
—inspiring wonder and respect for 21
Ⅲ. The second choice: philosophy
A. Teaching us to understand 22
B. Including:
—the classic philosophical works
—the great texts of 23
Ⅳ. The third choice: serious fiction
A. Great works of fiction: containing more truth
B. Fiction: 24 experiences
C. Serious fiction: containing a lot of philosophy,
psychology & history
D. Great fiction: being also 25
Ⅴ. The fourth choice: 26
A. helping us to interpret our own times
B. recognizing modern prejudices and the nature of humanity
C. Increasing our self understanding
D. Teaching us that ideas and morality are 27
Ⅵ. The last type: poetry
A. Producing a feeling of 28 for the power of words
B. Appreciation of poetry: essential for reading
—sharpening language skills
29
Ⅶ. Resources
A. No formal set of 30
B. The Internet

答案: awe and reverence[解析] 此题具体谈到第五种类型的书,根据原文“读好诗会使人产生一种感觉,一种对文字力...
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Controlling Your Concentration
Ⅰ. The concerned information of concentration
A. Your attention span 1
e.g. the ticking of a watch sounds
as if it increases and fades
although the intensity of it is constant
B. You pay attention to one thing at a time
—a(n) 2 : you attend to several concepts at a time
—In high concentration: the shift from focus of attention is
a) of short 3
b) 4
C. 5 of your attention vary to different degrees
—high level: long periods of attending; short distraction periods
—low level: short periods of attending; long distraction periods
—moderate level: 6
e.g. One can"t concentrate because 7 are too strong
Ⅱ. Two sorts of distractors
A. Psychological distractors
8 are the most powerful distractors
a) angry man forgets the pain
b) fearful man is hard to be happy
c) anxious man is uneasy about the smallest of matters
—people act 9 under pressure
B. 10
—traits: always present and rarely understood
—physical distractors on mental tasks
a) background music could affect
comprehension and 11
b) distractors affect the ability to recall accurately
c) 12 affects mental task adversely
Ⅲ. Routine and 13 are affected differently by distractors
A. Distraction may not affect (14) in some backgrounds
B. Exceptional people do well under 14 because
—motivation plays importantly
—differences exist in individual spans of attention

答案: routine tasks[解析] 录音提到,很多的日常工作在干扰的情况下让人可以进行。空格所在句缺少的正是routin...
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Five Types of Books
Ⅰ. Introduction
A. Reading for information, hoping to
—improve our minds with the information acquired
—give us the means to improve our lives
B. Reading prodigiously & reading 16 : two different things
—to read books that increase 17
—to read books that helps improve our chances of a happy living
Ⅱ. The first choice: books about 18
A. Including not only scientific text books, hut also
the books that increase our understanding of the 19
B. The value of these books:
—the development of 20
—the methods of learning
—how to investigate our intuition and validate it
with evidence
—inspiring wonder and respect for 21
Ⅲ. The second choice: philosophy
A. Teaching us to understand 22
B. Including:
—the classic philosophical works
—the great texts of 23
Ⅳ. The third choice: serious fiction
A. Great works of fiction: containing more truth
B. Fiction: 24 experiences
C. Serious fiction: containing a lot of philosophy,
psychology & history
D. Great fiction: being also 25
Ⅴ. The fourth choice: 26
A. helping us to interpret our own times
B. recognizing modern prejudices and the nature of humanity
C. Increasing our self understanding
D. Teaching us that ideas and morality are 27
Ⅵ. The last type: poetry
A. Producing a feeling of 28 for the power of words
B. Appreciation of poetry: essential for reading
—sharpening language skills
29
Ⅶ. Resources
A. No formal set of 30
B. The Internet

答案: developing eloquence[解析] 讲座提到,诗歌增强了人们的语言技巧和口才。根据题目设置规律,这里用-i...
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Controlling Your Concentration
Ⅰ. The concerned information of concentration
A. Your attention span 1
e.g. the ticking of a watch sounds
as if it increases and fades
although the intensity of it is constant
B. You pay attention to one thing at a time
—a(n) 2 : you attend to several concepts at a time
—In high concentration: the shift from focus of attention is
a) of short 3
b) 4
C. 5 of your attention vary to different degrees
—high level: long periods of attending; short distraction periods
—low level: short periods of attending; long distraction periods
—moderate level: 6
e.g. One can"t concentrate because 7 are too strong
Ⅱ. Two sorts of distractors
A. Psychological distractors
8 are the most powerful distractors
a) angry man forgets the pain
b) fearful man is hard to be happy
c) anxious man is uneasy about the smallest of matters
—people act 9 under pressure
B. 10
—traits: always present and rarely understood
—physical distractors on mental tasks
a) background music could affect
comprehension and 11
b) distractors affect the ability to recall accurately
c) 12 affects mental task adversely
Ⅲ. Routine and 13 are affected differently by distractors
A. Distraction may not affect (14) in some backgrounds
B. Exceptional people do well under 14 because
—motivation plays importantly
—differences exist in individual spans of attention

答案: adverse conditions[解析] 录音原文提到“有些人能在不利条件下(adverse conditions)...
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Five Types of Books
Ⅰ. Introduction
A. Reading for information, hoping to
—improve our minds with the information acquired
—give us the means to improve our lives
B. Reading prodigiously & reading 16 : two different things
—to read books that increase 17
—to read books that helps improve our chances of a happy living
Ⅱ. The first choice: books about 18
A. Including not only scientific text books, hut also
the books that increase our understanding of the 19
B. The value of these books:
—the development of 20
—the methods of learning
—how to investigate our intuition and validate it
with evidence
—inspiring wonder and respect for 21
Ⅲ. The second choice: philosophy
A. Teaching us to understand 22
B. Including:
—the classic philosophical works
—the great texts of 23
Ⅳ. The third choice: serious fiction
A. Great works of fiction: containing more truth
B. Fiction: 24 experiences
C. Serious fiction: containing a lot of philosophy,
psychology & history
D. Great fiction: being also 25
Ⅴ. The fourth choice: 26
A. helping us to interpret our own times
B. recognizing modern prejudices and the nature of humanity
C. Increasing our self understanding
D. Teaching us that ideas and morality are 27
Ⅵ. The last type: poetry
A. Producing a feeling of 28 for the power of words
B. Appreciation of poetry: essential for reading
—sharpening language skills
29
Ⅶ. Resources
A. No formal set of 30
B. The Internet

答案: recommendations[解析] 此题改变话题,谈到resources,作者的观点是I can"t make a ...
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