标准听力(四)—标准听力(六)(11)

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M: I have actually not criticized SV nor made a big deal about the Valley’s center-of-the-universe attitude. I have been trying to make the point that I believe there is life on other planets.
W: Champions of Silicon Valley see it as the world’s best ecosystem for tech startups. In your view, is this still true?
M: It is one of the best places because of the quality of schools, the number of successful people who hung around and seeded others to be successful, and other reasons. Again, I hope that other places can begin to build these required ecosystems, so we begin to see more centers of excellence springing up around the world.
W: How has the connected world changed the opportunities for businessmen in remote locations?
M: In the old days, it was very hard to get a voice or have that voice heard. That is the single greatest barrier to entry. Today, a free block, or a good service or idea, can get noticed and take off.
W: How do you see investment opportunities change because of the connected world?
M: Companies have to think globally from the perspective of resources, customers, etc. This is important because with technology and a global infrastructure, making it big might mean making it big in the UK, New Zealand, and Canada.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23. What is the purpose of the man’s world tour?
【解析】选[D]。选项均以动词不定式开头表明，本题可能考查做某事的目的。对话开头男士提到，going around…to see if all this technology and progress in North America had any effects on the rest of the world，即他想看看美国的科技在其他国家的效果及影响，[D]是对此的同义转述，故为答案。






24. Which is true about Silicon Valley according to the man?
【解析】选[A]。预览选项可知, 本题与对Silicon Valley的评价有关。对话中男士说“硅谷确实是个最棒的地方之一，因为它拥有高质量的学校、众多帮助他人成功的成功人士，还有一些其他原因”，[A]中的many successful people表述正确, 故为答案。
【点睛】[B]在对话中没有提到；[C]中的the world’s best place与对话中的one of the best places表述不一致；[D]中的numerous schools是对quality of schools的错误表述。






25. What effect does the connected world bring to entrepreneurs in remote locations?
【解析】选[B]。选项中的It makes/brings表明，本题考查It的影响。对话中女士说“联系紧密的世界是怎样为偏远地区的商人提供机会的？”，紧接着男士将现在和以前的情况进行了对比, 表明现在的商人
比以前的机会多了，故答案为[B]。
【点睛】听清问题中的the connected world明确选项中的It的指代内容是解答本题的关键。
Section B
Passage One
【听前预测】预览四道题各选项，由选项中的Jeb，Tom，cougar，fight等可知，短文可