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Question 31 答案 surface
听前预测 :定位词为effects of different processes,提示词为 on the,本题应填名词。 题目解析 :本题为信息后置,出题句为 We learn a great deal about all the processes that have affected and that continue to affect the earth’s surface.(我们学习一些变化的过程,这些过程已 经影响或继续影响地球的表面。)
Question 32 答案 environment
听前预测 :定位词为 dynamic、population,提示词为 between...and...,本题应填名词。 题目解析:本题有点难度,出题句为 But we learn far more than that, because studying geography also informs us about the different kinds of relationships that develop between a particular environment and the people that live there. 其中 different kinds of relationships 对应题干中的 dynamic,people that live there 对应题干中的 population。解题时要注意以下两点:(1) 字数要求为 ONE WORD ONLY ;(2)并列结构词为 also,与 31 题为并列关系。
Question 33 答案 impact(s) / effect(s)
听前预测 :定位词为 main branches、physical features、human lifestyles,提示词为 and,本题 应填名词或名词性短语。 题目解析 :根据定位词找到本题的大致出题句,重点关注并列连词 and,题干中的 human lifestyle 对应原文中的 the ways in which we choose to live,故 impact 为本题答
案。
Question 34 答案 urban
听前预测 :定位词为 biophysical、topographic、political、social、economic、historical,提示词为 and,本题应填形容词。 题目解析 :本题难度不大,所听即所得,注意之前出现的一系列并列关系的定位词,很快能听 到 urban 为本题答案。
Question 35 答案 problems
听前预测 :定位词为 understand our surroundings,提示词为 associated,本题应填名词。题目解析 :本题难度不大,定位容易,出题句为 because without geographical knowledge, we would know very little about our surroundings and we wouldn’t be able to identify all the problems that relate to them.(因为没有地理知识的话,我们就无法了解我们的环境,我们也无法发现与 之相关的问题。)特别注意该题答案为复数形式。
Question 36 答案 images
听前预测 :定位词为 conduct censuses,提示词为 the form of,本题应填名词。 题目解析 :本题难度不大,注意答案为复数形式。根据题干定位词,很容易找到出题句,同时 注意利用并列关系连接词 also,听清文章层次。
Question 37 答案 patterns
听前预测 :定位词为 analyse data,提示词为 identify,本题应填名词。 题目解析 :本题难度不大,注意答案为复数形式。出题句为 We need to look for patterns, most commonly those of causes and consequences.(我们需要寻找模式,特别是原因和结果。)
Question 38 答案 distortion(s)
听前预测:定位词为two-dimensional map,提示词为some,本题应填名词(复数)。题目解析:根据题干定位词,本题出题句为 ...because paper has only two dimensions, and that means there’ll always be a certain degree of distortion on a map.(因为纸张仅仅是二维的,所以 通常在地图上会有一定程度的扭曲。)由于题干中有 some,所以本题答案可以写成复数形式。
Question 39 答案 traffic 听前预测 :定位词为 aerial photos、vegetation problems,提示词为 density,本题应填名词或
形容词。
题目解析 :本题出题句为 you can easily illustrate areas of diseased trees or how much traffic is on the roads at a given time or information about deep sea beds. 其中 diseased trees 对应题干中 的 vegetation problems,故本题答案为 traffic。
Question 40 答案 weather
听前预测 :定位词为 landsat pictures,提示词为 conditions,本题应填名词或形容词。 题目解析 :本题难度不大,容易定位,注意信息后置,出题句为 you’ll all be familiar with the information they give us about the weather. 核心名词 weather 为本题的答案,注意该词的拼写。