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【作文及范文】Directions:Supposeyouareaskedtogiveadviceonwhethertomajorinhumanitiesorscience,writeanessaytostateyouropinion.Youarerequiredtowriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.参考范文：Livinginaworldwhichisfullofchangesandchallenges,weareconfrontedwithnewproblemseverysingleday.Ofalltheissues,onemightconcernthehighschoolgraduatesthemost,anditisiftherearetwooptions:tomajorinscienceorhumanities.Asforme,Ipreferthelatter.Why,youmaywonder,shouldIprefertomajorinhumanities.Thereasonsresponsibleforitcanbelistedasfollows.Amongthemostimportantreasonscitedbypeopleisthattomajorinhumanities，directlyorindirectly，cannotonlyenrichourbasicknowledgeaboutthediversifiedculturebutalsosharpenone’sinsightindailyroutine，whichisofgreatimportanceinone’sgrowth.What’smore,tostudyhumanitiescangiveusanindependentpersonalityandadeepervisiontowardstheworld,ifitwerenotforthosetwoattributes,howcouldweachievegreatgoalsinthisdog-eat-dogworld.Aboveall,insuchasocietywhereemphasis，moreoftenthannot，islaidonthedepthofone’sthought,tochoosehumanitiesasone’smajor,mustbethebestway.Tomajorhumanities,soatleastitseemstome,ispreferableforcollegestudents,iftheyhadthechance,intheprocessofwhichwewilldevelopaninnovativethoughtmode.Asaproverbgoes,thereisnodifficultythataninnovativethoughtmodecannotsolve,nodoorthataninnovativethoughtmodecannotopen,nomountainthataninnovativethoughtmodecannotsurmount.【听力】Longconversation1Q1:BHavingfriendlycolleagues解析：原文中前半部分男士说到：“Themostimportantfactorforthemajorityofthepeopleinterviewedwashavingfriendly,supportivecolleagues.”对于大部分接受采访的人来说，最重要的因素是拥有友好的、互相支持的同事们。Q2：B20%解析：原文中部男士说到：“However,20%ofemployeesdescribedthemselvesasbeingunhappy.”20%的员工说他们工作得不开心。Q3：Athoseofasmallsize解析：后半部男士提到：“Firstofall,smallisbeautiful:peopledefinitelypreferworkingforsmallerorganizationsorcompanieswithlessthan100staff.”首先小就是好：人们绝对偏爱在少于100人的小公司工作。Q4：CTheycanbetterbalanceworkandlife解析：原文中男士说到：“Andworkersonpart-timecontracts,whoonlywork4or5hoursaday,arehappierthanthosewhoworkfull-time.Theresearchersconcludedthatthisisprobablyduetoabetterwork-lifebalance.”每天工作4、5个小时的兼职人员比全职人员要开心，这可能是由于一种更好的工作与生活之间的平衡。Longconversation2Q5：DItisacollectionofphotos.解析：原文前部分男士提到：“In2006,whentheconcerthallofthecityofBrugesaskedmetotakesomepicturesforacatalogueforanewconcertseasonaroundthethemeofwater.”在2006年，布鲁日城市音乐厅请我帮他们完成一个以水为主题的摄影系列。所以这本书是一个摄影系列。Q6:CWhentakingpicturesforaconcertcatalogue.解析：原文前部分男士提到：“In2006,whentheconcerthallofthecityofBrugesaskedmetotakesomepicturesforacatalogueforanewconcertseasonaroundthethemeofwater.”在2006年，布鲁日城市音乐厅请我帮他们完成一个以水为主题的摄影系列。所以是在拍摄这个系列时产生的灵感。Q7：ATheentireEuropeancoastlinewillbesubmerged.解析：原文中部提到：“ItisclearnowthatitisamatteroftimebeforetheentireEuropeancoastlinedisappearsunderwater.”很明确，整个欧洲海岸线的消失只是时间的问题，由此判断出正确答案。Q8：DTouristsusewoodenpathstoreachtheirhotelsinthemorning.解析：文章结尾提到：“Also,Venice,thecityeternallythreatenedbythesea,whereeverymorningwoodenpathwayshavetobesetuptoallowtouriststoreachtheirhotels.”威尼斯全程都被海洋威胁着，每天早上人们都要搭上木桥，游客们才能顺利到达旅馆。Passage1Q9:Ctheyspendtoomuchtimeanticipatingtheirdefeat解析：原文第一句说到：“Whenfacinganewsituation,somepeopletendtorehearsetheirdefeatbyspendingtoomuchtimeanticipatingtheworst.”当面临新的挑战，人们总花很多时间去想最坏的情况。由此得出正确答案。Q10：DThinkinghasthesameeffectonthenervoussystemasdoing解析：原文提到：“ResearchconductedatStanfordUniversityshowsamentalimagefiresthenervesystemthesamewayasactuallydoingsomething.”斯坦福大学发布的研究表明，心理暗示对神经系统作用巨大，会最终导致同样的结果。Q11：CPicturethemselvessucceeding解析：由文中年轻律师成功的例子得出正确答案。Q12：BShewonherfirstjurytrail解析：根据文中年轻律师成功的例子得出正确答案。Passage2Q13:CIthelpspeopletoavoiddevelopingbreastcancer解析：文章前部分提到：“Tellingthemthateatinglotsofhigh-fiberfoodscouldreducetheriskofbreastcancerbeforemiddleage.”摄入大量高纤维食品合一降低中年时期患乳腺癌的概率。Q14：DIttrackedtheireatinghabitssincetheiradolescence解析：文章中间提到：“Itturnsoutthatthosewhoconsumedthehighestlevelsoffiberduringadolescencehadalowerriskofdevelopingbreastcancer.”研究发现青春期摄入越多纤维的女性在未来患乳腺癌的概率越低。所以答案是这项研究从她们青春期开始追踪的。Q15：AFibermayhelptoreducehormonesinthebody解析：文章后半部分提到：“Thefindingpointstolong-standingevidencethatfibermayreducecirculatingfemalehormonelevels,”研究表明长期实验的证据表明纤维可以降低女性体内的荷尔蒙。Lecture1Q16:BConductingresearchonconsumerbehaviour解析：原文第一句提到：“Wellmycurrentresearchisreallyaboutconsumerbehavior.”最近我在关注消费者行为这个课题。Q17：DItisanactofsocialisting解析：文章中部提到：“OneofthethingsthatI'veidentifiedisthatdrinkingforpeoplesaybetweentheagesof18and24isallaboutthesocialactivity.”我的一项发现是年龄在18至24岁的人喝酒是出于社交原因。Q18：ATheyspentaweekstudyingtheirownpurchasingbahaviour.解析：文章最后提到：“lastyearmystudentsspentaweeklookingattheirownpurchasingandanalyzeditindetailfromshoppingtotherelationshipthattheyhavewiththeirretailbanksandtheirmobilephoneproviders.”去年我的学生花了一周时间去关注、分析他们的购物情况，以及他们和银行、手机制造商的关系。Lecture2Q19:DItislikelytogiveuppapermoneyinthenearfuture解析：在听力原文中说到SwedenwasthefirstEuropeancountrytoprintandusepapermoney,butitmaysoondoawaywithphysicalcurrencies.瑞典是欧洲第一个印刷并使用纸币的国家，但可能不久就会停止使用。Q20：Cwhethertheabsenceofphysicalcurrencycausesapersontospendmore解析：在听力原文中说到Barrettwantedtofindoutiftheabsenceofphysicalcurrencydoesindeedcauseapersontospendmore,soshedecidedtoc