单选题 In this section, you will hear two long conversations. Each conversation will be read only once. At the end of each conversation, there will be a one-minute pause. During the pause, read the five questions, each with three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre.
Conversation One
单选题 Relative happiness means ______.
  • A. you have a wealth of material goods
  • B. you are as happy as others
  • C. you are happier than others
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 6-10 Lisa: Frank, are you happy? I mean you have a big house and you have a car. Frank: I don't know, Lisa. A lot of people also have houses and cars. Lisa: You mean you want to have more than other people and this will make you happy? Frank: Possibly. Lisa: Then you're looking for relative happiness. Frank: Ok, Lisa, what do you think is happiness? Lisa: Well, through the centuries, people have offered quite different definitions of happiness such as happy people were married women and single men, or happiness meant self-gratification, or happiness could be achieved by eating less or eating more. Frank: So happiness is rather elusive? Lisa: I think the happiest people are those who find joy in their daily lives, and who enjoy their friendships, families, work and hobbies. Frank: You mean they are not bothered by the desire to get something more, something new, something better? Lisa: You couldn't be more correct. One more thing, Frank, if you are happy, you may not be satisfied with your life. Frank: What do you mean? Lisa: Happiness often means how happy you feel with your life now. Satisfaction often means that people have to take a step back from their lives and look at them in general. 根据对话开始部分可知Lisa将Frank的那种“只有自己拥有的比别人多时才感到幸福”的行为称之为relative happiness，简言之，relative happiness即：比他人幸福。
单选题 What is true of the past definitions of happiness?
  • A. They were based on self-gratification.
  • B. They varied greatly.
  • C. They were based on lifestyles.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】对话中，Lisa提到在过去，人们提出幸福的各种不同的定义，如happy people were married...self-gratification, or...eating less or eating more，故B项正确。A、C、D三项只是过去幸福的一种定义，故排除。
单选题 Lisa seems to ______ the past definitions of happiness.
  • A. misunderstand
  • B. be uncertain about
  • C. disagree with
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】Lisa认为幸福是在日常生活中find joy；享受their friendships, families, work and hobbies，与欲望无关；而过去幸福的定义与是否结婚，是否吃饱和自我满足有关。由此可以看出两者理解的幸福截然不同，故C项正确。
单选题 Does Lisa agree with what Frank said about her understanding of the happiest people?
  • A. Yes.
  • B. No.
  • C. Not mentioned.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】从Lisa的回答You couldn't be more correct可知她是同意Frank对于她对于幸福的理解的解释的。
单选题 Unlike happiness, satisfaction ______.
  • A. is easier to achieve
  • B. has to do with one's overall life
  • C. is less complicated
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】根据谈话最后Satisfaction often means...their lives and look at them in general，可知B项正确。