听力原文：
Passage One

When facing a new situation, some people tend to rehearse their defeat by spending too much time anticipating the worst.
I remember talking with a young lawyer who was about to begin her first jury trial.
She was very nervous.
I asked what impression she wanted to make on the jury.
She replied: "I don't want to look too inexperienced, I don't want them to suspect this is my first trial."
This lawyer had fallen victims to the "don'ts" syndrome—a form of negative goal setting.
The "don'ts" can be self-fulfilling because your mind response to pictures.
Research conducted at Stanford University shows a mental image fires the nerve system the same way as actually doing something.
That means when a golfer tells himself: “Don't hit the ball into the water.” His mind sees the image of the ball flying into the water.
So guess where the ball will go?
Consequently, before going into any stressful situation, focus only on what you want to have happen.
I asked the lawyer again how she wanted to appear at her first trial.
And this time she said: “I want to look professional and self-assured.”
I told her to create a picture of what self-assured would look like.
To her, it meant moving confidently around the court room, using convincing body language and projecting her voice, so it could be heard from the judge's bench to the back door.
She also imagined a skillful closing argument and a winning trial.
A few weeks after this positive stress rehearsal, the young lawyer did win.
Questions 9 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.

Q9：What do some people do when they face a new situation?

题目是问一些人在面临新情况时是如何表现的。听力材料开头提到，一些人面对新情况时，常常花费太多的时间预期最坏的结果来预演他们的失败。其中C选项中的their defeat即听力材料中的the worst。故选C。

听力原文：
Passage One

When facing a new situation, some people tend to rehearse their defeat by spending too much time anticipating the worst.
I remember talking with a young lawyer who was about to begin her first jury trial.
She was very nervous.
I asked what impression she wanted to make on the jury.
She replied: "I don't want to look too inexperienced, I don't want them to suspect this is my first trial."
This lawyer had fallen victims to the "don'ts" syndrome—a form of negative goal setting.
The "don'ts" can be self-fulfilling because your mind response to pictures.
Research conducted at Stanford University shows a mental image fires the nerve system the same way as actually doing something.
That means when a golfer tells himself: “Don't hit the ball into the water.” His mind sees the image of the ball flying into the water.
So guess where the ball will go?
Consequently, before going into any stressful situation, focus only on what you want to have happen.
I asked the lawyer again how she wanted to appear at her first trial.
And this time she said: “I want to look professional and self-assured.”
I told her to create a picture of what self-assured would look like.
To her, it meant moving confidently around the court room, using convincing body language and projecting her voice, so it could be heard from the judge's bench to the back door.
She also imagined a skillful closing argument and a winning trial.
A few weeks after this positive stress rehearsal, the young lawyer did win.
Questions 9 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.

Q10：What does the research conducted at Stanford University show?

听力材料中提到，在斯坦福大学做的研究表明，心理影像对神经系统的刺激方式和行动对神经系统的刺激方式是一样的。并且在后文给出了一个高尔夫球手的例子来说明这一点。故选D。

听力原文：
Passage One

When facing a new situation, some people tend to rehearse their defeat by spending too much time anticipating the worst.
I remember talking with a young lawyer who was about to begin her first jury trial.
She was very nervous.
I asked what impression she wanted to make on the jury.
She replied: "I don't want to look too inexperienced, I don't want them to suspect this is my first trial."
This lawyer had fallen victims to the "don'ts" syndrome—a form of negative goal setting.
The "don'ts" can be self-fulfilling because your mind response to pictures.
Research conducted at Stanford University shows a mental image fires the nerve system the same way as actually doing something.
That means when a golfer tells himself: “Don't hit the ball into the water.” His mind sees the image of the ball flying into the water.
So guess where the ball will go?
Consequently, before going into any stressful situation, focus only on what you want to have happen.
I asked the lawyer again how she wanted to appear at her first trial.
And this time she said: “I want to look professional and self-assured.”
I told her to create a picture of what self-assured would look like.
To her, it meant moving confidently around the court room, using convincing body language and projecting her voice, so it could be heard from the judge's bench to the back door.
She also imagined a skillful closing argument and a winning trial.
A few weeks after this positive stress rehearsal, the young lawyer did win.
Questions 9 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.

Q11：What advice does the speaker give to people in a stressful situation?

听力材料中提到了一位女律师，她在开始她的第一个陪审团审案之前非常紧张。说话人给她的建议是：让她创造一个画面想象自己自信是什么样子的。对她而言这意味着，在法庭上自信地走动，用有说服力的肢体语言和突出自己的声音以便让临近后门的法官席上的人能够听见。她同样也想象了一个巧妙的结辩陈词和一个胜利的审判。由此可以推断出，说话人给处于压力情况下的人的建议是想象自己成功的样子。故选C。

听力原文：
Passage One

When facing a new situation, some people tend to rehearse their defeat by spending too much time anticipating the worst.
I remember talking with a young lawyer who was about to begin her first jury trial.
She was very nervous.
I asked what impression she wanted to make on the jury.
She replied: "I don't want to look too inexperienced, I don't want them to suspect this is my first trial."
This lawyer had fallen victims to the "don'ts" syndrome—a form of negative goal setting.
The "don'ts" can be self-fulfilling because your mind response to pictures.
Research conducted at Stanford University shows a mental image fires the nerve system the same way as actually doing something.
That means when a golfer tells himself: “Don't hit the ball into the water.” His mind sees the image of the ball flying into the water.
So guess where the ball will go?
Consequently, before going into any stressful situation, focus only on what you want to have happen.
I asked the lawyer again how she wanted to appear at her first trial.
And this time she said: “I want to look professional and self-assured.”
I told her to create a picture of what self-assured would look like.
To her, it meant moving confidently around the court room, using convincing body language and projecting her voice, so it could be heard from the judge's bench to the back door.
She also imagined a skillful closing argument and a winning trial.
A few weeks after this positive stress rehearsal, the young lawyer did win.
Questions 9 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.

Q12：What do we learn about the lawyer in the court?

题目问及女律师在法庭上的表现。听力材料结尾提到，年轻的女律师在自信的预演几周之后，确实赢了第一个陪审团审案。故选B。