House prices 经济发展最简单的指标是什么呢？那就是House prices（房价）了。经济向上发展的时候，房价逐渐走高；经济不好的时候，房价也会降低；当房价出现剧烈波动时，经济也会产生强烈的反应。 我们来看2个例句： When U. S. house prices were rising and interest rates were low, even the poor got a chance to get a mortgage and a home. 当美国房价飞升而利率却较低，即使是穷光蛋都有机会获得抵押贷款和房子。 I was one of those

解题的根据主要有四点：一是根据对话的开头判断该对话的主要内容；二是根据对话的结尾判断对话的主题；三是根据对话中多次出现的主要信息做合理的判断；四是通过预览选项进行合理的推理排除。 例4：What problem are the speakers discussing? A) The man has sent the order to the woman by mistake.B) Some of the telephone systems don’t work properly.C) Some of the packs do not contain any manuals.D) The quality of the goods is not up to the standard. 原文：W: What can I do for you? M: Well, unfortunately, there is a problem with the order we received from you yesterday. It seems we’ve not received the right quantity of manuals to support the telephone system. W: Oh, dear, that’s bad news. I’m very sorry to hear that, and you don’t know how many packs are without manuals? M: No, because we haven’t opened every pack. But in several of those that have been opened there are none. No manuals. 答案：C)。本题的关键词是 manual，出现的问题并非在于产品的质量，而是缺少使用手册，故C）为答案。 05 时间数字处 设题对话中出现年代、时间、价格等数字信息的地方，也经

文中的“it comes from a special type of pig”完全吻合，因此选C。 2. 同义替换 在四六级听力中特别是六级听力，同义替换是命题专家最爱用的考查方式，视听一致不管用 的时候就用这个技巧。百试不爽！ 同义替换，顾名思义，听力原文中的关键词的意思和正确答案的选项

2024年12月英语六级考试将在12月14日下午举行，大家要认真复习哦。今天@沪江英语四六级微信公众号为大家整理了2024年12月英语六级阅读理解全真模拟题（2），希望对你有所帮助。 　　2024年12月英语六级阅读理解全真模拟题（2）        I live in the land of Disney, Hollywood and year-round sun. You may think people in such a glamorous, fun-filled place are happier than others. If so, you have some mistaken ideas about the nature of happiness. 　　Many intelligent people still equate happiness with fun. The truth is that fun and happiness have little or nothing in common. Fun is what we experience during an act. Happiness is what we experience after an act. It is a deeper, more abiding emotion. 　　Going to an amusement park or ball game, watching a movie or television, are fun activities that help us relax, temporarily forget our problems and maybe even laugh. But they do not bring happiness, because their positive effects end when the fun ends. 　　I have often thought that if Hollywood stars have a role to play, it is to teach us that happiness has nothing to do with fun. These rich, beautiful individuals have constant access to glamorous parties, fancy cars, expensive homes, everything that spells “happiness”. But in memoir after memoir, celebrities reveal the unhappiness hidden beneath all their fun: depression, alcoholism, drug addiction, broken marriages, troubled children and profound loneliness. 　　Ask a bachelor why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying. If he’s honest, he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment. For commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure and excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features. 　　Similarly, couples that choose not to have children are deciding in favor of painless fun over painful happiness. They can dine out ever they want and sleep as late as they want. Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole night’s sleep or a three-day vacation. I don’t know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children. 　　Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations we can ever come to. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those rich and glamorous people we were so sure are happy because they are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all. 　　1.Which of the following is true? 　　A.Fun creates long-lasting satisfaction. 　　B.Fun provides enjoyment while pain leads to happiness. 　　C.Happiness is enduring whereas fun is short-lived. 　　D.Fun that is long-standing may lead to happiness. 　　2.To the author, Hollywood stars all have an important role to play that is to __. 　　 memoir after memoir about their happiness. 　　 the public that happiness has nothing to do with fun. 　　 people how to enjoy their lives. 　　 happiness to the public instead of going to glamorous parties. 　　3.In the author’s opinion, marriage___. 　　s greater fun. 　　 to raising children. 　　tes commitment. 　　 in pain. 　　4.Couples having infant children___. 　　 lucky since they can have a whole night’s sleep. 　　 fun in tucking them into bed at night. 　　 more time to play and joke with them. 　　 happiness from their endeavor. 　　5.If one get the meaning of the true sense of happiness, he will__. 　　 playing games and joking with others. 　　 the best use of his time increasing happiness. 　　 a free hand to money. 　　 himself with his family. 参考答案:CBCDB 以上就是今天的学习内容啦。大家要利用好最后一个月的时间多多练习，并且多进行模考熟悉考试流程。小编预祝大家顺利通过英语六级~

years, face recognition has been one of the most popular research themes in pattern identification and image processing. Face recognition, just as the name suggests, is a technology that scan people's faces to identify their identities. It is widely used and plays an important role in different

理了2024年12月英语六级阅读理解模拟真题：大学专业选择，一起来看看吧。 2024年12月英语六级阅读理解模拟真题：大学专业选择 　　One of the bitterest and most time-worm debates in student union bars up and down the country is resolved as academic research confirms that in financial terms at least, arts degrees are a complete waste of time.Getting through university boosts students’earnings by 25%, on a weighted average, or $220,000 over theirlifetime, according to Professor Ian Walker of Warwick University-but if they study Shakespeare or the peasants’revolt instead of anatomy of contract law, those gains are likely to be completely wiped out. 　　The government is about to allow universities to charge students up to $3,000 a year for their degrees, arguing that it’s a small price to pay compared with the financial rewards graduates reap later in life. But Prof. Walker’s research shows there are sharp variations in returns according to which subject a student takes. 　　Law, medicine and economics or business are the most lucrative choices, making their average earnings 25% higher, according to the article, published in the office for national statistics’monthly journal. Scientists get 10-15% extra. At the bottom of the list are arts subjects, which make only a “small ”differenceto earnings- a small negative one, in fact. Just ahead are degrees in education-which leave hard pressed teachers anaverage of 5% better off a year than if they had left school at 18. 　　“it’s hard to resist the conclusion that what students learn does matter a lot; and some subject areas givemore modest financial returns than others,” Prof. Walker said. As an economist, he was quick to point outthat students might gain non-financial returns from arts degrees:”Studying economics might be very dull, forexample, and studying post-modernism might be a lot of fun.” 　　练习题： 　　Choose correct answers to the question: 　　1.What is the best title for the passage? 　　A.Professor Walker’s Research 　　B.How to Make Big Money. 　　C.Differences Between Science and Arts Degrees. 　　D.Studying Arts Has Negative Financial Outcome. 　　2.Universities charge students a rather high tuition mainly because_____ 　　 provide the students with very prosperous subjects to learn 　　 assume that their graduates can earn much more than they had paid 　　 don’t get financial support from the government 　　 need much revenue to support the educational expenses 　　3.The word “lucrative”(Line 1, Para. 4) most probably means _____ 　　le 　　ve 　　able 　　le 　　4.Law, medical and business graduates could earn 25% more than ______ 　　ion graduates 　　 graduates 　　 who had not studied at the university 　　 average income 　　5.We can safely conclude that the author ______ 　　s arts degrees as meaningless 　　 this result disappointing and unfair 　　 the students to think twice before they decide what to learn in college 　　 that arts degrees are still rewarding despite its scarce financial returns 　　1.[D] 主旨大意题。本文为Walker教授的研究成果，旨在说明不同专业的毕业生有不同的经济回报，并非要传授发财心得或者比较文理科的异同。文章首句即为本题解题关键，故D正确。 　　2.[B] 事实细节题。定位至第3段第1句。本文只有这一句与收取学费有关，后一个分句即前一个分句的理由，抓住其中隐含的因果关系就不难找到正确答案。 　　3.[C] 词义理解题。通过下文数据earnings 25% higher和get 10-15% extra可以推测lucrative大意应为“给人带来丰厚收入的”,故选C。 　　4.[C] 事实细节题。第4段中出现了几个比较数字，考题要求找到此段首句提到的收人增加25%的参照点。第2段第1句中的Getting through university 表明这类学生收人增加25%的参照对象是没读大学的人，且从第4段第3句中的the list和第4句即可以确定这一段是在比较大学毕业与18岁毕业(即没读大学)收入的不同，因此C正确。 　　5.[D] 推理判断题。结论往往出现在文章结尾,要想答对此题,一定要仔细体会本文末句。本文虽然重点讨论文科没有经济效益，但是作者并没有做出主观判断，故A、B、C都不正确，而作者在文章最后讲到了人文学科虽然经济效益不佳但学习过程更有趣，故D符合作者意思。

称是TEST OF ENGLISH FOR INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION，简称TOEIC，中文译为国际交流英语考试。 是针对在国际工作环境中使用英语交流的人们而指定的英语能力测评考试，由美国教育考试服务中心设计。所以托业考试区别于那些侧重考察学术能力的考试。 注：以上数据源自托业中国官网（）和官方宣传资料 二、托业考试考试考什么？ 托业内容涵盖了广泛的日常交流和商务活动 其主题包括：商务会见、合同、谈判、市场营销、产品销售、企划、会议、制造、工厂管理、金融、预算、银行、投资、董事会议、求职、客户沟通等 考核内容 主要由两部分组成：听力阅读考试+口语写作考试 成绩解释 A(860分以上) 作为英语非母语的人已具有充分的交流能力凭借自己的经验，即使是对专业领域外的话题也能充分地理解并采用恰如其分的措词。 大写加粗提醒：托业800分在不少企业都有竞争力~  B(730分-855分) 具备在状况下进行恰当交流的能力。能够完全理解一般的会话，并且能够迅速应答。即使话题其他特定专业领域，也能应付。在业务上没有大的障碍。 C(470分-725分) 具备日常生活所需的英语能力，能够进行限定范围内的业务交流能力。在一般会话中，对于要点的理解和应答都没有障碍。但是在复杂的情况下，要想达到正确的应答及交流就会有巧拙的差距。 D(220分-465分)　 能够进行一般会话中的最低限度的交流。只要对方说话语速慢一些、重复几遍或者有时能替换不同说法，就能够理解简单的会话。对于身边熟悉的话题，可以做出应答。 E(220分以下)  尚未达到可以交流的能力。即使是在简单的会话中，对方的语速也很慢，也只能了解其中一部分。只能片断地排列一些单词，无法进行实际上的语意交流。 ▼ 下面给大家介绍一门爆款课程：中级起点直达托业目标800分【随到随学班】 如果你也想 通过托业考试证明自己英语能力 进入大型跨国企业 或申请企业外语津贴 那么赶快来报名学习吧 👇👇👇 现在报名咨询 还可领取大额券，直接抵现 课程大纲 本班为老师自编讲义，上课看屏幕即可，无需额外准备。 课程共103课时，其中30课时托业基础课，55课时托业强化课，18课时托业冲刺课，帮助学员熟悉托业听力、阅读、口语和写作考试各部分题型，提升对应的语言和应试能力，满足大部分工作上的需求。 长按识别下方二维码 免费试听+备考资料包 👇👇👇 适合人群 希望通过托业考试来证明自己英语能力的学习者； 英语基础较薄弱或多年不接触英语的低起点学习者（初中左右英语水平）； 想要进入日、韩、美以及其它大型跨国企业的应届毕业生或白领； 希望达到托业800分成绩从而成功申请企业外语津贴的在职白领。 师资介绍 三叁老师 美国宾夕法尼亚大学教育政策专业硕士，拥有丰富的国外助教经验及国内教学经验。在沪江网校主讲语法、词汇等基础英语类课程。其授课方式生动活泼且不失严谨，善于引导学生循序渐进地学习。 Wendy老师 美国宾夕法尼亚大学英语教育专业毕业。拥有丰富的国内外英语教学经验。热爱互动式教学，擅长从日常生活中寻找学习话题，帮助学生学以致用。 长按识别下方二维码 即可报名优惠购课 👇👇👇

the countryside of Xiangtan, Hunan province, Qi Baishi is regarded as one of the most productive and influential ink artists of the 20th century. He made a living from carpentry and gained expertise at carving out intricate patterns on architectural structures. He was, meanwhile, a self-taught painter

is an ancient city with a history of 3,000 years. As early as the 11th century, B.C.,it was the capital of the Kingdom of Yan; that's why Beijing is also known as Yanjing. In the few thousand years afterwards, Beijing again served as the capital for the Jin,Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties. Beijing is one

距离2024年12月英语四级考试越来越近了，大家准备的如何？俗话说临阵磨枪，不快也光。今天@沪江英语四六级微信公众号为大家带来2024年12月英语四级作文预测：大学里最爱的运动，希望对你有所帮助。 2024年12月英语四级作文预测：大学里最爱的运动 My Favorite Sport in College My favorite sport in college is basketball. There are many reasons why I love it.  Firstly, I have an easy access to basketball in college. Since the stadium is free for all college students, I can play basketball whenever I have time. Thanks to the flexible rules of basketball, I can easily organize a match regardless of how many people there are. Secondly, the spirit of teamwork required in basketball matches strengthens the friendship among classmates. And I also make many new friends when playing basketball. Last but not least, I love NBA very much and dream of becoming a basketball player like Kobe Bryant.  To sum up, playing basketball brings me pleasure and relaxation, friendship and team spirit. It’s my best companion in college.  我在大学里最喜欢的运动是篮球。我喜欢它的原因有很多。 首先，我在大学里打篮球的机会很多。 由于体育场对所有大学生都是免费的，所以我一有时间就可以打篮球。 同时，得益于篮球灵活的规则，无论有多少人，我都可以轻松组织一场比赛。 其次，篮球比赛所需要的团队合作精神，加强同学之间的友谊。 而且我在打篮球的时候也结交了很多新朋友。最后但同样重要的是，我非常热爱NBA，并梦想成为像科比一样的篮球运动员。 综上所述，打篮球给我带来了快乐和放松，以及友谊和团队精神。它是我大学里最好的伙伴。