第1题:
7. What does the man wish he had done when looking back?
【试题解析】针对提问,这个男性的回答是“I wish I had loved more, being more open about my feelings for new people, and more affectionate with those already in my life(我希望我曾经爱过更多的人,对新认识的人更开放,对那些已经在我生命中的人更深情)”,总体说来就是“表达更多的爱”,因此C选项正确。
第2题:
8. According to the U-bed theory, when is the lowest point of happiness in people’s life?
【试题解析】对话中提到“reaches the bottom in their mid-40s(在40多岁达到最低点)”,因此C选项正确。
第3题:
9. How does the man describe his happiest years in life?
【试题解析】对话最后,这个男性这样描述“they were stressful and chaotic, but so wonderful and fulfilling(这个时期压力很大,很混乱,但却很精彩,很有成就感)”,因此D选项正确。
【听力原文】
W: Hi, Chris. Do you wish you had accomplished more in life?
M: I wish I had loved more, being more open about my feelings for new people, and more affectionate with those already in my life.
W: When is your happiest time in your life? The U-bed theory of happiness says people’s psychological well-being generally drops in their 30s, reaches the bottom in their mid-40s, and then goes up again after 50.
M: For me, mine the happiest from my late 20s to my mid-40s. When my kids were still at home, my wife was alive, and the family lived together.
W: Wow, those are the most stressful years.
M: Yes, they were stressful and chaotic, but so wonderful and fulfilling.
Questions 7 to 9 are based on the conversation you’ve just heard