26. Why did noblewomen in Europe do their best to keep their color as light as possible?
【解析】選[C]。文中提到，貴族婦人盡可能保持膚色潔白是因為白皙的膚色被認為是美麗和高貴的象征。a mark of...nobleness表明貴族們極力想使自己和農民區分開來。選項[C]與此相符，為答案。
27. Who were the people having a tan according to the passage?
【解析】選[D]。本題問哪些人會被曬黑。文中提到，工業革命時期，有錢人去陽光充足的國家旅行，他們在沙灘上躺著，皮膚被曬黑了，成為富有的象征，[D]項與原文相符。tan指日曬后的顏色，選項[A]與此矛盾。幾個世紀前，歐洲貴族因為足不出戶而皮膚潔白，[B]項錯誤。工業革命時期，工人長時間在光線昏暗的地方工作，皮膚變得很蒼白，[C]項也不正確。
28. What does the passage mainly tell us?
【解析】選[B]。短文第一句就點明了文章的主題：遺傳不是影響我們膚色的唯一因素，接下來的內容都圍繞這個主題展開，結尾也進一步與此呼應，因此選項[B]正確。貴族的情況不是文章討論的中心，而只是舉例論證主題的需要，并且文中也沒提到幾個世紀前的貴族喜不喜歡旅行，因此排除[A]項。影響膚色的因素有遺傳、陽光和化妝品，[C]項過于片面。"皮膚曬得黝黑被視為是富有的象征"是工業革命時期的情況，[D]中的nowadays與此不符。
Passage Two
Our topic today is about fleas that plague all of us who have cats and dogs in our homes. You may be surprised to find out that there are about 1,500 species of fleas, and that each species has its own preferred host. Fleas are, in fact, quite adept at finding their hosts. In an experiment, 270 fleas from rabbits were marked and then let loose in a large meadow. After a few days, a full half of the fleas had found rabbits to live on. Fleas also have a very interesting flexible diet. They can go for many months without eating if they have to, and they will change hosts in order to get more food, even if they don't like the taste of their new host as much as the old! Their jumping ability is incredible, too. You may know this from your own experience. Some fleas can jump as high as 13 inches, which is quite a lot for such a small creature. This jumping ability comes from their relatively large muscular legs that are equipped with resilin, a kind of natural rubber. The elastic properties of this resilin have not yet been equaled in any artificial substance. Though the fleas on your cat or dog are not dangerous to you, some fleas carry diseases. It is the rat flea that is responsible for carrying some fatal plagues. These fleas have been in part responsible for the Great Plague of Europe in 500 A D that spread from Ethiopia to Byzantium to Europe. They are also part of the cause of Black Death in China and Europe.
Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. According to the passage, in what way are fleas flexible in their diets?
【解析】選[D]。題干句對應文中的Fleas also have a very interesting flexible diet，其后的They can go for many months without eating...對flexible diet進行了解釋說明，選項[D]是對原文的同義轉述，為答案。
30. According to the talk, what is resilin?
【解析】選[C]。resilin為超綱詞，但結合其所在句This jumping ability comes from their relatively large muscular legs that are equipped with resilin, a kind of natural rubber推斷，resilin應為跳蚤腿部中的一種物質，選項[C]正確。
31. According to the speaker, which flea has been responsible for deaths?
【解析】選[A]。fatal意為"致命的"，文中提到的It is the rat flea that is responsible for carrying some fatal plagues表明rat flea可以導致死亡，選項[A]正確。
32. According to the speaker, where did the Great Plague spread in the sixth century?
【解析】選[B]。根據文中提到的the Great Plague of Europe in 500 A D that spread from Ethiopia to Byzantium to Europe很容易得知本題答案：選項[B]正確。
Passage Three
Through the years of being an advisor at the university, I've often been requested to give suggestions about how to handle "information anxiety". Now let me give you some advice. First of all, what is "information anxiety"? Well, as you know, we are bombarded daily by books, magazines, newspapers, television, and radio. We are hit with bills, letters, and reports. All of this can cause quite a lot of anxiety. It's because we are living in the "information age" that we get this bombardment of information everyday. So today let me give you some organizing tips that should make your life easier.
First of all, when you get your mail, open it and sort it right away. Get rid of all junk inserts, and then sort the mail into four categories: to do, to pay, to read, and to file.
Be realistic about your reading. Check the magazines you subscribe to on a regular basis. If you find yourself falling behind in your reading, let some of those subscriptions go. And if you are one of those people who like to clip out articles to read later, then do some screening first and be sure to clip only the most important articles for reading later.
You should have a filing system, but don't use your files as a dumping ground. Make it a rule to clean out your files and papers at least once a year, more often if possible.
Spend five or ten minutes each day cleaning up your desk and prioritizing your work for the next day. The following day will get off to a much better start if your desk is organized and you are not faced with overwhelming piles of paper. Don't use the top of your desk as a storage area. It should be a work area, with plenty of room to work.
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
33. According to the speaker, what should the listeners do when they first get their mail?
【解析】選[A]。根據文中的First of all, when you get your mail, open it and sort it right away可知，speaker建議listeners一收到郵件便馬上進行分類整理，選項[A]正確。
34. What should people do with their magazine subscriptions?
【解析】選[D]。文中提到，If you find yourself falling behind in your reading, let some of those subscriptions go。本句是說如果訂的東西沒有時間看，就應該放棄訂閱其中的一些，選項[D]與此相符，為答案。
35. How often does the speaker suggest that the listeners clean out their files?
【解析】選[C]。根據文中的Make it a rule to clean out your files and papers at least once a year可知，本題答案為[C]，即至少要一年整理一次文件。
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