2019英语专八模拟试卷及答案（八）

　　SECTION B INTERVIEW 10分

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　　[00:24.65]In this section

　　[00:25.76]you will hear ONE interview.

　　[00:28.04]The interview

　　[00:28.73]will be divided into TWO parts.

　　[00:30.94]At the end of each part,

　　[00:32.86]five questions will be asked

　　[00:34.54]about what was said.

　　[00:36.26]Both the interview

　　[00:37.41]and the questions

　　[00:38.43]will be spoken ONCE ONLY.

　　[00:41.13]After each question

　　[00:42.70]there will be a ten-second pause.

　　[00:45.72]During the pause,

　　[00:46.87]you should read the four choices

　　[00:48.80]of A, B, C and D,

　　[00:51.52]and mark the best answer

　　[00:53.19]to each question

　　[00:54.51]on ANSWER SHEET TWO.

　　[00:56.96]You have THIRTY seconds

　　[00:58.30]to preview the questions.

　　[01:30.08]Now, listen to Part One

　　[01:31.57]of the interview.

　　[01:33.13]Questions 1 to 5 are based on

　　[01:35.25]Part One of the interview.

　　[01:38.10]W: Welcome to

　　[01:38.47]our program

　　[01:39.55]Technology & Innovations.

　　[01:41.87]First, please allow me to ask you

　　[01:44.27]a question:

　　[01:44.83]when you apply sunscreen

　　[01:46.87]to your face,

　　[01:48.25]have you ever found yourself

　　[01:49.77]wondering

　　[01:50.72]if the lotion is safe?

　　[01:52.27]If your answer is "yes",

　　[01:54.15]what will you do?

　　[01:55.39]Will you search the Internet

　　[01:57.26]for help?

　　[01:57.93]Are there any websites

　　[01:59.97]providing readily available answers

　　[02:02.05]to tell the safety of one product

　　[02:04.12]or another?

　　[02:04.96]Today,

　　[02:05.99]we have invited Dara O'Rourke,

　　[02:08.32]a professor of environmental

　　[02:10.14]and labor policy

　　[02:11.64]at the University of California,

　　[02:13.94]Berkeley, to share his solution

　　[02:16.31]to this delicate issue.

　　[02:18.13]M: Thank you Maria.

　　[02:19.74]The case you mentioned just now

　　[02:22.00]often took place

　　[02:22.78]in my daily life as well.

　　[02:24.87]And that was

　　[02:25.54]why I began to build GoodGuide.

　　[02:29.03]W: Could you tell us more about it?

　　[02:30.82]M: Well,

　　[02:31.97]GoodGuide was founded in 2007.

　　[02:34.92]It is a website and smartphone app

　　[02:37.47]that rates

　　[02:38.01]140,000 consumer products

　　[02:40.79]in the US,

　　[02:41.64]according to their safety,

　　[02:43.87]environmental sustainability

　　[02:45.61]and the ethics of the firms

　　[02:47.47]that make them.

　　[02:48.48]W: Sounds quite helpful especially

　　[02:50.42]in times of electronic commerce.

　　[02:53.18]But considering the amount

　　[02:55.17]of the products you have to rate,

　　[02:56.99]I suppose it must be a hard work.

　　[03:00.12]M: Yes,

　　[03:01.06]but my own worries

　　[03:02.15]about the safety

　　[03:02.93]of a product triggered off

　　[03:04.99]my devotion to this app.

　　[03:06.40]Together with a team of chemists,

　　[03:08.19]lots of testing

　　[03:09.21]and a chunk of venture capital later,

　　[03:11.79]I spent more than two years

　　[03:13.81]on building this website

　　[03:15.16]to offer consumers practical advice

　　[03:18.18]on what to buy

　　[03:18.90]and not to buy.

　　[03:20.56]W: That is really impressive.

　　[03:22.77]I bet it has gained lots of users so far.

　　[03:25.82]M: Yes. It is quite popular

　　[03:27.84]all over our country.

　　[03:29.80]W: Who are the greatest users

　　[03:31.12]of GoodGuide?

　　[03:32.61]M: So far, GoodGuide

　　[03:34.30]has mostly been used by shoppers

　　[03:36.30]who are already keen to know

　　[03:38.39]about any issues connected with

　　[03:40.50]products they buy.

　　[03:42.05]W: Could you give us

　　[03:42.82]some specific examples?

　　[03:44.80]M: Sure. For example,

　　[03:46.61]there are mothers

　　[03:47.76]who are concerned

　　[03:48.70]about their children's health,

　　[03:50.12]older people

　　[03:50.71]who face chronic illnesses

　　[03:52.26]or supporters of a cause,

　　[03:54.64]such as animal rights.

　　[03:56.80]W: I see.

　　[03:57.63]M: The hope behind the app is

　　[04:00.07]that the idea of finding out

　　[04:01.94]about a product's background

　　[04:03.55]will become the mainstream.

　　[04:05.57]W: Have you made any upgrades

　　[04:07.55]or service expansion

　　[04:09.22]since GoodGuide was founded?

　　[04:11.31]M: Of course.

　　[04:12.78]Now GoodGuide

　　[04:14.42]has launched an online service

　　[04:16.47]called The Purchase Analyzer.

　　[04:18.55]It is designed to inform consumers

　　[04:21.20]not just

　　[04:21.99]about the values embedded

　　[04:23.45]in products, but also

　　[04:25.09]about whether they are

　　[04:26.87]the virtuous shoppers

　　[04:28.07]they say they want to be.

　　[04:30.09]W: Could you show us

　　[04:30.93]how to use the service?

　　[04:32.66]M: Yes, to use the new service,

　　[04:35.23]users need to create

　　[04:36.66]a GoodGuide account,

　　[04:38.14]set up a filter

　　[04:39.11]to make purchase decisions

　　[04:40.79]based on issues they care about,

　　[04:42.98]which can range from

　　[04:44.48]whether the user

　　[04:45.48]favors organic products

　　[04:46.93]to buying only from firms

　　[04:48.69]with a good human-rights record,

　　[04:50.82]and then sync their accounts

　　[04:52.61]from different shopping sites

　　[04:54.34]so that GoodGuide

　　[04:55.39]can rate their purchases.

　　[04:57.24]When the customer

　　[04:58.77]scans the bar code on a product

　　[05:00.86]with the camera in their smartphone,

　　[05:03.06]the app identifies it and checks

　　[05:06.05]in a database to score how it shapes up.

　　[05:09.66]This is the end

　　[05:10.59]of Part One of the interview.

　　[05:12.99]Questions 1 to 5 are based on

　　[05:15.07]what you have just heard.

　　[05:17.92]1. What is this interview mainly about?

　　[05:32.06]2. According to the interview,

　　[05:34.83]what caused the man

　　[05:36.30]to build GoodGuide?

　　[05:48.09]3. According to the interview,

　　[05:50.58]who of the following are

　　[05:52.76]among the greatest users

　　[05:54.09]of GoodGuide?

　　[06:05.57]4. Why did GoodGuide launch

　　[06:08.35]The Purchase Analyzer?

　　[06:20.11]5. How do customers get information

　　[06:23.15]about products via GoodGuide?

　　[06:35.78]Now, listen to Part Two

　　[06:37.18]of the interview.

　　[06:38.68]Questions 6 to 10 are based on

　　[06:40.63]Part Two of the interview.

　　[06:43.49]W: I see. The first step

　　[06:45.53]is simple enough,

　　[06:46.78]but could you give us

　　[06:47.80]an example of setting up the filter?

　　[06:50.21]M: Yes. Some of the sample filters

　　[06:52.79]include Fragrance-free,

　　[06:54.52]Climate Change, Animal Welfare

　　[06:57.09]and Ingredient Safety—

　　[06:58.98]so you can filter based

　　[07:00.63]on your most pressing concerns.

　　[07:02.73]If you're primarily worried

　　[07:04.79]about the impact a product

　　[07:06.58]has on the planet,

　　[07:07.53]you can filter by Climate Change,

　　[07:09.94]or if you are looking

　　[07:11.62]for beauty products

　　[07:12.67]that have not been tested

　　[07:13.96]on animals,

　　[07:14.64]check Animal Welfare.

　　[07:16.92]W: What if the product that

　　[07:18.87]the customer scans scores badly?

　　[07:21.71]M: If the product scores badly,

　　[07:23.55]the app will recommend

　　[07:24.83]an alternative item

　　[07:25.95]that is better for you,

　　[07:27.48]your family,

　　[07:28.19]your wallet,

　　[07:28.97]and our world.

　　[07:30.69]W: Wow, it is just like

　　[07:32.17]a green personal assistant.

　　[07:34.11]M: Yes. Besides,

　　[07:36.13]the app tracks consumers'

　　[07:37.80]purchases to see how well

　　[07:39.76]they fit

　　[07:40.38]with their selected values

　　[07:41.51]and gives a sort

　　[07:42.48]of personal virtue rating.

　　[07:44.51]We hope, in this way,

　　[07:46.54]the shopper can consume

　　[07:47.83]more thoughtfully.

　　[07:48.91]Our goal is to help consumers

　　[07:51.15]make informed purchasing

　　[07:52.73]decisions

　　[07:53.60]that reflect their preferences

　　[07:55.35]and values.

　　[07:56.59]We believe that

　　[07:57.88]as more consumers buy

　　[07:59.10]better products, retailers

　　[08:01.18]and manufacturers face

　　[08:02.39]compelling incentives

　　[08:03.62]to make products

　　[08:04.81]that are safe,

　　[08:05.81]environmentally sustainable

　　[08:07.89]and produced

　　[08:08.93]using ethical sourcing

　　[08:10.32]of raw materials and labor.

　　[08:12.95]W: But in my opinion consumers

　　[08:15.65]rarely change their buying habits,

　　[08:18.01]even when confronted

　　[08:19.28]with scientific and other data.

　　[08:21.30]M: Yes.

　　[08:22.34]That is why we have drawn

　　[08:23.96]on insights

　　[08:24.87]from behavioral economics,

　　[08:26.40]which show shoppers

　　[08:27.96]can be greatly

　　[08:28.96]influenced by peer pressure

　　[08:30.52]and by information passed on

　　[08:32.47]to them by people they know.

　　[08:34.79]The app tries to take advantage

　　[08:36.58]of these pressures.

　　[08:38.04]W: Em, that makes some sense

　　[08:40.10]but how do you put the idea

　　[08:41.88]into practice?

　　[08:43.53]M: The virtue rating

　　[08:44.53]will inform a consumer how well

　　[08:46.42]they are doing

　　[08:47.18]according to the values

　　[08:49.09]which they espouse.

　　[08:50.67]That measurement gives

　　[08:51.86]an incentive to do better.

　　[08:53.86]Soon, the rating will be able to

　　[08:56.00]be shared with others

　　[08:56.90]on social-media sites

　　[08:58.88]such as Facebook,

　　[09:00.31]which could inspire shoppers

　　[09:01.91]to consume more thoughtfully.

　　[09:04.15]W: I see. It sounds reasonable.

　　[09:07.03]And do you have any future plans

　　[09:08.80]for this wonderful app?

　　[09:11.27]M: I am sorry to say

　　[09:12.27]that this is a secret

　　[09:13.86]but I can expose a little.

　　[09:16.09]In fact we are planning to turn

　　[09:18.37]being a good shopper

　　[09:19.36]into an online game

　　[09:21.20]in the near future.

　　[09:22.72]W: So that GoodGuide

　　[09:23.98]can appeal to

　　[09:24.81]the younger generation?

　　[09:26.07]M: You are quite insightful!

　　[09:27.62]The younger generation

　　[09:29.09]does need some guidance

　　[09:30.41]when shopping,

　　[09:31.64]but they also need fun.

　　[09:33.64]W: Yes. And they are

　　[09:35.45]endowed with strong

　　[09:36.19]purchasing power as well.

　　[09:38.27]One more question:

　　[09:39.71]do you intend to

　　[09:40.50]include information

　　[09:41.71]about foreign goods

　　[09:43.27]in this app in the future?

　　[09:44.86]M: Definitely.

　　[09:45.81]But that is a huge project

　　[09:47.77]and we need more time

　　[09:49.09]to expand and improve.

　　[09:51.15]W: Well, Mr. O'Rourke,

　　[09:52.62]thank you very much

　　[09:53.65]for staying with us today.

　　[09:55.86]M: My pleasure.

　　[09:58.11]This is the end

　　[09:58.95]of Part Two of the interview.

　　[10:01.28]Questions 6 to 10 are based on

　　[10:03.36]what you have just heard.

　　[10:05.89]6. Which filter should you choose

　　[10:09.37]if you are worried

　　[10:10.33]about the impact a product

　　[10:11.89]has on the planet?

　　[10:23.49]7. What will the app do

　　[10:26.01]if the product

　　[10:26.97]the customer scans scores badly?

　　[10:39.56]8. Why does the app give

　　[10:42.09]a personal virtue rating?

　　[10:54.00]9. What is the theory the man

　　[10:56.90]applied to change customers'

　　[10:58.59]buying habits?

　　[11:09.87]10. What does GoodGuide plan

　　[11:12.76]to do in the near future?

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