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WeknowthatourvoicesCalltransmitsubtlesignalsaboutourgender，age，evenbodystrengthandcertainpersonalitytraits，butPhilMcaleerattheUniversityofGlasgowandhiscolleagueswonderedwhetherwemakeaninstantimpression.Tofindout，meyrecorded64peopleastheyreadapassage.Theythenextractedthewordhelloandasked320peopletoratethevoicesonascaleof1to9foroneof10perceivedpersonalitytraitsincludingtrustworthiness，dominanceandattractiveness.

Althoughitsnotclearhowaccuratesuchsnapjudgmentsare，whatisapparentisthatweallmakethem，andveryquickly.Weweresurprisedbyjusthowsimilarpeoplesratingswere.saysMcaleer.Usingascaleinwhichorepresentsnoagreementonaperceivedtraitandlreflectscompleteagreement，all10traitsscoredonaverage0.92meaningmostpeopleagreedverycloselytowhatextenteachvoicerepresentedeachtrait.

Itmakessensethatdecisionsaboutpersonalityshouldhappenreallyfast，saysMcaleer.Theresthisevolutionaryapproach/avoidanceideavouwanttoquicklyknowifyoucalltrustapersonsoyoucanapproachthemorrunawayandthatwouldberedundantifittooktoolongtofigureitout.

Theimpressionthatourvoicesconveyevenfromanaudiocliplastingjust390millisecondsappearstobedowntoseveralfactors，forexample，thepitchofapersonsvoiceinfluencedhowtrustworthytheyseemed.Aguywhoraiseshispitchbecomesmoretrustworthy,saysMcaleer.Whilegirlsareontheopposite.

Themethodsusedinthispaperarefamiliar,buttheconclusionsarenovelandinteresting.Thewaythestudylinkspersonalitytoattractivenessandreproductivefitnessmakessensebiologically.Theteamhopethattheirworkcanbeusedtohelpcreateartificialvoicesforpeoplewhohavelosttheirownduetoamedicalconditionandcreatelikableandengagingvoicesforsatnavs，andotherrobotics.

56、WhatsthemeaningofYouhadmeatHello

A.WhenIsayhello，youwillgetmygreeting.

B.WhenIsayhello,youwillgivemearesponse.

C.WhenIsayhello,youwillformanimpressionofmyvoice.

D.WhenIsayhello，youwillreA.izemypersonA.ityinasecond.

57、WhatconclusionCallwegetfromtheresearchperformedbyprofessorMcaleerandhiscolleagues

A.Mostpeopleagreedeachvoicerepresentedeachtrait.

B.0urvoicescantansmitsubtlesignalsaboutourselves.

C.Peoplecanmakeaccuratesnapjudgmentsveryquickly.

D.Peoplecannotformallinstantimpressionthroughvoice.

58、WhatdoesMcaleermeanbysayingthelinethattheresthisevolutionaryapproach/avoidanceidea（Line2，Para.4）

A.Peoplecanavoidothersquicklyiftheytrustthem.

B.Peoplecanapproachothersquicklyiftheydistrustthem.

C.Peoplehopetoknowothersquicklytoapproachoravoidthem.

D.Peopledisliketospendmuchtimetounderstandothers.

59、Whendoesagirlbecomemoretrustworthycomparedwithaguy

A.Agirlwouldbemoretrustworthywhensheraiseshervoiceupattheendofword.

B.Agirlwouldbemoretrustworthyassheglidesfromahightoalowpitch.

C.Agirlwouldbemoretrustworthyasshekeepsthesamepitchduringconversation.

D.Agirlwouldbemoretrustworthywhenshealterthepitchfromtimetotime.

60、Whatisthepurposeofthisstudy

A.TohelpcreateartificiA.voicesforpeoplewhohavelostit.

B.Tocreatelikableandengagingvoicesforsatnavs.

C.Tomakecontributiontothecreationofvoicesforrobots.

D.Alloftheabove.

Questions61-65arebasedoBthefollowingpassage.

Theunemploymentratecontinuestoimprove.Itwas10%inthefallof20__.Itwas7.5%atthistimelastyear.Ithasbeenfluctuatin96.3%and6.7%forthelastcouplemonths.

Butbeforewecelebrate.weneedtoexaminethenumbersbehindthenumbers.Thesecanmaskdeeperproblems.

Youthunemployment.isonesuchproblem.Youngpeoplefacehigherhurdlestoandinthejobmarket.

Theyhavefewerskills.1essworkexperienceandsmallernetworks.

Theconsequencesaredevastatingandthefactsbearthisout.

Thosewithmoreeducationdobeaerbutnogroupisheldharmless.Unemploymentratesforrecentcollegegraduatesincreasedfrom3.1%in20__to8%in20__.Highyouth

unemploymentratespredatetherecession.In2000.thegeneralunemploymentratewasapproximately4%.For15to24yearoldsitwasover9%.

HighyouthunemploymentisnotconfinedtotheUnitedStates.Forthe33developedcountriesintheOrganizationforEconomicCo-operationandDevelopment（OECD），combined20__youthunemploymentwas16%.Butmoreimportantly,individuals，societyandtheeconomysufferfromagenerationhamstrungbypoollittleornoworkexperience.

Solutionsarecomplicatedbecausewearepartofaglobaleconomyandrecession，weareshiftingtoaknowledge-basedeconomy,andunemploymentistiedtocomplexsocialproblems.

Butsolutionsdoexist.

CreateayouthguaranteesimilartotheoneadoptedbyleadersoftheEuropeanUnion.Itstatesthatallyoungpeopleundertheageof25yearsreceiveagood-qualityofferofemployment，continuededucation，anapprenticeshiporatraineeshipwithinfourmonthsofbecomingunemfDloyedorleavingformaleducation.Thishashadsuccessinsomecountries.

Requirethatmiddleandhighschoolprogramsgreatlystrengthentheirworkplacetiesthroughvocationaleducation，apprenticeships，internships，andteachingofjobskills.

Astheeconomicrecoverycontinues，wemustensurethatweunderstandthenumbersbehindthenumbers.Thismeansnotonlypayingcloseattentiontotheneedsofouryoungworkersbutalsorespondingwithsignificantanddecisiveaction.

TheUnitedStateshasapopulationofover300million.ofthese.120millionareundertheageof30.TheirfutureisOurfuture.

61、WhatCanweinferfromthelinesofparagraphtwo

A.ThereA.problemofyouthunemploymentisstillsevere.

B.Wecannotonlyconcentrateonthesurfaceofnumbers.

C.TheunemploymentratecontinuestobeimproveD.

D.Weshouldnotcelebrateforthelowerunemploymentrate.

62、Whatisthemainmicroreasonofyouthunemploymentaccordingtothe3-6paragraphs

A.Theyarenotwithgoodeducationandskillbackgrotmds.

B.Therearenoadequateiobsforyouthsinthecompetitiveiobmarket.

C.Tlleyhavefewerskills，lessworkexperienceandsmallernetworks.

D.Thedevelopmentofsocietyandeconomydoesnotsatisfy.

63、Whatisthemainmacroreasonofyouthunemployment

A.Theglobaleconomyissufferingfromaseriousrecession.

B.ItiScloselytiedwithglobaleconomyandcomplexsocialproblems.

C.Theshiftingtoaknowledge.basedeconomycausesthisproblem.

D.Allnationsencounterthisannoyedemploymentissue.

64、Whatisthecrucialpointofthesetwosolutionsforhighyouthunemployment

A.Governmentiswhollyresponsibleforthistroublesomeproblem.

B.Theyouthcancompletelydependontheofferedhelpofgovemment.

C.ThegoodcombinationofeducationandoccupationwouldbeembraceD.

D.Theeducationforyouthshouldbework.orienteD.

65、Whatisthemainideaofthispassage7

A.Youthunemploymentwillbeseriousformany.yearsevenwithsolutions.

B.YouthunemploymentCanbesolvedbygovernmentandschools.

C.Unemploymentcouldbereducedbytheeffortsofyouth.

D.Weshouldbeclear-headedaboutnumbersandtakeactionseffectively.