总的来看,近三年长对话和短文中细节题变得更难、推断题增多。
三年以前题目中的长对话和短文都是在细节题上为大家友情送分。近几次考试中长对话和短文不乏仍有简单题目,但是很多细节题变难,更有推断题增多。
如2013年6月考试第一篇短文--短文来自于PeterSvensson,APTechnologyWriter,是07年1月30号的yahoonews上发表的新闻。
Wouldyoutrustarobottoparkyourcar?ThequestionwillconfrontNewYorkersinFebruaryasthecity'sfirstroboticparkingopensinChinatown.
Thetechnologyhasbeensuccessfullyappliedoverseas,buttheonlyotherpublicroboticgarageintheUnitedStateshasbeentroublesome,droppingvehiclesandtrappingcarsbecauseoftechnicalproblems.
Nonetheless,thedevelopersoftheChinatowngarageareconfidentwiththetechnologyandarecountingonittosqueeze67carsinanapartment-buildingbasementthatwouldotherwisefitonly24,accomplishedbyremovingamaneuverspacenormallyrequired.
Ahuman-shapedrobotwon'tbesteppingintoyourcartodriveit.Rather,thegarageitselfdoestheparking.Thedriverstopsthecaronaflatplatformandgetsout.Theplatformisloweredintothegarage,anditisthentransportedtoavacantparkingspacebyacomputer-controlleddevicesimilartoanelevatorthatalsorunssideways.
Thereisnohumansupervision,butanattendantwillbeonhandtoacceptcashandexplainthesystemtonewlyusers.Parkingrateswillbeattractedabout$400monthlyor$25perday,accordingtoAriMilstein,thedirectorofplanningforAutomationParkingSystems,whichistheU.S.subsidiaryofaGermancompany.ThiscompanyhasbuiltautomatedgaragesinseveralcountriesoverseasandintheUnitedStatesforresidentsofaWashington,D.C.apartmentbuilding.