听力原文相同，答案参考第一套

听力原文相同，答案参考第一套

（一）通信

由于通信网络的快速发展，中国智能手机用户数量近年来以惊人速度增长。这极大地改变了许多人的阅读方式。他们现在经常在智能手机上看新闻和文章，而不买传统报刊。大量移动应用程序的开发使人们能用手机读小说和其他形式的文学作品。因此，纸质书籍的销售受到了影响。但调查显示，尽管智能手机阅读市场稳步增长，超半数成年人仍喜欢读纸质书。

　　精简结构

　　①由于…because of / due to; on account of

②…改变了…的…方式:change the ways of…

③他们…,而不…: they would rather…than

　　④…使人们能…:enable sb. to do sth.

　　⑤…受到了影响: be affected/ influenced

　　⑥尽管…仍…: despite/ in spite of…still

参考译文

　　Because of the rapid development of communication networks，the number of Chinese smartphone users has grown at an alarming rate in recent years. This has dramatically changed the ways of reading for many people. They now often would rather read news and articles on their smartphones than buy traditional newspapers. The development of a large amount of mobile apps enables people to read novels and other forms of literature works on their mobile phones. Therefore，the sale of print books has also been affected. But the survey shows that more than half of adults still like to read paper books despite the steady growth of the mobile phone reading market.

（二）手机改变生活方式

越来越多的中国人现在的确离不开手机了。他们中的许多人，包括老年人，都使用手机应用程序保持联系并拓宽朋友圈。他们也用手机购物，查找信息，因为手机便于携带。此时，使用手机应用程序通信比传统电话便宜。然而，这种新趋势导致人们在社交时过度依赖手机。事实上，一些年轻人已经变得十分上瘾，以至于怠慢了与家人和朋友面对面的交流。

精简结构

　　①越来越多…离不开 more and more…depend on/ be indispensible

②…许多人用…保持…拓展…:use…to keep…broaden

③他们也用…，因为:  they also use to…because

　　④此时，…比…:in these situations,…than

　　⑤然而，…导致…: however, …lead to…

　　⑥事实上，…已经变得…，以至于…: in fact, become so…that

More and more Chinese people think mobile phones are indispensible now. Many of them, including the elderly, use mobile apps to keep in touch with the others and broaden their circle of friends on internet. They also use their cell phones to shop or to look up information on line because cell phones are portable. In addition, using mobile apps to communicate is cheaper than using traditional phones. However, the new trend has led to their over-reliance on mobile phones for social contact. In fact, some young people have become so addicted to mobile phones that they neglect face-to-face communication with family and friends.

（三）移动支付

过去几年里，移动支付市场在中国蓬勃发展。随着移动互联网的出现，手机购物逐渐成为一种趋势。18到30岁的年轻人构成了移动支付市场的最大群体。由于现在用手机付款很容易，许多消费者在购物时宁愿用手机付款，而不愿用现金或信用卡。为了鼓励人们多消费，许多商店给使用移动支付的顾客打折。专家预测，中国移动支付市场未来仍有很大发展潜力。

The mobile payment market has boomed inChinaover the past few years. With the advert of mobile Internet, shopping on mobile phone has gradually become a trend. Young people, aged from 18 to 30, make up the largest segment of the mobile payment market. Since it is now so easy to pay by mobile phone, many consumers would rather pay by mobile phone than by cash or credit card while shopping. To encourage people to spend more, many stores offer discounts to customers who use mobile payments. Experts predict thatChina's mobile payment market still has great development potential in the future.

Challenges of starting a career

It is no doubt that young college graduates find it more appealing to start their own career than work for an enterprise, either state-owned or private. Among all the challenges they may encounter, financial burdens, limited contacts, lack of expertise and hands-on experience, just to mention a few, the biggest one in my eyes, is how to fit into this innovative time.

The first demanding job is to assess their dream and decide whether it fills the niche market. With technology advancing every second, new markets are replacing older ones anytime. In such a case, the long-term vision of a start-up company becomes decisive. Moreover, even in the right direction, their career might not thrive without keen awareness of new rivals. After all, starting a career of their own brings about greater competition and responsibility. At last, they must readily accept judgment of new technology, like big data and e-commerce. In this era when every business is accomplished online, a career without innovation is doomed to failure.

In brief, unlike traditional career plans, this decade poses a new challenge for young starters, namely, designing their career based on new markets in the new technology field. If their plan is not far-sighted and thus taking a leading role, all the efforts may come in vain.

  Challenges of living in a big city

To live in metropolitan areas or to go back to rural areas—this is not a new puzzle for modern residents. If unfortunately people have no options but to find shelter in big cities like New York and Shanghai, they must be ready for the following challenges.

The first headache for urban people is how to escape from heavy pollution, which attacks in all the forms and at all the time. To survive in water pollution, air pollution, light pollution, and noise becomes the impossible mission. Another difficulty for city residents is the soaring costs of living: housing prices, gas bills, expensive foods, etc. Many young employees struggle to make ends meet. The last but not the least, faster pace of life is crashing dreams and deprive people of the last sense of happiness. Even for few successful people, they have no time to smell the rose.

In summary, challenges like pollution, living expenses and life pressure are stealing joys of urban life. In such a time when business can be done online, retreating to country life might as well a good choice.       

  Challenges of studying abroad

The past three decades witnessed millions of Chinese youngsters rushing to foreign schools for better education. However, without understanding all the challenges in their study abroad, their life and study might come to a deadlock. 

Major difficulties lie in three facets. Language is the first barrier to merging into a new culture. An average international students spend at least one year in language schools preparing for academic learning, and it takes longer to be free in communication. However, cultural shock is more difficult to overcome. In most cases, embarrassment occurs because of cultural differences, which may hinder Chinese overseas students from social interaction. The last but the most demanding job is to change their thinking patterns. Take essay writing for example. Chinese students tend to get lower grades just because their work lacks critical thinking.

In brief, language competence, cultural awareness and mind-setting are three skills for successful study abroad. It is advisable that students consider the three factors seriously before stepping into the destination country.