CET6 2025年6月 第2套 · 听力

  • 00:00:41 - Section A · 第 1 篇 · 1–4 题
  • 00:03:59 - Section A · 第 2 篇 · 5–8 题
  • 00:07:45 - Section B · 第 1 篇 · 9–11 题
  • 00:10:54 - Section B · 第 2 篇 · 12–15 题
  • 00:14:35 - Section C · 第 1 篇 · 16–18 题
  • 00:18:07 - Section C · 第 2 篇 · 19–21 题
  • 00:22:00 - Section C · 第 3 篇 · 22–25 题

Transcript

Questions 1–4

1 W: We are down to two candidates for one position, and we need to decide by the end of the day in order to finalize this whole procedure.

2 M: Yes, but it isn’t an easy choice to make. Both applicants are quite strong.

3 W: Let’s get to it, then. Both of them went to good universities, and both of them studied business-related subjects. So academically, I’d say they’re pretty much the same. What do you think?

4 M: I would agree, yes. The only difference worth noting, perhaps, is that it looks like Rachel scored moderately stronger grades throughout high school and university. But as I said, only a tiny bit higher than Peter.

5 W: That’s true, and worth noting. Thank you. In addition, Rachel interviewed very well. I thought she came across as bright and alert.

6 M: Yes. She asked some very good questions about the position and the company, which made me think she is very keen about the job.

7 W: I thought so, too. Now, let’s look at Peter’s interview performance. I thought he also did very well. He came across as respectful and professional, wouldn’t you say? Calm and poised. Very mature for his age.

8 M: Exactly. In my notes, I wrote that he seemed composed and in control of his emotions. I think he definitely looked more mature than Rachel.

9 W: Interesting. So, we agree that Rachel appeared inexperienced and less mature than Peter, even though both candidates are the same age and have practically no work experience.

10 M: When comparing them side by side, yes, Peter seemed more self-assured somehow. Maybe it was something about their body language.

11 W: Sure. Maybe he was simply less nervous.

12 M: Maybe. Who knows? To be honest, I think I like Rachel better.

13 W: Hmm. Really? I think I like Peter.

14 M: Ah, well. If there’s a tie, and we can’t come to an agreement, then we’ll take it to John and let him cast the deciding vote.

Questions 5–8

1 M: We’re here with Clementine Ortega, head designer of the private fashion label L’Orange, to discuss her latest collection. Ms. Ortega, how would you describe this season’s look?

2 W: To be honest, my preferred style has always been on the ambiguous side, and I think this collection is even more so. I try not to adhere to social norms and expectations. Rather, I always try to incorporate something slightly absurd into my aesthetic.

3 M: The assortments of accessories in this collection have had quite the impact on critics. The dazzling cape deployed at the end of the show, for example, bewildered many in the audience. What was your inspiration for this piece?

4 W: Over the summer, I traveled through rural mountain villages throughout Asia in search of handicrafts to decorate my new studio with. The embroidery done by the women in a particular village was so exquisite. I couldn’t stop thinking about it. Trying to recreate their designs would have been futile. So instead, I applied my own eccentric approach. Using glitter, I drew similar intricate patterns onto the velvet cape. This ended up in the glamorous, luminous look that concluded the show.

5 M: It was indeed majestic, and yet, dare I say, masculine at the same time.

6 W: Well, yes, that was intentional. I like to merge styles that are often at opposite ends of the fashion spectrum. Hence, the sparkling cape was paired with a traditional power suit you would typically see in a business setting. It was sensational, if I do say so myself.

7 M: Spectacular for sure! A stunning show all around. Going against stereotypes, the incorporation of indigenous aspects, along with your underlying signature touch, made this collection a statement of the season. You have proven yourself a formidable young designer, and we can’t wait to see what creations you come up with next.

Questions 9–11

1 Pet dogs can often readily understand a wide range of their owners’ commands and gestures, but are these abilities inborn or are they exclusively learned through training? To find out, a new study examined whether stray dogs could understand human gestures. The study revealed that 80% of participating dogs successfully followed pointing gestures to a specific location despite having never received prior training. The results suggest that dogs can understand complex gestures by simply watching humans. This could have implications in reducing conflict between stray dogs and humans.

2 Dogs were domesticated 10,000 to 15,000 years ago. This means they are probably the oldest domesticated animals on the planet. Humans then bred dogs with the most desirable and useful traits so that they could function as companions and workers. This resulted in domesticated dogs that are highly responsive to human commands and gestures. However, it was not clear whether dogs understand us through training alone, or whether this was an inherent ability. Why does this matter?

3 Stray dogs are a common feature in cities around the world. They may observe and occasionally interact with people, but such dogs have never been trained, and are behaviorally “wild”. Conflicts between stray dogs and humans are a problem. Understanding how humans shape stray dogs’ behavior may help alleviate this problem. According to the researchers of the new study, stray dogs are intelligent creatures. They closely observe humans and use their understanding of us to make a decision. Treating stray dogs with sensitivity and respect, and giving them space, the researchers assert, can reduce much conflict.

Questions 12–15

1 Think your refrigerator is just one big box of evenly cold air? Not so! The temperature inside the average fridge actually varies from front to back, bottom to top and everywhere in between. Because of this, food product placement within the appliance is far more important than you probably realize.

2 The whole purpose of the modern refrigerator is to slow the growth of bacteria, which thrive in temperatures from 4.4 to 60 degrees Celsius. As a result, refrigerators are typically set at or below that low end to protect foods against bacteria. Although it might seem like time spent organizing the fridge will spoil your day, doing so will actually make it more user-friendly, easier to clean and food safety-conscious.

3 Those little bins on the inside of refrigerator doors are convenient, but they don’t maintain a consistent temperature, so definitely refrain from putting perishable foods in there. The top area is not as cold as the bottom of the fridge, so save it for the foods that don’t need extra-chilly temperatures. Store foods that are ready to eat or already cooked on the top shelf. The middle shelf is the most temperature-controlled part of the fridge, so place eggs here. Drinks and prepared foods can also live on the middle shelf if you ran out of room up top. The back of the bottom shelf is the coldest spot in the fridge, so store perishable dairy products here to keep them edible longer. Never store foods with high water content here, because the water within them can and will freeze, effectively ruining them.

Questions 16–18

1 My current research is mainly looking at factors like stress and how it affects our immune system. So the current projects that I’m quite excited about are looking at older people and factors that are important to them.

2 In one project we are looking at hip fracture in older people, which is a common event and we’re trying to understand the impact of depression. Often people in hospital with a hip fracture develop depression, and these are the people that then go on to become feeble a lot more quickly than others. They get infections. Often these infections lead to death. So we’re trying to slow down that progression to feebleness. So if we can better understand how these factors interact, then we can actually start doing something about it.

3 The impact that my research will have in Birmingham, first of all, is obviously for older people because these are the people that are having hip fractures and developing depression, and we’re trying to improve their health and their quality of life. But this isn’t just a problem in Birmingham or even in the UK. This is a problem globally. People are aging. There’s a lot more people in the older generation who are living for longer but not necessarily staying healthy for a large part of their lives. So the last part of their life can often be full of ill health, and we’re trying to understand factors that can contribute to the quality of life later on.

4 I think the thing that excites me most about my research is that it feels real and relevant. Lots of academics are probably very excited about their research, but it might not be that relevant to those around them. Whereas I feel that the work I do is relevant to everyone because everyone is aging. Health is an issue for everyone, regardless of their age, and what I’m trying to do is understand the factors that affect health and how we can improve the quality of life in people. So that’s one of the things that really excites me about it. One of the other things is, rather than just taking one perspective, so rather than looking at aging and health just from the perspective of the psychologist, we are now bringing together a lot of different techniques and a lot of different viewpoints to actually look at the sort of different factors affecting health.

Questions 19–21

1 Americans are obsessed with celebrity chefs. We talk about them and try to eat like them. But could we learn something more from them than recipes and techniques?

2 According to market data enterprises, Americans spend nearly 10 billion dollars a year on self-help and personal-organization products. The market is huge, partly because most colleges and graduate schools don’t teach basic organization, but cooking schools and professional kitchens do.

3 Perhaps the principles of cooking organization can be extended to help even those of us who aren’t top chefs. The system that makes kitchens function is called “mise-en-place”, or literally “put in place”. It’s a French phrase that means to gather and arrange the ingredients and tools needed for cooking.

4 But for many professional cooks, the phrase means something deeper. Some cooks call it their religion. It helps them coordinate vast amounts of labor and material, and transforms the lives of its practitioners through focus and self-discipline. Students at the culinary institute of America view it as a way of life. It’s a way of concentrating their mind to only focus on the aspects that they need to be working on at the moment, to kind of rid themselves of distractions. And it’s a habit that some students carry with them even when they’re not in the kitchen. They mise-en-place their life. They set up their books for class. They set up their chef whites. They shine their shoes. They know everything that they need every step of the day.

5 Then how does one attain this level of organization? The key to high-level organization is the mindset. Cooks can easily do six hours of preparation for a three-hour dinner shift. “Mise-en-place forces cooks to account for every minute of their time and every movement. Every component of one single dish is in one single corner, so their hand literally moves inches,” explains Dwayne Lipuma, an instructor at the culinary institute of America. “Once students set up their station, I should be able to cover up their eyes. And they should know that their knives are always here, their oil is always right here, their salt and pepper is always right here.”

6 But practiced at its highest level, mise-en-place says that time is precious, resources are precious, space is precious, your self-respect and the respect of others are precious. Use them wisely. Isn’t that a philosophy for our time?

Questions 22–25

1 Why do we stop making goals for ourselves and stop progressing in life? One reason is the belief that we should accept who we are and not constantly strive to improve ourselves. The mistake we make with this is that whilst self-acceptance is imperative, it should actually be used as the basis for growth. When we’re not growing, learning and seeking improvements in our lives, we tend to stagnate, accepting what is, and stop believing we can be better.

2 A key tool for creating goals and progressing, is using our imagination. Yet as is so often the case, by the time we’ve reached midlife, we’ve stopped dreaming about what we want to achieve and feel quite negatively about goal setting. Instead of feeling confidence, happiness and satisfaction from achieving our goals, we feel we are always falling short. That leads to disappointment, and we stop dreaming. We stop imagining the life we’d like to have or the person we’d like to be, quickly finding ourselves shattered by the pain of our reality.

3 Up until now, unless we work in the creative industry, we’ve found the idea of using “play” a bit childish. In the West, we’re mostly operating from our heads, the rational mind. But it’s beginning to be better understood, because using our imagination is actually one of the most powerful things we could ever do.

4 The problem with finding ourselves irritated for not achieving the goal is because the goal always changes and we’re always adapting, whether we realize it or not. What happens, therefore, is that we end up feeling like we’re never going to reach our goals. And herein lies one of the biggest misconceptions and reasons for failure, dissatisfaction and unhappiness. We measure against the goal, rather than where we’ve come from. Dan Sullivan calls this “the gap and the gain”. We measure always against the goal, which we never feel we’re reaching, rather than the gain, that is where we’ve come from. In measuring where we’ve come from, rather than where we’re trying to get to, we see results. We see things we’ve taken for granted, or not noticed. It’s a simple, yet profound change in perception, and what I love about it is the power it has to instantly shift us up a gear. It’s so, so simple, yet has an immediate, positive impact on our thinking.

Questions, Answers & Analysis

Section A · Long Conversations

1. Why does the man think it is difficult to make the decision?

  • A. They have to make a choice by the end of the day.
  • B. Both candidates are very keen on getting the job.
  • C. They hold different views on the procedure.
  • D. Both candidates are quite competitive.

Answer: D — Both candidates are quite competitive.

M: Yes, but it isn’t an easy choice to make. Both applicants are quite strong.

Analysis

Paraphrase

  • Both applicants are quite strong ↔ Both candidates are quite competitive

Why the other options are wrong

  • A.
  • B.
  • C.

2. What do the speakers say may be worth noting?

  • A. Both Rachel and Peter came across as respectful and professional.
  • B. Rachel scored moderately higher grades than Peter at school.
  • C. Both Rachel and Peter excelled in their academic pursuit.
  • D. Peter appeared slightly stronger than Rachel physically.

Answer: B — Rachel scored moderately higher grades than Peter at school.

M: The only difference worth noting, perhaps, is that it looks like Rachel scored moderately stronger grades throughout high school and university. But as I said, only a tiny bit higher than Peter.

Analysis

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  • Rachel scored moderately stronger grades throughout high school and university ↔ Rachel scored moderately higher grades than Peter at school
  • only a tiny bit higher than Peter ↔ moderately higher grades than Peter

Why the other options are wrong

  • A.
  • C.
  • D.

3. According to the man, what might account for Peter appearing somewhat more self-assured than Rachel?

  • A. His use of body language.
  • B. His accumulation of experience.
  • C. His unusual state of mind.
  • D. His knowledge about the company.

Answer: A — His use of body language.

M: When comparing them side by side, yes, Peter seemed more self-assured somehow. Maybe it was something about their body language.

Analysis

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  • Maybe it was something about their body language ↔ His use of body language

Why the other options are wrong

  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

4. What does the man say they will do if they can’t reach an agreement?

  • A. Compare the candidates side by side again.
  • B. Ask the board to cast the deciding vote.
  • C. Find a way to break the tie next time.
  • D. Let John make the final decision.

Answer: D — Let John make the final decision.

M: Ah, well. If there’s a tie, and we can’t come to an agreement, then we’ll take it to John and let him cast the deciding vote.

Analysis

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  • take it to John and let him cast the deciding vote ↔ Let John make the final decision

Why the other options are wrong

  • A.
  • B.
  • C.

5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

  • A. The private label “L’Orange”.
  • B. The woman’s latest collection.
  • C. This season’s new fashion.
  • D. The head designer’s role.

Answer: B — The woman’s latest collection.

We’re here with Clementine Ortega, head designer of the private fashion label L’Orange, to discuss her latest collection.

Analysis

Paraphrase

  • to discuss her latest collection ↔ The woman’s latest collection.

Why the other options are wrong

  • A.
  • C.
  • D.

6. What does the woman say she always tries to incorporate into her aesthetic?

  • A. Something reflecting the social norms.
  • B. Something meeting public expectations.
  • C. Something slightly absurd.
  • D. Something a bit ambiguous.

Answer: C — Something slightly absurd.

Rather, I always try to incorporate something slightly absurd into my aesthetic.

Analysis

Paraphrase

  • something slightly absurd ↔ Something slightly absurd.

Why the other options are wrong

  • A.
  • B.
  • D.

7. What does the woman say she likes to do?

  • A. Merge styles often at opposite ends of the fashion spectrum.
  • B. Learn from the designs of the Asian rural mountain villagers.
  • C. Make velvet capes look both majestic and masculine.
  • D. Draw intricate patterns onto a traditional power suit.

Answer: A — Merge styles often at opposite ends of the fashion spectrum.

I like to merge styles that are often at opposite ends of the fashion spectrum.

Analysis

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  • merge styles that are often at opposite ends of the fashion spectrum ↔ Merge styles often at opposite ends of the fashion spectrum.

Why the other options are wrong

  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

8. What is the man looking forward to?

  • A. Obtaining the woman’s signature.
  • B. Seeing the woman’s new creations.
  • C. Incorporating indigenous aspects into his work.
  • D. Sharing more ideas with the woman next time.

Answer: B — Seeing the woman’s new creations.

we can’t wait to see what creations you come up with next.

Analysis

Paraphrase

  • to see what creations you come up with next ↔ Seeing the woman’s new creations.

Why the other options are wrong

  • A.
  • C.
  • D.

Section B · Passages

9. What does the passage say about 80% of participating dogs in the new study?

  • A. They could readily recognize their owner simply by looking.
  • B. They could understand the implications of human commands.
  • C. They could be domesticated to act as our companions.
  • D. They could follow pointing gestures without training.

Answer: D — They could follow pointing gestures without training.

The study revealed that 80% of participating dogs successfully followed pointing gestures to a specific location despite having never received prior training.

Analysis

Paraphrase

  • followed pointing gestures ↔ follow pointing gestures
  • despite having never received prior training ↔ without training

Why the other options are wrong

  • A.
  • B.
  • C.

10. What may help alleviate the problem caused by stray dogs?

  • A. Cultivating them to be intelligent creatures.
  • B. Training them to behave like domesticated dogs.
  • C. Understanding how humans impact their behavior.
  • D. Taking measures to reduce their numbers.

Answer: C — Understanding how humans impact their behavior.

Understanding how humans shape stray dogs’ behavior may help alleviate this problem.

Analysis

Paraphrase

  • Understanding how humans shape stray dogs’ behavior ↔ Understanding how humans impact their behavior

Why the other options are wrong

  • A.
  • B.
  • D.

11. What do the researchers suggest we do to reduce conflicts between stray dogs and humans?

  • A. Tame them through repeated training.
  • B. Treat them with sensitivity and respect.
  • C. Make them responsive to our commands.
  • D. Watch their behavior and try to improve it.

Answer: B — Treat them with sensitivity and respect.

Treating stray dogs with sensitivity and respect, and giving them space, the researchers assert, can reduce much conflict.

Analysis

Paraphrase

  • Treating stray dogs with sensitivity and respect ↔ Treat them with sensitivity and respect

Why the other options are wrong

  • A.
  • C.
  • D.

12. Why is food product placement within the fridge very important?

  • A. The temperature inside it varies from place to place.
  • B. Proper placement facilitates access to food products.
  • C. Its different shelves are designed for different purposes.
  • D. The space in an average fridge changes from top to bottom.

Answer: A — The temperature inside it varies from place to place.

The temperature inside the average fridge actually varies from front to back, bottom to top and everywhere in between. Because of this, food product placement within the appliance is far more important than you probably realize.

Analysis

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  • The temperature inside the average fridge actually varies from front to back, bottom to top and everywhere in between ↔ The temperature inside it varies from place to place.

Why the other options are wrong

  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

13. What does the passage say is the whole purpose of the modern refrigerator?

  • A. To slow the rising of temperature in it.
  • B. To provide a big box of evenly cold air.
  • C. To prevent germs from growing quickly.
  • D. To keep the food cold as long as possible.

Answer: C — To prevent germs from growing quickly.

The whole purpose of the modern refrigerator is to slow the growth of bacteria, which thrive in temperatures from 4.4 to 60 degrees Celsius.

Analysis

Paraphrase

  • to slow the growth of bacteria ↔ To prevent germs from growing quickly.

Why the other options are wrong

  • A.
  • B.
  • D.

14. Where in the fridge should we store foods already cooked?

  • A. On the top shelf.
  • B. In the middle section.
  • C. On the inside of its doors.
  • D. At the back of its bottom shelf.

Answer: A — On the top shelf.

Store foods that are ready to eat or already cooked on the top shelf.

Analysis

Paraphrase

  • on the top shelf ↔ On the top shelf.

Why the other options are wrong

  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

15. Why should we never store foods with high water content at the back of the bottom shelf?

  • A. They will be extra-chilly.
  • B. They will be hard to defrost.
  • C. They will be contaminated.
  • D. They will be ruined.

Answer: D — They will be ruined.

Never store foods with high water content here, because the water within them can and will freeze, effectively ruining them.

Analysis

Paraphrase

  • effectively ruining them ↔ They will be ruined.

Why the other options are wrong

  • A.
  • B.
  • C.

Section C · Lectures

16. What does the speaker say is quite common among older people?

  • A. Chronic depression.
  • B. Growing feebleness.
  • C. Hip fracture.
  • D. Fatal infections.

Answer: C — Hip fracture.

In one project we are looking at hip fracture in older people, which is a common event and we’re trying to understand the impact of depression.

Analysis

Paraphrase

  • hip fracture in older people, which is a common event ↔ Hip fracture.

Why the other options are wrong

  • A.
  • B.
  • D.

17. What does the speaker think excites her most about her research?

  • A. It feels real and relevant.
  • B. It contributes to psychology.
  • C. It outcompetes lots of academics’ research.
  • D. It wins recognition outside of Birmingham.

Answer: A — It feels real and relevant.

I think the thing that excites me most about my research is that it feels real and relevant.

Analysis

Paraphrase

  • it feels real and relevant ↔ It feels real and relevant.

Why the other options are wrong

  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

18. How does the speaker approach her research project?

  • A. By bringing together experts old and young.
  • B. By counting on advanced modern technology.
  • C. By making full use of her expertise.
  • D. By combining multiple perspectives.

Answer: D — By combining multiple perspectives.

rather than just taking one perspective, so rather than looking at aging and health just from the perspective of the psychologist, we are now bringing together a lot of different techniques and a lot of different viewpoints to actually look at the sort of different factors affecting health.

Analysis

Paraphrase

  • a lot of different techniques and a lot of different viewpoints ↔ By combining multiple perspectives.
  • bringing together ↔ combining

Why the other options are wrong

  • A.
  • B.
  • C.

19. What does the speaker say about most colleges and graduate schools in America?

  • A. They don’t teach basic organization.
  • B. They don’t focus on teaching techniques.
  • C. They attach little importance to recipes.
  • D. They hire very few distinguished chefs.

Answer: A — They don’t teach basic organization.

The market is huge, partly because most colleges and graduate schools don’t teach basic organization, but cooking schools and professional kitchens do.

Analysis

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  • most colleges and graduate schools don’t teach basic organization ↔ They don’t teach basic organization.

Why the other options are wrong

  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

20. How do students of the culinary institute of America view “mise-en-place” or “put in place”?

  • A. It’s unique to celebrity chefs.
  • B. It’s a way of transformation.
  • C. It’s too demanding for them.
  • D. It’s a way of life to them.

Answer: D — It’s a way of life to them.

Students at the culinary institute of America view it as a way of life.

Analysis

Paraphrase

  • view it as a way of life ↔ It’s a way of life to them.

Why the other options are wrong

  • A.
  • B.
  • C.

21. What does the speaker advise us to do at the end of the talk?

  • A. Respect others so as to be respected.
  • B. Use time and resources in a wise way.
  • C. Cultivate a habit of self-discipline.
  • D. Learn from philosophers earnestly.

Answer: B — Use time and resources in a wise way.

But practiced at its highest level, mise-en-place says that time is precious, resources are precious, space is precious, your self-respect and the respect of others are precious. Use them wisely.

Analysis

Paraphrase

  • time is precious, resources are precious ↔ Use time and resources in a wise way.
  • Use them wisely. ↔ in a wise way

Why the other options are wrong

  • A.
  • C.
  • D.

22. What should self-acceptance be used as according to the speaker?

  • A. The motive for hard work.
  • B. The reason for stagnation.
  • C. The basis for self-improvement.
  • D. The justification for self-confidence.

Answer: C — The basis for self-improvement.

The mistake we make with this is that whilst self-acceptance is imperative, it should actually be used as the basis for growth.

Analysis

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  • used as the basis for growth ↔ The basis for self-improvement.

Why the other options are wrong

  • A.
  • B.
  • D.

23. What do people tend to do when they have reached midlife?

  • A. Feel confidence, happiness and satisfaction.
  • B. Believe they have achieved their life goals.
  • C. Use a key tool for setting ambitious goals.
  • D. Stop imagining further progress in life.

Answer: D — Stop imagining further progress in life.

Yet as is so often the case, by the time we’ve reached midlife, we’ve stopped dreaming about what we want to achieve and feel quite negatively about goal setting. … We stop imagining the life we’d like to have or the person we’d like to be.

Analysis

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  • We stop imagining the life we’d like to have or the person we’d like to be ↔ Stop imagining further progress in life.
  • we’ve stopped dreaming about what we want to achieve ↔ Stop imagining further progress in life.

Why the other options are wrong

  • A.
  • B.
  • C.

24. Why do we find ourselves irritated for not achieving the goal?

  • A. We feel we are always falling behind others.
  • B. We have to adapt to the ever-changing goal.
  • C. There are various misconceptions about goal setting.
  • D. There are always problems with the goal originally set.

Answer: B — We have to adapt to the ever-changing goal.

The problem with finding ourselves irritated for not achieving the goal is because the goal always changes and we’re always adapting, whether we realize it or not.

Analysis

Paraphrase

  • the goal always changes and we’re always adapting ↔ We have to adapt to the ever-changing goal.

Why the other options are wrong

  • A.
  • C.
  • D.

25. What does the speaker say has an immediate positive impact on our thinking?

  • A. A noticeable change in the number of goals to achieve.
  • B. Measuring always against the gap rather than the gain.
  • C. Measuring where we’ve come from instead of measuring against the goal.
  • D. A proper conception of what we fail to notice in trying to achieve our goals.

Answer: C — Measuring where we’ve come from instead of measuring against the goal.

We measure against the goal, rather than where we’ve come from. … In measuring where we’ve come from, rather than where we’re trying to get to, we see results. … It’s a simple, yet profound change in perception … yet has an immediate, positive impact on our thinking.

Analysis

Paraphrase

  • measuring where we’ve come from, rather than where we’re trying to get to ↔ Measuring where we’ve come from instead of measuring against the goal.

Why the other options are wrong