大学英语四级听力强化训练答案解析

大学英语四级听力强化训练答案解析 大学英语四级 听力强化训练,一,答案解析 王鸿达 2014-8-7 1 听力强化训练(一)答案解析 Listening Comprehension Section A„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„.................................................... 11. W: I don’t think I want to live in the dormitory next year. I need more privacy. M: I know what you mean. But check out the cost of renting an apartment first. I wouldn’t be surprised if you changed your mind. Q: What does the man think the woman should do? 【预测】选项均以原形动词开头以及其中的Stay in，dormitory，living in an apartment等表明，本题 与住宿舍或公寓的观点建议有关。Interrupt her privacy表明，男士的话为听音重点。 【解析】A)。对话中女士提到她不想住宿舍了，男士听后提到But check out the cost of renting an apartment„you changed your mind(但是看一下公寓的租金„„你就会打消这个念头了)。由此可知， 男士认为公寓的租金比较高，建议女士还住宿舍，故答案为A)。check out在此意为“核实，查看”。 12. M: I saw John yesterday. You know what? He was driving a luxurious car. W: He rented it. He often makes believe that he is a millionaire. Q: What does the woman mean? 【预测】由选项中重复出现的John，dreams of，millionaire等可知，对话与John想成为百万富翁有关。 根据意思过于绝对的选项往往不是答案的命题规律可首先排除选项A)。 【解析】D)。对话中女士提到He often makes believe that he is a millionaire(他常假装自己是百 万富翁)，D)是对女士的话的同义转述，其中的pretends对应makes believe(假装)，故答案为D)。 13. M: If we decided to take the apartment, how soon could we move in? W: It would take about a week to paint the whole thing, assuming of course that you signed a one-year lease. Q: What does the woman imply? 预测】由选项中的move in，apartment，sign a one-year lease等可知，对话与租住公寓有关。由The 【 man can/cannot/should等可知，女士的话为听音重点。 【解析】D)。对话中女士提到assuming of course that you signed a one-year lease(当然了，假如 你先签一年租赁合同的话)，D)是对女士的话的同义转述，故答案为D)。assume that„意为“假定„„”， 用来表示条件。C)为强干扰项，根据女士的回答可知，paint the whole thing发生在signed a one-year lease之后。 14. M: Hello, can you tell me which doctor might be suitable for my problem? W: Dr. Renfrew’s the one you need. But she’s usually not in so early. How about noon? Q: What does the woman mean? 【预测】由选项中重复出现的wants„doctor，the man„should和时间短语可知，对话可能与男士预约某 位医生有关，女士的话为听音重点。 【解析】C)。对话中女士提到Dr. Renfrew’s the one you need„usually not in so early. How about noon? C)正是对此的同义转述，其中的12 o’clock与noon对应，故答案为C)。 15. M: I can’t concentrate on this final report any longer. Maybe I should take a nap before we continue. W: You know they say physical activity makes you more alert. Q: What does the woman suggest the man do? 【预测】由选项均以原形动词开头以及其中的his report可知，本题可能考查女士给男士的观点建议，女 士的话为听音重点。 【解析】D)。对话中女士提到的physical activity makes you more alert为听音重点，D)“做一些体育 锻炼”与此一致，故为答案。take a nap意为“打盹”，make sb. alert在此意为“使 某人头脑清醒”。 16. W: You haven’t said a word about my dress, Dave. Don’t you like it? 1 M: I’m sorry I didn’t say anything about it sooner. I don’t think I’ve seen anything like it before. Q: What does the man probably think of the dress? 【预测】选项中的It，in fashion，unique，old-fashioned等表明，本题可能考查对It的看法。由D)中 的suits her可知，男士的话为听音重点。 【解析】B)。对话中男士提到I don’t think I’ve seen anything like it(我没见过像这样的衣服)， B)是对男士的话的同义转述，故为答案。选项中的in fashion意为“赶时髦，符合潮流”。 17. M: I hear a newly-invented drug can make people tell the truth and it may prove useful in questioning terrorists. Isn’t it incredible? W: Simple solutions to complex problems rarely succeed. As far as I know, no such drugs are ever known to work. Q: What does the woman think of the new drug? 【预测】根据意思过于绝对的选项往往不是答案的命题规律可首先排除D)。根据意思相反的两个选项中有 一个很可能是答案的命题规律，将答案范围锁定在A)和B)之间。 【解析】B)。对话中女士提到no such drugs are ever known to work(从未听说过此类药物有效果)， B)是对女士的话的同义转述，故为答案。work在此指“(药)起作用，有效”。 18. W: I can’t decide whether I should take physics now or wait till next semester. M: You might as well get it over with if you can. Q: What does the man suggest the woman do? 【预测】由选项中重复出现的Take the class以及this/next semester可知，对话与选课有关，涉及选课 时间。 【解析】B)。对话中女士提到她不能决定是现在学物理还是下学期再学，男士回答时提到You might as well 。might/may as wellget it over with if you can，由此可知，男士建议女士这学期学习物理，故答案为B) 意为“最好”，get it over with意为“把„„做完了事”。 Now you will hear the two long conversations. Conversation One 【整体预测】选项中的exercises，research paper，lecture notes，course，homework等表明，对话可 能与学习有关。 W: Hi, Alan. M: Hi, Rachel. I did not feel well yesterday, and couldn’t make it to class. Because I am not doing very well in this course, I am wondering what Dr. Millard covered in class yesterday. W: Well, we had a lecture on sustainable development in forests. Dr. Millard pointed out some of the advantages and disadvantages of clear-cut logging. M: I noticed the next chapter in our textbook is called “Sustainable Development”, Chapter 6, isn’t it? W: Yes, we covered the first part of Chapter 6. He told us to read from pages 156 to 170. Also, during the last half of class we divided into groups of three for a project. The groups had to come up with their own topic on some aspect of sustainable development. The group I’m in, with Harry and Susan, didn’t focus too well, and we didn’t even come up with a topic. A couple of groups seemed quite focused. The project is due a week from Friday. M: Was I put in a group? W: I don’t think so. There were about 4 or 5 students missing today. Perhaps, if you showed up for class early on Wednesday and spoke with Dr. Millard, he could assign you to a group. M: Did you take lecture notes? W: Yes, I did. I was just going to transcribe them and put them on my computer. Would you like me to email them to you? M: Oh, yes. Thanks very much. 1 Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. Why didn’t the man come to class yesterday? 【解析】D)。选项中的He overslept/was injured/felt ill等表明，本题可能与He没能做某事的原因 有关。对话一开始，男士就说他昨天身体不舒服(did not feel well)，所以没能去上课(couldn’t make it to class)，故答案为D)。 20. What is the woman’s group assignment? 【解析】C)。选项中的Reading Chapter 6，Thinking out a topic，Finishing a research paper等 表明，本题可能与某项作业的具体内容或要求有关。对话中女士提到在后半节课上，他们被分成几组， 每组三个人共同负责一个项目，这些groups需要come up with their own topic on some aspect of sustainable development (各自想出与可持续发展某方面有关的话题)，故答案为C)。 【点睛】C)中的Thinking out(想出)与女士提到的come up with(提出)对应。 21. What does the woman offer to do at the end of the conversation? 【解析】A)。选项中的Copy the lecture notes for the man，Help the man learn，Lend her homework to the man 等表明，本题与女士对男士的帮助有关。对话结尾处，男士问女士是否记笔记了，女士说 她正打算将笔记整理后输入到电脑中，并问男士是否想让她把笔记用电子邮件发给他(email them to you)，由此可知，答案为A)。 Conversation Two 【整体预测】选项中的重复出现的bicycle以及replace，Buy，trade in等表明，对话可能与购买自行车有 关。 W: Hi, John. M: Oh, hi, Laura. What are you doing here? W: Er, I’m usually here on weekends. It’s my dad’s shop. So you’re looking for a bike„ M: Yeah. Now the weather is warming. I thought I’d get some exercise instead of taking the bus all the time. W: Well, you came to the right place. Do you know what you’d like? M: Well, I don’t want a racer or a touring bike or anything. Most, I’ll just be using it to get me back and forth from work. W: How far is that? M: About four miles. W: Are there a lot of hills on the way? M: Some I guess. But, maybe I should just tell you frankly that I’ve only got 150 dollars. Can I get anything decent for that? W: Well, you’re not going to get anything top of the line, but we do have a few trade-ins in the back that are in good condition. M: That sounds good. W: For the kind of riding you’re going to be doing, the most important thing is comfort. You have to make sure it’s the right height for you. Follow me and I’ll show you what we’ve got! Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 22. Why is the woman at the bicycle shop? 【解析】D)。选项中的She’s waiting/having/buying/keeping以及重复出现的her father，bicycle表明，本题考查She正在做的事情，该事情与She的父亲或自行车有关。男士来到自行车店，发现女士也 在那里，就问What are you doing here? 女士回答说她周末通常都在这里，这个店是她父亲开的，由 此可知，女士是在帮她的父亲看自行车店，故答案为D)。 23. Why does the man want to buy a bicycle? 【解析】B)。选项均以不定式开头以及其中重复出现的bicycle表明，本题考查与自行车有关的行为目 1 的。replace his...bicycle表明，男士的话为听音重点。对话中男士首先说他想锻炼一下身体(get some exercise)，不想总是坐公共汽车，随后提到他主要是上下班时骑自行车(Most„using it to get me back and forth from work)，由此可知，男士买自行车是为了能骑自行车上下班，以此达到锻炼身体 的目的，故答案为B)。 【点睛】本题需要整合对话中提及的相关信息点。 24. What does the woman suggest the man do? 【解析】A)。选项均以原形动词开头以及其中的Buy a second-hand bicycle等表明，本题可能与女士 给男士在自行车方面的观点建议有关。女士首先说男士的钱买不了一辆好的自行车，然后通过but转折 提到他们这里有一些trade-ins in the back that are in good condition，由此可知，别人用旧自行 车在店里折价买新车，而旧车车况还不错，女士建议男士买旧车，故答案为A)。 【点睛】but转折处为常考点，是听音的重点。trade-ins意为“折价物”。 25. What does the woman think is the most important thing for the man to choose a bike? 【解析】A)。由对话结尾处女士提到的For the kind of riding you’re going to be doing, the most important thing is comfort可知，女士认为对男士来说最重要的一点就是要舒适，故答案为A)。 Section B„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„........................................ ............ Passage One 【整体预测】选项中重复出现的federal system，power，divided，central government，states等表明， 短文可能与联邦制度下中央政府和州政府的权力划分有关。 The United States operates under a federal system of government. Under the federal system, power is divided between the central government and the states. The central government is given specific powers. These powers are named in the Constitution. Powers that are not assigned to the central government in the Constitution belong to the states. The central government can pass laws that affect trade between states. The central government can also make treaties with foreign countries. It has the power to print money. The Constitution gives the central government these powers. These powers belong to the central government only. However, the states have many powers that the central government cannot control. For example, a state is allowed to tax people who live and work in the state. The central government cannot put a limit on the amount of money that a state taxes its people. Many people feel that the federal system has many good points. One good point is that it restrains the power of the central government. The central government cannot become too powerful. Another good point is that the central government makes sure that the bigger states don’t become too powerful. Under the Constitution, all states are treated equally. The laws of the central government do not favor one state over another. Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. What does the passage mainly talk about? 【解析】B)。选项均为名词短语且概括性强表明，本题可能考查短文主旨。短文开头指出美国实行联邦 制，Under the federal system, power is divided between the central government and the states， 接下来短文便围绕中央政府和州政府各自拥有的权利展开，由此可知，短文主要讲的是联邦制下权利的 分配方式问题，故答案为B)。 【点睛】短文的主旨一般在短文的开头或结尾有所提及，听音时应注意。 27. What is one of the powers of the state governments, according to the passage? 【解析】B)。选项中的Determining state taxes，Making treaties，Passing laws等表明，本题可能 与某项权力有关。短文中提到，州政府拥有一些不受中央政府控制的权力，接下来举例说明，其中提到 中央政府不能限制州政府征税的金额，也就是说州政府有决定本州征税的权利，故答案为B)。 【点睛】For example 举例处为常考点，听音时应注意。 1 28. According to the passage, what is a good point about the federal system? 【解析】A)。选项中重复出现的central government，states以及 more power，powers are fairly divided，equal powers 等表明，本题涉及中央政府和各州的权力分配问题。短文中提到联邦制度有很 多good points，接着提到One good point是这一制度限制中央政府的权力，The central government cannot become too powerful，A)是短文中细节的再现，故为答案。 【点睛】列举处为常考点，是听音的重点。 Passage Two 【整体预测】选项中的rocket，flight，space exploration，return to earth，energy stations，spacecraft 等表明，短文可能与太空飞行有关。 The first flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia in the spring of 1981 was a revolutionary development in space exploration. Unlike the rockets of the previous twenty years, Columbia has the enormous advantage of being specially designed to return to earth and make further flights. Among the large number of projects, scientists are investigating its future use. The most exciting, perhaps, is that the first steps can now be taken towards establishing human colonies in space. The present Space Shuttle can only stay in space for about a week, but it could take people out to build “islands” where they stay for longer periods. By the year 2050 scientists estimate that man will be able to construct permanent settlements. The first “islands” would be energy stations. There would be no hope of establishing colonies in space unless people could obtain energy there, instead of getting it from the earth. However, if the original could convert solar energy into electricity, it would be possible to provide the equivalent of a filling station for cars on earth, allowing the Space Shuttle to refuel and stay in orbit longer periods of time. If this initial project was successful, much larger solar energy stations would be constructed later with materials brought out by the Shuttle. Eventually, man would be able to construct an “inhabitable planet” in space. Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard. 29. What can we learn from the passage about the Space Shuttle Columbia? 【解析】C)。由选项中的flight，space exploration可推测出，It可能指太空飞船，本题可能考查某 一艘太空飞船的相关情况。短文开头提到，哥伦比亚号太空飞船(Space Shuttle Columbia)于1981 年春天的第一次飞行对于太空探索来说具有革命性的进展，故答案为C)。 【点睛】C)中的a great progress与短文中提到的a revolutionary development对应。 30. What is the big advantage of the Space Shuttle Columbia? 【解析】B)。选项中重复出现的It can和stay for a longer time，make further flights，convert solar energy等表明，本题可能与It的独特之处有关。由短文中提到的Columbia has the enormous advantage...to return to earth and make further flights可知，答案为B)。 【点睛】问题中的big advantage与短文中提到的enormous advantage对应。 31. What is the basic requirement for establishing colonies in space? 【解析】A)。选项中的Establishing energy stations，Developing a„spacecraft，Finding...fuel for the Space Shuttle等表明，本题可能与某项太空活动有关。短文中提到，第一批要建立的“岛屿” 是太空能量站，因为如果不能在太空中获得能量，在太空建立聚居地的愿望就不能实现，由此可知，在 太空建立聚居地的基本要求就是在太空中建立energy stations，故答案为A)。 Passage Three 【整体预测】选项中的Illegal hunting，Sea turtle，eat，save，conservation zoo等表明，短文与海龟 有关，涉及对它的捕杀和保护等。 Environmental groups in the U.S. are leading a campaign to save thousands of endangered sea turtles. They say illegal turtle hunting is one of the major threats to endangered sea turtles 1 in southern California and Mexico. It has been illegal to harvest and eat sea turtle meat in Mexico for more than ten years. However, demand for sea turtle meat is widespread in both Southern California and Mexico. Biologists believe that illegal hunting is one of the main reasons for the sharp drop in sea turtle populations during the past thirty years. The week before Easter Sunday is an especially deadly time for the turtles. As many as 5,000 turtles are killed during this time each year. Many Mexicans and Mexican Americans eat turtle meat during the days before Easter because they are forbidden to eat meat at that time for religious reasons, and turtle flesh is considered fish. The Sea Turtle Conservation Network sent a letter to Pope John Paul. They urged the Roman Catholic Church leader to officially declare that sea turtle flesh is meat, not fish or seafood. They say thousands of these endangered animals would be saved if people did not eat them during this religious period. About 35,000 endangered sea turtles are killed illegally near the coasts of California each year. Studies have shown a sharp drop in the numbers of females. They travel from as far away as Japan to lay their eggs on local beaches. Environmental activists say hunting sea turtles for their meat is the main barrier to the recovery of the species. They have urged the governments of the U.S. and Mexico to improve enforcement of the ban on sea turtle harvesting. Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 32. What is mentioned by environmental groups as one of the main threats to endangered sea turtles in southern California and Mexico? 【解析】A)。选项中的Illegal hunting，unfavorable climate，lack of food等表明，本题考查不利 因素。短文中明确提到，环保团体认为illegal turtle hunting(非法捕杀海龟)是南加利福尼亚州和 墨西哥的濒危海龟所面临的主要威胁之一，故答案为A)。 点睛】问题中的main threats与短文中提到的major threats对应，听到illegal turtle hunting便【 不难选出答案。 33. Why do many Mexicans and Mexican Americans eat turtle meat during the days before Easter? 【解析】D)。选项中的celebrate Easter，required to eat turtle meat，religious reasons等表明， 本题可能与宗教和捕食海龟有关。短文中提到，很多墨西哥人或是墨西哥裔美国人在复活节的前几天吃 海龟肉是因为他们受宗教信仰的限制在过节时不能吃肉，而海龟在他们看来属于鱼类，故答案为D)。 【点睛】because原因处为常考点，是听音重点。 34. How many sea turtles are killed illegally near the coasts of California each year? 【解析】C)。选项均为数字，故听音时应留意与数字相关的信息，并听清问的是什么。短文中提到，每 年大约有35,000只濒危海龟在加利福尼亚海湾附近遭到非法捕杀，故答案为C)。 【点睛】数字处为常考点，并且短文中常会出现两个以上的数字，故听音时应做好笔记。 35. What did environmental activists and organizations do to save sea turtles? 【解析】D)。选项中的They，raised fund to save...sea turtles，established...conservation zoo， urged governments to improve enforcement等表明，本题可能考查They在保护海龟方面所做出的努力。 短文结尾处提到，环保人士敦促美国政府和墨西哥政府加强禁止捕杀海龟条例的执法力度，故答案为D)。 Section C„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„........................................ ............ 36.【解析】convinced。空前的be和空后的to表明，本空应填一过去分词形式的动词。convinced在此意 为“使信服”。 37.【解析】advertisement。空前的不定冠词an表明，本空应填一元音音素开头的单数可数名词。全文都 在讲广告对消费者的影响，由此可推测所填词很可能是advertisement。 38.【解析】desire。空前的people’s表明，本空应填一名词，且该名词能与空后的for搭配使用。desire 在此意为“(购物)欲望”。 39.【解析】improve。分析空所在的句子结构可知，that引导定语从句修饰automotive products，该从 1 句缺少谓语。后两句的谓语动词work和are表明，此处应使用一般现在时，再结合该从句的先行词 products可知，本空应填一原形动词。improve在此意为“提高”。 40.【解析】worthless。空前的are表明，本空应填一形容词或名词。由空后的a waste of consumers’ money 可推测，所填词可能有“无用的，无价值的”的含义。 41.【解析】misleading。空前的is和副词intentionally表明，本空应填一形容词或分词形式的动词。 misleading在此意为“误导的”。 42.【解析】message。空前的定冠词the和空后的that表明，本空应填一名词。 43.【解析】regular。空后的名词bread表明，本空应填一形容词。空前提到的the bread was not dietetic表明，这种面包是普通面包，由此可推测所填词可能有“普通的”之意。 44.【答案】On the positive side, emotional appeals may respond to a consumer’s real concerns 【Main Points】On the positive side, emotional appeals may reflect a customer’s real concerns 45.【答案】If consumers consider the quality of the insurance plans and the message in the ads, they will benefit from the advertising 【Main Points】If consumers consider the quality of the insurance plans and the content in the ads, they will benefit from the advertising 46.【答案】Advertising is intended to appeal to consumers, but it does not force them to buy the product 【Main Points】Advertising is intended to attract consumers, but it does not force them to buy the product 听力强化训练(二)答案解析 Listening Comprehension Section A„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„ 11. W: How can our history teacher give us such a difficult assignment and only allow us a weekend to finish it? My plan to go camping on this weekend is totally ruined. M: Monica, don’t be such a drama queen. I’m sure you can finish the project well and enjoy your weekend at the same time. Q: What does the man mean? 【预测】选项中重复出现的The woman should表明，男士的话为听音重点。 【解析】A)。由男士提到的don’t be such a drama queen(别这么小题大做的)可知，男士觉得女士夸 大了事实，故答案为A)。drama queen意为“小题大做、大惊小怪的人”。 12. W: I heard that you had taken an optional course last semester. How’s it going? M: Terrific! The professor really made me love biology. Q: What did the man imply? 【预测】根据意思相反的两个选项中有一个可能是答案的命题规律，将答案锁定在A)和B)之间。 【解析】B)。女士问男士他选的选修课怎么样，男士回答Terrific! (太棒了)，由此可推测出，男士认 为选修课很好，故答案为B)。留意男士说话的语气。 13. W: Edison seems to believe that this year’s football league match will be wonderful. M: Nonsense. Most others, including me, think differently. Q: What does the man mean? 【预测】根据意思相反的两个选项中有一个可能是答案的命题规律，将答案锁定在C)和D)之间。 【解析】C)。由男士提到的Nonsense(胡说八道)表达反对的意思以及Most others, including me, think differently可知，他与Edison的观点不同，故答案为C)。 14. M: Jane, is Jack really calling it quits? W: I don’t think so. What I hear is that he is going to be working for the next semester so that he can save enough money to come back the next year. Q: What can we learn about Jack? 【预测】选项中的He，drop out of school，doesn’t have enough money等表明，对话可能与He因为没 1 钱而辍学有关。 【解析】D)。对话中女士提到，她听说Jack下学期将要去工作，这样就能攒够钱明年再回来上学。由此可 知，Jack因为没有足够的钱而不能留在学校，故答案为D)。call it quits意为“停止”。 15. M: Do you have time to stop for lunch? W: Yes, I’m hungry. This snack bar has a good selection and the prices are moderate. Q: What are the two speakers going to do? 【预测】选项均以原形动词开头表明，本题考查行为或建议。 【解析】D)。男士问有没有时间停下来吃午饭，女士回答Yes，然后提到 I’m hungry，由此可知，他们 。 将会去吃午饭，故答案为D) 16. W: Jennifer is taking a sick leave today. Would you please stop by her house and tell her the assignment for today? M: No problem. I’ll bet she hates missing a day. She always likes school so much. Q: What does the man think of Jennifer? 【预测】根据意思相反的两个选项中有一个可能是答案的命题规律，将答案锁定在A)和C)之间。 【解析】C)。由男士提到的I’ll bet she hates missing a day. She always likes school so much(我 打赌她讨厌缺一天的课。她总是那么喜欢学校)可知，男士认为Jennifer是一个好学生，故答案为C)。stop by意为“顺便拜访”。 17. M: It’s such a beautiful day! Let’s go out and have a walk in the park. W: It’s a good idea. Let’s go to the convenience store and get some drinks and snacks first. Q: What will the man and the woman do? 【预测】选项中重复出现的the park，food表明，对话可能与公园和食物有关。 【解析】A)。由男士提到的have a walk in the park和女士提到的get some drinks and snacks first 。 可知，他们将会去买一些食物到公园吃，故答案为A) 18. W: I’ve been studying the manual for about an hour but I can’t make head or tail of it. M: Let me have a look. Two heads are better than one. Q: What will the man do? 【预测】选项中的Tell the woman表明，男士的话为听音重点。 【解析】B)。由男士提到的Let me have a look 可知，男士将要阅读the manual(指南)，故答案为B)。 make head or tail of sth.意为“理解某事物”。Two heads are better than one意为“三个臭皮匠胜 过一个诸葛亮”。 Now you will hear the two long conversations. Conversation One 【整体预测】选项中的development of„business，relationship between„，helped students„等表明， 对话可能与几个人的关系，以及某个行业的发展及其产生的影响有关。 W: What are you doing? M: I’m ordering some filing cabinets out of a catalog. W: What do you need them for? M: There’s so much stuff piling up in my dormitory room. If I don’t do something soon, I won’ t be able to move in there. W: Do you usually order from a catalog? M: Sometimes. Why? W: Oh, it’s just in the history class today we were talking about how the catalog sales business first got started in the US. A Chicago retailer, Montgomery Ward started it in the late 1800s. It was really popular among farmers. It was difficult for them to make it to the big city stores so they ordered from catalogs. M: Was Ward the only one in the business? W: At first, but another person named Richard Sears started his own catalog after he heard how 1 much money Ward was making. M: What made them so popular? W: Farmers trusted Ward and Sears for one thing. They delivered the products the farmers paid for and even refunded the price of things the farmers weren’t satisfied with. The catalogs became so popular that in some countries school teachers even used them as textbooks. M: Textbooks? W: Yeah, students practice spelling the names and adding up the prices of things in the catalogs. M: Was everybody that thrilled about it? W: That’s doubtful. Say they drove some small store owners out of business. Sears and Ward sold stuff in such large quantities. They were able to undercut the prices at some small family-owned stores. Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. What are the two speakers mainly talking about? 【解析】B)。选项均为名词短语且概括性很强表明，本题考查对话的主题。对话开头引出对话的话题:„ ordering„out of a catalog(从目录上订购„„)。下面的对话就对目录订购做了进一步的讨论，引 出目录销售行业的创始人及其发展和影响。B)的概括性最强，且切中对话主题，故为答案。 【点睛】长对话开头一般以问答形式引出话题，接着进行进一步的讨论，逐步明确对话所讨论的主题。 20. Why did Richard Sears start his own business in catalog? 【解析】D)。选项中的He wanted to beat Ward/help his brother，enjoyed competition等表明，本 题可能考查He做某事的原因。由女士提到的„Richard Sears started his own catalog after he heard how much money Ward was making可知，Sears看到Ward挣钱之后才开始开创自己的目录的。D)中 profitable是对make money的同义转述，故答案为D)。 . Who were the main customers of Sears and Ward’s business? 21 【解析】A)。选项表明，本题与某一行业的人群有关。由女士提到的It was really popular among farmers可知，农民很喜欢这样的交易方式，故答案为A)。 【点睛】听清楚问题中的关键词main customers是解答本题的关键。 22. Why were the catalogs used as textbooks? 【解析】C)。由选项C)和D)中的They helped students可知，本题可能考查They对学生们的帮助，由B) 猜测They可能是指目录。由女士提到的students practice spelling...and adding...in the catalogs可知，学生们利用目录来练习拼写和加法，C)的表述与此一致，故为答案。 【点睛】对话中的反问句起强调作用，下面的解释通常设为考点。 Conversation Two 【整体预测】由选项中重复出现的teeth以及filled，pulled，cleaned，Tooth transplants等表明，对话 是关于牙齿健康方面的，可能涉及牙齿移植技术。 M: Mary. I heard that you are suffering from toothache these days. How’s that with you now? W: It’s gone, thanks. I went to the dentist last night, and he took care of me. M: What exactly is troubling you then? W: The last tooth on the upper right-hand side. It’s been severely decayed and finally I had it filled at the dentist’s. M: I hate having my teeth filled. It’s not just the pain I hate. I also hate the sound of drilling. W: So do I. I’d rather have a tooth pulled than filled. M: Have you ever had one of your teeth pulled? W: No, but the one the dentist just filled will have to come out someday. He says it can’t be filled again. M: Teeth keep causing trouble, and nobody really does anything about it. I can’t understand why. W: They can put men onto the moon, but they can’t keep people from having trouble with teeth. M: They can give somebody a different heart. Why can’t they give him different teeth? 1 W: I’ve heard they’re working on that. My dentist says they’re working on tooth transplant right now. M: But on second thought, I’m not sure I’d want to eat with some other person’s teeth. W: Well, that’s not how it works. The idea is to develop a plastic tooth that can be placed into the hole where your own tooth came out. M: Really? It sounds like a good idea. Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. Why did the woman go to the dentist? 【解析】A)。选项均以不定式开头以及选项中的have her teeth filled/pulled/cleaned等表明，本题 可能考查女士去看牙医的原因或目的。对话中女士提到„and finally I had it filled at the dentist’ s，其中的it指牙齿，由此可知，女士去牙医那里是为了补牙，故答案为A)。 【点睛】and在此处表隐含的因果关系，听音时注意前后两句之间的关系。 24. What does the man hope the dentists can do? 【解析】D)。选项均以原形动词开头表明，本题可能考查行为或建议。由男士提到的They can give somebody a different heart. Why can’t they give him different teeth?可知，男士通过类比说 明他希望医生能够像移植心脏一样可以移植牙齿，D)的表述与此一致，故为答案。 【点睛】反问句起强调作用，常设为考点。 25. What does the woman’s dentist tell her? 【解析】B)。 B)、C)、D)均与牙移植技术的现状有关，A)讲的是手术的成本，与其他三项明显不同， 根据命题规律，可首先排除。由女士提到的„My dentist says they’re working on tooth transplant right now可知，现如今牙医们正致力于牙齿移植技术的研究，故答案为B)。 Section B„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„ Passage One 【整体预测】选项中的prevent children from being injured，Have a guard at the window，Children aged below 5等表明，短文可能与避免儿童受伤有关，涉及采取的措施以及儿童的年龄等。 Preventing childhood injuries would seem a tough task. But there’s a long list of proper ways to make the world safer for children. The World Health Organization wants its 193 member nations — and especially those in the developing world, where most deaths from injury occur — to know that accidents don’t have to happen. Many prevention strategies applied by rich societies are only now being adopted in the developing world. They include strict drunken-driving laws; requirements that wells be covered; installing window guards in upper-story apartments; and establishing poison-control centers and burn units. Traffic injuries are perhaps the most dramatic example of how much could be gained if prevention measures could be carried out more broadly. Traffic injuries are the leading cause of death worldwide for 15- to 19-year-olds and the second-leading cause for children 5 to 14. But the use of seat belts, child seats and helmets is still not required in many countries. For society, the payoff of prevention efforts is huge. For every $1 invested in bike helmets and child seats, for example, $29 is saved in health care, disability and lost income costs. But for individuals, prevention is often economically burdensome. Parents have to work longer and harder if they want to improve their children’s safety condition. At the same time, some countries have risks not widely shared by others. Death rates from burns are 11 times as high in developing countries as in industrialized ones. European and American boys and girls have virtually equal rates of death from fire. In South Asia and Southeast Asia, however, girls’ mortality is three times that of boys because girls assist in family cooking at an early age. Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 1 26. What can we learn from the passage? 【解析】C)。由短文中提到的„in the developing world, where most deaths from injury occur 可知，发展中国家的孩子因为受伤死亡的最多，故答案为C)。 27. What is the effective prevention against injuries? 【解析】B)。选项中的Forbidding drunken people to drive，Making children learn about poisons 等表明，本题可能考查保护儿童的措施。由短文中提到的strict drunken-driving laws和Traffic injuries are„the most dramatic example„可知，采取预防交通事故的措施，禁止酒后驾车对减少 儿童受伤有很明显的作用，故答案为B)。 点睛】问题中的effective与短文中提到的most dramatic对应。 【 28. For which age groups are traffic injuries the leading cause of death worldwide? 【解析】C)。选项表明，本题考查儿童年龄，听音时应留意与年龄有关的信息。由短文中提到的Traffic injuries are the leading cause of death worldwide for 15- to 19-year-olds可知，答案为C)。 【点睛】短文中往往会出现两个以上的数据，听音时应做好笔记，根据关键信息对号入座即可选出答案。 Passage Two 【整体预测】预览三道题各选项，由British trade unions，strikes 等可知，短文很可能与英国的工会 罢工有关。 Strikes are very common in Britain. They are extremely harmful to its industries. In fact, there are no other countries in Western Europe that lose more working days through strikes every year than Britain. The trouble with the strikes in Britain is that they occur in essential industries. There are over 495 unions in Britain. Some unions are very small. Over 20 have more than 100,000 members. Unions do not exist only to demand higher wages. They also educate their members. They provide benefits for the sick and try to improve working conditions. Trade unions say that we must thank the unions for the great improvement in working conditions in the last hundred years. It is now against the law for union members to go on strike without the support of their union. This kind of strike is called the unofficial strike and was common until recently. Employers felt that unofficial strikes were most harmful because they could not be predicted. However, these unofficial strikes still occur from time to time and some unions have also refused to cooperate with the law. As a result, the general picture of the relations between workers and employers in Britain has gone from bad to worse. Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard. 29. In what way are strikes in Britain different from those in other European countries? 【解析】A)。短文中提到The trouble with the strikes in Britain is that they occur in essential industries，由此可知，英国的罢工与其他欧洲国家的不同之处在于英国的罢工发生在重要的产业部门， 故答案为A)。 【点睛】that引导表语从句，对The trouble with the strikes in Britain进行解释说明。 30. Why are British employers so afraid of unofficial strikes? 【解析】B)。选项均为对They进行解释说明的句子表明，本题与They的特点有关。短文中提到Employers felt that unofficial strikes were most harmful because they could not be predicted，B)中的 unpredictable是对其中的could not be predicted的同义转述，故答案为B)。 【点睛】听清问题中的unofficial strikes是解题的关键。because后面的内容为常考点，是听音重点。 31. What conclusion can be drawn from the passage? 【解析】D)。由短文中提到的„relations between workers and employers in Britain has gone from bad to worse可知，故答案为D)。 【点睛】 D) 中的become tenser是对has gone from bad to worse的同义转述。 Passage Three 【整体预测】选项中的joy and pleasure，Take exercises，wrinkle less and look younger，brain and 1 face are benefited等表明，短文可能与生活态度和生活方式对人们的影响有关。 What really works to make sustainable changes in diet and lifestyle? It’s probably not what you think. Years of clinical research proves that real keys are pleasure, joy and freedom, not willpower and hardship. Joy of living is sustainable; fear of dying is not. Why? Because life is to be enjoyed. There’s no point in giving up something you enjoy unless you get something back that’s even better, and quickly. When people eat more healthfully, exercise, quit smoking, manage stress better, and love more, they find that they feel so much better, so quickly, it reconstructs the reason for making these changes from fear of dying to joy of living. Fortunately, the latest studies show how powerful are the mechanisms that control our health and well-being. When you exercise and eat right, your brain receives more blood flow and oxygen, so you become smarter, think more clearly, have more energy, and need less sleep. Your face receives more blood flow, so your skin glows more and wrinkles less. You look younger and more attractive. In contrast, an unhealthy diet, lasting emotional stress and smoking reduce blood flow to your face so you age more quickly. Smoking accelerates aging because nicotine causes your blood vessel to become narrower, which decreases blood flow to your face and makes it wrinkle prematurely. This is why smokers look years older than they really are. One of the most interesting findings was that the mothers’ perception of stress were more important than what was objectively occurring in their lives. In other words, if you feel stressed, you are stressed. Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 32. Which are the keys to sustainable changes in diet and lifestyle? 【解析】C)。由短文开头提到的„research proves that real keys are pleasure, joy and freedom, not willpower and hardship可知，答案为C)。 【点睛】听音时应注意哪些是关键因素哪些不是关键因素。 33. Which practice can make people feel better? 【解析】B)。由短文中提到的When people eat more healthfully, exercise„manage stress better, and love more, they find that they feel so much better可知，答案为B)。 【点睛】把各个选项与短文中提到的做法做好记录，逐一进行对比，即可选出正确答案。 34. According to the passage, what’s the benefit of exercising and eating right? 【解析】B)。选项中的wrinkle less，look younger，have more willpower等表明，本题可能考查某 行为带来的好处。由短文中提到的When you exercise and eat right„your skin... Wrinkles less. You look younger„可知，答案为B)。 35. What conclusion can we draw from the passage? 【解析】D)。短文中提到合理锻炼和饮食可以使我们更聪明，精力更充沛，皮肤更好，看起来更年轻等， 而不健康的饮食、持久的精神压力、抽烟会使我们衰老得更快。由此可推断出，我们的饮食、生活方式 以及对压力的感知会对我们自身产生很大的影响，故答案为D)。 【点睛】本题需要根据exercise and eat right和an unhealthy diet, lasting emotional stress and smoking产生的不同影响进行推断。 Section C„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„ 36.【解析】professional。空前的look，more和空后的than表明，本空应填一多音节形容词，且该词与 后文提到的superior quality和more trust有关。professional (39) _______对本空有提示作用。 37.【解析】conditioned。分析句子成分可知，have become (37) _______ to作句子的谓语，故本空应 填一过去分词形式的动词。become conditioned to是固定搭配，意为“适应„„”。 38.【解析】Faith。空所填词作句子的主语，由is可知，本空应填一不可数的抽象名词，且能与in搭配使 用。该句和上句均为具体事例来解释说明该段第二句中的观点:制服=高质量，故inspire more trust 1 应和(38) _______ „ is increased对应。 39.【解析】identity。由空前的professional与空后的than和to step out of uniform可知，本空应填 一名词。 40.【解析】benefits。空前的many practical表明，本空应填一复数可数名词，再由后文提到的save， tax-deductible和more comfortable可知，空所填词应有“好处、优点”的含义。 41.【解析】laundry。分析句子成分并结合语境可知， (41) _______ bills作介词on的宾语，且与衣服 有关。laundry bills意为“洗衣费用”。 42.【解析】durable。由空前的comfortable和more可知，本空应填一表积极意义的多音节形容词。 43.【解析】experienced。分析句子成分可知，句子结构完整，(43) _______ by people作前面提到的variety 和individuality的后置定语，且by暗示本空应填一过去分词形式的动词。 44.【答案】When people look alike, they tend to think, speak, and act similarly, on the job at least 【Main Points】When in the same uniforms, people may think, speak, and act alike, at least at work 45.【答案】Though they are long-lasting, often their initial expense is greater than the cost of civilian clothes 【Main Points】They are durable, but their initial expense is often greater than the civilian clothes’ 46.【答案】requiring professional dry cleaning rather than the home laundering possible with many types of civilian clothes 【Main Points】needing dry cleaning rather than the home washing like many civilian clothes 听力强化训练(三)答案解析 Listening Comprehension Section A„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„ 11. M: Hi, Donna, are you interested in going to an art exhibition on Sunday? A friend of mine is showing some of her paintings there. It’s the opening night, free drinks and food. W: Well, actually, I don’t have anything planned. It sounds kind of fun. Q: What did the man invite the woman to do on Sunday? 【预测】由选项均以原形动词开头以及See his paintings可知，本题可能考查女士的行为活动，因为如 果是男士看自己的画展不合常理。 【解析】A)。由对话中男士提到的are you interested in going to an art exhibition(你有兴趣去看 艺术展吗) 可知答案为A)。干扰项D)中的See his paintings可通过男士的A friend of mine is showing 排除。 dine out with sb.意为“与某人外出就餐”。 12. M: What’s the matter with Sherry? W: She becomes nervous whenever it comes to speaking in public. Q: What do we learn from the conversation? 【预测】根据意思相反的两个选项中有一个可能是答案的命题规律，答案锁定在C)和D)之间。 【解析】C)。对话中女士提到She becomes nervous，选项C)中的is poor at对应becomes nervous，giving speeches对应speaking in public，故答案为C)。 13. M: Well, this is a pleasant surprise. It seems to me we ran into each other here last week too. W: You and I must have the same idea. The only way to beat the crowds when you do the grocery shopping on Saturday is to be here when they open at 9:00 sharp! Q: Why did both of them do grocery shopping at 9:00 sharp? 【预测】根据意思相反的两个选项中有一个很可能是答案的命题规律，答案锁定在C)和D)之间。 【解析】C)。对话中女士提到to beat the crowds(避开人群) ，选项C)中的avoid是对beat的同义转述， 故答案为C)。a pleasant surprise意为“惊喜”。run into sb.意为“偶遇某人”。 1 14. W: I’m surprised that Sarah told her boss he was wrong to have fired his secretary. M: I know. But that Sarah„ If she has an opinion, everyone’s got to know about it. Q: What does the man say about Sarah? 【预测】选项表明，本题可能考查对She做某事的评价。 【解析】C)。对话中男士提到If she has an opinion, everyone’s got to know(如果她有什么意见， 所 有人肯定都会知道) ，选项C)的内容是对男士的话的同义转述，故为答案。sb. have got to do sth.意 为“某人肯定会做某事”。 15. M: Hi! Can I have a few words with Mr. Edgar? W: Mr. Edgar is out on a business trip and he won’t be back until next Wednesday. Q: What do we learn about Mr. Edgar? 【预测】根据意思相反的两个选项中有一个可能是答案的命题规律，答案锁定在B)和C)之间。 【解析】C)。对话中女士提到he won’t be back until next Wednesday(他直到下周三才会回来) ，选 项C)的内容是对女士的话的同义转述，故答案为C)。not„until„意为“直到„„才„„”。be on a business trip意为“因公出差”。have a few words with sb.意为“与某人说几句话”。 16. M: My parents want to come to visit next weekend but I’ve checked every hotel in the area and they all seem to be full. W: Well, why not call the Cliffside Inn? It’s not so near the campus but it’s always got a few vacancies. Q: What does the woman suggest the man do? 【预测】由选项中的Find a hotel，Accommodate his parents可知，对话与男士父母的住宿安排有关。 【解析】D)。对话中女士的转折表述It’s not so near the campus but it’s always got a few vacancies，选项D)中的father from the campus对应not so near the campus，故答案为D)。Why not„?用来提建议。vacancy意为“空余”。 17. W: John, dinner is all ready and my parents have just arrived. Where are you? M: I’m sorry, Helen, but the meeting I’m attending won’t be over for an hour. You should all go ahead and eat without me. Q: What do we learn from this conversation? 【预测】选项中的John，home，eat，dinner等表明，对话可能与John是否回家吃饭有关。 【解析】D)。由对话中男士提到的the meeting I’m attending(我正在开的会) 和 eat without me(别 等我，先吃) 可知，John因开会不能回家吃饭，故答案为D)。C)中的eat without meat是对eat without me在音上的干扰。 18. M: The weather forecast said that we would have another wonderful day tomorrow. Shall we go and climb Yellow Mountain? W: Good idea. But we’d better leave very early, or else we’ll get caught in the traffic. Q: What does the woman suggest? 【预测】由选项中的They should可知，本题考查建议。 【解析】A)。对话中女士用But转折提到we’d better leave very early(我们最好很早就出发) ，选项 A)的内容是对此的同义转述，其中set off对应leave，故答案为A)。had better表建议。set off意为“出 发”。get caught in the traffic意为“赶上堵车”。干扰项B)的内容为男士的建议。 Now you will hear the two long conversations. Conversation One 【整体预测】选项中的job，waiter，lawyer等表明，对话与职业种类有关，涉及对工作的感受、工作性质等。 M: So you work in a pub. W: Yes, that’s right. M: What’s it like? W: It’s nice. I like it. You meet a lot of interesting people. A lot of boring ones, too. 1 M: I beg your pardon? W: I said, a lot of boring ones, too. M: Oh, yes. I can imagine. A pub, I should think that’s hard work, isn’t it? W: Yes and no. It depends. M: What do you mean? W: Well, it’s hard at weekends. I mean, last Saturday night, with both bars full and one barman away ill — well, my feet didn’t touch the ground. But on weekdays it’s usually very quiet. What about you? What do you do? You’re a clerk or something, aren’t you? M: I work in a bank. W: Oh yes, that’s right. Ann told me that. That must be nice. M: It’s all right. W: But you have to move round from one place to another, don’t you? I mean, if you get a better job, if they make you manager or something, it’ll probably be in another town, won’t it? M: Yes, probably. W: I wouldn’t like that. I mean, I’ve got lots of friends here. I wouldn’t like to move somewhere else. M: Oh, we like it. We’ve lived here for, what, six years now. Ann and I are ready for a change. Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. What does the woman think of her job? 【解析】D)。对话中女士提到it’s hard at weekends和but on weekdays it’s usually very quiet， 即她的工作是周末辛苦、工作日清闲，故答案为D)。其中A) 是根据You meet a lot of interesting people. A lot of boring ones, too而的干扰项。 指代的是job。but转折处为常考点，其后的句子通常为答案所在。 【点睛】选项中的it 20. What is the man? 【解析】B)。本题考查男士的职业。对话中男士说I work in a bank，即男士是一位银行职员，故答案 为B)。 21. What is the probable relationship between Ann and the man? 【解析】A)。本题考查人物关系。对话中女士提到，Ann曾经告诉过她男士的职业，男士又说，Ann and I are ready for a change. (我和Ann在期待生活发生变化)，由此可判断Ann与男士可能是夫妻，故答案 为A)。 【点睛】人物关系题要根据对话中的关键信息词进行推断，并且听清问题中所问的人物是非常重要的。 22. What does the woman think of the man’s job? 【解析】C)。本题考查女士对男士工作的看法。对话中女士说I wouldn’t like that. I mean, I’ve got lots of friends here. I wouldn’t like to move somewhere else，由此可知，女士不喜欢像男士 这种需要经常更换地点的工作，故答案为C)。 【点睛】C) 中的move around from place to place对应对话中的move somewhere else。 Conversation Two 【整体预测】预览三道题各选项，由help the outstanding students，tuition list等可知，对话很可能 与学生的工作或学习有关。 M: English Language Center. How may I help you? W: Yes. I’m calling to find out more information about your program. For example, what kind of courses do you offer? M: Well, first of all, the purpose of our program is to provide language learning opportunities to this area’s community, whether a student’s goal is to master basic functional language skills, let’s say, for his or her job, or to study intensively to enter a U.S. college or university. W: Okay. I’m calling for a friend who is interested in attending a U.S. university. 1 M: And that’s the kind of, uh, instruction that we provide, from basic communication courses to content-based classes such as computer literacy, intercultural communication, and business English. W: Great. What is your application deadline for the next semester? M: Well, we ask applicants to apply no later than two months before the semester begins. This gives us time to process the application and issue the student’s I.20. W: An I.20? M: Oh, an I.20 is a form that indicates that we are giving permission for the student to study in our program, and then the student takes this form to the U.S. embassy in his or her home country to apply for the F-1 student visa. W: Alright. What is the tuition for a full-time student? M: It’s 2,030 dollars. W: Great. Thank you for your help. M: No problem and please don’t hesitate to call again if you have any other questions. W: Okay. Goodbye. Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. Which is one of the purposes of the English Language Center? 【解析】C)。选项均以“To+原形动词”开头，再结合选项内容推断，本题可能考查与学生有关的学习 或工作项目设定的原因或目的。对话中男士提到:我们项目的目的就是给这个地区的社区提供学习英 语的机会，无论学生学习英语的目的是为了工作还是上美国的大学，C)是English Language Center的 目的之一，故为答案。 【点睛】问题中的the purposes of the English Language Center 对应对话中的the purpose of our 表目的。 program，其后的to 24. Which is the course taught at the English Language Center? 【解析】C)。选项均为课程名称。对话中提到的课程有computer literacy, intercultural communication, and business English，故答案为C)。 【点睛】课程名称在对话中出现不止一个，听音时应适当做笔记。 25. What is the I.20 according to the conversation? 【解析】D)。选项均为说明性的名词短语，因此本题可能考查对某事物的解释说明。对话中男士指出 an I.20 is a form that indicates that we are giving permission for the student to study in our program„，D)与此意思相同，故为答案。 【点睛】在对话中说话者提出一个专用名词时，通常会紧接着做出解释。 Section B„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„ Passage One 【整体预测】预览三道题的选项，由snakes，lives in cultivated areas等可知，短文很可能围绕蛇展开 论述，包括蛇的生活习性等。 We often pass on little bits of information to our children, not knowing if they are true, and only because they were passed on to us. This is usually how myths spread. Many myths about snakes exist, and it can be fun to try and figure out how these stories originated. I have learned from my hobby of studying these myths that they often start when one person observes a phenomenon incorrectly and passes on the false information. It always amazes me to see how quickly the misbelief spread even though science has already identified and proved the contrary. One common and colorful myth is that the well-known garter snake swallows its young to save them from danger. The daily customs of these snakes are well-known in the United States because they tend to reside in parks and gardens. They like to live among greenery and in areas well-surrounded by plant life. Many children as well as adults enjoy observing these creatures because they see them quite often. 1 Like all snakes, the garter swallows its food whole. Unlike most snakes, on the other hand, the garter gives birth to live offspring, in numbers of approximately fifty. I hypothesize that our ancestors, while observing the garter snakes, assumed that the snake had previously swallowed down its little ones to protect them and was now setting them free again. Not many people know that garters are one of the few snakes that can bear live snakes. Unable to challenge the power of this creative myth, the imaginative folklore continues to persist in American daily life. Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. What does the speaker enjoy? 【解析】D)。选项均以动名词开头表明，本题考查行为动作，故听音时应留意与选项相关的信息词。 短文中提到Many myths about snakes exist和I have learned from my hobby of studying these myths 表明，说话者喜欢对任何问题追根问底，同样对于蛇的传说也不例外,故答案为D)。 27. Why is the garter snake well-known in the U.S. ? 【解析】C)。短文中提到garter snakes tend to reside in parks and gardens，即黄纹蛇常栖息在 公园或花园里，所以比较常见，故答案为C)。 【点睛】问题中的well-known对应短文中的The daily customs of these snakes are well-known in the United States，文中because后解释了原因。C)中的lives in cultivated areas是对reside in parks and gardens的同义转述。 28. How would the speaker describe the snake myth? 【解析】B)。预览选项可知，本题考查某事或某物的性质。短文末尾提到的Unable to challenge the power of this creative myth, this imaginative folklore continues to persist in American daily life表明答案为B)。 【点睛】听到imaginative不难选出答案。 Passage Two 【整体预测】预览三道题的选项，由Bought，Captured，control duty等可推断，短文与某动物有关，故 在听音时应注意短文的主人公是谁。 The dog has often been an unselfish friend to man. It is always grateful to its master. It helps man in many ways. Certain breeds of dogs are used in criminal investigations. They are trained to sniff out drugs and bombs. They help police to catch criminals. Some dogs are trained to lead blind people. The dogs that help in criminal investigations are trained at a school called the Military Dog Studies Branch of the U.S. Air Force in Lackland, Texas. The dogs to be trained are selected by an air force team. This team visits large cities across the country to buy the dogs. They may buy dogs from private citizens for up to $750 each. Some citizens freely give their dogs. The dogs selected must be healthy, brave and aggressive. They must be able to fight back if they are attacked. The dogs chosen are between the ages of one and three. They are given a medical examination when they arrive at the school. Their physical examination includes X-rays and heart tests. The trainee dogs undergo the first stage of training when they arrive in Lackland. This is an 11-week course for patrol duty. After this course, the best dogs are selected to go on another 9-week course. They learn drug sniffing or bomb sniffing. After this course, the dogs are ready for their jobs in the cities or on air force bases. The training given to a drug-sniffing dog is different from that given to a bomb-sniffing dog. A drug-sniffing dog is trained to scratch and dig for the drugs when he sniffs them. A bomb-sniffing dog sits down when he finds a bomb. That is the alert for hidden explosives. Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard. 29. How are the dogs obtained for training? 【解析】C)。短文中提到This team visits large cities across the country to buy the dogs表明， 1 这种狗是从不同的城市购买来的，故答案为C)。 【点睛】C) 的内容对应短文中的This team visits large cities across the country to buy the dogs。 30. What is the first stage of training for the dogs? 【解析】B)。预览选项可知，本题可能考查训练的课程。短文中明确提到This is an 11-week course for patrol duty，即要进行为期11周的巡逻训练，故答案为B)。 【点睛】B) 的内容对应短文中的This is an 11-week course for patrol duty。 31. What do the dogs learn during the 9-week training? 【解析】D)。预览选项可知，本题可能考查训练项目。短文中明确提到They learn drug sniffing or bomb sniffing，故答案为D)。 Passage Three 【整体预测】选项中的Heart disease，Human organs，death，longer life等表明，短文与人类的疾病和 长寿有关。 What will people die of 100 years from now? If you think that is a simple question, you have not been paying attention to the revolution that is taking place in bio-technology. With the help new medicine, the human body will last a very long time. Death will come mainly from accidents, of murder and war. Today’s leading killers, such as heart disease, cancer, and aging itself, will become distant memories. In discussion of technological changes, the Internet gets most of the attention these days. But the change in medicine can be the real technological event of our times. How long can humans live? Human brains were known to decide the final death. Cells are the basic units of all living things, and until recently, scientists were sure that the life of cells could not go much beyond 120 years because the basic materials of cells, such as those of brain cells, would not last forever. But the upper limits will be broken by new medicine. Sometime between 2050 and 2100, medicine will have advanced to the point at which every 10 years or so, people will be able to take medicine to repair their organs. The medicine, made up of the basic building materials of life, will build new brain cells, heart cells, and so on — in much the same way our bodies make new skin cells to take the place of old ones. It is exciting to imagine that the advance in technology may be changing the most basic condition of human existence, but many technical problems still must be cleared up on the way to this wonderful future. Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 32. Which is the main cause for human death now according to the passage? 【解析】B)。短文中提到，现今主要的杀手是心脏病、癌症和老化，故答案为B)。战争、意外和谋杀是 100年以后人们的主要死亡原因。 【点睛】问题中的now是解题的关键。短文中出现的Death will come mainly from accidents, murder and war 是干扰，will表明这些不是现在(now) 人们的死亡原因。 33. In the speaker’s opinion, in which aspect does today’s most important advance in technology lie? 【解析】A)。短文中提到在科技变化的讨论中，因特网成为焦点，说话者用But转折提出自己的观点:But the change in medicine can be the real technological event of our times，故答案为A)。 34. Why humans may live longer in the future? 【解析】D)。本题询问未来人们的寿命更长的原因。短文中提到，大约在2050年到2100年，人们可以用 药物来修复器官，故答案为D)。 【点睛】问题中的in the future对应短文中的 between 2050 and 2100，D)的内容是对短文中people will be able to take medicine to repair their organs的同义转述。 35. What can we learn from the passage? 【解析】C)。短文最后提到，在通往美好未来的路上，仍然有许多技术问题需要解决，故答案为C)。 1 Section C„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„ 36.【解析】cultivated。所填词后面的and表明，其前后是并列关系，在结构上应该对称。the good land worked是一个省略了be的被动语态， 故本空所填词也应该是动词的过去分词形式，并且和inferior land构成动宾搭配。To feed a large population是目的，由此目的推导出的行为应该是“耕种 (cultivated) 土地”。 37.【解析】intensively。worked表明本空应填一副词。 38.【解析】lower。a和average 表明本空应填形容词，than提示该词为比较级。 39.【解析】scope。give scope for sth.意为“使有机会做某事”。注意该空所在句子中的Other economists have argued that„表示下文要阐述与之前不同的观点。 40.【解析】facilities。所填词后面的such as表示列举，也就是说ports, roads and railways都属于 所填词的范畴，而这些都是使交通便利的设施(facilities)。 41.【解析】justify。所填词后面的them是指facilities，这句话的意思是“要不是有大量的需求证明这 些设施是合理的，就不可能建设它们。”这是Other economists的立场，即a large population的好处。 42.【解析】worldwide。根据空前的不定冠词a和空后的名词词组可知所填词为形容词，修饰birth control program(计划生育) 。下文的from country to country, the developing country和a highly-industrialized society都暗示了birth control program是全世界范围的(worldwide)。 43.【解析】vary。该句中that引导的同位语从句修饰fact，从句的主语是official attitudes to population growth, depending on„是状语，那么所填词应为谓语。而且，所填词后面没有直接加名词作宾语，因 此这里要填入一个不及物动词。“vary from„to„”是常用的搭配。 44.【答案】it will be the first concern of government to place a limit on the birthrate 【Main Points】government will be concerned about limiting the birthrate first 45.【答案】A decreasing birthrate may lead to unemployment because it results in a declining market for manufactured goods 【Main Points】A lower birthrate may cause unemployment because market for goods is declining 46.【答案】the government of a developed country may well prefer to see a slowly-increasing population 【Main Points】the government of a rich country may prefer to see a slowly-increasing population 听力强化训练(四)答案解析 Listening Comprehension Section A„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„ 11. M: Would you please come to my office at five o’clock this afternoon? W: Can I meet you tomorrow? My son will be home from school at 5:30. And I must finish this report before then. Q: What is the woman going to do first? 【预测】选项均以原形动词开头，选项 B)(去学校接她的儿子)，C)(去男士的办公室见男士)，D)(为 她的儿子准备晚饭)提示，对话可能与女士的行为有关。女士的话是听音的重点。 【解析】A)。由女士所说的My son will be home from school at 5:30. And I must finish this report before then可推断，女士先要完成报告，故答案为A)。 12. M: So you need someone to take care of your cat while you’re away for your holiday in Hawaii? W: Yes, I plan to stay there for 2 weeks, so I hope someone really caring can make it. Would that be a problem for you? Q: What do we learn about the woman? 【预测】选项中的vacation，Hawaii，take care of her cat提示，对话可能与女士去度假时谁来照顾 猫有关。 【解析】D)。结合男士所说的So you need someone to take care of your cat „?及女士所说的Yes „ Would that be a problem for you?可推断，女士希望男士帮她照顾猫，故答案为D)。 13. W: Excuse me, could you spare a few minutes to discuss the agenda with me after dinner? 1 M: I don’t mind working after dinner. But I have time before dinner. Why should we put it off? Q: What does the man mean? 【预测】选项中重复出现的after dinner和discuss the agenda提示，对话可能与晚餐后讨论议程有关。 【解析】D)。结合女士所说的discuss the agenda with me after dinner及男士所说的But I have time before dinner. Why should we put it off?可推断，男士认为没有必要把议程推迟到晚餐后，晚餐前就可以讨论，也就是说，他建议了一个不同的讨论议程的时间，故答案为D)。 14. W: Jack, I have an urgent issue to deal with immediately. Here is an important note from Mike’s manager. Could you give this note to him? M: Give it to Mike? What am I? A messenger? Q: What does the man mean? 【预测】选项中的messenger，deliver the note提示，对话可能与给某人便条有关。 【解析】C)。结合女士所说的Could you give this note to him?及男士所说的Give it to Mike? What am I? A messenger?可推断，男士不愿意送便条，故答案为C)。 15. M: Are you sure you don’t mind getting the tickets for the film? I wouldn’t be able to pay you back until Friday when I get paid. W: No problem. I’m glad I can help and we’ll be able to go together. Q: What does the woman mean? 【预测】选项中的borrow，ticket，film提示，对话可能与女士买电影票有关。 【解析】C)。结合男士所说的„you don’t mind getting the tickets for the film? I wouldn’t „ pay you back until Friday „及女士所说的No problem. I’m glad I can help 可推断，女士愿意帮男士先期垫付电影票，故答案为C)。 ll be possible to get this ink stain out of my trousers? 16. W: Do you think it’ M: That’s an extra day’s time. It won’t be a problem, but I’ll need to send them over to the main cleaning facility. Q: What does the man mean? 【预测】选项中的woman，stain，pants，laundry，Cleaning提示，对话可能与女士去除裤子上的污物有关。 【解析】D)。由男士所说的That’s an extra day’s time可推断，男士认为需要加一天时间来完成这项工作，故答案为D)。 17. M: What’s wrong with Emily? She used to be full of energy everyday, but she seems to be exhausted recently. W: Her wedding is around the corner, so she has many things on her mind. Q: What do we know about Emily? 【预测】选项中重复出现的Her wedding等提示，对话与某位女士的婚礼有关。 【解析】C)。结合男士所说的„Emily„exhausted recently及女士所说的Her wedding is around the corner, so she has many things on her mind可推断，Emily正忙于准备婚礼，故答案为C)。 18. W: What do you think of my new idea for that contract, Tom? M: I can’t come up with a better one, Jenny. Q: What does the man mean? 【预测】选项中的a better idea，the woman’s idea is the best，the woman’s idea is new to him等提示，对话与男士的观点、看法有关。 【解析】C)。结合女士问男士What do you think of my new idea for that contract及男士说的I can’t come up with a better one可推断，男士认为女士的观点是最好的，故答案为C)。 Now you will hear the two long conversations. Conversation One 【整体预测】预览四道题各选项，选项中的design proposal, cell phones, research等表明，对话可 1 能是关于某项或研究，可能与手机有关。 M: Hi, Professor Whitaker. W: Oh, George, hello, come in, have a seat. M: I just want to know if you’ve had a chance to look at my design proposal, the one on ergonomics. W: As a matter of fact, I guess you want some feedback. M: Yes, if you have time. W: Well, I have a class in about ten minutes, but I suppose I can give you some pointers, maybe just to help you rethink your ideas before I hand the proposals back. Don’t look disappointed now. You had some very interesting ideas. It’s the first time I get a proposal to redesign the cell phone for ease of use. M: No one else has made a similar proposal? I would have thought schemes had been made to change the typical cell phone design. W: Well, that’s just it, George. Why did you decide on the cell phone? M: I guess because I have such a hard time using it. W: Have you done a sort of mini-survey to check what other people think? M: Well„no, I hadn’t thought about that. I just assumed everybody else was having a hard time. W: Although I think your concept for making the cell phone easier to use is definitely worth looking into, I didn’t think you had sufficient basis for suggesting that the design be changed to one easier to use. You might want to check how other cell phone users cope with the buttons, how they use their finger to send messages or make phone calls to an unrecorded number. Have you compared how you use it with the way others use theirs? Do you see what I’m getting at? M: OK, Professor. I see your point. W: Anyhow, let’s talk more tomorrow. I really must go. M: OK, thanks for your advice. Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. What’s the man’s real purpose of meeting the woman? 【解析】B)。选项均为动词不定式结构，根据选项中ask her, get her feedback, hand„to her推测， 问题可能是关于男士找女士的目的。男士说他来是想知道女士是否看了他的设计方案(design proposal)，而女士指出男士的实际目的是想获取一些反馈(want some feedback)，男士说的确如此， 由此可知，男士来见女士的真正目的是听取女士对他的设计方案的反馈，故答案为B)。 【点睛】对话开头的内容容易成为考点，听音时应加以留意。 20. What’s the man’s design proposal about? 【解析】D)。Producing„cell phones, Make cell phones more attractive, Adding„to cell phones 提示，问题可能是关于对手机进行改进的建议或计划。女士在点评男士的设计方案时说这是她第一次 看到“重新设计手机，以使其使用方便(ease of use)”这样的设计方案，由此可知男士的设计方案就 是设计出使用方便(user-friendly)的手机，故答案为D)。 21. What can be inferred about the man’s design proposal? 【解析】B)。结合主题和选项A)中的well-written推测，It可能指设计方案，问题可能是关于它的不 足和缺陷，根据主题一致原则可排除C)。女士问男士在提出设计方案之前是否做过调查，征询过别人 的观点，男士回答说没有，于是女士说她认为男士提出的“设计使用方便的手机”这一方案没有充分 的根据，由此可知男士在设计方案时没有做过初步的调查研究(preliminary research)，故答案为B)。 【点睛】做题时，需要归纳总结。对比选项，锁定答案。 22. What is the woman going to do after the conversation? 【解析】B)。选项均以原形动词开头，问题可能考查某人将来的行为活动。对话开始的时候女士说她10 分钟后要去上课(have a class in 10 minutes)，但她可以利用这点时间讲一下男士的设计方案，再 结合男士对女士的称呼professor可知，对话结束后女士要去教课，故答案为B)。 Conversation Two 1 【整体预测】预览三道题各选项，选项中的college newsletter, out-of-class activities, journalism class, dormitory等表明，对话可能与校园生活有关，可能与男士为报纸写作有关。 M: Hi, Mrs. Dupree. You asked me to come by? W: Oh, yes, Clinton. Thanks for coming in. How is it going? M: Not too bad. I thought I’d have it tough after changing universities, but I’ve been able to catch up with my academics, and I’ve even managed to make a couple of friends. I don’ t know how since I haven’t really been out that much. W: Well, it’s good to hear that about your classes. Actually, I was just chatting with your journalism professor, and she told me that she was impressed with your writing skills and that it would be such a shame to keep it in the confines of the classroom during your stay here at the university. M: She said that? Well, I’m really happy to hear that. Well, yeah, of course, I intend to write for a newspaper when I graduate. W: No, she didn’t mean that. She thinks you should apply for the campus newsletter. That’s why I called you here. M: What? Whoa, that’s a big step for me. I never even tried out for the newsletter in my former college and I’m only a sophomore with not that much experience in writing. W: Yes, yes, she knows all that, but your professor thinks you should be on the staff of the newsletter. She said you’d be great in features. When I heard that I just had to talk to you. M: But don’t they have enough writers at the newsletter? What would they do with a beginner like me? re in need of a bit of confidence, young man. Listen, why don’t you just go over W: I see you’ there and give it a try? Let’s just see how it goes, what do you say? M: OK, if you say so. Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. Why does the woman ask the man to come by? 【解析】B)。选项均为动词不定式结构，根据encourage him, help him和talk about推测，问题可 能是关于女士找男士的目的。女士说男士的老师对他的写作技巧印象深刻，认为他应该申请加入大学 校报(apply for the campus newsletter)，所以女士把男士叫来，就是要跟男士讨论这件事情，并通 过反问句why don’t you just go over there and give it a try建议并鼓励男士尝试申请加入大 学校报，故答案为B)。 24. What did the man worry about when he was going to change universities? 【解析】C)。根据选项中wouldn’t find, lose contact, fall behind, couldn’t write推测，问 题可能是关于男士曾经的担忧。男士说他原以为转校后日子会很难过(have it tough)，可是实际上他 的功课跟得上(catch up with my academics)，而且还交了几个朋友，由此可推断，男士曾担心自己 转校后功课不好，不能交到朋友，选项C)属于担心之一，故为答案。 25. What can be inferred about the man? 【解析】C)。结合选项中的not sure，would rather，doubtful，worried推测，问题可能是关于男士 的态度或观点。女士屡次提到男士的老师推荐他加入大学校报，但男士表示他从没加入过校报，而且 他只是一个大二的学生，缺乏写作，还反问女士校报为何会用他这样一个初学写作者，男士的这 些表现以及女士话中的in need of a bit of confidence都表明，男士不确定自己是否有能力为校报 写报道，故答案为C)。 【点睛】做题时，需要归纳总结。抓住文中的表达特殊语气的信息(如反问句等)，可以帮助锁定答案。 Section B„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„ Passage One 【整体预测】预览三道题各选项，选项中的their parents，activities，checkups，early education, 1 TV，play，computer等表明，短文很可能与孩子的日常活动有关。 Next time you bring your kids in for a checkup, don’t be surprised if the doctor asks about their tastes and entertainment. The American Academy of Medicine suggested last week that doctors work with parents to evaluate how much TV kids watch and what they see, what video and computer games they play, which websites they visit on the internet, whether they play, website they visit on the Internet, whether they view R-rated videos with the company of their parents, what music they like and what books they read. Doctors are worried that kids who spend too much time in front of the tube don’t get enough exercise and can become overweighted. The Academy is also concerned that the message the kids get from entertainment media can make them more violent and sexually active. The Academy recommends that children under age two not watch any TV. “Children need activities to stimulate the brain during the first two years of life,” says Doctor Marien Barren, who chairs the Academy’s Committee on public education. “They need feedback and socialization. Older children,” she says, “should watch TV in a common area. Their bedrooms should be electronic-media-free zones where they could have a quiet place to read, study, play or just relax.” Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. What unusual question may doctors ask when giving kids a checkup next time? 【解析】C)。选项均为特殊疑问词开头并结合选项中的exercise，entertainment, their parents等 可推测，本题可能与小孩子的日常生活有关。短文开头部分提到Next time you bring your kids in for a checkup, don’t be surprised if the doctor asks about their tastes and entertainment(下 次带小孩做检查，如果医生问及孩子的喜好和娱乐活动，你不要感到惊讶)，故答案为C)。 【点睛】听音时，注意exercise，entertainment等名词或者名词短语。 27. What does the academy suggest children under age two should do? 【解析】A)。选项均以原形动词开头并结合选项中的more activities，early education等可推测， 本题可能与给小孩子的建议有关。根据短文中提到的The Academy recommends that children under age two not watch any TV. “Children need activities to stimulate the brain during the first two years of life”可知，该学会建议不要让两岁以下儿童看电视而应该让他们参加活动以开发大脑)， 故答案为A)。 28. What do we learn about children’s bedrooms from the report? 【解析】A)。选项均以They should开头并结合选项中的no TV sets，no place for play， a computer for study可推测，They很可能指代儿童，本题可能与给儿童的建议有关。短文结尾部分提到Their bedrooms should be electronic-media-free zones where they could have a quiet place to read, study, play or just relax(卧室不要放置任何电子媒体，这样他们就可以很安静地读书，学习，玩 耍或休息)，故答案为A)。 【点睛】选项中的TV sets，place，common area，computer各不相同，故听音时，留意选项中的名词 或者名词短语。 Passage Two 【整体预测】预览三道题各选项，第29题选项和第30题选项提示，短文可能与不同的博物馆和剧 院有关，涉及各自不同的功用。 Are you looking for some new and exciting places to take your kids to? Try some of these places: ? Visit art museums. They offer a variety of activities to excite your kids’ interest. Many offer workshops for making hand-made pieces, traveling exhibits, book signings by children’ s favorite writer, and even musical performances and other arts. ? Head to a natural history museum. This is where kids can discover the past from dinosaur models to rock collections and pictures of stars in the sky. Also, ask what kind of workshops and educational programs are prepared for kids and any special events that are coming up. 1 ? Go to a Youtheater. Look for one in your area offering plays for child and family visitors. Pre-show play shops are conducted by area artists and educators where kids can discover the secret about performing arts. Puppet making and stage make-up are just a couple of the special offerings you might find. ? Try hands-on science. Visit one of the many hands-on science museums around the country. These science playlands are great fun for kids and grown-ups alike. They’ll keep your child mentally and physically active the whole day through while pushing buttons, experimenting, and building. When everyone is tired, enjoy a fun family science show, commonly found in these museums. Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard. 29. What will a child probably visit if he is interested in the universe? 【解析】C)。选项含义各不相同提示，本题可能考查细节理解。短文中提到在自然历史博物馆，孩子们 可以discover pictures of stars in the sky(universe)，故答案为C)。 30. What can kids do at a Youtheater? 【解析】B)。选项均为原形动词开头提示，本题可能考查行为动作。短文中提到孩子们在Youtheater 可以看Puppet making，故答案为B)。 31. Where does this passage probably come from? 【解析】C)。选项A) A tourist map(一张导游图);B) A news report(一则新闻报道);C) A museum guide(一本博物馆指南);D) A science textbook(一本科学教科书)提示，本题很可能考查文章的 出处。短文重在介绍各个博物馆和Youtheater，综合以上信息，只有C)最贴近，故答案为C)。 【点睛】听音时，需要抓住关键词，比如经常在文中出现的名词短语，再结合选项，锁定答案。 Passage Three 【整体预测】预览四道题各选项，选项中的Helen Keller, life, childhood, blind and deaf等表明， 短文可能是对Helen Keller的介绍。 The name Helen Keller has had special meaning for millions of people in all parts of the world. She could not see or hear. Yet Helen Keller was able to do so much with her days and years. Her success gave others hope. Until she was one-and-a-half-year old, Helen Keller was just like any other child. Then, nineteen months after she was born, Helen became very sick. It was a strange sickness that made her completely blind and deaf. From that time until she was almost seven years old, Helen could communicate only by making signs with her hands. But she learned how to be active in her silent, dark environment. The young child had strong desires. More and more, she wanted to communicate with others. Making simple signs with her hands was not enough, because she could not make people understand her. A teacher arrived from the Perkins Institution for the Blind in Boston. Her name was Anne Sullivan. She herself had once been almost completely blind. But she had regained her sight. At Perkins, she had learned the newest methods of teaching the blind. At first, the teacher formed words in her hand, the names of everything she touched. Then Miss Sullivan taught Helen many things — to read and write, and even use a typewriter. But most important, she taught Helen how to think. Three years after Helen started to communicate with her hands, she began to learn to speak as other people did. Those first days when Helen Keller developed the ability to talk were wonderful. But they proved to be just the beginning of her many successes. Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 32. What is the passage mainly about? 【解析】A)。选项均为名词短语，且概括性较强，问题可能是考查短文的主题。短文一开始就提及Helen Keller，接着分别提到她一岁半，十九个月、七岁之前、三年之后的状况，由此可知本文是介绍Hellen Keller的生平的，故A)项最符合题意。 1 【点睛】短文开头是常设题处。听音时，注意对照选项，归纳总结。 33. Why was Helen Keller blind and deaf? 【解析】C)。选项中的accident, born blind and deaf, ill, due to poor medical technology提 示，问题可能是关于She失明及失聪的原因。文中提到，Helen十九个月大的时候得了一场怪病(a strange sickness)，结果眼睛就再也看不见，耳朵再也听不见了，故答案为C)。 【点睛】听音时，注意与特殊表达方式(比如强调句型)相关的信息。 34. How did Helen communicate with others before she was seven years old? 【解析】B)。选项均为By引导的方式状语，问题可能考查某人做某事的方式。选项中的ideas, making signs提示，问题可能是关于表达思想或交流的方式。文中明确提到，直到Helen七岁前，她都只能通 过用手比划来与人交流，故答案为B)。 35. Why could Sullivan teach Helen to communicate? 【解析】C)。选项均为对She的描述，D)提示，She并不指代Helen。选项中的professional teacher, teach the blind, did not look down upon Helen提示，问题可能与She对Helen的帮助或教导有关。 文中提到，Sullivan曾经也几乎双目失明，但她恢复了视力，并学会了盲人教育的最新方法(the newest methods of teaching the blind)，由此可知，Sullivan知道如何教导盲人，故答案为C)。 Section C„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„ 36.【解析】concern。空前的raising表明，本空应填一名词作宾语。raise concern表示“引起关注”。 concern意为“关心”。 37.【解析】primarily。空所在句子中，it为主语，contains为谓语，dictionaries and general information 为宾语，逗号前的部分为状语，其中Used为过去分词，by引出动作的执行者。根据空前的Used，本 空应填一副词。primarily意为“主要地”。 38.【解析】range。根据上下文时态为一般现在时和空前的The products可确定，本空应填一原形动词， to„表示“某物在„„和„„之间变动”。range且该词能与空后的in搭配使用。range in sth. from„ 意为“(在某范围内)变动”。 39.【解析】load。空前的my表明，本空应填一名词，与work构成名词短语。load意为“工作量”。 40.【解析】convenience。空前的the表明，本空应填一名词。convenience意为“方便”。 41.【解析】defend。空所在句子中，some teachers为主语，electronic dictionaries为名词短语作宾 语，句子缺少谓语动词。根据上下文时态为一般现在时和空前的some teachers可确定，本空应填一 原形动词。defend意为“为„„辩护”。 42.【解析】leaf。空前的不定式符号to表明，本空应填一原形动词，且该词能与through连用。leaf through 表示“匆匆翻阅，浏览”。leaf意为“快速翻(书页等);浏览某物”。 43.【解析】potential。空后的risks表明，本空应填一形容词。potential意为“潜在的”。 44.【答案】The definitions are simplified and somewhat unclear compared with those in ordinary print dictionaries 【Main Points】The definitions are simple and not clear compared with those in ordinary print dictionaries 45.【答案】Most of these devices do not include sample sentences which are of vital importance 【Main Points】Most of these devices don’t contain sample sentences that are very important 46.【答案】but he was not sure of its meaning, then he looked it up in a cheap dictionary 【Main Points】but he wasn’t sure of its meaning, then he found it in a cheap dictionary 听力强化训练(五)答案解析 Listening Comprehension Section A„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„ 11. W: John must have been joking when he said that he was going to quit his job. M: Don’t be too sure. He told me that his parents had arranged a better job for him. Q: What does the man mean? 【预测】选项中的He believes, He thinks, John提示，问题可能是关于男士对John行为的看法。 1 【解析】B)。女士认为John说他要辞掉工作(quit his job)肯定是在开玩笑。男士让女士别太肯定， 因为John说过父母给他找了一份更好的工作(better job)。由此可知，男士认为John辞职可能确有其 事，故答案为B)。 12. M: Jenny, you have been with us for almost a year. How do you like it here? W: I’m OK now, though I had a difficult time adjusting to the life here at first. Still, I feel the sky is bluer and the air is cleaner in my hometown. Q: What do we learn about Jenny? 【预测】选项均为对She的描述，return to her hometown, homesick, adjusted to the new life, new attractive提示，问题可能是关于She对新生活的适应程度。 job, finds the new place more 【解析】B)。男士问女士来了已经快一年了，觉得这里怎么样。女士说尽管刚来时非常难适应这里的生活， 但是现在好多了(I’m OK now)，可是她仍旧感觉家乡的天更蓝，空气更清新。由此推断，女士有些思乡 (homesick)，但已经适应了这里的新生活，故答案为B)。 13. M: Honey, you might want to bring your umbrella today. The temperature will drop sharply and it’s going to start raining very hard this afternoon, according to the weatherman. W: But there’s not a cloud in the sky right now. He’s wrong so much of the time. Q: Why doesn’t the woman take the umbrella? 【预测】选项中的too heavy to take her umbrella, doesn’t believe the weather forecast, left her umbrella提示，问题可能是关于女士不带或没带雨伞的原因。 【解析】C)。男士说天气预报说今天下午会下雨，劝女士带上雨伞，可是女士说现在天空万里无云，而且 天气预报员很多情况下预报的都是错的。由此可知，女士是因为不相信天气预报所以没有带雨伞，故答案 为C)。 14. W: What is the homework assignment from Prof. Smith? I missed the class this morning. M: Finish reading Chapters Five and Six and write an essay based on Chapters Three and Four. Remember it’s your turn to give a presentation next Monday. Q: What will the woman do in addition to the homework assignment? 【预测】选项均以原形动词开头，Pay a visit to Prof. Smith, Write a research paper, Prepare his presentation, Preview„chapters提示，对话可能与作业或学习任务有关。 【解析】C)。女士因为没去上课，所以问男士有什么作业，男士说要读第五、六两章，另外，根据第三、 四章写一篇作文，并提醒她说下周一轮到她作报告了(your turn to give a presentation)。由此推断， 女士除了要完成作业，还要准备她的报告，故答案为C)。 15. W: Sam won’t be able to play in the basketball game this week. M: Yes. He hurt his knee pretty badly a month ago. I don’t know why he didn’t quit right away. Q: What does the man mean? 【预测】选项中的quit school, stopped playing basketball提示，对话可能与Sam退出某组织有关， 根据主题一致原则可排除A)。 【解析】D)。女士说Sam不能参加这周的篮球比赛了，男士则说Sam的膝盖一个月前受了重伤，他弄不明 白为什么Sam当初不立刻退出比赛，言外之意就是Sam早就应该退出篮球比赛了，故答案为D)。 16. W: I found the lounge such a cozy place to study in. I really like the feeling in sitting on the sofa and doing the reading. M: Well, for me the hardest part about studying here is staying awake. Q: What does the man mean? 【预测】选项中的reading, study提示，对话与学习有关。 【解析】B)。女士说休息室(The lounge)是个舒适的学习场所，男士则认为在那里学习最大的挑战就是 如何克服打瞌睡，由此推断男士认为休息室不适合学习，故答案为B)。 17. W: I was supposed to meet Tim here nearly 30 minutes ago. I wonder what’s taking him so long. 1 M: He probably forgot about your meeting. He’s so disorganized and forgetful. He never makes any of his appointments. Q: What kind of person is Tim, according to the man? 【预测】选项均为对He的描述，diligent, lazy, usually late, very punctual提示，问题可能与He 的秉性或习惯有关。 【解析】C)。女士抱怨说Tim约好了与她见面，可过了30分钟他都没出现，男士说Tim做事无条理又健 忘，还说Tim约会从来没有按时过，由此可知Tim赴约总是迟到，故答案为C)。 18. M: What a wonderful performance! The marching band has never sounded better. W: Thanks. I guess all those hours of practice are finally paying off. Q: What does the woman mean? 【预测】选项中的The band, paid to play, performance, working hard, practice提示，对话可能与 乐队的演出或排练有关。 【解析】C)。男士夸赞乐队的表演十分精彩(wonderful performance, never sounded better)，女士表 示感谢，并说那么长时间的练习终于得到了回报(paying off)，言外之意就是乐队队员之前一直在努力练 习，故答案为C)。 Now you will hear the two long conversations. Conversation One 【整体预测】预览三道题各选项，选项中的cheeseburger, hamburger, restaurant, menu等表明，对话 可能与餐厅就餐有关。 W: Welcome to Joe’s Hamburger Restaurant, home of the one-pound super deluxe hot and spicy cheeseburger. Will this be for here or to go? M: Uh, to go. W: What would you like today? Would you like to try the one-pound super hot and spicy cheeseburger? M: Uh. I don’t think so. I’d probably have heartburn for a week after downing that monster. W: Well, it’ll grow on you. M: No, I think I’ll just order a hamburger with some mustard and lettuce and a glass of water. W: Boring. Hey, would you care for anything else like a side order of amazing cheesy onion rings? M: No, thank you. W: Okay. Your total comes to $10.90. M: $10.90? For just a hamburger? You’ve got to be kidding! W: Well, the one-pound super deluxe hamburger is $9. M: Hey, I didn’t order it. I just wanted a simple burger. That’s all. W: Well, sir. Our restaurant only serves one-pound burgers. The one-pound super hot and spicy burger, the one-pound barbecue burger, the one-pound bacon cheeseburger, the one-pound„ M: No, no. Those are all huge. W: Well, sir. If you really want something smaller, you should order from the kids menu: The half-pound super hot and spicy burger, the half-pound barbecue burger, the half-pound bacon cheeseburger, the half-pound„ M: No. Those are still giant burgers. W: Well, in these parts, we are hearty eaters. M: Okay, but you said my total was $10.90, but the burger only comes to ten bucks. What about the other ninety cents? W: Well, sir, we only serve natural spring water from yonder hills, and„ M: Okay, okay. I’ll take the giant burger and a bottle of your spring water. The sandwich should feed me for a week. Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. Why doesn’t the man buy the recommended cheeseburger? 1 【解析】C)。选项B)中的taste表明，it应该指某种食品，根据too expensive, not for his taste, make him uncomfortable, cause heart attack推测，问题可能是关于He不喜欢某种食品的原因。对 话开头处，女士(店员)向男士推荐一款干酪汉堡，但是男士不打算买，并说明了理由:他害怕自己 吃了这款汉堡之后可能一个星期胃都有灼热感(heartburn)，也就是说男士担心自己吃了这款汉堡会 不舒服，故答案为C)。 20. What surprised the man? 【解析】B)。选项均为名词短语，内容均与就餐或食品有关。男士只点了一个汉堡和一瓶水，服务员就 向他收取10美元90美分，男士话中的反问句($10.90? For just a hamburger?)和感叹句(You’ ve got to be kidding!)表明，他对所点食品的价格感到很吃惊，故答案为B)。 【点睛】听音时，注意表达特殊语气的信息。 21. What does the man decide to do at the end of the conversation? 【解析】A)。选项D)中的himself提示，问题可能针对男士提问，选项均以原形动词开头，问题可能与 男士的就餐决定或计划有关。对话结尾处，尽管男士觉得这家餐馆一磅重的三明治的分量太大、价格 太贵，但最后还是决定从这家餐馆点一份巨无霸汉堡(the giant burger)和一瓶矿泉水(spring water)， 故答案为A)。 Conversation Two 【整体预测】预览四道题各选项，选项中的films, actions, plots, DVDs, Grand Cinema等表明，对话 可能与电影有关。 M: Do you feel like going to the cinema, Liz? W: Oh yes, let’s do that, John. M: Well, what shall we go and see? W: What kind of films do you like? M: Well, I like all sorts of films really„My favorite sorts of films are, like , you Star Wars know, the fantasy, special-effect ones that you can escape into another world. Um„ I also like mystery films. Do you like mystery films? W: Yes, I quite like mystery films, but I don’t like horror films because they really give me nightmares. M: Yes, I know, I don’t like horror films either. They’re sort of stupid and unbelievable. But I do like crime films where you follow the detective and try to guess who the murderer is, like Agatha Christie stories, you know. It’s very exciting to make out the murderer before the film tells us. And your ability of logical reasoning will become much better, if you see this kind of movie quite often. W: Haha, what do you think of a film with Robert Redford or Paul Newman in it? M: Oh, I don’t think much of either. W: Oh, don’t you like them? M: Well, I tend to prefer people like Clint Eastwood and„ W: Oh, no! I’m not keen on him at all! M: Really? W: No. What about a good comedy or a good musical? M: No, I don’t like things like that really. W: The trouble is there are not very many good ones around these days. Why don’t we just ring up the Grand Cinema and find out what’s on? Then we can decide. M: That’s a good idea. Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 22. What kind of movies does the man like best? 【解析】B)。选项内容均为不同电影类型，问题与电影有关。男士明确提到他最喜欢诸如《星球大战》 (Star Wars)这样的科幻片(the fantasy)，故答案为B)。 1 【点睛】听音时留意与电影类型相关的信息，并听清问题。 23. What does the man say about crime films? 【解析】C)。选项中的show, actions and plots提示，They可能指某种电影，问题可能与它们的特点 有关。男士提到他非常喜欢犯罪片(crime films)，因为观众可以跟随侦探的调查推测出凶手(murderer) 到底是谁，在电影揭示真相前，自己就能确定谁是真凶是一件令人兴奋的事，而且经常看这种电影， 逻辑推理能力(ability of logical reasoning)会大大提高，故答案为C)。 24. What does the woman say about these days’ movies? 【解析】A)。结合主题及选项C) 中的special effects推测，them可能指某种电影，问题可能是关于 它们的特点。男士和女士谈论了各自喜爱的影片类型，和各自喜爱的演员。关于最近上映的影片，女 士提到最近好片不多，故答案为A)。 25. What do the two speakers decide to do at the end of the conversation? 【解析】D)。选项均以原形动词开头，问题可能是考查某人的建议或打算，Watch„film, Buy„DVDs, Phone the Grand Cinema提示，问题可能与看电影有关。对话结尾处，女士提议先给the Grand Cinema 打电话询问正在上映的电影，然后再决定看什么类型的电影， 男士表示赞同，由此可知他们最后决定 先给the Grand Cinema打电话，故答案为D)。 【点睛】听音时，注意Why don’t„表达建议的特殊句型，留意后面的信息。 Section B„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„ Passage One 【整体预测】预览三道题各选项，选项中的because of，color以及第28题选项表明，短文可能与 颜色有关，涉及原因。 Why is pink or purple a color for girls and blue or brown for boys? The answer depends largely on cultural values as well as personal experiences. To the Egyptians, green was a color that represented the hope and joy of spring, while for Muslims, it means heaven. Red is a symbol of good luck in many cultures. In China, children are given money in a red envelope to bring good fortune in the New Year. For many nations, blue is a symbol of protection and religious beliefs. Greek people often wear a blue necklace hoping to protect themselves against evils. People’s choice of colors is also influenced by their bodies’ reactions toward them. Green is said to be the most restful color. It has the ability to reduce pain and relax people both mentally and physically. People who work in green environment have been found to have fewer stomach aches. Red can cause a person’s blood pressure to rise and increase people’s appetites. Many decorators will include different shades of red in the restaurant. Similarly, many commercial websites will have a red “Buy Now” button because red is a color that easily catches a person’ s eye. Blue is another calming color. Unlike red, blue can cause people to lose appetite. So if you want to eat less, some suggest that eating from blue plates can help. The next time you are deciding on what to wear or what color to decorate your room, think about the color carefully. Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. Why do Muslims regard green as a symbol of heaven? 【解析】A)。选项均有because of提示，本题考查原因。短文首先提出问题，然后给出答案:depends largely on cultural values as well as personal experiences。接下来，作者举例指出穆斯林认 为绿色代表天堂，也就是说文化价值观是主要原因，故答案为A)。 【点睛】as well as可以用来连接两个相同的成分，如名词、形容词、动词、介词，通常不位于句首。 此时as well as连接的虽然是两个并列成分，但强调的重点在前面，不在后面。 27. Why will many commercial websites have a red “Buy Now” button? 1 【解析】B)。选项均为“To+原形动词”开头提示，本题可能考查做某事的目的或者原因。短文中提到 many commercial websites will have a red “Buy Now” button because red is a color that easily catches a person’s eye.由此可知，许多商业网站使用“红色按钮”是为了吸引人的眼球，即鼓励 人们买商品，故答案为B)。 【点睛】because是表示原因的连词，原因处是常设题处，听音时，注意认真听because后面的信息。 28. What color might help lose weight according to the passage? 【解析】C)。选项均为表示具体颜色的单词提示，本题可能考查细节理解。短文中提到So if you want to eat less, some suggest that eating from blue plates can help. 由此可知，蓝色有助于减肥， 故答案为C)。 Passage Two 【整体预测】预览三道题各选项，选项中的cost of clothing，c，prices of fast food meals以及30、 31题的城市名称等表明，短文与城市的消费水平有关。 If your boss asks you to work in Moscow this year, he’d better offer you more money to do so—or even double that depending on where you live now. That’s because Moscow has just been found to be the world’s most expensive city for the second year in a row by Mercer Human Resources Consulting. Using the cost of living in New York as a base, Mercer determined Moscow is 34.4 percent more expensive including the cost of housing, transportation, food, clothing, household goods and entertainment. A two-bedroom flat in Moscow now costs $4,000 a month, a CD $24.83, and an international newspaper $6.30, according to Mercer. By comparison, a fast food meal with a hamburger is a steal at $4.80. London takes the No. 2 place up from No. 5 a year ago, thanks to higher cost of housing and a stronger British pound relative to the dollar. Mercer estimates London is 26 percent more expensive than New York these days. Following London closely are Seoul and Tokyo, both of which are 22 percent more expensive than New York, while No. 5 Hong Kong is 19 percent more costly. Among North American cities, New York and Los Angeles are the most expensive and are the only two listed in the top 50 of the world’s most expensive cities. But both have fallen since last year’s study—New York came in 15th, down from 10th place, while Los Angeles fell to 42nd from 29th place a year ago. San Francisco came in a distant third at No. 54, down 20 places from a year earlier. Toronto, meanwhile, is Canada’s most expensive city but fell 35 places to take 82nd place worldwide. In Australia, Sydney is the priciest place to live in and No. 21 worldwide. Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard. 29. What made London become the second most expensive city? 【解析】D)。短文中提到伦敦从去年的第五位升到第二位，其原因是高房价和英镑兑美元汇率上升，故 答案为D)。 【点睛】thanks to“多亏了”是对伦敦升为第二消费最贵城市的讽刺，表原因。 30. Which city is the third most expensive on the list? 【解析】A)。短文中提到Following London closely are Seoul and Tokyo，即紧跟着伦敦的是首尔和 东京，故答案为A)。 【点睛】following意为“紧接着”。解答本题的关键是听清问题。 31. Which city has dropped most on the list in North America? 【解析】B)。短文中提到New York从第10名下降到了第15名，下降了5名;Los Angeles从第29名下降到 第42名，下降了13名;San Francisco下降到了54名，下降了20名;Toronto从第35名下降到了第82名， 可见Toronto下降的幅度最大，故答案为B)。 【点睛】本题选项均为北美的城市，听音时注意记录细节，通过比较得出答案。 1 Passage Three 【整体预测】预览四道题各选项，选项中的location，George Washington，construction，located等 表明，短文可能与美国的某个地点或建筑有关，涉及乔治?华盛顿。 During the American War of Independence (1775-1783) and in the first days after the founding of the nation, there was a dispute between the northern and southern states as to where the capital of the new country should be located. For most of the Revolutionary War period, the rebels’ capital was Philadelphia. The First Continental Congress of 1774 was held there, so was the second one in 1776, the one which proclaimed ; and in 1787 the federal Constitution was adopted there, too. The Declaration of Independence Larger New York served as the capital for a while. From 1790 to 1800, however, Philadelphia was once more the capital. To solve the problem, George Washington, the first President of the United States, personally selected an area on the northeastern shore of the Potomac River between the states of Maryland and Virginia as the new capital. This was as early as 1791. He appointed Pierre L’Enfant, a French engineer who had fought in the Revolution, to prepare a plan for the new city. George Washington died in 1799, so it was John Adams, the second President, who moved the capital to the new seat, which was yet to be completed. To commemorate George Washington, the new capital was named after him. Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 32. What was the dispute between the northern and southern states just after the U.S. was founded? 【解析】C)。短文开头提到，在美国成立最初的日子里，南部和北部各州争论的内容是关于首都的选址 问题(where the capital of the new country should be located)，故答案为C)。 Congress held? 33. Where was the First Continental 【解析】D)。选项均为美国地名，需快速浏览四个选项中的地点场所，并在听音时捕捉关键信息词对号 入座即可选出答案。短文中提到，1974年的第一次大陆会议(The First Continental Congress)是 在there举行的，联系上文可知，there指的是Philadelphia(费城)，故答案为D)。 【点睛】本题解题的关键是结合前面的内容弄清楚there的指代。 34. What can we learn about the capital of the U.S.? 【解析】A)。选项中的Its location/construction, was located等表明，本题考查It的相关情况， It应该指某个地点或建筑。短文中提到，美国第一任总统George Washington亲自选定马里兰州和弗 吉尼亚州之间的区域作为首都，由此可知，美国首都的选址是George Washington完成的，故答案为 A)。 35. When did George Washington die? 【解析】B)。选项均为年份，听音时注意留意与年份相关的信息，听清问题问的是什么。短文结尾处提 到，乔治?华盛顿(George Washington)于1799年去世，故答案为B)。 【点睛】短文中往往会出现两个以上的时间点，故听清问题是解题的关键。 Section C„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„ 36.【解析】flow。空前的定冠词the以及空后的介词of提示，所填词应为名词。根据句意可知，此处可 能是说财政部长Geithner宣布了重建人们对金融市场的信任的新措施，并重新启动了信贷的“流动”。 flow意为“流动”。 37.【解析】separate。分析句子结构可知，句子不缺少主要成分，所填词在句中作插入语，故所填词应 为形容词或动词的分词形式且可与from搭配使用。separate意为“分开的”。 38.【解析】total。分析句子结构可知，句子缺少谓语动词，空前的情态动词could提示，所填词应为动 词原形。total意为“总计”。 39.【解析】immediately。分析句子结构，句子虽短，但是不缺少主要成分，故所填词应为副词，修饰reacted。 immediately意为“立即，即刻”。 40.【解析】criticized。分析句子结构可知，句子缺少谓语动词，根据前后的一般过去时推测，所填词 1 应为动词过去式。根据空后But转折的内容可知，财政部长认为taking small steps存在风险，由此 推测，所填词应该是表达立法者对于lack of details的消极态度。criticize意为“批评”。 41.【解析】aggressive。空前的介词for以及空后的action提示，所填词应为名词或形容词，来修饰action。 aggressive意为“强有力的”。 42.【解析】capital。空前的need more提示，所填词应为名词。capital意为“资金”。 43.【解析】examination。空所在部分作空前stress test的同位语，由此可知所填词应为test的同义 复现。examination意为“检验，审视”。 44.【答案】This will use government and private capital to buy housing loans and other troubled assets 【Main Points】This will use public and private money to buy housing loans and other troubled assets 45.【答案】The concept is to engage private capital and private asset managers in helping set a market value 【Main Points】The idea is to use private capital and private asset managers to help set a market value 46.【答案】the government is prepared with as many as one trillion dollars to reconstruct the market 【Main Points】the government is ready with up to one trillion dollars to rebuild the market 听力强化训练(六)答案解析 Listening Comprehension Section A„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„ 11. M: How about the examination last week? d got more time, I could have made it. W: If I’ Q: What does the woman imply? 【预测】选项中重复出现的examination提示，本题和考试有关。B)(上周她考试不及格)与C)(她在考 试中做得很好)意思相反，其中之一很可能是答案。 【解析】B)。对话中男士问女士How about the examination last week?(上周的考试怎么样,)女士则 回答If I’d got more time, I could have made it.(如果我有更多的时间，我会通过考试。)女士用 虚拟的句式，提示她没有通过考试，故答案为B)。 12. M: I’ve figured it all out. It looks like it’ll take us about 5 hours to drive from here to Chicago. W: It’d be more relaxing to take the train. But I guess we should watch our expenses. Q: What does the woman imply? 【预测】选项中重复出现的She，Chicago及cheaper，car，travels，train提示，本题可能考查交通方 式:汽车和火车的对比，涉及芝加哥旅行。 【解析】A)。对话中男士提到It looks like it’ll take us about 5 hours to drive from here to Chicago.(开车到芝加哥大概要花5个小时。)女士则提到It’d be more relaxing to take the train. But I guess we should watch our expenses.(坐火车更让人心情愉快，但是我想我们注意开支。)由此可知，女士认 为开车去芝加哥更节省费用，故答案为A)。 13. W: Julie’s dress looks funny. That style went out last year. M: Oh, come on, as long as it looks good on her. Q: What does the man try to emphasize? 【预测】选项中重复出现的Julie(’s)，dress及not outdated，not suit her，follow the fashion， looks fine提示，本题与评价Julie穿的裙子有关。 【解析】D)。对话中女士提到That style went out last year.(那款式，即Julie’s dress，去年就 过时了。)男士接着提到Oh, come on, as long as it looks good on her.(得了吧，只要她穿上好看就 行了)，故答案为D)。 1 14. W: Bob, if you weed the garden, I’ll do the dishes. M: It’s a deal. Q: What does the man mean? 【预测】选项中的thinks，agrees，rejects提示，本题考查男士的态度。 【解析】C)。对话中女士提到if you weed the garden, I’ll do the dishes.(如果你浇花，我就洗碗。) 男士接着提到It’s a deal.(一言为定。)由此可知，男士同意了女士的提议，故答案为C)。 15. W: Can I go skiing with you and your friends this weekend? M: The more, the merrier. What does the man mean? Q: 【预测】选项A)(女士下次可以过来)，D)(他们欢迎女士加入)等提示，本题与女士加入某个组织有关。 【解析】D)。对话中女士问男士Can I go skiing with you and your friends this weekend?(这周末， 我能不能和你们一起去滑雪呢,)男士回答The more, the merrier.(人越多，越开心。)言外之意，男 士欢迎女士加入，故答案为D)。merry意为“高兴的，愉快的”。 16. M: This suitcase cost me 200 dollars. W: 200 dollars for a piece of junk like that? That’s a rip-off! Q: What does the woman mean? 【预测】选项中的real bargain，expensive，not worth the price等提示，本题考查某个物品的价格 高低问题。 【解析】D)。对话中男士提到This suitcase cost me 200 dollars.(这个手提箱花了200美元。)女士 回应说200 dollars for a piece of junk like that? That’s a rip-off!(这样的破烂居然要200美 元,简直是敲诈～)由junk(破烂)和rip-off(敲诈行为)可知，女士认为手提箱根本不值这个价钱， 故答案为D)。 17. W: When is a good time to get together to discuss our community service project? M: Other than this Friday, one day’s as good as the next. Q: What does the man mean? 【预测】选项中的on Friday，except Friday，before Friday提示，本题与星期五有关。 【解析】C)。对话中女士问男士When is a good time to get together to discuss our community service project?(什么时间聚在一起讨论我们的社区服务项目,)，男士则回答Other than this Friday, one day’ s as good as the next(除了本周五，哪天都行)。由此可知，除了本周五，男士其他时间都可以参加社 区服务项目的讨论，故答案为C)。 18. M: Have you and your family lived in Chicago for a long time? W: Oh, yes, but only since 1970. My oldest child was born in Seattle and my second oldest child was born overseas when my husband was teaching English. Q: What did the woman say about life in Chicago? 【预测】选项均为完整句子以及选项中重复出现的She，Her，there等表明，本题考查与女士有关的事实 状况，该事实状况与某个地点有关，听音时应留意there指代什么地方。 【解析】C)。男士问女士，她和她的家人是否在芝加哥住了很长时间了，女士回答but only since 1970， 由此可知，女士自从1970年以来就一直住在芝加哥，故答案为C)。 Now you will hear the two long conversations. Conversation One 【整体预测】预览四道题各选项，选项中的exercise, relaxation, activity, physical examination, participants等表明，对话可能与某项活动有关，可能涉及活动前的准备工作。 M: Hello. Grayson’s Adventure Days. How can I help you? W: Oh, good morning. I want to book an activity day as a birthday present for my father, so could you give me an idea of the sorts of things you organise? M: What a great present! Do you want the activity to take place in a particular location? W: No, anywhere in the country would be OK. 1 M: Right. Well, how about bungee jumping? That’s our most popular activity. W: Uh-huh? M: After a safety briefing, you’re securely fastened to the correct bungee rope for your weight. Then the crane takes you up to a height of 50 metres in a cage, and you jump from it. W: You make it sound so easy! M: In fact, some people change their minds at the last moment. But for the really brave, you can also book our special, which is one normal bungee jump and then a backwards one. It’ s quite an experience! W: I can imagine! Is it available every day? M: We do bungee jumping all year round, on over 120 days, and in various locations, but you should try to book about four weeks in advance, if possible, as it’s very popular. W: OK. And are there any age restrictions? It’ll be my father’s 50th birthday, so I hope he isn’t too old. M: No, he certainly isn’t too old, but we’ll require a certificate from a doctor, to confirm that he’s in good health. W: Oh, he’s very fit, so that won’t be a problem. How much is it? M: It costs ,57 per person for the standard jump, and ,97 for the special. W: OK, I’ll get back to you in the next few days. Thanks very much for your help. M: No problem. Bye. W: Bye. Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. Why does the woman want to book an activity day? 【解析】D)。选项均以动词不定式开头，选项D)中的her提示，问题可能是关于女士做某事的目的或原 因。对话开头处女士提到她想预订一个活动日(an activity day)作为父亲的生日礼物，故答案为D)。 20. What should the woman do if she books bungee jumping? 【解析】D)。选项均以原形动词开头，结合对话主题及选项中Have„examination, Begin to do exercise, Buy insurance, Try to book推测，问题可能是关于进行某项活动前所需的工作。对话中男士提到， 如果女士想预订蹦极这项活动，最好提前四周预订(try to book about four weeks in advance)，因 为这项运动很受欢迎，故答案为D)。 21. What is required for the woman’s father to make a bungee jump? 【解析】B)。safety briefing, health certificate, birth certificate提示，问题可能是关于进行 某项活动前应做的准备或应出具的证明。对话中女士问男士蹦极有没有年龄限制，因为她的父亲马上 就50岁了，男士回答说没有年龄限制，但是他们需要医生的证明(a certificate from a doctor)， 以证明她的父亲身体状况良好，故答案为B)。 【点睛】转折词but是常设题处。听音时，注意认真听but后面的信息。 22. How much cheaper is it to book the standard jump than the special one? 【解析】D)。选项内容提示，问题是考查金额。男士说蹦极每人需花费57英镑，而特殊蹦极每人 需花费97英镑，所以标准蹦极比特殊蹦极便宜40英镑，故答案为D)。 【点睛】听音时，注意记录下表示数字的信息词，通过简单运算，锁定答案。 Conversation Two 【整体预测】预览三道题各选项，选项中的students, study in the university, make more friends， Part-time job等表明，对话可能与大学学习和生活有关。 M: Rachel, did you find it hard, studying with the Open University? W: You mean, because you’re studying on your own, most of the time? M: Mmm. W: Well, it took me a while to get used to it. I found I needed to maintain a high level of motivation, because it’s so different from high school. There’s no one saying, “Why haven’t you written 1 your assignment yet?” and that sort of thing. M: Oh dear. W: You’ll learn it, Paul. Another thing was that I got very good at time-management because I had to fit time for studying round a full-time job. M: Well, I’m hoping to change to working part-time, so that’ll help. W: What makes it easier is that the degree is made up of selective courses, so you can take time off between them if you need to. It isn’t like a traditional three-or-four-year course. M: That’s good, because I’d like to spend six months traveling next year. s all right for some. Then even though you’re mostly studying at home, remember W: Huh, it’ you’ve got tutors to help you, and from time to time there are summer schools. They usually last a week. They’re great, because you meet all the other people struggling with the same things as you. I’ve made some really good friends that way. M: Sounds good. Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. What’s the difference between university and high school according to the woman? 【解析】B)。选项中的university及比较级harder，higher和more提示，问题可能是关于大学与其 他类型学校的比较。对话中女士提到大学不同于中学，大学需要保持高度的积极性(maintain a high level of motivation)，故答案为B)。 24. What has the woman gained in the university? 【解析】C)。结合对话主题及选项内容推测，问题可能是关于大学期间的收获。女士说在大学因为要兼 顾学习和工作，她现在很善于管理时间(got very good at time-management)，故答案为C)。 25. Why does the woman think highly of summer schools? interesting和better提示，问题可能是关于女士喜欢某个地方的原因。【解析】D)。选项中的there， 女士夸赞Summer schools(暑假班)是因为那里的人都在为同一个目标而奋斗(people struggling with the same things as you)，这样很容易跟其中的一些人成为非常好的朋友，故答案为D)。 【点睛】表示原因的连词because是常设题处，听音时，注意认真听because后面的信息。 Section B„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„ Passage One 【整体预测】预览四道题各选项，选项中的England，Murray，words，Oxford，Civil War，Minor， America等提示，短文可能与Murray和Minor在文字上的工作有关，涉及英国和美国。 One of the greatest contributions to the first Oxford English Dictionary was also one of its most unusual. In 1879, Oxford University in England asked Prof. James Murray to serve as editor for what was to be the most ambitious dictionary in the history of the English language. This was a huge task. So Murrary had to find volunteers from Britain, the United States, and the British colonies to search every newspaper, magazine, and book ever written in English. Hundreds of volunteers responded, including William Chester Minor. Dr. Minor was an American Surgeon who had served in the Civil War and was now living in England. He gave his address as “Broadmoor, Crowthorne, Berkshire,” 50 miles from Oxford. Minor joined the army of volunteers sending words and quotations to Murray. Over the next years, he became one of the staff’s most valued contributors. But he was also a mystery. In spite of many invitations, he would always decline to visit Oxford. So in 1897, Murray finally decided to travel to Crowthorne himself. When he arrived, he found Minor locked in a book-lined cell at the Broadmoor Asylum for the Criminally Insane. Murray and Minor became friends, sharing their love of words. Minor continued contributing to the dictionary, sending in more than 10,000 submissions in 20 years. Murray continued to visit Minor regularly, sometimes taking walks with him around the asylum grounds. In 1910, Minor left Broadmoor for an asylum in his native America. Murray was at the port 1 to wave goodbye to his remarkable friend. Minor died in 1920, seven years before the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary was completed. The 12 volumes defined 414,825 words, and thousands of them were contributions from a very scholarly and devoted asylum patient. Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. How did Dr. Minor contribute to the dictionary? 【解析】C)。选项中的work with，helped，provided，sent„to„提示，本题可能考查He的工作方式。 第26题和第28题选项中重复出现的Murray和Minor提示，He可能指代Minor。短文中提到Minor joined the army of volunteers sending words and quotations to Murray. 由此可知，Minor参加了志愿 者服务，为Murray发送words and quotations，故答案为C)。 27. Why did Dr. Minor refuse to visit Oxford? 【解析】A)。选项中的was shut，far from，Oxford，was busy，disliked traveling提示，本题可 能考查He不去牛津的原因。短文中提到But „ Murray „found Minor locked in a book-lined cell „ 由此可知，Minor不去牛津是因为他被锁在一个布满书籍的牢房中，故答案为A)。 【点睛】转折词but是常设题处。听音时，注意认真听but后面的信息。 28. What was the main reason of Prof. Murray and Dr. Minor becoming friends? 【解析】B)。选项中的both，common等提示，本题可能考查Murray和Minor的共性。第26题和第28 题选项中重复出现的Murray和Minor提示，They可能指代Minor。短文中提到Murray and Minor became friends, sharing their love of words. 由此可知，Murray和Minor都爱好文字工作，故答案为B)。 29. Which of the following best describe Dr. Minor? 【解析】D)。选项均为描述人性格特征的形容词提示，本题考查某人的性格特征。短文中提到But he was also a mystery及短文结尾部分提到„a very scholarly and devoted asylum patient。由此可知， 是一个神秘的人物(Unusual)而且博学(scholarly)，故答案为D)。 Dr. Minor 【点睛】听音时，注意和形容词有关的信息。对比选项，锁定答案。 Passage Two 【整体预测】预览三道题各选项，第30题选项和第31题选项提示，短文涉及电子邮件、钱等，所以短文中 可能会涉及到一系列电子邮件名称和钱数。 If you want to be a success, study at the University of Waikato is right for you. The university is internationally recognized for its excellence and achievements. It will help you develop advanced research skills. As a university student you can get first-class research facilities with trained teachers to help, support and advise you in your study. We pride ourselves on our high standards, our research success and our international recognition. For further information: inf@waikato.ac.nz. We offer a wide choice of bachelor’s degrees for international students, which include: Arts, Communication Studies, Social Sciences, etc. Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Education are only for New Zealand citizens. For further information: deg@waikato.ac.nz. Tuition fees are different from department to department, generally from $5,000 to $6,000 a year. For further information: tui@waikato.ac.nz. You can have a room in a 4-bedroom flat, which will cost about $100 a month with other regular living costs of about $150 a month for one person. For further information: acc@waikato.ac.nz. The Student Health Service provides excellent medical services for students. The Medical Centre is open five days a week, including student holidays with four doctors and nurses to meet your medical needs. For further information: heal@waikato.ac.nz. The Centre is a great place to have sports activities. Trained exercise teachers can help you work out a training plan and keep you active. The sports hall has volleyball, basketball and indoor football courts and a swimming pool as well. There are also a large number of sports clubs at Waikato. For further information: sport@waikato.ac.nz. 1 Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard. 30. To which can you write if you want to get more information about arts? 【解析】B)。短文中提到Waikato大学的专业, 其中提到音乐学士学位只针对新西兰人招生, 索要更详 细的信息可以发邮件到deg@waikato.ac.nz, 故答案为B)。 【点睛】本题考查电子邮件, 短文中出现了5个电子邮件地址。注意根据问题选择答案。 31. How much do you have to pay at least a year if you study at the University of Waikato? 【解析】C)。短文中提到在Waikato大学一年的学习费用。首先一年学费至少是5000美元, 四人间住宿 费每月100美元, 一年至少1200美元, 学生每个月的学杂费是150美元, 一年是1800美元, 那么在 Waikato大学学习一年至少要花掉8000美元, 故答案为C)。 【点睛】本题考查数字, 短文中出现不只一处数字, 需要进行简单计算才能得出答案。注意要根据问题 进行数字计算。 32. What will you do if you are ill at the college during holidays according to the passage? 【解析】D)。选项均以原形动词开头表明本题考查行为动作。短文中提到学校有学生健康服务中心。当 学生在放假期间生病时, 学生可以去学生健康服务中心进行治疗, 故答案为D)。 Passage Three 【整体预测】预览三道题各选项，由watches可推知，短文涉及到表;再由 by a Swiss watchmaker， fashionable style等可推知，短文可能涉及表的制造者和款式等。 Have you ever dreamed of having a fashionable watch of great value? A small watchmaker in Switzerland in 1922 designed the first automatic watch to show the day, month, and date. Only seven of these splendid watches were ever made and these watches were almost lost to history. Today, it is so hard to get an original watch that some watch historians are even willing to offer $200,000 for one. These watches attracted a lot of people for their splendid color, fashionable style, and new uses in the 1920s. The owners of the watches were admired and set apart from the crowd. Because the number of the original watches is very limited, owning such a watch will make you feel very special. Today, you are offered the same kind of watch with improvement. It has a 24 jewel mechanical movement, the kind desired by watch collectors. The watchmaker has made the movement of the watch much more modern with an automatic rotor so that the watch never needs to be wound by hand. To get a watch in such a perfect design means to get a chance to know a piece of watch-making history and to wear such a watch will show your personal taste and social position. You can get the watch either in person or by mail all at an affordable price. You will also receive good service from the watch seller. If you are not satisfied with the watch after you get it, you may simply return it within 30 days. Don’t miss the chance to realize your dream. Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 33. Why are the original automatic watches valuable? 【解析】C)。选项中重复出现的watches和made表明，本题与手表的制作有关。根据短文中提到的Only seven of these splendid watches were ever made„可知，答案为C)。 【点睛】C)中的Only a few watches of the kind were made是对短文中的Only seven of these splendid watches were ever made的同义转述。 34. Which feature of the improved watch awakes watch collectors’ desire to get one? 【解析】D)。预览选项可知，此题可能与表的特点有关。短文中提到It has a 24-jewel mechanical movement„made the movement of the watch much more modern表明，正是因为独特的机械运转装置， 手表收藏者才想购买，故答案为D)。 35. What does the passage encourage the readers to do? 【解析】A)。前三个选项都与watch有关，而D)却没有提到，故首先排除。再根据文中提到的To get a watch in such„ taste and social position可知，短文鼓励读者买手表，故答案为A)。 1 【点睛】短文通篇都与表有关，且主要介绍表的收藏价值。 Section C„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„ 36.【解析】company。空前的定冠词the和空后的of所有格表明所填词应为名词。company意为“陪伴， 陪同”。 37.【解析】forbidden。空前的is和strictly提示所填词可能为形容词或动词的过去分词形式。空前提 到在某种情况下发短信和打电话是不礼貌的，also提示所填词所在句与前一句表达的意思一致，因此， 该句可能要表达约会时发短信也应当被严格“禁止”。forbidden意为“被禁止的”。 38.【解析】electronic。空前的不定冠词an和空后的名词thank you提示所填词可能为以元音音素开头 的形容词。由instead of„提示(38) ______“thank you”应是表示感谢的另一种方式。electronic 意为“电子的”。 39.【解析】objections。空前的no表明所填词应为名词。objection意为“异议，反对”。 40.【解析】awareness。空前的介词of表明所填词应为名词。awareness意为“意识”。 41.【解析】described。所填词应为动词，充当句子的谓语, 根据上下文的一般过去时态可知空中所填动 词为过去式。describe意为“描述，形容”。 42.【解析】statistics。空前的形容词surprising表明所填词应为名词。空前的results和poll表明， 所填词很可能表示“统计数据”的意思。statistics意为“数据，统计数字”。 43.【解析】survey。空前的定冠词the表明所填词应为名词。上文中的poll对所填词起提示作用，为所 填词的近义复现。survey意为“调查”。 44.【答案】even if it involves taking a laptop on a holiday or answering a cell phone during a meal 【Main Points】even if it includes taking a laptop on a holiday or answering a phone during a meal 45.【答案】Nearly 90 percent of Americans think cell phone use is unacceptable during a religious service 【Main Points】Nearly 90% of Americans think cell phone use is not good during a religious service 46.【答案】the social rules of when and how it is appropriate to use the technology are still being formed 【Main Points】the social rules of when and how it is proper to use the phone are still being formed 听力强化训练(七)答案解析 Listening Comprehension Section A„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„ 11. W: I’ll make your flight reservations by phone now and then write out the ticket for you. M: That’s fine. Could you please tell me the departure time again? Q: What’s the man doing? 【预测】选项中的Buying a ticket，Arranging，trip等表明，对话可能与订票事宜有关。 【解析】D)。由女士提到的I’ll make your flight reservations by phone now和男士的话tell me the departure time可知，男士正在安排一次飞机旅行，故答案为D)。 12. M: The telephone company says that they can send a man between one and three tomorrow afternoon, but someone has to be at home to let him in. W: Well, I guess I’ll have to take off from work at noon. We can’t go any longer without a telephone. Q: What is the woman going to do tomorrow afternoon? 【预测】选项中重复出现的telephone表明，对话可能与电话有关。 【解析】A)。结合对话中男士提到的The telephone company„send a man„tomorrow afternoon, but someone has to be at home to let him in和女士提到的„I’ll have to take off from work at noon 1 不难推断出，明天下午女士会在家里等电话公司的人来，故答案为A)。 13. W: I hear the Grand Hotel has a new manager. Did you notice any change when you stayed there last week? M: Yes, I found the room was surprisingly clean now, and the service was much better, too. Q: What can we learn about the hotel? 【预测】选项中的hotel，better，compared with，the former，clearer等表明，对话可能与对hotel的 评价和比较有关。 【解析】A)。结合女士提到的Did you notice any change和男士提到的Yes„the service was much better 。男士提到„the room was surprisingly clean是为了证明hotel可知，hotel比以前更好了，故答案为A) 的环境比以前好很多，故不能听到surprisingly就误选C)，surprising意为“让人感到吃惊的”。 14. M: Did you get what you wanted? I remember you said you wanted to get a sweater. W: No, a blouse. But by that time, the ones on sale were all gone, so I settled for a skirt. Q: What did the woman finally buy? 【预测】选项均以She bought开头以及其中的sweater，blouse，skirt等表明，对话与She买东西有关， 听音时留意She到底买了什么东西。 【解析】C)。听到女士最后的话„so I settled for skirt可知，她最终买了skirt， 故答案为C)。settle for意为“勉强接受”。 15. W: Professor Hook was so strange today. M: I noticed that too. He was talking so quietly and then not giving us any homework at all. Can you believe that? Q: What can be inferred about Professor Hook? 【预测】选项中的He，assigns homework，class，students等表明，对话与He布置作业有关。 解析】B)。结合女士说的Professor Hook was so strange today以及男士说的He was„not giving us 【 any homework at all. Can you believe that?可推断，Professor Hook平常总布置家庭作业，故答案 为B)。 16. M: I forgot to bring paper and a pencil to take notes with in class. W: That’s all right. I have enough for both of us. Q: What will the woman most probably do next? 【预测】选项中的help the man，Give the man the note，Lend the man her pencil等表明，对话与女 士帮助男士有关，女士的话为听音重点。 【解析】C)。对话开始男士表示自己忘记带纸和笔了，女士说I have enough for both of us(我有足够 我们两人用的)，由此可推知，女士会把笔和纸借给男士，故答案为C)。 17. W: I wish Mary would put on a different record. She has played that song a thousand times. M: At least. It used to be one of my favorites before I had to hear it so often. Q: What can we infer from the conversation? 【预测】选项中的like to listen，the record，song，favorite one，fed up with等表明，对话可能 涉及对歌曲的评价。 【解析】D)。结合女士说的I wish Mary would put on a different record以及男士的附和It used to be one of my favorites before...hear it so often可推知，他们听够Mary的歌了，感到厌烦了，故答案 为D)。put on在此意为“推出，发行(新唱片)”。 18. W: What’s the problem, Paul? You really look panicked. M: I’m speaking to a group of high school students about engineering this afternoon. But I have no idea how I’m going to simplify some of the concepts for them. Q: What can be inferred about the man? 【预测】由选项中的He，concepts of engineering，explain，gives talks to，high school students 等可推断，对话可能与He向高中生解释工程学术语有关，而D)与此话题无关，故可初步排除。 【解析】B)。由对话中男士提到的But I have no idea how...to simplify some of the concepts可推断 1 出，男士感觉自己解释不了某些术语，故答案为B)。 Now you will hear the two long conversations. Conversation One 【整体预测】由选项中的ocean currents，movement of sediment，turbidity current，underwater earthquakes等可知，对话可能与海洋的各种自然现象有关。 W: Dr. Smith. I need to ask you about something in Chapter 12. Well, it talks about erosion and the deposit of sediment(solid matter that settles at the bottom of a liquid)on the deep sea floor, but I’m confused. For that to happen, there would have to be some kind of force down there moving the mud or sand or whatever, right? But I thought there weren’t any waves or currents that deep in the ocean. M: That’s not exactly correct. It’s true that deep down on the ocean floor we won’t have the same kinds of currents we find in shallower parts. But we do find what we call turbidity currents. That wasn’t in the book but the term came up in class. Do you remember what it means? W: Um, turbidity currents? Oh, yeah! Isn’t that when sediment like sand or mud gets stirred up and mixes with water? And then this mixture flows through the water around it, right? M: Good! W: Uh, but I thought that only happened in rivers. M: Well, yes. This does occur in rivers, but we see turbidity currents deep in the ocean as well. W: But how do they get started there? M: Earthquakes mostly. When an earthquake occurs under water, it throws up tremendous amounts of mud or sand that becomes suspended in a layer of water near the bottom of the ocean. This layer is so much denser and heavier than other ocean water that it flows right down the slopes s just like the of the ocean floor and gains more and more speed as it moves along. Then it’ winds blowing across the desert picking up sand from one place and moving it along and finally dropping it somewhere else. Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. What is the main topic of the discussion? 【解析】B)。选项内容概括性强，故本题很可能考查对话话题。对话中女士向男士咨询Chapter 12中她不 明白的内容，即erosion and the deposit of sediment on the deep sea floor是如何发生的，后面都 是男士针对此问题进行回答。由此可见，整个对话讨论的话题是海底沉淀物的运动，故答案为B)。 【点睛】对话主旨要听清对话的主要内容，也可根据选项内容进行推测。对话开头是听音关键。 20. What does the professor ask the student to explain? 【解析】A)。男士解释海底沉淀物运动时提到了turbidity currents，并说这个术语曾经在课堂上提过， 然后男士问Do you remember what it means? 由此可见，教授希望学生能解释turbidity current，故 答案为A)。 【点睛】A) What a turbidity current is对应对话中的what it means，其中的it即turbidity currents。 21. According to the professor, how do earthquakes cause turbidity currents? 【解析】B)。选项均以By+现在分词开头表明，本题考查行为方式。对话中教授在解释turbidity currents 的形成时说earthquake„throws up„mud or sand that becomes suspended in„water，由此可知，地 震带动泥沙运动，最后与海水混合，故答案为B)。 22. Why does the professor mention desert winds? 【解析】A)。选项均以“To+原形动词”开头表明，本题考查做某事的目的。由对话中提到的Then it’s just like the winds blowing across the desert picking up sand... Moving it...dropping it somewhere else可知，是将turbidity currents的作用与desert winds作用进行类比，答案为A)。 Conversation Two 【整体预测】由选项中的lifestyles of celebrities，values of celebrities等可知，对话可能是在 讨论社会名流。 1 W: I’m fascinated with them. I often read the stories about their lives and their hobbies. M: Why should we care about celebrities? When they were born, they were no different than any of us. Just because they have a camera on them doesn’t mean that they have to be ideal citizens. W: I think many celebrities have fascinating stories, and to read these stories can be very inspirational. They forever inspire us to achieve more. M: So you hold celebrities as your role models? W: Yes. But celebrities definitely should consider how their behavior will be seen by those who have chosen them as a role model. M: But don’t you think celebrities also make us spend money? I mean we have to follow their lavish lifestyles. W: Although I may be fascinated with celebrities’ lifestyles, I stop short of imitating them. M: I think it’s all right to have a normal interest in actors and artists we’re fond of, but if you know more about Britney Spears than your next-door neighbor, you need help. W: I think too that the most important people in our lives should be our friends and family. But celebrities do keep us entertained whether it is sports, music or movies. M: The entertainment value cannot be emphasized enough, but celebrities shouldn’t be such a big deal so that we are totally obsessed with them. Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. What do we learn about the woman from the conversation? 【解析】B)。对话中女士一开始说自己经常关注名流的生活和兴趣，接着说从这些名流的故事中可以得到 鼓励，故答案为B)。 【点睛】inspiration是形容词inspirational的名词形式。 . According to the man, which statement is not true? 24 【解析】B)。根据男士提到的I think it’s all right to have a normal interest in actors and artists we’re fond of 可知，男士赞同对自己的偶像有正常范围内的兴趣，根据问题要求可知答案为B)。 【点睛】but if you know more about Britney Spears than your next-door neighbor, you need help是A)项的设题处;But don’t you think celebrities also make us spend money?是C)项的设题处; When they were born, they were no different than any of us是D)项的设题处。 25. What do the man and the woman agree most on? 【解析】D)。对话中女士和男士对待明星的态度基本不同，最后女士说But celebrities do keep us entertained，男士说The entertainment value cannot be emphasized enough，由此可知，二人对名 流具有娱乐作用这方面的观点还是一致的，故答案为D)。 【点睛】But转折处通常为考点，其后的句子通常为答案。 Section B„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„ Passage One 【整体预测】由选项中的tea leaves，make sandwiches with tea，Britons got...tea from，became a popular drink等可推知，短文可能与茶叶的历史有关，涉及茶叶的用法以及英国的茶叶的来源等。 Tea-drinking was common in China for nearly one thousand years before anyone in Europe had ever heard about tea. People in Britain were much slower in finding out what tea was like, mainly because tea was very expensive. It could not be bought in shops. And even those people who could afford to have it sent from Holland did so only because it was a fashionable curiosity. Some of them were not sure how to use it. They thought it was a vegetable and tried cooking the leaves. Then they served them mixed with batter and salt. Many people used to spread the used tea leaves on bread and give them to their children as sandwiches. Tea remained scarce and very expensive in England until the ships of the East India Company began to bring it direct from China early in the seventeenth century. During the next few years so much tea came into the country that the price fell and many people could afford to buy it. 1 At the same time people on the Continent were becoming more and more fond of tea. Until then tea had been drunk without milk in it. But one day a famous French lady named Madame de Sevigne decided to see what tea tasted like when milk was added. She found it so pleasant that she would never again drink it without milk. Because she was such a great lady her friends thought they must copy everything she did, so they also drank their tea with milk in it. Slowly this habit spread until it reached England and today only very few Britons drink tea without milk. Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. Why did some Britons cook tea leaves at the beginning? 【解析】B)。选项中的They，eat tea leaves，make sandwiches with tea等表明，本题与They使用茶叶 的方式有关。短文中提到一些英国人were not sure how to use it，认为它是一种蔬菜并试着cooking the leaves，由此可知，故答案为B)。C)是导致的结果，并非原因。 【点睛】选项中的They指问题中的some Britons。 27. What is true of the introduction of tea into Britain? 【解析】D)。选项中的Britons got...tea from，brought tea...to Britain等表明，本题考查茶叶传入 英国的情况。C)根据常理可排除;短文中介绍了茶叶传入英国的时间和来源国，即茶叶在英国物少价贵， 直到东印度公司在17世纪早期直接从中国运输茶叶，在接下来的几个世纪里茶叶价格才开始下跌，D)正 是对此信息的同义转述，故答案为D)。 28. Why did people in Europe begin to drink tea with milk? 【解析】D)。选项中的popular drink，followed，influenced by等表明，本题与一种喝茶的方法有关。 短文末尾介绍了这种喝茶方法的来源:法国的一位贵妇人首创在茶中加奶的喝法，渐渐这种喝茶的方法 开始传播直到到达英国，由此可知，答案为D)。 【点睛】D)中的They指代people in Europe，a woman in the upper class与短文中提到的a famous French lady对应。 Passage Two 【整体预测】预览四道题的选项，由Deepwater port，harbor，Ship-building等可推知，短文很可能与 港口、造船业有关。 Belfast is the capital of Northern Ireland and a major city in commerce and industry. It is one of the most important ship-building and repairing centers of the United Kingdom, and has long been known for its linen textiles. Its manufactures include aircraft, guided weapons, and tobacco and food products. A large petroleum refinery here is supplied by imported petroleum which is received at the city’s deep-water port. Other imports include grain, coal, chemicals and iron and steel. Among the chief exports are petroleum products, soap, food stuffs and textiles. In Belfast, there are the notable Ulster Museum and the Protestant Cathedral of Saint Anne. As an educational center, the city is home to Queen’s University of Belfast and Belfast College of Technology. Although there’s evidence that people once settled in this place during the stone and bronze Ages, the founding of Belfast dates from 1177 when a Norman castle was erected. Edward Bruce destroyed the settlement in 1315, the year he became the Irish King. The city was taken by the English in the 16th century. In the late 17th century, French refugees arrived here and developed the linen industry. The harbor was improved in the late 18th century and ship-building was begun on a large scale. The city was made the capital of Northern Ireland in 1920. During World War II, Belfast was heavily damaged by German bombing raids. Beginning in 1969, the city was the scene of religious disorder involving civil rights agitation and increased violence. Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard. 29. For what has Belfast long been famous? 【解析】B)。前三项都与商品有关，而D)却与此无关，可先排除。短文中提到It„has long been known for its linen textiles，其中的It指代Belfast，由此可知，Belfast长久以来以亚麻纺织品最为出名，故 1 答案为B)。 【点睛】四个选项的内容均在文中有所提到，故听清问题中的long been famous是解题的关键。 30. Which of the following does Belfast chiefly export? 【解析】A)。四个选项均为商品，应留意问题问的什么。有短文中提到的...chief exports are„soap, food stuffs„可知，香皂在贝尔法斯特主要出口的商品之列，故答案为A)。 31. When was Belfast founded? 【解析】A)。由短文中提到的the founding of Belfast dates from 1177可知，Belfast于1177年建成， 故答案为A)。 点睛】本题考查时间，故听音时应留意有关时间的表述及问题询问的是什么的时间。 【 32. What happened in Belfast in the late 18th century? 【解析】C)。由短文中提到的The harbor was improved in the late 18th century and ship-building was begun on a large scale可知，在十八世纪后期，Belfast的造船业开始走向繁荣，C)中的flourish 与on a large scale(大规模地)对应，故答案为C)。 Passage Three 【整体预测】预览三道题的选项，由population of elderly people，People are more destructive/selfish等可推知，短文很可能论述人类的相关情况。 During the past decade, there has been a multifold increase in violent crimes throughout the world. Not only has there been a frightening increase of murders and rapes, but the chances of being attacked and robbed have grown so that the elderly avoid leaving their apartments. The exact cause of this horrifying development has not been found. Some sociologists feel that the growth of crime on TV is related with the growth of violence in our streets. Others blame the constant threat of complete destruction from nuclear explosives. If the world is going to be blown up, why not enjoy yourself fully? Regardless of the cause or causes, a fundamental change in attitude among people is easy to see. Years back, the old saying “practice what you preach” was a prevalent one. People had moral standards that they could follow; people were concerned about their fellow human beings. Today, people have become “I-centered”. They are more interested in achieving immediate, selfish pleasure. The best advice they can give in the rare instances when they do is “Do what I say, not what I do.” They are saying: “There are moral principles to follow if you want to, but don’t use me as a guide since I no longer follow them”. The major difference that I see in the quotations points out the tragic change in our morality and social ways. Until people once more learn to replace “I” with “we”, we shall continue to move toward destructive self-centeredness. Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 33. What has increased greatly in the past decades? 【解析】C)。根据短文开头提到的During the past decade, there has been a multifold increase in violent crimes throughout the world可知，在过去十年中暴力犯罪急剧上升，故答案为C)。 34. What changes have taken place in people’s morality? 【解析】B)。前三项都是肯定句，而D)却是否定句，与其他选项明显不同，可首先排除。由短文中提到的 Today, people have become “I-centered”可知，现在的人都变得较自私，故答案为B)。 【点睛】B)中的selfish与短文中的“I-centered”对应。 35. Which is most suitable to describe the speaker’s attitude? 【解析】D)。选项均为表示态度的词表明，本题考查观点看法。由短文中提到的The major difference„ points out the tragic change in our morality and social ways„ destructive self-centeredness 可知，说话者对人们普遍变得自私的状况是很担忧的，故答案为D)。 Section C„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„ 36.【解析】distribute。空前的动词helps和空后的名词movies表明，本空应填一原形动词。distribute 1 意为“分配”。 37.【解析】rating。空前的介词on和空后的名词systems表明，本空应填一形容词， 且能与systems构成 名词短语。rating systems意为“(电影等)评级制度”。 38.【解析】studios。句子不缺少主要成分，本空所填词应与空前的名词构成完整的名词短语。studios 意为“工作室”。 39.【解析】popularly。空所在句的句子成分完整，故本空应填一副词修饰空后的called。popularly意 为“流行地”。 40.【解析】morally。空所在句的句子成分完整，故本空应填一副词修饰空后的形容词acceptable。morally 意为“有道德地”。 41.【解析】examined。分析空所在句可知，该句缺少谓语。根据空后before引导的时间状语从句的谓语 动词could receive可知，本空应填一过去式形式的动词。examined意为“检查”。 42.【解析】released。空前的be是被动式符号，故本空应填一过去分词，与to be构成permission的后置 定语。released意为“发行”。 43.【解析】issues。空前的介词about和空后的including表明，本空应填名词。由including后所列举的 两个名词可知，本空应填一复数名词。issues意为“问题”。 44.【答案】The code banned sex scenes, sexual relationships between different races 【Main points】The code banned sex scenes and affairs between different races 45.【答案】The group developed a new voluntary rating system that tells parents whether a movie is right for children 【Main points】The group made a new voluntary rating system telling parents if a movie is suitable for children 46.【答案】no children under the age of 17 will be admitted without a parent or adult guardian with them 【Main points】no children under 17 will be admitted if not being with a parent or adult guardian 听力强化训练(八)答案解析 Listening Comprehension Section A„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„ 11. M: Aren’t you even a little bit disappointed that you didn’t get your promotion? W: Maybe a little, but I haven’t been with you guys long and I know I need more experience before I will be ready for that kind of responsibility. Q: What does the woman mean? 【预测】选项中的She believes/feels/thinks，promotion，promoted等表明，本题可能与女士对升职 的看法有关。 【解析】B)。男士问女士对于没升职是不是一点都不失望，女士说有一点，但是她刚来这里没有多久，而 且在能够承担起升职后的责任之前她需要获取更多的经验，故答案为B)。 12. W: Who do you think should get the job? How about Mr. Becket? M: Mr. Becket? I’m not sure. He is a nice fellow, of course, and easy to get along with, but I doubt his professional expertise. I want someone who can get the job done. Q: What does the man imply about Mr. Becket? 【预测】选项中的right man，get the job，professional expertise，not likely to get the job等 表明，对话可能与男士是否能得到某工作有关。 【解析】D)。女士询问男士他认为谁能胜任这份工作，并问他Mr. Becket怎么样，男士说他怀疑Mr. Becket 的专业技能，而他需要的是能胜任这个工作的人，由此可推断出，Mr. Becket可能得不到这个工作，故 答案为D)。 13. M: Professor Atkinson, can I see you after this class? W: I’m due at a faculty meeting then, how about the same time on Friday? Q: When does Professor Atkinson ask the man to meet her? 1 【预测】选项表明，本题考查时间，听音时应留意与时间相关的内容，并听清问题问的是什么。 【解析】C)。男士问女士(Professor Atkinson)是否能在课后见到她，女士通过反问句(how about the same time on Friday?)表明她想让男士周五的课后来找她，故答案为C)。 14. M: I’m sorry, Laura, but something’s come up. I won’t be able to meet with you today. W: Well, how about the same time tomorrow? But we have to meet at another coffee shop because this place will be closed tomorrow. Q: What can we learn about the two speakers? 【预测】选项中的They，meet，at the coffee shop，now，tomorrow，change the place等表明，对话 与They的会面有关，涉及会面的时间和地点等。 【解析】D)。男士说他今天不能见女士了，女士说那就明天同一时间见吧，但是他们得在另一家咖啡馆见 面，因为这家店明天会关门，由此可知，他们明天需要换见面地点，故答案为D)。 15. W: Show me that sentence you were just talking about. What page is it on? M: It’s near the end of the book, on the next to last page. Right here, in this middle paragraph. Q: What are the two speakers most probably doing? 【预测】选项均以现在分词开头表明，本题考查正在进行的行为活动。 【解析】D)。女士想知道男士刚才说过的句子在书的哪个位置，男士说靠近书的结尾部分，在倒数第二页， 由此可知，对话二人正在看书，结合选项推测二人现在很可能是在复习功课，故答案为D)。 16. W: What did you think of Brenda’s story? M: To tell you the truth, I found it hard to keep awake while she was telling it. Q: How did the man feel about the story? 【预测】选项中的It，unbelievable，boring，funny等表明，本题可能考查对It的感受或评价。 【解析】C)。女士问男士觉得Brenda讲的故事怎么样，男士说Brenda讲故事的时候他都快睡着了(hard 。 to keep awake)，言外之意就是他觉得故事很无聊，故答案为C) 17. W: Good morning! I am calling to inquire about the six-bedroom house you advertised in the newspaper. M: I am sorry, but somebody has already paid the deposit. Q: What does the man mean? 【预测】选项中重复出现的The house以及already sold，still available，only for rent等表明， 本题考查房子的租售情况。 【解析】A)。女士打电话向男士询问报纸上登的那套六居室的房子，男士表示抱歉说已经有人付了订金 (deposit)，言外之意就是这套房子已经有人买了，故答案为A)。 18. W: How was the drama club’s new production last night? Did I miss out on anything good? M: Hardly. I kept looking at my watch the whole time. Q: What does the man mean? 【预测】选项中的He，theater，drama，better，enjoy等表明，本题可能与男士对戏剧的评价有关。 【解析】D)。女士问男士昨晚戏剧社的新作品(the drama club’s new production)怎么样，男士说他 从头到尾一直在看表，言外之意就是他对这个作品并不感兴趣，故答案为D)。 Now you will hear the two long conversations. Conversation One 【整体预测】选项中的museum tour，History/Art History Department，Museum of Modern Art等表明， 对话可能与博物馆和院系有关。 M: Hi, Mary. I see you and your friends have been decorating the dormitory lounge. W: Hi, Jack. The walls look so stark and dreary, so we decided to cover them with prints and posters. M: I like this one. Did you buy it on campus? W: No, I bought it at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. The Art History Department recently sponsored a special museum tour there. 1 M: Is this a reproduction of something in the museum’s collection? W: Yes. It’s a print of a painting by George O’Keefe called “Lake George window”. M: It looks more like a photograph. The details are so accurate and realistic. W: I thought the same thing when I first saw the painting hanging in the museum. But the Art History teacher pointed out how the painting is in fact very stylized. M: What do you mean? W: First, by choosing a front view of the window, O’Keefe was able to present a symmetrical image and eliminate any hint of three-dimensionality. M: It does look almost flat. The open shutters seem to have no depth at all. W: To emphasize that two-dimensional look, O’Keefe also eliminated details of texture, the shutters, for example. M: It sounds as though you learned a lot on that trip. Is the Art History Department planning another museum tour? W: Yes. The next one is a special exhibit of European painters at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. M: I think I’ll sign up for that one. Maybe I will come back with a print to decorate the bare walls of my dormitory lounge. Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. What are the two speakers mainly talking about? 【解析】C)。选项均为名词短语且概括性强表明，本题可能考查对话的主题。男士很喜欢女士宿舍内的一 件装饰品，女士说她在参观博物馆展览时买了it(即后面女士提到的a print of a painting)，接着两 人围绕这幅画展开了讨论，由此可知，对话双方主要是在谈论一幅画，故答案为C)。 点睛】短文的主旨要根据短文的主要内容进行推断。 【 20. Who is going to organize the next museum tour? 【解析】B)。选项表明，本题可能与某个院系或博物馆有关。男士问女士艺术历史系(Art History Department)是不是打算再组织一次博物馆巡回展览(museum tour)，女士给予了肯定回答(Yes)，故 答案为B)。 21. Where will the next museum tour take place? 【解析】C)。选项表明，本题考查地点场所，听音时应留意与地点相关的信息。对话结尾处，女士提到艺 术历史系组织的下一次博物馆巡回展览在波士顿美术博物馆(Museum of Fine Arts in Boston)举行， 故答案为C)。 【点睛】问题中的next museum tour是听音的关键。 Conversation Two 【整体预测】选项中的broken，needs a new battery，goes slow，clean/repair... Watches等表明， 对话可能与修表有关。 W: Excuse me. My watch stopped running and I’m not sure what’s wrong with it. M: Well, let me have a look at it. W: OK. It’s a new watch. I’ve only had it for about a year. M: Hmm, it seems that it just needs a new battery. W: Oh. That’s a relief. I was hoping it wouldn’t be broken or something. How much is a new battery? M: It’s $6.99 plus tax for a battery. W: Oh dear, that seems like a lot. My friend said she paid about $3.99 plus tax for a battery. M: Well, she may have. But we are a watch repair shop and we install your battery and then guarantee it for a year. If you have the watch cleaned here, we guarantee it for an additional three months. W: Well, I guess you get what you pay for. I’ll get my battery here. How long will it take to 1 put it in? M: Usually I can do it right away, but right now I’m way behind in my repair of a large shipment of watches. They all need to be fixed by this afternoon. Can you leave your watch here until about 5:00 p. M.? W: Oh dear, I’m afraid I can’t. I need to get back to work and I have to work this evening, so I couldn’t pick it up by five. And I have to have it by tomorrow. M: Well, then maybe I can just squeeze it in now. It’ll only take a few minutes. Can you wait? W: Oh, I’d really appreciate that. Sure, I’ll wait. M: OK. Just sit down over here. I’ll have it fixed in a few minutes. W: Thanks a lot. Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 22. What is the problem with the woman’s watch? 【解析】C)。选项中的It，needs cleaning，broken，goes slow等表明，It应该是手表，本题与手表出 现的问题有关。女士说自己的手表停了，不知道哪里出问题了，男士(修表师傅)检查后说手表只需换 一块新电池(it just needs a new battery)，故答案为C)。 23. How much did the woman’s friend pay for a battery? 【解析】A)。选项表明，本题与金额有关，听音时应留意与金钱数目相关的信息。男士说一块电池含税费 要6.99美元，女士认为很贵，她说她的朋友买的电池含税费才花了3.99美元，故答案为A)。 【点睛】数字处为常考点，是听音重点。 24. What is special about the man’s shop? 【解析】A)。选项中的It guarantees/offers/promises，clean customers’ watches，repair the watches 等表明，It应该指手表修理店，本题可能与它的服务有关。男士用But转折提到说他的店是专门修理手 表的店，只要是在他们店里安装的电池，可以保修一年(guarantee it for a year)，这就是男士店铺 的特殊之处，故答案为A)。 【点睛】But转折处为常考点，听音时应注意。 25. What can be inferred from the conversation? 【解析】C)。选项中的pick up her watch，at 5 p. M.，in a few minutes，tomorrow等表明，本题与 女士取手表的时间有关。女士问男士换电池需要多长时间，男士回答说他现在很忙，并建议女士下午5点 再来取，女士说她下午有事来不了，男士说那他就现在把电池装进去(squeeze it in now)，用不了几分 钟，由此可知，女士几分钟之后就可以取手表了，故答案为C)。 Section B„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„ Passage One 【整体预测】选项中的changes，development，technology，war，Battle以及27题各选项的内容表明， 短文可能与科技发展有关，涉及战争以及传递方式等。 Telephone, television, radio, and telegraph all help people communicate with each other. Because of these devices, ideas and news of events spread quickly all over the world. For example, within seconds, people can know the results of an election in another country. News of a disaster such as an earthquake can bring help from distant countries. Within hours, help is on the way. Because of modern technology like the satellites that travel around the world, information travels fast. How has this speed of communication changed the world? To many people, the world has become smaller. Of course this does not mean that the world is actually physically smaller. It means that the world seems smaller. Two hundred years ago, communication between the continents took a long time. All news was carried on ships that took weeks or even months to cross the oceans. In the 17th and 18th centuries, it took six weeks for news from Europe to reach America. This time difference influenced people’s actions. For example, one battle in the war of 1812 between England and the United States could have been avoided. A peace agreement had already been signed. 1 Peace was made in England, but the news of peace took six weeks to reach America. During this time, the large and serious Battle of New Orleans was fought. Many people would not have died if news had come in time. In the past, communication took much more time than it does now. There was a good reason why the world seemed so much larger than it does today. Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. What makes information spread very quickly, according to the passage? 【解析】D)。短文开头提到，电话、电视、广播和电报这些工具使人们的观点和新闻事件在全球快速传播， 接着举例说明，随后总结说由于现代科技(modern technology)，信息才传递得如此之快，故答案为D)。 【点睛】because of表原因处为常考点，听音时应注意。 27. How was news carried between the continents 200 years ago? 【解析】C)。选项表明，本题考查传递方式。短文中提到，200多年前，各大陆之间的消息传递需要花费 很长时间，而所有的消息都是carried on ships，由此可知，当时的消息都是由水路传递的，故答案为 C)。 【点睛】C) By sea是对短文中提到的carried on ships的同义转述。 28. What might have been avoided if the news of peace agreement had reached America in time? 【解析】B)。选项中的war，Battle，damage等表明，本题可能与战争有关。短文中举例提到，1812年的 英美战争中，有一场战役本来是可以避免的，当时英美已经在英国达成和平协议，但是这个消息要六周 才能传到美国，在这期间新奥尔良战役爆发，所以如果签订和平协议的消息能够及时传到美国，就不会 有新奥尔良战役，故答案为B)。 【点睛】For example举例处为常考点，是听音重点。 Passage Two 【整体预测】选项中的geographic variety，bicycle tour/race，newcomers等表明，短文可能与自行 车旅行或比赛有关，涉及地形和参与者的情况。 Good evening. Welcome to the first meeting of our spring cycling season. It’s a pleasure to see so many new faces here. I certainly hope that most of you will soon feel right at home with our group and that bicycling will become a regular hobby for you and a part of your physical fitness routine. Some of you may not realize that the state of New Jersey offers ample opportunities for bicyclists of all abilities. We have rolling countryside, miles of beaches, lovely hills and valleys and thousands of miles of little-used roads. Beginners will find the shore and area south of Princeton suitable for their needs while expert riders will discover that the steep trails to the region around High Point offer a challenge to their skill and stamina. In addition, New Jersey is rich in places of historical interest. Most are carefully preserved. All have been meticulously restored. We organize tours to a variety of places nearly every weekend. Next Saturday’s tour will be a relatively easy one, from Rutgers University to the Gate Way National Park. Interested cyclists should meet at eight a. M. in the parking lot at the corner of Hamilton Street and College Avenue in New Brunswick. The minimum time for this tour is about six hours. We will use a “buddy system” throughout the ride. Each new rider should team up with a more experienced rider. If the buddies looked after each other, we can be sure that no one will be left behind on the back roads. You can pick up a map of Saturday’s tour at the information table before you leave this evening. Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard. 29. What makes New Jersey a good place to bicycle, according to the passage? 【解析】B)。选项中的Its，beautiful scenery，geographic variety，mild climate等表明，Its可能 指某个地区的，本题与它的特征有关。短文中提到，New Jersey(新泽西州)为各个能力层次的自行车 爱好者提供了大量的机会，因为那里有乡村、海滩、山丘、峡谷以及车辆不多的公路(little-used roads)， 也就是说新泽西州适合自行车运动是因为其地形的多样的，故答案为B)。 【点睛】B)中提到的geographic variety是对短文中提到的rolling countryside, miles of beaches, 1 lovely hills and valleys and thousands of miles of little-used roads的概括。 30. What will some of the listeners probably do next Saturday? 【解析】B)。选项均以原形动词开头以及其中重复出现的bicycle表明，本题考查行为活动，该行为活动 与自行车有关。短文中the speaker提到，下周六有一个骑自行车旅行的活动(Next Saturday’s tour„)， 而听众是自行车俱乐部的会员，所以下周六一些听众会参加俱乐部的自行车旅行，故答案为B)。 31. What is the purpose of the “buddy system”? 【解析】D)。选项均以“To+原形动词”开头以及其中重复出现的newcomers表明，本题可能考查与新会 员有关的行为目的。短文结尾提到，这个自行车俱乐部周六采取两人同行制(buddy system)，即有经验 的会员和新会员组成一队，这样就不会有人落在后面了(no one will be left behind on the back roads)， 由此可知，采取两人同行制是为了确保新成员不掉队，故答案为D)。 Passage Three 【整体预测】选项中的Graduation，college，building，campus，changed，the same等表明，短文与 学校有关，涉及学校的变化以及未改变的地方等。 It is a great privilege for me to be invited to speak at the tenth year reunion of State University’s graduating class. When you arrived on campus today, after a decade, you were probably impressed by two changes at State: one, the absence of University of Tower, the first building constructed on the campus, and a historic landmark for many years; and two, the disappearance of parking lots on the main campus. Two years ago University Tower was inspected and found to be unsafe. In spite of efforts to restore it, it was necessary to level the building. A bell tower was constructed on the same site, built for the most part using the good brick that was saved from the original building. The original bells were also preserved. As for the parking lots, they have been replaced by grass, trees, and pedestrian walkways. Parking is now located in parking garages on the North and West sides of the campus. Two more subtle changes have occurred within the past decade. One is the creation and expansion of the Division of Continuing Education for the Community, including a Saturday and summer enrichment program for children, and an afternoon and evening special interest program for adults. The other is the addition of the student population of many young people from abroad, especially students from Japan, Latin America, and the Middle East. Most international students are enrolled in the College of Engineering and the College of Business. And so, State is a different place, but like University Tower, it is built of the same brick. We are still committed to the same age-old ideals “quality education for our citizens”, but we have extended our commitment beyond the borders of our state and nation to encompass the citizens and nations of the world. Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 32. On what occasion does the man give the speech? 【解析】B)。选项表明，本题考查地点场所，故听音时应留意与地点相关的信息。一开始，男士就表 示对于被邀请在毕业十年后的聚会上发表演讲感到非常荣幸(at the tenth year reunion of State University’s graduating class)，也就是说，男士是在一次大学聚会上发表的演讲，故答案为B)。 【点睛】听到男士提到的reunion便不难选出答案。 33. Why was University Tower torn down? 【解析】B)。选项中的It was found unsafe，parking lot„constructed there，No one wanted to preserve 等表明，本题可能与It被拆除的原因有关。说话者提到，University Tower在两年前经过检查，发现不 太安全(University Tower was inspected and found to be unsafe)，尽管已尽力去修复它，但是最 终还是得把它推倒，也就是说，之所以把University Tower拆除是因为它不安全，故答案为B)。 【点睛】说话者提到的level the building中的level表示“拆毁，夷平”。 34. In what aspect does State University remain the same? 1 【解析】C)。选项中的Its main campus/student population/ideals等表明，本题可能与It的某个方 面有关，Its可能指代某所大学的。演讲结尾处提到，State University仍然恪守多年来坚持的理念: 为国民提供素质教育这种理念一直没有改变(We are still committed to the same age old ideals “quality education for our citizens”)，故答案为C)。 35. What is the main idea of the speech? 【解析】C)。选项中重复出现的State University，changed，the same等表明，本题可能与State University的变化和未改变的方面有关。短文前半部分主要讲述校园内的大变化，接下来介绍了学校的一些小变化， 最后的And so, State is a different place„We are still committed to the same age old ideals “quality education for our citizens”是短文的主旨句，由此可知，这一演讲主要是说明虽然校园 里发生了一些变化，但State University多年来恪守的理念没有变，故答案为C)。 【点睛】短文的主旨一般在短文的开头或结尾有所提及，听音时应注意。 Section C„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„ 36.【解析】important。空前的is表明，本空应填一形容词。 37.【解析】depends。分析空所在的句子结构可知，本句缺少谓语。上下文的一般现在时态以及本句的主 语skin color表明，本空应填一第三人称单数形式的动词，且该词能与空后的on搭配使用。根据常 识可知，人的肤色“取决于”照射太阳的多少。 38.【解析】indoors。空前的谓语动词stayed表明，本空应填一形容词或副词，表明贵族所处地点或状 态。空前说贵族不必工作，空后说他们皮肤白皙，从前后语义来看，正是因为贵族总待“在室内”，所 以他们的皮肤才那么白皙。 39.【解析】distinguish。空前的情态动词could表明，本空应填一原形动词，且该词能与空后的from 搭配使用。前面提到贵族的皮肤白皙，而本句的原因状语从句because the present had a tan(因为 农民的皮肤晒得很黑)表明，主句是想表达容易“区分”贵族和农民的意思，再根据空后的from不难 联想到distinguish„from„这个固定搭配。 40.【解析】light。空前的动词keep表明，本空所填词可能为形容词，并构成as„as possible短语。 下一句中的pale是本空所填词的近义复现。 41.【解析】beauty。空后的并列连词and表明，本空所填词与nobleness(高贵)并列，故本空应填一具 有积极含义的不可数名词。 42.【解析】mines。空后的and表明，本空所填词与factories和mills并列，故本空应填一表示工作场 所的复数名词。 43.【解析】afford。空前的情态动词could表明，本空应填一原形动词。afford意为“负担得起”。 44.【答案】They lay around on the beaches and got a tan, which became a sign of wealth 【Main points】They lay around on the beaches and got a tan, and it became a mark of wealth 45.【答案】The desire for a quick tan has led to the invention of pills that darken the skin without exposure to sunlight 【Main points】The wish for a quick tan has led to the invention of pills which darken the skin without being exposed to sunlight 46.【答案】And it can come from a bottle that we buy at the drugstore on the corner 【Main points】And it can come from a bottle that is bought at the drugstore on the corner 听力强化训练(九)答案解析 Listening Comprehension Section A„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„ 11. W: I don’t believe we’ve ever met before, have we? M: We’ve been introduced at other parties. Don’t you remember? Q: What does the man mean? 【预测】根据意思相反的两个选项中有一个很可能是答案的命题规律，答案锁定在A)和D)之间。 【解析】A)。对话中男士提到We’ve been introduced at other parties(我们是在其他派对上经人介 绍认识的)，A)的内容是对此的同义转述，met对应introduced，故答案为A)。 1 12. W: Thank heaven, it’s Friday. Are you doing anything special this weekend? M: Good question. To tell you the truth, my brother might be coming over and so everything is up in the air right now. Q: What does the man mean? 【预测】由选项中的He，plans以及He has to可知，对话与男士的计划有关，男士的话为听音重点。 【解析】B)。男士的话everything is up in the air为听音重点。B)的内容为男士的话的同义转述，故为答案，其中no definite plans对应up in the air。up in the air意为“悬而未决”。 13. W: Henry, are you still planning to buy that nice red sports car you looked at last week? s impossible because I haven’t been able to come up with the cash, and M: I’m afraid that’ someone else has already made a down payment on it. Q: What do we learn about Henry? 【预测】由选项中的afford，new car，paid for，cash及He can’t/will等可知，对话很可能与男士是否决定买车有关，男士的话为听音重点。 【解析】A)。男士的话I haven’t been able to come up with the cash为听音重点，A)中的can’t afford to buy是对男士的话的同义转述，故答案为A)。come up with the cash指“拿得出钱”。make a down payment指“预付定金”。 14. W: Is that optional course as hard as everybody says? M: It’s actually even worse, believe it or not. Q: What does the man say about the course? 【预测】由选项中的hard，expected，tough，difficult，optional course可知，对话与人们对选修课难度的预测有关。 【解析】C)。对话中男士提到even worse(更糟糕)，结合女士提到的hard可知，C)中的much more difficult believe it or not意为“信不信由你”。 是对even worse的同义转述，故答案为C)。 15. M: Didn’t you tell Tom about the meeting? W: Whatever I say to him goes in one ear and out the other. Q: What does the woman mean? 【预测】由选项均以Tom开头以及Tom doesn’t/didn’t可知，对话与Tom有关。 【解析】A)。对话中女士提到Whatever I say to him goes in one ear and out the other，A)是对女士的话的同义转述，故为答案。go in one ear and out the other意为“左耳进右耳出”。 16. W: If I were you, I would take a plane instead of a bus. It will take you forever to get there. M: But flying makes me so nervous. Q: What does the man prefer to do? 【预测】由选项中重复出现的travel，plane，bus，because以及he可知，对话可能与he旅行时选择乘坐的交通工具及其原因有关。 【解析】C)。对话中男士提到flying makes me so nervous(坐飞机让我很紧张)，C)中的the plane makes him nervous是对此的同义转述，故答案为C)。If I were you, I would...是一种虚拟，用于委婉地建议对方做某事。 17. W: Well, we have considered carefully about allowing friends at the party, but we’ve decided against it since it is paid by student fees. Sorry about that. M: I guess I can only bring myself. I’ll give it a miss. Q: What does the man mean? 【预测】根据意思相反的两个选项中有一个很可能是答案的命题规律，答案锁定在A)和C)之间。由He’ll可知，男士的话为听音重点。 【解析】C)。男士的话I’ll give it a miss.(我不来了)为听音重点，C)是对此的同义转述，故为答案。give it/sth. a miss意为“不做某事”。decide against意为“决定反对(某人或某事)”。 18. W: Do you enjoy majoring in mathematics? 1 M: Enjoy? If I could choose again, I would study biology. Q: What do we learn about the man from the conversation? 【预测】由选项中重复出现的mathematics可知，对话与数学有关。由He didn’t like可知，男士的话 为听音重点。 【解析】B)。男士的话Enjoy?„I would study biology(喜欢,„„我宁可学生物)为听音重点，B)是 对此的同义转述，故为答案。反问表达完全相反的意思，故Enjoy?说明男士一点也不喜欢数学。男士还用 虚拟条件句表明了自己不喜欢学数学。 Now you will hear the two long conversations. Conversation One 【整体预测】预览四道题各选项，结合19题中的package及22题各选项的内容推断，对话可能与邮递包裹有 关。 M: Hello, National Express Courier Company, Customer Service Department. W: Hello, I have some questions about a package I’m going to send, can you help me? M: Yes. What would you like to know? W: I have a box of home-made candy. And I want to send it to my sister; it’s a birthday present. Do you have any special rules about delivering food? M: No, not in this case. If you were sending fruit or vegetables, they would have to be packed specially. But there are no rules about sending candy. W: OK, I have another question. I’m very concerned about the package reaching my sister on time. Can you make sure that it will be there by her birthday on Saturday? M: Where does it have to go? W: California. M: Hmm, Saturday’s only four days away. We have a priority service that would guarantee delivery in three days but it’s more expensive than our regular rate. W: Well, I don’t want to waste money, but it’s more important that the package be there on time. M: OK. Bring your package to the office, and we’ll send it by priority service. W: OK. I’ll do that. Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. Why is the woman calling the delivery company? 【解析】A)。对话中女士提到I have some questions about a package ...，由此可知，女士只是想 咨询一下有关信息，故答案为A)。 【点晴】抓住关键信息点some questions解答此题很容易。 20. What is the woman sending to her sister? 【解析】C)。预览选项可知，本题可能考查要邮递的物品。对话中女士说I have a box of home-made candy...send it to my sister，可知答案为C)。 21. What day is the day when the conversation takes place? 【解析】B)。选项表明，本题考查时间。对话中女士说物品必须要在Saturday前到，男士接着说Saturday’ s only four days away，由此可知对话发生在Tuesday，故答案为B)。 【点晴】对话中不只出现一个时间，需要将各种时间信息进行简单的计算推理才能得出答案。 22. Which method will the woman probably use to send her package? 【解析】D)。预览选项可知，本题可能考查快递方式。对话中男士推荐priority service，接着女士 说...but it’s more important that the package be there on time，由此可知女士决定用priority service来寄物品，故答案为D)。 【点晴】but转折处为常考点，其后的内容通常为答案所在。 Conversation Two 1 【整体预测】预览三道题各选项，结合23题中的hats及museum，exhibit推断，对话可能与帽子展览有关。 W: Let’s stop in here for a minute. Jill told me this hat exhibit is really good. Hum, see what it says on the sign. M: “A colorful parade of men’s headwears through the ages exploring the fashion’s historical, sociological, and psychological significance.” OK, but we don’t have much time before lunch. W: Well, let’s take a look at what there is. M: This is interesting. Look at this sign, “Whether he was a soldier, sailor, merchant, or scholar, a man derived his sense of belonging from the hat of his occupation. In the late nineteenth century, a person’s status determined how elaborate his headwear would be.” W: That’s not like today. The only kind of hat I see guys wear anywhere is the baseball cap. M: Not me. Here’s my personal favorite—the ten-gallon hat. When I visit my relatives on their ranch out west, they all wear cowboy hats like these. They’re stylish, and that broad brim really does protect you from the sun. W: You’re jumping out of sequence. The exhibit starts back there with the Renaissance, and how it says here that they’re selling replications of all the hats in the museum store. M: Why don’t we skip to that now? Then, after we meet Paul for lunch, we can all come back to the museum and start at the beginning. There’s an awful lot to see. W: I know it looks like we’ll need at least an hour, maybe more, to get through it all. Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. What are the speakers doing? 【解析】D)。选项均以doing的形式开头表明，本题考查某人正在做的事。由对话一开始女士所说的Jill told me this hat exhibit is really good 和男士所说的but we don’t have much time before lunch 可知，对话双方在午饭前看hat exhibit，故答案为D)。 【点睛】but转折处为常考点，一般为答案所在。 24. How do the speakers get the information about hat exhibit? 【解析】A)。预览选项可知，本题可能考查获得某物的方式。对话一开始女士就说see what it says on the sign及男士的Look at this sign都表明，帽子展览会的信息是从sign(牌示) 上看到的，故答案 为A)。 【点睛】听音时注意对话中是否有与选项有关的signs，museum guide，tape recorder，brochure等， 这样比较容易解题。 25. According to the conversation, in the late nineteenth century, what could a man’s headwear reveal about him? 【解析】C)。对话中提到In the late nineteenth century, a person’s status determined how elaborate his headwear would be 表明，在19世纪晚期，一个人的地位是由他戴的帽子的华丽程度决定的，故 答案为C)。 【点睛】问题中的In the late nineteenth century为听音的关键，捕捉到该信息点便不难选出答案。 Section B„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„ Passage One 【整体预测】预览三道题各选项，由savings，manage their money，expenses，a fixed amount of money 等可知，短文围绕如何理财展开。 Most likely, you aren’t the family breadwinner. But doing a small job or getting a weekly allowance would put some money in your pocket. For kids and grown-ups alike, money is easy to spend. If you aren’t careful, it can be gone in no time. Being responsible with your money is an important skill to learn—and the sooner you start, the better. Whether you are tracking your spending or saving for something special, creating a budget can help you deal with your expenses and plan for the future. All you need are paper 1 and a pencil—and some self-control. First, take a look at our sample monthly budget. Then, use a separate sheet of paper to plan your own. In the first two columns, list your sources of income and how much you expect to earn from them. In the third and fourth columns, list what you expect to spend your money on and the amount. The left hand total should be more than or equal to the right hand total. If it is, you have an effective budget. Budgets are not complex, but sticking to them can be tough. When planning your budget, be realistic about your expenses. If you know that you drop $18 at a movie, don’t write $12 in that space simply because you wish you were spending less. If you are eyeing a big purchase, such as a $150 skateboard, spend less and save more until you have the total amount. No matter how attractive it may be, avoid spending your savings. One day, you will thank yourself! Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. Who is the passage written for? 【解析】B)。预览选项可知，本题可能考查短文的目标读者。由短文中提到的aren’t„breadwinner， allowance及For kids推断，短文主要是给孩子看的，教他们怎么合理花钱，故答案为B)。 【点睛】考查人物的选项需要根据短文中关键信息进行推理判断。 27. What is the purpose of making a budget? 【解析】C)。选项均以不定式开头以及savings，money表明，本题考查某人做某事的目的，且与理财 有关。问题是问做预算的目的。由短文中提到的creating a budget can help you deal with your expenses and plan for the future可知，答案为C)。 C)是接下来内容的综合表述。 【点睛】问题中的making a budget对应短文中的creating a budget， 28. What should people do when planning a budget? 【解析】A)。选项均以原形动词开头表明，本题可能考查观点建议或行为动作。问题询问计划预算时人 们应该做什么。短文中的When planning your budget, be realistic about your expenses. If„you drop $18„don’t write $12„表明，答案为A)。 Passage Two 【整体预测】预览三道题各选项，选项中的Patients，Doctors，emergency rooms等表明，短文涉及医生 和病人的关系。 If you ever felt like your doctor was trying to push you out of the examination room before you had a chance to explain your condition, you are not alone. A new study from the Mayo Clinic shows that most people agree on what makes a good doctor and it definitely isn’t one who hurries through a visit. A doctor’s skills can affect a patient’s emotional response and recovery very positively or very negatively, a research shows. Based on the new study, which surveyed 192 patients, it can be concluded that a model doctor should be confident, sympathetic, kind, personal, forthright, respectful and thorough. “What every patient wants is a doctor who pays them personal attention,” said James Li, a doctor at the Mayo Clinic Division of Allergic Diseases. Li is helping to develop programs for teaching doctors how to strengthen their interactions with patients. “It’s really the duty of the medical community to design a better health care system, so that doctors are able to exhibit those qualities for the good of the patients,” he said. Many patients nowadays are directed to urgent care facilities or, for lack of good insurance, forced to go to emergency rooms for problems that used to be handled right away. In either case, waiting time can be hours and actual facing time with a doctor might be just seconds. “The days when doctors remembered their patients’ names might no longer exit, but medical 1 schools can fill in this crack by incorporating the seven behavioral things into their training,” Li said. “If patients have opportunities to tell their stories, to be asked questions and have the doctors describe understanding of what has been shared, it leaves them feeling like they’re heard,” Li said. Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard. 29. Whose duty is this passage mainly concerned about? 【解析】B)。短文介绍的重点是医生，主要围绕什么样的医生是好医生来展开论述:一个好医生应该具 备自信、同情心、和蔼、真诚、礼貌的和过硬的素质，故答案为B)。 【点睛】听清问题中的Whose duty再根据常理不难选出答案。 30. Which statement is the right doctor’s behavior? 【解析】C)。本题考查什么样的医生行为是好的。短文中提到，现在许多病人感到医生总想把自己推出 检查室，或者一到医院就直接被安排进加急护理病房或急诊室，这些行为都是不好的，故排除A)、B)、 D)。结合上题解析，C)所描述的行为符合a model doctor，即好医生的行为，故答案为C)。另外，本 题依据常识即可推测出答案。 【点睛】听清问题中的right doctor’s behavior是解题关键。 31. What can be inferred from the passage? 【解析】D)。短文主要针对现在医生的问题进行叙述，由短文中提到的医生 push you out，hurries through a visit，病人 are forced，waiting„hours，facing time with a doctor„seconds 等都 能推断出许多医生缺乏足够的责任心，故答案为D)。 Passage Three 【整体预测】预览四道题各选项，选项中的a couple to afford a child，Asia，Let women stay at home and have a baby，social situation等表明，短文可能与亚洲妇女的生活和工作情况有关。 The small number of newborn babies, which has been caused by high prices and the changing social situation of women, is one of the most serious problems in Asia. When people talk about it, you can hear a word invented in Japan— “DINKS”, which means “Double Income No Kids”. In many major Asian cities like Seoul, Singapore, and Tokyo, the cost of a house is extremely high. A young couple who want to buy their own house may have to pay about $300,000 though prices have fallen. For a flat with one bedroom, one dining-room, a kitchen, and a bathroom, the couple will pay about $900 a month. What’s more, if they want to have a child, the child’s education is very expensive. For example, most kindergarten charges are at least $5,000 a year. In such a situation, it’s difficult to afford children. The number of married women who want to continue working increases rapidly because they enjoy their jobs. However, if they want to have children, they immediately have serious problems. Though most companies allow women to leave their jobs for a short time to have a baby, they expect women with babies to give up their jobs. In short, if they want to bring up children properly, both parents have to work, but it is hard for mothers to work. Indeed, women who want to continue working have to choose between having children or keeping their jobs. In a word, Asian governments must take steps to improve the present situation as soon as possible. Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 32. What do we learn from the passage? 【解析】C)。由选项均为完整的句子且有三个选项都提到了Asia(n)可知，本题考查的是亚洲的情况。 文中提到在日本人们把双收入但没有小孩的夫妇叫做DINKS，invented in Japan表明DINKS这个词首先 是在亚洲出现的，故答案为C)。 33. To buy a flat and send a child to kindergarten, how much will a couple pay each year? 1 【解析】D)。选项都是数字，由此可知本题考查数字。短文中提到，一套一室一厅的房子每月要花900 美元，一年共花10,800美元，如果要送孩子上幼儿园，每年最少要花5,000美元，两项加起来每年要花 15,800美元，故答案为D)。 【点睛】数字题短文中会出现两个以上的数字，并且要进行简单的计算。 34. What does the speaker seem to believe that Asian governments should do? 【解析】B)。选项均以原形动词开头表明，本题可能考查观点建议。问题问的是说话者认为亚洲政府应 该做什么。短文最后提到，政府应该尽快采取措施改善目前的状况，而目前的状况指的前面提到的妇 女生孩子和工作相冲突的问题，故答案为B)。 35. What is the main problem being discussed in the passage? 【解析】A)。由选项都是名词性短语且概括性很强可知，本题可能考查短文的主题。短文一开始就提出 主要问题:The small number of newborn babies，故答案为A)。 【点睛】短文主旨首先可根椐选项内容进行推断，然后根据短文内容进行确定。短文开头和结尾一定要 给予足够重视。 Section C„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„ 36.【解析】enriched。由该句中的On the contrary推断，本空所填词应与are构成肯定含义，与前面的 are held back相反，极可能也是过去分词形式的动词。 37.【解析】disadvantages。空前的many表明，本空应填一复数名词，复数名词一般都以s或者es结尾， 故书写时别漏掉词尾的s或es。空后的It can have a bad effect表明，本空所填词应表示不利条件。 38.【解析】personality。空前的total表明，本空应填一名词，本空所填词应为intellectual ability 的上义词。 39.【解析】academic。空后的ability表明，本空应填一形容词。由本段首句推测，本空所填词应为 intellectual的近义复现。 40.【解析】contributes。空前的mixed-ability teaching表明，本空所填词应用动词的第三人称单数形 式，不要漏掉s或es。空后的to表明，本空所填动词能与to搭配使用。 41.【解析】cooperate。与work in groups有关的是团队成员之间的合作。空前的to表明，本空应填一个 原形动词，与空后的to share，and to develop„对应。 42.【解析】evaluate。空前的and表明，本空应填一个与analyze“分析”意义相关的原形动词。 43.【解析】effectively。communicate作“交流”解时为不及物动词，故本空中应填一个副词。副词往 往以-ly结尾，故书写时别漏掉词尾的ly。 44.【答案】Sometimes the pupils work in pairs and sometimes they work on individual tasks and assignments 【Main Points】The pupils sometimes work together and sometimes individually 45.【答案】We encourage our pupils to use the library and we teach them the skills in order to do this efficiently 【Main Points】We encourage our pupils to use the library and teach them to be efficient 46.【答案】We expect our pupils to do their best and we give them every encouragement to attain this goal 【Main Points】We expect our pupils to do their best and encourage them to get this goal 听力强化训练(十)答案解析 Listening Comprehension Section A„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„ 11. W: Look what a mess you’ve made! I’ve told you several times, but you just turn a deaf ear to me. Can you listen to my words for once? M: Shut up! You’re driving me mad with your constant complaining. Q: What does the woman complain about the man? 【预测】由选项中的He never takes...seriously，He is always impatient等可知，对话可能与对男士 的抱怨有关。 1 【解析】C)。对话中女士提到you just turn a deaf ear to me，C)是对女士的话的同义转述，故答案为 C)。turn a deaf ear to sb.意为“对某人说的话充耳不闻”，drive sb. mad 意为“把某人逼疯”。A) 和B)是针对a deaf ear和drive„ mad设的干扰项。 12. W: Bill, will you tell me Mary’s phone number? M: Well, it’s just at the tip of my tongue, but I have to look it up in my notebook. Q: What does the man mean? 【预测】由He can’t，He doesn’t know可知，男士的话为听音重点。 【解析】B)。男士的话it’s just at the tip of my tongue为听音重点，B)是对男士的话的同义转述， sth. is at the tip of one’s tongue意为“话到嘴边，某人记得某事但一时没想起来”。故答案为B)。 look up意为“查找”。 13. M: My father wants me to see a new kid—a guy named Tom. How about going with me? W: Okay. I might as well go. Nothing better to do. Q: What can we learn from the conversation? 【预测】由选项中的should，will，might，Going to等可知，本题考查将来的动作。 【解析】D)。对话中男士提到to see a new kid，女士回答I might as well go. Nothing better to do(我也去，反正没其他更好的事做)，D)是对两人所说的话的概括，故为答案。how about后接名词或动 名词，表示建议，意为“„„怎么样,” 14. W: Have Michael and Joan Smith had a baby yet? They’ve been married for two years now. M: Michael indicated to me that they’d postpone having children until he gets his law degree. Q: How do the Smiths feel about children? 【预测】由选项中的They，don’t want，wishes to have children等可知，对话可能与They是否要孩子 有关。 not„【解析】B)。对话中男士提到postpone having children until„(推迟要孩子，直到„„)，B)中的 for the time being对应postpone„until„，want children对应having children，故答案为B)。for the time being 意为“暂时;眼下，目前”。 15. W: Mr. David, you are such a nice young man and you have been taking good care of me ever since I first arrived here. I shall always feel grateful to you for everything you’ve done for me. M: It’s very kind of you to say so, but really I don’t think I had done nearly enough. Q: What does the man mean? 【预测】根据意思相反的两个选项中有一个很可能是答案的命题规律，答案范围锁定在C)和D)之间。由选 项中的He has done和he could等可知，男士的话为听音重点。 【解析】D)。男士的转折表述but really I don’t think I had done nearly enough.(但我觉得自己 做的真的不够)为听音重点。D)是对男士所说的话的同义转述，故答案为D)。 16. M: I’ve been working out at the gym since February so„ I’d been waiting to get in better shape. W: You look terrific! Seems like all your hard work has paid off. Q: What does the woman mean? 【预测】选项中反复出现的The man以及working，hard，work等表明，对话可能与男士的行为(努力程度) 有关。 【解析】C)。对话中男士说I’ve been working out...to get in better shape(我一直在锻炼„„让 体形变得更好)，女士回答Seems like all your hard work has paid off(看上去你的辛苦努力得到了 回报)表明，男士经过努力锻炼体形已经改善了，故答案为C)。work out在此指“健身、锻炼”。pay off 在此意为“成功”。 17. M: Why did Margaret call yesterday? W: She wanted to pick up some magazines she lent me. Q: What do we learn from the conversation? 1 【预测】由选项中的magazines，return，lend，borrow，get 及反复出现的Margaret和the woman可知， 对话与Margaret借或者还女士的杂志有关，女士的话为听音重点。 【解析】D)。对话中女士回答She (Margaret) wanted to pick up some magazines she lent me(Margaret 要取回她借给我的杂志)，D)为该话的同义转述，故为答案。 18. M: You know I had to leave the basketball game halfway through last night, so I never found out who won. W: Well, don’t look at me. I was just a few minutes behind you. Q: What does the woman mean? 【预测】由选项中均出现the game可知，对话与比赛有关。She didn’t，She’s also curious等表明， 女士的话为听音重点。 【解析】B)。女士的话I was just a few minutes behind you(我就比你晚几分钟提前离开)为听音重 点，B)是对女士的话的同义转述，故为答案。干扰项D)中的behind(指空间)是对女士说的behind(指时 间)在意义上的干扰。 Now you will hear the two long conversations. Conversation One 【整体预测】预览四道题各选项，选项中的Students，much securer，on campus，rent an apartment， choose their roommates，can cook，rent/ Renters，apartments表明，对话与学生在校内居住还是校外 租公寓有关，可能涉及到各自的好处或坏处等。 M: Good morning, Ms. Smith. Welcome to our today’s show. W: Thank you. M: Today we’re going to talk about the living of foreign students in our country. You know, for many international students, coming to the United States and living here and studying can be quite a frightening experience, especially when finding housing. Can you give them some advice? W: Sure. Fortunately, there are a variety of options that students can look to. They can choose to live on campus or off campus. M: Then can you say something about on-campus living? W: Well, I think first of all for first-time students, coming and living on campus in dormitories can provide a certain level of security because of its closeness to campus facilities since commuting without a car can be quite an experience, especially when you have to commute long distances. Often in dormitories, meals might be provided, and this can allow students to devote time to their academics, rather than housekeeping. M: That sounds quite good. Is there anything students should pay attention to when living on campus? W: Yes, students should be aware that they’ll be required to abide by certain regulations dealing with student conduct as part of the contract and living on campus. M: Then what about off-campus living? W: Like living in dormitories, uh, living off campus in an apartment requires little or no maintenance specifically because usually it is handled by someone else. Also, when you live off campus, there might be a certain amount of flexibility in choosing roommates that you might not have when living on campus. But you should be aware that renters may be responsible for furnishing their own apartments. M: Well, thank you, Ms. Smith, for the information you have provided for us. W: My pleasure. Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. Which of the following advantages is related to on-campus living? 【解析】B)。选项中的Meals„free on campus，much securer等表明，本题可能考查学生在校内住宿 1 的好处。听到对话中女士提到的living on campus...security...即可确定答案为B)。 【点睛】因果处为常考点，听音时应加以留意。B) Students are much securer on campus是对对话中 living on campus„can provide„security的同义转述。 20. What should students remember when living on campus according to the woman? 【解析】A)。选项中的They，have to，be required，housing rules等表明，本题可能考查住宿的某 些要求。根据对话中女士提到的they’ll be required to abide by certain regulations„可知， 住在校内需要遵守一些规定，A) They may have to obey certain housing rules是对此的同义转述， 故为答案。 【点睛】问题中的living on campus是听音关键，students should remember对应对话中的students should be aware。 21. What is the advantage of off-campus living compared with on-campus living? 【解析】C)。选项中的Renters...needn’t，can，are free to等表明，本题可能考查在校外租房的好 处。由对话中女士提到的live off campus...a certain amount of flexibility in choosing roommates(住在校外，在选择室友时有一定的灵活性)可知，答案为C)。 【点 睛】C) Renters have freedom to select their roommates.是对对话中的a certain amount of flexibility in choosing roommates的同义转述。 22. What should students do if they prepare to live in apartments off campus? 【解析】D)。选项均以原形动词开头及其中的Sign„contract，pay the rent等表明，本题可能考查与 租房有关的建议。由对话中女士提到的renters may be responsible for furnishing可知，租房者需 要负责家具，即需要自己买家具，故答案为D)。 Conversation Two 【整体预测】预览三道题各选项，结合works as a babysitter，offered the job，Register in，university 等推断，对话很可能与学生的兼职及如何找兼职有关。 M: Where are you going, Catherine? Today is Saturday. W: Saturday isn’t a holiday for me anymore. I have to tutor for three hours every Saturday afternoon. M: That’s great. I wish I could find a part-time job to make a little pocket money. How did you find this job? W: I saw a “Tutor Wanted” notice stuck on a light pole near the bus stop. I phoned the number and I got the job. It’s not too hard to find a part-time job these days. But Richard, studying should always come first. Do you think that you have enough time to handle a part-time job? M: It’s hard to say. If I can get a job, I will try very hard to make good use of my time. W: We do spend too much time hanging around and doing nothing. Richard, your English is perfect. Why don’t you find a job teaching English? M: But I don’t have any teaching experience. Speaking and teaching are two different things. W: I don’t have any experience either. We’re just students. People know this. But we are young and energetic, and the most important thing is that we don’t ask for as much pay as professional teachers do. M: OK! Where should I start? W: You can post some notices on the community bulletin board and some other places. But remember: don’t post them on the wire poles because you’ll probably be fined for it. M: Thank you for your advice, Catherine. W: My pleasure. Good luck. Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. What does the woman do on Saturday afternoons? 【解析】C)。选项中的She，homework，works尤其是attends weekend classes等表明，本题可能考查 She周末的安排。由对话开头部分女士说的I have to tutor„every Saturday afternoon可知，她周 1 六做家教，故答案为C)。tutor意为“辅导，家教”。 【点睛】C)选项是对对话中I have to tutor的同义转述。 24. How did the woman find the part-time job? 【解析】B)。选项中的friends introduced，teachers recommended，offered the job等表明，it指 工作，本题考查She找到工作的途径。由对话中女士提到的I saw a “Tutor Wanted” notice„near the bus stop可知，通过车站附近电线杆上贴的“找家教”广告，女士找到当家教这份工作，故答案为B)。 25. What does the woman suggest the man do when starting to find a job? 【解析】D)。四个选项均以原形动词开头及其中的Ask his teachers，Paste notices，Register in job center等表明，本题考查对男士应如何找兼职的建议，女士的话为听音重点。由对话中女士提到的You can post some notices on the community bulletin board可知，女士建议男士在社区布告栏上贴个 启示，故答案为D)。 【点睛】D)中的Put up是对对话中post的同义转述。 Section B„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„ Passage One 【整体预测】预览三道题各选项，选项中的English food，speaker thinks等表明，短文可能与对英国饮食 的评价有关。 Visitors to Britain are always complaining about English food. But they do not really know what they are talking about because they rarely get a chance to eat it. Most of the restaurants in large towns have foreign owners and serve foreign food. When visitors are invited to eat in an English home, their hosts often feel they must offer them something foreign and exotic. Those of us who do know English food are aware that at its best it can be really very good. On the other hand it is true to say that it’s sometimes terrible. Part of the problem is that we are not really interested in food—we eat to live, we do not live to eat. So we don’t generally spend the necessary time and effort needed to cook really good meals. We prefer food that is simple and easy to cook, or ready-prepared food which only needs heating up before eating. You can find the best English foods in small restaurants in the country away from the large cities, where life is slower and people are not in such a hurry. But, of course, most visitors come to London because they are interested in shopping and sightseeing. They do not come because of the food, so why should they complain about it? Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. What can we learn from the passage? 【解析】D)。短文中用转折表述提到But they do not really know what they are talking about because they rarely get a chance to eat it，it指的是English food，选项D)是对此的同义转述，故为答 案。 【点睛】But和Because后面的内容为常考点，是听音重点。 27. What do we learn about the speaker’s viewpoint from the passage? 【解析】C)。选项B)不符合常理，可首先排除。短文中speaker说we are not really interested in food —we eat to live, we do not live to eat，也就是说，我们为了活着而吃，而不是为了吃而活着， 故答案为C)。 28. What is the conclusion suggested by the speaker? 【解析】A)。短文末尾，speaker介绍了在乡村小餐厅才能找到最可口的英国菜，但是去大城市的游客 多是去购物观光，对美食并没有特别的兴趣，也就是说，speaker认为他们对English food的抱怨是不 公平的，故答案为A)。 【点睛】短文最后的反问表明说话者的态度和立场。 Passage Two 【整体预测】预览四道题各选项，选项中的self-respect，a sense of honor，Live Truthfully等表明， 1 短文可能与生活态度有关。 Do you want to live with a strong sense of peacefulness, happiness, goodness, and self-respect? The collection of happiness actions broadly categorized as “honor” help you create this life of good feelings. Here’s an example to show how honorable actions create happiness. Say a store clerk fails to charge us for an item. If we keep silent, and profit from the clerk’s mistake, we would drive home with a sense of sneaky excitement. Later we might tell our family or friends about our good fortune. On the other hand, if we tell the clerk about the uncharged item, the clerk would be grateful and thank us for our honesty. We would leave the store with a quiet sense of honor that we might never share with another soul. Then, what is it to do with our sense of happiness? In the first case, where we don’t tell the clerk, a couple of things would happen. Deep down inside we would know ourselves as a type of thief. In the process, we would lose some peace of mind and self-respect. We would also demonstrate that we cannot be trusted, since we advertise our dishonor by telling our family and friends. We damage our own reputations by telling others. In contrast, bringing the error to the clerk’s attention causes different things to happen. Immediately the clerk knows us to be honorable. Upon leaving the store, we feel honorable and our self-respect is increased. Whenever we take honorable action we gain the deep internal rewards of goodness and a sense of nobility. There is a beautiful positive cycle that is created by living a life of honorable actions. Honorable thoughts lead to honorable actions. Honorable actions lead us to a happier existence. re happy. While the positive cycle can be And it’s easy to think and act honorably when we’ difficult to start, once it’s started, it’s easy to continue. Keeping on doing good deeds brings us peace of mind, which is important for our happiness. Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard. 29. What does the positive action in the example contribute to? 【解析】A)。短文一开始引出话题:快乐的生活;接着说话者用一个事例的正反行为来说明这一主题， 其中提到采取正面行为(bringing the error to the clerk’s attention，也就是前面提到的tell the clerk about the uncharged item)所产生的结果:...our self-respect is increased，由此可知， 在这个事例中，正面的行为会增加我们的自尊，故答案为A)。 30. What does the speaker think about keeping silent about the uncharged item? 【解析】B)。选项中的It is equal to lying/stealing等表明，本题考查对It的看法，听音时注意It 指代什么。由短文中提到的... We don’t tell the clerk...Deep down inside we would know ourselves as a type of thief可知，说话者认为不把忘了结账的物品告诉店员是一种偷窃，故答案为B)。 【点睛】B)中的stealing与短文中的thief对应。 31. How will we feel if we let the clerk know her mistake? 【解析】C)。选项中的We’ll feel unfortunate/sorry等表明，本题考查我们在某种状况下的感觉。 短文中提到，if we tell the clerk about the uncharged item... We would leave the store with a quiet sense of honor...。由此可知，如果告诉收款员她的错误，我们就会有荣誉感(sense of honor)， 下面提到的...bringing the error to the clerk’s attention... We feel honorable也印证了这 一点，故答案为C)。 32. Which can be the best title of this passage? 【解析】D)。选项中的实词均大写表明，本题考查短文标题。短文开头以一个设问引出话题:Do you want to live with a strong sense of peacefulness, happiness, goodness, and self-respect? 接下 来举例说明how honorable actions create happiness，接着分析honorable actions与sense of happiness的关系，最后说明Honorable thoughts lead to honorable actions. Honorable actions lead us to a happier existence，由此可知，短文主要通过Honorable Actions来说明获得Happiness这一 1 道理，故答案为D)。 【点睛】标题和主旨类题目的答案一般在短文的开头或结尾有所提及，考生应注意。 Passage Three 【整体预测】预览三道题的选项，由react，fearfulness，mice，environment等可推知，短文很可能与恐 惧的研究有关，通过研究老鼠揭示恐惧的各种理论。 We’ve been looking at fear from a biological perspective, and someone asked whether the tendency to be fearful is genetic. Well, some studies done with mice indicate that mammals do inherit fearfulness to some degree. In one study, for instance, a group of mice was placed in a brightly-lit open box with no hiding places. Some of the mice wandered around the box and didn’t appear to be bothered of being so exposed. But other mice didn’t move. They stayed up against one wall, which indicated that they were afraid. Well, when fearful mice, or you might say anxious mice like the ones who stayed in one place, when mice like these were bred with one another repeatedly, after about 12 generations or so, then all of the offspring showed similar signs of fearfulness. And even when a new-born mouse from this generation was raised by a mother and with other mice who were not fearful, that mouse still tended to be fearful as an adult. Now why is this? Well, it’s thought that specific genes in an animal’s body have an influence on anxious behavior. These are genes that are associated with particular nerve-cell receptors in the brain. And the degree of overall fearfulness in the mammal seems to depend in large part on the presence or absence of these nerve-cell receptors. And this appears to apply to humans as well by the way. But while a tendency towards anxiety and fear may well be an inherited trait, the specific form that the fear takes has more to do with the individual’s environment. So a particular fear, like the fear of snakes or the fear of spiders, say, is not genetic, but the overall tendency to have fearful responses is. Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 33. What is the talk mainly about? 【解析】C)。选项概括性强，本题可能考查短文主旨。根据短文中的We’ve been looking at fear...that mammals do inherit fearfulness to some degree可知，本文主要讨论的是:Whether fearfulness is a genetic trait，故答案为C)。 34. How did some of the mice in the study demonstrate that they were afraid? 【解析】D)。由A)中的other mice可知，they可能指的是mice，本题可能考查mice的行为活动。根据短 文在描述有关老鼠的实验时提到的They stayed up against one wall, which indicated that they were afraid可知，老鼠通过紧挨着墙壁的动作表现出了它们的恐惧，remained close to one wall与stayed up against one wall同义，故答案为D)。 【点睛】But后面的内容为常考点，是听音重点。 35. Why does the professor mention snakes and spiders? 【解析】A)。选项均以“To + do”开头，以及其中的show the relationship，give examples，compare 等表明，本题可能考查举例子的目的。根据短文中提到的„the fear„has more to do with„ environment. So„fear„like the fear of snakes or the fear of spiders„可知，教授提到蛇和 蜘蛛是为了举例说明恐惧与环境之间的关系，故答案为A)。 【点睛】举例处常为考点，是听音的重点。考生听音时应重点留意例子是在说明前面还是后面的观点。 Section C„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„ 36.【解析】considerable。空前的be和空后的名词stress表明，本空应填一形容词。 37.【解析】assessment。空前的介词of表明，本空应填一名词。 38.【解析】arise。空前的情态动词may以及空后的介词in表明，本空应填一原形不及物动词。结合语境， 本句讲的是压力在什么样的情况下出现，由此推断，此处很可能是说压力在私人生活中出现，所填词很 可能有“出现，发生”的含义。 1 39.【解析】inevitable。空前的is和空后的for表明，本空应填一形容词，且该词能与for搭配使用。 40.【解析】define。空前的不定式符号to和空后的名词短语表明，本空应填一原形及物动词。 41.【解析】perform。空前的不定式符号to表明，本空应填一原形动词。 42.【解析】weakened。空前的is和副词seriously表明，本空应填一过去分词形式的动词。根据下句提到 的inability to work effectively推断，此处应该是说效率降低了，故本空所填词可能有“降低、减 少、消弱”的含义。 43.【解析】consequences。空前的a number of(许多，一些)和形容词harmful表明，本空应填一复数 名词。 44.【答案】because they find it hard to obtain immediate feedback regarding their performance 【Main Points】since they find it hard to get quick feedback about their performance 45.【答案】it goes without saying that preparations for examinations can place a terrible strain on students 【Main Points】it is clear that preparing for exam can be very stressful on students 46.【答案】Sometimes there may be problems locating or having access to the resources one needs 【Main Points】Sometimes there may be problems finding or getting the resources one needs 1