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Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)

Section A

11. [A] It is definitely worthwhile. [B] It may not be so good now. [C] It is even more interesting now. [D] It is even more useful to students.

12. [A] The man should wait a minute.

[B] It‟s too late for the man to register. [C] The man should have done things earlier.

[D] There might still be a chance even if it is the last minute.

13. [A] She lost Sally‟s new address.

[B] Sally had to move unexpectedly. [C] She‟s no longer in contact with Sally. [D] She‟ll be glad to take the mail to Sally‟s house.

14. [A] Save time by using a dictionary.

[B] Take the dictionary out of the library. [C] Borrow her English teacher‟s dictionary. [D] Buy her own German-English dictionary.

15. [A] The woman didn‟t make sure what kind of movie to see.

[B] The woman must have seen a horror movie last week. [C] The movie left the woman a lasting impression. [D] The woman went to the movie with the man.

16. [A] She can use his car.

[B] She can borrow someone else‟s car.

[C] She must get her car fixed. [D] She can‟t borrow his car.

17. [A] She is confused by the man‟s question.

[B] She doesn‟t have time to repeat the explanation now. [C] She doesn‟t mind repeating her words. [D] The man shouldn‟t apologize to her.

18. [A] He had to cancel his interview.

[B] He‟s disappointed with his interview. [C] He shouldn‟t have applied for the job. [D] He doesn‟t want to discuss the interview now.

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. [A] Her parents love her very much.

[B] Her parents never force her to do anything she doesn‟t want to do. [C] She is allowed to have whatever career. [D] She has too much freedom.

20. [A] She didn‟t need her parents‟ money any more. [B] She began to get on well with her parents. [C] She always stayed with her parents.

[D] She rented a government house and lived alone.

21. [A] The two speakers are from different countries. [B] The man gets along very well with his parents. [C] British parents never interfere with their children. [D] The man doesn‟t like his parents at all.

22. [A] They allowed him to come to England immediately. [B] They thought he should go abroad as a child. [C] They were reluctant until their son persuaded them. [D] They tried to control his English study.

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. [A] To see different places of the world for relaxation. [B] To work for his thesis about network management. [C] To look for some specific investment opportunities.

[D] To see the effects of the technology in North America on other parts of the world.

24. [A] It is a very nice place partly because of many successful people. [B] There are lots of business opportunities in Silicon Valley. [C] Silicon Valley is the world‟s best place for studying. [D] There are numerous schools in Silicon Valley.

25. [A] It makes their life easier.

[B] It brings more opportunities to them. [C] It brings them more advanced technology. [D] It brings them more competition and challenges.

Section B

Passage One

Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.

26. [A] To cool down.

[B] To protect the boy. [D] To get ready to fight.

[C] To frighten it away.

27. [A] They are afraid of noises.

[B] They hesitate before they hit. [C] They are bigger than we think. [D] They like to attack running people.

28. [A] By keeping shouting and hitting. [B] By making a wall with his arms. [C] By throwing himself on the cougar. [D] By swinging his fists at the cougar‟s eyes.

29. [A] Jeb held Tom across his body. [B] Jeb asked Tom to get the knife. [C] Tom struggled free of his father. [D] The cougar jumped from the rock.

Passage Two

Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard. 30. [A] To see her mother‟s quilts. [B] To help prepare for a show. [C] To discuss her grandmother‟s life. [D] To get together for the family dinner.

31. [A] The quilt looked very strange. [B] Her grandmother liked the quilt. [C] The quilt was the best she had seen. [D] Her mother had made some changes.

32. [A] A quilt show.

[B] The mother‟s home. [D] A Monday family dinner.

[C] The grandmother‟s quilt.

Passage Three

Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 33. [A] She has been Queen for many years. [B] She has a less upper-class accent now. [C] Her speeches are familiar to many people. [D] Her speeches have been recorded for 50 years.

34. [A] Dutay. [C] Hame.

35. [A] The changes in a person‟s accent. [B] The Queen‟s Christmas speeches on TV. [C] The recent development of the English language. [D] The relationship between accents and social classes.

[B] Citee. [D] Lorst.

Section C

The idea behind the “rule of law” is that impartial laws, not human beings with their (36) ________ and arbitrary tastes and judgments, should govern the formal aspects of social (37) ________.

“We live under a rule of law, not of men,” American teachers tell their students. The students accept the idea. They believe that “no man is above the law,” that laws apply (38) ________ to all people, (39) ________ of their wealth, personal connections, or stations in life. Their faith in the rule of law explains the (40) ________ many Americans held, and many foreigners could not understand: the President Richard Nixon should be (41) ________ from office as a result of his behavior in connection with what was called the “Watergate Scandal”. Nixon had broken the law and therefore should be punished, Americans believed, even if he was the president.

The belief in the rule of law goes beyond the (42) ________ of politics to the other areas of life that are governed by formal rules and (43) ________. (44)

__________________________________________________________________________. Personal connections are not supposed to matter under the rule of law. (45)

__________________________________________________________________________. They may. What is said above describes the ideal to which Americans subscribe. In reality, connections can sometimes help a person get a government

job.

(46)

__________________________________________________________________________. But in general the rule of law prevails, and Americans are proud that it does.

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Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)

Section A

11. [A] It was rather dull. [B] It was not well-organized. [C] It was better planned in advance. [D] It made the speakers really being tired.

12. [A] Women have got as much freedom as they could want. [B] Women are struggling for their rights all the time.

[C] She understands what this Women‟s Lib business is all about.

[D] She doesn‟t think that British women have got as much freedom as

wanted.

13. [A] She couldn‟t talk to the consultant before two. [B] She would talk to the consultant during lunch.

[C] She couldn‟t contact the consultant‟s secretary.

[D] She talked with the consultant about the new program until two.

14. [A] He‟ll probably quit school to play tennis. [B] He‟s teaching a tennis class now. [C] He‟s trying to relax this semester. [D] He‟s busy with sports and study.

15. [A] To visit more places in the city. [B] To snap as many pictures as possible. [C] To leave some film for his friends. [D] To spare some time to meet his friends.

16. [A] The woman often misunderstood the man. [B] The man is a poorer driver than the woman. [C] The man had to fix the car again for the woman. [D] The man does not seem to have a good sense of time.

17. [A] She is worried about the errors made. [B] She is still searching for directions. [C] She needs someone to lend her a hand. [D] She has been doing things in a correct way.

18. [A] The two speakers are classmates. [B] The woman is majoring in psychology. [C] The man is majoring in children‟s literature. [D] The woman is majoring in elementary education.

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. [A] Two police officers.

[B] Friends.

[C] A police officer and an investigator. [D] A police officer and a program hostess.

20. [A] He is a good supervisor. [B] He is an experienced police officer. [C] He doesn‟t like his present job. [D] He enjoys doing the patrol work.

21. [A] Detective work. [C] Patrol work.

22. [A] A police officer is always not very alarm at the beginning.

[B] It is necessary for a police officer to be familiar with his surroundings. [C] The stress is too large for a policeman at the beginning. [D] More policemen have injured during a routine stop.

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. [A] In his own apartment. [C] In his grandparents.

24. [A] He works at the university housing office. [B] He has more than one child. [C] His wife is a graduate student. [D] He is a full-time student.

25. [A] She isn‟t as busy in the afternoon. [B] She isn‟t there in the morning. [C] Her assistant isn‟t there in the morning.

[D] She won‟t have the forms he needs until the afternoon.

[B] Undercover work. [D] Supervising investigations.

[B] In his wife‟s parents. [D] In student housing.

Section B

Passage One

Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. [A] The exercise of rights is a luxury. [B] The practice of choice is difficult. [C] Choice and right exist at the same time. [D] The right of choice is given but at a price.

27. [A] Professionals find it hard to decide on a suitable product. [B] Shoppers may find themselves lost in the broad range of items. [C] People are likely to find themselves overcome by business persuasion. [D] Companies and advertisers are often misleading about the range of

choice.

28. [A] Everyday goods need to be replaced often. [B] Advanced products meet the needs of people. [C] Products of the latest design fold the market. [D] Competitions are fierce in high-tech industry.

29. [A] The helplessness in purchasing decisions. [B] The variety of choices in modern society.

[C] The opinions on people‟s right in different countries. [D] The problems about the availability of everyday goods.

Passage Two

Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard. 30. [A] Ms. Mellor‟s English-teaching instruction. [B] Praises to Ms. Mellor from other teachers.

[C] Teacher of the Year 2004 in the United States. [D] Ms. Mellor‟s teaching skills of learning English.

31. [A] English special learners. [B] English study learners. [C] English speaking and listening. [D] English as a second language.

32. [A] Ms. Mellor‟s students have no problems in learning English. [B] The American government pays much attention to education. [C] Middle school teachers in the USA have to get master‟s degrees. [D] Middle school teachers from each state are honored Teachers of the

Year.

Passage Three

Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 33. [A] That their daughter isn‟t as lovely as before. [B] That they can‟t read their daughter‟s mind exactly. [C] That they don‟t know what to say to their daughter.

[D] That their daughter talks with them only when she needs help.

34. [A] Teenagers talk a lot with their friends. [B] Teenagers talk little about their own lives. [C] Teenagers do not talk much with their parents. [D] Teenagers do not want to understand their parents.

35. [A] Parents have suitable ways to talk with their teenagers. [B] Parents should be patient with their silent teenagers. [C] Parents are unhappy with their growing children. [D] Parents should try to understand their teenagers.

Section C

Ironically, in the United States, a country of immigrants, prejudice and discrimination continue to be serious problems. There was often tension between each established group of immigrants and each (36) ________ group. As each group became more (37) ________ successful, and more powerful, they excluded newcomers from full participation in the society. Prejudice and discrimination are part of American history; however, this prejudicial treatment of different groups is nowhere more (38) ________ than with black Americans. Blacks had (39) ________ disadvantages. For the most part, they came to the land of opportunity as slaves and they were not free to keep their heritage and cultural (40) ________. Unlike most European immigrants, blacks did not have the protection of a support group. They could not mix easily with the (41) ________ society either because of their skin color. It was difficult for them to adapt to the American culture. Even after they became free people, they still (42) ________ discrimination in employment, housing and education.

Until the twentieth century, the (43) ________ of the black population lived in the southern part of the United States. Thenere was a population shift to the large cities in the North. Prejudice against blacks is often associated with the South. (44)

__________________________________________________________________________. Because their neighborhoods are segregated, many blacks feel that educational opportunities are not adequate for their children. (45) __________________________________________________________________________. Naturally, all parents want the best possible education for their children. (46)

_________________________________________________________________

_________. Time will be the real solution to the problem of race.

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Part III Listening Comprehension Section A

11. [A] The woman is an unusual student. [B] The man is a rigid person.

[C] The woman‟s request will be granted. [D] No make-up exam will be given.

12. [A] He does want the woman to pay. [B] He doesn‟t understand the woman.

[C] He is wondering what the woman is thinking. [D] He is surprised that the woman would think that.

13. [A] He probably has a poor memory. [B] He is very forgiving and tolerant. [C] He is well liked by his customers. [D] He has been introduced to the staff.

14. [A] The man doesn‟t want to see Mr. Williams. [B] Mr. Jones is in an inferior position. [C] Mr. Jones used to be in charge.

[D] Mr. Williams doesn‟t want to do it tomorrow.

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15. [A] It will probably be cold. [B] It will be mild as usual.

[C] It will probably rarely be cold. [D] It will be warm and comfortable.

16. [A] Ask someone to help the woman.

[B] Give the woman the notes for her reference. [C] Lend the woman his pencil and paper. [D] Feel sorry that he can‟t help the woman.

17. [A] The dirty street.

[B] The noisy place.

[C] The low voice of the man. [D] The crowded park.

18. [A] The woman should join the chess club. [B] The woman needs a lot of time to play chess. [C] He himself is not a very good chess player, either. [D] He‟s willing to teach the woman how to play chess.

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. [A] More work as a teaching assistant. [B] A higher salary.

[C] A longer vacation period. [D] A research assignment.

20. [A] He‟ll start next week.

[B] He wouldn‟t enjoy it.

[C] He would like time to decide. [D] He wants his adviser‟s opinion.

21. [A] Finish his degree in the fall.

[B] Let someone else read his evaluation. [C] Consider taking fewer courses. [D] Get more teaching experience.

22. [A] Frank‟s talent for teaching.

[B] Frank‟s interesting approach to research. [C] A present Frank will receive for graduation. [D] A congratulatory letter from the department.

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. [A] He is sad to have lost his job.

[B] He totally supports the woman‟s choice. [C] He insists that the woman major in business. [D] He doesn‟t believe in his wife.

24. [A] He is out of employment. [B] He lets the woman down.

[C] He has to delay the woman‟s study. [D] The woman chooses the wrong major.

25. [A] In their home. [C] At a grocery.

[B] In the school. [D] On the telephone.

Section B

Passage One

Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. [A] More than 12%. [C] Nearly 60%.

27. [A] They are self-evident. [B] They are yet to be proved. [C] They are to be further studied.

[D] They are supported by scientific evidence.

[B] Almost 50%. [D] About 70%.

28. [A] Different Forms of Exercise [B] Exercise — The Road to Health [C] Running — A Popular Form of Sport [D] Scientific Evidence of Health Benefits

Passage Two

Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard. 29. [A] To improve her computer program. [B] To find out their attitudes towards food. [C] To find out details she can make use of. [D] To predict what food they‟ll like in the future.

30. [A] People believe what the computer tells them. [B] People can be led to believe in something false. [C] People tend to forget their childhood experiences. [D] People are not always aware of their personalities.

31. [A] If they learn it is harmful for health.

[B] If they lie to themselves that they don‟t want it. [C] If they are willing to let doctors control their minds. [D] If they think they once had a bad experience of eating it.

32. [A] Whether it is moral. [C] When it is effective.

Passage Three

Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 33. [A] Helicopters have only been worked on by man since 1940. [B] Chinese children were the first to achieve flight in helicopters.

[B] Who it is best for. [D] How it should be used.

[C] Helicopters were considered more dangerous than the early airplanes. [D] Some people thought they would become widely used by average

individuals.

34. [A] They are used for rescue work.

[B] They are taking the place of high-flying jets. [C] They have been widely used for various purposes. [D] They are now used exclusively for commercial projects.

35. [A] For high-speed transportation. [B] For extremely high altitude flights. [C] For overseas passenger transportation.

[D] For urgent mission to places inaccessible to other kinds of craft.

Section C

Prospective students should bear in mind that housing will be an expensive item in their budget, (36) ________ in magnitude the cost of tuition and food. In (37) ________, the amount that a student spends for housing should be held to (38) ________ one-fifth or one-fourth of the total (39) ________ for living expenses (as opposed to educational expenses, such as tuition and fees). If the amount spent for housing reaches one-third of the total (40) ________ for living expenses, the student is certainly spending too much; however, if it drops to one-sixth, it is possible that the quarters are unsafe, unhealthy, and possibly (41) ________.

For detailed information on local housing (42) ________, students should contact the housing office or the foreign student adviser of the institution that has (43)

________

them.

(44)

_________________________________________________________________, because public transportation in many towns and cities in the United States is

simply not adequate or convenient.

(45) _________________________________________________________; the housing office of the institution; bulletin boards located in dormitories, cafeterias, libraries, etc. on the campus; the “for rent” columns of campus or community newspapers; fellow students who attend the institution; and a host family

the

community.

(46)

________________________________________________________________.

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Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)

Section A

11. [A] The man must be an excellent student. [B] The man‟s idea is probably a good one. [C] The man had better drop more than one course.

[D] The man would not have dropped the best course of the four.

12. [A] The movie was really wonderful. [B] The movie was so full of violent scenes. [C] The movie wasn‟t as good as he had expected.

[D] The movie was overly concerned with romantic relationships.

13. [A] She wasn‟t able to manage the project well. [B] She‟s not sure how she was able to finish so early. [C] She‟s not sure how to solve the mystery. [D] She still hasn‟t heard what was shocking.

14. [A] He thinks the woman is unfair.

[B] He agrees that the workload is heavy. [C] He feels the assignment is reasonable. [D] He won‟t be able to go to the lab today.

15. [A] Lose weight.

[B] Quit smoking.

[D] Have a talk with the doctor.

[C] Weigh himself frequently.

16. [A] Getting dressed.

[B] Collecting old clothes. [D] Looking for her black dress.

[C] Trying out new clothes.

17. [A] The man should go to bed at eleven. [B] The man should give up watching the movie. [C] The man should stay up and watch the program. [D] The man should read something exciting instead.

18. [A] She was born there.

[B] Her children were born there. [C] She has lived there since 1970. [D] Her husband was teaching English there.

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. [A] They are looking for an apartment to live in.

[B] They are discussing living places and children‟s education. [C] They are complaining about their children. [D] They are planning for the next weekend.

20. [A] There‟s much to do besides work and study. [B] It‟s convenient for people to go anywhere. [C] The natural environment is beneficial to children. [D] The countryside is a perfect place for weekends.

21. [A] The children are too young to benefit from city life. [B] Even adults themselves cannot go everywhere in the city. [C] There is a lot to see and do for children and adults. [D] There isn‟t a lot to see and do for children.

22. [A] She is a full-time housewife. [B] She does not care for her children.

[C] She used to live in the suburbs in her childhood. [D] She will go to a museum next weekend.

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. [A] She couldn‟t go to Spain for holiday this summer. [B] She couldn‟t communicate with Spanish people very well. [C] She didn‟t learn enough Spanish vocabulary. [D] She had few chances to speak Spanish in Spain.

24. [A] By reading the BBC book.

[B] By going to an evening class of BBC. [C] By watching BBC programs.

[D] By going to Spain to talk with Spanish people.

25. [A] Learn more grammar and vocabulary. [B] Watch more BBC television programs. [C] Understand Spanish cultures well. [D] Do more practice in speaking Spanish.

Section B

Passage One

Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. [A] Opera is only for rich people. [B] Opera is famous for its history.

[C] Young people are not interested in operas. [D] Opera companies are trying to keep operas alive.

27. [A] Because it is hard to find long versions. [B] Because they can make people interested. [C] Because short versions are easy to perform. [D] Because they can be performed in public libraries.

28. [A] To reduce the cost.

[B] To attract young people.

[C] To make Cinderella popular. [D] To celebrate its 75th anniversary.

29. [A] Opera is not so popular an art form today. [B] Students enjoy performing operas very much. [C] The tickets for opera are very expensive at present. [D] Opera is performed in a language difficult to understand.

Passage Two

Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard. 30. [A] Because it is part of a historical cave system. [B] Because it is the largest body of water in Tennessee. [C] Because it is the biggest underground lake in the world. [D] Because it is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records.

31. [A] By diving into the water. [B] From “The Council Room”. [C] By riding far out onto the lake. [D] From an opening in a mountainside.

32. [A] They serve as a tourist attraction. [B] They serve as an Indian meeting ground. [C] They serve as an underground testing site. [D] They serve as a motorboat race course.

Passage Three

Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 33. [A] Because only rich people can afford the watches. [B] Because the watches were made many years ago. [C] Because only a few watches of the kind were made. [D] Because the watches were made by a Swiss watchmaker.

34. [A] Its new uses.

[B] Its splendid color. [D] Its mechanical movement.

[C] Its fashionable style.

35. [A] Buy the watch. [C] Wear the watch.

[B] Return the watch. [D] Receive the service.

Section C

The family in Britain is changing. The once typical British family headed by two parents has (36) ________ substantial changes during the twentieth century. In particular there has been a rise in the number of single-person households, which (37) ________ from 18 to 29 percent of all households between 1971 and 2002. By the year 2020, it is (38) ________ that there will be more single people than (39) ________ people. Fifty years ago this would have been socially (40) ________ in Britain.

In the past, people got married and stayed married (41) ________ was very difficult, expensive and took a long time. Today, people‟s views on marriage are

changing. Many (42) ________, mostly in their twenties or thirties, live together without getting married. Only about 60%of these couples will (43) ________ get married.

In the past, people married before they had children, but now about 40%of children in Britain are born to unmarried parents. In 2000, (44) _________________________________________________________________. Before 1960 this was very unusual. People are generally getting married at a later age now and many women do not want to have children immediately. (45) _________________________________________________________________. The number of single-parent families is increasing. This is mainly due to more marriages

ending

divorce,

(46)

________________________________________________________________.

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Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)

Section A

11. [A] Talking about their house. [B] Looking for a place to live in. [C] Walking on the campus.

12. [A] He lent her his extra pen. [B] He offered her a pencil.

[C] He was afraid of losing his pen. [D] He said he didn‟t have any extra ink.

13. [A] They should wait patiently. [B] They should ask that man to leave.

[D] Reading a newspaper.

[C] They should serve that man immediately. [D] That man is old enough to order things he likes.

14. [A] Change a partner.

[B] Ask the teacher for advice. [C] Meet his partner in the mid-town. [D] Make a compromise with his partner.

15. [A] Go to the game. [C] Miss her class.

16. [A] It was burned down. [C] It was blown up.

17. [A] He takes it as a kind of exercise. [B] He wants to save money.

[C] He loves doing anything that is new. [D] His office isn‟t very far.

18. [A] The assignment looks easy but actually it‟s quite difficult. [B] The assignment is too difficult for them to complete on time. [C] They cannot finish the assignment until Thursday. [D] They have plenty of time to work on the assignment.

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. [A] Her roommate won‟t share expenses. [B] The apartment needs a lot of repair work. [C] The apartment is too far from the campus.

[D] She‟s having trouble with the owner of the apartment.

[B] Have her supper.

[D] Meet her friends any minute.

[B] It was robbed. [D] It was closed down.

20. [A] Paula doesn‟t pay the rent on time. [B] She has to buy a new dishwasher.

[C] Paula repairs the dishwasher without her permission. [D] She can‟t find anyone to repair the dishwasher.

21. [A] Friends.

[B] Classmates.

[D] Lifesaver and drowned victim.

[C] Lawyer and client.

22. [A] He can bring a lawsuit against the owner. [B] He has some knowledge of the law. [C] He once had the same problem. [D] He knows the owner.

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. [A] Making a travel to Finland. [B] How to post a letter. [C] Reserving airline tickets.

24. [A] Flight 1070 and 90. [C] Flight 1070 and 19.

25. [A] At 10:00 a.m. on the 23rd of this month. [B] At 10:00 a.m. on the 22nd of this month. [C] At 4:35 p.m. on the 29th of this month. [D] At 5:55 p.m. on the 22nd of this month.

[B] Flight 1017 and 19. [D] Flight 1017 and 90. [D] Booking a train ticket.

Section B

Passage One

Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. [A] Pollution in the air.

[B] A lack of parking.

[C] A lack of bridges.

27. [A] The law of the road. [C] Federal law.

[D] Accidents with bicycles.

[B] International law. [D] Local law.

28. [A] To reduce the number of cars. [B] To train bicyclists.

[C] To help build special bike paths. [D] To help buy more bikes.

29. [A] Bicycles are causing all the problems. [B] Bicycling would be safer in the future. [C] There are special paths set aside for bicycles. [D] Bicycles cannot help clean up the environment.

Passage Two

Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard. 30. [A] Space Travel [C] Water Pollution

31. [A] The present population on earth is fourteen billion. [B] Water is recycled every seventy million years.

[C] The planet earth travels around the sun at 18 miles per second.

[D] The earth is compared to a spaceship because they both travel around the

sun.

32. [A] The spaceship Earth cannot make a trip to the moon when its supplies are

used up.

[B] Man must stop abusing the environment in order to have a better future. [C] Someday human beings will be able to live on a spaceship.

[B] Problems of Astronauts [D] The Spaceship Earth

[D] Space travel will cause pollution to other planets.

Passage Three

Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 33. [A] The family was extremely large. [B] He didn‟t live very long with them. [C] He was too young when he lived with them. [D] He was fully occupied with observing nature.

34. [A] He was first of all a scientist.

[B] He was not only a naturalist but also a scientist. [C] He was no more than a born naturalist. [D] He was a scientist as well as a naturalist.

35. [A] He came up with solutions in a most natural way. [B] He lacked some of the qualities required of a scientist. [C] He had a great deal of trouble doing mental arithmetic. [D] He just read about other people‟s observations and discoveries.

Section C

Perched among the highlands of western Cameroon, bordered by green mountains and cliff faces, Lake Nvos is a scene of (36) ________ beauty. But the picture cannot be trusted. A detailed study (37) ________ that the lake could release a deadly cloud of carbon dioxide, capable of wiping out entire (38) ________ around its shores.

The warning, from a team of scientists, comes nearly 20 years after the lake discharged an (39) ________ 80m cubic metres of CO2 into the atmosphere. (40) ________ than air, the cloud of gas rolled down surrounding hillsides and villages. Silent and (41) ________, it exhausted the air of oxygen, killing

hundreds of cattle and (42) ________ the lives of more than 1,700 people up to 26 kilometers away. “It was one of the most mysterious (43) ________ scientists have ever investigated,” said George Kling, an ecologist at the University of Michigan.

(44) _________________________________________________________. Gas bubbling up from the Earth‟s magma (岩浆) was under such pressure at the bottom of the 200metredeep lake that it dissolved until it reached max. (45) ________________________________________________________________.

To prevent a recurrence, in 2001 engineers installed a pipe to suck CO2 from the bottom of the lake and release it harmlessly into the air. A pipe was also installed at Lake Monoun, where an outbreak of CO2 killed 37 people in 1984. (46) _____________________________________________________________. “By 2010, those five pipes would be enough to get the carbon dioxide down to safe levels,” he said.

补充听力（六）答案解析

Part III Listening Comprehension

Section A

11. M: I understand that the extra 【听前预测】根据意思相反的两个选

mathematics course this semester 项中有一个很可能是答案的命题规

律, 答案锁定在[B]和[C]之间。

is interesting.

【解析】选[B]。对话中女士提

W: It used to be. But now Prof. 到，It used to be（曾经是那样），其

中的It指的是男士说的Paulson has retired.

the…course…is interesting，[B]是对

Q: What does the woman say about

used 女士话的同义转述，故为答案。

the course? to be…指“曾经…”, 用于表示过去

的动作或事物的状态，但现在发生了变化。

12. M: I can‟t talk for long. I‟d better 【听前预测】由选项中的The man

should，too late，earlier等可知，本题

get in my registration form if I still 考查女士对男士做某事时间早晚的

看法，女士的话为听音重点。 got time.

【解析】选[C]。对话中女士

W: Why do you always wait till the 提到，Why do you always wait till the

last minute?，指出男士总是把事情拖last minute?

到最后一刻才办，也就是建议男士应

Q: What does the woman mean?

尽早办事，故答案为[C]。

13. M: Do you know Sally‟s new 【听前预测】由选项中重复出现的She，

address? She got some mails Sally和new address，in contact with可

知，本题考查女士和Sally之间的联

and I‟d like to forward them to

系。

her. 【解析】选[C]。对话中女士提到，W: Sorry, we weren‟t exactly on we weren‟t exactly on good terms

when she left（她走时我们的关系并

good terms when she left. 不好），可推断出女士应该没再和

Sally保持联系，forward 故答案为[C]。Q: What does the woman mean?

sth. to sb.意为“将某物转交给某人”；be on good/bad terms (with sb. )意为“（与某人）关系好/坏”。

【听前预测】由选项中重复出现的

14. W: My English teacher suggested that

dictionary和Take…out of，Borrow，Buy

I come in and borrow a 可知, 对话与字典有关，涉及获得字典

的方式。 German-English Dictionary.

【解析】选[D]。对话中男士提到，

M: Of course, Miss Helen. You‟re Wouldn‟t it be better if you had one of

your own?（你有一本自己的岂不是更

welcome to use our dictionaries,

好？），[D]的内容是对男士的话的同

but they may not be taken out of 义转述，故为答案。 the library. Wouldn‟t it be better

if you had one of your own? Think how much time you could save.

Q: What did the man suggest Helen

do?

15. W: I still can‟t get over the movie

【听前预测】由选项中重复出现的The

last Saturday evening. I keep woman，see/seen，movie可知，对话having 与女士看电影有关。

【解析】选[B]。对话中女士frightening dreams all night.

提到，still can‟t get over the movie

M: So, next time before you walk last Saturday evening和keep having

into a cinema, make sure you frightening dreams all night可推断

know what you are going to see. 出，女士上周六看过一部恐怖电影，Q: What do we learn from the 故答案为[B]。get over意为“度过，

从…中恢复过来”。

conversation? 16. W: I need a car this weekend, but 【听前预测】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mine has broken down.

律, 答案范围锁定在[A]和[D]之间。

M: I‟m sorry to hear it, but you can

【解析】选[D]。对话中男士提

always rent one if you have a 到，but you can always rent one（但你

[D]中的can‟t borrow 总可以租一辆），license.

his car是男士所说话中的真实想法，

Q: What does the man mean?

故[D]为答案。 17. M: Excuse me, Prof. Grey. But I‟m 【听前预测】由选项中的question,

still confused. Could you go explanation, repeat等可知, 对话与解释

疑问有关。由The man shouldn‟t等可知,

over that last point one more 女士的话为听音重点。

【解析】选[C]。对话中女士提time?

到，Of course！That‟s what I‟m here

W: Of course! That‟s what I‟m here for.

（当然能！我在这就是干这个的），

for. 其中的what指男士问题中的go over

that last point one more time，由此可

Q: What does the woman mean?

知女士并不介意再解释一遍, 故答案为[C]。

18. W: You look different today. How 【听前预测】由选项中的He doesn‟t

want to和重复出现的interview可知，did your job interview go?

本题与男士参加面试有关，男士的话

M: I don‟t think I came across as

为听音重点。

well as I could have. 【解析】选[B]。对话中男士提到，

I don‟t think I came across…well…（我Q: What does the man mean?

觉得自己没有发挥好），[B]中的disappointed是对男士所说话的同义转述，故答案为[B]。come across意为“使人产生某种印象”。

Now you’ll hear the two long conversations.

Conversation One

【听前预测】预览四道题各选项，由选项中的parents，career，freedom， interfere，get on well等可知，对话双方谈论的是父母对自己的教育，涉及对自己专业选择、职业规划的干涉以及与父母的关系。

M: Do you think young people are Questions 19 to 22 are based on the

conversation you have just heard.

given too much freedom nowadays, 19. According to the woman, why and that as a result they‟ve lost does she respect her parents?

【解析】选[B]。对话开始女士说她

respect for their parents and their

父母绝不逼迫她做自己不喜欢的事

elders generally? 情，所以她很尊重父母，故答案为W: I don‟t think so. My parents never [B]。

but转折处常为考点，【点睛】其后的

interfered with my plans too much.

句子为真正要表达的意思；定语从句

They advised me but never forced me I didn‟t want to do修饰anything，[B]to do anything I didn‟t want to do. I 是对此的同义转述。

20. What happened when the woman

was allowed to take up the career I began to study nursing?

wanted. I think I respect and love 【解析】选[A]。对话中女士提到，

As soon as I…started my studies as a

them more for this.

nurse I became independent financially

M: Are you quite independent of them （自从我…开始学习护士后便在经

济上独立了），[A]中的didn‟t now?

need…money any more是对其中

W: Yes. As soon as I left school and

became independent financially的同义

started my studies as a nurse I 转述，故为答案。

became independent financially. I 【点睛】问题中的began to study

nursing是对对话中started...studies as

have a government grant. It is enough

a nurse的同义转述。

for my daily life. But I still stay with 21.What can we learn from the

conversation? them a lot, as you know.

【解析】选[A]。对话中男士提到，

M: You seem very close to your we value family life very much in my

country（在我们国家，人们非常看重parents.

家庭生活），由此可推断出他们来自

W: I am. Many young people today say

不同的国家，故答案为[A]。

they have nothing in common with 22. What attitude did the man’s their parents, but I‟m rather lucky parents have towards his study

abroad?

because I get on very well with mine. 【解析】选[C]。选项均以They开头，

reluctant和their son，由其中的allowed，What about you?

go abroad，study等可知，本题可能考

M: Well, we value family life very

查男士父母对他出国的态度。对话中

much in my country. I‟m very fond 女士说“they allow you to come to

男士回of my family, but I don‟t always get study in England on your own”，

答“but only after a lot of persuasion”，

on very well with them. They try to

可推断出，男士父母起初并不情愿，

control me too much. 直到男士说服他们，故答案为[C]。 W: But they allow you to come to study 【点睛】[C]中的reluctant

until…persuaded them是对对话中的

in England on your own.

M: Yes, but only after a lot of persuasion! Your parents treat you as an adult; my parents treat me as a child.

W: As I said, I‟m lucky. Some English parents are like yours. They interfere too much and they just refuse to understand our generation.

but only…persuasion的同义转述。

Conversation Two

【听前预测】预览三道题各选项，结合23题中的network，24题中的Silicon Valley及25题中的advanced technology等推断，对话可能与先进的网络技术和硅谷有关。

W: Mr. Rick Segal is an expert in Questions 23 to 25 are based on the network management and software conversation you have just heard. development. I know you‟re planning 23. What is the purpose of the man’s to take a world tour. Can you tell me upcoming tour?

world tour?

when you got the idea for this 【解析】选[D]。选项均以动词不定

式开头表明，本题可能考查做某事的

M: Two years ago, I thought about 目的。对话开头男士提到，going

going around to various places to see

around…to see if all this technology

if all this technology and progress in

and progress in North America had any

North America had any effects on the

effects on the rest of the world，即他想

rest of the world.

看看美国的科技在其他国家的效果

W: You have criticized Silicon Valley,

及影响，[D]是对此的同义转述，故

particularly its venture community

for arrogance, for seemingly 为答案。 believing it is the center of the 24. Which is true about Silicon

Valley according to the man? universe. Why is this?

M: I have actually not criticized SV nor 【解析】选[A]。预览选项可知, 本题

made a big deal about the Valley‟s 与对Silicon Valley的评价有关。对话center-of-the-universe attitude. I have 中男士说“硅谷确实是个最棒的地方been trying to make the point that I believe there is life on other planets. W: Champions of Silicon Valley see it as the world‟s best ecosystem for tech startups. In your view, is this still true?

之一，因为它拥有高质量的学校、众多帮助他人成功的成功人士，还有一些其他原因”，[A]中的many successful people表述正确, 故为答案。

M: It is one of the best places because 【点睛】[B]在对话中没有提到；[C]of the quality of schools, the number 中的the world‟s best place与对话中的of successful people who hung one of the best places表述不一致；[D]

around and seeded others to be

中的numerous schools是对quality of

successful, and other reasons. Again,

schools的错误表述。

I hope that other places can begin to

25. What effect does the connected

build these required ecosystems, so

world bring to entrepreneurs in

we begin to see more centers of

remote locations?

excellence springing up around the

【解析】选[B]。选项中的It

world.

makes/brings表明，本题考查It的影

W: How has the connected world changed

the

opportunities

for 响。对话中女士说“联系紧密的世界

是怎样为偏远地区的商人提供机会

businessmen in remote locations?

M: In the old days, it was very hard to 的？”，紧接着男士将现在和以前的get a voice or have that voice heard. 情况进行了对比, 表明现在的商人比That is the single greatest barrier to entry. Today, a free block, or a good service or idea, can get noticed and take off.

opportunities change because of the connected world?

M: Companies have to think globally from the perspective of resources, customers, etc. This is important

以前的机会多了，故答案为[B]。【点睛】听清问题中的the connected world明确选项中的It的指代内容是

W: How do you see investment 解答本题的关键。

because with technology and a global infrastructure, making it big might mean making it big in the UK, New Zealand, and Canada.

Section B

Passage One

【听前预测】预览四道题各选项，由选项中的Jeb，Tom，cougar，fight等可知，短文可能与Jeb或Tom和美洲豹的搏斗有关。

Lying in the sun on a rock, the cougar saw Jeb and his son, Tom, before they saw it. Jeb put his bag down quickly and pulled his jacket open with both hands, making himself look big to the cougar. It worked. The cougar hesitated, ready to attack Jeb, but ready to forget the whole thing, too.

Jeb let go of his jacket, grasped Tom and held him across his body, making a cross. Now the cougar‟s enemy looked even bigger, and it rose up, ready to move away, but unfortunately Tom got scared and struggled free of Jeb. “Tom, no!” shouted his father.

But Tom broke and ran and that‟s the last thing you do with a cougar. The second Tom broke free, Jeb threw himself on the cougar, just as it jumped from the rock. They hit each other in mid-air and both fell. The cougar was on Jeb in a flash, forgetting about Tom, which was what Jeb wanted.

Cougars are not as big as most people think and a determined man stands a chance, even with just his fists. As the cougar‟s claws got into his left shoulder, Jeb swung his fist at its eyes and hit hard. The animal howled and put its head back. Jeb followed up with his other fist. Then out of the corner of his eye, Jeb saw Tom. The boy was running back to help his father. “Knife, Tom!” shouted Jeb.

The boy ran to his father‟s bag, while Jeb started shouting as well as hitting, to keep the cougar‟s attention away from Tom. Tom got the knife and ran over to Jeb. The cougar was moving its head in and out, trying to find a way through the wall Jeb was making out of his arms. Tom swung with the knife, into the cougar‟s back. It howled horribly and ran off into the mountains. The whole fight had taken about thirty seconds.

Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. Why did Jeb pull his jacket open when he saw the cougar?

【解析】选[C]。选项均以动词不定式开头表明，本题考查行为目的。短文开头提到看到美洲豹时，Jeb…pulled his jacket open with both hands, making himself look big to the cougar（用两只手把他的夹克À开到最大，是自己的体型大于美洲豹），而美洲豹面对一个体型大于它的人，就会害怕，所以Jeb这样做是为了吓退美洲豹，故答案为[C]。

【点睛】现在分词做伴随状语，由making himself look big to the cougar可推出，其目的是为了吓退美洲豹。 27. What do we know about cougars?

【解析】选[D]。短文中提到Tom broke and ran and that‟s the last thing you do with a cougar （Tom因害怕跑了, 这是面对美洲豹时的大忌），由此可推断出，美洲豹喜欢攻击奔跑中的人，故答案为[D]。the last thing 意为“最不应该做的事”。

【点睛】听清问题中的cougars，明确选项中They的指代是解答本题的关键。28. How did Jeb try to hold the cougar’s attention?

【解析】选[A]。选项均以By + doing开头表明，本题考查方式方法。短文后面提到, Jeb started shouting as well as hitting, to keep the cougar‟s attention away from Tom（Jeb开始大声叫喊，同时用È头打美洲豹，将豹的注意力从Tom身上引开），故答案为[A]。

【点睛】问题中的try to hold the cougar‟s attention是对对话中to keep the cougar‟s attention away的同义转述。

29. Which of the following happened first?

【解析】选[A]。短文中提到，Jeb将Tom十字交叉抱着后Tom挣脱父亲跑掉，Tom跑掉之后，美洲豹从岩石上跳下来，最后Tom给父亲拿来一把刀，故答案为[A]。

【点睛】听清问题中的happened first是解题的关键。

Passage Two

【听前预测】预览三道题各选项，由选项中的her mother/grandmother，family，quilts等可知，短文与说话者的家庭生活有关，涉及到被子的情况。

I arrived at my mother‟s home for Questions 30 to 32 are based on the our Monday family dinner. The smells of passage you have just heard. food flew over from the kitchen. My 30. Why did the speaker go to mother was pulling out quilt after quilt

mother’s home?

from the boxes, proudly showing me 【解析】选[D]。选项均以不定式开头their beauties. She was preparing for a 表明，本题可能考查行为目的。短文quilt show at the Elmhurst Church. When we began to fold and put them back into the boxes, I noticed something at the bottom of one box. I pulled it out. “What is this?” I asked. quilt.”

开头就提到I arrived at my mother‟s home for our Monday family dinner，即说话者去母亲家是为了周一的家庭聚餐，故答案为[D]。

“Oh?” Mom said, “That‟s Mama‟s 【点睛】[D]中的family dinner是对短

文中family dinner的信息再现，for表

I spread the quilt. It looked as if a 目的。

group of school children had pieced it 31. Why was the speaker surprised? together: irregular designs, childish 【解析】选[A]。短文中提到，pictures, a crooked line on the right. “Grandmother made this?” I said, “Grandmother made this?” I said, surprised. My grandmother was a master at making quilts. This certainly didn‟t look like any of the quilts she had made. “Yes, right before she died. I brought it home with me last year and made

surprised，其中的this指的前面提到的被子，It looked as if a group of school children had pieced it together: irregular designs，childish pictures，a crooked line on the right，可见这条被

some changes,” she said. “I‟m still 子特别奇怪，故答案为[A]。 working on it. See, this is what I‟ve done 【点睛】[A]中的strange是对短文中so far.”

I looked at it more closely. She had made straight a crooked line. In the center of the quilt, she had stitched(缝) a piece of cloth with these words: “My mother made many quilts. She didn‟t get all lines straight. But I think this is beautiful. I want to see it finished. Her last quilt.”

irregular designs, childish pictures, a crooked line on the right的归纳概括。 32. What is mainly talked about in the passage?

【解析】选[C]。选项均为概括性强的名词短语表明，本题可能考查短文的主题或主旨。短文通过母亲的被子引出姥姥的被子，讲述这条被子的制作

“Oh, this is so nice, Mom,” I said. It 等，并说明“爱的传递”是这条被子的occurred to me that by completing my 意义所在，故答案为[C]。

grandmother‟s quilt, my mother was 【点睛】短文主旨要根据短文内容进honoring her own mother. I realized, too, 行总结。 that I held in my hands a family treasure. It started with the loving hands of one woman, and continued with the loving hands of another.

Passage Three

【听前预测】预览三道题各选项，由选项中的She，a less upper-class accent，Her speeches， accents and social classes表明，短文与口音和社会地位的关系有关。

The Queen‟s English is now Questions 33 to 35 are based on the sounding less upper-class, a scientific passage you have just heard. study of the Queen‟s Christmas 33. broadcasts had found. Researchers have

Why

were

the

Queen’s

broadcasts chosen for the study?

studied each of her messages to the 【解析】选[D]。短文一开始提到一Commonwealth countries since 1952 to 项针对女王口音的变迁的研究，接着find out the change in her pronunciation

from the noble Upper Received to the 说出原因：想通过过去半个世纪的记Standard Received.

Jonathan Harrington, a professor at Germany‟s University of Munich, wanted to discover whether accent changes recorded over the past half-century would take place within

录来发现口音变化是否会在一个人身上发生，而除了女王，别人都没有50年的相关记录，故答案为[D]。【点睛】短文中没有直接说明原因，但通过一些关键的信息点还是能够

one person. “As far as I know, there just 轻易选出答案。[D]中的50 years是对is nobody else for whom there is this half-century的同义转述。 sort of broadcast records,” he said. He said the noble way of pronouncing

34. Which is an example of a less noble accent in English?

vowels had gradually lost ground as the 【解析】选[B]。短文中给出几个例noble upper-class accent over the past 子, 如以前尊贵的读法是citay，years. “Her accent sounds slightly less

dutay，hame，lorst，现在的读法是

noble than it did 50 years ago. But these

citee，dutee，home，lost。[B] citee

are very, very small and slow changes

是现在的读法，也就是不太尊贵的英

that we don‟t notice from year to year.”

[B]

“We may be able to relate it to 语口音，故答案为。

changes in the social classes.” he told 【点睛】听清问题中的less noble The Daily Telegraph,

a British accent是解答本题的关键。

about?

newspaper. “In 1952 she would have 35. What is the passage mainly been heard saying „thet men in the bleck

het‟. Now it would be „that man in the 【解析】选[A]。选项均为概括性强black hat‟. Similarly, she would have 的名词短语表明，本题可能考查短文spoken of „the citay‟ and „dutay‟, rather than „citee‟ and „dutee‟, and „hame‟ rather than „home‟. In the 1950s she would have been „lorst‟, but by the 1970s „lost‟.” message countries.

the

Commonwealth Christmas,

the

主旨。短文一开始就提到女王口音的变化，接着引出一项口音研究，以女王的广播为研究对象，研究一个人在50年中的语音变化，故答案为[A]

The Queen‟s broadcast is a personal

Each

10-minute broadcast is put on TV at 3

p.m. in Britain as many families are recovering from their traditional turkey lunch.

Section C

36.irrational。【解析】由空前的their和空后的and可知，本空应填一和arbitrary意义相近的形容词。irrational在此意为“非理性的”。

37.social interactioninteraction。【解析】由空前的social可知，本空应填一名词。意为“社会交际”。

38.【解析】equally。由空前的apply和空后的介词to可知，本空应填一副词来修饰apply。equally在此意为“公平地，公正地”。

39.【解析】regardless。上文中提到没有人能凌驾于法律之上，本空所在句是对people的进一步限定，应该说的是不考虑财富、个人关系或者地位。regardless of意为“不管，不考虑”之意。

40.【解析】conviction。由空前的explains和the可知，本空应填一名词。conviction在此意为“信念，信条”。

41.【解析】removed。由空前be和空后的from可知，本空应填一过去分词形式的动词。be removed from office意为“免除职务”。

42.【解析】realm。由空前的the和空后的of可知，本空应填一名词。realm在此意为“领域”。

43.【解析】procedures。由空前的rules和and可知，本空应填一复数名词。procedures在此意为“程序”。

44.Getting a job with a government agency or getting a government grant 【答案】

for a research project, fulfills following published requirements

【Main Points】Getting a post with a government agency or getting a government grant for a research project, fulfills following published requirements

45.【答案】This is not to say that personal contacts, wealth, and social influence do not matter where laws and rules are concerned

【Main Points】This is not to say that personal contacts, wealth, and social influence is not important where laws and rules are concerned

46.【答案】Rich people can sometimes go unpunished for illegal behavior that poor people would likely to be punished for

【Main Points】The rich can sometimes go unpunished for illegal behavior which poor people would likely to be punished for

补充听力（七）答案解析

Part III Listening Comprehension

Section A

11. W: Let‟s talk about the preparations 【听前预测】由选项中的It，dull，not

for the party.

M: Right, I think we really need to

plan better and get things done in advance this time. Still remember what a mess it was at the last party?

party from the conversation?

well-organized，tired等可知，对话可能与It（极可能是某个活动或会议）的缺点有关。

【解析】选[B]。对话中男士提到上次的派对真是一团糟，[B]中的

Q: What do we know about the last not well-organized是对男士说的what

a mess的同义转述，故答案为[B]。in advance意为“提前”。

12. M: I‟ve never understood what this 【听前预测】由选项中的She

Woman‟s Lib business is all understands/doesn‟t think，Women，

about. I can understand women freedom

等可知，对话与女士对妇女权

in some countries struggling for

利的看法有关，女士的话为听音重点。

their rights. But it strikes me

【解析】选[D]。女士的话You are

that here in Britain women have

fooling（你被愚弄了）为听音重点，

already got as much freedom as

结合男士提到的Britain women have they could possibly want. W: You are fooling.

Q: What does the woman mean?

already got…freedom…they…want（英国女性已经获得…她们…想要的…自

由）可知，答案为[D]。Woman‟s Lib意为“妇女解放”。

13. M: By the way, Jane, did you talk to 【听前预测】由选项中的She，talk，

the consultant about our health consultant和时间短语可知，对话与女program?

士与顾问谈话的时间有关。

W: I contacted his office, but his 【解析】选[A]。女士的转折表述secretary said he would be out he would be out for lunch until two（他

for lunch until two. Q: What does the woman mean?

出去吃饭了，要两点才能回来）表明，女士两点前不能与顾问谈话，故答案为[A]。

14. M: Have you seen Tom at all this 【听前预测】由选项中的He，quit semester? I used to see him school，play tennis，sports，study等可everywhere! But now, he‟s never

知，对话与 He的运动和学习有关。

around.

【解析】选[D]。对话中女士提到

W: Well, he‟s got a really heavy

he‟s got a really heavy course load and

course load and he is on the

he is on the tennis team now（他现在课

tennis team now!

程负担很重，而且他还在网球队打

Q: What does the woman say about

球）。[D]是对女士的话的综合表述，Tom?

故为答案。

15. W: Oh, this is a beautiful city. I‟m 【听前预测】选项中的for/meet his

really glad I‟ve brought my friends表明，男士的话为听音重点。

camera.

【解析】选[D]。对话中男士提到I

M: Yes, there are lots of things to

have some friends who would like to

take pictures of here. But I hope

meet you（我有几个朋友想见你），由

you will not plan to spend all of

此可知，男士暗示女士抽时间跟他的

your time snapping. I have some

朋友们见面，故答案为[D]。

friends who would like to meet

you.

Q: What does the man want the

woman to do?

16. W: You are late again! We‟ve been 【听前预测】由选项中的The man，

expecting you for an hour. For driver，car等可知，对话与男士的汽车what reason this time?

M: I‟m terribly sorry. I couldn‟t start

my car, and then I had to send for my mechanic to fix it. I really don‟t know things would turn out to be like this. conversation?

17. M: How are you doing with your

plan?

【听前预测】由选项中的She is

W: No one knows how to do the worried/needs等可知，女士的话为听

work correctly, so we have to 音重点。

learn how to do it by a process 【解析】选[B]。对话中女士提到，of trial and error. But I think No one knows how to do the work things are getting better and correctly…learn…by…trial and errorbetter.

Q: What do we learn from the

conversation about the woman?

（没人知道怎么正确开展工作，通[B]是对女过…不断摸索…来学习），士的话的同义转述，故为答案。trial and error意为“反复实验（以摸索到好方法）”。

18. W: Hi, Peter. I was surprised to see 【听前预测】由选项中重复出现的

you in the class in children‟s The woman，The man，majoring in可literature yesterday. Are you 知，对话与男士和女士的专业有关。

also majoring in elementary

【解析】选[D]。对话中女士提

education?

到Are you also majoring in elementary

M: No, I‟m not. But as a psychology

education（你的专业也是初等教

major I can use this to fulfill the

育？），由其中的also推断出[D]的表

requirement in developmental

述正确，故答案为[D]。elementary

psychology.

education意为“初等教育”。

Q: What do you learn from the

conversation?

有关。

【解析】选[D]。对话中女士提到You are late again!（你又迟到了！），[D]中的not seem to have a good sense of time与女士所说的late again相对应，故

Q: What can we infer from the 答案为[D]。turn out to be…意为“结果

是…”。

Now you will hear the two long conversations.

Conversation One

【听前预测】预览四道题各选项，由选项中的police officer，Detective/Patrol work等可知，对话可能与警察的工作有关。

W: Welcome to our program, Mr. Questions 19 to 22 are based on the Smith. M: Thank you.

W: Mr. Smith, how long have you been a police officer? years.

W: Thirty years. And you‟ve had different types of assignments on the police force, I guess.

M: Yeah, I‟ve done everything from

conversation you have just heard. 19. What’s the relationship between the two speakers?

【解析】选[D]。预览选项可知，本题

M: I‟ve been a police officer for thirty 考查人物关系。根据女士的开场白

Welcome to our program以及接下来的问题How long…a police officer?可推测，对话双方的身份分别是电视台节目女主持人和警察，故答案为[D]。

patrol to undercover work to 【点睛】人物关系题要根据对话双方detective work, and now I‟m 的语气、关键信息词进行推理判断。 supervising investigations.

W: Mr. Smith, I think most people

would say that being a police officer 20. What do we know about Mr. is a very stressful job. Would you agree?

But it depends on your assignment. W: So, what‟s probably the most stressful job you can have? M: I‟d say patrol is the most stressful assignment.

W: That‟s interesting! In what way?

Smith from the conversation? 【解析】选[B]。对话中Mr. Smith提到，

M: Yes, it‟s definitely a stressful job. 他做过patrolundercover work（巡警），

（卧底），detective work（刑侦工作），supervising investigations（督察），可推断出他是一个经验丰富（experienced）的警察，故答案为[B]。

M: Well, I guess the biggest part of the

stress is the fear factor, the fear of the 21. What assignment does Mr. Smith

believe is the most stressful?

unknown.

W: What do you mean, Mr. Smith? know from moment to moment who you are talking to or what their reaction is going to be to justify your presence. Let‟s say, for example, a patrol officer stops someone for a

【解析】选[C]。对话中Mr. Smith提到，patrol is the most stressful assignment

M: Well, in patrol work, you don‟t （巡逻是最有压力的工作），并进行了

解释说明，故答案为[C]。

【点睛】最高级处常设为考点，听音时多加留意，问题中的most stressful是听音关键。

traffic violation. It seems as though

that would be a very low-stress situation.

W: Yes, it is a very low-stress situation. M: But the truth is, there are more routine stop. W: Really?

22. Why are all police officers taught to be aware of their surroundings from the very beginning?

police officers injured during a 【解析】选[D]。对话中男士提到，事

实上在一些例行的检查中可能会有更多的警察受伤，那就是所有的警察在

M: Really! That‟s why all police 一开始受训时就要对周围的环境时刻officers are taught from the very

保持警惕的原因，故答案为[D]。

beginning to be aware of their

【点睛】问题原句在对话中以That‟s

surroundings: people back over

why出现，那么其答案应该在该句之

policemen, people shoot policemen,

people jump out at policemen — 前。different kinds of things. So that‟s probably the most stressful time. W: I see. Let‟s take a break and then we‟ll move on to our next topic. M: All right.

Conversation Two

【听前预测】预览三道题各选项，由选项中的apartment, student housing等可知，对话与住宿有关。 43

W: Good morning. This is Housing Questions 23 to 25 are based on the

conversation you have just heard. Office. How can I help you? M: Hi. I‟m calling about the new 23. Where does the man live? subsidized low-cost housing for 【解析】选[B]。预览选项可知，本graduate students.

题考查与男士有关的地点。对话中男

W: Are you aware that it‟s only 士提到，But right now we‟re living

available to married graduate with my wife‟s parents

，由此可知，男

students and their families?

士现在和妻子的父母同住，故答案为

M: Yes. I think my wife and I may

[B]。

qualify since she‟s still in graduate

【点睛】But转折处常设为考点，应

school. But I was wondering whether

there were any other requirements. 注意其后的句子通常为答案所在。 W: Well, unless you have more than one

child, you have to have a combined 24. Why does the man believe he’s annual income that‟s less than 5,000 dollars.

eligible for low-cost housing? 【解析】选[C]。对话中女士提到，申

M: I‟m working as a part-time research 请低价住宿的条件是已婚研究生，男assistant so that‟s no problem. But 士说，I think my wife and I may qualify right now we‟re living with my wife‟s parents. Does that mean we have to include their income too? W: Not necessarily. Why don‟t you stop by our office so I can give you some forms to fill out and explain everything in more detail?

M: That sounds like a good idea. Would tomorrow morning be all right?

since she‟s still in graduate school，由此可知，男士的妻子是研究生，符合申请条件，故答案为[C]。

25. Why does the woman suggest that the man visit her office in the afternoon?

【解析】选[A]。对话中男士提出明

女士表示拒绝并提W: I think the afternoon might be better. 天早上拜访女士，

You know it can be pretty crazy 出在明天下午见，并解释了原因，it around here on a Friday morning.

can be pretty crazy around here on a

M: All right then. I‟ll try to make it in Friday morning（周五上午人太多了），the afternoon. Is there anyone special 也就是说，她周五上午太忙，故答案

I should ask for? 为[A]。

W: You can ask for me, Susan 【点睛】考查时间的题一般对话中给Davidson, or my assistant Bill

出两个以上时间，听清问题是解答此

Brown. We‟ll be glad to give you

类题目的关键。

any help you need. M: OK. Thanks a lot. See you then.

Section B

Passage One

【听前预测】预览四道题各选项，由选项中的The right of choice，products，purchasing decisions，variety of choices等可知，短文与商品购买的决定有关。

Almost every day we come across Questions 26 to 29 are based on the situations in which we have to make passage you have just heard.

decisions one way or another. Choice, 26. What do we learn from the we are given to believe, is a right. But

passage?

for a good many people in the world, in 【解析】选[B]。短文中提到，The rich and poor countries, choice is a endless choice gives birth to anxiety in luxury, something wonderful but hard to people‟s lives. Buying something as get, not a right. And for those who think basic as a coffee pot is not exactly they are exercising their right to make simple，由此可知，选择并不简单，choices, the whole system is merely an illusion, a false idea created by companies and advertiser, hoping to sell their products.

The endless choice gives birth to anxiety in people‟s lives. Buying something as basic as a coffee pot is not exactly simple. Easy access to a wide range of everyday goods leads to a sense of powerlessness in many people,

故答案为[B]。

27. Why do more choices of goods give rise to anxiety?

【解析】选[B]。短文中提到，The endless choice gives birth to anxiety in people‟s lives和Easy access to a wide range of everyday goods leads to a sense of powerlessness in many people，也就是说，商品的种类太多

ending in the shopper giving up and 了，顾客都挑花眼了，很难做出选择，walking away, or just buying an 从而产生了忧虑， [B]中的the broad unsuitable item that is not really wanted. range of items

对应短文中的a wide

Recent studies in England have shown

range of everyday goods，故为答案。

that many electrical goods bought in

【点睛】问题中的more choices of

almost every family are not really

goods give rise to anxiety是对短文中

needed. More difficult decision-making

is then either avoided or trusted into the The endless choice gives birth to hands of the professionals, lifestyle anxiety的同义转述。 instructors, or advisors.

It is not just the availability of the goods that is the problem, but the speed

28. What does the speaker want to prove by using computers as an example?

with which new types of products come 【解析】选[C]。短文中提到，The on the market. Advances in design and typical example is computers, which are production help quicken the process. almost out-of-date once they are Products also need to have a short bought，该例子是为了证明前面的话：lifespan so that the public can be Products also need to have a short persuaded to replace them within a short lifespan so that the public can be time. The typical example is computers, persuaded to replace them within a short which are almost out-of-date once they time，也就是说是为了证明新设计的are bought. This indeed makes selection a problem. Gone are the days when one could just walk with case into a shop and buy one thing; no choice, no anxiety.

商品搅乱了市场，使人们的选择变得更加困难，故答案为[C]。

【点睛】注意举例处一般是为了证明前面的观点。

29. What is this passage mainly about?

【解析】选[A]。选项均为概括性强的名词短语表明，本题可能考查短文主旨。短文主要是讲人们在选购商品时的困难和无助，故答案为[A]。

Passage Two

【听前预测】预览三道题各选项，结合第30题中多次出现Ms. Mellor，English-teaching，Teacher等可知，短文很可能与Ms. Mellor作为英语教师的相关情况有关。

A teacher of English as a second Questions 30 to 32 are based on the language is the 2004 Teacher of the Year passage you have just heard. in the United States. Kathy Mellor of 30. What is the passage mainly Rhode Island will spend the next year as an

international

spokeswoman

about?

for 【解析】选[C]。选项均为概括性强

education. President Bush and his wife, 的名词短语表明，本题很可能考查短Laura, honored her during a ceremony at 文主旨。由短文开头提到的A teacher the White House last week.

For the past nineteen years, Kathy Mellor has taught English as a second language at Davisville Middle School in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, in the northeastern

United

States.

She

of English as a second language is the 2004 Teacher of the Year in the United States.可知，短文主要谈论的是“2004年美国年度教师”的相关情况，故答案为[C]。

短文主旨和标题一般在开头redesigned the program for ESL students 【点睛】

at her school to provide each student with 或结尾有所提及，应给予足够的重one to three periods per day in classes for 视。 English learners. How much instruction the students get depends on their level of skill in listening, speaking, reading and writing. The amount of time they spend

in these classes is reduced as their level 31. What does “ESL” in the passage of English increases.

stand for?

A teacher describes this as the most 【解析】选[D]。短文中多次出现successful ESL program in North English as a second language，由此可Kingstown. She also praises Kathy

知ESL是其简写形式，故答案为[D]。

Mellor for providing help to students and

their families by forming a local parents

group for speakers of other languages.

This improved their ability to help their children.

Kathy Mellor earned a master‟s

32. What can we learn from the passage?

degree in education from Rhode Island 【解析】选[B]。短文主要谈论的是the College. She studied teaching English as 2004 Teacher of the Year，开头提到，a second language.

President Bush and his wife, Laura,

，由此可推断

She was chosen for the national honor honored her during a ceremony at the of Teacher of the Year from among top White House last weekteachers in each of the fifty states. As Teacher of the Year, Kathy Mellor will travel around the United States and to other countries. She will talk about the importance of education and the work of teachers.

Passage Three

【听前预测】预览三道题各选项，结合第35题中重复出现的Parents和their teenagers可知，短文可能与父母和孩子之间的关系有关。

Parents often believe that they have Questions 33 to 35 are based on the a good relationship with their teenagers. passage you have just heard. But last summer, Joanna and Henry 33. What troubles Tina and Mark noticed a change in their older son: most?

suddenly he seemed to be talking far 【解析】选[B]。短文中提到，The more to his friends than to his parents. problem is figuring out which time is “The door to his room is always shut,” which，其中的The problem指的就是Joanna noted.

Tina and Mark noticed similar changes in their 14-year-old daughter. “She used to cuddle up with me on the sofa and talk,” said Mark. “Now we joke that she does this only when she

出，美国政府很注重教育，故答案为[B]。

上文Tina and Mark提到的他们不知道女儿的心思，故答案为[B]。【点睛】解答本题的关键是通过直接引语（女儿什么时候需要被当作小女孩，什么时候需要被当作一位年轻的

wants something. Sometimes she wants 女士）来理解The problem is figuring to be treated like a little girl and out which time is which。

sometimes like a young lady. The 34. Which statement best explains problem is figuring out which time is “the wall of silence” in the which.”

Before age 11, children like to tell their parents what‟s on their minds. “In fact, parents are first on the list,” said Michael Riera, author of Uncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers. “This

passage?

【解析】选[C]。the wall of silence字面意思为“沉默的墙壁”，而根据短文内容可推断出，此处是比喻用法，指的是青少年跟他们父母交流不多，故

completely changes during the teen 答案为[C]。

理解比喻处的关键是根据上years,” Riera explained. “They talk to 【点睛】

their friends first, then maybe their 下文语境来明确比喻的深层含义。 teachers, and their parents last.”

Parents who know what‟s going on position to help them. To break down the wall of silence, parents should create chances to understand what their children want to say, and try to find ways to talk and write to them. And

35. What can be learned from the passage?

in their teenagers‟ lives are in the best 【解析】选[D]。短文末尾对父母应

如何了解青春期的孩子提出建议，给出了父母们具体的做法：to be a friend，not a manager，with their children is a better way to know them，

they must give their children a mental 由此可推测父母应该尽量理解青春break, for children also need freedom, 期的孩子，[D]中的understand是对其though young. Another thing parents 中a better way to know的同义转述，should remember is that to be a friend, 故为答案。 not a manager, with their children is a better way to know them.

Section C

36.【解析】succeeding。空后的名词group表明，本空应填一形容词，与并列连词and前的each established group of immigrants形成对比。succeeding在此意为“新兴的，新建立起来的”。

37.【解析】financially。空后的形容词successful表明，本空应填一副词。 38.【解析】unjust。空前的比较级标志词more表明，本空应填一形容词。 39.【解析】distinct。空后的名词disadvantages表明，本空应填一形容词。 40.【解析】traditions。空前的形容词cultural表明，本空应填一名词。cultural traditions意为“文化传统”。

41.【解析】established。空后的名词society表明，本空应填一形容词作定语。上文中的each established group对本空有很强的提示作用。

42.【解析】experienced。空前的became和主语they表明，本空应填一过去式形式的动词。

43.【解析】majority。空前的定冠词the和空后的of表明，本空应填一名词，修饰black population。

44.In the 1950s and 1960s, blacks fought to gain fair treatment, and they 【答案】now have legal protection in housing, education and employment

【Main Points】In the 1950s and 1960s, blacks struggled to be treated equally, and now they have legal protection in housing, education and employment 45.【答案】Busing children from one neighborhood to another is one solution to inequality in education

【Main Points】Busing children from one neighborhood to another is a solution to education inequality

46.【答案】The situation of blacks is better today than it was in the 1950s, but racial tension persists

【Main Points】The situation of blacks is better than in the 1950s, but racial tension still exists

补充听力（八）答案解析

Part III Listening Comprehension

Section A

11. W: May I take a make-up exam 【听前预测】由选项中的student，

next week?

M: It‟s not my policy to give

make-up unusual.

Q: What can be concluded from

this conversation?

exams,

but

the

circumstances in your case are

make-up exam等可知，对话可能与学生补考有关。

【解析】选[C]。对话中男士提到It‟s not my policy to give make-up exams, but the circumstances in your case are unusual. （让学生补考不是我的一贯做法，不过你的情况比较特殊），即男士允许女士补考。[C]的内容与此一致，故为答案。

12. W: I‟d like to pay my share of the 【听前预测】由选项中的He does

meal, but I guess you won‟t mind treating me just this time. M: Oh, that‟s what you think. Q: What does the man mean?

want/is wondering可知，女士的话为听音重点。

【解析】选[A]。对话中女士说I guess you won‟t mind treating me（我猜你不会介意请我吧），男士答that‟s what you think表达了相反意见，即男士想让女士付款，故答案为[A]。treat sb.在此意为“请某人客”。

13. M: The new sales manager says he 【听前预测】由选项中的He，

has never met you before. W: We‟ve been introduced about

three times. He seems a little forgetful.

Q: What do we learn about the

new sales manager?

forgiving，tolerant，liked by等可知，本题考查对He的评价和看法。【解析】选[A]。对话中女士提到He seems a little forgetful（他似乎有点健忘），[A]是对此的同义转述，故为答案。[D]中的has been introduced是针对女士提到的introduced about three times所设的干扰。

14. M: I‟d like to speak to Mr. Jones, 【听前预测】由选项中重复出现的

please.

W: Sorry, sir. But Mr. Jones isn‟t here any more. Mr. Williams is in charge now.

Q: What can we infer from the conversation?

Mr. Williams和Mr. Jones可知，对话与这两人的情况有关。

【解析】选[C]。对话中女士提到，But Mr. Jones isn‟t here any more. Mr. Williams is in charge now. （Mr. Jones已经不在这儿了，现在负责人是Mr. Williams）。由此可推知，原来是Mr. Jones负责，[C]的内容与此一致，故为答案。

15. M: It is a good place to spend my 【听前预测】根据意思相反的两个选

holidays. Many people say the winter here is usually mild. How do you feel?

W: Usually? But I think this year it

will be very different. Q: What does the woman imply

about this winter?

项中有一个很可能是答案的命题规律，将答案锁定在[A]和[C]之间。【解析】选[A]。对话中女士提到，But…it will be very different（天气会大不相同），结合男士提到的usually mild（通常温和）可知，答案为[A]。mild意为“（天气）温和的”，相当于warm and comfortable。

16. W: I forgot to bring paper and a 【听前预测】由选项中重复出现的

pencil to take notes with me in class.

M: That‟s all right. I have enough for both of us.

Q: What will the man most probably do next?

help the woman可知，对话与男士帮助女士有关，男士的话为听音重点。【解析】选[C]。对话中男士提到，I have enough for both of us（我的足够咱俩用），结合女士所说的I forgot to bring paper and a pencil可知，男士要借纸和笔给女士，故答案为[C]。

17. W: Can we go to some place and 【听前预测】选项均为名词性短语，

talk? I can‟t even hear my voice in here.

M: Well, there‟s a little park down

且含有dirty，noisy等消极词，可知本题可能考查女士抱怨的对象。【解析】选[B]。对话中女士提到

the street. It‟s usually quiet this time of the day. Q:

What

the

woman

complaining about?

I can‟t even hear my voice in here （在这儿我连自己的声音都听不见了），[B]是对此的同义转述，故为答案。

18. W: I‟d really like to learn how to 【听前预测】由选项中重复出现的

play chess, but it looks so complicated. It seems like it will take a really long time to learn.

M: Well, it does take a long time to get good at it. But we can go over the basics this afternoon if you want.

Q: What does the man mean?

play chess可知，对话与下棋有关。[A]中的The woman should表明男士的话为听音重点。

【解析】选[D]。对话中男士提到，But we can go over the basics…if you want，[D]是对此的同义转述，故为答案。go over the basics在此意为“熟悉一遍（下棋的）基本规则”。But后的内容常设为考点和答案出处所在，听音时应注意。

Now you will hear the two long conversations.

Conversation One

【听前预测】预览四道题各选项，由选项中的work，higher salary，courses等可知，对话很可能与男士的工作和学业冲突有关。

M: Hello, Prof. Diana, you wanted to Questions 19 to 22 are based on the see me?

conversation you have just heard.

W: Oh, yes, Frank. Thanks for coming. 19. What does Prof. Diana offer It‟s about your work as a teaching Frank?

assistant. I‟ve just read your 【解析】选[A]。对话中女士提到evaluations, the ones the students filled out toward the end of the semester.

M: Yes? Well, how were they? W: Would you like to take a look? Out

Frank的助教工作，接下来对他的工作给予了肯定，提到希望Frank继续当助教，后面的对话也都是围绕此话题展开，故答案为[A]。

of a possible score of five, you got 20. What’s Frank’s answer to Prof. a 4.8. That‟s very high, Frank. M: Well, what a pleasant surprise. W: When we see such a high score, we generally try to keep the teaching assistant on a little longer and perhaps even ask them to cover more classes. What do you say, Frank? Would you like this? M: I sure would, but I don‟t know if I can. Next fall will be my last semester of course work for my master‟s and I‟ll be very busy doing research on my thesis. Could I have a few days to think about it? W: Certainly. I wouldn‟t want you to fall behind in your course work, but I do think you should consider getting more experience in the classroom. You seem to have a real gift.

M: Thanks for your praise, Professor. W: Let me know by the beginning of next week, will you?

M: Sure thing. I‟ll drop by again on Monday or Tuesday.

Dianna’s offer?

【解析】选[C]。女士征求意见时，男士表示I sure would，但接着又用but进行转折，表示自己下学期时间会很紧张，最后要求考虑几天再给答复，故答案为[C]。

21. What does Prof. Dianna suggest

that Frank do?

【解析】选[D]。选项均以原形动词开头表明，本题可能与建议有关。女士说不希望男士耽误学业，接着用but转折，认为男士应该consider getting more experience in the classroom，故答案为[D]。【点睛】but转折处为常考点，其后的句子通常为答案所在。

22. What is the “gift” the professor

refers to?

【解析】选[A]。对话中女士赞扬男士You seem to have a real gift。由对话中提到的teaching，evaluations，score，very high可推断车，女士是对男士的教书能力赞赏有加，故答案为[A]。gift在此含“天赋（talent）”之意。

【点睛】问题中的gift为一词多义，听清对话所陈述的主要内容是解题的关键。

Conversation Two

【听前预测】预览三道题各选项，由选项中的He，lost his job，woman‟s study，chooses the wrong major等可知，对话与男士的工作和女士的专业有关。

M: Hi, honey! What‟s going on?

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the

W: I have great news to tell you. I just conversation you have just heard. found out that I was accepted as an 23. Which is true about the man RA!

that you had to postpone your studying abroad because I lost my job. I just interviewed at a home grocery delivery business, so we‟ll see if I get hired.

W: Don‟t worry. Everything will be OK! optimist.

W: Eh, dad, I want to talk with you about

declaring

major

anthropology. Business isn‟t the best choice for me.

M: Well, I don‟t know why you can‟t declare your own major. If this is what you really want to do, then

according to the conversation?

M: That‟s really great news! I‟m sorry 【解析】选[B]。对话中女士说她要修

人类学，男士说your mother and I will support your decision，故答案为[B]，同时排除[C]。由对话中男士提到的Don‟t forget I‟m an optimist（乐观主义者）可排除[A]。 24. Why does the man feel sorry?

M: I think so. Don‟t forget I‟m an 【解析】选[C]。选项中的He，out of

employment，lets…down等表明，本题考查男士做某件可能是不好的事情。男士提到I‟m sorry that you had to postpone your studying abroad because I lost my job，即男士为因自己的失业而推迟女士出国留学的时间而感到抱歉，故答案为[C]。

your mother and I will support your 【点睛】[C]中的delay与对话中的

postpone同义。 decision.

W: Thanks, dad! I just want you to 25. Where does this conversation know that I will make you proud! proud of you.

W: Thanks, dad. I am really interested in anthropology and I promise that

most probably take place?

M: Your mother and I are already 【解析】选[D]。预览选项可知，本

题考查对话发生的地点。对话末尾女士明确说她得挂电话了，抓住关

I will become a success with my degree.

M: We believe in you!

W: Well, I‟d better hang up. I have a lot of reading to catch up on before finals. Talk to you soon!

键词hang up不难选出答案为[D]。【点睛】地点题要根据对话中的关键信息进行推断。

Section B

Passage One

【听前预测】预览三道题各选项，由选项中的Exercise，Running，Health Benefits等可知，短文可能与运动和健康有关。

America is a country on the move. Questions 26 to 28 are based on the In unheard of numbers, people of all passage you have just heard. ages are exercising their way to better 26. According to the passage, what health. According to the latest figures, 59 percent of American adults exercise regularly, up 12 percent from just two figure of 25 years ago. Even non-exercisers believe they would be more attractive and confident if they were more active.

It is not hard to get the message. The virtues of physical fitness are stamps,

and television ads

for

was the percentage of American adults doing regular physical exercises two years ago?

years ago and more than double the 【解析】选[B]。本题涉及到数字。近

年来，本题的听音重点是现在和两年前各自对应的百分比：现在为59%；现在比两年前上涨12%，所以两年前应为59%-12%，即47%，故答案为[B]。

shown on magazine covers, postage 【点睛】短文中一般会出现几组数

据，而问题的答案一般需要将几组数字进行简单计算。

everything from beauty soaps to travel

books. Exercise as a part of daily life 27. What can be learnt about the did not catch on until the late 1960s health benefits of exercise from when research by military doctors the passage? began to show the health benefits of 【解析】选[D]。根据意思相反的两

doing regular physical exercise.

个选项，其中之一很可能是答案的命题规律，将答案锁定在[A]和[D]之

间

。

短

文

中

提

Growing publicity for races held in American cities helped fuel a strong interest in the ancient sport of running.

Although running has levelled off in recent years as Americans have discovered equally rewarding and sometimes safer forms of exercise, such as walking and swimming, running remains the most popular form of exercise.

As the popularity of exercise evidence of its health benefits. The key to fitness is exercising the major muscle groups vigorously enough to approximately double the heart rate and keep it doubled for 20 to 30 minutes at a time. Doing such physical exercises three or more times a week will

produce

considerable

improvements in physical health in about three months.

到，…research…show the health benefit of doing regular physical exercises，由此可知，答案为[D]，其中的are supported by scientific evidence是对短文中research…show的同义转述。

28. Which would be the best title for

the passage?

continues to mount, so does scientific 【解析】选[B]。由选项内容的实词首

字母均大写可知，本题考查短文标题。短文主要介绍了体育锻炼对健康的好处，故答案为[B]。【点睛】短文标题或短文主旨可先根据选项进行推断，再根据短文内容进行确定，短文开头和短文结尾要给予足够的重视。

Passage Two

【听前预测】预览四道题各选项，由选项中的attitudes，like，believe，forget，minds等可知，短文可能与人类思想的研究有关。

A study published in September Questions 29 to 32 are based on the suggests there is a surprising way to passage you have just heard. get people to avoid unhealthy foods: 29. Why did Loftus ask the change their memories. Scientist Elizabeth Loftus of the University of

volunteers to answer some questions?

California at Irvine asked volunteers to 【解析】选[C]。选项均以不定式开头answer some questions on their personalities and food experiences. “One week later,” Loftus says, “we told those people we‟d fed their answers into our smart computer and it came up with an account of their early childhood

experiences.”

Some

accounts included one key additional detail — “You got sick after eating strawberry ice-cream.” The researchers then changed this detail into a manufactured memory through leading questions — Who were you with? How did you feel? By the end of the study, up to 41% of those given a false memory believed strawberry ice-cream once made them sick, and many said they‟d avoid eating it.

When Loftus published her findings, she started getting calls from people begging her to make them

表明，本题考查某人做某事的目的或原因。由短文中Loftus所说的“One Week Later,”和“we told those people we‟d fed their answers into…computer…”可以推断，Loftus让志愿者回答问题是为了收集他们的个人信息，以使在此基础上设计出的false memory更有效。[C]的内容是对此目的的进一步概括，故为答案。

【点睛】feed sth. into a computer意为“将…输入到计算机中”。

30. What did Loftus find out from

her research?

【解析】选[B]。短文指出调查结果：41%的被调查者都相信了researchers为他们设计的false memory，[B]的内容与此调查的结果一致，故为答案。

remember hating chocolate or French 31. According to the study, under fries. Unfortunately, it‟s not that easy. what circumstances may people False memories appear to work only

stop having a certain food?

for foods you don‟t eat on a regular 【解析】选[D]。分析选项可知，此basis. But most important, it is likely

处的it指代的应该是food，该研究

that false memories can be implanted

的结果是：41%的人都相信，在他们

only in people who are unaware of the

的记忆当中，ice-cream once made

mental control. And lying to a patient

is immoral, even if a doctor believes them sick，并表示they‟d avoid it‟s for the patient‟s benefit.

Loftus says there‟s nothing to stop

eating，[D]是对此的抽象概括，故为答案。

parents from trying it with their 【点睛】[D]中的think对应短文中的overweight children. “I say, wake up — parents have been lying about Father Christmas for years, and nobody seems to mind. If they can prevent diseases caused by fatness and all the other problems that come with that, you might think that‟s a more moral lie. Decide that for yourself.”

believed; bad experience对应made them sick。

32. What is the biggest concern with

the method?

【解析】选[A]。短文中提到，这种方法的缺点之一就是lying to a patient is immoral，而Loftus则举例辩解说，这种方法是a more moral lie，可见人们最关心的是这种方法是否道德，故答案为[A]。【点睛】注意对If引导的虚拟语气句的理解。

Passage Three

【听前预测】预览三道题各选项，由选项中重复出现helicopters, used for等可知，段文应与直升飞机有关，并涉及它的用途。

For centuries man dreamed of Questions 33 to 35 are based on the achieving vertical flight. The ancient passage you have just heard. dream was finally realized in 1940 33. What is said about the when a Russian engineer piloted a with a rotating fan on top. It rose awkwardly and vertically into the air from a standing start, hovered a few feet above the ground, went sideways and backwards, and then settled back to earth. The vehicle was called a helicopter.

Imaginations were fired. Man

development of the helicopter?

strange-looking craft of steel tubing 【解析】选[D]。短文中提到People

anticipate

that

vertical

flight

transports would carry millions of passengers as the airliners of today do，[D]的表述与此一致，故为答案。【点睛】问题中的helicopter对应短文中的vertical flight transports。 34. How has the use of helicopters

developed?

dreamed of going to work in their own 【解析】选[C]。短文中提到The personal anticipated

helicopters. that

vertical

People flight

helicopter has now become an extremely useful machine. It excels in military missions…use them in police work…for site selection，由此可知，直升飞机的用途是多种多样的，故答案为[C] 。

【点睛】听清问题中的helicopters，明确选项中They的指代内容是解答本题的关键。

transports would carry millions of passengers as the airliners of today do. Such fantastic expectations were not fulfilled.

The helicopter has now become an extremely useful machine. It excels in military missions, carrying troops, guns and strategic instruments where use them as airborne offices, many metropolitan areas use them in police work,

construction

and

companies employ them in various advantageous ways, engineers use them for site selection and surveying, and oil companies use them as the best way to make offshore and remote work stations accessible to crews and supplies. Any urgent mission to a hard-to-get-to place is a likely task for a helicopter. Among their other multitude of uses they deliver people across town, fly to and from airports, assist in rescue work, and aid in the search for missing or wanted persons.

other aircraft cannot go. Corporations 35. Under what conditions are

helicopters found to be absolutely essential?

logging 【解析】选[D]。选项均以“For+名词

短语”开头表明，本题可能考查某物的用途，很可能是直升飞机。短文中提到，Any urgent mission to a hard-to-get-to place is a likely task for a helicopter可知答案为[D]。【点睛】[D]中的places inaccessible to是对短文中hard-to-get-to place的同义转述。

Section C

36.【解析】approaching。分析句子成分，空所在句作前面主句的伴随状语，故本空应填一现在分词形式的动词。

37.【解析】general。分析句子结构，可知In (37) ________构成固定短语，在句中作状语。In general意为“通常来讲”。

38.【解析】approximately。分析句子成分且由空后的数字可知，本空需要填一副词来修饰。

39.【解析】available。空前the total与空后的介词短语for living expenses表明，本空很可能应填一过去分词形式的动词或一形容词。

40.【解析】budget。空前的名词短语the total与空后的介词短语for living expenses表明，本空所填词很可能为动词的过去分词或形容词或一名词。 41.【解析】illegal。空前的and表明，本空应填一与unsafe和unhealthy一样都表示负面意义的形容词。

42.【解析】alternatives。空前的housing表明，本空应填一名词。 43.【解析】admitted。空前的现在完成时标志词has表明，本空应填一动词的过去分词。

44.【答案】Students should also be advised that commuting to campus from a distance is usually very difficult

【Main Points】Students should be advised that commuting far to campus is very hard

45.【答案】On arrival in the United States, students can usually obtain further information on local housing options from the foreign students adviser 【Main Points】Arriving in US, students can get more information on local housing options from their adviser

46.【答案】A local international hospitality organization may also be a source of assistance in finding a suitable place to live

【Main Points】A local international hospitality organization may also help in finding a suitable place to live

补充听力（九）答案解析

Part III Listening Comprehension

Section A

11. M: I‟ve been taking four courses, 【听前预测】由选项中重复出现的

but I think I‟ll drop one of them at the end of this term. W: That may be for the best. You should have done so earlier. Q: What does the woman mean?

drop，course可知，对话与放弃课程有关。由The man must/had better可知，女士的话为听音重点。【解析】选[B]。对话中女士提到，That may be for the best（那或许再好不过了），[B]的内容是对女士的话的同义转述，故为答案。

12. W: How was the movie that you 【听前预测】由选项中重复出现的

went to last night? I know how much you wanted to see it. M: Well, I was hoping for something really wonderful. But the

movie

was

full

stereotypes, and relationships that never fully developed. Q: What does the man mean?

The movie和wonderful、good等词可知，对话与对电影的评价有关。【解析】选[C]。对话中男士提到，I was hoping for something really wonderful. But… （我之前一直希望能很精彩，但是…），转折处说明电影没有男士期望的那么精彩，故答案为[C]。

13. M: I was shocked when I heard 【听前预测】根据意思相反的两个选

you‟d finished your research project a whole month early. W: How I managed to do it is still

a mystery to me.

Q: What does the woman mean?

项中有一个可能是答案的命题规律，答案锁定在[A]和[B]之间，女士的话为听音重点。

【解析】选[B]。对话中女士提到，How I managed to do it is still a mystery to me.（我是怎么做到的对我来说仍是个谜），[B]的内容是对女士的话的同义转述，故为答案。

14. W: I can‟t believe we have another 【听前预测】根据意思相反的两个选

lab report due so soon. Dr. White must think that we don‟t have any other classes. M: I know just what you mean. I‟ll be really pressed to get it done. Q: What does the man mean?

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。男士的话为听音重点。

【解析】选[B]。对话中男士提到，I‟ll be really pressed（我也很有压力），[B]的内容为男士的话的同义转述，其中的heavy与对话中pressed对应，故[B]为答案。

15. M: The doctor said if I kept 【听前预测】由选项均以原形动词开

smoking, I would increase my chances of having a heart attack.

W: Did he suggest reducing weight, too?

Q: What does the woman think the man should also do?

wear to the party. All of my clothes look so old. It‟s too bad I don‟t have any money to get something new.

M: Why don‟t you wear your black velvet dress?

Q: What is the woman doing?

want to miss the film that comes on at 11.

W: If I were you, I‟d skip it. We both have to get up early tomorrow, and anyway, I‟ve heard it isn‟t that exciting. Q: What does the woman mean?

头可知，本题考查行为动作或观点建议，且对话与身体健康有关。【解析】选[A]。对话中女士提到，reducing weight（减肥），[A]的Lose weight是对reducing weight的同义转述，故为答案。

16. W: I don‟t know what I‟m going to 【听前预测】由选项中重复出现的

clothes，dress可知，对话与穿着有关。

【解析】选[A]。由对话中女士提到I don‟t know what I‟m going to wear（不知道要穿什么）可知，女士在穿衣服，故[A]为答案。

17. M: I‟m really exhausted, but I don‟t 【听前预测】由选项中重复出现的

The man should可知，女士的话为听音重点。

【解析】选[B]。女士的话If I were you, I‟d skip it.（如果我是你，就不看了）为听音重点。[B]中的give up与女士话中的skip同义，故为答

案。If I were you, I‟d…表示一种委婉的建议。

18. M: Have you and your family lived 【听前预测】预览选项可知，对话可

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?

Now you will hear the two long conversations.

Conversation One

【听前预测】预览四道题各选项，由选项中的apartment，children，natural environment等可知，对话很可能与居住地有关，涉及到居住地对孩子的影响、居住地的周边环境等。

M: You like living in the city, don‟t Questions 19 to 22 are based on the you？

conversation you have just heard.

W: Oh，I love it. It‟s so convenient. I 19. What are the two speakers talking about? can take the bus to work, or the 选[B]。对话中提到，living in subway, or the taxi. And there is so 【解析】much more to do.

M: I know what you mean. I‟d like to live in the city, but to live in the suburbs is better for children. W: Well, there are a lot of good things about suburban living. But, as a working woman, I think a city has all the conveniences, including the

能与She一家人在there的情况有关。

【解析】选[C]。对话中男士提到，Have you…lived in Chicago…?（你在芝加哥…住过…吗？），并结合女士提到的yes, but only since 1970（是的，但只是从1970年才开始）可知答案为[C]。

the city…It‟s so convenient…There are lots of things for them(children) here，由此可知，对话双方都是围绕居住地和孩子所受的教育展开谈话的，故[B]为答案。

【点睛】对话话题首先可根据选项进行推断，然后根据对话内容进行确

best food and fastest news. M: But there are more trees, grass and fresh air in the suburbs.

W: Yeah, but living in a city, it‟s convenient to go everywhere. There are lots of movie houses, theaters and so on. You can take them to the suburbs on the weekends.

M: Yeah, my children are the right age. There are lots of things for them here.

W: You are right. They are at the

定。对话开头和对话结尾一定要给予重视。

20. What does the man think of

living in the suburbs?

【解析】选[C]。预览选项可知，本题可能考查居住地的环境对孩子的影响。对话中提到，to live in the suburbs is better for children…there are more trees, grass and fresh air in the suburbs，由此可知答案为[C]。【点睛】but转折处为常考点，其后的句子通常为答案所在。

library in Brooklyn. And they come 21. What is the man’s opinion of the back home for lunch, then go city?

uptown to the Museum of Natural 【解析】选[C]。根据意思相反的两个History. There is so much for young people to see and do. M: Not just for young people. What about me? I‟ve never been to the Museum of Natural History. W: Neither have I. When I was a child, I used to go to the Museum of Art. M: I‟ve been there several times. Twice with children.

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。短文中提到，children are the right age…lots of things for them here和Not just for young people，由此可知，男士认为在城里孩子和成年人都有很多可看的东西和可做的事，故[C]为答案。

W: Well, I have an idea. Next 22. What do we know about the weekend, let‟s go to the Museum of woman according to the Natural History. conversation? M: OK, that‟s really a very nice idea.

【解析】选[D]。对话中女士提到，Next weekend, let‟s go to the Museum of Natural History可知，女士下周末将要去自然历史博物馆，故[D]为答案。

Conversation Two

【听前预测】预览三道题各选项，由选项中的Spain，holiday，summer，BBC，grammar and vocabulary等词可推知，对话很可能与女士去西班牙有关，涉及到出国前的准备，如语言学习等。

W: Good evening, professor. My name Questions 23 to 25 are based on the is Alice Brown. question?

some years. I go to Spain on holiday some times. I‟ve learnt quite a lot of grammar and vocabulary. But I find it very difficult to speak, and when I went to Spain this summer I couldn‟t understand the Spanish people at all. I got really disheartened. M: Yes, it is a problem. How long have you been studying Spanish? W: About four years. class, using tapes?

M: Yes, how exactly? Go to an evening W: I‟ve been going to an evening class

and I‟ve watched quite a lot of the 24. What is one of the ways Alice BBC television programs. the BBC book?

W: No, we just use a different book in the class.

M: Yes, I see, Alice. I always think that

learns Spanish?

M: Oh, they‟re very good. Did you buy 【解析】选[C]。选项均以By开头及

BBC等词表明，此题可能与学习西班牙语的方式有关。对话中提到，I‟ve been going to…the BBC television programs可知答案为[C]。 conversation you have just heard.

What

made

Alice

feel

disheartened?

M: Good evening, Alice. What is your 23.

W: I‟ve been studying Spanish for 【解析】选[B]。对话中提到的But I

find it very difficult to speak, and when I went to Spain…couldn‟t understand the Spanish peoples at all… disheartened可知，Alice感到沮丧的原因是她不能跟西班牙人很好地交流，[B]的内容与此一致，故为答案。

【点睛】But转折处常设为考点，其后的句子通常为答案所在。

learning a language is rather like 【点睛】[C]是对对话中watched quite learning to drive. Now, you couldn‟t learn to drive a car by sitting in a classroom or watching television. I think what you need is a lot of practice in using the language.

W: That‟s all very well if you live in 25. What does the professor think the country where they speak the Alice needs? language, but I don‟t.

M: Yes, I understand the problem. Though even if you live in the country where the language is spoken, you have to reach a certain standard before you are able to have

conversations

with

the

natives. I was thinking perhaps you or students to have regular conversation practice.

W: I see what you mean. Thank you very much, professor. M: You are welcome, Alice.

a lot of the BBC television programs的同义转述。

【解析】选[D]。选项均以动词原形开头可知，本题可能考查方法建议。对话中提到，I was thinking perhaps you

might…regular

conversation

practice可知，教授给Alice的建议是让她多练习讲西班牙语，故[D]为答案。

might arrange with another student 【点睛】[D]是对对话中have regular

conversation practice的同义转述。

Section B

Passage One

【听前预测】预览四道题各选项，结合第26题和第29题中重复出现的opera(s)可知，短文与歌剧有关。

For a 400-year-old art form, Questions 26 to 29 are based on the opera had a bad fame: overweight passage you have just heard.

actresses singing the words which 26. What is the main idea of the

were hard to understand in one of passage?

those romance languages you were 【解析】选[D]。根据短文中提到的But supposed to learn in high school. And with tickets costing as much as $145 a performance, opera goers also had a certain appearance in people‟s minds: rich, well-dressed now opera companies around the country… in an attempt to keep opera alive… audience以及上下文可知，本文主要讲述的是歌剧公司正在努力将歌and old.

But now opera companies around the country are loosening their ties and kicking off their shoes in an attempt to keep opera alive and take it to a younger and not so wealthy audience.

Opera producers have found

that to attract this crowd, they need to associate opera with the common people. That means no formal suits, old-style theatre or bank-breaking ticket prices. And because young people don‟t or won‟t come to the opera, companies are bringing the opera to them, giving performances in such usual places as parks, libraries and public schools. The Houston Grand Opera‟s choice is the public library, where it performs

“mobile

operas”,

shortened version of child-friendly operas. This summer‟s production is Hansel & Cretel. By performing smaller

versions

large

productions, producers are able to

剧变“活”，以此来吸引年轻但不富有的观众，故[D]为答案。

【点睛】But转折处为常考点，其后的句子通常为答案所在。短文主旨首先可根据选项内容进行推断，然后根据短文内容进行确定。

27. Why do opera companies prefer to

perform smaller versions?

【解析】选[B]。由短文中提到的By

performing smaller versions of large productions, producers are able to make people interested…可知，通过表演巨著的较短剧本，制片人在保证合理票价的同时可以使人们对此感兴趣，故[B]为答案。

【点睛】问题中的perform smaller

versions是听音关键。

28. What is the purpose of the San

Francisco Opera employs young students?

【解析】选[A]。选项均以To+原形动词开头表明，本题很可能考查做某事的目的。由短文末尾提到的…keeping costs down by employing students from its Young Artists‟ Training Program可知，

make people interested while keeping costs at a reasonable level.

旧金山歌剧院雇佣年轻学生的目的是使演出成本降低，故[A]为答案。

The San Francisco Opera, which 29. What can you infer from the will be celebrating its 75th passage? anniversary this year, is staging Cinderella free of charge, keeping costs down by employing students from its Young Artists‟ Training Program.

【解析】选[A]。短文开头就提到了拥有四百年历史的歌剧有一个较差的名声，由此可推测歌剧在现在并不受人们欢迎，故[A]为答案。

【点睛】选项内容比较分散，故听音时要做详细的笔记。

Passage Two

【听前预测】预览四道题各选项，结合Indians, water, lake, underground lake等词可推知，本文可能与湖和印第安人有关。

Deep inside a mountain near Questions 30 to 32 are based on the Sweet-water in East Tennessee is a passage you have just heard.

body of water known as the Lost Sea. 30. Why is the Lost Sea unique It is listed by the Guinness Book of underground lake. The Lost Sea is part of the extensive and historic cave system called Craighead Caverns.

The caverns have been known and used since the days of the Cherokee Indian nation. The cave expands into a series of huge rooms

according to the passage?

World Records as the world‟s largest 【解析】选[C]。根据短文中提到的It is

listed…as

the

world‟s

largest

underground lake可知，the Lost Sea是世界上最大的地下湖，故[C]为答案。

【点睛】问题中的Lost Sea是听音关键。unique意为“独一无二的”。

from a small opening in the side of 31. According to the passage, how can

the caverns be entered? the mountain. Approximately one

mile from the entrance is a room 【解析】选[D]。短文开头提到Deep called “the Council Room”. Many

inside a mountain…is a body of water

Indian artifacts have been found. Some of the items discovered include pottery, arrow-heads, weapons, and jewelry.

For many years, there were

persistent

rumors

large

underground lake somewhere in a cave, but it was not discovered until boy named Ben Sands crawled through

small

opening

known as the Lost Sea，后来又提到through a small opening男孩发现了地下湖，由此可知只有通过山里的一个入口才能进入洞穴，故[D]为答案。【点睛】[D] From an opening in a mountainside对应短文中的a small opening。

1905. In that year, a thirteen-year-old 32. What can be inferred about the

present Craighead Caverns from the passage?

选[A]。选项均以They serve asthree-hundred-feet underground. He 【解析】found himself in a large cave half filled with water.

Today tourists visit the Lost Sea and ride far out onto it in glass-bottomed boats powered by electric motors. More than thirteen acres of water have been mapped out so far and still no end to the lake has been found. Even though teams of divers have tried to explore the Lost Sea, the full extent of it is still unknown.

Passage Three

【听前预测】预览四道题各选项，由watches可推知，短文涉及到表；再由 by a Swiss watchmaker， fashionable style等词可推知，短文可能涉及到表的制造者和款式等。

Have you ever dreamed of having Questions 33 to 35 are based on the a fashionable watch of great value？A passage you have just heard.

开头表明，本题可能考查They的用途。短文末尾提到的Today tourists visit the Lost Sea… by electric motors表明，现在的克雷格赫德大洞穴是一个旅游胜地，故[A]为答案。【点睛】选项中的They 指the present Craighead Caverns. [A]中的tourist attraction对应短文中的tourists visit。

small watchmaker in Switzerland in 33. Why are the original automatic 1922 designed the first automatic 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

watches valuable?

watch to show the day, month, and 【解析】选[C]。选项均以Because开

头表明，本题考查原因。根据短文中提到的Only seven of these splendid watches were ever made and these watches were almost lost to history可知[C]为答案。【点睛】splendid意为“豪华的”。

34. Which feature of the improved

watch awakes watch collectors’ desire to get one?

【解析】选[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，正是因为表独特的机械运转装置，手表收藏者才想购买，故[D]为答案。

35. What does the passage encourage

the readers to do according to the passage?

【解析】选[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

service from the watch seller. If you are not satisfied with the watch after you get it， you may simply return it

a watch in such… taste and social position可知，短文鼓励读者买手表，故[A]为答案。

within 30 days. Don‟t miss the chance 【点睛】短文通篇都与表有关，且主

to realize your dream.

要介绍表的收藏价值。

Section C

36.【解析】undergone。空前的has表明此处应填一动词的过去分词。首句提到英国家庭正在发生变化，接着具体介绍其变化过程。undergone意为“经历”。

37.【解析】increased。空所在句是一个定语从句，修饰single-person households，空后的from 18 to 29 percent表明比例是在增加（increased）。between 1971 and 2002表明要用动词的过去式。

38.【解析】estimated。空前的is表明此处应填一动词的过去分词。下文提到single-person households到2020年还会增加，而这一趋势是被估计（estimated）的。

39.【解析】married。空后的people和空前的single people than表明，此处应填一类人与than前的一类人进行比较，根据常理，单身家庭应该与已婚家庭进行比较。

40.【解析】unacceptable。空前的have been表明此处应填一动词的过去分词或形容词。上文提到单身家庭比已婚家庭多，而这种反传统的社会现象在50年前是不被社会接受的（unacceptable）。

41.【解析】Divorce。空所在的句子缺一主语。上句提到在过去人们结婚后就一直在一起生活，这表明离婚是很难的。

42.【解析】couples。空前的Many表明此处应填一复数名词。文中提到一种现象，很多恋人（couples）在没有结婚前就同居，这也是一种变化。下文也提到these couples，此处属于原词复现。

43.【解析】eventually。空所在的句子成分完整，故此空应填一副词，修饰get。上文提到恋人同居现象，下文提到他们中只有60%的人最终

（eventually）结婚。

44.【答案】around a quarter of unmarried people between the ages of 16 and 59 were living together in Great Britain

【Main Points】around 1/4 of unmarried people aged 16 to 59 were living together in Great Britain

45.【答案】They prefer to concentrate on their jobs and put off having babies until their late thirties

【Main Points】They prefer to focus on their jobs and delay having babies until late thirties

46.【答案】but some women are also choosing to have children as a single parent without being married

【Main Points】but some women also choose to have babies as a single unmarried parent

补充听力（十）答案解析

Part III Listening Comprehension

Section A

11. W: Here‟s an ad for an apartment 【听前预测】由选项均为动名词且概

with two bedrooms. It‟s near the campus and not too high. M: What‟s the number? I‟ll find out if it‟s available for immediate occupancy.

Q: What are the speakers doing?

括性强可知，本题可能考查对话双方正在进行的行为，再由house和live in 可知，这种行为可能与房子有关。

【解析】选[B]。由对话中女士提到ad for an apartment（公寓广告）和男士提到的I‟ll find out if…immediate occupancy（我看看是否能立刻入住）

可知答案为[B]。immediate occupancy在此意为“立可迁入”。

12. W: Could you lend me your pen? 【听前预测】由He lent/offered/was

Mine has just run out of ink. M: I‟m afraid I don‟t have an extra one. Would a pencil do? Q: How did the man respond to the woman‟s request?

afraid/said等可知，男士的话为听音重点。

【解析】选[B]。对话中男士提到，Would a pencil do?（铅笔行吗？），由此可知，男士要借铅笔给女士，故答案为[B]。

13. M: See that man over there facing 【听前预测】浏览选项可知，对话与

the window? He comes in every Friday night and just sits there for hours.

W: It‟s odd, but there isn‟t much we can do as long as he orders something.

Q: What does the woman mean?

They应该对that man做什么有关。由serve和order可知，They可能是服务员。

【解析】选[A]。对话中女士提到，but there isn‟t much we can do（但我们也做不了什么），[A]是对此的同义转述，故答案为[A]。as long as意为“只要”。

14. M: My chemistry project is in 【听前预测】由选项均以原形动词开

trouble because my classmate and I had completely different ideas about how to process next.

W: Why shouldn‟t you meet each

other halfway?

Q: What does the woman suggest

the man do?

头以及重复出现的his partner可知，本题可能考查与搭档有关的建议。【解析】选[D]。对话中女士提到，Why shouldn‟t you meet each other halfway?，[D]中的Make a compromise是对meet each other halfway的同义转述，故答案为[D]。Why shouldn‟t you…是一种表示建议的委婉表达方式。meet sb. halfway意为“各让一步，妥协”。

15. M: Don‟t eat too fast. It‟s not good 【听前预测】由选项中重复出现的

for you.

W: OK, but the girls will be here any minute, and I don‟t want to miss the game.

Q: What will the woman probably do?

her可知，本题可能考查女士的行为动作，女士的话为听音重点。【解析】选[A]。对话中女士提到，I don‟t want to miss the game. （我不想错过比赛），[A]的内容与此一致，故为答案。[D]是针对the girls will be here any minute设的干扰。

16. W: Did you hear that the 【听前预测】由选项中的It was，

convenience store next to the gas station was held up last night?

M: Yes, I heard it on the radio this

morning. Q:

What

happened

the

convenience store?

burned，robbed等可知，对话与It的遭遇有关。

【解析】选[B]。对话中女士提到，the convenience store…was held up（便利店遭劫了），[B]中的was robbed是对was held up的同义转述，故答案为[B]。hold up 在本对话中相当于rob，意为“抢劫”。

17. W: Hi, Frank. I hear you walk all 【听前预测】选项中的He wants to，

the way to the office these days?

M: Yes, I‟ve found great pleasure in walking. That‟s the type of exercise I enjoy very much. Q: Why does the man walk all the

way to the office?

love等表明，本题可能考查He做某事的原因或目的，男士的话为听音重点。

【解析】选[A]。对话中男士提到That‟s the type of exercise I enjoy（那是我喜欢的锻炼方式），[A]中的a kind of exercise是对the type of exercise的同义转述，故答案为[A]。

18. M: Wow, that‟s a big assignment 【听前预测】根据意思相反的两个选

we got for the English class. W: Well, it‟s not as bad as it looks.

项中有一个很可能是答案的命题规律，答案锁定在[B]和[D]之间。

It isn‟t due until Thursday 【解析】选[D]。对话中女士提morning.

Q: What does the woman mean?

到It‟s not due until Thursday morning（到周四早上才交），由until可知女士认为能按时完成作业，[D]的内容与此一致，故为答案。big assignment在此是说作业量大。

Now you will hear the two long conversations.

Conversation One

【听前预测】预览四道题各选项，由选项中的roommate，share expenses，repair work，apartment，rent等可知，对话双方很可能在商讨合租的相关事宜。

M: Hello.

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the

W: Hello, Sam. This is Paula conversation you have just heard. Hanson. Sorry to bother you. 19. Why is Paula unhappy?

But I‟m having a small problem 【解析】选[D]。根据对话中女士（Paula）I thought you might be able to help me with. M: Sure, Paula. What is up? W: Well, you know Sarah and I moved into an off-campus apartment in the fall, over on the west side of town. M: Yeah. What happened? W: Well, the dishwasher broke down. So we reported it to Ms. Connors, the owner, and she said she‟d take care of it. But a month went by and nothing happened.

M: Did you get back in touch with her?

提到的the dishwasher broke down, for less money和Now she‟s threatening to drive us away for not paying the full rent可知，因为修理洗碗机的费用，房东想把她们赶出去，故答案为[D]。 20. Why is Ms. Connor angry?

【解析】选[C]。选项中的buy，repairs，find, dishwasher等表明，本题可能与修理洗碗机有关。[C]信息含量大，根据命题规律，很可能是答案。对话中提到，When I didn‟t hear from her, I had the repair done，[C]的表述与此一致，故为答案。

【点睛】问题中的angry对应对话中的

W: I got a repair person to give me

as a mad cow。

an estimate, then I sent it to her. 21. What is the relationship between When I didn‟t hear from her, I Paula and Sam?

had the repair done. And I 【解析】选[A]。选项均为表示身份的名removed the cost from the rent check.

M: So what is the problem? W: She called here as a mad cow. She said she could have gotten the repair done for less money. Now she‟s threatening to drive us away for not paying the full rent.

M: Hold on, Paula. It does sound pretty serious. But I‟m sure you can all sit down and work this out.

W: Well, you are over at the law school, so I wondered if you

词，本题可能考查人物关系。对话开始Paula对Sam说有个小问题请Sam帮忙解决。她之所以求助于Sam，是因为他是学法律的。再根据对话中提到的you are over at the law school和I haven‟t studied…about contracts yet可知，Sam已在法律学院毕业，但他与Paula不是律师与委托人的关系，由此可知，答案为[A]。

【点睛】人物关系要根据对话中的关键信息词进行判断。

22. Why does Paula think Sam could

help her?

would mind coming with Sarah 【解析】选[B]。由选项主语均为He和and me when we go to talk to 其中的the same problem可知，女士可Ms. Connors. We‟re supposed to meet her tomorrow night at eight.

M: Sure. I haven‟t studied a lot about contracts yet. But I‟d be glad to help you straighten things out. Why don‟t I stop by at about 17:30?

W: Thanks, Sam. You are a lifesaver.

Conversation Two

能让男士帮她解决问题。再根据对话中女士提到的you are over at the law school可知，男士学过法律，因此Paula认为他可以提供帮助，故答案为[B]。【点睛】[B]是对对话中you are over at the law school的同义转述。

【听前预测】预览三道题各选项，由选项中的travel，ticket，Flight等可知，对话很可能与度假有关，涉及到度假出行方式、时间等。

W: Freedom Travel. May I help you?

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the

M: Yes, I‟d like to make a flight conversation you have just heard. reservation for 23rd of this month. 23. What is the conversation mainly W: Okay. What is your destination? Finland.

W: Okay. Let me check what flights are available. And when will you be returning?

M: Uh, well, I‟d like to catch a return flight on 29th. Oh, and I‟d like the cheapest flight available. W: Okay. Let me see. Um, hmm… M: Yeah?

W: Well, the price for the flight is

about?

M: Well, I‟m flying to Helsinki, 【解析】选[C]。选项概括性强，本题

可能考查对话话题。由对话中的I‟d like to make a flight reservation可知答案为[C]。对话中只提到男士要订一张去芬兰的机票，并未提到是否去芬兰旅行，[A]属于过度推断，故排除。

【点睛】对话主题要根据主要内容进行总结，对话开头要给予足够的重视。

almost half the price you would 24. What are the two flights the man pay if you leave the day before.

will take? M: Whoo. Let‟s go with the cheaper flight. By the way, how much is it? W: It‟s only $980.

M: Alright. Well, let‟s go with that. W: Okay. That‟s Flight 1070 from Salt Lake City to New York, Kennedy from Kennedy to Helsinki.

【解析】选[A]。选项内容表明，本题涉及到两趟不同的航班。由对话中

的

That‟s

Flight

1070

from…transferring to Flight 90…可知，答案为[A]。

注意辨清17和70，19和90Airport, transferring to Flight 90 【点睛】

的发音。

M: And what are the departure and 25. When will the man start off from

arrival times for each of those Salt Lake City? flights?

W: It leaves Salt Lake City at 10:00 a.m., arriving in New York at 4:35

【解析】选[B]。选项表明，本题可能考查离开或到达某地的具体日期和

p.m., then transferring to Flight 90 at 5:55 p.m., and arriving in Helsinki at 8:30 a.m. the next day. M: Alright. And, uh, I‟d like to request a vegetarian meal.

W: Sure, no problem. And could I have your name please?

时间。由对话可知，男士原计划23日出发，但后来选择提前一天走，因为这样机票比较便宜，又由对话中的It leaves Salt Lake City at 10:00 a.m.可知，答案为[B]。

【点睛】对话中一般会给出两个以上的时间或数字，往往需要根据问题进行简单的计算或推断才能得出答案。

Section B

Passage One

【听前预测】预览四道题各选项，由选项中的Pollution in the air，bicycles，road，bike paths等可知，短文与交通方式有关，尤其是自行车。

In an attempt to resist the Questions 26 to 29 are based on the rising cost of fuel and fight the passage you have just heard.

pollution choking our cities, many 26. What is the newest problem facing outgoing students have taken to unfortunate result of this otherwise positive trend is the traffic problems caused by bicycles having to share the

same

road

with

cars.

Unfortunately,

traffic

accidents

people who ride to school?

riding bicycles to school. The 【解析】选[D]。短文提到，In an attempt

to…fight

the

pollution…students…riding bicycles to school…traffic problems caused by bicycles，为了减少空气污染，学生们开始骑自行车上学，但这又引起了新的交通问题，即自行车交通事故太多，故答案为[D]。

27. What is the basis for the law that

doesn’t allow bicyclists in the middle of the street?

involving bicycles are on the increase throughout the country, so this new solution has lead to a dilemma.

To solve this dilemma, special bike paths have been created on

most roads leading to and from 【解析】选[C]。预览选项可知，本题考college campuses. It is essential that cyclists stay on those paths. It is necessary for the safety of those of you who ride bicycles as well as the motorists that you share the road with.

Obviously,

may

inconvenient to ride in the bike paths at times, but we must insist on staying on the paths, there are fines middle of the street. The federal fines are currently running at $25 for a first-time violation, but if the law is continually violated, the fines will increase by different amounts depending on your local orders.

The money that is collected fund to help build better bike paths. You may have special bicycle bridges in your neighborhood right now. If not, you can count on seeing them in the future. We are committed to making bicycling a safe alternative to using cars and we appreciate your help in making that goal a reality.

Passage Two

【听前预测】预览三道题各选项，由选项中的spaceship，以及第31题和第

查法律名称。短文中提到，The federal fines are currently running at $25 for a first-time violation…，即联邦法律规定第一次在路中间骑自行车的人要罚25美元，故答案为[C]。

【点睛】问题中的bicyclists in the middle of the street对应短文中的bicyclists who ride down the middle of the street。

it. To enforce the necessity of 28. How will the money from the fines

be used?

for bicyclists who ride down the 【解析】选[C]。选项均以不定式开头表

明，本题考查将来的行为动作或目的。短文中提到，The money…from the fines will…help build better bike paths，即罚款将用来修建更好的自行车道，[C]是对短文中to help build better bike paths的同义转述。故答案为[C]。

from the fines will go towards a 【点睛】问题中的the money from the

fines对应短文中的The money that is collected from the fines。

29. What can we learn about bicycles

from the passage?

【解析】选[B]。预览选项可知，本题考查自行车的特点或作用。短文末提到，making bicycling a safe alternative，故答案为[B]。

32题选项中多次出现earth可知，短文可能涉及宇宙飞船和地球。

Spaceships travel around the Questions 30 to 32 are based on the earth, go to the moon, and return home passage you have just heard. safely. The astronauts carry important 30. Which would be the best title for supplies with them on the spaceship — are problems on the spaceship, and the astronauts have to understand how the spaceship works in order to repair the problems.

In a way, all of us are really on a spaceship, the planet Earth. We move around the Sun at 18 miles per second and never stop. On our spaceship we have four billion people and a limited supply of air, water and land. These supplies, just like the limited supplies on the astronauts‟ spaceship, have to be used carefully because we can‟t buy new air, water or land from anywhere

else. Everyone needs air, water and 31. Which is true according to the land to live — this is our environment. passage?

The environment on our planet is 【解析】选[C]。短文中提到，We move a closed system; nothing new is ever around the sun at 18 miles per added. Nature recycles its resources. Water, for example, evaporates and rises to form clouds. This same water returns to the earth as rain or snow. The rain that falls today is actually the same water that fell on the dinosaurs

70 million years ago.

Over the years, people have

the passage?

food, water and air. Sometimes there 【解析】选[D]。选项的概括性较强

且实词首字母基本都大写，本题可能考查短文的标题。短文中提到，In a way, all of us are really on a spaceship, the planet Earth，由此可知，答案为[D]。

【点睛】短文标题首先可根据选项内容推断，然后根据短文内容确定。短文开头和结尾要给予足够的重视。

second…，由此可知，答案为[C]。根据常识即可排除[A]。

【点睛】选项信息比较分散，故听音时注意做好笔记。

changed the environment. We have

poured back into the land, air, and 32. What can we conclude from the water more wastes than nature can passage? clean. So we have pollution today.

To continue to survive, we must learn how to use the Earth‟s resources wisely, without destroying them. To save the spaceship Earth, we must cooperate with nature and learn better ways to use, not to abuse our environment.

Passage Three

【听前预测】预览三道题各选项，由33题中的family和34题中提到的各种“职业”可知，短文可能讲述的是He的家庭和职业的故事。

Before World War II, we spent our Questions 33 to 35 are based on the summer holidays in Hungary. I have passage you have just heard. only the dim memory of the house we 33. Why couldn’t the speaker lived in, of my room and my toys. Nor grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins who gathered next door. But I do have a clear memory of the dogs, the farm animals, the local birds, and above all, the nature.

I‟m a naturalist, not a scientist. I have a strong love of the natural world and my enthusiasm has led me into my favorite topics and enjoy burning

remember his relatives clearly?

do I recall clearly the large family of 【解析】选[D]。选项中的family，live，

with等表明，本题可能与He和家庭成员在一起居住有关。由短文中提到的Nor do I recall clearly the large family of…But I do have a clear memory of…the nature推断，说话者不能清晰记得亲戚的原因是他一心只想着观察自然，故答案为[D]。【解析】选[B]。短文末尾提到，To continue to survive, we must…To save the spaceship Earth, we must…not to abuse our environment，由此可知，这两句点明文章主题，答案为[B]。

varied investigations. I love discussing 【点睛】But转折处常设为考点，其

后内容常为答案。

the midnight oil while reading about 34. What can be inferred about the other people‟s observations and

discoveries. Then something happens in my conscious mind. Suddenly you fancy you see the answer to the riddle, because it all seems to fit together. This has resulted in my publishing 300 papers and books, which some might honor with the title of scientific research. But curiosity, a keen eye, a animal and plant world do not make a scientist: one of the outstanding and essential scientist

qualities requires

but

required not hard

self-discipline, a quality I lack. A

only training,

self-discipline

speaker from the passage?

and brings these observations together 【解析】选[C]。选项表明，本题是就

He的身份进行提问。[B]和[D]意思相近，根据命题规律，两项为答案的可能性小。由短文中提到的I‟m a naturalist, not a scientist及A naturalist is born可知，说话者是一个天生的自然学家，故答案为[C]。

good memory and enjoyment of the 35. Why did the speaker think he

was a naturalist rather than a scientist?

is 【解析】选[B]。由短文中提到的

But… not make a scientist: one of the outstanding and essential qualities required is self-discipline, a quality I lack推断，说话者认为自己缺少科学家需要具备的一些素质，故答案为[B]。

【点睛】[B]中的He lacked some of the qualities

是对短文中的

determination and a goal. A scientist, up to a point, can be made. A naturalist is born. If you can combine the two, you get the best of both worlds.

self-discipline, a quality I lack的同义转述。

Section C

36.【解析】breathtaking。空后的名词beauty表明，本空应填一形容词。breathtaking beauty意为“令人惊叹的美”。

37.【解析】reveals。空前的主语A…study表明，本空应填一第三人称单数形式的动词。

38.【解析】communities。空前的形容词entire表明，本空应填一名词。 39.【解析】estimated。空后的名词表明，本空应填一以元音音素开头形容

词或相当于形容词用法的动词分词。

40.【解析】Heavier。空后的than表明，本空应填一比较级形容词，且首字母要大写。

41.【解析】invisible。空前的and表明，本空应填一与Silent表达场景相似的形容词。

42.【解析】claiming。空前的and和killing表明，本空应填一动词的现在分词。

43.【解析】disasters。空前的形容词mysterious表明，本空应填一名词。由one of 可知该名词应为复数形式，书写时别漏掉词尾的s。

44.【答案】Researchers called in after the 1986 tragedy discovered that the lake contained record levels of carbon dioxide

【Main Points】After the 1986 tragedy researchers found the lake had record levels of CO2

45.【答案】A slight shake then released the dissolved gas as a dangerous bubble 【Main Points】A slight shake released the gas as a dangerous bubble 46.【答案】The science team suggests the urgent installation of a further four pipes in each lake at a rate of one a year

【Main Points】The team suggests urgent installing a further 4 pipes in each lake at a rate of 1 a year

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