单选题Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short
conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or
more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the
questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause.
During the pause, you must read the four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D],
and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on
Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center.
单选题
A. 1:50.
B. 1:55.
C. 2:00.
D. 2:05.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析]
M: Excuse me, does the express train leave at 2:05?
W: No, at l:55. You must hurry. There are 5 minutes left.
Q: What time is it now?
综合推断题。男士问快车是否是2:05开车,女士回答说是1:55开,还差五分钟了,由此可知,现在是1:50。
考点
在表示按规定、计划或时间表将要发生的事时,用一般现在时表示将来的情况,句中通常包含表未来的时间状语,如:I'm in my office from two to five this affemoon.今天下午两点到五点我在办公室。
单选题
A. The photograph is not good enough to send.
B. The photograph was not taken at the Grand Canyon.
C. They already sent Mary a photograph of their vacation.
D. Sending pictures through the mail is too expensive.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析]
M: I am just writing Mary about our vacation. Why don't you enclose this picture of us in front of the Grand Canyon?
W: Don't you think it's a little out of focus?
Q: What does the woman imply?
综合推断题。由对话中女士的反问语气和她所说的out offocus(对焦不准,模糊)可知,女士认为照片拍得不清晰,所以A正确。
单选题
A. She should have asked to be excused from the trip.
B. She deserves the zero.
C. She is fight to be angry.
D. She should have gone on the field trip,
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析]
W: Oh, I am so angry. My biology professor would not even let me try to explain why I missed the field trip. He just gave me a zero.
M: That seems unfair. I would feel that way too ifI were you.
Q: What does the man imply about the woman?
综合推断题。由男士所说的I would feel that way too(我会和你一样)可知,男士认为女士生气是合情理的,所以C正确。
考点
在表示与现在或将来情况相反的虚拟条件句中,条件从句的谓语要用过去式,如果谓语是系动词be,一般用were;而主句谓语为would+动词原形的形式。
单选题
A. He wants to live offcampus.
B. There are advantages and disadvantages to living off campus.
C. Living space in the dorm is crowded.
D. There are only a few apartments available off campus.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析]
W: Have you guys decided whether you are going to get an apartment off campus next year or you are staying in the dorm?
M: We are still talking about the pros and cons. I don't know. To me it seems like six of one and half a dozen of the other.
Q: What does the man mean?
综合推断题。男士说他们还在从正反两方面进行讨论,还没有确定,他觉得两者差不多,由此可知,他认为住在宿舍里和住在校园外的公寓里各有利弊,所以B正确。注意对话中的the pros and cons意为“赞成和反对的论据”,six of one and half a dozen of the other意为“半斤八两,不相上下”。
单选题
A. Turn down the volume of the music.
B. Turn the music off.
C. Play a different style of music.
D. Listen to music in a different room.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析]
W: What is that you are listening to? That beat's so strong that I can't concentrate on my work.
M: No problem. I can switch over to something lighter.
Q: What will the man probably do?
综合推断题。女士认为男士放的音乐太吵,让她无法专心工作,男士说他会换点儿轻柔的,由此可知,他会听另一种音乐,所以C正确。
考点
concentrate意为“集中”时的常见短语为concentrate on sth./doing sth.“专心做……”;意为“浓缩”时的常 见短语为concentrate sth.into sth.“把……浓缩成……”,如:concentrate sugar solution into syrup将糖溶液浓缩为糖浆。