单选题 Questions 11 to 18 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[听力原文]
M: Have you decided which skirt to buy?
W: Yeah, the yellow one and the green one are more attractive than the blue one, but it's a better buy.
Q: What does the woman think about the skirts?

[听前猜测]四个选项中提到了the blue one, the yellow one, the green one等词语，由此可以推断，本对话的问题物品选择有关。可能是购物的话题。
[精解]男士问女士有没有想好要买哪一条裙子，女士说虽然黄色和绿色的看起来都比蓝色的吸引人(more attractive)，但蓝色的更值得购买(is a better buy)。所以可以推断蓝色的比其他两种应该便宜。故正确答案为 A)。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[听力原文]
M: It's nearly lunch time．I'll make vegetable soup myself. Can you tell me how to do it?
W: I have a recipe that my mother gave me. You can follow the directions in this book.
Q: What does the man probably do next?

[听前猜测]四个选项都是关于描述行为的，由此可以推断，本对话的问题可能与某个决定有关。
[精解]男士说想要自己做蔬菜汤(vegetable soup)，问女士怎么做。女士说她有一本母亲传下来的食谱(recipe)，男士可以按照那本食谱上面的步骤做(follow the directions in this book)。由此可以推测男士下一步可能会看女士母亲的那本食谱。故正确答案为C)。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: Excuse me, Mr. Smith．
M: It's okay with me if there is no meeting, but what for?
Q: What is the woman asking for?

[听前猜测]四个选项中均为名词，由此可以推断，本对话的问题可能与目的有关。
[精解]女士问今天下午可不可以离开几个小时(take a couple of hours off)。男士询问原因。由此可以推测，女士正在请假。故正确答案为C)。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
M: Susan, just check the map and see how far we have to 20 before we get to the town.
W: I think we'll have to go another twenty miles. Our speed is now 40 miles per hour, so we'll get there pretty soon.
Q: When can they get to the town?

[听前猜测]四个选项都是关于时间的，由此可以推断，本对话的问题可能是询问某件事情的时间的。
[精解]男士问还有多久才能到达城镇，女士说可能还要再走20公里(go another twenty miles)，而目前的速度大概是每小时40公里(40 miles per hour)。所以大概再过半个小时他们就可以到达城镇。故正确答案为B)。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: Where have you been? It seems that I haven't seen you for ages.
M: Where have I been? I was wondering the same thing about you.
Q： What does the man want to know?

[听前猜测]四个选项均为疑问，由此可以推断，本对话的问题可能想要知道的内容有关。
[精解]女士问男士最近去了哪里，男士说他也想问女士同样的问题(wondering the same thing)。证明男士也很想知道女士最近去了哪里。故正确答案为C)。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: Julia had the highest grade in the class on the calculus test. That was the most difficult test I had ever taken.
M: For her it was probably easy.
Q: What does the man imply about Julia?

[听前猜测]四个选项中tired，generous，rich，intelligent都是形容状态的词语，由此可以推断，本对话的提问可能是关于某个女士最近的状态。
[精解]女士说Julia考试考了最高的分数(had the highest grade)，男士说这个考试对Julia来说可能是很简单的。证明男士暗示Julia很聪明。故正确答案应为D)。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[听力原文]
M: What do you think we should do about the mistake?
W: Why not ask Betty? I think she is ready to help us. she is kind and smart.
Q: What does the woman mean?

[听前猜测]四个选项中都提到了Betty，又有answer，mistake，error等词，可以推断，本对话的问题可能是关于某个错误，Betty的意见或者行为。
[精解]男士问这个错误我们应该怎么解决。女士建议男士去问问Betty。由此可见，Betty可能了解问题的解决方法(She is kind and smart)。故正确答案应为A)。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: Tom, get up, please! I have to clean it up. Our friends will be here at any time and this house is a mess.
M: So what? Theirs is even worse.
Q: What does the man mean?

[听前猜测]四个选项中都是He开头的，都是描述He的一些看法意见。应该侧重听男士的话。由此可以推断，本对话的问题可能与男士对某个问题的看法有关。
[精解]女士说，朋友们就快来了(will be here at any time)，房间太乱了(is a mess)。男士很不在意她说：“那有什么，朋友们的房间更糟糕(even worse)。”由此可见，男士认为没有整理房间的必要。故正确答案为C)。