单选题
单选题 Why does the man need an outside interest?
A) To free his mind off work. B) To enrich himself.
C) To make new friends. D) To kill the time.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[听力原文] 22-25
M: My doctor says I need an outside interest to get my mind off my work.Can you suggest a hobby?
W: Yes,I can suggest a hobby.Electronics might be fun,but you don't want a hobby that requires a lot of expensive equipment,do you?
M: No,I don't want to buy expensive equipment.I just want to do something that is relaxing and enjoyable. Do you think collecting umbrellas would be interesting?
W: Collecting umbrellas! I've heard of a lot of unusual hobbies,but I've never heard of that one. You don't play a musical instrument,do you?
M: Yes,I play the violin,but I want to do something different.What's your hobby?
W: My hobby is stamp collecting.I've just started collecting stamps and it's a lot of fun.Have you ever had a stamp collection?
M: No,I've never had a stamp collection.It takes a long time to build a good stamp collection.doesn't it?
W: Yes,building a good collection takes a long time, but a rare set of stamps can be very valuable. I can see that you're not interested in stamp collecting,but how about spots?
M: Yes, I am interested in sports.I want something I can do on weekends.Do you think golf or tennis would take my mind off my job?
W: Yes,I think they would.
[解析] 开头男士说，医生说他需要培养业余爱好，把注意力从工作中移开，故选A。
[点睛] ①各选项均是动词不定式，可猜测问题与做某事的目的有关。②A中的free his mind off work与原文get my mind off work(对应，符合长对话“听到什么选什么”的原则。③对话的开头往往是出题点。
单选题 How does the woman think of collecting umbrellas as a hobby?
A) Expensive. B) Unusual. C) Interesting. D) Relaxing.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 女士说，她听说过很多不寻常的爱好，但是从来没听说收集雨伞的。可见女士觉得收集雨伞是不寻常的爱好，故选B。
[点睛] ①浏览各选项可预测问题与对某事或某物的描述或评论有关，属于细节匹配题。②A的expensive是在讲电子设备时提到；C的interesting是男士询问 收集雨伞是否有趣时提到，非女士观点；D的relaxing是男士讲到自己需要的运动类型时提到。考生应边听边在选项旁做记录，听到问题后即可排除这三项。
单选题 What does the woman say about stamp collection?
A) She started collecting stamps from her childhood.
B) A good stamp collection can be built in a short time.
C) A rare set of stamps is worth a lot of money.
D) It is nearly impossible to collect a rare set of stamps.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 女士说，一套珍稀的邮票是很值钱的，故选C。
[点睛] ①预览各选项可知问题与收集邮票相关。②谈到集邮，女士说自己刚刚开始集邮，并且谈到收集到大量的邮票需要很长时间。所以A、B与女士意思 相悖：女士说到了珍稀邮票很值钱，但是并没有说收集到一套珍稀的邮票不可能，所以也排除D。
单选题 What will the man most probably take as a hobby?
A) Electronics. B) Collecting umbrellas. C) Collecting stamps. D) Playing golf or tennis.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 男士表示自己对运动感兴趣，并在对话最后问女士高尔夫和网球是否合适，女士给出了肯定的回答，故选D。
[点睛] 培养electronics方面的爱好需要花很多钱买设备，男士明确表示自己不想买昂贵的设备，故排除A；B男士只是提到，没有明确表明观点；C由女士的话“我可以看出你对集邮不感兴趣”也可排除。