单选题
What is the man doing? A. He is playing computer games. B. He is searching for information about Hollywood in the 30s and 40s. C. He is searching for information about the Golden Age in America. D. He is preparing to print his article.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] W: Sir, you've been using the online catalogue for quite a while. Is there anything I can do to help you? M: Well, I've got to write a paper about Hollywood in the 30s and 40s, and I'm really struggling. There are hundreds of books, and I just don't know where to begin. W: Your topic sounds pretty big. Why don't you narrow it down to something like.., uh... the history of the studios during that time? M: You know, I was thinking about doing that, but more than 30 books came up when I typed in "movie studios". W: You could cut that down even further by listing the specific years you want. Try adding "1930s" or "1940s" or maybe "Golden Age". M: "Golden Age" is a good idea, Let me type that in. Hey, look, just 6 books this time That's a lot better. W: Oh, another thing you might consider. Have you tried looking for any magazines or newspaper articles? M: No, I've only been searching for books. W: Well, you can look up magazine articles in the Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature. M: Okay, I think I'll get started with these books and then I'll go over the magazines. W: If you need any help, I'll be over at the Reference Desk. M: Great, thanks a lot.
在第一个话轮中，女士先用服务人员的常用表达提出帮助(Is there anything I can do to help you?)，男士则详细说明了自己的问题，也即是他要做什么。抓住其中的about Hollywood in the 30s and 40s和There are hundreds of books两处进行简单的归纳和推断即可得出正确答案。而在后面的第四个话轮中男士又明确指出了这一点：I've only been searching for books，因此本题答案就是[B]。事实上，[A]、[D]两项完全可以根据对话双方身份关系和常识加以排除，根本就不用听完对话材料。
单选题
What does the librarian think of the topic the man is working on? A. She thinks it pretty big. B. She doesn't have any idea about that. C. She considers it to be all right. D. She advises the man to give up the topic.
单选题
What does the man finally decide to modify his topic? A. Hollywood in the 30s and 40s. B. The history of movie studios. C. The history of movie studios in the 30s. D. The history of movie studios in Golden Age.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】本题需要考生在听懂第二、三两个话轮的基础上进行归纳。在第二个话轮中，女士先提出narrow it down(将搜索主题缩小)，并提出the history of the studios的建议，男士则说明光用movie studios这一主题搜索不行；在第三个话轮中，女士进一步提出加上时间的建议，男士则认为可以加上Golden Age这一时间限定(“Golden Age” is a good idea)，然后付诸行动并得到了满意的结果。将这些信息点归纳起来，就是[D]项的意思。
单选题
Where can the man find the relevant magazine articles? A. There aren't any magazine articles about this topic. B. He has to go to another library. C. He can find them in the Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature. D. He can find them on the Reference Desk.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】本题属于细节信息捕捉题。在第五个话轮中，女士明确告诉男士：you can look up magazine articles in the Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature，因此本题答案就是[C]。