【答案解析】[听力原文]32-35 The world's first totally automatic railway has been built under the busy streets of London. The railway is called the Victoria Line, and it is part of the complete London subway railway. It was opened in 1969. This new line was much different from others. The stations on the other lines need a lot of workers to sell tickets, and to check and collect them when people board or leave the trains. Startling enough, the Victoria Line is very different from that old operating system. Here a machine checks and collects the tickets, and there are no workers on the platforms. There is only one worker on the train of the Victoria Line. The man usually just starts it. The train runs and stops automatically. It is controlled by electrical signals which are sent by the so-called "command spots". Each spot sends a certain signal. The train always moves at the speed that the command spots permit. If the command sends no signals, the train will stop by itself. Most of the control work is done by computers. The computers fix the trains' speeds, and send the signals to the command spots. If one train stays too long at a station, the other trains will then automatically move slower. So there is no danger of accidents on the line. 32. When did the world' s first completely automatic railway appear?
推理题。本文介绍世界第一条全自动化铁路——伦敦地下铁的情况。在听短文之前，通过浏览选项得知，本题听录音时要特别注意各个时间的相关信息。此外还要推理出短文中一个“三段论”式的结构：世界卜最早的完全自动化铁路建造在伦敦地下，名叫Victoria Line，是伦敦地下铁的一部分；the Victoria Line地铁1969年开始运行。由此推理出：世界第一条全自动化的铁路出现于1969年。正确答案为B。
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[听力原文] What is the biggest difference between the Victoria Line and the other lines in London?
判断题。通过快速浏览选项可判断，本题可能问的是地下铁Victoria Line的特征之类的情况，所以听录音时要注意短文对该地铁的介绍。Victoria Line作为世界第一条自动化铁路，无需人工卖票、检票、收票，一切由机器操作，站台也无需工作人员，这就是自动化铁路有别于传统铁路之处。抓听原文“Here a machine checks and collects the tickets，and there are no workers on the platforms．”可知，正确答案为D。
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[听力原文] What is the man on the Victoria Line expected to do?
事实题。通过浏览选项可知，不定式短语“to do”表达的是一个动作，此处是“动词+ the train”，可以想像本题要问的是“如何处理该列车”，是驾驶、停止、发动，还是发出信号?一听到“The man usually just starts it”，立即在选项C旁做好记号。第一条自动化铁路 Victoria Line的运行由电脑操控，唯一的列车工作人员唯一的任务就是按下“启动”按钮。选项 A、B、D表示的动作由电脑发出，不是人工的活，所以正确答案为C。
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[听力原文] Which of the following is NOT true about the Victoria Line?
细节题。通过浏览选项可知，本题要问的可能是事实判断题。在听短文时对于以上四个选项所提到的话题要一一进行信息匹配，紧扣原文作出判断，摒弃先人为主的偏见。原文“If the command sends no signals，the train will stop by itself．”表明选项A是正确的说法；而“Most of the control work is done by computers”表明选项B是正确的说法；原文最后一句话，“So there is no danger of accidents on the line．”表明乘坐地下铁Victoria Line是安全的，不会有事故，所以选项C是正确的说法，而选项D是错误的说法，本题答案为D。