【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文] W: Where is the bus? It was scheduled to be here about thirty minutes ago. And I'm already late for work. M: Me, too. I hate riding the bus. It's never on time, and we have to be at a bus stop for hours no matter how the weather is. Q: What are they talking about? [听前猜测] 四个选项均为名词短语，根据各个选项的意思推测对话内容跟交通和天气有关。 [精解] 对话中，女士对晚点的公交车表示不满，因为30分钟前就该到了，她现在已经迟到了；男士表示赞同，他说自己讨厌坐公交车，因为公交车从来都不准时，而无论天气如何，他们都必须在公交车站等车。故C)为本题答案。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文] W: I think a drought has set in. It hasn't rained a drop for months. The soil has been baked so hard that the plow can't even break it. M: Looks like it's going to be an ongoing thing that would get worse each day. I can hardly harvest corn in my field in such weather. Q: What does the man probably do? [听前猜测] 四个选项都是职业的名称。推测本题考查某人的职业。 [精解] 对话中女士说已经干旱好久了，几个月都没下雨了。土地很干，犁都耕不动了。男士也说自己都没法收玉米了，可推知男士是农民。故本题答案为C)。

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[听力原文] W: Wow, you look like a drowned rat! Didn't you know there's a thunderstorm today? M: I knew there would be a shower, but I didn't realize it would rain cats and dogs today. Q: What's the weather like today? [听前猜测] 四个选项都与天气情况有磁，推测本题考查天气状况。 [精解] 对习语的考查。对话中女士说“你不知道今天有雷阵雨吗?”男士说他知道会有雷阵雨，不过没有想到会 rain cats and dogs(下倾盆大雨)。故本题答案为D)。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文] W: I heard you took a trip to Mexico. How did you like it? M: Oh, I got sick and tired of hotels and hotel food. It was such a long journey that I felt exhausted wherever I went. As the saying goes, east or west, home is the best. Q: How did the man tike his trip to Mexico? [听前猜测] 四个选项都是一些形容词，故推测本题考查对某个事物的看法或者评价。 [精解] 对话中男士谈起自己去Mexico的旅行时，主要说自己got sick and tired of hotels and hotel food(生病了，不喜欢宾馆和宾馆的食物)，并且他还felt exhausted(感到筋疲力尽)。可以看出男士对这次旅行不满意，而且感到疲倦。故本题答案为C)。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文] W: Good morning. This is Ms Reed in Mr. Farnsworth's office. I'd like to confirm a flight for Mr. Farnsworth. It's flight 420 to Sydney on April 17th at 3: 20 p. m. The name is Roger Farnsworth. M: Certainly, Ms Reed. Hold on a second. That's correct. You reserved it on 10th, didn't you? Q: What can we learn from the conversation? [听前猜测] 根据四个选项中出现的Sydney，flight和ticket office等词，可以推测本题考查的是与飞行计划有关的话题。 [精解] 女士的名字是Ms Reed，但并不是她要搭乘飞机，她是帮Mr. Farnsworth确认航班信息的，航班为4月 17日下午3点20分的420次。故本题答案为C)。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文] M: Well, we have nothing in the refrigerator. We need some eggs, milk, and bread. W: Let me see. We also need to get some fresh vegetables. Oh, some beef, too. Anything else do we need? Q: What are they probably going to do? [听前猜测] 四个选项都是表示人物行为活动的动词短语。推测本题考查的是人物活动的话题。 [精解] 对话中男士说we have nothing in the refrigerator(冰箱里什么都没有了)，并且说他们需要一些鸡蛋、牛奶和面包；女士接着说他们需要一些新鲜蔬菜和牛肉。可知他们接下来应该计划去购物。故本题答案为 A)。

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[听力原文] M: Can you help me with returning my late book? W: This is the right spot to pay your fee. Put your book down right here. I can see that you owe 25 cents a day, and that will be one dollar and fifty cents in all. Q: What was the expiry date on the man's book? [听前猜测] 四个选项都是时间状语。推测本题考查做某事的时间。 [精解] 对话中女士提到书过期后每天的，罚款是25美分，而这位男士共需要付1.5美元的罚款，所以应该是过期了6天。故本题答案为D)。

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[听力原文] W: Sorry, I am late. My clock didn't work this morning, even though I did set the alarm last night. M: Don't make up any excuse for your being late. What you have to do is to make up for the time you have lost. Q: What can we learn from the conversation? [听前猜测] 四个选项主要是讲男士和女士各自的活动。推测本题考查其活动。 [精解] 对话中女士说自己迟到是因为她的闹钟出了问题。但是男士说Don't make up any excuse for your being late(不要为迟到找任何借口)，可以推测出男士不相信女士的话。故本题答案为D)。