单选题
单选题 What problem at the office are Cathy and Stan discussing?
  • A. There aren't enough cabinets.
  • B. There is too much noise.
  • C. Office supplies are taking up space.
  • D. Some teaching assistants don't have desks.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[听力原文] W: Stan, do you have a minute? M: Oh, hi, Cathy. Sure. What's up? W: Well, I've been meaning to talk to you about the situation in the office. M: I'm not in very often. {{U}}It's so noisy that I can't work.{{/U}} W: {{U}}That's exactly what I'm getting at.{{/U}} We're supposed to be able to do our preparation and marking in that office. But have you noticed? Jack constantly has students coming in to get help with his course. A lot of people are going in and out. Has anybody spoken to him about it? M: No, not yet. But someone's going to have to. W: We can't really ask him to stop having students come in for help, can we? M: No, of course not. But I'm not going to be able to do my work and neither are you. I imagine it's the same for the others in the office. W: Hum...{{U}}Could we ask for a kind of meeting room? When Jack has to talk with the students, they could go to the meeting room and not use the office.{{/U}} You know, there's a room down the hall, a rather small room that we could ask to use. It's only for storing supplies. M: You mean that little storage room? Oh, that would be too small. W: Are you sure? With the cabinets taken out, it might be bigger than it looks. M: {{U}}Come to think of it, you may be on to something.{{/U}} I'd like to have a look at that room. Can we go there now? W: Sure. Let's go. 细节题。女士(Cathy)说她想和男士(Stan)谈一谈办公室里的状况，Stan说办公室里so noisy，所以他都工作不下去了，Cathy接着说她也发现了这个问题，由此可知两人正在谈论办公室里有too much noise。
单选题 What does Cathy suggest doing to solve the problem at the office?
  • A. Giving Jack a different office.
  • B. Complaining to the department head.
  • C. Moving the supplies to the storage room.
  • D. Trying to get a meeting room for Jack and his students.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】细节题。Cathy通过请求句式Could we ask...建议申请a kind of meeting room(一间会议室)，这样Jack就可以到会议室里和学生们一起讨论问题，而不必在办公室里讨论，也就不会打扰到其他同事。
单选题 What does Stan say about Cathy's suggestion?
  • A. They'd have to get permission.
  • B. Jack wouldn't like it.
  • C. He thinks it might work.
  • D. The other assistants should be consulted.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】推断题。对话结尾处，Stan对Cathy说Come to think of it, you may be on to something(可以考虑一下，这个建议应该行得通)，由此可推断Stan认为Cathy的建议可行。