【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: Has my order arrived yet? I have been expecting it last week.
M: I called the company this morning. They had some labor problems, so your order will be shipped late. It should be here by the end of the week.
Q: What has caused the delay of the shipment?
[解析] 四个选项中出现了problems,error,Misplacing,都是关于错误方面的词汇,order和goods与订货有关,故推测本题考查的内容与订货出问题有关。
对话中,女士询问她的订单是否到货,男士明确回答说由于劳工问题,将会延迟发货,故答案为A)。
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: I don't agree with Dr. Johnson's views on social welfare. He seems to suggest the poor are robbing the rich.
M: He might have used better words to express his idea, but I think what he said makes a lot of sense.
Q: What does the man mean?
[解析] 四个选项中提到了social welfare和poor people,推测本题可能涉及社会人群和福利方面的话题,而从sympathetic和agrees又可以推测本题将会是一道考查观点态度的题目,进而我们得出结论:该题很有可能是第一说话人提出了一个关于社会福利方丽的话题,第二说话人就此表达自己的观点。
对话中,女士表示她不同意约翰逊博士就社会福利问题提出的穷人在抢劫富人的观点,男士用but一词引出了自己的观点:他认为博士的观点很有道理,故答案为D)。
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[听力原文]
M: Liz, I just found out I have a meeting and I can't pick up the kids after that soccer practice. Would you be able to pick them up in time?
W: Yes, that won't be a problem. I think I can finish early today.
Q: Why does the man say he can't pick up the kids?
[解析] 四个选项均以He开头,故推测本题考查的是对话中男士的情况;根据选项中出现的practicing soccer,has work to finish,attending a meeting,problem等,推测本题考查男士的活动安排。
对话中男士说刚发现自己有个会议要参加,孩子们上完足球课后他无法去接他们了,因此询问女士是否可以去接孩子,故答案为C)。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: Mary is going to get a little dog from one of her relatives.
M: Really? But I hear her apartment building is about to place a ban on pet animals.
Q: What does the man imply?
[解析] 四个选项均以Mary,而不是以She开头,故推测本题对话中应该提到了一位名叫Mary的女士;根据选项中出现的pet,keep a dog,pet animals等,推测本题考查的内容与养宠物狗的问题有关。
对话中,女士提到玛丽将会从亲戚那里得到一条小狗,男士却听说玛丽所住的公寓楼将要禁止养宠物,也就是说玛丽不能在楼里养狗,故答案为B)。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: I can never tell whether it's Lisa or Gale on the phone. Their voices sound incredibly similar.
M: That's about the only thing they have in common for twins, believe it or not.
Q: What does the man mean?
[解析] 四个选项中出现了twins,different,alike等,故推测本题考查的内容是关于双胞胎的相似点和不同点。
对话中,女士表示自已在电话里分不出莉莎和盖尔的声音,男士则表示声音是这对双胞胎唯一相同之处,即他们有很多不同点,故答案为B)。
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: Jay, what does the fax from our associates in Britain say?
M: They want to know if the economic crisis would affect our ability to carry out the deal we signed last November.
Q: What are the speakers talking about?
[解析] 四个选项中出现了economic crisis,deal,business。financial problems等,故推测本题考查的是经济方面的问题。
对话中,女士询问英国合伙人发来的传真内容,男士同答说他们想知道金融危机是否会影响执行去年11月份所签协议的能力。男士所说的话具有极强的干扰性,但两人谈论的话题是合伙人传真的内容,故答案为C)。B)选项中的A package deal意为“一揽子(一套)协议”。
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: Do you think you'll be able to get this ink stain out of my pants?
M: It won't be a problem, but I need to send them over to our main cleaning facility. That's an extra day's time.
Q: What does the woman mean?
[解析] 四个选项中出现了stain,cleaning facility,Cleaning the pants等,故推测本题考查的内容是关于清洗裤子上的污渍,再结合charged和take longer,进一步推测对活很可能关于洗裤子的费用和时间问题。
对话中,女士询问是否可以洗掉裤子上的污渍,男士表示没有问题,但是需要送到主洗衣设备那里去洗,因此需要额外一天的时间,故答案为D)。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: That looks like a protest rally. I wonder what they are protesting against.
M: That sign says they are against importing luxury goods from Europe. They seemed to be getting so worked up about that.
Q: What are the speakers talking about?
[解析] 四个选项中出现了markets,protest rally,goods,products等,故推测本题考查的内容与经济方面的问题有关。
对话中,女士说人们在进行抗议集会(protest rally),并向男士询问示威的原因。男士回答说标语上写着他们反对从欧洲进口奢侈品,游行人群似乎很生气。男士的回答内容有很强的干扰性,但二人谈论的话题是关于抗议集会的,故答案为B)。