单选题 Questions 11 to 18 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: I really hope the view from the balcony is good.
M: No problem—I'm sure you can see the actors no matter where you're sitting.
Q: What kind of place are they probably talking about?

[听前预测] 很明显四个选项均为地点，可知问题一定与地点相关。
[答案详解] 场景推断题【考频：5】。两人的对话中出现了balcony, see the actors关键词，就可以推断出两人谈话的内容是A)“剧院”。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: I really wan to see the play at the outdoor theatre tonight. Will you come with me?
M: You know I hate battling with all those mosquitoes. But... if you have your heart set on it...
Q: What does the man imply?

[听前预测] 选项主语均为He，而在选项中出现的enjoy, go with the woman, theatre, play等词可以推测应该是女士邀请男士去看戏。听录音时注意男士的反应。
[答案详解] 语义推断题【考频：20】。男士说“他讨厌与蚊子做斗争”，也就是说A)“他估计自己不会太享受看戏的过程”。have your heart set on it“如果你一定要……，如果你下定决心的话”。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[听力原文]
M: Are you sure this is what I ordered? This looks like chicken salad to me.
W: Oh. You ordered vegetarian food, didn't you? I'm sorry and I'll be right back with the right salad.
Q: What does the woman mean?

[听前预测] 选项中主语大多为She，结合选项中的salad, food, bring等词综合考虑，可知女士可能是餐厅里的服务员，正在为男士服务。听录音时注意男士点的什么菜。
[答案详解] 语义理解题【考频：20】。这道题的答案在女士的话里，她说“很抱歉。您点的是素菜，我马上给你上正确的色拉。”可知，男士点的不是鸡肉色拉而是蔬菜色拉。C)“她会把蔬菜色拉上来”与原话意思最为相近。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[听力原文]
M: Don't you want to have dinner before going to the evening class? You know it won't be over until 9:30.
W: I've haft too much at lunch. By the way, I can always have some snacks during the break if I'm hungry.
Q: What does the woman mean?

[听前预测] 选项主语为She，由hungry, snacks, dinner等词可知本对话应该是与吃饭有关。
[答案详解] 语义推断题【考频：20】。女士说她“中午吃得太多”言外之意是说她不会感到饿。所以，A)“她上课的时候不会觉得太饿”与女士的意思最为相近。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: What about the new printer you keep talking recently? Have you save enough to buy it?
M: Oh，I don't want to talk about it. Money seems to be burning a hole in my pocket lately.
Q: What does the man mean?

[听前预测] 选项主语为He，并且都与money, printer有关，可知两人的谈话内容会围绕着购买打印机这件事情展开。听录音时注意分清男士、钱和打印机三者之间的关系。
[答案详解] 语义理解题【考频：20】。Money seems to be burning a hole in my pocket lately意思是“最近花钱太多”，也就是说，男士没有足够的钱去买他想要的打印机，B)“他现在钱还不够”与男士意思相符。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[听力原文]
M: The famous violinist our professor was talking about will be at the concert next week.
W: Great! I don't want to miss it. Where can we get tickets?
Q: What will the speakers most probably do next week?

[听前预测] 选项均为动作，两个与professor有关，两个与concert有关，听录音时注意判断两者之间的关系。
[答案详解] 行动计划题【考频：9】。男士告诉女士教授经常谈到的那个著名小提琴手会在音乐会上演奏的信息，女士说“太棒了，我可不想错过，哪儿能买到票?”由此，可以推断两个人下星期最有可能做的事是．D)“去听音乐会”。注意，C)指的是“在音乐会上演奏”，与对话内容不符。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: You are on the right track. I just think you should narrow the topic down.
M: You are right. I always choose these broad areas when I'm doing a research paper.
Q: What wilt the man probably do?

[听前预测] 选项都是动作，而且都与research paper有关，在听录音时注意与论文有关的信息。
[答案详解] 推理判断题【考频：67】。男士的一句You are right就可以说明，他认为女士的意见是正确的，也就是说，他准备B)“采纳女士的建议”。On the right track“大的方向是对的”；narrow down“把范围缩小”。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[听力原文]
M: Didn't Suzanne go shopping with you yesterday?
W: Even if she hadn't had a lot of studying, she would have still preferred to stay at home.
Q: What can you learn about Suzanne?

[听前预测] 选项中的主语都是She，有两个选项是在描述她的喜好，两个选项与她昨天的活动有关。可知，谈话内容与她昨天的喜好和日常活动相关。
[答案详解] 语义理解题【考频：20】。本题的关键在于理解女士话语中的虚拟语气。女士说“即使Suzanne昨天没有一大堆的作业要做，她也会宁愿呆在家里(而不是跟女士一起去逛商店)”。所以，C)“Suzanne更喜欢呆在家里”为最佳答案。