单选题 Questions 11 to 18 are based on the first conversation you've just heard.

A、 He doesn't know the way to the theater.
B、 He doesn't usually get up at 7:30.
C、 He wants to leave the theater before the drama is over.
D、 He wants to go early to avoid a traffic jam.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[听力原文] W: Why are you leaving so early? The drama doesn't start until 7: 30. M: I want to beat the traffic there. It's a nightmare on the highway during rush hour. Q: What does the man mean? [解析] 这题属于“一方要点理解”题。其中 beat the traffic，night mare，rush hour 是关键词组。 beat the traffic 指“避开交通拥挤”，因为在高峰期 rush hour 开车简直是恶梦nightmare。

A、 She got a weekend job at the beach.
B、 She often goes to the beach.
C、 She misses the trips to the beach she used to take.
D、 Her home is near the beach.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文] W: Jessica's going to the seashore again this weekend. M: Well, she's always been a beach person. Q: What can be inferred about Jessica? [解析] 从a beach person 我们可知Jessica 经常去海滩。

A、 He will make a reservation at the restaurant.
B、 The woman should ask her parents for a suggestion.
C、 The woman should decide where to eat Saturday.
D、 He already has plans for Saturday night.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文] W: My parents are coming this weekend, and I thought the four of us could go out to dinner on Saturday night. Any suggestions? M: It's up to you. I don't know the restaurants around here that well, so you'd know a better place to go than me. Q: What does the man mean? [解析] 这题属于“一方要点理解”题。It's up to you 指“由你决定”，因为男方不很熟悉附近的餐馆。

A、 He doubts the woman will like the novel.
B、 He'll lend the woman the novel after he has read it.
C、 He enjoyed reading the novel.
D、 He hasn't started reading the novel yet.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文] W: I hope you liked the novel I lent you. I wasn't sure whether it was the kind of book you'd be interested in. M: I had the same doubt first, but once I started it I simply couldn't put it down. Q: What does the man mean? [解析] 注意这里的but。男方起先有同样的疑虑the same doubt first，但当开始读起来他就轻易放不下了simply couldn't put it down．，所以他很喜欢读这本小说。

A、 The doctor's office will be closed tomorrow.
B、 The doctor's schedule is filled tomorrow.
C、 The doctor has stopped seeing new patients.
D、 The doctor can see the man tomorrow.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文] M: I'd like to make an appointment with the doctor for tomorrow. W: Unfortunately he's completely hooked. Q: What does the woman mean? [解析] 这题关键词是unfortunately 和booked。从unfortunately 我们可以大概猜出男方恐怕不难如愿了，因为明天医生已经被约满completely booked了。

A、 She was sorry the man couldn't finish his laundry.
B、 She saw the man run out.
C、 She thought the man's laundry was done badly.
D、 She thought the man's lawn was too dry.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文] M: I ran out of coins while doing my laundry. W: That's too bad! Q: What does the woman mean? [解析] 这题涉及到生活背景常识，即投币自助洗衣。当衣服没洗好而硬币已用完(run out of coins)就不能继续洗完衣服，所以女方说that's too bad。

A、 His coach didn't help him enough.
B、 He had no chance of winning.
C、 His coach didn't listen to him.
D、 He didn't follow his coach's advice.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[听力原文] W: It's a shame you didn't win your badminton match. M: I might have won if I'd listened to my coach. Q: what does the man imply? [解析] 男方用了虚拟语气I might have done if I had done...如果他听从教练的意见就会赢得比赛，言下之意就是他没接受意见。

A、 She grades papers very quickly.
B、 She isn't teaching this semester.
C、 She didn't require any papers last semester.
D、 She was more flexible last semester.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[听力原文] W: Professor Louis seems to think there's only one way 1o write a paper, and that's her way! M: No kidding? She sure wasn't like that last semester. Q: What can be inferred about Professor Louis? [解析] 这题属于“询问对话主题”题，需从两人对话判断出Professor Louis 是什么样的人。女的说Professor Louis 认为只有一种写文章的方法，男的说“这不是开玩笑吧(no kidding)”，她和上学期不一样了，也就是说上学期Professor Louis 比较灵活(flexible)。