单选题 Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
单选题
  • A. Monitoring the guests.
  • B. Staying in Room 501 during the show.
  • C. Entering two minutes earlier.
  • D. Getting the guests ready.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] W: Where will the guests be waiting during the show? M: In Room 501. Pauline will be waiting with them, and she'll be watching the show on the monitor. She'll tell them two minutes before they enter. Q: What is Pauline responsible for?
单选题
  • A. To tell her what she should do.
  • B. To notice what is dirty.
  • C. To be responsible for her.
  • D. To put things in position.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] M: I don't notice when things get dirty like you do. All you have to do is to tell me, and I'll do it. W: No, I don't want to be put in that position. You can see dirt as well as I can. That puts all the responsibility on me. Q: What does the woman want the man to do?
单选题
  • A. Estimate the worth of the company.
  • B. Stay in the company for 5 more years.
  • C. Give up his plan of living comfortably.
  • D. Quit the job for a better-paid one.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] W: I pay people what they're worth to the company, not what they think they need to live on comfortably. M: Yes, but I have been here for five years and I have been very loyal. And it's absolutely necessary for me to get a raise or I cannot justify keeping this job any more. Q: What would the man probably do next?
单选题
  • A. He broke his bone.
  • B. A needle injured him.
  • C. He is in great pain.
  • D. The woman will hurt him.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] W: Come on! You said you've been in agony because you bit on a bone. But I cannot give you the injection if you refuse to open wide, can I? M: I don't want an injection. I hate needles. It will hurt! Q: What is the man's problem?
单选题
  • A. They go on to look for other cure.
  • B. The man owes the woman five pounds.
  • C. The woman loses due to the man's misunderstanding.
  • D. They failed in stopping the hiccups.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] W: What else is there to stop hiccups? Now, look, I'll give you five pounds if you hiccup again, you give me five pounds if you don't. Do you understand what I said? M: (fluently) Of course I do. You give me five pounds if I hiccup again. Oh, God, no ! Q: How does their deal turn out?