【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文]19-22
M: And a little bit north of there even, actually, uh, New Hampshire. It started from there and went down to Georgia. And there were thirteen original colonies. I could name them.
W: Go on.
M: Uh, maybe. New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. I did it!
W: Wow, good job! Virginia and Carolina, which-were those states named after queens? Or...
M: Yeah, Virginia after Queen Elizabeth-the virgin queen-so they called it Virginia.
W: And Caroline - Carolina?
M: That I don't know. It's probably King Charles, or some- thing like that. I'm not really sure, but they cut his head off, so, urn.
W: In Australia, a lot of the place names are Aboriginal names.
M: Yeah.
W: What American states are Native American or Indian names?
M: Lots of them. Urn, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Michigan, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Dakotas, North and South Dakota, Utah...
W: Iowa.
M: Iowa, Kansas...
W: Illinois.
M: Illinois, uh, Missouri, uh, Arkansas--.
W: Seattle
M: Oklahoma maybe.
W: Seattle, but not Washington?
M: Uh, not Washington, no. Seattle, I don't know what that is.
W: That's the name of Chief Seattle.
19. Which of the following countries are they talking about?

[试题详解] 事实理解题。那位男士在两处集中列举了美国的州名。1、New Hampshire，Massachusetts， Connecticut，Rhode Island，New York，Pennsylvania， New Jersey，Delaware，Maryland，Virginia，North Carolina，South Carolina，and Georgia；2、Massachusetts， Connecticut，Michigan，Minnesota，Illinois，Indiana， Ohio，Kentucky，Tennessee，Mississippi，Alabama， Dakotas，North and South Dakota，Utah…由此可以判断选项B是正确答案。

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[听力原文]
Which of the following is NOT among the thirteen original colonies?

[试题详解] 地名辨认题。在第19小题的讲解中列举了美国最早的十三个州的名字，其中有Massachusetts(选项A)，Connecticut(选项D)以及Virginia(选项C)。但是，根本没有提到Michigan。由此可以断定选项D为正确答案。注意：听此类题时，考生的注意力必须高度集中。否则，就有可能造成不必要的失误。

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[听力原文]
Which of the following queens was Virginia named after?

[试题详解] 人名辨认题。问题是：“弗吉尼亚州是以下面的哪一位女王的名字命名的?”很显然，关键是要抓住该女王的名字。对话中说：“Virginia(was named)after Queen Elizabeth-the virgin queen”。据此可以排除选项A和选项C。选项B是一个特大的“干扰项”。因为它包含了“virgin”这个单词。但是 Queen Elizabeth(伊丽莎白女王)=the virgin queen (处女女王)≠Queen Virgin(根本不存在这个称呼的女王)。因此，选项D是唯一正确的答案。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文]
Which of the following American states is NOT a Native American or Indian name?

[试题详解] 地名辨认题。那位女士的问题是：“美国的哪些州是本土名或印第安名?”男士的回答中列举了不少：“Massachusetts，Connecticut，Michigan， Minnesota，Illinois，Indiana，Ohio，Kentucky，Tennessee，Mississippi，Alabama，Dakotas，North and South Dakota，Utah．”。后来，两人又提到Iowa，Kansas，Illinois．Missouri，Arkansas，Seattle以及Oklahoma。同时，也否定了Washington。因此，应该选择选项C。