单选题 Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the endof each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversationand the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During thepause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the bestanswer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
单选题
  • A. She finds the speech of the mayor boring.
  • B. She thinks the new mayor is a good speaker.
  • C. She is tired of watching the political speeches on TV.
  • D. She has no idea how well the mayor did in the speech.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] M：The new mayor is really a good public speak-er．The speech he delivered last night on TVwas excellent． W：I was so tired that I dozed 0ffeven before thespeech started． Q：What does the woman mean? [听前预测] 选项均以She开头，再结合选项中的mayor.speech，boring，good speaker等可知，本题可能考查女士对市长讲话的看法。 [解析] 女士提到在市长的电视讲话开始前她已经dozed off(睡着了)，也就是说，她根本就不知道市长的电 视讲话表现如何．故答案为[D]。
单选题
  • A. The new apartments can accommodate 500 students.
  • B. The new apartments are not available until next month.
  • C. Most students can't afford to live in the new apartments.
  • D. It takes only 5 minutes to reach the campus from the apartments.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] M：Our school has just built sonic new apartments near campus，but one bedroom runsfor 500 dollars a month． W：That’s a bit beyond the reach of most students! Q：What does the woman mean? [听前预测] 选项中重复出现的new apartments表明，对话与新公寓有关。 [解析] 对话中女士提到…beyond the reach ofmost students(……在大多数学生的能力范围之外)，也就是说大多数学生负担不起，故答案为[C]。
单选题
  • A. He thought Dr. Parker's tests were easy.
  • B. Dr. Parker is no longer teaching history.
  • C. The woman's source of information is reliable.
  • D. He didn't enjoy taking history tests of Dr. Parker's.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] W：Tomorrow we are having our first test in his．tory class．I’m really worried about it．You’vetaken one of Dr．Parker’s tests．haven’t you?Ihear they’re impossible to pass． M：I don’t know who you’ve been talking to．Myexperience was just the opposite． Q：what does the man mean? [听前预测] 选项中He thought/didn’t enjoy以及Dr.Parker’stests等表明，对话可能涉及男士对Parker博士的考试的看法，男士的话为听音重点。 [解析] 男士的话just the opposite(正好相反)为听音重点，结合女士提到的I hear they’re impossible topass(我听说通过考试是不可能的)可知，男士觉得考试容易通过，故答案为[A]。
单选题
  • A. A case of bank robbery.
  • B. The search for the reliable witness.
  • C. The interview with the bank clerk.
  • D. The terrific detective story.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] M：Ms．Dawson．what were you doing when theman with the mask took his gun out? W：Oh．it was so terrible．I was just talking withthe bank clerk when he pointed the gun tome andtold me to lie down on my face． Q：What are they talking about? [听前预测] 四个选项均为名词性词组，再结合其中的robbery，witness，bank clerk，detective story等可知，对话可能与银行抢劫案有关。 [解析] 男士问女士当戴着面具的男人掏出枪来时她正在做什么，女士回答说她当时正在与银行工作人员说话，那人用枪指着她，让她趴在地上。由此可知，两人谈论的是[A]“一起银行抢劫案”。
单选题
  • A. Wait for his cousin.
  • B. Go to the airport.
  • C. Prepare dinner.
  • D. Go to the concert.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] W：Would you like to go with me to a concerttonight? M：I'd love to．but my mother wants me to go tothe airport to meet my cousin while she prepares dinner． Q：What is the man going to do tonight? [听前预测] 选项均以原形动词开头可知，本题可能考查将来的行为动作。由his可知，男士的话为听音重点。 [解析] 男士的话my mother wants me to go to theairport to meet my cousin(我母亲想让我去机场接我表兄)为听音重点，由此可知，答案为[B]。