单选题
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[听力原文]19-22
W: Hey, Tom. What's up? Where are you off to?
M: I'm on my way to the bank. I have to open a savings account. Want to come?
W: Sure. Wait a minute.
M: OK. (a little while later)
W: You just said you wanted to open a savings account?
M: Yes.
W: They usually have two kinds of deposit-time deposit and current deposit.
M: What is the minimum deposit for a savings account?
W: Sorry. I don't know, but how much money do you want to deposit to start with?
M: Two thousand dollars.
W: That's big enough for both, I'm sure.
M: You know the interest rate, don't you?
W: For current deposit it is very low.
M: I don't mind that. I want to put my money in the bank just to be on the safe side.
W: Good idea.
M: Is it convenient to withdraw money from my savings account here?
W: It's very easy. You just need to fill out a withdrawal form and hand in your check book together with it, and everything will be OK.
M: Do they use a password?
W: Yes, you can if you like.
M: Do I have to show anything as proof of identification?
W: No. They want nothing. Just tell them your name and address. That's all.
M: Thank you.
19.How much money does the man want to deposit to start with?

[解析] 细节题。在听录音之前预览所有选项,可以猜测本篇对话涉及的内容很可能与银行有关。本题的问题正是女士问男士的话“how much money do you want to deposit to start with”,只要留意到男士的回答“Two thousand dollars”,就能马上得出答案[C]。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
What does the man want to do in the bank?

[解析] 细节题。男士说“I'm on my way to The bank”是为了open a savings account,即选项 [B];接下来,女士再次提到open a savings ac count.这其实是降低了此题的难度。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[听力原文]
How can the man withdraw money from his sayings account?

[解析] 细节题。男士问withdraw money是否方便,女士很热心,不但回答他取钱非常easy,而且告诉他如何取钱——need to fill out a withdrawal form and hand in your check book together with it即选项[D]。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[听力原文]
According to the conversation, what do you know about the "interest rate"?

[解析] 推理题。女士说银行有两种存款方式-time deposit and current deposit。后来,男士问女士是否知道存款的interest rate,女士说“For current deposit it is very low”,言外之意就是 For time deposit it is high。选项[D]是对此的归纳总结。如果知道interest rate、current deposit和 time deposit的意思分别是“利率”、“活期存款”和“定期存款”,根据常识,只看选项就可以排除其他三项。