单选题 Questions 5 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the conversation.
单选题 What is the woman's main problem?
  • A. She lives so far away.
  • B. She has no time to visit her parents.
  • C. Her parents won't be back.
  • D. She needs to work but also see her parents.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[听力原文] W: Are you going to find a job again this summer? M: Yes, of course. Otherwise, how am I going to pay for the tuition fees in the fall? W: {{U}}I am thinking of working, too, but my folks insist I have to spend some time with them during the summer. You know, I haven't seen them for two years.{{/U}} M: That's bad considering you are only an 8-hour drive away from your hometown. Why haven't you been home for so long? W: It's not that I didn't want to go home but because {{U}}my parents were volunteering in a charitable organization in Central America for the last couple of years.{{/U}} M: In that case it's more about the reason you should visit them in the summer. W: That's true, but I didn't want to spend the whole summer staying at home. I want to make some money and pay off my tuition fees, too. M: Well, you can always get a loan. W: Loan? {{U}}I hate the idea of borrowing. I would rather make my own money and pay it off.{{/U}} M: That's true. It's not uncommon for people to have whopping bills to pay once they've graduated. W: Yes, that's exactly what I didn't want to get myself into. What do I do about money? M: Well, you can work part-time when you are at home. There's no need to think of this as a dichotomy. Why not do both? W: I was thinking about that but my parents think I should be at home with them full-time. M: Well, I think you do have to make a decision then. [解析] 本题考查事实。根据原文划线部分可知，她本来想利用暑假打工，可是因为已经两年没有见到父母了，所以要与家人团聚。因此D为正确答案。
单选题 What did the woman's parents do in Central America?
  • A. To travel around the area.
  • B. To volunteer their services.
  • C. To teach in some schools.
  • D. To visit relatives in the area.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查行为。根据原文划线部分可知，女士的父母志愿加入一个公益性组织。因此B为正确答案。
单选题 Why doesn't the woman want to borrow money?
  • A. She has her own money.
  • B. She wouldn't be able to get a loan.
  • C. She prefers to be independent.
  • D. Her bills are too high.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查原因。根据原文划线部分可知，女士不愿借钱，宁可自己挣钱。可知她很独立，由此推断出C为正确答案。