单选题

A、 Many studies on under-achievers are fair.
B、 What the woman says is unfair.
C、 Many studies on under achievers are pictures.
D、 Mary is probably not an under-achiever.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: Mary is an under-achieving student.
M: Well, actually, many studies on under-achievers don't present a fair picture of them.
Q: What does the man mean?

[一点即通] 对话中under-achievers是“劣等生”的委婉表达，present a fair picture意为“公正地描述”。男士说关于差生的很多研究并没有公正地描述他们，这是不公平的，即他认为女士那样说不公平，故B)项正确。

A、 They are discussing about the class.
B、 They are talking at home.
C、 They are shopping.
D、 They are walking in the street.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文]
M: You girls really love shopping.! I'm dead tired.
W: Shop till I drop—that's my motto. There are so many items on sale. Why aren't you excited?
Q: What are the two speakers probably doing?

[一点即通] 男士抱怨逛街太累，女士回答中有shop till I drop(逛到腿断)，而且提到许多商品在打折。由此推断二人可能在购物，故C)项正确。

A、 The man is very satisfied with the woman in the future.
B、 The man will find the woman another job.
C、 The man will hire the woman.
D、 The man probably won't hire the woman.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: What do you think about me?
M: We may have more work for you down the line, but, for now, you will probably want to look for another job.
Q: What can we learn from the conversation?

[一点即通] 对话中down the line意为“将来”，男士说将来他们可能有更多适合女士的工作，但目前你可能需要另谋高就。由此可推断男士目前不会雇用女士，故D)项正确。

A、 The woman should resign.
B、 The woman should stop tolerating her job.
C、 The woman should consider her job objectively by comparison.
D、 The woman should be happy with the terrible working conditions.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: I can not bear my job any more.
M: If you are unhappy with your job, then just think about the terrible working conditions others have to endure. This will help you consider your own situation properly.
Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?

[一点即通] 男士的建议是不妨想想那些不得不忍受恶劣工作环境的人们，这样一比较，就能更客观地认清自己的状态。故C)项正确。

A、 Chinese stock market.
B、 Chinese economy.
C、 Bull market.
D、 The woman's losses.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: The stocks I bought last month were all caught in the market slump. I hope there is a bull market this year and I can recover all my losses.
M: Bull market? Are you dreaming? The premier said 2008 would be a difficult year for the Chinese economy.
Q: What are the two speakers talking about?

[一点即通] 女士说自己上月买到的股票都被套牢了，希望今年出现牛市以挽回损失，男士认为不可能出现牛市，因为总理指出2008年中国经济将面临困境，所以两人谈话的中心是中国股市，故A)项正确。