单选题 {{I}} You will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one question and four possible answers. Choose the correct answer--A, B, C or D, and mark it in your test booklet. You will have 15 seconds to answer the question and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE.
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单选题 What does the woman think of the conventional schools?
  • A. They will be replaced by on-line education sooner or later．
  • B. They will attract fewer kids as on-line education expands．
  • C. They will continue to exist along with on-line education．
  • D. They will limit their teaching to certain subjects only．
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[听力原文] M：What do you think ofthe future for online education? W: It is increasingly popular. M: Is it going to replace the traditional school? W: I doubt it．Schools are here to stay, because there are much more than just book learning．Even though more and more kids are going online, I believe fewer of them will quit school altogether． [解析] 由女士的最后一句话“Schools are here to stay, because there are much more than just book learning.”可知，传统的学校仍然会存在，即使孩 子通过网络学习，他们也不会退学。由此可知，应选择[C] 选项。浯言点： quit离开，停止。
单选题 What do you learn from the conversation?
  • A. The man can't come for the appointment at 4:15．
  • B. The man is glad he's got in touch with the doctor．
  • C. The man wants to change the date of the appointment．
  • D. The man was confused about the date of the appointment．
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[听力原文] W: Hello, this is Dr．Gray's office．We're calling to remind you of your 4:15 appointment for your annual checkup tomorrow． M: Oh, thanks．It's a good thing you called．I thought it was 4:15 today. W: So, is it convenient tomorrow? M: Yes, thanks． [解析] 对话中男士说道“Oh, thanks．It's a good thing you called．I thought it was 4:15 today．(你打电活太好了。我以为是今天4:15呢。)”，表 示他弄错了时间，本应是明天的体检，他以为是今天呢，所以选择[D] 选项 语言点：annual checkup每年的全身体检
单选题 What does the woman imply?
  • A. She finds the plot difficult to follow．
  • B. She has learned a lot from the novel．
  • C. She usually has difficulty remembering names．
  • D. She can recall the names of most characters in the novel．
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[听力原文] W: How did you go on this novel? M: I had a hard time getting through it． W: I share your feelings．Who can remember the names of 35 different characters? [解析] 女士说“Who can remember the names of 35 different characters?”，表示她记不住35个不同人物的名字，记不住小说中人物的话，就很难跟得上故事情节的发展，故选择[A] 选项。语言点：have a hardtime doing sth．做某事很困难。
单选题 Where is the woman?
  • A. In a soap factory．
  • B. At an information desk．
  • C. In a supermarket．
  • D. In her house．
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[听力原文] W: Hello．This is Mrs．Oleng． M: This is Barkle Company．You are one of the lucky housewives chosen to receive a bar of soap flee． W: That's very nice of you．But I would rather go on using what I always use． Thanks just the same． [解析] 在对话开始女士先报自己的姓名“This is Mrs．Oleng．”“这里 是…”是电话用语，而且结合男士话语中的“housewives”可以判断女士在家 里。因此正确答案为[D] 选项。语言点：would rather宁愿。
单选题 Why did the woman buy a heavy coat for Jimmy?
  • A. Wmter is coming soon．
  • B. Jimmy will go into the mountains．
  • C. Jimmy has caught a cold．
  • D. There'll be a costume ball．
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[听力原文] M: You look so tired． W: Yes．I spent the entire afternoon shopping for a heavy coat for Jimmy． M: Oh．this time of a year? Don't you know it's summer? W: Yes．I know．But he and Billy are going camping in the mountain．And it'll be cold up there． [解析] 由女士所说“…he and Billy are going camping in the mountain” 可知，Jimmy和Bill要去山里露营，山里很冷，所以女士才为Jimmy买厚大 衣的，应选择[D] 选项。语言点：go camping去露营。