{{B}}Section A{{/B}} In this section, you will hear five
short conversations. Each conversation will be read only once. At the end of
each conversation, there will be a twenty-second pause. During the pause,
read the question and the three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is
the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a
single line through the centre.
单选题
What does the woman think about Professor Johnson? A. He is very quiet. B. He gives amusing lectures. C. He should give more than one series of talks.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
M: Professor Johnson seems so serious.
W: But his lectures are quite humorous, aren't they?
男士说 Professor Johnson 很严肃，而女士说他的课非常幽默，故选B项。
单选题
When did the plane leave?
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: The flight for Philadelphia left ten minutes ago?
M: That's right. It's now 12:15.
对话中提到飞往费城的航班十分钟前起飞的，而现在是12:15，可知飞机的起飞时间是12:05。
单选题
For how long can they work?
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[听力原文]
M: When shall we start our work, Mary?
W: Tomorrow at 8 o'clock. But we must work quickly, for we have to finish everything before 3 in the afternoon.
男士问几点开始工作，女士回答八点，下午三点前完成一切，可知他们要工作7个小时。
单选题
How much will it cost the man to rent an unfurnished apartment including utilities?
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[听力原文]
M: How much is the rent?
W: It's $150 a month unfurnished or $200 a month furnished. Utilities are $25 extra.
对话中提到unfurnished为$150 a month，而utilities要另外加$25，一共为$175。
单选题
When will the next plane for L. A. take off?
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[听力原文]
M: Is this the terminal for the hourly shuttle to L. A. ?
W: Yes, sir, but I'm sorry to say that you missed the 10:00 by 5 minutes.
对话开头就提到hourly shuttle，即每小时一次，然后女士说他已经错过了10点的一趟，迟到了5分钟，可知下一班只能是1个小时后11点那趟了。