【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: The students have been protesting against the increased tuition.
M: Yeah, I heard about the protest. But I don't know how much good it will do.
Q: What does the man mean?
对话中女士说学生一直在抗议学费上涨。男士说他也听说了抗议,但不知道抗议有什么用 (I don't know how much good it will do)。由此可知,男士质疑学生的抗议行为,故答案为D)。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: Jay will turn 21 this week. Does he know the class is having a surprised party for him?
M: No, he thinks we are giving a party for the retiring: dean.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
对话中女士说杰伊这周就满21岁了,问男士杰伊是否知道班里同学正在给他准备一个惊喜派对从男士的回答“不,他以为我们是要给即将退休的主任举办派对(he thinks we are giving a party for the retiring dean)”可推断,班里同学没让杰伊知道派对的事情,故答案为A)。
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[听力原文]
M: Hello, this is Carl's garage. We found Mr. White's briefcase and wallet after he left his ear here this morning.
W: He has been wondering where he could've left them. I'll tell him to pick them up this afternoon. Thank you for calling.
Q: What do we learn about Mr. White from the conversation?
对话中男士说他来自卡尔车行(Carl's garage),上午怀特先生把车留在车行,他们发现了怀特先生的行李箱和钱包。由此可知,怀特先生把他的东西落在他停放在车行的车里了,故答案为D)。
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: You know, some TV channels have been rerunning a lot of comedies from the 1960s. What do you think of those old shows?
M: Not much. But the new ones including those done by famous directors are not so entertaining either.
Q: What does the man mean?
对话中女士问男士是否喜欢一些频道正在重播的六十年代的喜剧。由男士回答中提到的Not much. But the new ones...are not so entertaining either(不怎么喜欢。但是新的喜剧……也不怎么有意思)可知,他觉得六十年代的喜剧和现在的喜剧都不好看,即喜剧自六十年代以来就没有什么改进,故答案为C)。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[听力原文]
M: How much longer should I boil these vegetables? The recipe says about 10 minutes in total.
W: They look pretty done to me. I doubt you should cook them anymore:
Q: What does the woman mean?
对话中男士问女士蔬菜还应该煮多长时间,并说按菜谱总共要煮10分钟。女士回答时提到 I doubt you should cook them anymore(我觉得你不应该再煮了),由此可知,男士应该停止煮蔬菜了,故答案为A)。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: Tom, are you going to your parents' house tonight?
M: Yes, I promise to help them figure out their tax returns. The tax code is really confusing to them.
Q: What is the man going to do for his parents'?
对话中男士提到他答应要帮父母理清纳税申报单(help them figure out their tax returns),因为他们搞不清免税代码。B)选项是对男士的话的同义转述,其中,sort out与figure out同义,故答案为B)。
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: I was surprised when I heard you'd finished your research project a whole month early.
M: How I managed to do it is still a mystery to me.
Q: What does the man mean?
对话中女士对男士提前一个月完成研究项目感到吃惊,从男士的回应“怎么完成的连我自己都不知道(How I managed to do it is still a mystery to me)”可知,男士也没料到自己会那么快完成工作,故答案为D)。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: I was hoping we could be in the same developmental psychology class.
M: Me too, but by the time I went for registration, the course was closed.
Q: What does the man mean?
由对话中男士提到的by the time I went for registration, the course was closed(等我去登记的时候,这个课程已经结束了)可知,男士没能注册上心理课,故答案为A)。