单选题

A、 In the middle of the semester.
B、 At the beginning of the exams.
C、 At the end of the school year.
D、 In the middle of summer vacation.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文]23-25
M: Hey, Ellen. How are you?
W: I' m fine, Bob. Aren' t you glad the semester is over?
M: Yep. Are you going to the rock concert Friday night?
W: I hadn' t much thought about it. Are you?
M: Sure. Would you like to go with me?
W: Sounds like fun.
M: You' ll have to buy your own ticket, though.
W: Are you broke again? Let me treat you.
M: Wow, when did you become so rich?
W: You know, I' m a waitress at the Student Center. Anyway, now that final exams are almost over. I' d love a night out.
M: Since you've been so great about buying the tickets, why don't I take us out to dinner?
W: You've got a deal. Let's buy the tickets now.
23. When is this conversation taking place?

本题为开头细节题。Ellen说她很开心，因为the semester is over(学期结束了)，对话发生的时间当然应该为C项。semester是英式英语用法，等于美式英语中的term。

A、 She is from a very rich family.
B、 Bob doesn' t have much money.
C、 She lost a bet and owes Bob money,
D、 Bob left his wallet at home.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文]
Why is Ellen buying the tickets?

浏览选项时可以发现四个选项似乎都指向一个问题：为什么要Ellen而不是Bob出钱干某件事情，要求考生解释原因。听录音时，Bob叫Ellen自己买票参加音乐会，Ellen开玩笑说，“Are you broke again?”并主动提出请客。这时我们可以判断第2题的答案为B。broke意为“破产的”，treat sb．即“款待某人”。

A、 His own ticket for the concert,
B、 Ellen's ticket for the concert.
C、 Their trip in the summer vacation.
D、 The supper for him and Ellen.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[听力原文]
What will Bob pay for?

本题的关键是固定用法take sb out to dinner，表示“请某人吃饭”，此处表示Bob要清自己和Ellen吃饭。