听力题
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】W: I was shocked to hear of your wife"s illness. Is she going to be all right? M: At first, the doctors weren"t sure, but she"s really improved. She"ll be home next week. Q: What do we learn about the man"s wife from the conversation? [解析] 事实细节题。对话中,女士表示听说男士妻子的病情后十分震惊,并询问男士他的妻子好点没有;男士说最初连医生都没有把握,但妻子现在已经好多了,下周就可以回家了。由此可知,男士妻子的病情正在好转。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[听力原文] M: Excuse me. Can I get a ticket for a sleeping compartment on this train? W: Yes, there are four left. The price is £60 per person including a continental breakfast. Q: What is the man doing? [解析] 行动计划题。对话中,男士询问能否买一张火车卧铺票;女士说票价为60英镑,其中包括一份欧式早餐。由此可知,男士正在购买火车票。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】M: Janet, here"s the book I borrowed from you, but I"m so sorry that I can"t find its jacket. W: It doesn"t matter. Anyway, you are one of the few people who actually return books to me. Q: What does the woman imply? [解析] 推理判断题。对话中,男士把书还给了女士,并向她道歉说书的护封找不到了;女士表示没关系,并补充说实际上除了男士之外,很少的人借了她的书后会归还。由此可知,大多数从女士这里借书的人都没有把书还给她。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】M: Lisa, have you been to the new supermarket yet? W: Yes, and no. I went there last Saturday for their grand opening sale, but I drove around the parking lot for nearly an hour, looking for a space before I finally gave up and came home. Q: What does the woman mean? [解析] 事实细节题。对话中,男士问女士有没有去过新开的那家超市;女士说既去了又没去,上周六超市开业那天她去了超市,但她在停车场转了将近一个小时都没找到地方停车,最后只好回家了。由此可知,女士上周六没能进入超市。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】W: You"ve been sitting at the computer for hours. Let"s take a coffee break, shall we? M: I wish I could. You know, I"m up to my neck in work. I"ve got to finish this report. I don"t want to miss the deadline. Q: What does the man mean? [解析] 推理判断题。对话中,女士说男士已经在电脑前坐了好几个小时了,她想邀请男士一起去喝杯咖啡休息一下;男士说自己忙得不可开交,因为他不想错过提交报告的最后期限。由此可知,男士没有时间喝咖啡休息一下。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[听力原文] M: What do you think of this gallery space? They offer to let me exhibit some of my paintings here. W: Are you kidding? Any art student I know would die to have an exhibition here. Q: What can we infer from the conversation? [解析] 推理判断题。对话中,男士问女士对这个展览馆的看法,并说他有机会在这里展出自己的一些作品;女士认为男士在开玩笑,并说她认识的所有艺术生都十分渴望在这个展览馆展出作品。由此可见,这个展览馆很棒,只有很优秀的艺术生才能有机会在里面展出作品。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】W: Gary, my assistant is in hospital now. Is there anyone in your department who could give a hand for a few days? M: I think so. I"ll ask around and get back to you. Q: What do we learn from the conversation? [解析] 事实细节题。对话中,女士说自己的助理生病住院了,问男士是否能在他的部门里找人帮她几天;男士说应该没问题,他先找找看,然后给女士回复。由此可知,女士需要一个临时替代她助理的人。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[听力原文] W: Did you read the article in the paper about the mayor"s speech at the economic forum? M: Sure I did, but I think they twisted the meaning of what he said. It"s not the first time for them to do so. Q: What does the man say about the paper"s article? [解析] 弦外之音题。对话中,女士问男士有没有看到报纸上关于市长在经济论坛上演讲的文章;男士说自己看过了,但他认为这篇文章曲解了市长讲话的原意,并且说这种现象已经不是第一次出现了。由此可知,男士认为报纸上的文章曲解了市长的演讲。