单选题 Listening 1 "Learning Center"
单选题 What does the woman need?
A. A meeting with Professor Simpson
B. An English composition class
C. An appointment for tutoring
D. Information about the Learning Center
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 1-5
Narrator: Listen to a conversation on campus between two students.
Man: Hi. Are you Paula?
Woman: Jim?
Man: Hi. Nice to meet you.
Woman: Glad to meet you.
Man: So, you need some tutoring in English? Q1
Woman: Yeah. I'm taking English composition, and I'm not doing very well on my essays.
Man: Right. Urn, well, first let's see if we can figure out a time to meet.., that we're both free.
Woman: Okay.
Man: How about Mondays? Maybe in the morning? I don't have any classes until eleven on
Mondays.
Woman: That would work, but I was hoping we could, you know, meet more than once a week.
Man: Oh. Well, Tuesdays are out. I've got classes and, uh, I work at the library part time on
Tuesdays and Thursdays. But I could get together on Wednesdays.
Woman: In the morning?
Man: Probably nine-thirty would be best. That way we'd have an hour to work before I'd have
to get ready for my eleven o'clock.
Woman: So that would be two hours a week then?
Man: I could do that.
Woman: Oh, but, would that be extra? You know, would I need topay you for the extra session? Q2
Man: No. Um, just so you meet me here at the Learning Center, and we both sign in, then I'll
get paid. Tutoring is free, to you, I mean. The school pays me. But we both have to Q3
show up. If you don't show up and sign in for a session, then I don't get paid. So...
Woman: Oh, don't worry about that. I really need the help. I won't miss any sessions unless I'm
sick or something.
Man: Okay then. So you want me to help you with your essays?
Woman: Right. I could bring you some that have, you know, comments on them. I'm getting C's
and...
Man: Well, that's not too bad. Once I see some of your writing, we should be able to pull that
up toa B.
Woman: You think so?
Man: Sure. But I need to explain something. Some of my students in the past...they Q4
expected me to write their essays for them. But that's not what a tutor is supposed to
do, My job is to help you be a better writer.
Woman: Oh, I understand that. But you'll read my essays, right?
Man: Oh yeah. No problem. We'll read them together, and I'll make suggestions.
Woman: Great. I think part of the problem is I just don't understand the teacher's comments.
Maybe you can help me figure them out.
Man: Sure. Who's the teacher?
Woman: Simpson.
Man: No proble. I've tutored a couple of her students, so I know more or less where she's Q5
coming from. Okay, then. I guess we'll meet here on Monday.
Woman: I'll be here. Nine-thirty you said.
Man: Just sign in when you get here.
1. What does the woman need?
An appointment for tutoring
单选题 Why does the woman say this:
A. She is worried that she cannot afford the service.
B. She is trying to negotiate the cost of the sessions.
C. She is showing particular interest in the man.
D. She is expressing surprise about the arrangement.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析]
Listen again to part of the conversation and then answer the following question.
"Oh, but, would that be extra? You know, would I need to pay you for the extra session?"
Why does the woman say this:
"Oh, but would that be extra?"
Her tone indicates that she is worried.
单选题 Why is the man concerned about the woman's attendance?
A. If she is absent, her grade will be lowered.
B. He will not get a paycheck if she is absent.
C. She has been sick a lot during the semester.
D. Her grades need to be improved.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析]
Why is the man concerned about the woman's attendance?
He will not get a paycheck if she is absent.
单选题 What does the man agree to do?
A. He will show the woman how to use the library.
B. He will write some compositions for the woman.
C. He will talk with the woman's English professor.
D. He will show the woman how to improve her writing.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析]
What does the man agree to do?
He will show the woman how to improve her writing.
单选题 What does the man imply about the woman's teacher?
A. The professor is very difficult to understand.
B. He does not know where she came from.
C. Her students seem to like her teaching style.
D. He is familiar with her requirements.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析]
What does the man imply about the woman's teacher?
"... know... where she's coming from" means"to understand her./