【答案解析】[听力原文] W: You've had a chance to read through our product catalog, haven't you? W: A. No, thanks. I've already downloaded one to my hard drive. W: B. In fact, I was just noticing how well organized it is. W: C. We are completely certain that we'll buy several of your products. 选项A错误,提问者只是想知道回答者是否阅览过产品分类。选项B正确,从回答中可以推断,回答者看过分类目录。选项C是在回应买东西的请求。
单选题17.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[听力原文] M: You're acquainted with our policy regarding issuance of permits to vendors, aren't you? W: A. I've decided not to use them, after all. W: B. I've already made their acquaintance. W: C. The legal department has already informed me. 选项A是在拒绝任用某些人,而不是在谈对政策的熟悉程度。选项B误解acquaint的用法,be acquainted with意思是“对……熟悉”,而make one's acquaintance意思是“结识某人”。选项C正确地回答男士的问题。
单选题18.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[听力原文] M: We can project the number of participants based on who attended last year's event, can't we? M: A. We need to be careful not to under-estimate the head count like we did last year. M: B. The project is totally underfunded due to the lack of interest by investors. M: C. Unfortunately, we cannot attend this year's event due to previous commitments. 选项A正确,回答者警告称不要再像去年那样错误估计人数。选项B误解project的意思,问句中是“预计,推断”,答句当成“项目”。选项C是在拒绝邀请,与问句无关。
单选题19.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[听力原文] W: I don't think it's always possible to foresee what our customers want, is it? M: A. I didn't see any customers come into the store today. M: B. I think that entirely depends on what you mean by force. M: C. Well, if we didn't, we'd be out of business. 选项A答非所问,问题关于预测消费者需求,而不是消费者人数。选项B混淆了foresee(预见,预测)和force(武力)。选项C正确,由回答可知,不对客户需求进行预测对生意有负面影响。
单选题20.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[听力原文] W: They can't just walk right into the store and demand an instant refund, can they? W: A. Under the present circumstances, I think we can make an exception. W: B. They can visit the store any time they want. W: C. I have no trouble with you asking me anything you'd like. 选项A正确,回答证实消费者可以要求退款。选项B错误,回答只是围绕“他们能不能走进商店”。选项C未搞清楚ask和demand相近的意思“要求”,答句中ask意思是“问”。