单选题
What does the speaker mean to Jane?
a. The speaker will not join the party until half past ten.
b. If the speaker can finish his work before half past ten, s/he will join the party.
c. If the speaker does not arrive at the party until half past ten, s/he will not join the party.
d. The speaker is not able to join the party because he will not be available until half past ten.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[听力原文]
Jane, I'm afraid I won't be able to make your party. If I don't make it by half past ten, assume I'm not coming.
单选题
Why does the speaker ask the addressee to write in English?
a. Because the speaker cannot read Chinese.
b. Because English is the working language.
c. Because Chinese cannot be displayed properly in the speaker's computer.
d. Because English is the language in which the speaker's computer is designed.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
Please send your e-mails in English. There is something wrong with my computer, which now cannot read Chinese.
单选题
What can you infer from the words of the speaker?
a. The African country is going to civil war.
b. The African country suffered from economical sanctions.
c. The African country suffered from inflations of more than 10%.
d. The African country is going to build big dams along one of its rivers.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[听力原文]
The African country is recovering from the damages of the civil war. Inflation is now down to single features.
单选题
What does the speaker say about that neighborhood?
a. One should be very careful when entering into that dangerous neighborhood.
b. That neighborhood is a mess with many construction works underway.
c. Almost everything can be bought within that neighborhood.
d. That neighborhood caught a fire one night recently.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[听力原文]
I tell you you'll be playing with fire if you go alone into that neighborhood at night. It's a place where almost anything can happen to you if you don't watch out.
单选题
What is the speaker's opinion about Mr. Smith?
a. Mr. Smith is worse than anyone the speaker has worked with.
b. Mr. Smith is about the average among the people the speaker has worked with.
c. Mr. Smith is one of the best people the speaker has worked with.
d. Mr. Smith is very special among the people the speaker has worked with.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
Mr. Smith is nothing special as a boss, but I can tell you I've worked for people a lot worse.
[解题思路]
本题型主要考查的是对一些关键词、惯用法、习语等的理解以及对长句结构的把握，有时候还需要进行推理判断。
[典型试题解析]
比如，第12题主要考查的是对“speak some language like a second tongue”和“at home in (some language)”两个习语的理解，知道了这两个习语的意思，我们就可以推断出正确的答案，即Xiao Wang的德语、法语和英语都很好。
第13题的“hostility”是个关键词，如果没听懂这个词，就很难做出正确的选择。
但仅听懂关键的词或短语是不够的。录音中的句子基本都是一些委婉、曲折的说法，需要从总体上进行分析推理才能领会其中的意思。如第14题，其第一部分“To Americans， between 'black' and 'white' there are no other races”(对美国人奉说，除了白种人和黑种人就没有其他种族了)，就是用中文说也要费点脑筋转个弯。