【答案解析】[听力原文] W: Bill, where are you going? M: I'm going to the tennis court. W: Have you finished the composition our teacher assigned us yesterday? M: Not yet. I always seem to put things off until the last minute.
本题较难,需要考生综合整个对话进行推断。在对话中,女士首先询问男士去哪儿,男士回答说去网球场(tennis court),接着女士又询问男士是否完成老师昨天布置的作文,男士回答说还没有,然后说:I always seem to put things off until the last minute,其中的put off指“推迟,拖延”,其意思很明显,就是[A]项所说的从不提前完成作业。
单选题
What did the woman do?
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[听力原文] M: You did a fine job on the room I don't think I've ever seen it so clean. W: Oh, it's nothing. I'm glad I could help.
本题只要听清女士的最后一句(I'm glad I could help)即可推知女士是在帮男士的忙,选[C]。
单选题
What does the woman tell the man must do?
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[听力原文] M: I will just read this chapter of the book to pass the exam. W: You can't just read this chapter. The exam covers the whole book, you know.
对话中男士说自己只看了一章就准备通过考试,而女士用语气极强的couldn't just read this chapter否定了男士的话,然后指出考试覆盖了全书(the whole book),其意就是要男士复习全书,选[D]。
单选题
What is Johnson's occupation now?
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[听力原文] M: Johnson worked as a salesman for five years. Then he became a newspaperman. After that he started a company himself. W: I know. And he's quite successful.
对话中男士介绍了Johnson的三种职业:首先是a salesman,然后是a newspaperman,最后是started a company himself。女士只是补充说明他干得很成功,因此他现在的职业就是最后一种,选[C]。