【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
M:
If the traffic wasn"t so bad
, I could have been home by 6:00.
W: What a Pity! Your cousin was here to see you.
Q: What do we know about the man?
[解析] 男士说:“如果交通状况不这么糟糕的话……”,由此可知他因为交通堵塞而滞留,B中的was held up正是此义。
①选项以He,His car作主语。故第一个说话者(男士)的话不可错过。②虚拟语气题,它的结构是:If..., I could have...。解答此类题型通常是否定掉虚拟语气中所表达的含义,即反着选答案。③注意bad traffic不表示traffic accident。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: Eric, poor Jim got a ticket for speeding on his way to work.
M: That"s nothing.
I got two back to back yesterday—one for running a red fight and another for ignoring a stop sign.
Q: What happened to Eric?
[解析] 男士说:“昨天我得了两张罚单呢——一张是因为闯红灯,一张是因为无视停驶信号。”故B正确。
①He选项,要重点关注男士的内容。②关键词有tickets, fine, traffic, late, sign, light, two, twice等。依据经验,ticket可能是“罚单”,A应是干扰项;内容与交通信号灯有关系;“二”的概念也很重要。③男士的话可分为两部分:“简短回答+详细说明”。若详细说明部分未听懂。根据简短回答也可以试着答题:That"s nothing意为“那算不得什么”。可见Eric的行为要比Jim严重,由此也可选B。