单选题
单选题 Where did the woman get the information about the "smart" car?
  • A. From an advertisement.
  • B. From an article.
  • C. From a TV program.
  • D. From a friend.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[听力原文] 18-21 M: I'm sorry. I'm late. W: That's all right. John. My house is not that easy to find. But you know you wouldn't have gotten lost if you had a smart car. M: A smart car? What's that? W: I just read a magazine article about some new technology that can make a car smart. One device is a computerized map display and an artificial voice. You just enter the address for where you want to go and the voice will tell you how to get there，street by street. M: Hey, that's just like my brother. He never gets lost and he's always telling me the best route. So what else will the smart cars be able to do? W: Well, the article says there'll be a device with read-on warning systems that will warn drivers with a long signal if they're getting too close to other cars. And they will even put on brakes if the drivers don't. M: Tell me, Shelly. Will these cars be smart enough to fill themselves up with gas? W: Not by now. Why do you ask? M: I'm not late because I got lost. I'm late because I ran out of gas on the way over there. 本题只要捕捉到女士所说“I just read a magazine article about some new technology that can make a car smart.”，就可得知女士是从杂志的文章中得到有关智能汽车的信息的，因此[B]选项为正确答案。
单选题 What is the purpose of the artificial voice on "smart" cars?
  • A. To warn the drivers of dangers.
  • B. To explain traffic regulations.
  • C. To wake up sleeping drivers.
  • D. To guide the drivers.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】由对话中女士所说“You just enter the address for you want to go and the voice will tell you how to get there, street by street,”可知，你只要将要去的目的地输入，自动语音提示(artificial voice)就会告知如何可以到达，也就是说，自动语音提示可以给司机指路，因此[D]选项正确。
单选题 What does the man imply about his brothers?
  • A. He has good sense of direction.
  • B. He has a "smart" car.
  • C. He is an expert in cars.
  • D. He is a skillful driver.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】对话中女士说智能汽车可以给司机指路，男士说“that's just like my brother…”，男士指的是他哥哥也可以指路，男士随后所说“He never gets lost and he's always telling me the best route”也进一步证实，他哥哥的方向感很强，因此[A]选项正确。语言点：a sense of direction方向感。
单选题 Why was the man late?
  • A. He got lost.
  • B. He ran out of gas.
  • C. He had an accident.
  • D. His car broke down.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】本题的关键是听懂对话的最后部分男士所说“I'm not late because I got lost. I'm late because I ran out of gas on the way over there.”此句中使用了否定转移，not在形式上是否定late，但实际上否定的是because I got lost，男士表达的真正含义为“我来晚了，不是因为我迷路了，而是因为车在路上没油了。”因此[B]选项正确。