单选题
单选题 What does the woman imply?
A. She won't be able to go with the man.
B. She doesn't think Frank is arriving until tomorrow morning.
C. She has to pick up Frank at 2:00.
D. She doesn't know when her class will end.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析]
M: Would you like to go with me to the airport to pick up Frank?
W: I'd like to, but I have class till 2:00. And I know Frank's decided to take the early flight.

这是典型的“...but”句型,是英语对话中表示拒绝的典型句型,也就是面对第一个讲话者的邀请,第二个讲话者先表示主观上其实是愿意的,然而由于客观的原因,没有办法去,句子中并没有出现“no”,但是其实结果就是拒绝了。“pick up”在这里的意思是“接人”。
单选题 What does the man mean?
A. He watched the television program with his mother.
B. His mother told him his professor was on television.
C. Answering the phone caused him to miss the television program.
D. His mother missed the television program.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析]
W: Did you catch our very own Professor Stiller on TV last night?
M: I almost missed it ! But my mother just happened to be watching at home and gave me a call.

题解题的关键是听出第一个人在问他“昨晚是否在电视上看到Professor Stiller”,而第二个讲话者说“我几乎错过”,多亏他母亲电话提醒他,他才不致错过,从而知道其实第二个人是看到了。“catch”在这里是“捕捉,看到”的意思,而“almost”是“几乎,差不多”的意思,听出这两个词对于解题很有帮助。“happen to do”是“碰巧,偶然做某事”的意思。
单选题 What does the man mean?
A. The pool will be open all week.
B. The weather will cool down soon.
C. The woman should go swimming.
D. He prefers to stay inside in hot weather.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析]
W: These summer days are getting to be more than I can take. It was even too hot to go to the pool yesterday.
M: Hold on. According to the weather report we should have some relief by the end of the week.
W: The weather report can never be relied on.

这是一道讨论天气的题目,“be getting to be more than I can take”的意思是“几乎使我无法忍受”,“even too hot to go to the pool”表示“太热以致连去游泳池都不行”。“hold on”是“坚持”的意思,而“have relief”是表示“放松,宽松”的意思。听懂第二句话是解题的关键,也听出“根据天气预报我们周末就会好过一点”,言外之意,周末就不会那么热了。
单选题 What problem does the woman think the man may have?
A. He may not have enough time to cook.
B. He may spend more money on food next semester.
C. He may gain weight if he does his own cooking.
D. He may not enjoy cooking.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析]
M: My roommate and I have decided to do our own cooking next semester.
W: Then, I hope you'll have a lighter schedule than this term.

问题是问第二个讲话者的态度,表面看起来她并没有评论第一个讲话人的讲话内容,好像在说另外一件事情。但是实际是暗示他可能不会有充足的时间自己做饭。“do one's own cooking”的意思是自己做饭,而“lighter schedule”是“时间比较宽松”。
单选题 What does the man ask the woman?
A. When she'll finish packing.
B. If he can go with her.
C. How long she'll be away.
D. When she's going to San Diego,
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析]
W: I can't believe this. I'm leaving for San Diego tomorrow and I haven't even started packing yet.
M: I wish I were going with you. Will you have much time there?
W: As long as the work finishes.

第一个说话者虽然说了很多信息,但第二人的提问似乎与她说的话关系不太大。解题的关键是听清第一个人要去旅行,而另一个人问她要去多久。“packing”在句子中是“打包,收拾行囊”的意思。