单选题Directions:In this section, you will hear nine short
conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation a question
will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be
read only once. Choose the best answer from the four choices given by marking
the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your
machine-scored Answer Sheet.
单选题
A. The manager will make things difficult for Jack.
B. The manager will dismiss Jack from his position.
C. The manager will make Jack work overnight.
D. The manager will ask Jack to leave.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: Jack, you should hurry up. If you don't finish the project as scheduled, the manager will give you a hard time.
M: I know, I know. I'll try to finish it even if I have to work overnight.
Q: What will happen to Jack if he fails to finish his project on time?
give sb. a hard time意思是:使某人不好受或给某人沉重打击。
单选题
A. He is quite interested in fashion.
B. He is very strict with his son.
C. He serves as a good example for his son.
D. He depends on his son for a living.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: Tom, is your father still working?
M: No, he's retired. He is at home attending to my mom. He has become a role model for me.
Q: What does Tom think of his father?
a role model意思是:楷模,榜样。
单选题
A. She will go if it doesn't rain.
B. She will go if she has time.
C. She will go if she has enough money.
D. She will go regardless of the weather.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[听力原文]
M: I'm going hiking this Saturday. Do you want to come?
W: That sounds good. Rain or shine, count me in.
Q: What does the woman mean?
rain or shine意思是:无论天气好坏,风雨无阻;count in的意思是:把……计入,算进去。不管天气如何,她都要去。
单选题
A. The author's point of view is ambiguous.
B. The woman didn't understand the book correctly.
C. The woman should read the book again and again.
D. The author of the book is a great thinker.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
M: Have you read the book I gave you yesterday?
W: Yeah. I think the author was indicating that he was supporting the war.
M: Even though he said one thing, he meant another. You have to read between the lines to fully understand him.
Q: What does the man imply?
read between the lines意思是:体会言外之意。男士认为女士没有看懂这本书,没有领会作者的言外之意。
单选题
A. The girl used to be his best friend.
B. He has never heard that name before.
C. That name sounds familiar.
D. It reminds him of someone with that name.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: Did you go to Martha Lake High School?
M: Yeah. Why?
W: I met this girl. Her name is Jane Summerland. Do you know her?
M: That name rings a bell. Let me think it over.
Q: What does the man mean?
ring a bell意思是:引起模糊回忆,听着熟悉。