【答案解析】原文：W: I can’t believe that duck hunting is still legal in so many parts of the world. The scientific evidence from countries like Australia, Canada and the USA clearly indicates a decline in the birds’ numbers.M: But can anyone be sure if the decline is really caused by the hunting or by climate change？W: It’s caused by both in fact. We see more droughts in countries like Australia. Ducks are birds that feed and breed in areas where there is a lot of water, but their habitats have been shrinking in recent decades because of the droughts.M: And I guess with fewer places to inhabit, they concentrate in greater numbers in few areas, which surely makes them easier targets for the hunters.W: It does. My grandfather was a duck hunter. He told me hunting ducks and geese began in the 19th century. They were easily found and plentifully available food source in farming areas, especially for poor immigrants.M: What do they use for hunting during that period?W: They use new types of guns, and birds could easily be shot down in flight. And in such great numbers， their commercial hunting of ducks and geese became an industry. Yet, there’s no commercial farming of these birds nowadays. Their meat is hardly eaten in Western countries.M: No, duck hunting seemingly exists as the continuation of a tradition.W: Well, ducks have never been popular with farmers like my grandfather anyway because they sometimes destroy crops. In fact, farmers used to poison them in large numbers.M: That somehow doesn’t surprise me. Nobody places much value on the lives of these poor birds or on their meat.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8. What does the woman find unbelievable?9. What does the woman say has caused the shrinking of ducks’ habitats in Australia?10. Why is there no commercial farming of ducks and geese in Western countries?11. What does the woman say about farmers in her grandfather’s time?细节推断题。对话开头男士说他已计算出女士家墙壁和天花板的总面积，女士接着询问了粉刷所需的费用，之后对话中提到粉刷房屋需要女士暂住别处等问题。由此推断，女士要重新粉刷她的房屋，因此答案为A)。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】原文：W: I can’t believe that duck hunting is still legal in so many parts of the world. The scientific evidence from countries like Australia, Canada and the USA clearly indicates a decline in the birds’ numbers.M: But can anyone be sure if the decline is really caused by the hunting or by climate change？W: It’s caused by both in fact. We see more droughts in countries like Australia. Ducks are birds that feed and breed in areas where there is a lot of water, but their habitats have been shrinking in recent decades because of the droughts.M: And I guess with fewer places to inhabit, they concentrate in greater numbers in few areas, which surely makes them easier targets for the hunters.W: It does. My grandfather was a duck hunter. He told me hunting ducks and geese began in the 19th century. They were easily found and plentifully available food source in farming areas, especially for poor immigrants.M: What do they use for hunting during that period?W: They use new types of guns, and birds could easily be shot down in flight. And in such great numbers， their commercial hunting of ducks and geese became an industry. Yet, there’s no commercial farming of these birds nowadays. Their meat is hardly eaten in Western countries.M: No, duck hunting seemingly exists as the continuation of a tradition.W: Well, ducks have never been popular with farmers like my grandfather anyway because they sometimes destroy crops. In fact, farmers used to poison them in large numbers.M: That somehow doesn’t surprise me. Nobody places much value on the lives of these poor birds or on their meat.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8. What does the woman find unbelievable?9. What does the woman say has caused the shrinking of ducks’ habitats in Australia?10. Why is there no commercial farming of ducks and geese in Western countries?11. What does the woman say about farmers in her grandfather’s time?细节推断题。在男士提到工程总费用预计需3，000美元时，女士表示这比她预计的要多。由此推断，女士主要担忧的是费用问题，因此答案为B)。
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】原文：W: I can’t believe that duck hunting is still legal in so many parts of the world. The scientific evidence from countries like Australia, Canada and the USA clearly indicates a decline in the birds’ numbers.M: But can anyone be sure if the decline is really caused by the hunting or by climate change？W: It’s caused by both in fact. We see more droughts in countries like Australia. Ducks are birds that feed and breed in areas where there is a lot of water, but their habitats have been shrinking in recent decades because of the droughts.M: And I guess with fewer places to inhabit, they concentrate in greater numbers in few areas, which surely makes them easier targets for the hunters.W: It does. My grandfather was a duck hunter. He told me hunting ducks and geese began in the 19th century. They were easily found and plentifully available food source in farming areas, especially for poor immigrants.M: What do they use for hunting during that period?W: They use new types of guns, and birds could easily be shot down in flight. And in such great numbers， their commercial hunting of ducks and geese became an industry. Yet, there’s no commercial farming of these birds nowadays. Their meat is hardly eaten in Western countries.M: No, duck hunting seemingly exists as the continuation of a tradition.W: Well, ducks have never been popular with farmers like my grandfather anyway because they sometimes destroy crops. In fact, farmers used to poison them in large numbers.M: That somehow doesn’t surprise me. Nobody places much value on the lives of these poor birds or on their meat.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8. What does the woman find unbelievable?9. What does the woman say has caused the shrinking of ducks’ habitats in Australia?10. Why is there no commercial farming of ducks and geese in Western countries?11. What does the woman say about farmers in her grandfather’s time?细节推断题。对话中提到，粉刷时，女士不能住在自己的房子里，要去朋友家里借住或者去住旅馆。由此推断，粉刷墙壁时女士要住在别的地方，故答案为C)。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】原文：W: I can’t believe that duck hunting is still legal in so many parts of the world. The scientific evidence from countries like Australia, Canada and the USA clearly indicates a decline in the birds’ numbers.M: But can anyone be sure if the decline is really caused by the hunting or by climate change？W: It’s caused by both in fact. We see more droughts in countries like Australia. Ducks are birds that feed and breed in areas where there is a lot of water, but their habitats have been shrinking in recent decades because of the droughts.M: And I guess with fewer places to inhabit, they concentrate in greater numbers in few areas, which surely makes them easier targets for the hunters.W: It does. My grandfather was a duck hunter. He told me hunting ducks and geese began in the 19th century. They were easily found and plentifully available food source in farming areas, especially for poor immigrants.M: What do they use for hunting during that period?W: They use new types of guns, and birds could easily be shot down in flight. And in such great numbers， their commercial hunting of ducks and geese became an industry. Yet, there’s no commercial farming of these birds nowadays. Their meat is hardly eaten in Western countries.M: No, duck hunting seemingly exists as the continuation of a tradition.W: Well, ducks have never been popular with farmers like my grandfather anyway because they sometimes destroy crops. In fact, farmers used to poison them in large numbers.M: That somehow doesn’t surprise me. Nobody places much value on the lives of these poor birds or on their meat.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8. What does the woman find unbelievable?9. What does the woman say has caused the shrinking of ducks’ habitats in Australia?10. Why is there no commercial farming of ducks and geese in Western countries?11. What does the woman say about farmers in her grandfather’s time?事实细节题。对话末尾，女士在意识到她还要到朋友家借住之后，她开始意识到粉刷房屋比她之前想的要麻烦得多，因此答案为B)。