单选题

单选题 What is the table of figures about?

A、 The pocket money that British children get.
B、 The annual inflation rate in Britain.
C、 The things that British children spend money on.
D、 The rising cost of raising a child in Britain.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文] 22-25
W: Now you've seen this table of figures about the pocket money children in Britain get?
M: Yes. I thought it was quite interesting, but I don't quite understand the column entitled change. Can you explain what it means?
W: Well, I think it means the change from the year before. I am not a mathematician, but I assume the rise from 70p to 90p is a rise of 25 percent.
M: Oh yes, I see. And the inflation rate is there for comparison.
W: Yes. Why do you think the rise in pocket money is often higher than inflation?
M: I am sorry I've no idea. Perhaps parents in Britain are too generous.
W: Perhaps they are. But it looks as if children were not better off in 2001 than they were in 2002. That's strange, isn't it? And they seem to have been better off in 2003 than they are now. I wonder why that is.
M: Yes, I don't understand that at all.
W: Anyway, if you had children, how much pocket money would you give them?
M: I don't know. I think I'll probably give them 2 pounds a week.
W: Would you? And what would you expect them to do with it?
M: Well, out of that, they have to buy some small personal things, but I wouldn't expect them to save to buy their own socks, for example.
W: Yes. By the way, do most children in your country get pocket money?
M: Yeah, they do.

本题是细节题，较为容易。在对话一开始，女士即指出: ...this table of figures about the pocket money children in Britain get，因此本题答案就是[A]。

单选题 What do we learn from the conversation?

A、 British children's pocket money enables children to live better.
B、 British children's pocket money goes down during economic recession.
C、 British children's pocket money often rises higher than inflation.
D、 British children's pocket money has gone up 25% in the past decade.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】本题形式上有点像推断题，其实也是细节题。对应的信息位于第三个话轮中女士的话语：Why do you think the rise in pocket money is often higher than inflation，既然询问其原因，就说明这是事实，因此本题答案是[C]。其余各项在对话原文中都没有体现。

单选题 Why were British children better off in 2003 than they are now?

A、 Because parents in Britain are too generous.
B、 Because the rise in pocket money is often higher than inflation in Britain.
C、 Because they have to buy some small personal things with their pocket money.
D、 It's not mentioned in the conversation.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】本题属于推断题。题干中的better off in 2003 than they are now出现在第四个话轮中。女士在指出这一事实后，接着说I wonder why that is；而男士在回应中也说I don't understand that at all。这说明他们都不知道出现这种情况的原因。而对话其他地方也没有对这一原因进行说明，故本题只能选择[D]项。其余三项都是对话中出现过的内容，但都与此形不成因果关系。

单选题 Supposing the man had children, what would he expect them to do with their pocket money?

A、 Save up for their future education.
B、 Pay for small personal things.
C、 Buy their own shoes and socks.
D、 Make donations when necessary.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】本题属于细节题。在第六个话轮中，女士询问男士希望孩子们拿零花钱干什么，男士直接回答：they have to buy some small personal things，并补充排除了their own socks，因此本题答案只能是[B]。