【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: Have you seen the sales figures from our previous quarter? Our new main dishes have been a success, but our appetizers have not sold as well.
M: Really? I did see that profits were up, but I wonder why the appetizers haven"t been as popular. I"ll have our servers encourage the customers to order appetizers with their meals.
W: Hmm. Maybe we could offer free appetizers for groups of four or more, or create a sampler dish that has a bit of everything. Could you try to come up with some other marketing ideas to solve the problem?
[解析] 细节题 特定细节
本题是询问上一季度所发生的事情，注意听与题目的核心词last quarter有关的内容。女士说“Have you seen the sales figures from our previous quarter? Our new main dishes have been a success, but our appetizers have not sold as well.”，即先问男士是否看了上季度的销售额，然后说新菜品销售很成功，但是开胃菜的销售不太理想，故正确答案是B. Sales of appetizers were low.。
单选题
What does the man say servers will be told to do?
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题 特定细节
本题是询问男士让服务员做的事情，注意听男士话语中提到题目的核心词servers的部分。男士说“I"ll have our servers encourage the customers to order appetizers with their meals.”。即他要让服务员们多鼓励顾客点开胃菜，故正确答案是D. Promote specific menu items。
单选题
What does the woman request the man do?
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题 请求
本题是询问女士向男士提出的请求，注意听女士话语中表达请求之后紧接着说的内容。女士对男士说“Could you try to come up with some other marketing ideas...”，即请求男士想一些其他的营销策略，故正确答案是C. Think of ideas for promotions。