{{B}}PART ONE{{/B}}
● For questions 1--8 you will hear 8 short recordings.
● For each question, mark one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer.
单选题
What percentage of the workforce in Singapore are for clerical or office jobs?
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[听力原文]
M: OK, Ms. lee. Could you give me an idea about the workforce in Singapore?
F: Yes, sir. A total of 11% of the workforce are professional or technical workers. And a further 6% are employed in administrative jobs.
M: What about people like you who have clerical or office jobs?
F: Well, 13% of the workforce work as office clerks, secretaries, typists and receptionists.
M: Well, how about jobs in production...
"13% of the workforce work as office clerks, secretaries, typists and receptionists."
单选题
When does this conversation take place?
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: Oh, no. It's five o'clock already and I haven't finished typing these letters yet.
M: Don't worry. That clock is half an hour fast. You still have time to do them.
表快半个钟点头，现在是五点，年以准确时间为4: 30,故选A。
单选题
What day is today?
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: Hello, Mr. Davis. This is Tim Smith's secretary. I'm calling to confirm his appointment with you on Wednesday at two o'clock.
M: Thank you for calling, I'll expect Mr. Smith to- morrow afternoon.
文中暗示明天是Wednesday, 所以今天是Tues day, 故选A。
单选题
Where did the conversation most probably take place?
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: Do you make connections with the Maple Avenue line?
M: Yes, ma'am. Pay your fare and I'll give you a free transfer and call you before we get to Maple Avenue.
transfer有“火车/公共汽车票”之意。
单选题
Which graph is correct?
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[听力原文]
M: OK, Ms. Brown. Could you give me an idea about the sales in the past 3 months?
F: Yes, sir. I'm afraid our sales went down a little in March. Fortunately, they went up again in April.
M: How about May then?
F: In that month, our sales kept going up steadily.
M: Very good.
三月到四月呈下降趋势，四月份开始回升并稳定。
单选题
Where is the cinema?
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
M: The film is very good. Shall we meet at 8 pm at the entrance of the cinema?
F: All right. But how can I get there?
M: When you get out of the station, turn left and walk until you reach the traffic lights. Turn left again. Keep walking until you come to a church. The cinema is just opposite.
F: Yes, I know. I'll see you then.
注意句中两个"turn left"和"opposite".
单选题
Which chart is correct?
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
M: Well, Is this the chart that shows your stock market index in the first week of January?
W: Yes, it is. You can see there was hardly any change until the end of the week, when the index fell sharply.
在这个周快要结束的时候才有大幅下降，这前一直比较低平稳。
单选题
Which chart s correct?
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
M: How have we done these few months?
W: Well, our computer sales hardly changed throughout the period, except for a slight in crease in April.
"a slight increase in April", 其它时间均无变化。