单选题 {{B}}Section A{{/B}} {{B}}Directions:{{/B}}{{I}} This section is to test your
ability to understand short dialogues. There are 5 recorded dialogues in it.
After each dialogue, there is a recorded question. Both the dialogues and
questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, you should decide
on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D) given in your
test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer
Sheet with a single line through the centre.{{/I}}
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: I heard that your family went to visit your aunt last weekend. Did you have a good time?
M: Yes. But it is a little far. {{U}}The car ran 90 miles per hour, and it still took us 3 hours.{{/U}}
Q: How far is it from the man's living place to his aunt's house?
[解析] 在对话中男士说到每小时行车90英里，总共用了3个小时的时间，也就是说3小时共行驶270英里，故选C。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: What happened to you? You are so late.
M: {{U}}The bus I took broke down in front of a hospital, and I had to walk from there.{{/U}}
Q: Why was the man so late?
[解析] 在这个对话中我们得知由于公交车broke down (抛锚)了，男士必须步行，所以才来晚了，故选A。
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[听力原文]
M: Good morning, {{U}}have you anything to declare?{{/U}}
W: No, {{U}}I've only been abroad for a few days.{{/U}} That's why I came through this gale.
Q: Where did the conversation most probably take place?
[解析] 其中关键词是declare(向海关申报)，abroad(在国外)和through this gate (通过这个大门)，从这几个词可以判断，地点是在the Customs (海关)，故选C。
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[听力原文]
M: Will you go to the beach with us tonight, Mary?
W: I'd love to, {{U}}but my mother wants me to drive her to the airport.{{/U}} She will go to France to see my brother.
Q: What will Mary do tonight?
[解析] 对于男士发出的邀请，女士先表示愿意去(I'd love to.)，然后用but转折语义，道出她不能接受邀请的理由，即My mother wants me to drive her to the airport．故选D。
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[听力原文]
M: Is Richard the best student in your class?
W: {{U}}He is anything but that.{{/U}}
Q: What does the woman mean?
[解析] 本题测试的是对短语anything but的理解，它的含义是“根本不是”，由此可知理查德根本算不上是好学生，故选C。