单选题 {{B}}Directions:{{/B}}{{I}} In this section, you will hear nine short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be read only once. Choose the best answer from the four choices given by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring Answer Sheet. {{/I}}
单选题
  • A. He agrees with the woman.
  • B. He wants to invite some people.
  • C. He doesn't want to have a party.
  • D. He doesn't want to see anyone.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] W: Since you're leaving, we should get together and have a party before you go. I can call some people...maybe Friday night, Okay? M: Actually, I am trying to avoid that sort of thing. I would like to see everyone before I go, but I really don't think I have time. Q: What does the man mean?
单选题
  • A. Jane doesn't like the new fiat.
  • B. Jane likes to live in a smaller flat.
  • C. The speakers feel very excited at the news.
  • D. Jane decided to give up the chance.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] W: Good news, Janes. The new residential buildings have been completed. Do you want to choose one? M: It's really wonderful, but I prefer to live in a two-bedroom flat near the school rather than a three-bedroom one eight miles away. Q: What can we learn from the conversation?
单选题
  • A. Italian.
  • B. French.
  • C. Chinese.
  • D. Japanese.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] W: Frank is fluent in French and now he's beginning to study Italian. M: Yesterday he had a talk with me in Chinese and I had no trouble understanding him. I know he also knows a few Japanese words. Q: Which languages does Frank speak well?
单选题
  • A. The man hasn't read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer yet.
  • B. The woman doesn't like Mark Twain's other novels.
  • C. The man doesn't enjoy The Adventures of Tom Sawyer as much as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
  • D. The man thinks Huckleberry Finn is Mark Twain's best work.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] W: I've just read one of Mark Twain's novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. I think it's very good. M: I like it, too, but I like his The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn better. Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
单选题
  • A. They are very rewarding.
  • B. Her son has to spend too much time practicing.
  • C. They have given her too much trouble.
  • D. The teacher is too strict with her son.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] M: How are your son's piano lessons going? W: Very well. His teacher thinks he's making progress, and I find the lessons well worth the time and trouble. Q: What does the woman think of her son's piano lesson?