【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: I have read your letter here. You seem to have done well at school. Can you tell me something about your school work?
M: As you can see, my strongest subjects were art subjects. My best subject was history and my second best was geography. However, my favorite subject was math and the results I got in the math paper were quite reasonable.
Q: According to the conversation, what subject is the man not strong in?
[解析] 男士所学科目由强到弱依次为art、history、geography、math。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[听力原文]
M: I have been told that working with computers needs the logical mind rather than great skills in math.
W: That"s especially true, I believe, when it comes to writing programs.
Q: What can help him a lot in the job?
[解析] 男士说从事计算机行业逻辑思维比数学运算能力更重要,故A为答案。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: When is Thanksgiving exactly? What does it celebrate? What is it about?
M: The last Thursday of November. It celebrates the survival of a group of settlers. They survived their first year, and basically the celebration was for that reason.
Q: What does Thanksgiving celebrate?
[解析] “It celebrates the survival of a group of settlers. They survived their first year”庆祝第一批拓荒幸存者度过艰难的第一年。由此可知A正确。
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: How do you feel at the end of the teaching day? You finished your last class just a few minutes ago?
M: Well, usually, I am fairly; I think the expression is, "burnt out". But I think, generally, as soon as that last bell rings and the kids go out, there is a kind of a ...a retrospective period.
Q: How does he feel at the end of the teaching day?
[解析] burnt out意为“极度劳累”,可知D符合此意。
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: Sir David, what particular qualities in a national figure do you most admire?
M: Talent and humanity. To be great you must have both. You must also be true to your art, craft or cause and possess enough energy to carry out your ideas with success.
Q: What particular qualities in a national figure does Sir David most admire?