单选题
Statements
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear several short statements. These statements will be spoken ONLY ONCE, and you will not find them written on the paper; so you must listen carefully. When you hear a statement, read the answer choices and decide which one is closest in meaning to the statement you have heard. Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET

A、 (A) American workers tend to stay in one job.
B、 (B) Crop dusting jobs in American are few.
C、 (C) The mob moved very slowly.
D、 (D) Their relatives live in a mobile home.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文] According to some research, there is still relatively little job mobility in American industry.

A、 (A) The plane Prof. Smith planned to take was delayed by the heavy traffic.
B、 (B) When Prof. Smith reached the airport, he booked the plane at twelve.
C、 (C) The plane took off at 11.45.
D、 (D) Prof. Smith missed his plane half an hour ago.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文] Because of the heavy traffic, Prof. Smith didn't get to the airport until a quarter past twelve, missing his flight by half an hour.

A、 (A) The singer attracted some young people.
B、 (B) People are packing to leave.
C、 (C) The audience was packing to meet the fans.
D、 (D) There is no chair in the auditorium.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文] The auditorium was packed with people standing in the aisles, especially some young fans who want to meet the singer face to face.

A、 (A) Jeff hosted a party to cerebrate his promotion.
B、 (B) No one told me about Jeff's promotion.
C、 (C) Jeff's promotion formed in a special way.
D、 (D) The head office chose Jeff to work there.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文] When they were holding a party for Jeff, I found I was totally uninformed of his promotion to the head office.

A、 (A) Their new house is warm, but not comfortable.
B、 (B) They held a party to show their comfortable house.
C、 (C) The former house is close to a department store.
D、 (D) Neither apartment is comfortable.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[听力原文] They gave a house-warming party yesterday, but the fact is, their new apartment is no more comfortable than the former one.