单选题
Section A
Directions: 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.

【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[听力原文] W: Oh, no. It's 5 o'clock already and I haven't finished typing these letters. M: Don't worry. That clock is half an hour fast. Q: When does this conversation take place? [解析] 女士说现在是5点钟,男士说钟快了半个小时,说明现在的时间是4:30,故选A。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[听力原文] M: I told you several times. You should not be late for the writing class. W: Well, I'm very sorry. The bus came late and it was held up on the way. Q: What is the man's profession? [解析] 在这个对话中,男士说:“我已经告诉过你好几次了,写作课不应该迟到。”对此,女士解释了迟到的原因,所以男士的工作是教师,而A选项意为“编辑”,B选项意为“记者”,D选项意为“学生”,C选项意为“老师”,故选C。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[听力原文] W: I'm taking the train downtown to go shopping. M: Well, you'd better keep an eye on your wallet. Q: What does the man advise the woman to do? [解析] 在上面的对话中keep an eye on和选项B中的guard意思相近,都表示“留意,看好某物”,故选B。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[听力原文] M: I hear you arc moving to a new apartment soon. W: Yes, but it'll be more expensive. My neighbor played the radio all night long and I couldn't sleep. Q: Why is the woman moving? [解析] 根据女士的回答可以判断她的邻居因为整夜播放收音机而影响她睡觉,所以要搬走.故选D。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[听力原文] M: The room is filled with smoke. I can hardly breathe. W: I agree. Smoking should not be permitted in this room at all. Q: What can we learn from this dialogue? [解析] 对话中,男士说“满屋是烟,几乎不能喘气”,可以推断出他因为烟味而受到困扰,故选B。