单选题In this section you will hear a monologue. The monologue will be read twice.
After the monologue, there will be a one-minute pause. During the pause, read
the questions and the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the
best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a
single line through the centre.
单选题
Why does the speaker want to move?
A. Because his neighbors are very noisy.
B. Because his apartment is very dirty.
C. Because his apartment is too far from his office.
D. Because his apartment is next to a cemetery.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[听力原文]
I moved to this area seven years ago. Ever since I moved into this apartment, I've had trouble sleeping at night because my neighbors are so noisy. I have had enough of this and have decided to move. I have been looking for a new apartment since the beginning of this year. Every week I go to the house agent's office, but it's the same story. The man always says that he may have something by the end of the week. I have seen a few apartments during my search but I didn't like any of them. One apartment I saw had been empty for two years. It has a busy road on one side and a railway on the other! Last week I went to see the agent again. This time I was told I could get a really quiet apartment and that I wouldn't have any noisy neighbors. I went to see it at once. I was frightened because it was next to a cemetery. Just imagine what a terrible thing it is to have dead people as your neighbors.
根据录音第二句话，the speaker搬家的原因是邻居太吵影响睡觉。
单选题
How long has he been looking for a new apartment?
A. For several days.
B. For several months.
C. For several years.
D. For several weeks.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】独白提到I have been looking for a new apartment since the beginning of this year. 从今年年初起开始找房子，排除选项C。后面又提到“Every week...”，排除选项A。
单选题
Where did the speaker go for help in finding an apartment?
A. A salesman's office.
B. A shopkeeper's office.
C. A house agent's office.
D. An executive office.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】独白提到Every week I go to the house agent's office...，可知C项为正确答案。house agent房屋中介。
单选题
Which of the following describes one of the apartments the speaker has
seen?
A. A railway on one side and a lake on the other.
B. A busy road on one side and a lake on the other.
C. A busy road on one side and a railway on the other.
D. A railway on one side and a cemetery on the other.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】独白明确提到One apartment I saw had been empty for two years. It has a busy road on one side and a railway on the other!
单选题
How did the speaker feel when he saw the last apartment?