单选题
单选题 What is the man doing?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[听力原文] 22-25
W: Sir, you've been using the online catalogue for quite a while. Is there anything I can do to help you?
M: Well, I've got to write a paper about Hollywood in the 30s and 40s, and I'm really struggling. There are hundreds of books, and I just don't know where to begin.
W: Your topic sounds pretty big. Why don't you narrow it down to something like.., uh... the history of the studios during that time?
M: You know, I was thinking about doing that, but more than 30 books came up when I typed in "movie studios".
W: You could cut that down even further by listing the specific years you want. Try adding "1930s" or "1940s" or maybe "Golden Age".
M: "Golden Age" is a good idea, Let me type that in. Hey, look, just 6 books this time That's a lot better.
W: Oh, another thing you might consider. Have you tried looking for any magazines or newspaper articles?
M: No, I've only been searching for books.
W: Well, you can look up magazine articles in the Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature.
M: Okay, I think I'll get started with these books and then I'll go over the magazines.
W: If you need any help, I'll be over at the Reference Desk.
M: Great, thanks a lot.

在第一个话轮中,女士先用服务人员的常用表达提出帮助(Is there anything I can do to help you?),男士则详细说明了自己的问题,也即是他要做什么。抓住其中的about Hollywood in the 30s and 40s和There are hundreds of books两处进行简单的归纳和推断即可得出正确答案。而在后面的第四个话轮中男士又明确指出了这一点:I've only been searching for books,因此本题答案就是[B]。事实上,[A]、[D]两项完全可以根据对话双方身份关系和常识加以排除,根本就不用听完对话材料。
单选题 What does the librarian think of the topic the man is working on?
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】本题属于细节捕捉题。在第二个话轮中,女士明确指出:Your topic sounds pretty big,因此本题选[A]。
单选题 What does the man finally decide to modify his topic?
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】本题需要考生在听懂第二、三两个话轮的基础上进行归纳。在第二个话轮中,女士先提出narrow it down(将搜索主题缩小),并提出the history of the studios的建议,男士则说明光用movie studios这一主题搜索不行;在第三个话轮中,女士进一步提出加上时间的建议,男士则认为可以加上Golden Age这一时间限定(“Golden Age” is a good idea),然后付诸行动并得到了满意的结果。将这些信息点归纳起来,就是[D]项的意思。
单选题 Where can the man find the relevant magazine articles?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】本题属于细节信息捕捉题。在第五个话轮中,女士明确告诉男士:you can look up magazine articles in the Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature,因此本题答案就是[C]。