单选题 Directions: In this section, you will hear ten
short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked
about what was said. The conversation and question will be spoken only once.
During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C, D, and decide
which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET
with a single line through the center.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
M: Have you borrowed money from the bank?
W: Yes, I have borrowed $1,000 with the rate of interest 12% and the time one year.
Q: How much interest will the woman pay at maturity?
根据对话可知，借钱金额为1000美元，时间1年，利率12%，所以到期应还的利息为1000×12%×1，即120美元。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: Can you talk about the characteristics of credit cards?
M: The credit card is a plastic card carrying a line of credit ranging from several hundred to several thousand dollars or more.
Q: Which of the following is not the characteristic of credit cards?
本对话谈论的是信用卡的特点，女士说到信用卡是“a plastic card carrying a line of credit ranging from several hundred to several thousand dollars or more.”，由此可推出信用卡是很方便的。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
M: I've got my loan proposal approved.
W: That's good news. But be sure that you can get enough money to repay the loan when it is due.
Q: What does the woman worry about?
女士担心的是男士在贷款到期时能否repay，也就是他的偿还能力。
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: Will my deposit earn any interest?
M: Certainly. Interest rate on savings accounts at the moment is 3%. If you opened a current account money, you wouldn't earn any interest.
Q: What would the interest rate be if the woman opened a current account?
对话中谈到有存款利息的是"savings accounts"，即储蓄存款账户；而活期存款账户"current account"，是没有利息收入的。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[听力原文]
M: International banking is accomplished by many different organizational types.
W: Such as subsidiaries, branches and agencies of the parent banking firms.
Q: Which of the following is not mentioned in the dialogue?
对话谈到跨国银行的几种组织形式时说到了"subsidiaries"，"branches" and "agencies"，但是 没说到"representatives"。