【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】 John Ciardi was born in 1916 in Boston, Massachusetts, the child of Italian immigrants. He attended Bates College and Tufts College and received his master's degree from the University of Michigan in 1939. He is the author of more than forty volumes of poetry.事实细节的找寻和判断。将题干中的细节信息与原文对照，发现原文说John Ciardi写诗的数量为“more than forty volumes of poetry”即“四十多卷诗歌”，而不是题干所言的四十多首(more than forty poems)。因此，该题的说法是错误的。 注意：注意数字后面的量词。量词经常会成为听力考查的对象。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】 Most NASA spacecraft rely on some form of chemical propellant to push themselves through space. But at the Marshall-based center, researchers are studying a range of future propulsion methods, including propellant-less systems, simulated fission engines that could one-day lead to the real thing and the basic technologies necessary for future antimatter drives.语义推断题。该段主要讨论宇宙飞船的动力系统。根据原文我们知道如今大部分飞船靠化学物质作为动力，但如今研究者们正在研制一系列的未来动力措施。由此可推测，未来飞船不会使用化学物质作为动力。因此，该题的说法是正确的。 注意：注意文中信号词的使用。文中第二句使用but实现了前后部分的转折，前部分说飞船使用化学推动力，自然该词后部分应该是说飞船不再会使用化学物质为动力。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】 I just got out of a history class. I'm sure I made a fool of myself. I just got so embarrassed and nervous whenever I've to speak in front of a group of people. I stand up and my face gets red and then I get even more nervous because I know everyone can see me blushing.语篇逻辑结构的判断。原文是说话者谈自己上历史课的表现。中心词使用了embarrassed and nervous，后面以具体事例说明他是如何embarrassed and nervous。因此题目总结他的表现是embarrassed与原文相符，是正确的说法。 注意：判断中心句和支持性细节的关系。一般而言，中心句的用词较为抽象、具有概括性，如文中所用的embarrassed，而支持性细节的用词较为生动具体，如文中的具体事例。

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】 The company, which was not the sole source of the pollution but is the only business working on the cleanup, has already spent several million dollars installing ventilation systems and creating a network of wells, pumps and filters to extract chemical contaminants from groundwater. The vapor problem came to light in 2003 as a result of air-quality tests sought by residents.事实细节的找寻和判断。根据文章语义因果关系可推断地下水中的污染物蒸发造成空气污染，这一点与题干说法相符，但就地下水的来源，通过原文“The company，which was not the sole source of the pollution”可推测，被污染的地下水并非只来自该公司一家，因此，该题的说法是错误的。 注意：对关键词的正确理解有助于解题，如原文相关处一词“sole”意为“唯一的”，可帮助听者推测既然该公司不是唯一的污染源，那么被污染的地下水就不会只来自该公司一家。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】 Faced with a problem that could break the budget, Maryland is joining a growing number of states by looking for private partners to help improve school facilities. A law that took effect July 1 allows Maryland's school systems to fund school construction and renovation projects using alternatives to traditional financing, which usually comes from the sale of bonds by public agencies to banks and investors.特定信息的找寻和判断。根据题干中提供的特定信息Maryland，school和construction and renovation，找到原文相关处，可知“A law...allows Maryland's school systems to fund school construction and renovation projects using alternatives to traditional financing，which usually comes from the sale of bonds...”即“该法规允许马里兰州的学校使用非传统的方式解决其用于校舍建设和翻新的资金，比如可以出售债券”，由此可见，该题的说法是正确的。 注意：搞清句子成分有助于解题，如原句说到解决资金使用非传统手段时，使用了which引导的非限定性定语从句，具体说明了bonds这一形式。

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】 Globalcall Communications has grown from a telecommunications solutions provider for local businesses in the greater Seattle metropolitan area to a truly global corporation providing telecommunications solutions for clients both large and small. Established to fill a significant market gap for simple communication solutions, the company first expanded to most major North American cities before becoming a major multinational player.语义的理解和判断。根据原文“Globalcall Communications has grown from a telecommunications solutions provider for local businesses in the greater Seattle metropolitan area to a truly global corporation”可判断该句中的has grown from…to…句型实际上点明了该公司由起家到发迹的历史，该公司一开始是为西雅图大商圈中的企业服务，而后成长为国际性公司。因此，该题的说法是正确的。 注意：同义词替换。原文中has grown from与题干中began意思相同，使听者可由此抓住听的重心。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】 The 350,000-square meter, granite-floored and glass-walled terminal can accommodate 25 million passengers a year and the airport, which has two runways, can handle 1.2 million tons of air freight, the world's third-highest cargo capacity.数字信息的找寻。根据题干中的数字信息，与原文相关处作对照，发现细节均相符，因此该题的说法是正确的。 注意：1)根据题干特点抓住原文数字信息重点听；2)同义词替换，在相关信息处，原文中数字修饰的中心词“freight”与题干中使用的“cargo”意思相当，均指“货物”。

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】 U.S. scientists discovered that the soft orange glow of a common Caribbean coral comes not from the coral itself but from bacteria that live inside it. And the bacteria not only give the coral a little nightlight, but they also break down seawater to help nourish the coral.事实细节的找寻和判断。根据题干，需要与原文核对的细节有两处：1)某种细、菌是否发出橘黄色的光；2)该细菌是否阻止海水向珊瑚提供养分。根据原文“the soft orange glow…but from bacteria that live inside it”可知，题干中第一处细节与原文相符；根据原文“the bacteria…break down seawater to help nourish the coral”即“该细菌还可分解海水，使其更有助于为珊瑚提供养分”，由此可见，第二处细节与原文说法不符，因此该题的说法是错误的。 注意：掌握反义词的识别，有助于迅速解题。原文中的help与题干中的prevent…from是反义词。

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】 Now, text messaging is increasingly being used by UK hospitals to remind patients about outpatient appointments — and could potentially save the National Health Service millions of pounds every year. Ealing Hospital in West London sends 20 texts per day, reminding the patients in advance of the date and time of their appointment. Before using the text messaging system, the hospital relied solely on sending patients a letter as a reminder.事实细节的找寻和判断。将题干中关键词与原文对照，发现没有short messages或其相近的表达。原文出现的核心词是text messaging。由此可见，题干的说法是错误的。 注意：排除干扰信息的影响。题干中message与原文中频频出现的messaging，在形式上非常相近，听者会因其相近而忽略其附加内容，造成判断的失误。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】 There's no doubt that athletes are playing hard enough to suppress immune defenses. The normal population in Australia expects to get between three and four upper respiratory infections each year. But if you look at groups of elite athletes, about 15 percent of those athletes can have six or seven or more, even up to 11 or They seem to get more vulnerable as they train harder.比较结构的表达和判断。原文中关于得呼吸道感染的比较表达有两处：1)The normal population…get between three and four...而运动员，尤其是优秀运动品却“have six or seven or more，even up to 11 or l2”，由此可见，优秀运动员的得病机率更高；2)They seem to get more vulnerable as they train harder．即“这些运动员们训练得越刻苦，身体越脆弱”。从这两处都可推测出题干的说法是错误的。 注意：1)熟悉比较结构的表达法。表示比较的手段很多，可以通过固定结构，也可通过统计数字作对比；2)掌握信号词，判断上下文逻辑关系，有助于迅速解题，如原文在说明普通人群得呼吸道感染的机率后使用了单词but，表明后面的对象的事实肯定与前面不一样，从该词的使用，也可猜测出优秀运动员得病的机率更高。