单选题
单选题 Why does Sara hate traveling?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[听力原文] Never Again! I hate traveling. It's not that I'm unwilling. It's just that I've got a problem. Three problems actually, and they're celled Charlie, Ella and Jack. Ranging in age from eleven down to three, they're irresistible when they're asleep. But when they're awake they're relentless. Individually they're hard-working; in twos they've a handful; all together, they're a nightmare. More often than not, they're disobedient and seem to have endless competitions to see who can behave in the most devilish way. On top 'of that, they all want my undivided attention at the same time. Under these stressful circumstances, you may think that it would be foolish of me to even consider traveling alone with my children. Well, I know now that it wasn't just foolish, but downright irresponsible. I wanted to visit my parents. My husband couldn't come, so I set off on the five-hour train journey with a bagful of toys, a pocketful of sweets and a headful of songs, stories and games. But regardless of my careful preparations, the journey was hellish: it was one of the worst experiences of my life. The final straw was when I arrived, exhausted and tearless, at my parents' house. Instead of being sympathetic, they took great delight in telling me how awful I had been as a child. Thank, Mum and Dad. That was really helpful! 录音中Sara说她讨厌出行并非自己不愿意,而是因为她的三个孩子,根据她对三个孩子的描述“睡着时他们令人无法抗拒(irresistible),而醒着时却一刻也安静不下来的(relentless),…他们经常(不听话)(disobedient)...”,可知她的三个孩子很淘气,故答案选B。
单选题 How old is Sara's oldest son?
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】根据录音中提到的“Ranging in age from eleven down to three...”(最大的11岁,最小的3岁),可知答案选D。
单选题 When the three children are all together, they are ______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】从录音中“Individually they're hard-working; in twos they've a handful; all together, they're a nightmare”,可知这三个孩子呆在一起时,简直就是噩梦(即很淘气),故答案选C。
单选题 Sara went to visit her parents with all of the following things EXCEPT ______.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】录音接近尾声时,Sara提到自己带着三个孩子坐火车去看自己的父母,“with a bagful of toys, a pocketful of sweets and a heedful of songs, stories and games”,可见她唯独没有带D项中提到的苹果平板电脑。
单选题 Which of the following statements is WRONG?
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】根据录音最后描述的“But regardless of my careful preparations, the journey was hellish: it was one of the worst experiences of my life”,可知Sara尽管细心准备,但那次出行仍然糟糕极了,因此A项描述的“旅途很轻松愉陕”有误。