单选题
{{I}} You will hear four dialogues or monologues. Before listening to
each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany
it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After
listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question.
You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE.{{/I}}
单选题
How old is Katie?
A. 16.
B. 17.
C. 18.
D. 19.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[听力原文] 11-13
M: Come in. Please take a seat.
W: Thank you.
M: I'm Paul Adams, Branch Manager.
W: Katie Thomas. Pleased to meet you.
M: I take it you're looking for temporary office work.
W: That's right.
M: How old are you, Katie?
W: I'm eighteen.
M: That's rather young. What experience have you had?
W: Well, I've just left school, actually, and I'm looking for a job between now and when I go to college.
M: It doesn't sound as though we can help, Katie. You see, our clients are very demanding — especially when it comes to the new office technology.
W: Oh, that's no problem. I took extra classes in office skills at school.
M: Oh, perhaps you'd like to outline what you've been doing?
W: I started by learning keyboard skills. Then I went on to learn about word processing.
M: Good. You seem qualified from the technical point of view. But how well do you think you'll get along with people in an office?
W: I think I'm quite adaptable. I belonged to the drama society, as well as working on the school magazine. And I played a bit of sport. So I'm used to working as part of a team.
M: Sounds promising. Let's see... There's a request from Johnson's Imports for "a bright youngster ... "
第四轮对话中女士明确指出：I'm eighteen。
单选题
What kind of job is Katie looking for?
A. A part-time job for a school magazine.
B. A full-time job at a college.
C. A permanent job at Johnson's Imports.
D. A short-term job in an office.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】第三轮对话男士指出女士来的目的是looking for temporary office work，[D]只是表达不一样。此外，从后面的对话内容也可推知这一点。
单选题
Why does the Branch Manager think that Katie might be qualified for the
job?
A. She attended extra classes in sport at school.
B. She has learnt computer skills and is used to working with people.
C. She is adaptable and gets along well with people in the office.
D. She was involved in the drama society and the school newspaper.