【答案解析】[听力原文] M: Does your manager always try to enforce punctuality in the office? M: A. To tell you the truth, his punctuation isn't very good, either. M: B. If you arrive more than 10 minutes late, you'll definitely be reprimanded. M: C. It's illegal for any bosses to use force on their employees. 选项A错误,回答混淆了punctuality(准时)和punctuation(标点符号)。选项B正确,回答者称晚到10分钟以上肯定会被训斥,说明经理的确要求员工准时。选项C错误,enforce a rule意思是“执行规定”,而use force on a person意思是“对某人施以武力”。
单选题2.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[听力原文] W: If it were your decision, would you want to merge with our competitor? M: A. It would be in our best interest to merge with them, so I would be in favor of it. M: B. I won't do it because I really can't stand our competitor. M: C. So, when is the merger going to take place exactly? 选项A正确,这表现男士对于提议的情况的想法。选项B错误,因为这实际上不是说话者做的决定。选项C错误,因为企业合并是一种不大可能发生的设想。
单选题3.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[听力原文] W: What was the turnout at the annual director's and manager's meeting like? W: A. I didn't actually do a head count, but it seemed like nearly everyone attended. W: B. It was like everybody was able to say what they needed to say. W: C. It turned out that most managers thought it was a big waste of time. 选项A正确,turnout意思是“出席者人数”,男士没有仔细统计,但看起来几乎每个人都到了。选项B错误,女士不是在问会议进展如何。选项C错误,选项混淆了turnout和turn out,在这里turn out意思是“证明是”。
单选题4.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[听力原文] M: How do you always seem to keep abreast of the international currency exchange rates? M: A. Of course I think it's important to cover one's breasts! M: B. Recently, the Japanese yen has been getting much stronger than other Asian currencies. M: C. I go online and read the Wall Street Journal and the financial Times every morning. 选项A错误,选项混淆了keep abreast of something和breasts(胸部)。选项B答非所问。选项C正确,keep abreast of something意思是“了解……的最新情况”,回答者每天早上会上网阅读《华尔街日报》和《金融时报》来了解国际货币汇率。
单选题5.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[听力原文] M: Does your company usually reimburse you immediately after a long business trip? W: A. It sometimes takes them a full month to put the total amount into my bank account. W: B. The longest business trip I went on was a two-week stay in Singapore. W: C. After a long business trip, my company always gives me one or two days off. 选项A正确,reimburse意思是“偿还,赔偿”,女士所在公司有时要拖一个月才报销差旅费。选项B答非所问。选项C错误,男士没有问出差后的休假天数。