【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文] It is usually agreed that a German, Karl Benz, built the first motor car in 1885 . It was actually a tricycle with a petrol motor at the rear. Soon, members of the royal family and other wealthy people took up motoring as a sport. The early cars had 2 seats. There were no petrol pumps and few garages, so every driver had to be his own engineer for the frequent breakdowns. By 1905, cars began to look like cars of today, with head lamps, wind screen, rubber tyres and number plates. Henry Ford"s Model T introduced in America in 1909 was cheaper because it was made on the assembly line . It brought cars closer towards the reach of ordinary people. With the popularity of the car, registration became a must in 1903 with the Motor Car Act. Competency tests were introduced in 1935. Today, the legal driving age for a car in the UK is 17. You are not allowed to drive a car unsupervised until you have passed a driving test. In 1958, Britain celebrated the opening of its first motor way—the Preston Bypass. Until then, no one really understood what a motor way was, not even the laborers who were building it. The bypass hailed a new era in motor travel and was greeted with excitement and optimism . Service stations came with the motor way and the legend of the transport care was born. Of course, the service station has diversified greatly. But whether it"s an English-cooked breakfast or a coffee and a sandwich, one thing has remained the same: the prices. What does the speaker say about the first motor car? [解析] 四项均为以it为主语的陈述性的句子，涉及的动词有equipped，built，purchased，designed。 结论：本题考查的内容应该是某个细节，考查对文章的理解，听录音时应将重点放在it所指的事物以及四项的关键词上。 讲话中提到，人们通常认为，德国人卡尔·本茨于1885年制造了世界上第一辆汽车，1885年就是19世纪晚期，因此可以得出B项为正确答案；又因为讲话者提到卡尔·本茨是德国人，D项错误；讲话者提到，到1905年汽车才拥有橡胶轮胎，所以A项错误；讲话者提到，第一辆汽车发明后不久，皇室成员和其他富人开始把驾驶这种汽车当作一种运动，并没有提到第一辆汽车是被皇室购买了，所以C项也不正确，故排除。

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[听力原文] What was the problem with the early cars in Britain? [解析] 四项均为以they为主语的陈述句，可知本题考查的内容应该是关于they的某个细节，并且这个细节是消极方面的，很可能是关于they的功能问题。听录音时应注意对细节的理解以及对内容的整体把握，将重点放在与选项相关的内容上。 讲话中提到，当时，没有加油泵，也少有汽车修理厂，所以每位司机面对汽车频繁的故障时，都不得不亲自上阵进行维修，可知英国早期的汽车频繁出故障，故D项为答案；A项和C项为讲话中未提及的内容，故排除；讲话虽提及早期的汽车只有两个座位，但并未说这是一种毛病，因此B项为干扰项，故排除。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文] Why did Henry Ford"s Model T cars cost less? [解析] 四项均为以they为主语的描述性句子，可知，本题考查的内容应该与they的特点有关。听录音时应注意对细节的理解以及对内容的整体把握，将重点放在与选项相关的内容上。 讲话中提到，1909年，由亨利·福特设计的T型发动机小汽车在美国面市，其造价更加便宜，因为它是流水线上的产物，由此可知，A项为答案；B项和C项为讲话未提及的内容，故排除；D项与讲话内容不符，因为讲话者提到，这使得汽车开始走入普通人的生活，而不是说这种T型发动机小汽车是专门为普通消费阶层制造的，故排除D项。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文] What do we learn about the Preston Bypass? [解析] 四项均为以it为主语的陈述性的句子。涉及的动词有made，built，marked，attracted。 结论：本题考查的内容应该是某个细节信息，考查对讲话内容的理解，听录音时应将重点放在it所指代的事物以及四项的关键词上。 讲话中提到，1958年，英国庆祝其开通了第一条汽车专用道路——普雷斯顿公路，然后说，这条公路开启了汽车行驶的新纪元，由此可知，C项为答案；A项属于过度推断，需排除；B项和D项在讲话中未提及，故排除。