PART ONE
● For questions 1--8 you will hear 8 short recordings.
● For each question, mark one letter (A,B or C) for the correct answer,
单选题
When will the woman go to China?
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[听力原文]
M: I thought you were going to China on 4th May.
W: I was planning to, but I haven't been feeling well, so I stayed home. Anyway, I'll go there on 17th July.
注意文中的转折“but”，及后文的“anywant”，可听重点在最后一句上。
单选题
Where does this conversation most probably take place?
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[听力原文]
M: A new cheque book and these dollars into sterling, please,
W: How do you want it?
M: Pound notes, please.
W: Do you want anything else?
M: Yes. I'd like to know the rate for Swiss Francs.
听到cheque book和dollars即可肯定这是银行。
单选题
Which shoes has the woman bought?
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[听力原文]
M: Have you bought the shoes?
W: Well, I've got the tennis shoes, but the running shoes were sold out. They didn't have track shoes.
I've got the tennis shces，由此句可直接得到答案，后面的but，didn't也表明没有running shoes和track shoes．
单选题
What does the woman want to borrow?
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: May I borrow your hand calculator?
M: Yes, it's in my briefcase, but be sure to turn it off between each problem so the battery doesn't wear out.
注意听问话中的hand calculator，如不肯定后面还现了battery。
单选题
Which chart is correct?
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[听力原文]
M: How's our car sales?
W: Well, car sales dropped during July, but increased again in August to exceed June.
本句略难，尤其后面的exceed June要抓住。
单选题
What is the percentage of increase in new orders that has been agreed upon?
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
F: OK, I'll hold the prices if you can guarantee new orders, and I mean a substantial increase.
M: What are we talking about here?
F: Thirty-five to Forty-five per cent--over six months.
M: I was thinking more in terms of thirty-five.
F: Forty--and we have a deal.
M: Is there any possibility of staggering that?
F: No, I'm sorry. There isn't.
M: OK. I think we're going to have to accept that.
本题重点在于听出具体的数值，两个人在讨价还价，所以最后确定的百分比不会出现在开头，所以“Forty-and we have a deal”表明双方已达成协议。
单选题
Which graph is correct?
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
M: How's our share doing in the stock market?
F: Generally healthy. It went up 12 points on Monday but went down 4 points on Tuesday.
M: How about yesterday then?
F: Yesterday, it went up again by 10 points.
注意时间和介词，该公司股票went up on Monday，went down on Tuesday，then went up yesterday，
单选题
When will John be flying out to Paris from Amsterdam?
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[听力原文]
F: Now John, what's happening next week?
M: Well, I'm spending the first few days at our branch office in London. I'll be there from Monday to Wednesday. I'm coming back to our headquarters in Amsterdam for the Thursday so I can start preparing for the Paris conference.
F: Ah yes. Now when is that?.
M: It's on Saturday, the sixteenth. I'm flying out on the Friday-night and coming back on the Sunday.
F: You'll have a very busy week.
前文都是一周的计划，最后一句说“I'll flying out on Friday night”，可得答案“Friday”。