【答案解析】[听力原文] M: I'm still waiting for the clerk to come back and make some copies of this paper for me. W: Why trouble him? I'll show you how easy it is to work with the machine. 对话中男士说自己还在等服务员回来给自己复印论文,而女士先用省略句反问(why trouble him的意思就是不用麻烦他即服务员),然后说:I'll show you... (我做给你看…),其意显然就是要帮助男士,故答案是[A]。
单选题
What are the speakers talking about?
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[听力原文] M: Good morning, City Taxi. W: Good morning. I'd like to book a taxi to the airport for Saturday morning, please. M: Where from? W: I'm at Garden Hotel in Union Street. There will be three of us sharing. How much will it be? M: About 60 dollars. W: 60 dollars? Each of between us? M: Oh, that's all together. What time do you want to leave? W: Seven in the morning. M: Right! We'll pick you up at your hotel at seven then. W: Thank you very much. Goodbye. 本题要求根据对话内容推断对话主旨。在第一个话轮中,男士首先报出了自己的单位是City Taxi(城市出租车公司),女士则明确提出了自己的目的是book a taxi(预订一辆出租车),后面的话轮中双方谈论了价钱、时间以及地点等细节内容,故对话主旨就是租用出租车(hiring a taxi),选[C]。
单选题
What will John do tomorrow?
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[听力原文] M: Mum, I am so excited that I don't want to go to bed. W: John, I know you will go out on a picnic with your classmates. But you should try to fall asleep; otherwise you will not get up on time tomorrow morning. 本题询问的是对话中的细节。从女士第一句话中的I know you will go out on a picnic即可得出答案,选[A]。注意,go picnicking相当于go on a picnic。
单选题
Where does the dialogue take place?
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[听力原文] M: Hello, this is Room 205. What time is the dinner, please? W: The main restaurant opens at 7 in the evening and closes at 10. Our coffee shop is open 24 hours a day. M: And what time is it now, please? W: It's 6 p.m., sir. M: Thank you. 本题是地点题。关键词是男士问句中的Room 205及女士回答中的Our coffee shop is open 24 hours a day,再据常识即可推知,对话发生在旅馆里,男士是房客,女士是前台服务员。
单选题
Why does the woman give up doing gymnastics?
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[听力原文] M: Is it true that you don't do gymnastics at all now? W: I'm afraid so. I'm too old. M: But you are only twenty-two! W: That's too old for a gymnast. If I played in an international championship now, I couldn't win. So I'd rather not do it at all. 本题的关键是听清女士的最后两句话:If I played in... So I'd rather not do it at all,即她是因为自己年龄太大、不能再在国际性比赛中获胜才决定不再搞体操了,选[C]。