标准听力(一)听力原文及答案解析

Part III Listening Comprehension Section A

11. W: I thought you were going to drive carefully so you wouldn’t get a traffic ticket. M: I was, but it didn’t work out that way. Q: What happened to the man on that day?

【听前预测】选项中的He，traffic ticket， drove carelessly等表明，对话可能与He因粗心驾车而受罚有关。 【解 析】选[B]。女士提到的…drive carefully...wouldn’t get a traffic ticket和男士提到的but it didn’t work out that way表明，男士收到了罚单（get a traffic ticket），故答案为[B]。 12. M: I don’t think Jim particularly likes his cousin. What do you say?

W: You are smart. There have been hard feelings between them for years, but no one knows the details. Q: What does the woman say about Jim and his cousin?

misunderstanding，like/angry with each other等表明，【听前预测】选项中的The，本题涉及They之间的关系, 听音时留意They的指代对象。

【解 析】选[C]。男士指出Jim不喜欢他的cousin，女士说There have been hard feelings between them for years，由此可知，他们（Jim和cousin）不和已很多年，选项中能概括这个含义的是[C]，故为答案。[A]中的four years是针对女士提到的for years所设的同音干扰。

13. M: I can’t find the kind of jogging shoes I want anywhere in the town.

W: Why not order them from a catalog? It’s easier than running around town looking for them. Q: What does the woman suggest that the man do?

【听前预测】选项均以原形动词开头表明，本题考查观点建议。由Run，Jog， exercise等可知，对话与运动有关。

【解 析】选[C]。男士提到自己买不到慢跑鞋，女士用反问语气提出建议Why not order them from a catalog? [C]是对女士的建议的同义转述，故为答案。catalog在对话中意为“网上商品目录”。 14. W: Have you had a chance to wear your new shirt yet? You must look good in it. M: That reminds me. I’ve been meaning to exchange it for a larger size. Q: What does the man imply about the shirt?

【听前预测】选项中的shirt，doesn’t fit him，try it on，style等表明，对话可能与男士试穿衣服有关。

【解 析】选[B]。由女士提到的your new shirt和男士提到的exchange it for a larger size可知，这件新shirt有点小，不合适男士，答案为[B]。

15. W: Are you going to the post office for stamps or to pick up a package?

M: Neither, I left a letter for the postman to collect yesterday, but he forgot. And it has to be mailed today, so I’d

better hurry. Q: What will the man do?

【听前预测】选项中的stamps，postman，Mail the letter，Deliver a package等表明，对话可能与寄信或包裹有关。 【解 析】选[C]。由男士的话I left a letter for the postman…but he forgot...it has to be mailed today…I’d better hurry可知， 因为邮差忘了拿信，男士要亲自去邮局寄信，故答案为[C]。 16. W: Which of these sweaters do you like better?

M: That is not an easy question for me to answer, since this one isn’t my favorite color and the other one is too

fancy for me.

Q: What conclusion can be drawn from the man’s answer?

【听前预测】选项中的He likes/doesn’t like以及重复出现的sweater表明，对话可能与男士喜不喜欢sweater有关。【解 析】选[B]。由男士提到的this one isn’t my favorite color and the other one is too fancy for me可知，他两件衣服都不喜欢，故答案为[B]。

17. W: Hi, George. Could you give me a ride? I want to buy some food for the picnic. M: OK. I’m going home, but I can drop you at the supermarket. Q: What does the woman want to do?

【听前预测】选项均以动词原形开头表明，本题考查建议或行为。根据[A]、[D]两项均出现picnic推测，谈话可能与野炊有关。

【解 析】选[A]。由女士说的I want to buy some food for the picnic可知答案为[A]。give sb. a ride意为“让某人搭便车”。

18. W: These tomatoes are huge! You must have watered them a lot!

M: Yes, I did. They ought to be ripe enough to pick by the next Friday when we have our picnic. Q: Where did the conversation most probably take place?

【听前预测】选项表明，本题考查地点场所，考生需要快速浏览选项，并在听音时捕捉关键信息对号入座。 【解 析】选[C]。由女士提到的These tomatoes...watered them和男士提到的...ripe enough to pick by the next Friday when we have our picnic可推断出，对话可能发生在菜园，而不是在一次野餐上，故答案为[C]。

Now you will hear the two long conversations.

Conversation One

【听前预测】选项中多次出现Newspaper以及circulation，advertisements，news section，read等表明，对话与报纸有关，涉及报纸的发行量、广告及读者的选择等。

W: I often read two newspapers. Washington Post and The Sun. What about you?

M: I will buy the newspaper whose headlines catch my eyes in the front page. Do you buy the two newspapers

everyday?

W: Yes, that way I’m sure not to miss my favorite sections. Doesn’t the size of the daily paper surprise you? M: Yes, it certainly does. The newspaper staff — the reporters, writers, editors, and linotype operators — must

be busy continuously. They need a large circulation to support such a staff, don’t they? W: I’m sure they do. Of course, much of a newspaper’s income comes from advertisements. M: That’s true. You try to read the whole paper, don’t you?

W: No. I just read the parts that interest me. I glance at the headlines, but I read the sports page and the business

section carefully. Do you read those?

M: No, but I do read the editorials and the news section. You saw the article about the earthquake in Japan,

didn’t you?

W: Yes. That was a terrible disaster. Do you think newspapers should print stories like that?

M: Certainly they should! They’re part of the news of the day and people want to know about them. Don’t you

agree?

W: Yes, I suppose disasters are news, too. It seems to me that newspapers would be more pleasant to read if they had

a large society section and more comic strips. Don’t you like to read articles about celebrations and happy events?

M: Yes, I enjoy reading them. But since you don’t like to read unhappy news, why do you subscribe to two

newspapers? If I were you, I wouldn’t read a newspaper at all. Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. What sort of newspaper will the man buy?

【解析】选[B]。由选项均为具有不同特点的报纸可知，本题考查报纸的类型。由男士提到的I will buy the

newspaper whose headlines catch my eyes可知，他会选择有吸引人的标题的报纸，故答案为[B]。 【点睛】whose headlines catch my eyes in the front page为定语从句，先行词为newspaper。 20. What surprises the speakers?

【解析】选[A]。选项中重复出现的daily newspaper以及size，staff，circulation等表明，本题可能考查日报某方面的特点。女士问道Doesn’t the size of the daily paper surprise you，男士回答Yes, it certainly does，由此可知，使他们感到吃惊的是日报的size，故答案为[A]。

【点睛】对话中也提到了日报的staff, circulation和advertisement，但均不是使人感到吃惊的内容，故排除其他三项。

21. Which part of the newspaper does the woman usually read?

【解析】选[B]。选项中的whole paper，parts that interest her，news section only等表明，本题可能考查女士对报纸内容的阅读喜好。由女士提到的I just read the parts that interest me可知，答案为[B]。 22. Why doesn’t the woman enjoy reading about disasters in the daily newspaper?

【解析】选[B]。选项中的They，not news，aren’t pleasant，difficult to understand等表明，本题可能考查某人不喜欢阅读某类新闻的原因。对话中女士提到newspapers would be more pleasant to read if they had a large society section and more comic strips，根据男士提到的since you don’t like to read unhappy news可知，女士不喜欢灾难新闻是因为它们读起来不愉快，故答案为[B]。

Conversation Two

【听前预测】选项中的school，university，course，projects，different countries等表明，对话可能与上大学有关。

(Knock, knock…) M: Come in.

W: Good morning, Mr. Brown.

M: Oh, come in, Mary. I’ve been expecting you. Take a seat. W: Thanks.

M: And what can I do for you?

W: Well, I was thinking about taking a year off after we finish school this summer, and I wanted some advice. M: I see. You mean putting off going to university for a year?

W: That’s right. I’ve been offered a place at London University, but what I’d really like to do is take a year out

first — do something different, maybe go abroad.

M: So were you thinking of getting some sort of job, or traveling around? I mean, is your main aim to earn some

money, or to do something else? Or do you want to do a bit of both?

W: I’d really like to travel — but I don’t have any money. But I’ve heard of an organization called Peterson International — and that’s what I want to ask you about. Do you know anything about it?

M: Sure. It’s a charity and it’s aimed very much at young people like you, and what they do is to get teams of young people to work together on various projects all over the world — environment projects, community projects, that sort of thing.

W: Mum, it sounds great. Is it just English people on the projects?

M: No, they’re international teams. You’d be working with quite a variety of people. Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. When does Mary want to take a year off?

【解析】选[D]。选项中的Before/ After/ During/Between等表明，本题考查时间，问题以When开头。对话中女士提到…I was thinking about taking a year off after we finish school this summer，男士问You mean putting off going to university for a year，女士的肯定回答That’s right表明，女士想请假一年，推迟一年进入大学，故答案为[D]。

【点睛】[D]在对话中没有直接体现，而是根据双方就请假一事的讨论推断出来的。 24. What project does Peterson International carry out?

【解析】选[B]。选项中重复出现的projects表明，本题与某种项目有关。对话双方在谈论Peterson International 时，男士提到It’s a charity…and what they do is to get…people to work together on various projects all over the world — environment projects, community projects, that sort of thing，由此可知，此项目是关注环境和社会，故答案为[B]。

【点睛】在…and what they do is to get terms of young people to…中，what引导主语从句，在从句中作do的宾语，is后的to…是动词不定式作表语。

25. Where do the people in the Peterson International teams come from?

Peterson International的成员来自不同的国家，【解析】选[C]。由男士提到的they’re international teams可知，故答案为[C]。

Section B

Passage One

【听前预测】选项中的hunting，hunters，animals，hunt for food/money等表明，短文可能与捕猎有关，涉及捕猎的原因等。

The days of the hunter are almost over in India. This is partly because there is practically nothing left to kill, and partly because some steps have been taken, mainly by banning tiger-shooting, to protect those animals which still survive.

Some people say that Man is a natural hunter. I disagree with this view. Surely our earliest forefathers, who at first possessed no weapons, spent their time digging for roots, and were no doubt themselves often hunted by meat-eating animals.

I believe the main reason why the modern hunter kills is that he thinks people will admire his courage in overpowering dangerous animals. Of course, there are some who truly believe that the killing is not really the important thing, and that the chief pleasure lies in the joy of the hunt and the beauties of the wild countryside. There are also those for whom hunting in fact offers a chance to prove themselves and to risk death by design; these men go out after dangerous animals like tigers, even if they say they only do it to rid the countryside of a threat. I can respect reasons like these, but they are clearly different from the need to strengthen your high opinion of yourself.

The greatest big-game hunters expressed in their writings something of these finer motives. One of them wrote “You must properly respect what you are after and shoot it cleanly and on the animal’s own territory. You must fix forever in your mind all the wonders of that particular day. It is better than letting him grow a few years older to be attacked and wounded by his own son and eventually eaten, half-alive, by other animals. Hunting is not a cruel and senseless killing — not if you respect the thing you kill, not if you kill to enrich your memories, not if you kill to feed your people.”

I can understand such beliefs, and can compare these hunters with those who hunted lions with spears and bravely caught them by the tail. But this is very different from many tiger-shoots I have seen, in which modern weapons were used. The so-called hunters fired from tall trees or from the backs of trained elephants. Such methods made tigers seem no more dangerous than rabbits. Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.

26. Why is there no more hunting in India now?

【解析】选[D]。选项中的Partly because及选项内容表明，本题考查猎人不再捕猎的原因之一。短文开头提到The days of the hunter are almost over in India，接着给出两方面原因：partly because there is practically nothing left to kill, and partly because some steps have been taken…to protect those animals…，[D]中的few animals left to hunt与practically nothing left to kill对应，故答案为[D]。

【点睛】[C]中的原因状语从句的主语是hunters，与短文中的banning不符，是干扰项。 27. What is the main purpose of modern hunters’ killing?

【解析】选[B]。选项均以To + do开头表明，本题考查行为目的。短文中提到the main reason why the modern hunter kills is that…people will admire his courage in overpowering dangerous animals，即现代人猎杀动物的原因是想通过征服危险的动物得到人们的赞赏，故答案为[B]。

【点睛】短文中的…that he thinks people will admire his courage是表语从句。 28. What do we learn about the big-game hunters?

【解析】选[A]。短文中间引用大型动物猎杀者在他们的日记中写的话，理解了其中提到的Hunting is not a cruel and senseless killing…not if you kill to feed your people即可选出答案[A]。 【点睛】本题考查对not if“如果……就不……”的理解。 29. What is the speaker’s view on the tiger-shoots he has seen?

【解析】选[C]。选项均以Modern hunters开头表明，本题与现代猎人有关。短文最后将过去用长矛猎杀狮子的人和现在拿着现代枪械站在树上猎杀狮子的人进行比较，指出后者并非真有勇气与大型动物面对面地较量，故答案为[C]。

【点睛】But转折处为常考点，其后的内容通常为句子真实含义和答案所在。

Passage Two

【听前预测】预览三道题各选项，结合30题、31题各选项和32题中反复出现的exercise可推知，短文应与饮食和锻炼有关。

Diet, diet, diet! It gets to be a constant battle for many of us to stay fit and healthy. But diets don’t always allow us to learn new eating habits, improve our self-image, or make lifestyle changes. Developing good eating habits and proper exercise is a permanent issue. And it’s the main topic of this workshop.

In order to keep a healthy diet and minimize the risk of disease, it’s essential to eat a diet that consists of low-fat

foods and to maximize energy with carbohydrates. Beef, nuts, oils, and most dairy products are rich in fat, so you should eat less of those; while pastry, rice, potatoes, and bread contain almost no fat and are a high-energy source of complex carbohydrates. You know that many food manufactures use sugar to make low-fat or fat-free foods taste good, but don’t worry too much about that. You don’t necessarily “get fat” by eating sugar, since sugar is an indirect fat.

When you exercise, carbohydrates are the first calories to burn. If you want to burn off fat, it’s good to do some sort of aerobic exercise such as biking, swimming, running, or fast walking. But you have to keep doing this exercise for at least twenty minutes because it takes about that long before we start to burn fat. And then the effect of burning fat decreases after 45 minutes of exercise. So if you do some sort of aerobic exercise for three to four days a week for about thirty to forty minutes, you’ll have an affective schedule for reducing weight. Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard. 30. According to the speaker, which should you eat more?

【解析】选[B]。选项均为食品名称，故听音时应留意文中有关这几种食品的描述。短文中先提到it’s essential to eat a diet that consists of low-fat foods and to maximize energy with carbohydrates，然后具体举例说明哪些是富含脂肪，哪些是含高能量的碳水化合物。很容易听出，Potatoes是属于后者，所以应该多吃，故答案为[B]。

31. What does the speaker say is burned at the beginning of exercise?

【解析】选[A]。由短文中提到的When you exercise, carbohydrates are the first calories to burn可知，碳水化合物最早燃烧，故答案为[A]。

32. According to the speaker, what is the most effective exercise time schedule for reducing weight?

【解析】选[D]。选项中的时间、频率以及重复出现的exercise表明，本题与体育锻炼的时间有关。由短文中提到的for three to four days a week for about thirty to forty minutes…an affective schedule for reducing weight可知，答案为[D]。

【点睛】短文中提到了doing this exercise for at least twenty minutes…以及45 minutes of exercise，但这两个时间段并不是the most effective exercise time schedule，短文最后提到的内容才是本题答案出处。

Passage Three

【听前预测】选项中dive，boats，water turns gray，Life on earth improves等表明， 短文可能与地球上的水环境有关。

From the earliest times, the sea has been a place of secrets — a place of mysteries hidden from us by thousands of kilograms of water. The early Greeks sailed the oceans. They wrote about the seas. But since they could not dive deep into the waters, they could not lay bare these secrets and so the secrets remained. But today we have more ways to study the sea than did the early Greeks. Scientists are learning about life in the sea, and how it may improve life on land. The study of sea plants and sea animals may help us learn new ways of getting food. Scientists are searching the ocean floor for oil and gas, to keep our world running smoothly. And they are also learning how not to pollute the oceans. For if the sea dies, so does life on earth. The sea may even become our home some day. People are studying ways to build cities on the ocean, and make more room to live in an overcrowded world.

Modern study was done, at first, by divers. But it was too dangerous for divers to keep diving and coming to the surface. So now, laboratories on the ocean floor are the homes for divers for months on end. Divers can work outside in the water and return to the laboratory to eat and sleep.

Little by little, we are solving the mysteries of the deep. Little by little, the sea is showing us how we can live a better life on land.

Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 33. Who wrote about the seas in early times?

【解析】选[B]。选项表明，本题考查人物身份。短文中提到The early Greeks sailed the oceans. They wrote about the seas，由此可知，古希腊人航海并记录关于海洋的事情，故答案为[B]。 34. What kept early people from understanding the sea?

【解析】选[C]。短文中用转折表述提到But since they could not dive deep into the waters, they could not lay bare these secrets and so the secrets remained，由此可知，早期的人类无法揭开海洋的奥秘是因为他们无法潜入深水，故答案为[C]。

【点睛】But转折处为常考点，其后的内容通常为答案所在。lay bare意为“暴露，揭发，公开”。 35. What happens if the sea dies?

【解析】选[D]。由短文中提到的…if the sea dies, so does life on earth 可知，如果海水死亡了，地球上的生命也将随之灭亡，故答案为[D]。

Section C

36.【解析】recently。空所在句的句子结构完整，不缺少主要成分，故本空应填一副词。fairly在此是副词，

意为“相当地”。

37.【解析】decide。空前的be able to表明，本空应填一原形动词。be able to do sth.是固定短语，意为“能够

做某事”。

38.【解析】awareness。空前的不定冠词a和形容词growing表明，本空应填一单数名词，且该词能与空后的

of连用。awareness意为“意识”。

39.【解析】rising。空前的不定冠词a和空后的名词短语world population表明，本空应填一形容词或具有形

容词词性的分词。首段未句中的increasing对本空有提示作用。

40.【解析】improved。上文提到全球人口不断增长，本句旨在讨论其原因，结合空后的名词短语medical skills

推测，本空很可能需填一含有积极意义的形容词。

41.【解析】lowered。空后的and…raised…表明，空前have为助动词，本空应填一过去分词，再根据后面的

raised the birth rate可知，本空应填一与raised意义相反的动词。

42.【解析】survive。who (42) ______early childhood是定语从句修饰babies，该定语从句中缺少谓语动词。

根据raised the birth rate by increasing…the number of babies可推知，所填动词可能有“幸存”的含义。 43.【解析】realization。空前的不定冠词a和形容词growing表明，本空应填一单数名词。realization意为“领

悟”。

44.【答案】thus leaving even less for the people in the underdeveloped areas to survive on 【Main Points】thus leaving even less for the people in the poor areas to survive on 45.【答案】There are striking regional differences in the population growth trends

【Main Points】There are big regional differences in the population growth trends 46.【答案】which at present contains about three-fifths of the people in the world

【Main Points】which now has about 3/5 of the people in the world

标准听力（二）听力原文及答案解析

Part III Listening Comprehension Section A

11. W: I’ll make your flight reservations by phone now and then write out the ticket for you. M: That’s fine. Could you please tell me the departure time again? Q: What’s the man doing?

【听前预测】选项中的Buying a ticket，Arranging，trip等表明，对话可能与订票事宜有关。

【解 析】选[D]。由女士提到的I’ll make your flight reservations by phone now和男士的话tell me the departure time可知，男士正在安排一次飞机旅行，故答案为[D]。

12. M: The telephone company says that they can send a man between one and three tomorrow afternoon, but

someone has to be at home to let him in.

W: Well, I guess I’ll have to take off from work at noon. We can’t go any longer without a telephone. Q: What is the woman going to do tomorrow afternoon?

【听前预测】选项中重复出现的telephone表明，对话可能与电话有关。

【解 析】选[A]。结合对话中男士提到的The telephone company…send a man…tomorrow afternoon, but someone has to be at home to let him in和女士提到的…I’ll have to take off from work at noon不难推断出，明天下午女士会在家里等电话公司的人来，故答案为[A]。

13. W: I hear the Grand Hotel has a new manager. Did you notice any change when you stayed there last week? M: Yes, I found the room was surprisingly clean now, and the service was much better, too. Q: What can we learn about the hotel?

【听前预测】选项中的hotel，better，compared with，the former，clearer等表明，对话可能与对hotel的评价和比较有关。

【解 析】选[A]。结合女士提到的Did you notice any change和男士提到的Yes…the service was much better可知，hotel比以前更好了，故答案为[A]。男士提到…the room was surprisingly clean是为了证明hotel的环境比以前好很多，故不能听到surprisingly就误选[C]，surprising意为“让人感到吃惊的”。 14. M: Did you get what you wanted? I remember you said you wanted to get a sweater. W: No, a blouse. But by that time, the ones on sale were all gone, so I settled for a skirt. Q: What did the woman finally buy?

【听前预测】选项均以She bought开头以及其中的sweater，blouse，skirt等表明，对话与She买东西有关，听音时留意She到底买了什么东西。

[C]。…so I settled for skirt可知，她最终买了skirt， 故答案为[C]。settle for意为“勉【解 析 】选听到女士最后的话 强接受”。

15. W: Professor Hook was so strange today.

M: I noticed that too. He was talking so quietly and then not giving us any homework at all. Can you believe

that?

Q: What can be inferred about Professor Hook?

【听前预测】选项中的He，assigns homework，class，students等表明，对话与He布置作业有关。

【解 析】选[B]。结合女士说的Professor Hook was so strange today以及男士说的He was…not giving us any homework at all. Can you believe that?可推断，Professor Hook平常总布置家庭作业，故答案为[B]。 16. M: I forgot to bring paper and a pencil to take notes with in class. W: That’s all right. I have enough for both of us. Q: What will the woman most probably do next?

【听前预测】选项中的help the man，Give the man the note，Lend the man her pencil等表明，对话与女士帮助男士有关，女士的话为听音重点。

【解 析】选[C]。对话开始男士表示自己忘记带纸和笔了，女士说I have enough for both of us（我有足够我们两人用的），由此可推知，女士会把笔和纸借给男士，故答案为[C]。

17. W: I wish Mary would put on a different record. She has played that song a thousand times. M: At least. It used to be one of my favorites before I had to hear it so often. Q: What can we infer from the conversation?

【听前预测】选项中的like to listen，the record，song，favorite one，fed up with等表明，对话可能涉及对歌曲的评价。

【解 析】选[D]。结合女士说的I wish Mary would put on a different record以及男士的附和It used to be one of my favorites before...hear it so often可推知，他们听够Mary的歌了，感到厌烦了，故答案为[D]。put on在此意为“推出，发行（新唱片）”。

18. W: What’s the problem, Paul? You really look panicked.

M: I’m speaking to a group of high school students about engineering this afternoon. But I have no idea how I’m

going to simplify some of the concepts for them.

Q: What can be inferred about the man?

【听前预测】由选项中的He，concepts of engineering，explain，gives talks to，high school students等可推断，对话可能与He向高中生解释工程学术语有关，而[D]与此话题无关，故可初步排除。

【解 析】选[B]。由对话中男士提到的But I have no idea how...to simplify some of the concepts可推断出，男士感觉自己解释不了某些术语，故答案为[B]。

Now you will hear the two long conversations.

Conversation One

【听前预测】由选项中的ocean currents，movement of sediment，turbidity current，underwater earthquakes等可知，对话可能与海洋的各种自然现象有关。

W: Dr. Smith. I need to ask you about something in Chapter 12. Well, it talks about erosion and the deposit of

sediment（solid matter that settles at the bottom of a liquid）on the deep sea floor, but I’m confused. For that to happen, there would have to be some kind of force down there moving the mud or sand or whatever, right? But I thought there weren’t any waves or currents that deep in the ocean.

M: That’s not exactly correct. It’s true that deep down on the ocean floor we won’t have the same kinds of currents

we find in shallower parts. But we do find what we call turbidity currents. That wasn’t in the book but the term came up in class. Do you remember what it means?

W: Um, turbidity currents? Oh, yeah! Isn’t that when sediment like sand or mud gets stirred up and mixes with

water? And then this mixture flows through the water around it, right? M: Good!

W: Uh, but I thought that only happened in rivers.

M: Well, yes. This does occur in rivers, but we see turbidity currents deep in the ocean as well. W: But how do they get started there?

M: Earthquakes mostly. When an earthquake occurs under water, it throws up tremendous amounts of mud or sand

that becomes suspended in a layer of water near the bottom of the ocean. This layer is so much denser and heavier than other ocean water that it flows right down the slopes of the ocean floor and gains more and more speed as it moves along. Then it’s just like the winds blowing across the desert picking up sand from one place and moving it along and finally dropping it somewhere else. Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. What is the main topic of the discussion?

【解析】选[B]。选项内容概括性强，故本题很可能考查对话话题。对话中女士向男士咨询Chapter 12中她不明白的内容，即erosion and the deposit of sediment on the deep sea floor是如何发生的，后面都是男士针对此问题进行回答。由此可见，整个对话讨论的话题是海底沉淀物的运动，故答案为[B]。 【点睛】对话主旨要听清对话的主要内容，也可根据选项内容进行推测。对话开头是听音关键。 20. What does the professor ask the student to explain?

【解析】选[A]。男士解释海底沉淀物运动时提到了turbidity currents，并说这个术语曾经在课堂上提过，然后男士问Do

you remember what it means? 由此可见，教授希望学生能解释turbidity current，故答案为[A]。

【点睛】[A] What a turbidity current is对应对话中的what it means，其中的it即turbidity currents。 21. According to the professor, how do earthquakes cause turbidity currents?

【解析】选[B]。选项均以By+现在分词开头表明，本题考查行为方式。对话中教授在解释turbidity currents的形成时说earthquake…throws up…mud or sand that becomes suspended in…water，由此可知，地震带动泥沙运动，最后与海水混合，故答案为[B]。

22. Why does the professor mention desert winds?

【解析】选[A]。选项均以To+原形动词开头表明，本题考查做某事的目的。由对话中提到的Then it’s just like the winds blowing across the desert picking up sand...moving it...dropping it somewhere else可知，是将turbidity currents的作用与desert winds作用进行类比，答案为[A]。

Conversation Two

【听前预测】由选项中的lifestyles of celebrities，values of celebrities等可知，对话可能是在讨论社会名流。

W: I’m fascinated with them. I often read the stories about their lives and their hobbies.

M: Why should we care about celebrities? When they were born, they were no different than any of us. Just

because they have a camera on them doesn’t mean that they have to be ideal citizens.

W: I think many celebrities have fascinating stories, and to read these stories can be very inspirational. They forever

inspire us to achieve more.

M: So you hold celebrities as your role models?

W: Yes. But celebrities definitely should consider how their behavior will be seen by those who have chosen them

as a role model.

M: But don’t you think celebrities also make us spend money? I mean we have to follow their lavish lifestyles. W: Although I may be fascinated with celebrities’ lifestyles, I stop short of imitating them.

M: I think it’s all right to have a normal interest in actors and artists we’re fond of, but if you know more about

Britney Spears than your next-door neighbor, you need help.

W: I think too that the most important people in our lives should be our friends and family. But celebrities do keep

us entertained whether it is sports, music or movies.

M: The entertainment value cannot be emphasized enough, but celebrities shouldn’t be such a big deal so that we

are totally obsessed with them.

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. What do we learn about the woman from the conversation?

【解析】选[B]。对话中女士一开始说自己经常关注名流的生活和兴趣，接着说从这些名流的故事中可以得到鼓励，故答案为[B]。

【点睛】inspiration是形容词inspirational的名词形式。 24. According to the man, which statement is not true?

【解析】选[B]。根据男士提到的I think it’s all right to have a normal interest in actors and artists we’re fond of 可知，男士赞同对自己的偶像有正常范围内的兴趣，根据问题要求可知答案为[B]。

【点睛】but if you know more about Britney Spears than your next-door neighbor, you need help是[A]项的设题处；But don’t you think celebrities also make us spend money?是[C]项的设题处；When they were born, they were no different than any of us是[D]项的设题处。 25. What do the man and the woman agree most on?

【解析】选[D]。对话中女士和男士对待明星的态度基本不同，最后女士说But celebrities do keep us entertained，男士说The entertainment value cannot be emphasized enough，由此可知，二人对名流具有娱乐作用这方面的观点还是一致的，故答案为[D]。

【点睛】But转折处通常为考点，其后的句子通常为答案。

Section B

Passage One

Britons got...tea from，became a popular drink【听前预测】由选项中的tea leaves，make sandwiches with tea，等可推知，短文可能与茶叶的历史有关，涉及茶叶的用法以及英国的茶叶的来源等。

Tea-drinking was common in China for nearly one thousand years before anyone in Europe had ever heard about tea. People in Britain were much slower in finding out what tea was like, mainly because tea was very expensive. It could not be bought in shops. And even those people who could afford to have it sent from Holland did so only because it was a fashionable curiosity. Some of them were not sure how to use it. They thought it was a vegetable and tried cooking the leaves. Then they served them mixed with batter and salt. Many people used to

spread the used tea leaves on bread and give them to their children as sandwiches.

Tea remained scarce and very expensive in England until the ships of the East India Company began to bring it direct from China early in the seventeenth century. During the next few years so much tea came into the country that the price fell and many people could afford to buy it.

At the same time people on the Continent were becoming more and more fond of tea. Until then tea had been drunk without milk in it. But one day a famous French lady named Madame de Sevigne decided to see what tea tasted like when milk was added. She found it so pleasant that she would never again drink it without milk. Because she was such a great lady her friends thought they must copy everything she did, so they also drank their tea with milk in it. Slowly this habit spread until it reached England and today only very few Britons drink tea without milk.

Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. Why did some Britons cook tea leaves at the beginning?

【解析】选[B]。选项中的They，eat tea leaves，make sandwiches with tea等表明，本题与They使用茶叶的方式有关。短文中提到一些英国人were not sure how to use it，认为它是一种蔬菜并试着cooking the leaves，由此可知，故答案为[B]。[C]是导致的结果，并非原因。

【点睛】选项中的They指问题中的some Britons。 27. What is true of the introduction of tea into Britain?

【解析】选[D]。选项中的Britons got...tea from，brought tea...to Britain等表明，本题考查茶叶传入英国的情况。[C]根据常理可排除；短文中介绍了茶叶传入英国的时间和来源国，即茶叶在英国物少价贵，直到东印度公司在17世纪早期直接从中国运输茶叶，在接下来的几个世纪里茶叶价格才开始下跌，[D]正是对此信息的同义转述，故答案为[D]。

28. Why did people in Europe begin to drink tea with milk?

【解析】选[D]。选项中的popular drink，followed，influenced by等表明，本题与一种喝茶的方法有关。短文末尾介绍了这种喝茶方法的来源：法国的一位贵妇人首创在茶中加奶的喝法，渐渐这种喝茶的方法开始传播直到到达英国，由此可知，答案为[D]。

【点睛】[D]中的They指代people in Europe，a woman in the upper class与短文中提到的a famous French lady对应。

Passage Two

【听前预测】预览四道题的选项，由Deepwater port，harbor，Ship-building等可推知，短文很可能与港口、造船业有关。

Belfast is the capital of Northern Ireland and a major city in commerce and industry. It is one of the most important ship-building and repairing centers of the United Kingdom, and has long been known for its linen textiles. Its manufactures include aircraft, guided weapons, and tobacco and food products. A large petroleum refinery here is supplied by imported petroleum which is received at the city’s deep-water port. Other imports include grain, coal, chemicals and iron and steel. Among the chief exports are petroleum products, soap, food stuffs and textiles.

In Belfast, there are the notable Ulster Museum and the Protestant Cathedral of Saint Anne. As an educational center, the city is home to Queen’s University of Belfast and Belfast College of Technology.

Although there’s evidence that people once settled in this place during the stone and bronze Ages, the founding of Belfast dates from 1177 when a Norman castle was erected. Edward Bruce destroyed the settlement in 1315, the year he became the Irish King. The city was taken by the English in the 16th century. In the late 17th century, French refugees arrived here and developed the linen industry. The harbor was improved in the late 18th century and ship-building was begun on a large scale. The city was made the capital of Northern Ireland in 1920. During World War II, Belfast was heavily damaged by German bombing raids. Beginning in 1969, the city was the scene of religious disorder involving civil rights agitation and increased violence. Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard. 29. For what has Belfast long been famous?

【解析】选[B]。前三项都与商品有关，而[D]却与此无关，可先排除。短文中提到It…has long been known for its linen textiles，其中的It指代Belfast，由此可知，Belfast长久以来以亚麻纺织品最为出名，故答案为[B]。 【点睛】四个选项的内容均在文中有所提到，故听清问题中的long been famous是解题的关键。 30. Which of the following does Belfast chiefly export?

【解析】选[A]。四个选项均为商品，应留意问题问的什么。有短文中提到的...chief exports are…soap, food stuffs…可知，香皂在贝尔法斯特主要出口的商品之列，故答案为[A]。 31. When was Belfast founded?

【解析】选[A]。由短文中提到的the founding of Belfast dates from 1177可知，Belfast于1177年建成，故答案为[A]。

【点睛】本题考查时间，故听音时应留意有关时间的表述及问题询问的是什么的时间。

32. What happened in Belfast in the late 18th century?

【解析】选[C]。由短文中提到的The harbor was improved in the late 18th century and ship-building was begun on a large scale可知，在十八世纪后期，Belfast的造船业开始走向繁荣，[C]中的flourish与on a large scale（大规模地）对应，故答案为[C]。

Passage Three

【听前预测】预览三道题的选项，由population of elderly people，People are more destructive/selfish等可推知，短文很可能论述人类的相关情况。

During the past decade, there has been a multifold increase in violent crimes throughout the world. Not only has there been a frightening increase of murders and rapes, but the chances of being attacked and robbed have grown so that the elderly avoid leaving their apartments.

The exact cause of this horrifying development has not been found. Some sociologists feel that the growth of crime on TV is related with the growth of violence in our streets. Others blame the constant threat of complete destruction from nuclear explosives. If the world is going to be blown up, why not enjoy yourself fully?

Regardless of the cause or causes, a fundamental change in attitude among people is easy to see. Years back, the old saying “practice what you preach” was a prevalent one. People had moral standards that they could follow; people were concerned about their fellow human beings.

Today, people have become “I-centered”. They are more interested in achieving immediate, selfish pleasure. The best advice they can give in the rare instances when they do is “Do what I say, not what I do.” They are saying: “There are moral principles to follow if you want to, but don’t use me as a guide since I no longer follow them”.

The major difference that I see in the quotations points out the tragic change in our morality and social ways. Until people once more learn to replace “I” with “we”, we shall continue to move toward destructive self-centeredness.

Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 33. What has increased greatly in the past decades?

【解析】选[C]。根据短文开头提到的During the past decade, there has been a multifold increase in violent crimes throughout the world可知，在过去十年中暴力犯罪急剧上升，故答案为[C]。 34. What changes have taken place in people’s morality?

【解析】选[B]。前三项都是肯定句，而[D]却是否定句，与其他选项明显不同，可首先排除。由短文中提到的Today, people have become “I-centered”可知，现在的人都变得较自私，故答案为[B]。 【点睛】[B]中的selfish与短文中的“I-centered”对应。 35. Which is most suitable to describe the speaker’s attitude?

【解析】选[D]。选项均为表示态度的词表明，本题考查观点看法。由短文中提到的The major difference… points out the tragic change in our morality and social ways… destructive self-centeredness可知，说话者对人们普遍变得自私的状况是很担忧的，故答案为[D]。

Section C

36.【解析】distribute。空前的动词helps和空后的名词movies表明，本空应填一原形动词。distribute意为“分

配”。

37.【解析】rating。空前的介词on和空后的名词systems表明，本空应填一形容词， 且能与systems构成名

词短语。rating systems意为“（电影等）评级制度”。

38.【解析】studios。句子不缺少主要成分，本空所填词应与空前的名词构成完整的名词短语。studios意为

“工作室”。

39.【解析】popularly。空所在句的句子成分完整，故本空应填一副词修饰空后的called。popularly意为“流

行地”。

40.【解析】morally。空所在句的句子成分完整，故本空应填一副词修饰空后的形容词acceptable。morally

意为“有道德地”。

41.【解析】examined。分析空所在句可知，该句缺少谓语。根据空后before引导的时间状语从句的谓语动

词could receive可知，本空应填一过去式形式的动词。examined意为“检查”。

42.【解析】released。空前的be是被动式符号，故本空应填一过去分词，与to be构成permission的后置定语。

released意为“发行”。

43.【解析】issues。空前的介词about和空后的including表明，本空应填名词。由including后所列举的两个名

词可知，本空应填一复数名词。issues意为“问题”。

44.【答案】The code banned sex scenes, sexual relationships between different races

【Main Points】The code banned sex scenes and affairs between different races

45.【答案】The group developed a new voluntary rating system that tells parents whether a movie is right for

children

【Main Points】The group made a new voluntary rating system telling parents if a movie is suitable for children

46.【答案】no children under the age of 17 will be admitted without a parent or adult guardian with them 【Main Points】no children under 17 will be admitted if not being with a parent or adult guardian

标准听力（三）听力原文及答案解析

Part III Listening Comprehension Section A

11. W: There is a limit of three books each person, but you take four books.

M: Thank you for telling me this. I’ll drop this one and be certain to return the other three on time. Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?

【听前预测】选项表明，本题考查地点场所，需要速浏览四个选项中的地点场所，并在听音时捕捉关键信息词对号入座即可选出答案。

【解 析】选[A]。女士说每个人最多只可以借三本书，而男士拿了四本，男士说他将放回去一本，并表示一定会按时归还其他三本，由此可知，对话最可能发生在图书馆，故答案为[A]。

12. W: I don’t have enough money to pay the registration fee until tomorrow. So I come here to ask for an

extension.

M: Today is the deadline for the course registration. I’m sorry, but I can’t make an exception. Q: What is the woman’s problem?

【听前预测】选项中的She，miss the deadline，course registration，can’t decide，lost…fee等表明，对话可能与女士选课时遇到的问题或麻烦有关。

【解 析】选[C]。对话中女士说她到明天才有足够的钱交注册费，所以她希望能延期缴费（ask for an extension），但是男士说今天是课程注册的截止日期，并表示can’t make an exception，即无法延期，由此可知，女士遇到的问题就是没有得到延期交费的许可，故答案为[C]。

13. W: Do you have any idea what this notice is about? I have thought about it for a whole day.

M: Let me see. Oh, I’m as in the dark as you are. Q: What does the man mean?

【听前预测】选项中的He doesn’t know/like/notice等表明，对话与男士的观点态度有关。[A]与其他三项明

显不同，故可初步排除。

【解 析】选[B]。对话中女士问男士是否明白这则通知的意思，还说她看了一天都没弄明白，男士看后说他也看不明白这则通知在讲什么（I’m as in the dark as you are），故答案为[B]。in the dark用在此处表示“不明白，不懂”。

14. M: I want to play football tomorrow. How nice it will be if tomorrow is sunny and warm!

W: But that’s not what they forecast, is it?

Q: What does the woman imply about the weather tomorrow?

【听前预测】选项中的warm，sunny，weather forecasting等表明，对话可能与天气有关。[C]和[D]选项提示，可能涉及女士对天气的预测。

【解 析】选[B]。男士提到的How nice it will be if tomorrow is sunny and warm表明他希望明天的天气既晴朗又暖和，而女士通过反意疑问句But that’s not what they forecast, is it?表明天气预报并不是这么说的，即明天的天气并不是男士所期望的那样，故答案为[B]。

15. M: I have an appointment with Dr. Stevens at 3 o’clock tomorrow. But something’s come up. I’d like to

reschedule. Uh, any chance I can get in by the end of this week?

W: Well, we just had a cancellation for Friday. After that, the doctor will be out of the office for two weeks. Q: What does the woman mean?

【听前预测】选项中的The man，see the doctor，have an appointment以及选项中出现的时间短语表明，对话可能与男士预约看病的时间有关。

【解 析】选[C]。对话中男士提到因为有其他事情（something’s coming up），所以需要重新预约，并问有没有可能在这周其他时间重新安排预约，女士说正好周五有一个预约取消了，言外之意就是男士可以预约周五来看医生，故答案为[C]。

16. W: There are only a few drops left in the can. I guess we’ll have to buy some in the morning.

M: Well, we can finish up this job tomorrow. Let’s just wash out our brushes for now. Q: What does the woman probably want to buy?

【听前预测】选项中的Paint brushes，paint，ink等表明，对话可能与油漆有关。

【解 析】选[C]。对话中女士提到桶里只剩几滴了（a few drops left in the can），男士表示可以明天把活干完，现在先把刷子洗了（wash out brushes），由此可知，二人可能正在刷油漆，而女士之前说的应该是油漆不多了，需要去买油漆，故答案为[C]。

17. M: I need to go out. Mary is waiting for me in the coffee shop. Is it still raining?

W: Yes, but it’s starting to let up a little. Q: What does the woman mean?

【听前预测】选项中的raining，a little bit，too hard to go out等表明，对话可能与下雨有关，涉及雨的大小。 【解 析】选[A]。男士问女士现在还下雨吗，女士说“是的，但是开始小了”，由此可推知，现在雨下得没有之前那么大了，故答案为[A]。let up意为“减缓，减弱”。 18. M: I’d like to have some flowers delivered to Peace Hospital.

W: Certainly. If you step over here, I’ll show you some flower arrangements. Q: What does the man want to do?

【听前预测】选项中的flowers，sent，Deliver，hospital，doctor等表明，对话可能与往医院送花有关。 【解 析】选[A]。对话中男士说他想买些花，并拜托把花送到和平医院，故答案为[A]。

Now you will hear the two long conversations.

Conversation One

【听前预测】选项中的newspaper，college/campus newsletter，journalism等表明，对话可能与校报有关。

M: Hi, Mrs. Dupree. You asked me to come by?

W: Oh, yes. Clinton. Thanks for coming in. How is it going?

M: Not too bad. I thought I’d have it tough after changing universities, but I’ve been able to catch up with my

academics, and I’ve even managed to make a couple of friends. I don’t know how since I haven’t really been out that much.

W: Well, it’s good to hear that about your classes. Actually, I was just chatting with your journalism professor, and

she told me that she was impressed with your writing skills and that it would be such a shame to keep it in the confines of the classroom during your stay here at the university.

M: She said that? Well, I’m really happy to hear that. Well, yeah, of course, I intend to write for a newspaper when

I graduate.

W: No, she didn’t mean that. She thinks you should apply for the campus newsletter. That’s why I called you here. M: What? Whoa, that’s a big step for me. I never even tried out for the newsletter in my former college and I’m

only a sophomore with not that much experience in writing.

W: Yes, yes, she knows all that, but your professor thinks you should be on the staff of the newsletter. She said

you’d be great in features. When I heard that I just had to talk to you.

M: But don’t they have enough writers at the newsletter? What would they do with a beginner like me?

W: I see you’re in need of a bit of confidence, young man. Listen, why don’t you just go over there and give it a

try? Let’s just see how it goes, what do you say? M: OK, if you say so.

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. What did the man worry about when he was going to change universities?

【解析】选[C]。选项中的He wouldn’t find，would lose/fall behind，couldn’t write等表明，本题可能与男士过去的担忧或遇到的问题有关。男士说他原以为转校后日子会很难过，可是他的功课跟得上（catch up with my academics），而且还交了几个朋友，由此可推断，男士曾担心自己转校后功课不好，交不到朋友，[C]属于担心之一，故为答案。

【点睛】but转折处为常考点，是听音重点。 20. Why does the woman ask the man to come by?

【解析】选[B]。选项均以“To+原形动词”开头以及其中的encourage/help him等表明，本题考查女士的行为目的。女士首先说男士的老师对他的写作技巧印象深刻，然后提到she（即男士的老师）认为他应该申请加入大学校报（apply for the campus newsletter），所以女士把男士叫来，并通过反问句why don’t you just go over there and give it a try建议并鼓励男士尝试申请加入大学校报，故答案为[B]。 21. What can be inferred about the man?

【解析】选[C]。选项中的He is not sure/doubtful/以及重复出现的campus newsletter 表明，本题可能考查男士与校报有关的态度或观点。女士屡次提到男士的老师推荐他加入大学校报，但男士表示他从没加入过校报，而且他只是一个大二的学生，缺乏写作经验，还反问女士校报是否会用他这样一个初学写作的人，男士的这些表现以及女士话中的you’re in need of a bit of confidence都表明，男士不确定自己是否有能力为校报写报道，故答案为[C]。

【点睛】本题需要根据对话中的相关信息进行推断。

Conversation Two

【听前预测】选项中重复出现的photography courses以及23题中的时间点表明，对话可能与摄影课程有关，涉及课程的上课时间。

W: Department of Art, Design and Media. Can I help you? M: Yes. I’d like some information about photography courses.

W: Let me just get the prospectus…OK, well, we do have several different courses. I’ll just run through them for

you. The first is “Introducing Photography”. That runs for ten weeks and it’s a foundation-level course, so it’s for people just beginning in photography. M: Right.

W: That’s on Monday evenings, from 6:30 to 9:30. Next, there’s “Black and White Photography”, which is at

intermediate level, so you would need some previous experience for that one. And you also have to have an interview with a tutor beforehand. M: Sounds interesting. Which evening is it on?

W: It’s a daytime course, actually. From 2:00 to 4:30 on Tuesdays. That’s also for ten weeks. M: That’s a pity, I work on Tuesday afternoons.

W: There’s also “Landscape Photography”, which is on Tuesday evenings, from 6:30 to 9:00. That’s a longer

course than the others, it runs for sixteen weeks. M: And do you need previous experience for that one?

W: Let me just check…Mm, it’s advanced level. So yes, you would, and again you’d have to be interviewed

beforehand. OK…then the only other one we do is “The Art of Digital Photography”. M: I’m not sure that’s for me, but which evening is it?

W:It’s a flextime course. It’s on Wednesday, but you can do it at any time to suit you during the daytime. M: How many weeks is that?

W: It’s up to you, really. You have to do 60 hours in all. And again, there’s an interview. M: That’s OK.

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 22. What is the conversation mainly about?

【解析】选[D]。选项均为名词短语且概括性强表明，本题可能考查对话主题。选项中重复出现的photography courses表明，短话主题可能与摄影课程有关。对话一开始，男士就说他想了解一下photography courses（摄影课程），接着女士详细地介绍了四种课程，由此可知，对话主要是关于摄影课程的相关信息，故答案为[D]。

23.When is “Black and White Photography” ?

【解析】选[B]。选项表明，本题考查时间，听音时应留意与时间相关的信息。女士说Black and White Photography是白天上的课程（It’s a daytime course），每周二下午2点到4点半上课，故答案为[B]。 【点睛】对话中出现多个课程的上课时间，故听清问题是解题的关键。 24.Which course mentioned in the conversation doesn’t need an interview?

【解析】选[A]。选项表明，本题与某类课程有关。对话中共提到Introducing Photography，Black and White Photography，Landscape Photography和The Art of Digital Photography四种摄影课程，除了Introducing Photography之外，其他三门课程都提到需要面试，故答案为[A]。 25. What does the woman say about “The Art of Digital Photography”?

【解析】选[A]。选项中的It，flexible in timing，suitable for intermediate learners等表明，本题可能与It的特点有关，It可能指代某类摄影课程。女士说The Art of Digital Photography是一门上课时间不固定的课程（a flextime course），可以在周三白天的任何时间上课，故答案为[A]。 【点睛】[A] It is flexible in timing是对It’s a flextime course的同义转述。

Section B

Passage One

【听前预测】选项中的Sense of sight/hearing/smell/taste，Through…sounds/ swimming gestures等表明，短文可能与某种水生动物有关，涉及感官和做事方式等。

The vast oceans of the world are dark, deep and mysterious places where eyesight counts for little as soon as you venture very far beneath the surface.

For humans, who live in a world dominated by visual stimuli, to exist in such conditions would be impossible. But for whales and dolphins that live in the ocean or, in the case of a few species, muddy rivers, the darkness is unimportant. What is important to them is sound.

Sound is an efficient way to transmit and sense information, especially as it travels five times faster through water than through air. If humans shout to someone, it is unlikely that they will be heard a kilometer away. But if a whale shouts in an ocean channel, another whale may hear it tens, if not hundreds, of kilometers away.

Whales and dolphins use sound in two ways: for communication and for echolocation. Dolphins and toothed whales communicate through a wide variety of high-frequency sounds.

But as well as using sounds to communicate, toothed whales and dolphins also rely on echolocation to learn

about their immediate environment, including prey that might be waiting nearby. They produce intense short broad-band pulses of sound in the ultrasonic range. These clicks are brief, typically less than one millisecond long — but they are repeated many times each second.

Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. For whales and dolphins, which sense is most important?

【解析】选[B]。选项中的Sense of sight/hearing/smell/taste表明，本题与某种感官有关。短文开头提到，但是对于生活在海洋和河流里的海豚和鲸类，所处环境黑暗与否对于它们来说无关紧要，声音才是最重要的，由此可推断出，对于它们来说最重要的是听觉，故答案为[B]。 【点睛】But转折处为常考点，听音时应注意。

27. How much faster does the sound travel in the water than in the air?

【解析】选[B]。选项表明，本题考查倍数或次数。短文中提到，声音在水中传播的速度是在空气中传播速度的5倍，故答案为[B]。

【点睛】数字处为常考点，是听音重点。

28. How do the dolphins and toothed whales communicate?

【解析】选[A]。选项中的Through…sounds/gestures等表明，本题考查做某事的方式。短文中提到，海豚和齿鲸是通过多种高频声音（through a wide variety of high-frequency sounds）来交流的，故答案为[A]。

Passage Two

【听前预测】根据29题各选项均为美国大学名称、30题中重复出现的students以及31题各选项均为课程名称可推断出，短文可能与美国大学有关，涉及学生以及课程的情况。

The latest report from the institute for International Education gives information from the school year that began in September of last year and ended in May of this year. It says more than 500,000 foreign college students attended American schools during that school year.

New York University in New York City had the largest number of foreign students. Almost 5,000 foreign students attended NYU last year. The University of Southern California at Los Angeles had the second largest number of students, about 4,500.

The report says the State of California had the most foreign students, with about 66,000 living there last year. New York State was next, with about 55,000 foreign students.

China sent the most foreign students to the United States last year. More than 54,000 Chinese students attended American schools. Japan sent the next highest number of students, almost 47,000. India was next, with about 42,000. And Korea was fourth, sending more than 41,000 students to the United States.

The report says the most popular subjects of study for international students in the United States last year were business and management. Twenty percent of all foreign students were studying those subjects. Fifteen percent studied engineering. Nineteen percent studied mathematics and computer science. Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.

29. Which university had the second largest number of foreign students in America ?

【解析】选[B]。选项均为美国的大学名称表明，本题与美国大学有关。短文中提到，一份最新的报告显示，位于纽约城的纽约大学的留学生数量最多，排在第二的是位于洛杉矶的南加州大学，故答案为[B]。 【点睛】问题中的the second largest number为听音的关键。

30. What can we learn about the State of California according to the latest report?

【解析】选[A]。选项中的It had the most…students，Its students outnumber…other universities，its foreign students等表明，本题与It的学生有关，It应该是某所大学。短文中提到，最新的报告指出加利福尼亚州（the State of California）的留学生数量最多，故答案为[A]。 【点睛】最高级处为常考点，听音时应留意。

31. What were the most popular subjects for the international students in the United States last year? 【解析】选[B]。选项表明，本题考查专业课程。短文结尾提到，最新的报告指出在美国最受留学生欢迎的专业是商务与管理（business and management），故答案为[B]。

Passage Three

【听前预测】选项中的development，advertising，symbols，written messages等表明，短文可能与广告的发展有关。

Advertising is the tool that has always been used to convince the public to buy products. In the beginning, it was a basic and crude tool. Craftsmen cried out to passersby, telling the quality of their products. Today, newspapers, magazines, radio, and television use a variety of means to introduce the public to many products developed through technology.

The Romans started using recorded advertisements. They smoothed and whitened areas on a wall where

advertisements could be written or carved.

In the Middle Ages, people continued to use verbal announcements and written messages, but a new form of advertising, using symbols, was developed as well. Shops displayed a special symbol to indicate what goods or services could be found inside.

The Industrial Revolution caused an explosion in the advertising field. The abundance of luxury goods, coming both from new inventions and from trade with different parts of the world, meant that consumers had to be told more about products than ever before. They had to be persuaded that they needed all these new products and that one product was superior to its many competitors. The buying public was soon being exposed to endless amounts of advertising.

Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 32. What is the passage mainly about?

【解析】选[D]。选项均为名词短语且概括性强表明，本题可能考查短文的主题。短文开篇就给广告下了定义，然后介绍了广告业在最早期的时候、罗马时代、中世纪以及工业革命时期逐步发展的过程，故答案为[D]。

【点睛】短文的主旨要根据短文内容进行推断。 33. How did early craftsmen advertise their products?

【解析】选[C]。选项均为“By+现在分词”开头以及其中的advertising，announcement等表明，本题可能考查宣传的方式。短文中提到，最初工匠们对路人进行叫卖，告诉他们产品的质量（Craftsmen cried out to passersby, telling…），也就是说当时的工匠们是通过口头告知（verbal announcements）的方式宣传他们的产品的，故答案为[C]。

【点睛】短文中提到不同时期做广告的方式，故听清问题中的early craftsmen是解题的关键。 34. Who first started using written advertisements?

【解析】选[C]。选项表明，本题考查某个国家的人，听音时注意留意不同国籍的人的相关情况，并听清问题问的是什么。短文中提到，罗马人首先使用记载式广告，他们把墙上的部分区域磨平并且刷白，然后写上或刻上广告，故答案为[C]。

【点睛】问题中的written advertisements与短文中提到的recorded advertisements对应。 35. When did advertising first boom?

【解析】选[A]。选项表明，本题考查时间。短文中提到，工业革命引起了广告领域的迅猛发展（explosion），随后对此进行了解释：这一时期商品极大丰富，人们需要对商品有更多的了解，而卖家也要说服顾客购买

商品，所以数不尽的广告出现在消费者面前。由此可知，广告业在工业革命时期（during the Industrial Revolution）开始繁荣（boom）起来，故答案为[A]。

Section C

36.【解析】effective。空前的are和more表明，本空应填一多音节形容词。本段第五句中的efficient是所

填词的近义复现。effective意为“有效的”。

37.【解析】approach。空前的This和空后的谓语is表明，本空应填一单数可数名词或不可数名词。指示

代词This表明所填名词是对其前面主要内容的概述，而前面主要在讲一种学习方法，故所填词很可能表示“方法”的意思。

38.【解析】recovery。空后的and表明，本空所填词与recharging time并列，共同做needs的宾语，故所填

词可能为名词或动名词。recovery意为“恢复”。

39.【解析】acknowledge。空前的助动词do not表明，本空应填一原形动词，在定语从句中作谓语。acknowledge

意为“知道”。

40.【解析】boring。空前的is表明，本空应填一形容词或名词。not only…also结构表示意思的并列，所以

所填词应和fatigue和stress一样具有消极意义。boring意为“枯燥的”。

41.【解析】distracted。空前的逗号和空后的or表明，本空应填一与tired, angry并列的形容词。distracted

意为“思想不集中的”。

42.【解析】absorbs。分析句子结构可知，本句缺少谓语。从句中的谓语动词is和主句的主语it表明，本

空应填一第三人称单数形式的动词。like表明此处是将“放松的大脑学习知识”与“海绵吸水”进行对比，所以看到sponge（海绵）就不难联想到所填词可能表示“吸收”的意思。

43.【解析】emotionally。分析句子结构可知，本句不缺主干成分，故本空应填一副词，修饰stressed。emotional

意为“感情的”。

44.【答案】Forcing yourself to sit and study when your mind is on other things is a complete waste of time

【Main Points】Forcing yourself to sit and study when you are thinking about other things is a total waste of time

45.【答案】If you wait some days and then make efforts to review the material 【Main Points】If you wait a few days and then try to go over the material

46.【答案】Pay attention to what works for you and repeat it each time you study for best success

【Main Points】Pay attention to what is useful for you and repeat it every time you study for best success

标准听力（四）听力原文及答案解析

Part III Listening Comprehension Section A

11. M: Aren’t you even a little bit disappointed that you didn’t get your promotion?

W: Maybe a little, but I haven’t been with you guys long and I know I need more experience before I will be

ready for that kind of responsibility. Q: What does the woman mean?

【听前预测】选项中的She believes/feels/thinks，promotion，promoted等表明，本题可能与女士对升职的看法有关。

【解 析】选[B]。男士问女士对于没升职是不是一点都不失望，女士说有一点，但是她刚来这里没有多久，而且在能够承担起升职后的责任之前她需要获取更多的经验，故答案为[B]。 12. W: Who do you think should get the job? How about Mr. Becket?

M: Mr. Becket? I’m not sure. He is a nice fellow, of course, and easy to get along with, but I doubt his

professional expertise. I want someone who can get the job done. Q: What does the man imply about Mr. Becket?

【听前预测】选项中的right man，get the job，professional expertise，not likely to get the job等表明，对话可能与男士是否能得到某工作有关。

【解 析】选[D]。女士询问男士他认为谁能胜任这份工作，并问他Mr. Becket怎么样，男士说他怀疑Mr. Becket的专业技能，而他需要的是能胜任这个工作的人，由此可推断出，Mr. Becket可能得不到这个工作，故答案为[D]。

13. M: Professor Atkinson, can I see you after this class?

W: I’m due at a faculty meeting then, how about the same time on Friday? Q: When does Professor Atkinson ask the man to meet her?

【听前预测】选项表明，本题考查时间，听音时应留意与时间相关的内容，并听清问题问的是什么。 【解 析】选[C]。男士问女士（Professor Atkinson）是否能在课后见到她，女士通过反问句（how about the same time on Friday?）表明她想让男士周五的课后来找她，故答案为[C]。 14. M: I’m sorry, Laura, but something’s come up. I won’t be able to meet with you today.

W: Well, how about the same time tomorrow? But we have to meet at another coffee shop because this place

will be closed tomorrow.

Q: What can we learn about the two speakers?

【听前预测】选项中的They，meet，at the coffee shop，now，tomorrow，change the place等表明，对话与They的会面有关，涉及会面的时间和地点等。

【解 析】选[D]。男士说他今天不能见女士了，女士说那就明天同一时间见吧，但是他们得在另一家咖啡馆见面，因为这家店明天会关门，由此可知，他们明天需要换见面地点，故答案为[D]。 15. W: Show me that sentence you were just talking about. What page is it on?

M: It’s near the end of the book, on the next to last page. Right here, in this middle paragraph. Q: What are the two speakers most probably doing?

【听前预测】选项均以现在分词开头表明，本题考查正在进行的行为活动。

【解 析】选[D]。女士想知道男士刚才说过的句子在书的哪个位置，男士说靠近书的结尾部分，在倒数第二页，由此可知，对话二人正在看书，结合选项推测二人现在很可能是在复习功课，故答案为[D]。 16. W: What did you think of Brenda’s story?

M: To tell you the truth, I found it hard to keep awake while she was telling it. Q: How did the man feel about the story?

【听前预测】选项中的It，unbelievable，boring，funny等表明，本题可能考查对It的感受或评价。 【解 析】选[C]。女士问男士觉得Brenda讲的故事怎么样，男士说Brenda讲故事的时候他都快睡着了（hard to keep awake），言外之意就是他觉得故事很无聊，故答案为[C]。

17. W: Good morning! I am calling to inquire about the six-bedroom house you advertised in the newspaper.

M: I am sorry, but somebody has already paid the deposit. Q: What does the man mean?

【听前预测】选项中重复出现的The house以及already sold，still available，only for rent等表明，本题考查房子的租售情况。

【解 析】选[A]。女士打电话向男士询问报纸上登的那套六居室的房子，男士表示抱歉说已经有人付了订金（deposit），言外之意就是这套房子已经有人买了，故答案为[A]。

18. W: How was the drama club’s new production last night? Did I miss out on anything good?

M: Hardly. I kept looking at my watch the whole time. Q: What does the man mean?

【听前预测】选项中的He，theater，drama，better，enjoy等表明，本题可能与男士对戏剧的评价有关。

【解 析】选[D]。女士问男士昨晚戏剧社的新作品（the drama club’s new production）怎么样，男士说他从头到尾一直在看表，言外之意就是他对这个作品并不感兴趣，故答案为[D]。

Now you will hear the two long conversations.

Conversation One

【听前预测】选项中的museum tour，History/Art History Department，Museum of Modern Art等表明，对话可能与博物馆和院系有关。

M: Hi, Mary. I see you and your friends have been decorating the dormitory lounge.

W: Hi, Jack. The walls look so stark and dreary, so we decided to cover them with prints and posters. M: I like this one. Did you buy it on campus?

W: No, I bought it at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. The Art History Department recently

sponsored a special museum tour there.

M: Is this a reproduction of something in the museum’s collection?

W: Yes. It’s a print of a painting by George O’Keefe called “Lake George window”. M: It looks more like a photograph. The details are so accurate and realistic.

W: I thought the same thing when I first saw the painting hanging in the museum. But the Art History teacher

pointed out how the painting is in fact very stylized. M: What do you mean?

W: First, by choosing a front view of the window, O’Keefe was able to present a symmetrical image and eliminate

any hint of three-dimensionality.

M: It does look almost flat. The open shutters seem to have no depth at all.

W: To emphasize that two-dimensional look, O’Keefe also eliminated details of texture, the shutters, for example. M: It sounds as though you learned a lot on that trip. Is the Art History Department planning another museum tour? W: Yes. The next one is a special exhibit of European painters at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.

M: I think I’ll sign up for that one. Maybe I will come back with a print to decorate the bare walls of my dormitory

lounge.

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?

【解析】选[C]。选项均为名词短语且概括性强表明，本题可能考查对话的主题。男士很喜欢女士宿舍内的一件装饰品，女士说她在参观博物馆展览时买了it（即后面女士提到的a print of a painting），接着两人围绕这幅画展开了讨论，由此可知，对话双方主要是在谈论一幅画，故答案为[C]。 【点睛】短文的主旨要根据短文的主要内容进行推断。 20. Who is going to organize the next museum tour?

【解析】选[B]。选项表明，本题可能与某个院系或博物馆有关。男士问女士艺术历史系（Art History Department）是不是打算再组织一次博物馆巡回展览（museum tour），女士给予了肯定回答（Yes），故答案为[B]。

21. Where will the next museum tour take place?

【解析】选[C]。选项表明，本题考查地点场所，听音时应留意与地点相关的信息。对话结尾处，女士提到艺术历史系组织的下一次博物馆巡回展览在波士顿美术博物馆（Museum of Fine Arts in Boston）举行，故答案为[C]。

【点睛】问题中的next museum tour是听音的关键。

Conversation Two

【听前预测】选项中的broken，needs a new battery，goes slow，clean/repair...watches等表明，对话可能与修表有关。

W: Excuse me. My watch stopped running and I’m not sure what’s wrong with it. M: Well, let me have a look at it.

W: OK. It’s a new watch. I’ve only had it for about a year. M: Hmm, it seems that it just needs a new battery.

W: Oh. That’s a relief. I was hoping it wouldn’t be broken or something. How much is a new battery? M: It’s $6.99 plus tax for a battery.

W: Oh dear, that seems like a lot. My friend said she paid about $3.99 plus tax for a battery.

M: Well, she may have. But we are a watch repair shop and we install your battery and then guarantee it for a year.

If you have the watch cleaned here, we guarantee it for an additional three months.

W: Well, I guess you get what you pay for. I’ll get my battery here. How long will it take to put it in?

M: Usually I can do it right away, but right now I’m way behind in my repair of a large shipment of watches. They

all need to be fixed by this afternoon. Can you leave your watch here until about 5:00 p.m.?

W: Oh dear, I’m afraid I can’t. I need to get back to work and I have to work this evening, so I couldn’t pick it up

by five. And I have to have it by tomorrow.

M: Well, then maybe I can just squeeze it in now. It’ll only take a few minutes. Can you wait? W: Oh, I’d really appreciate that. Sure, I’ll wait.

M: OK. Just sit down over here. I’ll have it fixed in a few minutes. W: Thanks a lot.

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 22. What is the problem with the woman’s watch?

【解析】选[C]。选项中的It，needs cleaning，broken，goes slow等表明，It应该是手表，本题与手表出现的问题有关。女士说自己的手表停了，不知道哪里出问题了，男士（修表师傅）检查后说手表只需换一块新电池（it just needs a new battery），故答案为[C]。 23. How much did the woman’s friend pay for a battery?

【解析】选[A]。选项表明，本题与金额有关，听音时应留意与金钱数目相关的信息。男士说一块电池含税费要6.99美元，女士认为很贵，她说她的朋友买的电池含税费才花了3.99美元，故答案为[A]。 【点睛】数字处为常考点，是听音重点。 24. What is special about the man’s shop?

【解析】选[A]。选项中的It guarantees/offers/promises，clean customers’ watches，repair the watches等表明，It应该指手表修理店，本题可能与它的服务有关。男士用But转折提到说他的店是专门修理手表的店，只要是在他们店里安装的电池，可以保修一年（guarantee it for a year），这就是男士店铺的特殊之处，故答案为[A]。

【点睛】But转折处为常考点，听音时应注意。 25.What can be inferred from the conversation?

【解析】选[C]。选项中的pick up her watch，at 5 p.m.，in a few minutes，tomorrow等表明，本题与女士取手表的时间有关。女士问男士换电池需要多长时间，男士回答说他现在很忙，并建议女士下午5点再来取，女士说她下午有事来不了，男士说那他就现在把电池装进去（squeeze it in now），用不了几分钟，由此可知，女士几分钟之后就可以取手表了，故答案为[C]。

Section B

Passage One

【听前预测】选项中的changes，development，technology，war，Battle以及27题各选项的内容表明，短文可能与科技发展有关，涉及战争以及传递方式等。

Telephone, television, radio, and telegraph all help people communicate with each other. Because of these devices, ideas and news of events spread quickly all over the world. For example, within seconds, people can know the results of an election in another country. News of a disaster such as an earthquake can bring help from distant countries. Within hours, help is on the way. Because of modern technology like the satellites that travel around the world, information travels fast.

How has this speed of communication changed the world? To many people, the world has become smaller. Of course this does not mean that the world is actually physically smaller. It means that the world seems smaller. Two hundred years ago, communication between the continents took a long time. All news was carried on ships that took weeks or even months to cross the oceans. In the 17th and 18th centuries, it took six weeks for news from Europe to reach America. This time difference influenced people’s actions. For example, one battle in the war of 1812 between England and the United States could have been avoided. A peace agreement had already been signed. Peace was made in England, but the news of peace took six weeks to reach America. During this time, the large and serious Battle of New Orleans was fought. Many people would not have died if news had come in time. In the past, communication took much more time than it does now. There was a good reason why the world seemed so much larger than it does today.

Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.

26. What makes information spread very quickly, according to the passage?

【解析】选[D]。短文开头提到，电话、电视、广播和电报这些工具使人们的观点和新闻事件在全球快速传播，接着举例说明，随后总结说由于现代科技（modern technology），信息才传递得如此之快，故答案为[D]。 【点睛】because of表原因处为常考点，听音时应注意。 27. How was news carried between the continents 200 years ago?

【解析】选[C]。选项表明，本题考查传递方式。短文中提到，200多年前，各大陆之间的消息传递需要花费很长时间，而所有的消息都是carried on ships，由此可知，当时的消息都是由水路传递的，故答案为[C]。 【点睛】[C] By sea是对短文中提到的carried on ships的同义转述。

28. What might have been avoided if the news of peace agreement had reached America in time?

【解析】选[B]。选项中的war，Battle，damage等表明，本题可能与战争有关。短文中举例提到，1812年

的英美战争中，有一场战役本来是可以避免的，当时英美已经在英国达成和平协议，但是这个消息要六周才能传到美国，在这期间新奥尔良战役爆发，所以如果签订和平协议的消息能够及时传到美国，就不会有新奥尔良战役，故答案为[B]。

【点睛】For example举例处为常考点，是听音重点。

Passage Two

【听前预测】选项中的geographic variety，bicycle tour/race，newcomers等表明，短文可能与自行车旅行或比赛有关，涉及地形和参与者的情况。

Good evening. Welcome to the first meeting of our spring cycling season. It’s a pleasure to see so many new faces here. I certainly hope that most of you will soon feel right at home with our group and that bicycling will become a regular hobby for you and a part of your physical fitness routine. Some of you may not realize that the state of New Jersey offers ample opportunities for bicyclists of all abilities. We have rolling countryside, miles of beaches, lovely hills and valleys and thousands of miles of little-used roads. Beginners will find the shore and area south of Princeton suitable for their needs while expert riders will discover that the steep trails to the region around High Point offer a challenge to their skill and stamina. In addition, New Jersey is rich in places of historical interest. Most are carefully preserved. All have been meticulously restored. We organize tours to a variety of places nearly every weekend. Next Saturday’s tour will be a relatively easy one, from Rutgers University to the Gate Way National Park. Interested cyclists should meet at eight a.m. in the parking lot at the corner of Hamilton Street and College Avenue in New Brunswick. The minimum time for this tour is about six hours. We will use a “buddy system” throughout the ride. Each new rider should team up with a more experienced rider. If the buddies looked after each other, we can be sure that no one will be left behind on the back roads. You can pick up a map of Saturday’s tour at the information table before you leave this evening. Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.

29. What makes New Jersey a good place to bicycle, according to the passage?

【解析】选[B]。选项中的Its，beautiful scenery，geographic variety，mild climate等表明，Its可能指某个地区的，本题与它的特征有关。短文中提到，New Jersey（新泽西州）为各个能力层次的自行车爱好者提供了大量的机会，因为那里有乡村、海滩、山丘、峡谷以及车辆不多的公路（little-used roads），也就是说新泽西州适合自行车运动是因为其地形的多样的，故答案为[B]。

【点睛】[B]中提到的geographic variety是对短文中提到的rolling countryside, miles of beaches, lovely hills and valleys and thousands of miles of little-used roads的概括。 30. What will some of the listeners probably do next Saturday?

【解析】选[B]。选项均以原形动词开头以及其中重复出现的bicycle表明，本题考查行为活动，该行为活动与自行车有关。短文中the speaker提到，下周六有一个骑自行车旅行的活动（Next Saturday’s tour…），而听众是自行车俱乐部的会员，所以下周六一些听众会参加俱乐部的自行车旅行，故答案为[B]。 31.What is the purpose of the “buddy system”?

【解析】选[D]。选项均以“To+原形动词”开头以及其中重复出现的newcomers表明，本题可能考查与新会员有关的行为目的。短文结尾提到，这个自行车俱乐部周六采取两人同行制（buddy system），即有经验的会员和新会员组成一队，这样就不会有人落在后面了（no one will be left behind on the back roads），由此可知，采取两人同行制是为了确保新成员不掉队，故答案为[D]。

Passage Three

【听前预测】选项中的Graduation，college，building，campus，changed，the same等表明，短文与学校有关，涉及学校的变化以及未改变的地方等。

It is a great privilege for me to be invited to speak at the tenth year reunion of State University’s graduating class. When you arrived on campus today, after a decade, you were probably impressed by two changes at State: one, the absence of University of Tower, the first building constructed on the campus, and a historic landmark for many years; and two, the disappearance of parking lots on the main campus.

Two years ago University Tower was inspected and found to be unsafe. In spite of efforts to restore it, it was necessary to level the building. A bell tower was constructed on the same site, built for the most part using the good brick that was saved from the original building. The original bells were also preserved. As for the parking lots, they have been replaced by grass, trees, and pedestrian walkways. Parking is now located in parking garages on the North and West sides of the campus.

Two more subtle changes have occurred within the past decade. One is the creation and expansion of the Division of Continuing Education for the Community, including a Saturday and summer enrichment program for children, and an afternoon and evening special interest program for adults. The other is the addition of the student population of many young people from abroad, especially students from Japan, Latin America, and the Middle

East. Most international students are enrolled in the College of Engineering and the College of Business.

And so, State is a different place, but like University Tower, it is built of the same brick. We are still committed to the same age-old ideals “quality education for our citizens”, but we have extended our commitment beyond the borders of our state and nation to encompass the citizens and nations of the world. Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 32. On what occasion does the man give the speech?

【解析】选[B]。选项表明，本题考查地点场所，故听音时应留意与地点相关的信息。演讲一开始，男士就表示对于被邀请在毕业十年后的聚会上发表演讲感到非常荣幸（at the tenth year reunion of State University’s graduating class），也就是说，男士是在一次大学聚会上发表的演讲，故答案为[B]。 【点睛】听到男士提到的reunion便不难选出答案。 33. Why was University Tower torn down?

【解析】选[B]。选项中的It was found unsafe，parking lot…constructed there，No one wanted to preserve等表明，本题可能与It被拆除的原因有关。说话者提到，University Tower在两年前经过检查，发现不太安全（University Tower was inspected and found to be unsafe），尽管已尽力去修复它，但是最终还是得把它推倒，也就是说，之所以把University Tower拆除是因为它不安全，故答案为[B]。 【点睛】说话者提到的level the building中的level表示“拆毁，夷平”。 34. In what aspect does State University remain the same?

【解析】选[C]。选项中的Its main campus/student population/ideals等表明，本题可能与It的某个方面有关，Its可能指代某所大学的。演讲结尾处提到，State University仍然恪守多年来坚持的理念：为国民提供素质教育这种理念一直没有改变（We are still committed to the same age old ideals “quality education for our citizens”），故答案为[C]。

35. What is the main idea of the speech?

【解析】选[C]。选项中重复出现的State University，changed，the same等表明，本题可能与State University的变化和未改变的方面有关。短文前半部分主要讲述校园内的大变化，接下来介绍了学校的一些小变化，最后的And so, State is a different place…We are still committed to the same age old ideals “quality education for our citizens”是短文的主旨句，由此可知，这一演讲主要是说明虽然校园里发生了一些变化，但State University多年来恪守的理念没有变，故答案为[C]。

【点睛】短文的主旨一般在短文的开头或结尾有所提及，听音时应注意。

Section C

36.【解析】important。空前的is表明，本空应填一形容词。

37.【解析】depends。分析空所在的句子结构可知，本句缺少谓语。上下文的一般现在时态以及本句的主

语skin color表明，本空应填一第三人称单数形式的动词，且该词能与空后的on搭配使用。根据常识可知，人的肤色“取决于”照射太阳的多少。

38.【解析】indoors。空前的谓语动词stayed表明，本空应填一形容词或副词，表明贵族所处地点或状态。

空前说贵族不必工作，空后说他们皮肤白皙，从前后语义来看，正是因为贵族总待“在室内”，所以他们的皮肤才那么白皙。

39.【解析】distinguish。空前的情态动词could表明，本空应填一原形动词，且该词能与空后的from搭配

使用。前面提到贵族的皮肤白皙，而本句的原因状语从句because the present had a tan（因为农民的皮肤晒得很黑）表明，主句是想表达容易“区分”贵族和农民的意思，再根据空后的from不难联想到distinguish…from…这个固定搭配。

40.【解析】light。空前的动词keep表明，本空所填词可能为形容词，并构成as…as possible短语。下一句

中的pale是本空所填词的近义复现。

41.【解析】beauty。空后的并列连词and表明，本空所填词与nobleness（高贵）并列，故本空应填一具有

积极含义的不可数名词。

42.【解析】mines。空后的and表明，本空所填词与factories和mills并列，故本空应填一表示工作场所的

复数名词。

43.【解析】afford。空前的情态动词could表明，本空应填一原形动词。afford意为“负担得起”。 44.【答案】They lay around on the beaches and got a tan, which became a sign of wealth 【Main Points】They lay around on the beaches and got a tan, and it became a mark of wealth

45.【答案】The desire for a quick tan has led to the invention of pills that darken the skin without exposure to

sunlight

【Main Points】The wish for a quick tan has led to the invention of pills which darken the skin without being exposed to sunlight

46.【答案】And it can come from a bottle that we buy at the drugstore on the corner 【Main Points】And it can come from a bottle that is bought at the drugstore on the corner

标准听力（五）听力原文及答案解析

Part III Listening Comprehension

Section A

11. W: Son, I don’t know what to get for your father. He has about everything, doesn’t he?

M: Why don’t you get him an MP3 player? Q: What’s the woman’s problem?

【听前预测】选项中的She’s afraid/is not sure/finds it hard以及重复出现的gift表明，对话可能与女士遇到的问题有关，且可能与礼物有关。

【解 析】选[C]。女士提到的I don’t know what to get for your father.为听音重点，[C] “她觉得很难给她丈夫选一份合适的礼物”正是对女士的话的同义转述，故答案为[C]。

12. W: How was the job interview? I think you’ll make a good journalist. I remember you as

the best writer of the class.

M: Well, in fact, my application was turned down. They were looking for people

with experience in the profession. Q: Why didn’t the man get the job?

【听前预测】选项中的He，no professional experience，didn’t perform well等表明，本题可能考查男士没有成功的原因。

【解 析】选[C]。对话中男士提到They were looking for people with experience in the profession.（他们要招的是有相关工作经验的人）。[C]对应男士的话，其中professional experience是对experience in the profession的同义转述，故答案为[C]。

13. M: Hi, Jane. So glad to see you again.

W: Likewise. I remember the last time we met was 4 months ago at Mickey’s birthday

party. How are you doing?

Q: What do we learn about the speakers from the conversation?

【听前预测】选项均为与They有关的完整句子表明，本题考查与They有关的事实状况。

【解 析】选[D]。由女士提到的the last time we met was 4 months ago at Mickey’s birthday party可知，说话双方四个月前都参加了Mickey的生日宴会，[D]中的the same ceremony与Mickey’s birthday party对应， some time ago与4 months ago对应，故答案为[D]。

14. W: I’d love to see a different type of movie for a change. I’m tired of the movies about

romantic stories.

M: I agree. Let’s go and see a new movie at the Royal Theatre. I hear it’s a real story of

two prison breakers.

Q: What kind of movie does the woman find boring? 【听前预测】选项表明，本题考查故事的类型。

【解 析】选[A]。对话中女士提到I’m tired of the movies about romantic stories，[A]中的Love stories与romantic stories对应，故答案为[A]。be tired of意为“厌烦，厌倦”。

15. M: Prof. Kennedy has been very busy this semester. As far as I know, he works

until midnight every day.

W: I wouldn’t have troubled him so much if I had known he was so busy. Q: What do we learn about the woman from the conversation?

【听前预测】根据意思相反的两个选项中有一个很可能是答案的命题规律，答案锁定在[B]和[C]之间。 【解 析】选[B]。由女士的虚拟表达if I had known he was so busy.（如果我知道他这么忙的话）可知，女士并不知道教授很忙，故答案为[B]。

16. W: What do you think of my new dress? I bought it yesterday just for 30 dollars.

M: Wow, that was really a bargain. It fits you well, especially the color. But, to be honest,

your shoes don’t really go with it.

Q: What does the man think of the woman’s new dress?

【听前预测】选项中的color suits her，goes with her shoes，style doesn’t fit her等表明，本题可能考查男士对女士衣服的评价。

【解 析】选[A]。由男士提到的It fits you well, especially the color可知，男士觉得裙子的颜色非常适合女士，故答案为[A]。

17. M: What have you done with my study, Maria? I can’t find anything.

W: I really couldn’t stand the mess in that room any more, so I cleaned it this morning.

Doesn’t it look more organized and beautiful, honey? Q: What did the woman think of the man’s study?

【听前预测】根据意思相反的两个选项中有一个很可能是答案的命题规律，将答案锁定在[B]和[C]之间。 【解 析】选[B]。由女士提到的...couldn’t stand the mess...so I cleaned...可知，女士认为男士的书房太乱了，故答案为[B]。

18. W: Wow, you look like a drowned rat! Didn’t you know there’s a thunderstorm today?

M: I knew there would be a shower, but I didn’t realize it would rain cats and dogs today. Q: What’s the weather like today?

【听前预测】选项中的cloudy，showers，rains等表明，对话与天气有关。

【解 析】选[D]。对话中女士说男士像 a drowned rat（落汤鸡），然后问男士难道不知道a thunderstorm today，男士说没有意识到it would rain cats and dogs today（会下大雨），由此可知，今天雨下得很大，故答案为[D]。

Now you will hear the two long conversations.

Conversation One

【听前预测】选项中的job，earn，get practical experience，Employ等表明，对话可能与某份工作有关。

M: Hi, Mary. Do you want to start writing a lab report after we finish this experiment？

W: I can’t. In fact I need to finish early because

I’m going over to the Psychology Department to talk to Professor Smith about a job opening. M: You mean a job on campus？

W: Yeah. And it sounds pretty interesting. It involves helping with her study on learning style. You know, about how

some people learn best by sight, while others learn best by hearing or touch. M: Yeah. I know that’s her area of expertise.

W: Right. Anyway for her study she’s taking some high school students who aren’t doing very well in their classes

and testing them to find out what their learning styles are. Then tutors, people like me, will work with them presenting material to them in their particular learning style.

M: Hey. That is interesting. Now will you mostly do the testing or the tutoring？ W: Both we hope. I want to be involved from start to finish. M: Are you getting paid for this？

W: I’m sure we’ll get something, though probably not much. Anyway it doesn’t matter to me, I just want to have some

hands-on experience.

M: Yeah. And it’ll be nice to help those high school students too.

W: That’s what I thought when I saw the ad. You know, you could do it too. You don’t have to be in her classes to

work on the study.

M: Really？Do you have any idea what the schedule is like?

W: Late afternoon, then evening for tutoring I think. After all, the kids are in regular classes until three thirty. M: Actually that’s perfect for me.

W: Then come along. We will save the lab report for later. But we’d better make sure we do a good job on our

experiment first. M: Yeah. First things first.

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. What are the speakers mainly discussing?

【解析】选[D]。选项概括性很强表明，本题可能考查对话话题。对话中女士提到I’m going over...talk to Professor Smith about a job opening，下面都是围绕这一职位空缺展开的讨论，故答案为[D]。 【点睛】[D] A job possibility与女士提到的a job opening对应。 20. Why is the woman interested in working with Professor Smith?

【解析】选[B]。选项中重复出现的She wants表明，本题可能与女士的想法有关。由女士提到的I just want to have some hands-on experience可知，女士想获得一些实践经验，故答案为[B]。 【点睛】[B]中的practical experience是对女士提到的hands-on experience（亲身经历）的同义转述。 21. What will the college students do for the high school students?

【解析】选[A]。选项均以原形动词开头表明，本题可能考查行为活动。由男士提到的And it’ll be nice to help those high school students too可知，答案为[A]。

22.What will the speakers probably do next?

【解析】选[B]。对话最后女士提到But we’d better make sure we do a good job on our experiment first，男士听后说Yeah，由此可知，他们下一步可能做的是完成他们的化学试验，故答案为[B]。First things first意为“最重要的事要先做”。

【点睛】But后面的内容为常考点，听音时应留意。

Conversation Two

【听前预测】选项中的his midterm，write his paper，study for exams，the first draft等表明，对话可能与男士的考试以及论文写作有关。

W: Oh, Dan. Come on in. I’ve just graded the midterm exams for your class. You had one of the highest scores. So,

what can I do for you?

M: Dr. Wilson, I’m really worried about the paper due tomorrow — you know that case study. So far I haven’t done a thing beyond gathering the data, and I have two more midterms tomorrow morning. I was hoping you’d give me an extension till Friday.

W: Well, Dan, when I assigned the paper during the first week of the semester, I emphasized that late papers would be punished. You’re free to turn in your case study late, but I’ll have to lower your grade for it. If I gave you extension, it wouldn’t be fair to the other students. You’re a good writer, Dan. It shouldn’t take that much time to turn your data into a solid report.

M: But I haven’t even made my outline yet, and I’m having a hard time with the computer analysis of the data. W: It sounds to me like you’re just putting it off.

M: I really am working on it, but I just can’t get it finished and I’ve got to study for two other tests by tomorrow afternoon! But I might be able to get it done after class...maybe...by midnight tomorrow.

W: Hmm...I didn’t specify what time the paper was due. But I’m leaving campus at 4:00 p.m. tomorrow, and they lock this building at 11:00 p.m.

M: Still, if it’s under your door when you get in Thursday morning, you can’t say I turned it in late, right？ W: Right.

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. What does Dan want Dr. Wilson to do?

【解析】选[C]。选项中的Allow/Help him等表明，男士的话为听音重点。由男士提到的I was hoping you’d give me an extension till Friday可知，Dan 想让Wilson博士把他交论文的时间推迟到星期五，故答案为[C]。 【点睛】[C]中的more time是对男士提到的an extension的同义转述。 24. What is one reason Dan gives for his problem?

【解析】选[B]。[B]、[C]、[D]的主语均为He，而[A]的主语却是His computer，与其他选项明显不同，故可首先排除。根据Dan（男士）提到的I’ve got to study for two other tests by tomorrow afternoon可知，Dan给出的一个理由是他得准备考试，故答案为[B]。

25. What work has Dan already completed on the paper?

【解析】选[A]。选项均以He’s+过去分词开头表明，本题考查男士已经完成的事情。由Dan（男士）提到的So far I haven’t done a thing beyond gathering the data可知，Dan仅仅完成了数据的收集，故答案为[A]。

Section B

Passage One

【听前预测】预览三道题各选项，结合26题和27题各选项的内容可推知，短文可能与公司的组成有关。 As

Managing

Director

of

our

company

I’ve been asked to say a few words to you today about the way the company is organized. At the top above me, there’s the Board of Directors. Their job is to administrate the company, make general policies, and so on. There are two kinds of Directors, actually. One kind is what we call non-executive Directors, which means that they are standing in various parts of the business world and are in a position to help the company to succeed. They only appear when there are meetings of the Board, and some of them are on the boards of other companies at the same time. But the second lot of Directors — the Executive Directors — are full-time employees of the company. Most of them are managers of our various departments.

The absolute head of the company, of course, is the Chairman of the Board. He is appointed by the Board, and his job is to take the chair at meetings of the shareholders and the Board of Directors, and to represent the company’s interests at outside functions. He does not take much part in the running of the business. He leaves me to get on with the job. Mind you, not all chairmen are like that. Our last one was a real pain, always wanted everything done in his own way and he kept on interfering.

Then there’s me, the Managing Director, or MD for short — as long as you don’t think I’m a Doctor of Medicine. Now, my job is to coordinate the policies decided by the Directors and see that they are carried out. I do this through the various managers of departments.

Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. What is the main topic of the talk?

【解析】选[C]。选项的概括性很强表明，本题可能考查短文的主旨。短文开头指出，Managing Director 指出他今天主要是为了介绍the way the company is organized，由此可知，答案为[C]。 【点睛】短文主旨一般在短文开头或结尾提及，听音时应留意。 27. Who is responsible for chairing the meetings of the shareholders?

【解析】选[A]。四个选项均是职位名称表明，本题可能考查与某职能相关的职位。由短文中的The absolute head…is the Chairman of the Board…his job is to take the chair at meetings of the shareholders…可知，主持股东会议的是the Chairman of the Board，故答案为[A]。

【点睛】问题中的chairing the meetings是对短文中提到的take the chair at meetings的同义转述。

28. What is MD short for?

【解析】选[C]。由短文中提到的the Managing Director, or MD for short可知，答案为[C]。

Passage Two

【听前预测】选项中的the fish，should go to the patient/the owner of the canoe，everyone involved should get等表明，短文可能与分鱼有关。

This incident occurred one morning outside Albert Schweitzer’s hospital in the African jungle. A patient had gone fishing in another man’s boat. The owner of the boat thought he should be given all the fish that were caught. Dr. Schweitzer said to the boat owner, “You are right because the other man ought to have asked permission to use your boat. But you are wrong because you are careless and lazy. You merely twisted the chain of your canoe round a palm tree instead of fastening it with a padlock. Of laziness you are guilty because you were asleep in your hut on this moonlit night instead of making use of the good opportunity for fishing.”

He turned to the patient, “But you were in the wrong when you took the boat without asking the owner’s permission. You were in the right because you were not so lazy as he was and you did not want to let the moonlit night go by without making some use of it.”

Dr. Schweitzer divided the catch among the fisherman, the boat owner, and the hospital. Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard. 29. Why did Dr. Schweitzer settle the argument?

【解析】选[B]。根据短文末尾提到的Dr. Schweitzer divided the catch among the fisherman, the boat owner, and the hospital可推断出，Dr. Schweitzer解决争端是想分一些鱼，故答案为[B]。 30. What did Schweitzer tell the men?

each was partly right and partly wrong等表明，【解析】选[C]。选项中的both men were completely right/wrong，本题可能与两位男士的对错有关。短文中医生先是对船主说You are right because…But you are wrong because…，然后又对病人说you were in the wrong when…You were in the right because…，由此可知，每个人都对了一部分错了一部分，故答案为[C]。

【点睛】partly right and partly wrong意为“一部分对，一部分错”。 31. What was the final judgment?

【解析】选[D]。选项中的All the fish should go to，Everyone involved should get等表明，本题可能与分鱼有

关。由短文最后提到的Dr. Schweitzer divided the catch among the fisherman, the boat owner, and the hospital可知，每个参与者都得到了三分之一的鱼，故答案为[D]。 【点睛】问题中的final judgment是听音重点。

Passage Three

【听前预测】预览四道题各选项，由选项中的scales，the hook，set fish free，fish less often等可知，短文与钓鱼有关，涉及对待鱼的方式。

It is often necessary to release a fish, that is, set it free after catching, because it is too small, or you just don’t want to take it home to eat. In some cases, releasing fish is a good measure that will help keep fish variety and build their population size. The Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) encourages fishermen who practice catch-and-release fishing to use a few simple skills when doing so. The advice provided below will help make sure that the fish you release will survive to bite again another day.

— When catching a fish, play it quickly and keep the fish in the water as much as possible. Don’t use a net in landing the fish and release it quickly to prevent it from dying.

— Hold the fish gently. Do not put your fingers in its eyes. Don’t wipe the scales off the fish because it might cause it to develop a disease and reduce its chance of survival.

— Remove your hook quickly. If the hook is too deep or hooked in the stomach, cut the line and leave the hook in. The hook left inside will cause no serious problem to the fish.

— Take good care of the fish by moving it gently in water. Release the fish when it begins to struggle and is able to swim.

— Do not hold fish in a bucket or some other containers and later decide to release it. If you are going to release a fish, do so right away.

With a little care and by following the suggestions given above, you can give the released fish a better chance of survival.

Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 32. Why do people sometimes set a fish free after catching it?

【解析】选[C]。浏览各选项可知，本题可能考查They对待it的方法。短文开始提到，It is often necessary to release a fish…because…you just don’t want to take it home to eat，由此可知，将捕捉到的鱼放生是因为你不想把它带回家烹饪，故答案为[C]。

【点睛】[C]中的don’t want to have it as food是对短文中don’t want to take it home to eat的同义转述。 33. Which will probably make a fish ill?

【解析】选[C]。短文中提到Don’t wipe the scales off the fish because it might cause it to develop a disease，由此可知，将鱼鳞刮下会导致鱼得病，故答案为[C]。[A]和[D]在短文中有所提及，但都没说会导致鱼生病，故排除。

【点睛】[C]中的Removing对应短文中的wipe…off，都有“刮掉，去除”之意。 34. What is the proper way to release a fish?

【解析】选[A]。选项中的move it in water，let it struggle等表明，本题可能考查对it的处理方式，it很可能指鱼。短文中提到，Take good care of the fish by moving it gently in water. Release the fish when it begins to struggle and is able to swim，由此可知，[A]为答案。

【点睛】[A]中的can swim是is able to swim的同义转述；By + doing表方式常设为考点，听音时多加留意。 35. What is the purpose of the passage?

【解析】选[D]。短文一开始就提到It is often necessary to release a fish，引出话题；接着给出几点放生的建议（The advice provided below）；最后总结，遵Ñ这几点建议可以give the released fish a better chance of survival，由此可知，短文主要是针对如何放生鱼提出几点建议，故答案为[D]。 【点睛】短文开头和结尾常为短文主旨所在，故要特别留意。

Section C

36.【解析】constantly。空前的are和空后的at work表明，本空应填一副词。副词一般以ly结尾，故书写时别

漏写ly。

37.【解析】improving。空前的are和空后的the quality表明，本空应填一动词的现在分词。

38. 【解析】values。空前的at good表明，本空应填一名词。上文提到的better quality表明本空所填词可能与价值

有关。短文开头的 values对本空有提示作用。

39.【解析】income。空后的groups表明，本空应填一形容词或名词。

40.【解析】limited。空后的名词quantities表明，本空应填一形容词。本空所填词应与下面提到的larger和great

意思相反。

41.【解析】demand。空前的a及空后的for表明，本空应填一能与for搭配的名词。上句提到人们开始问起这

种面巾，such提示本空所填词应与上句的asking意义相近。

42.【解析】manufacturers。空后的began表明，本空应填一名词。注意书写时别漏写词尾的s。

43.【解析】lowered。空前的were及主语表明，本空应填一动词的过去分词。由后面的tissues的价格went down，

可推断这里说的可能是生产成本下降（lowered）。

44.【答案】the quality of facial tissues was constantly improving, because more manufacturers went into the

business of making tissues

【Main Points】facial tissues’ quality was constantly improving, for more makers entered the business of making tissues

45.【答案】a box of 200 facial tissues’ costs around one-third of that price, and they are both softer and stronger

【Main Points】a box of 200 facial tissues is about 1/3 of that price, and they are softer and stronger 46.【答案】When people are free to compete and are free to make more things and make them better

【Main Points】When people are free to compete and to make more and better things

标准听力（六）听力原文及答案解析

Part III Listening Comprehension Section A

11. M: It’s a perfect day for staying inside.

W: It has been gloomy for 2 weeks. I’m going crazy. Q: What are the speakers talking about?

【听前预测】由选项均为名词短语可知，本题考查话题。

【解 析】选[B]。对话中男士提到a perfect day for staying inside（非常适合在家里待着的一天），女士提到gloomy（阴暗），因此可知对话谈论的话题是天气，故答案为[B]。 12. M: Do you know Professor Savior’s brother-in-law?

W: I’ve never met him, but I’ve heard that he’s as well-known as Savior himself. Q: What does the woman mean?

【听前预测】选项中的She，Professor Savior，brother-in-law，know及heard of等表明，对话可能与女士是否认识或听说过Savior教授或他的brother-in-law有关，女士所说的话为听音重点。

【解 析】选[C]。对话中女士提到I’ve never met him, but I’ve heard that...（我从来没有见过他，可我听说¡），即女士不认识Savior教授的brother-in-law，但是听说过他，故答案为[C]。 13. W: What did Linda do after graduating from university?

M: She considered accounting, advertising and even being a travel agent before she settled on teaching. Q: What is Linda now?

【听前预测】选项表明本题考查职业，故在听音时捕捉符合各个职业基本特点的标志词是解题关键。 【解 析】选[D]。对话中男士提到，she settled on teaching（她最终还是去教书了），即她现在是一名教师，故答案为[D]。

14. W: I think our basketball team’s got a good chance of winning the championship this year.

M: What? Are you kidding? Have you seen them play recently? Q: What does the man imply?

【听前预测】选项中He，game，basketball，team和playing表明，对话可能考查男士对篮球比赛的看法。 最近赢得【解 析】选[D]。对话中女士说our basketball team... winning the championship（我们的篮球队¡

冠军），男士反问道Are you kidding? Have you seen them play...（开玩笑吧？你最近看他们打比赛了吗），由此推断男士认为他们的篮球队打得并不好，故答案为[D]。

15. W: Prof. Smith caught some students cheating on the final exam and failed them right then and there.

M: Serves them right. I don’t sympathize with anyone trying to pass that way. Q: What does the man mean?

【听前预测】选项中的He，approves，punishment，excessive等表明，对话可能考查男士对某项行动（可能是对某人的惩罚）的看法，男士所说的话为听音重点。

【解 析】选[A]。对话中男士提到，Serves them right. I don’t sympathize...that way（就应该那样做。我不同情任何想通过那种方式通过考试的人）。由此可知，男士对教授的做法表示支持，故答案为[A]。 16. W: Friday’s speaker is supposed to be wonderful. Are you going to attend the seminar on that day?

M: Yes. But I haven’t been able to get the ticket yet. Since the lecture is open to the public, I imagine that the

tickets may have already been sold out.

Q: Why is the man afraid he won’t be able to attend the seminar?

【听前预测】选项中的speaker，seminar，tickets等表明，对话可能与某场讲座有关。由选项中重复出现的He thinks推断，男士所说的话为听音重点。

【解 析】选[D]。对话中男士提到，I imagine that the tickets may have already been sold out（我想，票可能已经卖完了），故答案为[D]。

17. M: Do you want the same cut as last time?

W: The same on top, but I’d like a little longer over the ears and in the back. And have the hair on the forehead

trimmed.

Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?

【听前预测】考查地点场所，考生需快速浏览四个选项中的地点场所，并在听音时捕捉关键信息词对号入座即可选出答案。

【解 析】选[C]。结合对话中男士提到的the same cut（同样的发型）和女士提到the hair on the forehead（前额处的头发）可知，男士要为女士理发，即对话发生在理发店里，故答案为[C]。

18. W: I absolutely love what you’re wearing today. Seriously, it looks really nice on you. Where did you buy it?

M: Thank you. I bought it from the Macy’s at the Santa Anita mall. Q: What are the two speakers talking about?

【听前预测】选项均为名词短语表明，本题可能考查对话话题。

【解 析】选[B]。对话中女士说喜欢男士穿的衣服，并问他从哪里买的，男士回答说from the Macy’s at the Santa Anita mall，由此可知，对话是围绕男士穿的衣服展开的，故答案为[B]。

Now you will hear the two long conversations.

Conversation One

【听前预测】选项中的The class，his working hours，work schedules conflict with his classes等表明，对话可能与男士的工作时间和课程发生冲突有关。

W: Hi, Mark, how is it going? M: Well, not so great. W: What’s wrong?

M: I’ve got a big problem with the poetry course that’s required for my major. W: Is that all filled up?

M: No, no, there’s plenty of room, but there is a prerequisite. I’ve got to take an introduction to poetry before I can

take the special course in poets of the 1960’s and the introductory course is only offered in the evenings. W: Why don’t you like evening classes?

M: No, that’s not the point. I work in the cafeteria every evening. I need the money to pay my tuition.

W: Can you ask someone at work to switch hours with you? Maybe you could just switch a couple of evenings

since the course probably only meets two times a week.

M: I wish I could. My boss just did me a favor by putting me on evenings. And he’ll hit the ceiling change again. W: Wait a minute. I have an idea. Have you checked the courses over at the community college? They might offer

an introductory poetry course during the day.

M: Hey, that’s a great idea. I’m free this afternoon. I think I’ll go over and check it out. W: Yeah, their courses are actually cheaper, and you can transfer the credits over there. M: Thanks for the advice, Linda. I’ll let you know what happens.

W: Sure, Mark. Good luck. Oh, while you are there, could you find out when their pool is open? M: No problem.

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. What prevents the man from taking the poets of 1960’s class?

【解析】选[B]。由男士提到的I’ve got to take an introduction to poetry before…take…course in poets of the 1960’s…可知，男士在上有关二十世纪六十年代诗人的课之前，首先要上诗歌的入门课，故答案为[B]。 【点睛】prevent sb. from doing sth.意为“阻止某人做某事”。

20. What problem does the man have with the introductory poetry class?

【解析】选[A]。[A]、[C]、[D]都提到了class，而[B]却没有提到，与其他选项明显不同，故可首先排除。由男士提到的the introductory course is only offered in the evenings和I work in the cafeteria every evening可知，男士上课和工作的时间相冲突了，故答案为[A]。

21. Why doesn’t the man want to change his work schedule?

【解析】选[B]。前三项均是He为主语，而[D]的主语却是All the other work，与其他三项不同，故可首先排除。由男士提到的I wish I could. My boss just did me a favor…he’ll hit the ceiling change again可知，男士不想再麻烦他的老板，故答案为[B]。

【点睛】do sb. a favor意为“帮某人忙”；hit the ceiling意为“勃然大Å”。 22. Why does the man want to take the class at the community college?

【解 析】选[D]。由女士提到的…checked the courses…at the community college? They might offer an introductory poetry course during the day可知，在community college里可能白天上诗歌入门课，正好与男士晚上工作不冲突，故答案为[D]。

【点睛】问题中的community college是听音重点。

Conversation Two

【听前预测】预览三道题的选项，由In his last-week...class，religious people等可知，对话可能与男士上周的课以及宗教问题等有关。

M: Mary, last week in our history class, our teacher asked us if we knew anything

about Thanksgiving Day. We all looked at each other. Nobody could give the answer. So, please tell me something about it, will you?

W: Oh, it’s a long story. I don’t think you’ve got the patience.

M: Come on, I’m really interested. Is it a national holiday in the United States?

W: Yes, it’s a most truly American holiday and it’s closely connected with the earliest history of

the country.

M: When was it first celebrated?

W: In 1621. By the English settlers or pilgrims. M: What people were the pilgrims?

W: They were religious people from England. At that time, they didn’t have the right to worship

in their own way. They sailed to America on the Mayflower to have freedom of worship. M: What happened to them when they got to America?

W: During their first winter, over half of the settlers died of starvation or epidemics. The survivors began farming,

hunting and fishing and labored hard. M: Did they have a good harvest the first year?

W: Yes, the yield was rich beyond their expectations. That’s why they decided to fix a day to

give their thanks to God.

M: Oh, I see. How do people in the States celebrate it now? And when is it?

W: The fourth Thursday of November is Thanksgiving Day. It’s an occasion of family reunion.

The most traditional and favorite food on the dinner table is roast turkey and pumpkin pie. Of course, with lots more to eat.

M: OK, you’ve helped me out. I’d like to treat you to ice cream. Let’s get going. Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. Where did the man hear of Thanksgiving Day for the first time?

【解析】选[C]。选项中重复出现的In his last-week…class表明，本题与男士上周的课有关。由男士提到的last week

in our history class…teacher asked…if we knew…Thanksgiving Day可推断出，男士在上周的历史课上第一次听说感恩节，故答案为[C]。

24. When was Thanksgiving Day first celebrated?

【解析】选[B]。对话中男士问When was it first celebrated?，女士回答说In 1621，由此可知，答案为[B]。 【点睛】数字处为常考点，听音时应注意。 25.What people were the pilgrims?

【解析】选[C]。[A]、[B]、[C]三项都与religious people有关，而[D]却与ethnic people有关，与其他三项明显不同，故可先排除。男士问What people were the pilgrims?，女士回答说They were religious people from England，由此可知，答案为[C]。

Section B

Passage One

【听前预测】选项中的the mother, other housework, housework is no easy job等表明，短文与家庭妇女以及做家务有关。

As nanny, cook, cleaner, shopper, driver, and gardener, she has one of the most demanding jobs in Britain today. And paying someone else to do the chores which take the average housewife 71 hours a week would cost ￡349.

At over￡18,000 a year that’s more than the earnings of 70 percent of the population, including train drivers, firemen, prison officers, and social workers. Looking after a baby less than a year old takes a housewife into an even higher pay league. According to a study, she earns ￡457 a week — at nearly ￡24,000 a year, the same as teachers, engineers, and chemists.

Researchers put a price on each chore, then tried to find out how long the average person takes doing them. They found housewives spend an average 70.7 hours a week on housework — with looking after the children (17.9 hours) and cooking and cleaning (12.3 hours each) the most time-consuming.

A wife with a part-time job still works an average of 59 hours a week at home. Those in full-time employment put in longer hours at home than in the workplace. The good news is that these hours drop sharply as children get older. While the average mother with children

under one puts in 90 hours weekly, the figure drops to 80 hours from one to four and to 66 hours from five to ten.

Mother-of-four Karen Williams from London said, “Paying the housewives may not be practical, but the government should recognize the value of housework, perhaps through the tax. Running a house takes a lot of time and most husbands don’t understand this. For example, my husband only puts a shelf up now and again. He never cleans the kitchen — that’s the real test.”

Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. Who earns most according to the passage?

【解析】选[C]。短文中提到，保姆包括做gardener的活儿每个星期赚不到349英镑，那么一年超过18,000英镑；firemen和social workers每年赚不到18,000英镑；而teachers每年赚不到24,000英镑，故答案为[C]。 【点睛】短文中出现几组数字，注意听清数字所对应的职业比较容易选择答案。 27. What do we learn about looking after children from the passage?

【解析】选[D]。选项中的It，more duties，requires，more time than，other housework表明，选项中的It指某looking after the children (17.9 项家务活儿，本题考查其特点，听音时注意It指的是什么家务活儿。短文中提到，hours) and cooking and cleaning (12.3 hours each) ，综合来看也就是说照顾孩子花费的时间最长，故答案为[D]。

【点睛】关键是弄清楚选项中的It的指代对象。听清数字并进行比较也是解题的关键。

28. According to the passage, how many hours a week may a housewife work with a baby less than one year

old?

【解析】选[D]。选项均为数字表明，本题很可能考查某种职业的工资或工时。短文中提到 mother with children under one puts in 90 hours weekly,即每周要花90个小时，故答案为[D]。 【点睛】问题中的a baby less than one year old对应短文中的children under one。 29.What does Karen Williams want to show by mentioning her husband?

【解析】选[A]。短文最后提到Karen Williams的话Running a house takes a lot of time and most husband don’t understand this，并拿自己的丈夫举例（For example），其目的是说明家务并不是一件容易的工作，故答案为[A]。

Passage Two

【听前预测】预览三道题各选项，结合marriages, divorce等可知，短文很可能与离婚问题有关。

Marriage is still a popular institution in the United States, but divorce is becoming almost as “popular”. Nevertheless, most American people get married at the present time. Fifty percent of American marriages end in divorce. However, four out of five divorced people do not stay single. They get married a second time to new partners. Sociologists tell us that in the next century, most American people will marry three or four times in one lifetime. Alvin Toffler, an American sociologist, calls this new social form “serial marriages”. In his new book Fortune Shock, Toffler gives many reasons for this change in American marriage. In modern society, people’s lives don’t stay the same for very long. Americans frequently change their jobs, their homes, and their circle of friends. So, the person who was a good husband or wife ten years ago is sometimes not as good ten years later. After some years of marriage, a husband and wife can feel that their lives have become very different, and they don’t share the same interests any more. For this reason, Toffler says, people in the 21st century will not plan to marry only one person for an entire lifetime. They will plan to stay married to one person for perhaps five or ten years, and then marry another. Most Americans will expect to have a “marriage career” that includes three or four marriages. Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard. 30. What does “serial marriages” mean according to the passage? 【解析】选[C]。短文中提到Alvin Toffler... calls this new social form “serial marriages”，其中的This new social form指的就是前面提到的most American people will marry three or four times in one lifetime，故答案为[C]。 31. According to the passage, why do some American people marry more than one person in their lifetime? 【解析】选[A]。选项中的don’t stay the same，not consistent，change partners等表明，本题可能与美国人有多次婚姻有关。根据文中的叙述People’s lives don’t stay the same for very long可知答案为[A]。 【点睛】[A] People’s lives don’t stay the same for very long为短文中信息的再现。 32. What is true according to the passage? 【解析】选[B]。前三个选项均与婚姻有关，[D] 只提到了工作和生活，与其他选项明显不同，故可初步排除。从文中提到的However, four out of five divorced people do not stay single可知，答案为[B]。 【点睛】[B] 中的still remarry是对短文中do not stay single的同义转述。

Passage Three

【听前预测】选项中的Language learners，easy to read，convenient for the users等表明，短文可能与某种语言学习工具有关

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Each audio-magazine consists of an hour-long program on CD or DVD. You’ll hear interviews with well-known Europeans, passages covering current events and issues as well as feature stories on the culture you love. A small book, which goes with CD or DVD, contains a complete set of printed materials, notes (background notes included) averaging 600 words and expression translated into English. The result: you build fluency month in and month out.

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Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 33. What do we know about the audio-magazines in the passage?

【解析】选[B]。短文开头提到audio-magazines，欧洲独特的视听杂志，目的是为了提高听力水平、增加词

汇量和文化智商，语言是欧洲语言，故答案为[B]。

【点睛】问题中的audio-magazines是解题的关键。选项信息比较分散，听音时注意做好笔记。 34. Who are the audio-magazines mainly for?

【解析】选[A]。根据上题的分析，欧洲独特的视听杂志是为了提高听力等语言能力，结合文中提到的give you enthusiasm and determination to study the language, for language learners等可知，其阅读对象应该是语言学习者（language learners），故答案为[A]。

35. What is mentioned as a feature of the audio-magazines?

【解析】选[D]。短文中间提到，we’ve made each audio-magazine convenient，即这种视听杂志对用户来说使用是非常方便的，故答案为[D]。

【点睛】问题中的feature of the audio-magazines是听音的关键。[D] 的内容是对we’ve made each audio-magazine convenient的同义转述。

Section C

36.【解析】exhibition。空前的a和空后的of表明，本空应填一单数名词。后面提到的The show提示本空所

填词与show意思相近。本空所填词是末段提到的exhibition的原词复现。

37.【解析】features。根据空前的主语The show以及短文使用的一般现在时的时态可知，本空应填一第三人

称单数形式的动词。

38.【解析】expect。空前的might表明，本空应填一原形动词。

39.【解析】assistants。本空所填词为空后set up和describe的逻¼主语，故本空应填一表人称的词。 40.【解析】unique。空前的their和空后的ways表明，本空应填一形容词。 41.【解析】multiple。空前的with和空后的degrees表明，本空应填一形容词。

42.【解析】vision。空前的his表明，本空应填一名词。根据短文首句提到的Blind photography可知，此处应

该是说失明，故本空所填词很可能是vision。后面提到的lost his vision对本题有很强提示作用。 43.【解析】diverse。空前的was和amazingly表明，本空应填一形容词。

44.【答案】You never feel sorry for these people because they’ve worked very hard to prove their value 【Main Points】You never feel pity for these people because they’ve worked hard to show their value 45.【答案】During a panel discussion on the TV show, one attendee summed it up

【Main Points】During a group discussion on the TV show, one attendee concluded 46.【答案】who fought for basic civil rights to gain access and to have a voice

【Main Points】who struggle for basic civil rights to get access and to have a voice

标准听力（七）听力原文及答案解析

Part III Listening Comprehension Section A

11. W: I haven’t seen you around for such a long time! Have you been on holiday by the

Great Lakes?

M: No, I have had a couple of negotiations, one in Yorkshire and the other in Milan. Q: Where has the man been?

【听前预测】选项中的On holiday/business，In the office等表明，本题可能考查某人做了什么或在哪里。 【解 析】选[B]。由男士提到的I have had a couple of negotiations.(我有几个谈判)可知，男士忙于工作，出的是公差，故答案为[B]。

12. W: Did you watch the game yesterday?

M: I wanted to, but Maria couldn’t stand it and wanted to watch the movie on Channel V. Q: Why didn’t the man watch the game?

【听前预测】选项中的He，didn’t have the time，Maria didn’t like，game等表明，本题可能考查男士没有看比赛的原因，男士的话为听音重点。

[D] Maria didn’t like 【解 析】选[D]。对话中男士提到Maria couldn’t stand it and wanted to watch the movie，the game与Maria couldn’t stand it对应，故答案为[D]。

13. M: I bought a few books at the new bookstore. Would you like to have a look at them?

W: A few? It looks like you bought out the bookstore. Q: What does the woman mean?

【听前预测】由She didn’t like等可知，女士的话为听音重点。

【解 析】选[C]。由对话中女士提到的It looks like you bought out the bookstore可知，男士买了一堆书。[C]buy out意为“买尽， 中的bought a lot of books是对bought out the bookstore的同义转述，故答案为[C]。买下全部”。14. W: I can’t decide whether to take anthropology or geology this term.

M: It’s six of one and half a dozen of the other.

Q: What does the man mean?

【听前预测】选项中的class，choose from，takes等表明，本题可能与选课有关。

【解 析】选[A]。由对话中男士提到的It’s six of one and half a dozen of the other可知，男士认为选哪门课都一样，故答案为[A]。six of one and half a dozen of the other为一谚语，意为“半斤八两；不相上下”。

15. W: I’ve got two tickets to today’s game. Do you want to come along?

M: It’ll be on television. Besides, it’s really too cold for me. Q: What will the man probably do?

【听前预测】选项均以原形动词开头以及[A]中的Go...with the woman表明，本题可能考查男士将来的行为活动，男士的话为听音重点。 【解 析】选[D]。由对话中男士提到的

It’ll be on television. Besides, it’s really too cold for me可知，比赛将会在电视上播出，男士觉得天气也很冷，所以他很可能会在电视上看比赛，故答案为[D]。

16. W: I need to go across town, but the traffic is so heavy this time of day.

M: When you take the subway, you don’t have to deal with traffic. I never drive any more. Q: What does the man mean?

【听前预测】选项中的drives，car，subway等表明，本题可能是考查交通工具的选择。The woman should表明，男士的话为听音重点。

【解 析】选[C]。对话中男士提到...take the subway...don’t have to deal with traffic，由此可知，男士建议女士乘坐地铁，故答案为[C]。

17. W: Well, if you are seriously considering buying a car, I’m trying to get rid of mine. All it needs is some new paint.

M: Thanks. But most used cars end up being more trouble than they are worth. Q: What will the man probably do?

【听前预测】选项中的Buy，Look for，car，from the car market等表明，本题可能考查男士从哪里买车。 【解 析】选[B]。由对话中男士提到But most used cars end up being more trouble than they are worth可知，男士认为买旧车不划算，所以他很可能买一辆新车，故答案为[B]。 18. W: Are you going to study abroad after you finish your study at the university?

M: I have changed my mind about that. I think there is more opportunity for me here and I

want to start a company of my own.

Q: What does the man mean?

【听前预测】选项中的He，is going to，go abroad，work in his homeland等表明，本题可能考查男士将来在哪里工作。

【解 析】 选[D]。由对话中男士提到的I...changed my mind ...more opportunity...here...可知，男士觉得家乡的机会比国外多，所以他毕业后可能在家乡自己开公司，故答案为[D]。

Now you will hear the two long conversations.

Conversation One

【听前预测】预览四道题的选项,由purchases, shopping，time等可推知,对话很可能与购物时间有关。

W: I just read a curious fact. Did you know that people who spend less than ten minutes in a drugstore are five times

more likely to make a purchase than those who spend half an hour there?

M: I saw that article, too. But I think, if someone runs into a drugstore for ten minutes, it’s usually

to make a specific purchase.

W: And someone who spends more time there may just be looking.

M: Exactly. Haven’t you ever gone into a store thinking that you’d like to buy something, and

then talk yourself out of it?

W: Yes, I have, especially when I thought I would get it for less elsewhere, or I really didn’t need

it after all.

M: Exactly. But if you run into the store, wanting to buy something specific and have very

little time, you pick it up, pay for it immediately and then leave.

W: That’s true. Maybe we should learn a lesson from that. Take your time and you’ll spend

less money.

M: I doubt if that would be true in all stores, though. In a department store, for instance, you

may see a sweater or something you never intended to buy, and buy it because you have time to look around.

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. What is the main topic of the conversation?

【解析】选[A]。选项概括性强，故本题可能考查对话话题。对话由一篇文章（that article）所说的人们在药店买药所用的时间说起，进而引发双方对购物时间的讨论，故答案为[A]。 【点睛】对话话题类题目概括性很强，对话开头部分往往为其答案出处。 20. What started the conversation?

【解析】选[B]。通过上题的分析，对话是由女士所读的一篇文章引起的，提及了人们在药店买药所用的时间，男士的话I saw that article, too为本题答案出处，故答案为[B]。

21. What fact has the man and the woman learned about the drugstore?

【解析】选[C]。选项中的People enjoy/spend，buy something in it，in the drugstore等表明，本题考查人们在it购物时的特点，且it可能指代the drugstore。对话双方经讨论得出结论：去药店买药时若购物时间充足，你就会想或许在别的店可以买到更便宜的东西等；相反，若时间紧急，你就会冲进店里，毫不犹豫就付款拿货，由此可知答案为[C]。

22. What does the man say about people who shop quickly?

【解析】选[A]。They know，shop，buy，purchase等表明，本题考查They的购物情况。对话中男士说wanting to buy something specific... pick it up, pay for it immediately and then leave， 由此可知答案为[A]。【点睛】选项中的They指代的是people who shop quickly。

Conversation Two

【听前预测】预览三道题各选项，由student，teacher，assistant，a job application等可知，对话双方是老师和学生，讨论的是有关工作的话题。

W: Hello, Professor Daniel, my name is Anna Adams. I read in the university newspaper that

you were looking for a student to work as a language laboratory assistant? M: Yes, we are. Are you interested in the job?

W: I think so, but before I apply, I’d like you to tell me more about the work. M: Have you worked with tape recorders before?

W: I used cassettes a lot when I was studying French in high school.

M: Good. There are many different kinds of language labs. Ours is a small one, and

it’s fairly easy to operate. This is the main control panel. You can set the controls to a lot of students to listen to the lessons they want to hear. If you decide to take the job, I’ll explain

how the system operates. Most of the lessons are on cassette tapes, but some of them are also on long reel tapes of records. The cassettes are kept in order on these shelves, and they are clearly numbered with the language and the lesson number. For example, the cassettes in the green boxes are French lessons. Records and tapes are over there. W: How many hours would I work?

M: We need someone ten hours a week, Monday through Friday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. This is

one of the busiest times for this laboratory.

W: I’ll fill out an application for this job right now. It would fit into my schedule nicely. M: Fine, I’ll get back to you in a week or so after we review the applications. Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. What is the woman?

【解析】选[C]。选项表明，本题考查人物身份。由女士问男士you were looking for a student to work…?以及I apply可推知女士是一名学生，故答案为[C]。

24. What is the man’s opinion of the language laboratory?

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it’s fairly easy to operate可推知，他认为操作语音室很简单，故答案为[D]。 【点睛】[D] It can be operated rather easily是对it’s fairly easy to operate的同义转述。 25. What will the woman do right now?

[B]正是对女士所说的fill out an application 【解析】选[B]。选项均以原形动词开头表明，本题考查行为动作。for this job 的同义转述，故答案为[B]。

【点睛】[A]与女士说的It would fit into my schedule nicely相矛盾。

Section B

Passage One

【听前预测】选项中的readers，poor reading等表明，短文很可能与阅读能力有关。

Some people have the feeling that nothing can be done about their poor reading ability.

They feel hopeless about it. Can you learn to read better, or must you agree that nothing can be done about it?

To be sure, people are different. You cannot expect to do everything as well as certain other people do. If all the students in a class tried out for basketball, some would be very good players; others would be very poor; and many would be in between. But even the very poor players can become much better players if they are guided in the right way, and with plenty of practice. It is the same with reading. Some seem to enjoy reading and to read well without any special help. Others find reading a slow and tiring job. In between, there are all degrees of reading ability.

Many experiments have shown that just about every poor reader can improve his reading ability. In these experiments, the poor readers were given tests of reading ability. After some of the causes of their poor reading were discovered, they were given special instruction and practice in reading. After a few months, another test of the same kind was given. In nearly all cases, these people had raised their reading scores.

Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. What does the speaker show with the example of basketball players?

【解析】选[B]。短文开头就引出话题：阅读能力问题。接着指出人是不同的，然后用打篮球来类比阅读能力，指出不同人的阅读能力是不同的，故答案为[B]。

[B]中的there are differences in people’s abilities是对短文中的people are different的同义转述。举例类【点睛】

比处也通常为考点。

27. What should people do to improve their reading ability?

【解析】选[D]。选项均以原形动词开头表明，本题考查行为动作。短文中用篮球来作类比，其中提到一些篮球技巧差的人通过别人合理的指导，多次练习，篮球技巧就会有所提高，同样，阅读能力差的人也是如此，故答案为[D]。

28. What do the experiments mentioned in the passage show?

【解析】选[B]。短文最后提到一项实验，实验表明，每个阅读技巧差的人都能够提高阅读能力，故答案为[B]。

【点睛】[B] 是对短文中just about every poor reader can improve his reading ability的同义转述。

Passage Two

artist taste，paintings，by Rockwell等可知，【听前预测】预览四道题的选项，由Coca Cola，短文与Coca Cola公司及Rockwell为其»的油»有关。

Coca Cola Co., often viewed as a symbol of modern American culture, said on Thursday that it had acquired a lost 1931 painting commissioned by the famous U.S. artist Norman Rockwell.

The Barefoot Boy was one of six Rockwell oil paintings commissioned by the soft drink giant between 1928 and 1935. Copies of the painting appeared on nearly 2 million Coca Cola calendars, on posters and in window displays.

The painting, which shows a grinning boy in a straw hat and suspenders holding a bottle of Coke and a sandwich, disappeared from public view shortly after it was produced. It was recently discovered in the hands of a retired Virginia executive.

Coca Cola, the world’s No. 1 soft drink company, did not disclose how much it paid for the work, but did say its value was in line with other Rockwell pieces.

The Barefoot Boy, however, is believed to be worth a little bit more than $345,000 recently paid for The Dugout, a 1948 Rockwell oil painting.

“This is an exciting and important link to our heritage by the great artist Norman Rockwell and is a reminder of the Coca Cola’s deep connection over more than a century with the people who enjoy our products,” said Coca Cola Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Douglas Daft.

Rockwell, once criticized by art critics as an over-commercial lightweight, gained widespread fame in the 1930s and 1940s for works that often focused on the slow ebb and flow of life in rural America. He died in 1978 at the age of 84. Coca Cola said it was possible The Barefoot Boy would be displayed at its World of Coke Museum in Atlanta. The company has previously acquired two of the six Rockwell originals it commissioned.

It said it was still searching for the three missing Rockwell originals. Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.

29. According to the passage, how many oil paintings did Rockwell paint for Coca Cola?

【解析】 选[C]。根据短文中提到的The Barefoot Boy was one of six Rockwell oil paintings commissioned…可知，Rockwell曾为可口可乐公司»了六幅油»，故答案为[C]。 【点睛】问题中的Rockwell paint是听音的关键。

30. Why did Coca Cola have those paintings painted at that time?

【解析】选[B]。选项均以“To＋原形动词”开头表明，本题可能与做某事的目的有关。由短文中提到的Copies of the painting appeared on nearly 2 million Coca Cola calendars, on posters and in window displays可知，那时这些油»被用来做广告，故答案为[B]。

【点睛】 calendars意为“台历”；posters意为“海报”。

31.Which of the following statements about Rockwell’s work is true?

【解析】选[A]。根据短文中提到的Rockwell, once criticized by art critics as an over-commercial light-weight可知，Rockwell的早期油»主要是商业性质的，故答案为[A]。 【点睛】选项信息比较分散，故听音时注意对关键信息做笔记。 32. Why is Coca Cola trying to find the paintings?

【解析】选[D]。由短文中提到的This is an exciting and important link…over more than a century with the people who enjoy our products可知，可口可乐公司试图找到这些油»的真品，是因为这些油»反映了可口可乐公司与其顾客长久的关系，故答案为[D]。

Passage Three

【听前预测】选项中的He，the speaker，motorcycle，cars等表明，短文是发生在He和说话者之间的故事，故事涉及摩托车和汽车等。

My father and I were very close. I loved pleasing him, and he was always proud of my success. If I won a spelling contest at school, he was on top of the world. Later in life whenever I got a promotion, I’d call my father right away and he’d rush out to tell all his friends.In 1970, when I was named President of the Ford Motor Company, I don’t know which of us was more excited.

Like many native Italians, my parents were very open with their feelings and their love — not only at home, but also in public. Most of my friends would never hug their fathers. But I hugged and kissed my dad at every opportunity — nothing could have felt more natural.

He was a curious man who was always trying new things. He was the first person in Allentown to buy a motorcycle. Unfortunately, my father and his motorcycle didn’t get along too well. He fell off it so often that he got rid of it just a month after buying it. As a result, he never again trusted any vehicle with less than four wheels. Because of that motorcycle, I wasn’t allowed to have a bicycle when I was growing up. Whenever I wanted to ride a

bike, I had to borrow one from a friend. On the other hand, my father let me drive a car as soon as I turned sixteen. Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 33. What would the speaker’s father do when he won a contest at school?

【解析】选[C]。选项中的surprised，excited，happy等表明，本题考查He的心理状况。短文开头提到，If I won a spelling contest at school, he was on top of the world，即说话者在学校竞赛中得奖时，父亲是最高兴的，故答案为[C]。

【点睛】[C]的extremely happy是对短文中的on top of the world的同义转述。 34. Which statement shows that the speaker’s father was a curious man?

【解析】选[B]。短文中提到父亲是个好奇的人，然后提到父亲是Allentown第一个买摩托车的人，故答案为[B]。

He was a curious man对应问题。【点睛】听清问题中的curious是解题的关键。听到短文中的the first person in Allentown to buy a motorcycle即可选出答案。

35. Why the speaker’s father trusted no vehicle with less than four wheels?

【解析】选[D]。选项中的He，did not like，cars，faster，trouble，riding his motorcycle 等表明，本题考查He不喜欢摩托车的原因。短文中提到父亲因为骑摩托车摔倒了，这导致他对任何少于四个轮子的车的不信任，故答案为[D]。

【点睛】听清问题中的trusted no vehicle with less than four wheels是解题的关键。As a result表结果，其后内容是对问题的回答。

Section C

36.【解析】issued。空前的are及空后的by表明，本空应填一动词的过去分词。credit reports和lenders表明是

贷方给借方出具的信用报告，本空所填词在此应有“出具”之意。

37.【解析】current。空后的loans及空前的person’s表明，本空应填一形容词。

38.【解析】payments。空前的late及空后的of表明，本空应填一名词。and后的any unpaid loans表明，本空

所填词表示的意思应与之相近。

39.【解析】welcome。空前的主语lenders及空后的名词表明，本空应填一原形动词。 40.【解析】charged。空前的are表明，本空应填一动词的过去分词。

41.【解析】victim。空前的a表明，本空应填一单数名词，of后的内容作此名词的定语。 42.【解析】opened。空前的have been表明，本空应填一动词的过去分词，表示已经发生。

43.【解析】contain。空前的might表明，本空应填一原形动词。

44.That company developed a way to represent credit risk with a number based on information gathered by 【答案】

credit reporting agencies

【Main Points】That company found a way to represent credit risk with a number based on information

gathered by credit reporting agencies

45.【答案】However, according to a latest survey, lenders are not the only ones interested in these numbers 【Main Points】But according to a latest survey, lenders aren’t the only ones interested in the numbers 46.People with high scores can expect lower interest rates for loans because the higher the score, the lower 【答案】

the risk

【Main Points】People with high scores can expect lower interest rates for loans since the higher the score, the

lower the risk

标准听力（八）听力原文及答案解析

Part III Listening Comprehension Section A

11. M: The service in this restaurant is really terrible.

W: Right. It’s high time they got rid of half of the staff here, if you ask me. Q: What conclusion can we draw from the conversation?

【听前预测】由选项中的Both，The woman， opinion of the staff，Neither等可知，对话与对员工的看法有关。

【解 析】选[C]。对话中男士提到The service…is really terrible（服务真是糟透了），女士回答说Right，即认同男士的观点，故答案为[C]。It’s high time +过去式是一种虚拟语气，表示“是时候做……了”。 12. W: Could you have my bike ready before ten? Recently the brake hasn’t worked well.

M: Sure, I’ll check it. That won’t be a big problem. You may come and pick it up before ten o’clock. Q: Where did this conversation most probably take place? 【听前预测】由选项均为地点可知，本题考查对话地点或场所。

【解 析】选[B]。对话中女士提到the brake hasn’t worked well（刹车不灵了），选项[B]中的repair与女士的话对应，故[B]为答案。sth. doesn’t work well意为“某物坏了”。

13. M: I’m having trouble fitting into my jeans. Looks like I’ll have to get some new ones. W: Oh, you wouldn’t do that if you just cut down on what you eat. Q: What does the woman imply the man should do?

【听前预测】选项均以原形动词开头表明，本题可能考查建议。由[C]中的his jeans可知，女士的话为听音重点。

【解 析】选[B]。女士的话just cut down on what you eat为听音重点，[B]的内容是对女士话的同义转述，故为答案。have trouble doing sth.意为“做某事有麻烦”；cut down on sth.意为“减少、削减某物”；lose weight意为“减肥”。

14. W: Paul would be much wiser to stay in this country another year finishing his Master’s Degree than to rush

home and to take over his uncle’s business now. Don’t you think so? M: Yes, I couldn’t agree with you more. Q: What does the man mean?

【听前预测】由选项中重复出现的Paul， should可知，本题可能考查与Paul有关的建议。

【解 析】选[C]。对话中男士提到I couldn’t agree with you more，结合女士所说的Paul…wiser to…another year finishing…Degree可知，[C]的内容为男士的话的同义转述，故为答案。couldn’t agree with sb. more意为“非常同意某人的观点”；take over sb’s business意为“接管某人的生意”。 15. W: Do you think Professor Green will make you redo the entire experiment? M: I don’t know. I’ll cross that bridge when I come to it. Q: What is the man planning to do?

【听前预测】选项均以原形动词开头表明， 本题考查行为动作。

【解 析】选[D]。对话中男士提到cross that bridge when I come to it，[D]的内容是对男士话的同义转述，故为答案。cross the bridge when…come to it意为“船到桥头自然直”。

16. M: The washing machine in our apartment is more than seventeen years old, and it worked just fine until last

night.

W: You’ll never be able to get parts for it. It might be time to invest in a more recent model. Q: What does the woman imply about the washing machine?

【听前预测】选项中的wasn’t good，should have lasted longer和反复出现的the man，should等表明，对话可能与某种东西坏了之后男士应该怎么做有关，女士的话为听音重点。

【解 析】选[D]。由女士所说的You’ll never be able to get parts for it（你永远都买不到它的零件了）可推

断出，女士认为洗衣机没法修了，[D]的表述与此一致，故为答案。 17. M: There is Nick on his motorcycle. Did he take it to the garage to be fixed? W: Don’t be foolish. That would have been a waste of money. It only had a flat tire. Q: What does the woman imply?

【听前预测】根据意思相反的选项其中一个可能为正确答案的命题规律，答案锁定在[A]和[C]之间。 【解 析】选[A]。对话中男士提到Did he take it to the garage to be fixed?（他是到车店修理的吗？），女士回答时提到Don’t be foolish.（不要傻了），否定了男士的看法，即认为Nick没有到车店修理，自己修理，故答案为[A]。flat tire意为“瘪的车轮”。

18. W: You took an optional course this semester, didn’t you? How is it going? M: Terrible. It seems like the more the professor talks, the less I understand. Q: How does the man feel about the course?

【听前预测】选项以He wishes/finds/ doesn’t like开头表明，男士的话为听音重点。

【解 析】选[B]。对话中男士提到，the more the professor talks, the less I understand（老师讲得越多，我越不明白）由此可知，男士跟不上老师的进度，[B]的表述与此一致，故为答案。follow意为“（学习等）跟得上，听得懂”。

Now you will hear the two long conversations.

Conversation One

【听前预测】预览四道题各选项，由选项中的pay raise，career ladder，training等可知，对话可能与职业升迁、加薪和培训有关。

M: Good morning, Mrs. Green. You want to see me?

W: Yes, Jim. Let’s review what you’ve done so far. You were hired as a mail clerk about five years ago. You’ve

learned a lot since then, haven’t you?

M: Sure. I learned more about the company because I went around to different offices. Then I was promoted to mail

distribution clerk. That’s two grades higher than the mail clerk. So I skipped a grade. I went from Grade 1 to Grade 3.

W: Did you like that job?

M: Yeah, my pay went up, and every year I moved up a step. Every time I moved up a step, I got a pay raise. It was

a Grade 3, Step F. But I didn’t go outside. I was usually in the mail room. I was in charge of the other messenger clerks. W: You were a boss.

M: Right. After three years, the manager said he wanted to help me move up. They gave me a little test —

arithmetic, alphabetizing, and some typing. W: You did well on the test.

M: Yes. I did well because I studied at an adult school, and I practiced at home before the test. So I got this job as

senior clerk. I’m a Grade 5 now.

W: Well, Jim, here is another chance to move up the ladder. The Mail Department is getting some new computers.

We will give everybody two days of training. The people who learn quickly can go to school for more training. M: You mean going to school on company time? Go to school instead of coming to work?

W: Yes, because it will help you in your work later. You can be promoted to production programming after you’ve

learned to use computer. The job starts at Grade 7.

M: Well, I’d like to think about it for a few days. Maybe I should stay where I am now. Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. What is mainly discussed in the conversation?

【解析】选[B]。选项均为概括性强的名词短语表明,本题可能考查对话主旨。对话开头简短的问候之后，女士直接说明谈话目的review what you’ve done so far(回顾一下你的工作历程)，后面提到现在又有一个晋升机会（move up the ladder），由此可知，对话的主要内容就是男士的职业提升，故答案为[B]。 【点睛】对话主旨一般要根据对话开头的主要信息进行总结。 20. How many years did it take the man to move up to Grade 5?

【解析】选[C]。对话中女士说男士5年前刚到公司是一名邮政职员，男士说他自己现在是5级高级职员，故答案为[C]。

【点睛】本题设题点为数字信息处，此类题一般需要对描述进行推理方可得出。 21. Who can get the chance to go to school for more training?

【解析】选[D]。对话中女士说掌握较快（learn quickly）的人能去学校接受进一步培训（more training），故答案为[D]。

【点睛】[D]是对We will give everybody two days of training和The people who learn quickly can go to school for more training的综合表述。

22. What can be inferred from the conversation?

【解析】选[B]。选项均以The man开头，其中涉及男士对培训的态度。对话后面提男士到， I’d like to think about it for a few days（他要考虑几天），但Maybe I should stay where I am now（可能会留在原职位），由此可推断出，他对这次脱产培训带来的升迁机会不是很感兴趣，故答案为[B]。

【点睛】听音时应注意表示观点态度的词汇（例如对话中的Maybe I should表不确定性），从而推断出说话者的态度。

Conversation Two

【听前预测】预览三道题各选项，由选项中的tutor，report，essay，computer等可知，对话可能与写论文有关。

M: Hello, Mary. Fancy meeting you here!

W: Hi, Peter. Yes, I’m here again, there always seems to be a queue. I’m writing a report for my economics class.

How about you?

M: I’m still working on my essay for environmental science. I need to check out a reference.

W: You know, when I first started doing my report I was frightened to use these computer catalogues. I was sure

something would go wrong.

M: But they’re so useful. You can see at a glance what books you need and if they’re checked out or not.

W: I know that now, but at the beginning I really missed the card catalogues. But anyway I still have the same

problem I used to have, knowing what to look up!

M: Yes, I agree, it’s the same for me. Last week I must have wasted two hours looking for information on a topic I

was working on.

W: Really? What was the topic?

M: It was about the effect of smoking by parents on their children’s sleep. I looked up sleeping, child psychology,

child development, problems in social work, children’s medical problems, and I can’t remember what else. In the end, I had to go back and ask my tutor for help.

W: You know, I took a study skills class because I thought it would help me locate information, and all I learned

was how to read the cards, which wasn’t of much help! My real problem is knowing what card to look up. M: Yes, and that takes thinking! Pity the computer can’t do that for us.

W: Maybe it will some day. Oh, look, there’s a free computer now. M: Yes, thanks. See you!

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. What is the man’s purpose to come here?

【解析】选[C]。选项均以不定式开头表明，本题可能考查行为目的。对话一开始男士提到,…working on…essay for environmental science…need to check out a reference（为环境科学论文查找参考资料），故答案为[C]。

【点睛】[C]中的find some materials是对对话中check out a reference的同义转述。 24. What can we learn from the conversation?

【解析】选[B]。对话中男士提到，I’m still working on my essay for environmental science（他正在写环境科学方面的论文）， 故答案为[B]。

【点睛】[B]中的writing an essay是对男士所说working on my essay的同义转述。 25. What is the man going to do soon?

【解析】选[D]。对话结尾处女士提到，there’s a free computer now（有一台空闲的电脑），由此可推断出，男士将要做的是用电脑查资料了，故答案为[D]。 【点睛】听音时对话末尾要留意，它容易成为设题点。

Section B

Passage One

【听前预测】预览三道题各选项，由选项中的trade route，Silk trading，traded goods等可知，短文与丝绸贸易有关。

Runners in a relay race pass a stick in one direction. However, merchants passed silk, gold, fruit, and glass along the Silk Road in more than one direction. They earned their living by traveling the famous Silk Road.

The Silk Road was not a simple trading network. It passed through thousands of cities and towns. It started from eastern China, across Central Asia and the Middle East, and ended in the Mediterranean Sea. It was used from about 200 B.C. to about A.D. 1300, when sea travel offered new routes. It was sometimes called the world’s longest highway. However, the Silk Road was made up of many routes, not one smooth path. They passed through what are now 18 countries. The routes crossed mountains and deserts and had many dangers of hot sun, deep snow and even

battles. Only experienced traders could return safe.

The Silk Road got its name from its most prized product. Silk could be used like money to pay taxes or buy goods. But the traders carried more than just silk. Gold, silver, and glass from Europe were much found in the Middle East and Asia. Horses traded from other areas changed farming practices in China. Indian merchants traded salt and other valuable goods. Chinese merchants traded paper, which produced an immediate effect on the West. Apples traveled from central Asia to Rome. The Chinese had learned to graft (to join a part of a plant or tree onto another plant or tree) different trees together to make new kinds of fruit. They passed this science on to others, including the Romans. The Romans used grafting to grow the apple. Trading along the Silk Road led to worldwide business 2,000 years before the World Wide Web.

The people along the Silk Road did not share just goods. They also shared their beliefs. The Silk Road provided pathways for learning, diplomacy, and religion.

Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. What was needed for traders along the Silk Road to do?

【解析】选[D]。选项均以原形动词开头表明，本题可能考查行为动作。短文中提到，However, the Silk Road was made up of many routes, not one smooth path，以及后面提到的many dangers，由此可知，在丝绸之路上有很多困难，[D]中的difficulties是对其中dangers的同义转述，故为答案。 【点睛】However转折处常设为考点，其后通常为答案所在。 27. Why did the Silk Road become less important?

【解析】选[C]。短文中提到It was used from about 200 B.C. to about A.D. 1300, when sea travel offered new routes，即由于海路的发现使得丝绸之路变得没那么重要了，[C]是对短文中when sea travel offered new routes的同义转述，故为答案。

【点睛】听清问题中的the Silk Road become less important 是解答本题的关键。 28. Why could new technologies travel along the Silk Road?

【解析】选[A]。短文中提到They passed this science on to others，也就是说人们互相学习新技术，[A]中的learned from one another对应短文中的passed this science on to others，故为答案。 【点睛】听清问题中的new technologies travel along the Silk Road是解答本题的关键。

Passage Two

【听前预测】预览四道题各选项，由选项中的They，parents，family members等可知，短文可能与青少年和父母的关系有关。

The evidence for harmony may not be obvious in some families. But it seems that four out of five young people now get on with their parents, which is the opposite of the popularly-held image of unhappy teenagers locked in their rooms after endless family quarrels.

An important new study into teenage attitudes surprisingly shows that their family life is more harmonious than it has ever been in the past. “We were surprised by just how positive today’s young people seem to be about their families,” said one member of the research team. “They’re expected to be rebellious and selfish but actually they have other things on their minds; they want a car and material goods, and they worry about whether school is serving them well. There’s more negotiation and discussion between parents and children, and children expect to take part in the family decision-making process. They don’t want to rock the boat.”

So it seems that this generation of parents is much more likely than parents of 30 years ago to treat their children as friends. “My parents are happy to discuss things with me and willing to listen to me,” says 17-year-old Daniel Lazall. “I always tell them when I’m going out clubbing. As long as they know what I’m doing, they’re fine with it.” Susan Crome, who is now 21, agrees. “Looking back on the last 10 years, there was a lot of what you could call negotiation. For example, as long as I’d done all my homework, I could go out on a Saturday night. But I think my grandparents were a lot stricter with my parents than that.” Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard. 29. What is the popular image of teenagers today?

【解析】选[B]。短文开头提到，the popularly-held image of unhappy teenagers locked in their rooms after endless family quarrels，即通常人们认为，青少年不愿意和父母们在一起，故答案为[B]。

【点睛】问题中的popular image对应短文中的the popularly-held image；locked in their rooms after endless family quarrels作后置定语修饰teenagers。

30. What do we know about teenagers according to the study?

【解析】选[D]。由选项中重复出现的They don’t want to和family可知，本题考查They不愿意在家里的某种表现。短文中间提到，They don’t want to rock the boat，即他们并不想惹麻烦，故答案为[D]。其中cause trouble是对短文中rock the boat的同义转述。

【点睛】听清问题中的teenagers，明确选项中They的指代内容是解答本题的关键。 31. What do we know about today’s parents compared with parents of 30 years ago?

【解析】选[A]。短文中间通过17岁女孩Daniel Lazall的话说明了现在父母给孩子更多的自由，故答案为[A]。 【点睛】问题中的today’s parents 对应短文中的this generation of parents。 32. What is the passage mainly about?

【解析】选[C]。选项均为概括性强的名词表明，本题可能考查短文主旨。短文一开头就提到，The evidence for harmony（和谐的迹象）may not be obvious in some families， 接下来的几段围绕“家庭和谐”展开叙述，故答案为[C]。

Passage Three

【听前预测】预览三道题各选项，由选项中的Amery和speaker等可知，短文可能与说话者和Amery有关， 涉及Amery的外貌特征、爱好、行为动作等。

I first went to Harrow in the summer term. The school had the biggest swimming pool I had ever seen. It was a good joke to come up behind a naked boy, and push him into the pool. I made quite a habit of this with boys of my own size or less.

One day I saw a boy wrapped in a towel on the side of the pool. He was no bigger than I was, so I thought him a fair game. Coming secretly behind, I pushed him in, holding on to his towel so that it would not get wet. I was surprised to see an angry face come out from the water, and a being of great strength making its way by face strokes to the shore. I fled, but in vain. He overtook me, seized me violently, and threw me into the deepest part of the pool. I soon climbed out on the other side, and found myself surrounded by a crowd of younger boys. “Do you know what you have done?” they said. “It’s Amery; he is in Grade Six. He is champion at gym; he has got his football honor.”

I was frightened and felt ashamed. How could I tell his position when he was wrapped in a bath towel and so small. He didn’t seem pleased at all, so I added in a most brilliant word, “My father, who is a great man, is also small.” At this he laughed, and after some general words about my rude behavior and how I had better be careful in the future, signified the incident was closed.

Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 33. Why did the speaker think Amery “a fair game”?

【解析】选[B]。短文开头提到，说话者已经养成了将与自己个子差不多或比自己矮的同学推进游泳池的习惯，所以说话者看见He (Amery) was no bigger than I was， 就觉得Amery是个理想的猎物（fair game），

故答案为[B]。

【点睛】根据上下文语境理解a fair game的含义是解答本题的关键。 34. Why did the speaker feel ashamed?

【解析】选[C]。在说话者将Amery推进游泳池之后，有一群比他小的男孩围了过来，说“Amery是一名运动健将”，说话者以个子大小为标准将一名运动健将推进游泳池，所以说话者觉得羞愧，故答案为[C]。 35. Which is true according to the passage?

【解析】选[D]。短文最后提到，大家被说话者的言辞（My father, who is a great man, is also small.）逗笑了，最后Amery告诉说话者以后要小心一点，原谅了说话者，故答案为[D]。 【点睛】细节事实题需要仔细听录音，并做好笔记。

Section C

36.【解析】solutions。空前的showed表明此处应填一名词，且能与空后的to搭配。solution to...意为“……

的解决办法”。

37.【解析】schooled。空前的has been表明此处应填一过去分词形式的动词。school在此作动词，意为“教

育（某人）”。

38.【解析】latest。空前的its和空后的research表明，此处应填一形容词。latest意为“最新的”。 39. 【解析】found。空前的Researchers及空后的that引导的宾语从句表明，此处应填一动词。found意为“发

现”。

40.【解析】advanced。空后的math classes表明此处应填一形容词，一起构成名词短语。advanced math意

为“高等数学”。

41.【解析】concerned。空前的was表明，此处应填一形容词，并能与空后的about搭配。be concerned about

意为“为……担心，关心”。

42.【解析】religious。空前的动词provide和空后的名词instruction表明此处应填一形容词。religious意为“宗

教的”。

43.【解析】instruction。空前的定冠词the表明此处应填一名词。instruction在此意为“教育”。

44.【答案】It is recently reported that there is an increase in the number of black Americans home-schooling their

children

【Main Points】It’s lately reported that the number of black Americans home-schooling their kids rises 45.【答案】some families were concerned that local schools were not teaching about African-American history and

culture

【Main Points】some families were worried that local schools weren’t teaching about black American history and culture

46.【答案】all fifty states and the District of Columbia permit home-schooling, but some require more parent

preparation or student testing than other states do

【Main Points】all 50 states and the District of Columbia allow home-schooling, but some require more parent preparation or student testing than other states do

标准听力（九）听力原文及答案解析

Part III Listening Comprehension Section A

11. W: Hello! This is Prof. Gates’ office. I’m calling to remind you of your 4:15 appointment with the professor to

discuss your term paper tomorrow.

M: Oh. Thanks. It’s a good thing that you called. I thought it was 4:15 today. Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

【听前预测】由选项中重复出现的The man，appointment等可知，对话与约会有关，男士的话为听音重点。 【解 析】选[A]。对话中男士提到，I thought it was 4:15 today（我原以为是今天4:15呢）为听音重点，结合女士提到的4:15和tomorrow可知，男士记错了约会的日期，故答案为[A]。 12. W: We need a fourth player for tennis this morning. Do you want to join us? M: I’ve got a class at ten. But Judie’s free and she’s really good. Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?

【听前预测】由选项中的play，game等可知，对话与打球或比赛有关。

【解 析】选[B]。对话中女士问 Do you want to join us?，男士回答时提到I’ve got a class…But Judie’s free（我有课……但Judie有空），即男士建议女士叫Judie去打球，故答案为[B]。 13. M: I’m really sorry I didn’t make it to your dinner party last night, Julie.

W: It’s all right to say that now, but we wasted half the evening waiting for you to turn up. Q: What do we learn about Julie?

【听前预测】根据意思相反的两个选项中有一个可能是答案的命题规律，答案锁定在[B]和[C]之间。 【解 析】选[B]。由对话中女士（Julie）提到的we wasted half the evening waiting for you（我们浪费了半个晚上等你）可知，女士还在生气，不原谅男士，故答案为[B]。

14. W: Professor Smith, all of us are very worried about the coming exam on Friday and we just want to know if

there are any text-related questions in the exam? You know that will make a big difference. M: Yes, but they are just a minor portion of the test. Q: What can we learn about the test?

【听前预测】根据意思相反的两个选项中有一个可能是答案的命题规律，答案锁定在[C]和[D]之间。 【解 析】选[C]。对话中男士提到just a minor portion（只有少部分），[C]是对男士的话的同义转述，故为答案。

15. W: Do you want to come with me to the opera tonight? I’ve got extra tickets and I think it will take your mind

off that math problem that you were sweating over for the last two hours.

M: That’ll be great, but the opera is in what? Italian, right? I think I have a better chance of understanding a

math problem.

Q: What does the man imply?

【听前预测】由选项中重复出现的math problem以及[C]中的opera可知，对话与做数学题和看歌剧有关。 【解 析】选[C]。对话中男士用but表转折，然后说I think I have a better chance of understanding a math problem，也就是说，他更想去解决数学题而不是去看歌剧，[C]的内容是对男士的话的同义转述，故为答案。take one’s mind off意为“转移某人的注意力”，sweat over sth.意为“长时间地努力做某事”。 16. W: I was a half hour late for Professor Harrison’s lecture this morning. Could you lend me your notes, Jim? M: Sure. But you won’t find anything in my notes. You know I am always absent-minded in his classes.

Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

【听前预测】由选项中重复出现的borrow，notes以及The woman should可知，对话与女士借笔记有关。 【解 析】选[B]。对话中男士提到，you won’t find anything in my notes（你在我的笔记里找不到什么东西的），[B]的内容与男士的话对应，故为答案。absent-minded意为“走神的，开小差的”。

17. M: Excuse me, but I didn’t hear clearly what you said. Did you say that your teaching assistant would mark the

exam papers?

W: No, I said I would collect the papers. I’ll grade them myself. Q: What did the woman say about the exam?

【听前预测】根据意思相反的两个选项中有一个可能是答案的命题规律，答案锁定在[A]和[D]之间。 【解 析】选[A]。对话中女士提到，I’ll grade them myself（我亲自评卷），[A]的内容为女士的话的同义转述，故为答案。grade与mark同义，意为“评分”。

18. W: Congratulations, Tom. I heard you got a job with the Wilson Company.

M: Hm, thanks, Prof. Smith, but it’s a little too soon for congratulations. All I got so far is an interview, early

next week, on Tuesday. Q: What does the man mean?

【听前预测】由选项中重复出现的job可知，对话与工作有关。

【解 析】选[D]。由对话中女士提到的I heard you got a job和男士提到的All I got so far is an interview（我目前得到的只是面试）可知，女士（即教授）弄错了，故答案为[D]。

Now you will hear the two long conversations.

Conversation One

【听前预测】预览四道题各选项，由选项中的country， get his passport， By air等可知，对话与国家、护照等有关。

W: No luck then, John?

M: I’m afraid not, ma’am. Not yet, anyhow. We’re still checking on stolen cars. W: Mm.

M: Where do you think he’ll head for, ma’am?

W: Well, he definitely won’t try to leave the country yet. He may try to get a passport, and he’ll certainly need

clothes and money. He’ll probably get in touch with Cornfield for those, so I expect he’ll make for Birmingham.

M: Right. I’ll put some men on the house.

W: Yes, do that. Mind you, I doubt if he’ll show up there in person. Hammond’s no fool, you know. I should think

he’ll probably use a telephone. M: What about his wife?

W: Mm. I shouldn’t think he’ll go anywhere near her — though he might get her to join him after he’s left the

country. And when he does leave, he probably won’t use a major airport, either. So you’d better notify the

coastguard, and keep an eye on the private airfields. M: Right, ma’am. I’d better get his description circulated.

W: Yes. He may change his appearance, of course. And John — be careful. He could be armed. And if I know

Hammond, he certainly won’t give himself up without a fight. Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. According to the woman, where might the wanted man first go?

【解析】选[D]。对话开头男士问嫌疑犯可能去了什么地方，女士认为嫌疑犯暂时不会逃到国外，他会先从Cornfield 那里拿护照，并搞些钱和衣服。Cornfield为人名，住在Birmingham，故答案为[D]。 【点睛】解答本题的关键是区分Cornfield和Birmingham。make for意为“前往，走向”。 20. How will the wanted man probably get in touch with Cornfield according to the women?

【解析】选[D]。对话中女士分析嫌疑犯不会show up there in person（亲自），而是probably use a telephone（可能会打电话），故[D]为答案。

【点睛】[D]中的make a call是对对话中use a telephone的同义转述。 21. What will the wanted man deal with his wife?

【解析】选[A]。对话中男士询问What about his wife？女士回答：他不会出现在他妻子附近，而是等他离开这个国家后让他妻子和他会合，故答案为[A]。

【点睛】join sb. 在此意为“与某人会合”。[D] He will appear somewhere near her是根据对话中I shouldn’t think he’ll go anywhere near her设的干扰项。

22. According to the police, how will the wanted man try to leave the country?

【解析】选[A]。预览选项可知，本题考查交通方式。对话中女士说，keep an eye on the private airfields，可见女士猜测他会乘坐私人飞机逃跑，故答案为[A]。

Conversation Two

【听前预测】预览三道题各选项，由选项中重复出现的homeowner和house-sitter可推知，对话可能涉及房主和看房人。

M: The summer holiday is coming, but I really don’t know what to do. There doesn’t seem to be any jobs

available.

W: Why don’t you try house-sitting? Last summer Cindy was a house sitter for the Smiths when they went away

on vacation. They hired Cindy to stay in their house because they didn’t want it left empty. M: You mean they paid Cindy just to live in their house?

W: It wasn’t that easy. She had to water the house plants, mow the lawn, and even take care of the pets. M: I guess it is a little like baby-sitting, except you’re taking care of a house instead of children. W: The Student Employment Office still has a few jobs posted. M: Do I just have to fill out an application?

W: You have to have an interview with the homeowner and provide three references at least. M: That seems a lot of trouble for a summer job.

W: Well, the homeowner wants some guarantee that they can trust the house-sitter. You know they want to make

sure you’re not the type who’ll hold wild parties in their house, or bring a group of friends in with you. M: I see. House-sitters who do that sort of thing probably aren’t paid then.

W: Usually they’re paid anyway just because the homeowners don’t want to make a fuss. But if the homeowner

reports it, the house sitter won’t be able to get another job so easily. So why don’t you apply? M: I think I will. Thank you.

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. What did the Smiths do when they left for summer holiday?

【解析】选[C]。由选项中的rented，hired，watch，house等词可知，对话可能与雇佣看房人有关。根据女士提到的They(the Smiths) hired Cindy to stay in their house可知[C]为答案。

【点睛】听清问题中的the Smiths，明确选项中They的指代内容是解答本题的关键。

24. In what way do homeowners determine the reliability of a house-sitter?

【解析】选[C]。分析选项可知，本题可能与房主考查house-sitter的方法有关。对话中女士提到，You have to have an interview…three references at least，由此可知，房主应该是对the house sitter的相关证件进行核查，故[C]为答案。

25. Why does the homeowner usually pay even if the house-sitters don’t do their job well?

【解析】选[D]。由选项中的accused，pleads，bother等可知，本题可能考查的是房主对待house-sitter工作的态度。对话中提到，the homeowners don’t want to make a fuss，由此可知，即使house-sitter没有做好工作，为了不惹麻烦，房主还是会付给对方报酬的，由此可知答案为[D]。

【点睛】make a fuss意为“大惊小怪，小题大做”，[D]中的doesn’t want to bother与此相对应。

Section B

Passage One

【听前预测】预览四道题各选项，结合cloned food，cloned milk and meat等可知，本文应与克隆食品有关。

The Food and Drug Administration is, again, threatening to impose milk and meat from cloned animals on a public that opposes the technology and its products.

Respected polls report that more than 60% of Americans think animal cloning is immoral, and that most people said they wouldn’t knowingly eat the products even if the FDA approved them. But because the FDA would allow cloned meat and milk to be sold without identifying labels, consumers wouldn’t be able to avoid them. The FDA has consistently tilted toward those who want cloned milk and meat in our food. Agency officials have repeatedly asserted that science shows cloned milk and meat are safe for humans. But the FDA has never published the complete scientific studies it says support that claim.

The argument that cloning is safe for animals is unconvincing. Cloned meat and milk offer no public economic benefits. Having cloned cows produce more milk wouldn’t reduce milk prices. U.S. farmers produce more milk than we drink, and the government is required to buy the surplus. Since 2000, dairy support programs have cost taxpayers more than $5 billion.

Most important, this first decision to advance animal biotechnology raises ethical issues beyond the FDA’s expertise. Techniques used to clone animals will advance the ability to clone humans — and create animals with human genes. Neither the agency nor animal scientists are qualified to tell us whether and when it is ethically acceptable for humans to alter the essential nature of animals. We need a national discussion, including ethicists and religious leaders, to consider the wisdom of cloned and transgenic animals. Given the risk of unintended consequences, we should proceed cautiously. The president should halt further FDA action on cloning and set in motion a process for beginning this broader discussion.

Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. What is the speaker’s attitude towards cloning?

【解析】选[B]。短文末句提到的The president should halt further FDA action on cloning 表明，说话者认为总统应该阻止FDA的克隆行动，由此可推测说话者对克隆是持反对态度的，故答案为[B]。

【点睛】should常用来表达建议，或表明说话者的观点。 27. Why do many people in U.S. buy cloned foods?

【解析】选[D]。问题询问美国许多人购买克隆食品的原因。短文中提到，But because the FDA would allow cloned meat and milk to be sold…wouldn’t be able to avoid them由此可知，答案为[D]。 【点睛】But转折处和because表原因处常设为考点。 28. Which statement is true according to the passage?

【解析】选[C]。短文中提到，U.S. farmers produce more milk than we drink…，由此可知，美国农民生产了比人们所能消费的更多的牛奶，故答案为[C]。

29. What do we know about cloning technique from the passage?

【解析】选[A]。根据意思相反的两个选项中有一个很可能是正确答案的命题规律，将答案锁定在[A]和[C]之间。短文末尾提到，Given the risk of unintended consequences, we should proceed cautiously，由此可推断出，克隆产品可能会对人类产生难以预料的后果，故[A]为答案。

【点睛】Given the risk of unintended consequences中的Given是介词，意为“如果有，假如，考虑到”。

Passage Two

【听前预测】预览三道题各选项，结合bridge，China和第31题中的数字可知，本文可能与中国某座桥及其长度有关。

China began work on one of the world’s longest bridges in Zhejiang Province On June 8. The 36km bridge over Hangzhou Bay will cut the journey between Ningbo and Shanghai by 120kms.

The construction work is expected to be finished in five years and the bridge will open for traffic in 2009. The project will cost 11.8 billion yuan and is thought to last 100 years.

The bay itself is at the center of a densely-populated region that includes Shanghai on the northern edge and the major port of Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, to the south. Shanghai and Ningbo have close economic ties, but it is 304 kilometers long between the two cities. The bridge will shorten the distance by 120kms. The flat structure could be the longest seacrossing bridge in the world. According to the Guinness Book of Records, the record over water is now held by the lakecrossing bridge in Lousiana, US, at 38.5kms.

Jin Jianming, an official in charge of the Chinese bridge project says that the new bridge reflects China’s growing economic power.

The bridge is also one part of a 5,200 km highway planned as a link between the northern province of Heilongjiang and the southernmost city of Sanya on the island province of Hainan.

Work on the dam began a week after engineers began filling the Three Gorges Dam reservoir on the Yangtze River.

Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard. 30. What is the purpose of the passage?

【解析】选[D]。短文开头提到，China began work on one of the world’s longest bridges…，接着具体解释了要建桥的原因，故答案为[D]。

【点睛】短文目的首先可根据选项内容进行推断，然后根据短文内容进行确定，短文开头和短文结尾一定要给予足够的重视。

31. What will be the distance between Shanghai and Ningbo when the bridge is completed?

【解析】选[B]。由短文中提到的but it is 304 kilometers long between the two cities. The bridge will shorten the distance by 120kms，由此可推断出，桥建成后上海和宁波之间的距离应是304—120=184(kms)，故答案为[B]。

【点睛】解答数字题关键是要听清短文中的数字，并弄清它们之间的关系。 32. What is the main purpose of building the longest bridge across the sea?

【解析】选[C]。本题考查建桥原因。短文中提到的Shanghai and Ningbo have close economic ties（上海和宁波有密切的经济联系），桥建成后将缩短这两座城市之间的距离，由此可推断出建桥的目的是促进经济发展，故答案为[C]。

【点睛】but转折处通常为考点，其后的句子通常为答案所在。

Passage Three

【听前预测】预览三道题各选项，由选项中的names，babies，family tree等可知，短文与给婴儿起名有关。

One of the first questions anybody asks about a new-born is “what is the baby’s name?” Faced with this tiny pink new-born, we want to put a name to it, as if by doing so, we welcome it to this world of individuals. We always name the things we love. A small child will give names to even his tiniest toys or his well-chewed blanket. And the difference between “blankie” and the blanket is an entire personality.

There are many ways to choose a name for a baby. One of the most common is to use an old family name. If the

family tie is strong enough, parents are often willing to overlook an unpleasant feeling or meaning. If all the men for five generations have been named Branden, who are you to complain that the name means “smelly hair”? Inspiration need not be limited to the family tree. Pick an attribute, or pick the name of an Italian city where the baby was born. Name the baby after your favorite poet or interesting scent. It can be difficult to find a perfect name for your baby. But the beauty of the process is this. By the time the baby is a few months old, his personality erases all other associations the name may hold, the evil snake or the much-loved poet fades away and the name becomes quite simply the name of your child. And you will have made the right choice. Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 33. What do we often do with the things we love?

【解析】选[D]。选项均以原形动词开头表明，本题可能考查行为活动或观点建议。短文中提到，We always name the things we love，可知答案为[D]。

【点睛】[D] Choose names for them是对短文中name the things we love的同义转述。 34. Under what condition is the unpleasant meaning of an old family name often overlooked?

【解析】选[B]。选项中的the name和重复出现的the family表明，本题与家庭和起名有关。短文中提到，If the family tie is strong…willing to overlook…，由此可知答案为[B]。family tree意为“家谱，族谱”。 【点睛】If虚拟条件从句常设为考点。

35. What will happen to a baby’s name after several months?

【解析】选[C]。根据意思相反的两个选项中有一个很可能是正确答案的命题规律，将答案锁定在[B]和[C]之间。短文中提到，By the time the baby is a few months old…erases all other associations the name may hold，由此可知，几个月以后，婴儿的名字就会失去原有的含义，由此可知[C]为答案。

Section C

36.【解析】coverage。空前的news表明，本空应填一名词，且能和news构成名词短语，作watch的宾语。

news coverage意为“新闻报道”。

37.【解析】tune。空前的can表明，本空应填入一原形动词，且与into搭配。tune into sth.意为“（调收音

机、电视等的频率、频道等）收听或收看某一节目”。

38.【解析】annual。空中的an和空后的license fee表明，本空应填入一元音音素开头的形容词。annual意

为“每年的”。

39.【解析】stretching。分析句子结构，本空应填入一个动词的分词形式，空所在句作状语，对前句进行补

充说明。stretch back意为“回溯到…”。

40.【解析】doubt。空前的in表明，本空应填一名词，和in构成固定搭配，作表语。in doubt意为“不确定

的”。

41.【解析】nationwide。空前的a和空后的debate表明，本空应填一形容词，修饰debate。nationwide意为

“全国范围内的，全国性的”，注意nation和wide中间没有连字符。

42.【解析】launched。由空后的by推断，本空应填入一个过去分词形式的动词，与was构成被动语态。launched

意为“发起”。

43.【解析】including。分析句子成分可知，破折号内的ordinary listeners and viewers是which从句中anyone

中的一部分个体，故本空应填入一表示涵盖意义的词。including意为“包括”。

44.【答案】The reason for its inquiry is that the BBC’s royal charter runs out and it must decide whether to keep the

organization as it is, or to make changes

【Main Points】The reason for its inquiry is that the BBC’s royal charter runs out and it must decide whether to change the organization or not

45.【答案】Yet the BBC will have to change sooner or later, because the broadcasting world around it is changing 【Main Points】Yet the BBC will have to change, as the broadcasting world around it is changing

46.【答案】But it is the arrival of new satellite channels which will bring about the biggest changes in the long term 【Main Points】But the arrival of new satellite channels will bring about the biggest changes in the long run

标准听力（十）听力原文及答案解析

Part III Listening Comprehension Section A

11. M: I kept looking for Mary at the seminar but I never saw her. I can’t imagine she forgot about it. She’d been

talking about it for weeks.

W: Oh she didn’t. It’s just that she caught a really bad cold a couple of days ago. Q: What does the woman say about Mary?

【听前预测】选项中出现的She，forgot，seminar，ill等表明，对话可能与She没有参加研讨会的原因有关。【解 析】选[C]。对话中女士提到she caught…bad cold a couple of days ago（她前几天患上重感冒了），由此可知，女士在说she（Mary）因为生病不能参加研讨会，故答案为[C]。[B]中ill for several weeks与a couple

of days ago不符，是干扰项。 12. M: Why is Susan so tired and upset?

W: She’s been studying day and night for her final exam. I warned her many times to prepare earlier, but she

wouldn’t listen.

Q: What does the woman mean?

【听前预测】选项中的She，advised Susan，study，accepted the warning等表明，对话可能与女士对Susan的学习建议有关。

【解 析】选[B]。对话中女士提到I warned her many times to prepare（我多次告诫她要复习），[B]是对女士的话的同义转述，其中often对应many times，study对应prepare，故答案为[B]。 13. M: I went to a modern art exhibition yesterday. It’s really abstract. Do you like the modern art? W: I certainly do, yet not so much as the classical art. Q: What does the woman mean?

【听前预测】选项中重复出现的She likes，classical art，better以及modern art等表明，对话与女士对古典艺术和现代艺术的喜好程度有关。

【解 析】选[A]。女士的话not so much as the classical art为听音重点。[A]的内容为女士的话的同义转述，故为答案。not so…as…意为“不如……那么……”。

14. M: I bought a hundred and fifty pounds’ worth of travelers’ check, just to get me started. W: Well, if you don’t need it all at once, why not put some of it on deposit? Q: What does the woman suggest?

【听前预测】由选项中重复出现的travelers’ check可知，对话与旅行支票有关。

【解 析】选[B]。对话中女士用why not put some of it on deposit建议男士存一些钱，[B]中的Saving是对put…on deposit的同义转述，故答案为[B]。put sth. on deposit意为“将某物（常指钱）存起来”。 15. W: I hear you got lost on you way to the meeting at the hotel. Are you joking? M: I don’t know how I did it anyway. I’ve been there a million times. Q: What can we infer from the man?

familiar with， tired of等表明， 【听前预测】选项中的His memory，本题很可能考查He的事实状况，可能与记性有关。【解 析】选[B]。男士的话I’ve been there a million times为答案出处，there指代女士提到的the hotel，由此可知男士对去hotel的路是很熟悉的，故答案为[B]。

16. W: Didn’t Mary go shopping with you yesterday? She is on holiday as far as I know.

M: Even if she hadn’t had a lot of studying to do, she would have preferred to stay at home. Q: What does the man imply about Mary?

【听前预测】选项中的shopping，studying等表明，对话与购物或学习有关。

【解 析】选[A]。男士的话Even if she hadn’t…studying…she…preferred to stay at home表明，她喜欢呆在家里，而不是购物，故答案为[A]。

17. M: I really can’t understand it. I kept a very careful record of my checks and the total was much less than we

deposited.

W: But perhaps your wife also wrote some checks, Charlie. Q: What does the woman imply?

【听前预测】选项中的His wife，deposited，account，bank等表明，对话与His wife对钱的处理有关。

【解 析】选[C]。结合男士的…the total was much less than we deposited以及女士的…perhaps your wife also wrote some checks可推断，女士认为男士的妻子也可能支出了一部分钱，所以银行的存款少了， 故答案为[C]。

18. W: Martin, we’ve had these chairs since we got married. They are very comfortable. M: That doesn’t mean we’ve got to have them the rest of our lives. Anyway they’re falling apart. Q: What can be inferred from the conversation?

【听前预测】选项中的chairs，bad，have the chairs replaced等表明，对话可能与讨论是否要换掉椅子有关。【解 析】选[D]。由That doesn’t mean we’ve got to have them the rest of our lives和they’re falling apart（它们散架了）可推知，男士认为应当换掉现在的椅子，故答案为[D]。

Now you will hear the two long conversations.

Conversation One

【听前预测】选项中的 work，job，offer，position，qualified with，hunting等表明，对话可能与找工作有关。

W: Can you sell yourself in two minutes? Go for it.

M: With my qualifications and experiences, I feel I am hardworking, responsible and diligent in many projects I

undertake. Your organization could benefit from my synthetical and interpersonal skills. W: Why did you leave your last job?

M: Well, I’m hoping to get an offer of a better position. If an opportunity knocks, I will take it. I feel I have reached the

“glass ceiling” in my current job. I feel there’s no opportunity for advancement. W: What makes you think you would be successful in this position?

M: My graduate school training combined with my internship should qualify me for this particular job. I am quite

sure I will be successful.

W: What personality traits do you admire, then?

M: I admire an honest, flexible, easy-going person who possesses the “can-do”spirit. W: What leadership qualities have you developed as an administration personnel? M: I feel that I’m good at motivating people and leading them to work together as a team. W: What do you find frustrating in a work situation?

M: Sometimes the narrow-minded people who are not receptive to new ideas make me feel frustrated. W: How do you handle conflicts with your colleagues in your work?

M: I will try to present my new ideas in a more clear and civilized manner in order to get my points across. W: How long would you like to stay with this company?

M: I will stay as long as I can continue to learn and to grow in my field.

W: We will let you know the result probably next Wednesday. I hope to give you the positive reply. M: Ok, thank you very much. Goodbye.

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. Which is the reason the man left his last job?

hoped to get an offer等表明，【解析】选[C]。选项中的He had never been promoted，本题考查男士辞掉原来工作的原-因。对话中男士提到I’m hoping to get an offer of a better position.，即他离开原来的工作是希望能够得到更好的职位，故答案为[C]。

20. Why does the man think he is qualified?

【解析】选[C]。选项内容比较分散，故要听清问题并结合对话内容进行判断。由男士的话My graduate school training combined with my internship should qualify me for this particular job可知，他认为自己在学校里所受的训练和实习使他能够胜任这份工作，故答案为[C]。 【点睛】combined with是表示并列的连词词组，相当于and。 21. What do we learn about the man?

【解析】选[B]。选项中的honest， easy-going person， once， a salesman等表明，本题可能考查男士过去

的性格或职业。对话中女士的问话What leadership qualities have you developed as an administration personnel?为答案出处，即面试官问应聘者在做行政人员的时候具备了什么领导能力，由此可推断男士曾做过行政人员，故答案为[B]。

【点睛】[A]虽然在对话中也有提及，但只是应聘者对自己所认可的性格的看法，故排除。 22. When does the man feel frustrated?

【解析】选[B]。选项均以When开头表明，本题考查时间。对话中男士的话Sometimes the narrow-minded people who are not receptive to new ideas make me feel frustrated为答案出处，故答案为[B]。

【点睛】who引导限制性定语从句，先行词为people。be not receptive to sth.意为“对……接受能力不强的、

不愿接受……的”。

Conversation Two

【听前预测】选项中的radio，television，studio，salary，work，wear等表明，对话可能与在电台或电视台的工作以及着装有关。

W: So, you’ll be getting dressed up later — before you go to the BBC television studios. M: Yes, but to tell you the truth, Mary, I prefer working in radio. W: You prefer radio?

M: That’s right. You can dress down in a radio studio. W: What do you mean?

M: You can dress down. You can wear something casual. There’s no need to get dressed up. W: Well, I always try to make an effort to look smart!

M: Yes, of course, you always look fantastic, Mary. But you don’t have to dress up for radio. The audience can’t see you. W: Ah, I see what you mean. In TV the audience can see you, so you have to look your best. M: Exactly. You have to dress up. You have to put on something smart so you look the part.

W: Yes. I suppose if you’re on TV, you have to look like a TV presenter; you have to be dressed right. M: But in radio, the listeners can’t see you so we can dress down if we want to. W: Yes. That’s why I sometimes wear jeans to work.

M: Exactly, on radio. I can take off my tie! I can even take off my shoes!

W: I don’t think so! You don’t have to wear your tie — you can take that off if you want to, but please don’t take

off your shoes!

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. Where is the man going according to the conversation?

问题可能考查地点。【解析】选[B]。选项中的To...studio/party等表明，女士开头的话you’ll be getting dressed up later — before you go to the BBC television studios.为答案出处，故答案为[B]。 24. Why does the man prefer working in radio?

【解析】选[C]。选项中的higher salary，in a radio station，pressure in TV studio等表明，本题考查He喜欢在电台而不是电视台工作的原因。对话中男士的话 You can dress down. You can wear something casual.以及…so we can dress down if we want to为答案出处，故答案为[C]。 【点睛】wear something casual对应dress down，意为“穿得休闲一些”。 25. What does the woman say about the man’s ideas of dressing on radio?

【解析】选[D]。对话末尾男士提到I can even take off my shoes，接着女士反驳并提出建议：I don’t think so!…but please don’t take off your shoes!，由此可知，女士认为男士在广播室里必须穿上鞋，故答案为[D]。

Section B

Passage One

【听前预测】选项中的Library，books，running cost，New York，valuable buildings等表明，短文可能与纽约的图书馆有关。

One of New York’s most beautiful and valuable buildings is in danger — the New York Public Library, in the heart of the city at 42nd Street and 5th Avenue, may have to close its doors.

The library is a very special place. Even though it is in the busiest part of the city, it has grass and trees around it, and benches for people to sit on. The library has over thirty million books and paintings. It owns one of the first copies of a Shakespeare play, a Bible printed by Gutenberg in the 15th century, and a letter written by Columbus in which he tells of finding the new world.

Every New Yorker can see and use the library’s riches free. But the cost of running the library has risen rapidly in recent years, and the library does not have enough money to continue its work. In the past, it was open every evening and also on Saturdays and Sundays. Now it is closed at those times to save money.

The library is trying every possible way to raise more money to meet its increasing costs. Well-known New

York writers and artists are trying to help. So are the universities, whose students use the library, and the governments of Now York City and New York States. But the problem remains serious.

Yet a way must be found to save the library because, as one writer said, “The Public Library is the most important building in New York City — it contains all our knowledge.” Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. Where is the Public Library in New York City?

【解析】选[D]。短文中提到in the heart of the city at 42nd Street and 5th Avenue，由此可知，该图书馆位于第四十二大街和第五大道交叉口，故答案为[D]。 【点睛】听音时听到数字要做适当的笔记。 27. Which of the following statements is true?

【解析】选[D]。短文中提到It owns one of the first copies of a Shakespeare play,…a Bible…, and a letter…由此可知，图书馆藏有很多珍贵的、富有历史价值的图书，故答案为[D]。 【点睛】[C]不符合常理，故预览选项时可先排除。 28. Which is the reason of the crisis of the Public Library?

【解析】选[B]。短文中用转折提到But the cost of running the library has risen rapidly.， 由此可知，公共图书馆的危机是由于营运费用增加，图书馆没有足够的资金继续下去，故答案为[B]。 【点睛】But转折处为常考点，其后的句子通常为答案所在。 29. Why is it important to save the library according to the passage?

【解析】选[B]。短文开头指出One of New York’s most beautiful and valuable buildings is in danger，最后又说到The…Library is the most important building，由此可知，要保护这座图书馆是因为其价值所在，故答案为[B]。

Passage Two

【听前预测】选项中重复出现的objective test(s)和written examinations等表明，短文可能与考试、学习有关。

In ancient times the most important examinations were spoken, not written. In the schools of ancient Greece and Rome, testing usually consisted of saying poetry aloud or giving speeches. In the European universities of the Middle Ages, students who were working for advanced degrees had to discuss questions in their field of study with people who had made a special study of the subject. This custom exists today as part of the process of testing candidates for the

doctor’s degree.

Generally, however, modern examinations are written. The written examination, where all students are tested on the same questions, was probably not known until the nineteenth century. Perhaps it came into existence with the great increase in population and the development of modern industry. A room full of candidates for a state examination, timed exactly by electric clocks and carefully watched over by managers, resembles a group of workers at an automobile factory. Certainly, during examinations teachers and students are expected to act as machines.

One type of test is sometimes called an objective test. It is intended to deal with facts, not personal opinions. To make up an objective test the teacher writes a series of questions, each of which has only one correct answer. Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard. 30. How did students in Middle Ages take a test?

【解析】选[D]。古希腊、罗马学校的学生考试包括saying poetry aloud or giving speeches，而中世纪欧洲大objective test学生要discuss questions…with people who had made a special study of the subject，故答案为[D]。意为“客观考试”。

【点睛】短文中提到几个不同时期的考试形式，故听清问题中的in Middle Ages是关键。 31. What might be the reason for the application of written examination?

【解析】选[A]。选项[B]不符常理，故先排除。短文中提到it came into existence with the great increase in population and the development of modern industry，即随着人口增长和现代工业的发展，笔试便产生了，故答案为[A]。 【点睛】[A]中的more candidates than before是对短文中的the great increase population的同义转述。 32. What can we learn from the passage?

【解析】选[C]。短文最后提到It (objective test) is intended to deal with facts， not personal opinions，[A]表述错误，故排除。随后指出客观考试中the teacher writes a series of questions, each of which has only one correct answer，由此可知答案为[C]。[B]和[D]是关于written state examination的内容。

Passage Three

【听前预测】选项中的psychological，phobias，self-confidence，child等表明，短文可能与儿童的心理疾病有关。

Almost every child is scared of something, from monsters in the cupboard to dogs in the park. But the fact that such fears and phobias are common and normal doesn’t mean they can be taken lightly. Kids experience fears much more strongly than adults. And the influence of the fear can be physical as well as psychological. It can build up so they almost

seem scared of everything — a kind of childhood anxiety. Dr. Creswell says, “Your child may always seem to expect the worst to happen and lack confidence in his or her ability to deal with any challenge.” So don’t make the same old mistake of treating them as if they’re silly for being a “scary cat”. Handing the fears is essential.

Children can be born nervous and, if you have such a baby, you’ll tend to prevent them from getting worried. So if they fear dogs, you’ll keep them away from dogs, but in fact that can just confirm to the child that dogs are scary. What is worse, keeping your child away from what they fear can turn that feeling into a phobia. Instead, you should encourage them to get in touch with the thing they fear, in a safe and supportive environment. Dr. Andy Field, a researcher of childhood fears, says, “You shouldn’t force, for example, a dog-anxious child to go up to a dog. But you can approach it yourself, show them there is nothing to be afraid of, stroke it, and talk about the dog being friendly. Once your child dares to stroke a dog — one that’s good with children, of course — then you should encourage them to carry on until they feel calmer, and reward them for being brave.” Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 33. Why are children’s fears usually taken lightly?

【解析】选[B]。短文开头提到But the fact that such fears and phobias are common and normal，即几乎每个儿童都会害怕某些东西，这种现象是正常和普遍的，故答案为[B]。

But转折处常为考点， 【点睛】其后的句子通常为答案所在。该句中的that引导同位语从句，先行词是the fact。34. What will happen if we fail to help children to overcome fears?

【解析】选[D]。选项均以They will开头表明， 本题考查后果。短文引用Dr. Creswell的话：Your child may always seem to expect the worst to happen and lack confidence in his or her ability to deal with any challenge，由此可知，答案为[D]。

【点睛】选项中的They指代的是问题中的children。[D]中的lacking self-confidence对应短文中的lack confidence。

35. What should parents do if a child is afraid of a dog according to Dr. Andy Field?

本题考查行为动作或观点建议。you can approach 【解析】选[C]。选项均以原形动词开头表明，短文中提到，it yourself, show them there is nothing to be afraid of, stroke it…由此可知答案为[C]。 【点睛】[C]中的how to approach it是对stroke it, and talk about the dog being friendly的概括。 Section C

36.【解析】survey。空前An American和空后的修饰词of over 100,000 people表明，本空应填一单数名词。

填空题中若所填名词被后置定语“数字+名词”修饰，并且谓语为show，indicate或find等时，所填词往往

为survey，study或poll等，这种情况下一般听清单词的第一个音素就很容易写出答案。

37.【解析】patterns。空所在句中的that引导宾语从句，该宾语从句中含有despite引导的让步状语。despite（不

管， 尽管）是介词，后跟名词或名词短语。social patterns意为“社会模式，社会形态”， 注意不要漏写表示复数的s。

38.there is a link…【解析】fit。短文首句是主旨句，也是本段的主题句，强调了married和healthier之间的联系。

紧扣主题，并列连词and前后均为being结构，结构一致，因此本空应和married一样是形容词，并且在语义上和首句中的healthier照应。fit意为“健康的”。

39.【解析】emotional。空前的逗号和or表示选择性的并列，即physical、mental和所填词三者在概念、词性

上一致或并列。emotional意为“情感上的”。

40.【解析】less。be likely to do sth. 意为“有可能做某事”。所填词在形容词likely前面，故本空应填一副词。

按照上段所说的married people are healthier，有physical, mental or (39) ______ problems的人就很有可能是未婚的（unmarried）。因此， 所填副词应该隐含否定之意。

41.【解析】benefit。分析句子结构可知，所填词作people的谓语，故应为一原形动词，并可与from构成固

定搭配，与support形成语义场共现。benefit from...意为“从……中受益”。

42.【解析】improves。空前的this指代的是greater support from family and friends，their health为所填词的宾

语，故本空应填一第三人称单数形式的动词。and前面的内容是说结婚的人得益于此，and后面的内容反improves过来说this对their health的作用，两者应是相互促进的，那么，所填词应和上半句中的benefit照应。意为“提高”。

43.【解析】financially。as well as表示其前后是并列关系，所填词在动名词短语affecting many people之后，应为

一副词，修饰affecting。根据命题规律，单词听写中的副词往往以-ly结尾，注意不要漏写。increase depression和affecting many people都是Divorce and loss of a close friend or relative的消极后果。前者是指精神上的沮丧，后者是指在经济方面的负面影响。

44.【答案】They are also more likely to wear seat belts in a car and install safety devices in their homes 【Main Points】They are also more likely to wear seat belts in a car and fix safety devices in homes 45.【答案】tend to lead less organized lives and they take less care of what and when to eat 【Main Points】tend to live messily and care less about what and when to eat

46.【答案】the stress of a divorce could mean your health gets worse than when you were single 【Main Points】the divorce stress could imply your health gets worse than when you were single