Part B: Listening Comprehension
1. Statements
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear several short statements. These statements will be spoken ONLY ONCE, and you will not find them written on the paper; so you must listen carefully. When you hear a statement, read the answer choices and decide which one is closest in meaning to the statement you have heard. Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSER BOOKLET.
Question1.
This report is urgent. I have to finish typing it by Monday morning. So there goes my sleep this weekend.
Question2.
What this office needs is better sound proofing. I can’t concentrate here with all that traffic passing by on the street below.
Question3.
Learning a language is a laborious process and adjusting to the subtle cultural differences require much more time and patience than anyone can imagine.
Question4.
If you can talk your boss into investing in that project, it will be a turning point for your company, and we both shall benefit in the long run.
Question5.
I’m afraid we’ve undercharged them. The invoice does not include the legal fee and our agency commission. I think we need to inform them of this immediately.
Question6.
Being bilingual or multilingual can be an advantage in landing a job abroad, although fluency in other languages is not always a requirement.
Question7.
I believe our proposal is a real contender for the contract. All we need to do is to work ourselves into position to close the deal.
Question8.
We must prepare the ground for the deeper understanding of our differences and problems. Only through a share view of our problems, shall we be able to carry our collaboration forward.
Question9.
Given the size of the order and the amount of heavy expenses on our side, anything less than a 10% discount is not worth the trouble.
Question10.
Working burns calories. It takes about 3500 calories to lose just one pound of weight. And a one-hour walk at a moderate pace will burn up only 300 to 350 calories.
【解析】
1. 该题描述场景是在赶一份报告。此题难度较小。重点在前两句。
2. 该题描述了说话人对街上车辆噪音的不满。难点为sound proofing，意思是“隔音设备”。考生应注意抓住重点信息，前后进行推测。
3. 该题描述的是语言的学习。难点在laborious，译为“艰苦的，费劲的”。听力时，应抓住大意。
4. 该题在谈论投资项目的问题。A turning point译为“转折点”。
5. 该题讨论的是关于费用的问题。主要应掌握几个单词和词组的意思。undercharge译为“索价低于常价”;legal fee译为“诉讼费”;agency commission译为“代理手续费”。
6. 该题讨论的是语言与海外工作的关系。主要应掌握几个单词和词组的意思。Bilingual译为“双语者”;multilingual译为“使用多种语言的人”;land a job译为“找工作”。
7. 该题讨论的是合同竞争的问题。主要难点在于两个单词，contender译为“竞争者”，deal译为“交易”。
8. 该题讨论的是合作间相互理解的问题。难点为collaboration，译为“合作”。
9. 该题讨论的是开支的问题。重点在两个单词，expenses译为“开支，费用”，discount译为“折扣”。
10. 该题是有关消耗卡路里的问题。需掌握单词calorie，译为“卡路里(热量单位)”。考生在听力过程中需注意对具体数字的掌握。
2. Talks and Conversations
Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear several short talks and conversations. After each of these, you will hear a few questions. Listen carefully, because you will hear the talk or conversation and the questions ONLY ONCE. When you hear a question, read the four answer choices and choose the best answer to that question. Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.
Question 11—14
W: Hello, Purchasing Department. Earls Roger’s speaking.
M: Good morning, Ms Roger. This is John Stone from ABS Company. How are you?
W: Quite good, thank you. Well, Mr Stone, we’re still studying your catalog and your products?
M: That’s very thoughtful of you, Ms Roger, but I’m calling to see if you’d like to see our showroom at the trade fair that opened last week.
W: Oh, I didn't know you would have a showroom there, I’d be glad to go and have a tour around the exhibition.
M: Just tell me when it would be convenient for you and we can arrange for the tour.
W: Let me see. How about next Monday afternoon around 2:00?
M: That’s fine. I’ll be over at 1:30. It’s only a ten- to fifteen-minute drive from your department.
W: I can drive there in my own car. Shall we meet at the main gate of the trade fair?
M: That’s Ok. I’ll be at the main gate at about 1:50. See you then.
W: Right. Goodbye.
11. Why is the man telephoning the woman?
12. What is the man’s profession according to the conversation?
13. When will the woman be free to visit the showroom at the trade fair?
14. Where will the man and the woman meet at the trade fair?
【解析】
文章背景：本篇属于情景对话，首先应当抓住关键词Purchasing Department，接下来的对话就比较好理解了。在对话中男人打电话邀请女人去交易会，然后互相约定了时间和见面地点。对话内容比较简单，也无特别复杂的单词，但需要特别注意对话中时间和日期的表达。
关键词：
Purchasing Department 采购部;
showroom n. 陈列室;
trade fair 商品交易会;
exhibition n. 展览会;
convenient adj. 方便的，适合的;
Questions 15—18
Every human being, no matter where they are from, is born with the ability to smile. A smile is a natural reaction to a positive moment, like a friendly face or a clever joke.
Most babies first smile between 6 and 8 weeks old. At first, it is only the expression made when exercising their facial muscles or passing wind, but once they realize a smile gets them
a lot of attention, huge smiles in return, happy noises, extra treats, they learn to try it again. And why wouldn’t they?It takes 43 muscles to frown, but only 17 to smile.
We smile when we are happy. We smile when we see people we know, but what happens when you are not happy to see someone you know? You smile anyway. You fake a smile. Unfortunately, however, a fake smile never looks quite the same as a real one. In the genuine smile you not only show your lower teeth, but also move the muscles running all the way around the mouth, which in turn makes the skin around the eyes become tighter and then your smile is real.
However, when someone smiles politely rather than because they really want to. They use the muscle which only raises the sides of the mouth and which does not move the muscles at the corners of the eyes, this kind of fake smile is sometimes referred to as the Pan-Am smile as it is named after the former airline whose flight attendants welcomed every passenger with the same forced smile.
15. According to the talk , what is a smile?
16. What happens in a real smile?
17. What do we learn about the Pan-Am smile?
18. Which of the following is not true according to the talk?
【解析】
本篇的话题是smile. 首先介绍what is smile; 然后讲到when and why people smile; 接下来分析了real smile and fake smile, 并在文章最后简要介绍了Pan-Am smile(a kind of fake smile).
这篇听力整体难度不大，基本没有生僻词，结构也比较简单。考点也依然集中在我们课上讲过的强调词、强调句式附近，比如not only…but also句型，refer to 等等。
