Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension
Section A
11.C
M." I think Tom left his umbrella on the bus.
W: Why he's so careless is really beyond me.
Q: What does the woman say about Tom?
【听前预测】
1.四项均以he开头,其中一项为一般过去时,三项为一般现在时。
2.四项均含有负面或消极色彩的词汇(wrong,angry,isn't careful,doesn’thave)。
结论:对话可能与发生在某位男士身上的不好的事情有关。
【解析】男士说:“我想汤姆将他的雨伞忘在公共汽车上了。”女士回答道:“我真不能理解他怎么会这样粗心。”isn’t careful为careless的同义转述,故选C。
12.D
M: Professor Jones, when can we meet to discuss my grade?
W: Would four o'clock be all right?
Q: What does the professor mean?
【听前预测】
1.四项均以she开头。
2.三项含有与学生有关的词汇(grade,student)
3.两项含有与约见有关的词汇(meeting,meet)。
结论:对话很可能与见面以及学生的分数有关。
【解析】男士问道:“琼斯教授,我们什么时候可以见面讨论一下我的分数的事?”女士回答说:“四点怎么样?”可见女士将在下午与男士见面。故选D。
13.A
M: My chemistry project is in trouble because my partner and I had totally different ideas about how to proceed.
W: You should try to meet each other half way.
Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?
【听前预测】
1.四项均以动词原形开头,可能指某人将要做某事。
2.两项提及project。
结论:对话可能与进行某一项目有关,应将听音重点放在动作上。
【解析】男士说:“我的化学研究项目碰到了麻烦,因为我和同伴对于研究应该如何继续有完全不同的想法。”女士回答道:“你们应该互相妥协一下。”meet each other half way是习语,意为“取折中意见,互相妥协”,应注意掌握。故选A。
14.A
M: I have to look for a room to rent.
W: How about trying Carters? They usually have a long list of places.
Q: Where will the man probably go?
【听前预测】
1.四项均以to开头,后接目的地。
2.两项含有agency,两项含有store。
结论:本题可能考查某人将要去某个地方。应留意对话中的地点名词。
【解析】男士说:“我得租一间房子。”女士说:“去卡特斯试试看吧。他们通常有很多房源。”不难推断出卡特斯应该就是房产代理公司,故选A。real estate意为“房产,不动产”。
15.B
W: The art museum shop has all sorts of paints that are inexpensive and colorful.
M: Especially if you like modern art.
Q: What does the man say about the shoo?
【听前预测】
1.两项以it开头,两项以its开头。
2.三项含有与艺术有关的词汇(artists,art paints,colon)。
结论:对话可能与艺术、颜色等有关。应先辨别it所指代的对象。
【解析】女士对男士说道:“艺术馆的商店卖各种各样的颜料,色彩鲜艳而且价格不贵。”男士回答道:“尤其是如果你喜欢现代艺术的话(那就更好了)。”it指代艺术馆的商店。故选B,即“该商店的主打商品是现代艺术颜料”。
16.A
W: Can you listen for my telephone?
M: Sure, I'm planning to be here all day.
Q: What does the woman want the man to do?
【听前预测】
1.四项均以动词原形开头,可能指某人要做的事情。 ,
2.四项均含有her。
3.三项含有与电话有关的词汇(calls,telephone)。
结论:对话应该和接打电话有关。
【解析】女士问男士:“你能帮我听着点电话吗?”男士答道:“没问题,我一天都会在这儿。”可见女士想让男士在她不在的时候接听一下打给她的电话。故选A。
17.D
M: I don't know whether I should time my speech now or keep on revising my notes. What do you think?
W: I'd carry on with what you are doing.
Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?
【听前预测】
1.四项均以动词原形开头,可能指某人要做某事。
2.两项提及her.两项提及time。
3.两项含有与演讲有关的词汇(notes,speech)。
结论:本题可能与演讲、时间等有关。
【解析】男士说:“我不知道是该测一下我演讲的时间还是断续修改我的笔记。你觉得呢?”女士回答道:“(如果我是你的话)我会继续做你正在做的事情。”可见女士建议男士继续修改他的笔记。carry on with sth.意为“继续做某事”。故选D。
18.C
W:Would you like to go mountain—climbing with us?
M:That’s the last thing in the world I'd ever want to do.
Q:What does the man mean?
【听前预测】
1.四项均以he开头。
2.两项合有与爬山有关的词汇(climbed,climbin9,mountain),一项提及traveled。
结论:对话可能与男士和爬山有关。
【解析】女士问男士要不要和她们一起去爬山,男士回答道:“这是整个世界上我最不愿意做的一件事了。”本题考查的是句型That's the last thing in the world I'd ever want to do。类似的句型还有:He is the
last person in the world I want to see.(他是我在世界上最不愿意见的人)故选C。
Conversation One
M: Hello.
W: Oh, hello. You must be a new student. Did you find it OK?
M: Well, I got a bit lost because I asked a stranger. But I got it eventually,
W: Oh, dear. Have you come far today?
M: Only from Brighton. I was staying with my brother.
W: Oh. Good. [19] How did you get here?
M: My brother took me to the railway station. And I got on a bus at this end.
W: Aha. Well, you'd better tell me your name so I can find your form.
M: It's Mark Bum,
W: Bum, Bum. Ah, yes. [20] Oh, you've changed since this photo. What happened to your beard and moustache? And not wearing glasses, either.
M: No, I thought I'd better look smarter.
W: Here is the key to your room. It's 501.
M: Thanks. How do ! get there?
W: Go to the end of this corridor, turn left and it's the third door on the right,
M: "Thank you. [21] Oh, here's a meeting for new students. What time is that?
W: Half past five in the Common Room on the ground floor at the other end of the corridor.
M: Thanks a lot. Goodbye.
19. How did Mark get to his new school?
20. Which of the following about Mark has NOT changed since his picture?
21. Where is the meeting for new students to be held?
19.C