标准听力(一)—— 标准听力(十)听力原文及答案解析文本文件

标准听力（一）听力原文及答案解析
Part III Listening Comprehension
Section A…………………………………………………………………………………………………
11. W: I have to think about your offer. I can‟t say “yes”
or “no” at the moment.
M: Y ou can take your time. It will do if you let me know your decision in a day or two.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation? 【听前预测】选项中的The man thinks，the woman should save his time，The woman need not hurry等表明，本题可能与男士给女士的建议有关。

【解析】选[D]。

女士说她现在还不能马上对男士的提议给予回复，男士让女士不必着急，还说她在一两天内给他答复就行了，由此可知，女士不必立刻做出决定，故答案为[D]。

12. M: Here comes my secretary. She‟s an extremely
good-looking young woman, don‟t you think?
W: Y es, but I heard that her work isn‟t as good as her appearance.
Q: What does the woman think of the secretary? 【听前预测】选项中的She is，good-looking，perfect，good at work等表明，本题与对女士的评价有关。

【解析】选[D]。

男士提到自己的秘书长得很漂亮，女士表示同意，但接着用but转折提到她听说她（即男士的秘书）的工作能力没有外表那么好（her work isn‟t as good as her appearance），言外之意就是男士的秘书的工作能力不行，故答案为[D]。

13. W: Were all the books I recommended useful?
M: Y es, they were. All of us are grateful to you and my classmates asked me to thank you for your
help.
Q: What can we conclude from the conversation? 【听前预测】选项中重复出现的books表明，对话与书有关。

The man does not think/appreciates表明，男士的话为听音重点。

【解析】选[D]。

女士问男士她推荐的书是否有用，男士的回答“Y es, they were. All of us are grateful to you and my classmates asked me to thank you…”为听音重点。

由男士的回答可知，男士很感谢女士推荐的书，故答案为[D]。

14. M: I borrowed some CDs from Jim last week, but I
lost them. Would you tell Jim I‟m sorry about
that?
W: Hadn‟t you better tell him yourself?
Q: What does the woman suggest the man do? 【听前预测】选项均以原形动词开头以及其中的Express his apology，Jim，CDs等表明，本题与女士给男士的建议有关，该建议涉及Jim和CD。

【解析】选[C]。

男士踢打他把Jim的CD丢了，希望女士能帮他向Jim转达歉意，而女士通过反问句Hadn‟t you better tell him yourself?（你自己告诉他不是更好吗？）建议男士自己去跟Jim道歉，故答案为[C]。

15. W: There was a new quiz show on television last
night, but we were just outside and sitting down
to dinner when it came on.
M: I watched it and it was great! The first four contestants won only small prizes, but the fifth
left with a new luxury car.
Q: What can be inferred from the conversation? 【听前预测】选项中重复出现的dinner，show表明，对话涉及晚餐和某个节目。

【解析】选[C]。

女士说昨晚有一个新的智力竞赛节目（quiz show），但是节目播出的时候她正在外面吃饭，由此可知，女士昨天错过了智力竞赛节目的播出时间，故答案为[C]。

16. M: I‟m really worried about Susan. How is Susan‟s
lab experiment coming along?
W: I‟m not sure. Why don‟t we go have a look?
Q: What does the woman suggest doing? 【听前预测】选项中的Meeting Susan，Making sure，Asking Susan等表明，本题可能与某人的建议有关，该建议涉及Susan。

【解析】选[C]。

男士问女士Susan的实验进行得
怎么样了，女士通过反问句Why don‟t we go have a look?建议去看看Susan做实验的进展情况，故答案为[C]。

17. W: Why do we always have to argue about money?
M: If it wasn‟t money, you‟d argue about something else; I think you enjoy arguments.
Q: What does the man think of the woman? 【听前预测】选项中的She spends money lavishly/should get a job等表明，本题可能考查对女士的看法。

【解析】选[D]。

女士不明白为什么她和男士总是为钱而争吵，男士通过虚拟语气提到“如果不是为钱，你也会为其他东西争吵；我认为你喜欢争吵”，由此可知，男士认为女士喜欢争吵，故答案为[D]。

18. M: I wish Susie would stop reciting that poem. I‟ve
heard her repeat it hundreds of times.
W: At least that much. I used to really like Whitman‟s poems until I had to l isten to her over
and over again.
Q: What do the two speakers mean? 【听前预测】选项中的poem(s)和poet表明，对话可能与诗歌有关。

【解析】选[A]。

男士通过虚拟语气I wish Susie would stop reciting that poem表示他不想再听Susie 朗诵那首诗了，女士也说她以前很喜欢惠特曼的诗，她听Susie朗诵这么多遍之后也不想再听到这首诗了，由此可知，说话双方都厌倦听这首诗了，故答案为[A]。

Now you will hear the two long conversations.
Conversation One
【听前预测】选项中的physically healthy，arm muscles，arm weights，swimming，Jogging等表明，对话可能与运动有关。

W: Exercise, exercise, exercise. We hear so much about it these days, yet even the experts can‟t agree on which exercises are best. Now some doctors are strongly encouraging arm exercises.
M: Arm exercises? Is that because our arms are too fat or flabby?
W: Actually, that‟s not the main reason. They say that arm exercises are an ideal way to become physically fit.
M: But don‟t arm exercises raise your blood pressure? W: That they do. But the article I read mentioned ways to compensate for that.
M: How?
W: By adding leg exercises, so the arms don‟t do all the work. Arm exercises alone aren‟t enough to increase metabolism before fatigue sets in. The more of the body that‟s involved in the exercise, the better.
M: And in turn, I‟m sure that there‟s a greater chance of losing weight.
W: Sounds right to me. Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. What’s the main reason that many doctors
recommend arm exercises?
【解析】选[C]。

女士说现在很多医生大力推荐手臂运动（arm exercises），男士问是不是因为很多人的手臂too fat or flabby，女士说那不是主要原因，而是因为手臂运动是一种保持健康（become physically fit）的理想方式，故答案为[C]，其中的physically healthy 与女士提到的physically fit对应。

20. What is the problem caused by arm exercises,
according to the conversation?
【解析】选[D]。

选择中的They，damage arm muscles，raise one‟s blood pressure等表明，本题考查They的缺点，听音时注意They指代什么。

对话中男士提到But don‟t arm exercises raise your blood pressure?女士说That they do表示同意，由此可知，手臂运动的一个缺点就是它会使血压升高，故答案为[D]。

【点睛】But转折处为常考点，听音时应注意。

21. What exercises do the experts recommend?
M: So what exercises do the experts recommend?
W: They mentioned quite a few, but some of the more popular ones are cycling with special bicycles that make you use both your arms and legs. And walking vigorously while you wear arm weights.
M: I must try that. I like to walk a lot.
W: I hope you could get the result you want. And then I may follow your step to do arm exercises.
M: No problem. 【解析】选[C]。

选项中的Wearing arm weights，Jogging vigorously，Walking slowly等表明，本题可能与运动有关。

男士问专家推荐什么样的运动，女士说专家推荐了几种，最普遍的就是骑特殊的自行车，这种车子能使人手脚并用，故答案为[C]。

【点睛】列举处为常考点，是听音的重点。

Conversation Two
【听前预测】选项中的grade，lab report，her lab experiment，lab techniques等表明，对话可能与女士的实验有关。

由his classes可推测出，男士的身份应该是老师。

W: Professor Keyes? May I come in?
M: Jessica, sure. Have a seat. What can I do for you? W: It‟s the lab experiments, Professor. I‟m getting different results from everyone else, so I thought I‟d better ask for your advice or else I‟ll fail th e class. M: Not everyone gets the right results. I thought you might‟ve discovered on your own what you were doing wrong.
W: Well, I‟ve gone over every step of every experiment we did in the lab, and I haven‟t been able to figure out where I went wrong in any of them.
M: OK. I think you probably study the steps carefully.
But I‟ve observed something in my classes ever since
I started teaching chemistry. Some students know the
steps involved in an experiment but they don‟t understand the purpose and the objectives of the experiment. Do you actually read through the reference and the handouts I give?
W: Um, not really. I just find it very difficult reading. M: Well, Jessica. Knowing what the steps are will help you when you write up a lab report, but would you be able to write a conclusion about the results if you didn‟t understand what you were doing?
W: No, I guess not.
M: So why not spend just half an hour going through the material and if it isn‟t clear to you, you can either ask me or you can go over to the chemistry club.
W: OK. I‟ll do that.
M: There‟s something else. I‟ve noticed that you aren‟t always precise in your measurements. Y ou‟re not Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
22. Why does the woman go to see the man?
【解析】选[C]。

选项均以“To+原形动词”开头以及其中的ask him to explain，lab experiment/report表明，本题考查女士的行为目的，该行为目的与实验室实验或报告有关。

对话一开始，女士说她为了实验室的试验（lab experiments）来找男士，因为她得到的试验结果与其他人都不同，所以她想从男士这里寻求建议，由此可知，女士是为了问一些做实验方面的建议才来见男士的，故答案为[C]。

【点睛】so表目的处为常考点，听音时应注意。

23. Why does the man talk about a phenomenon in
his chemistry classes?
【解析】选[D]。

选项均以“To+原形动词”开头以及其中的help the woman表明，本题与男士的行为目的有关。

男士以为女士已经找出了她做实验时所犯的错误，而女士却说她检查了每个实验的各个环节，但是没有发现哪个环节出了差错，于是男士提及他教化学以来观察到的一个经常存在的现象：学生知道实验的步骤，但是却不理解实验的目的和目标是什么，以此来帮助女士认清她的问题所在，故答案为[D]。

24. What does the man suggest the woman do?
【解析】选[B]。

选项均为原形动词开头以及the handouts he provides表明，本题考查男士的观点建议。

男士得知女士每次都是熟知实验步骤，但是却不怎么看他发的实验参考资料和讲义（the reference and the handouts），所以男士通过反问句why not spend just half an hour going through the material建议
going to get the results you‟re looking for if you don‟t measure things right or heat an ingredient at the right heat or heat it for the exact amount of time required.
W: OK, Professor. I see what I‟m doing wrong.
女士要看他发给大家的参考资料和讲义，故答案为[B]。

【点睛】why not…?为表建议的常用句式。

25. What can be inferred about the woman?
【解析】选[D]。

选项中的She，does not like chemistry，too busy to study，careless about lab techniques等表明，本题可能与女士在学习中的情况或存在的问题有关。

对话中男士提到他发现女士在测量（measurements）方面不是很准确，由此可推断出，女士在实验方法上有些粗心，故答案为[D]。

Section B…………………………………………………………………………………………………
Passage One
【听前预测】选项中的feed the birds，starved，couldn‟t open the door/get off the window，made a mistake等表明，短文与喂鸟有关，涉及不好的遭遇。

Jack‟s friend, Kate Smith kept birds. One day Kate phoned and told Jack she was going away for a week. She asked Jack to feed the birds for her and said that she would leave the key in Jack‟s mailbox.
Unfortunately, Jack forgot all about the birds until the night before Kate was going to return. What was worse, it was already dark when Jack arrived at Kate‟s house. Jack soon found the key Kate gave him could not unlock either the front door or the back door. He was getting desperate. He kept thinking of what Kate would say when she came back.
Jack was just going to give up when he noticed that one bedroom window was slightly open. He found a barrel and pushed it under the window. As the barrel was very heavy, Jack made a lot of noise. But in the end, he managed to climb up and open the window. Jack actually had one leg inside the bedroom when he suddenly realized that someone was shining a torch up at him. He looked down and saw a policeman and an old lady, one of Kate‟s neighbors. “What are you doing up there?” said the policeman. Feeling like a complete fool, Jack replied, “I was just going to feed Mrs. Smith‟s birds.”Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. What did Kate ask Jack to do?
【解析】选[A]。

选项中的check her mailbox，help her 等表明，本题可能考查男士的行为动作。

短文开头提到，Kate要外出一周，所以她请Jack帮忙喂鸟，并把自己的钥匙留在了Jack的信箱里了，由此可知，Kate让Jack来她家喂鸟，故答案为[A]。

27. Why did Jack feel desperate?
【解析】选[B]。

选项中重复出现的He couldn‟t表明，本题可能与男士遇到的问题有关。

短文中提到，Jack 发现Kate给他的钥匙既打不开前门，也打不开后门，所以他感到绝望，故答案为[B]。

28. What happened when Jack just prepared to enter
the room through the window?
【解析】选[B]。

短文中提到，Jack打不开Kate家的门，没有办法他只能从Kate家的窗户钻到屋里，当他把一只腿迈进卧室时，突然发现有人用手电筒晃他，故答案为[B]。

【点睛】[B]中的highlighted与短文中提到的shining 对应。

Passage T wo
【听前预测】选项中重复出现的advertisement以及expensive，unreliable等表明，短文与广告有关，涉及广告的特点等。

When you turn on the radio, you hear an advertisement. When you watch television, you hear and Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
see an advertisement. If you turn the pages of a newspaper or magazine, again you find an advertisement. If you walk down the street, you see one advertising board after another. All day, every day, people who want to sell you something compete to catch your attention. As a result, advertisements are almost everywhere. In the West, advertisements are the fuel that makes mass media work. The government does not give money to mass media such as TV stations, newspapers, magazines and radio stations. They are all owned privately, so where does the money come from? From advertisements. Without advertisements, there would not be these private businesses.
Have you ever asked yourself what advertising is? Through the years, people have given different answers to the question. For some time it was felt that advertising was a means of “keeping your name before the public”. And some people thought that advertising was “truth well told”. Now more and more people describe it in this way: Advertising is the paid, non-personal, and usually persuasive description of goods, services and ideas through various media.
All advertisements try to make people believe that the product, idea, or service advertised can do well to them. Advertisements exist everywhere in our lives. 29. 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，本题考查短文的主题。

由选项中重复出现的advertisement可知，该主旨与广告有关。

短文开头提到，我们通过广播、电视、报纸等各种途径都能看到广告，接着讲了广告的定义，结尾再次总结了广告在日常生活的普遍性，这些都是在说明广告的繁荣发展，故答案为[D]。

【点睛】短文的主旨可以根据短文的主要内容进行推断，短文的开头和结尾要给予足够的重视。

30. What is the financial source for the mass media in
the W est?
【解析】选[C]。

短文中提到在西方国家，政府不给予诸如电视台、报纸、杂志、电台等传媒经济支持，它们都是私有的，并用自问自答的形式指出这些传媒的资金来源于广告（So where does the money come from? From advertisements），故答案为[C]。

31. According to the passage, what is one of the
features of advertisements?
【解析】选[B]。

选项中的They，expensive，unreliable，misleading等表明，本题考查They的特点，They可能是广告。

短文结尾提到，现在越来越多的人是这样描述广告宣传的：广告通过各种媒介对商品、服务和理念进行有偿、非个人并且通常是有说服力的说明，由此可知，广告的特点之一就是有说服力，故答案为[B]。

【点睛】[B]中的convincing是对短文中提到的persuasive的同义转述。

Passage Three
【听前预测】选项中的location，George Washington，construction，located等表明，短文可能与美国的某个地点或建筑有关，涉及乔治·华盛顿。

During the American War of Independence (1775—1783) and in the first days after the founding of the nation, there was a dispute between the northern and southern states as to where the capital of the new country should be located.
For most of the Revolutionary War period, the rebels‟ capital was Philadelphia. The First Continental Congress of 1774 was held there, so was the second one in 1776, the one which proclaimed The Declaration of Independence; and in 1787 the federal Constitution was adopted there, too. Larger New Y ork served as the Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32. What was the dispute between the northern and
southern states just after the U.S. was founded? 【解析】选[C]。

短文开头提到，在美国成立最初的日子里，南部和北部各州争论的内容是关于首都的选址问题（where the capital of the new country should be located），故答案为[C]。

33. Where was the First Continental Congress held? 【解析】选[D]。

选项均为美国地名，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
capital for a while. From 1790 to 1800, however, Philadelphia was once more the capital.
To solve the problem, George Washington, the first President of the United States, personally selected an area on the northeastern shore of the Potomac River between the states of Maryland and Virginia as the new capital. This was as early as 1791. He appointed Pierre L‟Enfant, a French engineer who had fought in the Revolution, to prepare a plan for the new city. George Washington died in 1799, so it was John Adams, the second President, who moved the capital to the new seat, which was yet to be completed. To commemorate George Washington, the new capital was named after him.
号入座即可选出答案。

短文中提到，1974年的第一次大陆会议（The First Continental Congress）是在there举行的，联系上文可知，there指的是Philadelphia （费城），故答案为[D]。

【点睛】本题解题的关键是结合前一句弄清楚there 的指代。

34. What can we learn about the capital of the U.S.? 【解析】选[A]。

选项中的Its location/construction, was located等表明，本题考查It的相关情况，It应该指某个地点或建筑。

短文中提到，美国第一任总统George Washington亲自选定马里兰州和弗吉尼亚州之间的区域作为首都，由此可知，美国首都的选址是George Washington完成的，故答案为[A]。

35. When did George Washington die?
【解析】选[B]。

选项均为年份，听音时注意留意与年份相关的信息，听清问题问的是什么。

短文结尾处提到，乔治·华盛顿（George Washington）于1799年去世，故答案为[B]。

【点睛】短文中往往会出现两个以上的时间点，故听清问题是解题的关键。

Section C…………………………………………………………………………………………………
36.【解析】existence。

空前的名词所有格monster‟s表明，本空应填一名词。

37.【解析】bodies。

空前的形容词important和空后的of表明，本空应填一名词。

冒号起解释说明的作用，
其后的experts from…from NASA提示，所填名词很可能表示“组织”或“机构”的意思。

38.【解析】specialists。

空前的and表明，本空所填词与experts，scientists并列，故本空应填与experts，scientists
性质相同的复数形式的可数名词，表示人的职业或身份。

39.【解析】enormous。

空前的不定冠词an和空后的名词lake表明，本空应填一以元音因素开头的形容词。

由后面对它的解释中提到的...twenty-four miles long and one mile wide...1,000 feet...可推断出，Loch Ness（内斯湖）很大，所填词可能有“巨大的”含义。

40.【解析】depth。

空前的不定冠词a和空后的介词of表明，本空应填一单数形式的可数名词。

由空前的long
（长），wide（宽）不难联想到接下来该介绍湖的“深度”了。

41.【解析】examine。

空前的and表明，本空所填词与find并列，故本空也应填一原形动词。

42.【解析】convincing。

空后的名词report表明，本空应填一形容词，修饰reports。

43.【解析】sightings。

空后的and表明，本空所填词与photographs并列，故本空应填一与photographs性质
相同的复数形式的可数名词。

44.【答案】Many of these photographs have later been recognized as silly jokes played on an unsuspecting public
【Main Points】Many of these photos have later been regarded as silly jokes played on an unsuspecting public 45.【答案】it seems certain that something does exist in the deep waters of the mysterious lake
【Main Points】it appears certain that something does exist in the deep and mysterious lake
46.【答案】has constructed the picture of what he believes the monster might look like
【Main Points】has drawn the picture of the monster‟s possible appearance he believes
标准听力（二）听力原文及答案解析
Part III Listening Comprehension
Section A…………………………………………………………………………………………………
11. W: Do you have any more computers shown in the
advertisement left?
M: Y es, we have one more on sale, but it‟s on the third floor. Y ou‟d better run up there before
someone buys it.
Q: What will the woman most likely do? 【听前预测】选项均以原形动词开头以及其中的Argue with the man表明，本题可能与女士的行为活动有关。

【解析】选[B]。

女士询问男士是否还有广告上的那种电脑，男士告诉女士还剩下一台在促销，但是这台电脑在三楼，接着男士说女士最好在别人买走这台电脑之前快点去三楼，由此可知，女士接下来很可能会快速跑到三楼，故答案为[B]。

on sale意为“促销”。

12. M: Look at the house. I think you should admit that
we‟re offering you a lovely house at a very good
price.
W: Lovely? Are you being funny?
Q: What does the woman mean? 【听前预测】根据选项中的The house，She likes，unsatisfied等推测，本题可能考查女士对房子的看法。

【解析】选[D]。

男士认为他们提供给女士的房子既好又便宜（a lovely house at a very good price），女士通过两个连续的反问句Lovely? Are you being funny?（漂亮吗？你在开玩笑嘛？）表示出她对房子的不满，故答案为[D]。

13. W: Y ou have arranged to meet Mr. Smith on
Wednesday. So I don‟t have to write to him, do
I?
M: There‟s no need to write to him.
Q: What are the two speakers talking about? 【听前预测】选项中的write to/contact/meet Mr. Smith 等表明，本题考查与Mr. Smith有关的行为动作。

【解析】选[A]。

女士通过反意疑问句So I don‟t have to write to him, do I?向男士确认她是否还要给史密斯先生写信，男士说There‟s no need to write to him（没有这个必要），由此可知，对话双方在讨论女士是否有必要给史密斯先生写信，故答案为[A]。

14. M: Excuse me, would you please tell me when the
next flight to Los Angeles is?
W: Sure, the next direct flight to Los Angeles is 2 hours from now, but if you don‟t mind
transferring at San Francisco, you can board now.
Q: What do we learn about the man? 【听前预测】He is about to/going to，plane，flight以及重复出现的Los Angeles，San Francisco等表明，对话与男士将要做的事情有关，涉及乘飞机去洛杉矶或旧金山，男士的话为听音重点。

【解析】选[D]。

由男士的问话would you please tell me when the next flight to Los Angeles is?可知，男士想去洛杉矶，故答案为[D]。

15. W: What an uncomfortable-looking chair! I don‟t
want to buy it.
M: Well, it may look that way, but just try it out!
Q: What does the man imply? 【听前预测】选项中重复出现的chair表明，对话与椅子有关。

【解析】选[C]。

对话中女士说这张椅子看上去坐着不会舒服，而男士说它看起来可能是那个样子，但他建议女士坐上去感受一下（try it out），言外之意就是这张椅子实际上坐起来很舒服，故答案为[C]。

16. M: Where are the rose gardens? Didn‟t you say they
were here on the west of the park?
W: No, no. I said they were on the eastside.
Q: What can we learn from the conversation? 【听前预测】选项中的rose gardens，eastside，do not exist，outside等表明，本题可能与玫瑰园的位置有关。

【解析】选[A]。

男士反问女士她是不是曾经说过玫瑰园在公园的西边，女士表示她说的是玫瑰园在公园的东边，由此可知，答案为[A]。

17. M: Nancy is always complaining about her son.
W: She should take care of my three teenage boys and see what it‟s like.
Q: What does the woman mean? 【听前预测】选项中的take care of the children，Nancy‟s life，compared with her，more difficult life等表明，对话与Nancy和女士的生活的比较有关，涉及照顾孩子的问题。

【解析】选[B]。

对话中男士提到Nancy抱怨她的儿子难带，女士说“她应该照看我的三个十几岁的儿子，看看这是什么样子”，言外之意就是她的孩子更难带，与她相比，Nancy的生活要轻松多了，故答案为[B]。

18. W: Do you think Professor Adam will give us a
long-term paper instead of giving us tests for the
Medieval Literature course?
M: I don‟t know. I am keeping my fingers crossed that way.
Q: What does the man mean? 【听前预测】选项中的a short paper，term test/paper，doing a test等表明，对话与课程考查方式有关。

【解析】选[D]。

女士问男士亚当教授会不会布置长篇论文来代替中世纪文学课的考试，男士说他会交叉手指祈求（keeping my fingers crossed）亚当教授这样安排，由此可知，男士不希望考试而是希望写论文，故答案为[D]。

Now you will hear the two long conversations.
Conversation One
【听前预测】结合19题和21题各选项的内容以及20题中的going to the movie theater，by bus，in a taxi等可推断出，对话与看电影有关，涉及电影的类型、时间以及去电影院的方式。

W: He‟s here. Bye, D ad.
M: Wait, wait, wait… Where are you going?
W: Dad, I‟ve already told mom. I‟m going out tonight. M: With whom? Y ou mean you‟re going on a date?
W: Y eah. Mom met Dirk yesterday. He‟s so cool. We‟re going on a double-date with Cindy and Evan.
M: Dirk?
W: I have to go.
M: Wait, wait. I want to meet this guy.
W: He‟s waiting for me.
M: Well, so what are you going to do tonight? Going to the library?
W: Dad, we‟re going out to eat, and then we‟re going to watch a movie.
M: What movie and what is it rated?
W: It‟s a science fiction thriller called…, well, I don‟t know what it is called, but it‟s rated PG.
M: And where‟s the movie showing?
W: Down at the Campus Plaza Movie Theater.
M: Hey, I was thinking about seeing a movie down there tonight, too.
W: Ah, Dad. Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. What kind of movie is the woman going to see? 【解析】选[C]。

选项表明，本题考查电影的类型。

由女士提到的It‟s a science fiction thriller可知，女士要看的电影是科幻惊悚片，故答案为[C]。

20. How is the woman going to the movie theater? 【解析】选[B]。

选项中的pick her up，going to the movie theater，by bus，in a taxi等表明，本题考查女士去电影院的方式。

由女士提到的That‟s not Dirk. That‟s his older brother. He‟s taking us there!可知，Dirk 的哥哥会把她和Dirk送到电影院，故答案为[B]。

M: Hey, let me meet that guy. He‟s just outside. Hey, that guy has a moustache!
W: Dad. That‟s not Dirk. That‟s his older brother. He‟s taking us there! Can I go now?
M: Well…
W: Mom said I could, and mom knows his parents.
M: Well…
W: Dad.
M: Okay, but be home by 8:00.
W: Eight? The movie doesn‟t start until 7:30. Come on, Dad.
M: Okay. Be back by 11:00.
W: Love you, Dad. Bye. 21. When does the movie begin?
【解析】选[A]。

选项表明，本题考查时间，故听音时应注意做笔记。

由女士提到的The movie doesn‟t start until 7:30可知，说电影7:30才开始，故答案为[A]。

【点睛】对话中出现两个以上的时间点，听清问题是解题的关键。

Conversation Two
【听前预测】选项中重复出现的new library表明，对话可能与新图书馆有关。

W: Hey, Geff. Have you been to the new library yet? M: Oh, hi, Jen. Y es, I went last week to check it out. I really like it.
W: Y es, I like it too. I like the study areas. There seems to be a lot of room just to spread out and focus on the books. It‟s much better than the old library where it seemed like we were all jammed into one area.
Sometimes it was even hard to find a spot to study because it was so crowded, especially during exams.
I even like the chairs at the new pl ace. They‟re super
comfy.
M: Y ou‟re right. The only bad thing about it is that it‟s pretty far away. It takes me about twenty minutes to get there by bus. So, I can see myself not going all the way downtown if I‟m in a pinch for time. I‟d probably just stay in residence and study there.
W: I was thinking that too. It‟s too bad it takes so long to get there. I don‟t like being dependent on the buses.
Have you tried riding your bike there? It might take a little longer but at least you‟re getting a bit of exercise.
M: That‟s a good idea, Jen. Maybe I‟ll try riding this week. I just have to make sure I‟m good and rested.
Sometimes, when I‟m overtired I‟m not too coordinated. Knowing me, I‟d have a load of books in my backpack and get distracted by something and crash my bike. Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
22. What did the man do last week?
【解析】选[B]。

选项中的He returned/went to see/borrowed以及重复出现的new library表明，本题考查男士过去的行为动作，该动作与新图书馆有关。

对话开始女士问男士是否去过新图书馆，男士说去过了，他上周去看了看新图书馆（check it out），故答案为[B]。

23. What is mentioned about the new library?
【解析】选[C]。

选项中的It，near，has comfortable chairs，allows students to rent等表明，本题考查It的相关情况，It可能指新图书馆。

对话中女士提到她非常喜欢新图书馆的椅子，这些椅子超级舒服（comfy），由此可知，答案为[C]。

24. How is the man going to the new library this
week?
【解析】选[D]。

选项表明，本题考查出行方式。

女士认为骑自行车去新图书馆虽然花的时间长点，但是能起到锻炼的作用，男士说这真是个好主意，还说他这周可能会骑自行车去新图书馆（Maybe I‟ll try riding this week），故答案为[D]。

【点睛】听到男士提到的riding便不难选出By bike。

25. Why does the woman hurry to leave?
【解析】选[A]。

选项中的She has to/needs，turn off the gas，see her friend off等表明，本题可能与女士要做的事有关。

女士和男士聊着天，看了时间后，她说
W: Hmm. Well, you‟ve just got to keep an eye out for those potholes. Oh, wow. Look at the time! I‟ve got to get to my next class. I‟ll see you around, Geff. M: Good talking to you, Jen. I‟ll be seeing you.要去上课（get to my next class），所以匆忙跟男士道别，故答案为[A]。

Section B…………………………………………………………………………………………………
Passage One
【听前预测】选项中的dolphins，tropical rivers，toothed whales，acute eyesight，clever 等表明，短文与海豚有关，涉及海豚的生活环境、特点等。

There are about thirty species of dolphins, which measure from 1.5 to 9 meters. They are found in warm and tropical oceans and are extremely fast swimmers, often reaching a speed of twenty knots. In spite of their size, they dive in and out of the water in a most agile manner. They are, in fact, mammals and belong to the family of toothed whales. They possess extremely acute hearing and use an echolocation system to find prey. The best-known species, the one familiar to anybody who has visited a dolphinarium, is the grey-brown, bottle-nosed dolphin.
The idea tha t the dolphin is one of man‟s best friends goes back a long way in history. But why are dolphins so appealing? What makes them such lovable and entertaining creatures? The fact is that they are intelligent, inquisitive and quick to learn. They also have a curious expression, rather like a human smile, which is particularly attractive.
Dolphins are especially fond of children. A dolphin near Melbourne in Australia recognized one little girl in particular and kept returning to see her. They are also capable of forming long-lasting relationships, and one school of dolphins, which arrived at a bay in New Zealand, stayed for over a year and had regular contact with the local inhabitants. However, despite the widespread belief that dolphins can talk, the truth is that they are only able to imitate sounds. Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. What can we know about dolphins according to
the passage?
【解析】选[C]。

选项中的They，in...tropical rivers，belong to...whales等表明，本题与They的基本情况有关，根据[A]中的species of dolphins推测，They 可能指海豚。

由短文开头提到的They are, in fact, mammals and belong to the family of toothed whales可知，答案为[C]。

【点睛】根据短文中提到的thirty species of dolphins 可排除[A]；根据found in warm and tropical oceans可排除[B]；根据use an echolocation system to find prey 可排除[D]。

27. Why are dolphins attractive and lovable?
【解析】选[A]。

选项中的They，clever，have nice appearance，friendly等表明，本题考查They的特点，They可能指海豚。

短文首先用问句提到What makes them such lovable and entertaining creatures? 随后说明原因：他们聪明、好奇心强、学习能力强（they are intelligent, inquisitive and quick to learn），故答案为[A]。

【点睛】[A]中的clever是对短文中提到的intelligent 的同义转述。

28. Whom are dolphins especially fond of?
【解析】选[A]。

选项表明，本题与某类人群有关，听音时应留意相关信息。

由短文中提到的Dolphins are especially fond of children 可知，海豚尤其喜欢儿童，故答案为[A]。

Passage T wo
【听前预测】预览三道题各选项，结合31题选项中的his term of office as President可推断出，短文可能与某位总统有关。