Part III Listening Comprehension
Section A
11.M:What’s all that noise? It sounds as if it’s coming from next door. The Nelson aren’t back yet, are they?
W:I don’t think so. It must be the window cleaner working upstairs。
Q:Where does the woman think the noise is coming from?
【解析】[A]女士不同意男士的看法,她认为是清洗窗户的工人在楼上工作弄出的噪音。所以,答案应为from upstairs。
12.M:I’m going to Edinburgh to arrange for the shipment. Do you think I should go by train or by air?
W:I think the best way is to take the coach if you’re not in a hurry. You can see a lot of the beautiful landscape on the way。
Q:What is the woman’s suggestion?
【解析】[D]女士建议说:如果你不着急的话我想最好的方式是乘长途汽车去。the best way is to take the coach。
13.W: Isn’t Susan a beautiful bride?
M:She is indeed. Mark looks very happy too, doesn’t he? He told me that they’ll be going to Florida on their honeymoon。
Q:Where did this conversation most probably take place?
【解析】[A]女士问:Susan难道不是个漂亮的新娘吗?男士说:她确实是个漂亮新娘,Mark看上去也很幸福,他跟我说他们将要去Florida 度蜜月。很显然,这段对话发生在婚礼上。
14.W:Did you go to the football match last Saturday?
M:Oh yes. It was supposed to start at 2:30, but it was delayed 15 minutes。
Q:When did the football match start?
【解析】[B]男士说:球赛本该在2:30开始的,但是迟了15分钟。所以球赛开始于2:45。本题关键在于听出 be supposed to以及be delayed。
15.W:That report I did came to over 50 pages。
M: My goodness!
Q:What does the man think about the report?
【解析】[C]女士说:她做的那个报告超过50页了,男士说:天哪!由此可见,男士对女士所做的报告的长度感到惊讶。
16.M:Janet is quite interested in camping, isn’t she?
W:Yes, she often goes for weeks at a time。
Q:What does the woman say about Janet?
【解析】[B]男士问:Janet对野营很感兴趣吧?女士说:是的,她常一去数周。因此Janet 喜欢做长途的野营旅行。
17. M:Have you seen Johnson this afternoon? I can’t find him anywhere in this school。
W:I saw your brother Johnson studying with Cindy in the library。
Q:Who is the man looking for Johnson?
【解析】[C]此为推理题,从女士的话中做个简单的推理,女士说:我看见他的兄弟Johnson在图书馆和Cindy一起学习。所以找Johnson的男士是 Johnson’s brother。
18. W: Were you hurt in the accident?
M:I was shocked at the time, but wasn’t hurt at all. My bike was totally damaged though。
Q: What do we know about the man?
【解析】[B]男士说:我那时吓坏了,但是一点儿也没伤着。因此答案为He was unharmed。
Now you’ll hear two long conversations。
Conversation One
M:You should have seen the line at the housing office. It took me an hour to make my dormitory deposit for next year. Have you made yours yet?
W:No, I’m not sure I am going to。
M:There is not much time left. The deadline is May 1st. That’s just two weeks from now. Are you short of cash?
W:No, I’m okay。
M: You’d better hurry up if you want a dorm room next September. There aren’t enough rooms for everyone. And first-year students have priority。