Part III Listening Comprehension
Section A
11.W：Would you like to order now?
M：Yes. Please show me the menu.
Q：Where are the man and the woman now?
【解析】D 從 order 和menu兩個詞中可以判斷說話人是在餐廳就餐。
12.W：How long have you been driving?
M：Actually I began driving when I was thirteen. But I didn’t get a license until I was sixteen.
Q：When did the man start driving?
【解析】C 說話人說自己十三歲就開始開車，十六歲拿到駕照。十六歲為干擾項，正確答案是十三歲。
13.W：Excuse me, could you please tell me when the bank is open?
M：It’s open from 9 am to 5 pm on weekdays, and 10 am to 4 pm on Saturdays.
Q：When is the bank open?
【解析】A 女士問銀行何時開門，男士回答說平日里是上午九點到下午五點，周六是上午十點到下午四點。此處 weekdays 指“在每個周日, 在平日 (指星期一至星期五)”。
14.M：Didn’t you go shopping today? Where’s the tobacco you promised to bring me?
W：I planned to, but the car was out of order so I did some sewing instead.
Q：What did the woman do today?
【解析】B 男士問女士為何沒去購物。女士回答說本來打算去的，但是車子有點問題，所以就在家做了些針線活。
15. W：If any of you give me a hand, I could finish this job before five o’clock.
M：I would like to, but I can’t. Mr. Brown told me to type some letters before I go home.
Q：What did Mr. Brown ask the man to do?
【解析】C 男士跟女士解釋說我很樂意幫你，但是我沒辦法，布朗先生要我回家之前打印一些信件。從男士的回答中我們可以直接找到答案。
16.M：You work harder than Merry.
W：But Linda works even harder.
Q：Who works the hardest?
【解析】C 男士說女士比瑪麗工作努力，女士說琳達比自己還要努力。因此，工作最努力的人是琳達。
17.W：Would you like a cup of coffee to help you wake up?
M：A cup of coffee? I’ll need three or four.
Q：What does the man mean?
【解析】C 女士問男士是否需要一杯咖啡幫他清醒。男士回答說一杯不行，要三四杯。由此可見答案。
18.W：Excuse me, where’s the cashier’s office? I’ve come to pay a bill.
M：It’s on the 2nd floor, the 3rd room on the right.
Q：Where’s the cashier’s office?
【解析】A 女士問出納員的辦公室在哪兒，男士說在二樓右邊第三個房間。3rd room 為干擾項，2nd 才是正確答案。
Now you’ll hear two long conversations.
Conversation One
M：I really don’t know what to do this summer. I can’t afford to just sit around, and there don’t seem to be any jobs available.
W：Why don’t you try house sitting? Last summer my friend Margaret house sat for the Dodds when they are away on vacation. Mr. Dodd hired Margaret to stay in their house because he didn’t want it left empty.
M：You mean the Dodds paid Margaret just to live in their house?
W：It wasn’t that easy. She had to mow the lawn and water the house plants. And when Eric house sat for Dr. Cohen, he had to take care of her pets.
M：Housesitting sounds like a good job. I guess it’s a little like babysitting, expect you are taking care of the house instead of children.
W：The Student Employment Office still has a few jobs posted.
M：Do you just have to fill out an application?
W：Margaret and Eric had to interview with the house owners and provide three references each.
M：That seems like a lot of trouble for a summer job.
W：Well, the house owners want some guarantee that they can trust the house sitter. You know, they want to make sure you’re not the type who’ll throw wild parties in their house, or move a group of friends in with you.
M：House sitters who do that sort of things probably aren’t paid then?
W：Usually they’re paid anyway just because the house owners don’t want to make a fuss. But if the house owner reported it, then the housesitter wouldn’t be able to get another job. So why don’t you apply?
M：Yeah, I think I will.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. What does the man want to do this summer?
【解析】D 對話一開始男士即說暑假不能待著，但似乎沒有什么可行的工作，即說明他想假期做一份兼職。
20.What did the Dodds do when they went away last summer?
【解析】A Mr. Dodd hired Margaret to stay in their house because he didn’t want it left empty. 從這一句中可以看出 Dodds一家去年夏天外出時，他們雇了Margaret 在他們家看家。
21.What is one responsibility the housesitter probably wouldn’t have?
【解析】C Housesitting sounds like a good job. I guess it’s a little like babysitting, expect you are taking care of the house instead of children. 從這句話中可看出 housesitting的工作類似于保姆 babysitting，只是除了要照顧孩子。
22.How do house owners determine the reliability of a housesitter?
【解析】B Margaret and Eric had to interview with the house owners and provide three references each. 從這句話中可以看出房屋主人對應(yīng)聘者進行了面試，并且每位應(yīng)聘者分別提供三份介紹信。
Conversation Two
M：You’ve worked in a university before, haven’t you?
W：Yes, in Britain, yes.
M：What, how do students go about getting jobs when they graduate?
W：Well, most universities have a Careers Advice Service. I used to know the people in the Careers Service in Newcastle University and they, in fact, seem fairly successful in finding jobs for students. They are able to get jobs for 3040% of new graduates.
M：That seems a fairly low percentage.
W：Well...it’s not if you consider the various other options which people take up. For example, there are a fair number of people I don’t remember the exact number, who go into further study, who carry straight on into master’s degrees. Either at the same university or another university. So that’s fair chunk. Then there are others, a second group of people, who decide not to take a career job immediately after university. Instead, they decide to take time off, maybe see the world, and...and...well there is a third group, the people who can’t actually get the jobs they wait for a job they really want. So when I say 3040% find jobs through the careers service, that doesn’t mean that only that number find jobs. A lot of other people find jobs through the newspapers.
M：So it is quite high really, yes.
W：Oh, I think so, relatively, yes. And quite a lot of other people of course look in newspapers and the particular journals or magazines which advertise jobs in the fields they’re interested in.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard
23.What are the man and the woman talking about?
【解析】C 兩個人討論的是關(guān)于大學(xué)生畢業(yè)后找工作的問題，通過什么渠道找工作。Job hunting 即為找工作之意。
24.What is the percentage of college graduates getting jobs through university help?
【解析】B 女士介紹說大學(xué)里的介紹工作的服務(wù)機構(gòu)可以幫助30%-40% 的畢業(yè)生找到工作。四個選項里只有三分之一在這個數(shù)字范圍之內(nèi)。
25.What do most college graduates in Britain do when they graduate?
【解析】A 大多數(shù)畢業(yè)生畢業(yè)之后是去找工作，他們通過學(xué)校的工作介紹機構(gòu)，或者通過報紙、雜志等找工作。
Section B
Passage One
Is your family interested in buying a dog? A dog can be a happy addition to your family, but if you choose the wrong kind of dog, the consequences can cause you a lot of trouble.
Families should sit down and thoroughly discuss the problems involved before buying a dog. Even if the children in your family are the ones who want the dogs, the parents are the ones who are really responsible for seeing that the animal is properly cared for. If you don’t know much about dogs, it’s a good idea to go to the library or the ASPCA for books about various kinds of dogs, as well as books about how to train a puppy. When a book describes a dog as an ideal hunting dog, it probably means that the dog won’t be happy living in a small apartment. Dog breeds vary in popularity as the years go by. One of the most popular dogs these days is the German shepherd. This is because it provides protection as well as companionship. The family should be warned that these dogs grow up to be very big, and may be too powerful for children to handle. If space is limited, a toy dog may be a good choice. These dogs are very small and easy to train. They don’t need to be walked daily, since they can exercise in the space available in the home.
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. What is the main topic of the talk?
【解析】A 本文主要講了養(yǎng)小狗做家庭
寵物要十分細心慎重。如果選擇不慎的話，會帶來許多問題。
27. According to the speaker who was really responsible for the dog’s welfare?
【解析】C 說話者認為父母才是最應(yīng)該對小狗負責(zé)的人。從這句話中就可以看出來：the parents are the ones who are really responsible for seeing that the animal is properly cared for.
28. When is the toy dog a good choice?
【解析】C 當(dāng)你的住房面積很小的時候，養(yǎng)一只小型狗是很好的選擇。文中有明確地指出：If space is limited, a toy dog may be a good choice.
Passage Two
Everywhere we look, we see Americans running. They run for every reason anybody could think of. They run for health, for beauty, to lose weight, to feel fit, and because it is the thing they love to do. Every year, for example, thousands of people run in one race, the Boston Marathon, the best know long distance race in the United States. In recent years there have been nearly 5,000 official competitors and it takes three whole minutes for the crowd of runners just to cross the starting line.
You may have heard the story of the Greek runner, Pheidippides. He ran from Marathon to Athens to deliver the news of the great victory 2,500 years ago. No one knows how long it took him to run the distance. But the story tells us that he died of the effort. Today no one will die in a Marathon race. But at the finish line, we see what this race is about; not being first, but finishing. The real victory is not over one’s fellow runners, but over one’s own body. It is a victory of will power over fatigue. In the Boston Marathon, each person who crosses that finish line is a winner.
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. How long does it takes for the runners to cross the starting line in recent Marathon race?
【解析】A 細節(jié)考察題。第一段提到在最近的比賽中，選手們穿過起跑線都需要3分鐘的時間。
30. Why did the Greek runner run from Marathon to Athens?
【解析】C 細節(jié)考察題。見第二段， “He ran from Marathon to Athens to deliver the news of the great victory 2,500 years ago”由此可知，是為了傳達勝利的消息。
31. Why is a person who crosses the finish line a winner?
【解析】C 判斷推理題。見第二段，“The real victory is not over one’s fellow runners, but over one’s own body”真正的勝利不是戰(zhàn)勝對手，而是戰(zhàn)勝自己。
Passage Three
Of all the stars the sun is the nearest to the earth. Millions of other stars are even bigger and brighter than the sun. They look small only because they are much father away. You can’t see them in the daytime. But if you go out at night, you’ll be able to see thousands of them.
The earth is one of the sun’s planets, and the moon is the nearest to the earth in space, and men have visited it already. No man has traveled farther than the moon, but spaceships without people have reached other planets.
Many countries have sent up manmade satellites to circle the earth. With their help, people have done much research in many fields of science. Our countries sometimes have sent up man made satellites to send and receive TV programs. This has helped the people of China and other countries to understand each other better.
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32. What do we learn about the Sun?
【解析】 B細節(jié)考察題。見第一段第一句，所有的恒星中太陽是離地球最近的一個。
33. Which planet have some people reached?
【解析】A 細節(jié)考察題。見第二段第二句，沒有人到達過比月球更遠的地方，但人造衛(wèi)星到達了其他的星球。
34. What can we do because of the manmade satellites?
【解析】C “歸納總結(jié)題。見第三段第二句和最后一句，由此可總結(jié)人造衛(wèi)星既可以幫人們展開研究，也可以增進人們之間的了解”。
35. What do we learn from the passage?
【解析】A 細節(jié)考察題。見第二段第一句，“The earth is one of the sun’s planets”由此知，地球是一個行星。
Section C
36. 【答案】fun
【解析】假期購物對許多人來說是件令人興奮而有趣的事，fun表示“有趣”。
37. 【答案】perfect
【解析】此處應(yīng)填形容詞 perfect, 表示“極好的，完美的”。
38.【答案】lastminute
【解析】此處應(yīng)填復(fù)合名詞 lastminute, 表示“最后一刻”。
39.【答案】entire
【解析】此處應(yīng)填形容詞 entire, 表示“全部的，整個的”。
40.【答案】stores
【解析】此處應(yīng)填名詞 store 的復(fù)數(shù)形式 stores, 指“商店”
41.【答案】enthusiasm
【解析】此處應(yīng)填名詞 enthusiasm。Full of enthusiasm 表示“充滿熱情的”，相當(dāng)于 be enthusiastic。
42. 【答案】dozen
【解析】a dozen 意為“一打、很多”。
43.【答案】Overall
【解析】該詞位于句首，首字母必須大寫，所以此處填首字母大寫的副詞Overall，表示“大致上，全部地”。
44. 【答案】 Roughly 60 million Americans will buy at least some of their gifts via their computers
【解析】大約六千萬美國人通過計算機購買部分禮品。
45.【答案】Internet shopping is no longer new or unusual for people
【解析】網(wǎng)上購物對人們來說已不是新鮮事了。
46. 【答案】It’s all about making the shopping experience more efficient, more reliable and more comfortable.
【解析】此句是說：網(wǎng)上購物使得人們購物更高效、可靠和舒適。
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