Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Section A
1.(A) The man should try to be more understanding. (B) The man's wife should be more understanding. (C) The man's negative attitude may be derived from his childhood. (D) The pessimism of the man's wife may be the result of her past experiences.
2.(A) A snowstorm. (B) An earthquake. (C) A traffic accident. (D) A hurricane.
3.(A) The two speakers are classmates. (B) The man is majoring in elementary education. (C) The woman is majoring in elementary education. (D) The two speakers got to know each other in a class.
4.(A) Go home to get a book. (B) Return a book to the library. (C) Take a book from the library for the woman. (D) Ask the librarian for help .
5.(A) At 6:15. (B) At 5:50. (C) At 16:05. (D) At 16:15.
6.(A) Customer and clerk. (B) Professor and student. (C) Boss and employee. (D) Lawyer and client.
7.(A) Unemployment. (B) Family breakup. (C) Mental problems. (D) Drinking.
8.(A) She disagrees with the man. (B) She doesn't enjoy long speeches. (C) She hadn't known how long the speech would be. (D) She doesn't have a special opinion about the speaker.
9.(A) They are attending a concert. (B) They are negotiating about a price. (C) They are planning to go for a date. (D) They are buying something for their firm.
10.(A) The man is a football fan. (B) The man needs the woman's help. (C) The man didn't watch TV last night. (D) The man often has power failure at home.
听力第一部分原文及答案: Section A 1. M: I couldn't put up with my wife any longer. I don't know why she usually wants to look at everything in such a negative way. W: Maybe you should try to get to know something about her childhood. Q: What does the woman mean? * 解析 选D, 综合推断题。男士不明白自己妻子为什么总是以消极的态度看待一切, 女士说他应该了解一下妻子的童年, 因此, 女士的意思是男士妻子的消极态度可能与过去的经历有关, 所以D正确。 * 考点 ● put up with意为“容忍, 忍受”, 同类短语还有: put up 举起(手), 搭建, 张贴, 捐赠, 提出(建议等); put up a fight (resistance) 进行战斗(抵抗); put sb. up to sth. /doing sth. 怂恿某人做某事; put sb. up提名某人为候选人, 如: We want to put you up for club treasurer. 我们想请你担任俱乐部的财务员。 2. M: Lucy, could you describe what you were doing at the moment? W: Well, I was still sleeping at 6 o'clock. Then there was this horrible sound and the floor was just bouncing and rolling like waves, all at the same time. Q: What are the speakers talking about? * 解析 选B, 综合推断题。结合对话中的floor, bouncing和rolling推断, 当时发生了地震, 所以B正确。 3. W: Hi, Peter. I was surprised to see you in the class in children's literature yesterday. Are you also majoring in elementary education? M: No, I'm not. But as a psychology major, I can use this to fulfill the requirement in developmental psychology. Q: What do you learn from the conversation? * 解析 选C, 信息明示题。由女士的问话Are you also majoring in elementary education, 特别是其中的also可知, 女士的专业是基础教育, 所以C正确。 * 考点 ● major作动词时意为“主修”, 常与介词in搭配, 后接表科目的名词; 作名词时意为“主修课”; 作形容词时意为“主修的; 主要的”。 4. W: Hey, don't forget to bring that book back from the library on your way home. M: Oh, thanks for reminding me. I am on my way. Q: What will the man probably do next? * 解析 选C, 综合推断题。女士让男士别忘了在他回家的路上把那本书从图书馆带回来, 男士说:“谢谢你的提醒, 我走了。” 由此可以推断, 男士接下来要做的就是帮女士借书, 故选C。 5. M: How was the trip, Ellen? W: It was all right, only the plane should have taken off at 14:00, but it was grounded for two hours and fifteen minutes because of bad weather. Q: When did the plane take off? * 解析 选D, 综合推断题。女士说should have taken off at 14:00, 用的是虚拟语气, 表明飞机并没有在14:00起飞, 结合后面的grounded for two hours and fifteen minutes可知, 飞机会在14:00+2:15=16:15起飞, 故选D。 * 考点 ● 虚拟结构should have done表示对过去的假设, 意为“本应该…, 而未…”, 与其类似的虚拟结构would have done也表示对过去的假设, 如: If they had left earlier, they would have caught the train. 他们要是早一点动身就赶上火车了。 6. M: Have you made up your mind? W: Yes, I'll give up biology and switch to archeology, where my interest lies. Q: What's the probable relationship between the two speakers? * 解析 选B, 综合推断题。女士说自己要放弃生物学而转学考古学, 由此推断, B正确。 * 考点 ● 有关“课程”的词伙有: semester, term, optional course选修课, registration注册, class permit听课证, call on点名, take notes等。 7. W: Tony, who are the street people? How did they get to be living in the street? M: Well, some of them lost their jobs, some of them have mental problems, and some of them drink. Q: Which of the following factors is NOT mentioned as a cause of becoming street people? * 解析 选B, 信息明示题。女士问在街上流浪的是哪些人, 男士说有失业的, 有精神病患者, 还有一些酒鬼, 并没有提及家庭破裂者, 排除B。 * 考点 ● get to (doing) sth. 意为“开始着手做某事”, 与get相关的短语还有: get to sb. 对…产生影响, 如: Her constant nagging is beginning to get to him. 她不停地唠叨惹得他生起气来。 8. M: What a boring speaker! I could hardly keep from falling asleep. W: Oh, I don't know about that. In fact, I don't have a special feeling about him. Q: What does the woman mean? * 解析 选D, 语义替换题。男士说演讲者太令人厌烦了, 女士却说:“我不知道, 事实上, 我对他没有特别的感觉。” 由此可以推断, D正确。 9. W: This is our rock-bottom price, Mr. Li. We can't make any further concessions. M: If that's the case, there's not much point in further discussion. We might as well cancel the whole deal. Q: What are the man and the woman doing? * 解析 选B, 综合推断题。女士说这是自己的最低价并表示不能再让步; 男士说如果是这样, 就无需再讨论了, 他们将取消整笔交易, 由此可知他们在商议价格, 所以B正确。本题的关键词是rock-bottom price(最低价)以及cancel the whole deal(取消整笔交易)。 * 考点 ● point一般意为“点, 尖端”, 意为“要点”时的常见短语有: beside the point离题的; I take your point (about)你说得是, 你说得对; make a point of doing sth. 总是要做某事, 重视, 如: I always make a point of checking that all the windows are close before I leave. 出门前我总是要检查所有的窗户是否都关好了。 ● as well意为“也; 最好还是”, 如: It would be as well to call and say we can't make it. 还是打个电话说我们没法及时抵达比较好。 10. W: You don't look smart this morning. I can see you're not happy. Come on, what happened? M: I had never expected this would have happened to me. We had a power failure at home last night and I missed most of the football match. Q: What can we infer from the conversation? * 解析 选A, 综合推断题。女士问男士为什么不高兴, 男士说他家里昨晚停电, 他错过了大半场足球比赛, 由此可知, 男士是位足球迷, 所以A正确。 * 考点 ● smart是口语中常用到的一个小词, 词性及意思较多, 常用作形容词, 其常见的用法有: ① 意为“漂亮的, 潇洒的”, 如: Monica always wears smart clothes. 莫尼卡总穿漂亮的衣服。 ② 意为“精明的, 聪明的”, 如: Jack is a smart businessman. 杰克是个精明的商人。
Part I Listening Comprehension Section B Compound Dictation Direction: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 11 to 17 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 18 to 20 you are required to fill in the missing information. You can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written. Shyness is the cause of much unhappiness for a great many people. Shy people are anxious and (11)______; that is, they are excessively concerned with their own appearance and actions. (12)______ thoughts are constantly occurring in their minds: what kind of impression am I making? Do they like me? Do I sound stupid? Am I wearing (13)______ clothes? It is obvious that such uncomfortable feelings must affect people (14)______. A person's self-concept is (15)______ in the way he or she behaves, and the way a person behaves affects other people's (16)______. In general, the way people think about themselves has a (17)______ effect on all areas of their lives. Shy people are very sensitive to criticism; they feel it confirms their inferiority. (18)______________________. A shy person may respond to a compliment with a statement like this one: “You're just saying that to make me feel good. I know it's not true. ” (19)______________________. Can shyness be completely eliminated, or at least reduced? (20)_________________. People's expectations of themselves must be realistic. Living on the impossible leads to a sense of inadequacy.
Section B 听力原文: Shyness is the cause of much unhappiness for a great many people. Shy people are anxious and self-conscious; that is, they are excessively concerned with their own appearance and actions. Worrisome thoughts are constantly occurring in their minds: what kind of impression am I making? Do they like me? Do I sound stupid? Am I wearing unattractive clothes? It is obvious that such uncomfortable feelings must affect people adversely. A person's self-concept is reflected in the way he or she behaves, and the way a person behaves affects other people's reactions. In general, the way people think about themselves has a profound effect on all areas of their lives. Shy people are very sensitive to criticism; they feel it confirms their inferiority. They also find it difficult to be pleased by compliments because they believe they are unworthy of praise. A shy person may respond to a compliment with a statement like this one: “You're just saying that to make me feel good. I know it's not true. ” It is clear that, while self-awareness is a healthy quality, overdoing it is harmful. Can shyness be completely eliminated, or at least reduced? Since shyness goes hand in hand with lack of self-esteem, it is important for people to accept their weaknesses as well as their strengths. People's expectations of themselves must be realistic. Living on the impossible leads to a sense of inadequacy. 文章精要:文章通过描述害羞的人的常见心理活动和行为方式, 以及由于他们的害羞而给自己的生活和周围的人所带来的影响, 论述了害羞的人应该正确对待自己的缺点和优点, 对自己有正确而现实的认识。 答案: 11. self-conscious 12. Worrisome 13. unattractive 14. adversely 15. reflected 16. reactions 17. profound 18. They also find it difficult to be pleased by compliments because they believe they are unworthy of praise 19. It is clear that, while self-awareness is a healthy quality, overdoing it is harmful 20. Since shyness goes hand in hand with lack of self-esteem, it is important for people to accept their weakness as well as their strengths