1. A) Mary earned the prize.B) Mary has granted the prize. C) Mary fails in the speech contest.D) The man doesn’t think Mary deserves the prize.
2. A) Driving a car. B) Taking a taxi.C) Going by train. D) Taking the subway.
3. A) Where is the manager now? B) Who will be his new manager? C) Whether his manager is ill. D) When the manager will go to the headquarters.
4. A) He dislikes museums and galleries. B) He does not care about the hot weather. C) Going to the beach is the best choice. D) He doesn’t want to go to Washington.
5. A) She wants to live in the suburbs.B) She is offended by her naughty children. C) She disagrees with father. D) She turns a deaf ear to her husband’ s words.
6. A) She will choose a new topic . B) She used to choose the poetry written by Shakespeare as the topic. C) She refuses to accept the man’ s advice. D) She is on the wrong track.
7. A) Husband and wife. B) Teacher and student. C) Policeman and driver. D) Mother and son.
8. A) How to buy a good computer. B) How to borrow a computer from the company. C) The price of the computer. D) The newly-bought computer.
9. A) At the library.B) At the airport. C) At the post office. D) At the teacher’ s office.
10. A) He is good at drawing pictures. B) He likes paintings very much. C) He likes visiting the art museum very much. D) He thinks the art museum is a very quiet place.
听力原文 Section A 1. W: Don’t you think it’s marvelous that Mary has won the first prize of the English Speech Contest? M: She deserves it. Q: What does the man mean? 2. W: I have to go to the other side of the town, but it’ s the rush hour now. M: Driving is not the ideal way. I always take the subway at this time of the day. Q: According to the man, what is the better way to go to the other side of the town? 3. W: Have you got the news that the manager will be transferred to the headquarters of our company? M: Really? Who will be our new manager? Q: What does the man want to know? 4. W: The weather is terribly hot. Shall we go to the beach for the vacation for the coming holiday? M: Oh, why? There are so many museums, art galleries and restaurants in Washington, I’d be happy there no matter what the weather is like. Q: What does the man mean? 5. W: I wonder what makes mother so upset these days. M: Father would like to afford a new villa in the faraway suburbs, which goes against her wishes. And, what is more, he turns a deaf ear to her words. Q: Why is mother very unhappy recently? 6. W: You are on the right track. I’m just thinking you need to choose another topic. M: Yes, you are right. I can’t find adequate material for this topic. Maybe, I should write the essay on Shakespeare’s poetry. Q: What will the woman probably do next? 7. W: Why are you giving me a speeding ticket? I was going at 40 miles per hour. M: Can’t you see the notice nearby? It reads “10 mph limits”. Q: What is the probable relationship between the two speakers? 8. W: That’s a nice computer. Its software is especially wonderful. M: The problem is how to utilize it. Q: What are they discussing? 9. W: Professor Smith said that I could find the book relevant to my major on the shelves in this section. But I could not even figure out anything similar. M: Maybe the book has been borrowed from here. Now, please look it up in the computer. Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place? 10.W: Jack seems to be fancy about the art items of painting. On the walls of his bedroom, there are so many famous pictures. Some of them are priceless. M: However, he does not like visiting the art museum because he considers it a noisy place. Q: What can we conclude about Jack from the conversation?
1.【答案】A。 【试题分析】判断推理型。 【详细解答】第一个人说:玛丽获得了英语演讲比赛第一名,这真是一件了不起的事情。第二个人说:她应该得到这一荣誉。然后,我们再根据所听信息,浏览四个选项:选项B的意思是“玛丽颁了奖。”,与对话内容相矛盾;选项C的意思是“玛丽在演讲比赛中失败了。”,与对话内容相反;选项D看起来与第二个人说话的内容最像,而实际上not告诉我们该选项与对话的意义相反。只有选项A符合对话的意思。 2.【答案】D。 【试题分析】细节推理型。 【详细解答】第一个人说:我要去城市的另一边去,但是现在是车流高峰期。第二个人说:开车过去不是最好的方式。在这个时候,我总是乘地铁。而所问的问题是第二个人认为最好的方式是什么。他所说的话I always take the subway at this time of the day.所暗含的意思就是“你最好乘地铁前往”。故本题的正确答案是D。 3.【答案】B。 【试题分析】判断推理型。 【详细解答】第一个人说:你是否听说我们的经理被调到公司总部去了?第二个人说:真的吗?谁将成为我们的新经理呢?所问问题是:第二个人最想知道什么?他所说的话Who will be our new manager?非常明确地告诉我们:他最想知道的是谁将成为他们的新经理。在四个选项中,只有选项B与该意思相一致。 4.【答案】B。 【试题分析】判断推理型。 【详细解答】第一个人说:天气特别的热,我们到海边去度假吧。第二个人说:华盛顿有非常多的博物馆和艺术馆。天气再热,我也非常喜欢到那去。所问问题是:这个男人是什么意思?浏览四个选项,我们可以看出:选项A、C、D的意思与对话中的信息意思相反;选项B的意思是:他不在乎天气有多热,与第二个人所说的话意思一致。 5.【答案】C。 【试题分析】细节归纳型。 【详细解答】第一个人说:我不知道妈妈最近为什么不高兴。第二个人说:爸爸想在遥远的郊区买一栋别墅。这与妈妈的意愿相反,而且他把妈妈的话当成耳旁风。所问问题是:妈妈最近为什么不高兴?对话中第二个人的回答正是我们能够找到答案的地方。在四个选项中,只有选项C:她和爸爸的意见不一致,与对话相符。故本题的正确答案是C。 6.【答案】A。 【试题分析】判断推理型。 【详细解答】第一个人说:你做对了,我正想让你换一个专题。第二个人说:对,我没法找到有关这一专题的足够资料。我应该写一篇有关莎士比亚诗歌的文章。所问问题是:这位女士将要做什么?对话中第二个人的回答正是我们能够找到答案的地方。在四个选项中,只有选项A:她将要换一个专题来写文章,与对话相符。故本题的正确答案是A。 7.【答案】C。 【试题分析】判断推理题。 【详细解答】第一个人说:你为什么给我一张超速罚款单?我的行驶速度是40英里每小时。第二个人说:你难道没有看到附近的告示吗?时速限制是10英里每小时。所问问题是:两个说话人之间是什么关系?本段对话的关键词是:speeding ticket,40 miles per hour,notice,10 mph limits。它们能让我们联想到交通警察和司机之间的对话。故本题的正确答案是C。 8.【答案】D。 【试题分析】总结归纳型。 【详细解答】第一个人说:这是一台不错的电脑,特别是它的软件。第二个人说:问题是如何使用它。所问问题是:他们在讨论什么?本段对话的关键词是:a nice compute,Its software is especially wonderful,how to utilize it。它们能告诉我们他们正在讨论新买的电脑。故本题的正确答案是D。 9.【答案】A。 【试题分析】判断推理型。 【详细解答】第一个人说:史密斯教授说我能在这个部分的书架上找到与我的专业有关的书。可是,我连一点相似的东西也找不到。第二个人说:那些书可能被借走了。我们去电脑上的书目上查查去。所问问题是:这段对话发生在什么地方?本段对话的关键词是:on the shelves,book has been borrowed from here,look it up in the computer。它们能告诉我们对话发生的地点是在图书馆。故本题的正确答案是A。 10.【答案】B。 【试题分析】总结推论型。 【详细解答】第一个人说:杰克似乎对绘画艺术非常狂热。他卧室的墙上到处是名画,其中有些价值连城。第二个人说:但是,他不喜欢参观艺术馆,因为他认为那里太吵了。所问问题是:由这段对话,我们可以得出有关杰克的什么结论?然后,我们再根据所听信息,浏览四个选项。只有选项B的意思是“杰克非常喜欢绘画。”与对话内容相一致。故本题的正确答案是B。
Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. During the first reading, you should listen carefully for a general idea of the whole passage. Then listen to the passage again. When the first part of the passage is being read, you should fill in the missing words during the pause at each blank. After listening to the second part of the passage you are required to write down the main points according to what you have just heard. Finally when the passage is read the third time you can check what you have written.
A few years ago it was (11)____to speak of a generation gap, a division between young people and their elders. Parents (12)____ that children did not show them proper respect and (13)____, while children complained that their parents did not understand them at all. What had gone wrong? Why had the generation gap suddenly appeared? (14)____, the generation gap has been around for a long time. Many (15)____argue that it is built into the fabric of our society. One important cause of the generation gap is the opportunity that young people have to choose their own life-styles. In more (16)____ societies, when children grow up, they are expected to live in the same area as their parents, to marry people that their parents know and (17)__ of, and often to continue the family occupation. In our society, young people often travel great distances for their educations, move out of the family home at an early age, marry or live with (18)____. In our upwardly mobile society, parents often expect their children to do better than they did: to find better jobs, to make more money, and to do all the things that they were unable to do. Often, however, (19)___. Finally, the speed at which changes take place in our society is another cause of the gap between the generations. In a traditional culture, (20)____. 内容概要: 几年前,人们经常谈起代沟这个名词。父母们抱怨孩子们对他们不够尊重;而孩子们则抱怨父母们对他们缺乏理解。接着,作者又谈到代沟产生的原因。其一,孩子们有机会选择他们自己的生活方式。与过去传统的社会相比,现在的年轻人远离父母居住,选择自己喜欢的爱人和工作。其二,父母们希望他们的孩子能够做更好的工作。他们过高的期望也是导致代沟的原因之一。其三,我们社会中变化发生的速度也是导致代沟的原因。
答案:11.fashionable 12.complained 13.obedience 14.Actually 15. critics 16.traditional 17.approve 18.people whom their parents have never met, and choose occupations different from those of their parents 19.the ambitions that parents have for their children are another cause of the division between them. Often, they discover that they have very little in common with each other 20.elderly people are valued for their wisdom, but in our society the knowledge of a lifetime may become obsolete overnight