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

Listening Comprehension

Section A

11. W: I?m sorry, Mike. I have to put off our meeting till four o?clock this afternoon. Mr. Anderson wants me to

revise the annual report right now.

M: Take your time. My schedule is flexible.

Q: What does the man mean?

【听前预测】选项中的meeting，not on/goes against his schedule等表明，对话可能与会议和男士的安排有关。He doesn?t mind表明，男士的话为听音重点。

【解析】选[B]。对话中女士提到put off our meeting，男士回答Take your time. My schedule is flexible（不用着急，我的安排很灵活），由此可知，男士不介意推迟会议，故答案为[B]。

12. M: How was your interview last week? Have you got their calls?

W: Well, chances are slim. My mind was all focused on the exam in that afternoon and I even forgot to bring my resume.

Q: What does the woman think of her interview?

【听前预测】选项中的It was just so-so/great/terrible等表明，本题可能考查对It的评价，听音时应留意It具体指代什么。【解析】选[C]。对话中男士询问女士的面试怎么样，女士回答chances are slim…I even forgot to bring my resume（机会很渺茫……我甚至忘记带简历），由此可知，女士觉得她的面试很糟糕，故答案为[C]。

13. W: How is your new roommate?

M: Well, all I could say is that he?s a real couch potato. Last weekend he invited me over to his parent?s house to watch TV. I bet watching TV is his only hobby, but he surely doesn?t know much.

Q: What can we learn about the man?s new roommate?

【听前预测】He is fond of/likes，TV等表明，对话可能与He喜欢看电视有关。

【解析】选[B]。由男士提到的he?s a real couch potato和I bet watching TV is his only hobby可知，男士的新室友很喜欢看电视，故答案为[B]。couch potato常用来指整天坐着看电视的人。

14. W: You must have passed through lots of rural areas during your trip. Do you enjoy the country?

M: Yes. When you?ve been staying in an urbanized area too long, you appreciate rural areas for a change. Everything is relaxed and easy. The scenery is beautiful.

Q: Why does the man enjoy the country?

【听前预测】选项中的air is clean，quiet等表明，本题与某地方的优点有关。

【解析】选[D]。由男士提到的When you?ve been staying in an urbaniz ed area too long, you appreciate rural areas for a change（当你在城市化的地方呆太久时，你会想去农村地区改变一下）可知，男士喜欢乡下是因为在城市待太久了，乡村能给人一种新鲜感，故答案为[D]。

15. W: Have you been to the new fitness club on the corner, William? They say it is a good place to do exercise.

M: Yeah, I?ve hea rd of it. I went there myself yesterday. It has almost the best equipments in the town, and I am going to start an exercise class after work.

Q: What are they talking about?

【听前预测】选项均为名词或动名词短语表明，本题可能考查对话话题。

【解析】选[A]。女士问男士是否去过the new fitness club，男士说昨天去了，并提到那里的equipments和打算下班后去那里参加an exercise class。由此可知，他们的谈话围绕the new fitness club，故答案为[A]。

16. M: My sister?s birthday is on the 9th. We?re going to have dinner at a Mexican restaurant, and then maybe go out

dancing. Would you like to come?

W: Sounds like fun. You can count me in.

Q: What does the woman mean?

【听前预测】选项中的She likes/accepts等表明，女士的话为听音重点。

【解析】选[D]。男士首先提到sister?s birthday以及打算做的事：have dinner at a Mexican restaurant和dancing，然后询问女士是否来，女士回答You can count me in（你可以把我算上），由此可知，女士接受了男士的邀请，故答案为[D]。

17. W: Did you hear if the debate team is going on to the state competition? Or did they get eliminated?

M: Actually, I haven?t been following their progress this year, because I?m very busy these days.

Q: What does the man mean?

【听前预测】选项中的He believes/doesn?t know，the team等表明，对话可能与男士是否知道某个队的情况有关，男士的话为听音重点。

【解析】选[C]。对话中女士向男士询问辩论队是进入全国竞赛了还是被淘汰了，男士提到I haven?t been following their progress this year（我今年没有注意它们的进展），由此可知，男士不知道辩论队是否赢了，故答案为[C]。

18. M: I?ve been calling David for the past half hour, but I keep gett ing a busy signal.

W: Well, if you don?t get him soon, we?ll just have to go to the movies without him.

Q: Why is the man trying to call David?

【听前预测】选项均以不定式开头表明，本题可能考查行为目的。

【解析】选[D]。男士说他一直给David打电话，但一直听到忙音，女士听后说if you don?t get him soon…go to the movies without him，由此可知，男士给David打电话是想邀请他看电影，故答案为[D]。

Conversation One

M: Hi Helen. What do you think of our class in children?s literature?

W: It looks pretty good. I was surprised to see you in there. Are you also majoring in elementary education?

M: No, I?m not. But as a psychology major, I can use this to fulfill the requirements in developmental psychology. W: Have you finished the first assignment yet?

M: Not yet. I just got the book today. How about you?

W: I started this afternoon. It?s great fun reading those wonderful children?s stories by Dr. Hughes.

M: Dr. Hughes? I didn?t remember seeing his name on the reading list.

W: His full name is Theodore Hughes Gazzel. That?s how he is listed o n the bibliography. Dr. Hughes is his pen

M: I love reading those stories as a child. It?s been interesting now to read them from a different perspective. I guess they all give me a good idea on how children think.

W: Those stories are also great for class use.

M: How is that?

W: Well, take a typical Dr. Hughes? book like The Cat in a Hat. It has a controlled vocabulary of about only 200 words.

M: So, that means the children get a lot of practice, using a small number of words over and over.

W: Exactly. In fact, The Cat in a Hat is written primarily to show how a controlled vocabulary reading could also be interesting and fun.

M: Well, it sounds like it is also going to be interesting and fun. I?ll get started on those readings tonight. Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

19. What is Helen’s major field of study?

【解析】选[B]。选项都是关于专业学科的名词短语表明，本题考查专业。对话中女士问男士Are you also majoring in elementary education?，其中的also表明女士即Helen所选的专业是elementary education，故答案为[B]。

【点睛】问题中的Helen?s major field是听音关键，注意不要根据男士的回答But as a psychology major将其与女士的专业混淆。

20. Why will the speakers be read ing children’s stories?

【解析】选[D]。选项中重复出现的The stories表明，本题可能与某些故事有关。在提到Dr. Hughes所写的故事书时，男士说在阅读书目上并没有看到这个名字，再结合女士前面问的Have you finished the first assignment yet?可知，他们读这些书是课程要求的，故答案为[D]。

21. Who are Dr. Hughes and Theodore Gazzel?

【解析】选[C]。对话中女士提到，His full name is Theodore Hughes Gazzel. Dr. Hughes is his pen name.即Dr. Hughes与Theodore Hughes Gazzel是同一个人，故答案为[C]。

【点睛】注意听清问题中的两个人名，然后根据对话中所提到的人名进行判断。

22. When does the conversation probably take place?

【解析】选[A]。选项都与时间有关，其中semester出现两次，是听音重点。对话中女士询问男士，Have you finished the first assignment yet?可由其中的first推断出他们的谈话可能发生在学期初，故答案为[A]。

【点睛】对话场景可根据对话中的关键信息进行判断。一般对话中会出现具有混淆性的地点场景的词，考生不可根据只言片语就判断对话场景。

Conversation Two

M: How is your term paper coming along?

W: I have just finished the draft, and handed it in to Miss Harper.

M: Wow, you are really a doer. I planned to start writing the main body today. What did Miss Harper say about your

W: Well, she suggested I reconsider the whole structure of my paper, as she saw no links between Chapter Three and the whole theme.

M: Oh, so what are you going to do?

W: Miss Harper advised me to delete Chapter Three, and enrich the other chapters. She also recommended a few books. I think that will be of great help. And I?m goi ng to the library this afternoon.

M: I wish I could have Miss Harper be my supervisor. She tends to help her students with patience.

W: Who is your supervisor, then?

M: Mr. Simpson. You should know that he is famous for being strict, and rather picky.

W: In my opinion, Mr. Simpson is quite responsible, though sometimes he seems to be too direct. All in all, he is quite nice.

M: If you were in my shoes, I?m sure you wouldn?t say so. Anyway, I have revised the outline at least three times to meet his requirem ents. That?s why I fall far behind you.

W: Just as the saying goes, a strict master brings up accomplished disciples. You are lucky enough to have Mr.

Simpson be your supervisor.

M: You?ve got a point there. Do you mind my going to the library with you tog ether? Maybe you could give me some advice on writing the term paper.

W: Of course not. I?ll gladly do what I can to help.

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

23. How is the man’s term paper coming along?

【解析】选[B]。选项中的He，finished，handed the paper in等表明，本题考查男士论文的完成情况，男士的话为听音重点。对话中男士提到，I planned to start writing the main body，故答案为[B]。come along在此意为“（工作等）进展”。24. What does the man think of Mr. Simpson?

【解析】选[A]。选项均为表示人性格的形容词表明，本题可能考查某人的性格特征。对话中男士提到，Mr. Simpso n…is famous for being strict…picky，故答案为[A] 。

【点睛】听清问题中的the man和Mr. Simpson是解答本题的关键。

25. What does the man ask the woman to do?

【解析】选[D]。选项均为原形动词开头，且含有with/for him表明，本题可能考查两人要一起做的事情。对话中男士提到，Maybe you could give me some advice on writing the term paper（或许你可以在写学期论文上给我一些建议），也就是说男士要求女士帮助自己，[D]表述与此一致，故为答案。

【点睛】[D]中Help…with the paper是对give…some advice on writing the term paper的同义转述。

Section B

Passage One

uneasy feeling among many Japanese.

That product is foreign words. Gairaigo — words that come from outside — have been part of the Japanese

language for centuries. Mostly borrowed from English and Chinese, these terms are often changed into forms no longer understood by native speakers.

But in the last few years the trickle of foreign words has become a flood, and people fear the increasing use of foreign words is making it hard for the Japanese to understand each other and could lead to many people forgetting the good qualities of traditional Japanese.

“The popularity of foreign words is part of the Japanese interest in anything new,” says university lecturer and writer Takashi Saito. “By using a foreign word you can make a subject seem new, which makes it easier for the media to pick up.”

“Experts often study abroad and use English terms when they speak with people in their own fields. Those terms are then included in government white papers,” said Muturo Kai, president of the National Language Research Institute. “Foreign words find their way easily into announcements made to the general public, when they should really be explained in Japanese.”

Against the flow of new words, many Jap anese are turning back to the study of their own language. Saito?s Japanese to Be Read Aloud is one of the many language books that are now flying off booksellers? shelves.

“We are expecting to sell the books to young people,” said the writer, “but it turn s out they are more popular with the older generation, who seem uneasy about the future of the Japanese.”

Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.

26. What advantage do foreign words have over traditional Japanese terms?

【解析】选[B]。选项中的Foreign words，suited for announcements，make new subject easier等表明，本题可能与外来词的优点有关。由短文中提到的By using a foreign word you can make a subject seem new…可知，用外来词表达的想法是很新颖的，故答案为[B]。

【点睛】advantage与介词over搭配使用。[B]中的sound new对应的是seem new。

27. What do Takashi Saito say about Japanese people?

【解析】选[C]。由短文中提到的The popularity of foreign words is part of the Japanese interest in anything new可知，Takashi Saito认为日本人是很乐意学习新知识的，故答案为[C]。

【点睛】选项中的They指的是问题中的Japanese people。[C]的内容是对the Japanese interest in anything new的同义转述。

28. Which plays an important part in the spread of foreign words?

【解析】选[D]。短文中提到的…which makes it easier for the media to pick up和Those terms are then included in government white papers表明，媒体和政府白皮书在外来词的传播上起到了很重要的作用，故答案为[D]。

【点睛】问题中的the spread of foreign words是听音重点。which引导非限制性定语从句。

29. What do we know about the book Japanese to Be Read Aloud?

【解析】选[A]。根据短文中提到的Saito?s Japanese to Be Read Aloud is one of many language books that are now flying off booksellers? shelves.可知，Japanese to Be Read Aloud这本书在日本很畅销，故答案为[A]。

【点睛】问题中的Japanese to Be Read Aloud是听音重点。that引导定语从句，fly off意为“脱离控制”，在此取其比喻义，意为“在书店里比较畅销”。

Passage Two

Members of the working class have blue-collar jobs. They are construction workers, truck drivers, mechanics, steel workers, electricians, and the like. What makes this class differ from the lower class is, first, longer periods of employment — and therefore, more fixed incomes — and, second, employment in skilled or semi-skilled occupations, not unskilled ones. Although unemployment hits all levels of the American economy, including those of skilled and

semi-skilled workers, it is most common at the bottom of the class structure and increasingly less common at each level upward. They consider themselves to be respectable and hard-working and they look down upon members of the “lower” class, whom they often consider to be lazy, dishonest, and too ready to exploit public assistance.

Most people in the working class have at least high-school education. Many have some experience of college (especially community college), though few are college graduates. Unionization has helped the working class, but a rapidly changing economy and frequent periods of high unemployment make it difficult for most of its members to be able to increase their savings greatly. Purchasing a house for people in this class is extremely difficult, although a certain percentage may receive houses from their parents. (Home-owning rises with social class.)

A greater number of the members of the working class take relatively little satisfaction in their jobs, because much of their work is ordinary and boring. As a result, they seek their main satisfaction in recreational activities. Many members of this class would like to earn enough money to leave their jobs and start their own businesses, though few make it. Many place their expectations on their children, hoping that they at least will rise in the ladder of success, American style.

Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.

30. What is the feature of the working class?

【解析】选[D]。本题考查工人的特点。[A]表达的是工人被公众剥削，是对too ready to exploit public assistance 的误解；[B]是工人对更下层阶级的品质（懒惰、不诚信）的看法；[C]表达的是工人收入很高，与事实相违背，可排除。由短文中提到的employment in skilled or semi-skilled occupations可知，答案为[D]。

【点睛】听到skilled or semi-skilled不难选出答案。

31. What is said about most people in the working class?

【解析】选[D]。选项涉及工人的住房、学历和收入。短文提到工人的住房问题，说他们很难买得起房，只有很少一部分工人继承父母的住房，故[A]和[B]表述有误；短文说工人至少是高中学历，而非[C]表述的“大学学历”，故错误。短文中的difficult for most of its members to be able to increase their savings greatly表明，工人的储蓄很难大幅增加，故答案为[D]。

【点睛】[D]的内容是对difficult for most of its members to be able to increase their savings greatly的同义转述。

32. Why are many members from the working class not satisfied with their jobs?

【解析】选[C]。短文中提到because much of their work is ordinary and boring，由此可知，他们对工作不满意是因为工作普通、枯燥，即他们对工作不感兴趣，故答案为[C]。

【点睛】because表因果处通常为考点。

Passage Three

At one time, computers were expected largely to remove the need for paper copies of documents because they could be stored electronically. But for all the texts that are written, stored and sent electronically, a lot of them are still ending up on paper.

It is difficult to measure the quantity of paper used as a result of use of Internet-connected computers, although just about anyone who works in an office can tell you that when e-mail is introduced, the printers start working overtime. “I feel in my bones this revolution is causing more trees to be cut down,” says Ted Smith of the Earth Village Organization.

Perhaps the best sign of how computer and Internet use pushes up demand for paper comes from the high-tech industry itself, which sees printing as one of its most promising new markets. Several Internet companies have been

set up to help small businesses print quality documents from a computer. Earlier this week, Hewlett Packard Company announced a plan to develop new technologies that will enable people to print even more so they can get a hard copy of a business document, a medical record or just a one-line e-mail, even if they are nowhere near a computer. As the company sees it, the more use of the Internet, the greater demand for printers.

Does all this mean environmental concerns have been forgotten? Some activists suggest people have been led to believe that a lot of dangers to the environment have gone away.

“I guess people believe that the problem is taken care of because of recycling,” said Kelly Quirke, director of the Rainforest Action Network in San Francisco. Yet Quirke is hopeful that high-tech may also prove helpful. He says printers that print on both sides are growing in popularity. The action group has also found acceptable paper made from materials other than wood, such as agricultural waste.

Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

33. What is the growing demand for paper in recent years largely due to?

【解析】选[C]。由短文中提到的Perhaps the best sign of how computer and Internet use pushes up demand for paper comes from the high-tech industry itself可知，近年来对纸的需求量渐增是因为电脑和因特网的使用增加，故答案为[C]。

【点睛】短文中提到的pushes up demand for paper与问题中的growing demand for paper对应。问题中的due to 意为“归因于”。

34. What do environmentalists believe one possible way of dealing with the paper situation?

【解析】选[B]。选项中的plant more...trees，find new materials，develop new printers等表明，本题可能考查解决办法。由短文最后提到的The action group has also found acceptable paper made from materials other than wood可知，环境保护者相信改变用纸状况的一种可能的方法是找到新的造纸材料，故答案为[B]。

【点睛】other than意为“除了”。

35. Why has Hewlett Packard Company decided to develop new technologies?

【解析】选[A]。预览选项可知，[A]、[B]和[D]均与打印机或打印有关，而[C]却与环境有关，与其他选项明显不同，故可首先排除。由短文中提到的As the company sees it, the more use of the Internet, the greater demand for printers可知，Hewlett Packard发展新技术是因为看到了市场对打印机需求的增加，故答案为[A]。

【点睛】问题中的Hewlett Packard Company是听音的重点。

Section C

36.【解析】enclosed。由空前的are可知，本空应填一形容词或过去分词形式的动词。

37.【解析】typical。空前的the和空后的atmosphere表明，本空应填一形容词。倒数第二段段首的typical有很

强的提示作用。

38.【解析】handicrafts。空前的everyday表明，本空应填一名词。

39.【解析】uplifting。空前的the most和空后的moment表明，本空应填一多音节形容词。

40.【解析】experienced。句子主干成分完整，本空应填一过去分词形式的动词，构成后置定语修饰the one。

41.【解析】celebrated。空前的was表明，本空应填一形容词或过去分词形式的动词。

42.【解析】dedicated。空前的has表明，本空应填一过去分词形式的动词，构成现在完成时，且能与介词to搭配。

43.【解析】residence。空前的the和空后的of以及空所在句的主语The Glamis Castle表明，本空应填一名词，且表示地点。

44. 【答案】These have been handed down over the centuries by a people inclined to live with mystery, with the

forces of the supernatural

【Main Points】These have been passed down over the centuries by a people tending to live with mystery, with the forces of the supernatural

45.【答案】Over the last few decades this fabric has made a comeback and is part of the daily life of this country

【Main Points】Over the last few decades this fabric has returned and is part of the country?s everyday life

46.【答案】The games involve a spirit that has more to do with brute force than with athletics

【Main Points】The games involve a spirit related to strength than to sports

标准听力（二）听力原文及答案解析

Listening Comprehension

Section A

11. W: You had met Professor Johnson before, right? How would you describe his lectures?

M: Well, let me put it this way: I could never stay awake in one of his classes without first drinking at least two cups of coffee.

Q: What does the man imply?

【听前预测】根据意思相反的两个选项中有一个很可能是答案的命题规律，将答案锁定在[A]和[B]之间。He likes 表明，男士的话为听音重点。

【解析】选[A]。对话中男士说I could never stay awake in one of his classes without first drinking at least two cups of coffee.（不先喝至少两杯咖啡，在他的课上我很难保持清醒）言外之意就是教授的课很无聊，故答案为[A]。

12. M: Do you have hot water in your dorm? Because we haven?t had any for three days and I hate cold showers.

W: Oh, that sounds miserable. Since the gym?s usually open, why don?t you just go over there to fix the problem?

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the gym表明，本题可能与建议有关，该建议涉及健身房。

【解析】选[A]。对话中男士说他们宿舍热水停了三天了，他讨厌冷水浴，女士说Since the gym?s usually open, why don?t you just go over there to fix the problem?（健身房通常都开门，为什么不去那儿解决问题呢？）由此可知，女士建议男士去健身房洗澡，故答案为[A]。

13. W: I just found out the registration of the creative writing class is full. Now I have to wait another whole year to

get in.

M: Why don?t you check back after the first week? Somebody might drop it.

Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?

【听前预测】选项均以原形动词开头以及其中的class，registration等表明，对话与建议有关，该建议涉及上课注册，男士的话为听音重点。

【解析】选[D]。由男士提到的…check back after the first week? Somebody might drop it（……第一周后再看看？有人可能会放弃）可知，男士建议女士一周后再看看有没有机会，故答案为[D]。

14. M: Have you checked out the library? I?m thrilled at the extens ive collection of sociology books there. It must be

the most extensive of any university.

W: Not to mention journals.

Q: What does the woman mean?

【听前预测】选项中重复出现的library，journals等表明，对话可能与图书馆的期刊有关。

【解析】选[D]。对话中男士说本校图书馆里社会学的书肯定是所有大学图书馆里最多的，女士听后说Not to mention journals（更别说期刊了），言外之意就是期刊的数量也很多，故答案为[D]。

15. W: Where shall we spend our holidays this year, Tom? Going away or staying at home?

M: We?re definitely going abroad, dear. But I don?t think we?ll go away in May. I doubt if we?ll have enough money saved up by then.

Q: Why can?t the couple go abroad in May?

【听前预测】[B]、[C]、[D]都与人（They）有关，[A]与天气有关，与其他三项明显不同，故很可能不是答案。【解析】选[C]。由男士提到的I don?t think we?ll go away in May. I doubt if we?ll have enough money saved up by then可知，他们五月不能出去是因为钱不能攒够，即经济问题，故答案为[C]。

16. M: Are you free this afternoon, Mary? If you have spare time, will you join us in playing volleyball? Lily has got

a bad cold so she couldn?t play.

W: I?d like to. Anyway my basketball lesson was cancelled, so as long as I can go swimming at 7 p.m. that?s OK.

Q: What will the woman do this afternoon?

【听前预测】选项均以She will开头表明，本题考查女士将来的行为动作。

【解析】选[D]。男士问女士是否加入他们打排球，女士说so as long as I can go swimming at 7 p.m. that?s OK （只要七点能去游泳，那就没问题），由此可知，女士下午会去打排球，故答案为[D]。

17. M: Finally, the weekend is here. I will go for a picnic, so do you know tomorrow?s weather?

W: Now it is 7: 32 and here is the weather forecast. Strong wind blew today. And tomorrow it will be colder. If it gets cold enough, there could be heavy snow next week.

Q: What is the weather forecast for tomorrow?

【听前预测】选项中的It will be sunny/windy/rainy等表明，本题考查天气情况。

【解析】选[B]。由女士提到的...here is the weather forecast. Strong wind blew today. And tomorrow it will be colder.可知，天气预报预测明天会因为今天的大风变得很冷，故答案为[B]。

18. W: I can tell just by looking at your face that you had a good time at the concert.

M: Absolutely. And judging from the amount of applause, everybody appreciated it.

Q: What does the man mean?

【听前预测】选项中重复出现的the concert表明，对话与音乐会有关。

【解析】选[B]。由对话中女士提到的you had a good time at the concert和男士提到的everybody appreciated it可知，观众都很喜欢这场音乐会，故答案为[B]。

Now you will hear the two long conversations.

M: Sure, now are you interested in trying out for the water polo or swim team?

W: Well, come to think of it, I would like to join some kind of team. However, I was initially just wondering when

the pool had an open swim. I like to do laps a couple of times a week if possible. Now I?m thinking, water pol o sounds way more interesting.

M: Here?s a schedule for the times offered for open swimming. As you can see, there are several times a day you can go for a dip. Now, if you are seriously interested in water polo, the try-outs are in two weeks. There is, however,

a “warm-up” practice for the next two weeks at 9:30 pm every weeknight. So, if you think you are interested in

water polo, check these nights out as you can practice your skills before the official tryout.

W: Wow, that?s great! Lucky timing. Now, ho w much does all this cost?

M: All the fees are in that schedule I gave you, and they are quite reasonable.

W: Oh, OK.

M: The drop-in price for swimming is $2.25. However, it?s a much better deal to buy a ten punch card for $15. The water polo warm-up pract ice costs the same as the open swim. Now if you make the team, you needn?t pay these charges. However, there is a nominal fee of $45 to help pay for the referees.

W: That?s great, thanks a lot for all the information.

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

19. What’s the woman’s original plan?

【解析】选[C]。选项均以“To+原形动词”开头以及其中的learn swimming，swim等表明，本题可能与某人的计划有关，该计划可能与游泳有关。女士说她原本只是想等泳池开放时，每周去游几次泳（I was initially just wondering…do laps a couple of times a week），故答案为[C]。

【点睛】问题中的original plan为听音的重点。

20. What does the man say about the prices of the water polo or swim program?

【解析】选[A]。选项均为对They的描述，其中的fair，high，low，rise表明，They可能指价格，本题可能考查某项消费的价格情况。男士介绍完水球（water polo）和游泳项目后，女士问这些项目的价格是多少，男士回答说这些项目的价格都很合理（reasonable），[A]中的fair是对reasonable的同义转述，故答案为[A]。

21. What’s the use of the fee of $45?

【解析】选[D]。选项均以To pay for开头表明，本题可能与钱的用途有关。男士最后用However转折提到需要交45美元象征性费用（nominal fee of $45）来支付裁判的酬劳（pay for referees），故答案为[D]。

【点睛】However转折处为常考点，听音时应注意。问题中的$45是听音的关键。

M: Hi. Professor Whitaker.

W: Oh, George, hello, come in, have a seat.

M: I just wanted to know if you?ve had a chance to look at my design proposal, the one on ergonomics.

W: As a matter of fact, I guess you want some feedback.

M: Yes, if you have time.

W: Well, I have a class in about ten minutes, but I suppose I can give you some pointers, maybe just to help you rethink your ideas before I hand the proposals back. Don?t look disappointed now. You had some very interesting ideas. It?s the first time I get a proposal to redesign the cell phone for ease of use.

M: No one else has made a similar proposal? I would have thought schemes had been made to change the typical cell phone design.

W: Well, that?s just it, George. Why did you decide on the cell phone?

M: I guess because I have such a hard time using it.

W: Have you done a sort of mini-survey to check what other people think?

M: Well…no, I hadn?t thought about that. I just assumed everybody else was having a hard time.

W: Although I think your concept for making the cell phone easier to use is definitely worth looking into, I didn?t think you had sufficient basis for suggesting that the design be changed to one easier to use. You might want to check how other cell phone users cope with the buttons, how they use their finger to send messages or make phone calls to an unrecorded number. Have you compared how you use it with the way others use theirs? Do you see what I?m getting at?

M: OK, Professor. I see your point.

W: Anyhow, let?s talk more tomorrow. I really must go.

M: OK, thanks for your advice.

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

22. What’s the man’s real purpose of meeting the woman?

【解析】选[B]。选项均以“To+原形动词”开头以及其中重复出现的ask her，design proposal等表明，本题考查男士与设计方案有关的行为目的。男士说他来是想知道女士是否看了他的设计方案（design proposal），女士说她猜想男士是想获取一些反馈（want some feedback），男士说的确如此，由此可知，男士来见女士的真正目的是听取女士对他的设计方案的反馈，故答案为[B]。

23. What’s the man’s design proposal about?

【解析】选[D]。选项中重复出现的cell phones以及Make…more attractive，Adding more interesting games等等表明，本题可能与对手机进行改进有关。女士在点评男士的设计方案时说，这是她第一次看到“重新设计手机，以使其使用方便”这样的设计方案，由此可知，男士的设计方案就是设计出使用方便的手机，故答案为[D]。

【点睛】[D]中的user-friendly与女士提到的ease of use对应。

24. What can be inferred about the man’s design proposal?

【解析】选[B]。选项中的It，not well-written，lacked...research，ideas were weak等表明，本题与It的不足或缺陷有关。女士问男士在提出设计方案之前是否做过mini-survey，征询过别人的观点，男士回答说没有，于是女士说她认为男士提出的“设计使用方便的手机”这一方案没有充分的根据，由此可知，男士在设计方案时没有做过初步的调查研究（preliminary research），故答案为[B]。

25. What is the woman going to do after the conversation?

【解析】选[B]。选项均以原形动词开头表明，本题考查某人的行为活动。对话开始的时候女士说她10分钟后要去上课（have a class in 10 minutes），但她可以利用这点时间讲一下男士的设计方案，再结合男士对女士的称呼Professor可知，对话结束后女士要去教课，故答案为[B]。

Section B

Passage One

University of Pittsburgh indicates spell-check software may level the playing field between people with differing levels of language skills, hampering the work of writers and editors who place too much trust in the software.

In the study, 33 undergraduate students were asked to proofread a one-page business letter — half of them using Microsoft Word with its red and green lines underlining potential errors. The other half did it in the old-fashioned way, using only their heads. Without grammar or spelling software, students with higher SAT verbal scores made, on average, five errors, compared with 12.3 errors for students with lower scores. Using the software, students with higher verbal scores reading the same passage made, on average, 16 errors, compared with 17 errors for students with lower scores.

Dennis Galletta, a professor of information systems at the Katz Business School, said spell-check software is so sophisticated that some have come to trust it too thoroughly. “It?s not a software problem, it?s a behavior problem,” he said. Microsoft technical specialist Tim Pash said grammar and spelling technology is meant to help writers and editors, not solve all their problems. The study found the software helped students find and correct errors in the letter, but in some cases they also changed phrases and sentences flagged by the software as grammatically suspicious, even though they were correct.

Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.

26. What are the students asked to do in the study?

【解析】选[C]。短文中提到在一项研究中，学生被要求校对一封商业信函（were asked to proofread a one-page business letter），[C]中的find out the mistakes of是对短文中proofread的同义转述，故答案为[C]。

【点睛】proofread意为“校正，校对；做校对工作”。

27. Who made the most mistakes in the study?

【解析】选[B]。短文中提到，33名参加研究的学生被分为两组，一组使用语法拼写软件，另一组仅依靠大脑。结果显示，在不使用软件时，SAT verbal scores成绩差的同学犯的错误较多，为12.3，而使用软件时，为17，故答案为[B]。

【点睛】听清问题中的Who made the most mistakes是解答本题的关键。

28. What is the speaker’s opinion of grammar and spelling software?

【解析】选[D]。选项中的can not和重复出现的should+原形动词表明，本题可能考查观点或建议。短文末尾提到，语法拼写软件能帮助学生发现并改正信中的错误，但有时也会把本来正确的短语和句子标错。也就是说，学生们在使用语法拼写软件时不要过于依赖其功能，要保留自己的判断，故答案为[D]。

suggests holiday postcards are being emailed and texted into extinction. More than half of the 1,000 holiday-makers interviewed said they had decided to send fewer cards, turning instead to their electronic rivals. A quarter of the respondents dismissed postcards as old-fashioned and slow to arrive. A further 14% admitted that thinking of something to fill the space was too challenging, compared with a call home.

Thomson Holidays commissioned the poll. Its head, Chris Motters said that if the British postcard did become extinct, they would lose for ever something of great importance to the nation. He was backed by Marie Angelou of Sussex University, wh o had investigated the importance of sending and receiving postcards. “Postcards are nothing like phone calls, instant texting and direct photo shots via the mobile,” she said. “All these are useful, practical devices, but postcards offer something else, something additional that is not ordinary and simply functional, but imaginative and personal. They can evoke the real atmosphere of your holiday in a way that nothing else can do. They?re also for more than a moment —with some people adding them to collections built up over years and years.”

Postcard-collecting is third only to coins and stamps in Britain?s allied tradition of collecting things. The country?s uniquely postcard-related achievements include the invention in 1902 of the “divided back”. With the address taking up half of the writing area, brief postcard scribbles became the pioneer to today?s text messages. Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.

29. What do we learn from the passage?

【解析】选[B]。选项均为表述完整的句子，概括性强且表述内容各不相同表明，本题可能考查短文的话题。短文开头提到，holiday postcards作为英国对世界独具特色的贡献，有调查显示它们are…texted into extinction，

故答案为[B]。

【点睛】短文主题一般就在短文开头或结尾，听音时要多加留意。

30. What does Marie Angelou think of the electronic communication devices?

【解析】选[A]。选项均为They are+积极形容词的形式表明，本题可能考查They的好处。短文中Marie Angelou 提到，贺卡和电话、短信以及用手机拍摄的照片不同，紧接着就说All these are useful, practical devices，其中的All these就是指前面提到的phone calls, instant texting and direct photo shots via the mobile，这三者均属于the electronic communication devices，由此可知，其特点就是useful和practical，故答案为[A]。

【点睛】听清问题中的the electronic communication devices是解答本题的关键。

31. What are the top three collections in Britain?

【解析】选[C]。短文中提到，Postcard-collecting is third only to coins and stamps in Britain?s…collecting things，由此可知，Postcard-collecting，coins and stamps是排在英国收集榜前三的物品，故答案为[C]。

【点睛】问题中the top three collections in Britain是对短文中提到的Postcard-collecting is third only to coins and stamps in Britain?s…collecting things的同义转述。

In the past industries had more freedom than they have now, and they did not need to be as careful as they must today. They did not need to worry a lot about the safety of the new products that they developed. They did not have to pay much attention to the health and safety of the people who worked for them. Often new products were dangerous for the people who used them; often conditions in the work place had very bad effects on the health of the workers.

Of course sometimes there were real disasters which attracted the attention of government and which showed need for changes. Also scientists who were doing research into the health of the workers sometimes produced information which governments could not ignore. At such times, there were inquiries into the causes of the disaster or the problems. New safety rules were often introduced as a result of these inquiries; however, the new rules came too late to protect the people who had died or become seriously ill.

Today many governments have special departments which protect customers and workers. In the U.S., for example, there is a department which tests new airplanes and gives warnings about possible problems. It also makes the rules that aircraft producers must follow. Another department controls the foods and drugs that companies sell. A third department looks at the places where people work, and then reports any companies that are breaking laws which protect the health and safety of workers.

Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

32. Comp ared with today’s industries, what were the industries in the past like?

【解析】选[D]。选项均以They开头表明，本题可能考查They的相关情况。短文开头就提到In the past industries had more freedom than they have now，由此可知，过去的企业有更多的自主权，也就是说政府当局管控较松，故答案为[D]。

【点睛】听清问题中的the industries in the past并对短文内容进行同义转述是解答本题的关键。

33. What did the government do years ago?

【解析】选[C]。短文中提到的…sometimes there were real disasters which attracted the attention of government…however, the new rules came too late to protect the people who had died or become seriously ill表明，

多年前有的大灾难确实引起了政府的注意，但是很少在灾难发生前出台新法规来避免不必要的人员伤亡，故为答案[C]。

【点睛】however转折处常设为考点，听音时应特别注意。

34. What does the speaker say about industries in the U.S. today?

【解析】选[A]。短文中提到，现在很多政府有专门的部门来保护消费者和工人，并以美国为例进行说明，其中提到A third department looks…places…people work …reports any companies…breaking laws，由此可知，只要公司的工作环境不符合要求，有关部门就会上报，当然这家公司就会受到相应的惩罚。[A]的表述与此一致，故为答案。

【点睛】举例处信息较为详细，常设为考点，听音时应多留意。

35. What is the speaker mainly talking about?

【解析】选[D]。选项均为概括性很强的名词短语表明，本题可能考查短文讨论的主题。短文开始介绍过去企业拥有很强的自主性，政府管控很松，产生了很多安全方面的问题，与此相比，现在的政府有专门的行政部门来监督企业以保证消费者和工人的权益。[D]的表述更为确切，故为答案。

Section C

36.【解析】typically。分析空所在的句子结构可知，该句不缺主干成分，故本空应填一副词修饰动词survived。

typically在此意为“一般，通常”。

37.【解析】average。空前的the和空后的名词词组American family表明，本空应填一形容词。破折号后的

内容是对前面提到的only two...survived childhood这个一般性的情况进行解释说明，故此处很可能是说“普通”美国家庭的情况。

38.【解析】rearing。所填词作介词of的宾语，且后面又接children作宾语，由此可推断出，本空应填一动名

词。前一句讲述了生育孩子，根据语义顺承原则可推知，此处应为“养育”孩子，且根据后面非限制性定语从句的内容也可推知此处应指对孩子的“养育”方式。

39.【解析】trial。空前的in和空后的marriages表明，本空应填一形容词。trial marriages意为“试婚”。

40.【解析】preserve。空前的不定式to表明，本空应填一原形动词。前面讲现在孩子们很早就开始接触性，

紧接着说这与过去的习俗不同，过去一般都是包办婚姻，并把女孩关在家里，而这样做的目的应该是“保护，保持”她们的virginity(贞操) 。

41.【解析】adopted。分析句子结构可知，空所在句our primate...ago是省略了引导词的定语从句，该句缺少

谓语动词，根据时间50 million years ago可知，本空应填一过去式形式的动词。所填词与strategy构成动宾搭配，故很可能是表示“采取”或“采用”等含义。primate relatives意指与人类相似的灵长类哺乳动物。

42.【解析】trend。空前的the表明，本空应填一名词。短文开头的trend对本题有所提示。

43.【解析】move。空前的the表明，本空应填一名词。be on the move意为“在活动，在前进”。

44.【答案】Husband and wife are no longer bound to a single plot of land for their livelihood, and women are back

in production as well as reproduction

【Main Points】Husband and wife no longer only depend on farming to make a living and women are back in production and reproduction

45.【答案】As we view the future, there?s every reason to believe the sexes will enjoy the kind of equality that is a

function of our birthright

【Main Points】As we see the future, we have good reasons to believe the sexes will enjoy the equality that is a

function of our birthright

46.【答案】Very simply, we think differently, which is again tied to our long hunting gathering heritage

【Main Points】It?s very simple that our different thinking is again tied to our hunting gathering heritage

标准听力（三）听力原文及答案解析

Listening Comprehension

Section A

11. W: Look what a mess you?ve made! I?ve told you several times, but you just turn a dea f ear to me. Can you listen

to my words for once?

M: Shut up! You?re driving me mad with your constant complaining.

Q: What does the woman complain about the man?

【听前预测】由[C]和[D]的内容可知，对话可能与男士对女士的批评或抱怨有关。

【解析】选[C]。对话中女士提到you just turn a deaf ear to me，[C]的内容是对女士的话的同义转述，故为答案。turn a deaf ear to sb.意为“对某人说的话充耳不闻”，drive sb. mad意为“把某人逼疯”。[A]和[B]是针对a deaf ear 和mad所设的干扰项。

12. M: There?s something different about Paula, but I can?t put my finger on it.

W: I heard that she had had cosmetic surgery. Want to bet she had a nose job?

Q: What probably happened to Paula?

【听前预测】由选项中重复出现的her，nose可知，对话与“her”鼻子有关。

【解析】选[D]。对话中女士提到she had a nose job，[D]中的an operation on her nose是对a nose job的同义转述，故答案为[D]。a nose job意为“鼻子整容手术”。put one?s finger on sth.意为“准确地找出某物”。bet that…表示说话人非常确信……。

13. W: Hi, Bob. Come on in. I?m glad you could make it to the party this evening. But where?s Jane?

M: She sends her apologies. She has a big exam tomorrow and wants to be sure she?s ready for it.

Q: What is Jane doing now?

【听前预测】选项均以现在分词开头表明，本题可能考查正在进行的动作。

【解析】选[C]。对话中男士提到She has a big exam tomorrow，结合女士提到的where?s Jane?可推断，简没来参加派对，可能正在学习，故答案为[C]。make it意为“成功做某事”。

14. W: This school is lucky to have a teacher as good as Prof. Helen Johnson.

M: She is one in a million.

Q: What does the man mean?

【听前预测】根据意思相反的两个选项中有一个很可能是答案的命题规律，将答案锁定在[A]和[C]之间。

【解析】选[A]。对话中男士提到She is one in a million，[A]中的rare是对one in a million的同义转述，故答案为[A]。one in a million意为“万里挑一”，形容人或物非常稀少。

15. M: Congratulations! You certainly did quite well and I must say you deserve that grade.

W: Well, I really studied hard for that exam. I?ve been preparing for it for more than a month. Now, I can relax for a while.

Q: Why is the woman so happy?

【听前预测】由选项中重复出现的She，test/exam等可知，对话与女士考试有关。

【解析】选[A]。由对话中男士提到的You certainly did quite well（你确实考得相当好）可知，答案为[A]。女士只提到I can relax，并未提到going away，故排除干扰项[B]。sb. deserves sth.意为“某人得到某物是应该的”。

16. W: You know, the Browns have invested all their money in stocks.

M: They may think that?s a wise move, but that?s the last thing I?d do.

Q: What?s the man?s opinion about the Browns? investment?

【听前预测】根据意思相反的两个选项中有一个可能是答案的命题规律，将答案锁定在[A]和[C]之间。

【解析】选[C]。由对话中男士提到的They may think that?s a wise move, but…可知，男士认为They（The Browns）的举动不明智，故答案为[C]。but表转折，其后的内容为听音重点。the last thing sb. do意为“某人最不想做的事情”。

17. M: I?m frustrated. We?re supposed to do our assignment on the computer, but I have difficulty getting access to

the computers in the library.

W: I understand the way you feel. I?m looking forward to the day when I can afford to get my own.

Q: What does the woman mean?

【听前预测】由重复出现的computer及[D]中的The man should可知，对话与电脑有关，女士的话为听音重点。【解析】选[B]。女士的话I?m looking forward…afford to get my own.（我期望…买自己的电脑）为听音重点。look forward表示一种期望，说明女士现在还买不起电脑，故答案为[B]。afford to get sth.即afford sth.，指“买得起某物”。

18. M: The visiting economist is s peaking tonight, but Dr. Johnson doesn?t seem to think much of him.

W: That?s because Dr. Johnson comes from an entirely different school of thought.

Q: What do we learn from the woman?s remark?

【听前预测】选项中重复出现的Dr. Johnson和economist表明，对话与Dr. Johnson和economist有关。

【解析】选[C]。由对话中女士提到的an entirely different school of thought.（完全不同的思想派别）可知，两人的观点不一致，故答案为[C]。school of thought意为“思想派别”，school 在此并非指“学校”，故排除其余三项。

Now you will hear the two long conversations.

M: I?m afraid not, madam. Not yet, anyhow.We?re still checking on stolen cars.

W: Mm.

M: Where do you think he?ll head for, madam?

W: Well, he definitely won?t try to leave the country yet. He may try to get a passport, and he?ll certainly need clothes and money. He?ll probably get in touch with Cornfield for those, so I expect he?ll make for Birmingham. M: Right. I?ll put some men on the house.

W: Yes, do that. Mind you, I doubt if he?ll show up there in person. Hammond?s no fool, you know. I should think he?ll probably use a telephone.

M: What about his wife?

W: Mm. I shouldn?t think he?ll go anywhere near her —though he might get her to join him after he?s left the country. And when he does leave, he probably won?t use a major airport, either. So you?d better notify the coastguard, and keep an eye on the private airfields.

M: Right, madam. I?d better get his description circulated.

W: Yes. He may change his appearance, of course. And John — be careful. He could be armed. And if I know Hammond, he certainly won?t give himself up without a fight.

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

19. According to the woman, where might the wanted man first go?

【解析】选[D]。对话开头男士问嫌疑犯可能去了什么地方，女士认为嫌疑犯暂时不会逃到国外，他可能会与Cornfield联系，从他那里拿护照，并搞些衣服和钱，所以女士认为他会逃往Birmingham，由此可知，答案为[D]。【点睛】解答本题的关键是区分Cornfield和Birmingham。head for和make for均意为“前往，动身去”。

20. How will the wanted man probably get in touch with Cornfield according to the women?

【解析】选[D]。对话中女士分析嫌疑犯不会show up there in person（亲自在那儿现身），而是probably use a telephone（可能会打电话），故答案为[D]，其中的make a call对应女士提到的use a telephone。

【点睛】听清问题是解题的关键。

21. What will the wanted man deal with his wife?

【解析】选[A]。对话中男士询问What about his wife? 女士回答：他不会出现在他妻子附近，而是等他离开这个国家后让他妻子和他会合，故答案为[A]。

【点睛】join sb意为“与某人会合”。[D] He will appear somewhere near her是根据I shouldn?t think he?ll go anywhere near her中的宾语从句设的干扰项，若没听到shouldn?t很容易选错。

22. According to the police, how will the wanted man try to leave the country?

【解析】选[A]。选项表明，本题考查出行方式。由对话中女士提到的keep an eye on the private airfields可知，女士认为他会乘坐私人飞机逃跑，故答案为[A]。

M: Good evening, Alice. What is your question?

W: I?ve been studying Spanish for some years. I go to Spain on holiday sometimes. I?ve learnt quite a lot of grammar and vocabulary. But I find it very difficult to speak, and when I went to Spain this summer I couldn?t understand the Spanish people at all. I got really disheartened.

M: Yes, it is a problem. How long have you been studying Spanish?

W: About four years.

M: Yes, how exactly? Go to an evening class, using tape s …?

W: I?ve been going to an evening class and I?ve watched quite a lot of the BBC television programs.

M: Oh, they?re very good. Did you buy the BBC book?

W: No, we just use a different book in the class.

M: Yes, I see, Alice. I always think that learnin g a language is rather like learning to drive. Now, you couldn?t learn to drive a car by sitting in a classroom or watching television. I think what you need is a lot of practice in using the language.

W: That?s all very well if you live in the country where they speak the language, but I don?t.

M: Yes, I understand the problem. Though even if you live in the country where the language is spoken, you have to reach a certain standard before you are able to have conversations with the natives. I was thinking perhaps you might arrange with another student or students to have regular conversation practice.

W: I see what you mean. Thank you very much, professor.

M: You are welcome, Alice.

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

23. What made Alice feel disheartened?

【解析】选[B]。选项中的She couldn?t/didn?t以及重复出现的Spanish表明，本题可能与女士无法做某事有关，该事情与西班牙语有关。由对话中女士提到的But I find it very difficult to speak…couldn?t understand the Spanish people…I got really disheartened可知，Alice感到沮丧的原因是她不能跟西班牙人很好地交流，故答案为[B]。

【点睛】But转折处为常考点，是听音重点。

24. What is one of the ways Alice learns Spanish?

【解析】选[C]。选项均以By开头以及选项中的reading…book，going to an evening class，talk with Spanish people 等表明，本题可能考查学习西班牙语的方式。由女士提到的I?ve watched…the BBC television programs可知，答案为[C]。女士提到去上夜校，但并未说夜校是由BBC主办的，故排除[B]。

25. What does the professor think Alice needs?

【解析】选[D]。选项均以原形动词开头表明，本题可能考查观点或建议。由对话中男士提到的I was thinking perhaps you…have regular conversation practice可知，教授给Alice的建议是让她多练习讲西班牙语，故答案为[D]。

Section B

As more women in the United States move up to the professional ladder, more are finding it necessary to make business trips alone. Since this is new for many, some trips are certainly in order. If you are married, it is a good idea to encourage your husband and children to learn to cook a few simple meals while you are away. They will be much happier and probably enjoy the experience. If you will be eating a good meal alone, choose good restaurants. In the end, they will be much better for your digestion. You may also find it useful to call the restaurant in advance and state that you will be eating alone. You will probably get better service and almost certainly a better table. Finally, and most importantly, anticipate your travel needs as a businesswoman; this starts with lightweight luggage which you can easily manage even when fully packed. Take a folding case inside your suitcase; it will come in extremely handy for dirty clothes, as well as for business documents and papers you no longer need on the trip. And make sure you have a briefcase so that you can keep currently-required papers separate. Obviously, experience helps, but you can make things easier on yourself from the first by careful planning, so that right from the start you really can have a good trip!

Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.

26. Who is the speaker’s intended audience?

【解析】选[D]。短文首句即验证了听前预测，接着提出了短文的主题make business trips alone，由此可知，短文的目标听众是需要单独出差的职业女性，故答案为[D]。

【点睛】判断短文的目标听众一般在短文开头或结尾处有所提示。

27. Why is lightweight luggage important for the traveling businesswoman?

【解析】选[C]。本题关键是听清问题问的是轻便的行李（lightweight luggage）对出差的女士来说很重要的原因。短文中lightweight luggage之后的you can easily manage即为原因，故答案为[C]。

【点睛】选项中的It指代的是问题中的lightweight luggage。[C] It is easy to remove是对you can easily manage 的同义转述。

28. Where would this passage most likely appear?

【解析】选[A]。选项中的In a magazine/guide/journal等表明，本题考查短文的出处。短文开头就表明对象是职业女性，接着针对她们单独出差提供了一些建议，包括饮食、行李等方面（If you…If you…Finally…表明了这种层次关系），因此短文最可能出现在女性杂志上，故答案为[A]。

main joy in life. He grew flowers of every color under the sun. He grew these flowers in order to enter them for competition. His greatest hope in life was to grow a rose of an entirely new color that would win him the silver cup for the Rose of the Year.

Mr. Flowers? glasshouse was close to a public path, which was always used by children walking to and from school. Boys were often attracted to throw a stone or two at his glasshouse. So Mr. Flowers did his best to be in or close by his glasshouse at the beginning and end of the school day.

However, it was not convenient or possible to be on guard all the time. Mr. Flowers had tried in many ways to prevent harm to his glasshouse, but nothing that he had done had been successful.

Then, just as he was giving up hope of ever winning the battle, and of growing the Rose of the Year, he had a truly wonderful idea. He put up a large notice made of good, strong wood, some meters away from the glasshouse, where it could be clearly seen from the path. He had painted on the board the words: DO NOT THROW STONES AT THIS NOTICE. After this, Mr. Flowers had no further trouble. The boys were much more attracted to throw stones at the notice than at the glasshouse.

Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.

29. What was Mr. Flowers’ greatest hope?

【解析】选[D]。由短文中提到的His grea test hope…was to grow a rose of an entirely new color that…win…the silver cup…可知，答案为[D]。[D]中的win prize是对短文中提到的win…the silver cup的同义转述。

【点睛】问题中的greatest hope为听音重点。that引导定语从句，先行词为a rose of an entirely new color。30. Why did the boys often throw a stone or two at the glasshouse?

【解析】选[A]。短文中提到Flowers先生的暖房靠近公路，上下学的孩子经常从这条路上经过，男孩们经常好奇地朝暖房上扔石头，由此可推断出，男孩们是因为淘气才这么做的，故答案为[A]。

【点睛】attracted to表明男孩们很好奇，比较淘气，[A]中的naughty与此对应。

31. Why was Mr. Flowers not able to prevent harm to his glasshouse?

【解析】选[D]。由短文中提到的However, it was not convenient or possible to be on guard all the time可知，Mr. Flowers不可能一直监视他的暖房，故答案为[D]。

【点睛】However 转折处为常考点，是听音重点。

32. Why did the boys throw stones at Mr. Flowers’ notice?

【解析】选[A]。选项中重复出现的notice表明，本题涉及notice的情况。短文最后提到，与暖房相比，男孩们对往告示栏上扔石头更感兴趣，结合notice上的文字“不要往这个告示栏上扔石头”可知，男孩们想做别人不让他们做的事，故答案为[A]。

things by himself by reading and experimenting. He built a lab for himself to work in, and he worked very hard in his sixty years of scientific activities. He made over a thousand inventions. Few inventors in the world could have such great success. Edison?s first invention was made in 1868. He was then a telegraph operator. He wished to work out a new method to improve the old telegraph system because it was impossible at that time for the system to send more than one message along the same line at the same time. He read all the works of Faraday, another great scientist, before starting his invention. Sometimes he didn?t go to bed and didn?t even stop to eat. He thought he had very much to do and there was no time to lose. Days and nights he was reading and reading. After he read through Faraday?s writings, he began his experiments. A few months later he succeeded in building a double transmitter and improved the old telegraph system.

Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

33. What can we learn about Edison’s early education?

【解析】选[B]。选项中的He，school，taught by等表明，本题考查He的教育情况。根据短文中提到的He was taught by his mother when he was a child可知，答案为[B]。

【点睛】选项中的He指代的是问题中的Edison。

34. When did Edison make his first invention?

【解析】选[C]。预览选项可知，本题考查时间，故听音时要留意短文中出现的相关时间。文中明确提到Edison?s first invention…in 1868，故答案为[C]。

【点睛】短文中一般会出现两个以上的时间，听清问题是解题的关键，在听音时应注意记录关键时间点。35. Why did Edison decide to improve the old telegraph system?

【解析】选[C]。由短文中提到的because it was impossible…to send more than one message…at the sam e time可知，答案为[C]。

【点睛】because后面的内容为常考点，听音时应注意。

Section C

36.【解析】booming。由主语the number和空前的is可推测，所填词是形容词或现在分词。booming在此意为“迅

速发展的”。

37.【解析】rare。由空前的were可推测，所填词是形容词。rare在此意为“极少的”。

38.【解析】advancement。由空前的professional可推测，所填词是名词。advancement在此意为“提升”。

39.【解析】pursue。由空前的动词不定式符号to可推测，所填词是原形动词。pursue a degree意为“追求学位”。

40.【解析】distance。由空后的learning可推测，所填词是形容词或名词。distance learning意为“远程教育”。

41.【解析】choices。由空前的These和空后的are可推测，所填词是复数名词。

42.【解析】undergone。由空前的has可推测，所填词是过去分词。undergone在此意为“经历”。