标准听力（一）——标准听力（十）听力原文及答案解析文本.doc

1、标准听力（一）听力原文及答案解析Listening ComprehensionSection A11. W: I dont believe weve ever met before, have we?M: Weve been introduced at other parties. Dont you remember?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，答案锁定在A和D之间。【解 析】选A。对话中男士提到的 Weve been introduced at other parties（我们是在其他派对上经人介绍认识

2、的） ，A的内容是对此的同义转述，met 对应 introduced，故答案为A。12. W: Thank heaven, its Friday. Are you doing anything special this weekend?M: Good question. To tell you the truth, my brother might be coming over and so everything is up in the air right now. Q: What does the man mean?【听前预测】由选项中的 He，plans 以及 He has to 可知，

3、对话与男士的计划有关，男士的话为听音重点。【解 析】选B。男士的话 everything is up in the air 为听音重点。 B的内容为男士的话的同义转述，故为答案，其中 no definite plans 对应 up in the air。up in the air 意为“悬而未决”。13. W: Henry, are you still planning to buy that nice red sports car you looked at last week?M: Im afraid thats impossible because I havent been able

4、to come up with the cash, and someone else has already made a down payment on it. Q: What do we learn about Henry?【听前预测】由选项中的 afford，new car，paid for，cash 及 He cant/will 等可知，对话很可能与男士是否决定买车有关，男士的话为听音重点。【解 析】选A 。男士的话 I havent been able to come up with the cash 为听音重点，A 的 cant afford to buy 是对男士的话的同义转述，

5、故答案为A。come up with the cash 指“拿得出钱”。make a down payment 指“ 预付定金”。14. W: Is that optional course as hard as everybody says?M: Its actually even worse, believe it or not. Q: What does the man say about the course?【听前预测】由选项中的 hard，difficult，tough，expected，optional course 可知，对话与人们对选修课难度的预测有关。【解 析】选C。对话中

6、男士提到 even worse（更糟糕） ，结合女士提到的 hard 可知，C中的 much more difficult 是对 even worse 的同义转述，故答案为C 。believe it or not 意为“信不信由你” 。15. M: Didnt you tell Tom about the meeting?W: Whatever I say to him goes in one ear and out the other. Q: What does the woman mean?【听前预测】由选项均以 Tom 开头以及 Tom doesnt/didnt 可知，与 Tom 有关的

7、话题为听音重点。【解 析】选 A。女士的话 goes in one ear and out the other 为听音重点，A 为女士的话的同义转述，故为答案。go in one ear and out the other 意为“左耳进右耳出”。16. W: If I were you, I would take a plane instead of a bus. It will take you forever to get there. M: But flying makes me so nervous. Q: What does the man prefer to do? 【听前预测】由

8、选项中重复出现的 travel，plane，bus，because 以及 he 可知，对话可能与he 旅行和乘坐的交通工具及原因有关。【解 析】选C。对话中男士提到 flying makes me so nervous（坐飞机让我很紧张） ，C中的 the plane makes him nervous 是对此的同义转述，故答案为C。If I were you, I would.是一种虚拟，用于委婉地建议对方做某事。17. W: Well, we have considered carefully about allowing friends at the party, but weve de

9、cided against it since it is paid by student fees. Sorry about that. M: I guess I can only bring myself. Ill give it a miss.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，答案锁定在A和C之间。由 Hell 可知，男士的话为听音重点。【解 析】选C。男士的话 Ill give it a miss. （我不来了。 ）为听音重点，C 是对此的同义转述，故为答案。give it/sth. a miss 意为“

10、不做某事”。decide against 意为“决定反对（某人或某事） ”。18. W: Do you enjoy majoring in mathematics?M: Enjoy? If I could choose again, I would study biology. Q: What do we learn about the man from the conversation?【听前预测】由选项中重复出现的 mathematics 可知，对话与数学有关。由 He didnt like可知，男士的话为听音重点。【解 析】选B。男士的话Enjoy?I would study biolo

11、gy（喜欢？我宁可学生物）为听音重点，B 是对此的同义转述 ，故为答案。反问表达完全相反的意思，故 Enjoy?说明男士一点也不喜欢数学。男士还用虚拟条件句表明了自己不喜欢学数学。Now you will hear the two long conversations.Conversation One【听前预测】预览四道题各选项，结合19题中的package及22题各选项的内容推断，对话可能与邮递包裹有关。M: Hello, National Express Courier Company, Customer Service Department. W: Hello, I have some

12、questions about a package Im going to send, can you help me?M: Yes. What would you like to know?W: I have a box of home-made candy. And I want to send it to my sister; its a birthday present. Do you have any special rules about delivering food?M: No, not in this case. If you were sending fruit or ve

13、getables, they would have to be packed specially. But there are no rules about sending candy.W: OK, I have another question. Im very concerned about the package reaching my sister on time. Can you make sure that it will be there by her birthday on Saturday?M: Where does it have to go?W: California.M

14、: Hmm. Saturdays only four days away. We have a priority service that would guarantee delivery in three days but its more expensive than our regular rate.W: Well, I dont want to waste money, but its more important that the package be there on time.M: OK. Bring your package to the office, and well se

15、nd it by priority service. W: OK. Ill do that. Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. Why is the woman calling the delivery company?【 解 析 】 选 A。对 话 中 女 士 提 到 I have some questions about a package .， 由 此 可 知 ， 女 士 只 是想 咨 询 一 下 有 关 信 息 ， 故 答 案 为 A。【 点 晴 】 抓 住 关 键 信 息

16、点 some questions解 答 此 题 很 容 易 。20. What is the woman sending to her sister?【 解 析 】 选 C。预 览 选 项 可 知 ， 本 题 可 能 考 查 要 邮 递 的 物 品 。 对 话 中 女 士 说I have a box of home-made candy.send it to my sister， 表 明 答 案 为 C。21. What day is the day when the conversation takes place?【 解 析 】 选 B。选 项 表 明 ， 本 题 考 查 时 间 。 对

17、话 中 女 士 说 物 品 必 须 要 在Saturday前 到 ，男 士 接 着说 Saturdays only four days away， 由此表明对话发生在T uesday，故答案为 B。【 点 晴 】 对 话 中 不 只 出 现 一 个 时 间 ， 需 要 将 各 种 时 间 信 息 进 行 简 单 的 计 算 推 理 才 能 得 出 答 案 。22. Which method will the woman probably use to send her package?【 解 析 】 选 D。预 览 选 项 可 知 ， 本 题 可 能 考 查 快 递 方 式 。 对 话 中 男

18、 士 推 荐priority service；接 着女 士 说 .but its more important that the package be there on time， 表 明 女 士 决 定 用 priority service来寄 物 品 ， 故 答 案 为 D。【 点 晴 】 but转 折 处 为 常 考 点 ， 其 后 的 句 子 通 常 为 答 案 所 在 。Conversation Two【听前预测】预览三道题各选项，结合23题中的hats及museum，exhibit 推断，对话可能与帽子展览有关。W: Lets stop in here for a minute.

19、Jill told me this hat exhibit is really good. Hum, see what it says on the sign. M: “A colorful parade of mens headwears through the ages exploring the fashions historical, sociological, and psychological significance.” OK, but we dont have much time before lunch. W: Well, lets take a look at what t

20、here is. M: This is interesting. Look at this sign, “Whether he was a soldier, sailor, merchant, or scholar, a man derived his sense of belonging from the hat of his occupation. In the late nineteenth century, a persons status determined how elaborate his headwear would be.”W: Thats not like today.

21、The only kind of hat I see guys wear anywhere is the baseball cap. M: Not me. Heres my personal favorite the ten-gallon hat. When I visit my relatives on their ranch out west, they all wear cowboy hats like these. Theyre stylish, and that broad brim really does protect you from the sun. W: Youre jum

22、ping out of sequence. The exhibit starts back there with the Renaissance, and how it says here that theyre selling replications of all the hats in the museum store. M: Why dont we skip to that now? Then, after we meet Paul for lunch, we can all come back to the museum and start at the beginning. The

23、res an awful lot to see. W: I know it looks like well need at least an hour, maybe more, to get through it all.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. What are the speakers doing?【解析】选D 。选项均以doing的形式开头表明，本题考查某人正在做 的事。由对话一开始女士所说的Jill told me this hat exhibit is really

24、 good 和男士所说的but we dont have much time before lunch可知，对话双方在午饭前看hat exhibit，故选D。【点睛】but转折处为常考点 ，一般为答案所在。24. How do the speakers get the information about hat exhibit?【解析】选A 。预览选项可知 ，本题可能考查获得某物的方式。对话一开始女士就说see what it says on the sign及男士的Look at this sign都表明，帽子展览会的信息是从sign(牌示) 上看到的，故答案为A 。【点睛】听音时注意对话中

25、是否有与选项有关的signs，museum guide，tape recorder，brochure等单词，这样比较容易解题。25. According to the conversation, in the late nineteenth century, what could a mans headwear reveal about him?【 解 析 】 选 C。 对 话 中 提 到 In the late nineteenth century, a persons status determined how elaborate his headwear would be 表 明 ，在

26、19世 纪 晚 期 ， 一 个 人 的 地 位 是 由 他 戴 的 帽 子 的 华 丽 程度 决 定 的 ， 故 选 C。【点睛】问题中的In the late nineteenth century为听音的关键，捕捉到该信息点便不难选出答案。Section BPassage One【听前预测】预览三道题各选项，由savings，manage their money，expenses，a fixed amount of money等可知，短文围绕如何理财展开。Most likely, you arent the family breadwinner. But doing a small job

27、or getting a weekly allowance would put some money in your pocket. For kids and grown-ups alike, money is easy to spend. If you arent careful, it can be gone in no time. Being responsible with your money is an important skill to learn and the sooner you start, the better. Whether you are tracking yo

28、ur spending or saving for something special, creating a budget can help you deal with your expenses and plan for the future. All you need are paper and a pencil and some self-control. First, take a look at our sample monthly budget. Then, use a separate sheet of paper to plan your own. In the first

29、two columns, list your sources of income and how much you expect to earn from them. In the third and fourth columns, list what you expect to spend your money on and the amount. The left hand total should be more than or equal to the right hand total. If it is, you have an effective budget. Budgets a

30、re not complex, but sticking to them can be tough. When planning your budget, be realistic about your expenses. If you know that you drop $18 at a movie, dont write $12 in that space simply because you wish you were spending less.If you are eyeing a big purchase, such as a $150 skateboard, spend les

31、s and save more until you have the total amount. No matter how attractive it may be, avoid spending your savings. One day, you will thank yourself!Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. Who is the passage written for?【解析】选B。预览选项可知，本题可能考查短文的目标读者。由短文中提到的 arentbreadwinner，a

32、llowance 及 For kids 推断，短文主要是给孩子看的，教他们怎么合理花钱，故答案为B。【点睛】考查人物的选项需要根据短文中关键信息进行推理判断。27. What is the purpose of making a budget?【解析】选C。选项均以不定式开头以及 savings，money 表明，本题考查某人做某事的目的，且与理财有关。问题是问做预算的目的。由短文中提到的 creating a budget can help you deal with your expenses and plan for the future 可知，答案为C“ 帮助人们更好地理财”。【点睛】

33、问题中的 making a budget 对应短文中的 creating a budget，C是接下来内容的综合表述。28. What should people do when planning a budget?【解析】选A 。选项均以原 形动词开头表明，本题可能考查观点建议或行为动作。问题询问计划预算时人们应该做什么。短文中的 When planning your budget, be realistic about your expenses. Ifyou drop $18dont write $12表明，答案为 A。Passage Two【听前预测】选项中的Patients，Doct

34、ors，emergency rooms等表明，短文涉及医生和病人的关系。If you ever felt like your doctor was trying to push you out of the examination room before you had a chance to explain your condition, you are not alone. A new study from the Mayo Clinic shows that most people agree on what makes a good doctor and it definitely i

35、snt one who hurries through a visit. A doctors skills can affect a patients emotional response and recovery very positively or very negatively, a research shows. Based on the new study, which surveyed 192 patients, it can be concluded that a model doctor should be confident, sympathetic, kind, perso

36、nal, forthright, respectful and thorough. “What every patient wants is a doctor who pays them personal attention,” said James Li, a doctor at the Mayo Clinic Division of Allergic Diseases. Li is helping to develop programs for teaching doctors how to strengthen their interactions with patients. “Its

37、 really the duty of the medical community to design a better health care system, so that doctors are able to exhibit those qualities for the good of the patients,” he said. Many patients nowadays are directed to urgent care facilities or, for lack of good insurance, forced to go to emergency rooms f

38、or problems that used to be handled right away. In either case, waiting time can be hours and actual facing time with a doctor might be just seconds. “The days when doctors remembered their patients names might no longer exit, but medical schools can fill in this crack by incorporating the seven beh

39、avioral things into their training,” Li said. “If patients have opportunities to tell their stories, to be asked questions and have the doctors describe understanding of what has been shared, it leaves them feeling like theyre heard,” Li said.Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just

40、 heard. 29. Whose duty is this passage mainly concerned about?【解析】选B。短文介绍的重点是医生，主要围绕什么样的医生是好医生来展开论述：一个好医生应该具备自信、同情心、和蔼、真诚、彬彬有礼的和过硬的素质，故答案为B。【点睛】听清问题中的Whose duty再根据常理不难选出答案。30. Which statement is the right doctors behavior?【解析】选C。本题考查什么样的医生行为是好的。短文中提到，现在许多病人感到医生总想把自己推出检查室，或者一到医院就直接被安排进加急护理病房或急诊室，这些行为

41、都是不好的，故排除A 、B、D。结合上题解析，C所描述的行为符合a model doctor，即好医生的行为，故答案为C。另外，本题依据常识即可推测出答案。【点睛】听清问题中的right doctors behavior是解题关键。31. What can be inferred from the passage?【解析】选D 。短文主要针对现在医生的问题进行叙述，由短文中提到的医生 push you out，hurries through a visit，病人 are forced，waitinghours，facing time with a doctorseconds 等都能推断出许多医

42、生缺乏足够的责任心 ，故答案为D 。Passage Three 【听前预测】选项中的a couple to afford a child，Asia，Let women stay at home and have a baby，Asian governments等表明，短文介绍的是亚洲某方面的经济生活。The small number of newborn babies, which has been caused by high prices and the changing social situation of women, is one of the most serious probl

43、ems in Asia. When people talk about it, you can hear a word invented in Japan “DINKS”, which means Double Income No Kids. In many major Asian cities like Seoul, Singapore, and Tokyo, the cost of a house is extremely high. A young couple who want to buy their own house may have to pay about $300,000

44、though prices have fallen. For a flat with one bedroom, one dining-room, a kitchen, and a bathroom, the couple will pay about $900 a month. Whats more, if they want to have a child, the childs education is very expensive. For example, most kindergarten charges are at least $5,000 a year. In such a s

45、ituation, its difficult to afford children. The number of married women who want to continue working increases rapidly because they enjoy their jobs. However, if they want to have children, they immediately have serious problems. Though most companies allow women to leave their jobs for a short time

46、 to have a baby, they expect women with babies to give up their jobs. In short, if they want to bring up children properly, both parents have to work, but it is hard for mothers to work. Indeed, women who want to continue working have to choose between having children or keeping their jobs. In a wor

47、d, Asian governments must take steps to improve the present situation as soon as possible. Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.32. What do we learn from the passage?【解析】选C。短文主要介绍亚洲的生活成本太高，引发的主要问题是新生儿出生率下降。文中提到在日本人们把双收入但没有小孩的夫妇叫做DINKS ，invented in Japan表明该词是在亚洲发明的，故答案为C。33

48、. To buy a flat and send a child to kindergarten, how much will a couple pay each year?【解析】选D 。本题考查数字。短文中提到，一套一室一厅的房子每月要花900美元，一年共花10,800美元，如果要送孩子上幼儿园，每年最少要花5,000美元，两项加起来每年要花15,800美元，故答案为D 。【点睛】数字题短文中会出现两个以上的数字，并且要进行简单的计算。34. What does the speaker seem to believe that Asian governments should do?【解析

49、】选B。选项均以原 形动词开头表明，本题可能考查观点建议。问题询问说话者认为亚洲政府应该做什么。短文中提到，政府应该尽快采取措施改善目前的状况，而目前的状况指的就是妇女生孩子和工作相冲突的问题，故答案为B。35. What is the main problem being discussed in the passage?【解析】选A 。由选项概括性很强可知，本题可能考查短文的主题。短文一开始就提出主要问题：The small number of newborn babies，故答案为A。【点睛】短 文 主 旨 首 先 可 根 椐 选 项 内 容 进 行 推 断 ， 然 后 根 据 短 文 内 容 进 行 确 定 。 短 文 开 头 和结 尾 一 定 要 给 予 足 够 重 视 。Secti