1、 1 标准听力 （ 一 ） 听力原文及答案解析 Part III Listening Comprehension Section A 11. W: I have to think about your offer. I cant say “yes” or “no” at the moment. M: You can take your time. It will do if you let me know your decision in a day or two. Q: What do we learn from the conversation? 【 听前预测 】 选项中的 The man
2、 thinks， the woman should save his time， The woman need not hurry 等表明，本 题可能与男士 给 女士的建议有关。 【 解 析 】 选 D。女士说她现在还不能马上对男士的提议给予回复，男士让女士不必着急，还说她在一两天内给他答复就行了，由此可知 ， 女士不必立刻 做出 决定，故答案为 D。 12. M: Here comes my secretary. Shes an extremely good-looking young woman, dont you think? W: Yes, but I heard that her w
3、ork isnt as good as her appearance. Q: What does the woman think of the secretary? 【 听前预测 】 选项中的 She is， good-looking， perfect，good at work 等表明 ， 本题与 对女士的评价 有关 。 【 解 析 】 选 D。男士 提到自己的 秘书 长得很 漂亮，女士表示同意，但接着 用 but 转折提到 她听说 她（即男士的秘书 ） 的工作能力没有外表那么好（ her work isnt as good as her appearance），言外之意就是男士的秘书的工作能
4、力不行，故答案为 D。 13. W: Were all the books I recommended useful? M: Yes, they were. All of us are grateful to you and my classmates asked me to thank you for your help. Q: What can we conclude from the conversation? 【 听前预测 】 选项中重复出现的 books 表明，对话与书有关。 The man does not think/appreciates 表明，男士的话为听音重点。 【 解 析
5、 】 选 D。女士问男士她推荐的书是否有用，男士 的回答“ Yes, they were. All of us are grateful to you and my classmates asked me to thank you ”为听音重点。由男士的回答可知， 男士很感谢女士推荐的书，故答案为 D。 14. M: I borrowed some CDs from Jim last week, but I lost them. Would you tell Jim Im sorry about that? W: Hadnt you better tell him yourself? Q: W
6、hat 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Express his apology， Jim， CDs 等表明 ， 本题与女士给男士的建议有关，该建议涉及 Jim和 CD。 【 解 析 】 选 C。男士 踢打他 把 Jim的 CD 丢了，希望女士能帮他向 Jim转达歉意，而女士通过反问句Hadnt you better tell him yourself?（你自己告诉他不是更好吗？）建议男士自己去跟 Jim道歉，故答案为C。 15. W: There was a new quiz show on televis
7、ion last night, but we were just outside and sitting down to dinner when it came on. M: I watched it and it was great! The first four contestants won only small prizes, but the fifth left with a new luxury car. Q: What can be inferred from the conversation? 【 听前预测 】 选项 中重复出现的 dinner， show表明 ，对话 涉及晚餐
8、和某个节目。 【 解 析 】 选 C。女士说昨晚有一个新的智力竞赛节目 （ quiz show），但是节目播出的时候她正在外面吃饭，由此可知 ， 女士昨天错过了智力竞赛节目的播出时间，故答案为 C。 16. M: Im really worried about Susan. How is Susans lab experiment coming along? 【 听前预测 】 选项 中的 Meeting Susan， Making sure，Asking Susan 等表明 ， 本 题可能 与 某人的建议 有关 ，2 W: Im not sure. Why dont we go have a
9、look? Q: What does the woman suggest doing? 该建议涉及 Susan。 【 解 析 】 选 C。男士问女士 Susan 的实验进行得怎么样了，女士通过反问句 Why dont we go have a look?建议去看看 Susan 做实验的进展情况，故答案为 C。 17. W: Why do we always have to argue about money? M: If it wasnt money, youd argue about something else; I think you enjoy arguments. Q: What d
10、oes the man think of the woman? 【 听前预测 】 选 项 中 的 She spends money lavishly/should get a job 等表明 ， 本 题可能 考查 对女士的看法。 【 解 析 】 选 D。女士不明白为什么她和男士总是为钱而争吵，男士通过虚拟语气 提到“如 果不是为钱，你也会为其他东西争吵；我认为你喜欢争吵”，由此可知，男士认为女士喜欢争吵， 故答案为 D。 18. M: I wish Susie would stop reciting that poem. Ive heard her repeat it hundreds of
11、times. W: At least that much. I used to really like Whitmans poems until I had to listen to her over and over again. Q: What do the two speakers mean? 【 听前预测 】 选项中的 poem(s)和 poet 表明 ，对话可能与诗歌有关。 【 解 析 】 选 A。男士通过虚拟语气 I wish Susie would stop reciting that poem表示他不想再听 Susie朗诵那首诗了，女士也说她以前很喜欢惠特曼的诗，她听 Susi
12、e 朗诵这么多遍之后也不想再听到这首诗了，由此可知 ，说话双方 都厌倦听这首诗了，故答案为 A。 Now you will hear the two long conversations. Conversation One 【 听前预测 】 选项 中的 physically healthy， arm muscles， arm weights， swimming， Jogging 等 表明 ，对话可能与运动有关。 W: Exercise, exercise, exercise. We hear so much about it these days, yet even the experts c
13、ant agree on which exercises are best. Now some doctors are strongly encouraging arm exercises. M: Arm exercises? Is that because our arms are too fat or flabby? W: Actually, thats not the main reason. They say that arm exercises are an ideal way to become physically fit. M: But dont arm exercises r
14、aise your blood pressure? W: That they do. But the article I read mentioned ways to compensate for that. M: How? W: By adding leg exercises, so the arms dont do all the work. Arm exercises alone arent enough to increase metabolism before fatigue sets in. The more of the body thats involved in the ex
15、ercise, the better. M: And in turn, Im sure that theres a greater chance of Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. Whats the main reason that many doctors recommend arm exercises? 【 解析 】 选 C。女士说现在很多医生大力推荐手臂运动（ arm exercises），男士问是不是因为很多人的手臂too fat or flabby，女士说那不是主要
16、原因，而是因为手臂运动是一种保持健康（ become physically fit）的理想方式，故答案为 C，其中的 physically healthy与女士提到的 physically fit 对应 。 20. What is the problem caused by arm exercises, according to the conversation? 【 解析 】 选 D。 选择中的 They， damage arm muscles，raise ones blood pressure等表明，本题考查 They 的缺点，听音时注意 They 指代什么。 对话中男士提到But don
17、t arm exercises raise your blood pressure?女士说 That they do 表示同意，由此可知， 手臂运动的一个缺点就是它会使血压升高，故答案为 D。 3 losing weight. W: Sounds right to me. M: So what exercises do the experts recommend? W: They mentioned quite a few, but some of the more popular ones are cycling with special bicycles that make you use
18、 both your arms and legs. And walking vigorously while you wear arm weights. M: I must try that. I like to walk a lot. W: I hope you could get the result you want. And then I may follow your step to do arm exercises. M: No problem. 【 点睛 】 But 转折处为常考点，听音时应注意。 21. What exercises do the experts recomme
19、nd? 【 解析 】 选 C。选项 中的 Wearing arm weights， Jogging vigorously， Walking slowly 等表明，本题可能与运动有关。 男士问专家推荐什么样的运动，女士说专家推荐了几种，最普遍的就是骑 特殊的自行车，这种车子 能使人手脚并用，故答案为 C。 【 点睛 】 列举处为常考点，是听音的重点。 Conversation Two 【 听前预测 】 选项 中的 grade， lab report， her lab experiment， lab techniques 等表明， 对话可能与女士的实验有关 。由 his classes 可 推测
20、出 ，男士的身份应该是老师。 W: Professor Keyes? May I come in? M: Jessica, sure. Have a seat. What can I do for you? W: Its the lab experiments, Professor. Im getting different results from everyone else, so I thought Id better ask for your advice or else Ill fail the class. M: Not everyone gets the right result
21、s. I thought you mightve discovered on your own what you were doing wrong. W: Well, Ive gone over every step of every experiment we did in the lab, and I havent been able to figure out where I went wrong in any of them. M: OK. I think you probably study the steps carefully. But Ive observed somethin
22、g in my classes ever since I started teaching chemistry. Some students know the steps involved in an experiment but they dont understand the purpose and the objectives of the experiment. Do you actually read through the reference and the handouts I give? W: Um, not really. I just find it very diffic
23、ult reading. M: Well, Jessica. Knowing what the steps are will help you when you write up a lab report, but would you be able to write a conclusion about the results if you didnt understand what you were doing? W: No, I guess not. M: So why not spend just half an hour going through the material and
24、if it isnt clear to you, you can either ask me or you can go over to the chemistry club. W: OK. Ill do that. Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 22. Why does the woman go to see the man? 【 解析 】 选 C。选项均 以“ To+原形动词”开头以及其中的 ask him to explain， lab experiment/report 表明，
25、本题 考查 女士 的行为目的，该行为目的与实验室实验或报告有关。 对话一开始，女士说她为了实验室的试验（ lab experiments）来找男士，因为她得到的试验结果与其他人都不同，所以她想从男士这里寻求建议，由此可知 ， 女士是为了问一些做实验方面的建议才来见男士的，故答案为 C。 【 点睛 】 so 表目的处为常考点，听音时应注意。 23. Why does the man talk about a phenomenon in his chemistry classes? 【 解析 】 选 D。 选项 均 以“ To+原形动词”开头以及其中的 help the woman 表明，本题与男
26、士的行为目的有关。 男士以为女士已经找出了她做实验时所犯的错误，而女士却说她检查了每个实验的各个环节，但是没有发现哪个环节出了差错，于是男士 提及 他教化学以来观察到的一个经常存在的现象：学生知道实验的步骤，但是却不理解实验的目的 和目标 是什么， 以此来 帮助女士认清她的问题所在，故答案为 D。 24. What does the man suggest the woman do? 【 解析 】 选 B。选项均为原形动词 开头以及 the handouts he provides 表明 ， 本题考查男士的观点建议。 男士得知女士每次都是熟知实验步骤，但是却不怎么看他发的实验参考资料和讲义（
27、the reference 4 M: Theres something else. Ive noticed that you arent always precise in your measurements. Youre not going to get the results youre looking for if you dont measure things right or heat an ingredient at the right heat or heat it for the exact amount of time required. W: OK, Professor.
28、I see what Im doing wrong. and the handouts），所以男士通过反问句 why not spend just half an hour going through the material 建议女士要看他发给大家的参考资料和讲义，故答案为B。 【 点睛 】 why not ?为表建议的常用句式。 25. What can be inferred about the woman? 【 解析 】 选 D。 选项中的 She， does not like chemistry，too busy to study， careless about lab techni
29、ques 等表明 ， 本 题可能 与 女士在学习中的情况或存在的问题有关 。 对话中 男士提到他发现女士在测量（ measurements）方面不是很准确，由此可推断 出，女士在实验方法上有些粗心，故答案为 D。 Section B Passage One 【 听前预测 】 选项 中的 feed the birds， starved， couldnt open the door/get off the window， made a mistake 等表明，短文与 喂鸟有关 ，涉及不好的 遭遇。 Jacks friend, Kate Smith kept birds. One day Kate
30、phoned and told Jack she was going away for a week. She asked Jack to feed the birds for her and said that she would leave the key in Jacks mailbox. Unfortunately, Jack forgot all about the birds until the night before Kate was going to return. What was worse, it was already dark when Jack arrived a
31、t Kates house. Jack soon found the key Kate gave him could not unlock either the front door or the back door. He was getting desperate. He kept thinking of what Kate would say when she came back. Jack was just going to give up when he noticed that one bedroom window was slightly open. He found a bar
32、rel and pushed it under the window. As the barrel was very heavy, Jack made a lot of noise. But in the end, he managed to climb up and open the window. Jack actually had one leg inside the bedroom when he suddenly realized that someone was shining a torch up at him. He looked down and saw a policema
33、n and an old lady, one of Kates neighbors. “What are you doing up there?” said the policeman. Feeling like a complete fool, Jack replied, “I was just going to feed Mrs. Smiths birds.” Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. What did Kate ask Jack to do? 【 解析 】 选 A。选项 中的
34、check her mailbox， help her等表明，本题 可能 考查男士的行为动作。 短文开头提到， Kate 要外出一周，所以她请 Jack 帮忙喂鸟，并把自己的钥匙留在了 Jack 的信箱里了，由此可知 ，Kate 让 Jack 来她家喂鸟，故答案为 A。 27. Why did Jack feel desperate? 【 解析 】 选 B。 选项中重复出现的 He couldnt表明 ，本 题可能 与男士 遇到的 问题 有关 。 短 文中提到， Jack发现 Kate 给他的钥匙既打不开前门，也打不开后门，所以他感到绝望，故答案为 B。 28. What happened w
35、hen Jack just prepared to enter the room through the window? 【 解析 】 选 B。短文 中 提到， Jack 打不开 Kate 家的门，没有办法他只能从 Kate 家的窗户钻到屋里，当他把一只腿迈进 卧室 时，突然发现有人用手电筒晃他，故答案为 B。 【 点睛 】 B中的 highlighted 与短文中提到的 shining对应。 Passage Two 【 听前预测 】 选项 中重复 出现的 advertisement 以及 expensive， unreliable 等表明，短文与广告有关，涉及广告的特点等。 5 When y
36、ou turn on the radio, you hear an advertisement. When you watch television, you hear and see an advertisement. If you turn the pages of a newspaper or magazine, again you find an advertisement. If you walk down the street, you see one advertising board after another. All day, every day, people who w
37、ant to sell you something compete to catch your attention. As a result, advertisements are almost everywhere. In the West, advertisements are the fuel that makes mass media work. The government does not give money to mass media such as TV stations, newspapers, magazines and radio stations. They are
38、all owned privately, so where does the money come from? From advertisements. Without advertisements, there would not be these private businesses. Have you ever asked yourself what advertising is? Through the years, people have given different answers to the question. For some time it was felt that a
39、dvertising was a means of “keeping your name before the public”. And some people thought that advertising was “truth well told”. Now more and more people describe it in this way: Advertising is the paid, non-personal, and usually persuasive description of goods, services and ideas through various me
40、dia. All advertisements try to make people believe that the product, idea, or service advertised can do well to them. Advertisements exist everywhere in our lives. Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard. 29. What is the passage mainly about? 【 解析 】 选 D。选项均为名词短语且概括性 强表明 ，本 题考
41、查短文的主题。 由选项中重复出现的advertisement 可知，该主旨与广告有关。 短文开头提到，我们通过广播、电视、报纸等各种途径都能看到广告，接着讲了广告的定义，结尾再次总结了广告在日常生活的普遍性，这些都是在说明广告的繁荣发展，故答案为 D。 【 点睛 】 短文的主旨可以根据短文的主要内容进行推断，短文的开头和结尾要给予足够的重视。 30. What is the financial source for the mass media in the West? 【 解析 】 选 C。 短 文中提到在西方国家， 政府不给予诸如 电视台、报纸、杂志、电台等传媒 经济支持，它们都是 私有的
42、，并用自问自答的形式指出这些传媒的资金来源于广告（ So where does the money come from? From advertisements），故答案为 C。 31. According to the passage, what is one of the features of advertisements? 【 解析 】 选 B。选项 中的 They， expensive， unreliable，misleading 等表明，本题考查 They 的特点， They 可能 是 广告。短文结尾提到，现在越来越多的人是这样描述广告宣传的：广告通过各种媒介对商品、服务和理念进行
43、有偿、非个人并且通常是有说服力的说明，由此可知 ， 广告的特点之一就是有说服力，故答案为 B。 【 点睛 】 B中的 convincing 是 对短文中提到的persuasive 的同义转述 。 Passage Three 【 听前预测 】 选项 中的 location， George Washington， construction， located 等表 明，短文 可能与美国的某个地点或建筑 有关，涉及乔治华盛顿 。 During the American War of Independence (17751783) and in the first days after the foun
44、ding of the nation, there was a dispute between the northern and southern states as to where the capital of the new country should be located. For most of the Revolutionary War period, the rebels capital was Philadelphia. The First Continental Congress of 1774 was held there, so was the second one i
45、n 1776, the one which proclaimed The Declaration of Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 32. What was the dispute between the northern and southern states just after the U.S. was founded? 【 解析 】 选 C。短文开头提到，在美国成立最初的日子里，南部和北部各州争论的内容是关于首都的选址问题（ where the capital of the new c
46、ountry should be located），故答案为 C。 33. Where was the First Continental Congress held? 6 Independence; and in 1787 the federal Constitution was adopted there, too. Larger New York served as the capital for a while. From 1790 to 1800, however, Philadelphia was once more the capital. To solve the proble
47、m, George Washington, the first President of the United States, personally selected an area on the northeastern shore of the Potomac River between the states of Maryland and Virginia as the new capital. This was as early as 1791. He appointed Pierre LEnfant, a French engineer who had fought in the R
48、evolution, to prepare a plan for the new city. George Washington died in 1799, so it was John Adams, the second President, who moved the capital to the new seat, which was yet to be completed. To commemorate George Washington, the new capital was named after him. 【 解析 】 选 D。选项均为美国地名， 需快速浏览四个选项中的地点场所，并在听音时捕捉关键信息词对号入座即可选出答案 。 短 文中提到， 1974 年的第一次大陆会议（ The First Continental Congress）是在there举行的，联系上 文 可知 ， there指 的是 Philadelphia（费城），故答案为 D。 【 点睛 】 本题解题的关键是结合前一句弄清楚 there的指代。 34. What can we learn about the capital of the U.S.? 【 解析 】 选 A。 选项中的 Its locatio
