短對話
1. B. The man should get a pair of new shoes.
2. A. The woman will skip Dr. Smith’s lecture to help the man.
3. D. The speakers and Steve used to be classmates.
4. C. In a boat.
5. B. 9:50.
6. A. She does not like John at all.
7. D. He is trapped in a terrible traffic jam.
8. A. She is good at repairing things.
長對話:
Conversation 1
9. C. The accused was found guilty of stealing.
10. B. He was unemployed.
11. A. He had been in jail before.
Conversation 2
12. B. Unsatisfactory.
13. C. Public relations.
14. D. Making television commercials.
15. D. She is not suitable for the position.
Passage 1
16. What does the speaker say characterizes American campuses?
答案:(A) The cozy communal life.
【點評】:細節(jié)題。本篇文章開頭即指出 'Few foreign universities put much emphasis on the cozy communal life that characterizes American campuses from clubs and sports teams to student publications and drama societies.'此可知美國校園的特點就在于集體生活,比如俱樂部、運動隊、學(xué)生刊物以及戲劇社團。
17. What does Brown University president Vartan Gregorian say about students' daily life?
答案:(C) It is as important as their learning experience.
【點評】:細節(jié)題。布朗大學(xué)校長在說到學(xué)生日常生活時說“In America it is assumed that a student’s daily life is as important as his learning experience. . .” 可見在美國學(xué)生平日生活和他們的學(xué)習(xí)經(jīng)歷同等重要。
18. In what way is the United States unrivaled according to the speaker?
答案:(C) It provides numerous options for students.
【點評】:細節(jié)題。聽力原文中說到America’s menu of options—research universities, state institutions, private liberal-arts schools, community colleges, religious institutions, military academies—is unrivaled.其實歸根結(jié)底就是America's menu of options is unrivaled.美國各類學(xué)校應(yīng)有盡有任你選。
19. What does the speaker say about universities in Europe and Japan?
答案:(B) They are responsible merely to their Ministry of Education.
【點評】:細節(jié)題。說到歐洲和日本大學(xué)時,原文"In Europe and Japan, universities are answerable only to a ministry of education, which sets academic standards and distributes money."中的"answerable only to…"意思和"be responsible merely to"相同,即“只對……負責,只聽從……的”。
Passage 2
20. What does the speaker say about the sea link ferry?
答案:(D)It is leaving Folkestone in about five minutes.
【點評】:細節(jié)題。聽力原文為"We are due to leave Folkestone in about five minutes."渡船將在五分鐘內(nèi)出發(fā)。其他選項信息都沒在聽力中出現(xiàn)。
21. Where is the snack bar situated?
答案:(D) In the front of A deck.
【點評】:細節(jié)題。聽力原文為"There's a snack bar serving sandwiches and hot and cold refreshments situated in the front of A deck."。小吃店是位于甲板A上。基本信息重現(xiàn)。
22. What does the speaker say about the lounge on B deck?
答案:(A) It is for the sole use of passengers travelling with cars.
【點評】:細節(jié)題。聽力原文為"Passengers are reminded that the lounge on B deck is for the sole-use of passengers traveling with cars..." B甲板上的休息室是專門給那些開車旅游的乘客的?;拘畔⒅噩F(xiàn)。
Passage 3
23. B. It was named after its discoverer.
24. C. Cro-Magnon people painted animals they hunted and ate.
25. A. They know little about why the paintings were created.
【點評】本文為科普類說明文,主要圍繞法國東南部的一個著名洞穴——肖維巖洞(Grotte Chauvet)展開。肖維巖洞由Jean-Marie Chauvet在1994年圣誕夜首次發(fā)現(xiàn),故以Chauvet的名字命名。與法國同時期其他洞穴不同的是,肖維巖洞內(nèi)的動物壁畫并不是被捕獵的動物,而是那些大型、有力而威猛的動物。許多專家們由此認為,壁畫上的動物是當時人們精神生活的象征。本文由于涉及國外藝術(shù)文化的話題,對許多考生來說比較生疏。但只要對篇章的開頭及結(jié)尾、相關(guān)關(guān)鍵詞做到有效把握,答出問題也是比較容易的。
聽力填空
26. advantages
27. characterizes
28. go out of their way
29. seeking out
30. transition
31. appropriate
32. reluctant
33. acknowledge
34. interferes with
35. tensions