Part III Listening Comprehension
Section A
11. B
M: Our basketball team's won every game so far.
W: Isn't that because of the new coach?
Q: What does the woman imply?
【聽前預(yù)測】
1．兩項以the team開頭，兩項以the new coach開頭。
2．四項均為表示判斷的句子。
結(jié)論：對話可能與球隊和新教練有關(guān)。
【解析】男士說：“到目前為止，我們的籃球隊贏得了所有比賽。”女士回答道：“這難道不是因為新教練的緣故嗎?”言外之意即是：新教練的作用非同一般。故選B。
12．A
W: Were there a lot of people at the concert last night?
M: It was really pretty crowded; some people were standing in theaisles.
Q: What does the man mean?
【聽前預(yù)測】
1．兩項含有與音樂會有關(guān)的詞；E(concert，seats)。
2．兩項與人有關(guān)(crowd，people)，應(yīng)是指觀眾。
結(jié)論：對話可能與音樂會以及觀眾有關(guān)。
【解析】女士問昨晚的音樂會是不是人非常多。男士回答道：“擠得不得了，還有些人站在過道里。”可見觀看音樂會的人非常多。故選A。
13．A
M: Do you have any idea what this notice is about?
W: I'm as in the dark as you are.
Q: What does the woman mean?
【聽前預(yù)測】
1．四項均以she開頭，其中三項為否定句。
2．兩項與看有關(guān)(see，notice)。兩項提及字跡(wfidn9，mark)，應(yīng)該是看的對象。
結(jié)論：本題可能與女士無法看清或看懂某信息有關(guān)。
【解析】男士問：“這個通知是關(guān)于什么的，你看明白了嗎?”女士回答道：“我和你一樣，也沒看明白?！北绢}考查固定搭配“be in thedark(在黑暗中，全然不知)”。故選A。
14．C
W: I thought you were planning to take that psychology course atgraduate school.
M: I was, but I spoke with Dean Johnson and she talked me out ofit.
Q: What did Dean Johnson do?
【聽前預(yù)測】
1．四項均以she開頭，其中三項為she…theman這一結(jié)構(gòu)。
2．兩項含有與心理有關(guān)的詞匯(psychology，psychologist)。
3．三項含有與學(xué)習(xí)有關(guān)的詞匯(lecture，class，course，graduate school)。
結(jié)論：本題可能與女士勸男士做或不做某事有關(guān)。
【解析】本題中出現(xiàn)了一位新的女士，因此選項中的she并非對話中說話的女士。對話中女士說道：“我以為你計劃選研究生院的那門心理學(xué)課程的?！蹦惺炕卮穑骸拔以臼窍脒x的，但我和約翰遜院長談了一下，她勸我還是別選了。”故選C。本題的考點為固定搭配talk sb．outof sth．(勸說某人不做某事)。
15．B
W: The seminar originally scheduled for today has been cancelled,
M: Too bad, but it's still on for next week, isn't it?
Q: What does the man assume about the seminar?
【聽前預(yù)測】
1．三項提及it。
2．兩項與it的時間或次數(shù)有關(guān)(the following week，two seminars)。
結(jié)論：結(jié)合選項C中的attend可推知，it應(yīng)是指某種課程或會議。
【解析】女士說：“原定于今天舉行的seminar(研討課)被取消了?！蹦惺炕卮穑骸澳翘愀饬耍聜€星期還有，是不是”由此可以推斷，男士認為下個星期這個研討課還會繼續(xù)上。故選B。
16．D
M: Judy's taking sixteen credits and working in a computer centertoo.
W: How she manages to handle all that? I'll never understand.
Q: What does the woman mean?
【聽前預(yù)測】
1．四項均以she開頭，均提及Judy。
2．兩項含有與Judy的工作有關(guān)的信息，一項含有與她學(xué)習(xí)有關(guān)的信息。
結(jié)論：對話可能談到Judy的學(xué)習(xí)或工作，也可能二者兼而有之，應(yīng)留意對話中女士的觀點。
【解析】男士說：“朱迪選修了16個學(xué)分，同時她還在計算機中心工作?！迸炕卮鸬溃骸八趺茨軕?yīng)付這么多的事情，我真是無法理解。”故選D。
17．A
W: Where do you want me to drop you off ?
M: Right here is fine.
Q: What will the man probably do?
【聽前預(yù)測】
1．四項均為以動詞原形開頭的短語。
2．三項含有與開車有關(guān)的詞匯(car，parking，turn)。
結(jié)論：本題可能考查某人將要做某事，與開車有關(guān)。
【解析】女士問男士：“你想在什么地方下車?”男士回答：“這里就行?！笨梢娔惺考磳⑾萝?。故選A。注意掌握drop sb．off這一固定表達，該短語意為“(開車的人停下車)讓某人下車”。另一相關(guān)短語pick sb．up意為“開車接某人”。
18．C
W: Is that math course really as hard as everybody says?
M: Worse, believe it or not.
Q: What does the man say about the course?
【聽前預(yù)測】
1．四項均含有it’s。it’a后面的表語均為hard或harder。
2．兩項含有he。
結(jié)論：本題與做某事比較困難有關(guān)，應(yīng)留意男士說話的內(nèi)容。
【解析】女士問男士：“數(shù)學(xué)課是不是真像大家說得那么難?”男士回答道：“信不信由你，我覺得比大家說的更難?！惫蔬xC。
Conversation One
W: Can I see your license and registration please?
M: What's the matter, officer? Did I do something wrong?
W: You were speeding.
M: [20] I was speeding?
W: You certainly were. Do you have any idea how fast you weregoing?
M: I'm not sure, but I think I was going about 35.
W: This street is in a 25-mile-per-hour speed zone, you know.
M: It is?
W: In this state, the speed limit in residential area is 25 unlessotherwise posted. [19] Besides, there are signs all along this street.
M: I'm sorry, officer, [20] I guess I didn't notice. I wasthinking about my job interview.I,m on my way to it right now and I hadn'tplanned to come this way,
W: What do you mean?
M: Well, I was going to come down Fleet Street but the traffic wasreally backed up. There was some kind of
construction going on. I turned on to a side street and ended uphere. Give me a break. I'm nervous enough as it is.
W: [21] Well, since you have an interview. I'll give you a warningthis time. But keep your eye on the speedometer from now on, whether you're ona street you are familiar with or not.
19. Why did the police officer think the man should notice thespeed limit?
20. What can be inferred about the man?
21. What did the police officer finally do?
19．C
【聽前預(yù)測】
1．兩項提及speed。
2．四項均含有與駕車有關(guān)的詞；E(speed limits，speed，signs along the road，driving license)。
結(jié)論：本題可能與駕車、超速等有關(guān)。
【解析】題干問為什么女交警認為男士應(yīng)該能注意到限速標志。在對話中女交警提到，州政府的規(guī)定是除非特殊告知，在住宅區(qū)域的限速是25千米，小時，而且在路的兩旁都有標示牌。故選C。對話中的along this street被替換成為along the road。
20．D
【聽前預(yù)測】
1．四項均為以he開頭的完整句子。
2．兩項含有與駕車有關(guān)的詞匯(speedometer，speeding)。
3．一項提及男士在上班的路上，一項提及男士的住處。
結(jié)論：本題考查對男士情況的判斷。
【解析】由對話內(nèi)容可以判斷，男士并沒有注意到路邊的限速標示牌，也沒有意識到自己在超速行駛，因為他一邊開車一邊在想待會兒要面試的事。可見D正確。男士是在去參加面試的路上，因此A錯誤。對話中雖然提到“speedometer(速度計)”，但并沒有提到男士的速度計壞掉了，B也可排除。男士要面試的地方在艦隊街，并不是說他住在艦隊街，所以C也不正確。
21．B
【聽前預(yù)測】
1．四項均以she開頭，均含有the man。
2．三項含有與處罰有關(guān)的詞匯(took away…license，warning，speeding ticket)。
結(jié)論：本題可能與女交警對男士的處罰有關(guān)。
【解析】由于男士即將參加一個面試，因此女交警只給予他警告處分，告訴他無論行駛在熟悉的還是不熟悉的道路上，都要注意看車的速度計。故選B。
Conversation Two
W：[22]Hey!You got a new television．
M：Yeah!It was delivered yesterday．What do youthink of it?
W：It’s huge．Itpractically takes up the entire side of the room．
M: I know, I know. You don't think it's...well.., excessive, doyou?
W: I didn't say that. I mean, if you enjoy it, why not? Whathappened to your old TV, anyhow?
M: [23] It just stopped working last Friday. It was pretty old anddidn't work well. I thought: I can afford it, why not get a new one?
W: It must've been very expensive.
M: Well, not as much as you might think. I got it on sale for 50%off.
W: Really? Where?
M: At the Household Appliances City on Route 7. You know at firstI just wanted to replace what I had--a TV of about the same size and quality.But the salesman was pushing these because of the 50% off.
W: Yeah. But 50% off what?
M: 2,400 dollars.
W: You spent $1,200 on a TV?
M: It's got a lot of special features. Look at this remotecontrol.
W: I'm sure. [24] But that's still a lot of money for atelevision. I didn't think you watch TV that much.
M: Well, I don't. Do you think I ought to return it? If I do itwithin a week of purchase, I can get my money back.
W: Honesdy, yes. And you know what, [25] I think you ought to readup on relative websites first and choose the model you want before you go tothe store. That way you will get what you want.
M: I think you are right.
22. What is the main topic of the conversation?
23. Why did the man buy a new TV?
24. What is the woman's attitude toward the television?
25. What will the man probably do as a result of the conversation?
22．C
【聽前預(yù)測】四項均為以a開頭的名詞短語，分別為“一個受歡迎的電視節(jié)目、一項技術(shù)突破、近的一次購物、一家新開的電器商店”。可能考查對話談?wù)摰脑掝}是什么。
【解析】女士看到了男士新買的一臺屏幕巨大的電視，隨后與他談?wù)摿速I電視的經(jīng)過、電視的價格以及是否有必要買這么貴的一臺電視等等。可見對話談?wù)摰暮诵脑掝}是近的一次購物。故選c。
23．A
【聽前預(yù)測】
1．四項均以because開頭。
2．一項提及old one的缺點，一項提及new TV set的優(yōu)點。
結(jié)論：本題可能考查購買新電視的原因。
【解析】在對話中男士說，他以前的電視又老又不好用，于是他想“既然能負擔(dān)得起，為什么不買一臺新的?”選項A為對話中信息的原詞復(fù)現(xiàn)。
24．D
【聽前預(yù)測】
1．四項均以she開頭。
2．兩項含有與電視有關(guān)的詞匯(model，remote controls)，另兩項結(jié)尾處的it也應(yīng)指代電視。
結(jié)論：本題可能考查女士對男士所買電視的觀點態(tài)度。
【解析】女士對于男士花1200美元買了一臺電視感到驚訝，并且由于男士平時不怎么看電視，她覺得男士不應(yīng)該買一臺這么貴的。故選D。
25．A
【聽前預(yù)測】
1．四項均為以動詞原形開頭的短語。
2．兩項提及television。
結(jié)論：本題涉及某人將要做某事，可能與男士將如何處置這臺新電視有關(guān)。
【解析】對話后女士覺得男士把這臺昂貴的電視退掉，而且應(yīng)該在購買之前先在相關(guān)網(wǎng)站上研究一下不同電視機的型號，挑選一臺真正適合他的。故選A。
Section B
Passage One
【聽力原文】
Jacqueline is a teenage girl. She thinks she is a bit too fat, orrather too strong. But she doesn't know how she became that way. Nowadays,people become interested in losing weight because being overweight can bringabout many diseases. Jacqueline has made up her mind to follow others' exampleand plans to lose weight as well. [26]Sometimes she feels so unhappy withoutknowing why. At these times, she often goes out to restaurants, bars andsupermarkets for food. The things she likes to eat include bread, biscuits, andchocolates. Although she feels very full in her stomach, she can't stop eatingbecause of the enjoyment she gets. She is a little worried about her behaviorand thinks that she might have an unknown disease or an unhealthy mind. Withthese questions,
Jacqueline went to see a doctor. The doctor doesn't think she has adisease, but suggests that she need self-discipline. People often say "eatless and exercise more," but one needs discipline to follow this advice.Since Jacqueline says she enjoys eating although she feels very full, thedoctor thinks this might be because Jacqueline wants to forget about finishingwork or doing a complicated homework assignment. [27] Her feeling ofunhappiness could start from something deeper, such as problems with familymembers or friends. The doctor says that Jaeque line needs to find somethingthat can bring fun to her life. [28] Perhaps she should give up the habit ofeating too much, and do something else instead, such as talking to someone overthe phone, playing a video game or drinking extra tea. These methods could helpJacqueline change the habit of eating too much and become healthy again.
26. What does Jacqueline normally do when she feels unhappy?
27. According to the doctor, which could be the real reason whyJacqueline eats too much when feeling unhappy?
28. Which of the following suggestions is NOT made by the doctor?
【整體預(yù)測】
快速瀏覽各題選項，根據(jù)buys、many、a lot of、problems、teachers、classmates、diet coke等關(guān)鍵詞推測，短文與某人過度做某事、遇到問題并設(shè)法解決有關(guān)。此人的身份可能是學(xué)生。具體情況需要進一步在聽音中辨別。
26．C
【解題思路】
1．四項均為以she開頭的一般現(xiàn)在時句子，均與生活習(xí)慣有(buys，eats，sleeps)。
2．四項均含有表示很多的詞匯(many，alot of,agreatdeal)。
結(jié)論：本題可能與某位女士不健康的生活習(xí)慣有關(guān)。
【解析】題干問當杰奎琳感覺不開心的時候通常會做什么事情。短文開頭處提到，有時她會覺得莫名其妙地不開心，每當這時候，她總會去餐館、酒吧、超市去找吃的東西。故選C。
27．B
【解題思路】
1．四項均以problems with開頭。
2．兩項與校園生活有關(guān)(teachers，classmates)。
結(jié)論：本題可能考查與某人遇到的與校園生活有關(guān)的煩惱。
【解析】題干問導(dǎo)致杰奎琳在不開心時大量吃東西的真正原因是什么。短文提到，由于杰奎琳即使感覺很飽也喜歡吃東西，醫(yī)生判斷她有可能是想忘掉必須完成某項工作或者復(fù)雜的作業(yè)的壓力。她不開心的感覺可能由更深層次的原因造成的，比如與家人或朋友之間存在矛盾?？梢姳绢}應(yīng)選B。
28．A
【解題思路】四項均以動詞ing形式開頭(substituting，talking，playing，drinking)，相互之間的關(guān)聯(lián)度不高，可能考查某人的行為。
【解析】題目問四個選項中哪一項不屬于醫(yī)生給杰奎琳的建議，應(yīng)采用排除法，將選項與短文信息一一核對，不難發(fā)現(xiàn)選項A未提及，應(yīng)為本題答案。
Passage Two
【聽力原文】
[29] Corn was one food that dominated the food-growing activitiesof those early American Indiantribes that relied on farming for food. The earlyfarmers, or the American Indians, planted lots of varieties of corn, includingthe kind of corn that we eat today as popcorn. The corn was prepared indifferent ways. It could be eaten fresh from the field; sometimes it wasboiled; sometimes the corn was roasted or parched. E301 But most of the cornwas dried on the cob, and later it was ground into flour. The advantage of thismethod was that the dried corn could bc stored for long periods of time withoutspoiling. The American Indians harvested the corns twice, the first harvest wasthe green corn or sweet corn harvest. This harvest was accompanied by aceremony of
thanksgiving. The farmers thought that this celebration wouldprotect the farmers from disaster. The final harvesting of the ripe corn andthe harvest ceremony took place about six weeks later. During this harvesting,the farmers pulled back the husks of corn and braided them together. Bigbundles were prepared this way and were dried for use later on throughout thewinter. [31] After the corn was eaten, these farmers used the dried husks tomake all sorts of different things like mats, moccasins (軟拖鞋), dolls and ceremonial masks.
29. What is the main subject of this talk?
30. According to the speaker, how was most of the corn prepared?
31. After the farmers ate the corn from the second corn harvest,what did they do with the husks?
【整體預(yù)測】
快速瀏覽各題選項，根據(jù)corn、planting、harvest、prepare、boiled、dried、braided(編成辮)、steamed、husk(外皮)推測，短文與玉米的種植、收獲和食用方式有關(guān)。具體細節(jié)需在聽音中進一步分析。
29．A
【解題思路】四項均為名詞短語，雖有三項都提及corn，但各個選項相互之間關(guān)聯(lián)度不高，又由于本題為該短文的題，因此很有可能考查短文的主題。
【解析】短文句說道：“玉米是早期的美洲印第安部落主要依賴的一種農(nóng)作物”，接下來短文介紹了印第安人如何食用和儲存玉米，一年收獲幾次，玉米皮還可以用來做什么等等。因此選項A“美洲印第安人與玉米”地概括了短文主題。
30．C
【解題思路】
1．四項均以it was開頭。
2．四項均含有表示加工方法的動詞(boiled，dried，braided，steamed，ground，roasted，wrapped)。
結(jié)論：it指玉米，聽音重點應(yīng)放在對玉米的加工方式上。
【解析】題干問大部分的玉米是被如何加工的。短文提到，大部分的玉米被留在穗棒上晾干，然后被磨成粉，這種方法的優(yōu)點就是干燥的玉米可以儲存更長時間而不腐壞。故選C。
31．D
【解題思路】
1．四項均為句子，均提到they和them。
2．四項的謂語均表示加工方式(braided，bundled，used，made)。
結(jié)論：根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容及前面幾題可知，they可能指人，them可能指玉米。
【解析】題干問：當農(nóng)民們吃完了第二次收獲的玉米之后，他們用玉米皮(husks)故什么?預(yù)測和實際情況有一些出入，選項中的them不是指玉米，而是玉米皮，但這種預(yù)測的誤差并不影響聽力理解和做題。文章結(jié)尾提到：“Afterthe corn was eaten，these farmers used the dried husks tomake all sorts of different things like mats，moccasins，dolls and ceremonial masks．(當玉米被吃完之后，農(nóng)民們用干燥的玉米皮做威各種物品，如：墊子、軟鞋、玩偶以及各種儀式上使用的面具等等。)”故選D。

Passage Three
【聽力原文】
Today, I would like to begin by discussing early Europeansettlement along one of our well known rivers --the Hudson, which empties intothe Atlantic to form New York bay. [32]The Hudson river has a couple ofinteresting physical features that made it very attractive for settlement bythe Europeans. [33] The first is that the river extends inland from theAtlantic Ocean for more than 150 miles with no waterfalls or rapids. Itssurface is virtually fiat for that entire distance, with no obstacles. Second,[34] the whole 150 mile stretch is influenced by tides from the Atlantic Ocean.Roughly every six hours, the river reverses direction, flowing north when thetide is rising and south toward the ocean when the tide is going down.Obviously there were no obstacles to prevent settlers from moving furtherupstream on the Hudson river, and this explains why the Dutch penetrated so farinland. They were the first Europeans to settle in the Hudson valley. Ofcourse, to go upstream, the Dutch settlers needed the right kind of boat, andso to navigate the river, they designed a sloop with only one mast but with twosails, one rigged in front of the mast and one behind. [35] The mast was verytall, in many cases over 100 feet tall, so that the large sails could catchwinds blowing above the shore line hills. Hudson river sloops carriedpassengers and cargo. The cargo ranging from coal, lumber and hay to fruit,vegetables and livestock. Travelling only ten miles an hour in a good wind, thesloop was not too speedy by modern standards, but it was ideally suited to theDutch settlement, and in fact when the steam boat eventually was introduced, itcouldn't keep up with the sloop.
32. What attracted the Europeans to the Hudson river area?
33. What is the characteristic of the first 150 miles inland onthe Hudson river?
34. How do tides from the Atlantic Ocean influence the Hudson river?
35. According to the speaker, why did Hudson fiver sloops havetall .masts?
【整體預(yù)測】
快速瀏覽各題選項，根據(jù)shipbuilding、river、climate、rapids、waterfalls、wind、navigation、storms、riverboats、waves、current、flow、tide、sails等關(guān)鍵詞推測，該短文可能與河流有關(guān)，此外還會談到河流的通航、水流、河上的風(fēng)、船上的帆等等。具體細節(jié)需要進一步分析各個選項。
32．B
【解題思路】
1．四項均為以the開頭的名詞短語，但從后兩項來看，并不像是考查主旨的題目。
2．兩項含有與優(yōu)點有關(guān)的詞匯(strength，abundance)。
結(jié)論：本題可能是問某種優(yōu)勢，具體內(nèi)容可能與河流有關(guān)。
【解析】題干問是什么吸引歐洲人來到了哈德遜河流域。文章開頭處提到：“哈德遜河因其自身具有的某些有趣的自然特征吸引了歐洲人來此區(qū)域定居。”選項B中的physical features為原詞復(fù)現(xiàn)，故選B。
33．A
【解題思路】
1．四項均為句子，其中兩項以there開頭。
2．兩項含有與航行有關(guān)的詞匯(navigation，riverboats)。
3．三項含有與自然條件有關(guān)的詞匯(rapids，waterfalls，wind，storms)。
結(jié)論：問題可能涉及航行與自然條件的關(guān)系，需留意該河流有什么樣的特征。
【解析】短文中提到：這條河流自大西洋向內(nèi)陸延伸150多英里，沒有任何瀑布和湍流，河面全程都非常平靜，沒有任何障礙。選項A中的rapids or waterfalls與文中相比只是兩詞調(diào)換了順序。故選A。
34．C
【解題思路】
1．四項均為句子，其中兩項以the river開頭。
2．四項均含有與河水的流動有關(guān)的詞匯(big waves，current，flows，high tides)。
結(jié)論：需留意河水的流動具有什么特征。
【解析】短文中提到：哈德遜河150英里的全流域都受到大西洋潮汐的影響。幾乎每隔6個小時，河水就要反向倒流，當漲潮的時候，河水向北流，當落潮的時候，河水向南流?？梢姡铀牧飨蛟谝惶熘畠?nèi)要變換幾次，故選C。
35．B
【解題思路】
1．四項均為以to引導(dǎo)的不定式短語，表目的。To后面所接的動詞中，兩項為allow，一項為catch，一項為add。
2．兩項提及sails(風(fēng)帆)。
結(jié)論：本題可能與做某事的目的有關(guān)，需留意與風(fēng)帆有關(guān)的信息。
【解析】短文中部指出：The mast was very tall，in many cases over100 feet tall，so that the large sails could catch windsblowing above the shore line hills．為了適應(yīng)哈德遜河特殊的水文環(huán)境，荷蘭人設(shè)計了一種單桅帆船，這種船有一桅兩帆，一帆在桅前，一帆在桅后，很多時候，桅桿高達100英尺，這樣就可以利用到從岸旁的山頂上吹過來的風(fēng)。故選B。
Section C
【聽力原文】
Fast food, for the first time ever, now makes up more than half ofall the meals eaten outside of the home in the United Kingdom.The recession,and the subsequent squeeze on [36] disposable income, has encouraged millionsof families to cut back on spending on [37] luxuries, especially on meals in restaurants.This has encouraged many to [38]trade down to cheaper meals, especially burgersand fried chicken.According to NPD, the market research company which [39]tracks consumer spending, 5.54 billion visits were made to a fast food [40]chain in the year 2011, out of the 11 billion meals eaten in I41] total out ofthe home--be it at a work [42] canteen, restaurant, pub or sandwich shop.Thismeans that 50.4 percent of all[43] meals eaten out of the home are now at aso-called quick service restaurant, up from 47.3 percent just two years ago.The term "quick service restaurant" [44] is used by the industry todescribe any outlet where the consumer queues to buy take-away food so thisdoes include coffee shops.Guy Fielding at NPD said: "It's a lot abouttrading down. Because fast food has become so cheap,[45] it has driven familiesin particular away from independent restaurants and pubs to the fast foodchains.""Families want to know what they are getting. And [46] withthe likes of McDonald's or KFC they know it is a consistent experience and goodvalue."
36．disposable可任意支配的 40．chain連鎖店
37．1uxury奢侈品41．total全部的，所有的
38．trade(down)購進價格較低的商品42．canteen食堂
39．track追蹤，跟蹤43．meal飯，餐

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