Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer. from the four choices marked A), B),C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 1. A) It is advertising electronic products. B) It is planning to tour East Asia. C) It is sponsoring a TV programme. D) It is giving performances in town.
2. A) 20,000 pounds. B) 12,000 pounds.
C) Less than 20,000 pounds. D) Less than 12,000 pounds.
3. A) A lot of good publicity. B) Talented artists to work for it. C) Long-term investments.
D) A decrease in production costs.
4. A) Promise long-term cooperation with the Company. B) Explain frankly their own current financial situation. C) Pay for the printing of the performance programme.
D) Bear the cost of publicising the Company's performance.
Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
5. A) He has been seeing doctors and counsellors. B) He has found a new way to train his voice. C) He was caught abusing drugs. D) He might give up concert tours.
6. A) Singers may become addicted to it. B) It helps singers warm themselves up. C) Singers use it to stay away from colds. D) It can do harm to singers' vocal chords.
7. A) They are eager to become famous. B) Many lack professional training. C) Few will become successful.
D) They live a glamorous life.
8. A) Harm to singers done by smoky atmospheres. B) Side effects of some common drugs. C) Voice problems among pop singers.
D) Hardships experienced by many young singers. Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear two passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 9 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.
9. A) It has not been very successful. B) It has long become a new trend. C) It has met with strong resistance. D) It has attracted a lot of users.
10. A) It saves time.
B) It increases parking capacity. C) It ensures drivers' safety. D) It reduces car damage.
11. A) Collect money and help new users. B) Maintain the automated system. C) Stay alert to any emergency.
D) Walk around and guard against car theft.
12. A) They will vary with the size of vehicles. B) They will be discountable to regular customers. C) They will be lower than conventional parking. D) They will be reduced if paid in cash.
Passage Two
Questions 13 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.
13. A) They do not know any solution. B) They do not give up drunk driving. C) They do not behave in public places. D) They do not admit being alcohol addicts.
14. A) To stop them from fighting back. B) To thank them for their hospitality. C) To teach them the European lifestyle. D) To relieve their pains and sufferings.
15. A) Without intervention they will be a headache to the nation. B) With support they can be brought back to a normal life. C) They readily respond to medical treatment. D) They pose a serious threat to social stability. Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear three recordings of lectures or talks followed by three or four questions. The recordings will be played only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
Recording One
Questions 16 to 19 are based on the recording you have just heard.
16. A) To award them for their hard work. B) To build common views. C) To bring in business projects. D) To vote for action.
17. A) Recovering from the Great Recession. B) Creating jobs and boosting the economy. C) Rewarding innovative businesses. D) Launching economic campaigns.
18. A) Talking over paying off deficit. B) Increasing the number of middle class. C) Controlling the impact on education. D) Planning to reduce energy consumption.
19. A) Shorten America's way to prosperity. B) Be cautious about reducing the deficit. C) Increase deficit to cover the revenue. D) Require the richest to pay more taxes.
Recording Two
Questions 20 to 22 are based on the recording you have just heard.
20. A) They can be redeemed for cash. B) They can be used to reduce meal costs.
C) They can be used as membership certificate.
D) They can be used to make reservations.
21. A) It is free for us to download the app. B) It helps you to be a professional cook. C) It provides advice about making recipes. D) It only rates recipes by popularity.
22. A) By showing the weight of 200 kinds of food. B) By providing the price of 200 calories of food. C) By picturing the food of 200 calories with weights. D) By telling people 200 kinds of healthy food.
Recording Three
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.
23. A) About 43 percent of American adults. B) About 18 percent of the whole population. C) About 40 million American adults.
D) About a half million people in America.
24. A) To set a series of bans on public smoking. B) To set the price of cigarettes properly.
C) To package the cigarettes with tips of warning. D) To reduce the production and supply of cigarettes.
25. A) The office of the Surgeon General. B) The Food and Drug Administration. C) The Center for Tobacco Products.
D) The Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
听力 Section A 参考答案
1 What do we learn about the South Theater Company? [B]【解析】女士说 South Theater Company 想知道我
们是否对赞助他们去东亚旅行感兴趣。由此判断这个公司打算去东亚旅行。因此答案为 B 项。
【干扰项排除】①根据各选项内容判断本题问 it 计划做什么事情。②A “给电子产品做广告”对话没有提及，虽然对话提到了广告，但那是下文女士建议公司借赞助的机会给自己做广告，而且也不是 South TheaterCompany 要做的事情；South Theater Company 想拉 赞助而不是赞助方，C 是利用对话中出现的 program 胡乱制造的干扰项；D“计划在镇里演出”对话没有提及。
2 How much does the South Theater Company ask for in the letter?
[A]【解析】对话中女士明确提到，来信写着希望从女士所在公司得到 20000 英镑的赞助，
故 A 项正确。 【干扰项排除】①四个选项均涉及金额数，在听录音时应注意关于数字等的相关表达。②B 项属于近音干扰。C 项利用女士说的 “but I don't know if they might settle for less”来设置干扰，女士是说不知道对方公司会否接受金额少一点的赞助，这是女士的想法，不是信中写的金额。D 项是结合上述两点设置的干扰信息。
3 What benefit does the woman say their firm can get by sponsoring the South TheaterCompany? [A]【解析】男士问赞助能得到什么益处，女士说很好的广告宣传。因此答案为 A。
【干扰项排除】①选项都是名词短语，听录音时注意相关的信息匹配。②B“天才艺术家为它效力”、C“长期投资”和 D“生产成本下降”完全没有出现在对话中。
4 What does the woman suggest they do instead of paying the South Theater Company'stravel expenses?
[C]【解析】当男士说旅行的费用太高，没法赞助的时候，女士说为什么不去支付这个旅行项目的印刷费用呢。因此答案为 C 项。
【干扰项排除】①四个选项都是以动词原形开头，判断题目问建议或打算。②A 中的“长期合作”、B 中的“财政状况”以及 D 中的“出版”完全没有出现在对话中，可排除。
5 What does last week's announcement say about rock star，Phil Collins? [D]【解析】对话中提到上周宣布 Phil Collins 可能会
放弃巡演，因为现场音乐会正在毁掉他的嗓音。因此答案为 D。
【干扰项排除】①根据选项判断问的是某人发生了什么事情，注意录音中对某个人的描述。②A 利用对话中的doctor 和 counsel (建议）作干扰，对话中并未说 Phil Collins 去看医生和顾问（counsellor）；B“找到一种训练嗓音的新方法”对话没有提及；C 中的 abusing drugs （吸毒）与录音中的 voice abuse 不符。
6 What does Paul Philips say about aspirin?
[D]【解析】对话中提到歌手应该避免服用阿司匹林，它会稀释血液，并且如果歌手咳嗽的话，就会导致损伤声带。因此答案为 D。
【干扰项排除】①根据选项判断题目问某样东西（it)对歌手产生或好或坏的作用。②A 中的“上瘾”对话中没有提及；B 中的“热身”尽管在对话最后提到，但不是阿司匹林的作用；C 利用对话中提到的 coughs “咳嗽”进行干扰，咳嗽和感冒并不是一回事。 7 What does Paul Philips say about young pop singers?
[B] 【解析】对话中提到大多数流行歌手面临三个问题：缺乏训练、过度使用和滥用嗓子，特别是他们年轻的时候。B 项说到了其中一项。 【干扰项排除】①根据选项判断题目问某类人的状况。②A“他们渴望成名”、C“很少会成功”、D“他们过着光彩的生活”对话中没有提及，故均排除。 8 What are the speakers mainly talking about?
[C] 【解析】对话中女士在谈到一个歌手因嗓子问题不得不取消巡演后，问男士有没有什么建议给那些面临嗓音问题的歌手，然后就此展开了对话。由此判断对话主题是歌手的嗓音问题。故答案为 C。
【干扰项排除】①选项的主语都是负面词汇，判断对话谈到的是某个负面问题。②A“烟雾弥漫的环境对歌手造成的伤害”、B“一些药的副作用”虽然在对话中都提到，但仅仅是一些细节，无法概括整篇主旨；D“歌手经历的艰辛”根本没有具体展开讨论，仅仅在对话中提到“很多年轻歌手过着艰难的生活”，也不是对话主题。
Section B 参考答案