M: Well, He has several other setbacks, too.
W: Misfortunes never come alone. What setbacks?
M: The people around him did not support him. Some even tried to play down on him. W: They are jealous, aren’t they?
M: Worse than that. Some people even tried to encourage him to go against his wife, because she wants him to give up the business. W: I can’t believe that.
M: And Mike was in a horrible mood.
W: Let’s go and have a good talk with Mike’s wife, because she wants him to give up the
business.
M: You’ve taken the words right out of my mouth.
fined and threatened to close the bar…He’s only licensed to sell beer, but he sold hard drinks, 由此可知, Mike的酒吧被停开的原因是他违禁卖hard drinks, 故答案为[B]。
【点睛】be licensed to do sth.表示“被授权特许做某事”。 22. Which is not among the setbacks Mike met?
【解析】选[D]。选项中的didn’t support, give up, no confidence等表明, 本题考查对He（即Mike）不利的因素。对话双方提到的Mike遭遇的setbacks有：The people around him did not support him…They are jealous…his wife…wants him to give up the business.唯独没有提到he has no confidence, 故答案为[D]。
【点睛】本题应采取排除法解题, 听到对应 的信息应排除相应的选项。
Conversation Two 【听前预测】选项中的cycling event, bicycle, course, cyclists, energy等表明, 对话与自行车赛及参赛选手有关。 M: And now here is our guest Jane Thomas to tell us about the Montreal’s famous yearly island
bicycle tour which is coming up in June. Good morning, Jane. What’s the bike tour all about? W: Well, it’s an event that’s opened to anybody who’d like to ride a bicycle through the streets of
Montreal. The tour covers a standard distance of 65 kilometers. But the route’s quite different every year. Even people who’ve already done it might enjoy doing it again. M: How long does it take to go the whole distance?
W: It varies. Cyclists are free to go as fast or as slow and do as much or as little of the course
as they like. M: Well, what’s the typical pace for a participant?
W: Between 12 and 30 kilometers per hour. Some cyclists stop along the way and don’t cross the
finish line until early evening. But the whole point is that there is no rush. It’s not a race. M: I understand last year’s tour had 45,000 cyclists and it was the largest mass cycling event
in the world. How many do you expect this year?
W: The same as last year. And since we regularly have so many participants, can I take this opportunity to remind our listeners to sign up early? We filled up quickly last year and we had to refuse lots of applications.
M: Before we close any other tips for all prospective cyclists?
W: Yes. Take water with you. It is available at the relay station. But it helps to have an
additional supply. And pack a good lunch with plenty of fruit for energy. Candy and chocolate don’t do the trick. Section B
Passage One 【听前预测】选项中的looks, personality, age, serve, air hostess, Air Lines等表明, 短文很可能与空乘人员的工作有关。 It takes more than good looks to be an air hostess. Brains will help but they are not the main thing. Neither is personality, nor the skill alone. Rather it is a combination of these factors that makes the ideal air girl. And above all she must be willing to serve. This adds up to a pretty tall order, hence so few are chosen from the many who answer the requirement.
One newspaper advertisement inserted by Japan Air Lines recently attracted five hundred applicants. Only twenty were selected.
The hostess applicants must not be younger than twenty or older than twenty-eight. They must have a good secondary school education. They ought to be attractive, in good health, speak English and at least two other languages and they must be single.
If the girls do their job well, it is because of proper training. They learn to prepare and serve meals, and how to take care of children. They must know how to work out the price of a packet of cigarettes in three currencies; know how to pour coffee for four and not spill a drop. They must also know something about the theory of flying and the parts of an aircraft in detail.
Says an air hostess: “I love my job, of course, for I love traveling, playing golf and tennis. I swim, ride horses, row boats, cycle and roller skate. I love the air and the air-traveling business. It’s simply exciting! ”
Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. What is the essential trait for an ideal air hostess?
【解析】选[D]。短文开头提到looks, Brains, personality等在空乘工作中都不是最重要的条件。随后提到above all she must be willing to serve, 故答案为[D]。 【点睛】[D] Willingness to serve是对willing to serve的同义转述。
27. What can we learn about air hostesses from the passage? 【解析】选[D]。解答本题的关键是抓住细节信息, 逐一排除。选项中的They指代的是air hostesses, 根据选项可推断，本题考查air hostesses应具备的条件。短文中提到, must not be younger than twenty or older than twenty-eight；must have a good secondary school education；ought to be attractive, in good health, speak English and at least two other languages and they must be single., 选项中只有[D]表述正确, 故为答案。
28. Why can they do their job well?
【解析】选[C]。短文中用虚拟语气提到If the girls do their job well, it is because of proper training, 即空姐们能做好工作是因为她们接受过适当的训练, 故答案为[C]。
【点睛】because后的原因为常考点。
29. What is the passage mainly about? 【解析】选[A]。短文通篇在围绕air hostess做介绍, 由此不难看出本篇短文在介绍air hostess这个职业, 故答案为[A]。 Passage Two 【听前预测】选项中的university, degrees, exams等表明, 短文很可能与大学教育有关。
“Where is the university?” is a question many visitors to Cambridge ask. But no one could point them in any one direction because there is no campus. The university consists of 31
Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard. 30. Why is it difficult for visitor to locate Cambridge University?
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. What is the main subject of the conversation? 【解析】选[A]。对话开始男士介绍And now here is our guest Jane Thomas to tell us about the Montreal’s famous yearly island bicycle tour…, 并且接下来的对话均是围绕每年的陆地自行车及其选手展开, 最能概括其内容的是选项[A]，故答案为[A]。对话没有提到其他种类的自行车赛, 也没有指出此项运动对健康的作用以及如何提高选手的速度, 故排除其他三项。
【点睛】[A]中的annual cycling event对应对话中的yearly island bicycle tour。 24. According to the woman, what is different every year?
【解析】选[B]。对话中女士用转折表述提到But the route’s quite different every year, 即每年自行车赛的线路都是不同的, 故答案为[B]。
【点睛】四个选项侧重点各不相同, 故听音时应随时记下和选项有关的重要信息点。
25. What suggestions does the woman give to the participants?
【解析】选[C]。选项均以原形动词开头表明, 本题可能考查观点建议。对话末尾女士指出, Take water with you…And pack a good lunch with plenty of fruit for energy. Candy and chocolate don’t do the trick., 即女士建议带些水和午餐, 但不要带糖果和巧克力, 因为它们不能补充能量, 故答案为[C]。 【点睛】do the trick意为“有帮助、起作用”。
self-governing colleges. It has lecture halls, libraries, laboratories, museums and offices throughout the city.
Individual colleges choose their own students who have to meet their minimum entrance requirements set by the university. Undergraduates usually live and study in their colleges, where they are taught in very small groups. Lectures, laboratories and practical work are organized by the university and held in university buildings.
There are over 10,000 undergraduates and 3,500 postgraduates. About 40% of them are women and some 8% from overseas. As well as teaching, research is of major importance. Since the beginning of the 20th century more than sixty university members have won Nobel prizes.
The university has a large number of buildings for teaching and research. It has more than 60 specialist subject libraries, as well as the university library, which as the copyright libraries, is entitled to a copy of every book published in Britain.
Examinations are held and degrees are awarded by the university. It allowed women to take the university exams in the 1881, but it was not until 1948 that they were awarded degrees.
【解析】选[D]。短文中用转折表述提到But no one could point them in any one direction because there is no campus … lecture halls … throughout the city, 即没有人能清楚地知道剑桥大学的方位, 因为校园设施遍布整个城市, 故答案为[D]。 【点睛】But转折处为常考点, 其后的句子通常为答案所在。 31. What can we learn about the colleges of Cambridge University?
【解析】选[B]。短文中提到Individual colleges choose their own students…meet their minimum entrance requirements set by the university, 即剑桥的各个学院自己招收满足本校要求的学生, 故答案为[B]。
32. What does the passage tell us about women students in Cambridge
University?
【解析】选[B]。预览选项可知, 年份在本题中是听音重点。短文中提到It allowed women to take the university exams in the 1881, but it was not until 1948 that they were awarded degrees, 故答案为[B]。
Passage Three 【听前预测】选项中politicians, elections, public support, equal rights等表明, 短文可能与政治人物的选举有关。
Top officials in city, state and the federal governments are elected to office by the people. They run for office every two or four years and elections are held in the first week of November.
People who run for elections are called politicians. Many of them are lawyers. Successful politicians are often famous and important people in their communities. Young lawyers who are interested in politics, often join political clubs when they graduate from law schools. As club members, they help older politicians get elected. The real purpose is when they have had enough experience and support, they run for office themselves.
Before elections, political candidates always have a tight schedule. They have frequent meetings with their supporters and discuss details about their elections. But most of their time is spent on campaigning, shaking hands and making speeches to the public. There are different groups of voters that politicians try to win support from. Most large cities have black and Spanish-speaking communities who elect powerful politicians. Some politicians appeal to businessmen while others appeal to laborers. Many politicians run for office by taking sides on important issues, such as balancing government budget, getting equal rights for women, fighting corruption and creating job opportunities. Once politicians win elections, their futures depend on how well they do their jobs and how well the people hear of the work they are doing.
Section C
36.【解析】values。空前的定冠词the和空后的of表明, 本空应填一名词。values在此处意为“价值观”，注意不要漏写词尾的s。 37.【解析】opportunities。本句是对冒号前的句子的解释说明, 根据空后的介词for及其后的并列名词, 本空应填一复数名词。
38.【解析】poverty。上文的列举和空前的连词and表明, 本空应填一表示负面含义的名词。 39.【解析】space。空前的动词need和形容词比较级more表明, 本空应填一名词。space意为“空间”。
40.【解析】suburbs。空前的定冠词the表明, 本空应填一名词。根据下文的同位语 areas near a city可知, 本空所填词可能为“郊区”之意。 41.【解析】areas。空所在句句子结构不完整, There are表明本空应填一名词。
42.【解析】adults。本句主干为The children…are…, 句子结构不完整, 故本空应填一形容词或名词作表语。 43.【解析】executives。根据空前的professionals, doctors, lawyers以及and可知, 本空所填词应为某种职业。 44.【答案】Many are single; others are married, but often without children
【Main Points】Many are single; others are married, but often without kids 45.【答案】or they just enjoy the excitement and opportunities which the city offers
【Main Points】or they just enjoy the excitement and chances the city offers
46.【答案】Only a few years ago people thought that the older American cities were dying
【Main Points】Only years ago people thought the older American cities were dying
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
33. Why do young lawyers join political clubs after graduation?
【解析】选[C]。短文中提到The real purpose is when they have had enough experience and support, they run for office themselves, 即真正的目的是获得足够的经验和支持, 以便从政, 故答案为[C]。
【点睛】选项[C]中的elections对应短文中的run for。
34. How do political candidates spend most of their time before elections? 【解析】选[B]。短文中用转折表述提到But most of their time is spent on campaigning,…making speeches to the public. …that politicians try to win support from, 即候选人大部分时间都在参加政治活动、演讲, 获取各种社会团体的支持, 故答案为[B]。
【点睛】But转折处为常考点, 其后的内容通常为答案所在。 35. How is the politician’s future decided after he wins the elections?
【解析】选[D]。短文中提到Once politicians win elections, their futures depend on how well they do their jobs and how well the people hear of the work they are doing, 也就是他们在实际工作中的表现，故答案为[D]。