[B] The old one could not send messages quickly enough.
[C] The old one could not send more than one message at the same time. [D] The old one could only send two messages along the same line
simultaneously.
Section C
Today we are going to practice evaluating the main tool used when addressing groups — the (36) _________. There are three main elements that combine to create either a positive or negative (37) _________ for listeners. They can (38) _________ in a voice that is pleasing to listen to and can be used effectively, or they can create a voice that doesn’t hold the attention, or even worse, causes an (39) _________ reaction. The three elements are volume, pitch and pace, when talking about volume, keep in mind that a good speaker will adjust to the size of both the room and the audience. Of course, with an (40) _________ device like a microphone, the speaker can use a (41) _________ tone. But a speaker should not be (42) _________ on it. A good speaker can speak loudly without shouting. The second element — pitch is related to the highness and lowness of the sounds. High pitches are for most people more difficult to listen to, so in general a speaker should use the lower (43) _________ of the voice. (44) _______________________________________________________.
The third element, pace, this is how fast or slow words and sounds are articulated
should
also
be
varied.
(45)
________________________________________________________________.
Pauses ought to be used to signal transitions or create anticipation. It can be very
effective
when
moving
from
one
topic
to
another
(46)
________________________________________________________________.
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Part III Listening Comprehension
Section A
11. M: I’m no expert, but that noise in 【听前预测】由选项均以原形动词开头
your refrigerator doesn’t sound 及选项中的repairperson，fix her good. Maybe you should call
refrigerator可知，本题可能考查与修女
and have it checked out.
W: You’re right, and I suppose I’ve 士的冰箱有关的行为或建议。
【解 析】选[A]。对话中男士提到put it off long enough.
Q: What will the woman probably should call and have it checked out（应
do? 该打电话叫人来检查一下），结合女
士提到的You’re right可知，答案为[A]。check out意为“检查，查看”；put sth. off意为“拖延某事”；repair、make repairs、fix均表示“修理”。
12. M: No one can forget his first time 【听前预测】根据意思相反的两个选going abroad. Everything that 项中有一个很可能是答案的命题规meets your eyes was new. And 律，将答案锁定在[B]和[D]之间。 you were always full of curiosity 【解 析】选[B]。女士的话You said to know everything.
it. 意为“你还真说着了，可不是吗”，
W: You said it. 表示同意对方的观点，故答案为[B]。 Q: What does the woman mean?
13. W: Do you know on which date Ray 【听前预测】选项中的know the date，
would like us to hand our
forgot the time，assignment等表明，
assignments in?
M: Your guess is as good as mine. 对话与交作业的时间有关。
选[A]。对话中男士说I’m I’m the last one to know about 【解 析】
these things. the last one to know about these thingsQ: What does the man mean? （我是最后一个知道这些事情的
人），言外之意就是对这些一无所知，[A]中的definitely doesn’t know是对the last one to know的同义转述，故答案为[A]。be the last one to do sth.意为“最后一个做某事的人”，表示完全否定。
选项中的He，cooks，preparing 14. W: Did you hear what George did 【听前预测】
last night? He was cooking food，kitchen等表明，对话与He在厨房做
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dinner for the members of the 饭有关。
Drama Club and he spilled the 【解 析】选[B]。对话中女士提tomato sauce all over the
到…George…cooking…spilled the
kitchen.
tomato sauce all over the kitchen
M: Doesn’t surprise me one bit. He
（…George…做饭…把番茄酱洒了
did the same thing last
semester, only with a Spanish 一厨房），男士提到He did the same
thing…and chocolate cream（他上次club and chocolate cream. Q: What do we learn about George 也是这样…只是洒的是巧克力奶
from the conversation? 油）。[B]是对双方对话的概括总结，
故答案为[B]。
15. W: Do you think you could call a 【 听前预测】选项中的Call a taxi， taxi to take me to the train
for/with the woman，Drive the woman
station?
本题与男士为女士做某件事M: Call a taxi? I’ll give you a ride 等表明，
myself. And it’s a long distance 有关。
if we call a taxi, it will cost a lot. 【解 析】选[D]。由对话中男士提Q: What is the man going to do? 到的I’ll give you a ride myself可知，
男士要载女士一程，故答案为[D]。[B]项中Ride a horse是对give sb. a ride的错误理解，故排除。
16. M: Well, it’s just that I can’t stay 【听前预测】选项中She wants/thinkshere all my life, can I? 表明，女士的话为听音重点。
W: No, of course you can’t, nobody 【解 析】选[B]。对话中女士说ever suggested anything of the nobody ever suggested anything of the sort. When have I ever tried to sort，其中anything of the sort指的是男士keep you at home?
所说的stay here all my life，其中的here
Q: What does the woman mean?
指at home，故答案为[B]。 17. M: There seems to have been more 【听前预测】选项中的Move，school， children hurt by cars near the hotdog stand等表明，对话可能涉及 school. 热狗店或学校的迁移。
W: Perhaps building a drive-in 【解 析】选[D]。对话中女士提到hotdog stand so close to the
Perhaps building a drive-in hotdog
school was not a good idea.
Q: What has the woman suggested? stand so close to the school was not a
good idea.，言外之意是把学校外面
的热狗店移走，故答案为[D]。
18. W: John, what a mess! I don’t see 【听前预测】选项中的He didn’t clean 对话与男 how you are doing anything here. his room/the kitchen等表明，
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M: Mom, leave me alone. I’ve just 士打扫房子有关。
选[A]。由女士提到的what been very busy studying for my 【解 析】
finals. I will clean it up in the a mess!可知，女士生气是因为男士不weekend. 打扫房间，故答案为[A]。注意问题而不是男Q: Why is John’s mother disgusted? 询问的是女士生气的原因，
士没有打扫房间的原因。
Now you will hear the two long conversations.
Conversation One
【听前预测】选项中的the group，meetings，campus，students，rally等表明，对话可能与校园里的某个组织或团队的活动有关。
W: Hmm, hi.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the
M: Hi. I’m going door to door tonight to conversation you have just heard.
tell people about the Student Action 19. How did the woman first learn Coalition. Do you have a few
about the Student Action
Coalition? minutes?
W: Sure. You know, I think I read 【解析】选[D]。根据对话中女士提 something in the newspaper last
到的I read something in the newspaper
week.
可知，女士在报纸上读到过关于
M: Yeah. There was an article about
this in the latest issue. See, we’re Student Action Coalition这个组织的 going to protect and conserve some 情况，故答案为[D]。 of the open spaces on campus. 20. What is the goal of the Student W: That’s right. You are the group
Action Coalition?
that’s opposing the extension of the
parking lot next to the Swing Hall, 【解析】选[B]。选项均以“To＋原形
动词”开头表明，本题可能考查行为 right?
M: That’s us. We feel that it’s important 目的。根据对话中男士提到的we’re to save some of the natural beauty going to protect and conserve some of on the campus, like over-by Swing. the open spaces on campus可知，答案 Some of the trees there are hundreds
为[B]。
of years old.
W: It’s a pretty spot. My friends and I 【点睛】[B]中的preserve some have had picnics over there by the open spaces on campus是对话中 creek. conserve some of the open spaces on M: Then you understand how we feel. campus的同义转述，其中preserve与 We’re organizing a rally on Friday
conserve同义。
afternoon to get the administration
21. Why won’t the woman attend the to reconsider the parking lot plan.
rally on Friday afternoon? W: Well, I have a class then.
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M:But maybe you can sign this 【解析】选[A]。根据对话中男士提petition? We’re going to submit it to 到的We’re organizing a rally on the administration to demonstrate
Friday afternoon…和女士提到的I
how the students feel about this.
W: Sure, let me get a pen and I’ll sign have a class then可知，周五下午女士
因为要上课而不能参加男士的集会，it.
M: I have a pen right here. And let me 故答案为[A]。
leave you this pamphlet about the 【点睛】[A] 是对女士所说的I have Student Action Coalition. Maybe you
class then的同义转述。
could come to some of our meetings.
22. What does the woman agree to We get together once a month.
W: Yeah. I’d like to know more about do? your group. Let me know when the 【解析】选[C]。选项均以原形动词开next meeting is and I’ll try to be 头及其中的Help the man等表明，本there.
题考查女士将来的行为动作。根据对
话中男士提到的But maybe you can sign this petition?和女士提到的Sure…I’ll sign it可知，女士要在请愿书上签字，故答案为[C]。
Conversation Two 【听前预测】选项中的beach，Biology，jellyfish，Oceanic snails等表明，对话可能与海洋生物有关。
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the W: Hi, Tom.
M: Hi, Kate. I haven’t seen you for conversation you have just heard. weeks. Where have you been? 23. How did Kate spend most of her W: In Florida.
time in Florida?
M: What? Vacationing while the rest of
【解析】选[D]。根据对话中女士即 us have been studying on the
Kate提到的I spent most of my time campus in
the February cold? underwater.和男士提到的So you W: Not exactly. I spent most of my time went scuba diving.可知，答案为[D]。 underwater.
【点睛】问题中的spend most of her
M: I don’t understand.
W: I was on a special field trip. I went time对应对话中的spent most of my
time。scuba diving意为“戴水肺潜 with my marine biology class.
M: So you went scuba diving. What 水”。 were you looking for, sunken treasure?
W: You might say so. The sea is full of
treasures, all kinds of strange,
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