M: Hills, are you going to Jack's party tonight? Maybe I can give you a ride.
W: Thanks, Tom. I'd like to go for a change, but I have my history exam tomorrow morning.
Q: What will the woman probably do tonight?
答案C
解析:选项是关于某人的动作行为。男士邀请女士去参加Jack的宴会;女士表示感谢,但用but表达了自己真正要做的事情:明天上午有历史考试。从中可判断女士要复习历史。
12.
W: I Can't bear the air pollution in this city any more. It's getting worse and worse. The sky looks grey most of the time.
M: You said it! We've never had so many factories before.
Q: What does the man mean?
答案A
解析:选项是关于空气污染的问题。女士说:我再也忍受不了这个城市的空气污染了,越来越糟糕,天空大部分时间都是灰色的。而男士附和女士的看法,并说以前没有多少工厂,暗示工厂导致了空气污染加重。
13.
W: Lots of people enjoy dancing in the ball. Why not go dancing with me? I think it's the most interesting thing in the world.
M:Believe it or not, that is the last thing I'd ever want to do.
Q:What does the man mean?
答案B
解析:选项是关于跳舞的看法。女士说:这么多人都在跳舞,为什么不和我一起跳呢?我认为这是世界上最有意思的事。男士回答说:不管你信不信,这是我最不愿意做的。考生要注意一个固定搭配,that is the last thing后面加一个句子,指的是“最不想干的事情”,所以B为正确答案。
14.
W: Jean really lost her temper in Dr. Brown's class this morning. We were all shocked by her aggressiveness.
M: Oh. did she? But I think her frankness is really something to be appreciated.
Q: What does the man mean?
答案A
解析:选项是男士对Jean的看法。女士说:Jean在Dr. Brown课堂上发火了;男士用but表达了自己的看法:我倒觉得她的直率让人佩服。由此可以看出男士对Jean是钦佩的。
15.
M: I thought you were going to call me last night about the plans for the conference on language teaching.
W: Sorry, I should have, but Tom and Jane stopped by and stayed until midnight.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
答案D
解析:根据选项,考生要特别注意女士的行为。男士说:我以为昨晚你会给我打电话,通知教学会议的计划呢;女士使用了虚拟语气:我本应该打电话的,但Tom和Jane顺便拜访我,他们一直待到午夜。从中考生可推断女士没有打电话的原因,一晚上都有客人。
16.
M: Your son certainly shows a lot of enthusiasm on the tennis court. He talked like a professional.
W: I only wish he'd show as much for his studies.
Q: What does the woman imply about her son?
答案D
解析:选项是对某位男士的看法。男士说:你儿子在球场真有激情,像个专业人士;女士使用了虚拟语气:我希望他在学习上同样有激情。虚拟语气告诉考生,他在学习上并没有太用功。
17.
W: How come Jim lost his job?
M: I didn't say he had lost it. All I said was if he didn't get out and started selling a few cars instead of idling around all day, he might not find himself looking for a new job.
Q: What does the man say about Jim?
答案C
解析:选项是关于某位男士的工作。女士问:Jim为什么丢了工作呢?男士强调Jim现在并没有失业,他说,如果Jim现在不开始卖车,他可能要开始找新工作了,暗示Jim可能被解雇。选项D是个干扰项,目前Jim并没有失业。
18.
W: Jerry, last night we held a discussion in that small room numbered 405 on the third floor and you were so conspicuous by your absence.
M: Well, I made a mistake about the room number and stayed in room 415 for an hour waiting
Q: What can we learn about Jerry?
答案B
解析:考生要特别注意Jerry做了什么事。女士说:昨晚在405讨论时,大家都注意到你缺席了;男士说:我把房间号弄错了,在415等了一个小时。从中可以判断开会时Jerry并不在场。
Conversation One
W: This is English Language Centre. How can I help you?
M: Yes. I'm calling to find out more information about your program. For example, what kind of course do you offer?
W: Well, first of all, 【19】the purpose of our program is to provide language learning opportunities to this area's community, whether a student's goal is to master basic functional language skills, let's say, for his or her job, or to study intensively to enter a US college or university.
M: Okay. I'm calling for a friend who is interested in attending a US university. My friend is considering about further education.
W: And that's the kind of, uh, 【20】instruction that we provide, from basic communication course to content-based classes such as computer literacy, intercultural communication, and business English.
M: That sounds great. What are your application deadlines for the next semester?
W: 【21】Well, we ask applicants to apply no later than two months before the semester begins.
M: Alright. What is the tuition for a full-time student?
W: Let me see. It's two thousand thirty dollars for a full time student.
M: And how does one apply? Is it complicated?
W: Well, we can send you an application and you can mail it back to us, or you can fill out our application that's on our Website.
M: Great. Thank you for help. I appreciate that.
W: You are welcome. You can call at any time if you have any other questions. Goodbye.