Independence; and in 1787 the federal Constitution was 【解析】选[D]。选项均为美国地名，需快速浏览四个adopted there, too. Larger New York served as the 选项中的地点场所，并在听音时捕捉关键信息词对capital for a while. From 1790 to 1800, however, 号入座即可选出答案。短文中提到，1974年的第一
次大陆会议（The First Continental Congress）是在Philadelphia was once more the capital.
联系上文可知，there指的是PhiladelphiaTo solve the problem, George Washington, the first there举行的，（费城），故答案为[D]。
area on the northeastern shore of the Potomac River 【点睛】本题解题的关键是结合前一句弄清楚therebetween the states of Maryland and Virginia as the new 的指代。
capital. This was as early as 1791. He appointed Pierre 34. What can we learn about the capital of the U.S.?
选[A]。选项中的Its location/construction, was L?Enfant, a French engineer who had fought in the 【解析】President of the United States, personally selected an Revolution, to prepare a plan for the new city. George
Washington died in 1799, so it was John Adams, the second President, who moved the capital to the new seat, which was yet to be completed. To commemorate
located等表明，本题考查It的相关情况，It应该指某个地点或建筑。短文中提到，美国第一任总统George Washington亲自选定马里兰州和弗吉尼亚州之间的区域作为首都，由此可知，美国首都的选址
George Washington, the new capital was named after 是George Washington完成的，故答案为[A]。 him. 35. When did George Washington die?
【解析】选[B]。选项均为年份，听音时注意留意与年份相关的信息，听清问题问的是什么。短文结尾处提到，乔治·华盛顿（George Washington）于1799
年去世，故答案为[B]。
【点睛】短文中往往会出现两个以上的时间点，故听清问题是解题的关键。
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36.【解析】existence。空前的名词所有格monster?s表明，本空应填一名词。
37.【解析】bodies。空前的形容词important和空后的of表明，本空应填一名词。冒号起解释说明的作用，其后的experts from…from NASA提示，所填名词很可能表示“组织”或“机构”的意思。 38.【解析】specialists。空前的and表明，本空所填词与experts，scientists并列，故本空应填与experts，scientists性质相同的复数形式的可数名词，表示人的职业或身份。 39.【解析】enormous。空前的不定冠词an和空后的名词lake表明，本空应填一以元音因素开头的形容词。由后面对它的解释中提到的...twenty-four miles long and one mile wide...1,000 feet...可推断出，Loch Ness（内斯湖）很大，所填词可能有“巨大的”含义。 40.【解析】depth。空前的不定冠词a和空后的介词of表明，本空应填一单数形式的可数名词。由空前的long（长），wide（宽）不难联想到接下来该介绍湖的“深度”了。 41.【解析】examine。空前的and表明，本空所填词与find并列，故本空也应填一原形动词。 42.【解析】convincing。空后的名词report表明，本空应填一形容词，修饰reports。
43.【解析】sightings。空后的and表明，本空所填词与photographs并列，故本空应填一与photographs性质相同的复数形式的可数名词。
44.【答案】Many of these photographs have later been recognized as silly jokes played on an unsuspecting public 【Main Points】Many of these photos have later been regarded as silly jokes played on an unsuspecting public 45.【答案】it seems certain that something does exist in the deep waters of the mysterious lake 【Main Points】it appears certain that something does exist in the deep and mysterious lake 46.【答案】has constructed the picture of what he believes the monster might look like 【Main Points】has drawn the picture of the monster?s possible appearance he believes
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标准听力（二）听力原文及答案解析
Part III Listening Comprehension Section A…………………………………………………………………………………………………
11. W: Do you have any more computers shown in the 【听前预测】选项均以原形动词开头以及其中的
Argue with the man表明，本题可能与女士的行为活动advertisement left?
M: Yes, we have one more on sale, but it?s on the 有关。 选[B]。女士询问男士是否还有广告上的third floor. You?d better run up there before 【解 析】
那种电脑，男士告诉女士还剩下一台在促销，但是someone buys it.
这台电脑在三楼，接着男士说女士最好在别人买走Q: What will the woman most likely do?
这台电脑之前快点去三楼，由此可知，女士接下来
很可能会快速跑到三楼，故答案为[B]。on sale意为“促销”。
12. M: Look at the house. I think you should admit that 【听前预测】根据选项中的The house，She likes，
we?re offering you a lovely house at a very good unsatisfied等推测，本题可能考查女士对房子的看法。
【解 析】选[D]。男士认为他们提供给女士的房子price.
既好又便宜（a lovely house at a very good price），女W: Lovely? Are you being funny?
士通过两个连续的反问句Lovely? Are you being Q: What does the woman mean? funny?（漂亮吗？你在开玩笑嘛？）表示出她对房子的不满，故答案为[D]。
13. W: You have arranged to meet Mr. Smith on 【听前预测】选项中的write to/contact/meet Mr. Smith
Wednesday. So I don?t have to write to him, do 等表明，本题考查与Mr. Smith有关的行为动作。
【解 析】选[A]。女士通过反意疑问句So I don?t I?
have to write to him, do I?向男士确认她是否还要给M: There?s no need to write to him. Q: What are the two speakers talking about?
史密斯先生写信，男士说There?s no need to write to him（没有这个必要），由此可知，对话双方在讨论女士是否有必要给史密斯先生写信，故答案为[A]。
14. M: Excuse me, would you please tell me when the 【听前预测】He is about to/going to，plane，flight以
及重复出现的Los Angeles，San Francisco等表明，next flight to Los Angeles is?
W: Sure, the next direct flight to Los Angeles is 2 对话与男士将要做的事情有关，涉及乘飞机去洛杉
hours from now, but if you don?t mind 矶或旧金山，男士的话为听音重点。 transferring at San Francisco, you can board now. 【解 析】选[D]。由男士的问话would you please
tell me when the next flight to Los Angeles is?可知，男Q: What do we learn about the man?
士想去洛杉矶，故答案为[D]。 15. W: What an uncomfortable-looking chair! I don?t 【听前预测】选项中重复出现的chair表明，对话与
椅子有关。 want to buy it.
【解 析】选[C]。对话中女士说这张椅子看上去坐M: Well, it may look that way, but just try it out!
着不会舒服，而男士说它看起来可能是那个样子，Q: What does the man imply? 但他建议女士坐上去感受一下（try it out），言外之意就是这张椅子实际上坐起来很舒服，故答案为[C]。
16. M: Where are the rose gardens? Didn?t you say they 【听前预测】选项中的rose gardens，eastside，do not
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were here on the west of the park? W: No, no. I said they were on the eastside. Q: What can we learn from the conversation?
exist，outside等表明，本题可能与玫瑰园的位置有关。
【解 析】选[A]。男士反问女士她是不是曾经说过玫瑰园在公园的西边，女士表示她说的是玫瑰园在公园的东边，由此可知，答案为[A]。
17. M: Nancy is always complaining about her son.
【听前预测】选项中的take care of the children，
W: She should take care of my three teenage boys Nancy?s life，compared with her，more difficult life等
表明，对话与Nancy和女士的生活的比较有关，涉and see what it?s like.
及照顾孩子的问题。 Q: What does the woman mean?
【解 析】选[B]。对话中男士提到Nancy抱怨她的儿子难带，女士说“她应该照看我的三个十几岁的儿子，看看这是什么样子”，言外之意就是她的孩子更难带，与她相比，Nancy的生活要轻松多了，故答案为[B]。
18. W: Do you think Professor Adam will give us a 【听前预测】选项中的a short paper，term test/paper，
long-term paper instead of giving us tests for the doing a test等表明，对话与课程考查方式有关。
【解 析】选[D]。女士问男士亚当教授会不会布置Medieval Literature course?
M: I don?t know. I am keeping my fingers crossed 长篇论文来代替中世纪文学课的考试，男士说他会
交叉手指祈求（keeping my fingers crossed）亚当教授that way. Q: What does the man mean?
这样安排，由此可知，男士不希望考试而是希望写论文，故答案为[D]。
Now you will hear the two long conversations.
Conversation One 【听前预测】结合19题和21题各选项的内容以及20题中的going to the movie theater，by bus，in a taxi等可推断出，对话与看电影有关，涉及电影的类型、时间以及去电影院的方式。
W: He?s here. Bye, Dad.
M: Wait, wait, wait… Where are you going?
W: Dad, I?ve already told mom. I?m going out tonight.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. What kind of movie is the woman going to see? 【解析】选[C]。选项表明，本题考查电影的类型。由M: With whom? You mean you?re going on a date?
W: Yeah. Mom met Dirk yesterday. He?s so cool. We?re 女士提到的It?s a science fiction thriller可知，女士要
看的电影是科幻惊悚片，故答案为[C]。 going on a double-date with Cindy and Evan.
M: Dirk? W: I have to go.
M: Wait, wait. I want to meet this guy. W: He?s waiting for me.
M: Well, so what are you going to do tonight? Going to the library? W: Dad, we?re going out to eat, and then we?re going to
20. How is the woman going to the movie theater?
【解析】选[B]。选项中的pick her up，going to the M: What movie and what is it rated?
W: It?s a science fiction thriller called…, well, I don?t movie theater，by bus，in a taxi等表明，本题考查女
士去电影院的方式。由女士提到的That?s not Dirk. know what it is called, but it?s rated PG.
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watch a movie.
M: And where?s the movie showing? That?s his older brother. He?s taking us there!可知，Dirk
的哥哥会把她和Dirk送到电影院，故答案为[B]。 W: Down at the Campus Plaza Movie Theater.
M: Hey, I was thinking about seeing a movie down there tonight, too. W: Ah, Dad. M: Hey, let me meet that guy. He?s just outside. Hey, that guy has a moustache!
W: Dad. That?s not Dirk. That?s his older brother. He?s taking us there! Can I go now? M: Well…
W: Mom said I could, and mom knows his parents. M: Well…
W: Dad.
M: Okay, but be home by 8:00.
21. When does the movie begin?
【解析】选[A]。选项表明，本题考查时间，故听音时应注意做笔记。由女士提到的The movie doesn?t start until 7:30可知，说电影7:30才开始，故答案为[A]。 【点睛】对话中出现两个以上的时间点，听清问题是
W: Eight? The movie doesn?t start until 7:30. Come on, 解题的关键。 Dad. M: Okay. Be back by 11:00. W: Love you, Dad. Bye.
Conversation Two 【听前预测】选项中重复出现的new library表明，对话可能与新图书馆有关。
W: Hey, Geff. Have you been to the new library yet? Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you M: Oh, hi, Jen. Yes, I went last week to check it out. I have just heard. really like it. 22. What did the man do last week?
W: Yes, I like it too. I like the study areas. There seems 【解析】选[B]。选项中的He returned/went to to be a lot of room just to spread out and focus on the books. It?s much better than the old library where it seemed like we were all jammed into one area. Sometimes it was even hard to find a spot to study
see/borrowed以及重复出现的new library表明，本题考查男士过去的行为动作，该动作与新图书馆有关。对话开始女士问男士是否去过新图书馆，男士说去过了，他上周去看了看新图书馆（check it out），故
because it was so crowded, especially during exams. 答案为[B]。
I even like the chairs at the new place. They?re super 23. What is mentioned about the new library?
【解析】选[C]。选项中的It，near，has comfortable comfy.
M: You?re right. The only bad thing about it is that it?s chairs，allows students to rent等表明，本题考查It的pretty far away. It takes me about twenty minutes to get there by bus. So, I can see myself not going all the way downtown if I?m in a pinch for time. I?d
相关情况，It可能指新图书馆。对话中女士提到她非常喜欢新图书馆的椅子，这些椅子超级舒服（comfy），由此可知，答案为[C]。
probably just stay in residence and study there. 24. How is the man going to the new library this
W: I was thinking that too. It?s too bad it takes so long to week?
get there. I don?t like being dependent on the buses. 【解析】选[D]。选项表明，本题考查出行方式。女士Have you tried riding your bike there? It might take a 认为骑自行车去新图书馆虽然花的时间长点，但是little longer but at least you?re getting a bit of exercise.
M: That?s a good idea, Jen. Maybe I?ll try riding this
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能起到锻炼的作用，男士说这真是个好主意，还说他这周可能会骑自行车去新图书馆（Maybe I?ll try riding this week），故答案为[D]。
week. I just have to make sure I?m good and rested. 【点睛】听到男士提到的riding便不难选出By bike。Sometimes, when I?m overtired I?m not too 25. Why does the woman hurry to leave?
选[A]。选项中的She has to/needs，turn off the coordinated. Knowing me, I?d have a load of books 【解析】
in my backpack and get distracted by something and gas，see her friend off等表明，本题可能与女士要做
的事有关。女士和男士聊着天，看了时间后，她说crash my bike.
，所以匆忙跟男士道W: Hmm. Well, you?ve just got to keep an eye out for 要去上课（get to my next class）
those potholes. Oh, wow. Look at the time! I?ve got 别，故答案为[A]。 to get to my next class. I?ll see you around, Geff. M: Good talking to you, Jen. I?ll be seeing you.
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Passage One 【听前预测】选项中的dolphins，tropical rivers，toothed whales，acute eyesight，clever 等表明，短文与海豚有关，涉及海豚的生活环境、特点等。
There are about thirty species of dolphins, which Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have measure from 1.5 to 9 meters. They are found in warm just heard.
and tropical oceans and are extremely fast swimmers, 26. What can we know about dolphins according to often reaching a speed of twenty knots. In spite of their the passage?
size, they dive in and out of the water in a most agile 【解析】选[C]。选项中的They，in...tropical rivers，manner. They are, in fact, mammals and belong to the belong to...whales等表明，本题与They的基本情况family of toothed whales. They possess extremely acute hearing and use an echolocation system to find prey. The best-known species, the one familiar to anybody who has visited a dolphinarium, is the grey-brown, bottle-nosed dolphin.
有关，根据[A]中的species of dolphins推测，They可能指海豚。由短文开头提到的They are, in fact, mammals and belong to the family of toothed whales可知，答案为[C]。
【点睛】根据短文中提到的thirty species of dolphins
根据found in warm and tropical oceans可The idea that the dolphin is one of man?s best 可排除[A]；
friends goes back a long way in history. But why are 排除[B]；根据use an echolocation system to find preydolphins so appealing? What makes them such lovable 可排除[D]。
and entertaining creatures? The fact is that they are 27. Why are dolphins attractive and lovable?
intelligent, inquisitive and quick to learn. They also have 【解析】选[A]。选项中的They，clever，have nice
friendly等表明，本题考查They的特点，a curious expression, rather like a human smile, which is appearance，particularly attractive.
Dolphins are especially fond of children. A dolphin near Melbourne in Australia recognized one little girl in particular and kept returning to see her. They are also capable of forming long-lasting relationships, and one
They可能指海豚。短文首先用问句提到What makes them such lovable and entertaining creatures? 随后说明原因：他们聪明、好奇心强、学习能力强（they are intelligent, inquisitive and quick to learn），故答案为[A]。
school of dolphins, which arrived at a bay in New 【点睛】[A]中的clever是对短文中提到的intelligentZealand, stayed for over a year and had regular contact 的同义转述。
with the local inhabitants. However, despite the 28. Whom are dolphins especially fond of?
widespread belief that dolphins can talk, the truth is that 【解析】选[A]。选项表明，本题与某类人群有关，听they are only able to imitate sounds.
音时应留意相关信息。由短文中提到的Dolphins are especially fond of children可知，海豚尤其喜欢儿童，故答案为[A]。
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