Now you will hear the two long conversations.
Conversation One 【听前预测】选项中的went bankrupt, didn?t support, give up his business, no confidence等表明, 对话可能与He生意失败有关。
W: I haven?t seen Mike for years. How is he getting Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you
along?
have just heard.
M: I came across him in the street only yesterday and he 19. When and where did the man meet Mike?
told me that he was having trouble with his new 【解析】选[C]。选项均为In+地点+时间结构表明, 本
题考查地点和时间, 故应听清问题中的人物信息, business.
W: He has set up another business? I know nothing about 结合听音时的笔记对号入座。对话开头女士说很久
it.
没见到Mike了, 男士说I came across him in the street
M: He managed a shop last year selling sport clothes but only yesterday, 故答案为[C]。
it soon went bankrupt. So he changed his mind. 20. What do we learn about Mike’s shop?
【解析】选[D]。对话中女士询问是否知道Mike生意上W: What is he doing now?
M: He is managing a bar. And this is also in a pretty bad 的消息, 男士回答He managed a shop last year selling
state.
sport clothes but it soon went bankrupt, 选项中能综合
W: Sorry to hear that, but that should be what he?s good 这些信息的是[D], 故为答案。
【点睛】选项中的It指问题中的Mike?s shop。 at. M: Yes. But he was fined and threatened to close the bar. W: What went wrong?
M: He?s only licensed to sell beer, but he sold hard
drinks.
W: We should have minded his steps. But that shouldn?t
be the reason for… M: Well, He has several other setbacks, too.
21. Why was Mike threatened to close his bar? 【解析】选[B]。选项中的He，sold，beer，hard drinks，not fine等表明，本题可能考查He销售的东西及其质量情况。对话中男士用转折表述提到But he was 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]。 W: Misfortunes never come alone. What setbacks?
M: The people around him did not support him. Some 【点睛】be licensed to do sth.表示“被授权特许做某
事”。 even tried to play down on him.
W: They are jealous, aren?t they? 22. Which is not among the setbacks Mike met?
M: Worse than that. Some people even tried to encourage 【解析】选[D]。选项中的didn?t support, give up, no
him to go against his wife, because she wants him to confidence等表明, 本题考查对He（即Mike）不利的因give up the business. W: I can?t believe that.
M: And Mike was in a horrible mood.
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
W: Let?s go and have a good talk with Mike?s wife, 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because she wants him to give up the business.
排除相应的选项。 M: You?ve taken the words right out of my mouth.
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 Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you
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the Montreal?s famous yearly island bicycle tour which have just heard.
is coming up in June. Good morning, Jane. What?s the 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 bike tour all about?
W: Well, it?s an event that?s opened to anybody who?d like guest Jane Thomas to tell us about the Montreal?s famous
to ride a bicycle through the streets of Montreal. The yearly island bicycle tour…, 并且接下来的对话均是tour covers a standard distance of 65 kilometers. But the 围绕每年的陆地自行车及其选手展开, 最能概括其route?s quite different every year. Even people who?ve 内容的是选项[A]，故答案为[A]。对话没有提到其already done it might enjoy doing it again.
M: How long does it take to go the whole distance?
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。
W: It varies. Cyclists are free to go as fast or as slow and 【点睛】[A]中的annual cycling event对应对话中的
yearly island bicycle tour。 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 24. According to the woman, what is different every
stop along the way and don?t cross the finish line until year?
early evening. But the whole point is that there is no 【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rush. It?s not a race. M: I understand last year?s tour had 45,000 cyclists and it 线路都是不同的, 故答案为[B]。
was the largest mass cycling event in the world. How 【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。 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 25. What suggestions does the woman give to the
remind our listeners to sign up early? We filled up participants?
选[C]。选项均以原形动词开头表明, 本题可quickly last year and we had to refuse lots of 【解析】
能考查观点建议。对话末尾女士指出, Take water applications.
M: Before we close any other tips for all prospective cyclists?
W: Yes. Take water with you. It is available at the relay
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,
station. But it helps to have an additional supply. And 因为它们不能补充能量, 故答案为[C]。 pack a good lunch with plenty of fruit for energy. 【点睛】do the trick意为“有帮助、起作用”。 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. Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have Brains will help but they are not the main thing. Neither is just heard.
personality, nor the skill alone. Rather it is a combination 26. What is the essential trait for an ideal air of these factors that makes the ideal air girl. And above all hostess? 选[D]。短文开头提到looks, Brains, personalityshe must be willing to serve. This adds up to a pretty tall 【解析】
order, hence so few are chosen from the many who 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]。 answer the requirement.
One newspaper advertisement inserted by Japan Air 【点睛】[D] Willingness to serve是对willing to serve
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Lines recently attracted five hundred applicants. Only
的同义转述。
twenty were selected. 27. What can we learn about air hostesses from the
The hostess applicants must not be younger than passage?
选[D]。解答本题的关键是抓住细节信息, 逐twenty or older than twenty-eight. They must have a good 【解析】
secondary school education. They ought to be attractive, 一排除。选项中的They指代的是air hostesses, 根据in good health, speak English and at least two other 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 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
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。
the price of a packet of cigarettes in three currencies;
know how to pour coffee for four and not spill a drop. 28. Why can they do their job well?
They must also know something about the theory of 【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
们能做好工作是因为她们接受过适当的训练, 故答案为[C]。
horses, row boats, cycle and roller skate. I love the air and 【点睛】because后的原因为常考点。 the air-traveling business. It?s simply exciting! ” 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 Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have to Cambridge ask. But no one could point them in any one just heard.
direction because there is no campus. The university 30. Why is it difficult for a visitor to locate consists of 31 self-governing colleges. It has lecture halls, Cambridge University?
libraries, laboratories, museums and offices throughout the 【解析】选[D]。短文中用转折表述提到But no one city.
Individual colleges choose their own students who have to meet their minimum entrance requirements set by
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
the university. Undergraduates usually live and study in 施遍布整个城市, 故答案为[D]。
But转折处为常考点, 其后的句子通常为答案their colleges, where they are taught in very small groups. 【点睛】
Lectures, laboratories and practical work are organized by 所在。 the university and held in university buildings. There are over 10,000 undergraduates and 3,500 31. What can we learn about the colleges of Cambridge postgraduates. About 40% of them are women and some University?
8% from overseas. As well as teaching, research is of 【解析】选[B]。短文中提到Individual colleges choose major importance. Since the beginning of the 20th century more than sixty university members have won Nobel
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]。 prizes.
The university has a large number of buildings for
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teaching and research. It has more than 60 specialist 32. What does the passage tell us about women subject libraries, as well as the university library, which students in Cambridge University?
选[B]。预览选项可知, 年份在本题中是听音as the copyright libraries, is entitled to a copy of every 【解析】
重点。短文中提到It allowed women to take the 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.
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 Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have governments are elected to office by the people. They run just heard.
for office every two or four years and elections are held in 33. Why do young lawyers join political clubs after the first week of November. graduation?
People who run for elections are called politicians. 【解析】选[C]。短文中提到The real purpose is when 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
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]。
university exams in the 1881, but it was not until 1948 that they were awarded degrees, 故答案为[B]。
clubs when they graduate from law schools. As club 【点睛】选项[C]中的elections对应短文中的run for。 members, they help older politicians get elected. The real 34. How do political candidates spend most of their purpose is when they have had enough experience and time before elections? 【解析】选[B]。短文中用转折表述提到But most of support, they run for office themselves.
Before elections, political candidates always have a their time is spent on campaigning,…making speeches tight schedule. They have frequent meetings with their supporters and discuss details about their elections. But
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
most of their time is spent on campaigning, shaking hands 讲, 获取各种社会团体的支持, 故答案为[B]。
But转折处为常考点, 其后的内容通常为答案and making speeches to the public. There are different 【点睛】
groups of voters that politicians try to win support from. 所在。
Most large cities have black and Spanish-speaking 35. What does a politician’s future depend on after he communities who elect powerful politicians. Some wins the elections?
politicians appeal to businessmen while others appeal to 【解析】选[D]。短文中提到Once politicians win 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.
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]。
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
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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
标准听力（五）听力原文及答案解析
Part III Section A
Listening Comprehension 11. W: Excuse me, I?d like to place an advertisement
for a used car in this Sunday edition of your paper.
M: Ok, but you have to run your advertisement all week. We can?t quote rates for just Sunday. Q: What are the speakers talking about?
【听前预测】选项均为动名词短语表明，本题可能考查对话话题。选项中重复出现的advertisement，newspaper表明，对话可能与报纸上的广告有关。 【解 析】选[B]。对话中女士提到她想 place an advertisement （发布一则广告），接着男士提到…run your advertisement all week（…广告要刊登一周），由此可知，对话与发布广告有关，故答案为[B]。
12. W: I really need to get in touch with Professor Nelson.
I?ve got a chemistry problem I can?t solve. But there?re always students in his office.
M: I?m attending an evening course given by Professor Nelson. Why don?t you give me your question and let me ask him instead? Q: What will the man most probably do?
13. M: Hi, Sophia. I?ve just moved into a new
apartment. Would you like to come and enjoy a typical American home-made dinner with me at
【听前预测】选项中的Help the woman，Solve the problem以及重复出现的Ask the professor等表明，对话与男士帮助女士解决问题有关，并涉及向教授请教，男士的话为听音重点。
【解 析】选[D]。对话中男士提到…give me your question and 1et me ask him instead（??告诉我你的问题，我帮你问），由此可知，男士将会帮女士向教授请教问题，故答案为[D]。
【听前预测】选项中重复出现的dinner表明，对话与晚饭有关。由She wants/cannot等可知，女士的话为听音重点。
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