Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension
A．答案与详解 Section A
1. 【答案与详解】A。综合判断题。对话中的关键部分是“the next flight to Los Angeles”，中心话题是男士打听去洛杉矶下一次航班的时间，显然，此人想去洛杉矶。由此可知A为正确答案。B、C和D项均为错误信息。对话中的难点：flight: n.航班，例如：~ 212 for New York City飞往纽约市的航班，take the 2 o’clock ~ to Los Angeles乘2点钟的航班去洛杉矶；transfer at+地名：在某处转机；board: vt.登机，上车，上船，例如：Please board your ~ through Gate 4.请从4号入口登机。
2. 【答案与详解】C。事实判断题。本题关键词是“used to”，表示过去经常发生的行为。显然是过去每周写封家信，现在已非如此了。B项谈论的是现在的事情，与题意不符。A和D项为无关信息。唯有C为正确选择。对话中的难点：never fails to do sth.为双重否定。
3. 【答案与详解】C。细节判断题。本题关键部分是“I would like to…，but…”句型。but
后面说明不能接受邀请的原因，即周末在餐馆里打工。A、B、D三个选项均为错误信息。此题必须抓住but后面的内容。对话中的“I would like to…, but…”是表示委婉拒绝的句型。 4. 【答案与详解】
B。事实判断题。本题关键词是“It is postponed…”，这里it指代test，
而非meeting。只要明确指代关系，就能做出正确判断。A、C、D三个选项均为错误信息。对话中的难点：postpone等于put off。
5. 【答案与详解】D。事实判断题。本题关键句子是“I’d expected it to be much more exciting.”， 它与答案D项是从两个角度表达同一个意思。A、B、C三个选项均为错误信息。对话中的难点：expect: vt.预料。
6. 【答案与详解】B。时间判断题。本题关键词是“straight，have a class until one o’clock，
spend a couple of hours at the library”。男士回家前要在图书馆里待上两三个小时。对话中的难点：straight: adv.直接地，径直地。
7. 【答案与详解】B。推理判断题。主要测试正确理解隐含信息的能力。本题关键部分一是
熟悉虚拟语气，理解“If the traffic wasn’t so bad, I could have been home by 6:00.”的真正含义，即六点以前没能到家，因而未能见到John；二是掌握hold up和run out of两个动词短语的意义。A、C、D三个选项均为无关信息。对话中的难点：hold up:阻碍，使停止；run out of:用完，耗尽。
8. 【答案与详解】D。推理判断题。本题关键部分是“May I speak to…, I am sorry.”。此题
注意两点：一是英语中接电话的表达方式，二是拨错电话的委婉表达方式。本题中I am sorry的回答可能有两种：①John Smith is not in right now. ②…you must have dialed the wrong number.。这里显然是第二种情况，但是“…nobody by that name works here”比“…dialed the wrong number”要委婉得多。因此，A、B、C三个选项均与题意不符。对话中的难点：by … name/ by the name of意为“名字叫?的”。
9. 【答案与详解】C。细节判断题。本题关键词是the day before yesterday= two days ago。
对话中的难点：the day before yesterday 前天，the day after tomorrow后天，three days ago大前天，three days from today大后天。
10.【答案与详解】A。事实判断题。本题关键词是overslept，A项是对该词的释义，也可以说
成“slept too long”。B项与题意不符。C、D项均为无关信息。对话中的难点：oversleep: vi.睡过头。 Section B Passage One
New Words and Expressions dial: n.钟面 strike: vt.敲打
【短文大意】本文主要介绍了古代的一种时钟—水钟。水钟无论阴天、夜间还是在室内均可使用。公元前2000年可能埃及最早使用水钟。水钟由一只小碗与大碗组成。小碗的底部有一个小孔，大碗分成若干相等的部分，用线条标出刻度，小碗盛满水以后，慢慢地滴入大碗，水约一小时上升一格。
11.【答案与详解】A。细节题。本题关键是熟悉英语年份的表达方式。根据原文“Such clocks
were probably first used in Egypt about 2,000 B.C.(大约公元2,000前埃及就可能首先使用了这类水钟)”，推算起来，距今4,000年前。因此，B、C、D均与题意不符。对话中的难点：B.C.=Before Christ公元前；A.D.= Anno Domini [拉]公元。注意：A.D.应该写在年数之前，B.C.应该写在年数之后，如：from 300 B.C. to A.D. 400 由公元前三百年到公元四百年。
12.【答案与详解】A。推理题。本题的关键是理解第二段的内容，即水钟的基本结构和工作
原理。特别是要正确理解“Water was poured into the small bowl, and it fell slowly down into the large bowl in tiny drops.”的意思。这里“…fell slowly down into the large bowl in tiny drops.”说明水是慢慢地滴入大碗的，由此可以判断小碗在上，大碗在下。故A为正确答案，B、C、D均与原文不符。 13.【答案与详解】
D。细节题。本题的关键部分是第三段的这两个句子“The dial of the
clock was made up of twelve doors, each representing an hour. Every hour a door opened, and the proper number of metal balls dropped onto a thin brass plate to strike the hour.”，意为：“这只水钟的钟面上有12扇门，每隔一小时，开一扇门，有相应数量的金属球落入铜盘中，敲响报时”。由此可见，metal balls是报时之物，故D为正确答案。 Passage Two
【短文大意】本文主要介绍了英国人熟知的两位女性Susan Rippon和Anna Ford。她们是BBC电视台晚间9点和独立电视台10点新闻的播音员。英国电视新闻播音员大多数是男性，所以这两位女士初次在屏幕上出现时，引起新闻媒体及广大观众的极大兴趣。
14.【答案与详解】C。细节题。本题的关键部分是“appear on television almost every night，reads the 9 o’clock news on BBC Television，reads the 10 o’clock news on Independent Television，began her job at the BBC，the first woman news announcer，Independent Television also decided to have a woman news announcer”。由此可见C为正确答案。 15.【答案与详解】A。细节辨认题。本题的关键句子是“Susan Rippon reads the 9 o’clock news on BBC Television, and Anna Ford reads the 10 o’clock news on Independent Television.”。由此可见Anna晚上十点播新闻，故A为正确答案。
16.【答案与详解】D。细节题。本题的关键是第三段：“When Anna read the news for the first
time on the 10 o’clock programme, millions of people who don’t normally watch the programme decided to watch it that night, to see Anna Ford.”。由此可以得知：当Anna第一次在晚间十点钟播新闻的时候，数百万平时不看这一节目的人都决定收看，以便一睹她的风采。故A、C为错误信息，C项为次要信息，D为正确选项。 Passage Three
New Words and Expressions It happen that + clause:碰巧 work: vt.耕种
【短文大意】本文主要介绍了新英格兰的概况(新英格兰位于美国东北部地区，包括6个州)。它是山区，多山谷和河流。新英格兰的大部分地区都有农业耕地，但并非农业区。由于长期耕作，土地已失去了使用价值。今日大多数新英格兰人在工厂或小企业工作。
17.【答案与详解】D。细节判断题。本题的关键词是“an area of mountains，valleys and rivers”。D项中的hilly”的词义与“mountain”意思相同，由本文前两句可判断D项为正确答案。A项与D项意思截然相反，故为错误信息。B项中虽然有river，但此前有few修饰，故为错误信息。C项为无关信息。 18.【答案与详解】
A。综合判断题。本题的关键句子是“This soil has been worked and
planted for so many years that it has lost its value.”。这里只要理解work (耕种)、planted for so many years (耕种了太多年) 和lose its value (失去价值)，便可做出正确判断。A项中的“overwork”包含以上三个词与词组所表达的意思，故为正确答案。B、C和D均为无关信息。 19.【答案与详解】
C。细节判断题。本题的关键句子是“Most New Englanders today work
in factories or small businesses.”和“Yet New England is not really a farming area.”。由此可见，B项为错误信息，C项为正确答案。A和D均为无关信息。 20.【答案与详解】 often
passed down in families from father to son.”。pass down(= pass along)意为“(世代)相传，传下来”，故B项是正确答案。 B. Script of Unit 1 Section A
1. M: Excuse me, would you please tell me when the next flight to Los Angeles is?
W: Sure, the next direct flight to Los Angeles is two hours from now, but if you do not mind
transferring at San Francisco, you can board now. Q: What do you learn from this conversation? 2. W: How often did you write home? M: I used to write home once a week.
Q: What do you understand from the man’s answer?
3. M: The student’s English club is having a party on Saturday night. Can you come? W: I would like to, but I work at a restaurant on weekends. Q: Why can’t the woman go to the party? 4. W: Shall we have an English test this afternoon?
M: It is postponed because the teacher has to attend a meeting.
B。细节判断题。本题的关键句子是短文的最后一个句子“This skill is
Q: What do we learn from this conversation? 5. M: Did you like the film?
W: Not particularly. I was rather disappointed. I’d expected it to be much more exciting. Q: What can we learn from this conversation? 6. W: Bob, are you going straight home after school today?
M: No. I have a class until one o’clock, and after that I’m going to spend a couple of hours at the library before going home.
Q: When is Bob going home this afternoon?
7. M: If the traffic wasn’t so bad, I could have been home by 6:00. W: What a pity! John was here to see you. Q: What happened to the man?
8. M: Hello, may I speak to John Smith, please? W: I am sorry. Nobody by that name works here. Q: What do we learn from this conversation? 9. M: Have you seen my brother?
W: No, I haven’t seen him since the day before yesterday. Q: When did she last see the man’s brother? 10. M: Nancy, why were you late today? W: I overslept and missed the bus. Q: Why was Nancy late? Section B Passage One
The water clock was an ancient clock. It could be used on cloudy days, at night, and indoors. Such clocks were probably first used in Egypt about 2,000 B.C.. They were also used for many years in Arabia, India, China, and all of Europe.
The simplest water clock needed just two parts—a small bowl and a large bowl. The small bowl had a tiny hole in the bottom; the large bowl was divided into equal parts and marked by lines. Water was poured into the small bowl, and it fell slowly down into the large bowl in tiny drops. Usually it took an hour for the water to rise from one line to the next in the large bowl.
A beautiful water clock was made in Persia over a thousand years ago. It was presented as gift to the Emperor of France. This water clock could be heard as well as seen. The dial of the clock was made up of twelve doors, each representing an hour. Every hour a door opened, and the proper number of metal balls dropped onto a thin brass plate to strike the hour. At twelve o’clock, twelve tiny horsemen came out and shut all the doors. This was probably one of the first striking clocks.
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard. 11. When was the first water clock probably made?
12. What do we know about the structure of the simplest water clock? 13. What did the striking water clock use to strike hours? Passage Two
The two most famous faces in Britain today belong to two women who appear on television
almost every night. If you open any popular magazine or newspaper you’ll almost certainly see an article about one of them, with lots of photographs. Their names are Susan Rippon and Anna Ford. Susan reads the 9 o’clock news on BBC Television, and Anna reads the 10 o’clock news on Independent Television.
Most news announcers on British television are men, and when Susan began her job at the BBC three years ago, she was the first woman news announcer. Newspapers and magazines started to take an interest in her and reporters started to write about her. Last year, Independent Television also decided to have a woman news announcer and they chose Anna Ford. Newspapers and magazines showed a great interest in her, too.
When Anna read the news for the first time on the 10 o’clock programme, millions of people who don’t normally watch the programme decided to watch it that night, to see Anna Ford. Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard. 14. Why are Susan Rippon and Anna Ford very well-known in Britain? 15. When does Anna read the news on TV?
16. How do we know that Anna’s first appearance on TV was also a big attraction? Passage Three
New England is an area of mountains, valleys, and rivers. It is said that in New England one is always climbing hills. A large part of New England is also made up of farms and farming lands. Yet New England is not really a farming area. The farms are small. Generally they are only large enough to support one family. It also happens that the soil of New England is not good. This soil has been worked and planted for so many years that it has lost its value.
Most New Englanders today work in factories or small businesses. In these factories they make watches and clocks, shoes, clothing, special tools for industry, leather goods, etc. New England workmen are famous for their skill in making many of these things. This skill is often passed down in families from father to son.
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 17. What is the main feature of New England? 18. Why is New England not good for farming? 19. How do most people in New England make a living? 20. Where do New Englanders learn many of their skills? 2单元Unit 2
Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension
A．答案与详解 Section A
1. 【答案与详解】B。细节题。本题针对明确表示的信息提问。男士说：“你穿的外套真漂亮。”女士答：“谢谢，这是我丈夫送我四十岁生日的礼物。”B项是原话的另一种表达方式。
2. 【答案与详解】C。推理题。本题考核根据话语进行推测的能力。修理工说：“最好卖掉这辆车，另买一辆新车。这辆汽车完全开不动了。”由此可以推断，这位男士很可能卖