Part IIIListening Comprehension
Section A
11.W:It’s high time we increased our supplies of football equipment.Volleyball and tennis are both out of fashion.
M:I couldn’t agree more.
Q:Which should they increase?
【解析】[C] 女士說是時(shí)候該增加足球設(shè)備的供應(yīng)了，排球和網(wǎng)球都過時(shí)了。男士說我再同意不過了。本題關(guān)鍵是聽懂It’s high time 和out of fashion這兩個(gè)固定短語。
12.W:John, do you want to go swimming with me today?
M:Sure, but I can’t leave now.I have an appointment with my professor at 3 o’clock.
Q:Why can’t John go swimming now?
【解析】[A] 男士說他三點(diǎn)與他的老師有個(gè)會(huì)面。I have an appointment with my professor at 3 o’clock.從這句可以得出答案。
13.M:Is this school really as good as people say?
W:It used to be even better.
Q:How’s the school?
【解析】[A] 男士問這座學(xué)校真的像人們說的那樣好么。女士回答說它過去更好些。因此，即是說這座學(xué)校不如過去好了，從這得出對(duì)這座學(xué)校的評(píng)價(jià)。
14. W:Did you watch the game yesterday?
M:I wanted to, but Marie was watching a movie on Channel 5, so I watched it with her.You know Marie, she can’t stand football.
Q:Why didn’t the man watch the game?
【解析】[D]本題關(guān)鍵在于聽出瑪麗亞受不了足球這句 You know Maria, she can’t stand football.因此，男士雖然本想看球賽的，但是瑪麗亞在看五頻道的一個(gè)電影，他就跟她一起看了那個(gè)電影。
15.M:Good morning, I’m Jim Green.My father asked me to come over and see you about a vacation job.
W:Oh, come in, Jim.I haven’t seen you for ages.I hear you’re at the university now.
Q: What does Jim want?
【解析】[A] 男士說他父親叫他來這兒問關(guān)于一個(gè)假期工作的事。女士說她很久都沒見到他了，她聽說他現(xiàn)在上大學(xué)呢。這個(gè)叫吉姆的男士還是學(xué)生，他想找個(gè)假期的兼職做。因此，他想找的是一份暫時(shí)的工作。
16.M:Could you describe the two people who robbed the bank?
W:Well, the man was tall with dark hair and he was wearing a black sweater.The main thing that I remembered about the woman was that she did most of the talking.
Q:What do you learn from this conversation?
【解析】[A] 男士問能否形容一下?lián)尳巽y行的兩個(gè)人的外貌。女士說那個(gè)男的個(gè)子高，深色頭發(fā)，穿一件黑色毛衣，關(guān)于那個(gè)女的主要就是搶劫時(shí)她說的話比較多。The main thing that I remembered about the woman was that she did most of the talking.從這句中可以得出答案。
17.M:Is that nicelooking straw hat light and strong?
W:Yes, you can wear it rain or shine.
Q: What are they talking about?
【解析】[D] 這句關(guān)鍵在于聽出nice-looking straw hat一頂非常好看的草帽，可以得出兩人討論的是一頂好看的帽子lovely hat。
18.W:How long will it take you to fix my watch?
M:I’ll call you when it’s ready.But it shouldn’t take longer than a week.
Q:What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
【解析】[D] 女士問修好我的手表要多長時(shí)間，男士說修好的時(shí)候他會(huì)打電話給她，但是不會(huì)花一個(gè)多星期的時(shí)間。從這個(gè)對(duì)話里可以看出說話者之間是顧客和修表人之間的關(guān)系。
Now you’ll hear two long conversations.
Conversation One
W: Hello, Gary.How’re you?
M: Fine! And yourself?
W:Can’t complain.Did you have time to look at my proposal?
M: No, not really.Can we go over it now?
W:Sure.I’ve been trying to come up with some new production and advertising strategies.First of all, if we want to stay competitive, we need to modernize our factory.New equipment should have been installed long ago.
M: How much will that cost?
W:We have several options ranging from one hundred thousand dollars all the way up to half a million.
M:OK.We’ll have to discuss these costs with finance.
W:We should also consider human resources.I’ve been talking to personnel as well as our staff at the factory.
M: And what’s the picture?
W:We’ll probably have to hire a couple of engineers to help us modernize the factory.
M: What about advertising?
W: Marketing has some interesting ideas for television commercials.
M:TV? Isn’t that a bit too expensive for us? What’s wrong with advertising in the papers, as usual?
W:Quite frankly, it’s just not enough anymore.We need to be more aggressive in order to keep ahead of our competitors.
M: Will we be able to afford all this?
W:I’ll look into it, but I think higher costs will be justified.These investments will result in higher profits for our company.
M:We’ll have to look at the figures more closely.Have finance draw up a budget for these investments.
W: All right.I’ll see to it.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. What are the two speakers talking about?
【解析】[D] 女士問Did you have time to look at my proposal? 你有時(shí)間看看我的建議么。聽完全文，可見是一個(gè)關(guān)于新的商業(yè)計(jì)劃的提案，因此正確答案是Suggestions concerning new business strategies.
20. What does the woman say about the equipment of their factory?
【解析】[B] 女士說New equipment should have been installed long ago.即早就該給工廠裝新的設(shè)備了。所以正確答案為工廠應(yīng)該引進(jìn)最新的設(shè)備。
21.What does the woman suggest about human resources?
【解析】[B]女士說We’ll probably have to hire a couple of engineers to help us modernize the factory.女士建議雇用一些工程師幫助實(shí)現(xiàn)工廠的現(xiàn)代化。所以正確答案應(yīng)是 B項(xiàng)：A few engineers should be employed to modernize the factory.
22. Why does the woman suggest advertising on TV?
【解析】[C] 從女士的話it’s just not enough anymore.We need to be more aggressive in order to keep ahead of our competitors 中可看出，僅僅在報(bào)紙上做廣告是不夠的了。
Conversation Two
W:Sir, you’ve been using the online catalogue for quite a while.Is there anything I can do to help you?
M:Well, I’ve got to write a paper about Hollywood in the 30s and 40s, and I’m really struggling.There are hundreds of books, and I just don’t know where to begin.
W:Your topic sounds pretty big.Why don’t you narrow it down to something like...uh...the history of the studios during that time?
M:You know, I was thinking about doing that, but more that 30 books came up when I typed in “movie studios.”
W:You could cut that down even further by listing the specific years you want.Try adding “1930s” or “1940s” or maybe “Golden Age.”
M:“Golden Age” is a good idea.Let me type that in ...Hey, look, just 6 books this time.That’s a lot better.
W:Oh...another thing you might consider...have you tried looking for any magazine or newspaper articles?
M: No, I’ve only been searching for books.
W:Well, you can look up magazine articles in the Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature.And we do have the Los Angeles Times available over there.You might go through their indexes to see if there’s anything you want.
M:Okay, I think I’ll get started with these books and then I’ll go over the magazines.
W:If you need any help, I’ll be over at the Reference Desk.
M: Great, thanks a lot.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23.What is the man doing?
【解析】[A] 男士準(zhǔn)備寫一篇關(guān)于20世紀(jì)三、四十年代好萊塢電影的論文，他現(xiàn)在正在檢索所需要的參考書，所以答案是“他在搜尋參考材料”。
24. What does the librarian think of the topic the man is working on?
【解析】[A] 此題關(guān)鍵在于聽出女士，即這位圖書館員說：Your topic sounds pretty big.Why don’t you narrow it 她認(rèn)為這位男士的題目太大，因此答案應(yīng)為It’s too broad to cope with.
25. Where can the man find the relevant magazine articles?
【解析】[D] 本題在聽力原文中可直接找出答案。女圖書館員說Well, you can look up magazine articles in the Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature.因此男士可以在Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature找到相關(guān)的雜志文章。
Section A
11.W:It’s high time we increased our supplies of football equipment.Volleyball and tennis are both out of fashion.
M:I couldn’t agree more.
Q:Which should they increase?
【解析】[C] 女士說是時(shí)候該增加足球設(shè)備的供應(yīng)了，排球和網(wǎng)球都過時(shí)了。男士說我再同意不過了。本題關(guān)鍵是聽懂It’s high time 和out of fashion這兩個(gè)固定短語。
12.W:John, do you want to go swimming with me today?
M:Sure, but I can’t leave now.I have an appointment with my professor at 3 o’clock.
Q:Why can’t John go swimming now?
【解析】[A] 男士說他三點(diǎn)與他的老師有個(gè)會(huì)面。I have an appointment with my professor at 3 o’clock.從這句可以得出答案。
13.M:Is this school really as good as people say?
W:It used to be even better.
Q:How’s the school?
【解析】[A] 男士問這座學(xué)校真的像人們說的那樣好么。女士回答說它過去更好些。因此，即是說這座學(xué)校不如過去好了，從這得出對(duì)這座學(xué)校的評(píng)價(jià)。
14. W:Did you watch the game yesterday?
M:I wanted to, but Marie was watching a movie on Channel 5, so I watched it with her.You know Marie, she can’t stand football.
Q:Why didn’t the man watch the game?
【解析】[D]本題關(guān)鍵在于聽出瑪麗亞受不了足球這句 You know Maria, she can’t stand football.因此，男士雖然本想看球賽的，但是瑪麗亞在看五頻道的一個(gè)電影，他就跟她一起看了那個(gè)電影。
15.M:Good morning, I’m Jim Green.My father asked me to come over and see you about a vacation job.
W:Oh, come in, Jim.I haven’t seen you for ages.I hear you’re at the university now.
Q: What does Jim want?
【解析】[A] 男士說他父親叫他來這兒問關(guān)于一個(gè)假期工作的事。女士說她很久都沒見到他了，她聽說他現(xiàn)在上大學(xué)呢。這個(gè)叫吉姆的男士還是學(xué)生，他想找個(gè)假期的兼職做。因此，他想找的是一份暫時(shí)的工作。
16.M:Could you describe the two people who robbed the bank?
W:Well, the man was tall with dark hair and he was wearing a black sweater.The main thing that I remembered about the woman was that she did most of the talking.
Q:What do you learn from this conversation?
【解析】[A] 男士問能否形容一下?lián)尳巽y行的兩個(gè)人的外貌。女士說那個(gè)男的個(gè)子高，深色頭發(fā)，穿一件黑色毛衣，關(guān)于那個(gè)女的主要就是搶劫時(shí)她說的話比較多。The main thing that I remembered about the woman was that she did most of the talking.從這句中可以得出答案。
17.M:Is that nicelooking straw hat light and strong?
W:Yes, you can wear it rain or shine.
Q: What are they talking about?
【解析】[D] 這句關(guān)鍵在于聽出nice-looking straw hat一頂非常好看的草帽，可以得出兩人討論的是一頂好看的帽子lovely hat。
18.W:How long will it take you to fix my watch?
M:I’ll call you when it’s ready.But it shouldn’t take longer than a week.
Q:What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
【解析】[D] 女士問修好我的手表要多長時(shí)間，男士說修好的時(shí)候他會(huì)打電話給她，但是不會(huì)花一個(gè)多星期的時(shí)間。從這個(gè)對(duì)話里可以看出說話者之間是顧客和修表人之間的關(guān)系。
Now you’ll hear two long conversations.
Conversation One
W: Hello, Gary.How’re you?
M: Fine! And yourself?
W:Can’t complain.Did you have time to look at my proposal?
M: No, not really.Can we go over it now?
W:Sure.I’ve been trying to come up with some new production and advertising strategies.First of all, if we want to stay competitive, we need to modernize our factory.New equipment should have been installed long ago.
M: How much will that cost?
W:We have several options ranging from one hundred thousand dollars all the way up to half a million.
M:OK.We’ll have to discuss these costs with finance.
W:We should also consider human resources.I’ve been talking to personnel as well as our staff at the factory.
M: And what’s the picture?
W:We’ll probably have to hire a couple of engineers to help us modernize the factory.
M: What about advertising?
W: Marketing has some interesting ideas for television commercials.
M:TV? Isn’t that a bit too expensive for us? What’s wrong with advertising in the papers, as usual?
W:Quite frankly, it’s just not enough anymore.We need to be more aggressive in order to keep ahead of our competitors.
M: Will we be able to afford all this?
W:I’ll look into it, but I think higher costs will be justified.These investments will result in higher profits for our company.
M:We’ll have to look at the figures more closely.Have finance draw up a budget for these investments.
W: All right.I’ll see to it.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. What are the two speakers talking about?
【解析】[D] 女士問Did you have time to look at my proposal? 你有時(shí)間看看我的建議么。聽完全文，可見是一個(gè)關(guān)于新的商業(yè)計(jì)劃的提案，因此正確答案是Suggestions concerning new business strategies.
20. What does the woman say about the equipment of their factory?
【解析】[B] 女士說New equipment should have been installed long ago.即早就該給工廠裝新的設(shè)備了。所以正確答案為工廠應(yīng)該引進(jìn)最新的設(shè)備。
21.What does the woman suggest about human resources?
【解析】[B]女士說We’ll probably have to hire a couple of engineers to help us modernize the factory.女士建議雇用一些工程師幫助實(shí)現(xiàn)工廠的現(xiàn)代化。所以正確答案應(yīng)是 B項(xiàng)：A few engineers should be employed to modernize the factory.
22. Why does the woman suggest advertising on TV?
【解析】[C] 從女士的話it’s just not enough anymore.We need to be more aggressive in order to keep ahead of our competitors 中可看出，僅僅在報(bào)紙上做廣告是不夠的了。
Conversation Two
W:Sir, you’ve been using the online catalogue for quite a while.Is there anything I can do to help you?
M:Well, I’ve got to write a paper about Hollywood in the 30s and 40s, and I’m really struggling.There are hundreds of books, and I just don’t know where to begin.
W:Your topic sounds pretty big.Why don’t you narrow it down to something like...uh...the history of the studios during that time?
M:You know, I was thinking about doing that, but more that 30 books came up when I typed in “movie studios.”
W:You could cut that down even further by listing the specific years you want.Try adding “1930s” or “1940s” or maybe “Golden Age.”
M:“Golden Age” is a good idea.Let me type that in ...Hey, look, just 6 books this time.That’s a lot better.
W:Oh...another thing you might consider...have you tried looking for any magazine or newspaper articles?
M: No, I’ve only been searching for books.
W:Well, you can look up magazine articles in the Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature.And we do have the Los Angeles Times available over there.You might go through their indexes to see if there’s anything you want.
M:Okay, I think I’ll get started with these books and then I’ll go over the magazines.
W:If you need any help, I’ll be over at the Reference Desk.
M: Great, thanks a lot.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23.What is the man doing?
【解析】[A] 男士準(zhǔn)備寫一篇關(guān)于20世紀(jì)三、四十年代好萊塢電影的論文，他現(xiàn)在正在檢索所需要的參考書，所以答案是“他在搜尋參考材料”。
24. What does the librarian think of the topic the man is working on?
【解析】[A] 此題關(guān)鍵在于聽出女士，即這位圖書館員說：Your topic sounds pretty big.Why don’t you narrow it 她認(rèn)為這位男士的題目太大，因此答案應(yīng)為It’s too broad to cope with.
25. Where can the man find the relevant magazine articles?
【解析】[D] 本題在聽力原文中可直接找出答案。女圖書館員說Well, you can look up magazine articles in the Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature.因此男士可以在Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature找到相關(guān)的雜志文章。