Part C
Directions:
You will hear three dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choosing [A], [B], [C] or [D]. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE.
Question 11 ~13 are based on the following dialogue between two strangers who met at the bus stop. You
now have 15 seconds to read Questions 11 ~ 13.
11. Why is the woman waiting?
[A]She is waiting for the man.
[B]She is waiting for her mother.
[C]She is waiting for a bus.
[D]She is waiting for the rain to stop.
12. What kind of weather is usual for March?
[A]Cold.
[B]Very hot.
[C]Cooler.
[D]Drier.
13. How often is the bus scheduled to pass the stop?
[A]Every ten minutes.
[B]Every twenty minutes.
[C]Every half an hour.
[D]Once a day.
Questions 14 ~ 17 are based on a dialogue about intermarriage. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 14-17.
14. Which word may best describe the two speakers’ positions on intermarriage?
[A]Comparison.
[B] Contrast.
[C]Casuality.
[D]Bias.
15. How does marriage usually thrive concerning customs and traditions according to the woman?
[A]On a give-and-take policy.
[B]Beyond a give-and-take policy.
[C]In the manner of each other’s adaptation.
[D]Due to religious beliefs.
16. The cultural differences arise __ according to the woman.
[A]at the wedding
[B]before intermarriage
[C]after people get married
[D]until recently
17. What negative effects may the intermarriage most probably cause?
[A]A divorce.
[B]Much suffering in children’s minds.
[C]A big gap between the parents.
[D]All of the above.
Questions 18 ~ 20 are based on a monologue about e-commerce. You now have 15 seconds to readQuestions 18 ~ 20.
18. In 1998, the total value transacted in e-commerce was
[A] $ 680000 million
[B]$ 68900 million
[C] $ 68900 billion
[D] $16890 billion
19. Some people in the metal industry think the new trend will
[A]seriously change the way they do business
[B]seriously damage the way they do business
[C]not seriously change the way they do business
[D]not seriously damage the way they do business
20. Some people in the metal industry think only __ products will be traded on the web.
[A]standard and second class
[B]high-tech
[C]computer and software
[D]industrial
Now you have 5 minutes to transfer your answers from your test booklet to ANSWER SHEET 1.That is the end of the listening comprehension section.
Part A
1.light。對于天氣預報這種形式的獨白聽力材料，考生最重要的是聽清地點、時間和天氣情況之間的對應關系。預讀題目之后，放錄音時一出現(xiàn)Chicag0這個地點名詞，就應凝神細聽。在指出Det，oit(底特律)和Lansing(蘭辛)兩地的氣溫后，緊跟著出現(xiàn)Chicago is reporting light showers一句，聽清了這一句就不難寫出正確答案。注意，light showers指的是“小雨”。
2.74/seventy-four。本題屬于數(shù)字題，考生需要在聽錄音時不但要聽清數(shù)字和地點、范圍等的對應關系，還應能準確速記下來。獨白第五句首先指出了Ann Arbor Airport的攝氏氣溫，然后緊接著一句進行說
明：That’S seventy-four degrees on the Fahrenheit scale，即華氏74度。
3.fair。在說明氣溫、相對濕度和污染指數(shù)之后，獨自直接指出：The quality of our air is fair，即空氣質(zhì)
量不錯。
4.cloudy。獨自的第二部分是Extended Forecast。其中第二句指出：For tonight，we expect partly
cloudy conditions…，即今晚的天氣是局部多云。
5.rainy。本題較為容易，答案對應之處是獨自的最后一句：It looks like it will be a mild，but rainy
weekend，并且由于有but的強調(diào)作用，rainy一詞大多數(shù)考生都不難聽出。
Part B
6.independent learners。這是一篇討論成功學習語言的獨白。獨自首先指出一些人似乎比別人學習語言要快、要輕松，然后分別說明了他們的三種類型(實際上就是三個方面的技巧)。在獨自第二段第一句指出：First of all，successful language learners are independent learners，考生只要聽清了這一句就能作答?？忌⒁獾氖瞧磳憽?BR> 7.pattern and rules。本題答案對應于獨白第二段第三句話：Instead of...they try to find the pattern and rules for themselves，即這種類型的學習者不會等待老師來講解，而是自己試圖找出語言的模式和規(guī)則。
8.incorrect or incomplete。獨自第三段指出的是第二種成功的語言學習者：積極的語言學習者。其中第五句指出：When communication is difficult，they can accept information that is incorrect or incomplete，即這種類型的學習者在交流困難時，可以接受不正確的和不完整的信息。
9.Learn to think。答案對應于獨自第三段最后一句：It is more important for them to learn to think...，
題目只是把這一句變成了特殊疑問句。
10.Learners with purpose。獨自第四段談論的是最后一種成功的語言學習者，其中第一句指出：Finally，
successful language learners are learners with purpose，即有目的的學習者。
Part C
11.[C]。本題盡管帶有推斷性，但較為簡單。精明一點的考生根據(jù)試卷上給出的關于這一段對話的說明(…who met at the bus station)即可猜出答案。這一點也可通過對話中的具體內(nèi)容得以印證：在第二個話輪中，女士明確說明I’m waiting for the number seven myself(我自己就是在等七路車)。注意，在這個話輪中男士的話語中出現(xiàn)了the N0.7 bus，據(jù)此可知女士所說的N0.7也是指公共汽車。
12.[C]。本題屬于推斷題，有一定的難度。第三個話輪中兩人開始談論天氣，注意這是陌生人之間開始交談的一種最常見的方式。在這個話輪中男士先指出hot day，女士同意男士的看法，并說明自己希望下雨并涼快下來(rain and cool off)。接著在第四個話輪中，男士說：This is unusual for March，其中的this明顯就是指熱天氣。既然hot對于三月來說不常見，那么反過來即可合理推知三月份常見的天氣應是與hot相對的cool(涼快)了，故答案是[C]。
13.[C]。本題為細節(jié)捕捉題。在對話的結尾，男士指出：It never comes exactly on the half-hour like it should，說明公共汽車應當每隔半個小時準點過一趟，故本題答案就是[C]。有些考生由于沒有聽懂對話，只聽到了上一個話輪女士回答中的I have twenty to one一處而誤選了[B]項。事實上，女士在此說的是時間，這由其后面補充說明中的my watch is a little fast(我的表有點兒快)即可得知。
14.[B]。本題需要考生聽完整個對話才能作出判定。從第一個話輪起，對話雙方就表示出了他們意見的分歧：男士第一句話用a good idea而女士第一句話用not a very sound idea來描述通婚。而在后面的幾個話輪中，盡管他們偶爾有相同的意見，但總體來說，男士贊成通婚而女士認為通婚帶來的問題很多(即對通婚持反對態(tài)度)，故選[B]。
15.[A]。答案對應于第二個話輪中女士的第三句話：Marriage thrives on a give-and-take policy…。
16.[C]。本題答案信息對應于第四個話輪中女士的第三句話：It is only after marriage that...begin to show，用強調(diào)句表明婚后才會出現(xiàn)文化差異，[C]只是表達不同。
17.[D]。在第四個話輪中，女士分析了通婚帶來的不利影響。其最后三句中提到了leading eventuallv to a rift(最終導致分手)、lead to a big gap between the parents(導致父母間出現(xiàn)分歧)、their children may suffer a lot(孩子們受很多的苦)，分別與前三個選項對應，故選ED]。
18.[B]。本題答案信息對應于獨白第三句話：The total value…was$68900 million in l998，考生應
注意的是數(shù)字的讀法，以及million與billion的發(fā)音區(qū)別。
19.[C]。本題答案對應于獨白第五句話：,Some in the metal industry…will not seriouslv change the
way they do business，即他們認為新技術對他們的經(jīng)營方式不會產(chǎn)生大的影響，選[C]。
20.[A]。本題答案對應于獨自第六句話：They think that only standard and second class products will be traded through the web。而由前面一句可知這里的They指的就是some(people)in the metal industrv(冶金行業(yè)的一些人)，選[A]。