Part III Listening Comprehension

　　Section A

　　11.A

　　W: These boxes are too heavy for me to move.

　　M: Here, I'll give you a hand with them.

　　Q: What does the man say about the boxes?

　　【聽前預測】

　　1.四項均以he開頭。

　　2.三項提及woman。

　　3.三項舍有表示幫助女士的詞匯(help the woman，for the woman)。

　　結論：本題可能與男士幫女士做什么事情有關。

　　【解析】女士說箱子太重了，她自己搬不動，于是男士提出“I'll give you a hand with them.(我來幫你搬。)”考點為短語give sb.ahand，意為“幫某人的忙”。故答案為A。

　　12.B

　　M: Paul says he doesn't like television.

　　W: Yes, but he seems to spend a lot of time watching it, doesn'the?

　　Q: What does the woman think about Paul?

　　【聽前預測】

　　1.四項均以he開頭。

　　2.兩項提及television。

　　結論：對話可能與男士和電視機有關。可能是“看電視”、“買電視”或者“修電視”。

　　【解析】男士說保羅不喜歡看電視，女士說可他總是花很多時間在看電視上，可見女士以為保羅很喜歡看電視。故選B。

　　13.D

　　W: You seem well prepared for the coming Spanish midterm test. I'mimpressed.

　　M: I'd better be prepared. I spent the last 48 hours cramming forit.

　　Q: What has the man been doing?

　　【聽前預測】

　　1.兩項與西班牙有關(Spain，Spanish)。

　　2.三項含有與學習有關的詞匯(lessons，tests，students，studying)。

　　結論：對話可能談論與西班牙有關的學習問題。

　　【解析】女士稱贊男士似乎已經為西班牙語課的期中考試做好了充分的準備。男士說：“I’d better be prepared.I spent the last 48hours cramming for it.(我最好是準備好了。過去的48個小時，我一直在填鴨式地復習。)”cram一詞為理解對話的難點，該詞原指“填滿，猛吃”，引申義為“死記硬背”，動詞短語cram for意為“突擊式、填鴨式地學習(尤指為了應考)”，故選D。該選項中的two days為原文中48 hours的同義替換。

　　14.A

　　W: Is it supposed to rain tomorrow?

　　M: If you believe the weather forecast, we'd better bring ourumbrellas.

　　Q: What does the man mean?

　　【聽前預測】

　　1.兩項以they開頭。

　　2.兩項含有與應該做某事有關的詞匯(should，need to)。

　　3.三項含有與雨有關的詞匯(rain，umbrella)。

　　結論：對話中的兩人可能在談論是否會下雨以及他們應該采取的措施。

　　【解析】女士問明天是否會下雨，男士回答說：“如果你相信天氣預報的話，那最好就帶上雨傘。”可見男士認為他們應該帶上雨傘，以防下雨，故選A。

　　15.B

　　W: I will never go with Gary again. He could never remember wherehe parked his car.

　　M: That certainly sounds like Gary.

　　O: What do we know about Gary?

　　【聽前預測】

　　1.四項均以he is開頭。

　　2.四項均含有與人的性格特征有關的形容詞(humorous，careless，thoughtful，helpful)。

　　結論：本題可能與對某位男士的性格評價有關。

　　【解析】女士說她再也不會和加里一起出門了，因為他永遠都想不起來自己把車停在了哪兒，男士說：

　　“That certainly sounds like Gary.(這聽起來倒像是加里的作風。)”可見加里一向粗心大意，故選B。

　　16.D

　　M: Your son certainly shows a lot of enthusiasm on the tenniscourt.

　　W: I only wish he'd show as much for his studies.

　　Q: What does the woman imply about her son?

　　【聽前預測】

　　1.四項均以he開頭。

　　2.兩項舍有表示比較的詞匯(better)。

　　3.兩項含有與運動有關的詞匯(court，tennis)。

　　4.兩項含有與學習有關的詞匯(student，academics)。

　　結論：對話可能與網球和學業有關，應注意辨別二者的關系。

　　【解析】男士說女士的兒子對閩球場表現出了極大的熱情。女士說她希望她的兒子對于學習也有同樣的熱情，意指他對學業沒有那么感興趣，故選D。

　　17.C

　　W: Look outside and see how beautiful the snow is !

　　M: So we did get snow after all.

　　Q: What had the man assumed?

　　【聽前預測】

　　1.三項提及snow，一項提及cold weather。

　　2.三項含有would。

　　結論：本題可能與下雪的天氣有關，并可能涉及過去的某種猜測。

　　【解析】女士說：“看外面，雪多漂亮!”男士回答說：“Sowe did get Snow after all.(我們終究還是看到下雪了。)”題目問男士原本是怎么以為的，從男士的回答可以看出他此前還以為他們看不到下雪了，

　　故選C。

　　18.D

　　W: Has the technician called about the repairs yet?

　　M: When he does, I'll have you talk to him.

　　Q: What does the man mean?

　　【聽前預測】

　　1.兩項以the woman開頭。

　　2.兩項提及technician，

　　3.兩項臺有與修理有關的詞匯(make the repairs,to be repaired)。

　　結論：對話可能談論請維修工修理東西的事情。

　　【解析】女士問：“維修工有沒有來電話說關于維修的事情?”男士回答說：“他打電話來的時候，我會讓你跟他說的。”可見男士的意思是修理工還沒有打電話來，故選D。

　　Conversation One

　　W: I've been reading about a new healthfulsnack food. [19] It's made from fish. Have you heard anything about it?

　　M: No, I haven't. [19] But I don't likefish very much anyway.

　　W: Not to worry. Although it's madeprimarily from fish, it actually doesn't have a fishy taste. In fact it can be flavoredwith tomato, cheese, or chocolate for instance.

　　M: [19] How could it not taste fishy? Doyou know how this snack food is made?

　　W: First, the fish is minced, cooked andfermented, then water and starch are added to make a dough.

　　M: It sounds awful.

　　W: Actually the dough is very bland at thatpoint. So the flavorings are added to give it some taste.

　　M: Well, it still sounds a little strange.[20] But I suppose this product will at least be low calorie and high, protein,like a health food.

　　W: Yes, you could call it that. And it hasa long shelf life, sp it won't spoil quickly. It is also easy to digest and canbe made from types of fish that usually aren't eaten or from high grade fishbyproducts.

　　M: Have you got any samples? I might bewilling to try the cheese-flavored variety.

　　W: No. [21] None of these seems to beavailable yet. As I understand it, this fish snack food probably won't be in thestores for another couple of years. So you have a while to get used to thewhole idea.

　　M: A couple of years, ha? It may just takeme that long, but thanks for telling me about it.

　　19. What seems to surprise the man aboutthe new product?

　　20. What would be a good reason for buyingthe product?

　　21. When will the new product be available?

　　19.D

　　【聽前預測】

　　1.三項以its開頭。

　　2.三項含有與性狀有關的詞匯(colors，texture，ingredient)。

　　結論：本題可能與菜事物的特征有關。

　　【解析】女士向男士談及一種新的健康食品，是用魚肉做成的。男士第一次聽說，但對這種新產品的第一反應是他不喜歡魚.因此不會太喜歡。接著女士向他解釋說這種食品雖然是由魚制成的，但并沒有魚味，而是添加了多種口味，如：西紅柿、奶酪、巧克力等等。男士隨后提出的問題是“How could it not其言觀其行taste fishy?”可見男士對制成這種新產品的原料最為好奇，故選D。

　　20.B

　　【聽前預測】

　　1.四項均以its開頭。

　　2.四項均含有形容詞(low，good.wide，high)。

　　3，四項均為正面評價。

　　結論：本題可能考查某事物的優點。

　　【解析】在女士向男士介紹了這種食品的做法之后，男士說它聽起來仍然有點奇怪，但他認為這種食品至少是低熱量、高蛋白的(low calorie and high protein)。可見這種食品的賣點之一在于它的營養價值，故選B。

　　21.C

　　【聽前預測】

　　1.四項均以in開頭。

　　2.四項均表示一段時間。

　　結論：本題可能考查時間間隔，應注意聽與時間有關的信息。

　　【解析】在聽了女士的介紹之后，男士表示對奶酪口味的比較有興趣，這時女士說“None ofthese seems to be available yet.(無論哪種口味目前都還沒有上市。)”想要買到的話可能還要等幾年。選項C中的several years是對原文中another couple of years的同義轉述，故選C。

　　Conversation Two

　　M: Hello.

　　W: Hello, this is Emily Wood. May I speakto Robert Gilbank please?

　　M: Hi, Emily, it's Robert. What can I dofor you?

　　W: Well, I'm calling about the theatergroup I belong to, the Princeton Players. We are looking for more people to joinus, especially men. [22] And I thought you might be interested.

　　M: Oh, gosh, [22] you know how much I loveacting, [24] but I'm taking some very hard courses. I might be able to learn mypart, but I would hardly have time to come to the rehearsals.

　　W: Well, actually, [23] we rehearse onlyone night a week, Thursdays from seven to ten, though we would have to put inextra time before performance.

　　M: Only once a week, you say. Well, couldyou give me some time to think it over?

　　W: Sure, but look, 1251 why don't you comeand watch our rehearsal next Thursday? I think you will like the way we work.When you see how much fun it is, you will want to join right away.

　　M: [25] Okay, I'll come to a rehearsal, butI can't promise more than that.

　　W: Great. I'll give you a call on Wednesdayto remind you. Talk to you then, bye now.

　　M: Bye, Emily.

　　22. Why does Emily invite Robert to join inthe theater group?

　　23. How often does the group rehearse?

　　24. Why does Robert ask for time to thinkabout whether he will join the group?

　　25. What does Emily expect Robert to do?

　　22.C

　　【聽前預測】

　　1.三項含有he，一項含有his。

　　2.三項含有與表演有關的詞匯(actors，acting，actingjob)。

　　結論：對話可能與男士及表演有關。

　　【解析】女士給男士打電話，邀請他加入劇團，因為女士覺得男士可能會比較感興趣。對此男士的回答是“0h.gosh，you know how much I love acting.(哦，天哪，你知道我有多喜歡表演。)”可見，埃米莉邀請羅伯特加入劇團正是因為她知道羅伯特喜歡表演。

　　23.A

　　【聽前預測】

　　1.兩項以every開頭。

　　2.兩項以aweek結尾。

　　3.四項都是表示頻率的短語。

　　結論：本題可能與某件事發生的頻率有關。

　　【解析】動詞rehearse意為“排練”，其名詞形式為rehearsal。本題問的是埃米莉所在的劇團多久會進行一次排練。對話中明確提到，她們每周只在周四晚7點到10點排練一次，可見選項A所說的“one night aweek(每周一次)”是正確的。選項C具有一定的迷惑性，因為對話中的確提到了Thursday，但該選項所說的every other Thursday意思是“每隔一周的周四”，故表述不正確。

　　24.B

　　【聽前預測】

　　1.三項以he開頭.一項以his開頭。

　　2.三項含有與時問有關的詞匯(schedule，time)。

　　結論：本題可能考查與男士的時間安排有關的內容。

　　【解析】在女士邀請男士的時候，男士回答說他的確很喜歡表演，但之后又提到“but I'mtaking some very hard courses.(我選了一些非常難的課程。)”可見男士由于學業繁重無法分太多的精力給劇團活動，

　　故選B。

　　25.C

　　【聽前預測】

　　1.四項均以動詞原形開頭(see，learn，enjoy，pick)。

　　2.兩項以時間結尾(Wednesday，Thursday)。

　　3.兩項含有與表演有關的詞匯(part，rehearsal)。

　　結論：衣題可能考查在未來某一時間要做的事情。

　　【解析】男士無法立即作出決定，于是女士建議男士周四先去看看她們排練，當他發現其中的樂趣之后，自然會決定加入。可見，女士希望男士會喜歡劇團的排練，從而成為劇團的一員，故本題選C。

　　Section B

　　Passage One

　　【聽力原文】

　　Goodafternoon1. I'm Celia Kim, housing director here at the university. [26] I'mvisiting all the dormitories this week to inform students about check-outprocedures. I know you have a lot on your minds with finals coming up, butthere are a few things you need to be aware of as you prepare to leave forvacation. This dormitory will be closed during the summer months and willreopen on September 1st. You must vacate your room by June 3rd, Even if you'reregistered for classes during the summer, you must leave this dorm by June 3rd.If this poses a problem for you, you should contact my office as soon aspossible. You should remember to turn in your room key before you leave.Failure to return your key can result in a 20-dollar fine.[27] You must alsomake sure that all of your personal property has been cleared out of your room.[28]I'11 be passing out a form for you to fill out concerning the condition ofyour room. You should report on the form any damage to your room which hasoccurred over the last year, such as holes in the room's walls, doors, windowsor cabinets. That way, our summer maintenance crew will know where to makerepairs before the next school year starts. If you have any questions duringthe next few days, please ask your resident advisors or call my office. Nowplease take one of the forms as they are passed around.

　　26. What does the speaker mainly discuss?

　　27. Before leaving their dorm rooms, whatmust the students do?

　　28. What must students report on the forms?

　　【整體預測】

　　快速瀏覽各題選項，根據summer vacation、housing office、resident advisers、repair、damage等關鍵詞推測，該短文與學生宿舍的暑期安排有關，可能涉及一些維修事宜。具體內容需要進一步留意文中細節。

　　16. D

　　【解題思路】四項均為名詞短語，相互之間關聯度不高，且該題目為此段短文的第一題，因此很可能考查短文的主旨。

　　【解析】講話者在開頭就進行了自我介紹，表明自己是“housing director hereat the university(大學的住宿主管)，其講話內容也圍繞學生宿舍在暑期的各項管理規定展開，可見該短文的主旨是暑期前的各項退宿手續，故選D。check-out意為“離開房間;退房結賬”，其反義短語為“check-in(辦理入住;登記，報到)”。

　　27.C

　　【解題思路】

　　1.四項均以動詞原形開頭(register，repair，remove，call)。

　　2.三項屬于學生可能需要做的事情(register for summer school，remove personalproperty，call the housing office)。

　　結論：本題可能考查學生需要做的事情，應留意與動作有關的信息。

　　【解析】本題是問學生在離開宿舍前必須要做的事情。housing director重點強調了三件事情：一是學生必須在6月3日之前搬離宿舍，如有困難，需與宿管部門聯系;二是學生在離校之前要交出鑰匙;三是要確保將自己的個人財物帶出自己的房間。沒有選項提及搬離或交鑰匙的事情，故正確答案只能是C。

　　28.B

　　【解題思路】

　　1.四項均為名詞性短語。

　　2.兩項含有與假期有關的詞匯(summer addresses，leave)，分別涉及地點和時間。

　　結論：應注意聽與假期有關的名詞，可能是需要聽眾提供某種信息。

　　【解析】本題是問學生在表格里應該填寫什么信息。講話者提到，學生需要填寫一個關于房間狀況的表格，寫明在過去的一年當中房屋設施有哪些損壞，比如墻、門、窗、柜子等等，故選B。

　　Passage Two

　　【聽力原文】

　　Goodevening. I am doctor Winkle, saying hello to you from the school radio station.Do you have trouble sleeping at night? Tossing and turning in your bed can be avery painful experience. Then maybe this is for you. [29] When you worry aboutneeding sleep and twisting around, trying to find a comfortable position,you're probably only making matters worse. What happens is that your heart rateactually increases, making it more difficult to relax. You may also have somebad habits that contribute to the problem.[30]Do you rest frequently during theday? Do you get virtually no exercise, or do you exercise strenuously late inthe day?

　　Do you think about sleeping a lot orsleeping late on weekends? Any or all of these factors might be leading to yourinsomnia by disrupting your body's natural rhythm. What should you do then onthose sleepless nights? [31] Don't bother with sleeping pills. They canactually cause worse insomnia later. The best thing to do is to drink milk oreat cheese or tuna fish. They are all rich in the amino acid that helps producein the brain a neurotransmitter that induces sleep. This neurotransmitter willhelp you relax, and you'll be on the way to get a good night's sleep. Untiltomorrow's broadcast, this has been another in the series "Hints for GoodHealth" by Doctor Winkle.

　　29. What happens when you turn and twist toget comfortable?

　　30. What sometimes causes people to havetrouble sleeping?

　　31. What does the speaker say aboutsleeping pills?

　　【整體預測】

　　快速瀏覽各題選項，根據其中的關鍵詞relax、sleep、sleeping、rest、evening、going to bed、lose sleep,take naps等推測，該短文很可能談論的是與睡眠有關的話題，具體細節需要進一步分析各個選項。

　　29.B

　　【解題思路】

　　1.四項均為句子。

　　2.三項含有與睡眠、休息有關的詞匯(relax，sleep，sleeping)。

　　3.四項均提及第二人稱(your，you)。

　　結論：本題可能考查對睡眠情況的描述，從句式來看，可能是談到某種影響。

　　【解析】短文在開始部分提到，如果擔心自己難以入睡，一直輾轉反側試圖找一個舒服的姿勢的話，你很可能只會使情況更糟，因為這時候心率會加快，從而使人更難以放松、入睡，故選B。

　　30.C

　　【解題思路】

　　1.四項均為名詞短語。

　　2.兩項含有與缺少有關的詞匯(failure，lack)。

　　3.三項含有與睡眠、休息有關的詞匯(rest，sleep，going tobed)。

　　結論：本題可能是問什么因素會導致失眠。

　　【解析】短文提到，“可能還有其他一些不好的習慣會導致失眠。你白天是不是經常休息?你是不是一點都不鍛煉?抑或是你很晚的時候還做劇烈運動?你周末的時候是不是想多睡一會或睡懶覺?其中任何一個因素或者所有這些因素都可能導致失眠，因為它們會打亂你身體的自然節奏。”將各選項中的敘述與短文提及的內容比對即可得出正確選項為C。D(睡前吃奶酪)在后文中雖有提及，但卻屬于有助于睡眠的做法。

　　31.A

　　【解題思路】

　　1.三項以they開頭，需先判定they的指代對象。

　　2.三項含有與產生影響有關的動詞(cause，help，make)。

　　結論：本題可能考查某種東西會產生何種影響。

　　【解析】題干問講話者(即溫克爾博士)對于安眠藥持怎樣的觀點。溫克爾博士提到：“當晚上失眠的時候，你應該做些什么呢?不要吃安眠藥，因為安眠藥會引起以后更糟糕的失眠。最好是喝點牛奶，吃些奶酪或者金槍魚。”故選A，

　　Passage Three

　　【聽力原文】

　　[32]We've just discussed how most snakes move,but there are some notable exceptions. One is the snake called the"American side-winder". From its name, you can probably guess that itmoves sideways rather than in a straight line. This is because it lives in thedesert where the sand slips and slides. [33] With nothing firm to push againstfor traction, the side-winder has had to adapt its way of movement to theshifting sand. It pushes against the sand with the entire side of its body, andthen move sideways or sidesteps. Think about how a skier climbs a slope onskies. The skier places the skies at an angle of approximately 90 degrees tothe direction of movement. The skier then moves each ski by taking a step tothe side up the slope. The side-winder snake moves in much the same manner. Itlays its body at about 60 degree angle to the direction in which it wants togo. By doing this, the snake has more sand to push against. Then it points itshead in the direction it wants to go and leaps to a parallel spot. Contractionsdown the length of the snake's body three the remainder of the body to follow.[34] If you see the tracks left by a side-winder in loose sand, you'll see aseries of paralleled lines. [35] An added advantage gained from this method ofmoving may be that the snake's body is kept cooler by the breaking of contactwith the hot sand during its leaps.

　　32. What is the main topic of the talk'?

　　33. Why does the side-winder move the wayit does?

　　34. What do the side-winder's tracks looklike?

　　35. What may be a special advantage of theside-winder's method of moving?

　　【整體預測】

　　快速瀏覽各題選項，根據其中的關鍵詞sand、animals、desert、snake、way of movingenemies、lines、itself等推測，本文很可能與沙漠中動物的生活習性有關，需重點關注與蛇、移動路線有關的信息。

　　32.C

　　【解題思路】

　　1.四項均為名詞性短語，且相互之間關聯度不高。

　　2.兩項含有與沙漠有關的詞匯(sand，desert)。

　　結論：本題可能考查短文的主旨。

　　【解析】講話者在開頭處就提到：“剛剛我們已經講了大多數蛇的移動方式，但是還有一些明顯的特例American side.winder(北美斜行蛇)就是其中的一種。”接下來，講話者詳細介紹了這種蛇的移動方式故選C。

　　33.B

　　【解題思路】四項均為以to開頭的不定式短語，而不定式短語通常可以表示目的。因此本題很可能考查某種做法的目的是什么。

　　【解析】題干問這種斜行蛇為什么要這樣移動，短文中提到：“With nothing firm to push against for traction.the side—winder has had to adapt its way of movemtent to theshifting sand.(由于找不到堅硬的東西來提供支撐摩擦力，斜行蛇只能使其移動的方式適應松軟的細沙環境。)”接著，講話者將這種蛇的移動方式與滑雪者的行進路線進行了類比，故選B。

　　34.D

　　【解題思路】

　　1.四項均以lines結尾。

　　2.修飾lines的均為表示形狀的形容詞(wavy，circular，perpendicular，parallel)。

　　結論：本題可能考查這種蛇移動路線的具體形狀，需重點關注與lines有關的內容。

　　【解析】短文中明確提到，如果你觀察斜行蛇在細沙中留下的痕跡，就會發現它的行跡是平行線的形狀，故選D。其他三項wavy(波浪形)、circular(圓形)、perpendicular(垂直線形)均未提及，可以排除

　　35.A

　　【解題思路】

　　1.四項均為名詞短語。

　　2.三項以比較級開頭(lower，greater，wider)。

　　3.四項均含有與動物的生理狀態有關的詞或短語(body temperatures.energy consumption，conceal itself vsion)。

　　結論：本題可能考查斜行蛇特殊的移動方式對于其在沙漠中的生存有什么好處

　　【解析】講話者在結尾處指出，這種移動方式在行進的過程中有短時離開地面的對候，因此能夠使斜行蛇在灼熱的沙漠里保持較低的體溫，故選A。

　　Section C

　　【聽力原文】

　　The northern Italian city of Milan bannedall traffic from its streets for 10hours on Sunday in an attempt to reducesmog.

　　The measure which was first[36] imposed ona trial basis in the year 2007 is triggered whenever pollution[37 ] exceeds thestatutory limit for 12 consecutive days.

　　Satellite [38] imgery shows Milan to be oneof the most polluted cities in Europe. An [39] estimated 120,000 vehicles willbe affected by the move, according to the major daily newspaper in the city.

　　The most polluting [40] vehicles have beenbanned from driving through the city center since Thursday. But on Sunday,there was supposed to be no traffic between 8:00 and 18:00.

　　The ban is imposed when pollution exceeds50 [41] micrograms of particulates per [42] cubic meter of air over 12 days.The last time the full ban was in force was in February.

　　The move is not popular with all [431environmentalists, who argue that [441 the city's public transport systemshould be improved to discourage people from using their ears. Local GreenParty councilor Enrico Fedrighini said [45] cars with three or four peopleinside should be offered free parking, for example. "One or two car-freeSundays each month will not do anything to tackle the smog crisis," hetold the daily newspaper in the city.

　　Public transport was to be bolstered duringthe day, [46] with an extra metro trains and buses operating.

　　36.impose實行，實施40.vehicle車輛

　　37.exceed超過41.microgram微克

　　38.imagery圖像42.Cubic立方的

　　39.estimate估計，估算43.environmentalist環境學家

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