Part III Listening Comprehension
Section A
11.
W: Why are you leaving so early? The drama doesn’t start until 7: 30.
M: I want to beat the traffic there. It’s a nightmare on the highway during rush hour.
Q: What does the man mean?
答案D
解析:选项是关于男士的做法,在听力过程中,考生要特别注意男士的选择。女士问,你为什么出发这么早?歌剧7:30才开始呢;男士在回答中用到了一个动词beat,beat the traffic,意为“避开交通高峰期”,随后他进一步解释到,高峰期在高速公路上行驶,简直是场噩梦。从中考生可以肯定男士想早点出发,来避开行车高峰。
12.
W: Jessica’s going to the seashore again this weekend.
M: Well, she’s always been a beach person.
Q: What can be inferred about Jessica?
答案B
解析:根据选项,考生可推断听力对话可能是关于女士和海滩。女士说,Jessica周末要再去海边;男士附和,并说她对海边情有独钟。从中可以判断Jessica经常去海边。
13.
W: My parents are coming this weekend, and I thought the four of us could go out to dinner on Saturday night. Any suggestions?
M: It’s up to you. I don’t know the restaurants around here that well, so you’d know a better place to go than me.
Q: What does the man mean?
答案C
解析:选项是关于周末的安排。女士说,父母要来,想在周六晚上一起出去吃饭,并咨询男士的意见;男士使用了一个常用的动词短语,be up to sb.,意为“由......决定”,进一步解释说自己对周边的饭店不是很了解,从中可以推断男士希望女士决定吃饭的地方。
14.
W: I hope you liked the novel I lent you. I wasn’t sure whether it was the kind of book you’d be interested in.
M: I had the same doubt first, but once I started it I simply couldn’t put it down.
Q: What does the man mean?
答案C
解析:选项是关于男士读书的问题。听力过程中考生要关注男士有没有开始读,读到了哪里。女士说,我希望你能喜欢我借给你的书,我不确定是不是你喜欢的类型。男士回答说,刚开始我也怀疑会不会喜欢,但一打开,我就放不下来。从中可以看出男士很喜欢这本书。
15.
M: I’d like to make an appointment with the doctor for tomorrow.
W: Unfortunately he’s completely booked.
Q: What does the woman mean?
答案B
解析:选项是关于医生明天的安排。男士说,明天想去看医生;女士回答说,很遗憾,医生已经约满了。选项B中的the doctor’s schedule is filled和听力原文中的he’s completely booked同义。
16.
M: I ran out of coins while doing my laundry.
W: That’s too bad!
Q: What does the woman mean?
答案A
解析:选项是关于发生在男士身上的事。听力过程中,考生需要关注男士干了什么,结果如何。男士说,洗衣服的时候,硬币用完了,其中run out of表示“用完,花光”;女士感叹说,这可太糟了,并不是说衣服洗的不好,而是对男士的遭遇表示同情。
17.
W: It’s a shame you didn’t win your badminton match.
M: I might have won if I’d listened to my coach.
Q: What does the man imply?
答案D
解析:选项是关于男士的做法。女士说,没有赢得羽毛球比赛,太遗憾了;男士使用了虚拟语气,说如果听从教练的建议,可能就赢了。因此男士暗示,他没有采取教练的建议。
18.
W: Professor Louis seems to think there’s only one way to write a paper, and that’s her way!
M: No kidding? She sure wasn’t like that last semester.
Q: What can be inferred about Professor Louis?
答案D
解析:从选项中可以推断she指代的是一位教师。考生要关注对教师的评价。女士说,Louis教授似乎只知道一种写论文的方式,那就是她的方式。男士首先用no kidding的形式表示惊讶,接着补充说,上一学期她并不是这样啊。男士的回答暗示上一学期她比较灵活。