Part III Listening Comprehension
Section A
1l.D
M: I'm sorry I returned your course guide too late for your classat 10.
W: That's OK, I looked on with a friend.
Q: How did the woman solve the problem?
【聽前預測】
1．四項均為句子，均以she開頭。
2．四項均為一般過去時(copied，decided，went，shared)。
3．兩項提及course guide(課程指南)。
結論：本題可能考查女士做了什么事情，與課程指南有關。
【解析】男士對女士說：“很抱歉，我沒能趕在你10點上課的時候把課程指南還給你。”女士回答說：“沒關系，我和朋友合看了。”lookon with someone意為“和某人合看”，是一個固定表達，應注意掌握。
12．C
W: Would you prefer to work here in my office or go over to thelanguage laboratory?
M: Neither. Let's forget about it.
Q: What does the man mean?
【聽前預測】
1．四項均以he開頭。
2．兩項為一般過去時，兩項為一般現在時。
3．三項與工作有關(office，laboratory，work)。
結論：本題可能涉及與男士的工作有關的話題，應將聽音重點放在男士的話語上。
【解析】女士問男士想在哪里工作，是在她的辦公室還是去語言實驗室?男士回答道：“我哪兒也不想去。還是先忘了這事兒吧。”可見男士暫時還不想工作。故選c。
13．D
M: I've had this great idea for my Linguistics paper, and I'mreally excited about sitting down to write it.
W: Wouldn't it be wise to get Dr. Cooper to approve it first?
O: What does the woman suggest the man do?
【聽前預測】
1．四項均以動詞原形開頭(start，ask，come，get)。
2．兩項含有與學習有關的詞匯(writing，professor)。
結論：本題可能考查某人將要做某事，應將聽音重點放在動作處。
【解析】男士說：“關于語言學論文我有了一個好點子!這就要坐下來開始寫了，我好興奮。”女士回答道：“先看看庫珀博士是否同意這個選題再寫不是比較明智嗎?”可見女士建議他先問問教授的意見再動筆。故選D。
14．B
W: Don't you think the work's been easier this month?
M: Maybe for you!
Q: What does the man mean?
【聽前預測】
1．四項均以he開頭。其中兩項為現在完成時，一項為一般現在時，一項為現在進行時。
2．兩項含有與工作有關的詞匯(work，working)。
結論：對話很可能與男士的工作有關。應注意男士表達觀點的句子。
【解析】女士對男士說：“你不覺得這個月的工作容易一些了嗎?”男士回答道：“也許對你來說是這樣的。”言外之意就是：“我可不這么認為。”you一詞重讀，強調他和女士的感覺是不同的，對于他來說工作并沒有變得容易。故選B。
15．A
M: Aren't you watching the movie on television?
W: It won't be on until 8:30.
Q: What does the woman mean?
【聽前預測】
1．兩項以she開頭，兩項以her開頭。
2．兩項含有watch。
3．兩項提及電視(television，TV)，一項提及電影。
結論：對話可能與女士看電視或看電影有關。
【解析】男士問女士：“你不在電視上看電影了嗎?”女士回答道：“八點半才開始呢!”可知她要過一會兒才看。故選A。
16．B
M: This is the longest assignment we've had all semester.
W: You're telling me. We'll be lucky if we can do half of it.
Q: What does the woman say about the assignment?
【聽前預測】
1．兩項以she開頭，一項以they開頭。
2．四項均提及it。
結論：對話可能與女士有關，根據semester(學期)判斷，二人的身份可能是學生或老師。需辨別it所指代的內容。
【解析】男士說：“這是我們這學期長的作業了。”女士回答道：“還用你告訴我嗎?我們能做完一半都很幸運了。”You are telling me．是習語，意為：“還用你說嗎?/當然是這樣。”故選B。
17．A
M: What time should I be at the festival this evening?
W: Oh, so you can come? About 7:30.
Q: What had the woman assumed?
【聽前預測】
1．兩項以the man開頭。
2．三項提及the festival，其中兩項含有attend。
結論：festival前如果有attend，則不再是指一般節日，很可能指活動節，如音樂節、藝術節等等。應注意與男士有關的信息。
【解析】男士問：“今天晚上我應該什么時候來參加這個活動節?”女：“噢，這么說你能來?大約七點半吧。”題干問：女士原來是怎么認為的?根據女士的回答可以推知，她原以為男士不能來參加了。解題的關鍵就在于oh和so這兩個詞所體現的語氣。答案為A。
18．C
W: Why do you think Harry Potter is so popular these years?
M: Because there are not many good children's books available
Q: What does the man mean?
【聽前預測】
1．四項均以he thinks開頭。
2．三項提及children。
3．兩項提及books，其中一項提及publishers。
結論：本題可能考查男士的觀點，可能與少兒讀物有關。
【解析】女士問男士覺得《哈利·波特》受歡迎的原因是什么，男士回答說：“因為現在給孩子們看的好書太少了。”故選C。
Conversation One
M：Hey．Sophie．lookslike you’ve got some sun this weekend．
W：Yeah．I guess s0．Ispent the weekend at the beach．
M: Oh, that's great. Where did you stay?
W: Some friends of my parents live out there and they invited mefor as long as I wanted to stay.
M: [19] So what are you doing back here already?
W: Oh, I have a paper to work on and I just couldn't do anyserious studying at the beach.
M: I don't blame you. So what did you do out there? I mean besideslying on the sand obviously.
W: I jogged up and down at the beach and [20] I played somevolleyball. You know I never realized how hard it is to run on the sand. Icouldn't even get through a whole game before I had to sit down. It's much easierto run on the wet sand near the water.
M: Not to mention cooler. [21] Did you go swimming?
W: I wanted to, but they said the water isn't warm enough for thatuntil a couple of months from now. So I just waded in up to my knees.
M: Sounds so relaxing. I wish I could get away to the beach likethat.
19. Why did the woman come back so soon?
20. Why did the woman have to stop playing in the volleyball game?
21. Why didn't the woman go swimming?
19．D
【聽前預測】
1．三項以she開頭。
2．四項均為一般過去時，均在某種程度上屬于不利因素。其中兩項含有與任務有關的詞匯 (appointment，schoolwork)。
結論：本題可能考查與女士有關的某種原因。
【解析】女士周末去了海邊度假，男士問她為什么這么早就回來，女士回答說因為她有一篇論文要寫，在海邊沒法認真做研究。故選D。
20．B
【聽前預測】
1．四項均以she開頭。
2．四項均包含不利因素(had t0，tired，thirsty)。
結論：本題可能與女士不能做某事有關。聽音重點依然應該放在原因上。
【解析】對話中女士提到：“I played some volleyball．You know I neverrealized how hard it is to run on the sand．I couldn’teven get through a whole game before I had to sit down．”可見女士沒有預料到在沙灘上跑有多累，一場球打不完就得坐下來休息。故選B。
21．A
【聽前預測】
1．兩項以the water開頭．兩項以she開頭。
2．三項含有與游泳有關的詞匯(swim，water)。
結論：本題可能考查女士為什么沒有游泳。
【解析】男士問女士為什么沒有游泳，女士回答說她也想游，但被告知水還很涼，要再等幾個月，于是她只在海邊走了一下，水剛剛過膝。故選A。
Conversation Two
W: Have you ever looked really closely at the snowflakes?
M: Sure, but they usually melt too fast for me to get a closelook. Why do you ask?
W: [22] [23] I'm just curious. I was reading an article about theformation of snowflakes, and I realized that I had never paid much attention tothem before.
M: Well, there is a big variety, isn't there?
W: Yeah, but they all have one of the three basic forms: hexagonalcolumns, thin hexagonal plates and the branching star-shaped form.
M: I wonder why the forms are different, maybe because ice startsto form on dust particles with different shapes.
W: Well, I thought it might have something to do with the watersaturation of the air. But we're both wrong. [24] The author of this articledid extensive research and concluded that the shape of snow crystals is largelycontrolled by the temperature of the air. For example, the feathery star-shapedsnowflake that everyone thinks is typical occurs only at a specifictemperature.
M: Doesn't the relative humidity have anything to do with theshapes?
W: Apparently not. The effect of super saturation is simply toalter the growth rate. The greater the saturation, the faster the snowflakesform.
M: Wow, [25] next time it snows, I'll make a point of taking aclose look.
22. What are the two persons talking about?
23. Why has the woman brought up the subject of snowflakes?
24. What determines the shape of the snowflakes?
25. What does the man say he's going to do?
22．B
【聽前預測】
1．四項均以疑問詞開頭(whether，how，what，where)。
2．四項均含有與雪有關的詞匯(snowflakes，snowstorm)。
結論：本題可能問某人正在研究什么問題，或者對話中的兩人正在討論什么問題，與雪有關。
【解析】題干問對話中的兩人正在討論什么問題，一般情況下，我們在對話開頭就可以找到關于話題的線索。女士問男士是否注意觀察過雪花，并說她近讀了一篇關于雪花形成的文章。在接下來的對話中，他們談到了造成雪花形狀不同的因素。故選B。
23．D
【聽前預測】
1．四項均以she開頭，時態均為現在時。
2．三項含有snow，一項含有snowflakes。
3．兩項與看有關(seen，read)，兩項與做有(conducting，make)。
結論：本題可能考查女士做某事的原因，具體與雪有關。
【解析】題干問女士為什么提到了雪花這個話題。對話開頭部分女士提到，她近讀了一篇關于雪花形成的文章，才意識到自己從來沒有注意過雪花。故選D。
24．C
【聽前預測】
1．四項均為以the開頭的名詞短語。
2．兩項含有air。
3．一項提及溫度(humidity)，一項提及溫度(temperature)。
結論：本題可能與影響雪花形成的某些條件有關。
【解析】題干問是什么影響著雪花的形狀。女士提到，文章的作者通過廣泛的研究發現，雪花晶體的形狀在很大程度上是由空氣的溫度決定的。故選C。對話中還提到了男士和女士的猜測，但他們所提到的都不是真正的影響因素，需注意排除。
25．A
【聽前預測】
1．四項均以動詞原形開頭(inspect，make，write．draw)。
2．三項含有與研究有關的詞匯(inspect…carefully，make a copy，draw diagrams)。
結論：本題可能是問某人將要做某事，結合前面幾題可以推測，男士或者女士可能要對所談論的話題作進一步研究。
【解析】題干問男士說他將要做什么。在聽完了女士的講解之后，男士說道：“Wow,next time it snows．I’ll make appoint oftaking a close look．(哇，等再下雪的時候，我可要注意仔細觀察一下。)”make a point
of意為“特別注意(做某事)，重視”。故選A。
Section B
Passage One
【聽力原文】
Good morning, everyone. Community service is an importantcomponent of education here at our university.[26] We encourage all students tovolunteer for at least one community activity before they graduate. A new communityprogram called "One on One" helps elementary students who've fallenbehind. You education majors might be especially interested in it, because itoffers the opportunity to do some teaching--that is tutoring in math andEnglish. You'll have to volunteer two hours a week for one semester. You canchoose to help a child with math, English or both. Half-hour lessons are fine,so you could do a half hour of each subject two days a week. [27] ProfessorHoward will act as a mentor to the tutors. He'll be available to help you with lessonplans or to offer suggestions for activities. He has office hours every Tuesdayand Thursday afternoon. You can sign up for the program with him and begin thetutoring next week. I'm sure you'll enjoy this community service and you'llgain valuable experience at the same time. It looks good on your resume too,showing that you have experience with children and that you care about yourcommunity. [28] If you'd like to sign up or if you have any questions, stop byProfessor Howard's office this week.
26. What is the purpose of the talk?
27. What does Professor Howard do?
28. What should students interested in the tutorials do?
【整體預測】
快速瀏覽各題選項，根據students、project、program、elementary school resume等信息推測，該短文與某個特別項目、小學有關。具體細節需要進一步分析各個選項。
26．B
【解題思路】
1．四項均為to引導的不定式短語。
2．四項均與學校生活有關(graduation，students，elementary school，teachers)。
結論：本題為該短文的題，很有可能是問講話者的目的。
【解析】講話者提到：“社區服務是大學教育的重要組成部分，在學生畢業之前，希望所有學生參加至少一項社區活動。”而現在有一個新的叫做“一對一”的社區項目，旨在輔導課業不太好的小學生的數學或英語，霍華德教授將擔任所有教員的導師。可知該講話的目的是吸引大學生們參加一個社區服務項目。故選B。
27．A
【解題思路】
1．四項均為以he開頭的句子。
2．四項的謂語動詞均與幫助學生有關(advises，teaches，observes，helps)。
結論：he很有可能是教師，可能考查某位老師的職責是什么，與其如何幫助學生有關。
【解析】短文提到，霍華德教授將擔任所有學生教員的導師，他將幫助教員們制定教學計劃或者為他們提供活動建議。故選A。
28．D
【解題思路】四項均以動詞原形開頭．(contact，sign，submit，talk)，分別為“與小學聯系、報名參加一個特殊的培訓班、向院長提交簡歷、與霍華德教授交談”。可以推斷本題可能考查想參加項目的學生接下來應該做什么。
【解析】題干革命問對此項目感興趣的學生應該做些什么。短文結尾處提到：“如果你想報名，或者有任何問題的話，都可以在本周來霍華德教授的辦公室。”故選D。
Passage Two
【聽力原文】
At the beginning of the 20th century, the railroads were used totransport everything. Powerful railroad companies made fortunes without havingto be accountable to the public or considerate of customers. [29] But cars andtrucks changed all of that. And by 1970, the rail industry was beset withproblems. Trucks were taking all the new business. And even so, the railindustry remained indifferent to customers. Also, many regulations kept therail industry from adjusting to shifting markets. But in 1980, the railindustry entered the modern era when a deregulation bill was passed thatallowed railroad companies to make quick adjustments to fees and practices.Companies reduced their lines by 1/3 and used fewer employees. They also tooksteps to minimize damage to products and to increase their shipping capacity bystacking freight containers on railroad cars. [30] To accommodate these taller loads,under passes and tunnels were enlarged. The image of the rail industry has changeddramatically. Today companies are very responsive to customers and are gainingincreasing market share in the shipping industry. The railroad safety record isalso strong. Freight trains have an accident rate that is only 1/3 of that ofthe truck industry. [31] Trains also come out ahead of the trucks onenvironmental grounds
because they give off only 1/10 to 1/3 the pollution that isemitted by trucks, And railroading does not wear out highways as trucks do.
29. What development caused the decline in the use of railroads?
30. Why were the under passes and tunnels enlarged?
31. What is one of the reasons why the railroad industry isgaining public support?
【整體預測】
快速瀏覽各題選項，由其中的關鍵詞freight containers、railroad、tracks、railway、shipping、loads等可以推斷本文的主題應與交通業、鐵路、貨運等相關。從各題選項的結構來看，應重點關注解釋原因的地方。
29．C
【解題思路】
1．四項均為名詞短語。
2．三項含有與交通運輸有關的詞匯(freight containers，railroad tracks，automotive industry)。
3．三項明顯為不利因素(oversized，safety problems，high cost)。
結論：本題有可能考查導致某結果的不利因素。
【解析】題干問是什么的發展導致鐵路運輸的應用率下降。20世紀初，鐵路運輸業曾盛極一時，一切運輸都依賴鐵路。后由于汽車運輸業的發展，鐵路運輸一度衰退，到了20世紀70年代，卡車運輸包攬了很多新業務。可見鐵路運輸是受到了汽車運輸業發展的影響。故選C。
30．C
【解題思路】四項均為to引導的不定式短語，表目的，而且是為了使某事物更好。需重點關注相關信息。
【解析】短文中間部分提到，鐵路行業為了增加運力，開始在車廂內放貨物集裝箱，為適應這種高度更高的裝載，地下通道和隧道都變得更寬大了。故選C。
31．A
【解題思路】
1．三項以it開頭，一項以its開頭，需先辨別所指代的對象。
2．四項多為有利因素。
結論：本題可能考查某事物的競爭優勢何在。
【解析】題干問為什么鐵路運輸業漸漸贏得了人們的支持。短文在結尾處提到鐵路行業努力提高了運輸的安全性，而且在環境保護方面也更有優勢，其排放的污染物僅為卡車的l/10到1/3。故選A。
Passage Three
【聽力原文】
[32]In ancient times the most important examinations werespoken,not written,In the schools of ancient Greece and Rome，testing usually consisted ofsaying poetry aloud or giving speeches．
[32] In the Europeanuniversities of the Middle Ages,，students who were working for advanced degrees hadto discuss questions in their field of study with people who had made a specialstudy of the subject．This custom exists today as partof the process of testing candidates for the doctor's degree．
Generally，however，modem examinations are written．[33]The written examination．where allstudents are tested on the same question,was probably not known until thenineteenth century,．Perhaps it came into existence withthe great increase in population and the development of modern industry．A room full of
candidates for a stateexamination，timed exactly by electric clocks and carefully watched over bymamagers resembles a group of workers at an automobile factory．Generally．during examinations teachers andstudents are expected to act like machines．
[34] One type of test is sometimes called an“objective”test．It is intended to deal withfacts,not personal opinions．To make up an objectivetest the teacher writes a series of questions，each ofwhich has only one correct answer .Along with each question the teacher writesthe correct answer and also three statements that look
like correct answers to students who have not learned the materialproperly．
32．What did Middle Ages’students do about exams?
33．Which of the following about modem industry is TRUE?
34．In what kind of tests students must select the correct answer?
35．What’s the general topic of the passage?
【整體預測】
快速瀏覽各題選項，根據tests、modem industry、developed、ages、exams等關鍵詞推斷，該短文談論的內容很可能與考試、時代演變等有關，具體細節需要進一步分析各個選項。
32．C
【解題思路】
1．四項均以they開頭，時態均為一般過去時。
2．一項含有tests，一項含有were timed by。
結論：本題與考試有關，they可能指代學生。
【解析】短文在開頭處即指出，在古代，重要的考試是口試，而不是筆試。在中世紀歐洲的一些大學里，想獲得高級學位的學生需要與在該領域從事專業研究的人進行辯論。故選C。
33．B
【解題思路】
1．四項均為完整句子，均以modern industry must have developed開頭。
2．三項以介詞加時間或地點結尾。
結論：本題與現代工業的發展有關，需重點關注與時間和地點有關的信息。
【解析】短文中間部分提到，筆試是19世紀才為人們所知的，可能是隨著人口的大規模增長和現代工業的發展而出現的。由此可知，現代工業在l9世紀左右開始發展。故選B。
34．A
【解題思路】四項均為以tests結尾的名詞短語，分別為“客觀考試、口試、個人考試、主觀考試”。需注意短文中介紹考試類型的地方。
【解析】短文后半部分提到，出客觀題的時候，老師先設計一系列的問題，并在每個問題后面附上一個正確答案和三個看似正確的答案，學生需要從中選出正確答案。由此可知，學生必須選擇答案的考試是客觀考試。故選A。
35．B
【解題思路】
1．兩項由疑問詞how引導，兩項為以the開頭的名詞短語。
2．四項均提及exams，但相互之間關聯度不高。
3．兩項提及ages。
結論：本題可能考查對短文主旨或句群意思的概括，涉及考試與時代的關系。
【解析】題干問全篇主要討論的話題是什么，需綜合概括全文意思。短文首先指出，在現代工業產生以前，如古希臘和中世紀，考試的形式多為口試，但隨著現代工業產生，筆試取代口試逐漸成為廣泛應用的考試類型，學生在一間屋子里答題，老師監考并且計時，師生都好像機器一樣。筆試中比較有代表性的一種題型是客觀題，旨在考查學生對客觀事實的認識，而不是其主觀觀點。可見，短文主要討論的是考試形式的沿革，故選B。
Section C
【聽力原文】
Baroness Thatcher is at the centre of a new row at OxfordUniversity after plans to name a building after Britain's first female PrimeMinister were revealed.
Some [36] academics are hoping to snub one of the university'smost illustrious alumnae again--more than 25 years after protests there led toher being [37] denied an honorary degree. Thatcher became the first Oxford
[38] educated Prime Minister since the Second World War to berefused an honorary degree from the University in 1985 following studentprotests amidst [39] cuts to education.
And now, a new [40] revolt could halt plans to name a new [41]facility after her. Oxford donor and Syrian born [42] billionaire Wafic Sah'dis said to have [43] donated ￡15 million towards a new facility at Oxford'sSaa'd Business School, due to open in the autumn, and [44] has indicated thathe wants to name it after the women
he describes as "lioness".
But the news is not being welcomed by everyone.
Speaking to the Daily Telegraph, Bernard Sufrin, a fellow atWorcester College, said [45] signatories would be "lining up" toforce a vote against the "inconceivable" plans.
He said "I hope that those responsible for naming thebuilding will take advice from those--now retired--leading members of theUniversity [46] who oversaw the embarrassing failure of an honorary degree forMrs.
Thatcher being proposed only to be rejected by a large majority ofthe Congregation."
36．academic大學教師，學者40．revolt抗議；反叛
37．deny否決。否定41．facility設施
38．educate教育42．billionaire億萬富翁
39．cut削減，減少43．donate捐贈

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