听力强化训练（一）答案解析
Listening Comprehension
Section A………………………………………………………………....................................................
11. W: I don’t think I want to live in the dormitory next year. I need more privacy.
M: I know what you mean. But check out the cost of renting an apartment first. I wouldn’t be surprised if you changed your mind.
Q: What does the man think the woman should do?
【预测】选项均以原形动词开头以及其中的Stay in，dormitory，living in an apartment等表明，本题与住宿舍或公寓的观点建议有关。Interrupt her privacy表明，男士的话为听音重点。
【解析】A)。对话中女士提到她不想住宿舍了，男士听后提到But check out the cost of renting an apartment…you changed your mind（但是看一下公寓的租金……你就会打消这个念头了）。由此可知，男士认为公寓的租金比较高，建议女士还住宿舍，故答案为A)。check out在此意为“核实，查看”。
12. M: I saw John yesterday. You know what? He was driving a luxurious car.
W: He rented it. He often makes believe that he is a millionaire.
Q: What does the woman mean?
【预测】由选项中重复出现的John，dreams of，millionaire等可知，对话与John想成为百万富翁有关。根据意思过于绝对的选项往往不是答案的命题规律可首先排除选项A)。
【解析】D)。对话中女士提到He often makes believe that he is a millionaire（他常假装自己是百万富翁），D)是对女士的话的同义转述，其中的pretends对应makes believe（假装），故答案为D)。
13. M: If we decided to take the apartment, how soon could we move in?
W: It would take about a week to paint the whole thing, assuming of course that you signed a one-year lease.
Q: What does the woman imply?
【预测】由选项中的move in，apartment，sign a one-year lease等可知，对话与租住公寓有关。由The man can/cannot/should等可知，女士的话为听音重点。
【解析】D)。对话中女士提到assuming of course that you signed a one-year lease（当然了，假如你先签一年租赁合同的话），D)是对女士的话的同义转述，故答案为D)。assume that…意为“假定……”，用来表示条件。
C)为强干扰项，根据女士的回答可知，paint the whole thing发生在signed a one-year lease之后。
14. M: Hello, can you tell me which doctor might be suitable for my problem?
W: Dr. Renfrew’s the one you need. But she’s usually not in so early. How about noon?
Q: What does the woman mean?
【预测】由选项中重复出现的wants…doctor，the man…should和时间短语可知，对话可能与男士预约某位医生有关，女士的话为听音重点。
【解析】C)。对话中女士提到Dr. Renfrew’s the one you need…usually not in so early. How about noon? C)正是对此的同义转述，其中的12 o’clock与noon对应，故答案为C)。
15. M: I can’t concentrate on this final report any longer. Maybe I should take a nap before we continue.
W: You know they say physical activity makes you more alert.
Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?
【预测】由选项均以原形动词开头以及其中的his report可知，本题可能考查女士给男士的观点建议，女士的话为听音重点。
【解析】D)。对话中女士提到的physical activity makes you more alert为听音重点，D)“做一些体育锻炼”与此一致，故为答案。take a nap意为“打盹”，make sb. alert在此意为“使某人头脑清醒”。
16. W: You haven’t said a word about my dress, Dave. Don’t you like it?
M: I’m sorry I didn’t say anything about it sooner. I don’t think I’ve seen anything like it befo re.
Q: What does the man probably think of the dress?
【预测】选项中的It，in fashion，unique，old-fashioned等表明，本题可能考查对It的看法。由D)中的suits her 可知，男士的话为听音重点。
【解析】B)。对话中男士提到I don’t think I’ve seen anything like it（我没见过像这样的衣服），B)是对男士的话的同义转述，故为答案。选项中的in fashion意为“赶时髦，符合潮流”。
17. M: I hear a newly-invented drug can make people tell the truth and it may prove useful in questioning terrorists.
Isn’t it incredible?
W: Simple solutions to complex problems rarely succeed. As far as I know, no such drugs are ever known to work.
Q: What does the woman think of the new drug?
【预测】根据意思过于绝对的选项往往不是答案的命题规律可首先排除D)。根据意思相反的两个选项中有一个很可能是答案的命题规律，将答案范围锁定在A)和B)之间。
【解析】B)。对话中女士提到no such drugs are ever known to work（从未听说过此类药物有效果），B)是对女士的话的同义转述，故为答案。work在此指“（药）起作用，有效”。
18. W: I can’t decide whether I should take physics now or wait till next semester.
M: You might as well get it over with if you can.
Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?
【预测】由选项中重复出现的Take the class以及this/next semester可知，对话与选课有关，涉及选课时间。【解析】B)。对话中女士提到她不能决定是现在学物理还是下学期再学，男士回答时提到You might as well get it over with if you can，由此可知，男士建议女士这学期学习物理，故答案为B)。might/may as well意为“最好”，get it over with意为“把……做完了事”。
Now you will hear the two long conversations.
Conversation One
M: Hi, Rachel. I d id not feel well yesterday, and couldn’t make it to class. Because I am not doing very well in this course, I am wondering what Dr. Millard covered in class yesterday.
W: Well, we had a lecture on sustainable development in forests. Dr. Millard pointed out some of the advantages and disadvantages of clear-cut logging.
M: I noticed the next chapter in our textbook is called “Sustainable Development”, Chapter 6, isn’t it?
W: Yes, we covered the first part of Chapter 6. He told us to read from pages 156 to 170. Also, during the last half of class we divided into groups of three for a project. The groups had to come up with their own topic on some aspect of sustainable development. The group I’m in, with Harry and Susan, didn’t focus too well, and we didn’t even come up with a topic. A couple of groups seemed quite focused. The project is due a week from Friday. M: Was I put in a group?
W: I don’t think so. There were about 4 or 5 students missing today. Perhaps, if you showed up for class early on Wednesday and spoke with Dr. Millard, he could assign you to a group.
M: Did you take lecture notes?
W: Yes, I did. I was just going to transcribe them and put them on my computer. Would you like me to email them to you?
M: Oh, yes. Thanks very much.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. Why didn’t the man come to class yesterday?
【解析】D)。选项中的He overslept/was injured/felt ill等表明，本题可能与He没能做某事的原因有关。对话一开始，男士就说他昨天身体不舒服（did not feel well），所以没能去上课（couldn’t make it to class），故答案为D)。
20. What is the woman’s group assignment?
【解析】C)。选项中的Reading Chapter 6，Thinking out a topic，Finishing a research paper等表明，本题可能与某项作业的具体内容或要求有关。对话中女士提到在后半节课上，他们被分成几组，每组三个人共同负责一个项目，这些groups需要come up with their own topic on some aspect of sustainable development （各自想出与可持续发展某方面有关的话题），故答案为C)。
【点睛】C)中的Thinking out（想出）与女士提到的come up with（提出）对应。
21. What does the woman offer to do at the end of the conversation?
【解析】A)。选项中的Copy the lecture notes for the man，Help the man learn，Lend her homework to the man 等表明，本题与女士对男士的帮助有关。对话结尾处，男士问女士是否记笔记了，女士说她正打算将笔记整理后输入到电脑中，并问男士是否想让她把笔记用电子邮件发给他（email them to you），由此可知，答案为A)。
Conversation Two
W: Hi, John.
M: Oh, hi, Laura. What are you doing here?
W: Er, I’m usually here on weekends. It’s my dad’s shop. So you’re looking for a bike…
M: Yeah. Now the weather is warming. I thoug ht I’d get some exercise instead of taking the bus all the time.
W: Well, you came to the right place. Do you know what you’d like?
M: Well, I don’t want a racer or a touring bike or anything. Most, I’ll just be using it to get me back and forth from work.
W: How far is that?
M: About four miles.
W: Are there a lot of hills on the way?
M: Some I guess. But, maybe I should just tell you frankly that I’ve only got 150 dollars. Can I get anything decent for that?
W: Well, you’re not going to get anythi ng top of the line, but we do have a few trade-ins in the back that are in good condition.
M: That sounds good.
W: For the kind of riding you’re going to be doing, the most important thing is comfort. You have to make sure it’s the right height for you. Fo llow me and I’ll show you what we’ve got!
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
22. Why is the woman at the bicycle shop?
【解析】D)。选项中的She’s waiting/having/buying/keeping以及重复出现的her father，bicycle表明，本题考查She正在做的事情，该事情与She的父亲或自行车有关。男士来到自行车店，发现女士也在那里，就问What are you doing here? 女士回答说她周末通常都在这里，这个店是她父亲开的，由此可知，女士是在帮她的父亲看自行车店，故答案为D)。
23. Why does the man want to buy a bicycle?
【解析】B)。选项均以不定式开头以及其中重复出现的bicycle表明，本题考查与自行车有关的行为目的。
replace his...bicycle表明，男士的话为听音重点。对话中男士首先说他想锻炼一下身体（get some exercise），不想总是坐公共汽车，随后提到他主要是上下班时骑自行车（Most…using it to get me back and forth from work），由此可知，男士买自行车是为了能骑自行车上下班，以此达到锻炼身体的目的，故答案为B)。
【点睛】本题需要整合对话中提及的相关信息点。
24. What does the woman suggest the man do?
【解析】A)。选项均以原形动词开头以及其中的Buy a second-hand bicycle等表明，本题可能与女士给男士在自行车方面的观点建议有关。女士首先说男士的钱买不了一辆好的自行车，然后通过but转折提到他们这里有一些trade-ins in the back that are in good condition，由此可知，别人用旧自行车在店里折价买新车，而旧车车况还不错，女士建议男士买旧车，故答案为A)。
【点睛】but转折处为常考点，是听音的重点。trade-ins意为“折价物”。
25. What does the woman think is the most important thing for the man to choose a bike?
【解析】A)。由对话结尾处女士提到的For the kind of riding you’re going to be doing, the most important thing is comfort可知，女士认为对男士来说最重要的一点就是要舒适，故答案为A)。
Section B………………………………………………………………....................................................
Passage One
between the central government and the states. The central government is given specific powers. These powers are named in the Constitution. Powers that are not assigned to the central government in the Constitution belong to the states.
The central government can pass laws that affect trade between states. The central government can also make treaties with foreign countries. It has the power to print money. The Constitution gives the central government these powers. These powers belong to the central government only. However, the states have many powers that the central government cannot control. For example, a state is allowed to tax people who live and work in the state. The central
government cannot put a limit on the amount of money that a state taxes its people.
Many people feel that the federal system has many good points. One good point is that it restrains the power of the central government. The central government cannot become too powerful. Another good point is that the central government makes sure that the bigger states don’t become too powerful. Under the Constitution, all states are treated equally. The laws of the central government do not favor one state over another.
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. What does the passage mainly talk about?
【解析】B)。选项均为名词短语且概括性强表明，本题可能考查短文主旨。短文开头指出美国实行联邦制，Under the federal system, power is divided between the central government and the states，接下来短文便围绕中央政府和州政府各自拥有的权利展开，由此可知，短文主要讲的是联邦制下权利的分配方式问题，故答案为B)。
【点睛】短文的主旨一般在短文的开头或结尾有所提及，听音时应注意。
27. What is one of the powers of the state governments, according to the passage?
【解析】B)。选项中的Determining state taxes，Making treaties，Passing laws等表明，本题可能与某项权力有关。短文中提到，州政府拥有一些不受中央政府控制的权力，接下来举例说明，其中提到中央政府不能限制州政府征税的金额，也就是说州政府有决定本州征税的权利，故答案为B)。
【点睛】For example 举例处为常考点，听音时应注意。
28. According to the passage, what is a good point about the federal system?
【解析】A)。选项中重复出现的central government，states以及more power，powers are fairly divided，equal powers 等表明，本题涉及中央政府和各州的权力分配问题。短文中提到联邦制度有很多good points，接着提到One good point是这一制度限制中央政府的权力，The central government cannot become too powerful，
A)是短文中细节的再现，故为答案。
【点睛】列举处为常考点，是听音的重点。
Passage Two
exploration. Unlike the rockets of the previous twenty years, Columbia has the enormous advantage of being specially designed to return to earth and make further flights. Among the large number of projects, scientists are investigating its future use. The most exciting, perhaps, is that the first steps can now be taken towards establishing human colonies in space. The present Space Shuttle can only stay in space for about a week, but it could take people out to buil d “islands” where they stay for longer periods. By the year 2050 scientists estimate that man will be able to construct permanent settlements.
The first “islands” would be energy stations. There would be no hope of establishing colonies in space unless people could obtain energy there, instead of getting it from the earth. However, if the original could convert solar energy into electricity, it would be possible to provide the equivalent of a filling station for cars on earth, allowing the Space Shuttle to refuel and stay in orbit longer periods of time.
If this initial project was successful, much larger solar energy stations would be constructed later with materials brought out by the Shuttle.
Eventually, man would be able to construct an “inhabitable planet” in space.
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. What can we learn from the passage about the Space Shuttle Columbia?
【解析】C)。由选项中的flight，space exploration可推测出，It可能指太空飞船，本题可能考查某一艘太空飞船的相关情况。短文开头提到，哥伦比亚号太空飞船（Space Shuttle Columbia）于1981年春天的第一次飞行对于太空探索来说具有革命性的进展，故答案为C)。
【点睛】C)中的a great progress与短文中提到的a revolutionary development对应。
30. What is the big advantage of the Space Shuttle Columbia?
【解析】B)。选项中重复出现的It can和stay for a longer time，make further flights，convert solar energy等表明，本题可能与It的独特之处有关。由短文中提到的Columbia has the enormous advantage...to return to earth and make further flights可知，答案为B)。
【点睛】问题中的big advantage与短文中提到的enormous advantage对应。
31. What is the basic requirement for establishing colonies in space?
【解析】A)。选项中的Establishing energy stations，Developing a…spacecraft，Finding...fuel for the Space Shuttle 等表明，本题可能与某项太空活动有关。短文中提到，第一批要建立的“岛屿”是太空能量站，因为如果不能在太空中获得能量，在太空建立聚居地的愿望就不能实现，由此可知，在太空建立聚居地的基本要求就是在太空中建立energy stations，故答案为A)。
Passage Three
illegal turtle hunting is one of the major threats to endangered sea turtles in southern California and Mexico. It has been illegal to harvest and eat sea turtle meat in Mexico for more than ten years. However, demand for sea turtle meat is widespread in both Southern California and Mexico. Biologists believe that illegal hunting is one of the main reasons for the sharp drop in sea turtle populations during the past thirty years. The week before Easter Sunday is an especially deadly time for the turtles. As many as 5,000 turtles are killed during this time each year. Many Mexicans and Mexican Americans eat turtle meat during the days before Easter because they are forbidden to eat meat at that time for religious reasons, and turtle flesh is considered fish. The Sea Turtle Conservation Network sent a letter to Pope John Paul. They urged the Roman Catholic Church leader to officially declare that sea turtle flesh is meat, not fish or seafood. They say thousands of these endangered animals would be saved if people did not eat them during this religious period. About 35,000 endangered sea turtles are killed illegally near the coasts of California each year. Studies have shown a sharp drop in the numbers of females. They travel from as far away as Japan to lay their eggs on local beaches. Environmental activists say hunting sea turtles for their meat is the main barrier to the recovery of the species. They have urged the governments of the U.S. and Mexico to improve enforcement of the ban on sea turtle harvesting.
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32. What is mentioned by environmental groups as one of the main threats to endangered sea turtles in
southern California and Mexico?
【解析】A)。选项中的Illegal hunting，unfavorable climate，lack of food等表明，本题考查不利因素。短文中明确提到，环保团体认为illegal turtle hunting（非法捕杀海龟）是南加利福尼亚州和墨西哥的濒危海龟所面临的主要威胁之一，故答案为A)。
【点睛】问题中的main threats与短文中提到的major threats对应，听到illegal turtle hunting便不难选出答案。
33. Why do many Mexicans and Mexican Americans eat turtle meat during the days before Easter?
【解析】D)。选项中的celebrate Easter，required to eat turtle meat，religious reasons等表明，本题可能与宗教和捕食海龟有关。短文中提到，很多墨西哥人或是墨西哥裔美国人在复活节的前几天吃海龟肉是因为他们受宗教信仰的限制在过节时不能吃肉，而海龟在他们看来属于鱼类，故答案为D)。
【点睛】because原因处为常考点，是听音重点。
34. How many sea turtles are killed illegally near the coasts of California each year?
【解析】C)。选项均为数字，故听音时应留意与数字相关的信息，并听清问的是什么。短文中提到，每年大约有35,000只濒危海龟在加利福尼亚海湾附近遭到非法捕杀，故答案为C)。
【点睛】数字处为常考点，并且短文中常会出现两个以上的数字，故听音时应做好笔记。
35. What did environmental activists and organizations do to save sea turtles?
【解析】D)。选项中的They，raised fund to save...sea turtles，established...conservation zoo，urged governments to improve enforcement等表明，本题可能考查They在保护海龟方面所做出的努力。短文结尾处提到，环保人士敦促美国政府和墨西哥政府加强禁止捕杀海龟条例的执法力度，故答案为D)。
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36.【解析】convinced。空前的be和空后的to表明，本空应填一过去分词形式的动词。convinced在此意为“使
信服”。
37.【解析】advertisement。空前的不定冠词an表明，本空应填一元音音素开头的单数可数名词。全文都在讲
广告对消费者的影响，由此可推测所填词很可能是advertisement。
38.【解析】desire。空前的people’s表明，本空应填一名词，且该名词能与空后的for搭配使用。desire在此意
为“（购物）欲望”。
39.【解析】improve。分析空所在的句子结构可知，that引导定语从句修饰automotive products，该从句缺少
谓语。后两句的谓语动词work和are表明，此处应使用一般现在时，再结合该从句的先行词products可知，本空应填一原形动词。improve在此意为“提高”。
40.【解析】worthless。空前的are表明，本空应填一形容词或名词。由空后的a waste of consumers’ money可推
测，所填词可能有“无用的，无价值的”的含义。
41.【解析】misleading。空前的is和副词intentionally表明，本空应填一形容词或分词形式的动词。misleading
在此意为“误导的”。
42.【解析】message。空前的定冠词the和空后的that表明，本空应填一名词。
43.【解析】regular。空后的名词bread表明，本空应填一形容词。空前提到的the bread was not dietetic表明，
这种面包是普通面包，由此可推测所填词可能有“普通的”之意。
44.【答案】On the positive side, emotional appeals may respond to a consumer’s real concerns
【Main Points】On the positive side, emotional appeals may reflect a customer’s real concerns
45.【答案】If consumers consider the quality of the insurance plans and the message in the ads, they will benefit from
the advertising
【Main Points】If consumers consider the quality of the insurance plans and the content in the ads, they will benefit from the advertising
46.【答案】Advertising is intended to appeal to consumers, but it does not force them to buy the product
【Main Points】Advertising is intended to attract consumers, but it does not force them to buy the product
听力强化训练（二）答案解析
Listening Comprehension
Section A…………………………………………………………………………………………………
11. W: How can our history teacher give us such a difficult assignment and only allow us a weekend to finish it? My
plan to go camping on this weekend is totally ruined.
M: Monica, don’t be such a drama queen. I’m sure you can finish the project well and enjoy your weekend at the same time.
Q: What does the man mean?
【预测】选项中重复出现的The woman should表明，男士的话为听音重点。
【解析】A)。由男士提到的don’t be such a drama queen（别这么小题大做的）可知，男士觉得女士夸大了事实，故答案为A)。drama queen意为“小题大做、大惊小怪的人”。
12. W: I heard that you had taken an optional course last semester. How’s it going?
M: Terrific! The professor really made me love biology.
Q: What did the man imply?
【预测】根据意思相反的两个选项中有一个可能是答案的命题规律，将答案锁定在A)和B)之间。
【解析】B)。女士问男士他选的选修课怎么样，男士回答Terrific! （太棒了），由此可推测出，男士认为选修课很好，故答案为B)。留意男士说话的语气。
13. W: Edison seems to believe that this year’s football league match will be wonderful.
M: Nonsense. Most others, including me, think differently.
Q: What does the man mean?
【预测】根据意思相反的两个选项中有一个可能是答案的命题规律，将答案锁定在C)和D)之间。
【解析】C)。由男士提到的Nonsense(胡说八道）表达反对的意思以及Most others, including me, think differently 可知，他与Edison的观点不同，故答案为C)。
14. M: Jane, is Jack really calling it quits?
W: I don’t think so. What I hear is that he is going to be working for the next semester so that he can save enough money to come back the next year.
Q: What can we learn about Jack?
【预测】选项中的He，drop out of school，doesn’t have en ough money等表明，对话可能与He因为没钱而辍学有关。
【解析】D)。对话中女士提到，她听说Jack下学期将要去工作，这样就能攒够钱明年再回来上学。由此可知，Jack因为没有足够的钱而不能留在学校，故答案为D)。call it quits意为“停止”。
15. M: Do you have time to stop for lunch?
W: Yes, I’m hungry. This snack bar has a good selection and the prices are modera te.
Q: What are the two speakers going to do?
【预测】选项均以原形动词开头表明，本题考查行为或建议。
【解析】D)。男士问有没有时间停下来吃午饭，女士回答Yes，然后提到I’m hungry，由此可知，他们将会去吃午饭，故答案为D)。
16. W: Jennifer is taking a sick leave today. Would you please stop by her house and tell her the assignment for
today?
M: No problem. I’ll bet she hates missing a day. She always likes school so much.
Q: What does the man think of Jennifer?
【预测】根据意思相反的两个选项中有一个可能是答案的命题规律，将答案锁定在A)和C)之间。
【解析】C)。由男士提到的I’ll bet she hates missing a day. She always likes school so much（我打赌她讨厌缺一
天的课。她总是那么喜欢学校）可知，男士认为Jennifer是一个好学生，故答案为C)。stop by意为“顺便拜访”。
17. M: It’s such a beautiful day! Let’s go o ut and have a walk in the park.
W: It’s a good idea. Let’s go to the convenience store and ge t some drinks and snacks first.
Q: What will the man and the woman do?
【预测】选项中重复出现的the park，food表明，对话可能与公园和食物有关。
【解析】A)。由男士提到的have a walk in the park和女士提到的get some drinks and snacks first可知，他们将会去买一些食物到公园吃，故答案为A)。
18. W: I’ve been studying the manual for about an hour but I can’t make head or tail of it.
M: Let me have a look. Two heads are better than one.
Q: What will the man do?
【预测】选项中的Tell the woman表明，男士的话为听音重点。
【解析】B)。由男士提到的Let me have a look 可知，男士将要阅读the manual（指南），故答案为B)。make head or tail of sth.意为“理解某事物”。Two heads are better than one意为“三个臭皮匠胜过一个诸葛亮”。
Now you will hear the two long conversations.
Conversation One
M: I’m ordering some filing cabinets out of a catalog.
W: What do you need them for?
M: There’s so much stuff piling up in my dormitory room. If I don’t do something soon, I won’t be able to move in there.
W: Do you usually order from a catalog?
M: Sometimes. Why?
W: Oh, it’s just in the history class today we we re talking about how the catalog sales business first got started in the US. A Chicago retailer, Montgomery Ward started it in the late 1800s. It was really popular among farmers. It was difficult for them to make it to the big city stores so they ordered from catalogs.
M: Was Ward the only one in the business?
W: At first, but another person named Richard Sears started his own catalog after he heard how much money Ward was making.
M: What made them so popular?
W: Farmers trusted Ward and Sears for one thing. They delivered the products the farmers paid for and even refunded the price of things the farmers weren’t satisfied with. The catalogs became so popular that in some countries school teachers even used them as textbooks.
M: Textbooks?
W: Yeah, students practice spelling the names and adding up the prices of things in the catalogs.
M: Was everybody that thrilled about it?
W: That’s doubtful. Say they drove some small store owners out of business. Sears and Ward sold stuff in such large quantities. They were able to undercut the prices at some small family-owned stores.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?
【解析】B)。选项均为名词短语且概括性很强表明，本题考查对话的主题。对话开头引出对话的话题：…ordering…out of a catalog（从目录上订购……）。下面的对话就对目录订购做了进一步的讨论，引出目录销售行业的创始人及其发展和影响。B)的概括性最强，且切中对话主题，故为答案。
【点睛】长对话开头一般以问答形式引出话题，接着进行进一步的讨论，逐步明确对话所讨论的主题。20. Why did Richard Sears start his own business in catalog?
【解析】D)。选项中的He wanted to beat Ward/help his brother，enjoyed competition等表明，本题可能考查He做某事的原因。由女士提到的…Richard Sears started his own catalog after he heard how much money Ward was making可知，Sears看到Ward挣钱之后才开始开创自己的目录的。D)中profitable是对make money的同义转述，故答案为D)。
21. Who were the main customers of Sears and Ward’s business?
【解析】A)。选项表明，本题与某一行业的人群有关。由女士提到的It was really popular among farmers可知，农民很喜欢这样的交易方式，故答案为A)。
【点睛】听清楚问题中的关键词main customers是解答本题的关键。
22. Why were the catalogs used as textbooks?
【解析】C)。由选项C)和D)中的They helped students可知，本题可能考查They对学生们的帮助，由B)猜测They可能是指目录。由女士提到的students practice spelling...and adding...in the catalogs可知，学生们利用目录来练习拼写和加法，C)的表述与此一致，故为答案。
【点睛】对话中的反问句起强调作用，下面的解释通常设为考点。
Conversation Two
M: Mary. I heard that you are suffering from toothache these days. How’s that with you now?
W: It’s gone, thanks. I went to the dentist last night, and he took care of me.
M: What exactly is troubling you then?
W: The last tooth on the upper right-hand side. It’s been severely decayed and finally I had it filled at the dentist’s. M: I hate having my teeth filled. It’s not just the pain I hate. I also hate the sound of drilling.
W: So do I. I’d rather have a tooth pulled than filled.
M: Have you ever had one of your teeth pulled?
W: No, but the one the dentist just filled will have to come out someday. He says it can’t be filled again.
M: Teeth keep causing trouble, and nobody really does anything about it. I can’t understand why.
W: They can put men onto the moon, but they can’t keep people from having trouble with teeth.
M: They can give somebody a different heart. Why can’t they give him different teeth?
W: I’ve heard they’re working on that. My dentist says they’re working on toot h transplant right now.
M: But on second thought, I’m not sure I’d want to eat with some other person’s teeth.
W: Well, that’s not how it works. The idea is to develop a plastic tooth that can be placed into the hole where your own tooth came out.
M: Really? It sounds like a good idea.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23. Why did the woman go to the dentist?
【解析】A)。选项均以不定式开头以及选项中的have her teeth filled/pulled/cleaned等表明，本题可能考查女士去看牙医的原因或目的。对话中女士提到…and finally I had it filled at the dentist’s，其中的it指牙齿，由
此可知，女士去牙医那里是为了补牙，故答案为A)。
【点睛】and在此处表隐含的因果关系，听音时注意前后两句之间的关系。
24. What does the man hope the dentists can do?
【解析】D)。选项均以原形动词开头表明，本题可能考查行为或建议。由男士提到的They can give somebody
a different heart. Why can’t they give him different te eth?可知，男士通过类比说明他希望医生能够像移植心脏
一样可以移植牙齿，D)的表述与此一致，故为答案。
【点睛】反问句起强调作用，常设为考点。
25. What does the woman’s dentist tell her?
【解析】B)。B)、C)、D)均与牙移植技术的现状有关，A)讲的是手术的成本，与其他三项明显不同，根据命题规律，可首先排除。由女士提到的…My dentist says they’re working on tooth transplant right now可知，现如今牙医们正致力于牙齿移植技术的研究，故答案为B)。
Section B…………………………………………………………………………………………………
Passage One
Preventing childhood injuries would seem a t ough task. But there’s a long list of proper ways to make the world safer for children. The World Health Organization wants its 193 member nations —and especially those in the developing world, where most deaths from injury occur — to know that accidents don’t have to happen.
Many prevention strategies applied by rich societies are only now being adopted in the developing world. They include strict drunken-driving laws; requirements that wells be covered; installing window guards in upper-story apartments; and establishing poison-control centers and burn units.
Traffic injuries are perhaps the most dramatic example of how much could be gained if prevention measures could be carried out more broadly. Traffic injuries are the leading cause of death worldwide for 15- to 19-year-olds and the second-leading cause for children 5 to 14. But the use of seat belts, child seats and helmets is still not required in many countries.
For society, the payoff of prevention efforts is huge. For every $1 invested in bike helmets and child seats, for example, $29 is saved in health care, disability and lost income costs. But for individuals, prevention is often economically burdensome. Parents have to work longer and harder if they want to improve their children’s safety condition.
At the same time, some countries have risks not widely shared by others. Death rates from burns are 11 times as high in developing countries as in industrialized ones. European and American boys and girls have virtually equal rates of death from f ire. In South Asia and Southeast Asia, however, girls’ mortality is three times that of boys because girls assist in family cooking at an early age.
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. What can we learn from the passage?
【解析】C)。由短文中提到的…in the developing world, where most deaths from injury occur可知，发展中国家的孩子因为受伤死亡的最多，故答案为C)。
27. What is the effective prevention against injuries?
【解析】B)。选项中的Forbidding drunken people to drive，Making children learn about poisons等表明，本题可能考查保护儿童的措施。由短文中提到的strict drunken-driving laws和Traffic injuries are…the most dramatic example…可知，采取预防交通事故的措施，禁止酒后驾车对减少儿童受伤有很明显的作用，故答案为B)。
【点睛】问题中的effective与短文中提到的most dramatic对应。
28. For which age groups are traffic injuries the leading cause of death worldwide?
【解析】C)。选项表明，本题考查儿童年龄，听音时应留意与年龄有关的信息。由短文中提到的Traffic injuries are the leading cause of death worldwide for 15- to 19-year-olds可知，答案为C)。
【点睛】短文中往往会出现两个以上的数据，听音时应做好笔记，根据关键信息对号入座即可选出答案。
Passage Two
Strikes are very common in Britain. They are extremely harmful to its industries. In fact, there are no other countries in Western Europe that lose more working days through strikes every year than Britain. The trouble with the strikes in Britain is that they occur in essential industries. There are over 495 unions in Britain. Some unions are very small. Over 20 have more than 100,000 members. Unions do not exist only to demand higher wages. They also educate their members. They provide benefits for the sick and try to improve working conditions. Trade unions say that we must thank the unions for the great improvement in working conditions in the last hundred years. It is now against the law for union members to go on strike without the support of their union. This kind of strike is called the unofficial strike and was common until recently. Employers felt that unofficial strikes were most harmful because they could not be predicted. However, these unofficial strikes still occur from time to time and some unions have also refused to cooperate with the law. As a result, the general picture of the relations between workers and employers in Britain has gone from bad to worse.
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. In what way are strikes in Britain different from those in other European countries?
【解析】A)。短文中提到The trouble with the strikes in Britain is that they occur in essential industries，由此可知，英国的罢工与其他欧洲国家的不同之处在于英国的罢工发生在重要的产业部门，故答案为A)。
【点睛】that引导表语从句，对The trouble with the strikes in Britain进行解释说明。
30. Why are British employers so afraid of unofficial strikes?
【解析】B)。选项均为对They进行解释说明的句子表明，本题与They的特点有关。短文中提到Employers felt that unofficial strikes were most harmful because they could not be predicted，B)中的unpredictable是对其中的could not be predicted的同义转述，故答案为B)。
【点睛】听清问题中的unofficial strikes是解题的关键。because后面的内容为常考点，是听音重点。
31. What conclusion can be drawn from the passage?
【解析】D)。由短文中提到的…relations between workers and employers in Britain has gone from bad to worse 可知，故答案为D)。
【点睛】D) 中的become tenser是对has gone from bad to worse的同义转述。
Passage Three
clinical research proves that real keys are pleasure, joy and freedom, not willpower and hardship. Joy of living is sustainable; fear of dying is not.
Why? Because life is to be enjoyed. There’s no point in giving up something you enjoy unless you get
something back that’s even better, and quickly. When people eat more healthfully, exercise, quit smoking, manage stress better, and love more, they find that they feel so much better, so quickly, it reconstructs the reason for making these changes from fear of dying to joy of living. Fortunately, the latest studies show how powerful are the mechanisms that control our health and well-being.
When you exercise and eat right, your brain receives more blood flow and oxygen, so you become smarter, think more clearly, have more energy, and need less sleep. Your face receives more blood flow, so your skin glows more and wrinkles less. You look younger and more attractive. In contrast, an unhealthy diet, lasting emotional stress and smoking reduce blood flow to your face so you age more quickly. Smoking accelerates aging because nicotine causes your blood vessel to become narrower, which decreases blood flow to your face and makes it wrinkle prematurely. This is why smokers look years older than they really are.
One of the most interesting findings was that the mothers’ perception of stress were more important than what was objectively occurring in their lives. In other words, if you feel stressed, you are stressed.
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32. Which are the keys to sustainable changes in diet and lifestyle?
【解析】C)。由短文开头提到的…research proves that real keys are pleasure, joy and freedom, not willpower and hardship可知，答案为C)。
【点睛】听音时应注意哪些是关键因素哪些不是关键因素。
33. Which practice can make people feel better?
【解析】B)。由短文中提到的When people eat more healthfully, exercise…manage stress better, and love more, they find that they feel so much better可知，答案为B)。
【点睛】把各个选项与短文中提到的做法做好记录，逐一进行对比，即可选出正确答案。
34. According to the passage, what’s the benefit of exercising and eating right?
【解析】B)。选项中的wrinkle less，look younger，have more willpower等表明，本题可能考查某行为带来的好处。由短文中提到的When you exercise and eat right…your skin... Wrinkles less. You look younger…可知，答案为B)。
35. What conclusion can we draw from the passage?
【解析】D)。短文中提到合理锻炼和饮食可以使我们更聪明，精力更充沛，皮肤更好，看起来更年轻等，而不健康的饮食、持久的精神压力、抽烟会使我们衰老得更快。由此可推断出，我们的饮食、生活方式以及对压力的感知会对我们自身产生很大的影响，故答案为D)。
【点睛】本题需要根据exercise and eat right和an unhealthy diet, lasting emotional stress and smoking产生的不同影响进行推断。
Section C…………………………………………………………………………………………………
36.【解析】professional。空前的look，more和空后的than表明，本空应填一多音节形容词，且该词与后文提
到的superior quality和more trust有关。professional (39) _______对本空有提示作用。
37.【解析】conditioned。分析句子成分可知，have become (37) _______ to作句子的谓语，故本空应填一过去
分词形式的动词。become conditioned to是固定搭配，意为“适应……”。
38.【解析】Faith。空所填词作句子的主语，由is可知，本空应填一不可数的抽象名词，且能与in搭配使用。
该句和上句均为具体事例来解释说明该段第二句中的观点：制服=高质量，故inspire more trust应和(38) _______ … is increased对应。
39.【解析】identity。由空前的professional与空后的than和to step out of uniform可知，本空应填一名词。
40.【解析】benefits。空前的many practical表明，本空应填一复数可数名词，再由后文提到的save，tax-deductible
和more comfortable可知，空所填词应有“好处、优点”的含义。
41.【解析】laundry。分析句子成分并结合语境可知，(41) _______ bills作介词on的宾语，且与衣服有关。laundry
bills意为“洗衣费用”。
42.【解析】durable。由空前的comfortable和more可知，本空应填一表积极意义的多音节形容词。
43.【解析】experienced。分析句子成分可知，句子结构完整，(43) _______ by people作前面提到的variety和
individuality的后置定语，且by暗示本空应填一过去分词形式的动词。
44.【答案】When people look alike, they tend to think, speak, and act similarly, on the job at least
【Main Points】When in the same uniforms, people may think, speak, and act alike, at least at work
45.【答案】Though they are long-lasting, often their initial expense is greater than the cost of civilian clothes 【Main Points】They are durable, but their initial expense is often greater than the civilian clothes’
46.【答案】requiring professional dry cleaning rather than the home laundering possible with many types of civilian
clothes
【Main Points】needing dry cleaning rather than the home washing like many civilian clothes
听力强化训练（三）答案解析
Listening Comprehension
Section A…………………………………………………………………………………………………
11. M: Hi, Donna, are you interested in going to an art exhibition on Sunday? A friend of mine is showing some of
her paintings there. It’s the opening night, free drinks and food.
W: Well, actually, I don’t have anything pla nned. It sounds kind of fun.
Q: What did the man invite the woman to do on Sunday?
【预测】由选项均以原形动词开头以及See his paintings可知，本题可能考查女士的行为活动，因为如果是男士看自己的画展不合常理。
【解析】A)。由对话中男士提到的are you interested in going to an art exhibition(你有兴趣去看艺术展吗) 可知答案为A)。干扰项D)中的See his paintings可通过男士的A friend of mine is showing排除。dine out with sb.意为“与某人外出就餐”。
12. M: What’s the matter with Sherry?
W: She becomes nervous whenever it comes to speaking in public.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
【预测】根据意思相反的两个选项中有一个可能是答案的命题规律，答案锁定在C)和D)之间。
【解析】C)。对话中女士提到She becomes nervous，选项C)中的is poor at对应becomes nervous，giving speeches 对应speaking in public，故答案为C)。
13. M: Well, this is a pleasant surprise. It seems to me we ran into each other here last week too.
W: You and I must have the same idea. The only way to beat the crowds when you do the grocery shopping on Saturday is to be here when they open at 9:00 sharp!
Q: Why did both of them do grocery shopping at 9:00 sharp?
【预测】根据意思相反的两个选项中有一个很可能是答案的命题规律，答案锁定在C)和D)之间。
【解析】C)。对话中女士提到to beat the crowds(避开人群) ，选项C)中的avoid是对beat的同义转述，故答案为C)。a pleasant surprise意为“惊喜”。run into sb.意为“偶遇某人”。
14. W: I’m surprised that Sarah told her boss he was wrong to have fired his secretary.
M: I know. But that Sarah… If she has an opinion, everyone’s got to know about it.
Q: What does the man say about Sarah?
【预测】选项表明，本题可能考查对She做某事的评价。
【解析】C)。对话中男士提到If she has an opinion, everyone’s got to know(如果她有什么意见，所有人肯定都会知道) ，选项C)的内容是对男士的话的同义转述，故为答案。sb. have got to do sth.意为“某人肯定会做某事”。
15. M: Hi! Can I have a few words with Mr. Edgar?
W: Mr. Edgar is out on a business trip and he won’t be back until next Wednesday.
Q: What do we learn about Mr. Edgar?
【预测】根据意思相反的两个选项中有一个可能是答案的命题规律，答案锁定在B)和C)之间。
【解析】C)。对话中女士提到he won’t be back until next Wednesday(他直到下周三才会回来) ，选项C)的内容是对女士的话的同义转述，故答案为C)。not…until…意为“直到……才……”。be on a business trip意为“因公出差”。have a few words with sb.意为“与某人说几句话”。
16. M: My parents want to come to visit next weekend but I’ve checked every hotel in the area and they all seem to
be full.
W: Well, why not call the Cliffside Inn? It’s not so near the campus but it’s always go t a few vacancies.
Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?
【预测】由选项中的Find a hotel，Accommodate his parents可知，对话与男士父母的住宿安排有关。
【解析】D)。对话中女士的转折表述It’s not so near the campus but it’s always got a few vacancies，选项D)中的father from the campus对应not so near the campus，故答案为D)。Why not…?用来提建议。vacancy意为“空余”。
17. W: John, dinner is all ready and my parents have just arrived. Where are you?
M: I’m sorry, Helen, but the meeting I’m attending won’t be over for an hour. You should all go ahead and eat without me.
Q: What do we learn from this conversation?
【预测】选项中的John，home，eat，dinner等表明，对话可能与John是否回家吃饭有关。
【解析】D)。由对话中男士提到的the meeting I’m attending(我正在开的会) 和eat without me(别等我，先吃) 可知，John因开会不能回家吃饭，故答案为D)。C)中的eat without meat是对eat without me在音上的干扰。
18. M: The weather forecast said that we would have another wonderful day tomorrow. Shall we go and climb
Yellow Mountain?
W: Good idea. But we’d better leave very early, or else we’ll get caught in the traffic.
Q: What does the woman suggest?
【预测】由选项中的They should可知，本题考查建议。
【解析】A)。对话中女士用But转折提到we’d better leave very early(我们最好很早就出发) ，选项A)的内容是对此的同义转述，其中set off对应leave，故答案为A)。had better表建议。set off意为“出发”。get caught in the traffic 意为“赶上堵车”。干扰项B)的内容为男士的建议。
Now you will hear the two long conversations.
Conversation One
W: Yes, that’s right.
M: What’s it like?
W: It’s nice. I like it. You meet a lot of interesting people. A lot of boring ones, too.
M: I beg your pardon?
W: I said, a lot of boring ones, too.
M: Oh, yes. I can imagine. A pub, I should think that’s hard work, isn’t it?
W: Yes and no. It depends.
M: What do you mean?
W: Well, it’s hard at weekends. I mean, last Saturday night, with both bars full and one barman away ill — well, my fe et didn’t touch the ground. But on weekdays it’s usually very quiet. What about you? What do you do? You’re a clerk or something, aren’t you?
M: I work in a bank.
W: Oh yes, that’s right. Ann told me that. That must be nice.
M: It’s all right.
W: But you h ave to move round from one place to another, don’t you? I mean, if you get a better job, if they make you manager or something, it’ll probably be in another town, won’t it?
M: Yes, probably.
W: I wouldn’t like that. I mean, I’ve got lots of friends here. I wouldn’t like to move somewhere else.
M: Oh, we like it. We’ve lived here for, what, six years now. Ann and I are ready for a change.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. What does the woman think of her job?
【解析】D)。对话中女士提到it’s hard at weekends和but on weekdays it’s usually very quiet，即她的工作是周末辛苦、工作日清闲，故答案为D)。其中A) 是根据You meet a lot of interesting people. A lot of boring ones, too 而设计的干扰项。
【点睛】选项中的it指代的是job。but转折处为常考点，其后的句子通常为答案所在。
20. What is the man?
【解析】B)。本题考查男士的职业。对话中男士说I work in a bank，即男士是一位银行职员，故答案为B)。
21. What is the probable relationship between Ann and the man?
【解析】A)。本题考查人物关系。对话中女士提到，Ann曾经告诉过她男士的职业，男士又说，Ann and I are ready for a change. (我和Ann在期待生活发生变化)，由此可判断Ann与男士可能是夫妻，故答案为A)。
【点睛】人物关系题要根据对话中的关键信息词进行推断，并且听清问题中所问的人物是非常重要的。22. What does the woman think of the man’s job?
【解析】C)。本题考查女士对男士工作的看法。对话中女士说I wouldn’t like that. I mean, I’ve got lots of friends here. I wouldn’t like to move somewhere else，由此可知，女士不喜欢像男士这种需要经常更换地点的工作，故答案为C)。
【点睛】C) 中的move around from place to place对应对话中的move somewhere else。
Conversation Two
W: Yes. I’m calling to find out more information about your progr am. For example, what kind of courses do you offer?
M: Well, first of all, the purpose of our program is to provide language learning opportunities to this area’s
community, whether a student’s goal is to master basic functional language skills, let’s say, for his or her job, or to study intensively to enter a U.S. college or university.
W: Okay. I’m calling for a friend who is interested in attending a U.S. university.
M: And that’s the kind of, uh, instruction that we provide, from basic communication cou rses to content-based classes such as computer literacy, intercultural communication, and business English.
W: Great. What is your application deadline for the next semester?
M: Well, we ask applicants to apply no later than two months before the semester begins. This gives us time to process the application and issue the student’s I.20.
W: An I.20?
M: Oh, an I.20 is a form that indicates that we are giving permission for the student to study in our program, and then the student takes this form to the U.S. embassy in his or her home country to apply for the F-1 student visa.
W: Alright. What is the tuition for a full-time student?
M: It’s 2,030 dollars.
W: Great. Thank you for your help.
M: No problem and please don’t hesitate to call again if you have any o ther questions.
W: Okay. Goodbye.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23. Which is one of the purposes of the English Language Center?
【解析】C)。选项均以“To+原形动词”开头，再结合选项内容推断，本题可能考查与学生有关的学习或工作项目设定的原因或目的。对话中男士提到：我们项目的目的就是给这个地区的社区提供学习英语的机会，无论学生学习英语的目的是为了工作还是上美国的大学，C)是English Language Center的目的之一，故为答案。
【点睛】问题中的the purposes of the English Language Center 对应对话中的the purpose of our program，其后的to表目的。
24. Which is the course taught at the English Language Center?
【解析】C)。选项均为课程名称。对话中提到的课程有computer literacy, intercultural communication, and business English，故答案为C)。
【点睛】课程名称在对话中出现不止一个，听音时应适当做笔记。
25. What is the I.20 according to the conversation?
【解析】D)。选项均为说明性的名词短语，因此本题可能考查对某事物的解释说明。对话中男士指出an I.20 is a form that indicates that we are giving permission for the student to study in our program…，D)与此意思相同，故为答案。
【点睛】在对话中说话者提出一个专用名词时，通常会紧接着做出解释。
Section B…………………………………………………………………………………………………
Passage One
We often pass on little bits of information to our children, not knowing if they are true, and only because they were passed on to us. This is usually how myths spread. Many myths about snakes exist, and it can be fun to try and figure out how these stories originated. I have learned from my hobby of studying these myths that they often start when one person observes a phenomenon incorrectly and passes on the false information. It always amazes me to see how quickly the misbelief spread even though science has already identified and proved the contrary.
One common and colorful myth is that the well-known garter snake swallows its young to save them from danger. The daily customs of these snakes are well-known in the United States because they tend to reside in parks and gardens. They like to live among greenery and in areas well-surrounded by plant life. Many children as well as adults enjoy observing these creatures because they see them quite often.
Like all snakes, the garter swallows its food whole. Unlike most snakes, on the other hand, the garter gives birth to live offspring, in numbers of approximately fifty. I hypothesize that our ancestors, while observing the garter snakes, assumed that the snake had previously swallowed down its little ones to protect them and was now setting them free again. Not many people know that garters are one of the few snakes that can bear live snakes. Unable to challenge the power of this creative myth, the imaginative folklore continues to persist in American daily life. Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. What does the speaker enjoy?
【解析】D)。选项均以动名词开头表明，本题考查行为动作，故听音时应留意与选项相关的信息词。短文中提到Many myths about snakes exist和I have learned from my hobby of studying these myths表明，说话者喜欢对任何问题追根问底，同样对于蛇的传说也不例外,故答案为D)。
27. Why is the garter snake well-known in the U.S. ?
【解析】C)。短文中提到garter snakes tend to reside in parks and gardens，即黄纹蛇常栖息在公园或花园里，所以比较常见，故答案为C)。
【点睛】问题中的well-known对应短文中的The daily customs of these snakes are well-known in the United States，文中because后解释了原因。C)中的lives in cultivated areas是对reside in parks and gardens的同义转述。
28. How would the speaker describe the snake myth?
【解析】B)。预览选项可知，本题考查某事或某物的性质。短文末尾提到的Unable to challenge the power of this creative myth, this imaginative folklore continues to persist in American daily life表明答案为B)。
【点睛】听到imaginative不难选出答案。
Passage Two
Certain breeds of dogs are used in criminal investigations. They are trained to sniff out drugs and bombs. They help police to catch criminals. Some dogs are trained to lead blind people.
The dogs that help in criminal investigations are trained at a school called the Military Dog Studies Branch of the U.S. Air Force in Lackland, Texas. The dogs to be trained are selected by an air force team. This team visits large cities across the country to buy the dogs. They may buy dogs from private citizens for up to $750 each. Some citizens freely give their dogs. The dogs selected must be healthy, brave and aggressive. They must be able to fight back if they are attacked. The dogs chosen are between the ages of one and three. They are given a medical examination when they arrive at the school. Their physical examination includes X-rays and heart tests.
The trainee dogs undergo the first stage of training when they arrive in Lackland. This is an 11-week course for patrol duty. After this course, the best dogs are selected to go on another 9-week course. They learn drug sniffing or bomb sniffing. After this course, the dogs are ready for their jobs in the cities or on air force bases.
The training given to a drug-sniffing dog is different from that given to a bomb-sniffing dog. A drug-sniffing dog is trained to scratch and dig for the drugs when he sniffs them. A bomb-sniffing dog sits down when he finds a bomb. That is the alert for hidden explosives.
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. How are the dogs obtained for training?
【解析】C)。短文中提到This team visits large cities across the country to buy the dogs表明，这种狗是从不同的城市购买来的，故答案为C)。
【点睛】C) 的内容对应短文中的This team visits large cities across the country to buy the dogs。
30. What is the first stage of training for the dogs?
【解析】B)。预览选项可知，本题可能考查训练的课程。短文中明确提到This is an 11-week course for patrol duty，即要进行为期11周的巡逻训练，故答案为B)。
【点睛】B) 的内容对应短文中的This is an 11-week course for patrol duty。
31. What do the dogs learn during the 9-week training?
【解析】D)。预览选项可知，本题可能考查训练项目。短文中明确提到They learn drug sniffing or bomb sniffing，故答案为D)。
Passage Three
attention to the revolution that is taking place in bio-technology. With the help of new medicine, the human body will last a very long time. Death will come mainly from accidents, murder and war. Today’s leading killers, such as heart disease, cancer, and aging itself, will become distant memories.
In discussion of technological changes, the Internet gets most of the attention these days. But the change in medicine can be the real technological event of our times. How long can humans live? Human brains were known to decide the final death. Cells are the basic units of all living things, and until recently, scientists were sure that the life of cells could not go much beyond 120 years because the basic materials of cells, such as those of brain cells, would not last forever. But the upper limits will be broken by new medicine. Sometime between 2050 and 2100, medicine will have advanced to the point at which every 10 years or so, people will be able to take medicine to repair their organs. The medicine, made up of the basic building materials of life, will build new brain cells, heart cells, and so on — in much the same way our bodies make new skin cells to take the place of old ones.
It is exciting to imagine that the advance in technology may be changing the most basic condition of human existence, but many technical problems still must be cleared up on the way to this wonderful future.
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32. Which is the main cause for human death now according to the passage?
【解析】B)。短文中提到，现今主要的杀手是心脏病、癌症和老化，故答案为B)。战争、意外和谋杀是100年以后人们的主要死亡原因。
【点睛】问题中的now是解题的关键。短文中出现的Death will come mainly from accidents, murder and war 是干扰，will表明这些不是现在(now) 人们的死亡原因。
33. In the speaker’s opinion, in which aspect does today’s most important advance in technology lie?
【解析】A)。短文中提到在科技变化的讨论中，因特网成为焦点，说话者用But转折提出自己的观点:But the change in medicine can be the real technological event of our times，故答案为A)。
34. Why humans may live longer in the future?
【解析】D)。本题询问未来人们的寿命更长的原因。短文中提到，大约在2050年到2100年，人们可以用药物来修复器官，故答案为D)。
【点睛】问题中的in the future对应短文中的between 2050 and 2100，D)的内容是对短文中people will be able to take medicine to repair their organs的同义转述。
35. What can we learn from the passage?
【解析】C)。短文最后提到，在通往美好未来的路上，仍然有许多技术问题需要解决，故答案为C)。
Section C…………………………………………………………………………………………………
36.【解析】cultivated。所填词后面的and表明，其前后是并列关系，在结构上应该对称。the good land worked
是一个省略了be的被动语态，故本空所填词也应该是动词的过去分词形式，并且和inferior land构成动宾搭配。To feed a large population是目的，由此目的推导出的行为应该是“耕种(cultivated) 土地”。
37.【解析】intensively。worked表明本空应填一副词。
38.【解析】lower。a和average 表明本空应填形容词，than提示该词为比较级。
39.【解析】scope。give scope for sth.意为“使有机会做某事”。注意该空所在句子中的Other economists have argued
that…表示下文要阐述与之前不同的观点。
40.【解析】facilities。所填词后面的such as表示列举，也就是说ports, roads and railways都属于所填词的范畴，
而这些都是使交通便利的设施(facilities)。
41.【解析】justify。所填词后面的them是指facilities，这句话的意思是“要不是有大量的需求证明这些设施是
合理的，就不可能建设它们。”这是Other economists的立场，即a large population的好处。
42.【解析】worldwide。根据空前的不定冠词a和空后的名词词组可知所填词为形容词，修饰birth control
program(计划生育) 。下文的from country to country, the developing country和a highly-industrialized society 都暗示了birth control program是全世界范围的(worldwide)。
43.【解析】vary。该句中that引导的同位语从句修饰fact，从句的主语是official attitudes to population growth,
depending on…是状语，那么所填词应为谓语。而且，所填词后面没有直接加名词作宾语，因此这里要填入一个不及物动词。“vary from…to…”是常用的搭配。
44.【答案】it will be the first concern of government to place a limit on the birthrate
【Main Points】government will be concerned about limiting the birthrate first
45.【答案】A decreasing birthrate may lead to unemployment because it results in a declining market for
manufactured goods
【Main Points】A lower birthrate may cause unemployment because market for goods is declining
46.【答案】the government of a developed country may well prefer to see a slowly-increasing population
【Main Points】the government of a rich country may prefer to see a slowly-increasing population
听力强化训练（四）答案解析
Listening Comprehension
Section A…………………………………………………………………………………………………
11. M: Would you please come to my office at five o’clock this afternoon?
W: Can I meet you tomorrow?My son will be home from school at 5:30. And I must finish this report before then.
Q: What is the woman going to do first?
【预测】选项均以原形动词开头，选项B)（去学校接她的儿子），C)（去男士的办公室见男士），D)（为她
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,第1单元：全球经济 第一部分，准备阶段：1、A A D 2、T T F T 第二部分，听力任务1、T T F T 2、billions of dollars economic growth fund 3、stimulus plan Congress boost resumed the slide budget current fiscal year 第三部分，补充听力：1、fell 2319.441 soared regulator discounted 2、monthly amount code 第2单元：科学与技术 第一部分，准备阶段：1、F F F T F 2、B C C 3、rigorously dozens complaints technology installing metal cleared proceed security cut down 第二部分，听力任务: 1、F T F T T 2、B D A 3、predict prevent 4、zone extends series tools global positioning satellites model forecast decades from now regions software tragedies 第三部分，补充听力：1、D C D 2、F T F F F 3、data coastal communities 4、impact coastline in a position threat swimmers boats harbors over-warn ensures sensitive monitoring depth and strength 5、comfortably mechanical heart alternative 6、heart transplants alternative experimental close to 第3单元：文化交流 第一部分，准备阶段：1、T T F T F 2、B C A D D 第二部分，听力任务1、F F F F T 2、boom Enrollment gone up regular programming edge rising moonlight reflection recites 第三部分(94分)，补充听力：1、F F T F 2、senior marketing manufacturers 1900s small-scale expanded broader technological advance 3、preference king Valentine’s Day 第4单元：教育与培训
Test 1 Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item. [1] In a statement, the US president says he is taking the action, because the conflict in Darfur threatens the national security and foreign policy of the United States. The asset freeze is being imposed on four Sudanese identified by the . Security Council as being involved in organizing and carrying out cruel and violent actions in Darfur. The president’s order comes days before rallies are planned in Washington and throughout the United States to protest the three-year war in Darfur. [2]Celebrities such as Academy Award winning actor George Clooney are scheduled to speak at the rally. Clooney, who just returned from a trip to the Darfur region, told reporters in Washington the world’s attention need to be focused on what he called the “first massive murder of the 21st century.” 1. Why is the . president taking actions in Darfur 2. Who is scheduled to speak at the rally Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item. [3] In October the Ugandan opposition leader, Kizza Basigye, returned to Kampala to prepare for the presidential elections next year. Three weeks later he was arrested. The Ugandan government says he must answer the charges, but his supporters say it’s an attempt by Ugandan President Museveni to Prevent Dr. Basigye running against him. [4]The incident is threatening to darken the country’s first multi-party elections in two decades. Western nations which provide essential economic support to Uganda have held up Uganda as a role model in the region, opposition leaders are calling on them to take a stand. In this edition of Analysis, Lucy Williamson looks at whether Uganda’s relationship with its donors is feeling the strain. 3. Why did Kizza Basigye return to Kampala 4. What is the consequence of Basigye’s incident Questions 5 and 7 will be based on the following news item. [5]Up to 32 people were killed in two bomb attacks Monday in the Syrian city of Homs, near the border with Lebanon. The second attack killed people who gathered to see the damage of an earlier car bomb. A suicide bomber entered the crowd and exploded a bomb hidden in clothing. The attacks took place in the al-Zahraa district, in the central part of the city. [6]State-controlled media say 19 people were killed in the two bombings. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says 32 people were killed. Many
高三英语10套复习听力题目（附参考答案） Listening Test1 难度:★★★ 第一节听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1.What does the man want to do? A.Order a computer. B.Have his computer fixed. C.Do homework with the woman. 2.What does the woman think of the film? A.Rather boring. B.Very interesting. C.A bit disappointing. 3.Where does the conversation probably take place? A.In a supermarket. B.In a restaurant. C.In a cafeteria. 4.How much should the woman pay for the food and drinks? A.$30. B.$20. C.$10. 5.Who is the phone from? A. Maria. B. Sofia. C. Jeff. 第二节听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。 6.What is the woman doing? A.Seeing a doctor B.Doing a survey. C.Making an appointment. 7.How does the man keep fit? A.By getting enough sleep. B.By eating a healthy diet. C.By cycling to work. 听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。 8.Which part of the man got injured today? A.His leg. B.His back. C.His ankle. 9.What does the woman ask the man to do? A.Go to hospital . B.Lie down comfortably. C.Leave the football team. 听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。 10.What is the special price of a plane ticket? A.$100. B.$250. C.$500. 11.What do we know about the hotel? A.One must stay there over two days. B.It doesn’t offer special deals on Fri days. C.One has to pay a full price on Saturdays. 12.When will the speakers return from Mexico? A.On Sunday. B.On Saturday. C.On Monday. 听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。 13.What kind of food does the boy want to eat? A.Thai food. B.Italian food. C.Indian food. 14.What does the woman suggest the boy do? A.Cook the food by himself. B.Order the food online. C.Go to a restaurant. 15.Where are the speakers? A.In Thailand. B.In America. C.In India. 16.Whom may the woman ask for help? A.The boy’s brother. B.The boy’s uncle. C.The boy’s father. 听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。 17.Why does the speaker want to transfer to another class? A.To learn Spanish. B.To improve her English. C.To speak her native language. 18.How many Spanish are there in the evening class? A.One. B.Two. C.Six. 19.What do we know about the evening class? A.It starts at 6:30 pm. B.There’re 10 students in total. C.Two students gave up the class. 20.Why is it easy for the speaker to find her way to the new class? A.She is familiar with the room. B.She has known the class number. C.She knows the students in the class. Listening Test2 难度:★★★ 第一节听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1.What is the woman’s opinion on the research paper? A.It’s perfect. B.It needs revising. C.Its topic is too wide. 2.How will the woman go to the People’s Square? A.By bus. B.On foot. C.By subway. 3.What’s wrong with the man’s phone? A.It was out of service. B.It was set on silent mode. C.It was power off. 4.What will the speakers do today? A.Visit some tourist spots. B.Find a tour guide. C.Stay at the hotel. 5.Why didn’t Jack sleep well last night? A.He was awakened by the terrible noise. B.He met with a traffic accident. C.He had to work. 第二节听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。 6.What do we know about the zoo? A.It’s the largest one in the city. B.It will be rebuilt this year. C.It’s open to the public for free. 7.What animal does the woman want to see? A.Tigers. B.Camels. C.Monkeys. 听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。 8.Where are the speakers?
3: 1. Security Council 2. special fund; man-made 3. permanent members 4. closed-door 5. Goodwill Ambassador 6. urgent meeting; crisis 7. General Assembly; opened; action 8. antipoverty 9. Human Rights Committee; Red Cross 10. resolutions Section B: 1. C 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. B Task 1: 1. C 2. D Task 2: 1. F 2. T 3. T 4. T 5. F Item 1 1. Secretary General 2. Foreign Minister 3. won the support 4. succeed 5. informal ballots 6. veto 7. candidacy 8. unlikely 4 1. expressed concern 2. apologized remarks 3. denied charges warned 4. condemned 5. called for 6. threatened accused 7. deeply troubled 8. allegations baseless 9. reiterated 10. stressed the importance Section B Key 1.B 2.D. 3.A 4.D 5.C Item 2 Task1 1.F 2.F 3.F 4.T. 5.F Task2 1.embassy rejected linking it to 2.Iranian officials implicating bombings previous attacks 1.denying 2.halt oil sales 3.referred to 4.nuclear activities 5.Media 6. made that denial 7.reaction 8.French news agency 9.astonished 5 1.snowfalls Blizzards disrupted 2.worsening drought 3.Struck aftershocks 4.collapsed 5.Debris trapped crushed 6.Relief supplies devastating 7.Tornado Forecasters 8.Locusts 9.tropical storm hurricane 10.battling toxic spill spill 1.C 2.C 3.D 4.B 5.A Task1 TFTTT 1.Peruvian airliner crew members killing 2.An emergency landing 3.Foreign nationals Italian an American 4.52 survived at area hospitals 1.Apartment Building 2.Shortly after midnight 3.In a stairwell 4.Immigrants 5.Known 6.17,half 30 7.200 firefighters extinguish 8.Accidentally blaze catering mostly to killing Section A 1. Life expectancy 2.regulators; abortion 3.rabies 4. infected with; cases 5.bird flu; immune 6.outbreaks; borne 7.prescription medicines 8.AIDS 9.antiviral 10.Medicare 1. B 2.D 3.A 4.C 5.B Task 1 1~5. TTFFT 1. International conference; malaria; West African state; scientific findings 2. costs; in lost GDP 3. world ’s population; is transmitted 1. Formulate 2.Bird Flu 3.German 4.presence 5.wild swans 6.the Balkans 7.Turkey 8.toughen import bans 9.Dedicate 10.testing programs 11.to prevent transmission Interim quit post sworn step down named chief monarch reign resigned bribes tapped allegations nominated to take over replacing in the job in office Abdca FTTFF executive directors vote on a major hurdle have no objection traditionally Europe International Monetary Fund
Unit 6Public Health Section A warming up 1. life expectancy 2. regulators abortion 3. rabies 4. infected with cases 5. bird flu immune 6. outbreaks-borne 7. prescription medicines 8. AIDS 9. antiviral10. Medicare Section B 1. B Tapescript: 1. The problem of obesity is spreading into many different aspects of Americans ’ lives. Now researchers have confirmed that some children are so fat they can’ t fit into car safety seats designed fordski. 2. Two more Indian states have banned the sale of soft drinks produced by . giants Coca-cola and Pepsi-cola after a test by an environmental group showed high pesticide levels. This brings the total number of states to six where there is a partial or full ban of the soft drinks. 3.An Asian expert says disease and natural disasters may pose a great security threat to the region than conventional political conflicts. 4.The United Nations say opium cultivation in Afghanistan has declined for the first time since 2001 as tens of thousands of farmers have given up opium poppies for legal crops. 5.The authorities in Iran have warned that if the dangerously high level of air pollution in the capital‘’ Teheran continues, there could be thousandsiesof. casualt Section C Item 1 1. A Tapescript: The number of people infected with HIV, the virus that can lead to AIDS, is still rising and has passed 14 million worldwide for the first time. The United Nations said there had been five million new infections this year and warned that AIDS was outstripping global and national efforts to contain it. Sub-Saharan Africa remains the worst affected region. In Asia, where more than eight million people are infected, the UN says infection rates are rising sharply. It warned that Pakistan, in particular, was on the verge of a serious epidemic. Item 2 Task 11. T Task 2 1. international conference malaria West African state scientific findings in lost GDP 3. world population’s is transmitted Tapescript: The biggest ever international conference on malaria has begun in the West African state of Cameroon to discuss the latest scientific findings on the disease which kills more than million people worldwide each year. 75 percent of those victims are African children. Of the 2,000 delegates meeting in the capital Yaounde, 80% are from Africa. The disease costs the continent more than 12 billion dollars in lost GDP each year. The latest research suggests that 41% ofthe world ’ s population live in areas where malaria is transmitted. Item 3 1. Whether more than one food company is responsible for an outbreak of E. coli bacteria. 2. Bad spinach from Natural Selection foods 3. Earth Bound Farm 4. It has recalled the spinach. 5. get rid of any fresh spinach in bags or other containers. 6.
第六套 Questions 1 and 2 will be based on thefollowing news item. 1 A. Islamist militants are still in control of the town. B. French forces have entered the town. C. Islamist militants are attacking the airport. D. French forces are going to land at the airport. 2 A. To control Kidal airport. B. To protect the capital Bamako. C. To protect the town. D. To fight against Islamist militants. News Item One (1) French forces say they have entered Kidal in the north of Mali, (2) the last major town they have yet to secure in their drive against Islamist militants. French forces now control Kidal airport after a number of aircraft, including helicopters, landed there last night. Islamist militants were reported to have already left the town and it was unclear who was in charge. (2) France—the former colonial power in Mali—launched a military operation this month after Islamist militants appeared to be threatening the south. French army spokesman confirms that "French troops were deployed overnight in Kidal". One regional security source told the Press that French aircraft had landed at Kidal and that protection helicopters are in the sky. Kidal, 930 miles north-east of the capital Bamako, was until recently under the control of the Islamist militants. 1.What is the situation now in Kidal according to the news? 2.Why did the French launch the military operation? 参考答案： 【小题1】B 【小题2】C 习题解析： 【小题1】新闻开头提到French forces say they have entered Kidal in the north of Mali，指出 法国军方声称他们已经到达了马里的北部城镇基达尔，因而B项表述符合新闻原文，故选B。其他选项内容均与新闻内容不符，排除。 【小题2】本题考查法国发起此次军事行动的原因。新闻中提到法国发起此次军事行动是因为Islamist militants appeared to be threatening the south，即伊斯兰武装分子显现出对南部的 威胁，而新闻开头在提到法军已经进驻基达尔之后，对基达尔镇作进一步的说明中用了secure一词，故表明法国军队发起此次军事行动的目的在于保护基达尔镇，故选C。
英语新闻的听力方法
教你如何通过广播练英语听力 现在有很多朋友在练习英语听力时把英文广播作为练习材料，这对提高听力水平是一种很有效的方法，而且因为播音员的口音非常纯正，所以多听广播对培养英语语感很有帮助。在各种英文广播中英国广播公司（BBC）和美国之音（VOA）是最具代表性的。 但在实际的练习过程中有很多朋友会遇到这样的问题，即尽管可以听懂BBC和VOA播放的部分节目，但就是记不住所听到的内容。其实原因很简单，就是在听的过程中我们并没有时时刻刻高度集注意力。所以，如果你真的想记住你所听到的内容，那么： 1. 你要 确定你的兴趣是什么，它对你来说值不值得一听。 2. 真正用心听，集中精力听那些你想记忆的重要信息。 3. 不要把精力放在个别单词上，一定要听文章的全貌。只要你抓住了全文的意思，听不清或听不懂个别词也没关系。 4. 听完广播之后，立即做一做自我测试，检验你能回忆起多少听过的内容。 5. 把你从电台听到的东西向别人复述。 6. 找个朋友一起听。广播结束后，你和他可以谈谈所听的内容，看看你们听到的一不一样。 7. 如果你想隔较长时间再回忆你所听的内容，那么你最好把你所听的要点记录下来。 通过上面的种种方法，只要你能勤加练习就可以在短时间内突破广播英语，记住听完了以后一定要及时整理、检验你的成果，不能放到一边，否则你很难达到令你满意的水平。 听懂新闻英语的十大方法 （一）尽量先以自己熟悉的语言了解新闻内容 刚到ICRT 国内新闻中心上班的外籍记者，虽然多半中文程度并不差，但是有时候“新闻中文”并不强，在翻译或阅读一些中文的新闻稿时，虽然可以查单字，但要完全了解整体的意思，往往有些困难。发生这样的状况，我会建议他们先去看英文报纸的同样一则新闻，透过自己的母语，了解其中的来龙去脉，再回来看中文稿时，本来以为很复杂的内容，就变得简单多了。 同样的，在进行 当天的英文新闻学习前，先从中文的媒体了解当天主要 的国际或国内新闻内容，在听英文新闻时，就容易多了。当然，这是在学习期间，过了入门的阶段，就不需要了。 （二）掌握各类新闻英语的有限单字