Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Section A
1. A) At Anne’s Clothing Store. B) Inside a shopping center. C) At a downtown street. D) In a suburban residential district.
2.A)He was fired from his job. B)He was warned about being more on. C)The management cut his working hours. D)He was promoted.
3. A) They are at a violin shop. B) They are at a circus. C) They are at a concert. D) They are inside a movie theatre.
4. A) She didn’t go to work this morning. B) She was injured and had to go to the hospital. C) She talked with the boss in the morning. D) The traffic delayed her.
5. A) Seven o’clock. B) Seven thirty. C) Eight o’clock. D) Eight thirty.
6. A) Sending the next package earlier. B) Waiting patiently. C) Using air freight. D) Looking for the package.
7. A) She thinks that he should plan carefully. B) She thinks that he should buy a convertible. C) She thinks that he should ask Barbara for advice. D) She wants him to manage her money.
8. A)He was furious with his boss. B)He was always late to work. C)His daughter was sick and that made him late for work. D)He prepared a financial report incorrectly.
9. A) Natalie already knows about the surprise party. B) Eugene and Natalie are not good friends. C) Eugene will probably tell Natalie about the party. D) Eugene won’t tell Natalie about the party.
10.A) He is questioning whether or not to take a break. B) He is discussing his plan to plant a tree. C) He is mentioning a car accident. D) He is talking about a fight.
Section B Passage One Questions 11 to 14 are based on the following passage:
11.A) A victim. B) A police detective.C) A robber. D) A pet bird.
12.A) She recognized the robbers.B) She knew the robbers’ names. C) She found the stolen property.D) She reported the robbery.
13.A) Two. B) Twenty-six.C) Twenty-eight. D) Thirty.
14.A) Baby— the Parrot Detective.B) An Amazon Parrot. C) Rising Crime Rates in American Society.D) How to Protect Your House.
Passage Two Questions 15 to 17 are based on the following passage:
15.A) The man’s professor.B) The man’s roommate. C) A neighbor.D) The man’s brother.
16.A) He is too sloppy.B) He borrows Colin’s things. C) He brings guests over to the apartment.D) He doesn’t use the kitchen enough.
17.A) Try to talk to Colin.B) Go home for a week. C) Wait till the end of this week.D) Have a room change immediately.
Passage Three Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage:
18.A) A delicate art. B) A religion. C) An exact science. D) A way of life.
19.A) His general health will benefit greatly. B) He will begin to breathe more regularly. C) His flexibility will decrease. D) He will lose weight readily.
20.A) Begin breathing through the nostrils. B) Slow down somewhat, but continue straining. C) Stop the particular exercise at once. D) Close his mouth immediately.
听力原文：
Section A 1.M: May I ask where Anne’s Clothing Store is located? W: Of course. Just keep walking down for another 3 blocks and it’ll be on your right between the post office and the courthouse. Q: Where is this dialogue occurring? 2.M: I came as soon as you called. Is there a problem? W: Yes, Mr. Chu. You must begin getting to the office on time, or we will no longer need your service here. Q: What happened to Mr. Chu? 3.M: The violin sounds awful. W: I know. I wish we could get a refund. This performance is the worst I’ve ever been to. Q: Where are these people talking? 4.W: If the traffic wasn’t held up for so long, I would have been to class by ten o’clock. M: It’s too bad you didn’t make it. The professor was looking for you all morning. Q: What happened to the woman? 5.W: I hate the way the trains run in this city. I’ve been waiting here for almost a half hour. M: It’s almost eight o’clock, so we should be on our way soon. Q: When did the woman begin waiting for the train? 6.M: I sent the package over 10 days ago and it still hasn’t arrived. W: Maybe you should send the next one by air. Q: What does the woman suggest? 7.M: I wish I could be the person driving that new Cadillac instead of Barbara. W: Well, if you would budget your money more carefully, this wouldn’t be a problem. Q: How does the woman feel about the man? 8.M: I was so disappointed to hear that Jim lost his job. I know that his daughter was sick last month, so he was always late to work. W: Oh, that wasn’t it. Jim made a big error in this week’s accounting. The boss was furious. Q: Why was Jim fired? 9.M: Maybe it wasn’t a good idea to tell Eugene about the surprise party for Natalie this Friday. W: I’m not worried. He promised not to tell and he doesn’t make promises lightly. Q: What does the man mean? 10.M: Then what did you do? W: Then I hit the brakes and swerved to the left to avoid hitting the tree. Q: What is the man talking about? Section B Passage One For centuries, parrots have been prized pets because of their strange talent for imitating human speech. They are able to hear vocal ranges, memorize the tones, and then repeat what they have heard. Often this skill is used to entertain people. But recently, an Amazon parrot, named Baby, was able to put this ability to work by helping police break up a gang of burglars responsible for over $50,000 in property theft. Baby helped the police to identify the gang of thieves. A recent robbery victim reported to the Baytown, Texas police that her parrot, Baby started acting strangely and saying new phrases after the robbery. Before the robbery, Baby had only a twenty-eight vocabulary; afterwards, the bird started saying the additional phrases “Come back, Robert!” and “Come here, Ronnie!”. The police detectives were delighted. Although one man had already been arrested, Ronnie and Robert were the names of their two top suspects who were believed to have aided the first man. Under questioning, this suspect explained what had happened. When the robbers entered the house, they heard Baby talking and thought that someone was home. Ronnie and Robert began running away, while the third man yelled for them to come back. Baby remembered this incident and recorded their voices in her memory. 11.Who is Baby? 12.How did Baby help the police? 13.How many words was Baby able to say before the robbery? 14.Which of the following would be the best title for this talk? Passage Two I ’m having problems living with Colin. We’ve barely spoken to each other in a month, and when we do, it’s to fight. It started when we first moved in. I had a lot of things, and Colin wasn’t thrilled. He’s not easy to please, you know. I put all my stuff in the closet in the kitchen. This made him really upset because he wanted to put his surfing gear in there. What’s more, I like a neat, orderly apartment, but Colin is so carefree. His part of the apartment is always a mess. That’s ok if he’s just messy in his room, but we also share living space, such as the kitchen, living room, bath etc. I have tried talking to him about this, but then he starts yelling at me about how my friends are always coming over when he has a lot of work to do. I don’t know what to do. The head resident promised to talk to Colin. I will see how it goes. If I still have a problem at the end of week, I will ask for a room to change. 15.Who is Colin? 16.Why does Colin get angry with the narrator? 17.What will the narrator probably do? Passage Three Yoga becomes very popular nowadays, but it is important that we understand a few facts about it. First of all, it is not a religion. Yoga is a way of life and can serve only to improve your present way of life. Yoga is an exact science and a delicate art. Secondly, be as mechanical as possible. Never strain or pull too much. Forcing will cause your body to resist and will actually slow down or even prevent your progress. Go gently. Stretch up to the point where it would start to hurt, then stop immediately. The key is the proper breathing through the nostrils with the mouth shut. Usually it is best to practise alone in a room with fresh air, wearing little or no clothing. Never practise on a full stomach because an empty stomach permits greater flexibility. Exercise will benefit your general health. Yoga cannot add or reduce pounds from your figure; only eating less or more food can do that. Always remember that diet affects weight, while exercise affects shape. Neither can do the job of the other.
18.According to the speaker, what is one thing that yoga should not be classified as? 19.What happens if a person practises yoga on a full stomach? 20.When a person practising a particular yoga exercise has stretched his body to a point where it starts to hurt, what should he do?
听力答案与详解 Part Ⅰ Section A
1.【答案】C。 【试题分析】判断推理题。 【详细解答】男士问Anne’s服装店在哪儿，女士说再走三个街区，在街道右边，邮局和法院中间。由此可见，他们在商业区的街道上。 2.【答案】B。 【试题分析】判断推理题。 【详细解答】男士（即Mr. Chu）问有什么问题，女士要求他以后一定要准时到办公室，不然将不再需要他在这儿工作。关键词是“or”（否则） 和“will”，表示一种警告。 3.【答案】C。 【试题分析】细节推理题。 【详细解答】男士说小提琴声很难听，女士表示同意，并说应该退款（refund），因为这是她听过的最差的音乐表演了。关键词是performance，由该词可推断出对话者听音乐会。 4.【答案】D。 【试题分析】判断推理题。 【详细解答】女士说要不是交通堵塞，她可以10点钟就赶到教室的。男士说她没能赶到很遗憾，教授一个上午都在到处找她呢。关键句型是虚拟语气句“If ... I could have...”，表示“如果… 我本可以…”，而实际未能做到。 5.【答案】B。 【试题分析】细节考察题。 【详细解答】女士说她等火车已经等了快半小时了，男士安慰她说快八点了，就要坐上火车了。两个时间一计算，即可推断出女士是七点半左右开始等车的。 6.【答案】C。 【试题分析】判断推理题。 【详细解答】男士说10天前寄的包裹到现在都没到，女士委婉地建议下一次应该用航空方式邮寄。关键词是“by air”，这儿的意思是通过航空途径。 7.【答案】A。 【试题分析】细节考察题。 【详细解答】男士说希望开那辆新卡迪拉克的人是自己而不是巴巴拉，女士说要是他能更有计划地用钱，那就不成问题。关键词是“budget”，意思是“按照预算来安排，计划使用”。 8.【答案】D。 【试题分析】判断推理题。 【详细解答】男士说Jim丢了工作让他很失望，他听说最近Jim的女儿病了，所以他总迟到。女士纠正说Jim丢工作是因为他的会计工作出了大错，让老板很恼火。关键词是“make a big error in accounting”。 9.【答案】D。 【试题分析】判断推理题。 【详细解答】男士说也许不该把星期五将要为Natalie举行的意外惊喜晚会(surprise party)告诉Eugene，女士说她不担心，因为Euene许诺不会先告诉Natalie，而Eugene不是一个轻易许诺的人。关键词是“do not make promises lightly”，意为“不轻易许诺”，即一言九鼎，说话算数。 10.【答案】C。 【试题分析】判断推理题。 【详细解答】从关键词“hit the brake”（踩刹），“swerve to the left”（向左急转）,” avoid hitting the tree”（避免撞上树）得知对话是关于车辆驾驶中的紧急情况的。 Section B Passage One
内容概要:本段听力材料是关于一只聪明的鹦鹉帮助警察破案，抓住抢劫犯的故事。抢劫犯在抢劫过程中听到鹦鹉的声音，以为有人来了，于是互相叫着名字逃跑，鹦鹉记住了犯人的名字，帮助警察找到了罪犯。 11.【答案】D。 【试题分析】细节考察题。 【详细解答】原文中说“a parrot named Baby”，而鹦鹉是一种宠物鸟。 12.【答案】B。 【试题分析】细节推理题。 【详细解答】鹦鹉在抢劫案后突然多会了两个词组，里面包含了抢劫犯的名字，从而引起了主人的注意，帮助警察找到了罪犯。 13.【答案】C。 【试题分析】细节考察题。 【详细解答】原文中说鹦鹉原来的词汇量是28个，“a twenty-eight vocabulary”。 14.【答案】A。 【试题分析】综合判断题。 【详细解答】综合全文来看，这篇材料主要是关于这只鹦鹉如何帮助警察抓住罪犯，所以叫鹦鹉侦探比较合适。 Passage Two 内容概要: 本段听力材料是一个学生的自述，讲述他和室友的矛盾。矛盾开始于他将物品放在厨房的柜子里，而室友也想把滑水用具放在柜子里。他还抱怨室友把房间弄得很乱，室友则对他把许多朋友带回宿舍很不满。 15.【答案】B。 【试题分析】判断推理题。 【详细解答】由文中的相关词“move in, apartment, a room change”可推断出他们是同屋室友。 16.【答案】C。 【试题分析】细节考察题。 【详细解答】原文中说“Colin starts yelling at me about how my friends are always coming over when he has a lot of work to do”，Colin说在他很忙的时候叙述者总有朋友到宿舍来，由此可得出答案C。 17.【答案】C。 【试题分析】判断推理题。 【详细解答】原文说宿舍管理老师(head resident)答应跟Colin谈一谈，“I will see how it goes. If I still have a problem at the end of week, I will ask for a room change.”所以叙述者将等到周末，如果无法解决问题，他将要求换宿舍。 Passage Three 内容概要: 本段听力材料是对瑜珈的介绍，提到要正确认识瑜珈需要注意的几点，包括：瑜珈不是宗教；练瑜珈时要注意技巧，注意呼吸、穿着等等；瑜珈不等同于减肥。 18.【答案】B。 【试题分析】判断推理题。 【详细解答】原文中说“Yoga is not a religion”，所以瑜珈不能归为宗教。 19.【答案】A。 【试题分析】判断推理题。 【详细解答】原文中说“an empty stomach permits greater flexibility”，空腹增加身体的灵活性，由此推断出过饱会降低灵活度。 20.【答案】C。 【试题分析】细节考察题。 【详细解答】原文中说“Stretch up to the point where it would start to hurt, then stop immediately”，即拉升到疼痛的时候应立即停止。
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