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1997年6月
Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)
Section A
Directions:In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C), and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Example: You will hear:
You will read:
A) 2 hours.B) 3 hours.
C) 4 hours.D) 5 hours.
From the conversation, we know that the two were talking about some work they will start at 9 o’clock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. Therefore, D) “5 hours” is the correct answer. You should choose ［D］ on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the center.[WTBZ]
Sample Answer ［A］ ［B］ ［C］ ［D］
1.A) On Thursday night.
B) On Monday night.
C) On Friday morning.
D) On Thursday morning.
2.A) Try to help him find rooms in another hotel.
B) Check to see if there are any vacancies in her hotel.
C) Let him move to a room with two single beds.
D) Show him the way to Imperial Hotel.
3.A) Robust. B) Brave. C) Generous. D) Dangerous.
4.A) He loves his present job.
B) He is going to open a store.
C) He is about to retire.
D) He works in a repair shop.
5.A) She has confidence in him.
B) She has also won a scholarship.
C) She is surprised at the news.
D) She is not interested in the news.
6.A) His only son is dying.
B) His mother died some time ago.
C) He didn’t look after his sick wife.
D) He hasn’t taken good care of his son.
7.A) At the airport.
B) In a travel agency.
C) In a hotel.
D) At the reception desk.
8.A) He is not equal to the job.
B) He is not well paid for his work.
C) He doesn’t think the job is challenging enough.
D) He cannot keep his mind on his work.
9.A) The talks haven’t started yet.
B) The talks haven’t achieved much.
C) The talks have produced a general agreement.
D) The talks broke down and could go no further.
10.A) Help him to carry some luggage.
B) Get some travel information.
C) Tell him the way to the leftluggage office.
D) Look after something for him.
Section B
Directions: In this section,you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage,you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage one
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11.A) Crowded air traffic.
B) The large size of airplanes.
C) Mistakes by traffic controllers.
D) Bad weather.
12.A) They bumped into each other over a swimming pool.
B) They avoided each other by turning in different directions.
C) They narrowly escaped crashing into each other.
D) One plane climbed above the other at the critical moment.
13.A) To show the key role played by air traffic controllers.
B) To show the great responsibility shouldered by the pilots.
C) To give an example of air disasters.D) To show that air travel is far safer than driving a car.
Passage Two
Questions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.[WTBZ]
14.A) Her unique experience.
B) Her future prospects.
C) Her favourite job.
D) Her lonely life.
15. A) Authority.
B) A good relationship.
C) Good luck.
D) Independence.
16. A) She will live an empty life.
B) She will work in a bookstore.
C) She will remain single.
D) She will earn a lot of money.
17. A) She should find a good job.
B) She should open a small restaurant.
C) She should have more control over her life.
D) She should get married.
Passage Three
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
18.A) In daycare centres where little children were taken care of.
B) In areas in Chicago where poor people lived.
C) In places where hot lunch was provided for factory workers.
D) In schools where free classes were organised for young people.
19.A) For young people and adults.
B) For immigrants.
C) For factory workers.
D) For poor city children.
20.A) Jane Addams’ contributions to society.
B) Jane Addams’ struggle for women’s liberation.
C) Jane Addam’s life story.
D) Jane Addam’s responsibility for the poor.
答案与详解
1.A 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.A 6.D 7.B 8.C 9.B 10.D 11.C 12.C 13.A 14.B 15.D 16.C 17.D 18.B 19.D 20.A
1.【答案】 A
【分析】 本题为明示信息题，其难度在于四个选项中的名词都出现过，学生极易混淆。B项是艾迪先生去华盛顿的时间，C项是男士建议女士来拜访艾迪先生的时间，D项仅说对一半，因为艾迪先生是周四晚上而不是周四早上返回。因此，正确选项为A。
3.【答案】 B
【分析】 该题测试考生的推断能力，从第一句“Bill was a great guy”及后面他将孩子从河里救出的行为，只能用“brave”来概括他的性格。A项为“强壮的”之意。
4.【答案】 C
【分析】 本题要求考生根据隐含的信息，推测理解讲话人的意思。原句“我数着日子，等待退休”表明C项为正确答案。A、B和D项未提及。
9.【答案】 B
【分析】 本题测试考生的理解推测能力，传达隐含信息的关键句子是“They only seemed to have agreed to set another date for further talks.”其弦外之音为会谈已经开始，但既未取得一致意见又未完全破裂到无法继续会谈的地步。因此选项A、C、D都不对。
Passage One
【短文梗概】 这是一篇有关空中飞行的文章。空中旅行中的任何飞近机场的飞机都受机场调度员的指挥，他们出任何一点小错都有可能导致一场空难。这样的空难由于飞行调度员指挥失误最近就差点发生，所幸两架飞架在刹那间避开了，此时他们之间的相距不足一个大游泳池的宽度，这就是飞行危险逐年增加的一个例子。
11.【答案】 C
【分析】 本题考核理解重要的明示信息的能力，问的是哪种因素是危及飞行安全最严重的因素。短文第二段最后一句:Even a small mistake on their part could cause a disaster.接着就举了一个差点造成空难的指挥失误的例子，因此C为正确选项。文中提到每年有1000架飞机由指挥人员指挥，飞机多会造成指挥的难度，但它不是最主要的因素，文中也未重点讨论。
12.【答案】 C
【分析】 从短文第三段倒数第三句They avoided each other by the smallest part of a second 可推出C为正确选项。第三段的第一句Recently such a disaster almost happened 也提供了线索，表明A项不对，B和D项文中均未提及。
13.【答案】 A
【分析】 本题测试考生的综合概括能力。问题的答案虽然短文未直接提供，但是讲话者提出两架飞机的例子是在他指出Even a small mistake on their part (air traffic controllers) could cause a disaster 这一看法之后，因此，两架飞机差点出事的提及是为了说明调度员的重要性的。故A项对。B项文中未提及，C项不对，因为事实上空难并未发生，D项虽在文中开头提及过，但后面But there is a danger that grows every year一个转折词“but”告诉接下来文中讨论的主题是danger 问题，故D不对。
Passage Two
【短文梗概】 这是一篇近于谈话录的文章，通篇说话者说她未来的打算:她的工作，她的收入，她可能的家庭生活等。
14.【答案】 B
【分析】 本题为综合理解题，测试考生对短文中心思想的理解概括能力。从短文内容看，说话者主要围绕她未来要做的事；再从时态上看，通篇所用的主要是将来时态，故B项正确。A项文中未提，C和D都是文中内容的一个部分，单独一项不能构成答案。
15.【答案】 D
【分析】 明示细节题。从短文第五句 What I really want is …to be more independent than I’m now…to have more control over my own life 可得出正确答案D。
16.【答案】 C
【分析】 推理题。本题要求考生在理解全文的基础上推测出讲话者将来最可能做什么。从短文接尾部分But I won’t feel that my life is empty and meaningless if I’m still living alone 10 years…or even 20 years from now 可知说话者并不急于成家，并且还认为There’s nothing worse than a really bad relationship(没有什么比不幸的婚姻关系更糟糕的了)，因此C为正确选项。A与原文意思相反，B项与原文不符，D项虽在开头部分提到，但同时讲话者也认为这并不是重要的。
17.【答案】 D
【分析】 推测题。对话中谈到她的老母亲常说There is nothing like a good relationship这句话，其言下之意是她该结婚了，故D正确。
Passage Three
【短文梗概】 简·亚当斯出身于一个有教养的小康之家。她为穷人遭受的苦难而忧伤，因此，到芝加哥贫民窟生活，并为下层人民做了很多有益的事。此外，她还积极反对使用童工，反对战争，支持妇女获取投票权等。1931年，她因为对社会所做的巨大贡献而荣获诺贝尔奖。
18.【答案】 B
【分析】 信息明示题。短文第二句She was so distressed about the misery of poor people that she left her fine home to spend her life in the slums of Chicago直接提供了答案。
19.【答案】 D
【分析】 信息明示题。短文第一段最后一句…she initiated country vacation programs for poor city children 为考生直接提供了答案。但这也有一定难度，其难度在于A、B和C短文中都提及过，所以在听音中，捕捉并短时记住重要细节是必备的听力技能。给A项提供的是free class;给B项提供的是advice and help;而给C项提供的是hotlunch service,故D为正确选项。
20.【答案】 A。
【分析】 主旨题。 本文全文讲的是简·亚当斯为他人，为社会所做的贡献。文章最后一句Jane Addams was awarded the Nobel Prize for what she had done for society 是对全文画龙点睛的总结，故A为正确选项。D项内容虽然正确，但只是文中的一部分，也不是全文的中心；B项也只是她贡献中的一部分；C项不对，因文中主要并不是介绍她的生平，故听录音时考生应准确透彻地理解全文，不能只见树木不见森林。 | 
