Section A
Directions:In section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1.W: Can you describe what you do?
M: I wash office building windows. I go high up in the basket to reach the windows.
Q: What is the man's job?
A.A basketball player.
B.A laundry worker.
C.A window washer.
D.A rock climber
【答案】C. A window washer.
【解析】这是一道事实细节题。从对话中可知,男士清洗办公楼的窗户。所以选项为C,他是个窗户清洁工。关键词句:I wash office building windows;to reach the window.
2.M: Should we go out or eat in tonight?
W: I am too tired to do any cooking.
Q: What does the woman imply?
A.She is not hungry.
B. She wants to cook.
C. She is not tired.
D.She wants to dine out.
【答案】D. She wants to dine out.
【解析】这是一道推理题。从对话可知,女士说太累了一点儿也不想做饭,可推测她想出去吃。所以答案是D。dine out 表示出去吃饭。关键词:too tired to do any cooking. 注意too…to表示“太……而不能……”。
3.M: Hi, Grace. Tell me something about your hometown.
W: It's so beautiful and peaceful. But it's really far away from everything.
Q: What does the woman think of her hometown?
A.Promising
B.Isolated
C.Crowded
D.Modern
【答案】B. Isolated.