Part III Listening Comprehension

Section A
11.A
W: These boxes are too heavy for me to move.
M: Here, I'll give you a hand with them.
Q: What does the man say about the boxes?
【听前预测】
1．四项均以he开头。
2．三项提及woman。
3．三项舍有表示帮助女士的词汇(help the woman，for the woman)。
结论：本题可能与男士帮女士做什么事情有关。
【解析】女士说箱子太重了，她自己搬不动，于是男士提出“I'll give you a hand with them．(我来帮你搬。)”考点为短语give sb．ahand，意为“帮某人的忙”。故答案为A。
12．B
M: Paul says he doesn't like television.
W: Yes, but he seems to spend a lot of time watching it, doesn'the?
Q: What does the woman think about Paul?
【听前预测】
1．四项均以he开头。
2．两项提及television。
结论：对话可能与男士和电视机有关。可能是“看电视”、“买电视”或者“修电视”。
【解析】男士说保罗不喜欢看电视，女士说可他总是花很多时间在看电视上，可见女士以为保罗很喜欢看电视。故选B。
13．D
W: You seem well prepared for the coming Spanish midterm test. I'mimpressed.
M: I'd better be prepared. I spent the last 48 hours cramming forit.
Q: What has the man been doing?
【听前预测】
1．两项与西班牙有关(Spain，Spanish)。
2．三项含有与学习有关的词汇(lessons，tests，students，studying)。
结论：对话可能谈论与西班牙有关的学习问题。
【解析】女士称赞男士似乎已经为西班牙语课的期中考试做好了充分的准备。男士说：“I’d better be prepared．I spent the last 48hours cramming for it．(我是准备好了。过去的48个小时，我一直在填鸭式地复习。)”cram一词为理解对话的难点，该词原指“填满，猛吃”，引申义为“死记硬背”，动词短语cram for意为“突击式、填鸭式地学习(尤指为了应考)”，故选D。该选项中的two days为原文中48 hours的同义替换。
14．A
W: Is it supposed to rain tomorrow?
M: If you believe the weather forecast, we'd better bring ourumbrellas.
Q: What does the man mean？
【听前预测】
1．两项以they开头。
2．两项含有与应该做某事有关的词汇(should，need to)。
3．三项含有与雨有关的词汇(rain，umbrella)。
结论：对话中的两人可能在谈论是否会下雨以及他们应该采取的措施。
【解析】女士问明天是否会下雨，男士回答说：“如果你相信天气预报的话，那就带上雨伞。”可见男士认为他们应该带上雨伞，以防下雨，故选A。
15．B
W: I will never go with Gary again. He could never remember wherehe parked his car.
M: That certainly sounds like Gary.
O: What do we know about Gary?
【听前预测】
1．四项均以he is开头。
2．四项均含有与人的性格特征有关的形容词(humorous，careless，thoughtful，helpful)。
结论：本题可能与对某位男士的性格评价有关。
【解析】女士说她再也不会和加里一起出门了，因为他永远都想不起来自己把车停在了哪儿，男士说：
“That certainly sounds like Gary．(这听起来倒像是加里的作风。)”可见加里一向粗心大意，故选B。
16．D
M: Your son certainly shows a lot of enthusiasm on the tenniscourt.
W: I only wish he'd show as much for his studies.
Q: What does the woman imply about her son?
【听前预测】
1．四项均以he开头。
2．两项舍有表示比较的词汇(better)。
3．两项含有与运动有关的词汇(court，tennis)。
4．两项含有与学习有关的词汇(student，academics)。
结论：对话可能与网球和学业有关，应注意辨别二者的关系。
【解析】男士说女士的儿子对闽球场表现出了极大的热情。女士说她希望她的儿子对于学习也有同样的热情，意指他对学业没有那么感兴趣，故选D。
17．C
W: Look outside and see how beautiful the snow is !
M: So we did get snow after all.
Q: What had the man assumed?
【听前预测】
1．三项提及snow，一项提及cold weather。
2．三项含有would。
结论：本题可能与下雪的天气有关，并可能涉及过去的某种猜测。
【解析】女士说：“看外面，雪多漂亮!”男士回答说：“Sowe did get Snow after all．（我们终究还是看到下雪了。)”题目问男士原本是怎么以为的，从男士的回答可以看出他此前还以为他们看不到下雪了，
故选C。
18．D
W: Has the technician called about the repairs yet?
M: When he does, I'll have you talk to him.
Q: What does the man mean?
【听前预测】
1．两项以the woman开头。
2．两项提及technician，
3．两项台有与修理有关的词汇(make the repairs,to be repaired)。
结论：对话可能谈论请维修工修理东西的事情。
【解析】女士问：“维修工有没有来电话说关于维修的事情?”男士回答说：“他打电话来的时候，我会让你跟他说的。”可见男士的意思是修理工还没有打电话来，故选D。
Conversation One
W: I've been reading about a new healthfulsnack food. [19] It's made from fish. Have you heard anything about it?
M: No, I haven't. [19] But I don't likefish very much anyway.
W: Not to worry. Although it's madeprimarily from fish, it actually doesn't have a fishy taste. In fact it can be flavoredwith tomato, cheese, or chocolate for instance.
M: [19] How could it not taste fishy? Doyou know how this snack food is made?
W: First, the fish is minced, cooked andfermented, then water and starch are added to make a dough.
M: It sounds awful.
W: Actually the dough is very bland at thatpoint. So the flavorings are added to give it some taste.
M: Well, it still sounds a little strange.[20] But I suppose this product will at least be low calorie and high, protein,like a health food.
W: Yes, you could call it that. And it hasa long shelf life, sp it won't spoil quickly. It is also easy to digest and canbe made from types of fish that usually aren't eaten or from high grade fishbyproducts.
M: Have you got any samples? I might bewilling to try the cheese-flavored variety.
W: No. [21] None of these seems to beavailable yet. As I understand it, this fish snack food probably won't be in thestores for another couple of years. So you have a while to get used to thewhole idea.
M: A couple of years, ha? It may just takeme that long, but thanks for telling me about it.
19. What seems to surprise the man aboutthe new product?
20. What would be a good reason for buyingthe product?
21. When will the new product be available?
19．D
【听前预测】
1．三项以its开头。
2．三项含有与性状有关的词汇(colors，texture，ingredient)。
结论：本题可能与菜事物的特征有关。
【解析】女士向男士谈及一种新的健康食品，是用鱼肉做成的。男士次听说，但对这种新产品的反应是他不喜欢鱼．因此不会太喜欢。接着女士向他解释说这种食品虽然是由鱼制成的，但并没有鱼味，而是添加了多种口味，如：西红柿、奶酪、巧克力等等。男士随后提出的问题是“How could it not其言观其行taste fishy?”可见男士对制成这种新产品的原料为好奇，故选D。
20．B
【听前预测】
1．四项均以its开头。
2．四项均含有形容词(low，good．wide，high)。
3，四项均为正面评价。
结论：本题可能考查某事物的优点。
【解析】在女士向男士介绍了这种食品的做法之后，男士说它听起来仍然有点奇怪，但他认为这种食品至少是低热量、高蛋白的(low calorie and high protein)。可见这种食品的卖点之一在于它的营养价值，故选B。
21．C
【听前预测】
1．四项均以in开头。
2．四项均表示一段时间。
结论：本题可能考查时间间隔，应注意听与时间有关的信息。
【解析】在听了女士的介绍之后，男士表示对奶酪口味的比较有兴趣，这时女士说“None ofthese seems to be available yet．(无论哪种口味目前都还没有上市。)”想要买到的话可能还要等几年。选项C中的several years是对原文中another couple of years的同义转述，故选C。
Conversation Two
M: Hello.
W: Hello, this is Emily Wood. May I speakto Robert Gilbank please?
M: Hi, Emily, it's Robert. What can I dofor you?
W: Well, I'm calling about the theatergroup I belong to, the Princeton Players. We are looking for more people to joinus, especially men. [22] And I thought you might be interested.
M: Oh, gosh, [22] you know how much I loveacting, [24] but I'm taking some very hard courses. I might be able to learn mypart, but I would hardly have time to come to the rehearsals.
W: Well, actually, [23] we rehearse onlyone night a week, Thursdays from seven to ten, though we would have to put inextra time before performance.
M: Only once a week, you say. Well, couldyou give me some time to think it over?
W: Sure, but look, 1251 why don't you comeand watch our rehearsal next Thursday? I think you will like the way we work.When you see how much fun it is, you will want to join right away.
M: [25] Okay, I'll come to a rehearsal, butI can't promise more than that.
W: Great. I'll give you a call on Wednesdayto remind you. Talk to you then, bye now.
M: Bye, Emily.
22. Why does Emily invite Robert to join inthe theater group?
23. How often does the group rehearse?
24. Why does Robert ask for time to thinkabout whether he will join the group?
25. What does Emily expect Robert to do?
22．C
【听前预测】
1．三项含有he，一项含有his。
2．三项含有与表演有关的词汇(actors，acting，actingjob)。
结论：对话可能与男士及表演有关。
【解析】女士给男士打电话，邀请他加入剧团，因为女士觉得男士可能会比较感兴趣。对此男士的回答是“0h．gosh，you know how much I love acting．(哦，天哪，你知道我有多喜欢表演。)”可见，埃米莉邀请罗伯特加入剧团正是因为她知道罗伯特喜欢表演。
23．A
【听前预测】
1．两项以every开头。
2．两项以aweek结尾。
3．四项都是表示频率的短语。
结论：本题可能与某件事发生的频率有关。
【解析】动词rehearse意为“排练”，其名词形式为rehearsal。本题问的是埃米莉所在的剧团多久会进行一次排练。对话中明确提到，她们每周只在周四晚7点到10点排练一次，可见选项A所说的“one night aweek(每周一次)”是正确的。选项C具有一定的迷惑性，因为对话中的确提到了Thursday，但该选项所说的every other Thursday意思是“每隔一周的周四”，故表述不正确。
24．B
【听前预测】
1.三项以he开头．一项以his开头。
2．三项含有与时问有关的词汇(schedule，time)。
结论：本题可能考查与男士的时间安排有关的内容。
【解析】在女士邀请男士的时候，男士回答说他的确很喜欢表演，但之后又提到“but I'mtaking some very hard courses．(我选了一些非常难的课程。)”可见男士由于学业繁重无法分太多的精力给剧团活动，
故选B。
25．C
【听前预测】
1．四项均以动词原形开头(see，learn，enjoy，pick)。
2．两项以时间结尾(Wednesday，Thursday)。
3．两项含有与表演有关的词汇(part，rehearsal)。
结论：衣题可能考查在未来某一时间要做的事情。
【解析】男士无法立即作出决定，于是女士建议男士周四先去看看她们排练，当他发现其中的乐趣之后，自然会决定加入。可见，女士希望男士会喜欢剧团的排练，从而成为剧团的一员，故本题选C。
Section B
Passage One
【听力原文】
Goodafternoon1. I'm Celia Kim, housing director here at the university. [26] I'mvisiting all the dormitories this week to inform students about check-outprocedures. I know you have a lot on your minds with finals coming up, butthere are a few things you need to be aware of as you prepare to leave forvacation. This dormitory will be closed during the summer months and willreopen on September 1st. You must vacate your room by June 3rd, Even if you'reregistered for classes during the summer, you must leave this dorm by June 3rd.If this poses a problem for you, you should contact my office as soon aspossible. You should remember to turn in your room key before you leave.Failure to return your key can result in a 20-dollar fine.[27] You must alsomake sure that all of your personal property has been cleared out of your room.[28]I'11 be passing out a form for you to fill out concerning the condition ofyour room. You should report on the form any damage to your room which hasoccurred over the last year, such as holes in the room's walls, doors, windowsor cabinets. That way, our summer maintenance crew will know where to makerepairs before the next school year starts. If you have any questions duringthe next few days, please ask your resident advisors or call my office. Nowplease take one of the forms as they are passed around.
26. What does the speaker mainly discuss?
27. Before leaving their dorm rooms, whatmust the students do?
28. What must students report on the forms?
【整体预测】
快速浏览各题选项，根据summer vacation、housing office、resident advisers、repair、damage等关键词推测，该短文与学生宿舍的暑期安排有关，可能涉及一些维修事宜。具体内容需要进一步留意文中细节。
16. D
【解题思路】四项均为名词短语，相互之间关联度不高，且该题目为此段短文的题，因此很可能考查短文的主旨。
【解析】讲话者在开头就进行了自我介绍，表明自己是“housing director hereat the university(大学的住宿主管)，其讲话内容也围绕学生宿舍在暑期的各项管理规定展开，可见该短文的主旨是暑期前的各项退宿手续，故选D。check-out意为“离开房间；退房结账”，其反义短语为“check-in(办理入住；登记，报到)”。
27．C
【解题思路】
1．四项均以动词原形开头(register，repair，remove，call)。
2．三项属于学生可能需要做的事情(register for summer school，remove personalproperty，call the housing office)。
结论：本题可能考查学生需要做的事情，应留意与动作有关的信息。
【解析】本题是问学生在离开宿舍前必须要做的事情。housing director重点强调了三件事情：一是学生必须在6月3日之前搬离宿舍，如有困难，需与宿管部门联系；二是学生在离校之前要交出钥匙；三是要确保将自己的个人财物带出自己的房间。没有选项提及搬离或交钥匙的事情，故正确答案只能是C。
28．B
【解题思路】
1．四项均为名词性短语。
2．两项含有与假期有关的词汇(summer addresses，leave)，分别涉及地点和时间。
结论：应注意听与假期有关的名词，可能是需要听众提供某种信息。
【解析】本题是问学生在表格里应该填写什么信息。讲话者提到，学生需要填写一个关于房间状况的表格，写明在过去的一年当中房屋设施有哪些损坏，比如墙、门、窗、柜子等等，故选B。
Passage Two
【听力原文】
Goodevening. I am doctor Winkle, saying hello to you from the school radio station.Do you have trouble sleeping at night? Tossing and turning in your bed can be avery painful experience. Then maybe this is for you. [29] When you worry aboutneeding sleep and twisting around, trying to find a comfortable position,you're probably only making matters worse. What happens is that your heart rateactually increases, making it more difficult to relax. You may also have somebad habits that contribute to the problem.[30]Do you rest frequently during theday? Do you get virtually no exercise, or do you exercise strenuously late inthe day?
Do you think about sleeping a lot orsleeping late on weekends? Any or all of these factors might be leading to yourinsomnia by disrupting your body's natural rhythm. What should you do then onthose sleepless nights? [31] Don't bother with sleeping pills. They canactually cause worse insomnia later. The best thing to do is to drink milk oreat cheese or tuna fish. They are all rich in the amino acid that helps producein the brain a neurotransmitter that induces sleep. This neurotransmitter willhelp you relax, and you'll be on the way to get a good night's sleep. Untiltomorrow's broadcast, this has been another in the series "Hints for GoodHealth" by Doctor Winkle.
29. What happens when you turn and twist toget comfortable?
30. What sometimes causes people to havetrouble sleeping?
31. What does the speaker say aboutsleeping pills?
【整体预测】
快速浏览各题选项，根据其中的关键词relax、sleep、sleeping、rest、evening、going to bed、lose sleep,take naps等推测，该短文很可能谈论的是与睡眠有关的话题，具体细节需要进一步分析各个选项。
29.B
【解题思路】
1．四项均为句子。
2．三项含有与睡眠、休息有关的词汇(relax，sleep，sleeping)。
3．四项均提及第二人称(your，you)。
结论：本题可能考查对睡眠情况的描述，从句式来看，可能是谈到某种影响。
【解析】短文在开始部分提到，如果担心自己难以入睡，一直辗转反侧试图找一个舒服的姿势的话，你很可能只会使情况更糟，因为这时候心率会加快，从而使人更难以放松、入睡，故选B。
30．C
【解题思路】
1．四项均为名词短语。
2．两项含有与缺少有关的词汇(failure，lack)。
3．三项含有与睡眠、休息有关的词汇(rest，sleep，going tobed)。
结论：本题可能是问什么因素会导致失眠。
【解析】短文提到，“可能还有其他一些不好的习惯会导致失眠。你白天是不是经常休息?你是不是一点都不锻炼?抑或是你很晚的时候还做剧烈运动?你周末的时候是不是想多睡一会或睡懒觉?其中任何一个因素或者所有这些因素都可能导致失眠，因为它们会打乱你身体的自然节奏。”将各选项中的叙述与短文提及的内容比对即可得出正确选项为C。D(睡前吃奶酪)在后文中虽有提及，但却属于有助于睡眠的做法。
31．A
【解题思路】
1．三项以they开头，需先判定they的指代对象。
2．三项含有与产生影响有关的动词(cause，help，make)。
结论：本题可能考查某种东西会产生何种影响。
【解析】题干问讲话者(即温克尔博士)对于安眠药持怎样的观点。温克尔博士提到：“当晚上失眠的时候，你应该做些什么呢?不要吃安眠药，因为安眠药会引起以后更糟糕的失眠。是喝点牛奶，吃些奶酪或者金枪鱼。”故选A，
Passage Three
【听力原文】
[32]We've just discussed how most snakes move,but there are some notable exceptions. One is the snake called the"American side-winder". From its name, you can probably guess that itmoves sideways rather than in a straight line. This is because it lives in thedesert where the sand slips and slides. [33] With nothing firm to push againstfor traction, the side-winder has had to adapt its way of movement to theshifting sand. It pushes against the sand with the entire side of its body, andthen move sideways or sidesteps. Think about how a skier climbs a slope onskies. The skier places the skies at an angle of approximately 90 degrees tothe direction of movement. The skier then moves each ski by taking a step tothe side up the slope. The side-winder snake moves in much the same manner. Itlays its body at about 60 degree angle to the direction in which it wants togo. By doing this, the snake has more sand to push against. Then it points itshead in the direction it wants to go and leaps to a parallel spot. Contractionsdown the length of the snake's body three the remainder of the body to follow.[34] If you see the tracks left by a side-winder in loose sand, you'll see aseries of paralleled lines. [35] An added advantage gained from this method ofmoving may be that the snake's body is kept cooler by the breaking of contactwith the hot sand during its leaps.
32. What is the main topic of the talk'?
33. Why does the side-winder move the wayit does?
34. What do the side-winder's tracks looklike?
35. What may be a special advantage of theside-winder's method of moving?
【整体预测】
快速浏览各题选项，根据其中的关键词sand、animals、desert、snake、way of movingenemies、lines、itself等推测，本文很可能与沙漠中动物的生活习性有关，需重点关注与蛇、移动路线有关的信息。
32．C
【解题思路】
1．四项均为名词性短语，且相互之间关联度不高。
2．两项含有与沙漠有关的词汇(sand，desert)。
结论：本题可能考查短文的主旨。
【解析】讲话者在开头处就提到：“刚刚我们已经讲了大多数蛇的移动方式，但是还有一些明显的特例American side．winder(北美斜行蛇)就是其中的一种。”接下来，讲话者详细介绍了这种蛇的移动方式故选C。
33．B
【解题思路】四项均为以to开头的不定式短语，而不定式短语通常可以表示目的。因此本题很可能考查某种做法的目的是什么。
【解析】题干问这种斜行蛇为什么要这样移动，短文中提到：“With  nothing firm to push against for traction．the side—winder has had to adapt its way of movemtent to theshifting sand．(由于找不到坚硬的东西来提供支撑摩擦力，斜行蛇只能使其移动的方式适应松软的细沙环境。)”接着，讲话者将这种蛇的移动方式与滑雪者的行进路线进行了类比，故选B。
34．D
【解题思路】
1．四项均以lines结尾。
2．修饰lines的均为表示形状的形容词(wavy，circular，perpendicular，parallel)。
结论：本题可能考查这种蛇移动路线的具体形状，需重点关注与lines有关的内容。
【解析】短文中明确提到，如果你观察斜行蛇在细沙中留下的痕迹，就会发现它的行迹是平行线的形状，故选D。其他三项wavy(波浪形)、circular(圆形)、perpendicular(垂直线形)均未提及，可以排除
35．A
【解题思路】
1．四项均为名词短语。
2．三项以比较级开头(lower，greater，wider)。
3．四项均含有与动物的生理状态有关的词或短语(body temperatures．energy consumption，conceal itself vsion)。
结论：本题可能考查斜行蛇特殊的移动方式对于其在沙漠中的生存有什么好处
【解析】讲话者在结尾处指出，这种移动方式在行进的过程中有短时离开地面的对候，因此能够使斜行蛇在灼热的沙漠里保持较低的体温，故选A。
Section C
【听力原文】
The northern Italian city of Milan bannedall traffic from its streets for 10hours on Sunday in an attempt to reducesmog.
The measure which was first[36] imposed ona trial basis in the year 2007 is triggered whenever pollution[37 ] exceeds thestatutory limit for 12 consecutive days.
Satellite [38] imgery shows Milan to be oneof the most polluted cities in Europe. An [39] estimated 120,000 vehicles willbe affected by the move, according to the major daily newspaper in the city.
The most polluting [40] vehicles have beenbanned from driving through the city center since Thursday. But on Sunday,there was supposed to be no traffic between 8:00 and 18:00.
The ban is imposed when pollution exceeds50 [41] micrograms of particulates per [42] cubic meter of air over 12 days.The last time the full ban was in force was in February.
The move is not popular with all [431environmentalists, who argue that [441 the city's public transport systemshould be improved to discourage people from using their ears. Local GreenParty councilor Enrico Fedrighini said [45] cars with three or four peopleinside should be offered free parking, for example. "One or two car-freeSundays each month will not do anything to tackle the smog crisis," hetold the daily newspaper in the city.
Public transport was to be bolstered duringthe day, [46] with an extra metro trains and buses operating.
36．impose实行，实施40．vehicle车辆
37．exceed超过41．microgram微克
38．imagery图像42．Cubic立方的
39．estimate估计，估算43．environmentalist环境学家

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