Part ⅠListening Comprehension
Section A
1. M: Are you ready to order now?
W: Yes. I’ll have some salad, roast beef, and mashed potatoes.
Q: What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?
【答案】C
【题型】推断题
【解析】题目问的是谈话者之间是什么关系。男士询问女士是否准备好点菜 了，女士回答说她要点沙拉、烤牛排和土豆 泥。由此可见，男士是服务员，女士是顾客。故选C。
2. W: It’s a miracle that Frank came out of the accident alive.
M: That’s true. His car is a total loss, you know.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
【答案】D
【题型】细节题
【解析】题目问的是从对话中能得到什么结论。对话中女士提到，弗兰克能够在那次车祸中幸存下来真是个奇迹。故选D。
3. W: Have you received the money from the insurance company to cover the damage of your car?
M: Not yet. But I think it will come within a few days.
Q: What happened to the man’s car?
【答案】D
【题型】推断题
【解析】题目问的是男士的车怎么了？女士询问男士有没有收到保险公司给他报销车损的钱，男士说还没有，不过应该过几天就到账了。由此推断，男士的车被损坏了。故选D。
4. M: Jane, let’s go swimming.
W: Swim? Are you joking? We have an exam tomorrow, and I must prepare for it.
Q: What does the woman mean?
【答案】D
【题型】推断题
【解析】题目问的是女士的话是什么意思？对话中女士表示很惊奇，因为第二天就要考试了，她要复习准备，可以推断出她没时间游泳。 故选D。
5. W: Would you like to see the menu?
M: No, thank you. I know what I want to order.
Q: Where is the man now?
【答案】C
【题型】推断题
【解析】题目问的是男士现在在哪？关键词在“menu”，可知男士应在餐馆点餐。 故选C。
Section B
Conversation 1
W: Hello, ABC Company. May I help you?
M: Hello. This is Li Ming. May I speak to Mr. Green?
W: I’m sorry but (6)he’s in Shanghai on business.
M: Do you have any idea when he’ll be back?
W: Probably sometime tomorrow.
M: I have a question about the F-325 radio. Is there anyone else who can help me?
W: Of course. (7)Mr. Brown is the Export Manager. Would you like to speak to him?
M: Yes, please.
W: OK. I’ll just put you through.
M: Thank you.
Q6. What is Mr. Green doing in Shanghai?
【答案】A
【题型】细节题
【解析】题目问的是格林先生在上海做什么？根据对话开头可知，男女双方在打电话。男士想找格林先生接听电话，女士告知格林先生正在上海出差。 故选A。
Q7. Who will help the man most probably?
【答案】D
【题型】细节题
【解析】题目问的是谁会给予这个男士帮助？对话中，男士说明了事由，并询问女士是否还有什么人可以帮助他，女士回答说有，布朗先生是出口经理。由此可见， 最有可能帮助男士的人是出口经理布朗先生。 故选D。
Conversation 2
W: I’m losing my sleep. (8) I feel tired and sleepy all the time. I’ve got to do something about it.
M: I’m so sorry for you. But what are you going to do?
W: (9) I want to move out of the dorm and rent a small flat.
M: That’s a good idea. It will be much more convenient for you.
W: But I need your help.
M: How? To find one person for you?
W: (10) Yes. I am afraid of living by myself and I’m short of money.
M: I’ll sleep on it tonight and tell you my decision tomorrow.
Q8.What’s wrong with the woman?
【答案】C
【题型】细节题
【解析】题目问的是女士怎么了？对话一开始女士就直接表示“losing sleep”（失眠），然后说“tired and sleepy all the time”。 故选C。
Q9. What’s the woman going to do with the problem?
【答案】D
【题型】细节题
【解析】题目问的是女士打算如何解决这个问题。对话中男士问女士打算怎么做，女士回答说准备“move out of the dorm”（搬出宿舍）并且“rent a small flat” (租一间小公寓）， 故选D。
Q10. Why does the woman need the man’s help?
【答案】A
【题型】原因题
【解析】题目问的是为什么女士需要男士帮忙？对话中女士表示需要男士帮忙，然后男士问女士“To find one person for you?”（找个人和你合租？），女士给出了肯定的回答，并且回答“I am afraid of living by myself and I’m short of money.”， 故选A。
Section C
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11. 【解析】unemployed
12. 【解析】worried about
13. 【解析】expectations
14. 【解析】are able to
15. 【解析】contact
Section D
(16)In the early 1800s, a new kind of power changed transportation and trade alongside Mississippi River. This power was steam. People already knew how to use steam engines to run machines. Some people wanted to move boats in the same way. The first steamboat to travel on the Mississippi was the “New Orleans”. (17)It made its first trip in 1811. It was a great success, and by 1819 there were 191 steamboats traveling on the river.
(18)In the past, the farmers whose products went to other parts of the country used the steamboats. (19)The manufacturers whose trade depended on cheap and easy transportation used the steamboats, too. (20)Today many tourists come to travel on the steamboats, while manufacturers and farmers no longer use them and turn to other ways of transportation. So the application of steamboats has changed now.
Q16. What was the new kind of power in the early 1800s?
【答案】steam
【题型】细节题
【解析】题目问的是19世纪早期的新能源是什么？由文章前两句话“19世纪早期有一种新能源改变了密西西比河沿岸的运输和贸易，这就是蒸汽。所以这里应该填steam。
Q17. When did the steamboat “New Orleans” make its first trip?
【答案】1811
【题型】数字题
【解析】题目问的是“新奥尔良号”这艘汽船何时开始它的第一次航行？根据 “It made its first trip in 1811.”可知，所以这里应该填1811。
Q18. In the past, who used steamboats?
【答案】farmers
【题型】细节题
【解析】题目问的是过去谁使用蒸汽船？根据“In the past，the farmers whose products…used the steamboats.”（把货物运到全国各地的农民使用蒸汽船。）可知，答案为farmers。
Q19. Why did manufacturers use the steamboats?
【答案】cheap and easy
【题型】细节题
【解析】题目问的是为什么制造商要使用蒸汽船？由“The manufacturers whose trade depended on cheap and easy transportation used the steamboats, too.” (依赖廉价方便的运输进行贸易的制造商也使用蒸汽船。）可知答案为 cheap and easy。
Q20. Who use steamboats today?
【答案】tourists
【题型】细节题
【解析】题目问的是如今谁使用蒸汽船？由“Today many tourists come to travel on the steamboats” (如今许多游客乘坐蒸汽船来这里旅行）可知答案为tourists。