Part III Listening Comprehension

　　Section A

　　11.W∶ I just saw an ad on television that said men’s suits were on sales today and tomorrow at Conrad’s Men’s Wear。

　　M∶Great! That’s just what I’ve been waiting for。

　　Q∶What will the man probably do?

　　【解析】[D]男士說男士套裝的特價(jià)銷售正是他一直等待著的。所以從他的態(tài)度可判斷，他要去買件男裝。

　　12.W:Is John really ill?

　　M:It’s hard to say. I doubt there’s anything wrong with him physically。

　　Q: What does the man mean?

　　【解析】[A]從男士的話“我懷疑約翰的身體沒有任何問題�！敝锌煽闯龃鸢�。

　　13.M:Do you know if the book shop is still open?

　　W:Yes, it’s open till six。

　　Q:When do you think this conversation took place?

　　【解析】[A]女士說書店現(xiàn)在還開著，一直開到六點(diǎn)呢，說明現(xiàn)在的時(shí)間是在六點(diǎn)之前。

　　14.M:Of the two houses we saw today, which do you prefer?

　　W:I think the white one is prettier, but the brick one has a bigger yard, so I like it better。

　　Q:Why does the woman like the brick house better than the white house?

　　【解析】[C]女士明確指出 the brick one has a bigger yard, so I like it better。

　　15. M:Honey, we’ll have a guest from Australia, a friend of mine. He’ll stay in California for two weeks。

　　W:Yes. Your friend Andy. He was your classmate at London University, wasn’t he?

　　Q:What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

　　【解析】[C]男士稱女士為 honey, 證明兩人關(guān)系親密，由此可判斷兩人關(guān)系為夫妻。

　　16.M: When will the meeting begin?

　　W:According to the schedule it should be at 9:30. It will last for an hour and a half。

　　Q:When will the meeting be closed?

　　【解析】[B]根據(jù)女士所說的話，根據(jù)時(shí)刻表會(huì)議9∶30開始，持續(xù)一個(gè)半小時(shí)，那么即11：00結(jié)束。

　　17. W:If I were you, I would take a plane instead of a bus. It will take you forever to go there。

　　M:But flying makes me so nervous。

　　Q: What does the man prefer to do?

　　【解析】[C] 女士建議男士乘飛機(jī)，男士回答說飛行讓他精神緊張，說明男士還是愿意乘坐公共汽車。

　　18. W:I’ve been thinking about my cousin a lot today。

　　M:Why not go over for a visit?

　　Q:What does the man mean?

　　【解析】[A]男士說的 Why not go over for a visit 即是在建議女士去看望她的堂兄。