【2009年12月真题】
11.[A]They prefer to carry cash when traveling abroad.
[B]They usually carry many things around with them.
[C]They would rather travel around than stay at home.
[D]They don't like to spend much money on traveling.
12.[A]The selection process was a little unfair.
[B]Rod was in charge of the admissions office.
[C]Rod was eliminated in the selection process.
[D]He had long dreamed of the dean's position.
13.[A]The concert is very impressive.[B]Almost everyone loves pop music.
[C]She regrets paying for the concert.[D]Applause encourages the singer.
14.[A]They were both chairpersons of the Student Union.
[B]They have known each other since their schooldays.
[C]They are going to hold a reunion party.
[D]They have been in close touch by email.
15.[A]Cook their dinner.[B]Get their car fixed.
[C]Rest for a while.[D]Stop for the night.
16.[A]Survey results.[B]Newly?launched products.
[C]Survey methods.[D]Consumer preferences.
17.[A]The woman needs blouses in the colors of a rainbow.
[B]The information in the catalog is not always reliable.
[C]He thinks the blue blouse is better than the red one.
[D]He would rather the woman didn't buy the blouse.
18.[A]He will drop his course in marketing.
[B]The woman has not told the truth.
[C]The notice may not be reliable.
[D]The course is open to all next semester.
【2009年12月真题解析】
11.A
原文:W:Did you use credit cards on your vacation last month in Europe?
M:Sure did.They certainly beat going around with a wallet full of big bills.But carrying lots of cash is still very common among some older people traveling abroad.
Q:What does the man say about some elderly people?
译文:W:你上个月在欧洲度假时用了信用卡吗?
M:当然了。带着信用卡比揣着满满一钱包大票到处走好多了。但是,老年人出国旅游时携带大量现金还是很常见的。
Q:关于老人男士说了什么?
解析:人物意图题。男士答语中but及之后的内容为答案信息点But carrying lots of cash is still very common among some older people traveling abroad.也就是说,老年人出国旅游仍然喜欢携带现金,故答案为A。
12.C
原文:W:Rod must be in a bad mood today.What's wrong with him?
M:He was passed over in the selection process for the dean of the Administration's Office.He'd been hoping for the position for a long time.
Q:What does the man mean?
译文:W:罗德今天一定心情不好。他怎么了?
M:他竞聘行政办公室主任的职位,结果在选举过程中被淘汰了。他希望得到这个职位很久了。
Q:男士的话是什么意思?
解析:原文有一个短语是难点,男士答语中的be passed over意思是“被淘汰”,选项C中的be eliminated与其是同义替换关系。但即使并不清楚这个短语的意思,通过女士说“罗德今天心情不好”也可以推知他在选举中没有成功。
13.A
原文:M:What a great singer Justin is!His concert is just awesome and you'll never regret the money you paid for the ticket.
W:Yeah,judging by the amount of applause,everyone was enjoying it.
Q:What does the woman mean?
译文:M:贾斯廷是多么棒的歌手啊!他的演唱会太精彩了,你绝对不会后悔花门票钱。
W:是啊,通过那么热烈的掌声可以判断,每个人都喜欢这场演唱会。
Q:女士的话是什么意思?
解析:这又是一道人物意图题。男士认为歌手贾斯廷非常棒,称赞他的演唱会非常精彩,女士也说“每个人都喜欢这场演唱会”。A选项“这个演唱会令人难忘”与原文属于同义替换。这道题容易错选B,但并不能通过对话判断所有人都喜欢流行音乐。
14.B
原文:W:I received an email yesterday from Henry.Do you remember he was one of the chairpersons of our Student Union?
M:Yes,but I haven't heard from him for ages.Actually,I have been out of touch with him since our first reunion after graduation.
Q:What do we learn about the speakers?
译文:W:我昨天收到了亨利的电子邮件。你还记得吗?他曾经是学生会的主席。
M:是啊,但我都好多年没有收到他的信了。事实上,自从咱们毕业后的第一次聚会后我就和他失去联系了。
Q:关于说话人我们知道什么?
解析:推断归纳题。本题难度较大。两个人都认识当年的学生会主席亨利,并且他们还说到了our first reunion和graduation等,这说明两个人认识同样的人,毕业后一起聚会过,所以两个人很可能从学生时代就认识对方了。故选项B正确。
15.D
原文:M:Driving at night always makes me tired.Let's stop for dinner.
W:Fine,and let's find a motel so that we can get an early start tomorrow.
Q:What will the speakers probably do?
译文:M:在夜晚开车总是让我很疲劳。咱们停下吃晚饭吧。
W:好的,咱们找个汽车旅馆,这样我们就可以明天早晨早点出发了。
Q:两个说话人很可能会做什么?
解析:通过选项可判断该题为动作行为题,解题要领是“重点关注情态动词和表建议及请求的句型,情态动词之后、表建议及请求的句型中的动作往往为答案,注意动作的时态和多个动作的顺序”。女士说道:“let's find a motel”,所以判断答案是D项“停下来过夜”。
16.A
原文:W:Let's look at the survey on consumer confidence we conducted last week.How reliable are these figures?
M:They have a 5% margin of error.
Q:What are the speakers talking about?
译文:W:让我们看一下上周做的关于消费者信心的调查。这些数据有多可靠?
M:误差幅度在百分之五。
Q:说话人在谈论什么?
解析:本题属于小词定位题,通过原文中reliable,figures,margin of error可判断,两个人在讨论调查结果。
17.D
原文:W:Look at this catalogue John.I think I want to get this red blouse.
M:Eh,I think you already have one like this in blue.Do you need every color in the rainbow?
Q:What does the man mean?
译文:W:约翰,看看商品目录。我想买这件红上衣。
M:呃,我想你有一件蓝色的和这件一样。你需要买齐彩虹里的每个颜色吗?
Q:男士是什么意思?
解析:需要对男士的话进行推断,男士的“Eh”说明心里对于女士买衣服的不赞成,“你需要买齐彩虹里的每个颜色吗”意思是“你实际并不需要”,也就是说这件衣服女士没必要买。D选项“男士宁愿女士不买这件衣服”与原文相符。
18.C
原文:W:This notice says that all the introductory marketing classes are closed.
M:That can't be true.There are supposed to be 13 of them this semester.
Q:What does the man mean?
译文:W:这个通知说市场营销入门课程停了。
M:不可能是真的。这学期应该有13节课呢。
Q:男士是什么意思?
解析:女士称通知说市场营销入门课程停了,而男士说That can't be true,后面又给出了原因,也就是说男士的意思是通知是不可信的。
