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(shuō)男士套裝的特價(jià)銷(xiāo)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(mǎi)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(méi)有任何問(wèn)題”中可看出答案。

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(shuō)書(shū)店現(xiàn)在還開(kāi)著，一直開(kāi)到六點(diǎn)呢，說(shuō)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(shuō)的話，根據(jù)時(shí)刻表會(huì)議9∶30 開(kāi)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(shuō)飛行讓他精神緊張，說(shuō)明男士還是愿意乘
坐公共汽車(chē)。

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(shuō)的 Why not go over for a visit 即是在建議女士去看望她的堂兄。

Now you’ll hear two long conversations.

Conversation One

W:OK, last night you were supposed to read an article about human bones. Are there?any comments about it?
M:Well, to begin with, I was surprised to find out there was so much going on in?bones. I always assumed they were pretty lifeless.
W:Well, that’s an assumption many people make. But the fact is bones are made of?dynamic living tissue that requires continuous maintenance and repair.
M:Right. That’s one of the things I found so fascinating about the article the way?the bones repair themselves.
W:OK. So can you tell us how the bones repair themselves?
M:Sure. See, there are two groups of different types of specialized cells in the?bone that work together to do it. The first group goes to an area of the bone that?needs repair. This group of cells produces the chemical that actually breaks down
the bone tissue, and leaves a hole in it. After that the second group of specialized?cells comes and produces the new tissue that fills in the hole that was made by the?first group.
W:Very good. This is a very complex process. In fact, the scientists who study human?bones don’t completely understand it yet. They are still trying to find out how?it all actually works. Specifically, because sometimes after the first group of cells?leaves a hole in the bone tissue, for some reason, the second group doesn’t completely?fill in the hole. And this can cause real problems. It can actually lead to a disease?in which the bone becomes weak and is easily broken.
M:OK, I get it. So if the scientists can figure out what makes the specialized cells?work, maybe they can find a way to make sure the second group of cells completely?fills the hole in the bone tissue every time. That’ll prevent the disease from ever?occurring.

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

19.What is the discussion mainly about?
【解析】［C］對(duì)話一開(kāi)始就談?wù)撊祟惞趋赖膯?wèn)題，女士說(shuō) But the fact is bones are made?of dynamic living tissue that requires continuous maintenance and repair. 后面的對(duì)話都是針對(duì)這個(gè)話題展開(kāi)的討論，可見(jiàn)整個(gè)對(duì)話討論的話題是骨骼的自我修復(fù)能力。

20.What is the function of the first group of specialized cells discussed in the?talk?
【解析】［C］男士解釋了第一組細(xì)胞的作用，第一組細(xì)胞生成一種化學(xué)物質(zhì)分解骨組織(This?group of cells produces the chemical that actually breaks down the bone tissue...)，由此可見(jiàn)答案是They break down bone tissue.

21.What does the professor say about scientists who study the specialized cells in?human bones?
【解析】［B］女士說(shuō)這種特殊細(xì)胞作用于人類骨骼的過(guò)程相當(dāng)復(fù)雜，事實(shí)上，連研究人類骨骼的科學(xué)家都不能完全了解這個(gè)過(guò)程。從這一句中可以知道：In fact, the scientists who?study human bones don’t completely understand it yet. 所以答案即是這些科學(xué)家也
不完全知道這些細(xì)胞如何工作。

22.According to the student, which is one important purpose of studying specialized?cells in human bones?
【解析】［A］學(xué)習(xí)這些人類骨骼中的特殊細(xì)胞的重要目的是為了學(xué)習(xí)如何預(yù)防骨頭疾病。從
男士的這一句話中可看出：That’ll prevent the disease from ever occurring. 這樣可
以在疾病發(fā)生之前預(yù)防疾病，可見(jiàn)［A］符合題意。

Conversation Two
M: Hi Diana, mind if I sit down?
W: Not at all, Jerry. How have you been?
M:Good. But I’m surprised to see you on the city bus. Your car in the shop?
W:No. I’ve just been thinking a lot about the environment lately. So I decided the?air will be a lot cleaner if we all use public transportation when we could.
M:I’m sure you are right. The diesel bus isn’t exactly pollution free.
W:True. They’ll be running a lot cleaner soon. We were just talking about that in?my environmental engineering class.
M:What could the city do? Install pollution filters in all their buses?
W:They could, but those filters make the engines work harder and really cut down?on the fuel efficiency. Instead they found a way to make their engines more efficient.
M: How?
W:Well, there is a material that’s a really good insulator. And a thin coat of it?gets sprayed on the certain part of the engine.
M: An insulator?
W:Yeah. What it does is reflect back the heat of burning fuel. So the fuel will burn?much hotter and burn up more completely.
M:So a lot less unburned fuel comes out to pollute the air.
W:And the bus will need less fuel. So with the saving on fuel cost, they say this?will all pay for itself in just six months.
M:Sounds like people should all go out and get some this stuff to spray their car?engines.
W:Well, it’s not really that easy. You see, normally, the materials are fine powder.?To melt it so you can spray a coat of it on the engine parts, you first have to heat?it over 10,000 degrees and then, well, you get the idea. It’s not something you?or I will be able to do ourselves.

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

23.What is the conversation mainly about?
【解析】［C］女士說(shuō)為了環(huán)保應(yīng)該多乘坐公共交通設(shè)備，因此之后的話題便圍繞如何節(jié)能保護(hù)環(huán)境的問(wèn)題展開(kāi)。這段對(duì)話主要討論的是公共汽車(chē)的節(jié)能問(wèn)題，討論了如何讓公共汽車(chē)燃料更有效的利用，因此［C］符合題意。

24.Why did the woman decide to ride the city bus?
【解析】［B］對(duì)話開(kāi)頭部分就交代了此題答案，那位女士說(shuō)她不開(kāi)自己的車(chē)而乘坐公共汽車(chē)是為了降低環(huán)境污染。從她提到的So I decided the air will be a lot cleaner if we all?use public transportation when we could 即可得知。

25.What is the new material?
【解析】［D］這種新的材料是在引擎部位噴灑的一種絕緣材料。從女士的話中there is a?material that’s a really good insulator. And a thin coat of it gets sprayed on the?certain part of the engine 即可得出。這種材料的用途是將燃料燃燒的熱量反射回去，
從而達(dá)到提高效率的結(jié)果。

Section B

Passage One

A guide dog is a dog especially trained to guide a blind person. Dogs chosen for?such training must show good intelligence, physical fitness, and responsibility.

At the age of about fourteen months, a guide dog begins an intensive course that?lasts from three to five months. It becomes accustomed to the leather harness and?stiff leather handle it will wear when guiding its blind owner. The dog learns to?watch traffic and to cross streets safely. It also learns to obey any command that?might lead its owner into danger.

The most important part of the training course is a four-week program in which?the guide dog and its future owner learn to work together. However, many blind people?are unsuited by personality to work dogs. Only about a tenth of the blind find a?guide dog useful.

Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.

26. How long does the intensive course last?
【解析】［A］文中明確提到an intensive course that lasts from three to five months，因此正確答案為 ［A］。

27.Which of the following is not a necessary skill guide dogs have to learn?
【解析】［D］答案依據(jù)是The dog learns to watch traffic and to cross streets safely.?It also learns to obey any command that might lead its owner into danger. 從這兩句中可看出看家不屬于導(dǎo)盲犬訓(xùn)練范圍內(nèi)的技能。

28.How long does the most important training course last?
【解析】［C］最重要的訓(xùn)練課程持續(xù)四周。文中明確指出了本題答案。The most important?part of the training course is a four  week program，從此句中即可看出。

Passage Two

People dream four to six times a night. They dream while they are in the REM stage?of sleep, which means rapid eye movement stage in one’s sleep. Sleepers go into?the REM stage about every 90 minutes. The first dream of the night may last about?ten minutes. Each dream gets a little longer. The last dream of the night may be
an hour long.

People need their dreams. Younger children spend more time dreaming. Babies spend?almost half of their sleep in the REM stage.?One experiment showed that everyone needs to dream. Doctors gave some people sleeping?pills. These sleeping pills didn’t let them go to REM sleep. After a few nights?without dreams, they began to feel bad. They became angry easily, they worried a?lot, and they wanted to fight with everyone. Then they stopped taking the sleeping?pills. They all began to dream all night for a few nights to catch up.

Why do people dream? Dreams give them time to find the answers to some of their?problems. If they think they will have difficult problems the next day, they may?spend more time on REM sleep the night before. In their dreams, they may find an?answer to their problems.
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.

29.How often does a person dream each night?
【解析】［B］文章一開(kāi)始即交代了一個(gè)人一晚上要做夢(mèng)四到六次。從第一句就可看出People?dreams four to six times a night.因此，答案為 ［B］。

30.What is true according to this passage?
【解析】［D］安眠藥會(huì)阻止人們進(jìn)入REM 睡眠狀態(tài)。These sleeping pills didn’t let them?go to REM sleep.可看出 ［D］項(xiàng)正確。

31.Why do people dream?
【解析】［D］文中明確給出了答案Dreams give them time to find the answers to some?of their problems.因?yàn)樵趬?mèng)中人可以找到自己的問(wèn)題的答案。

Passage Three

O.K., everybody. Can we start the meeting now? I’m Jeff Milton, the chairperson?of the Graduation Committee for this year. You ’ ve all been selected as?representatives to plan the graduation ceremonies. I’m sending around the sheet?of paper for you to fill in your name and telephone number. Also, please write down?what part of the ceremonies you would like to work on. Remember, as a representative,?you will have a lot of responsibilities. So only sign up if you feel you have the?time to participate. When everyone has finished writing down the information, please?return the paper to me. At our next meeting one week from today, we’ll start to?discuss the details of the ceremonies.

Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

32.Who is the speaker?
【解析】［C］從文章開(kāi)頭說(shuō)話者的自我介紹就可以知道他是這個(gè)委員會(huì)的主席。

33.What is the purpose of the meeting?
【解析】［D］在座的代表都是被選來(lái)計(jì)劃畢業(yè)典禮的事。

34.What should the students write on the paper?
【解析】［A］在座的學(xué)生應(yīng)該在表格上填寫(xiě)姓名、電話以及工作意向。

35.When is the next meeting?
【解析】［B］從這句話At our next meeting one week from today 可知下次會(huì)議在下周召開(kāi)。

Section C

36.【答案】educational
【解析】本文講的是英國(guó)的教育系統(tǒng)，主要講了英國(guó)學(xué)生要參加的三次重要的考試。

37.【答案】taken
【解析】英國(guó)學(xué)生的首次升學(xué)考試是在十一歲左右進(jìn)行。學(xué)生參加考試，此處是被動(dòng)態(tài)，主語(yǔ)是考試，因此用taken。

38.【答案】ability
【解析】學(xué)生的能力和才智將在eleven  plus 的升學(xué)考試?yán)锏玫襟w現(xiàn)，從而決定其是否應(yīng)留在學(xué)校繼續(xù)學(xué)習(xí)，此空格即是能力ability 一詞。

39 【答案】aptitude
【解析】此空格內(nèi)容與前一空格內(nèi)容相關(guān)聯(lián),學(xué)生的能力和才智將在升學(xué)考試中得到體現(xiàn)，aptitude 是才智、智能的意思.

40.【答案】determined
【解析】英國(guó)學(xué)生參加的首次考試 eleven  plus 的結(jié)果將決定他們是否繼續(xù)留校學(xué)習(xí)，因此此處空格填“決定”一詞，而且又為過(guò)去分詞，即為 determined。

41.【答案】comprehensive
【解析】現(xiàn)在所有的學(xué)生都進(jìn)入綜合中學(xué)繼續(xù)學(xué)習(xí)，comprehensive 意為“廣泛的、綜合的”。

42.【答案】tested
【解析】學(xué)生接受測(cè)試，主語(yǔ)是學(xué)生，語(yǔ)態(tài)為被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)，因此用tested。

43.【答案】Level
【解析】一般水平即是ordinary level。level 即為水平、水準(zhǔn)之意。

44.【答案】This examination covers a wide range of subjects.

45.【答案】The final examination, at eighteen, covers only the content of the special?subjects.

46.【答案】In a real sense, the English boy or girl is a specialist from the age?of fifteen.