Listening Comprehension 2003年12月试卷—2

Passage One
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11.
A)The importance of good manners.
B) The art of saying thank you.
C) The secret of staying pretty.
D) The difference between elegance and good manners.
12.
A) They were willing to spend more money on clothes.
B) They paid more attention to their appearance.
C) They were more aware of changes in fashion.
D) They were nicer and gentler.
13. A)By putting on a little make-up.
B) By decorating our homes.
C) By being kind and generous.
D) By wearing fashionable clothes.
Passage Two
Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14.
A) Children don't get enough education in safety.
B) The playgrounds are in poor condition.
C) The playgrounds are overcrowded.
D) Children are keen on dangerous games.
15.
A) They should help maintain the equipment.
B) They should teach their children how to use the equipment.
C) They should stop their children from climbing ladders.
D) They should keep a watchful eye on their children.
16.
A) They can be creative when they feel secure.
B) They may panic in front of high playground equipment.
C) They should be aware of the potential risks in the playground.
D) They tend to stay within shouting or running distance of their parents.
Passage Three
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
17
A) It's admired worldwide. B) It takes skill.
C) It pays well. D) It's a full-time job.
18.
A) An old lady carrying a handbag on the left.
B) A mother with a baby in her arms.
C) A woman whose bag is hanging in front.
D) A lone female with a handbag at her right side.
19.
A) A side pocket of his jacket.
B) The top pocket of his jacket.
C) A side pocket of his trousers.
D) The back pocket of his tight trousers.
20.
A) Clothing stores where people are relaxed and off guard.
B) Hotels and restaurants in southeast London.
C) Airports where people carry a lot of luggage.
D) Theater lobbies with uniformed security guards.

参考答案及分析

Passage One
Do you remember the time when people were a litter nicer and gentler with each other?（12） I certainly do. And I feel that much of the world has somehow gotten away form that. Too often I see people rushing into elevators without giving those inside a chance out first, or never saying "Thank you" when others hold the door open for them. We get lazy. And in our laziness, we think that something, like a simple "Thank You" doesn't really matter. But it can matter very much. The fact that no matter how nicely we dress, or how beautifully we decorate we home, we can't be truly elegant without good manners because elegance and good manners always go hand in hand. In fact, I think of the good manners as a sort of hidden beauty secret. Haven't you noticed that the kindest, most generous people seem to keep getting prettier? It's funny how that happens. But it does. Take the long-lost art of saying "Thank you" like wearing a little makeup or making sure your hair is neat. Getting into the habit of saying "Thank you" can make you feel better about yourself. Good manners add to you image while an angry face makes the best dressed person look ugly.（13）
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Q11: What is the passage mainly about?
Q12: What does the speaker say about the people of the past?
Q13: According to the speaker, how could we best improve our image?

文章体裁：议论文
11.
A)The importance of good manners.
这是一道主旨题，全文重复频率最高的一个词就是“good manners”也是本文论述的重点。

12.
D) They were nicer and gentler.
考点见文章划线部分，与选项是原词复现
提示考点的重要标志词：
比较级标志词：nicer and gentler
强调项标志词：Do you remember……
时间项标志词：……the time when……

13.
C) By being kind and generous.
考点在文章最后一句，见文章划线部分
同义复现：Good manners (原文)= kind and generous（选项）
提示考点的重要标志词：
转则项关键词：while

Passage Two
"Go to the playground and have fun." Parents will often say to their kids. But they should remember playgrounds can be dangerous. Each year about 200,000 children end up in hospital emergency rooms with playground injures. Many injures involve falls from too-high equipment onto too-hard surfaces. Nearly 70% of the injures happen on public playgrounds. Recent studies show they maybe badly designed that protective services are inadequate and their equipments is poorly maintained.（14） Parents should make sure that the equipment in playground is safe and that children are playing safely. Last year the national programme for playground safety gave the nation's playground a grade of "C" for safety after visiting more than 3,000 playgrounds nationwide. Parents should watch closely. They should always be within shouting and running distance of their children.(15) Young children don't understand cause-and-effect, so they may run in front of moving swings. They're also better at climbing up than getting down, so they may panic at the top of a ladder. It's important for children to know you're watching them. Once they feel that sense of security, that's when they can be creative (16).Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Q14: What is the cause of playground injures?
Q15: What should parents do to prevent playground injures?
Q16: What does the speaker say about young children?
文章体裁：说明文
14.
B) The playgrounds are in poor condition.
近义复现：考点这句话说，保护措施不够充分，设备缺乏保养，维修总结起来就是选项的“poor condition”
提示考点的重要标志词
强调项标志词：show

15.
D) They should keep a watchful eye on their children.
watch closely.= keep a watchful eye on
提示考点的重要标志词
强调项标志词：should always

16.
A) They can be creative when they feel secure.
考点见文中划线处，原词复现：security creative
提示考点的重要标志词
强调标志词：It's important ……
时间标志词：Once when

Passage Three
For 25 years I was a full-time thief, specializing in picking pockets. Where I come from in southeast London, that's an honorable profession. Anyone can break into a house and steal things. But picking somebody's pocket takes skill.（17） My sister and I were among the most successful pickpocket teams in London. We worked hotel and theatre lobbies, airports, shopping centers, restaurants. Now we don't steal anymore, but this crime is worldwide. Here is how to protect yourself:
Professional pickpockets do not see victims, only handbags, jewels and money. Mothers with babies, the elderly, the disabled are all fair game. My preferred target was the lone female, handbag at her side, the right side to be exact.（18） So if I'm next to her I can reach it cautiously with my right hand across my body. Only about one woman in a thousand carries her bag on the left, and I tended to steer clear of them. Women whose bags are hanging in front of them are tricky for the pickpocket, as there isn't a blind side. If you want to make it even harder, use a bag with handles rather than a strap. For men, one of the best places to keep a wallet is in the back pocket of tight trousers.（19）You'll feel any attempts to move it. Another good place is in the buttoned-up inside pocket of a jacket. There's just no way in. Even better, keep wallets attached to a cord or chain that is fasten to a belt.
A pickpocket needs targets who are relaxed and off guard. The perfect setting is clothing store. When customs wander among the racks, they are completely absorbed in the items they hold up（20）. The presence of a uniformed security guard is even better. A false sense of security makes a pickpocket's job much simpler.
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Q17: Why does the speaker say that picking somebody's pocket is an honorable job in southeast London?
Q18: According to the speaker, who is most likely to become a victim of pickpockets?
Q19: In the speaker's opinion, what is the best place for a man to keep his wallets?
Q20: What is the perfect setting for picking pockets, according to the speaker?

17.
B) It takes skill.
考点见原文划线处，与选项是原词复现：takes skill.
转则原则：出现在转则标志词后的句子往往是考点
转则项标志词：but

18.
D) A lone female with a handbag at her right side.
考点见原文划线处，与选项是原词复现：handbag at her side, the right side
提示考点的重要标志词
唯一级标志词：prefer
强调标志词：exact

19.
D) The back pocket of his tight trousers.
考点见原文划线处，与选项是原词复现：in the back pocket of tight trousers.
提示考点的重要标志词
最高级标志词：the best
唯一级标志词：one of

20.
A) Clothing stores where people are relaxed and off guard.
考点见原文划线处，与选项是原词复现：clothing store
提示考点的重要标志词
唯一级标志词：perfect
时间项标志词：when
强调项标志词：completely