听力理解1
　Section A
　　Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked [A], [BI, [C] and [D], and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
　　11. [A] Oxford Street.
　　[B] Buckingham Palace.
　　[C] Trafalgar Square.
　　[D] King’s Cross.
　　12. [A] That she will go away.
　　[B] That she will be sorry.
　　[C] That she will not quit her job.
　　[D] That she will not buy him a present.
　　13. [A] She doesn’t think the man could finish it.
　　[B] She doesn’t think the man worked hard enough.
　　[C] She doesn’t think it is the man’s fault.
　　[D] She doesn’t like the idea of going to parties.
　　14. [A] She’s worried that the man will miss next week’s deadline.
　　[B] She doesn’t know when the deadline for tuition payment is.
　　[C] The man should have paid his tuition a week ago.
　　[D] The man has all week to pay his tuition.
　　15. [A] She wants to move to the new apartment.
　　[B] She doesn’t want to move to the new apartment.
　　[C] She likes the newly built student dormitory.
　　[D] She likes the idea of moving into the dormitory.
　　16. [A] He has never been to the laboratory.
　　[B] He wants to stop and ask for directions.
　　[C] The woman won’t be late,
　　[D] The program in the laboratory, has already begun.
　　17. [A] He thinks children are normally silly.
　　[B] He thinks we are short of good children’s books.
　　[C] He thinks we need to produce more interesting books.
　　[D] He thinks children have no taste at all.
　　18. [A] There would be some problems for the man to secure a ticket.
　　[B] There would be no problem for the man to secure a ticket.
　　[C] There might be some extra tickets available for the man.
　　[D] The man should book the ticket even earlier.
　　Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
　　19. [A] Judging people’s behavior.
　　[B] Common causes of anger.
　　[C] Changing people’s attitudes.
　　[D] The effects of negative behavior.
　　20. [A] When they’re unable to control the person’s behavior.
　　[B] when the causes of the behavior are obvious.
　　[C] when the consequences of the behavior are unpleasant.
　　[D] When the behavior is expected.
　　21. [A] Their behavior should be attributed to factors beyond their control.
　　[B] Their behavior should be attributed to internal factors.
　　[C] Their behavior should be attributed to external factors.
　　[D] Their behavior should be attributed to others.
　　22. [A] We should blame external factors,
　　[B] We should blame internal factors.
　　[C] We should blame others.
　　[D] We needn’t blame ourselves.
　　Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
　　23. [A] His notes are poor.
　　[B] His vision is getting worse.
　　[C] He has missed a couple of classes.
　　[D] He doesn’t have any money to buy notes.
　　24. [A] At a library.
　　[B] At a copy shop.
　　[C] At a laboratory.
　　[D] At a coffee shop.
　　25. [A] That they skip class.
　　[B] That they get some rest.
　　[C] That they study together.
　　[D] That they go to the cafeteria.
　　Section B
　　Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked I A 1, I B 1, ~ C ~ and [ D 1. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center.
　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
　　Passage One
　　Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
　　26.
　　[A] Recalling something from one’s memory.
　　[B] Something about preparatory method in exam.
　　[C] Conscience.
　　[D] Man’s mind.
　　27. [A] From the ones they are familiar with to the difficult ones.
　　[B] From the short ones to the long ones.
　　[C] From the long ones to the short ones.
　　[D] From the ones they are confident of to the more difficult ones.
　　28. [A] When you can’t recall something instantly, you should try your best to do it.
　　[B] When you can’t recall something instantly, you’d better have an operation on your mind.
　　[C] The subconscious activities may go to work to dig up a dim memory.
　　[D] Forcing yourself to recall may loosen your memory.
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　　Passage Two
　　Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
　　29. [A] There were only grandparents and children.
　　[B] There was one father, one mother, and their children.
　　[C] There were many relatives.
　　[D] There were two or more brothers with their wives.
　　30. [A] The women have more freedom and can share in decisions.
　　[B] The women do not have to be the heads of the family.
　　[C] The women’s relatives do not help them with the housework and childcare.
　　[D] The women have all the power of the family.
　　31. [A] Husbands have to share power with their wives and help them with the housework.
　　[B] Older women do not often have important positions in a large group and often live alone when their husbands die.
　　[C] Family structure is more patriarchal in the nuclear family.
　　[D] Women have to help sisters, grandparents with housework and childcare.
　　32. [A] They want to stay home and do the housework.
　　[B] They don’t have enough money.
　　[C] They have too much work and not much free time.
　　[D] They have more freedom than in the past.
　　Passage Three
　　Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
　　33. [A] Equivalent to a hydrogen bomb.
　　[B] Equivalent to tons of TNT.
　　[C] Equivalent to tons of hydrogen bombs.
　　[D] Equivalent to a ton of TNT.
　　34. [A] Lightning and thtmder,
　　[B] Warm air and cold air.
　　[C] A great deal of water vapor and a rapidly rising air current.
　　[D] A great amount of vapor and electricity.
　　35. [A] Nearly 15,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
　　[B] Nearly 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
　　[C] Nearly 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
　　[D] Nearly 150,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
　　Section C
　　Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you haue just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you hove written.
　　注意：此部分试题在答题卡2上；请在答题卡2上作答。
　　Part III Section C
　　 A college education is an investment in the future. But it can be a (36)__ investment. The College Board (37) __ that the costs at a four-year public college in the United States increased 10 percent this past school year. That was less than the (38)__ percent increase the year before, but still much higher than the (39)_ rate. Public colleges and universities still cost a lot less than private ones.
　　 Financial aid often helps. But financial (40) __ tell parents to start college (41) __ plans when their child is still very young.
　　 All 50 states and the District of Columbia (42) __ what are called 5-20-9 plans. These plans are named after the part of the federal tax law that created them in 1996. States use private investment companies to (43) most programs.
　　 Every state has its own rules governing 5-20-9 plans. Some of the plans are free of state taxes. And all are free of federal taxes. (44) (45)
　　Families must decide how aggressively they want to put money into stocks, bonds or other investments.(46) This kind of savings program is called a prepaid tuition plan.
答案详解
　Section A
　　11．B信息明示题。男士让女士到白金汉宫时提醒自己，由此可知，男士要去白金汉宫，所以B正确。
　　12．C综合推断题。女士说：“简告诉我她要辞职……”，男士说：“她总这么说。如果我是你，我不会送她离别礼物。”由此推断，男士认为简不会辞职，所以C正确。
　　13．B综合推断题。男士说自己无法解答这道复杂的数学题，女士则表示如果男士不参加那么多聚会他就能解答了，言外之意即男士学习不够努力，所以B正确。
　　*考点
　　●在有些条件句中，主句的谓语和从句的谓语所表示的动作在时间上并不一致，这类条件句称为错综时间条件句，一般用虚拟语气来表示，如：If the weather had been more favorable，the crops would be growing still better．如果前些时候天气好一点，庄稼就会长得更好。
　　14．C综合推断题。男士说：“请告诉我，我没错过交学费的最后期限。”女士说：“恐怕你晚了一周左右。”言外之意是男士应该在一周之前来交学费，所以C正确。本题的关键是女士所说的I’m afraid(表示遗憾、惋惜)和aweek late。
　　15．B综合推断题。男士说新建成的学生宿舍更宽敞、更舒适，女士则说它相应地也要贵很多，言外之意是自己不会搬到新建的宿舍去，所以B正确。
　　16．C综合推断题。女士问：“你确定这是去实验室的路吗?我可不能迟到。”男士说：“别担心，我们马上就到。”言外之意是女士不会迟到，所以C正确。
　　*考点
　　●afford意为“买得起，负担得起”，通常与call或could连用，如：You Can’t afford to criticize others when you behave so badly yourself．自身品行不端，哪能批评他人。
　　17．B综合推断题。女士问男士觉得《哈利·波特》流行的原因是什么，男士回答说是因为现在适合孩子们看的好书不多，言外之意是他认为缺乏好的儿童书，所以B正确。
　　*考点
　　●available指“可用的”或“可得到的”，如：Tickets are available at the box office．票房有票出售。还可指“(人)可接见的”或“可取得联系的”，如：The Prime Minister is not available for comment．首相无暇做出评论。
　　18．B综合推断题。男士要预定10天后的火车票，因为春节快到了。女士让男士不用担心，因为到时候会有加车，言外之意是男士肯定会买到票，所以B正确。
　　*考点
　　●happen to，意为“偶然发生”，如：I happened to be out when he called．他来电话时，我恰巧出去了。Happen on(upon)，意为“巧遇，偶然发现”，如：I happened on an old country hotel during the last summer holiday．去年暑假期间我偶然发现了一家古老的乡村旅馆。
　　Conversation One
　　19．A综合推断题。对话开头指出we ask about people’s behavior，再结合听力材料可知，对话主要讨论了人的行为背后的原因，即对行为举止的评价，所以A正确。
　　20．C信息明示题。男士提到…when the behavior could have negative consequences，由此可知，C正确。
　　21．B综合推断题。男士说you automatically attribute the driver’s behavior to an internal factor，由此可以推断，大多数人会为他人的过失行为寻找内在原因，所以B正确。
　　22．A综合推断题。男士最后问：“你应该怎样解释自己所犯的错误呢?”女士回答：“我会找客观原因。”由此推断，我们都会为自己的错误找客观原因，所以A正确。
　　*考点
　　●say有“例如说，譬如说”的意思，与for example和for instance意思相近，是let us say的简化语。当前面是假设的条件或某种特定的情况需要举例说明时，通常用say，如：If you were to get a large sum of money，say，10，000 dollars，what would you do with it?如果你能得到一大笔钱，比如说，一万美元，你打算用来做什么?
　　●attribute to意为“将某事归因于……”，如：delays attributed to snow因下雪而耽搁；它还有“被认为是……写的”的意思，如：This tune is usually attributed to Chopin．这首曲子通常被认为是肖邦所作。
　　●be to blame意为“应受谴责的，是起因或某事的根源”，如：A freak storm was to blame for the power outage．停电的起因是一场特大的暴风雨。
　　Conversation Two
　　 23．A信息明示题。女士不明白男士为什么要向自己借笔记，男士说自己总是打完工后直接去上课，所以上课时总是打瞌睡，笔记也记得不好，故选A。
　　24．D信息明示题。男士明确说明了工作日早上自己在一间咖啡店里做收银员，故选D。
　　25．C信息明示题。女士说自己需要找个人一起学习，而男士需要找个人让他学习时保持清醒，所以建议和男士成为学习上的同伴，共同学习，故选c。
　　 *考点
　　●nod off为口语表达，意为“睡着”，与nod相关的表达还有：Homer(sometimes)nods．智者千虑，必有一失。have a nodding acquaintance with sb．／sth．与某人有点头之交，对某事物略知一二，如：I have no more
　　than a nodding acquaintance with the writer’s novels．我对这位作家的小说不甚了解。
　　Section B
　　 Passage One
　　文章精要
　　不少人有过这样的经历：当你想叫出某人的名字时却忽然想不起来了。文章以此为引子，介绍了唤醒记忆的方法，并以学生在考试时答题的过程为例具体讲解了该方法。
　　26．A主旨题。文章主要论述了唤醒记忆的方法，并举例加以说明，故选A。
　　27．D信息明示题。文章提到…they answer first the ones of which they are most confident，由此可知D正确。
　　28．C信息明示题。文章提到…do not try to recall it．Do something else for a couple of minutes…由此排除A和B，由文中…it doesn’t loosen your memory；it only tightens it．可排除D，由it is the subconscious activities that go to work to dig up a dim memory可知，C项与之吻合。
　　Passage Two
　　文章精要文章对比了过去和现在的家庭模式，特别是分析对比了女性在过去和现在两种家庭模式下的生活状态。
　　29．C信息明示题。文章开头指出，过去的大家庭里可能包含祖父母、父母、孩子甚至兄弟姊妹，由此可知，在过去的大家庭中，亲戚们都住在一起，故选C。
　　30．A信息明示题。文章第二段指出，她们拥有更多自己的空间而且她们与男性有着同等的家庭决策权，由此可知，A正确。
　　31．B信息明示题。文章第四段先指出wives do not often enjoy this benefit，这里的benefit即上文指出的老年女性在家族中占有重要地位，然后指出，由于她们的丈夫大都比她们先去世，older women from these families often have to live alone。由此可知，这些家庭中的老年女性地位不如从前且往往会晚年孤寂，故选B。
　　32．C信息明示题。文章最后指出，如今的女性虽然能在外工作，也有更多的自由，但她们仍然要做很多家务——相当于两份全职工作，所以她们并没有那么多自由时间，由此可知C正确。
　　Passage Three
　　文章精要
　　文章讨论了暴风雨这一自然现象并简单分析了产生暴风雨的原因。
　　33．A信息明示题。文章第一段指出，A single thunderstorm call release energy to the atmosphere equivalent to a hydrogen bomb．由此可知A正确。
　　34．C信息明示题。文章第二段开头指出，the air must contain a great deal of water vapor…must be a rapidly rising air current(空气中必须包含大量的水气……还要有快速上升的气流)，由此可知c正确。
　　35．B信息明示题。文章第二段指出，The temperature produced by lightning is nearly 50，000 degrees Fahrenheit．由此可知B正确。本题的关键是要听清fifty-thousand而不是fifteen-thousand。
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　　Section C
　　文章精要
　　美国高等教育费用日渐昂贵。各州都有资助政策，但父母必须从孩子很小时就开始为其大学学费进行储蓄或投资。
　　36．costly37．estimates38．13|thirteen39．inflation
　　40．advisers 41．savings 42．offer 43．operate
　　44．However，the government could start to tax with drawls in 201 1 if Congress does not change the law．
　　45．5—20-9 plans include investment accounts that increase or decrease in value with the investments they contain．
　　46．Another kind of5-20—9 plan lets parents begin to pay for their child’s education long before their child starts college．

　　Section A
　　11. M: Could you remind me when we get to Buckingham Palace, please?
　　W: Sure, no problem! Now we’re at Oxford Street, and we can get there after 30 minutes.
　　Q: Where is the man heading for?
　　12. W: Jane told me that she was going to quit her job. I’ll certainly be. sorry to see her go.
　　M: She always says that! I wouldn’t buy her a going-away present if I were you.
　　Q: What does the man think about Jane?
　　13 M: I could hardly solve this complicated mathematics problem.
　　W: You could if you had not gone to so many parties!
　　Q: What does the woman mean?
　　14. M: Please tell me I haven’t missed the deadline for tuition payment.
　　W: I’m afraid you are about a week late.
　　Q: What does the woman mean?
　　15. M: The newly built student dormitory is much larger and more comfortable.
　　W: But it is much more expensive as well.
　　Q: What does the woman mean?
　　16. W: Are you sure this is the right way to the laboratory? I can’t afford to be late.
　　M: Don’t worry. We’ll be there in no time.
　　Q: What does the man mean?
　　17. W: Why do you think Harry Potter is so popular these days?
　　M: Because there are not many good children’s books available.
　　Q: What does the man mean?
　　18. M: I’m going to book a train ticket 10 days in advance because it happens to be Spring Festival.
　　W: Don’t worry. There will be extra trains added to the original schedule.
　　Q: What does the woman imply?
　　Now you’ll hear two long conversations.
　　Conversation One
　　M: One of the most common questions we ask about people’s behavior is why. Why does she say this? Why does he do that? Sometimes the reason is obvious. For example, someone is driving down the street, the light turns red, and he stops, why?
　　W: Because he has to, legally I mean.
　　M: Exactly! In this case the reason is obvious, so we usually don’t question it. But when the reason is not so obvious and especially when the behavior could have negative consequences, we’re more likely to feel a need to explain the causes of the behavior. Social psychologists have a term for this, for the process of explaining the causes of behavior. It’s called causal attribution. And one theory suggests there’s a pattern in the way we go about attributing causes to people’s behavior. According to this theory, there are two categories of reasons: internal factors and external factors. Again, Lisa, say you’re driving down the road and all of a sudden some guy turns into the lane right in front of you, and you have to slam on your brake to avoid an accident. How do you react?
　　W: I’ll probably get very angry.
　　M: Because...
　　W: Well, he’s not paying attention; he’s a bad driver.
　　M: So you automatically attribute the driver’s behavior to an internal factor. He himself is to blame because he is careless.
　　W: So if I said it was because of heavy traffic or something, I’d be attributing his behavior to an external factor, something beyond his control.
　　M: Good. Now how will you explain your own negative behavior?
　　W: I should blame external factors.
　　M: That’s right.
　　Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
　　19. What is the main topic of the discussion?
　　20. According to the professor, when are people likely to try to explain someone else’s behavior?
　　21. According to the discussion, how do most people explain others’ negative behavior?
　　22. According to the discussion, what should we do to explain our own negative behavior?
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　　Conversation Two
　　M: Holly, is it possible to borrow your notes? I’ll return them tomorrow.
　　W: Sorry, but I usually go to the cafeteria and review them. Say, how about copying them over in the library?
　　M: OK. I think I’ve got enough coins for the machines.
　　W: No problem. But I don’t understand why you need my notes, Carter; you haven’t missed any classes.
　　M: Weekday mornings, I’m a cashier at a coffee shop downtown. After work, I come directly to school!
　　W: Wow, you’re probably exhausted!
　　M: That’s exactly why I want to borrow your notes. I’ve been nodding off during class, so my notes aren’t very good.
　　W: Well, here’s Professor Labelle. How are you feeling?
　　M: I’m usually awake at the beginning. But after thirty minutes into class, I’m having trouble keeping my eyes open.
　　W: Listen, I need someone to study with, and you need someone to keep you awake; want to be study partners?
　　M: Yeah, I’d sure appreciate it.
　　W: OK, let’s start today at the library. We’re going there anyway, and I don’t have to go to the cafeteria.
　　M: Sounds good. Oh, no, it looks like he’s brought along some more of his slides; elbow me if I start drifting off.
　　W: I’m afraid I won’t be very helpful. His slides make me sleepy too!
　　Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
　　23. Why does the man ask the woman for her notes?
　　24. Where does the man work?
　　25. What does the woman propose to the man?
　　Section B
　　Passage One
　　Did you ever have someone’s name on the tip of your tongue and yet you were unable to recall it? When this happens again, do not try to recall it. Do something else for a couple of minutes, and the name may come into your head. The name is there since you have met this person and learned his name. It only has to be dug out. The initial effort to recall prepares the mind for operation, but it is the subconscious activities that go to Work to dig up a dim memory. Forcing yourself to recall almost never helps because it doesn’t loosen your memory; it only tightens it. Students find the preparatory method helpful in examinations. They read over the questions before trying to answer any of them. Then they answer first the ones of which they are most confident. Meanwhile, deeper mental activities in the subconscious mind are taking place; work is being done on the more difficult questions. By the time the easier questions are answered, answers to the more difficult ones will usually begin to come into consciousness. It is often just a question of waiting for recall to come to the memory.
　　Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
　　26. What’s the passage about?
　　27. According to the passage, what kind of order do students usually follow when they answer questions in exams?
　　28. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
　　Passage Two
　　 The family is changing. In the past, grandparents, parents, and children used to live together, and they had an extended family. Sometimes two or more brothers with their wives and children were part of this large family group. But family structure is changing throughout the world. Nowadays, many families consist of only one father, one mother, and children. It is becoming the main family structure everywhere.
　　The new family structure offers married women some advantages: they have freedom from their relatives, and the husband does not have all the power of the family. Studies show that in these families, men and women usually make an equal number of decisions about family lives.
　　In the past, wives usually have to pay for the benefits of freedom and power. When women lived in extended families, sisters and grandparents and aunts helped one another with housework and childcare. In addition, older women in a large family group had important positions.
　　But now, wives do not often enjoy this benefit, and they have another disadvantage too: women generally live longer than their husbands, so older women from these families often have to live alone. Studies show that women are generally less satisfied with marriage than men are. In the past, men worked outside the home and women worked inside. Housework and childcare were a full time job, and there was no time for anything else. Now women work outside and have more freedom than they did in the past, but they still have to do most of the housework. The women actually have two full-time jobs, and they have not much free time.
　　Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
　　29. Who used to live together in an extended family?
　　30. What advantages do families nowadays offer women?
　　31. What are the disadvantages of families nowadays for women?
　　32. Why are many women dissatisfied with marriage and families nowadays?
　　Passage Three
　　Thunderstorms are the least dangerous and least violent of all the storms. Almost everyone has experienced a thunderstorm with its heavy rains, high winds, lightning and accompanying thunder. This type of storm can release a great deal of energy. A single thunderstorm can release energy to the atmosphere equivalent to a hydrogen bomb. There are some 50,000 thunderstorms that occur on earth daily. This would make the daily energy released into the atmosphere equal to billions of tons of TNT.
　　Certain conditions must exist for thunderstorms to develop. First, the air must contain a great deal of water vapor. Second, there must be a rapidly rising air current. Thunderstorms may produce lightning and thunder. Lightning is a result of the rapidly rising air. The temperature produced by lightning is nearly 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit. This tremendous amount of heat causes the air to expand suddenly. This causes sound waves to be produced in the air which are heard as a crashing or loud noise called thunder.
　　Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
　　33. How much energy can be released by a single thunderstorm?
　　34. What are the two conditions that must exist for thunderstorms to develop?
　　35. What is the temperature produced by lightning?
　　Section C
　　A college education is an investment in the future. But it can be a (36)costly investment. The College Board (37)estimates that the costs at a four-year public college in the United States increased 10 percent this past school year. That was less than the (38)13 percent increase the year before, but still much higher than the (39)inflation rate. Public colleges and universities still cost a lot less than private ones.
　　Financial aid often helps. But financial (40)advisers tell parents to start college (41)savings plans when their child is still very young.
　　All 50 states and the District of Columbia (42)offer what are called 5-20-9 plans. These plans are named after the part of the federal tax law that created them in 1996. States use private investment companies to (43)operate most programs.
　　Every state has its own rules governing 5-20-9 plans. Some of the plans are free of state taxes. And all are free of federal taxes. (44) However, the government could start to tax withdrawals in 2011 if Congress does not change the law.
　　(45)5-20-9 plans include investment accounts that increase or decrease in value with the investments they contain. Families must decide how aggressively they want to put money into stocks, bonds or other investments.
　　(46)Another kind of 5-20-9 plan lets parents begin to pay for their child’s education long before their child starts college. This kind of savings program is called a prepaid tuition plan.