听力原文+真题

17.
W: Can you believe the way Larry was talking to his roommate? No wonder they don't get along.
M: Well, maybe Larry was just reacting to something his roommate said. There are two sides to every story you know.
Q: What does the man imply about Larry and his roommate?
A) They are both to blame.
B) They are both easy to please.
C) They can manage to get along.
D) They will make peace in time.
18.
M: We don't have the resources to stop those people from buying us out unless a miracle happens. This may be the end of us.
W: I still have hope we can get help from the bank. After all we don't need that much money.
Q: What do we learn about the speakers from the conversation?
A) They are in desperate need of financial assistance.
B) They hope to do miracles with limited resources.
C) They want to borrow a huge sum from the bank.
D) They plan to buy out their business partners.

答案详解
17.
A） They are both to blame.
女：你知道劳瑞用什么口气跟他的室友说话吗？如果知道的话就能理解为什么他们相处不融洽了。

男：好吧，也许他只是在跟反击他室友所说的话。你要知道，一个巴掌拍不响。

问：关于劳瑞和他的室友，对话中的男人是什么意思？

答：一个巴掌拍不响，自然是说相处不融洽是由于双方都有过错。所以正确答案应该为A：两个人都有过错。
18.
A.）They are in desperate need of financial assistance.

男：我们没有足够的资金来对付收购者，除非有奇迹发生，否则我们就等着尽头来临吧。

女：我觉得向银行贷款可以解决我们的燃眉之急，毕竟我们所需要的资金并不多。

问：从这段对话中，我们能够了解到什么？

答：从对话中的 the end of us 可以理解为他们面临严重的困境，而下一段女人说可以向银行借钱解决问题，可以推测出是他们的资金链出了问题，也就是说，面临严重的财政危机，需要紧急救助。