听力真题+原文

13.
W: Just look at this newspaper, nothing but murder, death and war! Do you still believe people are basically good?
M: Of course I do. But newspapers hardly ever report stories about peace and generosity. They are not news.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
A) The man is generous with his good comments on people.
B) The woman is unsure if there will be peace in the world.
C) The woman is doubtful about newspaper stories.
D) The man is quite optimistic about human nature.
14.
M: Tom must be joking when he said he plans to sell his shop and go to medical school.
W: You are quite right. He is just kidding. He's also told me time and time again he wished he'd studied for some profession instead of going into business.
Q: What will Tom probably do according to the conversation?
A) Study for some profession.
B) Attend a medical school.
C) Stay in business.
D) Sell his shop.

答案解析

13.
女：看看这报纸的内容，全是关于谋杀、死亡和战争的报道！你还坚持认为人本性善良吗？
男：我当然还是这么认为的。不过报纸几乎不会报道和平和宽容的故事。因为那不是新闻。
问：从对话中我们能得出什么信息？
答：正确答案为D。从对话中得知，女子说报纸上的全是负面新闻，但男子依然相信人本性善良。因此可以推断出正确答案为D，男子对人性持乐观态度。A，男子很乐于赞扬别人，对话中未涉及，排除。B，女子不确定世界上是否存在和平，对话中主要探讨的是人性，未涉及和平问题，排除。C，女子怀疑报纸的内容，对话中未涉及，排除。
14.
男：汤姆说他计划把他的店卖了，然后去上医学院，他一定是在开玩笑。
女：你说的非常对。他只是在开玩笑而已。他跟说过无数次他希望他能学些专业知识，而不是从商。
问：从对话中能判断出汤姆接下来可能会做什么？
答：正确答案为C。从男子说汤姆要卖店，女子说经商，可以得知汤姆目前在经商，而二人说汤姆其他的说法都是开玩笑的，可以推断出汤姆会继续经商，因此正确答案为C，继续经商。A，学习专业知识，对话中只是汤姆开玩笑的说法，而不是他要做的事情，排除。B，上医学院，也是汤姆开玩笑的说法，排除。D，卖掉他的店，同样是汤姆开玩笑的说法，排除。