听力原题

13.
M: Forgive the mess in here. We had a party last night. There were a lot of people and they all brought food
W: Yeah, I can tell. Well, I guess it’s pretty obvious what you’ll be doing most of today.
Q: What does the woman think the man will do？
A) Get more food and drinks.
B) Ask his friend to come over.
C) Tidy up the place.
D) Hold a party.
14.
W: What time would suit you for the first round talks with John Smith?
M: Well, you know my schedule. Other than this Friday, one day is as good as the next.
Q: What does the man mean?
A) The talks can be held any day except this Friday.
B) He could change his schedule to meet John Smith.
C) The first-round talks should start as soon as possible.
D) The woman should contact John Smith first.

答案详解

13.
C) Tidy up the place.
男：别管这儿了，我们昨天在这儿开了个派对，一大堆人，都自带的食物，所以很乱。
女：是的，我可以证明。我猜你今天大半的时间都要用来打扫这里了。
问：在女人看来，这个男人将会怎么做？
答：从回答来看，女人觉得男人要花上好多时间来清理派对遗留现场。因此C项正确。tidy up 是收拾整理清理的意思。
14.
A) The talks can be held any day except this Friday.
女：什么时候和斯密斯进行第一轮谈话比较合适？
男：你知道我的时间表的。除了这个周周五，任意一天都可以。
问：这个男人是什么意思？
答：从回答的前半句可以看出，女人知道男人的时间行程表，然后说除了这个周的周五，其他任意时间都可以，因此可以判断A项正确。oteher than ‘除了，而不是’的意思。