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11. W: Look at the mess! And the guests will be here soon!
M: Take it easy. I’ll make sure the house is spotless.
Q: What does the man mean?
【解析】選[A]。男士說他肯定會讓屋子干干凈凈的,也就是他會打掃屋子的,選項[A]符合題意。spotless意為“一塵不染的,干凈的”。選項[B]、[C]誤解了對話中的take it easy。
12. M: Is the next game going to be held at our stadium or theirs?
W: Do you really think it will make much of a difference with a losing record like ours?
Q: What does the woman imply?
【解析】選[C]。女士說對我們這樣一直保持失敗記錄的隊伍來說,比賽在什么地方舉行有很大不同嗎?言下之意是他們的隊伍終將失敗,也就無所謂在什么地方舉行比賽了,故選項[C]符合題意。
13. M: Mum, I got a part-time job at the supemp3arket. Three hours a day weekday and all day Saturday.
W: Congratulations!But are you sure you can handle it? What about homework?
Q: What’s the woman worried about?
【解析】選[B]。母親第一次使用疑問語氣,反映出她對兒子能否兼顧工作和學習的擔心。第二次疑問則突出反映了她對兒子學習的憂慮,故選[B]。
14. W: You see, there are too many people here. Let’s go to some other places.
M: All right. But cold weather in December cannot keep people away from the busy shops.
Q: What does the man mean?
【解析】選[B]。女士說這里人太多了,到其他地方去看看吧。男士說,沒問題,但是12月的冷天也不能阻擋人們來這些熱鬧的商店,言下之意是盡管12月的天氣很冷,逛商店的人仍然會多,故選項[B]符合題意。
15. W: Your exam is over, isn’t it? Why aren’t you cheerful?
M: Oh, I don’t know. It isn’t that the questions were too hard, but I always feel uneasy when the exam doesn’t seem to have much to do with the book.
Q: What was the man’s opinion of the exam?
【解析】選[B]。在but后男士提到試卷與書的聯系不大時,他就總覺得不安。選項[B] 是對此的同義轉述。對話提到...it isn’t that the questions were too hard, 意思是這些問題其實并不難。由此可以排除選項[A]、[D]。[C]項中time(考試時間)在對話中沒有提及。
16. W: What do you think of the movie?
M: It was worth neither the time nor the money.
Q: What does the man mean?
【解析】選[B]。“neither...nor...”結構是對兩個內容的否定,也就是說時間和錢花得都不值,言外之意就是這部電影根本不值得一看。
17. M: Good afternoon. I’m Mr. Jackson. I answered your ad for an experienced advertising executive.
W: Oh, yes, Mr. Jackson. Won’t you have a seat? The manager will see you shortly.
Q: What do we learn about Mr. Jackson?
【解析】選[D]。男士來應聘廣告上說的有經驗的廣告主管職位。女士說經理馬上就會見他。關鍵詞是experienced(有經驗的)、see you(會見),另外前面的ad指報紙上的招聘廣告,后面的advertising executive指的是廣告主管職位,選項[D] 符合題意。
18. M: Excuse me, would you please tell me when the next flight to Los Angeles is?
W: Sure. The next direct flight to Los Angeles is two hours from now, but if you do not mind transferring at San Francisco you can board now.
Q: What can we learn from the conversation?
【解析】選[D]。the next flight、direct flight(直達航班)、transferring(轉機,換乘)構成了“在機場咨詢航班情況”的特定場景。由女士所說的if you do not mind transferring at san Francisco you can board now可知答案為[D]。