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Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension
Section A
11. M: Why don’t you come to our home for dinner some time this week? I have practiced to improve my cooking.
W: I’d like to, but we have visitors from Finland, perhaps next week.
Q: Why can’t the woman accept the man’s invitation?
【解析】B)。四個選項都是關于女士，由此暗示對話當中應該更加重視與女士有關的部分。男士邀請女士去他家吃晚飯(come to our home for dinner)，女士說這個星期有芬蘭來的客人(visitors from Finland)要招待，可能要下個星期去。因為女士這個星期有客人，所以女士不能接受男士的邀請。故正確答案為B)。
12. M: I hope I won’t oversleep. I’ve simply got to catch the first flight to New York.
W: If I were you, I’d request the wake-up call from the hotel reception.
Q: What does the woman advise the man do?
【解析】D)。四個選項都是不定式，由此可以推斷，本題的內容可能是目的或者動作。 女士說，如果我是你(If I were you)，就會要旅店提供叫醒電話(wake-up call)。由此可見，女士建議男士ask for a wake-up call，正確答案為D)。
13. M: I really had a busy week. I want to get some rest. I always enjoy a nap on Saturday afternoon.
W: I don’t think you can. Mr. Smith has just parked his car at the door, and he is coming up now.
Q: What can we learn from this conversation?
【解析】B)。四個選項都更側重男士方面，由此暗示對話當中應該更加注意與男士相關的部分。 男士一般都在星期六下午睡個午覺(enjoy a long siesta on Saturday afternoon)，但女士說Mr. Smith已經在門口停車，馬上就來了(parked his car at the door，he is coming up)。由此可以推斷，男士今天不能睡午覺了(won’t be able to enjoy a nap)。故正確答案為B)。
14. W: How is George doing? Is he doing all right?
M: He is doing fine now. He planned to change his job for a while but finally decided to keep the present one.
Q: What can we learn about George in this conversation?
【解析】B)。四個選項都是有關George和工作的關系，對工作的看法和態度，由此可以推測，本題的內容是關于George和工作的。 George的工作現在做得不錯(doing fine)。雖然他想過換工作(planned to change his job)，但是他決定保留現有的工作(keep the present one)。故正確答案為B)。
15. W: Good morning. This is Dr.Allen’s office.
M: Good morning. I’d like to make an appointment with Dr.Allen to have my teeth cleaned and checked. I’d like to have it done this week if possible.
Q: Who is the woman?
【解析】C)。四個選項都是表示身份的詞，由此可以推測，本題的內容是關于某人的身份。男士要和牙醫預約洗牙和檢查(have my teeth cleaned and checked)。由此可見，女士應該是牙醫診所的接待員(receptionist)。故C)為正確答案。
16. M: Professor Kennedy has been very busy this semester. As far as I know he works till midnight every day.
W: I wouldn’t have troubled him so much if I had known he was so busy.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
【解析】D)。四個選項都是有關女士和教授之間的關系，由此可以推測，本問題的內容是關于女士和教授的學習和工作的。 男士說教授這個學期很忙(very busy this semester)，每天工作到深夜(works till midnight every day)。女士回答說如果早知道是這么忙就不會那樣麻煩他了(wouldn’t have troubled him)。由此可以推測女士很后悔占用了教授很長時間(regrets having taken up much of the professor’s time)。故D)為正確答案。
17. W: May I make a recommendation, sir? The clams with our special sauce are good. They’re fresh from the ocean.
M: Thank you, but I don’t care for clams.
Q: Where did this conversation probably take place?
【解析】A)。四個選項都是表示地點場景的短語，由此可以推斷，本題是考查關于某件事情發生的地點。 女士推薦說配特制醬汁的蛤蜊(The clams with our special sauce)很不錯，蛤蜊是剛從海里捕上來的(fresh from the ocean)。由此可見本對話發生在餐館(restaurant)，故正確答案為A)。
18. W: I suppose we should look for a bigger house, but I don’t see how we can afford it right now.
M: If only we hadn’t spent so much money on our car this year.
Q: What can we learn from the conversation about the speakers?
【解析】D)。四個選項都是They可能會做出的選擇，由此可以推斷，本題是考查關于某些人即將做出的決定。女士覺得應該找一間大一點的房子(look for a bigger house)，但目前又承擔(afford)不起。男士指出了負擔不起的原因，今年花了錢在買汽車上(spent so much money on our car)。由此可見，他們無法換一間大點的房子，因為錢不夠(don’t have enough money)。故正確答案為D)。
