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W: George, where were you yesterday evening? I expected to see you at the concert.
M: Oh, I waited for you at the corner of Thomas Street. Then I looked for you at your flat, but the housekeeper said you were out.
Q: Why didn't they meet that evening?
正確答案:B
解析:概括總結題。本題要在聽懂雙方談話的基礎上,概括出他們沒有見面的原因。女士在音樂廳等男士,而男士卻在街道拐角等她,說明他們錯過了彼此,故選B。原文中只有一個音樂會,所以A錯;女士并沒有去街角,所以C錯;D正好與事實相反。
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W: The place I've heard so much about is Los Angeles. The climate is pretty good. Year-round flowers, year-round swimming. How do you like it?
M: Well, the beaches are beautiful. But people there are terribly annoyed by the dirty air. I mean, the combination of fog, smoke and automobile exhaust. There is not enough wind to blow it away.
Q: What does the man think of Los Angeles?
正確答案:A
解析:BUT題。But后面的轉折指出“洛杉磯的人們受到空氣污染的煩擾”。故選A。也可以從后兩句的解釋中得出正確答案,fog,smoke and automobile exhaust(汽車尾氣)肯定是和空氣污染有關的。另外,最后一句中的it肯定指的是空氣中的污染物,所以意思還是說空氣受到了污染。因此也可以判斷正確答案為A。