12. M: I'm trying to find someone to come with me to the new sculpture exhibit in the art museum on Saturday.
W: I'm not too crazy about art myself, but what about Mary? She's taking an art history course and seems to be enjoying it.
Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?
【解析】選[B]。be crazy about指喜好某事物，I'm not too crazy about art myself表明女士不想陪男士去看雕塑展，but what about Mary?則表示她建議男士邀請其他人陪他一起去。
13. M: Now suppose I was to stay at home and do all the housework and look after the children while my wife went out to work. What would you think about that?
W: If I'm going to be logical, no.
Q: What does the woman mean?
【解析】選[C]。男士假設他整天待在家里做家務、照看孩子，而他的妻子出去工作，問女士對此有什么想法。If I'm going to be logical, no表明女士認為男士的假設是不合邏輯的(illogical)。
14. W: These tomatoes are huge and fat. You must have watered and fertilized them a lot.
M: Yes, I did. They ought to be ripe enough to pick by the next Friday when we have our party.
Q: Where did this conversation most probably take place?
【解析】選[D]。男士說等下周五聚會的時候西紅柿就該熟透了，再結合女士話中的These tomatoes 及watered and fertilized them推斷，兩人應是在花園里針對西紅柿植株展開對話的，因此選[D]。
15. M: I'm really enjoying that literature with Professor Benson. Was the lecture this morning interesting?
W: To tell you the truth, I was so exhausted from staying up last night to finish the reading that I didn't get much out of it.
Q: What does the woman mean?
【解析】選[B]。so exhausted...that I didn't get much out of it說明女士太疲倦了，所以沒怎么聽Professor Benson講的課。so...that...結構與too...to...結構意思相同，exhausted ≈ tired，get out of ≈ learn from，因此選項[B]正確。stay up意為"熬夜"。
16. M: I'm sorry, Miss. You'll have to come with us. Hidden cameras have detected what you have done. Leave the merchandise here.
W: I'll come along, but I assure you that I can prove my innocence.
Q: Where does this conversation most likely take place?
【解析】選[A]。結合男士話中的Hidden cameras (隱形攝像頭)和merchandise(商品)推測，對話應該是發生在商店里，場景是男士懷疑女士偷了商店里的東西。
17. W: I don't know why, but since I saw Williams on TV, I don't feel so bad about myself now.
M: Well, they say laughter is the best medicine.
Q: What can be inferred about the show the woman just watched?
【解析】選[B]。男士話中的they指Williams一家人，即電視節目中的人物。they say laughter is the best medicine表明這檔節目很滑稽(funny)；since I saw Williams on TV, I don't feel so bad about myself now說明這檔節目很令人鼓舞(inspiring)。
18. M: Did you see that new art work? You know that poster they just put up in the cafeteria; I wonder whose bright idea that was.
W: You know there's nothing wrong with the poster itself, it just doesn't go with the colors in the cafeteria.
Q: What do we learn about the poster from the conversation?
【解析】選[C]。女士所說的there's nothing wrong with the poster itself表明她和男士都認為自助餐廳里貼的海報不好看。另外，理解男士話中的諷刺語氣("art work"和"bright idea")對解答該題也有很大幫助。go with the colors意為"顏色搭配協調"。
Conversation One
M: Doctor Thomas? This is Keith Bradley from The Daily News. I'd like to ask you some questions about the new official standard weight that you purchased.
W: I'd be happy to help you. What would you like to know?
M: First of all, how is the standard weight used?
W: Well, the people in our department use it to check the scales all over the country. The Department of Weights and Measures - we're a government agency - it's our responsibility to see that all the scales measure a kilogram accurately. So this is the weight we use to adjust the scales.
M: How did you check the scales before?
W: We have an old standard weight that we used to use. It had to be replaced because it was imprecise. You see, it was made of poor quality metal that was too porous - it absorbed too much moisture.
M: Oh, so when the weather was humid, it weighed more. And when it was dry, it weighed less.
W: Exactly. And that variation can affect the standards of the whole country. So our department had the new weight made out of higher quality metal.
M: How much did it cost?
W: About forty-five thousand dollars.
M: Forty-five thousand dollars! For a one kilogram weight! That's more expensive than gold. Is it really worth that much?
W: I'm sure it is. Industries depend on our government agency to monitor the accuracy of scales, so that when they buy and sell their products there's one standard. Think of the drug industry, for example: those companies rely on high accuracy scales to manufacture and package medicine.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. What is the conversation mainly about?
【解析】選[A]。選項都是一些總結性的詞句表明該題可能就對話的主旨或大意提問。由對話開頭就提到的some questions about the new official standard weight that you purchased可判斷該對話是圍繞"新的標準測重砝碼"展開的，故選[A]。[B]和[C]都是針對對話中it was made of poor quality metal that was too porous - it absorbed too much moisture設的干擾項。[D]在對話中沒有涉及。
20. How is the weight used?
【解析】選[B]。選項表明該題可能考查某一個事物的用途或作用。[C]中的atmosphere與選項中多次提到的scale，metal，weight等詞關系不大，故可初步排除。由對話中Dr. Thomas的回答... use it to check the scales all over the country可直接得出答案是[B]。[D]是根據對話中的higher quality metal設的干擾項。
21. What does Doctor Thomas probably think about the cost of the new weight?
【解析】選[D]。選項表明該題是就某物是否值許多錢提問。[A] 和[C]的觀點完全相反，[B]持中立態度，[D]說"該事物擁有的重要功能來說是很合理的"，看問題全面、客觀，這樣的選項往往是答案。當對話中女士對該工具是否值那么多錢提出疑問時，Dr. Thomas的回答是I'm sure it is，而后又舉了藥品工業的例子說明標準測量砝碼的重要功能，故[D]正確。Conversation Two
M: Hi, Grace. Mind if I eat lunch with you?
W: No. Mr. Evans, not at all.
M: Thanks. I just heard that you're studying nutrition and you've got quite a bit of experiences working in the cafeteria, so I wonder if you will be interested in a small project we are doing this term.
W: What's the project all about?
M: More and more students have been deciding not to buy the meal here and we want to attract them back. So I want to hear what students would like. Your job would be to find out.
W: Well, if the menus were changed, then maybe I wouldn't have to listen to so much criticism.
M: That makes you perfect for the job. Would you be interested?
W: I'm not sure. What sorts of changes are you thinking of?
M: I'd like to make some changes in the way we prepare our food. For example, just look at what we have to choose from today. You got a fried hamburger and I got fried chicken. They both contain too much fat.
W: But you'd better not get rid of them. They're everybody's favorite.
M: Well, we can certainly keep them, but we need to give the people who are health-conscious some choices. For example, we could also prepare chicken without the fatty skin and serve it on some rice with a light sauce. Do you think that would appeal to students?
W: Well, I'd like that. You're right. You'd better find out what others think. Sorry, I've got to get back to work. I'd like to hear more though. I'll drop by your office later.
M: OK, see you then.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
22. What are the two speakers talking about?
【解析】選[B]。選項表明該題很可能是就雙方談論的話題提問，且談論的話題與cafeteria有關。根據對話中男士所說的I'd like to make some changes in the way we prepare our food可判斷[B]正確。[A]和[C]的內容在對話中均沒有涉及。[D]是根據對話中的working設的干擾項。
23. What does the man want the woman to do?
【解析】選[D]。選項表明該題很可能就某人的工作或任務提問。選項[A]、[C]、[D]都與食物有關，而[B]沒有涉及到食物，與其他三項差別較大，故可初步排除。由對話中男士所說的I want to hear what students would like. Your job would be to find out可推知Mr. Evans是要Grace調查學生喜歡的食物，這與[D]意思一致。[A]是針對對話中的fried hamburger和fried chicken設的干擾項。
24. What does the man suggest the cafeteria do?
【解析】選[C]。選項表明該題可能考查某人對食物的建議。[A]、[C]、[D]都提到了食物的配料或成分，[B]只提到了食物的價格，與其他三項明顯不同，故可初步排除。由對話中的a fried hamburger ...fried chicken...both contain too much fat推斷，男士建議女士應該做一些脂肪含量少的食物，這與[C]意思一致。[D]是強干擾項，男士只是拿這些油炸食品舉例，告訴女士應該增加產品種類。
25. How does the woman think of the man's project?
【解析】選[C]。根據選項推斷該題可能考查某人的態度。前三項都屬于一種明確的態度，[D]Indifferent意思為"漠不關心的"，與其他三項明顯不同，很可能不是答案。由對話中女士所說的What's the project all about？及I'd like that可推知女士對男士的項目很感興趣，故選[C]。考生應注意含有somewhat，certain等詞的選項往往是答案。
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