17.
W: Let me see. Here are two pairs of slacks, one lady's skirt, and one man's overcoat.
M: And this sport shirt, too. All cleaned and pressed. When will they be ready?
Q: How many pieces of clothes did the man want washed?
正確答案：C
解析：對話中女士提到2條休閑褲，1條女裙，1件男大衣，男士提到1件運(yùn)動衫，共5件衣物，故C正確。

18.
M: How did you like yesterday's play?
W: Generally speaking, it was quite good. The part of secretary was played wonderfully, but I think the man who played the boss was too dramatic to be realistic.
Q: How does the woman feel about the man's acting in the play?
正確答案：D
解析：關(guān)鍵在于對“too...to”的理解。它是一個暗含否定意義的詞組，too dramatic to be realistic表示“太戲劇化了以至不夠真實(shí)”，D項(xiàng)（他夸大了他的角色）與之意思相符，故選D。女士一開始說表演總的來說不錯，“但是”表轉(zhuǎn)折，提出不足之處。本題符合短對話聽力“聽到什么不選什么”的原則。干擾項(xiàng)聽到的與原文對應(yīng)的部分分別是：A--played...well，B--dramatic，C--secretary。