Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension

Section A

11.M: Hills, are you going to Jack s party tonight? Maybe I can give you a ride.

W: Thanks, Tom. I d like to go for a change, but I have my history exam tomorrow

morning.

Q: What will the woman probably do tonight?

C【解析】选项是关于某人的动作行为。男士邀请女士去参加Jack 的宴会；女士表示感谢，但用but 表达了自己真正要做的事情：明天上午有历史考试。从中可判断女士要复习历史。

12.W: I can t bear the air pollution in this city any more. It s getting worseand worse. The sky looks grey most of the time．

M: You said it! We ve never had so many factories before.

Q: What does the man mean?

A【解析】选项是关于空气污染的问题。女士说：我再也忍受不了这个城市的空气污染了，越来越严重，天空大部分时间都是灰色的。而男士附和女士的看法，并说以前没有多少工厂，暗示工厂导致了空气污染加重。

13.W: Lots of people enjoy dancing in the ball. Why not go dancing with me? I thinkit s the most interesting thing in the world.

M： Believe it or not, that is the last thing I d ever want to do.

Q： What does the man mean?

B【解析】选项是关于跳舞的看法。女士说：这么多人都在跳舞，为什么不和我一起跳呢？我认为这是世界上最有意思的事。男士回答说：不管你信不信，这是我最不愿意做的。考生要注意固定搭配“that is the last thing”后面加一个句子，指的是“最不想干的事情”，所以B 为正确答案。

14.W: Jean really lost her temper in Dr. Brown s class this morning. We were allshocked by her aggressiveness.

M: Oh. did she? But I think her frankness is really something to be appreciated.

Q: What does the man mean?

A【解析】选项是男士对Jean 的看法。女士说：Jean 在Dr. Brown 课堂上发火了；男士用but表达了自己的看法：我倒觉得她的直率让人佩服。由此可以看出男士对Jean 是钦佩的。

15.M: I thought you were going to call me last night about the plans for the conferenceon language teaching.

W: Sorry, I should have, but Tom and Jane stopped by and stayed until midnight.

Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

D【解析】根据选项，考生要特别注意女士的行为。男士说：我以为昨晚你会给我打电话，通知教学会议的计划呢；女士使用了虚拟语气：我本应该打电话的，但Tom 和Jane 顺便拜访我，他们一直待到午夜。从中考生可推断女士没有打电话的原因是一晚上都有客人。

16.M: Your son certainly shows a lot of enthusiasm on the tennis court. He talked

like a professional.

W: I only wish he d show as much for his studies.

Q: What does the woman imply about her son?

D【解析】选项是对某位男士的看法。男士说：你儿子在球场真有激情，像个专业人士；女士使用了虚拟语气：我希望他在学习上同样有激情。虚拟语气告诉考生，他在学习上并没有太

用功。

17.W: How come Jim lost his job?

M: I didn t say he had lost it. All I said was if he didn t get out and started

selling a few cars instead of idling around all day, he might not find himself looking

for a new job.

Q: What does the man say about Jim?

C【解析】选项是关于某位男士的工作。女士问：Jim 为什么丢了工作呢？男士强调Jim 现在

并没有失业，他说，如果Jim 现在不开始卖车，他可能要开始找新工作了，暗示Jim 可能被

解雇。选项D 是个干扰项，目前Jim 并没有失业。

18.W: Jerry, last night we held a discussion in that small room numbered 405 on the

third floor and you were so conspicuous by your absence.

M: Well, I made a mistake about the room number and stayed in room 415 for an hour

waiting.

Q: What can we learn about Jerry?

B【解析】考生要特别注意Jerry 做了什么事。女士说：昨晚在405 讨论时，大家都注意到你缺席了；男士说：我把房间号弄错了，在415 等了一个小时。从中可以判断开会时Jerry 并不在场。

Conversation One

W: This is English Language Centre. How can I help you?

M: Yes. I m calling to find out more information about your program. For example,

what kind of course do you offer?

W: Well, first of all, 【19】the purpose of our program is to provide language learning

opportunities to this area s community, whether a student s goal is to master

basic functional language skills, let s say, for his or her job, or to study

intensively to enter a US college or university.

M: Okay. I m calling for a friend who is interested in attending a US university.

My friend is considering about further education.

W: And that s the kind of, uh, 【20】instruction that we provide, from basic

communication course to content based classes such as computer literacy,

intercultural communication, and business English.

M: That sounds great. What are your application deadlines for the next semester?

W: 【21】Well, we ask applicants to apply no later than two months before the semester

begins.

M: Alright. What is the tuition for a full time student?

W: Let me see. It s two thousand thirty dollars for a full time student.

M: And how does one apply? Is it complicated?

W: Well, we can send you an application and you can mail it back to us, or you can

fill out our application that s on our Website.

M: Great. Thank you for help. I appreciate that.

W: You are welcome. You can call at any time if you have any other questions. Goodbye.

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

19.Which is the purpose of the English Language Centre?

A【解析】选项用动词不定式表示目的。听力对话一开始，女士就介绍了这个课程的目的，旨在给大家提供学习语言的机会。

20.Which course is taught at the English Language Centre?

C【解析】选项是某一门课程，考生要注意语言学习中心提供的课程有哪里。听力对话接下来女士介绍课程，basic communication course，content based classes，如 computerliteracy, intercultural communication, business English，因而判断C 为正确答案。

21.If a semester begins on August 29th, by what date should one apply for it?B【解析】选项是关于时间。听力对话接下来问报名时间，女士回答说，截止到课程开始前两

个月。如果课程8 月29 号开始，那报名时间截止到6 月29 号。

Conversation Two

W: 【22】We re talking this hour about how and why people might become addictedto the Internet. Dr. James at Maryland University has put together a support groupfor students who find themselves addicted to the Internet. He joins me now from hisoffice in College Park.

M: Thank you very much for inviting me.

W: Is Internet addiction a relatively new thing?

M: Well, some may have been addicted for a while.

W: How does it present itself?

M: Well, some of them have issues like relationship problems, or 【23】problemsmaintaining their grades because they are spending so much time on the Net.

W: But I think the computer is a very positive thing. How do I know when my impulse

to go online will turn me into an Internet addict?

M: Uh...I m not sure the exact amount of time is really the issue, 【24】but I think

if it begins to affect other areas of your life, such as your work or school performance.

One of the problems with the Internet, is that people start losing some of the skillsthat make relationships successful. If you are beginning to feel anxious or depressedor empty or lonely and you know you really look forward to those times when you canbe online to be connected with other people in that way, then, a serious issue isstarting to happen.

W: What if you start giving up other things, like going out for a walk...is that a

symptom?

M: 【25】Well, I think it s helpful to have some sort of balance in your life. Ifyou can, spend some time on the Internet and then go out and take a walk.

W: So that s how we can avoid Internet addiction. Thank you very much, Dr.James.

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

22.What is the interview mainly about?

D【解析】选项用四个名词表示话题。听力对话一开始，女士就讲到了今天的话题，讨论了网瘾的问题。所以选项D 为正确答案。

23.Why do Internet addicts have difficulty maintaining their grades?

B【解析】选项表示原因。听力对话随后讲到，有网瘾的学生学习成绩不好，原因在于他们了太多时间在网络上。

24.Which of the following is a symptom of Internet addiction?

A【解析】选项讨论了几种征兆。听力对话中，女士问如何知道有网瘾了呢？男士回答说：上网多长时间算网瘾，这很难说，但如果开始影响生活的其他方面，这就表明有网瘾了。由此可以肯定A 为正确答案。

25.According to Dr. James, how can we avoid Internet addiction?

A【解析】选项提供了一些解决问题的方法。听力对话最后，男士提供了避免网瘾的办法：在生活中找到平衡。

Section B

Passage One

The diamond is considered the most famous and valuable jewel in the world. A diamondis a symbol of wealth．

Diamonds were made as a result of great volcanic heat and pressure．A volcano is amountain with a hole on the top. A volcano can be very dangerous because when it isactive it sometimes explodes and causes great damage.

【26】Diamonds were pushed towards the surface of the earth — millions of yearsgo by a number of great volcanic explosions. 【27】It is in the narrow volcanic pipes that diamonds are found. They are also found among the sand and stones of certain river beds, and in a few places on the floor of the sea. For they were washed down

the mountain sides by the rain.

【28】Diamonds are very rare. There are not many diamond pipes or diamond producing

rivers in the world．During the last century adventurers from Europe went to Brazil,

because they had heard that there were diamonds in the River Amazon. Many of these

early diamond miners died of illness or were lost forever in the great forests. But

some returned home rich. They were lucky enough to enjoy their lives.

【28】 The earliest known diamonds were found in India many centuries ago. The most

recent and exciting discoveries have been made in eastern Russia. But most of the

world s diamonds now come from Congo, from Tanzania — which has the largest diamond

mine in the world and from South Africa.

Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.

26.Which of the following is mentioned by the speaker?

C【解析】选项是关于钻石出现的地方。听力篇章一开始，讲到钻石的出现是因为火山爆发的

热量和压力，接下来说，火山爆发把钻石推向了地球表面。

27.According to the passage, where did diamonds first come into existence?

A【解析】选项表示地点。听力篇章接下来讲，可以在火山缝隙中发现钻石，也可在河床上发

现。由此可以判断A 为正确选项。

28.What do you think is the best title for this passage?

A【解析】从选项的拼写方式，可以推断问题可能是文章的题目。听力篇章开篇讲到钻石形成

的原因，接着讲到钻石出现的地方，最后提及钻石量最多的地方。所以文章的主旨为钻石的

形成和发现。

Passage Two

Recently, a man who was always in good health, spent a week in bed with severe flu.

The previous week, he and his wife separated. 【30】It seems his unusual ill health

was connected with his bad feeling.

Humans have long been aware that our health is linked with our thought, emotions and

relationships. Now science is catching up with our suspicion. A new field of

scientific investigation has developed. 【29】It s the study of how our thoughts

and feelings work with our immune and nervous systems．

There are already researchers at medical schools who are devoted to the study. They

are discovering surprising connections between mind and body. One researcher has been

working with breast cancer patients. She has been looking at the mental factors in

their illness and treatment. 【31】She has discovered that women who did not like

to talk about the emotions created by their illness had more chance of dying in five

years after treatment. Of a group of 52 patients, 16 women died. All 16 women had

said they usually found it difficult to talk to people about their illness. So, simply

speaking, it is bad for your health to keep negative feeling inside you. You need

to talk about them to your family and friends.

Other research shows that stress really can make you sick. People who lead stressful

lives are more likely to fall ill with colds and flus and other illnesses. But, if

you have lots of good quality relationships with family and friends in your life,

then you are less likely to fall ill, even though the circumstance of your life might

be difficult.

Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.

29.What is this passage mainly about?

B【解析】选项是关于疾病方面的内容。听力篇章中讲到，人们很早就意识到健康和我们的思

想联系紧密。而现在发展了新的学科，研究人类的想法和感觉如何影响免疫和神经系统。

30.Why did the man suffer the worst illness in his life?

B【解析】选项表示原因。听力篇章一开始以一名男士为例，他和妻子分居了，随后一周就感

冒了，似乎他的病和自己的糟糕感觉有关系。由此可以判断他得病的原因是他情绪不好。

31.What is the difference between the breast cancer patients according to the passage?

C【解析】选项关于哪一类人活得久一点。听力篇章中间讲到一个实验，其结论是不喜欢和家

人讨论病情以及自己感受的人，接受治疗后五年内死的可能性更大，接着列举了一些数字。

从中可以判断，喜欢讨论自己病情以及感受的人可以活更长时间。

Passage Three

When John and Victoria Falls arrived in New York City for a one year stay, they did

not bring very many things with them. They had planned either to live in a furnished

apartment or to buy used furniture. 【35】But they soon learned about a new system

that more and more people are using. 【32】The renting of home furnishings (bed, tables,

dishes, and so on) has become one of America s fastest growing business.

【35】What kinds of people rent their home furnishings instead of buying them? People

who are international business or government officials, foreign students, airline

workers, young married couples — people whose job or business may force them to move

frequently from one city to another. 【33】They are saved a lot of trouble and the

cost of moving their furniture each time. They simply rent new furniture when they

reach their new homes. Young people with little money do not want to buy cheap

furniture that they may soon dislike. They prefer to wait until they have enough money

to buy furniture they really like. Meanwhile, they find they can rent better quality

furniture than they could afford to buy.

One family, who now have a large, beautiful home of their own, liked their rented

furniture so much that they decided to keep renting it instead of buying new things.

【34】But usually people don t like to tell others about it. The idea of renting

home furnishings is still quite new, and they are not sure what their neighbors might

think.

Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

32.Which of the following has become one of America s fastest growing businesses?

D【解析】选项表示某种做法。听力篇章第一段提及现在美国越来越流行的业务，那就是租家

具。

33.Why do some people prefer to rent furniture?

C【解析】根据上题，考生可推测此题问题有可能是租家具的原因。听力篇章第二段总结了家具的原因，可以节省麻烦，还可以省钱。选项B 只谈到了其中一个原因。

34.What can you infer from the passage?

B【解析】文章最后一段以一个家庭为例，他们很喜欢租的家具，但是却不愿意告诉别人家具是租来的，因为这种做法比较新，他们不确定邻居会怎么想。从此可以判断，在这对夫妻的家乡，这种观点并不流行。

35.Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?

B【解析】从选项的拼写方式，考生可推断问题可能是文章的题目。听力篇章一开始，讲到租家具在美国流行开来，第二段谈及流行的原因，最后讲到这种新颖的方式在某些地方并不流行。这三段围绕同一个主线展开，那就是：新颖的获得家具的方式。

Section C

36.【答案】situation

【解析】此空的名词是个常用名词，situation 意为“情况，状态”。

37.【答案】opinions

【解析】opinions 和ideas 是同义词，表示“观点，看法”。考生要注意此空用名词复数。

38.【答案】trial

【解析】此空的名词trial 意为“努力，尝试”，考生要注意和try 区别。

39.【答案】methods

【解析】此空是个常用名词，method 意为“方式，方法”，考生要注意用名词复数形式。

40.【答案】stages

【解析】stage 在此处意为“阶段”，前面有数词six 来修饰，所以用名词复数形式。

41.【答案】recognize

【解析】此空是个常用动词，recognize 意为“意识，认识”。

42.【答案】broken

【解析】此空是动词的过去分词用作形容词，broken 在此处意为“不能用，有问题”。

43.【答案】define

【解析】此空的动词比较常用，define 原意为“定义”，此空意为“确定”。

44.【答案】he must determine if the problem is with the gears, the brakes, or theframe

【解析】考生要联系上下文，上文讲必须先确定问题是什么，接着就承上举了这个例子，他必须确定自行车的哪一部分出问题了。此处需要注意的词汇：gears，brakes，frame。

45. 【答案】Now the person must look for information that will make the problem clearerand lead to possible solutions

【解析】此空要注意后面的句子。后面是个例子，具体说明前面的观点。其例子大意为：Sam 或看修理书，或和朋友讨论，或仔细看轮子。所以前面作者的观点是：要找信息，让问题更清楚，找到可能的解决方案。此句需要注意的词汇：clearer，solutions。考生要注意句子的首字母要大写。

46.【答案】After studying the problem, he should have several suggestions for a

possible solution

【解析】考生要联系下文，下文是个具体的例子，大意为Sam 解决这个轮子的问题的可能方案。所以前面的观点大概为：研究问题之后，应该对可能的解决方案提出几个建议。此句需要注意的词汇：suggestions。考生要注意句子的首字母要大写。