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Part I Listening Comprehension   

Section A   

高等学校英语应用能力考试(A 级) 真题答案与详解(2006 年 6 月)   

1. W: When do you need to have the letter typed?   

M: The sooner, the better. Ive got to mail it tomorrow.   

Q: What are they talking about?   

D) 信息明示题。女士询问男士是否需要把信打印好,可见两人谈论的是 D)“打印信件”。   

2. M: Will you go with us to Kunming? It is a wonderful place.   

W: Id like to, but I am afraid I do not have enoughmoney.

Q: What is the womans problem?   

B) 信息明示题。女士想去昆明旅游,但是钱却不够,B)与此意相符。   

3. W: Ive got a few things for Mary.   

M: A few? It seems you have bought the whole supermarket for her.

Q: What can we learn from this conversation?   

A) 推理判断题。男士夸张的说女士已经给 Mary 买下了整个超市,由此可推想女士为 Mary 买了很多东西,因此选择 A)。   

4. M: Will you give me your e-mail address so that I can send you my reply? W: Why not call me since you have my phone number?   

Q: What does the woman mean?   

C) 推理判断题。女士反问男士:既然有我的电话号码,为什么不打电话给我,可见女士想让男士给她 打电话,也就是C)所说的 reply by phone。   

5. W: How long will it take to get my computer fixed?   

M: It should not be longer than three days. I will call you when it is OK.

Q: What is the man going to do?   

D) 信息明示题。女士询问男士她的电脑什么时候能修好,可见 D)正是男士要做的事情。   

Section B Conversation 1   

W: Excuse me?   

M: Yes, maam. Can I help you?   

W: Could you tell me where the bank is?   

M: It is upstairs across from the coffee bar.   

W: Thanks, do you know what time it opens?   

M: It should be open now. It opens at 8:00 a. m.   

W: Good. And can you tell me how often the buses leave   

for the city center? M: and youve just missed one.   

W: Oh, dear, then Ill have to wait for another thirty   

minutes. Thank you very much. M: That is OK.   

6. Where is the bank?   

7. How often do the buses leave for the city center?   

6. B) 信息明示题。女士询问男士银行的具体位置,男士告诉她说 upstairs。   

7. B) 信息明示题。女士询问男士去往市中心的公交车多长时间一趟,男士的回答是 Every half hour.  

Conversation 2   

M: Hi, Jane, please take a seat.

W: Thank you.   

M: We are now considering your application. Are you interested in working in the Marketing Department?   

W: Yes, I am very interested in marketing. It would be a new challenge for me.

M: How do you feel about working on weekends?   

W: Working on weekends? I have not thought about it, but I will definitely consider it.   

W: Then I will try my best to do that.   

M: By the w ay, do you live far from the company?   

W: No, it only takes me thirty minutes to come here by bus. M: That is fine. Thank you.   

8. In which department is the woman likely to work?   

9. What is the special requirement for the job?   

10. How long does it take the woman to get to the company by bus.   

8. A) 推理判断题。女士回答说对市场营销很感兴趣,这就意味着她可能去做这份工作。   

9. C) 推理判断题。男士说 People in that department often need to do market service during the weekends.这就意味着这份工作的特殊要求就是要在周末加班。   

10. A) 信息明示题。女士回答中的 thirty minutes 即 A)中的 half an hour。   

Section C   

In the U. S. A, thirty percent of the adult population has a weight problem. To many people, the cause is obvious--they eat too much. But scientific evidence does not support this idea. Going back to the America of 1910, we find the people were thinner than today. Yet they ate more food. In those days, people worked harder physically, walked more, used machines much less, and did not watch television. Several modem studies have shown that fatter people do not eat more than thinner people. In fact, some investigations report that the fat people eat less than thinner people. Recently, a study of research group found the following interesting fact--thinner people are more active than fatter people. Therefore, those who exercise regularly can eat more and still lose a large amount of body fat.   

11. About how many adult Americans have the "weight problem"?   

12. In many peoples opinion, what is the cause of getting fat?   

13. Why were the Americans in 1910 thinner than today?   

14. What was the result of a recent study?   

15. According to the passage, what happens to those who exercise regularly?   

11. Thirty   

[解析 ] 本题问美国有多少成年人面 临肥胖问题,根 据 thirty percent of the adult population has a weight problem.可得出答案。听力关键词:weight problem 或 percent。   

12. too much   

[解析] 本题问大部分人认为什么是导致肥胖的原因,根据 the cause is obvious—they eat too much.可得出 答案。听力关键词:cause 或 eat。   

13. harder   

[解析 ] 本题问 1910 年的美国人为 什么比现 在的美国 人瘦, 根据 In those days,people worked harder physically...可得出答案。听力关键词:1910 或 thinner。   

14. active   

[解析] 本题问最近的一项研究结论是什么,根据 found the following interesting fact—thinner people are more active than fatter people.可得出答案。听力关键词:recently 或 a study。   

15. body fat   

[解析 ] 本题问那些经常锻炼的人能产生什么变化,根据 can eat more and still lose a large amount of body fat.可得出答案。听力关键词:exercise regularly 或 a large amount of。