Part II Listening Comprehension

Section A

News Item One

【听力原文】

The police released the first video images yesterday of the two men believed to have been involved in robbing a jewelry shop in the city seven days ago. But the video pictures taken a week ago were not very clear. [1]The camera which filmed the men was about 200 meters away from a parked lorry which the robbers later used as a getaway vehicle. The men were also filmed wearing hoods as they ran towards the lorry after the robbery. The pictures are timed at 9:05 a.m. last Saturday—just half an hour before the robbery occurred. [2]Witnesses have confirmed that at some time during this half-hour, they saw the two men, without hoods, leave the lorry separately. Despite the quality of the video, the police believe the robbers are distinct enough to be identified.

1．Where were the two men filmed?

2．What did witnesses see the two men do?

【听前预测】

利用播放答题导语的时间，快速浏览每道小题的四个选项。由选项关键词jewelry shop, City Mall, lorry, parking lot, they, hoods, run等可预测，该则新闻可能叙述的是一件事情，与they有关，听音时应注意they的指代对象和他们的行为。

1．C

【做题提示】四个选项均为具体处所，可知本题以where提问。听到问题后立刻回忆所听新闻内容，结合选项作答。

【解析】新闻开头提到，警方公布了一段视频录像，但这段录像不是很清晰，因为摄像头距一辆卡车约有200米，而这辆卡车刚好是两名男子实施抢劫后逃逸的交通工具。可见两名男子是在卡车附近被拍到的，故本题选C。

2．B

【做题提示】四个选项均以they开头，反映了“他们”的具体动作，听到问题后立刻回忆所听新闻内容，结合选项作答。

【解析】新闻提到，从两名男子被拍到抢劫发生，中间只隔了半个小时。据目击者证实，在这半个小时之内的某个时间，这两名男子分别离开了卡车，没有戴风帽，故应选B。

News Item Two

【听力原文】

A few months ago, millions of people in London heard alarms all over the city. The emergency services, the Fire Departments, the police, hospitals, and ambulances stood by, ready to go into action. In railway and underground stations, people read notices and maps which told them where to go and what to do in the emergency. [3]This was Exercise Flood Call, to prepare people for a flood emergency. London wasn't flooded yet, but it is possible that it will be. [4]Though a flood wall was built in the 1960s, Londoners still must be prepared for a possible disaster. If one happens, 50 underground stations will be under water. Electricity, gas and phone services will be out of action. Roads will be drowned. It will be impossible to cross any of the bridges between north and south London.

3．What happened in London a few months ago?

4．What measure was taken against floods in London in the 1960s?

【听前预测】

利用播放答题导语的时间，快速浏览每道小题的四个选项。由选项关键词London, flooded, emergency exercise, bridges, collapsed, flood wall, rescue teams, alarm system和waterproof可以判断该则新闻与伦敦和洪水有关。

3．B

【做题提示】四个选项均叙述过去发生的一件事，可判断本题以what提问，听到问题后立刻回忆所听新闻内容，结合选项作答。

【解析】新闻开头描述了一幅紧张的画面，随后对此进行了说明，这是一次防洪演习警报，帮助人们做好防洪应急准备（This was Exercise Flood Call, to prepare people for a flood emergency），因此B正确。

4．A

【做题提示】四个选项均描述过去发生的事情，可判断本题以what提问，听到问题后立刻回忆所听新闻内容，结合选项作答。

【解析】新闻提到Though a flood wall was built in the 1960s，即在20世纪60年代，人们曾建筑防洪墙来预防洪水，故选A。注意文中重要的时间信息in the 1960s。

News Item Three

【听力原文】

Washington University in Saint Louis, Missouri, is a medium-sized university. It has eleven thousand students. 12% of them were international students, mostly graduate students.

The University has schools for law, medicine, and social work. It also has a Business School, a School of Design and Visual Arts, and a School of Engineering and Applied Science. [5]But more than 60% of courses are taught through the Arts and Sciences program.

[6]The new school year that begins this fall will cost about 50,000 dollars for undergraduates. That includes twelve months of living expenses estimated at 20,000 dollars.

Graduate tuition differs by program. Tuition for the Master of Social Work program, for example, will cost 37,000 dollars in the coming year. The Master of Business Administration program will cost about 38,000 dollars.

The university offers financial assistance to international students, including first-year students, but says its resources are limited.

Scholarships are available. The university also offers a monthly payment plan to spread out the cost of tuition.

It offers loan programs. [7]International students in the United States generally cannot receive federal student loans. But they may be able to take out private loans, as many American students do.

5．How are about two-thirds of the courses taught?

6．What is the annual total cost for undergraduates?

7．What would an international student be unable to receive?

【听前预测】

根据第5题选项可知本篇短文与大学课程有关；第6题为金钱数额；第7题提到了贷款和奖学金，由此可以推断，该则新闻可能是对某所大学的介绍。

5．D

【做题提示】四个选项均为through引出的介词短语，表示方式，可判断本题以how提问，听到问题后立刻回忆所听新闻内容，结合选项作答。

【解析】新闻提到该大学设有法学院、医学院、社会工作学院，此外还设有商学院、设计与视觉艺术学院以及工程与应用科学学院，但是60%以上的课程都是由文科和理科学院教授的。由此可见，该大学三分之二的课程都是通过文科和理科学院教授的，故本题选D。

6．D

【做题提示】四个选项均表示金额，结合前面的题目可判断，本题可能询问学费类问题，听到问题后立刻回忆所听新闻内容，结合选项作答。

【解析】本题出题点在数字信息处。新闻中间部分提到，今年秋天开学的本科生一学年将花费大约5万美元，其中包括一年约2万美元的住宿费。由此可知，本科生一学年的总花销大概是5万美元，故本题选D。

7．A

【做题提示】四项分别提到贷款、奖学金及支付方式，结合前面的题目可判断，本题可能与学生贷款有关，听到问题后立刻回忆所听新闻内容，结合选项作答。

【解析】新闻结束的时候提到，在美国求学的留学生一般没有资格获得联邦助学贷款，故本题选A。

Section B

Conversation One

M:Good morning, Butner. [8]Good to have you here.

W:Thank you. Good morning.

M: [8]And let me start with you, because this clearly was a labor of love for you, I believe, [9]as you have spent the last seven years of your life documenting the lives of these more than 400 teenagers that you connected with in such a real way. Why did you want to do this?

W:You know, I always say this project found me; I didn't go looking for it. And I think I just have a real sensitivity towards teenagers. [10]And I think that kids are misrepresented in society. There's a lot of suspicion about teenagers. I think that society doesn't really know who they are. And I'm always rooting for the underdog.

M:Is that the common thread that you found? Did you find that they are, for the most part, the underdogs? I mean that they are really living such complicated lives at such young ages.

W:Oh, absolutely!I think that life is moving really fast these days, and I think that these kids are forced to grow up. And [11]I think a lot of kids are facing very big issues in life, you know, much bigger than we had ever, or at least I had ever faced.

M:Alright, well, that's a good message to end on. So much more we'd love to talk with you about. Thank you.

8．What is the most probable relationship between the man and woman?

9．What has the woman been doing in the past seven years?

10．According to the woman, what kind of position are teenagers in?

11．Why does the woman assume that teenagers are living complicated lives?

8．D

【听前预测】根据选项内容可推测，该题是对说话人之间关系的考查。听音时应重点关注四项中的内容，并对与身份、职业等相关的词多加留意。

【解析】对话一开始，男士就对女士表示欢迎，并接着说“让我们先从您自身谈起吧”，然后问了女士几个问题，四个选项中只有D项“主持人和嘉宾”最符合二人之间的关系，故为正确答案。

9．B

【听前预测】

①四项均为动名词短语，可知该题考查某种行为。

②三项含有与孩子或青少年有关的词（children, teenagers）。

结论：该题很可能考查与青少年有关的某种行为。

【解析】对话一开始男士就说，女士花了七年的时间真实地记录了所接触到的四百多名青少年的生活，故可知B项正确。

10．B

【听前预测】四项均为名词短语，都由形容词+groups组成，表示具有某一特征的群体，可推测该题考查某一特定群体所具有的属性。听音时，应先弄清楚具体说的是什么群体，并将听音重点放在sensitive、disadvantaged、rich和complicated上。

【解析】对话中女士说，社会对青少年并不了解，对他们存在怀疑，而自己对青少年问题一直很敏感，一直都支持弱者。可见在女士看来，青少年属于弱势群体，故B项正确。

11．A

【听前预测】

①三项主语都为kids。

②三项含有与生活相关的词（life, living）。

结论：该题很可能考查孩子的生活现状。

【解析】文中男士问女士是否觉得青少年中的大部分人都是弱势群体，因为他们的生活状况很复杂，女士回答“当然”，并说现在的生活节奏越来越快，青少年被迫长大，很多人面临着生活中的重大问题，故可知A项“青少年正在面对生活中的重大问题”是他们生活变复杂的原因。B项只是描述目前生活的现状，不是导致青少年生活复杂的直接原因；C项文中未提及；文中说青少年被迫长大，而不是陈述他们迅速成长，故D项也错误。

Conversation Two

M:Hello.

W:Hello, this is Emily Wood. May I speak to Robert Gilbank please?

M:Hi, Emily, it's Robert. What can I do for you?

W:Well, I'm calling about the theater group I belong to, the Princeton Players. We are looking for more people to join us, especially men. [12]And I thought you might be interested.

M:Oh, gosh, [12]you know how much I love acting, [14]but I'm taking some very hard courses. I might be able to learn my part, but I would hardly have time to come to the rehearsals.

W:Well, actually, [13]we rehearse only one night a week, Thursdays from seven to ten, though we would have to put in extra time before performance.

M:Only once a week, you say. Well, could you give me some time to think it over?

W:Sure, but look, [15]why don't you come and watch our rehearsal next Thursday? I think you will like the way we work. When you see how much fun it is, you will want to join right away.

M:[15]Okay, I'll come to a rehearsal, but I can't promise more than that.

W:Great. I'll give you a call on Wednesday to remind you. Talk to you then, bye now.

M:Bye, Emily.

12．Why does Emily invite Robert to join in the theater group?

13．How often does the group rehearse?

14．Why does Robert ask for time to think about whether he will join the group?

15．What does Emily expect Robert to do?

12．C

【听前预测】

1．三项含有he，一项含有his。

2．三项含有与表演有关的词汇（actors, acting, acting job）。

结论：对话可能与男士及表演有关。

【解析】女士给男士打电话，邀请他加入剧团，因为女士觉得男士可能会比较感兴趣。对此男士的回答是“Oh, gosh, you know how much I love acting.（哦，天哪，你知道我有多喜欢表演。）”可见，埃米莉邀请罗伯特加入剧团正是因为她知道罗伯特喜欢表演。

13．A

【听前预测】

1．两项以every开头。

2．两项以aweek结尾。

3．四项都是表示频率的短语。

结论：本题可能与某件事发生的频率有关。

【解析】动词rehearse意为“排练”，其名词形式为rehearsal。本题问的是埃米莉所在的剧团多久会进行一次排练。对话中明确提到，她们每周只在周四晚7点到10点排练一次，可见选项A所说的“one night a week（每周一次）”是正确的。选项C具有一定的迷惑性，因为对话中的确提到了Thursday，但该选项所说的every other Thursday意思是“每隔一周的周四”，故表述不正确。

14．B

【听前预测】

1．三项以he开头，一项以his开头。

2．三项含有与时间有关的词汇（schedule, time）。

结论：本题可能考查与男士的时间安排有关的内容。

【解析】在女士邀请男士的时候，男士回答说他的确很喜欢表演，但之后又提到“but I'm taking some very hard courses. （我选了一些非常难的课程。）”可见男士由于学业繁重无法分太多的精力给剧团活动，故选B。

15．C

【听前预测】

1．四项均以动词原形开头（see, learn, enjoy, pick）。

2．两项以时间结尾（Wednesday, Thursday）。

3．两项含有与表演有关的词汇（part, rehearsal）。

结论：本题可能考查在未来某一时间要做的事情。

【解析】男士无法立即做出决定，于是女士建议男士周四先去看看她们排练，当他发现其中的乐趣之后，自然会决定加入。可见，女士希望男士会喜欢剧团的排练，从而成为剧团的一员，故本题选C。

Section C

Passage One

【听力原文】

Good afternoon. I'm Celia Kim, housing director here at the university. [16]I'm visiting all the dormitories this week to inform students about check-out procedures. I know you have a lot on your minds with finals coming up, but there are a few things you need to be aware of as you prepare to leave for vacation. This dormitory will be closed during the summer months and will reopen on September 1st. You must vacate your room by June 3rd. Even if you're registered for classes during the summer, you must leave this dorm by June 3rd. If this poses a problem for you, you should contact my office as soon as possible. You should remember to turn in your room key before you leave. Failure to return your key can result in a 20-dollar fine. [17]You must also make sure that all of your personal property has been cleared out of your room. [18]I'll be passing out a form for you to fill out concerning the condition of your room. You should report on the form any damage to your room which has occurred over the last year, such as holes in the room's walls, doors, windows or cabinets. That way, our summer maintenance crew will know where to make repairs before the next school year starts. If you have any questions during the next few days, please ask your resident advisors or call my office. Now please take one of the forms as they are passed around.

16．What does the speaker mainly discuss?

17．Before leaving their dorm rooms, what must the students do?

18．What must students report on the forms?

【整体预测】

快速浏览各题选项，根据summer vacation、housing office、resident advisers、repair、damage等关键词推测，该短文与学生宿舍的暑期安排有关，可能涉及一些维修事宜。具体内容需要进一步留意文中细节。

16．D

【解题思路】四项均为名词短语，相互之间关联度不高，且该题目为此段短文的第一题，因此很可能考查短文的主旨。

【解析】讲话者在开头就进行了自我介绍，表明自己是“housing director here at the university（大学的住宿主管），其讲话内容也围绕学生宿舍在暑期的各项管理规定展开，可见该短文的主旨是暑期前的各项退宿手续，故选D。check-out意为“离开房间；退房结账”，其反义短语为“check-in（办理入住；登记，报到）”。

17．C

【解题思路】

1．四项均以动词原形开头（register, repair, remove, call）。

2．三项属于学生可能需要做的事情（register for summer school, remove personal property, call the housing office）。

结论：本题可能考查学生需要做的事情，应留意与动作有关的信息。

【解析】本题是问学生在离开宿舍前必须要做的事情。housing director重点强调了三件事情：一是学生必须在6月3日之前搬离宿舍，如有困难，需与宿管部门联系；二是学生在离校之前要交出钥匙；三是要确保将自己的个人财物带出自己的房间。没有选项提及搬离或交钥匙的事情，故正确答案只能是C。

18．B

【解题思路】

1．四项均为名词性短语。

2．两项含有与假期有关的词汇（summer addresses, leave），分别涉及地点和时间。

结论：应注意听与假期有关的名词，可能是需要听众提供某种信息。

【解析】本题是问学生在表格里应该填写什么信息。讲话者提到，学生需要填写一个关于房间状况的表格，写明在过去的一年当中房屋设施有哪些损坏，比如墙、门、窗、柜子等等。故选B。

Passage Two

【听力原文】

Good evening. I am doctor Winkle, saying hello to you from the school radio station. Do you have trouble sleeping at night? Tossing and turning in your bed can be a very painful experience. Then maybe this is for you. [19]When you worry about needing sleep and twisting around, trying to find a comfortable position, you're probably only making matters worse. What happens is that your heart rate actually increases, making it more difficult to relax. You may also have some bad habits that contribute to the problem. [20]Do you rest frequently during the day? Do you get virtually no exercise, or do you exercise strenuously late in the day? Do you think about sleeping a lot or sleeping late on weekends? Any or all of these factors might be leading to your insomnia by disrupting your body's natural rhythm. What should you do then on those sleepless nights? [21]Don't bother with sleeping pills. They can actually cause worse insomnia later. The best thing to do is to drink milk or eat cheese or tuna fish. They are all rich in the amino acid that helps produce in the brain a neurotransmitter that induces sleep. This neurotransmitter will help you relax, and you'll be on the way to get a good night's sleep. Until tomorrow's broadcast, this has been another in the series “Hints for Good Health”by Doctor Winkle.

19．What happens when you turn and twist to get comfortable?

20．What sometimes causes people to have trouble sleeping?

21．What does the speaker say about sleeping pills?

【整体预测】

快速浏览各题选项，根据其中的关键词relax、sleep、sleeping、rest、evening、going to bed、lose sleep、take naps等推测，该短文很可能谈论的是与睡眠有关的话题，具体细节需要进一步分析各个选项。

19．B

【解题思路】

1．四项均为句子。

2．三项含有与睡眠、休息有关的词汇（relax, sleep, sleeping）。

3．四项均提及第二人称（your, you）。

结论：本题可能考查对睡眠情况的描述，从句式来看，可能是谈到某种影响。

【解析】短文在开始部分提到，如果担心自己难以入睡，一直辗转反侧试图找一个舒服的姿势的话，你很可能只会使情况更糟，因为这时候心率会加快，从而使人更难以放松、入睡，故选B。

20．C

【解题思路】

1．四项均为名词短语。

2．两项含有与缺少有关的词汇（failure, lack）。

3．三项含有与睡眠、休息有关的词汇（rest, sleep, going to bed）。

结论：本题可能是问什么因素会导致失眠。

【解析】短文提到，“可能还有其他一些不好的习惯会导致失眠。你白天是不是经常休息？你是不是一点都不锻炼？抑或是你很晚的时候还做剧烈运动？你周末的时候是不是想多睡一会或睡懒觉？其中任何一个因素或者所有这些因素都可能导致失眠，因为它们会打乱你身体的自然节奏。”将各选项中的叙述与短文提及的内容比对即可得出正确选项为C。D（睡前吃奶酪）在后文中虽有提及，但却属于有助于睡眠的做法。

21．A

【解题思路】

1．三项以they开头，需先判定they的指代对象。

2．三项含有与产生影响有关的动词（cause, help, make）。

结论：本题可能考查某种东西会产生何种影响。

【解析】题干问讲话者（即温克尔博士）对于安眠药持怎样的观点。温克尔博士提到：“当晚上失眠的时候，你应该做些什么呢？不要吃安眠药，因为安眠药会引起以后更糟糕的失眠。最好是喝点牛奶，吃些奶酪或者金枪鱼。”故选A。

Passage Three

【听力原文】

[22]We've just discussed how most snakes move, but there are some notable exceptions. One is the snake called the “American side-winder”. From its name, you can probably guess that it moves sideways rather than in a straight line. This is because it lives in the desert where the sand slips and slides. [23]With nothing firm to push against for traction, the side-winder has had to adapt its way of movement to the shifting sand. It pushes against the sand with the entire side of its body, and then move sideways or sidesteps. Think about how a skier climbs a slope on skies. The skier places the skies at an angle of approximately 90 degrees to the direction of movement. The skier then moves each ski by taking a step to the side up the slope. The side-winder snake moves in much the same manner. It lays its body at about 60 degree angle to the direction in which it wants to go. By doing this, the snake has more sand to push against. Then it points its head in the direction it wants to go and leaps to a parallel spot. Contractions down the length of the snake's body force the remainder of the body to follow. [24]If you see the tracks left by a side-winder in loose sand, you'll see a series of paralleled lines. [25]An added advantage gained from this method of moving may be that the snake's body is kept cooler by the breaking of contact with the hot sand during its leaps.

22．What is the main topic of the talk?

23．Why does the side-winder move the way it does?

24．What do the side-winder's tracks look like?

25．What may be a special advantage of the side-winder's method of moving?

【整体预测】

快速浏览各题选项，根据其中的关键词sand、animals、desert、snake、way of moving、enemies、lines、itself等推测，本文很可能与沙漠中动物的生活习性有关。需重点关注与蛇、移动路线有关的信息。

22．C

【解题思路】

1．四项均为名词性短语，且相互之间关联度不高。

2．两项含有与沙漠有关的词汇（sand, desert）。

结论：本题可能考查短文的主旨。

【解析】讲话者在开头处就提到：“刚刚我们已经讲了大多数蛇的移动方式，但是还有一些明显的特例，American side-winder（北美斜行蛇）就是其中的一种。”接下来，讲话者详细介绍了这种蛇的移动方式。故选C。

23．B

【解题思路】四项均为以to开头的不定式短语，而不定式短语通常可以表示目的。因此本题很可能考查某种做法的目的是什么。

【解析】题干问这种斜行蛇为什么要这样移动。短文中提到：“With nothing firm to push against for traction, the side-winder has had to adapt its way of movement to the shifting sand. （由于找不到坚硬的东西来提供支撑摩擦力，斜行蛇只能使其移动的方式适应松软的细沙环境。）”接着，讲话者将这种蛇的移动方式与滑雪者的行进路线进行了类比，故选B。

24．D

【解题思路】

1．四项均以lines结尾。

2．修饰lines的均为表示形状的形容词（wavy, circular, perpendicular, parallel）。

结论：本题可能考查这种蛇移动路线的具体形状，需重点关注与lines有关的内容。

【解析】短文中明确提到，如果你观察斜行蛇在细沙中留下的痕迹，就会发现它的行迹是平行线的形状，故选D。其他三项wavy（波浪形）、circular（圆形）、perpendicular（垂直线形）均未提及，可以排除。

25．A

【解题思路】

1．四项均为名词短语。

2．三项以比较级开头（lower, greater, wider）。

3．四项均含有与动物的生理状态有关的词或短语（body temperatures, energy consumption, conceal itself, vision）。

结论：本题可能考查斜行蛇特殊的移动方式对于其在沙漠中的生存有什么好处。

【解析】讲话者在结尾处指出，这种移动方式在行进的过程中有短时离开地面的时候，因此能够使斜行蛇在灼热的沙漠里保持较低的体温，故选A。