17.
Q: What does the woman mean?
A. She does not agree with Jack. B. Jacksperformance is disappointing.
C. Most people will find basketball boring. D. She shares Jacks opinion.
18.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
A. The man went to a wrong check-in counter. B. The man has just missed his flight.
C. The plane will leave at 9:14. D. The planes departure time remains unknown.
录音原文：
17.
M: Jack seems to think that this years basketball season will be disappointing.
W: This is his opinion. Most others think differently.
18.
M: Is this the check-in counter for flight 914 to Los Angeles?
W: Yes, but Im sorry the flight is delayed because of a minor mechanical problem. Please wait for further notice.
解析：
17. A 关键是要听到女士的第2句话大多数人跟他的想法不一样，由此可推出A她跟杰克的想法不同，排除D她跟杰克的想法一样，另一解题小窍门：四个选项中若有两个选项属于矛盾关系，即语义上相矛盾，二者不能同时为真命题，那么正确答案常常来自由矛盾关系的一组选项之中。
18. D 关键在于抓听but后面的信息航班推迟了......请等待下一步的通知。由此可推断航班起飞时间未知，即D不知航班的离港时间。A与事实相反;由于航班延误，因此男士并没有错过登机，B不正确;男士的航班号是914，并不是说航班的离港时间是9:14,故C不正确。