11. W: Did you hear that Anna needs to stay in bed for 4 weeks?M: Yeah. She injured her spine i
M: Yeah. She injured her spine in a fall and a doctor told her to lie flat on her back for a month so it can mend.
Q: What can we learn from the conversation?
【答案】A) The injury will confine Anna to bed for quite a while.
【解析】此题为细节题。从对话中可知,Anna摔倒导致脊椎受伤,医生让其卧床休息一个月。
12.
M: A famous Russian ballet is coming to town next weekend. But I can t find a ticket anywhere.
W: Don t be upset. My sister just happened to have one and she can t go since she has got some sort of conflict in her schedule.
Q: What does the woman mean?
【答案】C) She can get a ballet ticket for the man.
【解析】此题为推理题。男子找不到俄罗斯芭蕾表演的票子,女子告诉她不要失落,因为自己的姐姐碰巧有张票,并且因为和安排有冲突去不了。
13.
W: Hello, my bathroom drain is blocked and I m giving a party tonight. Do you think you could come and fix it for me?
M: Sorry, ma am. I m pretty busy right now. But I can put you on my list.
Q: What does the man mean?
【答案】A) He has to do other repairs first.
【解析】此题为推理题。从对话可知,女子请男子帮忙修浴室的地漏,但是男子现在忙,不过他会记录下。
14.
W: We re taking up a collection to buy a gift for Gemma. She ll have been with the company 25 years next week.
M: Well, count me in. But I m a bit short on cash now. When do you need it?
Q: What is the man going to do?
【答案】C) Give his contribution some time later.
【解析】此题为推理题。从对话中可知,下周Gemma在公司的时间就满25年了,大家正在凑钱买礼物。男子也要加入,但是手头缺少现金。从他的询问可见他会晚点交钱。
15.
W: Tony s mother has invited me to dinner. Do you think I should tell her in advance that I m a vegetarian?
M: Of course. I think she d appreciate it. Imaging how you both feel if she fixed the turkey dinner or something.
Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?
【答案】D) Tell Tony s mother that she eats no meat.
【解析】此题为推理题。Tony的妈妈邀请女子吃饭,女子询问男子是不是应该提前告知自己是素食主义者。从男子的 I think she d appreciate it 可知,男子给了他肯定的回答。
16.
M: Just look at this newspaper, nothing but robberies, suicide and murder. Do you still believe people are basically good?
W: Of course. But many papers lack interest in reporting something positive like peace, love and generosity.
Q: What are the speakers talking about?
【答案】B) The coverage of newspapers.
【解析】此题为推理题。从关键词newspapers,robberies等可知,男子认为报纸上涉及的都是抢劫、自杀等内容,可见两人正在谈论报纸的内容。
17.
M: I can t believe so many people want to sign up for the Korea Development Conference. We will have to limit the registration.
W: Yeah, otherwise we won t have room for the more.
Q: What are the speakers going to do?
【答案】C) Limit the number of participants in the conference.
【解析】此题为细节题。男子没有想到那么多人来参加会议,所以必须限制人们注册,从女子对其的肯定回答也可进一步肯定他们要限制参与人数。
18.
W: Hi, I m calling about the ad for the one bedroom apartment.
M: Perfect timing! The person who was supposed to rent it just backed town to take a room on campus.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
【答案】A) The apartment is still available.
【解析】此题为推理题。从对话可知,男子告诉女子她打电话来的时机正好,因为本来要租房子的人回到城镇去租大学的房间了,所以女子还能够租广告上的公寓。