Part I    Listening Comprehension

Section A
1. M：Did you see Martha just now? I want to ask her to go with us to the concert tonight.

W：She must be around somewhere. You may still be able to catch her.

Q：What does the woman mean?

A) She knows where Martha has gone.

      B) Martha will go to the concert by herself.

      C) It is quite possible for the man to find Martha.

      D) The man is going to meet Martha at the concert.

解析：女士说她一定在附近，你仍然能够找到她。找人的场景，对话重心放在答语上。 be able to catch = possible to find

单词：around 周围，附近

短语：catch sb. 找到某人

2. W: I can’t bear the air pollution in this city anymore. It’s getting worse and worse.

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

Q: What does the man mean?

A) The air pollution is caused by the development of industry.

     B) The city was poor because there wasn’t much industry then.

     C) The woman’s exaggerating the seriousness of the pollution. 

     D) He might move to another city very soon.

解析：本对话讨论主题是air pollution。男士肯定女士的说法，并指出“以前从未有过这么多的工厂”，也就是说他的观点是工业发展导致了空气污染。industry是factories的抽象概括替换。

单词：bear忍受；exaggerate夸张；seriousness严重

短语：air pollution空气污染

句型：You said it.你说对了。（表示同意、赞成的句型） 类似的句型还有：You can say that again. / I can’t agree with you more. / No kidding.

3. M: Just think I went through so much work on my paper only to get a C.

W: Well, I don’t think grades are everything . What you’ve learned in the process will prove useful in your future work.

Q: What does the woman imply?

.    A) The man should work harder to improve his grades.

     B) The man will benefit from the effort he’s put in. 

     C) It serves the man right to get a poor grade.

     D) It was unfair of the teacher to give the man a C.

解析：女士说分数并不意味着一切，然后说在写论文的过程中学到的东西在将来的工作中会有用的。注意useful和benefit的替换，其它替换词还有rewarding / beneficial / worthwhile等。

单词：paper论文

短语：go through仔细研究；in the process在过程中；prove useful被证明是有用的；improve one’s grades 提高分数；benefit from 从…受益；put in the effort 花费努力

句型：Sth. is everything.某事很重要，意味着一切；It serves sb right to do sth.某人做某事是活该的；It was unfair of sb. to do sth.某人做某事是不公平的。

4. M: My brother is coming this weekend, and I was thinking the three of us would go out to dinner Saturday night. Any suggestions?

W: It’s up to you. I don’t know the restaurants here that well.

Q: What does the woman mean?

A) She can make a reservation at the restaurant.

     B) The man should decide where to eat.