Part III Listening Comprehension
Section A
11.W:It’s high time we increased our supplies of football equipment.Volleyball and tennis are both out of fashion。
M:I couldn’t agree more。
Q:Which should they increase?
【解析】［C］ 女士说是时候该增加足球设备的供应了，排球和网球都过时了。男士说我再同意不过了。本题关键是听懂It’s high time 和out of fashion这两个固定短语。
12.W:John, do you want to go swimming with me today?
M:Sure, but I can’t leave now.I have an appointment with my professor at 3 o’clock。
Q:Why can’t John go swimming now?
【解析】［A］ 男士说他三点与他的老师有个会面。I have an appointment with my professor at 3 o’clock。从这句可以得出答案。
13.M:Is this school really as good as people say?
W:It used to be even better。
Q:How’s the school?
【解析】［A］ 男士问这座学校真的像人们说的那样好么。女士回答说它过去更好些。因此，即是说这座学校不如过去好了，从这得出对这座学校的评价。
14. W:Did you watch the game yesterday?
M:I wanted to, but Marie was watching a movie on Channel 5, so I watched it with her.You know Marie, she can’t stand football。
Q:Why didn’t the man watch the game?
【解析】［D］本题关键在于听出玛丽亚受不了足球这句 You know Maria, she can’t stand football。因此，男士虽然本想看球赛的，但是玛丽亚在看五频道的一个电影，他就跟她一起看了那个电影。
15.M:Good morning, I’m Jim Green.My father asked me to come over and see you about a vacation job。
W:Oh, come in, Jim.I haven’t seen you for ages.I hear you’re at the university now。
Q: What does Jim want?
【解析】［A］ 男士说他父亲叫他来这儿问关于一个假期工作的事。女士说她很久都没见到他了，她听说他现在上大学呢。这个叫吉姆的男士还是学生，他想找个假期的兼职做。因此，他想找的是一份暂时的工作。
16.M:Could you describe the two people who robbed the bank?
W:Well, the man was tall with dark hair and he was wearing a black sweater.The main thing that I remembered about the woman was that she did most of the talking。
Q:What do you learn from this conversation?
【解析】［A］ 男士问能否形容一下抢劫银行的两个人的外貌。女士说那个男的个子高，深色头发，穿一件黑色毛衣，关于那个女的主要就是抢劫时她说的话比较多。The main thing that I remembered about the woman was that she did most of the talking。从这句中可以得出答案。
17.M:Is that nicelooking straw hat light and strong?
W:Yes, you can wear it rain or shine。
Q: What are they talking about?
【解析】［D］ 这句关键在于听出nicelooking straw hat一顶非常好看的草帽，可以得出两人讨论的是一顶好看的帽子lovely hat。
18.W:How long will it take you to fix my watch?
M:I’ll call you when it’s ready.But it shouldn’t take longer than a week。
Q:What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
【解析】［D］ 女士问修好我的手表要多长时间，男士说修好的时候他会打电话给她，但是不会花一个多星期的时间。从这个对话里可以看出说话者之间是顾客和修表人之间的关系。
Now you’ll hear two long conversations。
Conversation One
W: Hello, Gary.How’re you?
