18.選項(xiàng)的主語都是she，涉及paper, printer等，可猜測(cè)是考查she的與printer相關(guān)的行為。

　　【答案】 DCBBDDCA

　　【定位及驗(yàn)證】

　　11.W: There were more than a hundred people at Kate’s birthday party. How come she�餾 got so many friends?

　　M: It’s really no surprise. You know she was popular even when she was a child

　　Q: What does the man imply about Kate?

　　12.M: They say there’ll be a snow-storm tonight, and the cold weather will last quite a few days.

　　W: Oh! We’re so lucky; we’ll be getting away for a while, and having a holiday in Florida. But let’s call right now to confirm our flight.

　　Q: What do we learn about the two speakers?

　　13.W: Tony was awarded a medal for rescuing several families from the forest fire.

　　M: I really admire his courage.

　　Q: What do we learn about Tony from the conversation?

　　14.M: My washing machine is more than fifteen years old and it has worked just fine until last night.

　　W: You’ll never be able to get parts for it, even from Japan. So it might be time to invest a more recent model.

　　Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?

　　(略)

　　三、短對(duì)話真題演練(略)

　　Test 1

　　2008年12月真題

　　11.A)Only true friendship can last long.

　　B)Letter writing is going out of style.

　　C)She keeps in regular touch with her classmates.

　　D)She has lost contact with most of her old friends.

　　12.A)A painter. B)A mechanic. C)A porter. D)A carpenter.

　　13.A)Look for a place near her office. B)Find a new job down the street.

　　C)Make inquiries elsewhere. D)Rent the $600 apartment.

　　14.A)He prefers to wear jeans with a larger waist.

　　B)He has been extremely busy recently.

　　C)He has gained some weight lately.

　　D)He enjoyed going shopping with Jane yesterday.

　　15.A)The woman possesses a natural talent for art.

　　B)Women have a better artistic taste than men.

　　C)He isn’t good at abstract thinking.

　　D)He doesn’t like abstract paintings.

　　16.A)She couldn’t have left her notebook in the library.

　　B)She may have put her notebook amid the journals.

　　C)She should have made careful notes while doing reading.

　　D)She shouldn’t have read his notes without his knowing it.

　　17.A)she wants to get some sleep. B)She needs time to write a paper.

　　C)she has a literature class to attend. D)she is troubled by her sleep problem.

　　18.A)He is confident he will get the job.

　　B)His chance of getting the job is slim.

　　C)It isn’t easy to find a qualified sales manager.

　　D)The interview didn’t go as well as he expected.

　　(略)

　　四、短對(duì)話真題演練答案及解析

　　Test 1

　　【答案】 DACCDBAB

　　【預(yù)測(cè)】

　　11.選項(xiàng)涉及到friendship, touch, contact, friends等詞，可猜測(cè)與友誼有關(guān);C和D意思相反，所以答案可能是其中之一。

　　12.選項(xiàng)都是人，可能與職業(yè)相關(guān)，留意其中相關(guān)的關(guān)鍵詞。

　　13.選項(xiàng)中涉及l(fā)ook for a place, make inquiries, rent, apartment等詞，可猜測(cè)與租房有關(guān);C和D意思相反，其中之一可能是答案。

　　14.選項(xiàng)都是關(guān)于he的不同行為或表現(xiàn)，重點(diǎn)聽男士的話語及問題的重心。

　　15.選項(xiàng)涉及兩個(gè)不同的主語He和She，且與art, painting等有關(guān)，可猜測(cè)是與藝術(shù)的品味等有關(guān);而且根據(jù)C和D都是否定可知，對(duì)話對(duì)男士的情況持否定態(tài)度。

　　16.選項(xiàng)主語是she，且都有情態(tài)動(dòng)詞，內(nèi)容涉及notebook, notes, read notes等詞語，可猜測(cè)對(duì)話是男士對(duì)女士把筆記忘在某個(gè)地方的推斷，重點(diǎn)聽男士的聲音。

　　17.選項(xiàng)主語都是she，且涉及sleep, time, class等詞，可猜測(cè)是關(guān)于時(shí)間、工作或睡眠的對(duì)話，重點(diǎn)聽女士的聲音。

　　18.選項(xiàng)涉及he, job, chance, manager, interview等詞，可猜測(cè)與男士尋找或獲得工作有關(guān)，男士的聲音為重點(diǎn);A和B意思相反，其中之一可能是正確答案。

　　【定位及驗(yàn)證】

　　11.M: I just received an Email from one of my former classmates. I was surprised, I hadn’t heard from him for ages.

　　W: Well, I’ve been out of touch with most of my old friends, only one or two still drop me a line occasionally,

　　Q: What does the woman mean?

　　12.M: If you can make up your mind about the color, I can start on the outside of your house early next week.

　　W: Well, right now I think I want white for the window frames and yellow for the walls, but I’ll let you know tomorrow.

　　Q: Who is the woman talking to?

　　13.W: Excuse me; do you have any apartments available for under 500 dollars a month? I need to move in next week when my new job starts.

　　M: The only vacant one I have is 600 dollars, have you inquired at the apartment complex down the street?

　　Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?

　　14.W: You bought a pair of jeans yesterday, didn’t you? What are they like?

　　M: Oh, they are pretty much like my other ones, except with a larger waist. I guess I haven�餿 spent much time exercising lately.