Part II Listening Comprehension

Section A

News Report One

【听力原文】

[1] Rescue crews pulled a man to safety after a collapse at a construction site in Brooklyn on Tuesday.The incident happened on the 400 block of Rutland Road just after 12:30 p.m. The fire department of New York says the vacant 100-year-old building being pulled down partially collapsed. A man described as a “non-worker civilian” was buried up to his waist in the basement. [2] The man was collecting building materials when the first floor collapsed underneath hi He was trapped under a beam about 10 feet below the surface for nearly an hour and a half. The man was then taken to hospital. Officials said he’s in stable condition with non-lifethreatening injuries. The building was reportedly purchased by a neighboring church in 2011. It was the site of a 2006 fire and has remained vacant ever since

1．What happened at a construction site in Brooklyn on Tuesday?

2．What does the report say about the non-worker civilian?

1．D

【做题提示】四个选项的时态都是过去时，其中两项跟坍塌有关（collapsed to the ground、a building collapse），两项跟人员被困有关（got trapped、pulled to safety），可推测本题考查某起事故。听到问题后立刻回忆所听新闻内容，结合选项作答。

【解析】新闻开头部分提到，周二，布鲁克林区一处建筑工地发生坍塌事故，一座拥有100年历史的闲置的大楼坍塌，一位被描述为“非施工人员”的男子被埋地下室，后来该男子被救援队救至安全地带。由此可知，选项D为正确答案。选项A、B和C不符合新闻内容，均可排除。

2．B

【做题提示】四个选项均以he开头作主语，注意其中的关键词（served in a fire departmen、collecting building materials、suffered a fatal injur、moved into...old house）。听到问题后立刻回忆所听新闻内容，确定he的指代对象，结合选项作答。

【解析】新闻中间部分提到，那位男子当时正在收集建筑材料，后来大楼坍塌，他被困在地下室；该男子被营救出来后送至医院，证实没有生命危险。由此可知，选项B为正确答案，选项C不符合新闻内容。选项A和选项D新闻中没有提及，故排除。

News Report Two

【听力原文】

“Millions of people are struggling to understand their paychecks or calculate money in shops,” campaigners have said. Being bad at maths should no longer be seen as a badge of honor or down to genetics according to [3]National Numeracy, a new organization which aims to challenge the nation’s negative view of the subject.Chris Humphries, chairman of the group, said the poor maths skills can affect an individua’s life, leaving them at a higher risk of being excluded from school or out of work.

“Figures from a government survey published last year show that 17 million adults in England have basic maths skills that are, at best, the same as an 11-year-old,” he said. Speaking at the launch of National Numeracy,Mr. Humphries said that’s the scary figure because what it means is they often ca’t calculate or give change.

Mike Ellicock, chief executive of National Numeracy, said we want to challenge this “I can’t do maths”attitude that is prevalent in the UK, [4] adding that it was vital that all primary school teachers understand key maths concepts as young children who fail to learn the basics will suffer later on

3．What does the organization National Numeracy aim to do?

4．What is vital according to the chief executive of National Numeracy?

3．C

【做题提示】四个选项都是动词性短语，其中三项跟maths有关，两项跟British people有关，可推测本题考查关于英国人的数学的内容。听到问题后立刻回忆所听新闻内容，结合选项作答。

【解析】新闻开头部分提到，英国国家数学能力中心是一个新的组织，旨在挑战全国对该学科，即数学的消极看法。由此可知，选项C为正确答案。

4．A

【做题提示】四个选项都跟数学有关（maths concepts、elementary calculations、value of maths、maths courses），可推测本题考查的内容跟英国人的数学有关。听到问题后立刻回忆所听新闻内容，结合选项作答。

【解析】新闻前面讲述了英国国家数学能力中心成立的宗旨及目前的形势，新闻末尾提到该组织的首席执行官认为，所有的小学老师理解关键的数学概念这一点非常重要，因为没有学会基础数学的孩子以后会吃苦头。由此可知，选项A为正确答案。

News Report Three

【听力原文】

[5] The Dutch King has revealed that for more than two decades he has held down a part-time second job alongside his royal duties. King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands said that he recently ended his role as a regular “guest pilot” after 21 years with the national airlines fleet of now-outdated aircraft.

As a guest flyer, the king worked about twice a month, always as co-pilot. He will now retrain to fly th bigger Boeing 737s as the old planes are being phased out of service. The 50-year-old father of three and king to 17 million Dutch citizens calls flying a“hobby”. [6] It lets him leave his royal duties on the ground and fully focus on something else.

“You have an aircraft, passengers and crew. You have responsibility for them,” the king said. “You can’t take your problems from the ground into the skies. [6] You can completely change focus and concentrate on something else. That, for me, is the most relaxing part of flying. [7] Willem-Alexander said he is rarely recognized by passengers. Very few people pay attention to him as he walks through the airport in his airline uniform and cap.

5．What does the report say about the Dutch King?

6．Why does the king say he likes flying

7．What does the king say about passengers at the airport?

5．D

【做题提示】四个选项都以he作主语，其中两项跟飞行有关（pilot、fleet of aircraft），另外两项的关键信息分别为royal duties as a burden和part-time job。听到问题后立刻回忆所听新闻内容，结合选项作答。

【解析】新闻开头提到，荷兰国王在过去的20多年里除了履行王室职责之外，还一直做着一份兼职的工作，即国家航空公司的客座飞行员。由此可知，选项D为正确答案，选项A和选项B不符合新闻内容。选项C原文没有提及，故排除。

6．A

【做题提示】四个选项都以he作主语，其中两项包含other royalty和his people，可初步推测本题考查对象为国王。听到问题后立刻回忆所听新闻内容，结合选项作答。

【解析】新闻中间部分提到，荷兰国王把飞行当作爱好，因为飞行可以让他把地面上的王室职责抛诸脑后，全身心投入到其他事情中，后面引述国王自己的话说，他可以完全改变关注点，这是他飞行中最令他感到放松的部分。选项A是对原文最好的概括，故为正确答案。

7．B

【做题提示】四个选项都以they作主语，且都跟him (his)有关，可推测本题考查的对象涉及两种人。

【解析】新闻末尾，国王说很少有人认出他，因为当他身穿航空制服、戴着帽子在机场中穿行时，很少有人会注意到他。由此可知，选项B为正确答案。

Section B

Conversation One

M: Morning, Ms Samino. Welcome to our studio.

W: Thanks. My pleasure.

M: OK, then, let me start by asking you how old your company is.

W: My grandparents started the company in 1955.

M: Why did they decide to open a furniture plant in Bucharest?

W: [8] At that time, there was a construction boom. There was a great need for furniture and my grandparents saw a business opportunity. [9] Their aim was to provide quality, yet affordable wooden furniture. And this goal has never changed.

M: Do you still only work with wood?

W: That’s right. It’s what we know and what we do best. If we started trying different materials, our quality would probably suffer

M: And all the wood is local?

W: [10] Correct! A hundred percent of our raw material comes from Romania.

M: Could you please outline how the company has grown over time? What have been the main challenges and opportunities that you have faced?

W: Well, back in the 50s and 60s, Romania was a lot poorer than it is today. My grandfather and father did not have much capital and our customers didn’t have much money, either. So that limited growth. The big change was in 2007, when Romania joined the European Union. [11] Suddenly, our market has exploded in size and we could now sell our products all across the continent. There was also more financial investment and,as a result, we went from having 20 employees to 200.

M: Which countries are your biggest market?

W: Besides Romania, our biggest market is Germany. There is strong demand there for our traditional-styled furniture.

8．Why did Samino’s grandparents start a furniture plant in Bucharest?

9．What was Samino’s grandfather trying to do?

10．What does Samino say about her company’s raw materials?

11．Where does Samino’s company sell their products?

8．A

【听前预测】四个选项中出现了business、wood supply、capital和carpenters与木材或家具生意有关的词汇。

结论：本题很有可能考查某人在做与木材有关的生意时发生的事情。听音时应该多关注对话提出的相关问题和陈述。

【解析】在对话中，男士询问女士的祖父母在布加勒斯特开办家具厂的原因。女士解释说是因为当时建筑业蓬勃发展，对家具的需求很旺盛，她的祖父母看到了这个商机，所以开办了家具厂，故本题选A。这个问题在对话中由男士向女士询问的，所以只要根据女士的回答即可确定答案。B、C两项是使用对话中的原词设置的干扰项，但与问题没有关联。D项文中并未提及。

9．D

【听前预测】四个选项均以动词原形开头，其中前三个选项都含有扩大公司规模的表达：open...branch companies、enlarge their company和expand business，只有D项讲述的是公司的商业目标。

结论：本题很有可能考查对话中某人的木材或家具公司的商业扩张计划和商业目标。听音时应该多关注对话中的相关陈述。

【解析】在对话中，女士表示她的祖父母在开办家具厂时，主要的目标就是提供质优价廉的木制家具。D项符合原文，故为答案，其中的quality和affordable在对话中可以直接找到出处。A项的错误在于对话中只提及德国是该家具厂国外最大的市场，并没有提及要多开办几家分公司；B项中的招聘更多员工出现在对话最后，是2007年罗马尼亚加入欧盟给公司带来的影响，和女士的祖父无关；对话中只提及曾经有段时间家具厂资金短缺，发展缓慢，并没有吸引外资扩大工厂规模的内容，所以C项错误。

10．B

【听前预测】四个选项均为以they为主语的描述性句子，且均描述了they的来源。

结论：根据Romania、imported、Germany和continent可推测出本题很可能考查木料的来源。

【解析】本题询问了萨米诺女士关于家具厂的原材料的细节。那么在对话中，男士询问了家具厂用的所有木料是否都来自当地，而萨米诺女士回答说原材料百分之百来自罗马尼亚，所以B项正确，其他选项错误。

11．C

【听前预测】四个选项均为介词短语，表示地点。

结论：本题很可能考查公司的业务范围。听音时应多关注对话中的相关陈述。

【解析】本题询问家具厂产品的销售市场。在对话中，萨米诺女士提到当罗马尼亚加入欧盟后，他们公司的市场规模急剧扩大，可以在整个欧洲大陆销售产品，所以答案是C项。A项文中未提及；B、D两项干扰性较大。虽然文中提到了布加勒斯特，但该信息出现在对话开头，萨米诺女士的祖父在布加勒斯特开办了家具厂，所以B项错误；萨米诺女士提到了产品销往整个欧洲大陆，不仅限于罗马尼亚，所以D项错误。

Conversation Two

M: Have you heard about the new restaurant, the Pearl? [12] Susan and I are going to try it out this weekend. We have a reservation on Saturday at 7 o’ clock. I can call to add two more to the table, if you would like.

W: That sounds great. We’d love to join you. You always seem to know the best places to go. Where do you hear about these things?

M: I have a habit of reading (614) magazine. [13] It has all the information on local events within the (614) column code area.

W: That’s a clever name for the magazine, then. Does it only focus on new restaurant openings?

M: They have other information, too. Things like concerts, festivals and small shops. I think the restaurant information and reviews are the most exciting, though. Each year they also sponsor a local event called Restaurant Week.

W: Restaurant Week? What’s that?

M: Oh, it’s wonderful! All the stylish restaurants participate. They have special set menus for the week, usually in spring, at a number of different price points. 14] Susan and I go to at least 3 different places during the event. It’s a great opportunity to try some of the more expensive restaurants at a discounted price and try something new. That’s how we found the Pearl, actually.

W: Wow! That’s an event I would be interested in. When will it be happening this year?

M: [15] You’re in luck. Restaurant Week starts in just a few days, the first Sunday in May Let’s make sure to set a double date during the event. Just let me know what type of food you would like to try.

W: OK. I will.

12．What does the man invite the woman to do this weekend?

13．What does the man say about (614) magazine?

14．What does the man usually do with Susan during Restaurant Week?

15．Why does the man say the woman is “in luck”?

12．C

【听前预测】四个选项均以动词原形开头，且B、D两项里面含有代词him。四个选项都与活动有关，“参加餐馆的开业庆典”“挑选珍珠”“试吃新餐馆”和“去听音乐会”。

结论：本题很可能考查对话中的人物在某个特定时间的活动计划或安排。听音时要关注him的活动计划，可联系选项关键词在听音时进行定位。

【解析】本题询问对话中男士邀请女士周末参加什么活动。在对话一开始，男士就提到了一家餐厅的名字，并且提及他和苏珊在本周末去试吃这家餐厅的计划。然后他邀请女士一起去，并表示可以打电话让餐厅加位子，所以C项正确。其他三项都是根据对话中的原词设置的干扰项。

13．A

【听前预测】四个选项的开头都是it。根据provides information、specializes in food advertising和sponsored by local restaurants可推测it的指代对象很有可能是与餐厅或者食物有关的出版物。

结论：本题很有可能考查某报刊或者杂志的细节内容。听音时应该多关注对话中的相关陈述，分辨出哪个选项提供的是正确信息。

【解析】本题考查了关于《（614）》这本杂志的相关细节。对话中，男士提到了《（614）》杂志提供有关当地活动的信息，所以A项是正确选项。其他三个选项的内容对话中都未体现。

14．B

【听前预测】四个选项均以they开头，并且包含了很多活动内容——“参加社交活动”“去不同的时尚餐厅吃饭”“参加各种娱乐活动”和“设计一套特别的菜单”。

结论：本题很有可能考查对话中的人物参加了什么活动。因此听音时首先弄清楚they指代的对象，然后注意听与they相关的活动内容，从而判断四个选项中哪一个是正确的。

【解析】本题询问男士和苏珊在“餐厅周”期间通常做什么。在对话中，男士提到，在此活动期间，苏珊和他至少会去3个不同的地方，而根据对话可知“3个不同地方”应该是指3家时尚餐厅，所以正确答案是B项。A项和C项在对话中均未提及；D项是对对话中的信息的曲解，对话中提到一些时尚餐厅设计了特别菜单，而不是男士和苏珊。

15．D

【听前预测】四个选项中都出现了“餐厅周”，且四个选项都用到了将来时态。

结论：本题一定是考查关于“餐厅周”的相关信息。听音时应该多关注对话中相关细节的陈述。

【解析】题目询问为什么这位男士会说女士“运气好”。由对话结尾部分可知，男士说完女士运气好后给出了解释——“餐厅周”过几天就要开始了，故正确答案是D项。

Section C

Passage One

【听力原文】

All parents know it is difficult to get children to eat their vegetables. Some of them offer rewards or trea for children finishing their share. But researchers have discovered that youngsters who are not preys for trying vegetables, are more likely to eat them eventually. [16] The study found that the best way to get children to eat food they do not like is simply to give them repeated exposure to it. Psychologists from Ghent University in Belgium studied 98 children. They gave them 5 kinds of vegetables to eat—mushrooms, peas, eggplants, carrots and cabbages. [17] The taste tests revealed that carrots were the least liked vegetable among youngsters. The children were then given a bowl of boiled carrots and told to choose how much to eat. After eight minutes, they were asked to rate the dish as delicious, just OK, or disgusting. The trial went on twice a week for a month with a follow-up taste test after 8 weeks. Children were split into three groups, with one group asked to try the bowl of carrots repeatedly with no further encouragement. The other two groups were given rewards of a toy or verbal praise. [18] After the trial, 81% of children who simply tried the carrots consistently liked them. This is in contrast to 68% for the group given the toy, and 75% for the group given verbal praise.

16．What is the best way to get children to eat vegetables according to a recent study?

17．What did the researchers find about carrots

18．What does the result of this research show?

16．B

【解题思路】四个选项均为以动词-ing形式开头的短语，并且描述的内容大致是为了让他们吃蔬菜而去做什么。

结论：四个选项中的动词分别为explain、expose、improve和reward，选项中还分别有benefits、repeatedly、taste和eating，可大致推测这些动词所对应的动作的目的就是为了让他们吃蔬菜，听音时应重点听讲话中提到了选项中的哪些词汇及相关信息。

【解析】讲话中提到，研究发现，让孩子们吃他们不喜欢的食物的最好方法就是让他们反复接触这些食物，故B项为正确答案。A项和C项讲话中没有提及；由原文可知，提供奖励并不是最好的方法（考生可参考讲话最后的实验结果），故排除D。

17．D

【解题思路】四个选项均为以they开头的描述性句子，前两项从正面描述了they的好处，第三项提及比利时烹调中最少使用they，最后一项则是一条负面信息，需要格外留意。

结论：四个选项中的关键词是most nutritious、essential、least used和disliked，听音时应重点听讲话中提到了选项中的哪些关键词，与health、Belgian相关的内容也要着重听。

【解析】讲话中提到，品尝测试显示，胡萝卜是小孩最不喜欢吃的蔬菜，故D项为正确答案。其余三项未提及，故排除。

18．C

【解题思路】四个选项均为描述性句子，前三项和孩子的饮食相关，最后一项描述的是蔬菜的特点，考生需要格外留意和其余选项区别很大的选项。

结论：四个选项中，A项和C项描述的是孩子对食物的选择和饮食习惯的改变，B项从父母的角度描述，D项描述的是蔬菜的特点，这四个选项内容各异，因此，听音时需注意关键词，即choices、watch closely、eating habits、nutritional value，与vary、parents、changed、diffe相关的内容也要着重听。

【解析】这道题目考查的是考生对全文的理解能力，四个选项并不能直接在听力原文中找到对应内容，需要考生结合讲话全部内容进行推断，讲话内容主要是关于科研人员针对培养儿童吃蔬菜习惯所做的一项研究，由讲话最后提到的研究结果可知，三组参加测试的孩子中分别有81%、68%和75%的人喜欢上了胡萝卜，而讲话中间部分提到参加实验的这98名儿童最不喜欢吃的蔬菜是胡萝卜，这说明孩子的饮食习惯是可以被改变的，故C项为正确答案。

Passage Two

【听力原文】

[19] One thing about the moon many people don’t know is that it has a lot of garbage on its surface left over from human space exploration. But how much garbage exactly have humans left on the moon? It’s hard to be accurate, but the trash likely weighs more than 181,000 kilograms on Earth. Much of it was left by American astronauts who landed on the lunar surface between 1969 and 1972 during NASA’s Apollo Missions.The other rubbish comes from missions that did not have human cruise. These missions were conducted by various space exploring agencies including those from the US, Russia, Japan, India and Europe. Many of the older pieces are equipment sent to learn about the moon. The equipment stayed there after its missions ended.The moon is also home to lunar orbiters that mapped the moon before they crashed into its surface, adding to the garbage heap. The objects left by the Apollo astronauts included the equipment that was no longer needed. [20]Bringing back unneeded equipment would have used up precious resources such as fuel. But as the saying goes, one person’s trash is another’s treasure. [21] Researchers can study the garbage left on the moon to see how its materials weathered the radiation and vacuum of space over time. Moreover, some of the objects on the moon are still being used including a laser range reflector left by theApollo 11 crew.

19．What does the passage say maybe unknown to many people?

20．Why has a lot of equipment been left on the moon?

21．What can researchers do with the garbage on the moon?

19．A

【解题思路】四个选项均为描述性句子，前两项和月球有关，后两项和太空探索有关。

结论：四个选项中，前两项和月球有关，关键性的表达是garbage...on the moon、learn about the moon，后两项和太空探索有关，关键性的表达有India、space exploration、consequences，因此听音时应区分听到的内容和月球还是太空探索有关。

【解析】讲话中提到，关于月球，许多人不知道的一件事是，月球表面有许多由于人类探索太空留下的垃圾，故A项为正确答案。其余三项讲话中未提及，故排除。

20．C

【解题思路】四个选项均为以it开头的描述性句子，真正的解题关键是选项中含有负面色彩的表达，即risky、of no use、costly和damaged，可以大致猜测应该是对某事物的弊端的描写。

结论：四个选项中分别提到关键性的表达risky、of no use、costly、damaged，听音时应重点听和这些关键词相关的细节。

【解析】讲话中提到，如果把不需要的设备带回来，就会消耗燃料等宝贵资源，即成本太高，故C项为正确答案。其余三项讲话中未提及，故排除。

21．D

【解题思路】四个选项均为动词性短语，且描述的均是做某件事情。

结论：四个选项中分别提到的关键性表达是record...space exploration、monitor...weather、explore...human settlement、study...radiation and vacuum，考查具体的行为动作，听音时应重点听和这些关键词相关的信息。

【解析】讲话中提到，研究人员可以研究月球上遗留下来的垃圾，看看这些材料是如何随着时间的流逝经受得住太空辐射和真空的。由此可知，D项为正确答案。其余三项讲话中未提及，故排除。

Passage Three

【听力原文】

In my line of work, I receive a lot of emails. I also send a lot of emails. Though social media and messaging apps have taken over some of the roles from email as a form of communication, [22] email is likely to retain an important role for business communication in the future. Surprisingly, though, a lot of companies and organizations like formal guidelines for emailing.

As most of you will soon be entering the workforce, I would like to share with you my own rules for emailing. [23] If someone sends you an email, reply to them acknowledging the email. A simple “thank you”lets the senders know that their email has arrived safely, that it has not been lost among what could be 50 other emails that have arrived in your email inbox that day. [24] It’s not necessary to reply to a mass email sent to numerous recipients. These emails are often informative rather than personalized correspondents requiring a response or action. [23] But it’s common politeness to respond to a personal message, preferably within 24 hours of receiving it.

It’s also important to use proper English. Just because emails are a quick form of communication doesn’t mean emails, especially business emails, should be written using informal, shortened forms of words. Think of an email as a letter. Spelling, grammar and punctuation should not be overlooked, [25] and never use capitals to emphasize a word or words in an email. It’s the same as yelling.

22．What does the passage say about email?

23．What should one do upon receiving a personalized email?

24．What does the passage say about a mass email?

25．What should one do when writing a business email?

22．D

【解题思路】四个选项都是以it开头的句子，前两个选项使用了一般将来时，是对未来趋势的预测，后两个选项使用了一般现在时，是对某事物的推测性描述。

结论：该题可能考查某一事物的未来发展趋势。四个选项中分别强调的是be governed、be replaced、a competitor和a means of，因此在听录音时需留意与这几个选项相关的内容，把握重点信息。

【解析】讲话中提到，电子邮件可能会在未来的商业交流中继续扮演重要角色。D项与讲话中的表述含义一致，为正确答案。其中A项的have to be governed说法过于绝对，B项和C项与讲话中“社交媒体和短信应用程序已经取代了电子邮件作为交流形式的一些角色”不一致，因此，A项、B项和C项均应排除。

23．A

【解题思路】四个选项都是动词原形构成的祈使句。

结论：该题可能考查的是做某件事情的合适的方式，四个选项中分别强调的是make a...response、save the message、action...taken和examine the information，因此，听录音时需留意与这几个选项相关的内容，把握重点信息。

【解析】讲话中提到，如果有人给你发电子邮件，要回复他们确认收到邮件，后文又提到，最好在收到个人电子邮件后24小时内回复，这是一种基本的礼貌，由此可知A项与讲话中的表述含义一致，为正确答案。B项和D项在讲话中未提及，故均可排除。讲话中提到了“采取行动”，是为了说明不必回复群发电子邮件，因为它们不是针对特定的收件人，要求回复或采取行动的邮件，讲话中并没有提及收到针对特定的收件人的邮件时需要看是否采取行动，因此C项与讲话内容不符，故排除。

24．B

【解题思路】四个选项都以it作主语，且为一般现在时，是对it指代的事物的客观描述。

结论：该题可能考查影响某一事件的性质以及该如何应对它，因此，听录音时需重点关注it指代的事物是什么，并留意与该事物相关的内容，把握相关信息。

【解析】讲话中提到，不必回复有众多接收者的群发电子邮件；这类电子邮件通常是告知性的，而不是针对特定的收信人，要求回复或采取行动的邮件。由此可知，B项与讲话中的表述含义一致，为正确答案。A、C和D三项在讲话中未提及，故均可排除。

25．C

【解题思路】四个选项都是动词原形构成的祈使句。

结论：该题可能考查的是做某件事情的恰当方式，由选项内容可知应该是写信或写邮件的风格和规则。由于四个选项强调的都是方式或方法，因此，听录音时需留意与这几个选项相关的内容，把握重点信息。

【解析】讲话中提到，永远不要在邮件中用大写字母来强调一个或多个单词，这和大喊大叫没有区别。C项与讲话中的表述含义一致，故为正确答案。讲话中提到，仅仅因为电子邮件是一种快速的交流形式，并不意味着电子邮件……应该使用非正式的、缩略的文字形式，由此可知，A项、D项错误。B项讲话中没有提及，故可排除。