Section B

Conversation One

整体预测

选项中重复出现的language，以及learning，spoken，reading，listening to，speak和practice 表明，对话可能与学习语言有关，可能涉及听、说、读、练等方面。

名师点睛

M：And you know…one thing that I want to ask you.It’s greatly you have had this experience of teaching in Indonesia.And following up on what you just mentioned，what would you recommend for students who do not live in an English-speaking country？And，you know，they want to learn？I don’t know about perfecting，but they want at least to be able to communicate decently.How can they go about this？

W：Yeah，it’s really hard.That’s the real struggle because…[8]Right now I do live in Holland but I really don’t socialize much with Dutch people.And my boyfriend’s English is so good that we just basically speak English all the time，so I have to make a real effort to practice.There’s as much listening exposure as I want.All I have to do is turn on the TV.

M：And reading also，right？

W：Yeah，reading.There’s plenty I can get to read and listen to.[10]But for speaking，there really is no substitute for trying to speak and use the language in a relaxed atmosphere.[9]So，I think that’s really the challenge for people who live in a country where their target language isn’t spoken.And for that…gosh， what would I do？If I didn’t have people here，probably，try to find a club…[11]In Sweden they have a really cool system called“Study Circles”，where it’s not…it’s like a course，but really，you just have a course leader who’s there sort of as a coach and guide，and to help out…And you don’t get grades，and you go just because you want to learn.

Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

8.Where does the woman live right now？

【解析】A）。对话中女士说“我现在就住在荷兰。”A）为对话中Holland的原词复现，故为答案。

9.What does the woman say is the real challenge？

【解析】D）。对话中女士说“因此，我认为对于生活在一个不说他们目标语言的国家的人来说，这确实是一个挑战。”D）为对话中信息的再现，故为答案。

10.What does the woman suggest doing to learn to speak a foreign language？

【解析】C）。对话中女士说“对说一门外语而言，最重要的是尝试去说，在轻松的氛围中用出来”由此可知，女士对学习讲一门外语的建议是尽可能地试着多讲这门语言，故答案为C）。

11.What does the woman say about the“Study Circles”in Sweden？

【解析】A）。对话中女士说“在瑞典，他们有一个非常棒的系统，叫“学习圈子”，……它像是一门课程……你有的仅仅是一个课程领导，类似既像教练，又像是导游的人，会帮助你……你不会有成绩，你去那只是因为你想学。”由此可知，瑞典的“学习圈子”提供人们语言练习的机会，故答案为A）。

Conversation Two

整体预测

第12题选项中重复出现的driving和safety，第13题选项中重复出现的cars，以及rules， regulations，speed limits，high speed和speed bumps表明，对话可能与安全驾驶有关，可能 与交通规则、超速和限速有关。

名师点睛

W：OK，Nathan.[12]So we’re talking about driving and are there any rules or regulations that you’d like to change？

M：I’m not sure I want to change rules，but I’d like to please to be strict on the roads，like，if people jam the traffic lights.I don’t know why there isn’t a camera at the traffic lights to stop people doing that.All like speeding，it’s very easy to put speed cameras in certain places.

W：[13]Maybe car manufacturers should have some responsibility in limiting their power of their engines.What’s the point in producing an engine that’s big and powerful enough to go like 200km/h when the speed limit is only 100？

M：Right.But do you know there are no speed limits in Germany？

W：[14]People there do drive responsibly，though.Often，people break laws simply because the laws are there.If the law isn’t there，people will drive within their ability range.When you’ve got speed limits，this creates situations that actually present dangers on the road.

M：Do you think Germans have better education about personal responsibility when driving？

W：Possibly，they also have very good cars.

M：Right.

W：If you’ve got a good car that can go at a high speed then it’s very nice to do that.

M：But still with care.

W：So，I think it’s the restrictions that create the dangers sometimes.

M：OK.

W：Obviously，when driving through a residential area，or where there’s a school，you’ve got to have speed policemen.

M：Speed bumps.

W：Yes，speed bumps—those speed-bumps that force you to slow down.I think they’re good idea.

M：So，[15]you don’t think fining people is useful？

W：[15]Not really，because the police don’t have time to police every single driver.

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

12.What are the speakers mainly talking about？

【解析】B）。对话开头女士说：“我们正在谈论驾驶，那么有什么规则或法规是你想改变的？”由此可知，对话者在谈论驾驶规则和法规，故答案为B）。B）是对话中信息的再现，故为答案。

13.What does the woman think car manufacturers could do？

【解析】C）。对话中女士说：“也许汽车制造商应该有责任限制其汽车发动机的动力。”即汽车制造商应该制造动力较弱的汽车，故答案为C）。C）是对对话中信息的同义转述，其中的less powerful对应对话中的limiting their power of their engines。

14.What can we learn about people driving in Germany？

【解析】D）。对话中男士说“德国没有限速”，女士说“但是德国人的确文明驾驶”，故答案为D）。D）是对话中信息的再现。

15.What does the woman think of the police fining drivers？

【解析】C）。对话中男士问女士：“你认为罚款没有用吗？”女士说：“没什么用，因为警察没有那么多时间去管每个开车的人。”由此可知，女士认为警察处罚司机没什么用，故答案为C）。C）是对话中信息的再现。