Section B

Conversation One

整体预测

本对话四道题选项中的At a road crossing，drove too fast，45 miles an hour，renewed，no longer valid，was fined$35，driver’s license canceled等提示，对话与交通违章有关，可能涉及违章的地点、原因、处罚等。

W：May I see your license，please？

M：But officer，did I do something wrong？

W：[9]Do you mean to say you didn’t see the speed limit sign back there？

M：[9]Um，no，ma’am，I guess I didn’t.

W：In other words，you drove by too fast to read it.The sign says 35m/h.[8]A school is just nearby，you know？

M：Don’t get me wrong，but my speedometer didn’t read much faster than that.

W：Then，why is it that my radar showed you were going 45？Let me put it another way.I’m going to have to give you a ticket.Again，may I see your license，please？

M：Here it is，officer.But let me explain.I was late for an important appointment and I was worried that I wouldn’t make it on time.So...

W：Uh huh，just a minute，here.[10]Your license is no longer valid.You should have renewed it two weeks ago.I’m going to have to write you up for that，too.

M：What？Really？

W：Your license becomes invalid on your birthday and that was two weeks ago according to the date here.You are in violation of the law—driving without a valid license.

M：I’m sorry，ma’am.I hadn’t realized that.

W：[11]Here’s the ticket for not having a valid license.But I’m only going to give you a warning about exceeding the speed limit.Be careful next time.

M：Yes，madam，officer，I will.Thank you.

8.Where was the man stopped by the police officer？

【解析】C）。对话中一开始女士便要求看男士的驾照，由此可知男士被女士拦下了。从女士后来的话中可知，男士因在学校附近超速（A school is just nearby）被拦下，故答案为C）。

9. What did the man claim about the speed limit sign？

【解析】B）。对话中女士说：你是想说你没有看见那儿的限速提示吗？男士回答时说：呃，是，长官，我想我没有看见（I guess I didn’t）。由此可知，男士没留意限速指示牌，故答案为B）。

10.What did the woman say about the man’s driving license？

【解析】C）。对话中女士明确提到男士的驾照过期了（Your license is no longer valid），故答案为C）。结合语境可明确地知道这里的license具体指driving license（驾照）。

11.What was the man’s penalty？

【解析】A）。从女士所说的Here’s the ticket for not having a valid license可知，女士给男士开了罚单，故答案为A）。ticket在这里指“（交通违章）通知单，罚款单”。

Conversation Two

整体预测

本对话四道题选项中的goods，order，sales department，company和delivery表明，对话可能与贸易有关，可能涉及订单和运输。

M：Hello.Yes？

W：Hello.Is that the sales department？

M：Yes，it is.

W：Oh，well.My name is Jane Kingsbury of GPF Ltd.Um…[12]We need some supplies for our design office.

M：Oh，what sort？

W：Well，first of all，we need one complete new drawing board.

M：A DO44 or DO45？

W：[13]Eh，I don’t know.What’s the difference？

M：Well，the 45 costs 15 pounds more.

W：Hmm…So what’s the total price then？

M：It’s 387 pounds.

W：Dose that include value-added tax？

M：[13]Oh，I’m not sure.Most of the prices do.Yes，I think it does.

W：Hmm，what are the boards actually made of？

M：[13]Oh，I don’t know.I think it's a sort of plastic stuff these days.It’s white anyway.

W：Hmm，and how long does it take to deliver？

M：[13]Oh，I couldn’t really say.[14]It depends on how much work we’ve got and how many other orders there are to send out，you know.

W：OK，now we also want some drawing pens，ink and rulers，and some drawing paper.

M：Oh，dear.The girl who takes all those supplies isn’t here this morning.So I can’t take those orders for you.I only do the equipment，you see.

W：OK，well，[15]perhaps I’ll ring back tomorrow.

M：So do you want the drawing board then？

W：Oh，[15]I’ll have to think about it.Thanks very much.I’ll let you know.Good-bye.

M：Thank you.Good-bye.

12.What is the woman’s purpose in making the phone call？

【解析】C）。对话开头女士自报家门，之后说明意图，即他们的设计部想要一些补给。由此可知，女士打电话的目的是下订单。

13.What do we learn about the man from the conversation？

【解析】B）。对话中每次女士提出问题时，男士的回答总是“不确定”“不知道”或“说不上来”。由此推断，男士不熟悉公司产品的具体细节（exact details）。

14.What does the man say about delivery？

【解析】D）。对话中女士问运输时间要多久，男士回答说要依他们有多少工作以及需要处理多少其他订单而定。由此可知，运输时间受多方面因素影响。

15.What does the woman say she will possibly do tomorrow？

【解析】C）。对话末尾女士明确说她可能明天再打电话，之后又说我得想想，我会让你知道的，意即做出决定后回电话。come to a decision意为“做出决定”，是对I’ll have to think about it.I’ll let you know.的概括。