Section B

Conversation One

整体预测

根项中的he has taught/worked/prefers a full-time job/likes to work/would rather...job和his application表明，对话可能是关于男士的工作面试，可能涉及男士的工作经历、工作意愿等。

W：Good afternoon，Mr Jones.I’m Teresa Chen，and I’ll be interviewing you.How are you today？

M：I’m fine，thank you.And you，Miss Chen？

W：Good.Thanks.Can you tell me something about your experience in this kind of work？

M：Well，[8]for several years，I managed a department for the Brownstone Company in Detroit，Michigan.Now I work part-time because I also go to school at night.I’m getting a business degree.

W：Oh，how interesting.Tell me，why do you want to leave your present job？

M：I’ll finish school in a few months，and[9]I’d like a full-time position with more responsibility.

W：And why would you like to work for our company？

M：Because I know your company’s work and I like it.

W：Could you please tell me about your special skills and interests？

M：Of course.I’m good at computers and I can speak Spanish.I used to take classes in Spanish at the local college.

[10]And I like travelling a lot.

W：Can you give me any references？

M：Yes，certainly.You can talk to Mr McCaw，my boss，at the Brownstone Company.I could also give you the names and numbers of several of my teachers.

W：All right，Mr Jones.And would you like to ask me any questions？

M：Yes.[11]I wonder when I’ll be informed about my application for the job.

W：Well，we’ll let you know as soon as possible.Let’s stay in touch.Thank you very much for coming this afternoon.

M：Thank you.

8.What does the man say about his working experience？

【解析】B）。女士问男士有什么相关工作经验，男士回答说，过去几年，他在布朗斯通公司负责管理一个部门。“Well，”后经常是说话人认为重要的事情，也是常出题的地方，故听到“Well，”时，要注意其后的内容。

9.Why does the man want to leave his present job？

【解析】A）。女士问男士为什么想离开现在的工作，男士说他的学业要结束了，他想找一份可以承担更多责任的全职工作。

10.What is the man interested in？

【解析】B）。女士问男士有什么特长和爱好，男士说他擅长计算机和西班牙语，并且喜欢旅行，问题针对的是兴趣。C）、D）是针对男士的特长can speak Spanish和good at computers设置的干扰。

11.What question did the man ask the woman？

【解析】C）。对话结尾处，女士问男士有什么问题，男士说他想知道什么时候可以得到结果通知。对话结尾处常设题，听音时需留意。

Conversation Two

整体预测

本对话四道题选项各不相同，涉及职业、地点和表示未来动作的动词不定式短语，由此可知，对话可能与某人的职业或职业理想有关，可能涉及在报纸杂志上发表文章等内容。

M：You’re going to wear out the computer’s keyboard.

W：Oh，hi！

M：Do you have any idea what time it is？

W：About ten or ten thirty？

M：It’s nearly midnight.

W：Really？I didn’t know it was so late.

M：[12]Don’t you have an early class to teach tomorrow morning？

W：[12]Yes，at seven o’clock，my commuter class，the students who go to work right after their lesson.

M：Then you ought to go to bed.What are you writing anyway？

W：An article I hope I can sell.

M：Oh，another of your newspaper pieces.What’s this one about？

W：[13]Do you remember that trip I took last month？

M：The one up to the Amazon？

W：Well，[13]that’s what I’m writing about，the new highway and the changes it’s making in the Amazon valley.

M：It should be interesting.

W：It is.I guess that’s why I forgot all about the time.

M：How many articles have you sold now？

W：About a dozen so far.

M：[14]What kind of newspapers buy them？

W：[14]The papers that carry a lot of foreign news.They usually appear in the big Sunday editions where they need a lot of background stories to help fill up the space between the ads.

M：[15]Is there any future in it？

W：[15]I hope so.There’s a chance I may sell this article to a news service.

M：Then your story will be published in several papers，won’t it？

W：That’s the idea.And they might even be able to do other stories on a regular basis.

M：That would be great.

12.What is the woman’s occupation？

【解析】A）。对话中男士问女士：“你不是明天一早还有课吗？”女士回答说：“是啊，7点钟有一堂走读班的课，学生们上完课后要立刻去上班。”由此可知，女士的职业是教师。

13.What is the woman writing about？

【解析】D）。对话中女士问男士是否记得她上个月的那次旅行，随后提到那就是她正在写的——新修的高速公路和这条高速公路给亚马孙河谷带来的变化，故答案为D）。B）中的railway是根据对话中highway设置的干扰，注意两者的词义不同。A）和C）在对话中没有提到。

14.Where did the woman’s articles usually appear？

【解析】C）。对话中男士问女士什么类型的报纸会买她的稿件，女士回答说那些刊登大量国外新闻的报纸，她的稿件通常出现在大型的周日版中，故答案为C）。D）的干扰性很强，但对话中并未提到magazines。

15.What does the woman expect？

【解析】D）。对话中男士问女士她这样做是否有前途，女士回答说她希望有，还可能有机会把这篇文章卖给一家通讯社，故答案为D）。