Section B

Conversation One

整体预测

本对话四道题选项中的female lead，clown，painted face，actress和Mei Lanfang表明，对话可能讨论京剧和其中的人物、服装等话题。

M：I hear that the make-up in Beijing opera is almost an art form in itself，isn’t it？

W：That’s true.Apart from the costumes，the characters are distinguished by their faces.

M：In what way？

W：There are four main types of character：The lead，the female lead，the painted face and the clown.Take a careful look at the actors and see if you can tell which is which.

M：That man there with a white nose is the clown.That beautiful girl is the female lead.

W：That’s right.By the way，how old do you think the actress is？

M：She looks as if she’s in her teens.

W：In fact，she is in her late forties.

M：My goodness.It’s almost unbelievable！

W：That’s where the art comes in Mei Lanfang，a very famous actor，who used to play the role of a young female lead until he was in his seventies.

M：Really？He must be an excellent actor！Well，I can’t tell which the painted face is.

W：There are actually more than one.They paint their faces in different patterns with different colours to reveal their characters.Red stands for loyalty，white for the opposite meaning，and black for uprightness and integrity.

M：Yes，the make-up seems as much fun as the performance.

W：I’m glad you enjoy it.

8.Which is not included in the four main types of character？

解析D）。选项均为京剧角色名称表明，本题可能考查京剧角色的名称。对话中女士提到的“There are four main types of character：The lead，the female lead，the painted face and the clown.”为答案出处，即京剧中有四种人物：生、旦、净、丑，没有提到the old lead（老生），故答案为D）。

9.Which is true according to the conversation？

解析A）。选项中的the actress，looks，younger，real age和older表明，本题可能考查旦角演员的年龄。对话中的“She looks as if she’s in her teens.”和“In fact，she is in her late forties.”为答案出处，故答案为A）。本题也可根据常识进行判断。“in one’s+10的整数倍数的复数”表示“在某人多少岁的时候”，如in her forties表示“在她四十多岁时”。

10.Apart from costumes，how do they differ among the characters in Beijing opera？

解析C）。选项均以by different开头，结合其中的gestures，voices，face colours和names可知，本题可能考查京剧角色的特征。对话中女士提到“They paint their faces in different patterns with different colours to reveal their characters.”，由此可知，各种不同的脸谱代表不同的性格，故答案为C）。

11.What does“white”on the painted face stand for？

解析B）。选项中均为it stands for…表明，本题询问it的指代意义。对话中女士提到red stands for loyalty，white for the opposite meaning表明，红色代表忠诚，白色反之，那么白色应代表不忠诚，故答案为B）。

Conversation Two

选项中的classroom，Self-Access Centre，University library，class activities和reading resource表明，对话可能涉及与学生学习相关的设施或资料等内容。

整体预测

M：Hi June.I’ve asked you here today to discuss the future of our Self-Access Centre.Can you tell me what the students think about this？

W：Well，we would like to keep it.It provides a variation on the classroom routine.And it is a pretty major component of our course，but we would like to see some improvements to the computers.

M：Well，yes，the teachers agree that it is a valuable resource.Some of us also think that we could benefit a lot more by relocating the Self-Access Centre to the main University library building.

W：Well，the library is big enough to incorporate the Self-Access Centre，but it wouldn’t be like a class activity anymore.Our main worry would be not being able to go to a teacher for advice.

M：Well，there would still be a teacher present to guide the activities.Now，what about other things that the students would like to see improved？

W：Well，some find it difficult to find materials that are appropriate for their level，especially reading resources；we need to label them more clearly.

M：Well，that’s easy.

W：And the CD section needs to be more current.I think we should get some of the ones that go with our latest course books.

M：Good，I was also thinking about some different materials that we haven’t got in there at all.What do you think of the idea of introducing some workbooks？

W：That sounds good.

M：Okay，now finally we need to think about security，especially if we’re going to invest in some new equipment.

W：What about putting in an alarm？

M：Good idea.

12.Why do the students want to keep the Self-Access Centre？

解析B）。选项中的near to their classroom，important part of their studies和variety of equipment表明，本题可能考查某项与学生学习有关的设施。对话中女士提到的it is a pretty major component of our course…为答案出处，it指代的就是the Self-Access Centre。B）中的an important part of their studies是对a pretty major component of our course的同义转述，故答案为B）。

13.What would some teachers prefer to do？

解析C）。四个选项都以动词原形开头表明，本题可能涉及某人的建议或打算。对话中男士提到的“…the teachers agree that…Some of us also think that we could benefit a lot more by relocating the Self-Access Centre to the main University library building.”为答案出处，relocating相当于move，故答案为C）。

14.What is the students’main concern about using the library？

解析C）。选项中的the cost of，the difficulty及the lack of表明，本题可能考查做某事存在的困难或对某事的忧虑。对话中女士提到Our main worry would be not being able to go to a teacher for advice，由此可知，学生们担心不能获得老师的帮助，故答案为C）。

15.Which material should be updated？

解析B）。选项中涉及不同的学习资料表明，本题可能考查某一具体学习资料的特征或用途。对话中女士提到的the CD section needs to be more current和we should get some of the ones that go with our latest course books表明，CD需要更新，故答案为B）。