Section B

Conversation One

整体预测

本对话四道题选项中的went bankrupt，didn’t support，give up his business和no confidence表明，对话可能与he生意失败有关。

W：I haven’t seen Mike for years.How is he getting along？

M：I came across him in the street only yesterday and he told me that he was having trouble with his new business.

W：He has set up another business？I know nothing about it.

M：He managed a shop last year selling sport clothes but it soon went bankrupt.So he changed his mind.

W：What is he doing now？

M：He is managing a bar.And this is also in a pretty bad state.

W：Sorry to hear that，but that should be what he’s good at.

M：Yes.But he was fined and threatened to close the bar.

W：What went wrong？

M：He’s only licensed to sell beer，but he sold hard drinks.

W：We should have minded his steps.But that shouldn’t be the reason for…

M：Well，He has several other reverse，too.

W：Bad luck never come alone.What setbacks？

M：The people around him did not support him.Some even tried to play down on him.

W：They are jealous，aren’t they？

M：Worse than that.Some people even tried to encourage him to go against his wife，because she wants him to give up the business.

W：I can’t believe that.

M：And Mike was in a horrible mood.

W：Let’s go and have a good talk with Mike’s wife，because she wants him to give up the business.

M：You’ve taken the words right out of my mouth.

8.When and where did the man meet Mike？

解析C）。选项均为“In+地点+时间”的结构表明，本题考查地点和时间，故应听清问题中的人物信息，结合听音时的笔记对号入座。对话开头女士说很久没见到Mike了，男士说I came across him in the street only yesterday，故答案为C）。

9.What do we learn about Mike’s shop？

解析D）。对话中女士询问是否知道Mike生意上的消息，男士回答“He managed a shop last year selling sport clothes but it soon went bankrupt.”，选项中能综合这些信息的是D），故为答案。选项中的it指问题中的Mike’s shop。

10.Why was Mike threatened to close his bar？

解析B）。选项中的he，sold，beer，hard drinks和not fine表明，本题可能考查he销售的东西及其质量情况。对话中男士用转折表述提到“But he was fined and threatened to close the bar…He’s only licensed to sell beer，but he sold hard drinks.”，由此可知，Mike的酒吧被停开的原因是他违禁卖hard drinks，故答案为B）。be licensed to do sth.表示“被授权特许做某事”。

11.Which is not among the setbacks Mike met？

解析D）。选项中的didn’t support，give up和no confidence表明，本题考查对he（即Mike）不利的因素。对话双方提到的Mike遭遇的setbacks有：“The people around him did not support him…”“They are jealous…”“his wife…wants him to give up the business.”唯独没有提到he has no confidence，故答案为D）。本题应采取排除法解题，听到对应的信息应排除相应的选项。

Conversation Two

整体预测

本对话四道题选项中重复出现的new library表明，对话可能与新图书馆有关。

W：Hey，Geff.Have you been to the new library yet？

M：Oh，hi，Jen.Yes，I went last week to check it out.I really like it.

W：Yes，I like it too.I like the study areas.There seems to be a lot of room just to spread out and focus on the books. It’s much better than the old library where it seemed like we were all jammed into one area.Sometimes it was even hard to find a spot to study because it was so crowded，especially during exams I even like the chairs at the new place.They’re very comfortable.

M：You’re right.The only bad thing about it is that it’s pretty far away.It takes me about twenty minutes to get there by bus.So，I can see myself not going all the way downtown if I’m in a pinch for time.I’d probably just stay in residence and study there.

W：I was thinking that too.It’s too bad it takes so long to get there.I don’t like being dependent on the buses.Have you tried riding your bike there？It might take a little longer but at least you’re getting a bit of exercise.

M：That’s a good idea，Jen.Maybe I’ll try riding this week.I just have to make sure I’m good and rested.Sometimes， when I’m overtired I’m not too coordinated.Knowing me，I’d have a load of books in my bag and get distracted by something and crash my bike.

W：Hmm.Well，you’ve just got to keep an eye out for those potholes.Oh，wow.Look at the time！I’ve got to get to my next class.I’ll see you around，Geff.

M：Good talking to you，Jen.I’ll be seeing you.

12.What did the man do last week？

解析B）。选项中的he returned/went to see/borrowed以及重复出现的new library表明，本题可能考查男士过去的行为动作，且该动作与新图书馆有关。对话开始时女士问男士是否去过新图书馆，男士说去过了，他上周去看了看新图书馆（check it out），故答案为B）。

13.What is mentioned about the new library？

解析C）。选项中的it，near，has comfortable chairs和allows students to rent表明，本题可能考查it的相关情况，it可能指新图书馆。对话中女士提到她非常喜欢新图书馆的椅子，这些椅子非常舒服（comfortable），由此可知，答案为C）。

14.How is the man going to the new library this week？

解析D）。选项的内容表明，本题可能考查出行方式。女士认为骑自行车去新图书馆虽然花的时间长点，但是能起到锻炼的作用，男士说这真是个好主意，还说他这周可能会骑自行车去新图书馆（maybe I’ll try riding this week），故答案为D）。听到男士提到riding便不难选出by bike。

15.Why does the woman hurry to leave？

解析A）。选项中的she has to/needs，turn off the gas和see her friend off表明，本题可能考查女士要做的事。女士和男士聊着天，看了时间后，她说要去上课（get to my next class），所以匆忙跟男士道别，故答案为A）。