Section B

Conversation One

整体预测

本对话四道题选项中的he，wants to become a cook，work at a hotel和she is working表明，对话很可能涉及对话双方的职业计划或打算。

W：Hey，Dave！I haven’t seen you for ages.How have you been？

M：Oh，I’m doing okay，but school has been really busy these days，and I haven’t had time to relax.

W：By the way，what’s your major anyway？

M：Hotel Management.

W：Well，what do you want to do once you graduate？

M：Uh…I haven’t decided for sure，but I think I’d like to work for a hotel or travel agency in this area.How about you？

W：Well，when I first started college，I wanted to major in French，but I realised I might have a hard time finding a job using the language，so I changed my major to computer science.With the right skills，landing a job in the computer industry shouldn’t be as difficult.

M：So，do you have a part-time job to support yourself through school？

W：Well，fortunately，I received a four-year academic scholarship that pays for all of my fees and books.

M：Wow.That’s great！

W：Yeah.How about you？Are you working your way through school？

M：Yeah.I work three times a week at a restaurant near the campus.

W：Oh.What do you do there？

M：I’m a cook.

W：How do you like your job？

M：It’s okay.The other workers are friendly，and the pay isn’t bad.

8.What does the man want to do after he graduates？

解析D）。选项中的he wants/hopes，graduate和work表明，本题很可能考查男士毕业后的打算。对话中二人谈到将来的打算时，男士提到I think I’d like to work for a hotel or travel agency in this area，D）中的hotel与对话内容相符，故为答案。A）是根据后面提到的在餐馆兼职这一信息而设的干扰项。

9.What is the woman majoring in？

解析C）。选项表明，本题可能考查某专业。对话中女士先提到I wanted to major in French，然后考虑到就业问题把专业换成了computer science，故答案为C）。选项都是学科名称，对话中肯定提到不止一个学科，因此听音时应适当做笔记，使各学科与其特点相对应。听音时要特别注意，but转折处为常考点。

10.How does the woman pay for college？

解析B）。选项都与经济来源有关表明，本题可能就女士如何支付学费提问。由女士所说的I received a four-year academic scholarship that pays for all of my tuition and books可知，答案为B）。

11.Where does the man work part-time？

解析C）。选项都表示地点表明，本题考查地点场所。由男士提到的I work three times a week at a restaurant near the campus可知，答案为C）。D）是男士毕业后的工作打算，但不是他兼职的地方。问题中的work part-time是对对话中I work three times a week的同义转述。

Conversation Two

整体预测

本对话三道题选项中的children和natural environment表明，对话很可能与居住地有关，涉及居住地对孩子的影响、居住地的周边环境等。

M：You like living in the city，don’t you？

W：Oh，I love it.It’s so convenient.I can take the bus to work，or the subway，or the taxi.And there is so much more to do.

M：I know what you mean.I’d like to live in the city，but to live in the suburbs is better for children.

W：Well，there are a lot of good things about suburban living.But，as a working woman，I think a city has all the conveniences，including the best food and fastest news.

M：But there are more trees，grass and fresh air in the suburbs.

W：Yeah，but living in a city，it’s convenient to go everywhere.There are lots of movie houses，theatres and so on. You can take them to the suburbs on weekends.

M：Yeah，my children are at the right age.There are lots of things for them here.

W：You are right.They are at the library in Brooklyn.And they come back home for lunch，then go uptown to the Museum of Natural History.There is so much for young people to see and do.

M：Not just for young people.What about me？I’ve never been to the Museum of Natural History.

W：Neither have I.When I was a child，I used to go to the Museum of Art.

M：I’ve been there several times.Twice with children.

W：Well，I have an idea.Next weekend，let’s go to the Museum of Natural History.

M：OK，that’s really a very nice idea.

12.What are the two speakers talking about？

解析B）。选项中的looking for，discussing living places，children’s education和planning for表明，本题可能考查对话双方正在讨论为子女教育寻找住处有关。对话中提到“living in the city”“It’s so convenient.”和“There are lots of things for them（children）here.”，由此可知，对话双方都是围绕居住地和孩子受教育展开谈话的，故答案为B）。

13.What does the man think of living in the suburbs？

解析C）。选项中的convenient，natural environment，beneficial，children和a perfect place表明，本题可能考查居住地的环境对孩子的影响。对话中提到...to live in the suburbs is better for children以及there are more trees，grass and fresh air in the suburbs，由此可知，答案为C）。but转折处为常考点，其后的句子通常为答案所在。

14.What is the man’s opinion of the city？

解析C）。选项中重复出现的children，city和adults表明，本题可能考查居住地对孩子和成年人的影响。对话中提到children are at the right age…lots of things for them here和not just for young people，由此可知，男士认为，在城里孩子和成年人都有很多可看的东西和可做的事情，故答案为C）。

15.What do we know about the woman according to the conversation？

解析D）。选项均以she开头表明，本题可能考查女士的情况。由对话中女士提到的next weekend，let’s go to the Museum of Natural History可知，女士下周末将要去自然历史博物馆，故答案为D）。