Part III Listening Comprehension

Section A

11.

M: I left 20 pages here to copy. Here is the receipt.

W: I’m sorry, sir. But we’re a little behind. Could you come back in a few minutes?

Q: What does the woman mean?

答案：C. She has not got the man’s copies ready.

12.

W: I hope you’re not too put out with me for the delay. I have to stop by friends’ home to pick up a book on my way here.

M: Well, that’s not a big deal. But you might at least phone if you know you’re going to keep someone waiting.

Q: What do we learn about the woman from the conversation?

答案：B. She was late for the appointment.

13.

W: Mark is the best candidate for chairman of the student union, isn’t he?

M: Well, that guy won’t be able to win the election unless he gets some majority vote from women students. And I’m not sure about that.

Q: What does the man mean?

答案：C. It won’t be easy for Mark to win the election.

14.

M: Sorry to have kept you waiting, Madam. I’ve located your luggage.It was left behind in Paris and won’t arrive until later this evening.

W: Oh, I can’t believe this. Have it deliver to my hotel then , I guess.

Q: What happened to the woman’s luggage?

答案：A. It failed to arrive at its destination in time.

15.

W: I don’t think we have enough information for our presentation, but we have to give it tomorrow. There doesn’t seem to be much we can do about it.

M: Yeah, at this point we ’ll have to make do with what we’ve got.

Q: What does the man suggest they do?

答案：A. Just make use of whatever information is available.

16.

M: I am taking this great course-Psychology of Language, it’s really interesting. Since you are a psychology major, you should sign up for it.

W: Actually I tried to do that, but they told me I have to take language studies first.

Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

答案：D. The woman isn’t qualified to take the course the man mentioned.

17.

W: Can you believe the way Larry was talking to his roommate? No wonder they don’t get along.

M: Well, maybe Larry was just reacting to something his roommate said. There are two sides to every story you know.

Q: What does the man imply about Larry and his roommate?

答案：A. They are both to blame.考试用书

18.

M: We don’t have the resources to stop those people from buying us out unless a miracle happens. This may be the end of us.

W: I still have hope we can get help from the bank. After all we don’t need that much money.

Q: What do we learn about the speakers from the conversation?

答案：A. They are in desperate need of financial assistance.