王迈迈英语AB级考试讲解A5

[00:01.06]王迈迈英语A级考试全真模拟试卷与详解 Test Five
[00:03.05]Part I Listening Comprehension
[00:07.25]Directions:
[00:09.00]This part is to test your listening ability.
[00:11.44]It consists of 3 sections.
[00:14.22]Section A
[00:16.19]This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues.
[00:20.15]There are 5 recorded dialogues in it.
[00:22.93]After each dialogue, there is a recorded question.
[00:26.13]Both the dialogues and questions will be spoken only once.
[00:30.33]When you hear a question,
[00:31.82]you should decide on the correct answer
[00:33.71]from the 4 choices marked A), B), C), D)
[00:37.97]given in your test paper.
[00:39.76]Then you should mark the corresponding¹ letter on the Answer Sheet
[00:42.95]with a single line through the center.
[00:46.51]1. W: Good afternoon, I'm Rosa your flight stewardess².
[00:52.74]M: Well, I've got seat A4.
[00:54.64]I hope it's by window so that I can see the view.
[00:58.09]Q: Where did this conversation most probably take place?
[01:18.60]2. M: What time does the ballet start?
[01:22.09]W: At 8:00. We still have 25 minutes to get there.
[01:26.81]Q: What time is it now?
[01:44.56]3. W: I want to see the movie tonight,
[01:48.00]but it starts at 7, and I have to work until 6.
[01:51.47]M: I have got an idea, I'll pick you up after work
[01:54.34]and we'll eat in the Chinese restaurant.
[01:57.26]Q: What do you learn from this conversation?
[02:16.27]4. M: Please show me how to plant flowers?
[02:19.95]W: It's my pleasure. You dig a hole, put in the seed,
[02:24.13]cover it with dirt and then water it.
[02:27.49]Q: What's the second procedure³ to plant flowers?
[02:47.25]5. M: Susan, have you seen Jane this term?
[02:51.41]Was not she teaching⁴ here?
[02:52.85]W: No, she's fired.
[02:55.87]Q: Why did not Jane teach here?
[03:14.31]Section B
[03:16.24]This section is to test your ability to understand short conversations.
[03:20.38]There are 2 recorded conversations in it.
[03:23.22]After each conversation, there is a recorded questions.
[03:26.73]Both the conversations and questions will be spoken two times.
[03:31.38]When you hear a question,
[03:32.87]you should decide on the correct answer
[03:34.79]from the 4 choices marked A), B),C), and D)
[03:39.02]given in your test paper.
[03:41.14]Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet
[03:44.38]with a single line through the center.
[03:47.61]Conversation 1
[03:49.79]W: Could I see the Manager, please? I have a complaint.
[03:53.14]M: Can I help you, madam?
[03:54.77]W: Yes. The toilet doesn't flush⁵ properly;
[03:57.98]the water doesn't run away in the shower;
[03:59.83]and there's no extra service.
[04:02.01]What have you to say to that?
[04:04.24]M: I'm sorry to hear that. I'll attend to it right away.
[04:07.75]W: That's no way to run a hotel.
[04:09.55]M: No, madam. I do apologize. It's most unusual.
[04:13.51]The housekeeper⁶ usually checks every room
[04:15.97]before new guests move in.
[04:18.07]we've been very busy with a large conference.
[04:20.66]W: Oh, terrible, anyhow,
[04:22.80]one doesn't expect this sort of thing in a well-run hotel.
[04:27.10]M: We're awfully⁷ sorry. Is there anything else?
[04:30.22]W: I'd like an extra pillow.
[04:33.68]Questions 6-8 are based on the conversation you've just heard.
[04:38.60]6. Who is the man?
[04:56.90]7. What's the woman complaining about?
[05:15.58]8. Which of the following
[05:17.98]is not a problem mentioned by the woman?
[05:35.27]W: Could I see the Manager, please? I have a complaint.
[05:38.72]M: Can I help you, madam?
[05:40.22]W: Yes. The toilet doesn't flush properly;
[05:43.40]the water doesn't run away in the shower;
[05:45.57]and there's no extra service.
[05:47.48]What have you to say to that?
[05:49.98]M: I'm sorry to hear that. I'll attend to it right away.
[05:53.31]W: That's no way to run a hotel.
[05:55.02]M: No, madam. I do apologize. It's most unusual.
[05:59.05]The housekeeper usually checks every room
[06:01.50]before new guests move in.
[06:03.59]we've been very busy with a large conference.
[06:06.19]W: Oh, terrible, anyhow,
[06:08.30]one doesn't expect this sort of thing in a well-run hotel.
[06:12.40]M: We're awfully sorry. Is there anything else?
[06:15.80]W: I'd like an extra pillow.
[06:19.17]Questions 6-8 are based on the conversation you've just heard.
[06:24.14]6. Who is the man?
[06:42.35]7. What's the woman complaining about?
[07:01.02]8. Which of the following
[07:03.38]is not a problem mentioned by the woman?
[07:20.66]Conversation 2
[07:22.58]M: Come on, Jane. It's time to go.
[07:24.79]W: Wait a minute. I just have to close up the shop.
[07:27.87]M: Ok.
[07:28.74]W: Listen, can we give my sister a ride home tonight?
[07:31.90]M: Sure. You mean Helen's coming to the game?
[07:34.76]W: Yeah, she wants to take some pictures.
[07:36.96]She's really interested in photography.
[07:39.35]M: Oh? Does she want to be a photographer?
[07:41.91]W: Huh-huh. She'd like to work for a newspaper.
[07:45.32]M: That sounds like an interesting job.
[07:47.65]W: I think so, too.
[07:48.90]But a lot of people want to be photographers.
[07:51.03]There's so much competition.
[07:52.74]M: I know what you mean.
[07:54.06]There's a lot of competition in sports, too.
[07:56.69]I wanted to be a professional soccer player,
[07:59.66]but now I work in a bank.
[08:01.47]W: Well, you've got to eat.
[08:05.05]Questions 9-10 are based on the conversation you've just heard.
[08:09.97]9. What do we learn about Helen according to the talk?
[08:29.49]10. What does the man do for a living?
[08:48.16]M: Come on, Jane. It's time to go.
[08:50.22]W: Wait a minute. I just have to close up the shop.
[08:53.27]M: Ok.
[08:54.20]W: Listen, can we give my sister a ride home tonight?
[08:57.32]M: Sure. You mean Helen's coming to the game?
[09:00.15]W: Yeah, she wants to take some pictures.
[09:02.38]She's really interested in photography.
[09:04.74]M: Oh? Does she want to be a photographer?
[09:07.37]W: Huh-huh. She'd like to work for a newspaper.
[09:10.88]M: That sounds like an interesting job.
[09:13.05]W: I think so, too.
[09:14.21]But a lot of people want to be photographers.
[09:16.43]There's so much competition.
[09:18.08]M: I know what you mean.
[09:19.36]There's a lot of competition in sports, too.
[09:22.27]I wanted to be a professional soccer player,
[09:24.98]but now I work in a bank.
[09:26.79]W: Well, you've got to eat.
[09:30.39]Questions 9-10 are based on the conversation you've just heard.
[09:35.31]9. What do we learn about Helen according to the talk?
[09:54.81]10. What does the man do for a living?
[10:13.46]Section C
[10:15.48]This section is to test your ability to comprehend⁸ short passages.
[10:20.20]You will hear a recorded passage.
[10:22.60]After that you will hear five questions.
[10:25.24]Both the passage and questions will be read two times.
[10:29.69]When you hear a question,
[10:31.21]you should complete the answer
[10:32.68]with a word or a short phrase (in no more than 3 words).
[10:37.10]The questions and incomplete⁹ answers are printed on your test paper.
[10:41.77]You should write your answer on the Answer Sheet correspondingly¹⁰.
[10:45.57]Now the passage will begin.
[10:48.42]All mammals, except man and the monkey,
[10:51.94]swim naturally from birth.
[10:53.75]For man, like the monkey, it is not instinctive¹¹ to float.
[10:58.83]Deaths by drowning are common everywhere.
[11:01.32]In the United States alone,
[11:02.87]about 7,000 children under four drown each year.
[11:08.10]Everything possible is done to prevent such tragedies.
[11:11.18]One solution's particularly effective
[11:13.72]— teaching children to swim while they are still babies.
[11:17.57]Most large towns in Florida and California
[11:20.18]already run lessons for babies and infants¹².
[11:23.31]The idea has spread to Europe where, in several countries,
[11:26.47]special courses are now arranged for children
[11:28.98]from seven to twenty-four months.?
[11:31.48]The first step is to eliminate¹³ the child's fear of the water.
[11:35.01]Next, he's taught to float.
[11:37.31]Once he can do this naturally and without fear,
[11:40.25]the child grasps the technique
[11:42.21]and can push forward himself through the water.
[11:46.83]Questions:
[11:48.48]11. What animals swim from birth?
[12:07.02]12. How many children under four drawn¹⁴
[12:10.82]each year in the United States?
[12:27.58]13. What is the effective solution
[12:30.87]to prevent death from drowning?
[12:47.70]14. Where's the idea spread to?
[13:06.46]15. What's the second step to teach a child to swim?
[13:26.01]All mammals, except man and the monkey,
[13:29.48]swim naturally from birth.
[13:31.33]For man, like the monkey, it is not instinctive to float.
[13:36.38]Deaths by drowning are common everywhere.
[13:38.93]In the United States alone,
[13:40.47]about 7,000 children under four drown each year.
[13:45.64]Everything possible is done to prevent such tragedies.
[13:48.78]One solution's particularly effective
[13:51.18]— teaching children to swim while they are still babies.
[13:55.11]Most large towns in Florida and California
[13:57.76]already run lessons for babies and infants.
[14:00.87]The idea has spread to Europe where, in several countries,
[14:04.10]special courses are now arranged for children
[14:06.70]from seven to twenty-four months.?
[14:09.04]The first step is to eliminate the child's fear of the water.
[14:12.65]Next, he's taught to float.
[14:14.92]Once he can do this naturally and without fear,
[14:17.81]the child grasps the technique
[14:19.95]and can push forward himself through the water.
[14:24.38]Questions:
[14:26.12]11. What animals swim from birth?
[14:44.64]12. How many children under four drawn
[14:48.44]each year in the United States?
[15:05.30]13. What is the effective solution
[15:08.29]to prevent death from drowning?
[15:25.36]14. Where's the idea spread to?
[15:44.03]15. What's the second step to teach a child to swim?

1 corresponding   

adj.符合的，一致的，相同的，相应的，相当的

参考例句：

• We shall take the corresponding measures.我们将采取相应措施。
• Finally,some corresponding advices are put forword based on the above experiments.最后提出了几个相应的建议。

2 stewardess   

n.空中小姐，女乘务员

参考例句：

• Please show your ticket to the stewardess when you board the plane.登机时请向空中小姐出示机票。
• The stewardess hurried the passengers onto the plane.空中小姐催乘客赶快登机。

3 procedure   

n.程序，手续，步骤；常规的做法

参考例句：

• The results show clearly that this procedure is correct.事实充分说明这种做法是正确的。
• It has passed through an interesting procedure of evolution.它经过了一个有趣的进化过程。

4 teaching   

n.教学，执教，任教，讲授；(复数)教诲

参考例句：

• We all agree in adopting the new teaching method. 我们一致同意采取新的教学方法。
• He created a new system of teaching foreign languages.他创造了一种新的外语教学体系。

5 flush   

vi.奔流；vt.冲洗；adj.齐平的；n.脸色，脸红

参考例句：

• Father asked me to flush off the garage floor.父亲叫我冲洗车库的地板。
• There was a flush in her cheeks.她满脸通红。

6 housekeeper   

n.管理家务的主妇，女管家

参考例句：

• A spotless stove told us that his mother is a diligent housekeeper.炉子清洁无瑕就表明他母亲是个勤劳的主妇。
• She is an economical housekeeper and feeds her family cheaply.她节约持家，一家人吃得很省。

7 awfully   

adv.可怕地，非常地，极端地

参考例句：

• Agriculture was awfully neglected in the past.过去农业遭到严重忽视。
• I've been feeling awfully bad about it.对这我一直感到很难受。

8 comprehend   

vt.了解，理解，领会

参考例句：

• I did not comprehend his meaning.我不理解他的意思。
• If you can use a word correctly and effectively,you comprehend it.你如果能正确和有效地使用一个字，你就了解它了。

9 incomplete   

adj.不完全的，不完善的

参考例句：

• The building was left incomplete.那座楼没有完工就停下来了。
• His novel was incomplete when he died.他死的时候他的小说没有写完。

10 correspondingly   

ad.相应地

参考例句：

• Correspondingly, any complete electrochemical cell can be separated into two hypothetical half-cells. 同样，任一完整的化学电池也可分为两个假设的半电池。
• If the outflow falls the average duration of unemployment will correspondingly rise. 若流出人数下降，则失业的平均持续期将相应上升。

11 instinctive   

adj.(出于)本能的；直觉的；(出于)天性的

参考例句：

• He tried to conceal his instinctive revulsion at the idea.他试图饰盖自己对这一想法本能的厌恶。
• Animals have an instinctive fear of fire.动物本能地怕火。

12 infants   

婴儿，幼儿( infant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a nursery for infants under two 两岁以下婴幼儿的托儿所
• Infants were rent from their mother's arms. 婴儿从母亲手里被夺走。

13 eliminate   

vt.排除，消除，根除

参考例句：

• Can we ever eliminate poverty from the world?我们有朝一日能消除世上的贫困吗？
• You must eliminate an unknown quantity.你必须消去一个未知数。

14 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。