王迈迈英语AB级考试讲解A14

[00:01.21]王迈迈英语A级考试全真模拟试卷与详解 Test Fourteen
[00:03.50]Part I Listening Comprehension
[00:07.70]Directions:
[00:09.46]This part is to test your listening ability.
[00:11.93]It consists of 3 sections.
[00:14.68]Section A
[00:16.61]This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues.
[00:20.66]There are 5 recorded dialogues in it.
[00:23.31]After each dialogue, there is a recorded question.
[00:26.75]Both the dialogues and questions will be spoken only once.
[00:30.88]When you hear a question,
[00:32.30]you should decide on the correct answer
[00:34.22]from the 4 choices marked A), B), C), D)
[00:38.49]given in your test paper.
[00:40.34]Then you should mark the corresponding¹ letter on the Answer Sheet
[00:43.55]with a single line through the center.
[00:46.49]1. M: How much are these sweaters?
[00:49.90]W: They are on sale today, sir.
[00:51.78]Twenty-five dollars each one, or two for forty dollars.
[00:56.64]Q: How much does one sweater cost? 
[01:15.34]2. M: Excuse me, do you have a vacant² apartment?
[01:18.89]W: Yes, we do. It's on the 14th floor.
[01:21.81]Would you like to see it?
[01:23.93]Q: Which floor has a vacant apartment?
[01:42.81]3.W: What time did yesterday's basketball game start?
[01:47.81]M: It was supposed to start at a quarter to 7,
[01:50.56]but it was delayed³ an hour.
[01:53.06]Q: When did the game finally start?
[02:12.55]4. W: Let's go to the art exhibition this afternoon, shall we?
[02:17.12]W: I don't particularly like paintings.
[02:19.87]I'd rather go to a concert.
[02:22.96]Q: What would the woman rather do?
[02:41.12]5. M: Sally, how are you getting along with the translation work?
[02:45.47]W: I have written and rewritten so much that I don't know
[02:48.40]if I'll ever get it finished.
[02:51.02]Q: How does Sally feel?
[03:09.11]Section B
[03:11.07]This section is to test your ability to understand short conversations.
[03:15.20]There are 2 recorded conversations in it.
[03:18.03]After each conversation, there is a recorded questions.
[03:21.58]Both the conversations and questions will be spoken two times.
[03:26.36]When you hear a question,
[03:27.74]you should decide on the correct answer
[03:29.88]from the 4 choices marked A), B),C), and D)
[03:34.22]given in your test paper.
[03:36.03]Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet
[03:39.33]with a single line through the center.
[03:42.45]Conversation 1
[03:44.58]M: Number, please?
[03:45.93]M: Oh, I'd like to make a transferred⁴ charge call.
[03:48.54]W: Where to, sir?
[03:49.81]M: Northfield, Minnesota.
[03:51.22]W: What number?
[03:52.20]M: 456-582-8642.
[03:55.97]W: Whom are you calling?
[03:56.91]M: John Walker.
[03:58.00]W: May I have your name?
[03:59.02]M: Shawn Young.
[04:00.07]W: How do you spell your last name, please?
[04:02.00]M: Y-o-u-n-g.
[04:03.66]W: And where are you calling from?
[04:05.08]M: 984-654-8893, Portland.
[04:09.39]W: Thank you, sir. Hold the line, please. I'll put you through.
[04:14.76]Questions 6-8 are based on the conversation you've just heard.
[04:20.33]6. What is the probable⁵ relationship between the man and woman?
[04:40.35]7. What number is Mr. Young calling?
[04:58.98]8. What does the woman ask
[05:01.58]Shawn to do at the end of the conversation?
[05:18.99]M: Number, please?
[05:20.30]M: Oh, I'd like to make a transferred charge call.
[05:22.87]W: Where to, sir?
[05:24.17]M: Northfield, Minnesota.
[05:25.55]W: What number?
[05:26.45]M: 456-582-8642.
[05:30.28]W: Whom are you calling?
[05:31.30]M: John Walker.
[05:32.35]W: May I have your name?
[05:33.40]M: Shawn Young.
[05:34.37]W: How do you spell your last name, please?
[05:36.29]M: Y-o-u-n-g.
[05:37.85]W: And where are you calling from?
[05:39.30]M: 984-654-8893, Portland.
[05:43.68]W: Thank you, sir. Hold the line, please. I'll put you through.
[05:49.01]Questions 6-8 are based on the conversation you've just heard.
[05:54.60]6. What is the probable relationship between the man and woman?
[06:16.34]7. What number is Mr. Young calling?
[06:33.32]8. What does the woman ask
[06:36.08]Shawn to do at the end of the conversation?
[06:53.34]Conversation 2
[06:55.44]M: Good evening.
[06:56.38]M: Hello. Do you have any vacant rooms at your motel⁶?
[06:59.50]W: I believe there may be one.
[07:01.31]Did you make a reservation⁷ in advance?
[07:03.67]M: No, we didn't.
[07:05.12]W: Well, we just received word
[07:07.15]that one reservation has been cancelled,
[07:09.40]so you arrived at a good time.
[07:11.36]M: I suppose so. By the way, how much is the room?
[07:14.91]W: It's $50 with a color TV and an extra bedroom.
[07:18.67]We have a pool in the back.
[07:20.86]M: That's good. We need the extra room for our three kids.
[07:24.78]W: If this is OK, please step into out office to register⁸.
[07:29.20]M: Do you want the payment⁹ in advance?
[07:31.45]W: That's our policy¹⁰. I'm sure you understand.
[07:34.13]M: Of course. What's the number of the unit?
[07:36.52]W: No.60, on the third floor, over on the left. Here is the key.
[07:40.91]M: Thank you. I'll park the car over there first.
[07:44.07]Then I'll come right over to register.
[07:46.02]W: Certainly, sir.
[07:49.14]Questions 9-10 are based on the conversation you've just heard.
[07:53.89]9. Where does this conversation take place?
[08:12.59]10. When does the motel want its guests to pay?
[08:32.14]M: Good evening.
[08:33.17]M: Hello. Do you have any vacant rooms at your motel?
[08:36.22]W: I believe there may be one.
[08:37.93]Did you make a reservation in advance?
[08:40.35]M: No, we didn't.
[08:41.81]W: Well, we just received word
[08:43.87]that one reservation has been cancelled,
[08:46.09]so you arrived at a good time.
[08:48.08]M: I suppose so. By the way, how much is the room?
[08:51.67]W: It's $50 with a color TV and an extra bedroom.
[08:55.55]We have a pool in the back.
[08:57.57]M: That's good. We need the extra room for our three kids.
[09:01.52]W: If this is OK, please step into out office to register.
[09:05.91]M: Do you want the payment in advance?
[09:08.15]W: That's our policy. I'm sure you understand.
[09:10.77]M: Of course. What's the number of the unit?
[09:13.16]W: No.60, on the third floor, over on the left. Here is the key.
[09:17.65]M: Thank you. I'll park the car over there first.
[09:20.77]Then I'll come right over to register.
[09:22.73]W: Certainly, sir.
[09:25.85]Questions 9-10 are based on the conversation you've just heard.
[09:30.60]9. Where does this conversation take place?
[09:49.45]10. When does the motel want its guests to pay?
[10:08.91]Section C
[10:10.91]This section is to test your ability to comprehend¹¹ short passages.
[10:15.62]You will hear a recorded passage.
[10:18.05]After that you will hear five questions.
[10:20.77]Both the passage and questions will be read two times.
[10:25.15]When you hear a question,
[10:26.67]you should complete the answer
[10:28.09]with a word or a short phrase¹² (in no more than 3 words).
[10:33.09]The questions and incomplete¹³ answers are printed on your test paper.
[10:37.15]You should write your answer on the Answer Sheet correspondingly¹⁴.
[10:41.00]Now the passage will begin.
[10:43.50]Many people who live in cities say that they dislike city life.
[10:47.78]They saw the city that they live in is noisy, dirty and crowded.
[10:52.53]They are tired of the traffic,
[10:54.74]the pollution in the air and the rubbish in the streets. 
[10:58.47]But not many people living in cities are happy
[11:01.66]when they have to stay in the country for two or three weeks.
[11:05.33]They enjoy the quiet,
[11:07.16]the clean air and the beautiful healthy surroundings¹⁵,
[11:10.28]but they miss the stores and restaurants, the movie theater,
[11:14.41]the crowds, and the excitement of the city.
[11:17.42]People who live in the country on the other hand
[11:20.25]enjoy visiting the city for a day
[11:22.95]or an evening to do some shopping
[11:25.13]or go to the theater or a concert.
[11:27.67]But they often find the city a rather frightening place
[11:31.58]and they are usually happy to get back to their quiet,
[11:34.77]unexciting lives in the country.
[11:39.12]Questions:
[11:40.90]11. What are the country people tired of?
[11:59.75]12. Why do many people dislike city life?
[12:19.29]13. What do some of the city people feel
[12:23.14]when they live longer in the countryside?
[12:40.28]14. What do many people from the country think of city life?
[13:00.30]15. What is the topic of this passage?
[13:19.05]Many people who live in cities say that they dislike city life.
[13:23.29]They saw the city that they live in is noisy, dirty and crowded.
[13:28.15]They are tired of the traffic,
[13:30.39]the pollution in the air and the rubbish in the streets. 
[13:33.88]But not many people living in cities are happy
[13:37.14]when they have to stay in the country for two or three weeks.
[13:40.73]They enjoy the quiet,
[13:42.65]the clean air and the beautiful healthy surroundings,
[13:45.81]but they miss the stores and restaurants, the movie theater,
[13:49.90]the crowds, and the excitement of the city.
[13:52.98]People who live in the country on the other hand
[13:55.78]enjoy visiting the city for a day
[13:58.53]or an evening to do some shopping
[14:00.81]or go to the theater or a concert.
[14:03.24]But they often find the city a rather frightening place
[14:07.09]and they are usually happy to get back to their quiet,
[14:10.39]unexciting lives in the country.
[14:14.74]Questions:
[14:16.52]11. What are the country people tired of?
[14:35.36]12. Why do many people dislike city life?
[14:54.93]13. What do some of the city people feel
[14:58.68]when they live longer in the countryside?
[15:15.91]14. What do many people from the country think of city life?
[15:35.92]15. What is the topic of this passage?

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 vacant   

adj.未被占用的，空着的；空缺的

参考例句：

• A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。
• He stared into space with a vacant expression.他茫然地凝视着天空。

3 delayed   

adj.延时的，定时的v.（使）耽搁，延误( delay的过去式和过去分词 )；推迟；使延期；使延迟

参考例句：

• Deliveries of mail could be delayed because of cost-cutting. 由于削减成本，邮件的递送可能会延迟。
• The most likely explanation is that his plane was delayed. 最可能的解释是他的飞机晚点了。

4 transferred   

转移，迁移( transfer的过去式和过去分词 )； 转让； 转移（感情）； 改变

参考例句：

• The remaining twenty patients were transferred to another hospital. 其余的二十名病人被转送到另一家医院去了。
• The farm has been transferred from father to son for generations. 这农场由父亲传给儿子，已传了好几代。

5 probable   

adj.可能的，有望发性或实现的

参考例句：

• It is probable to finish the job before dark.天黑之前有可能完成这项工作。
• It is hardly probable that he will succeed.他不会成功。

6 motel   

n.汽车游客旅馆

参考例句：

• Late that night he landed at a motel.那晚他到了一家汽车旅馆。
• The motel manager showed the guests to their room.汽车旅馆经理把旅客领到他们房间。

7 reservation   

n.保留条件，限制条件；预订座位

参考例句：

• The instruction should be carried out without any reservation.应当不折不扣地执行这个指示。
• I accept your statement without reservation.我完全相信你的话。

8 register   

n.登记簿，花名册，注册员；v.登记，注册

参考例句：

• Please list your name in the attendance register.请在点名册上登记你的名字。
• He was looking over a hotel register.他正在仔细检查旅馆住宿登记表。

9 payment   

n.付款，支付，偿还，偿还，报应

参考例句：

• I gave ten pounds in payment for the goods I bought.我买那些东西付了10英镑。
• This last payment will wipe out your debt to me.这最后一笔付款将了结你欠我的债务。

10 policy   

n.政策，方针，保险单

参考例句：

• This policy is very tough.这个政策是很强硬的。
• The country has always pursued a policy of peace.该国一直奉行和平政策。

11 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。

12 phrase   

n.短语，词组；成语，习语

参考例句：

• The phrase was caught on and immediately became popular.这个短语被采用后很快就流行了。
• That's exactly the phrase I was looking for.这就是我一直找的那个短语。

13 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。

14 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。

15 surroundings   

n.周围的事物(或情况)，环境

参考例句：

• She is not very well tuned into her surroundings. 她不太适应周围的环境。
• The rich man lives in luxurious surroundings.这位富人生活在奢侈的环境中。