王迈迈英语AB级考试讲解A8

[00:01.08]王迈迈英语A级考试全真模拟试卷与详解 Test Eight
[00:02.76]Part I Listening Comprehension
[00:07.00]Directions:
[00:08.76]This part is to test your listening ability.
[00:11.20]It consists of 3 sections.
[00:13.96]Section A
[00:15.86]This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues.
[00:19.82]There are 5 recorded dialogues in it.
[00:22.62]After each dialogue, there is a recorded question.
[00:25.94]Both the dialogues and questions will be spoken only once.
[00:30.19]When you hear a question,
[00:31.44]you should decide on the correct answer
[00:33.41]from the 4 choices marked A), B), C), D)
[00:37.69]given in your test paper.
[00:39.49]Then you should mark the corresponding 1 letter on the Answer Sheet
[00:42.76]with a single line through the center.
[00:45.89]1. M: Where are you going on vacation this summer?
[00:49.49]W: A nice place called Montague appeals to me.
[00:52.61]It's $18 a day or $115 a week.
[00:56.97]Q: How much would it cost to stay at Montague for a week?
[01:16.38]2. W: When can the doctor see me?
[01:20.10]M: He won't be free until tomorrow.
[01:22.72]Q: What does the man mean?
[01:40.65]3. W: Will you please return these books to Matthew
[01:43.80]when you see him?
[01:45.45]M: Of course, I'll be seeing him in class this afternoon.
[01:49.43]Q: What did the man say he would do?
[02:08.00]4. W: Is your sister older than you?
[02:11.36]M: No, she is 2 years younger. She is 18.
[02:15.50]Q: How old is the man?
[02:33.55]5. M: Did you see Mrs. Scott this morning?
[02:36.78]W: Yes, she was sitting at her desk
[02:38.74]when I came into the office.
[02:41.24]Q: Where was Mrs. Scott when the woman came in?
[03:00.46]Section B
[03:02.41]This section is to test your ability to understand short conversations.
[03:06.60]There are 2 recorded conversations in it.
[03:09.42]After each conversation, there is a recorded questions.
[03:13.00]Both the conversations and questions will be spoken two times.
[03:17.63]When you hear a question,
[03:18.97]you should decide on the correct answer
[03:21.06]from the 4 choices marked A), B),C), and D)
[03:25.29]given in your test paper.
[03:27.26]Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet
[03:30.70]with a single line through the center.
[03:33.98]Conversation 1
[03:36.11]M: So you don't like very much about London.
[03:38.85]W: Oh. I do. I love the people; they are so friendly.
[03:42.68]And I like the television programs there;
[03:44.98]they are very interesting.
[03:46.43]However, I don't like the weather.
[03:48.50]M: The weather?
[03:49.40]W: Yes, the spring is always so wet, which really annoys me.
[03:53.27]M: Oh.
[03:54.33]W: And the fog.
[03:55.76]I've lost my way for several times to the heavy fog.
[03:58.77]M: That's a problem. How about other season in London?
[04:02.49]W: Well, in summer and autumn,
[04:04.32]London is a nice place to stay. It's very cool.
[04:07.23]M: How about in winter?
[04:08.49]W: In winter, London is very cold.
[04:10.66]But it's a good chance to enjoy the view of snow.
[04:15.32]Questions 6-8 are based on the conversation you've just heard.
[04:20.63]6. What does the woman think about London?
[04:39.41]7. How is the weather there in spring?
[04:58.04]8. How is the weather there in winter?
[05:16.68]M: So you don't like very much about London.
[05:19.32]W: Oh. I do. I love the people; they are so friendly.
[05:23.25]And I like the television programs there;
[05:25.43]they are very interesting.
[05:26.81]However, I don't like the weather.
[05:28.92]M: The weather?
[05:29.61]W: Yes, the spring is always so wet, which really annoys me.
[05:33.95]M: Oh.
[05:34.78]W: And the fog.
[05:36.21]I've lost my way for several times to the heavy fog.
[05:39.42]M: That's a problem. How about other season in London?
[05:43.00]W: Well, in summer and autumn,
[05:44.54]London is a nice place to stay. It's very cool.
[05:47.45]M: How about in winter?
[05:48.93]W: In winter, London is very cold.
[05:51.15]But it's a good chance to enjoy the view of snow.
[05:55.71]Questions 6-8 are based on the conversation you've just heard.
[06:01.09]6. What does the woman think about London?
[06:19.85]7. How is the weather there in spring?
[06:38.32]8. How is the weather there in winter?
[06:56.88]Conversation 2
[06:59.07]M: I've read your application,
[07:00.42]and I'd like to ask you some questions.
[07:02.53]W: Certainly.
[07:03.93]M: Why do you want this job?
[07:05.89]W: Well, I expect to get some teaching 2 experience.
[07:08.91]And I like staying with young people.
[07:11.02]M: The job requires a lot of paperwork.
[07:13.63]Can you manage it?
[07:14.67]W: Yes. I have experience of office work.
[07:17.27]I'm sure that I can do it well.
[07:19.11]M: Good. Could you work well in a group?
[07:22.08]W: Yes, I like work with others.
[07:24.49]But I'm very independent, too.
[07:26.36]I think I can also work well on my own.
[07:28.89]M: Very good. You might be the right person for the job.
[07:32.09]We'll think about it.
[07:33.16]W: When can I know your decision?
[07:34.96]M: We'll contact you within a week.
[07:38.86]Questions 9-10 are based on the conversation you've just heard.
[07:43.76]9. Why does the woman want the job?
[08:01.50]10. Which of the following statements 3
[08:04.50]is NOT true according 4 to the passage?
[08:22.13]M: I've read your application,
[08:23.15]and I'd like to ask you some questions.
[08:25.21]W: Certainly.
[08:26.91]M: Why do you want this job?
[08:28.89]W: Well, I expect to get some teaching experience.
[08:31.88]And I like staying with young people.
[08:33.93]M: The job requires a lot of paperwork.
[08:36.59]Can you manage it?
[08:37.56]W: Yes. I have experience of office work.
[08:40.18]I'm sure that I can do it well.
[08:42.18]M: Good. Could you work well in a group?
[08:45.13]W: Yes, I like work with others.
[08:47.58]But I'm very independent, too.
[08:49.37]I think I can also work well on my own.
[08:51.93]M: Very good. You might be the right person for the job.
[08:55.15]We'll think about it.
[08:56.20]W: When can I know your decision?
[08:57.87]M: We'll contact you within a week.
[09:01.92]Questions 9-10 are based on the conversation you've just heard.
[09:06.78]9. Why does the woman want the job?
[09:24.52]10. Which of the following statements
[09:27.65]is NOT true according to the passage?
[09:45.16]Section C
[09:47.19]This section is to test your ability to comprehend 5 short passages.
[09:51.83]You will hear a recorded passage.
[09:54.26]After that you will hear five questions.
[09:56.95]Both the passage and questions will be read two times.
[10:01.41]When you hear a question,
[10:02.83]you should complete the answer
[10:04.28]with a word or a short phrase 6 (in no more than 3 words).
[10:08.95]The questions and incomplete 7 answers are printed on your test paper.
[10:13.45]You should write your answer on the Answer Sheet correspondingly 8.
[10:17.21]Now the passage will begin.?
[10:20.13]Mr. Richard has worked in a small seaside town for about ten years
[10:24.95]and he and his wife have a comfortable house near the sea.
[10:28.50]During the winter they would be quite happy,
[10:31.20]but every summer a lot of their relatives
[10:33.29]used to spend holiday in their house,
[10:35.64]and it was much cheaper than staying in hotel.
[10:38.50]Finally one day in June Mr. Richards complained to a friend.
[10:42.53]"One of my wife's cousins is going to bring her husband
[10:45.39]and children and spend ten days with us next month again.
[10:48.94]How have you prevented all your relatives
[10:51.08]from coming to live with you in summer?"
[10:53.50]"Oh," the friend answered, "that is not difficult.
[10:56.43]I just borrow money from all the rich ones,
[10:58.25]and lend it to all the poor ones.
[10:59.90]After that, they seldom come again."
[11:02.56]Hearing this Mr. Richards nodded and smiled.
[11:07.03]Questions:
[11:08.86]11. Why did Mr. Richards' relatives prefer to stay in his house?
[11:29.18]12. How did Mr. Richards feel about his relatives' coming?
[11:48.97]13. According to his friend's opinion,
[11:52.52]why would the poor relatives stop coming?
[12:10.31]14. How long will one of Mrs. Richard's cousins
[12:14.70]stay in their house next month?
[12:31.86]15. What can we infer 9 after reading the passage?
[12:51.21]Mr. Richard has worked in a small seaside town for about ten years
[12:55.94]and he and his wife have a comfortable house near the sea.
[12:59.60]During the winter they would be quite happy,
[13:02.16]but every summer a lot of their relatives
[13:04.40]used to spend holiday in their house,
[13:06.57]and it was much cheaper than staying in hotel.
[13:09.51]Finally one day in June Mr. Richards complained to a friend.
[13:13.59]"One of my wife's cousins is going to bring her husband
[13:16.27]and children and spend ten days with us next month again.
[13:19.90]How have you prevented all your relatives
[13:22.05]from coming to live with you in summer?"
[13:24.53]"Oh," the friend answered, "that is not difficult.
[13:27.21]I just borrow money from all the rich ones,
[13:29.20]and lend it to all the poor ones.
[13:30.96]After that, they seldom come again."
[13:33.51]Hearing this Mr. Richards nodded and smiled.
[13:37.97]Questions:
[13:39.84]11. Why did Mr. Richards' relatives prefer to stay in his house?
[14:00.15]12. How did Mr. Richards feel about his relatives' coming?
[14:19.78]13. According to his friend's opinion,
[14:23.36]why would the poor relatives stop coming?
[14:41.15]14. How long will one of Mrs. Richard's cousins
[14:45.57]stay in their house next month?
[15:02.79]15. What can we infer after reading the passage?