Section A
11. W: I’m sorry, Mike. I have to put off our meeting till four o’clock this afternoon. Mr. Anderson wants me to revise the annual report right now.
M: Take your time. My schedule is flexible.
Q: What does the man mean?
【听前预测】选项中的meeting，not on/goes against his schedule等表明，对话可能与会议和男士的安排有关。He doesn’t mind表明，男士的话为听音重点。
【解 析】选[B]。对话中女士提到put off our meeting，男士回答Take your time. My schedule is flexible（不用着急，我的安排很灵活），由此可知，男士不介意推迟会议，故答案为[B]。
12. M: How was your interview last week? Have you got their calls?
W: Well, chances are slim. My mind was all focused on the exam in that afternoon and I even forgot to bring my resume.
Q: What does the woman think of her interview?
【听前预测】选项中的It was just so-so/great/terrible等表明，本题可能考查对It的评价，听音时应留意It具体指代什么。
【解 析】选[C]。对话中男士询问女士的面试怎么样，女士回答chances are slim…I even forgot to bring my resume（机会很渺茫……我甚至忘记带简历），由此可知，女士觉得她的面试很糟糕，故答案为[C]。
13. W: How is your new roommate?
M: Well, all I could say is that he’s a real couch potato. Last weekend he invited me over to his parent’s house to watch TV. I bet watching TV is his only hobby, but he surely doesn’t know much.
Q: What can we learn about the man’s new roommate?
【听前预测】He is fond of/likes，TV等表明，对话可能与He喜欢看电视有关。
【解 析】选[B]。由男士提到的he’s a real couch potato和I bet watching TV is his only hobby可知，男士的新室友很喜欢看电视，故答案为[B]。couch potato常用来指整天坐着看电视的人。
14. W: You must have passed through lots of rural areas during your trip. Do you enjoy the country?
M: Yes. When you’ve been staying in an urbanized area too long, you appreciate rural areas for a change. Everything is relaxed and easy. The scenery is beautiful.
Q: Why does the man enjoy the country?
【听前预测】选项中的air is clean，quiet等表明，本题与某地方的优点有关。
【解 析】选[D]。由男士提到的When you’ve been staying in an urbanized area too long, you appreciate rural areas for a change（当你在城市化的地方呆太久时，你会想去农村地区改变一下）可知，男士喜欢乡下是因为在城市待太久了，乡村能给人一种新鲜感，故答案为[D]。
15. W: Have you been to the new fitness club on the corner, William? They say it is a good place to do exercise.
M: Yeah, I’ve heard of it. I went there myself yesterday. It has almost the best equipments in the town, and I am going to start an exercise class after work.
Q: What are they talking about?
【听前预测】选项均为名词或动名词短语表明，本题可能考查对话话题。
【解 析】选[A]。女士问男士是否去过the new fitness club，男士说昨天去了，并提到那里的equipments和打算下班后去那里参加an exercise class。由此可知，他们的谈话围绕the new fitness club，故答案为[A]。
16. M: My sister’s birthday is on the 9th. We’re going to have dinner at a Mexican restaurant, and then maybe go out dancing. Would you like to come?
W: Sounds like fun. You can count me in.
Q: What does the woman mean?
【听前预测】选项中的She likes/accepts等表明，女士的话为听音重点。
【解 析】选[D]。男士首先提到sister’s birthday以及打算做的事：have dinner at a Mexican restaurant和dancing，然后询问女士是否来，女士回答You can count me in（你可以把我算上），由此可知，女士接受了男士的邀请，故答案为[D]。
17. W: Did you hear if the debate team is going on to the state competition? Or did they get eliminated?
M: Actually, I haven’t been following their progress this year, because I’m very busy these days.
Q: What does the man mean?
【听前预测】选项中的He believes/doesn’t know，the team等表明，对话可能与男士是否知道某个队的情况有关，男士的话为听音重点。
【解 析】选[C]。对话中女士向男士询问辩论队是进入全国竞赛了还是被淘汰了，男士提到I haven’t been following their progress this year（我今年没有注意它们的进展），由此可知，男士不知道辩论队是否赢了，故答案为[C]。
18. M: I’ve been calling David for the past half hour, but I keep getting a busy signal.
W: Well, if you don’t get him soon, we’ll just have to go to the movies without him.
Q: Why is the man trying to call David?
【听前预测】选项均以不定式开头表明，本题可能考查行为目的。
【解 析】选[D]。男士说他一直给David打电话，但一直听到忙音，女士听后说if you don’t get him soon…go to the movies without him，由此可知，男士给David打电话是想邀请他看电影，故答案为[D]。
Conversation One
M: Hi Helen. What do you think of our class in children’s literature?
W: It looks pretty good. I was surprised to see you in there. Are you also majoring in elementary education?
M: No, I’m not. But as a psychology major, I can use this to fulfill the requirements in developmental psychology.
W: Have you finished the first assignment yet?
M: Not yet. I just got the book today. How about you?
W: I started this afternoon. It’s great fun reading those wonderful children’s stories by Dr. Hughes.
M: Dr. Hughes? I didn’t remember seeing his name on the reading list.
W: His full name is Theodore Hughes Gazzel. That’s how he is listed on the bibliography. Dr. Hughes is his pen name.
M: I love reading those stories as a child. It’s been interesting now to read them from a different perspective. I guess they all give me a good idea on how children think.
W: Those stories are also great for class use.
M: How is that?
W: Well, take a typical Dr. Hughes’ book like The Cat in a Hat. It has a controlled vocabulary of about only 200 words.
M: So, that means the children get a lot of practice, using a small number of words over and over.
W: Exactly. In fact, The Cat in a Hat is written primarily to show how a controlled vocabulary reading could also be interesting and fun.
M: Well, it sounds like it is also going to be interesting and fun. I’ll get started on those readings tonight.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. What is Helen’s major field of study?
【解析】选[B]。选项都是关于专业学科的名词短语表明，本题考查专业。对话中女士问男士Are you also majoring in elementary education?，其中的also表明女士即Helen所选的专业是elementary education，故答案为[B]。
【点睛】问题中的Helen’s major field是听音关键，注意不要根据男士的回答But as a psychology major将其与女士的专业混淆。
20. Why will the speakers be reading children’s stories?
【解析】选[D]。选项中重复出现的The stories表明，本题可能与某些故事有关。在提到Dr. Hughes所写的故事书时，男士说在阅读书目上并没有看到这个名字，再结合女士前面问的Have you finished the first assignment yet?可知，他们读这些书是课程要求的，故答案为[D]。
21. Who are Dr. Hughes and Theodore Gazzel?
【解析】选[C]。对话中女士提到，His full name is Theodore Hughes Gazzel. Dr. Hughes is his pen name.即Dr. Hughes与Theodore Hughes Gazzel是同一个人，故答案为[C]。
【点睛】注意听清问题中的两个人名，然后根据对话中所提到的人名进行判断。
22. When does the conversation probably take place?
【解析】选[A]。选项都与时间有关，其中semester出现两次，是听音重点。对话中女士询问男士，Have you finished the first assignment yet?可由其中的first推断出他们的谈话可能发生在学期初，故答案为[A]。
【点睛】对话场景可根据对话中的关键信息进行判断。一般对话中会出现具有混淆性的地点场景的词，考生不可根据只言片语就判断对话场景。
Conversation Two
M: How is your term paper coming along?
W: I have just finished the draft, and handed it in to Miss Harper.
M: Wow, you are really a doer. I planned to start writing the main body today. What did Miss Harper say about your draft?
W: Well, she suggested I reconsider the whole structure of my paper, as she saw no links between Chapter Three and the whole theme.
M: Oh, so what are you going to do?
W: Miss Harper advised me to delete Chapter Three, and enrich the other chapters. She also recommended a few books. I think that will be of great help. And I’m going to the library this afternoon.
M: I wish I could have Miss Harper be my supervisor. She tends to help her students with patience.
W: Who is your supervisor, then?
M: Mr. Simpson. You should know that he is famous for being strict, and rather picky.
W: In my opinion, Mr. Simpson is quite responsible, though sometimes he seems to be too direct. All in all, he is quite nice.
M: If you were in my shoes, I’m sure you wouldn’t say so. Anyway, I have revised the outline at least three times to meet his requirements. That’s why I fall far behind you.
W: Just as the saying goes, a strict master brings up accomplished disciples. You are lucky enough to have Mr. Simpson be your supervisor.
M: You’ve got a point there. Do you mind my going to the library with you together? Maybe you could give me some advice on writing the term paper.
W: Of course not. I’ll gladly do what I can to help.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23. How is the man’s term paper coming along?
【解析】选[B]。选项中的He，finished，handed the paper in等表明，本题考查男士论文的完成情况，男士的话为听音重点。对话中男士提到，I planned to start writing the main body，故答案为[B]。come along在此意为“（工作等）进展”。
24. What does the man think of Mr. Simpson?
【解 析】选[A]。选项均为表示人性格的形容词表明，本题可能考查某人的性格特征。对话中男士提到，Mr. Simpson…is famous for being strict…picky，故答案为 [A] 。
【点睛】听清问题中的the man和Mr. Simpson是解答本题的关键。
25. What does the man ask the woman to do?
【解析】选[D]。选项均为原形动词开头，且含有with/for him表明，本题可能考查两人要一起做的事情。对话中男士提到，Maybe you could give me some advice on writing the term paper（或许你可以在写学期论文上给我一些建议），也就是说男士要求女士帮助自己，[D]表述与此一致，故为答案。
【点睛】[D]中Help…with the paper是对give…some advice on writing the term paper的同义转述。
Section B
Passage One
There is one foreign product the Japanese are buying faster than others and its popularity has caused an uneasy feeling among many Japanese.
That product is foreign words. Gairaigo — words that come from outside — have been part of the Japanese language for centuries. Mostly borrowed from English and Chinese, these terms are often changed into forms no longer understood by native speakers.
But in the last few years the trickle of foreign words has become a flood, and people fear the increasing use of foreign words is making it hard for the Japanese to understand each other and could lead to many people forgetting the good qualities of traditional Japanese.
“The popularity of foreign words is part of the Japanese interest in anything new,” says university lecturer and writer Takashi Saito. “By using a foreign word you can make a subject seem new, which makes it easier for the media to pick up.”
“Experts often study abroad and use English terms when they speak with people in their own fields. Those terms are then included in government white papers,” said Muturo Kai, president of the National Language Research Institute. “Foreign words find their way easily into announcements made to the general public, when they should really be explained in Japanese.”
Against the flow of new words, many Japanese are turning back to the study of their own language. Saito’s Japanese to Be Read Aloud is one of the many language books that are now flying off booksellers’ shelves.
“We are expecting to sell the books to young people,” said the writer, “but it turns out they are more popular with the older generation, who seem uneasy about the future of the Japanese.”
Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. What advantage do foreign words have over traditional Japanese terms?
【解析】选[B]。选项中的Foreign words，suited for announcements，make new subject easier等表明，本题可能与外来词的优点有关。由短文中提到的By using a foreign word you can make a subject seem new…可知，用外来词表达的想法是很新颖的，故答案为[B]。
【点睛】advantage与介词over搭配使用。[B]中的sound new对应的是seem new。
27. What do Takashi Saito say about Japanese people?
【解析】选[C]。由短文中提到的The popularity of foreign words is part of the Japanese interest in anything new可知，Takashi Saito认为日本人是很乐意学习新知识的，故答案为[C]。
【点睛】选项中的They指的是问题中的Japanese people。[C]的内容是对the Japanese interest in anything new的同义转述。
28. Which plays an important part in the spread of foreign words?
【解析】选[D]。短文中提到的…which makes it easier for the media to pick up和Those terms are then included in government white papers表明，媒体和政府白皮书在外来词的传播上起到了很重要的作用，故答案为[D]。
【点睛】问题中的the spread of foreign words是听音重点。which引导非限制性定语从句。
29. What do we know about the book Japanese to Be Read Aloud?
【解析】选[A]。根据短文中提到的Saito’s Japanese to Be Read Aloud is one of many language books that are now flying off booksellers’ shelves.可知，Japanese to Be Read Aloud这本书在日本很畅销，故答案为[A]。
【点睛】问题中的Japanese to Be Read Aloud是听音重点。that引导定语从句，fly off意为“脱离控制”，在此取其比喻义，意为“在书店里比较畅销”。
Passage Two
Members of the working class have blue-collar jobs. They are construction workers, truck drivers, mechanics, steel workers, electricians, and the like. What makes this class differ from the lower class is, first, longer periods of employment — and therefore, more fixed incomes — and, second, employment in skilled or semi-skilled occupations, not unskilled ones. Although unemployment hits all levels of the American economy, including those of skilled and semi-skilled workers, it is most common at the bottom of the class structure and increasingly less common at each level upward. They consider themselves to be respectable and hard-working and they look down upon members of the “lower” class, whom they often consider to be lazy, dishonest, and too ready to exploit public assistance.
Most people in the working class have at least high-school education. Many have some experience of college (especially community college), though few are college graduates. Unionization has helped the working class, but a rapidly changing economy and frequent periods of high unemployment make it difficult for most of its members to be able to increase their savings greatly. Purchasing a house for people in this class is extremely difficult, although a certain percentage may receive houses from their parents. (Home-owning rises with social class.)
A greater number of the members of the working class take relatively little satisfaction in their jobs, because much of their work is ordinary and boring. As a result, they seek their main satisfaction in recreational activities. Many members of this class would like to earn enough money to leave their jobs and start their own businesses, though few make it. Many place their expectations on their children, hoping that they at least will rise in the ladder of success, American style.
Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
30. What is the feature of the working class?
【解析】选[D]。本题考查工人的特点。[A]表达的是工人被公众剥削，是对too ready to exploit public assistance的误解；[B]是工人对更下层阶级的品质（懒惰、不诚信）的看法 ；[C]表达的是工人收入很高，与事实相违背，可排除。由短文中提到的employment in skilled or semi-skilled occupations可知，答案为[D]。
【点睛】听到skilled or semi-skilled不难选出答案。
31. What is said about most people in the working class?
【解析】选[D]。选项涉及工人的住房、学历和收入。短文提到工人的住房问题，说他们很难买得起房，只有很少一部分工人继承父母的住房，故[A]和[B]表述有误；短文说工人至少是高中学历，而非[C]表述的“大学学历”，故错误。短文中的difficult for most of its members to be able to increase their savings greatly表明，工人的储蓄很难大幅增加，故答案为[D]。
【点睛】[D]的内容是对difficult for most of its members to be able to increase their savings greatly的同义转述。
32. Why are many members from the working class not satisfied with their jobs?
【解析】选[C]。短文中提到because much of their work is ordinary and boring，由此可知，他们对工作不满意是因为工作普通、枯燥，即他们对工作不感兴趣，故答案为[C]。
【点睛】because表因果处通常为考点。
Passage Three
【听前预测】选项中的printing，plant more fast growing trees，making paper，printers using recycled paper等表明，短文可能与打印和纸有关。
At one time, computers were expected largely to remove the need for paper copies of documents because they could be stored electronically. But for all the texts that are written, stored and sent electronically, a lot of them are still ending up on paper.
It is difficult to measure the quantity of paper used as a result of use of Internet-connected computers, although just about anyone who works in an office can tell you that when e-mail is introduced, the printers start working overtime. “I feel in my bones this revolution is causing more trees to be cut down,” says Ted Smith of the Earth Village Organization.
Perhaps the best sign of how computer and Internet use pushes up demand for paper comes from the high-tech industry itself, which sees printing as one of its most promising new markets. Several Internet companies have been set up to help small businesses print quality documents from a computer. Earlier this week, Hewlett Packard Company announced a plan to develop new technologies that will enable people to print even more so they can get a hard copy of a business document, a medical record or just a one-line e-mail, even if they are nowhere near a computer. As the company sees it, the more use of the Internet, the greater demand for printers.
Does all this mean environmental concerns have been forgotten? Some activists suggest people have been led to believe that a lot of dangers to the environment have gone away.
“I guess people believe that the problem is taken care of because of recycling,” said Kelly Quirke, director of the Rainforest Action Network in San Francisco. Yet Quirke is hopeful that high-tech may also prove helpful. He says printers that print on both sides are growing in popularity. The action group has also found acceptable paper made from materials other than wood, such as agricultural waste.
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
33. What is the growing demand for paper in recent years largely due to?
【解析】选[C]。由短文中提到的Perhaps the best sign of how computer and Internet use pushes up demand for paper comes from the high-tech industry itself可知，近年来对纸的需求量渐增是因为电脑和因特网的使用增加，故答案为[C]。
【点睛】短文中提到的pushes up demand for paper与问题中的growing demand for paper对应。问题中的due to意为“归因于”。
34. What do environmentalists believe one possible way of dealing with the paper situation?
【解析】选[B]。选项中的plant more...trees，find new materials，develop new printers等表明，本题可能考查解决办法。由短文最后提到的The action group has also found acceptable paper made from materials other than wood可知，环境保护者相信改变用纸状况的一种可能的方法是找到新的造纸材料，故答案为[B]。
【点睛】other than意为“除了”。
35. Why has Hewlett Packard Company decided to develop new technologies?
【解析】 选[A]。预览选项可知，[A]、[B]和[D]均与打印机或打印有关，而[C]却与环境有关，与其他选项明显不同，故可首先排除。由短文中提到的As the company sees it, the more use of the Internet, the greater demand for printers可知，Hewlett Packard发展新技术是因为看到了市场对打印机需求的增加，故答案为[A]。
【点睛】问题中的Hewlett Packard Company是听音的重点。
Section C
36.【解析】enclosed。由空前的are可知，本空应填一形容词或过去分词形式的动词。
37.【解析】typical。空前的the和空后的atmosphere表明，本空应填一形容词。倒数第二段段首的typical有很强的提示作用。
38.【解析】handicrafts。空前的everyday表明，本空应填一名词。
39.【解析】uplifting。空前的the most和空后的moment表明，本空应填一多音节形容词。
40.【解析】experienced。句子主干成分完整，本空应填一过去分词形式的动词，构成后置定语修饰the one。
41.【解析】celebrated。空前的was表明，本空应填一形容词或过去分词形式的动词。
42.【解析】dedicated。空前的has表明，本空应填一过去分词形式的动词，构成现在完成时，且能与介词to搭配。
43.【解析】residence。空前的the和空后的of以及空所在句的主语The Glamis Castle表明，本空应填一名词，且表示地点。
44. 【答案】These have been handed down over the centuries by a people inclined to live with mystery, with the forces of the supernatural
【Main Points】These have been passed down over the centuries by a people tending to live with mystery, with the forces of the supernatural
45.【答案】Over the last few decades this fabric has made a comeback and is part of the daily life of this country
【Main Points】Over the last few decades this fabric has returned and is part of the country’s everyday life
46.【答案】The games involve a spirit that has more to do with brute force than with athletics
【Main Points】The games involve a spirit related to strength than to sports