2006年6月大學(xué)英語新四級
Section A
11. M: What would be like working with
those young stars?
W: It was a great group, I always got
mad when people said that we didn’t get
along, just because we were girls, there
was never a fight. We had a great time.
Q: What does the woman mean?
【解析】選項(xiàng)表明對話與女孩們之間的相處情況有關(guān)，而由［C］可推測這些女孩很可能是一群年輕的明星（young stars）。［ D］與女孩們的相處這一話題關(guān)系不大，與其他三項(xiàng)內(nèi)容明顯不同，故可初步排除。［ B］、 ［ C］意思相近，均表示女孩們相處得不太好，故二者均不大可能為答案。［A］則表示女孩們相處得非常好，與［B］、［ C］同時(shí)相反，根據(jù)命題規(guī)律，同時(shí)與兩個(gè)意思相近的選項(xiàng)相反的選項(xiàng)很可能為答案。因此可初步推測本題答案為［A］。 聽音時(shí)重點(diǎn)留意女孩們相處得如何（“ 好”還是“不好”） 。what would be like
doing sth.?意為“…怎么樣？”， 是用于尋問情況的一種常見句式。
12. [A] The woman does her own housework.
[B] The woman needs a housekeeper.
[C]The woman's house is in a mess.
[D]The woman works as a housekeeper.
M: Are you telling me you don't have a housekeeper?
W: No, we don't. If you make a mess, you clean it up yourself.
Q: What do we learn from this conversation?
【解析】選 項(xiàng)中 housework 和 housekeepe（r 管家）表明對話與家務(wù)活和管家有關(guān)。［ C］是說房間的情況（房間很亂），而其他三項(xiàng)均是陳述女士是否雇傭管家承擔(dān)家務(wù)活有關(guān)，故［C］可初步排除。［ D］是說女士是一名 housekeeper，根據(jù)常識，housekeeper 的主要工作就是負(fù)責(zé)管理家務(wù)，那她自己的家務(wù)活肯定是由她自己來做（［ A］的內(nèi)容），即［D］成立，［ A］就同時(shí)成立，因此［D］不大可能為答案。故聽音時(shí)應(yīng)留意以下選項(xiàng)要點(diǎn)： woman － 自己做 housework ； 需要housekeeper。make a mess 意為“弄臟，弄亂”。
13. [A] The Edwards are quite W: I hear that the Edwards are thinking 【解析】由選項(xiàng)中 should, unwise 等詞可推測問well off.
[B] The Edwards should cut down on their living expenses.
[C] It'll be unwise for the Edwards to buy another house.
[D] It's too expensive for the Edwards to live in their present
house. of buying another house.
M: Should they be doing that with all the other expenses they have to pay?
Anyhow, they are over 70 now, their present house is not too bad.
Q: What does the man imply?
題應(yīng)該涉及到看法或建議。選 項(xiàng)中l(wèi)iving expenses（生活開支）和 buy another house 表明對話應(yīng)與the Edwards 的生活開支和購房計(jì)劃有關(guān)。［A］與此主題關(guān)系不大，且與其他三項(xiàng)內(nèi)容明顯不同，故可初步排除。［ D］是說 the Edwards 目前的住房開支太大，言 外之意就是［ B］（ the Edwards應(yīng)該削減生活開支），因此［D］也不大可能為答案。故聽音時(shí)應(yīng)重點(diǎn)留意以下兩點(diǎn)：cut down expenses；unwise to buy house。對話中男士用反問語氣（should they be doing…?）表示反對意見They shouldn’t be doing…（≈It’ll be unwise…to do…）。
14. [A] The woman didn't expect it to be so warm at noon.
[B] The woman is sensitive to weather changes.
[C] The weather forecast was unreliable.
[D] The weather turned cold all of a sudden.
M: You look like you are freezing to death. Why don't you put this on?
W: Thank you, it was so warm at noon. I didn't expect the weather to change so
quickly.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
【解析】選項(xiàng)表明對話與天氣變化和女士的反應(yīng)有關(guān)。［ C］是說天氣預(yù)報(bào)的情況，與主題不太相關(guān)，與其他選項(xiàng)內(nèi)容明顯不同，故可初步排除。［A］是說沒有料到天氣突然變暖，［ D］是說天氣突然變冷，二者意思正好相反，故很可能有一個(gè)為答案。因此聽音時(shí)重點(diǎn)關(guān)注天氣是突然“變冷”還是“變暖”， 另外也要注意對話中是否提到了女士對天氣變化敏感（sensitive）。抓住男士話中的 freezing to death（冷得要命）即可基本確定答案為［D］。 unreliable 意為“不可靠的”。 All of a sudden 意為“突然，出乎意料地”。
15. [A] At a clinic.
[B]In a supermarket.
[C]At a restaurant.
[D]In an ice cream shop.
M: I'll have the steak, French Fries, and let's see, chocolate icecream
for dissert.
W: Oh, Oh, you know these things will ruin your health, too much fat and
sugar, how about ordering some vegetables and fruit instead?
Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?
【解析】選項(xiàng)表明本題為“地點(diǎn)場景”類型。做這類題目時(shí)，在聽音時(shí)要注意捕捉符合某一地點(diǎn)場景特點(diǎn)的關(guān)鍵詞，結(jié)合語境作出推斷，一般這類題目的信息詞都不只一個(gè)，因此切忌聽到只言片語就妄下結(jié)論。本題中如只抓住前面的 steak, French Fries, icecream和后面的 vegetables and fruit 等詞，則很有可能會誤選［B］。 只有抓住關(guān)鍵詞“ order（ 點(diǎn)菜）” 才 可以迅速確定答案為［ C］。
16. [A] The woman did not feel any danger growing up in the Bronx.
[B] The man thinks it was quite safe living in the Bronx district.
[C] The woman started working at an early age to support her family.
[D]The man doesn't think it safe to send an 8yearold to buy things.
M: What was it like growing up in New York's Bronx District? Was it safe?
W: To me, it was. It was all I knew. My mom would send me to the shop and I'd
go and buy things when I was about 8 years old.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
【解析】選項(xiàng)表明對話與在 Bronx 區(qū)成長或生活的安全狀況有關(guān)。由選項(xiàng)中 feel, think 等詞可推測問題與某人的看法或感受有關(guān)。［ C］是說女士很小就開始工作養(yǎng)家，和主題關(guān)系不大，與其他選項(xiàng)內(nèi)容明顯不同， 故可初步排除。選項(xiàng)要點(diǎn)為：woman－no danger；man－safe/ not safe。故聽音時(shí)重點(diǎn)應(yīng)留意男士或女士是覺得Bronx 區(qū)是“安全”還是“不安全”。
17. [A] The man has never seen the woman before.
[B]The two speakers work for
M: Nice weather, isn't it? Oh, I've seen you around the office, but I don't think we've met, I am Henry Smith, I work in the same company.
【解析】選項(xiàng)表明對話雙方很可能是在同一家公
司或同一個(gè)樓層上班，但 彼此可能不太相熟。［ D］
項(xiàng)是說女士對市場研究感興趣，沒有提到男士的
[C]The two speakers work on the same floor.
[D]The woman is interested in market research.
the Market Research Section.
W: Nice to meet you, Henry. I am Helen Grant, I am in the Advertising Section on the ninth floor.
Q: What can we infer from the conversation?
情況，與 其他三項(xiàng)內(nèi)容明顯不同，故 可初步排除。因此聽音時(shí)應(yīng)主要留意以下要點(diǎn)：對話雙方是在“同一公司”上班（［ B］） 還是在“同一樓層”上班（［ C］）； 男士以前是否見過女士（［A］）。 注意“Market Research Section”與“Advertising Section”應(yīng)該屬于同一公司的兩個(gè)不同部門，由此可判斷男士和女士在同一公司上班。
18. [A]The woman can't tolerate any noise.
[B] The man is looking for an apartment.
[C] The man has missed his appointment.
[D] The woman is going to take a train trip.
M: Mam, I hear you have an apartment for rent, can I take a look at it?
W: Sure, you're welcome any time by appointment, but I have to tell you the building is close to a railway with the noise. You might as well save the trip.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
【解析】選項(xiàng)中 noise, look for an apartment 和appointment 表明對話很可能與找公寓或看房子有關(guān)。［ D］與其他三項(xiàng)內(nèi)容幾乎沒有關(guān)聯(lián)，故可初步排除。因此聽音時(shí)應(yīng)重點(diǎn)留意以下要點(diǎn)：woman－can’t tolerate noise；man－looking for apartment, miss appointment。［ A］表示找公寓的是女士，［ B］則表示找工作的是男士，二者中很有可能有一個(gè)為答案，因此聽音時(shí)應(yīng)重點(diǎn)辨別找公寓的是“男士”還是“女士”。
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
Conversation 1
W: Please have a seat, Mr. Thunders. I received your resume last week, and was very impressed.
M: Thank you!
W: We are a small financial company trading mostly stocks and bonds. May I ask why you are interested in working for us?
M: Your company has an impressive reputation and I always want to work for a smaller company.
W: That's good to hear. Would you mind telling me a little bit about your present job?
M: I'm currently working in a large international company in charge of a team of 8 brokers, we buy and sell stocks for major clients worldwide.
W: Why do you think you are the right candidate for this position?
M: As a head broker, I have a lot of experience in the stock market, I deal with the clients on the daily bases, and I enjoy working with people.
W: Well, you might just be the person we've been looking for. Do you have any questions?
M: Uhhum, if I were hired, how many accounts would I be handling?
W: You will be working with two other head brokers, in another words, you will be handling about a third of our clients.
M: And who would I report to?
W: Directly to me.
M: I see. What kind of benefits package do you offer?
W: Two weeks of paid vacation in your first year employment, you are also been entitled to medical and dental insurance, but this is something you should discuss with our Personnel Department. Do you have any other questions?
M: No, not at the moment.
W: Well, I have to discuss your application with my colleagues and we'll get back to you early next week.
M: OK, thanks, it's been nice meeting you!
W: Nice meeting you too! And thanks for coming in today.
預(yù)覽三道題各選項(xiàng)，由 21 題可推測對話中男士（Mr. Saunders）很可能是在申請女士公司的職位。故對話很可能是圍繞申請工作這一話題而展開。
19. What's the purpose of Mr. Thunder's visit?
【解析】選項(xiàng)均為不定式表明本題很可能是關(guān)于某事的目的。而選項(xiàng)內(nèi)容都是關(guān)于男士與女士之間的活動(dòng)，可推測本題很可能是關(guān)于男士拜訪女士的目的。由 21 題分析可知，對話是圍繞男士申請工作這一話題展開，故本題答案很可能為[B]“to be interviewed（面試）”
20. What is Mr. Thunder's current job?
【解析】選項(xiàng)表明本題很可能是考查的是男士目前的工作。[B]、[C]、[D]均表示他在為其他公司工作，[ A]則是說男士自己經(jīng)營一家小的貿(mào)易公司，與“男士申請女士公司的工作”這一主題不符，也與其他三項(xiàng)內(nèi)容明顯不同，故可初步排除。而從 19題選項(xiàng)中的 business report 和 stock market可推測男士的工作比較可能為[C]（lead a team for brokers）。而 [B]中的 insurance （保險(xiǎn)）和[D]中的 public relations（公共關(guān)系）在其他各題選項(xiàng)中均找不到任何線索。另外聽音時(shí)應(yīng)注意辨別男士是在“大公司”還是在“小公司”工作，通過這一點(diǎn)便可排除兩個(gè)干擾選項(xiàng)，之后確定答案也就比較容易了。broker 意為“保險(xiǎn)經(jīng)濟(jì)人”。
21. What can we conclude from the conversation?
【解析】選項(xiàng)[A]、[D]是女士對男士的看法，選項(xiàng)[C]則是男士對工作條件的看法，故本題很可能與面試的結(jié)果有關(guān)。[ B]是說男士申請的這份工作所需承擔(dān)的責(zé)任，與面試無關(guān)，與其他三項(xiàng)內(nèi)容明顯不同，故可初步排除。 [A]表示女士對男士不太滿意， [D]則表示女士對男士很滿意，二者意思相反，故很可能有一個(gè)為答案。聽音時(shí)應(yīng)重點(diǎn)留意女士的態(tài)度如何。
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
M: Hey, Karen, you are not really reading it, are you?
W: Pardon?
M: The book! You haven't turned the page in the last ten minutes.
W: No, Jim, I suppose I haven't. I need to get through although, but I keep drifting away.
M: So it doesn't really hold your interest?
W: No, not really. I wouldn't bother with it, to be honest, but I have to read it for a seminar. I'm at the university.
M: It's a labor of labor then rather than a labor of love.
W: I should say, I don't like Dickens at all really, the author, indeed, I am starting to like the whole course less and less.
M: It's not just the book, it's the course as well?
W: Yeah, in a way, although the course itself isn't really that bad, a lot of it is pretty good, in fact, and the lecturers are fine. It's me, I suppose. You see, I wanted to do philosophy rather than English, but my parents took me out of it.
M: So the course is OK as such. It's just that hadn't been left to you. You would have chosen a different one.
W: Oh, they had my best interest at heart, of course,[24B] my parents. They always do, don't they? They believe that my job prospects would be pretty limited with the degree of philosophy. Plus they give me really a generous allowance, but I am beginning to feel that I'm wasting my time and their money. They would be so disappointed though if I told them I was quitting.
預(yù)覽四道題各選項(xiàng)，由 22 題可推測對話中女士（Karen）很可能對某一課程缺乏興趣或感
覺吃力，23 題則涉及到 Karen 對專業(yè)的喜好問題，25 題則表明對話很可能與 Karen 更換
專業(yè)有關(guān)。綜合來看，對話很可能是圍繞Karen 不滿目前專業(yè)想調(diào)換這一話題展開。
22. Why can't Karen concentrate on the book?
【解析】由 worried, find it too hard, lack interest可推測本題很可能是與 Karen 對 it 的感受有關(guān)。由本題[A]中的 seminar（討論會）及其他題選項(xiàng)中 course, major 等詞可推測本題中 it應(yīng)該與某一課程有關(guān)。[B]是說男士一直打擾Karen，與其他三項(xiàng)（Karen 自己的感受）內(nèi)容明顯不同，故可初步排除。而根據(jù) 23 題中prefer 和 enjoy 可推測本題很可能是與 Karen的興趣有關(guān)，即本題答案很可能為[D]。
23. Why is Karen starting to like the course less and less?
【解析】根據(jù)上題分析，選項(xiàng)中 boring, poorly designed 與 prefer, enjoy 表明本題很可能是關(guān)于 Karen 對該課程缺乏興趣的原因有關(guān)。兩道題結(jié)合起來分析，問 題應(yīng)該是 Karen 主觀方面的原因引起的。因此本題的答案應(yīng)主要在[C]和[D]之間選擇，重點(diǎn)辨別 Karen 是更喜歡“philosophy（哲學(xué)）” 還是更喜歡“l(fā)iterature（文學(xué)）” 。 rather than 意為“而不是”。
24. Who thinks Philosophy graduates have limited job opportunities?
【解析】選項(xiàng)均為人物角色表明本題是針對“who”進(jìn)行提問。聯(lián)系對話主題，本題很可
能與影響 Keren 對課程或?qū)I(yè)的喜好或選擇的人有關(guān)。聽音時(shí)注意辨認(rèn)選項(xiàng)中的關(guān)鍵詞。
Have one’s best interest at heart 意為“ 處處為某人的利益著想”。
25. What is Karen thinking of doing?
【解析】選項(xiàng)均為現(xiàn)在分詞表明本題為考查“行為活動(dòng)”類型。[B]與對話主題及其他選項(xiàng)均無關(guān)系，故可初步排除。[D]是說要退出大學(xué)，而根據(jù)對主題的分析，對話主要涉及的是專業(yè)問題，沒有提到要退學(xué)的問題，故本題答案更可能在[A]和[C]之間選擇。而 [C]選項(xiàng)是說轉(zhuǎn)到外語系，實(shí)際上也是改變專業(yè)，包含在[A]之內(nèi)，故本題答案有可能為[A]。注意這里的 quit 是指退出現(xiàn)在的專業(yè)，而 不是指退出大學(xué)，選擇答案時(shí)需根據(jù)上下文，切忌根據(jù)常識進(jìn)行判斷。
Section B
Passage One
In Greece, only rich people will rest in peace for ever when they die. Most of the population, however, will be undisturbed for only three years, then they will be dug up, washed, compressed into a small tin box, and placed in a bone room. If the body has only partially decayed, it is reburied in a smaller cheaper grave, but not for long, the body will be dug up again some time later when it has fully decayed. Buying a piece of land for a grave is the only way to avoid this process. The cost of the grave is so great that most people choose to rent a grave for three years and even after being dug up, lasting peace is still not guaranteed. If no one pays for renting space in the bone room, the skeleton is removed and stored in a building in a poor part of the town. Lack of space in Amphons is the main reason why the dead are dug up after three years. The city is so overcrowded that sometimes dead bodies are kept in hospitals for over a week until a grave is found. Amphons city council wants to introduce cremation that is burning the dead bodies as a means of dealing with the problem. But the Greek Church resists this practice, they believe the only place where people burn is a hell, so burning dead bodies is against the Greek concept of life after death. To save space, the church suggested burying the bodies standing up instead of lying down. Some people proposed building multistory underground grave yards.
預(yù)覽四道題各選項(xiàng)，由反復(fù)出現(xiàn)的 bury, body, grave 等詞可推測本文與尸體在墓地的安藏有關(guān)。
26. What must Greeks do to keep the dead resting in everlasting peace?
【解析】選項(xiàng)均為動(dòng)詞原形表明本題為考查“行為活動(dòng)”類型。四個(gè)選項(xiàng)均與埋藏尸體有關(guān)，[B]項(xiàng)概念太泛，其他三項(xiàng)都較具體，故[B]不大可能為答案。 [A]表示“租”墓地，而[D]表示“買”墓地，二者中很可能有一個(gè)為答案，聽音時(shí)應(yīng)重點(diǎn)關(guān)注。Everlasting 意為“持久的”。 根據(jù)首句中only rich people…就可基本確定答案為 [D]（沒有錢就買不起墓地）。
27. Why are most dead bodies in Amphons dug up after three years?
【解析】選項(xiàng)均為不定式表明本題很可能是考查做某事的目的或原因。根據(jù)短文主題及選項(xiàng)中decayed, move 等詞可推測， [B]中的 they 和 [C]中 them 應(yīng)該是代指“bodies”。 根據(jù) [B]、[D]選項(xiàng)內(nèi)容可推測本題很可能是與移動(dòng)尸體的目的或原因有關(guān)。聽 音時(shí)應(yīng)留意表示因果關(guān)系的連接詞。一般這類詢問目的或原因的題目往往是在問題上做句型的轉(zhuǎn)換，也就是對原文的同義轉(zhuǎn)述，答案則經(jīng)常是原文的細(xì)節(jié)辨認(rèn)，因此聽音時(shí)應(yīng)重點(diǎn)留意以下要點(diǎn)：lack of land；if decayed； religion；multistorey graveyard。
28. What suggestions does the church give about the burying of the dead bodies?
【解析】選項(xiàng)表明本題很可能是關(guān)于尸體埋藏的方式。由選項(xiàng)中的 should 可推測本題很可能與建議或意見有關(guān)。故聽音時(shí)應(yīng)重點(diǎn)留意表達(dá)建議或意見的詞句。[D]是說在尸體部分腐爛的時(shí)候?qū)⑹w下藏，不太符合邏輯，可初步排除。[A]是說埋藏時(shí)將尸體躺著放，[B]則是說埋藏時(shí)將尸體立著放，二者正好相反，故很可能有一個(gè)為答案。本題的選擇可結(jié)合 27 題，如考生能確定 27 答案為[A]，便 可基本確定本題答案為[B]（ buried standing up→save land→solve the problem of lack of land）。
29. What practice does the Greek church object to?
【解析】選項(xiàng)均為動(dòng)名詞表明本題為考查“行為活動(dòng)”類型。四個(gè)選項(xiàng)均表示處理尸體的方式，故本題很可能是關(guān)于除埋藏以外的其他處理尸體的方式。[D]是說三年后將尸體挖出，仍然與埋藏尸體有關(guān)，且不屬于尸體的安置方式，與其他三項(xiàng)內(nèi)容明顯不同，故可初步排除。聽音時(shí)應(yīng)留意以下要點(diǎn)：b urn；st ore in remote place；p lace in bone room。本題只要抓住 burn 一詞便不難選出答案。
Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Passage Two
If you visit a big city anywhere in the world, you will probably find a restaurant would serve the food of your own native country. Most large cities in the United States offer international sample of foods. Many people enjoy eating the food of other nations. This is probably one reason why there are so many different kinds of restaurants in the United States. A second reason is that many Americans come from other parts of the world. They enjoy tasting the foods of their native lands. In the city of Detroit, for example, there are many people from western Europe, Greece, Latin America, and the Far East. There are many restaurants in Detroit which serve the foods of these areas. There are many other international restaurants too. Americans enjoy the foods in these restaurants as well as the opportunity to better understand the people and their way of life. One of the most common international restaurants to be found in the United States is the Italian restaurant. The restaurant may be a small business run by a single family. The mother of the family cooks all of the dishes, and the father and children serve the people who come to eat there. Or it may be a large restaurant owned by several different people who worked together in the business. Many Italian dishes that Americans enjoy are made with meats, tomatoes and cheese. They are very delicious and tasty.
預(yù)覽三道題各選項(xiàng)，由選項(xiàng)中 immigrants, other countries, other cultures 以及 eating out, foreign foods, cooking 等詞可推測本文與美國的移民及美國人的飲食習(xí)慣有關(guān)。
30. Why are there so many international restaurants in the United States?
【解析】選項(xiàng)中的 foreign, immigrants 表明本題很可能與美國對外來食物的喜好有關(guān)。 [A]、[C]、[D]三項(xiàng)均與“外來食物”有關(guān)，[B]是說美國人喜歡和朋友“外出吃飯”， 與外來食物無關(guān)，故[可初步排除。[D]是說美國人更偏愛外來食物而不大喜歡自己國家的食物，說法過于絕對（這應(yīng)該只是一部分美國人的喜好），故也可初步排除。因此本題的關(guān)鍵就是在“ tourists （ 游客）” 和“immigrants（移民）” 之間選擇。
31. Why do Americans like to go to international restaurants apart from enjoying the foods there?
【解析】選項(xiàng)中都含有 can 表明本題很可能與做某事能夠達(dá)到的目的有關(guān)。由 選項(xiàng)中的other countries, other cultures, foreign 等可推測本題很可能涉及到與其他國家人民的接觸。根 據(jù)對主題的分析可知本文主要與飲食有關(guān)，而[C]、[D]分別是從語言和商業(yè)角度來說，與主題不太相關(guān)，且從其他各題選項(xiàng)中均找不到與這兩方面相關(guān)的線索，故 二者均不大可能為答案。故本題主要應(yīng)在[A]（make friends）和[B]（know other cultures）之間選擇。而根據(jù)常識，飲食應(yīng)該與文化和生活方式聯(lián)系比較緊密，因此答案為[B]的可能性更大。
32. How is it typical Italian family restaurant run in the United States?
【解析】選項(xiàng)中 waitress, serve, guests 以及husband, mother, children 等表明本題很可能與家庭經(jīng)營的餐館中各個(gè)家庭成員如何分工有關(guān)。四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中負(fù)責(zé) cooking 的人均不同，分別是 couple, husband, mother 和 hired cook。故聽音時(shí)只要辨別出由誰來 cooking即可確定答案。wait on sb. 意為“照料或侍侯某人（尤指進(jìn)餐時(shí)）”。
Passage Three
One winter day in 1891, a class of training school in Massachusetts, U. S. A, went into the gym for their daily exercises. Since the football season had ended, most of young men felt they were in for a boring time. But their teacher, Janes Nasmith had other ideas. He had been working for a long time on the new game that would have the excitement of American football. Nasmith showed the men a basket he had hung at the each end of the gym, and explained that they were going to use a round European football, at first everybody tried to throw the ball into the basket no matter where he was standing. “Pass! Pass!” Nasmith kept shouting, blowing his whistle to stop the excited players. Slowly, they began to understand what was wanted of them. The problem with the new game, which was soon called “basketball”, was getting the ball out of the basket. They used ordinary food baskets with bottoms, and the ball, of course, stayed inside. At first, someone had to climb up every time a basket was scored. It was several years before someone came up with the idea of removing the bottom of the basket and letting the ball fall through. There have been many changes in the rules since then, and basketball has become one of the world’s most popular sports.
預(yù)覽三道題各選項(xiàng)，由選項(xiàng)中 basketball game, basket, rules 等可推測本文與籃球比
賽和比賽規(guī)則有關(guān)。
33. What did Nasmith do to entertain his students one winter day?
【解析】選項(xiàng)中 train, let, taught 表明 he 很可能是代指“教練”。 本題很可能是問教練
帶領(lǐng)或教隊(duì)員們做什么。[A]是說“觀看”籃球比賽，而從本題其他選項(xiàng)及 34 題各選
項(xiàng)可知隊(duì)員們應(yīng)該是親自在“參與”比賽，故[A]可初步排除。[B]是說踢歐洲足球（football），而本題及其他題各選項(xiàng)中涉及的均是籃球（basketball），故[B]也可初步排除。根 據(jù) 34 題[C]和 35 題[C]中的rules 可推測本文很可能介紹的是一種新型比賽項(xiàng)目（new game），故本題的答案有可能為[D]。
34. According to the speaker, what was the problem with the new game?
【解析】選項(xiàng)中 trouble, difficulty 表明本題很可能與比賽中的問題或困難有關(guān)。[D]不是比賽過程中具體的問題，與 其他三項(xiàng)內(nèi)容明顯不同，故可初步排除。因此聽音時(shí)應(yīng)重點(diǎn)關(guān)注以下要點(diǎn)：問 題－basket too high, ball out of basket, complex rules。
35. How was the problem with the new game solved?
【解析】選項(xiàng)表明本題是關(guān)于做某事的方式。而前面分析可知，34 題是關(guān)于比賽中的問題或困難，故 本題很可能是關(guān)于如何解決該問題或困難。因 此本題答案的選擇可聯(lián)系 34 題。而稍加分析便不難發(fā)現(xiàn)，本題中[A]、[B]、[C]分別是針對 34 題[B]、[A]、[C]三種問題的解決辦法，因此只要抓住問題或解決辦法中的任何一方面，便可確定兩道題的答案。remove 意為“去除，去掉”。
Section C
For Americans, time is money. They say, “You only get so much time in this life? you’d better use it wisely. ” The (36) ______ will not be better than the past or present, as Americans are (37) ______ to see things, unless people use their time for constructive activities. Thus, Americans (38) ______ a “ wellorganized ” person, one who has a written list of things to do and a (39) ______ for doing them. The ideal person is punctual and is (40) ______ of other people’s time. They do not (41) _______ people’s time with conversation or other activity that has no (42) ______ beneficial outcome. The American attitude toward time is not (43) ______shared byothers, especially nonEuropeans. They are more likely to regard time as (44)________________. One of the more difficult things many students must adjust to in the States is the notion that time must be saved whenever possible and used wisely every day.
In this context (45) _______________. McDonald’s, KFC, and other fast food establishments are successful in a country where many people want to spend the least amount of time preparing and eating meals. As McDonald’s restaurants (46) _______________________, bringing not just hamburgers but an emphasis on speed, efficiency, and shiny cleanliness.
(36) future
(37) trained
(38) admire
(39) schedule
(40) considerate
(41) waste
(42) visible
(43) necessarily
(44) something that is simply there around them, not something they can use
(45) the fast-food industry can be seen as a clear example of American cultural product
(46)spread around the world, they have been viewed as symbols of American society and culture
(36)空前定冠詞 the 及空后 will 表明所填詞應(yīng)為名詞，并充當(dāng)句子的主語，而 根據(jù)句子后面的 than the past or present 可知此處是與“過去”或“現(xiàn)在”的比較，很容易就可以聯(lián)想到“future（未來）” 。
(37) 空前系動(dòng)詞 are 及空后不定式表明所填詞很可能為過去分詞，其邏輯賓語為 Americans。本句中 as 表示“正如”， 引導(dǎo)非限制定語從句，代替前面整個(gè)句子，因此應(yīng)注意所填詞在意思上與前面句子的連貫性。
(38) 空前Americans 及空后的名詞短語表明所填詞應(yīng)充當(dāng)句子的謂語動(dòng)詞，主語為復(fù)數(shù)，且前后句子的時(shí)態(tài)均為現(xiàn)在時(shí)，故此處應(yīng)填動(dòng)詞原形?！?thus”表明本空所在句子應(yīng)為前句內(nèi)容導(dǎo)致的結(jié)果。既然美國人認(rèn)為應(yīng)該把時(shí)間用在有意義的事情上，那么他們對于 “wellorganized person（有條理的人）” 應(yīng)該是持“贊賞（admire）” 的態(tài)度。
(39) 空前不定冠詞a 及空后介詞短語表明所填詞應(yīng)為單數(shù)可數(shù)名詞。one who has … 應(yīng)是對前面“ a wellorganized person”的解釋，并且and 表明本空應(yīng)與 a written list 并列。根據(jù)上文，“ a wellorganized person”應(yīng)該是指擅長安排時(shí)間的人，因此他在把要做的事情列成清單的同時(shí)應(yīng)該把時(shí)間也安排好，故本空很可能填“schedule（時(shí)間安排表）” 一詞。
(40) 由 and 可知所填詞應(yīng)與 punctual（準(zhǔn)時(shí)的）并列作表語共同描述“ideal person”的特點(diǎn)。根據(jù)上文所述，理 想的人應(yīng)該能夠做到準(zhǔn)時(shí)并充分“ 尊重”或 “ 考慮”他人的時(shí)間。故本空很可能填“respectful”或“considerate”。
(41) 空前 They 及空后的名詞短語表明所填詞應(yīng)充當(dāng)句子的謂語動(dòng)詞，而助動(dòng)詞 do not 決定此處應(yīng)填動(dòng)詞原形。本空可聯(lián)系第 40 空的分析。本空所在句子仍然是描述“ideal person”的情況，上句中說他們都很準(zhǔn)時(shí)，言外之意就是他們不會“浪費(fèi)（waste）” 別人的時(shí)間。
(42)空前的no 和空后的名詞短語表明此處應(yīng)為形容詞修飾 outcome（效果）。That 引導(dǎo)定語從句修飾前面的conversation or other activity，根據(jù)上一題的分析，本句應(yīng)該是表示理想的人是不會用那些不能帶來(42)______好處的談話或其他活動(dòng)去浪費(fèi)別人的時(shí)間的。而從短文前面的內(nèi)容可知，本文主要是強(qiáng)調(diào)時(shí)間的效率，因此這里應(yīng)該有“快速或明顯”的含義。
(43)本空位于系動(dòng)詞和謂語動(dòng)詞之間，故所填詞很可能為副詞，修飾動(dòng)詞 shared。本空所在句子的含義為美國人對時(shí)間的態(tài)度不(43) ______被其他人分享，尤其是歐洲以外的人。這種說法過于絕對，故所填詞應(yīng)表達(dá)一種“（ 不）完全或一定”的含義。后面句子中的 more likely 也提示這里應(yīng)表達(dá)一種非絕對的概念。
(44)空前的 regard time as 表明所缺部分應(yīng)為 as 的賓語，故其形式應(yīng)為名詞短語。而本句的主語 they 應(yīng)該指代的是 nonEuropean，根據(jù)上句所述，他們應(yīng)該不像美國人那樣看重時(shí)間。[Main Points] something that simply exists around them, not something they can use
(45) in this context 意為“在這種概念的促使下”， 指代的應(yīng)該是上文的情況，即每天要盡可能的節(jié)約并有效地利用時(shí)間，故接下來描述的應(yīng)該是上文情況所導(dǎo)致的結(jié)果。而根據(jù)空后的“McDonald’s, KFC, and other fast food”， 所缺部分應(yīng)該是描述快餐店的出現(xiàn)。[Main Points] the fast food industry can be viewed as a good example of the cultural product of the U.S
(46) 空前的as McDonald’s restaurants 意為“隨著麥當(dāng)勞餐館的…”， 而空后的現(xiàn)在分詞短語（bringing not…）應(yīng)該是前面內(nèi)容導(dǎo)致的結(jié)果，即前面的情況不僅給人們帶來了漢堡包而且導(dǎo)致了人們對速度、效率和潔凈的重視，因此此處很可能是指美國這種快餐店在其他國家的擴(kuò)展給其他國家?guī)淼挠绊?。填空時(shí)要注意由于空前是 as 引導(dǎo)的從句，而 空后是現(xiàn)在分詞作狀語，故所缺部分應(yīng)該包含從句的謂語部分及整個(gè)主句才能使句子的結(jié)構(gòu)完整。[Main Points] spread around the world, they have been regarded as symbols of the society and culture of the U.S