Short Conversations
1. A. The woman should go on playing chess.
2. D. Mary probably knows Sally’s new address.
3. B. His notes are not easy to read.
4. D. The man had better choose another restaurant.
5 .C. He has been looking forward to spring.
6. B. The man appreciates the woman’s help.
7. B. Go to work on foot.
8. A. Temporary closing has disturbed the airport’s operation.
Conversion one
9. C. It has a chemical processing plant.
10. D. He’s a salesman.
11.C. Mr. Grand’s personal assistance.
12. B. Provide details of their products and services.
Conversion two
13. A. She listened to recordings of many European orchestras.
14. D. She began taking violin lessons as a small child.
15. A. It was the chance of a lifetime.
Passage One
16. B) His personal history is little known.
17. D) He was a member of the town council.
18. C) Possible sources of clues about him were lost in a fire.
本篇短文主要讲述作为百货商店买手的Karen Smith环游世界采购商品的个人经历。文章为总分结构。
第16题，答案出现在文章的开头部分，They not only have to know what is fashionable at the moment, but also have to guess what willbecome fashionable next season or next year. 告诉我们，买手们不但要熟知当下的流行，并且能够预测下一季或是明天的流行趋势。
句中反复出现选项中的fashion一次，根据所听即所得原则，本题应选择A. The ability to predict fashion trend.
第17题，同样考察同学们的'对于细节的把握，根据文中的，Her job involves buying handicrafts from all over the world. 以及之后所例举的国家地名等，可以知道，Karen的工作内容与选项D Purchasing handicrafts from all over the world.相吻合。
第18题，问到为何Karen认为她拥有世上最棒的工作。根据文中所提到的，Karen喜欢所有她的旅行经历，我们可以知道这里应该选择B. She is doing what she enjoys doing.
本文在听题过程中，只需要抓住概括性的话语即可，所举的事例都可以忽略。难度并不高。
Passage Two
19. A) Theft.
20. B) Have the right documents.
21. B) Use official transport.
Passage 3
22. C) Sell inexpensive products.
23. A) At a meeting of top British businesspeople.
24. D) Insulted.
25. B) There should be a limit to one's sense of humour
填空:
26. prospering
27. decade
28. opposite
29. sustain
30. In simple terms
31. establish
32. reasonably
33. take into account
34. misleading
35. using up
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