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难度较往年有小幅上调，不但出现了冷门词汇、时效性较强的新潮表达，正确答案也明显需要在理解的基础上进行选择。表明考委会更注重能力考查，引导同学们从疲于应试的状态中端正态度，踏踏实实积累实力。
1.
M: Before we play again, I’m going to buy a good tennis racket.
W: Your shoes aren’t in a very good shape either.
Q: What does the woman mean?
点评：男士首先开口，提到自己要买一副网球拍（tennis racket），女士说他的鞋子也不合脚。言下之意，是建议男士还要买双新鞋，对应答案：B.The man should get a pair of new shoes.考点在第二个人，答案并不直接，需要对女士回答进行简单推理得出答案。
2.
M: Barbara, I’d like you could assist me in the lab demonstration. But aren’t you supposed to go to Dr. Smith’s lecture today?
W: I ask Cathy to take notes for me.
Q: What do we learn from the converSATion?
点评：男士首先开口，请求女士帮助，问女士是否要去上课。女士回答说，她会让Cathy帮她做笔记。言下之意，是她愿意翘课帮助男士。对应答案：A.The woman will skip Dr. Smith’s lecture to help the man. 考点在第二个人，答案并不直接，需要对女士回答进行简单推理得出答案。
3.
W: Steve invited me to the dinner party on Sunday evening. Have you received your invitation yet?
M: Yes, he found me this morning and told me he wanted all his old classmates to come to the reunion.
Q: What do we learn from the converSATion?
点评：女士首先开口，问男士是否收到了参加周日晚宴的邀请。男士回答说，收到了，并提到这是一次同学聚会。对应答案D.The speakers and Steve used to be classmates. 考点在第二个人，答案可以从原文直接得到。
4.
W: I’m afraid I’m a little bit seasick. I feel dizzy.
M: Close your eyes and relax. You’ll be all right as soon as we come at shore.
Q: Where does the converSATion most probably take place?
点评：女士首先开口，说自己有点晕船。男士建议她闭上眼睛、全身放松，就快靠岸了。从seasick, shore可以推测，对话发生在船上。对应答案C. In a boat. 答案可以从原文直接得到。
5.
W: I wonder what’s happened to our train. It should have been here twenty minutes ago according to the timetable. But it’s already 9:30.
M: There’s no need to get nervous. The announcement says it’s forty minutes late.
Q: When is the train arriving?
点评：女士首先开口，现在 已经9点30，但火车应该在20分钟之前就到了。男士回答说，不必紧张，广播通知火车晚点40分钟。需要特别注意，题目问的不是火车应该到达时间，而是火车实际达到时间，对应答案B. 9:50.本题为罕见难点“数字计算题”，需要在理解原文信息的基础上进行简单运算得出答案。
6.
M: John is handsome and wealthy. Believe it or not, he is still a bachelor.
W: He is a notorious guy in many girls’ eyes. I’m sick of hearing his name.
Q: What does the woman mean?
点评：男士首先开口，说约翰是个高富帅，而且还是单身汉。女士说，约翰在许多女孩看来臭名昭著，光是听到他的名字都觉得作呕。从notorious 和 sick 听得出来，女士对约翰评价负面。对应答案A. She does not like John at all. 答案可以从原文直接得到。
7.
M: Cars had lined up bumper to bumper. And I’ve been held up on the express way for the entire hour.
W: Really? It must be a pain in the neck. But be patient, anyway, you can do nothing but wait.
Q: What do we learn about the man?
点评：男士先开口，说交通状况很不好。女士说没办法，只有耐心等待了。需要注意的是，本题考点转移到第一人，针对男士进行提问，因此对应选项D. He is trapped in a terrible traffic jam.
8.
W: Yesterday I was surprised to see Mary using that washing machine you’re going to throw away.
M: Yes, it’s quite old and in a very poor condition. Frankly speaking, that she got it working amazes me a lot.
Q: What does the man imply about Mary?
点评：女士先开口，说看到玛丽正在用男士打算扔掉的洗衣机。男士说，他也很吃惊，没想到玛丽竟然让这台洗衣机运转起来了。由此可以推知，玛丽修复了原本损坏的洗衣机，对应选项A. She is good at repairing things. 答案并不直接，需要在理解男士回答的基础上，进行简单推理。
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