听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. Why is Dorothy going to Europe?
A. To attend a training program.
B. To carry out some research.
C. To take a vacation.
15. How long will Dorothy stay in Europe?
A. A few days.
B. Two weeks.
C. Three months.
16. What does Dorothy think of her apartment?
A. It’s expensive.
B. It’s satisfactory.
C. It’s inconvenient.
17. What does Bill offer to do for Dorothy?
A. Recommend her apartment to Jim.
B. Find a new apartment for her.
C. Take care of her apartment.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What are the tourists advised to do when touring London?
A. Take their tour schedule.
B. Watch out for the traffic.
C. Wear comfortable shoes.
19. What will the tourists do in fifteen minutes?
A. Meet the speaker.
B. Go to their rooms.
C. Change some money.
20. Where probably is the speaker?
A. In a park.
B. In a hotel.
C. In a shopping centre.
答案解析
1. 答案为B。此题为简单的事实细节题。根据材料中女士的话“but I have an appointment with my dentist at 11:30.”可知女士明天上午11:30要去看牙医，故选B。
2. 答案为C。此题为简单的事实细节题。根据材料中女士的问话“Is it still raining?”及男士的回答“No, but there’s still lots of clouds.”可知现在虽然雨停了，但是有很多乌云。
3. 答案为A。此题为意图推断题。根据材料中男士的话“I’m sorry I was late for class today, Dr. Simpson.”及“I won’t let it happen again.”可知男士迟到了在跟他的老师道歉，故选A。
4. 答案为C。此题为简单的事实细节题。根据材料中女士的话“I’m coming back this afternoon, and I’ll take a bus from the railway station.”可知答案为C。
5. 答案为B。此题为简单的事实细节题。根据材料中Jenny的话“but I’ve decided to travel a bit before finding another job. ”可知在找工作之前她决定先去旅旅游。
6. 答案为A。此题为事实细节题。根据材料中女士的话“Well, it’s a quarter to two.”可知现在是1:45，故选A。
7. 答案为C。此题为事实细节题。根据材料中男士的话“Actually I’m going to meet with Professor Smith at ten past two.”可知男士将要去见史密斯教授，故选C。
8. 答案为A。此题为主旨大意题。根据材料可知双方谈话的主旨是Pamela和Petter本周末要来做客，故选A。对话的第一句话“I’ve just received an email from Pamela. She and Peter are coming down to see us this weekend.”点明了主旨。
9. 答案为B。此题为人物关系的推断题。根据材料中男士的话“I can’t wait to show them around our new house.”和女士的话“We haven’t had any guests since we moved in here.”可知他们是夫妻关系，故选B。
10. 答案为C。此题为事实细节题。根据材料中男士的话“I’ll go to the market tomorrow to buy all the things we’ll need.”可知男士明天要去购物，故选C。
11. 答案为B。此题为事实细节题。根据材料中男士的话“Well, I was born in Springfield”可知男士出生在Springfield，故选B。
12. 答案为A。此题为事实细节题。根据材料中男士的话“I always liked drawing as early as I can remember”可知男士小时候喜欢画画，故选A。
13. 答案为C。此题为事实细节题。根据材料中男士的话“Nature is the biggest inspiration.”可知男士作画时受大自然的启发最大，故选C。
14. 答案为A。此题为事实细节题。根据材料中Dorothy的话“I’ve been looking forward to this training program for a long time.”可知Dorothy去欧洲是为了参加培训项目，故选A。
15. 答案为C。此题为事实细节题。根据材料中Dorothy的话“But I don’t like the idea of paying three months for an empty apartment, either.”可知Dorothy将在欧洲呆3个月，故选C。
16. 答案为B。此题为情感态度题，略有难度。根据材料中Dorothy的话“No way! I’ll never find another apartment like it around here.”可知Dorothy对她的公寓还是满意的，故选B。
17. 答案为A。此题为事实细节题。根据材料中Bill的话“I’ll be calling Jim late this week anyway, so I’ll mention it to him.”可知Bill将向Jim推荐Dorothy的公寓，故选A。答案需在原文基础上稍作总结。
此段独白来自导游的一段事项提醒。情景发生在酒店大厅，导游在告知了日程安排之后，又为大家在接下来的周末伦敦游提出了三条小建议。这是一篇很常见的旅游情景独白，短小精悍，内容条理清晰，没有生僻单词和长难句。题目难度不大。
18. 答案为C。此题为事实细节题。题干中的被动语态是材料中内容的同义转换，根据材料中 “please do remember to put on some comfortable shoes.”可推知导游提醒旅客要穿舒服的鞋子，所以得出“the tourists are advised to wear comfortable shoes”，故选C。另外干扰项A 中“take the schedule”来自原文的“take a look at it”，要注意区分对关键名词实施影响的动词。
19. 答案为A。此题为事实细节题，难度不大。根据材料中“I’ll be seeing you here again in fifteen minutes.”可知旅客将会在15分钟之后和导游会面。故选A。
20. 答案为B。此题为地点推断题，稍有难度。 根据材料中“You’ll find a copy of your weekend’s schedule in your room.”和“Go and leave your luggage in your rooms. I’ll be seeing you here again in fifteen minutes.”可知导游在安排旅客安顿行李，所以地点可能是在酒店。
