王迈迈英语AB级考试讲解A15

[00:01.19]王迈迈英语A级考试全真模拟试卷与详解 Test Fifteen
[00:03.07]Part I Listening Comprehension
[00:07.31]Directions:
[00:09.05]This part is to test your listening ability.
[00:11.45]It consists of 3 sections.
[00:14.28]Section A
[00:15.97]This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues.
[00:20.28]There are 5 recorded dialogues in it.
[00:22.89]After each dialogue, there is a recorded question.
[00:26.34]Both the dialogues and questions will be spoken only once.
[00:30.62]When you hear a question,
[00:31.85]you should decide on the correct answer
[00:33.83]from the 4 choices marked A), B), C), D)
[00:38.14]given in your test paper.
[00:39.96]Then you should mark the corresponding 1 letter on the Answer Sheet
[00:43.15]with a single line through the center.
[00:46.49]1. M: How can I get to work without a car?
[00:50.91]W: Why don't you call a taxi?
[00:53.45]Q: What does the woman suggest that he do?
[01:12.04]2. M: I bought this $200 camera at a 25% discount.
[01:17.41]W: It's a good buy.
[01:18.86]You are lucky to get such a camera with good quality.
[01:23.17]Q: How much did the man pay for the camera?
[01:42.27]3. M: When are you leaving for South America?
[01:45.90]W: Not for a month at least.
[01:47.49]I didn't even apply for a passport until a week ago.
[01:51.34]Q: What did the woman say?
[02:09.33]4. W: I really must go now,
[02:11.40]because I have an exam this morning.
[02:13.58]M: Then you mustn't be late.
[02:15.28]Maybe you should ask your father for a ride.
[02:18.58]Q: What is the probable 2 relationship between the two speakers?
[02:38.68]5. M: Does your mother feel better today?
[02:42.78]M: She is much better now, thanks.
[02:45.42]She should be coming in a few days.
[02:47.53]The operation was a success,
[02:49.52]and she would recover very soon.
[02:53.15]Q: Where is the mother now?
[03:11.30]Section B
[03:13.15]This section is to test your ability to understand short conversations.
[03:17.28]There are 2 recorded conversations in it.
[03:20.26]After each conversation, there is a recorded questions.
[03:23.85]Both the conversations and questions will be spoken two times.
[03:28.58]When you hear a question,
[03:29.92]you should decide on the correct answer
[03:31.96]from the 4 choices marked A), B),C), and D)
[03:36.34]given in your test paper.
[03:38.01]Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet
[03:41.48]with a single line through the center.
[03:44.45]Conversation 1
[03:46.77]M: This graph 3 shows our sales figures from the last five years.
[03:50.04]W: Yes, I can see sales have increased steadily 4 over this period.
[03:54.21]M: And there was a rise of 20% in the last year.
[03:57.76]W: Well, that's very good. How did you manage it?
[04:01.06]M: We found some new trading partners in Singapore,
[04:03.71]which helped us to extend 5 our market to that country.
[04:06.83]W: I see. The sales were good Last year.
[04:10.23]What about the overall 6 profits?
[04:12.52]M: They were good too. There is another graph.
[04:15.17]W: Oh, yes. The profits also increased,
[04:18.08]especially for the last year.
[04:20.04]M: Actually, in the last year the profits increased by 15%.
[04:26.09]Questions 6-8 are based on the conversation you've just heard.
[04:31.42]6. What are the man and the woman talking about?
[04:50.46]7. Why did the sales figure increase sharply 7 last year?
[05:10.69]8. Which of the statements 8 is true
[05:14.26]according 9 to the conversation?
[05:30.77]M: This graph shows our sales figures from the last five years.
[05:33.92]W: Yes, I can see sales have increased steadily over this period.
[05:38.21]M: And there was a rise of 20% in the last year.
[05:42.01]W: Well, that's very good. How did you manage it?
[05:44.77]M: We found some new trading partners in Singapore,
[05:47.71]which helped us to extend our market to that country.
[05:50.85]W: I see. The sales were good Last year.
[05:54.30]What about the overall profits?
[05:56.40]M: They were good too. There is another graph.
[05:59.23]W: Oh, yes. The profits also increased,
[06:02.12]especially for the last year.
[06:04.15]M: Actually, in the last year the profits increased by 15%.
[06:10.13]Questions 6-8 are based on the conversation you've just heard.
[06:15.50]6. What are the man and the woman talking about?
[06:34.52]7. Why did the sales figure increase sharply last year?
[06:54.82]8. Which of the statements is true
[06:58.27]according to the conversation?
[07:14.86]Conversation 2
[07:17.43]M: I'd like to make a reservation 10 to Beijing.
[07:19.65]W: What day are you planning to go?
[07:21.21]M: I'm supposed to be in Beijing on the morning of the 18th.
[07:24.94]But I'd rather get there on the evening of the 17th.
[07:27.81]W: What time would you like to leave?
[07:29.77]M: Late in the afternoon, after work.
[07:31.94]W: We have a flight at 4:30.
[07:35.10]M: That's too early. I don't get out of work until five.
[07:37.97]Do you have a later flight?
[07:39.38]W: The next flight is at 5:15, and there's another at 6:30. 
[07:43.91]M: I'd better take 6:30.
[07:45.55]It takes quite a while to get to the airport.
[07:47.94]W: Yes, we have a seat available on that flight on the 17th.
[07:52.55]M: Oh, good. What time does the flight get into Beijing?
[07:55.34]W: The flight only takes an hour and a half.
[07:57.63]It arrives at 8:00.
[08:00.82]Questions 9-10 are based on the conversation you've just heard.
[08:05.94]9. What's the relationship between the two speakers?
[08:25.17]10. How long does it take to fly to Beijing?
[08:45.19]M: I'd like to make a reservation to Beijing.
[08:47.37]W: What day are you planning to go?
[08:49.03]M: I'm supposed to be in Beijing on the morning of the 18th.
[08:52.63]But I'd rather get there on the evening of the 17th.
[08:55.56]W: What time would you like to leave?
[08:57.52]M: Late in the afternoon, after work.
[08:59.74]W: We have a flight at 4:30.
[09:02.89]M: That's too early. I don't get out of work until five.
[09:05.76]Do you have a later flight?
[09:07.14]W: The next flight is at 5:15, and there's another at 6:30. 
[09:11.78]M: I'd better take 6:30.
[09:13.25]It takes quite a while to get to the airport.
[09:15.70]W: Yes, we have a seat available on that flight on the 17th.
[09:20.22]M: Oh, good. What time does the flight get into Beijing?
[09:23.16]W: The flight only takes an hour and a half.
[09:25.45]It arrives at 8:00.
[09:28.57]Questions 9-10 are based on the conversation you've just heard.
[09:33.68]9. What's the relationship between the two speakers?
[09:53.12]10. How long does it take to fly to Beijing?
[10:12.83]Section C
[10:14.90]This section is to test your ability to comprehend 11 short passages.
[10:19.55]You will hear a recorded passage.
[10:21.94]After that you will hear five questions.
[10:24.63]Both the passage and questions will be read two times.
[10:29.16]When you hear a question,
[10:30.65]you should complete the answer
[10:32.03]with a word or a short phrase 12 (in no more than 3 words).
[10:37.11]The questions and incomplete 13 answers are printed on your test paper.
[10:41.47]You should write your answer on the Answer Sheet correspondingly 14.
[10:45.06]Now the passage will begin.
[10:47.95]When you take a walk in any of the cities in the West,
[10:51.25]you often see a lot of people walking dogs.
[10:54.44]It is still true that dog is the most useful
[10:57.33]and faithful 15 animal in the world,
[10:59.76]but the reasons why people keep a dog have changed.
[11:03.42]In the old days people used to train dogs
[11:05.85]to protect themselves against attacks by other beats.
[11:09.63]And later they came to realize that a dog was not only useful
[11:13.29]for protection 16 but willing 17 to obey his master.
[11:16.81]For example, when people used dogs for hunting,
[11:20.40]the dogs would not eat what was caught without permission.
[11:23.92]But now people in the city
[11:25.59]need not protect themselves against attacks of animals.
[11:29.04]Why do they keep dogs, then?
[11:31.10]Some people keep dogs to protect themselves from robbery 18.
[11:34.61]But the most important reason is for companionship.
[11:38.31]For a child, a dog is his best friend
[11:41.03]when he has no friends to play with.
[11:43.35]For young couples,
[11:44.62]a dog is their child when they have no child.
[11:47.81]For old couples,
[11:48.88]a dog is also their child
[11:50.44]when their real children have grown up.
[11:52.79]So the main reason why people keep dogs has changed
[11:55.76]from protection to friendship.
[12:00.05]Questions:
[12:01.82]11. According to the passage,
[12:05.05]what were dogs trained for in the past?
[12:22.45]12. Why were dogs used for hunting?
[12:40.80]13. What is the most important reason
[12:44.60]for people in the city to keep dogs now?
[13:02.44]14. When is a dog the old couples' child?
[13:21.57]15. What is the main idea of this passage?
[13:41.57]When you take a walk in any of the cities in the West,
[13:44.79]you often see a lot of people walking dogs.
[13:48.04]It is still true that dog is the most useful
[13:50.76]and faithful animal in the world,
[13:53.12]but the reasons why people keep a dog have changed.
[13:57.00]In the old days people used to train dogs
[13:59.46]to protect themselves against attacks by other beats.
[14:03.22]And later they came to realize that a dog was not only useful
[14:06.51]for protection but willing to obey his master.
[14:10.43]For example, when people used dogs for hunting,
[14:14.02]the dogs would not eat what was caught without permission.
[14:17.54]But now people in the city
[14:19.20]need not protect themselves against attacks of animals.
[14:22.65]Why do they keep dogs, then?
[14:24.71]Some people keep dogs to protect themselves from robbery.
[14:28.23]But the most important reason is for companionship.
[14:31.82]For a child, a dog is his best friend
[14:34.62]when he has no friends to play with.
[14:36.98]For young couples,
[14:38.25]a dog is their child when they have no child.
[14:41.40]For old couples,
[14:42.53]a dog is also their child
[14:44.09]when their real children have grown up.
[14:46.45]So the main reason why people keep dogs has changed
[14:49.46]from protection to friendship.
[14:53.73]Questions:
[14:55.47]11. According to the passage,
[14:58.66]what were dogs trained for in the past?
[15:16.27]12. Why were dogs used for hunting?
[15:34.54]13. What is the most important reason
[15:38.38]for people in the city to keep dogs now?
[15:56.16]14. When is a dog the old couples' child?
[16:15.39]15. What is the main idea of this passage?