10.B
【听前预测】
1.四项均为不定式短语。
2.两项出现了there。
3.两项含有与居住或暂住相关的词(live，stay)，两项含有与工作相关的词(find a better job，sell…goods)。
结论：该题与某人去某地居住或暂住有关，可能是去生活或工作。
【解析】对话中当男士问女士在佛罗伦萨生活了多久时，女士回答说从1982年直到现在，但是她1982年刚到那里时，本打算只待六个月，故B项为正确答案。
11.A
【听前预测】
1.四项均为现在分词短语。
2.四项为四种不同的工作类型。
结论：本题考查某人所从事的工作，听音重点为designing fashion items、modeling、employee for Ferragamo和sales agent for Burberrys。
【解析】对话中女士提到自己从1988年开始做自由设计师，故可将B、C、D三项排除。接下来男士又问她现在是不是在为几家不同的公司做设计，女士回答说是的，因此可进一步确定A为正确答案。
12.B
【听前预测】
1.四项主语均为it。
2.四项均含有与商业相关的词(profits，competitive，lost many customers，attracted a lot more designers)。
3.三项含有表消极意义的词(decline in its profits，more competitive，lost many customers)。
4.一项含有表积极意义的词(attracted a lot more designers)。
结论：本题考查的内容与公司或行业的发展情况有关。听音时要先弄清楚变化是积极的还是消极的，然后再在attracted a lot more designers和decline in its profits、lost many customers、more competitive之间作出判断。
【解析】对话中当男士问到自1982年以来意大利的时尚业有什么变化时，女士说现在的竞争更加激烈，故B项为正确答案。
Conversation Two
M: So, Claire, you’re into drama!
W: Yes, I have a master’s degree in drama and theatre. At the moment, I’m hoping to get onto a Ph. D. program.
M: What excites you about drama?
W: Well, [13] I find it’s a communicative way to study people and you learn how to read people in drama. So usually I can understand what people are saying even though they might be lying.
M: That would be useful.
W: Yeah, it’s very useful for me as well. I’m an English lecturer, so I use a lot of drama in my classes such as role plays. [14] And I ask my students to create mini-dramas. They really respond well. At the moment, I’m hoping to get onto a Ph. D. course. I’d like to concentrate on Asian drama and try to bring Asian theatre to the world’s attention. I don’t know how successful I would be, but, here’s hoping.
M: Oh, I’m sure you’ll be successful. Now, Claire, what do you do for stage fright?
W: Ah, stage fright! Well, many actors have that problem. I get stage fright every time I’m going to teach a new class. The night before, I usually can’t sleep.
M: What? For teaching?
W: Yes. I get really bad stage fright. [15] But the minute I step into the classroom or get onto the stage, it just all falls into place. Then I just feel like: Yeah, this is what I mean to do. And I’m fine.
M: Wow, that’s cool!
13. Why does the woman find study in drama and theatre useful?
14. How did the woman’s students respond to her way of teaching English?
15. What does the woman say about her stage fright?
13.D
【听前预测】
1.四项主语均为it，且四项均含有her。
2.四项都含有表积极意义的词(attract more public attention，improves，strengthens，better)。
结论：本题考查it对女士造成的积极影响。听音时要先弄清楚it指什么，然后再以四个选项中的关键词为线索，注意听具体的影响是什么。
【解析】当被问到对戏剧中的什么感兴趣时，女士回答说：“我发现戏剧是一种了解他人的交流方式，并且你能学会如何了解戏剧中的人。因此我通常能够理解别人所说的话，即使他们在撒谎。”因此可知D 项为正确答案。
14.B
【听前预测】
1.四项均为副词。
2.两项表消极意义(passively，skeptically)，一项表积极意义(positively)，一项为中性(sensitively)。
结论：该题考查某人对某事的态度或看法。听音时首先要弄清楚所问何事，然后要注意说话人的态度和语气，通过概括、判断选出正确答案。
【解析】女士在对话中提到她会在课堂上使用很多戏剧元素，在她要求学生编小戏剧时，他们的反应很好。因此可知学生对她的教学方式是肯定的，故B项正确。
15.C
【听前预测】
1.四项都提到了her，三项提到了it。
2.两项含有与困扰或影响相关的词(haunting，affected)。
结论：本题很可能考查it对女士的影响。听音时首先要听清楚it所指代的内容，然后重点听it对女士造成的具体影响。
【解析】对话中女士说：“一踏入教室或站到舞台上，一切都有条不紊了。”四个选项中只有C项“她一进入角色就不怯场了”与此句意思一致，故为正确答案。
Section B
Passage One
【听力原文】
In January 1989, [16] the Community of European Railways presented their proposal for a high speed pan-European train network extending from Sweden to Sicily, and from Portugal to Poland by the year 2020. If their proposal becomes a reality, it will revolutionize train travel in Europe. [17] Journeys between major cities will take half the time they take today. Brussels will be only one and a half hours from Paris. The quickest way to get from Paris to Frankfurt, from Barcelona to Madrid will be by train, not plane. When the network gets complete, it will integrate three types of railway line: totally new high speed lines with trains operating at speeds of 300 kilometers per hour, upgraded lines which allow for speeds up to 200 to 225kilometers per hour, and existing lines for local connections and distribution of freight. If business people can choose between a three-hour train journey from city center to city center and a one-hour flight, they’ll choose the train, says an executive travel consultant. They won’t go by plane any more. [18] If you calculate flight time, check-in and travel to and from the airport, you’ll find almost no difference. And if your plane arrives late due to bad weather or air traffic. jams or strikes, then the train passengers will arrive at their destination first. [19] Since France introduced the first 260-kilometer-per-hour high speed train service between Paris and Lyons in 1981, the trains have achieved higher and higher speeds. On many routes, airlines have lost up to 90% of their passengers to high speed trains. If people accept the Community of European Railways’ plan, the 21st century will be the new age of the train.
16. What is the proposal presented by the Community of European Railways?
17. What will happen when the proposal becomes a reality?
18. Why will business people prefer a three-hour train journey to a one-hour flight?
19. When did France introduce the first high speed train service?
【整体预测】
快速浏览本部分所有选项，由其中的关键词railroad、railway、train、travel、European/Europe可大致推断，该篇文章很可能讲的是与欧洲的铁路运输有关的内容。需要重点关注相关信息。
16. D
【解题思路】
1.三项含有与铁路有关的词(railroad，railway，train)。
2.三项提到了欧洲(European，Europe)。
结论：问题很可能与欧洲的铁路有关。
【解析】短文一开始提到，1989年1月，欧洲铁路局提议在欧洲境内建设高速铁路网。一般而言，文章的开头往往会点明全文的主旨，也是比较容易出题的地方，应重点关注。
17.C
【解题思路】
1.四项的时态都是一般将来时。
2.四项都含有与欧洲有关的词(European(s)，Europe)。
3.三项含有与出行相关的词(traveling，travel)。
4.三项含有与出行方式相关的词(airlines，train，trains)。
结论：问题很可能与欧洲人的出行方式将要发生的变化有关。
【解析】短文开头部分提到，如果欧洲铁路局的提议成为现实，主要城市之间的路程将缩短为现在的一半，故C项正确。
18.D
【解题思路】
1.四项都含有与铁路相关的词(train，rail)。
2.四项都含有形容词的比较级(more comfortable，safer，friendlier，quicker)。
3.三项含有will，为一般将来时。
结论：问题很可能与铁路交通将会有哪些优点有关。
【解析】短文提到如果从一座城市的中心到另一座城市的中心，乘火车需要三个小时而乘飞机需要一个小时的话，商务人士宁愿选择坐火车，因为将办理登机手续、飞行以及往返机场的时间加起来，也差不多有三个小时了;而且如果遇到天气不好等各种意外情况，乘火车甚至比乘飞机更快。听短文时要重点留意各个选项中的形容词的比较级。
19.A
【解题思路】选项都是具体的年份，因此本题考查的很可能是某事发生的时间。
【解析】短文末尾处提到，法国于1981年在巴黎和里昂之间引入了首趟时速达260千米的高速火车。听音时要重点留意文章中提到年代的部分。
Passage Two
【听力原文】
Western doctors are beginning to understand what traditional healers have always known that [20] the body and the mind are inseparable. Until recently, modem urban physicians heal the body, psychiatrists the mind, and priests the soul. However, the medical world is now paying more attention to holistic medicine which is an approach based on the belief that people’s state of mind can make them sick or speed their recovery from sickness. [21] Several studies show that the effectiveness of a certain drug often depends on the patient’s expectations of it. For example, in one recent study, psychiatrists at a major hospital tried to see how patients could be made calm. They divided them into two groups. One group was given a drug while the other group received a harmless substance instead of medicine without their knowledge. Surprisingly, more patients in the second group showed the desired effect than those in the first group. In study after study, there’s a positive reaction in almost one third of the patients taking harmless substances. How was this possible? How can such a substance have an effect on the body? [22] Evidence from a 1997 study at the University of California shows that several patients who received such substances were able to produce their own natural drug, that is, as they took the substance their brains released natural chemicals that act like a drug. Scientists theorized that the amount of these chemicals released by a person’s brain quite possibly indicates how much faith the person has in his or her doctor.
20. According to the speaker, what are western doctors beginning to understand?
21. What does the recent study at a major hospital seem to prove?
22. What evidence does the 1997 study at the University of California produce?
【整体预测】
快速浏览本部分所有选项，由其中的关键词doctors、patients、recovery、medicines、drugs可大致推断，该篇文章很可能与某种疾病的治疗方法有关。需要重点关注相关信息。
20.C
【解题思路】
1.三项含有与治疗疾病有关的词(recovery，healing，medical)。
2.两项含有patients(病人)。
结论：问题很可能与治疗疾病有关。
【解析】短文开头提到，西方医生开始明白传统医疗者一直都清楚的观点，即身体和心理密不可分。
21.D
【解题思路】四个选项分别提到了医疗领域的四种现象，因此本题考查的内容很可能与医学研究的结论有关。
【解析】短文指出，一些研究表明，某种药物的疗效往往取决于病人对它的期望，接下来又提到，一家大医院的心理医生做了一项试验，证实了这个结论。Several studies show that…后面往往引出结论性的内容，听音时要重点留意。
22.B
【解题思路】
1.两项含有与效果有关的词(effective，effect)。
2.四项都含有与治疗方式有关的词(drugs，mind，remedies，medication)。
结论：问题很可能与某种治疗方式的疗效有关。
【解析】短文末尾部分指出，1997年，加利福尼亚大学的研究证据表明，一些服用了某种无害物质的病人体内能够产生一种天然的化学物质，其作用与药物类似，而药物是用来治疗疾病的，可以帮助病人恢复健康。这道题有一定的难度，需在理解文章后半部分的内容后，再对其加以总结概括方能得出正确答案。
Passage Three
【听力原文】
So we’ve already talked a bit about the growth of extreme sports like rock-climbing. [25] As psychologists, we need to ask ourselves: Why is this person doing this? Why do people take these risks and put themselves in danger when they don’t have to? [23] One common trait among risk-takers is that they enjoy strong feelings or sensations. We call this trait sensation-seeking. A sensation-seeker is someone who’s always looking for new sensations. What else do we know about sensation-seekers? Well, as I said, sensation-seekers like strong emotions. You can see this trait in many parts of a person’s life, not just in extreme sports. For example, many sensation-seekers enjoy hard rock music. They like the loud sound and strong emotion of the songs. Similarly, sensation-seekers enjoy frightening horror movies. They like the feeling of being scared and horrified while watching the movie. This feeling is even stronger for extreme sports where the person faces real danger. Sensation-seekers feel the danger is very exciting. In addition, sensation-seekers like new experiences that force them to push their personal limits. [24] For them, repeating the same things every day is boring. Many sensation-seekers choose jobs that involve risk, such as starting a new business or being an emergency room doctor. These jobs are different every day, so they never know what will happen. That’s why many sensation-seekers also like extreme sports. When you do rock-climbing, you never know what will happen. The activity is always new and different.
23. According to the speaker, what is a common trait among risk-takers?
24. What do sensation-seekers find boring?
25. What is the speaker’s profession?
