Part II Listening Comprehension
Section A
News Report One
【听力原文】
Commemorations are underway to mark two years since Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 vanished en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board.[1]In Beijing, relatives of Chinese passengers on the missing flight have filed a lawsuit against Malaysia Airlines.Despite daily visits to the airline's office to understand what may have happened to their loved ones, they feel they are being ignored.“We're here to go after Malaysia Airlines, Boeing, Rolls-Royce and anyone else who's responsible, because they didn't provide us with the support we were entitled to.They caused us harm and we will ask for compensation.”Experts are now studying a piece of debris found last week on a beach in Mozambique.[2]If it's confirmed to be a piece of the missing flight, it would be the second to be washed up on a shore—last year, a section of the plane's wing was found off Reunion Island.
1.What can we learn about the MH370 tragedy from the news report?
2.Where was the first debris of the missing MH370 found?
【听前预测】
利用播放答题导语的时间，快速浏览每道小题的四个选项。由选项关键词Malaysia Airlines、missing、Flight MH370、in Malaysia等可预测，该则新闻与马航MH370失踪事件有关，听音时应结合选项听相关细节。
1.A
【做题提示】四个选项均为句子，阐述的是四种情况。听到问题后应立刻回忆所听新闻的内容，结合选项作答。
【解析】新闻中提到，在北京，失踪航班上的中国乘客的亲属已经对马来西亚航空公司提起诉讼，由此可知，马航遭到了法律起诉，A项为答案。从新闻中得知，马航MH370在从吉隆坡飞往北京的途中失踪，故排除D项。
2.C
【做题提示】四个选项均为具体地点，推断本题以where提问。听音时要注意听与地点有关的信息。
【解析】新闻结尾处提到，专家正在研究上周在莫桑比克海滩上发现的一块碎片。如果这块碎片被证实是失踪航班的一部分，这会是第二块被冲上海岸的碎片；紧接着提到，去年人们在留尼汪岛附近也发现了飞机机翼的一块碎片。由此可知，第一块碎片是在留尼汪岛发现的，故答案选C。
News Report Two
【听力原文】
This is Lebanon.Nearly two million Syrian refugees have settled.As another harsh winter sets in, many people struggle to keep their tents warm enough for their young children.About 195,000 Syrian families are particularly at risk.The number of years that refugees have stayed here means that they are facing increasing vulnerabilities.All of their savings have been depleted.[3]Many have moved into the settlements because they are cheaper than living in flats or apartments in town.They are not used to these conditions.It is practically impossible to find a job and therefore they have no income and are totally reliant on resources from humanitarian agencies.[4]A snowstorm over the weekend worsened conditions for many families.Some stayed inside huddled around their stoves to keep warm.One refugee says, “It's important to keep my children alive.The cold is easier than death, barrel bombs and shelling.”
3.Why did many refugees move into the settlements?
4.What made the conditions of settlements worse for the refugees?
【听前预测】
利用播放答题导语的时间，快速浏览每道小题的四个选项。由第3题表示原因的四个选项和第4题含有负面色彩的选项关键词可以推测，该则新闻涉及负面题材，听音时应重点关注they(them)的指代对象。
3.B
【做题提示】四个选项均以because开头，可推断本题以why提问，听音时注意含有因果关系的句子。听到问题后应立刻回忆所听新闻内容，结合选项作答。
【解析】新闻中提到，许多人搬至定居点是因为这比住在城里的公寓更便宜，故本题选B。其他三个选项都是根据新闻中的个别单词编造的干扰项。
4.A
【做题提示】四个选项均是名词性短语，关键词snowstorm、bombing、war、starvation均含有负面色彩。听到问题后应立刻回忆所听新闻内容，结合选项作答。
【解析】新闻开头提到，随着又一个严冬来临，约19.5万个叙利亚家庭尤其面临着受冻的危险；结尾部分再次强调，周末的一场暴风雪使许多家庭面临更加严峻的境况，由此可知，选项A正确。
News Report Three
【听力原文】
Fast-food chain McDonald's is adding French fries with chocolate sauce to its menu in Japan.The new item is called McChoco Potato.A portion of the potatoes and chocolate cost 330 yen, which is around $3.[5]The chocolate fries are McDonald's Japan's attempt to reverse poor sales.According to the Japan Times, McDonald's Japan reported an annual loss of over 34 billion yen, or nearly $300 million, last year.“Undoubtedly, 2015 was the most challenging year we have faced in our 45-year history,”[6]said McDonald's Japan's president Sarah Casanova.[7]U.S.-based McDonald's opened its first restaurant in Tokyo in 1971.In the past few years, McDonald's Japan closed hundreds of the restaurants known for its golden arches.Because of the McChoco Potato, customer sales increased in January for the first time in a number of years.“The chocolate fries have been extremely popular with customers, and actually not just customers in Japan,”said Casanova.The chocolate-covered French fries debuted January 26.They are available at Japan's McDonald's for a limited time.
5.What's the purpose of launching McChoco Potato?
6.Who is Sarah Casanova?
7.When was the first McDonald's restaurant opened up in Tokyo?
【听前预测】
利用播放答题导语的时间，快速浏览每道小题的四个选项。由选项关键词customer needs、sales、McDonald's等可预测，该则新闻与麦当劳有关，很可能涉及其销售状况。
5.D
【做题提示】四个选项均是动名词短语，推断本题以what提问。听到问题后应立刻回忆所听新闻内容，结合选项作答。
【解析】新闻开头提到，日本麦当劳新推出一款产品——巧克力酱薯条，然后介绍了该款产品的价格，随即提到日本麦当劳试图以这款巧克力酱薯条来提高销售额，故选项D是正确答案。
6.C
【做题提示】四个选项均表示某种身份，涉及美国麦当劳、日本麦当劳、总经理（或社长）和顾客四个方面。听到问题后应立刻回忆所听新闻内容，结合选项作答。
【解析】新闻中引用了莎拉·卡萨诺瓦的话，来说明日本麦当劳的衰退及2015年的严峻形势，其中提到莎拉·卡萨诺瓦是日本麦当劳的社长，故本题选C。
7.A
【做题提示】四个选项均表示某个具体年份，推断本题以when提问，听音时注意与具体年份相关的信息。听到问题后，立刻回忆所听新闻内容，判断题中所考查的正确时间。
【解析】新闻中间部分提到，总部在美国的麦当劳于1971年在东京开设了第一家分店，故本题选A。选项B、C在文中未提及。选项D虽在新闻中提到，但是指2015年是日本麦当劳最严峻的一年，且根据常识也可排除。
Section B
Conversation One
W:[8]Good evening, and welcome to this week's Business World, the program for and about business people.Tonight we have Mr.Steven Kane, who has just taken over an established bicycle shop.Tell us, Mr.Kane, what made you want to run your own store?
M:Well, I've always loved racing bikes and fixing them.[9]When I was working full-time as a salesman for a big company, I seldom had time to enjoy my hobby.I knew then that as soon as I had enough money to get my own business going, I'd do it.I had my heart set on it and I didn't let anything stand in my way.[10]When I went down to the bank and got a business loan, I knew I'd love being my own boss.Now my time is my own.I open the store when I want and leave when I want.
W:You mean you don't keep regular hours?
M:Well, the sign on my store says the hours are ten to six, but if business is slower than usual, I can just lock up and take off early.
W:Have you hired any employees to work with you yet?
M:[11]Yeah, a couple of friends of mine who love biking as much as I do.They help me out a few days a week.It's great because we play cards or just sit around and talk when there are no customers.
W:Thank you, Mr.Kane.We wish you success in your new business.
8.What is the woman doing?
9.What did Mr.Kane do before he took over the bicycle shop?
10.Why did the man take over a bicycle shop?
11.What do we learn about the people working in the shop?
8.A
【听前预测】
1.四项均以动名词开头，可推测该题是对某一动作行为进行考查。
2.B项中提到了her, 故听音时应重点留意女士的话。
结论：该题可能是对女士的动作行为进行考查。四个选项的信息点比较分散，分别是主持晚间电视节目、修自行车、做关于商业管理的讲座以及进行市场调查。听音时应重点关注与选项内容相关的词语，然后再根据问题做出判断。
【解析】对话一开始，女士说道：“晚上好，欢迎来到本周的“商业世界”，我们的节目为商界人士量身打造。”由此可知，女士正在主持一个晚间电视节目，故A项为正确答案。
9.C
【听前预测】四项均以he开头；四项均为一般过去时态；四项均含有与职业相关的词(repaired bicycles, consultant, salesman, coached in a racing club)。
结论：本题可能是对男士过去所从事的职业进行考查。听音时应重点留意选项中出现的与职业相关的词。
【解析】当女士问男士是什么促使他开一家属于自己的店时，男士说自己一直很喜欢自行车运动，也喜欢修理自行车。但当他在一家大公司做全职销售员时，他很少有时间享受自己的爱好。然而他知道只要自己有足够的资金来开展自己的事业，他就会去做。由此可知，男士在开自行车商店之前是一名销售员，故C项为正确答案。
10.A
【听前预测】
1.四项均以he开头。
2.三项含有表示“想要”的词(want)，其中一项为肯定，两项为否定。
结论：本题可能考查男士做某事或不做某事的原因，听音时应将重点放在own boss、profitable、start from scratch（白手起家）以及debt上。
【解析】对话中男士说道，当他去银行借了商业贷款之后，他就想自己当老板。现在他的时间都是自己的，想开店时就开店，不想开店就关门。由此可知，男士经营自行车商店的原因是他想要自己给自己当老板，故A项正确。
11.B
【听前预测】
1.四项均以they开头。
2.两项含有与工作或报酬相关的词(work, paid)，一项说明了they的身份，一项说明了they的喜好。
结论：该题是对they的相关信息进行考查，由B项可知，they与男士相关。听音时应首先弄清楚they的指代对象，并将听音重点放在各选项关键词(work five days, paid by the hour, friends, enjoy gambling)上，然后再根据问题做出判断。
【解析】在对话快结束时，女士问男士的店里是否有雇员，男士作了肯定回答，他的一些喜欢骑自行车的朋友一周会来帮几天忙。四个选项中，只有B项与此表述一致，故为正确答案。A、C两项文中未提及；D项与原文信息不符，文中男士只提到当店里没有顾客的时候，他会和朋友们打牌或者坐在一起聊天，并没有说他们喜欢赌博，故D项也可排除。
Conversation Two
W:Well, the main activities in the region were historically steel and paper processing, I think.
M:Yes, but I'm not quite sure about the status of those industries now.Could you tell us something about that?
W:Yes, of course.[12]In fact, they are less significant, but steel-related manufacturing still accounts for 44% of industrial activity.So it's still very important.In fact, 80% of Spain's machine tools are from the Basque Country.As for paper processing, there's still a little.But it's no longer what it once was in the region.So, is that clear?
M:Yes, thanks.
W:Now, to get back to what I was saying, there's a lot of unemployment as well as geographical problems in the region.
M:Sorry, Victoria.What do you mean by geographical problems?
W:Well, what I mean is the area is very hilly, mountainous in parts.[13]So there used to be transport problems, now though there are new train links and better roads, but it may be that some smaller towns inland remain not very well-connected.Is that OK? Does that make sense? [14]When we talk about specific location suggestions for the factory, we'll see this in more detail, so we'll come back to this question, OK?
M:OK, right.
W:So, I was about to say something about the work force in the region and the level of training and education.[15]In general, it's very good and improving.
12.What does the woman say about steel-related manufacturing in the region?
13.What problem hinders the region's development?
14.What will the speakers discuss later?
15.What does the woman think about the work force and the level of training and education there?
12.B
【听前预测】四项均以it开头；三项含有与产业或经济相关的词(industry, industrial activity, GDP）。
结论：该题可能考查与it相关的产业或经济状况。听音时应首先弄清楚it的指代对象，并将听音重点放在各选项的关键词(service industry, major part, industrial activity, history, paper processing, 80 percent, region's GDP）上，然后再根据问题进行判断。
【解析】对话中女士提到，该地区曾经的主要产业是钢铁和纸张加工，但现在这两种产业的重要性有所下降。尽管如此，钢铁制造业仍旧占据当地产业活动的44%，依然很重要。四项中只有B项信息与此一致，故为正确答案。A、C两项文中均未提及；D项比较具有干扰性，对话中虽然提到了80%这一数字，但它指的并不是占GDP的比重，而是指西班牙所使用的机床中来自巴斯克地区的机床的比率，故也可排除。
13.A
【听前预测】
1.四项均为名词短语，可推测该题以what进行提问。
2.四项均含有表示问题或困难的词(problems, shortage, lack, poor)。
结论：结合上题可知，该题可能是对经济或产业方面的问题进行考查。考生应首先弄清楚四个选项的内容，然后重点关注录音中与选项内容相关的信息，然后根据问题进一步做出判断。
【解析】对话中女士提到，当地存在许多失业问题和地理问题。当男士问地理问题指的是什么时，女士说当地很多地方是山区，过去在交通运输方面存在问题，现在尽管新修了铁路并对公路进行了完善，但仍然很难将内陆的一些小镇与外面的世界连接起来。由此可知，阻碍当地经济发展的主要是交通运输问题，故A项正确。
14.C
【听前预测】
1.四项均为名词短语，可推测该题以what进行提问。
2.两项含有与产业相关的词(product, factory)，两项含有与公司或工作相关的词(companies, job)。
结论：该题可能考查与产业、公司或工作相关的信息，听音时应重点留意。
【解析】对话中，当女士向男士解释完何谓地理问题时，紧接着说在他们接下来谈到为工厂选址的问题时，会再详细地探讨这个问题的。由此可知，两名说话者接下来会谈到为新工厂选择地点的问题，故C项为正确答案。
15.C
【听前预测】四个选项都是表示评价性的语句，由此可知，本题询问某人对某事的态度或看法，听音时应重点关注表达观点态度的词语。
【解析】对话结尾处女士提到了当地的劳动力状况、培训和教育水平，她明确指出，总体来说，情况非常好，正在改善。由此可知，本题应选C。
Section C
Passage One
【听力原文】
[16]I first met Joe Gumps when we were both 9 years old, which is probably the only reason he is one of my best friends.If I had first met Joe as a freshman in high school, we wouldn't even have had the chance to get to know each other.Joe is a day student, but I am a boarding student.We haven't been in the same classes, sports or extracurricular activities.Nonetheless, [17]I spend nearly every weekend at his house, and we talk on the phone every night.This is not to say that we would not have been compatible if we had first met in our freshman year.Rather, we would not have been likely to spend enough time getting to know each other, due to the lack of immediately visible mutual interests.
In fact, to be honest, I struggle even now to think of things we have in common, but maybe that's what makes us enjoy each other's company so much.When I look at my friendship with Joe, I wonder how many people I've known whom I never disliked but simply didn't take the time to get to know.[18]Thanks to Joe, I have realized how little basis there is, for the social divisions that exist in every community.Since this realization, I have begun to make an even more determined effort to find friends in unexpected people and places.
16.Why does the speaker say Joe Gumps became one of his best friends?
17.Where does the speaker spend most of his weekends?
18.What has the speaker learned from his friendship with Joe?
【整体预测】
快速浏览各题选项，由其中的关键词shared、mutual、in common、friendships以及become friends可以发现，本文可能谈论与友情相关的内容。第一题涉及两人的共同点，第二题涉及地点，第三题涉及得出的结论，听音时应重点关注相关内容。
16.B
【解题思路】四项均以they开头，且时态均为一般过去时；三项含有表示共同点的词语(shared, mutual, in common)。
结论：本题很可能是问两个好朋友所具有的共同点，即两个人成为朋友的原因。
【解析】文章一开头就提到，他和乔·冈普斯在他们九岁时就认识了，这可能是乔·冈普斯成为他最好朋友之一的唯一原因。由此可见，讲话者认为乔·冈普斯之所以能成为他的好朋友，是因为他们相识很早，故本题选B。
17.B
【解题思路】四项都是以at开头的地点状语。听音时应留意与地点有关的信息，尤其应注意是否有提到local club、house、sports center或boarding school的地方。
【解析】说话者提到，他和乔并不是同班，在体育活动或课外活动方面也没有什么交集，但他几乎每个周末都在他家度过，每天晚上也都和他通电话。由此可知，B为正确答案，且关键词at his house在选项B中原词复现。
18.D
【解题思路】两项含有表示朋友、友情的词(friendships, friends)；两项含有表示困难的词(difficult, hard)，两项含有表示差异的词(different backgrounds, social divisions)。
结论：本题可能考查的是结识朋友或维持友情可能会遇到的困难或问题。
【解析】在原文后半部分，讲话者提到，当反观与乔之间的友情时，他意识到，他认识许多自己并非不喜欢的人，但从未花时间多了解他们一下。他要感谢乔使他明白，其实各个社会群体内部的划分并不是泾渭分明的，也就是说，只要人们愿意去相互接触、相互了解，所谓的社会界线就很容易消融。故本题选D。
Passage Two
【听力原文】
It was a bad night for Louis.His research in the neighboring town had taken longer than he expected.It was late and he was very tired when he drove home.[19]He turned into his building's parking lot, but all the spaces were full.He drove back out onto the street looking for a parking space.The first block was full.The next block was almost empty.Louis didn't see a no-parking sign, but he suspected that if parking were allowed there, most of the spaces would be filled.Then he saw a small parking lot with two free spaces.He was so glad to see them that he didn't even think to read the sign by the entrance.He drove in, parked, and hurried home to go to bed.The next morning he went back to the lot to get his car.It was gone.[20]He ran home and telephoned the city police to say that his car had been stolen.It took the police only a minute to tell him what had happened.His car had been on a private lot.It had been taken away by the police.[21]Louis had to take a taxi to the city garage far from the center of town.He had to pay a fee of $40 to get his car back.In addition, he got a parking ticket—his first one ever in Greenville.
19.Where did Louis intend to park his car when he came back from work one night?
20.What did Louis think had happened to his car the next morning?
21.Where did Louis finally get his car back?
【整体预测】
快速浏览此部分的各个选项可以发现，第19和21题的选项均为地点状语，且多次提到parking lot、garage等与车有关的地点，第20题为被动态的过去完成时，且其中的过去分词多带有“消失，不见”等含义，如：taken、moved、stolen。由此可以大致推测出，文章讲述了发生在过去的一个故事，很可能和车辆等的失踪有关，应特别留意表示地点的线索词。
19.B
【解题思路】四项均为地点状语；三项含有与车相关的地点(parking lot, parking meter, street)。
结论：本题涉及地点，并可能与汽车有关。听音时应留意与这两点有关的信息。
【解析】本题问一天晚上路易斯工作结束回家时想把车停在什么地方。intend to表示主观意愿。文章开头处提到，下了班十分疲惫的路易斯开着车拐进小区的停车场，但发现所有的车位都满了，可见他最初是想把车停进小区停车场的，应选B, 其中的his building's parking lot为文中的原词复现。A项the entrance of a park是利用park的一词多义设置的干扰项；C项中的parking meter指的是“（电子）停车收费器”；D项at a street corner文中没有提到。
20.C
【解题思路】
1.四项都由“it had been + 过去分词”的形式构成。
2.三项的过去分词都带有“消失，不见”等含义(taken, moved, stolen)。
结论：结合上题可推测，本题考查的内容可能与汽车的失踪有关。
【解析】题干问的是路易斯“以为”它的车怎么样了。根据文章内容，路易斯停好车后就回家睡觉了，第二天早晨，他去停车场找自己的车，但发现车已经不见了，他赶紧跑回家，向警察报案说他的车被偷了。可见，路易斯以为自己的车丢了，had been stolen在选项C中原词复现，故C为正确答案。虽然后文中说到，路易斯的车其实是因为停在了他人的私家车位，所以被警察拖走了，但这并不是路易斯所猜测的汽车失踪的原因。
21.D
【解题思路】四项均为地点状语；两项含有与汽车有关的词(parking, garage)。
结论：本题涉及地点，并可能与汽车有关。根据行文逻辑可以推断，本题可能考查失踪的车辆在何处被找到。
【解析】文章最后提到，路易斯不得不坐出租车来到远离市中心的城市车库(city garage)取回他的车，并交了40美元的费用，故选D。
Passage Three
【听力原文】
[22]Well, to pick up where we left off last time, I believe we agreed the creativity is a mysterious idea.It's one of those things we all recognize when we see it.But we don't really understand what it is.We seem to feel that some people are naturally creative, but we don't know how they got that way.Is creativity a natural gift like good looks? Or is it something that can be acquired like knowledge? Perhaps if we analyze the creative process carefully, we might get some insight into what it is and how it might work in our lives.[23]The creative process has always been accepted as the source of all important work in the arts.But we should not think the creativity plays a role only in the arts.[24]Every major scientific discovery began with someone imagining the world to look differently from the way others saw it.And this is what creativity is all about: imagining the world in a new way.And despite what you may believe about the limits of your own creative imaginations, we all have the potential to imagine the world in an absolutely new way.
In fact, you were born with it.It is your birth right as a human being.[25]And what's more, you use it every day almost every moment of your life.Your creative imagination is what you use to make sense of your experiences.It's your creative mind that gets meaning from the chaos of your experiences and brings order to your world.
22.What did the speaker most probably discuss last time?
23.What is a widely accepted idea about the creative process?
24.What leads to major scientific discoveries according to the speaker?
25.What does the speaker imply about the creative process?
【整体预测】
快速浏览各题选项可以发现，第22题和第24题均为名词性短语，第23题和第25题均以it开头，对事物的属性进行描述。creativity、imagination、reasoning、thinking等表示思维活动或能力的词频繁出现，表示“人”的词语也被多次提到，如：individuals、people、we、human。由此可以大致推断，短文可能围绕人类在思想方面的某种或几种能力展开论述。
22.B
【解题思路】四项均为名词性短语；三项含有与创造力有关的词(creative, creativity)；仔细观察，四项均带有一定的话题性质(famous…individuals, mysteriousness of, scientific discovery, creativity…in arts)。
结论：本题为本篇短文的第一道题目，涉及话题，要特别留意文章的第一句话。
【解析】本题是问说话者上次最可能讲到了什么内容，解题线索在文章第一句话：Well, to pick up where we left off last time, I believe we agreed the creativity is a mysterious idea。由这句话可知，在上一次讲述中，讲话者谈到了创造力的难以理解性，选项B是对原文的同义转述，为正确答案。
23.D
【解题思路】四项均以it开头；三项含有与人有关的词语(people, we)；两项含有all。
结论：本题可能考查与人有关的某类事物的属性。听音时应首先弄清楚it的指代对象，并将重点放在具有普遍性的规律或认识上。
【解析】题目问到，关于创造过程，哪一种观点是人们普遍认同的。文中的has always been accepted与题目中的is a widely accepted idea意思相同，其后即为解题线索。该句提到，人们普遍认为创造过程是一切重要艺术作品的源泉。选项D中的the source of all artistic work是原文中的the source of all important work in the arts的同义转述，故为正确答案。
24.A
【解题思路】四项均为“形容词+名词”的结构；四项均涉及人的思维活动或能力(imagination, reasoning, curiosity, thinking)。
结论：本题很可能以what开头进行提问，考查人类某种思维活动或能力的重要性等。
【解析】本题问根据讲话者的观点，是什么导致了重大的科学发现(major scientific discoveries)。文中讲到，每个重大的科学发现都始于某个人用与众不同的方式去想象和看待世界，这便是创造力之所在。imagination和creativity是该观点中的两个关键词，故本题应选A。
25.C
【解题思路】四项均以it开头；两项含有与人相关的词(people, human)；两项涉及普遍性(ordinary, everyday)，一项涉及独特性(unique)。
结论：本题很可能考查与人相关的某事物的属性，涉及它的普遍性或者独特性。听音时应首先弄清it的指代对象。
【解析】本题问关于创造过程，讲话者暗示了什么。文章结尾处提到，事实上，创造过程是你与生俱来的，是你作为人类天生的权利，而且，你几乎每天、每时每刻都会用到它。可见，创造过程伴随着我们的日常生活，故C项正确。A项与文意相反；B项和D项文中均未提及，可排除。