Conversation One
M: Excuse me. Are you going to buy concert tickets?
W: Yes, I am. So are all these people in front of me.
M: Have you been here long?
W: About 45 minutes. I've moved forward a total of about 3 feet in that time.
M: You are kidding.
W: Not at all. There was a couple up ahead of me who got so disgusted and they finally gave up and left. They said they'd been waiting for more than an hour.
M: Terrific. Does anyone know what's causing the delay?
W: If so, no one has let us know. It could be that there aren't enough people selling tickets this afternoon. Or maybe their computer is down. I'm sure the concert hasn't been cancelled.
M: I just hope they don't run out of tickets before I get up there.
W: That really would be annoying, wouldn't it?
M: I guess I should have come before lunch. Or has it been like this all day?
W: Apparently it has. In fact, before I came I tried calling to charge my tickets over the phone, just to avoid this long wait. But they are not taking phone orders, or checks, or credit cards. It's cash or nothing, and you have to come in person.
M: Well, there are two more hours before the tickets office closes. Tickets for a good concert are worth waiting for. So I think I'll just make myself comfortable.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
19. What do we learn about the woman's opinion about what's happening?
【解析】选[D]。选项表明本题很可能考查女士对purchase的看法，[C]与此关系不大，很可能不是答案，故可初步排除。从对话中的buy concert tickets和all these people in front of me可以判断女士是在排队买票。女士说自己等了45 minutes，之后又补充说a couple ... finally gave up and left，这些都说明她为了买到tickets而情愿等候。选项[D] ...resigned to the situation"顺从了这种情形"符合题干要求及对话中所描述的事实。
20. How are people expected to purchase their tickets?
【解析】选[C]。预览选项可知此题考查的是付款方式。女士最后说，they are not taking phone orders, or checks, or credit cards. It's cash or nothing, ...。这就说明付款时除了cash"现金"，其他方式都不行，因此选[C]。选项[B]中的charge ...to one's account意为"把...记在某人账上，赊购"。
21. What will the man probably do next?
【解析】选[A]。选项表明本题是在考查男士将要做出的行为。男士在对话结束时说"Tickets for a good concert are worth waiting for"，这表明他肯定会继续等下去，因此选[A]。Conversation Two
M: You like living in the city, don't you?
W: Oh, I love it. It's so convenient. I can take the bus to work, or the subway, or the taxi. And there is so much to do.
M: I know what you mean. I'd like to live in the city, too, but to live in the suburbs is better for children.
W: Well, there are a lot of good things about suburban living. But, as a working woman, I think a city has all the conveniences - including the best food and fastest news.
M: But there are more trees, grass and fresh air in the suburbs.
W: Yeah, but living in a city, it's convenient to go everywhere. There are lots of movie houses, theaters and so on. You can take them to the suburbs on the weekends.
M: Yeah, children are the right age. There are lots of things for them here.
W: You are right. They are at the library in Brooklyn. And they come back home for lunch, then go uptown to the Museum of Natural History. There is so much for young people to see and do.
M: Not just for young people. What about me? I've never been to the Museum of Natural History.
W: Neither have I. When I was a child, I used to go to the Museum of Art.
M: I've been there several times. Twice with children.
W: Well, I have an idea. Next weekend, we go to the Museum of Natural History.
M: Ok, that's really a very nice idea.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
22. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?
【解析】选[B]。选项表明本题考查对话的主题。对话涉及面广，话题分散，但还是有一定的逻辑顺序，即先是比较城市和郊区各自的优点，然后集中到城市设施对孩子成长的重要性，最后以下周末的活动安排轻松结束了讨论。[B]符合题意，[D]具有一定的干扰性，但并不是主要探讨的内容。
23. What does the man think of living in the suburbs?
【解析】选[C]。听音时一定要听清问题，将不同人物的信息对号入座。选项[A]、[B]是女士对于在市内生活的看法，与题干不符。对话中男士指出：there are more trees, grass and fresh air in the suburbs，[C]是对此的同义转述。
24. What is the man's opinion of the city?
【解析】选[C]。选项表明本题最有可能在考查城市对孩子的影响，[B]与其他选项明显不同，可能不是答案，故初步排除。对话中女士指出There is so much for young people to see and do。男士则回答说Not just for young people，并表示自己也从未去过自然历史博物馆，言下之意是说无论对孩子还是对成年人而言，城市都不失为一个好地方，因此选[C]。
25. What do we know about the woman according to the conversation?
【解析】选[D]。选项均以She开头，因此要注意听女士的行为或意见。[A]与女士说的as a working woman矛盾。根据第22题的分析，[B]与对话主旨明显相反。[C]在文中没有涉及。对话结尾，女士建议下周末一起去自然历史博物馆，因此[D]项正确。
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