音频地址:音频下载 13. A) Training for the Mid-Atlantic Championships. B) Making preparations for a trans-Atlantic trip. C) Collecting information about baseball games. D) Analyzing their rivals' on-field performance. 14. A) He had a narrow escape in a car accident. B) He is hospitalized for a serious injury. C) He lost his mother two weeks ago. D) He has been having a hard time. 13. A. Training for the Mid-Atlantic Championship. 男:祝贺你,我听说你们的棒球队将要参加亚特兰大中部地区冠军争夺赛了。 女:是呀,我们现在正紧锣密鼓地练习呢! 问:这个女人所在的球队正在做什么? 答:对话开头男生提到女生所在的棒球队要参加Mid-AtlanticChampionship.女生说:“we're all working real hard right now!”(我们现在正紧锣密鼓地练习呢!)由此可知,女生所在的棒球队正在进行赛前训练。 14. D) He has been having a hard time. 女:约翰正在医院里照顾他妈妈,她在两个周前的一次交通事故中受了伤,现在情况依然不容乐观。 男:哦,那太可怕了,你知道,他父亲去年去世了。 问:关于约翰,我们能了解到什么?
M: Congratulations! I heard your baseball team is going to the Middle Atlantic Championship.
W: Yeah, we're all working real hard right now!
Q: What is the woman's team doing?
W: John's been looking after his mother in the hospital. She was injured in a car accident two weeks ago and still in critical condition.
M: Oh, that's terrible. And you know his father passed away last year.
Q: What do we learn about John?
此题还有一个迷惑选项B, Making preparations for a trans-Atlantic trip,必须注意的是:这里并不是准备旅行,而是准备参赛。
答案:解析:根据听力原文可知,“John's mother is in the hospital and his father died last year.”(约翰的母亲出车祸住院了,父亲两年前也过世了)由此可见,John的近况还是蛮悲惨的;答案也就显而易见了。