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Model Test Two 11. M: What’s Harry been up to ? I’ve seen him at the school of music several times in the past month. W: Can you believe that he has taken up singing at his age? Q: What does the woman mean? 【听前预测】由选项中重复出现的Harry 和sing/singing 可知，对话可能与Harry 唱歌有关。 【解析】选［D］。对话中女士提到Can you believe…taken up singing at his age?, Can you believe…?说明了unusual, start singing是对taken up singing的同义转述，故答案为［D］。表示“…令人吃惊”，taking up doing sth.意为“开始做某事”。12. W: This is the third time you have been late this Week, Robert. You’ll have to so better than that, or I might find it necessary to let you go. M: It won’t happen again, I assure you. Q: Who might be speaking to Robert? 【听前预测】选项中的等表明，本题可能考查人物身份。 【解析】选［D］。对话中女士提到I might find it necessary to let you go（我可能觉得有必要让你离开(公司)），［D］中的boss与let you go相对应，故答案为［D］。let sb. go意为“让某人离开”，是解雇某人的委婉说法，相当于dismiss/fire sb.13. M: How did you like the new exhibit at the art gallery? W: I still haven’t been able to take any time out from studying. Q: What does the woman mean? 【听前预测】由选项中的She, want, see, exhibit, paintings等可知，对话与女士看画展有关，女士的话为听音重点。 【解 析】选［B］。女士的话haven’t…take any time out from studying为听音重点。忙于学习抽不开空，说明女士没有去看。故答案为［B］。take time out from doing sth.意为“从做某事中抽出时间来”。14. W: I heard Peter has been to an interview today. How did it go? M: Oh, if he had just relaxed, he would have done fine. Q: What can we learn about Peter? 【听前预测】由选项中的均出现He和interview可知，对话与He和面试有关。 【解 析】选［D ］。对话中男士用虚拟语气说if he had just relaxed, he would have done fine.（要是他放松些，他会做得很好）。由此可知，事实是Peter没有放松，表现得太紧张，帮答案为［D］。15. W: Are you being served, Sir? What can I do for you? M: No, I’ll try to get this book renewed. You know, It’s so helpful that I can’t finish my research paper without it. Q: Where does this conversation probably take place? 【听前预测】本题考查地点场所，快速浏览四个选项中的地点场所，并在听音时捕捉关键信息词对号入座即可选中答案。 【解 析】选［A］。对话中男士说get this book renewed（想要续借图书），因为can’t finish my research paper without it（要参考该书来完成论文），由此可推知，对话发 生在图馆，故答案为［A］16. W: Poor Charlie! To be so close