IV．短文理解（Passages）（共10小题，计10分）
A）根据所听短文的内容，选出下列问题的最佳答案。短文读两遍。
21．What time did the train stop？ 
A．At ten thirty．
B．At one to one．
C．It was four o'clock．
D．At two o'clock．
22．Where was the train？
A．Between two stations．
B．On a street．
C．Next to Bruce's home．
D．Behind a bus．
23．Who was worried about Bruce？
A．The young girl．B．His mum．
C．A kind fireman．D．The policeman．
24．Who looked after Bruce？
A．His kind sister．B．The stranger sitting near him．
C．An old woman．D．A young student on the train．
25．How did Bruce go home at last？
A．By minibus．B．By train．C．By taxi．D．On foot．
根据试题及题旁的图画，我们可以了解到这篇短文讲的是火车上的故事。听的重点包括（1）停车的时间；（2）停车的地点；（3）为Bruce担心的人；（4）照看Bruce的人；（5）Bruce是怎样回家的。由于“问题”是在试卷上，我们只需注意“听”就是了。“短文理解”录音也是放两遍，听第一遍时，就要边听边看试题，边记忆听到的内容，听到与试题相关的“关键词”立即作记号；听第二遍录音时，查漏补缺。
现在我们来看一看录音中与试题相关的“关键词、句”：
It was two o'clock．A train stopped between two stations．All the lights went out．It was dark and hot in the tunnel．There was a little boy，Bruce，on the train．He was very afraid．
A stranger sitting next to Bruce asked，“Are you all right？”
Bruce said，“Oh dear，what shall I do？My mother is waiting for me at home．She'll be worried．”“Don't be afraid．Stay with me，”said the stranger kindly．“I'll look after you．”
Later the firemen and policemen came and helped all the people on the train walk out of the tunnel．Everyone was safe．
The stranger，a young girl，took Bruce back home by taxi in the end．
这几个句子都直接或间接地回答了前面的问题。其中21、22和 25小题的关键词：“two o'clock”，“between two stations”和“by taxi”就在句中。23、24小题则需要联系上下句才能确定。因此，我们在边看试卷边听第一遍录音，听到第一句It was two o'clock．时，同时在试卷上看到了D．At two o'clock．就应立即动手在21小题选项D下划个“√”；听完第二句：A train stopped between two stations．立即动手在22小题选项A下划个“√”。
25小题也能一次性选定。23、24小题则可先记住大意，作个记号，待听第二遍时再确定。这篇短文我们阅读起来觉得非常简单，试题“要点”也一目了然。如果让你听，你能确信肯定没问题吗？（答案：21．D 22．A 23．B 24．B 25．C）
B）根据所听短文的内容，选出最佳答案，完成各句。短文读两遍。
26．My twin brothers both 
have _________ hair and _________ eyes and they always wear jeans and T-shirts．
A．red；black B．white；GREy
C．brown；blue D．yellow；purple
27．Tim and Tom both like _________ and _________ ．
A．pop music；model robots B．computers；pop music
C．football；homework D．housework；computers
28．They go to a football match every _________ ．
A．Friday B．Saturday C．Sunday D．holiday
29．Tim _________ ，but Tom doesn't．
A．sings well B．can send e-mail at home
C．works hard at school D．plays football very well
30．_________ often travels and doesn't often stay at home．
A．The writer B．Tim C．Tom D．Their mother
录音原文：
I have twin brothers，Tim and Tom．They look the same and a lot of people don't know which twin is which．They both have brown hair and blue eyes，and they always wear jeans and T-shirts．
They like wearing the same things，and they like doing the same things，too．For example，they both like pop music，football and computers．They go to a football match every Saturday．They'd like to play computer games every night，but our mother says they can't because they have a lot of homework．
They're twins，but they aren't the same in every way．For example，Tim works hard at school，but Tom doesn't．
Our mother is often away from home because she travels a lot in her job，so we all help in the house．
I think it's fun to have twin brothers．
答案：26．C 27．B 28．B 29．C 30．D
通过试题和录音材料，我们可以看到，26、28、29小题基本是短文中的原句。其它两个小题与原文中句子稍有不同。27小题选项中的单词的前后顺序与原文不同；30小题试题与原文相比略短。
第26小题，听清两个人物：Tim and Tom，侧重听hair和eyes前面的形容词，能捕捉到brown和blue更好；
第27小题，重点捕捉“like”的内容。先抓到“they both like pop music，football and computers”，争取听清三个中的两个，当然能听清三个更好；
第28小题，因为是紧接着27小题的内容，又是原句，争取抓住关键词“Saturday”；
第29小题，试题和原文句子相同，又在段尾，捕捉不难；
第30小题，内容在短文末尾，一般给人印象较深。抓住关键词“mother”就行了。
听第一遍录音就要眼、耳、手、脑联合运作，能选定的尽量选定。
听第二遍录音时，侧重第一遍没听清的地方，如第27小题原文中给的是三项内容：pop music，football and computers，而选项只能确定两项。本题可能要在听第二遍时才能确定。
根据对录音短文内容的整体记忆，检查、修正答案，并在答题纸上涂写答案。
