
expensive, maybe mid-range. How much would you say is a mid-range bottle of wine approximately?
W: Well, it varies greatly. Our lowest prices are around $6 a bottle, (5)but those are table wines. They are not very special.
And I would not suggest them as a gift. On the other end, our most expensive bottles are over $150. If you are looking for
something priced in the middle, I would say anything between $30 and $60 would make a decent gift. How does that
sound?
M: Mm, yeah.(6)I guess something in the vicinity of 30 or 40 would be good. Which type would you recommend?
W:(7) I would say the safest option is always a red wine. They are generally more popular than whites, and can usually be
paired with food more easily. Our specialty here are Italian wines, and these tend to be fruity with medium acidity.
(8-1)This one here is a Chianti, which is perhaps Italy's most famous type of red wine. Alternatively, you may wish to try
and surprise your boss with something less common, such as the Zinfandel. The grapes are originally native to Croatia
but this winery is in east in Italy and it has a more spicy and peppery flavor. So to summarize, the Chianti is more
classical and the Zinfandel more exciting. Both are similarly priced at just under $40.
M:(8-2) I will go with Chianti then. Thanks.
Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
未听先知:预览四道题各选项,由选项中的 gifts、wine 等词可以初步推测,对话内容与购买葡萄酒作为礼物送人有
关,再结合第 6题选项中的不同价格区间,第 7、8两题选项中的 Italians、spicy、red wine 等词可以进一步推测,
对话内容涉及意大利红葡萄酒,并且两人谈到了葡萄酒的价格、口味方面。
5:What does the woman think of table wines?
答案:B
详解:对话中,女士对男士说,她店里最便宜的葡萄酒大约 6美元一瓶,但这些都是普通的佐餐酒,没有什么特
别之处,她不建议男士买这种葡萄酒作为礼物。也就是说,这种 table wine 不是体面的礼物,答案为 B。
6:What is the price range of wine the man will consider?
答案:A
详解:对话中,男士提到,他希望购买价格在 30 或40 美元左右的葡萄酒。因此答案为 A。
7:Why does the woman recommend red wines
答案:D
详解:对话中,女士建议男士购买红葡萄酒,因为红葡萄酒通常比白葡萄酒更受欢迎,并且红葡萄酒与食物更容
易搭配。也就是说,红葡萄酒可以与不同的食物进行搭配饮用,答案为 D。
8:What do we learn about the wine the man finally bought?
答案:D
详解:对话末尾,男士决定要买 Chianti(基安蒂红葡萄酒),而根据女士此前的介绍,Chianti 是意大利最有名的
一种红葡萄酒。因此答案为 D。
Section B
Passage One
(9)Many people enjoy secret codes. The harder the code, the more some people will try to figure it out.
In wartime, codes are especially important. They help army send news about battles and signs of enemy
forces. Neither side wants its code broken by the other. (10-1)One very important code was never broken.
It was used during World War two by the Americans. It was spoken code, never written down, and it was
developed and used by Navajo Indians. They were called the Navajo code talkers. The Navajo created the
codes in their own language. Navajo is hard to learn and only a few people know it. So it was pretty
certain that the enemy would not be able to understand the code talkers. In addition, the talkers used code
words. They called a submarine and an iron fish and a small bomb thrown by hand a potato. If they
wanted to spell something, they used code words for letters of the Alphabet. For instance, the letter A was
ant or apple or ax. The code talkers worked mostly in the islands in the Pacific. One or two would be
assigned a group of soldiers. They would send messages by field telephone to the code talker in the next
group. And he would relay the information to his commander. (10-2)The code talkers played an important
part in several battles. They helped the troops coordinate their movements and attacks. After the war, the