commanded absolute loyalty from Apple users.

　　细节题。由关键词fanatical loyalty 定位到低段第一句话。所以乔布斯成功最令人震惊的地方在于它获得了苹果用户的绝对忠诚。选C

　　But what was perhaps most astonishing about Mr Jobs was the fanatical loyalty he managed to inspire in customers.

　　7. D It originates in the consumer market.

　　细节题。由关键词special report定位到第6段第一句，

　　As our special report in this week's issue (printed before Mr Jobs's death) explains, innovation used to spill over from military and corporate laboratories to the consumer market, but lately this process has gone into reverse. Many people's homes now have more powerful, and more flexible, devices than their offices do; consumer gizmos and online services are smarter and easier to use than most companies' systems.过去创新是从部队和公司实验室再拓展到消费者市场，现在的情况是反过来。所以选D

　　8. closed and inflexible

　　细节题。由关键词 “critics complained”定位到第七段第一句，可知空格处应填写“closed and inflexible”。

　　Mr Jobs had a reputation as a control freak, and his critics complained that the products and systems he designed were closed and inflexible, in the name of greater ease of use.

　　9. combined

　　细节题，由关键词“Amazon”定位到原文第8段 ，所以空格处填combined。

　　At the recent unveiling of a tablet computer by Jeff Bezos of Amazon, whose company is doing the best job of following Apple's lead in combining hardware, software, content and services in an easy-to-use bundle,

　　10. reshaping entire industries

　　细节题，由关键词the magic of computing定位到原文最后一段， 空格处填reshaping entire industries.

　　But in the end he conjured up a reality of his own, channelling the magic of computing into products that reshaped entire industries.

　　Part III Listening Comprehension

　　Section A

　　11.

　　W: I just heard about a really beautiful park in the east end of the town. There are a lot of roses in bloom.

　　M: Why don’t we walk over there and see for ourselves?

　　Q: What will the speakers probably do?

　　答案：C. Go to the park to enjoy the flowers.

　　点评：对话中女士介绍了一处漂亮的公园，从男士的回答“为什么不去看看呢?”可以判断，接下去两人可能会去这个公园。see for 看见

　　12.

　　M: My presentation is scheduled for 9:30 tomorrow morning at the lecture hall. I hope to see you there.

　　W: Oh, sorry. I was about to tell you that I have an appointment with my dentist at 9:00 o’clock tomorrow.

　　Q: What do we learn about the woman?

　　答案：C. She cannot attend the presentation.

　　点评：从对话中可知，女士九点要去看牙医，无法参加男士的讲座了。

　　13.

　　W: How long have you been running this company?

　　M: Twenty years if you can believe that. I brought it from a small operation to what it is today.

　　Q: What do we learn about the man?

　　答案：B. He is a very successful businessman.

　　点评：从对话中可知，男士经营这家公司20年了，而且成功把公司从一家小公司发展到了现在较大的规模。run v. 经营，管理

　　14.

　　M: Have you read the news on the campus net? Susan has won the scholarship for next year.

　　W: I knew she would from the very beginning. Such a brilliant and diligent girl! She certainly deserves it.

　　Q: What does the woman mean?

　　答案：D. She has every confidence in Susan.

　　点评：从对话中可知，女士一直很看好Susan, 觉得她肯定能拿到奖学金。sb. deserves it. 某人应得的。

　　15.

　　W: Taking a bus to Miami, it’s cheaper than going by train.

　　M: That’s true. But I’d rather pay a little more for the added comfort and convenience.

　　Q: What does the man mean?

　　答案：D. It is worth the money taking a train to Miami.

　　点评：从对话中可知，坐车去迈阿密比火车便宜，但火车更舒适便捷。

　　16.

　　M: I think it’s time we got rid of all this old furniture.

　　W: You’re right. We need to promote our image besides it’s not a real antique.

　　Q: What do the speakers mean?

　　答案：C. The old furniture should be replaced.

　　点评：从对话中可知，男士和女士都认为应该把旧家具换掉，以改善形象。对话中有些生词，但不影响对主要含义的把握，可以忽略。

　　get rid of 处理掉

　　17.

　　M: That was some storm yesterday. How was I afraid I couldn’t make it home.

　　W: Yeah, most of the roads to my house were flooded. I didn’t get home from the lab until midnight.

　　Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

　　答案：B. The man got home late due to the storm.

　　点评：从对话中可知，昨天有暴风雨，女士担心自己回不了家，男士直到半夜才回家。

　　18.

　　W: My boys are always complaining that they’re bored.

　　M: Why don’t you get them into some team sports? My son and daughter play soccer every Saturday. And they both look forward to it all week.

　　Q: What does the man mean?

　　答案：A. The woman’s sons might enjoy team sports.

　　点评：从对话中可知，男士建议女士可以让自己的儿子们参加一些团队运动，这样他们就不会觉得无聊了。

　　Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard

　　W: So John, I hear you and Arthur share a job, don’t you?

　　M: Yes. We’ve shared a sales job at Sonatechfor about two years now.

　　W: Well, how do you divide up your schedule?

　　M: You know we are both sales representatives, and we take orders over the phone. When we started job sharing it was difficult, because we both worked all day Monday. I worked Tuesday and Thursday and Arthur worked Wednesday and Friday. The problem was that when I was in the office on Tuesday. I would talk to people, then they would call back on Wednesday with a question. But Arthur couldn’t answer the question and he couldn’t ask me about it because I wasn’t in the office. So he had to ask the people to call me back the next day, Thursday. Of course, they didn’t like to wait until the next day to have their questions answered.

　　W: Yes, that sounds like a problem.

　　M: So, finally we decided that Arthur would work in the mornings and I would work in the afternoons. Now if someone calls with the question for me in the morning, Arthur tells them to call me in the afternoon. This way, people get their questions answered the same day.

　　W: What do you do about vacations?

　　M: Well,Sonatechgives the usual two weeks of vacation to full-time employees, I take a week and Arthur takes a week.

　　W: It sounds like job sharing has worked out well for you.

　　M: Yes, it has. We are both happy with it.

　　Q19. What do John and author do at Sonatech?

　　答案：C. Take orders over the phone.

　　Q20. What problem did John and Arthur have when they started job sharing?

　　答案：A. Customers’ questions could not be answered on the same day.

　　Q21. What does John say about their annual vacation?

　　答案：D. They each take a week.

　　点评：

　　本长对话的内容主要是关于合伙工作。对话内容相较以往的长对话而言，比较简单。依然是主要针对回答问题的人提问，就是对话中的男士。男士一开始主要是谈他们在最初开始合作工作时遇到的问题，接下来谈到问题最终如何得到解决，最后是他和同伴如何轮休年假。当然，对话中公司名称听不懂，形成干扰。依然要强调的是不能纠结个别词汇，而因小失大。

　　对话中围绕工作的话题词汇有：schedule：(工作)计划，安排;sales representative：销售代表;vacation：假期，休假;full-time employee：全职员工。

　　Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard

　　W: May I see your license, please?

　　M: But officer, did I do something wrong?

　　W: Do you mean to say you didn’t see the speed limit sign back there?

　　M: Um, no, madam, I guess I didn’t.

　　W: In other words, you drove by too fast to read it. The sign says 35m/h. A school is just nearby, you know?

　　M: Don’t get me wrong, but my speedometer didn’t read much faster than that.

　　W: Then, why is it that my radar showed you are going 45? Let me put it another way. I’m going to give you a ticket. Again, may I see your license, please?

　　M: Here it is, officer. But let me explain. I was late for an important appointment and I was worried that I wouldn’t make it on time. So...

　　W: Uha, just a minute, here. Your license is no longer valid. You should have renewed it two weeks ago. I’m going to have to write you up for that, too.

　　M: What? Really?

　　W: Your license becomes invalid on your birthday and that was two weeks ago according to the date here. You are in violation of the law—driving without a valid license.

　　M: I’m sorry, madam. I hadn’t realized that.

　　W: Here’s the ticket for not having a valid license. But I’m only going to give you a warning about exceeding the speed limit. Be careful next time.

　　M: Yes, madam, officer, I will. Thank you.

　　Q22. Where was the man stopped by the police officer?

　　答案：B. Near a school.

　　Q23. What did the man claim about the speed limit sign?

　　答案：A. He did not notice it.

　　Q24. What did the woman say about the man’s driving license?

　　答案：C. It is no longer valid.

　　Q25. What was the man’s penalty?

　　答案：B. He got a ticket.

　　点评：

本长对话主要是关于超速被罚。本对话中涉及到较多交通词汇