12. W: Judy earned a lot of money over the summer as an advisor for that agency.
M: I don't doubt it. What surprises me is that she is still working there, now that classes have started again.
Q: What does the man say about Judy?
B)。由选项预测本题考查男士的观点，听录音时应着重理解男士的话。从女士话中的earn money，over the summer可知对话涉及学校兼职工作，男士的回答中出现了What surprises me is that...，这是明显的提示信息，其后即是答案所在。
13. M: There is an article here in this magazine that might interest you. It's about buying running shoes.
W: If it's not chemistry and it's not on the final exam, I can read it now.
Q: What is the woman probably doing now?
B)。由选项预测本题考查正在发生的动作。对话中男士在向女士推荐一篇文章，解题关键在于理解女士答话中的if条件句，"如果不是因为化学和期末考试，我现在就能读了"。那么真实情况也就是"我在准备考试，没时间读文章"。
14. W: Please turn down the television. I can't hear anything my friend is saying on the phone.
M: Hurry up and finish your call. I don't like standing so close. The light hurts my eyes.
Q: Why is the woman upset?
C)。由选项预测本题是对原因提问，并且是针对女士，听录音时应着重体会因果关系。对话中女士要求关闭电视，并直接说明了理由，can't hear anything on the phone，与C)相符。至于男士的要求及其理由是本题的干扰项，注意辨别。
15. W: I was quite surprised when I heard William play the violin. From the way he talked I thought he was just starting his lessons.
M: Oh, that's the way he always talks.
Q: What do we learn about William from this conversation?
C)。由选项预测本题是对William的行为进行判断。听力考试中考生不仅要辨别细节和事实，还要具备根据内涵、语气等进行推断的能力。本题女士话中的surprised暗示William的violin表现出人意料，但从From the way...his lessons可推出他说话谦虚，让女士原以为他刚开始学习violin。
16. W: It's really a big problem to teach our children how to behave. When I get angry, I say things I don't mean.
M: If you want your kids to be polite, you'll have to be polite to them.
Q: What conclusion can be drawn from this conversation?
A)。由选项预测本题是对孩子的行为进行判断。从女士话中的children，teach，behave可知对话是在讨论孩子教育问题。本题关键在于理解男士的回答，"如果你希望孩子们有礼貌，你就必须对他们有礼貌"，强调父母的榜样力量，由此可归纳出Children learn by example的结论。
17. M: Good morning, I'd like to speak to Mr. Jones, please. This is Tim Kunts at the Oak Street computer center.
W: Mr. Kunts, my husband isn't at home. I can give you his business phone if you'd like to call him at work, though.
Q: Where is Mr. Kunts now?
C)。由选项预测本题是对地点提问，听录音时应着重听表示地点的词。从男士话中I'd like to speak to...可知他在打电话找Mr. Jones，而接电话的是女士，从她答话中的not at home，business phone以及call him at work可以推断出答案是at company。
18. W: I have eaten in so many restaurants during the past week that the thought of eating out again makes me sick.
M: I feel the same way, but there is no way to get out of this dinner appointment.
Q: What does the man mean?
D)。由选项预测本题考查男士在restaurant或eat out上的观点或行为。从女士话中的so many restaurants以及make me sick可知女士反感eat out，男士则回应feel the same way表明他同意女士的观点。故答案为D)。A)为干扰项，男士答话中的no way...appointment 表示他们无法拒绝。
