TPO29 Listening
Conversation-1
Q1 What is the conversation mainly about?
A. What the deadline to register for a Japanese class is.
B. Why a class the woman chose may not be suitable for her .
C. How the woman can fix an unexpected problem with her class schedule.
D. How first-year students can get permission to take an extra class.
答案：C
解析：女生说：I am kind of confused about my schedule ....On class I registered for is missing. 说明女生的课程表有问题。
Q2 Why does the man tell the woman that Japanese classes are popular?
A. To imply that a Japanese class is unlikely to be canceled.
B. To explain why the woman should have registered for the class sooner.
C. To encourage the woman to consider taking Japanese.
D. To convince the woman to wait until next semester to take a Japanese class.
答案：A
解析：(原文中)woman：Do they cancel it?
Assistant: I doubt it. Japanese class is very popular.
助理是在解释他为什么觉得女生的假设不正确。
Q3 Why does the man ask the woman if she registered for classes online?
A. To explain that she should have registered at the registrar’s office.
B. To find out if there is a record of her registration in the computer.
C. To suggest a more efficient way to register for classes.
D. To determine if she received confirmation of her registration.
答案：D
解析：Assistant：You registered online, right? Did you get confirmation letter?
说明助手问她注册方式的原因是想确认她是否收到了确认信。
Q4 What does the man suggest the woman do? Click on 2 answers.
A. Put her name on a waiting list.
B. Get the professor to sign a form granting her permission to take the class.
C. Identify a course she could take instead of Japanese.
D. Speak to the head of the Japanese department.
答案：BC
解析：student: I thought I just needed to get to professor’s signature on the first day of class.
Assistant: Well, you do.对应选项B。
Assistant: Well, if not, you have to find a different class.对应选项C。
Q5 What does the man imply when he points out that the woman is a first-year
student?
A. The woman has registered for too many classes.
B. The woman should not be concerned if she cannot get into the Japanese class.
C. The woman should not register for advanced-level Japanese classes yet.
D. The woman should only take required courses at this time.
答案：B
解析：(原文中)Assistant: Yes, but according to our records, you are only in your first year here. If you don’t take class this semester, you still get time.
也就是说assistant认为女生还有很多时间去上语言课，不必太着急。
Q6 What does the professor mainly discuss?
A. Cause of soil diversity in old-growth forests
B. The results of a recent research study in a Michigan forest
C. The impact of pedodiversity on forest growth
D. How forest management affects soil diversity
答案：A
解析：Professor: But now I want to discuss what is called pedodiversity......Ok. There were 3 different causes of pedodiversity. 剩下的部分教授讲的就是3 个causes，也就是lecture的主要内容。
Q7 According to the professor, in what way is the soil in forested areas generally
different from soil in other areas?
A. In forested areas, the soil tends to be wamer and moister.
B. In forested areas, the chemistry of the soil changes more rapidly.
C. In forested areas, there is usually more variability in soil types.
D. In forested areas, there is generally more acid in the soil.
答案：C
解析： A lot of different types of trees in an area might mean more pedodiversity. 也就是在森林里有more pedodiversity。
Q8 What does the professor suggest are the three main causes of pedodiversity in the old-growth hardwood forests she discusses? Click on 3 answers.
A. The uprooting of trees
B. The existence of gaps
C. Current forest-management practices
D. Diversity of tree species
E. Changes in climatic conditions
答案：ABD
解析：(原文中)One is tree species…. Another cause? Gaps … OK. And the third cause—trees being uprooted.
听三个主旨句，第一个是 species。第二个是gaps。第三个是uprooting of trees。
Q9 Why does the professor mention radiation from the Sun?
A. To point out why pits and mounds have soil with unusual properties
B. To indicate the reason some tree species thrive in Michigan while others do not
C. To give an example of a factor that cannot be reproduced in forest management
D. To help explain the effects of forest gaps on soil
答案：D
解析：(原文中)For instance, without a tree to absorb radiation from the sun, tool for shade, the full intensity of that radiation reaches the ground. The soil where the tree used to be heats up. And without a tree to soak up moisture from the ground, the soil remains wetter than in the surrounding forest. With a high temperature and more moist conditions, the process of organic matter decompositions beats up.
这些话是在解释gap的作用。
Q10 Why does the professor consider pedodiversity an important field of research?
A. It has challenged fundamental ideas about plant ecology.
B. It has led to significant discoveries in other fields.
C. It has implications for forest management.
D. It is an area of study that is often misunderstood.
答案：C
解析：(原文中)And when we better understand pedodiversity, we will be better able to predict the impact of forest management on soil.
更好的理解pedodiversity，能够有助于我们预测forest management on soil的影响。
Q11 Why does the professor give the students an article to read?
A. To help them understand the relationship between forest dynamics and
pedodiversity
B. To help them understand how to approach an assignment
C. To provide them with more information on pits and mounds
D. To provide them with more exposure to a controversial aspect of pedodiversity
答案：A
解析：(原文中)I want you to read it because it makes the point I only touched on..........As the article explains, forest dynamics affects pedodiversity.
也就是关于forest dynamics与 pedodiversity的关系。
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