TPO8 listening 问题解析
Section 1
Conversation 1
1.Why does the man go to see the registrar
A.To find out why he is not on the list of graduating students
B.To explain why he has not fulfilled his graduation requirements
C.To find out the exact requirements for graduation
D.To submit a document required for graduation
解析：对话开始的第一句话 student 说: I'd like to drop off my graduation form.我来交 graduation form。submit 和 drop off 是一个意思。所以选 D。
2.According to the registrar, what step is currently taken to ensure that students
fulfill their graduation requirements
A.Academic records are regularly checked by the registrar’s office
B.Students meet with a department chairperson to plan their course work
C.Students receive letters listing the courses that they still need to take
D.Warning letters are sent to students who have fallen behind in their course work解析：(原文中)Then you know you need 48 credits in your major field to graduate and at least 24 credits in the intermediate level or higher. Also, after your second year, you have to meet with your department chair to outline a plan for the rest of your time here.B项的内容为原文的改写，因此选。C 是迷惑选项，大家在听力中也听到了 C项中的内容，但是C项是以前用的方法，这道题问的是现在用的方法，需要注意。
3.Why does the man mention his classmates
A.To explain how he obtained information about field research
B.To point out that many students like to do field research
C.To show that it is difficult to get intermediate-level credits
D.To emphasize his motivation to do filed research in two of his courses
解析：Student 说 chair man 告诉他 independent field research相当于 intermediate level course。于是他和他的同学都选择了 field research,他的同学只是为了满足要求，而他是为了 get the kind of depth。与同学的动机形成对比，表明了动机的不同。
4.Why does the registrar tell the man to contact his chairperson immediately
A.A deadline has already passed
B.The man has a limited time to resolve his problem
C.The man first needs to find out if the chairperson will help him
D.Issuing a new grade may take longer than expected
解析：A 是迷惑选项，文章提到了 deadline,但是没提到 deadline has passed。 registrar 说，不仅仅有deadline，如果 a few week go by，we might have a real problem that...表示时间紧迫。所以选 B。
5.Listening again to part of the conversation. Then answer the question. Why does the registrar imply when she says this:
A.She is uncertain about the reliability of the computer
B.She will approve the man’s form despite her doubts about it
C.She needs more information about the man’s credits
D.She needs to call someone to help her fix computer errors
解析：前面学生一直在解释自己已经取得了那些学分。教授接着说：Unfortunately, the computer is usually pretty reliable; I am not sure what’s going on here. 电脑一直都很靠谱，言下之意就是出入这么大不应该是电脑的原因，她需要更多的解释和信息。
Lecture 1
6.What is the main purpose of the lecture
A.To compare active habitat selection with passive habitat selection
B.To show that most habitat preferences in animals are learned
C.To compare the habitat requirements of several bird species
D.To examine the consequences of habitat selection by animals
解析：主旨题，一般教授都会在 lecture 开始前回顾上次课的内容并说明这次课程的主要内容。So let's look at the effect the preference can have by looking at some examples, but first let’s recap.look at the effect，即 the consequences.选 D。
7.What element of the plover’s habitat in California was threatened
A.The availability of food
B.The availability of water
C.The safety of nests from human activity
D.The protection of nests from predatory birds
解析：(原文中)So if there are people or dogs on the beach, the eggs and fledglings in the nest are really vulnerable. Outing California weather has been a lot of human development by the ocean. The plovers are now is threaten species.教授说了，如果鸟巢附近的沙滩上有人或者狗在活动，鸟巢里的蛋和幼鸟就十分容易受伤，而加利福尼亚又是人类活动的密集区域，显然 plover 是受到人类活动威胁的。
8.What does the professor illustrate with the example of the blue warbler
A.The relationship between human activity and habitat loss
B. The relationship between habitat and reproductive success
C. The advantages of habitats with low vegetation density
D. The reproductive advantage that young warblers have over older warblers
解析：(原文中)And the choice of habitat seems to affect the reproductive success.从听力原文推断，教授说的是 habitat 和 reproductive success 的关系。
9.Why does the professor mention the population density of blackcaps in two
different habitats
A.To explain the similar reproductive rates in the two habitats
B.To explain the relation between a species’ population density and its nesting
Behavior
C.To illustrate the advantages of a preferred habitat over a secondary habitat
D.To illustrate the possible impact of making a poor habitat selection
解析：教授先是说两个栖息地里的blackcap的population density 是一样的，后面紧接着问 why，因此可以推断 why 后面是其对前面观点的解释。
10. According to the professor, why did some blackcaps choose a secondary habitat
A.They were following a moving food supply
B.Their preferred habitat was taken over by another bird species
C.Their nesting sites were disturbed by human activity
D.Their preferred habitat became too competitive
解析：(原文中)just because there are fewer members of the same species living there.So it looks like competition for resources is another important factor in determining if particular habitat is suitable.生存资源竞争是否激烈也是blackcaps选择栖息地的重要因素，由此推断blackcaps选择第二栖息地的原因就是因为原来栖息地的生存资源竞争太紧张了，所以D是正确选项，其他选项均没有提及。
11. Listening again to part of the conversation. Then answer the question. What can be inferred about the professor when she says this
A.She realizes that she just contradicted a statement she made earlier
B.She is about to discuss another aspect of the topic
C.She thinks the answer to her question is obvious
D.She wants students to recall a case that she has already discussed.
解析：(原文中)Ok. That is an instance where a habitat is made less suitable. But now, what about cases where animal exhibits a clear choice between two suitable habitats in cases like that. Dose the preference matter 从 but now 开始，是一个转折，开始了一个新的话题。
Lecture 2
12. What is the lecture mainly about
A.Why the Salon exhibitions became popular among women artists in Paris
B.Why French society did not approve of art schools or women
C.How opportunities for women artists in Paris improved
D.How women artists in Paris cooperated with one another
解析：听力一开始，教授便介绍了讲座的主题： Today I’d like to look at the woman who went to Paris at that time to become artists. Now from your reading what do you know about Paris, about the art world of Paris during the late 19th century 显然，这个讲座讲的是女性去巴黎学习艺术的事情，A,B 选项完全与此无关，排除。D项 中的 cooperate with each other 没有提及，也排除。因此正确选项为C。
13. What point does the professor make about Julian when he mentions that Julian’s art school offered some classes only for women
A.Julian’s school was the first art school in Paris to offer women-only classes
B.Julian wanted to encourage the distinctive style of women in Paris
C.Julian viewed himself as a social reformer
D.Julian possessed outstanding business skills
解析：(原文中)Its founder Rudolph Julian was a canny business man.And quickly establish his school as a premiere destination for women artists….Like I said Julian was a brilliant business man, with progressive ideas. 教授多次提及Julian是个很精明的商人，故正确答案为D。
14. What does the professor emphasize as one benefit of competition in women’s classes
A.Women gained more confidence in their artistic abilities
B.Women became instructors in private art studios
C.Women were able to sell their paintings for large amounts of money
D.Women created new styles of painting
解析：(原文中)One woman artist, her name was Marie Bashkirtseff. Bashkirtseff once wrote how she felt about a classmate’s work. She thought her classmate’s art was much better than her own and it gave her an incentive to do better. Overall the competition in the women’s art classes gave women more confidence. Confidence that they could also compete in the art world after their schooling.教授举了 Marry Bashkirtseff 的故事作为例子，从例子可以听出， 艺术课上的竞争让学生们更加自信，A项最贴近教授语义，选A。
15. According to the professor, what were two ways that the situation of women
artists had changed by then end of the nineteenth century in Paris
Click on 2 answers.
A.Women and men took art classes together
B.Women artists played a greater role in the Salon exhibitions
C.More schools were established by women artists
D.Fewer women artists were traveling to Paris
解析：教授没有明确说男人女人一起学习，但是女人参与了学习，而男人一直都可以学习，所以男人和女人一起学习是可以推测出来的。另外，(原文中)By the last two decades of 19 century, one fifth of the paintings in the salon were by woman, much higher than in the past. Salon里展示的1/5的画都是女性画的，可以推断出女性在salon展示中发挥了更大的作用，B项正确。
16. What does the professor imply about Bashkirtseff’s painting In the Studio
A.It was one of many paintings that depicted a women’s studio
B.It did not bring Bashkirtseff recognition for her artistic ability
C.It was criticized for an unrealistic depiction of women artists
D.It was beneficial for both Bashkirtseff and the school where she studied
解析：从教授提到 In the Studio 一直到 lecture 结尾，都在讲 这个painting 有多有利。选择D。
17. Listening again to part of the conversation. Then answer the question. What does the professor mean when he says this
A.Paris was a popular place to visit, but not the best place to study art
B.Paris was the most important place for an artist to study and work
C.Living in Paris was difficult for women artists from other countries
D.Studying in Paris was beneficial for some artists, but not for others.
解析：Paris was THE place to go. 教授特别用定冠词 THE 来强调巴黎就是你应该去的地方，证明巴黎对于成为一个艺术家来说非常重要。
Section 2
Conversation 2
1.What is the conversation mainly about
A.Preparing for a test
B.A strategy for attracting customers
C.Business opportunities in the field of health
D.Differences between two business models
解析：(原文中)Of course, well, I was talking about an issue in strategic marketing, the healthy club model; I mean with a health club you might think they would have trouble attracting customers right 接下来两个人讨论的都是 attract customers。因此本文的主旨是B选项：A strategy for attracting customers。
2.What does the professor imply about the upcoming test
A.It will not contain questions about the health-club model
B.It will ask about ways to improve the customer’s self-image
C.It will require students to discuss marketing strategies for libraries
D.It will not require students to give examples of successful businesses
解析：(原文中)Pro: Chapters 3 and 4 from your textbook… Ok, but the health-club model is actually from chapter 5.so…
Stu: Oh, chapter 5 Oh so it not... OK but I guess I still want to try to understand…
教授说考试考 3,4 章，然后又告诉学生Health-club 在第五章，显然教授是在暗示学生health club是不考的。
3.Based on the conversation, indicate whether each of the following is offered by
health clubs. Click in the correct boxes. This question is worth two points.
YesNo
Low membership fees√
High-quality facilities√
Exercise classes√
Positive self-image√
Special presentations√
(原文中)in spite of all that, and expensive membership fees… basically they have to offer things that most people can’t find anywhere else, you know quality, that means better exercise equipment, high-end stuff, and classes... exercise classes, maybe aerobics.…. And also they sell an image about people having more fun. 根据听力原文可知，对话中总共提到了health club的三项服务：better exercise equipment，exercise classes，sell an image。
4.What does the professor imply about public libraries
A.They tend to be more popular than health clubs
B.They cannot offer as many services as health clubs
C.They should not spend money on high-quality equipment
D.They need to give greater emphasis to strategic marketing
解析：教授问Can you think of another business or organization that could benefit from doing this 然后引导学生想到libraries，说图书馆需要强调 marketing，to benefit from it.所以正确答案为D。
5.Listening again to part of the conversation. Then answer the question. Why does the student say this
A.To introduce a personal story about exercising
B.To point out a flaw in the health-club model
C.To give an example that supports the professor’s point
D.To explain why he disagrees with the professor
(原文中)Pro:Of course, I was talking about an issue in strategic marketing, the healthy club model; I mean with a health club you might think they would have trouble attracting customers right
Stu:Well, I know when I pass by a healthy club and I see others people working out, the exercising, I just soon walk on by.
解析：教授之前说到战略营销，举了健身房的例子。学生用后面一句话来支持教授的观点。
Lecture 1
6.What is the lecture mainly about
A.Political events that led to the invention of eyeglasses
B.A comparison of attitudes toward vision correction in Europe and China
C.The relationship between the printing press and literacy
D.An overview of vision correction over time
解析：(原文中)But, first let me back up a bit and talk about vision correction before the printing press，根据这句话，可知这个lecture 主要是谈论的An overview of vision correction over time，选D。
7.According to the professor, what was an advantage of using clear glass instead of quartz to make reading stones
A.Clear glass was easier to find than quartz
B.Clear glass was easier to cut to the appropriate size
C.Clear glass magnified the letters more than quartz did
D.Clear glass was less expensive than quartz
解析：(原文中)But rocks like quartz, well, quartz of optical quality weren’t cheap. Late in the 13th century, glass maker in Italy came up with a less expensive alternative. 从这句话中可以看出，glass 的优势是它比 quartz 便宜。
8.What does the professor imply about the invention of eyeglass
A.Its historical records are more detailed than those of other inventions
B.It has little impact on social attitudes toward vision correction
C.Its occurrence in different places at approximately the same time is out unusual
D.It contributed to a substantial increase in the number of literate people.
解析：从Initially in parts of Europe and in China 可以看出，eyeglass在中国和欧洲是同时出现的。
9.Which sentence best describe eyeglasses before the invention of the printing press
A.They were available to everyone
B.They were a symbol of wealth and wisdom
C.They could not correct vision accurately
D.They could be bought only from traveling peddlers
解析：从Initially in parts of Europe and in China，glasses were a symbol of wisdom and intelligence.推断，eyeglasses是一种智慧的象征，而且那时的eyeglasses价格昂贵，并不是人人都买得起的，选B。
10. Put the events in the order that they happened
Click on a sentence. Then drag it to the space where it belongs
Answer ChoiceOrder
Inexpensive eyeglasses became available 4
The first eyeglasses were made 1
The number of people interestedin reading increased 3
The printing press was invented 2
解析：(原文中)So we’re pretty sure that glasses were invented about the late 1200’s, well, over a hundred years before the printing press. ...During the 1400s, when printing was being developed,…. …Eventually, inexpensive glasses were produced, and then glasses were available to everyone. People could purchase them easily from a traveling peddler.根据原文提供的时间点，可以推断出各个事件发生的正确时间顺序为 4132。
11. Listening again to part of the conversation. Then answer the question. What does the professor imply when she says this
A.She is impressed by the solution
B.The solution she describe is obvious
C.The solution was not a common practice
D.The solution was not particularly expensive
解析：教授说：Easy solution, if you could afford it. 后面用了一个虚拟语气，表示的意思是：如果你负担得起，那这是一个很简单的解决办法。潜台词就是：这个方法其实不太常用。
Lecture 2
12. In the beginning of the lecture a student asks a question about the periodic table. How does the story of element 43 answer her question
A.By providing an example of an element whose place in the periodic table was moved
B.By providing an example of an element whose existence was predictable from the periodic table
C.By providing an example of an element which scientists predicted was formed from uranium
D.By providing an example of an element that can only be made artificially
解析：教授先说解释了 element 的 predictable。又说 Um, actually, that reminds other, other very good example of all these, element 43. See on the table, the symbol for element 42 and 44.因此，43 号元素是predictable 的。
13. What does the professor say about early versions of the periodic table
A.Early versions listed two names for some elements
B.Early versions had the incorrect atomic number for some elements
C.Early versions were not as easy to use as modern version
D.Early versions did not list an element for every atomic number
解析：(原文中)Right, well, early versions of the periodic table had gaps, missing elements...根据原文中的关键信息点early versions和 missing elements,可以推断出正确答案为D。
14. What fact inspired researchers to give the name “technetium” to element 43
A.The element was radioactive
B.The element was derived from uranium
C.The element was create artificially
D.The element was found using x-ray spectroscopy.
解析：(原文中)That’s right, but they named it Technetium to emphasize that it was artificially created with technology. 将这句话进行改写，就可得出正确答案为C。
15. What characteristic of element 43 might explain why the scientific community doubted the findings of Ida Tacke’s team
A.Element 43 has a very fast rate of decay
B.Element 43 always contains small amount of other elements
C.Element 43 cannot be created artificially
D.Element 43’s radioactivity makes it easy to isolate and measure
解析：(原文中)Exactly, because of radioactive decay, element 43 doesn’t last very long. And therefore, if that ever had been present on earth, it would decay ages ago.So the Masurium people were obviously wrong, and the Technetium people were right. Right 根据这段话，可知道Ida Tacke’s team的科学发现被质疑的原因是因为Element 43的decay周期太短了，选A。
16. What does the professor believe about the claim that Ida Tacke’s team made about element 43
A.Scientists should have accepted the claim when it was first published
B.There is not enough evidence to know if the team actually discovered element 43
C.The team’s unusual scientific methods were unreliable
D.If the team’s ore sample had contained element 43, the team would have been able to isolate a weighable amount
解析：(原文中)Maybe, but it’s hard to tell for sure after all this time, if Ida Tack’s group did discover element 43.They didn’t, um, publish enough details on their method or instruments for us to know for sure. 教授认为Ida Tacke’s team发现element 43的科学证据并不充足，无法确定他们是不是真的发现了这个元素。
17. Listening again to part of the conversation. Then answer the question:What does the professor imply about the chemist Ida Tacke when he says this
A.She did not realize that the periodic table predicted the radioactivity of element 43
B.She did not understand why her team’s findings were dismissed by the scientific community
C.Her theory about uranium would have explained the presence of element 43 in her team’s ore sample
D.Her theory about uranium would have explained the errors that created element 43 in a cyclotron
解析：(原文中)And you know here’s an incredible irony, Ida Tack, the chemist led the Musurium team, well, she was the first to suggest that Uranium could break up into small pieces but she didn’t know that was the defense of her own discovery of element 43. 前一句教授在说 Ida 是第一个发现铀可以分解成更小粒子的人，但正是这个发现阻止了她发现 43 号元素。