短对话录音原文二：
11.
W: I suppose you've bought some gifts for yourfamily.
M: Well, I've bought a shirt for my father and twobooks for my sister, but I h aven't decided what tobuy for my mother, probably some jewels.
解析：
D 此题关键是信息对应，在听录音的同时做记录
（shirt-father,books-sister, probably jewels formother）,然后仔细听问题“books
买给谁”。
12.
W: Look! It says they want a junior sales manager, and it seems like it's a big company. That'llbe good, for you might have to travel a lot.
M: Do they say anything about experience?
A 关键是要抓住核心词：销售经理(sales manager)，大公司(big company),经常出差(travel a lot)和工作经验(experience)。
招聘职位是销售经理，而不是B（总经理的职位），也不是D（毫无经验的推销员），对话中的travel是指出差，而非旅行，故与C（旅行社）无关。
本题符合短对话的常用解题原则之一：听到什么不选什么，因为很多干扰项都是以读者像是作为出发点的。
13.
W: I think we've covered everything. What about acup of coffee before we mo ve on to the next item?
M: Good idea. I really can't wait another minute.
解析：
A 关键是要听懂表示建议的巨星
What about a cup ofcoffee before we move on to the next item(进行下一项之前，来杯咖啡怎么样？)也就是说，先稍作休息，故A正确，而B，C均不正确。
D与对话内容无关，只是利用个别原词制造的干扰项。
14.
W: But what happens if it rains? What are we going to do then?
M: We'll have to count on good weather, but if it does rain, the whole thing wi ll have to becanceled?
C 关键要抓听but后面的重要信息“如果真的下雨，整个事情就得取消”，关键词是rain和cancel，含有对应的信息的是C“万一小雨，他们将无法按原计划行事”。
本体属于第二个人的话语中间带but的转折题，but后面是答案。
对话中没有提到天气预报(weather forcast),故A不正确；count on意思是“指望，依靠”，count in意思是“把......计算在内”，男士说我们得观望天气，而B“他们没把天气计算在内”与男士的话恰恰相反。
D错在postpone“推迟”。
15.
W: Mark is playing computer games.
M: Should he do that when the final exam is drawingnear?
16.
W: But what happens if it rains? What are we goingto do then?
M: We'll have to count on good weather, but if it does rain, the whole thing wi ll have to becanceled?
解析：
15. B 关键在于听懂the more... the less这个比较句型。
“教授讲的越多，我懂的越少”——说明男士听不懂教授的课，故选B。
A,C均为无关原词的胡乱拼凑，D为无关信息。
16. C 关键要明白男士用的反问句型Should he do that所表达的否定意为和
when the final exam isdrawing near所表达的背景——“期末考试马上就到了，他还应该玩游戏吗？”言外之意即男士认为Mark应该“复习功课”，而不是“继续玩游戏”。
据此，排除A和C。
17.
M: Jack seems to think that this year's basketballseason will be disappointin g.
W: This is his opinion. Most others think differently.
18.
M: Is this the check-in counter for flight 914 toLos Angeles?
W: Yes, but I'm sorry the flight is delayed because of a minor mechanical p roblem. Pleasewait for further notice.
解析：
17. A 关键是要听到女士的第2句话“大多数人跟他的想法不一样”，由此可推出A“她跟杰克的想法不同”，排除D“她跟杰克的想法一样”，另一解题小窍门：四个选项中若有两个选项属于矛盾关系，即语义上相矛盾，二者不能同时为真命题，那么正确答案常常来自由矛盾关系的一组选项之中。
18. D 关键在于抓听but后面的信息“航班推迟了......请等待下一步的通知。
”由此可推断航班起飞时间未知，即D“不知航班的离港时间”。
A与事实相反；由于航班延误，因此男士并没有错过登机，B不正确；男士的航班号是914，并不是说航班的离港时间是9:14,故C 不正确。