11.Q: What does the man say about some elderly people?

　　A) They would rather travel around than stay at home.

　　B) They prefer to carry cash when traveling abroad.

　　C) They usually carry many things around with them.

　　D) They don t like to spend much money on traveling.

　　12.Q: What does the man mean?

　　A) The selection process was a little unfair.

　　B) He had long dreamed of the dean s position.

　　C) Rod was eliminated in the selection process.

　　D) Rod was in charge of the admissions office.

　　聽力原文：

　　11.W: Did you use credit cards on your vacation last month in Europe?

　　M: Sure I did. They certainly beat going around with a wallet full of big bills. But carrying lots of cash is still very common among some older people traveling abroad.

　　12.W: Rod must be in a bad mood today. What s wrong with him?

　　M: He was passed over in the selection process for the dean of the admissions office. He d been hoping for the position for a long time.

　　譯文與解析：

　　11.B) They prefer to carry cash when traveling abroad.

　　女：上個月你在歐洲度假的時候使用過信用卡嗎?

　　男：是啊。這比帶著一個裝滿紙幣的錢包要好用多了。但是仍然有許多老年人喜歡帶著大量的現金出去旅游。

　　問：關于許多老年人，這個男人都提到些什么?

　　答：從男人后半句的回答中可以看到，多數的老年人仍然喜歡帶著現金出國旅游。

　　12.C) Rod was eliminated in the selection process.

　　女：路德今天的心情看起來很不好，為什么呀，他怎么了?

　　男：他競選垂涎已久的招生辦公室主任失敗了。

　　問：這個男人是什么意思?

　　答：dean of admission office election 競選招生辦主任。passed over 措施晉升機會，后半句中for a long time可以看出他對此職位心生向往已久。

　　11.Q: What does the man say about some elderly people?

　　A) They would rather travel around than stay at home.

　　B) They prefer to carry cash when traveling abroad.

　　C) They usually carry many things around with them.

　　D) They don t like to spend much money on traveling.

　　12.Q: What does the man mean?

　　A) The selection process was a little unfair.

　　B) He had long dreamed of the dean s position.

　　C) Rod was eliminated in the selection process.

　　D) Rod was in charge of the admissions office.

　　聽力原文：

　　11.W: Did you use credit cards on your vacation last month in Europe?

　　M: Sure I did. They certainly beat going around with a wallet full of big bills. But carrying lots of cash is still very common among some older people traveling abroad.

　　12.W: Rod must be in a bad mood today. What s wrong with him?

　　M: He was passed over in the selection process for the dean of the admissions office. He d been hoping for the position for a long time.

　　譯文與解析：

　　11.B) They prefer to carry cash when traveling abroad.

　　女：上個月你在歐洲度假的時候使用過信用卡嗎?

　　男：是啊。這比帶著一個裝滿紙幣的錢包要好用多了。但是仍然有許多老年人喜歡帶著大量的現金出去旅游。

　　問：關于許多老年人，這個男人都提到些什么?

　　答：從男人后半句的回答中可以看到，多數的老年人仍然喜歡帶著現金出國旅游。

　　12.C) Rod was eliminated in the selection process.

　　女：路德今天的心情看起來很不好，為什么呀，他怎么了?

　　男：他競選垂涎已久的招生辦公室主任失敗了。

　　問：這個男人是什么意思?

　　答：dean of admission office election 競選招生辦主任。passed over 措施晉升機會，后半句中for a long time可以看出他對此職位心生向往已久。