TPO27听力解析

1、 TPO27听力Conversation-1What does the woman go to the information desk?A. She does not know where the library computers are located.B. She does not know how to use a computer to locate the information she needs. C. She does not have time to wait until a library computer becomes available.D. The book s

2、he is looking for was missing from the library shelf.答案： B 解析：Girl:Where do I go besides the computers to look for a book on New Zealand?Assistant: Ok, you mean you dont want to use the computer?G: Well, I havent had any look on the computer area.A: OK, I mean the reason I am asking is that you pret

3、ty much have to go the computer area to find where a book is. But I am can help you on the computer if you like.G: That will be great!从女生的语气中看出她想找一本书，但是没找到，所以请求library assistant 的帮助Why does the man assume that the woman is in Professor Simpsons class?A. The man recently saw the woman talking with Pr

4、ofessor Simpson.B. The woman mentioned Professor Simpsons name.C. The woman is carrying the textbook used in Professor Simpsons class.D. The woman is researching a subject that Professor Simpson specializes in.答案：D解析：Assistant: Hes a volcano expert so I thought he might be teaching your class.这样答案就非

5、常明显了。What can be inferred about the geology course the woman is taking?A. It has led the woman to choose geology as her major course of study.B. It is difficult to follow without a background in chemistry and physics.C. The woman thinks it is easier than other science courses.D. The woman thinks the

6、 course is boring.答案：C解析：Assistant: So, are you geology major?Girl: Partly. Assistant: Let me guess. You have to take an science course and you dont want to deal with biology chemistry or physics. Girl: exactly!据此推断，女生认为geology比assistant提到的三个科目都简单。What topic does the woman need information on?A. The

7、 recent activity of a volcano in New Zealand.B. Various types of volcanoes found in New Zealand.C. All volcanoes in New Zealand that are still active.D. How people in New Zealand have prepared for volcanic eruptions.答案：A解析：女生提到要查 Volcano Ruaephu，就是一个特定的火山，而非全部的新西兰火山What does the man imply about the

8、article when he says this: 重听题A. It may not contain enough background material.B. It is part of a series of articles.C. It might be too old to be useful.D. It is the most recent article published on the subjects.答案：C 解析： 他说是2001年的资料，还有用么（Is that okay do you think?）assistant担心这个太老了。Lecture-1What is t

9、he lecture mainly about?A. The transplantation of young coral to new reef sites.B. Efforts to improve the chances of survival of coral reefs.C. The effects of temperature change on coral reefs.D. Confirming the reasons behind the decline of coral reefs.答案：B解析：There are several techniques being emplo

10、yed tody that could prove useful ensuring the future of the reefs. 这就是lecture的topic sentence 根据他来确定选项。According to the professor, how might researches predict the onset of coral bleaching in the future?A. By monitoring populations of coral predators. B. By monitoring bleach-resistant coral species.C

11、. By monitoring sea surface temperatures.D. By monitoring degraded reefs that have recovered.答案：C 解析： Coral is very sensitive to water temperature.One future possibility is that improved monitoring can help predict when and where bleaching occur.Monitor只提到了water temperature monitor，所以可以确定 第二句的monito

12、r指的什么。 What is the professors opinion about coral transplantation?A. It is cost-effective.B. It is long-term solution.C. It is producing encouraging results.D. It does not solve the underlying problems.答案：D解析：教授的话中，出现了 could only be used as the last result, costly, even if it is successful, it still

13、 fails to address the ongoing problem. 所以选项应该是负面的，最后一句与答案对应。Why does the professor discuss refugia? Click on 2 answers.A. To explain that the location of coral within a reef affects the corals ability to survive B. To point out why some coral species are more susceptible to bleaching than othersC. T

14、o suggest that bleaching is not as detrimental to coral health as first thoughtD. To illustrate the importance of studying coral that has a low vulnerability to bleaching答案：AD 解析：这个东西 resistant to bleaching，与D项对应。 然后是 key points of overall resilience,那前面就是是解释这些refugia是关键的原因What does the professor im

15、ply about the impact of mangrove forests on coral-reef ecosystems?A. Mangrove forests provide habitat for wildlife that feed on coral predators.B. Mangrove forests improve the water quality of nearby reefs. C. Mangrove forests can produce sediments that pollute coral habitats.D. Mangrove forests com

16、pete with nearby coral reefs for certain nutrients.答案：B解析：定位到 mangrove， 这属于一个例子，首先确定他是对 reef有益处的，mangrove roots have the ability to absorb and trap sediments of polluted water that flow through them before they enter the ocean. 这就是净化水源的作用According to the professor, what effect do lobsters and sea ur

17、chins have on a coral reef?A. They protect a reef by feeding on destructive organisms.B. They harm a reef by taking away important nutrients.C. They filter pollutants from water around a reef.D. They prevent a reef from growing by prey on young corals.答案：A 解析：在教授的例子中，这些都是 feed on organism that eat c

18、orals。 所以答案很明显They prevent a reef from growing by preying on young corals.Lecture-2What does the professor mainly discuss?A. Some special techniques used by the makers of vintage Cremonese violins.B. How the acoustical quality of the violin was improved over time.C. Factors that may be responsible f

19、or the beautiful tone of Cremonese violins.D. Some criteria that professional violinists use when selecting their instruments.答案：C解析：Tone quality differs from instrument to instrument. And the question is why. Why does an instrument sound more beautiful than another even if they look identical? Lect

20、ure的剩余部分全部是来解答这个问题，所以确定答案为CWhat does the professor imply about the best modern violin makers?A. They are unable to recreate the high quality varnish used by Cremonese violins makers.B. Their craftsmanship is comparable to that of the Cremonese violins makers.C. They use wood from the same trees that

21、 were used to make the Cremonese violins.D. Many of them also compose music for the violin.答案：B 解析： Todays violin makers can pretty much replicate all the physical attributes of a Cremonese violin. Physical attributes 指的就是 craftsmanship。 而且从后文中也可以看出主要是木材的关系，与技艺无关。Why does the professor discuss the g

22、rowth cycle of trees?A. To clarify how modern violin makers select wood.B. To highlight a similarity between vintage and modern violins.C. To explain why tropical wood cannot be used to make violins.D. To explain what causes variations in density in a piece of wood.答案：D 解析：就是生长周期的不同导致了 density diffe

23、rential， 所以教授讨论生长周期就是在解释为什么有 density differentialWhat factor accounts for the particular density differential of the wood used in the Cremonese violins?A. The trees that produced the wood were harvested in the spring.B. The trees that produced the wood grew in an unusually cool climate.C. The wood w

24、as allowed to partially decay before being make into violins.D. The wood was coated with a local varnish before it was crafted into violins.答案：B解析：C是迷惑项，这是如何复制。对于古琴来说，办法是：turns out the Cremonese violins were made from trees that grew during a little ice age when temperature across Europe is signific

25、antly lower than normal. 也就是说 Cremonese 的木头是在小冰河期时候长出来的，全年气候都比较寒冷The professor describes an experiment in which wood was exposed to a fungus before being made into a violin. What point does the professor make about the fungus?A. It decomposes only ceratin parts of the wood.B. It was found only in th

26、e forests of northern Italy.C. It was recently discovered in a vintage Cremonese violin.D. It decomposes only certain species of trees. 答案：A解析：He basically exposed the wood to a species of fungus, a mushroom.but this particular fungus nibbles away only at certain layers in the wood.as a result, the

27、fungi treated wood approaches the woods of Cremonese wood. 确定答案选择AWhy does the professor say this: 重听题A. To find out how much exposure students have had to live classical music.B. To use student experiences to support his point about audience members.C. To indicated that instruments are harder to ma

28、ster than audience members realize.D. To make a point about the beauty of violin music.答案：B解析：教授说大多数观众没注意到乐器的问题，女生说是的，她没留意。所以教授说这些话时为了证明这个观点是对的Conversation-2Why has the student come to see the professor?A. To find out her reaction to a paper he recently submitted.B. To point out a factual error in a

29、n article the class was assigned to read.C. To ask about the suitability of a topic he wants to write about. D. To ask about the difference between chinampas and hydroponics.答案：C解析：Student: would it be okay to focus on something related to agriculture?很明显的，这就是讨论关于paper的topicsWhat does the professor

30、imply about hydroponics?A. It was probably invented by the Aztecs.B. It is a relatively modern development in agriculture.C. It requires soil that is rich in nutrients.D. It is most successful when extremely pure water is used.答案：B解析： Professor: Hydroponic.is it a premodern technology? 这是个反问句，教授的意思是

31、他不是premodernWhy does the professor describe how chinampas were made?A. To emphasize that the topic selected for a paper needs to be more specificB. To encourage the student to do more research C. To point out how much labor was required to build chinampasD. To explain why crops grown on chinampas sh

32、ould not be considered hydroponic答案：D解析：学生说文章说Aztec 发明了 hydroponics，教授就解释去证明后面的话： It appear to be hydroponics, but the plants draw nutrients from soil证明这种技艺不是水培。What does the professor think about the article the students mentions?A. She is convinced that it is not completely accurate.B. She believe

33、s it was written for readers with scientific backgrounds.C. She thinks it is probably too short to be useful to the student.D. She has no opinion about it, because she has not read it.答案：A解析：Professor: Its pretty common for a writer to generalize.用hydroponics去描述另一种技术，还说作者用这个词 casually，所以说教授认为这个并不十分准

34、确。What additional information does the professor suggest that the student include in his paper?A. A comparison of traditional and modern farming technologiesB. Charges in the designs of chinampas over timeC. Differences in how various historians have describes chinampasD. Reasons why chinampas are o

35、ften overlooked in history books答案：C解析： Student: So I guess that all historians might not might describe Chinampas either. Professor: Good point! Why not looking to that point too?根据教授的why not，说明教授建议学生把这个也写进论文Lecture-3What does the professor mainly discuss?A. Comparisons between land animals and oce

36、an-going animals of the Mesozoic ear.B. Comparisons between sauropods and modern animals.C. Possible reasons why sauropods became extinct.D. New theories about the climate of the Mesozoic era.答案：B 解析：教授说我们要讨论Sauropod，by comparing fossil records to modern animals 答案就在这两句中。What point does the professo

37、r make when she compares blue whales to large land animals?A. Like large land animals, blue whales have many offspring.B. Like large land animals, blue whales have proportionally small stomachs.C. The land environment provides a wider variety of food sources than the ocean.D. The ocean environment r

38、educes some of the problems faced by large animals.答案：D 解析：现在世界上最大的动物住在海里，海里食物比陆地上丰富，还有 but for an ocean-going whale, thats not a problem. 说明陆地大型动物的一些困难可以在海里解决According to the professor, what recent finding about the Mesozoic era challenges an earlier belief?A. Sauropod populations in the Mesozoic e

39、ra were smaller than previously believed.B. Oxygen levels in the Mesozoic era were higher than previously believed.C. Ocean levels in the Mesozoic era fluctuated more than previously believed.D. Plant life in the Mesozoic era was less abundant than previously believed.答案：D解析：However, we now know.the

40、re were much less plants for sauropods to eat than we thought. 注意转折词后面一般存在考点Compared to small animals, what disadvantages do large animals typically have? Click on 2 answers.A. Large animals require more food.B. Large animals have fewer offspring.C. Large animals use relatively more energy in digest

41、ing their food.D. Large animals have greater difficulty staying warm.答案：AB解析：前文中教授说 It is hard to maintain populations时提到的原因是：需要大量食物，生育率低和身体热量散失困难，所以选AB，D是维持，这个不对Why does the professor discuss gastroliths that have been found with sauropod fossils?A. To show that much research about extinct animals

42、has relied on flawed methods.B. To show that even an incorrect guess can lead to useful research.C. To give an example of how fossils discoveries have cast doubt on beliefs about modern animals.D. To give an example of a discovery made possible by recent advance in technology.答案：B 解析：Professor: We t

43、est hypothesis by looking for evidence to support them, then some questions are answered, that may lead to new questions. 然后就是gastroliths的例子，来证明这句话。讲完这个例子后还有 the original hypothesis, the stones was found as gastroliths, even though hasnt been supported, has helped to make new hypothesis, which may e

44、ventually lead to the answer. 答案中的useful research指的即是这个What did researchers conclude from their study of sauropods and gastroliths?A. That gastroliths probably helped sauropods to store large quantities of plant material in their stomachs.B. That sauropods probably used gastroliths to conserve energ

45、y.C. That sauropods may not have used gastroliths to aid in their digestion.D. That sauropods probably did not ingest any stones.答案：C 解析：从上题的句子中推断，这些石头可能不是gastrolithsLecture-4What is the lecture mainly about?A. Various ways color theory is used in different fields.B. Various ways artists can use pri

46、mary colors.C. Aspects of color theory that are subject of current research.D. The development of the first theory of primary colors.答案：D解析：文章讲了牛顿，歌德和Runge三个人的理论，说明中心就是 color theory的发展。What does the professor imply about the usefulness of the theory of primary colors?A. It is not very useful to arti

47、sts.B. It has been very useful to scientists.C. It is more useful to artists than to psychologists.D. It is more useful to modern-day artists than to artists in the past.答案：A解析：Youd better use a pure green. 说明用三原色混合的颜色不令人满意。因此对artist来说用处不大。Why does the professor mention Isaac Newton?A. To show the s

48、imilarities between early ideas in art and early ideas in science.B. To explain why mixing primary colors does not produce satisfactory secondary colors.C. To provide background information for the theory of primary colors.D. To point out the first person to propose a theory of primary colors.答案：C 解析：教授说牛顿并没有建立起完整地color theory，也没提到primary color，只是说给了一个客观地科学解释，所以说牛顿的例子算作背景信息，其它选项都没有提到。According to the professor, what were the results of Goethes experime