LINDA: Hello, Linda speaking.
MATT: Oh hi, Linda. This is Matt Brooks. Alex White gave me your number. He said you’d be able to give me some advice about moving to Banford.
LINDA: Yes, Alex did mention you. How can I help?
MATT: Well, first of all – which area to live in?
LINDA: Well, I live in Dalton 【Example】, which is a really nice suburb – not too expensive, and there’s a nice park.
MATT: Sounds good. Do you know how much it would be to rent a two bedroom flat there?
LINDA: Yeah, you should be able to get something reasonable for 850 【Q1】 pounds per month. That’s what people typically pay. You certainly wouldn’t want to pay more than 900 pounds. That doesn’t include bills or anything.
MATT: No. That sound alright. I’ll definitely have a look there. Are the transport links easy from where you live?
LINDA: Well, I’m very lucky. I work in the city centre so I don’t have to use public transport. I go by bike. 【Q2】
MATT: Oh, I wish I could do that. Is it safe to cycle around the city?
LINDA: Yes, it’s fine. And it keeps me fit. Anyway, driving to work in the city centre would be a nightmare because there’s hardly any parking 【Q3】. And the traffic during the rush hour can be bad.
MATT: I’d be working from home but I’d have to go to London one or two days a week.
LINDA: Oh, that’s perfect. Getting to London is no problem. There’s a fast train every 30 minutes 【Q4】 which only takes 45 minutes.
MATT: That’s good.
LINDA: Yeah, the train service isn’t bad during the week. And they run quite late at night. It’s weekends that are a problem 【Q5】. They’re always doing engineering work and you have to take a bus to Hadham and pick up the train there, which is really slow. But other than that, Banford’s a great place to live. I’ve never been happier.
LINDA: There are some nice restaurants in the city centre and a brand new cinema which has only been open a couple of months 【Q6】. There’s a good arts centre too.
MATT: Sounds like Banford’s got it all.
LINDA: Yes! We’re really lucky. There are lots of really good aspects to living here. The schools are good and the hospital here is one of the best in the country 【Q7】. Everyone I know who’s been there’s had a positive experience. Oh, I can give you the name of my dentist too in Bridge Street 【Q8】, if you’re interested. I’ve been going to him for years and I’ve never had any problems.
MATT: Oh, OK. Thanks!
LINDA: I’ll find his number and send it to you.
MATT: Thanks, that would be really helpful.
LINDA: Are you planning to visit Banford soon?
MATT: Yes. My wife and I are both coming next week. We want to make some appointments with estate agents.
LINDA: I could meet you if you like and show you around.
MATT: Are you sure? We’d really appreciate that.
LINDA: Either a Tuesday or Thursday is good for me, after 5.30. 【Q9】
MATT: Thursday’s preferable – Tuesday I need to get home before 6 pm.
LINDA: Okay great. Let me know which train your catching and I’ll meet you in the cafe outside. You can’t miss it. It’s opposite the station and next to the museum. 【Q10】
MATT: Brilliant. I’ll text you next week then. Thanks so much for all the advice.
LINDA: No problem. I’ll see you next week.
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
听前预测：定位词 Average rent、month；提示词￡。此处应填数字。
题目解析：先是出现了定位词 rent，然后出现了答案对应信息“…you should…for 850 pounds per month. That’s what people typically pay.”，其中定位词 month 原词重 现，typically 对应定位词 Average，因此答案为 850。注意数字 900 是干扰，因为前面用了否定表达“wouldn’t want to pay”。
听前预测：定位词 Transport、travels to work；提示词 by。此处应填一种交通工具。
题目解析：在定位词 work、Transport 之后紧接着出现了答案对应信息“I go by bike.”，其 中提示词 by 原词重现，后面接了交通工具 bike，因此答案为 bike 或其同义表达 bicycle。
听前预测：定位词 Limited、city centre；提示词 Limited。此处应填名词。
题目解析：在定位词 city centre 之后紧接着出现了答案对应信息“because there’s hardly any parking”，其中 hardly any 对应定位词 Limited（这个较难识别），因此答案为 parking。
听前预测：定位词 Trains、London；提示词 every、minutes。此处应填数字。
题目解析：先出现定位词 London，然后定位词 Trains 和答案一起出现，具体对应信息为 “There’s a fast train every 30 minutes…”，其中 train 后出现 every 30 minutes，因此答案为 30 或其同义表达 thirty。注意 45 为干扰数字，因为原文说的是火车运行 45 分钟，而不是题干问的火车多久一趟。
听前预测：定位词 Poor train service；提示词 at。此处应填名词。
题目解析：文中先出现定位词 train service，之后出现了 week 一词，但用了否定表达 isn’t bad，提示我们其不是正确答案。接着出现了答案对应信息“It’s weekends that are a problem.”，其中 problem 对应定位词 Poor，因此答案为 weekends。
听前预测：定位词 New、opened recently；提示词 New。此处应填名词。
题目解析：定位词、提示词和答案一起出现，具体对应信息为“a brand new cinema which has only been open a couple of months”，其中定位词 New、opened 原词重现，a couple of months 对应定位词 recently，因此答案为 cinema。
听前预测：定位词 excellent reputation；提示词 has。此处应填单数名词。
题目解析：此题有干扰信息，先是出现了“schools are good”，其中 good 跟定位词 excellent reputation 看上去有点相似，但事实上程度隔得较远，且 schools 是复数名词，不符合我们之前的预测，因此可以排除。接着出现了答案对应信息“hospital here is one of the best in the country”，其中 one of the best in the country 对应定位词 excellent reputation，因此答案为 hospital。
听前预测：定位词 Good、Bridge Street；提示词 Good。此处应填名词。
题目解析：先是出现了定位词 Bridge Street，但定位词 Good 被替换，且出现在答案后，使得定位有一定难度。答案对应的原文信息为“I can give…my dentist too in Bridge Street…I’ve never had any problems.”，其中 never had any problems 对应定位词 Good， 因此答案为 dentist。
听前预测：定位词 Meet、5.30 pm；提示词 on。此处可能填日期或星期。
题目解析：文中先出现定位词 Meet，紧接着 Linda 说“Either a Thursday or Tuesday is good for me, after 5.30.”，其中定位词 5.30 原词重现 ；然后 Matt 说“Thursday’s preferable”，其中 preferable 意为“更适合的”，因此答案为 Thursday。
听前预测：定位词 In the、opposite the station；提示词 In the。此处应填地点名词。
题目解析：先是出现了定位词 In the，但定位词 opposite the station 在答案后才出现，使得 定位有一点难度。答案对应的原文信息为“I’ll meet you in the café outside…It’s opposite the station…”，因此答案为 café。