A.She feels sorry owing to the man’s failure.
B.She did no better than the man in the contest.
C.She is optimistic that she won’t be the last in the contest.
D.She thinks that they can win in the coming contest.
参考答案:B
解析:[听力原文]
M: Oh dear.I am afraid of being the last again in the speech contest on-Sunday.It’s already the second time I took part in it.
W: Be optimistic.I have the same experience.Let’s try a third time.
Q: What does the woman most probably want to convey
[听前猜测] 选项中出现了contest,failure等词,由此可以推断对话与参加比赛的成败有关。同时由于四个选项均以she为主语,听音时要特别留意女士的谈话。
[精解] 男士担心自己又会成为比赛的最后一名,女士回答说I have the same experience,表明她在比赛中的表现并不比男士好,故选择B)。此外,女士说Be optimistic并不是说她对这次演讲比赛的结果比较乐观,而是鼓励男士不让其失去信心,因为她还说了Let’s try a third time,由此可以排除强干扰项C)。