听第二篇短文,回答16~20小题。
16. What problem did the writer have when he first came to America?
A. He was too young to go to school.
B. He knew little about English.
C. He had no money at all.
17. How often did the writer go to the language school?
A. Every day.
B. Three times a week.
C. Six times a week.
18. What did Alice want to eat?
A. A piece of bread. B. A piece of cake.
C. Nothing.
19. Why did Alice smile?
A. Because the writer didn't take any pieces of cake.
B. Because she wanted to eat a piece of cake.
C. Because the writer didn't understand her.
20. What does "a piece of cake" mean in this passage?
A. A very small cake.
B. A very easy thing.
C. A very hungry person.
16. What problem did the writer have when he first came to America?
A. He was too young to go to school.
B. He knew little about English.
C. He had no money at all.
17. How often did the writer go to the language school?
A. Every day.
B. Three times a week.
C. Six times a week.
18. What did Alice want to eat?
A. A piece of bread. B. A piece of cake.
C. Nothing.
19. Why did Alice smile?
A. Because the writer didn't take any pieces of cake.
B. Because she wanted to eat a piece of cake.
C. Because the writer didn't understand her.
20. What does "a piece of cake" mean in this passage?
A. A very small cake.
B. A very easy thing.
C. A very hungry person.
答案：16.B 17.C 18.C 19.C 20.B
解析：
【分析】做这类听力理解题时，需先快速浏览每个小题的题干与选项，预判听力材料的核心内容（如人物经历、频率、需求、原因、俚语含义等）；听录音时，重点抓取对应题干的关键词信息，结合上下文语境分析选项，尤其注意俚语在具体语境中的引申义，避免仅看字面意思。
【解析】16题：听力材料中提到作者刚到美国时面临的问题是英语掌握得很少，对应选项B；17题：材料明确说明作者去语言学校的频率是每周六次，对应选项C；18题：材料里Alice表示自己什么都不想吃，对应选项C；19题：作者没理解Alice的真实想法，所以Alice笑了，对应选项C；20题：结合上下文，“a piece of cake”在此处并非字面的一块蛋糕，而是指“非常容易的事”，对应选项B。
【答案】16.B 17.C 18.C 19.C 20.B
【知识点】英语短篇听力理解、日常交际语境、俚语含义辨析
【点评】本题为短篇听力理解题，聚焦听力细节抓取与语境逻辑分析，涉及基础俚语的引申义考查，难度适中，需学生具备良好的听力信息捕捉能力与语境理解能力。
【难度系数】0.6
【解析】16题：听力材料中提到作者刚到美国时面临的问题是英语掌握得很少，对应选项B；17题：材料明确说明作者去语言学校的频率是每周六次，对应选项C；18题：材料里Alice表示自己什么都不想吃，对应选项C；19题：作者没理解Alice的真实想法，所以Alice笑了，对应选项C；20题：结合上下文，“a piece of cake”在此处并非字面的一块蛋糕，而是指“非常容易的事”，对应选项B。
【答案】16.B 17.C 18.C 19.C 20.B
【知识点】英语短篇听力理解、日常交际语境、俚语含义辨析
【点评】本题为短篇听力理解题，聚焦听力细节抓取与语境逻辑分析，涉及基础俚语的引申义考查，难度适中，需学生具备良好的听力信息捕捉能力与语境理解能力。
【难度系数】0.6