短对话专项训练听力文本及答案解析

Exercise 1

1. M: I ran into our friend Maxim yesterday on the street and he hadn‘t heard from you for two months.

W: Yes. I know. But I‘ve been too busy to phone him.

Q: What do we know from the conversation?

2. W: Did you find the book for your reading assignment in the library?

M: It closed before I got there．I had no idea that it closes so early on weekends.

Q：What does the man mean?

3. W: You seem very confident about the job interview，don‘t you?

M: Yes. I feel ready for it. I bought a good suit in the clothing store and I had my hair cut. I had studied almost everything about finance and economics.

Q: Where is the man probably going to work?

4. M: What do you think of the prospects for online education? Is it going to replace the traditional school?

W: I doubt it. Schools are here to stay, because they are much more than just book leaming. Even more and more kids are going online, I believe fewer of them will quit school altogether. Q: What does the woman think of conventional schools?

5. W: John, can you tell me what in the book interested you the most?

M: Well, nothing specific, but I like it overall.

Q: What does the man think of the book?

6. M: Washing dishes in the restaurant every day is really boring.

W: Why don‘t you quit and deliver flowers for me?

Q: What does the woman advise the man to do?

7. W: My name is Helen Ware—W-A-R-E. Can I get a class permit for biology?

M: Oh, no. Not now. Registration for students with last names beginning with―W‖doesn‘t start until tomorrow.

Q: What does the man mean?

8. M: Mr. Smith, our history professor, announced we would be doing two papers and three exams this semester. I wonder how I'm going to pull through when two other courses have similar requirements.

W: Well, can‘t you drop one course and pick it up next semester?

Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?

答案解析

1. C推理题。男士提到Maxim已经有两个月没有女士的消息了，而女士也提到她忙得没时间打电话给Maxim。

2. D言外之意题。．男士提到他到图书馆时，已经闭馆了，因此不可能借到书。

3. C地点与场所题。重点在于抓住男士为job interview作准备以及学习了很多有关finance and economics知识的信息。

4．C评论或建议题。女士明确地指出Schools are here to stay，随后给出了较为详尽的理由。

5．D评论或建议题。从四个选项可以看出该题询问的是某人对某物的态度，听题时抓住表明态度的I like it overall，问题就迎刃而解了。