6．B评论或建议题。英美人在向他人提出建议或请求时，往往采用委婉的方式来表达，如Why don‘t you……

7．D言外之意题。男士说姓名以W开头的学生的注册工作doesn‘t start until tomorrow，即明天才开始，女士来早了。

8．A评论或建议题。女士用Can‘t you……句型表明自己对男士的建议：暂时放弃一门课，下学期再选修。

Exercise 2

1. W: Mr. Robin‘s briefing seems to go on forever. I was barely able to stay awake.

M: How could you sleep through that? It was very important for the mission we are going to carry out.

Q：What does the man imply?

2. M: Did you check the power plug and press the play button?

W: Yes, the power indicator was on, and it was running, but somehow the sound didn't come through.

Q: What was the woman probably trying to do?

3. W: what are these things in our suitcase? There aren't any toys at all. Where have you put them? M: Oh no. This is not our suitcase. The old lady must have taken ours by mistake. She was sitting next to us at the restaurant.

Q: What can be inferred from the conversation?

4. M: Are you really leaving for Hong Kong tomorrow morning?‘

W: Yeah, I guess so. I've got my air ticket, and just can‘t wait to see Bill there.

Q: What‘s the woman going to do?

5. W: I just can‘t believe this is our last year. College is going by fast.

M: Yeah. We‘ll have to face the real world soon. So have you figured out what you're going to do after you graduate?

Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

6. M: I had a hard time getting through this novel.

W: I share your feeling. Who can remember the names of 35 different characters?

Q: What does the woman imply?

7. M: Can I borrow your math textbook? I lost mine on the bus.

W: You‘ve asked the right person. I happened to have an extra copy.

Q: What does the woman mean?

8. W: If the weather is this hot tomorrow, we may as well give up the idea of playing tennis in the afternoon.

M: Oh, I don't think it will last long. The weather forecast Says it will cloud over by

mid-afternoon.

Q: What does the man mean?

答案解析

1. A言外之意题。男士诘问女士怎么能在听简报时睡觉呢，并指出简报对他们要执行的任务非常重要。

2. C行为与事件题。抓住几个关键词：power plug，play button，power indicator，sound，就可以推断出女士可能正在放录音机。

3. B推理题。男士猜测在餐馆时邻座的老太太把手提箱拿错了。