大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)考試710分全攻略答案及解析(全)

大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)考試710分全攻略答案及解析

第一部分聽(tīng)力部分

第一章短對(duì)話

第三節(jié)專(zhuān)項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練

1【預(yù)測(cè)】“介詞+地點(diǎn)名詞”選項(xiàng)表明，本題是問(wèn)“對(duì)話發(fā)生在何處”的場(chǎng)景題。

【原文】W:Wow,Idolikethiscampus.Allthebigtrees,thegreenlawns,andtheoldbuildings

withtallcolumns,it'sreallybeautiful.

M:Itsureis.ThearchitectureofthesebuildingsisintheGreekstyle.Itwaspopularin

the18thcenturyhere.

Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?[2005.6/T9]

【解析】選C。本題如果聽(tīng)到了開(kāi)頭部分的關(guān)鍵詞“campus”，簡(jiǎn)直是易如反掌。

2[原文]M:TdliketobuyacopyofProfessorFranklin'sbookontheAmericanculture.

W:Tmsorry.Thebookhasbeenoutofprintforsometime.

Q:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?[2003.9/T3]

【解析】選C。錄音原文中的動(dòng)詞buyacopy是解題的關(guān)鍵。

3【預(yù)測(cè)】選項(xiàng)中出現(xiàn)了定冠詞“the”和代詞"his”,都表示特指，因此本題不會(huì)是問(wèn)對(duì)話發(fā)生

的地點(diǎn)。要注意聽(tīng)細(xì)節(jié)和問(wèn)題。

【原文1M:Hello,thisisJohnHopkinsatRiversides.FdliketospeaktoMr.Jones.

W:Tmsorry,Mr.Hopkins.Myhusbandisn'tathome.ButIcangiveyouhisoffice

phonenumber.Hewon'tbebackuntil6o'clock.

Q:WheredoesMrs.Jonesthinkherhusbandisnow?[1996.1/T1]

【解析】選D。女士說(shuō)要把丈夫辦公室的電話號(hào)碼告訴VI,顯然她認(rèn)為丈夫現(xiàn)在在辦公室。

4【預(yù)測(cè)】多數(shù)選項(xiàng)用了叮。+地點(diǎn)”，問(wèn)的一定是動(dòng)態(tài)性的方位問(wèn)題“去哪里”。

【原文】M:Canyoustayfordinner?

W:Tdloveto.ButIhavetogoandsendsomeregisteredmailbeforepickingupthe

childrenfromschool.

Q:Wherewillthewomangofirst?[1997.1/T8]

【解析】選C。女士回答時(shí)用到了“but”表轉(zhuǎn)折語(yǔ)氣，她說(shuō)自己現(xiàn)在要先去寄信然后去接

孩子放學(xué)?！癰ut”是一個(gè)信息指示詞，后面的內(nèi)容要著重聽(tīng)?！癰efore”在聽(tīng)力中表

時(shí)間的先后時(shí);可以直接翻譯成“然后”，這樣就不用顛來(lái)倒去的套中文，省事兒

多了。

5【原文]W:Lookatthatbigfieldofcotton.Andthere'safarmwithsomebeautifulhouses.

M:Youreallygettoknowthecountrywhenyougobytrain,don'tyou?

Q:Wheredidtheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?[1998.6/T10]

【解析】選D。本題如果聽(tīng)到了關(guān)鍵詞“gobytrain”，選出正確答案不費(fèi)吹灰之力。

6【原文]W:Wheredidyousayyoufoundthisbag?

M:Itwaslyingunderabigtreebetweentheparkandtheapartmentbuilding.

Q:Wheredidthemanfindthebag?[2000.6/T6]

【解析】選D。本題關(guān)鍵詞為“between...and…”。

7[原文]M:Canyoutellmethetitleofthisoilpainting?

W:Sorry,Idon'tknowforsure.ButIguessit'sanearly18thcenturywork.Letme

lookitupinthecatalog.

Q:Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?[2001.1/T2]

【解析】選A。本題關(guān)鍵詞為“oilpainting”。

8【原文】W:Oh,dear!I'mstarving,Ican'twalkanyfarther.

M:Let'sgototherestaurantacrossthestreetandgetsomethingtoeat.

Q:Wherearethetwopeople?[2001.6/T5]

【解析】選D。本題關(guān)鍵詞為“acrossthestreet”。

9【原文]W:Youseemveryconfidentaboutthejobinterview,don'tyou?

M:Yes,Ifieelreadyforit.IboughtagoodsuitataclothingstoreandIhadmyhaircut.

Ihadstudiedalmosteverythingaboutfinanceandeconomics.

Q:Whereisthemanprobablygoingtowork?[2002.1/T10]

【解析】選A。從“financeandeconomics”來(lái)看，說(shuō)話者是想在銀行工作。

10【原文]M:Excuseme,FdliketoplaceanadvertisementforausedcarinthisSundayeditionof

yourpaper.

W:Ok,butyouhavetorunyouradvertisementallweek.Wecan'tquoteratesforjust

Sunday.

Q:Whereistheconversationmostprobablytakingplace?[2002.6/T9]

【解析】選D。本題的關(guān)鍵詞是“placeanadvertisement,Sundayedition及yourpaper”。

11【原文】W:Mr.Watson,Iwonderwhetherit'spossibleformetotakeavacationearlynext

month?

M:Didyoufilloutarequestform?

Q:Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?[2005.6/T7]

【解析】選C。本題屬于推理身份關(guān)系題。女士說(shuō)：“華生先生，我想知道我是否可以在

下月初休假?！澳惺空f(shuō)「你填了申請(qǐng)表了嗎?”根據(jù)對(duì)話中的請(qǐng)求休假與填申請(qǐng)表，

可以推斷說(shuō)話人之間的關(guān)系是“經(jīng)理與員工

12【原文】W:John,whatareyoudoingonyourcomputer?Don'tyourememberyourpromise?

M:Thisisnotagame.It'sonlyacrosswordpuzzlethathelpsincreasemyvocabulary.

Q:Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?[2003.1/T3]

【解析】選D。本題的關(guān)鍵就在于要聽(tīng)到“yourpromise”和“increasemyvocabulary”，女士

嚴(yán)厲的語(yǔ)氣也很重要。

13【原文】W:Iheardyougotafullmarkinmathsexams.Congratulations!

M:Thanks!Tmsureyoualsodidagoodjob.

Q:What'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?|2001.6/T1]

【解析】選C。本題的關(guān)鍵詞是“mark,exams"。聽(tīng)到這兩個(gè)詞，馬上就知道對(duì)話應(yīng)該與

學(xué)生有關(guān)。再聽(tīng)到V2中的“alsodidagoodjob”，立刻就能做出判斷這是同學(xué)之間

的對(duì)話。

14【原文】W:IoftenmistakeJimforBob.Canyoutellthemapart?

M:No,theylooksomuchalikethattheyevenconfusedtheirmothersometimeswhen

theywereyoung.

Q:WhatisthemostprobablerelationshipbetweenJimandBob?[1998.6/T11

【解析】選A。本題只要聽(tīng)到“theirmother”，選出正確答案簡(jiǎn)直易如反掌。

15【原文】M:So,whenaretheotherguysgoingtogethere?Thetrainisleavinginten

minutes.Wecan'twaithereforever.

W:It's10:30already.Theyaresupposedtobeherebynow.Itoldeverybodytomeet

hereby10:15,[2004.6/T3]

Q:Whendoesthetrainleave?

【解析】選D。本題是計(jì)算題。男士問(wèn)：“那么，其他人什么時(shí)候到??？還有十分鐘火車(chē)

就開(kāi)了。我們不能就這樣一直等下去吧?！迸空f(shuō)：“已經(jīng)十點(diǎn)半了嗎？他們這個(gè)

時(shí)候應(yīng)該在這兒呀。告訴大家十點(diǎn)十五分在這兒見(jiàn)面的?！c(diǎn)半加十分鐘，火

車(chē)當(dāng)然是是10：40開(kāi)。因此答案選D。

16【原文】M:IwonderifSuzywillbehereby5o^lock.

W:Herhusbandsaidshelefthomeat4:30.sheshouldbehereat5:10,and5:15atthe

latest.

Q:WhattimedidSuzyleavehome?[2001.6/T7]

【解析】選C。本題是計(jì)算題.V2說(shuō)“她丈夫說(shuō)她四點(diǎn)半離開(kāi)家的”，直接就出現(xiàn)了正確答

案。這種兒個(gè)數(shù)字在對(duì)話中都出現(xiàn)的題目，聽(tīng)的時(shí)候應(yīng)該在選項(xiàng)旁作筆記。例如

本題可以做出下面的筆記：

[A]5:15.latest|B]5:10.shouldbehere

[C]4:30.lefthome[D]5:00.wonderif

當(dāng)然實(shí)際考試的時(shí)候，可能沒(méi)有足夠的時(shí)間寫(xiě)下這么多。那么完全可以用符號(hào)代

替，只要自己能明白就可以了。

17【原文】M:Whatdoyouthinkoftheprospectsfbron-lineeducation?Isitgoingtoreplacethe

traditionalschool?

W:Idoubtit.Schoolsareheretostay,becausetheyaremuchmorethanjustbook

learning.Eventhoughmoreandmorekidsaregoingon-line,Ibelievefewof

themwillquitschoolaltogether.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanthinkofconventionalschools?

【解析】選C。VI中最后的那句一般疑問(wèn)句問(wèn)的是網(wǎng)上教育是否會(huì)取代傳統(tǒng)的學(xué)校教育。

預(yù)測(cè)的答案多半是“會(huì)”或者“不會(huì)”，這樣可以迅速排除B和D；聽(tīng)到doubt這個(gè)詞，

就可以排除A。VI的話中帶問(wèn)句的地方是關(guān)鍵，解釋的地方可以不加注意。同理，

V2肯定或者否定的回答的部分是精華，解釋部分也可以當(dāng)作沒(méi)聽(tīng)到。

18【原文】W:BobsaidthatSeattleisagreatplaceforconferences.

M:He,scertainlyinapositiontomakethatcomment.He'sbeentheresooften.

Q:WhatdosethemansayaboutBob?大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)考試試點(diǎn)考試樣卷T13

【解析】選A。女士：“鮑勃說(shuō)西雅圖是開(kāi)會(huì)的好地方?！蹦惺浚骸八?dāng)然站在自己的立場(chǎng)

上給意見(jiàn)了。他常常去那?！逼鋵?shí)，本題相當(dāng)簡(jiǎn)單。只要聽(tīng)至廣He，sbeentheres。

often."，就會(huì)很容易地選出正確答案A“他去過(guò)西雅圖很多次?！?/p>

19【原文】M:Thisarticleisnothingbutadvertisingdevelopers.Idon,tthinkthehousesforsale

arehalfthatgood.

W:Comeon.David.Whysonegative?We'rethinkingofbuyingahome,aren'twe?

Justatriptolookattheplacewon'tcostusmuch.

Q:Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?

大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)考試試點(diǎn)考試樣卷T17

【解析】選D。男士：”這篇文章其實(shí)就是一個(gè)房地產(chǎn)商做的廣告。我覺(jué)得那些出售的房

子沒(méi)有他說(shuō)的一半好?！迸浚骸按笮l(wèi)。不要這樣嘛，為什么這么消極呢？我們正

在考慮買(mǎi)房子呀，不是嗎？只是去那個(gè)地方看一看也不會(huì)花多長(zhǎng)時(shí)間的?！?/p>

提到“Justatriptolookattheplacewon'tcostusmuch.”,而男士的意見(jiàn)正相反，就

是不愿去看房，故選D。

20【原文】W:Havingvisitedsomanycountries,youmustbeabletospeakseveraldifferent

languages.

M:IwishIcould.ButJapaneseandofcourseEnglisharetheonlylanguageIcan

speak.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?[2007.1/T13]

【解析】選A。本題屬于虛擬語(yǔ)氣題和中but題。女士問(wèn)：“去過(guò)那么多國(guó)家，你肯定會(huì)說(shuō)

幾種不同的語(yǔ)言吧？”男士回答：“我希望如此，但是只會(huì)講日語(yǔ)和英語(yǔ)?！敝攸c(diǎn)

應(yīng)該聽(tīng)but后的內(nèi)容。從“ofcourseEnglish”可以推斷，英語(yǔ)是他的母語(yǔ)，那么他

只有一種外語(yǔ)能力。所以答案選A,即“男士會(huì)講一門(mén)外語(yǔ)”。

21【原文】M:HowisJohnnow?Ishefeelinganybetter?

W:Notyet.Itstillseemsimpossibletomakehimsmile.Talkingtohimisreally

difficultandhegetsupseteasilyoverlittlethings.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?[2007.1/T16]

【解析】選B。本題為綜合判斷題。男士關(guān)切的問(wèn)：“John的病怎么樣了，他現(xiàn)在感覺(jué)好些

了嗎？”女士回答說(shuō)：“現(xiàn)在情況不好，幾乎不可能看到他有笑臉，很難同他交談，

而且他特別容易對(duì)小事感到煩悶?！痹擃}涉及到精神方面和心里方面的問(wèn)題，從

上下文推斷John不是身體某個(gè)部位有病，而是心理方面的問(wèn)題。所以選B“他存在

情感問(wèn)題”為正確答案。

22【原文】M:Areyoutellingmeyoudon'thaveahouse-keeper?

W:No,wedon't.Ifyoumakeamess,youcleanityourself.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromthisconversation?[2006.6新四級(jí)/T12]

【解析】選A。本題屬于綜合判斷題。男士說(shuō)：“你難道是說(shuō)沒(méi)有管家？女士說(shuō)：“是

的，我們沒(méi)有。如果你搞亂了，得自己收拾?！盉項(xiàng)“女士需要管家”，C項(xiàng)“女士

的房子很亂”和D項(xiàng)“女士的工作是管家”均屬語(yǔ)意干擾項(xiàng)。從女士的回答中可以

推出答案，即A項(xiàng)“女士自己做家務(wù)”為正確答案。

23【原文】M:Youlooklikeyouarefreezingtodeath.Whydon'tyouputthison?

W:Thankyou,itwassowarmatnoon.1didn'texpecttheweathertochangeso

quickly.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?[2006.6新四級(jí)/T14]

【解析】選D）。本題屬于綜合判斷題。男士說(shuō)：“你看起來(lái)凍的要死，干嗎不穿上這個(gè)？。

女士說(shuō)：“謝謝，中午時(shí)很暖和，沒(méi)想到天氣變的如此之快?！盇項(xiàng)“女士沒(méi)想到

中午會(huì)這么暖”，B項(xiàng)“女士對(duì)天氣變化很敏感”和C項(xiàng)“天氣預(yù)報(bào)不準(zhǔn)”均屬語(yǔ)意干

擾項(xiàng)。從女士的話中可以知道“天氣突然變冷”為正確答案。

24【原文】M:WhatwasitlikegrowingupinNewYork'sBronxDistrict?Wasitsafe?

W:Tome,itwas.ItwasallIknew.MymomwouldsendmetotheshopandI'dgo

andbuythingswhenIwasabout8yearsold.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?[2006.6新四級(jí)/T16]

【解析】選A。本題屬于綜合判斷題。男士說(shuō)：“在紐約的Bronx區(qū)長(zhǎng)大什么感覺(jué)？安全

嗎？"。女士說(shuō)：“對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)，安全。我就知道這些。8歲時(shí)，媽媽讓我去商店，

我就去買(mǎi)東西?！盉項(xiàng)“男士認(rèn)為住在Bronx區(qū)很安全”C項(xiàng)“女士年紀(jì)很小就為補(bǔ)貼

家用而工作”和D項(xiàng)“男士認(rèn)為讓8歲孩子買(mǎi)東西不安全”均屬語(yǔ)意干擾項(xiàng)。從女士

的話中可以得到答案，即A項(xiàng)“在Bronx區(qū)長(zhǎng)大，女士沒(méi)有感覺(jué)到任何危險(xiǎn)”為正

確答案。

25[原文]M:Madam,Ihearyouhaveanapartmentforrent.CanItakealookatit?

W:Sure,you'rewelcomeanytimebyappointment,butIhavetotellyouthebuilding

isclosetoarailwaywiththenoise.Youmightsavethetrip.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?[2006.6新四級(jí)/T18]

【解析】選B）。本題屬于綜合判斷題。男士說(shuō)：“夫人，聽(tīng)說(shuō)您有公寓要出租，我能看一

下嗎？女士說(shuō)：“當(dāng)然，約好了，什么時(shí)間都可以，但是我要告訴你房子離鐵

路很近，會(huì)有噪音，但你也免了跑路?！盇項(xiàng)“女士不能容忍噪音”，C項(xiàng)“男士錯(cuò)

過(guò)了約會(huì)”和D項(xiàng)“女士將乘火車(chē)旅行”均屬語(yǔ)意干擾項(xiàng)。從兩人的話中可以得到

答案，即B項(xiàng)“男士在找公寓”為正確答案。

第一部分聽(tīng)力部分

第二章長(zhǎng)對(duì)話

第五節(jié)專(zhuān)項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練

Answers:

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26-30ACBAC31-35CBDAB36-40CDCDC41-44CADB

Scriptforthefollowing12longconversations:

Conversation1

W:Ihaven'tseenyouhereforacoupleweeks.Haveyoustoppedeatingorsomething?

M:No.DoesitlooklikeI'vestoppedeating?I'vebeenspendingalotoftimeinthelibrary.

W:Workingonapaper?

M:IwishIwasworkingonapaper!I'mworkingonthreedifferentpapers:anthropology,English

lit.,andhistory.

W:Wow,thatisalotofwork.

M:Yeah,andwhat'sfrustratingisthatI'mstudyingthenineteenthcenturyBritishEmpireinall

threeclasses,butIcan'tjustwriteasinglepaperforallthree.

W:Whynot?

M:Theprofessorswon'tletme.EvenifImakeitthreetimesaslongasthesuggestedlength.

W:That'stoobad.Couldyouwriteyourpapersonthreeaspectsofonetopic?

M:Hmmm.Whatdoyoumean?Doyouhavesomethinginmind?

W:Well,let'ssee.Hmm...MaybeyoucoulddosomethingwithRomanticism,like,oh...write

youranthropologypaperontheculturalbasisofRomanticism,and,uh,yourhistorypaperon

theinfluenceoftheRomanticpoetsonBritishforeignpolicy,and,OK,andyourEnglishpaper

onananalysisofsomeRomanticpoems.

M:Hey,that'snotabadidea!I'vealreadystartedtheresearchforoneofthepapers,soIcanuse

that.WhatcanIdotorepayyou?

W:Youwanttowriteupmychemistrylabforme?

M:I'dloveto,butFvenevertakenchemistry,soI'mnotsureyou'dliketheresults.

W:Ohwell,nothanksnecessarythen.Haveagoodweekend,andtrytogetoutofthelibraryand

getsomesleep.Youhavebigcirclesunderyoureyes.

M:OK,Filtry.Seeyoulater.

Questions:

1.Whathasthemanbeenbusydoingallweek?

2.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemandotomakehisworkeasier?

3.WhydoesthewomanmentionRomanticism?

4.Whydoesn'tthewomanwantanyhelpfromtheman?

Conversation2

M:Hey,Michelle,LookwhatIjustfound.Righthereinthesand.

W:Apieceofwood?Oh,Driftwood.Interestingshape...Almostlikesomesortofmodem

sculpture.

M:Yeah.Andfeelhowsmoothitis.

W:Hmm.Must'vebeeninthewateralongtime.Itcould'vebeendriftingintheoceancurrents

formonths,orevenyears.

M:Inthecurrents?Doesn'tthewindjustblowthingsaroundoutthere?

W:Well,sure.Butthecurrentsarealwaysmoving,too.Almostlikerivers,butunderwaterrivers,

flowingthroughtheocean.

M:Sohowdotheyfindoutwherethesecurrentsgo?Stickamessageinabottleandthrowitin

thewater?

W:Don'tlaugh.Infact,Iwasreadinginasciencemagazinethatoceanographershavereleased

hugenumbersofbottlesintotheoceanovertheyears.Theywantedtomapoutwherethe

currentswouldcarrythem.

M:Say,Tilbet—aftertheyfoundoutwhereallthosebottlesendedup—theycouldenterallthat

dataintoacomputerandmakeaprettydetailedmodelto--toshowwherethecurrentsgo.

W:Infact,theydid.Andtheyalsofoundaneatwaytotestthatmodel.Therewasafreighter

carryingsneakersfromafactoryinAsia.Itwascaughtinabigstormandthousandsofpairsof

sneakersgotdumpedinthePacificOcean.

M:Really?Whatawaste?

W:Yeah.Turnsout,though,thathundredsoftheseshoesstartedwashinguponbeaches

somewherenearSeattle,justaboutwherethecomputermodelshadpredictedthecurrents

wouldcarrythem.

M:Gee.youmeanallthatstuffIfindonthebeachesmightbepartofsomebigscientific

experiment?Ithoughtitwasalljusttrash!

Questions:

5.Whatarethespeakersmainlydiscussing?

6.Whatdidthemanfindonthebeach?

7.Accordingtothemagazinearticle,whatdidscientistsputintotheocean?

8.Whatcanbeinferredfromthestoryaboutthesneakers?

Conversation3

W:Today'sgueston"ScienceUpdate“isDavidBrown.Dr.Brown,youandyourteamhave

foundbacteriafarbelowtheEarth'ssurface.Youmustbethrilledaboutyourdiscovery.

M:Well,yesveryexciting.Foralongtimewe'dsuspectedthepresenceofsuchorganism,butwe

lackedsubstantialevidence.

W:Howdidyouconfirmtheexistenceofbacteria?

M:Well,technologyhelped.Ourdrillingtechniqueshaveimprovedsignificantly,andsotherisk

thatsurfacebacteriacouldbemistakenfbrthosefoundatmuchgreaterdepthwasreduced.

Withthenewtechniques,wecouldgetmuchdeeperintotheEarth.

W:Howfardowndidyouactuallyget?

M:Inonecase,aboutthreekilometers.Weweresurprised,Imusttellyou,thattherewere

organismsthatfardown.

W:Youknow,itsoundslikefiction,somethinglikealostword.

M:Let'scallitahiddenbiosphere,andit'sprobablyaveryextensiveone.Themassoftheliving

organismsbelowthesurfacemaybeequalinsizetothemassofthesurfacebacteria.

W:Haveyoufoundanyuniquelife-forms?

M:Yes.Oneoftheorganismsisthefirstanaerobicbacilluseverdiscovered.Thatmeansitcanlive

andgrowonlywherethereisnooxygen.

W:Isthereanydangerofthesebacteriainfectingpeoplewhenyoubringthemtothesurface?

M:Thebacteriainquestionwereadaptedtoanenvironmentthat'shostileandalientohumans.

Conversely,theseanaerobicbacteriacouldnotsurviveinourenvironment.Sowereallydon't

needtoworryaboutthesebacteriacausingillnessinpeople.

Questions:

9.Whatisthemaintopicoftheinterview?

10.Whataspectofthehiddenbiospheredosethemandiscuss?

11.Accordingtotheman,whyistherenodangerofinfectionbythebacteria?

Conversation4

M:Margaret,Icoulduseyouradvice.

W:Whatabout,Ron?

M:Well,I'veputoffdoingmysciencerequirementforthreeyears.

W:Andifyouwanttograduatethisyear,you'vegottotakeasciencecourse.

M:Right.Ifiguresinceyouaredoingpremed,youknowaboutthevariouscourses.

W:Well,Ihavetotakebiology,chemistry,mathandphysics.Whatyouneedisagood

introductorycoursefbrnon-sciencemajors.

M:Yeah,I'mreallyweakinmath.Ididpoorlyinitinhighschool.

W:Thenyou'dbetteravoidchemistryandphysics.Howaboutbiology?

M:Theproblemisthelab.Tmalittlesqueamishaboutdissectingthings.

W:Thatisaproblem.Whataboutastronomy?EverybodysaysDr.Coolieisgreat.I'dtakethat

coursemyselfifIhadthetime.

M:That'swhatIthoughtI'dtake.Butitmeetsatthesametimewithmymodemdramacourse.

W:Geologyisprettyinteresting,andcuttinguprocksshouldn'tbotheryou.

M:That'sagoodidea.Itevenfitsinwithmyhobbyofmountain-climbing.Thanksalot!

Questions:

12.Whyisthemangoingtotakeasciencecourse?

13.Whatcoursewouldprobablytake?

14.Whyisn'tthemangoingtotakeastronomy?

15.Whatcoursehasthewomannottaken?

Conversation5

M:Hi,Hellen,whatdoyouthinkofourclassinchildren'sliterature?

W:Itlooksprettygood.Iwassurprisedtoseeyouthere.Areyoualsomajoringinelementary

education?

M:No,I'mnot,butasapsychologymajor,Icanusethistofulfilltherequirementin

developmentalpsychology.

W:Haveyoufinishedthefirstassignmentyet?

M:Notyet.Ijustboughtthebookstoday.Howaboutyou?

W:Istartedthisafternoon.It?sgreatfunreadingthosewonderfulchildren'sstoriesbyDr.Suess.

M:Dr.Suess?Idon'trememberseeinghisnameonthereadinglist.

W:HisfullnameisTheodoreGeisei.That'showit'slistedinthebibliography.Dr.Suessishis

pen-name.

M:Ilovedreadingthosestoriesasachild.It'llbeinterestingtoreadthemnowfromadifferent

perspective.Iguessit'llgivemeagoodideahowchildrenthink.

W:Thosestoriesarealsogreatforclassroomuse.

M:Howisthat?

W:Well,takeatypicalDr.Suess'booklike'TheCatintheHaf\Ithasacontrolledvocabularyof

only200words.

M:Sothatmeansthechildrengetslotsofpracticeusingasmallnumberofwordsoverandover.

W:Exactly.Infact,叮heCatintheHat“waswrittenprimarilytoshowhowacontrolled

vocabularyreadercouldalsobeinterestingandfun.

M:Well,itsoundslikeallthesecoursesarealsogoingtobeinterestingandfun.IthinkFilget

startedonthisreading-listtonight.

Questions:

16.WhatisHellen'smajorfieldofstudy?

17.Whywillthespeakersbereadingchildren'sstories?

18.WhoareSuessandTheodoreGeisei?

19.Whatistrueaboutthebookcalled'TheCatintheHat”？

Conversation6

M:Hello.

W:Hello,thisisSusanWelson.MayIspeaktoGregRoberson,please?

M:Hi,Susan,it'sGreg.WhatcanIdoforyou?

W:Well,TmcallingaboutthetheatergroupIbelongto——thePrincetonPlayers.We'relooking

formorepeopletojoin,especiallymen.AndIthoughtyoumightbeinterested.

M:Oh,gosh!YouknowhowmuchIloveacting,butI'mtakingsomeveryhardcourses.Imight

beabletolearnmypart,butIwouldhardlyhavetimetocometotherehearsals.

W:Well,actuallywerehearseonlyonenightaweek,Thursdayfromseventoten,sowewouldn't

havetoputinextratimebeforeaperformance.

M:Onlyonceaweek,yousay?Well,wouldyougivemetimetothinkitover?

W:Sure.Butlook,whydon,lyoucomeandwatchourrehearsalnextThursday?IthinkyouUllike

thewaywework.Whenyouseehowmuchfunitis,you'llwanttojoinrightaway.

M:Okay,Tilcometoarehearsal.ButIcan'tpromisemorethanthat.

W:Great!TilgiveyouacallonWednesdaytoremindyou.Talkyouthen,byenow!

M:Bye,Susan!

Questions:

20.WhydidSusanthinkGregmightbeinterestedinthetheatergroup?

21.Howoftendoesthegrouprehearse?

22.WhydoesGregaskfortimetothinkaboutwhetherhewilljointhegroup?

23.WhatdoesSusanexpectGregtodo?

Conversation7

M:Hello,Ihaveareservationfortonight.

W:Yourname,please.

M:Nelson,CharlesNelson.

W:Ok,Mr.Nelson.That'saroomforfiveand...

M:Butexcuseme,youmeanaroomforfivepounds?Ididn'tknowthespecialwassogood.

W:No,no,holdno-accordingtoourrecords,aroomfor5guestswasbookedunderyourname.

M:No,no—holdon.Youmusthavetwoguestsunderthename.

W:Ok,letmecheckthisagain.Oh,hereweare.

M:Yeah?

W:CharlesNelson,aroomforoneforthe19th...

M:Wait,wait.It'sfbrtonight,nottomorrownight.

W:Em...,Idon'tthinkwehaveanyroomsfortonight.There'saconferencegoingonintown

and-er,let'ssee...yeah,norooms.

M:Oh,comeon!Youmusthavesomething,anything!

W:Well,let—letmecheckmycomputerhere...Ah!

M:What?

M:Oh,comeon!Youmusthavesomething,anything!

W:Therehasbeenacancellationforthisevening.Ahoneymoonsuiteisnowavailable.

M:Great,Tiltakeit.

W:But,I'IIhavetochargeyou150poundsfbrthenight.

M:What?Ishouldhaveadiscountfortheinconvenience!

W:Well,thebestIcangiveyouisa10%discountplusaticketforafreecontinentbreakfast.

M:Hey,isn'tthebreakfastfreeanyway?

W:Well,onlyonweekends.

M:Iwanttotalktothemanager.

W:Wait,wait,wait...Mr.Nelson,IthinkIcangiveyouanadditional15%discount...

Questions:

24.What'stheman'sproblem?

25.Whydidthehotelclerksaytheydidn'thaveanyroomsforthatnight?

26.Whatdidtheclerksayaboutthebreakfastinthehotel?

27.Whatdidthemanimplyhewoulddoattheendoftheconversation?

（07年6月23日真題）

Conversation8

M:Sarah,youworkintheadmissionsoffice,don'tyou?

W:Yes,I'vebeenheretenyearsasassistantdirector.

M:Really?Whatdoesthatinvolve?

W:Well,Tminchargeofalltheadmissionsofpostgraduatestudentsintheuniversity.

M:Onlypostgraduates?

W:Yes,postgraduatesonly.Ihavenothingatalltodowithundergraduates.

M:Doyoufindthatyougetparticular-sortof...differentnationalgroups?Imean,doyougetlarge

numbersfromLatinAmericaor...

W:Yes.Well,ofallthestudentsenrolledlastyear,nearlyhalfwerefromoverseas.Theywere

fromAfricancountries,theFarEast,theMiddleEast,andLatinAmerica.

M:Em.Buthaveyoubeendoingjustthatforthelast10years,or,haveyoudoneotherthings?

W:Well,rvebeendoingthesamejob.Er,beforethat,Iwassecretaryofthemedicalschoolat

Birmingham,andfurtherback,Iworkedinthelocalgovernment.

M:Oh,Isee.

W:SoI'vedonedifferenttypesofthings.

M:Yes,indeed.Howdoyouimagineyourjobmightdevelopinthefuture?Canyouimagine

shiftingintoadifferentkindofresponsibilityordoingsomething...

W:Oh,yeah,fromOctober1,rilbedoinganentirelydifferentjob.There'sgoingtobemore

committeework.Imean,morepolicywork,andlessdealingwithstudents,unfbrtunately-TII

missmycontactwithstudents.

Questions:

28.Whatisthewoman'spresentposition?

29Whatdowelearnaboutthepostgraduatesenrolledlastyearinthewoman'suniversity?

30.Whatwillthewoman'snewjobbelike?

（07年6月23日真題）

Conversation9

M:Mary,Ihopeyou'repackedandreadytoleave.

W:Yes,I'mpacked,butnotquiteready.Ican'tfindmypassport.

M:Yourpassport?That?stheonethingyoumustn'tleavebehind.

W:Iknow.Ihaven'tlostit.Tvepackedit,butIcan'trememberwhichbagit'sin.

M:Well,youhavetofinditattheairport.Comeon,thetaxiiswaiting.

W:Didyousaytaxi?Ithoughtweweregoinginyourcar.

M:Yes,well,1haveplannedto,butI'llexplainlater.You'vegottobethereinanhour.

W:Theplanedoesn'tleavefortwohours.Anyway,Tmreadytogonow.

M:Now,you'retakingjustonecase,isthatright?

W:No,thereisoneinthehallaswell.

M:Gosh,whatalotofstuff!You'retakingenoughforamonthinsteadofaweek.

W:Well,youcan'tdependontheweather.Itmightbecold.

M:It'snevercoldinRome.CertainlynotinMay.Comeon,wereallymustgo.

W:Right,we'reready.We'vegotthebags,Tmsurethere'snoneedtorush.

M:Thereis.Iaskedthetaxidrivertowaittwominutes,nottwenty.

W:Look,Tmsupposedtobegoingawaytorelax.You'remakingmenervous.

M:Well,Iwantyoutorelaxonholiday,butyoucan'trelaxyet.

W:OK,Ipromisenottorelax,atleastnotuntilwegettotheairportandIfindmypassport.

Questions:

31.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutherpassport?

32.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman'strip?

33.Whydoesthemanurgethewomantohurry?

34.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

（07年12月22日真題）

Conversation10

W:Oh,I'mfedupwithmyjob.

M:Hey,there'saperfectjobforyouinthepapertoday.Youmightbeinterested.

W:Oh,whatisit?Whatdotheywant?

M:Waitaminute.Uh,hereitis.TheEuropeanSpaceAgencyisrecruitingtranslators.

W:TheEuropeanSpaceAgency?

M:Well,that'swhatitsays.TheyneedanEnglishtranslatortoworkfromFrenchorGerman.

W:SotheyneedadegreeinFrenchorGerman,Isuppose.Well,Tvegotthat.What'smore,Ihave

plentyofexperience.Whatelsearetheyaskingfor?

M:Justthat.Auniversitydegreeandthreeorfouryearsofexperienceasatranslatorina

professionalenvironment.Theyalsosaythepersonshouldhavealivelyandinquiringmind,

effectivecommunicationskillsandtheabilitytoworkindividuallyorasapartoftheteam.

W:Well,ifIstayatmypresentjobmuchlonger,Iwon'thaveanymindorskillsleft.Bytheway,

whataboutsalary?Ijusthopeitisn'tlowerthanwhat1getnow.

M:It'ssaidtobenegotiable.Itdependsontheapplicant'seducationandexperience.Inadditionto

basicsal