英语四级听力-短对话 040

 

1.

W: There were more than a hundred people at Kate's birthday party. How come she's got so many friends?

M: It's really no surprise. You know she was popular even when she was a child.

Q: What does the man imply¹ about Kate?

A) She expected more people at her party.

B) She enjoys entertaining² small children.

C) She threw a surprise party for her friend

D) She has always enjoyed great popularity³.

2.

M: They say there'll be a snow-storm tonight, and the cold weather will last quite a few days.

W: Oh! We're so lucky, we'll be getting away for a while, and having a holiday in Florida. But let's call right now to confirm⁴ our flight.

Q: What do we learn about the two speakers?

A) They are not used⁵ to living in a cold place.

B) They feel lucky to live in Florida.

C) They are going to have a holiday.

D) They have not booked their air tickets yet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

女：有超过100人参加了凯特的生日聚会。她怎么有那么多朋友？

男：这并不令人惊讶。你知道，她还是个孩子的时候，就非常受欢迎。

问：男人暗示了凯特的什么信息？

答：既然还是孩子时就很受欢迎，联系到女生说的凯特生日聚会的人数，可想而知，凯特一直很受欢迎。所以，正确答案是C，凯特一直非常受欢迎。

2.

男：听说今晚有暴风雪，寒冷的天气会持续几天。

女：哦！我们太幸运了，我们要离开一段时间，去佛罗里达度假。

问：我们能得到二人的什么信息？

答：女声说的很清楚，他们二人要去佛罗里达度假，因此正确答案为C，他们要去度假。

1 imply   

vt.暗示；意味着

参考例句：

• Cheerfulness doesn't always imply happiness.快活并不总是意味着幸福。
• What did she imply in her words?她的话意味着什么？

2 entertaining   

adj.有趣的，使人娱乐的

参考例句：

• Entertaining people is the most natural thing in the world for her.招待客人对她来说是世界上最自然不过的事情。
• The traveller was an entertaining story teller.这位旅客是一位有趣的说故事者。

3 popularity   

n.普及，流行，名望，受欢迎

参考例句：

• The story had an extensive popularity among American readers.这本小说在美国读者中赢得广泛的声望。
• Our product enjoys popularity throughout the world.我们的产品饮誉全球。

4 confirm   

vt.证实；确认；v.确认

参考例句：

• I'll call you back to confirm.我会给你回电话确认的。
• I need to confirm my reservation on the next flight.我要确认我预订的下一个航班。

5 used   

adj.用旧了的，旧的；习惯于…；过去惯/经常

参考例句：

• I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
• He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。