英语四级听力-短对话 094

 

1.

Q: What are the speakers probably going to do?

A) Give Bob a phone call.

B) Go and pick Bob up.

C) Go look for Bob.

D) Wait for Bob.

2.

Q: Why does Susan want to live in the city?

A) She is working in the city.

B) Life in the suburbs¹ is lonely.

C) Jobs are easier to find in the city.

D) It's less expensive living in the city.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

M: I can't understand why Bob isn`t here yet? Do you think we should try to call him or go look for him??

W: He probably just got held up in traffic. Why don't we give him a few minutes?

Q: What are the speakers probably going to do?

参考译文：

男：我真不明白鲍勃为什么还没到？你觉得我们是应该给他打电话还是去找他？

女：他可能只是遇上交通阻塞了。我们为什么不再多等他几分钟呢？

问：谈话者可能会做什么？

答案解析：

正确答案为D。对话中男子说鲍勃还没到，想给他打电话或是去找他，女子说可能是交通阻塞耽搁了，建议再多等鲍勃一会儿。可知，二人将再继续等鲍勃，因此D项正确，等鲍勃。A，给鲍勃打电话，男子的建议，被女子否定了，A项排除。B，去接鲍勃，对话中未涉及，排除。C，去找鲍勃，同样是男子的想法，女子否定了，C项排除。

2. 

M: Hi, Susan! Have you decided² where to live when you get married?

W: I'd like to live in the downtown area near my work but Nelson wants to live in suburbs to save our expenses.

Q: Why does Susan want to live in the city?

参考译文：

男：嗨，苏珊！你决定结婚以后住哪儿了吗？

女：我想住在市区，上班近，可是尼尔森想住在郊区，这样可以省钱。

问：为什么苏珊想住在城里？

答案解析：

正确答案为A。对话中苏珊说她想住在城里，因为上班近，因此可知正确A项正确，她在城里工作。B，住在郊区很孤独，对话中未涉及，排除。C，在城里更好找工作，对话中未提及，排除。D，住在城里更便宜，对话中提到尼尔森想住郊区是因为郊区更便宜，D项与对话内容不符，排除。

1 suburbs   

n.郊区，城郊( suburb的名词复数 )；四乡；隧；四郊

参考例句：

• The poor suburbs traditionally formed the bedrock of the party's support. 贫穷的郊区在传统上构成了支持该党的牢固基础。
• The new college will be located in the suburbs. 这所新建的学院将设在郊区。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。