英语四级听力-短对话 262

 Test 4

Section A

11.

A. He will change his attitude to her.

B. He won't revenge¹ himself on her.

C. He has done her wrong by accident.

D. He hasn't been hard on the woman.

12.

A. It culturally links the United² States and China.

B. It's one of the most translated short novels.

C. It's a best-selling romance³ in America.

D. Its author became popular for his language talent.Test 4

Section A

11.

W: Sometimes I really have a good mind to give up my job. I feel my boss always finds fault with me since I treaded on his toes by accident.

M: Don't think like that. Tom is not a narrow-minded person.

Q: What does the man say about the woman's boss?

正确答案：B

解析：女士说她认真考虑过想要辞职，并说，她觉得自从不小心踩了一下老板的脚以后老板就开始挑她的毛病了。男士劝她别那么想，因为“汤姆不是个心胸狭隘的人”，故B正确。

12.

W: Have you read The Bridges of Madison County⁴?

M: Yeah. It's a short novel that's selling like hot cakes in the United States. It's a love story, having been translated into many foreign languages including Chinese.

Q: What does the man say about The Bridges of Madison County?

正确答案：C

解析：男士说《廊桥遗梦》是一部短篇爱情小说，在美国卖得像新出炉的蛋糕一样快。也就是说该小说是一部畅销的爱情小说，即C。

1 revenge   

v.报...之仇，为...报仇 ；n.报仇，复仇

参考例句：

• She poisoned his mind with ideas of hate and revenge.她用复仇的思想来毒害他的心灵。
• There was anger in his eyes and revenge in his heart.他两眼闪现怒火，一心只想复仇。

2 united   

adj.和谐的；团结的；联合的，统一的

参考例句：

• The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
• The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。

3 romance   

n.恋爱关系，浪漫气氛，爱情小说，传奇

参考例句：

• She wrote a romance about an artist's life in Tokyo.她写了一个关于一位艺术家在东京生活的浪漫故事。
• They tried to rekindle the flames of romance.他们试图重燃爱火。

4 county   

n.县，郡

参考例句：

• When the good news reached there,the whole county rejoiced.喜讯传到那里时，全县的人都欢欣鼓舞起来。
• In that year county after county fell to the enemy.那一年一个又一个的县城沦入敌人手中。