英语四级听力-短对话 266

 Now you'll hear the two long conversations.

Conversation One

19.

A. To return some business books.

B. To apply for a new library card.

C. To check out some books from the library.

D. To find out where the art books are located².

20.

A. The woman thinks he has an overdue³ book.

B. The books he needs have been checked out by someone else.

C. The woman is unable to locate¹ the books that he needs.

D. A library notice was sent to him at his previous address.

21.

A. The man has mistakenly received someone else's books.

B. The man changed his major from art to business.

C. The man recently moved off campus⁴.

D. There are two students named Richard Smith.

22.

A. See if he is related⁵ to any of the students.

B. Apply for a job as a library assistant.

C. Use his middle name.

D. Use a different library.Now you'll hear the two long conversations.

Conversation One

W: [19]I'm sorry, but I can't let you check out these books.

M: What do you mean?

W: [20]Wow, the computer shows you got an overdue book, art work, out since last September.

M: [20]But that's impossible. I only started going to this school last month and I'm a business major, not an artist.

W: Oh. This is pretty strange. Let me look out the records. OK. You are Richard Smith?

M: Yeah.

W: You live at fifty thirty-three western?

M: No, I am living on campus, in the new...

W: You did say you are Richard Smith, right?

M: Yeah, well, my full name is Richard James Smith, but I usually go by Richard Smith.

W: Let me check one more thing on the computer. Aha, I see now. [21]There's another Richard Smith in the class... Richard El Smith. And it looks like he's the one who got the overdue book checked out.

M: Another Richard Smith? No kidding.

W: So I guess you two never met.

M: No, but I think I should probably try. I could at least warn⁷ him what's just happened.

W: Good idea. Now I'll let you check out these books today. [22]But I suggest you start using your middle name, or mid⁶ initial⁸ to avoid any problem like this in the future.

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

19. Why is the man talking to the woman?

正确答案：C

解析：对话的第一句女士很明确地指出“我不能让你借这些书”，从而可知男士是想借书，因此C正确。

20. Why does the man mention that he is a new student at the school?

正确答案：A

解析：女士说男士在去年9月就借了一本书迄今未还，男士反驳说：“那不可能，我上个月才入学”。因此A正确。

21. What does the woman discover when she looks at the records on her computer?

正确答案：D

解析：女士说：“有另一个Richard Smith，叫Richard El Smith。”男士非常惊讶，说：“另一个Richard Smith？”因此答案为D。

22. What does the woman suggest the man do in the future?

正确答案：C

解析：对话结尾处女士说：“但是我建议你开始使用中名或中名首字母，以免未来再出现类似的问题。”可见C正确。

1 locate   

vt.查找…的地点；使…坐落于，位于；vi.居住下来，定居

参考例句：

• The head company decided to locate in Qingdao.总公司决定设在青岛。
• The general tried to locate the enemy's site.那位将军想找出敌人营地的位置。

2 located   

adj.处于，位于

参考例句：

• The mechanic located the fault immediately. 机修工立即找到了出故障的地方。
• a small town located 30 miles south of Chicago 位于芝加哥以南30英里的一个小镇

3 overdue   

adj.过期的，到期未付的；早该有的，迟到的

参考例句：

• The plane is overdue and has been delayed by the bad weather.飞机晚点了，被坏天气耽搁了。
• The landlady is angry because the rent is overdue.女房东生气了，因为房租过期未付。

4 campus   

n.大学校园，学校校园；大学　

参考例句：

• They spoke of the old days on the campus.他们谈起昔日的校园生活。
• The campus covers an area of twenty square kilometres.这个校园占地二十平方公里。

5 related   

adj.有关系的，有关联的，叙述的，讲述的

参考例句：

• I am not related to him in any way.我和他无任何关系。
• We spent days going through all related reference material.我们花了好多天功夫查阅所有有关的参考资料。

6 mid   

adj.中央的，中间的

参考例句：

• Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。
• He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。

7 warn   

vt.警告，注意，远离；vi.提醒

参考例句：

• I must warn you that my patience is almost at an end.我必须警告你我已经没有耐心了。
• If you warn me in advance,I will have your order ready for you.你若预先通知我，我就能给您准备好了。

8 initial   

adj.最初的，开始的，词首的；n.首字母，姓名的开头字母；vt.标注姓名的首字母于

参考例句：

• After she'd overcome her initial shyness,she became very friendly.她克服了起初的羞怯之后，变得十分友善。
• The experiments have given initial results eventually.那些试验总算初见成效了。