英语四级听力-短对话 282

 Test 6

Section A

11.

A. Customer and assistant.

B. Father and daughter.

C. Dentist and patient.

D. Teacher and student.

12.

A. People should have taken things more seriously.

B. People should avoid being killed unexpectedly¹.

C. People should have made greater achievement.

D. People should not idle² away their life.

Test 6

Section A

11.

W: Have you found anything wrong with my teeth?

M: Not yet. I'm still examining. What brand of toothpaste do you use,anyway?

Q: What is the probable³ relationship between the man and the woman?

正确答案：C

解析：由关键词teeth和examining可知正确答案为C（牙医和病人）。

12.

W: I firmly believe those who kill time will only end up with time killing⁴ them.

M: Well said. If one loafs around without being serious in doing things, nothing great will come to them.

Q: What point are the speakers making?

正确答案：D

解析：女士认为消磨光阴者必为时光所弃。男士赞同该说法，并说，“一个人如果做事不认真，只是得过且过，必将无所成就。”因此，两人讨论的是如何充分利用时间、不可虚度光阴的问题。故D正确。

1 unexpectedly   

adv.未料到地，意外地；竟；居然；骤然

参考例句：

• The volcano unexpectedly blew up early in the morning. 火山一早突然爆发了。
• I had just put the dinner on when Jim walked in unexpectedly. 我刚把晚饭摆上桌，吉姆突然走进来。

2 idle   

adj.空闲的，闲置的；无用的；懒散的；v.空费

参考例句：

• Mike doesn't study at all.Instead,he sits idle all day.迈克根本不肯读书，相反地，他终日游手好闲。
• How much trouble in this life is caused by idle talk!生活中有多少麻烦不都是由闲谈引起的么！

3 probable   

adj.可能的，有望发性或实现的

参考例句：

• It is probable to finish the job before dark.天黑之前有可能完成这项工作。
• It is hardly probable that he will succeed.他不会成功。

4 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。