英语四级听力-短对话 306

 Now you'll hear the two long conversations.

Conversation One

19.

A. A detective story.

B. A class assignment¹.

C. A birthday present.

D. A jewelry² store robbery³.

20.

A. The professor did not like her story.

B. She had trouble finishing her assignment.

C. She did not like the topic she had chosen for her paper.

D. She was taking too many courses.

21.

A. Take some extra time.

B. Put down whatever ideas she has first.

C. Do some work for another course.

D. Write the story ending first.

22.

A. To go shopping.

B. To do research for her story.

C. To meet her professor.

D. To take a break from her work.

Now you'll hear the two long conversations.

Conversation One

M: [19]I am so relieved⁴ I just finished the story I was working on for our creative writing course.

W: I haven't quite finished mine yet. [20]I had trouble getting past the beginning.

M: How come?

W: Well, I was really happy to be writing a detective story. [20]But after the first few pages, I sort of froze up mentally⁵. I just couldn't write any more.

M: The same thing happened to me. I thought it meant I lack imagination.

W: Well, Prof. Wilson said it's pretty common for writers to get stuck like that.

M: You went to talk to her about it?

W: Actually, I went to ask for more time to finish the assignment. But instead she gave me some advice about how to keep from getting stalled⁶ writing like that. [21]She said that the first thing I should do is just write anything that come into my head even if it doesn't make any sense, sort of warm up exercise.

M: That's interesting. When I get stuck, I shift⁷ to something else, you know, do some work for one of my other courses.

W: Well, her methods seem to have worked for me. I've written most of the story, and I should be able to hand it in on time. But first I need go to the jewelry store.

M: You are going shopping? Can't you wait until you finish your story?

W: [22]I am going there for my story. My detective solves a jewelry store robbery. So I want to take a look at how the jewelry cases are arranged⁸, where the security⁹ cameras are located¹⁰, that sort of thing.

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

19. What are the speakers talking about?

正确答案：B

解析：对话开始，男士说他完成了创造性写作课要求的短篇小说作业，很开心；而女士则说，她的还没定完。整篇对话都围绕他们的作业展开，故B对。

20. What was the woman's problem?

正确答案：B

解析：女士说到她写了故事的开头就卡住了，男士问怎么回事，她再次重复说到“写了几页，思维卡住，再也写不出东西”，故B正确。freeze up表示“冻住，变呆板，（思路）停滞”，B中的have trouble finishing与之同义。

21. What did the professor tell the woman to do?

正确答案：B

解析：女士提到Wilson教授说首先要做的是写下她所想到的任何东西，以做一些准备练习。故B正确。

22. Why is the woman going out?

正确答案：B

解析：对话最后女士说“我是为我的短篇小说去那里的”，故B正确。A为强干扰项，是男士对女士去珠宝店的目的的猜测。

1 assignment   

n.任务，作业；分配，指定

参考例句：

• His assignment was to follow the spy.分配给他的工作是跟踪这个间谍。
• He has got a new assignment.他得到一项新任命。

2 jewelry   

n.（jewllery）（总称）珠宝

参考例句：

• The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。
• Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。

3 robbery   

n.抢劫；抢劫案

参考例句：

• A man is being questioned in connection with the robbery.一名男子就那起抢劫案接受查问。
• The police are offering a big reward for information about the robbery.警方出大笔赏金要求提供那起抢劫案的破案线索。

4 relieved   

a.如释重负的

参考例句：

• You'll be relieved to know your jobs are safe. 现在知道你们的工作保住了，可以放心了。
• Your coming relieved me of the bother of writing a long letter. 你来了，省去我写长信的麻烦了。

5 mentally   

adv.精神上，理智上，在心中

参考例句：

• He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
• Male nurses are often employed in hospitals for the mentally ill.精神病院常雇用男护士护理精神病人。

6 stalled   

失速的

参考例句：

• The post is stalled fast in the ground. 那根柱子牢牢地竖在地上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The engine stalled suddenly. 发动机突然熄火了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 shift   

n.交换，变化，移动，接班者；vt.更替，移转，变声；vi.改变，定责，更衣

参考例句：

• Lend me a hand to shift this box,will you?来帮一下忙，把这箱子搬开，好吗？
• A sudden shift in the wind warned of the coming storm.风向的突然改变预示暴风雨来临。

8 arranged   

adj.安排的v.安排，准备( arrange的过去式和过去分词 )；把…（系统地）分类；整理；改编（剧本等）

参考例句：

• The party was arranged quickly. 聚会很快就安排好了。
• Chairs in rows are not as conducive to discussion as chairs arranged in a circle. 椅子成排摆放不如成圈摆放便于讨论。

9 security   

n.安全，安全感；防护措施；保证(金)，抵押(品)；债券，证券

参考例句：

• A security guard brought him down with a flying tackle.一名保安人员飞身把他抱倒。
• There was tight security at the airport when the President's plane landed.总统的专机降落时，机场的保安措施很严密。

10 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