英语四级听力-短对话 317

 Conversation Two

23.

A. He is sad to have lost his job.

B. He totally supports the woman's choice.

C. He insists that the woman major in business.

D. He doesn't believe in his wife.

24.

A. Because he is out of employment¹.

B. Because he lets the woman down.

C. Because he has to delay the woman's study.

D. Because the woman chooses the wrong major.

25.

A. In their home.

B. In the school.

C. At a grocery.

D. On the telephone.'

Conversation Two

M: Hi, honey! What's going on?

W: I have great news to tell you. I just found out that I was accepted as an R.A. next year!

M: That's really great news! [24]I'm sorry that you had to postpone² your studying abroad because I lost my job. I just interviewed at a home grocery delivery³ business, so we'll see if I get hired.

W: Don't worry. Everything will be OK!

M: I think so. Don't forget I'm an optimist⁴.

W: Eh, dad, I want to talk with you about declaring a major in anthropology⁵. Business isn't the best choice for me.

M: Well, I don't know why you can't declare your own major. [23]If this is what you really want to do, then your mother and I will support your decision.

W: Thanks, dad! I just want you to know that I will make you proud!

M: Your mother and I are already proud of you.

W: Thanks, dad. I am really interested in anthropology and I promise that I will become a success with my degree.

M: We believe in you!

W: Well, [25]I'd better hang up. I have a lot of reading to catch up on before finals. Talk to you soon!

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

23. Which is true about the man according to the conversation?

正确答案：B

解析：细节题。男士是一个乐观主义者，对失业并不绝望，A项显然错误。同时他表示，只要是女士喜欢的专业，自己都无条件支持她，故C项错误而B项正确。D为无关选项。预读选项可推测问题与男士有关，因此听音时可一一对选项做出正误判断，听到问题后再提取符合要求的选项。

24. Why does the man feel sorry?

正确答案：C

解析：细节题男士感到抱歉是因为自己使女士不得不postpone“推迟”她出国留学的时间，答案为C项。A项并不是男士感到抱歉的真正原因，但它有可能先入为主，对考生产生极强的干扰。

25. Where does this conversation most probably take place?

正确答案：D

解析：推理判断题。在对话快结束时，女士明确说她得挂电话了，抓住关键词hang up就不难得出答案为D。

1 employment   

n.雇用；使用；工作，职业

参考例句：

• A large office requires the employment of many people.一个大办事处需要雇用好多人员。
• The state of employment in this city is improving.这个城市就业状况正在改善。

2 postpone   

v.延期，推迟

参考例句：

• I shall postpone making a decision till I learn full particulars.在未获悉详情之前我得从缓作出决定。
• She decided to postpone the converastion for that evening.她决定当天晚上把谈话搁一搁。

3 delivery   

n.交付；投递；分娩；解救者；演讲的风格

参考例句：

• The strike caused a great delay in the delivery of the mail.这次罢工严重地延误了邮件的投递。
• He was employed at the local grocery store as a delivery boy.他受雇于当地杂货店当送货员。

4 optimist   

n.乐观的人，乐观主义者

参考例句：

• We are optimist and realist.我们是乐观主义者，又是现实主义者。
• Peter,ever the optimist,said things were bound to improve.一向乐观的皮特说，事情必定是会好转的。

5 anthropology   

n.人类学

参考例句：

• I believe he has started reading up anthropology.我相信他已开始深入研究人类学。
• Social anthropology is centrally concerned with the diversity of culture.社会人类学主要关于文化多样性。