英语专四 会话训练 Conversation 8-1

 会话

Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation.

W ： Hello James.

M： Deborah! Hello! Enjoying yourself?

W： Yes, thank you. I don’t know many of Shirley’s friends，though.

M： Nor do I.

W ： Are you here on business?

M： Oh dear. Do I look that old? It must be the jet¹ lag²! No, I’m still a student. (1) I’m just here on holiday.

W： Oh, that’s good. How do you like our city so far?

M： So far, I love it. There are so many things to do here, and so many things to see!

W： How do you like the food?

M： (2) Very much. It makes Western food seem quite dull by comparison³. I especially like the “dim⁴ sum” here. Shirley and I went to a “dim sum” restaurant this morning and it was excellent. I’m a great fan of Asian cuisine⁵.

W ： Really? Such as. . . ?

M： Oh, Korean food, Malaysian，Indonesian，Japanese, and Thai.

W： You know，sometimes tourists are a little hesitant about trying the local food.

M： (3) I think that’s a shame really. I mean，why bother going to another country if you，re not prepared to try new thing?

W ： I agree. When you are traveling, you ought to try all kinds of things.

M： You should really.

 

题目

In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.

Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation，you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions ?

NoWf listen to the conversation.

1. The man comes to the city to .

A. do business B. spend his holiday

C. visit a friend D. visit his uncle

2. What impressed James most during this trip?

A. City scenery⁶. B. College party.

C. Business meeting. D. Asian food.

3. What’s James’ attitude towards local food when traveling?

A. Local food is not as good as the food in hometown.

B. Everyone should have a try.

C. Local food is always tasty.

D. Eating local food is shameful⁷.

 

答案解析

Conversation 8

1.  B细节题。当被问到是不是来公干时，男士说“我是来度假的”。因此B正确。

2. D细节归纳题。对话中出现最多的词都是有关于食物的，例如：food, Western food, dim sum,restaurant,Asian cuisine等等，所以我们可以知道食物是他们讨论的主题， 为什么要讨论这点，原因自然是食物给James留下了深刻的印象，所以选D项。

3. B态度判断题。从对话中我们可以知道James非常喜欢亚洲的食物，那么他就不 可能反对在旅游时尝试新的东西。对话中他用shame“遗憾的”来表示对不尝试当地 食物的态度，但是我们要注意D选项中shameful表示是“不体面的”，千万不能被近 音词所蒙蔽。所以正确答案应该是B项而不是D项。

1 jet   

n.喷气发动机，喷气式飞机；v.喷出，喷射

参考例句：

• Put a match to the jet to light the gas.将火柴放在煤气喷嘴上点燃煤气。
• I don't see the jet of your plan.我不明白你的计划的要点。

2 lag   

vi.走得慢，落后；n.滞后，(时间上的)间隔

参考例句：

• Ten minutes later,some of runners in the race began to lag.十分钟后，有些参赛的人开始落后了。
• There is a time lag of about fifteen years.时间上有一段约15年的间隔。

3 comparison   

n.比较，对照；比拟，比喻

参考例句：

• They make a comparison of New York to a beehive.他们把纽约比作一个蜂巢。
• This dress is really cheaper by comparison.比较起来，这件衣服确实便宜。

4 dim   

adj.昏暗的；朦胧的；v.(使)暗淡，(使)模糊

参考例句：

• The light is too dim for me to read easily.光线太暗，我很难阅读。
• I was so tired that my eyesight grew dim.我太累了，眼睛有点发花。

5 cuisine   

n.烹调，烹饪法

参考例句：

• This book is the definitive guide to world cuisine.这本书是世界美食的权威指南。
• This restaurant is renowned for its cuisine.这家餐馆以其精美的饭菜而闻名。

6 scenery   

n.景色，风景，场景，场面

参考例句：

• The west lake is famous for its beautiful scenery.西湖以风景优美著称。
• She enjoys mountain scenery.她喜欢山景。

7 shameful   

adj.可耻的，不道德的

参考例句：

• It is very shameful of him to show off.他向人炫耀自己，真不害臊。
• We must expose this shameful activity to the newspapers.我们一定要向报社揭露这一无耻行径。