决胜四级听力必备 unit17

Section A
[00:01.23]1. M: I haven't decided¹ which subject to major in
[00:04.96]physics or chemistry.
[00:07.76]W: It isn't easy to choose,is it?
[00:10.21]Q: What does the woman mean?
[00:13.87]2. W: The map shows that this street goes downtown.
[00:17.45]M: Yes,but what we want to know is how to get to the park.
[00:22.07]Q: What does the man mean?
[00:24.61]3. M: David and I argued about a new building at the meeting.
[00:29.00]W: Oh? How did he give up his plan?
[00:31.69]Q: What is the conclusion from this conversation?
[00:36.65]4. M: Jimmy has a bad cold, Mr. Williams
[00:40.12]so he must stay in bed for a week.
[00:42.61]W: That's a piece of good news for Jimmy.
[00:45.30]Q: What can you infer² from this conversation?
[00:49.74]5. W: When is John coming?
[00:53.03]M: Well,he said he'd be here at eight-thirt
[00:56.27]but if I know him,it will be at least nine o'clock.
[01:00.68]Q: What does the man mean?
[01:03.48]6. W: Are you going with me to the concert?
[01:07.34]M: I've my hands full with this report.
[01:09.88]Q: What does the man mean?
[01:13.17]7.M: If the traffic wasn't so bad
[01:16.72]I could have been home by 6 o'clock.
[01:19.96]W: What a pity! John was here to see you.
[01:23.20]Q: What happened to the man?
[01:26.49]8. M: What does the word mean?
[01:29.78]W: Don't you have a dictionary?
[01:31.77]Q: What does the woman mean?
[01:35.03]9. M: You don't look cheerful,Mary.
[01:38.40]W: I was just reading a letter from home.
[01:41.07]Q: What can you learn about Mary?
[01:44.88]10. W: Where do you want to eat?
[01:48.20]M: Is there anything wrong with the coffee shop?
[01:50.89]Q: What does the man mean?
[01:53.42]Section B     Compound³ ictation
[01:58.05]Today I want to help you with a study reading method known⁴ as SQ3
[02:03.87]The letters stand for five steps in the reading (11)-{process}
[02:08.18]Survey, Question, Read, Review, Recite⁵.
[02:12.13]Each of the steps should be done carefully and in the order mentioned.
[02:16.72]In all study reading,a survey should be the first step.
[02:20.41]Survey means⁶ to look quickly.
[02:23.10]In study reading,you need to look quickly at titles
[02:27.51]words in darker or larger print
[02:30.23]words with (12)-{capital} letters
[02:31.85](13)-{illustrations}, and charts
[02:33.78]Don't stop to read complete sentences
[02:36.81]Just look at the important (14)-{divisions} of the materials.
[02:39.90]The second step is question.
[02:42.48]Try to form questions based on your survey.
[02:46.11]Use the question words who,
[02:48.33]what, when, where, why and how.
[02:52.23]Now you are ready for the third step
[02:54.94]Read.You will be reading the (15)-{titles} and important words that you looked at in the survey
[03:01.29]but this time you will read the examples and (16)-{details as well
[03:05.65]Sometimes it is useful to take notes while you ready
[03:10.28]I have had students who(17)-{preferred} to underline⁷ important point
[03:13.85]and it seemed to be just as useful as note-taking.
[03:17.54]What you should do, whether you take notes or underling
[03:21.33]is to read actively⁸.
[03:23.31](18)-{Think about what you are reading as a series⁹ of ideas,not just a sequence¹⁰ of words}.
[03:29.19]The fourth step is review
[03:31.85]remember the questions that you wrote down before you read the material
[03:36.19]you should be able to answer them now.
[03:38.67](19)-{You will notice that some of the questions were treated in more detail in the reading.
[03:43.82]Concentrate on those.
[03:45.75]Also review material that you did not consider in you questions.
[03:50.32]The last step is recite.
[03:52.67](20)-{Try to put the reading into your own word.
[03:55.42]Summarize it either in writing or orally}.
[03:58.99]SQ3R -- Survey,question,read,review,and recite

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 infer   

vt.推论，推断；猜想

参考例句：

• People usually infer an unknown fact from a known fact.人们通常从已知的事实中推断未知的事实。
• From your smile I infer that you're pleased.从你的笑容，我断定你很高兴。

3 compound   

n.化合物；大院；adj.化合的；vt.加重；使化合

参考例句：

• Air is a mixture,not a compound of gases.空气是气体的混合物，不是化合物。
• How many households in the compound?院内有几家住户？

4 known   

adj.大家知道的；知名的，已知的

参考例句：

• He is a known artist.他是一个知名的艺术家。
• He is known both as a painter and as a statesman.他是知名的画家及政治家。

5 recite   

vt/vi.背诵，朗读，叙述

参考例句：

• He is going to recite a poem.他将要朗诵一首诗。
• He can recite that poem from memory.他能凭记忆背诵那首诗。

6 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

7 underline   

n.下划线；加下划线；vt.在…下面划线；强调

参考例句：

• Underline all the sentences you do not know.在你不懂的所有句子下面划一条线。
• Please underline the noun clauses in the passage.请用线画出短文中的名词性从句。

8 actively   

adv.积极地，勤奋地

参考例句：

• During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
• We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。

9 series   

n.连续；系列

参考例句：

• The students have put forward a series of questions.学生们提出了一系列问题。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

10 sequence   

n.连续，接续，一连串；次序，顺序

参考例句：

• He had to attend a sequence of meetings.他得参加一系列会议。
• The book is more satisfying if you read each chapter in sequence.这本书依次读各章会更好。