新编大学英语四级听力短对话每日2题 第198期

9. 

Q: Where does the woman think the noise is coming from?

A) From upstairs¹.

B) From next door.

C) From the Nelsons' house.

D) From the back door.

10. 

Q: What are they talking about?

A) The choice² of course³.

B) A day course.

C) An evening course.

D) Their work.

 

 

 

9.

M: What's all that noise? It sounds as⁴ if it's coming from next door, The Nelson aren't back yet⁵, are they?

W: I don't think so. It must be the window cleaner⁶ working upstairs.

Q: Where does the woman think the noise is coming from?

参考译文：

男：那噪音是什么？听起来像是隔壁传来的，纳尔逊一家不是还没回来吗？

女：我想不是。这声音可能是窗户清洁工在楼上工作的声音。

问：女子认为噪音来自哪里？

答案解析：

正确答案为A。对话中男子说噪音好像是隔壁传来的，可是纳尔逊一家还没回来，嫂子则认为噪音是窗户清洁工在楼上工作的声音，可知，女子认为噪音来自楼上，因此A项正确。B，来自隔壁，C，来自纳尔逊家，这是男子的想法，不是女子的，因此与对话内容不符，排除。D，来自后门，对话中未涉及，排除。

10.

W: Do you want a day course or an evening course?

M: Well, it will have to be an evening course since⁷ I work during⁸ the day.

Q: What are they talking about?

参考译文：

女：你想白天上课还是晚上上课？

男：嗯，我白天要工作，只能上晚上的课程。

问：他们在谈论什么？

答案解析：

正确答案为A。对话中，二人在谈论上课时间，选择是白天的课程还是晚上的课程，因此A项正确，二人在谈论课程的选择。B，白天的课程，C，晚上的课程，这都只是二人谈话的一方面，排除。D，他们的工作，对话中未涉及，排除。

1 upstairs   

adj.楼上的；adv.在楼上，往楼上，高水平地，上层地，头脑上地；n.楼上

参考例句：

• He would prefer to meet me downstairs rather than upstairs.他宁愿在楼下见我，而不愿在楼上。
• I think I'll go upstairs and have a sleep.我想上楼去睡一觉。

2 choice   

n.选择，抉择；精选品

参考例句：

• There are many books you can make a choice.有许多书你可以任意选择。
• He went abroad at his own choice.他出国是自愿选择的。

3 course   

n.课程，讲座，过程，路线，一道(菜)

参考例句：

• The college course was then cut to three years.大学学制那时缩短到三年。
• Of course,I don't always sleep in the afternoons.当然，我并不总是在下午睡觉。

4 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

5 yet   

adv.还，仍然，即刻；conj.尽管，然而

参考例句：

• I am not ready yet.我还没有准备好。
• Beautiful as she is,she didn't find a boyfriend yet.尽管她很漂亮，但还没找到男朋友呢。

6 cleaner   

n.清洁剂，清洁工

参考例句：

• I used to work as a cleaner in a hospital.我过去在医院里做保洁员。
• Take your clothes to the cleaner.将你的衣服送到洗衣店。

7 since   

adv.后来；conj.既然，因为，自从；prep.自从

参考例句：

• He's been working in a bank since leaving school.自从毕业后，他就一直在一家银行工作。
• I have known him ever since I was a child.我自孩提时代起就已经认识他了。

8 during   

prep.在…期间，在…时候

参考例句：

• What did you do with yourself during the summer holidays?暑假你是怎样度过的？
• London is full of visitors during May and June.五六月间伦敦挤满了游客。