英语四级CET4备战之听力第18期 Passage

Passage 1

11 

A Washing plates

B Cleaning tables

C Shining shoes

D Sweeping¹ the floor

12

A He must work six days a week

B He should never be late for work

C He must study hard in his spare time

D He should not bring his friends to the restaurant

13

A To pay him for his work

B To let him have 03 meals a day in the restaurant

C To give his friends free drinks

D To allow him to have more free time

14

A Because the boy was not a full-time² worker

B Because the boy had made some mistakes

C Because he thought the boy had failed to meet his requirement³

D Because he thought it was his son who should pay him

原文

My parents ran a small restaurant. The restaurant was open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. And my first job, when I was six years old, was shining shoes for customers. My duties increased as I grew older. By age ten, I was cleaning tables and washing plates. My father made it clear that I had to meet certain standards. I had to be on time, hard-working, and polite to the customers. I was never paid for any work I did. One day , I made a mistake of telling dad I thought he should give me l0 pounds a week. He said " OK, then how about you paying me for the three meals a day when you eat here and for the times you bring in your friends for free drinks? " He figured I owed⁴ him about 40 pounds a week. This taught me quite a lot.

question

11 What was the speaker's job before he was 10 years old?

12 What was one of the requirements⁵ laid down by the boy's father?

13 What did the boy ask his father to do one day?

14 Why did the boy 's father refuse to pay him?

答案与分析

11 C 这题的考点是when I was six years old, was shining shoes for customers. “when”是一个很重要的时间提示词，应该抓住。看这个选项就知道是比较细节的题，我们应该适当记些笔记。C 项shining shoes后面写个6 A B选项后面写个10。这样做题就很容易了

12 B 这题的考点是这样一句话“My father made it clear that I had to meet certain standards. I had to be on time, hard-working, and polite to the customers.” 这里一连用了两个had to 必须如何…… 这是一个着重强调的关键词。那在这里列举的这些事情里面 be on time 对应B选项是正确。其他选项都没有在这里被提到。

13 A 这题的考点在One day , I made a mistake of telling dad I thought he should give me l0 pounds a week 。 one day 是一个时间提示，听到这种 “一天”，我们应该很敏感马上想到，这一天怎么了？发生了什么？ 这里就是男孩要的爸爸付给他每周10 pounds的工资。选A

14 D 这题考得是倒数第二句He figured I owed him about 40 pounds a week.。 父亲算出我应该付给他每周40 pounds 所以选D

1 sweeping   

adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的

参考例句：

• The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
• Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？

2 full-time   

adj.满工作日的或工作周的，全时间的

参考例句：

• A full-time job may be too much for her.全天工作她恐怕吃不消。
• I don't know how she copes with looking after her family and doing a full-time job.既要照顾家庭又要全天工作，我不知道她是如何对付的。

3 requirement   

n.需要，要求，请求，规定，必要条件

参考例句：

• Patience is a requirement in teaching.耐心是教学必备的条件。
• Your requirement that she wait till next week is reasonable.你要求她等到下周是有道理的。

4 owed   

v.感激( owe的过去式和过去分词 )；应把…归功于；欠…债；（对位高权重者）忠诚

参考例句：

• I'd completely forgotten about the money he owed me. 我完全记不得他欠我的钱了。
• He gave me a lot of help.I owed much to him. 他给我许多帮助，我非常感激他。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 Requirements   

n.所需的（或所要的）东西；必要条件，必备的条件；要求( requirement的名词复数 )；必要条件；需要；需要的东西

参考例句：

• the basic requirements of life 基本生活所需
• This company should be able to fulfill our requirements. 这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。 来自《简明英汉词典》