英语四级听力练习集锦20

Conversation Two

　　M: You should have seen the line at the housing¹ office. It took me an hour to make my domp3itory deposit² for next year. Have you made yours yet?

　　W: No, I’m not sure I’m going to.

　　M: There’s not much time left. The deadline’s May 1. That is just two weeks from now. Are you short of cash?

　　W: No, I’m Okay.

　　M: You’d better hurry up if you want a domp3 room next September. There aren’t enough rooms for every one, and first year students have priority³.

　　W: Well, I’ve been thinking about living off campus⁴.

　　M: Have you any idea of how much that would cost? There is the rent, utilities⁵, and you’d probably need a car.

　　W: I know it would be more expensive. I think I can handle it though. The domp3 is just so noisy that I can’t get anything done. Maybe my grades would be better if I had some peace and quiet in a place of my own.

　　M: You should study in the library the way I do. Think of the money you’d save.

　　W: I’ve got to think it over some more. There’s still two weeks left in April.

　　Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

　　22. What are the speakers discussing?

　　23. What must a person do in order to live in a university house?

　　24. Where do the two speakers live now?

　　25. What does the man seem to be concerned about?

1 housing   

n.房屋，住宅；住房建筑；外壳，外罩

参考例句：

• Do you think our housing sales will turn around during this year?你认为今年我们的住宅销路会好转吗？
• The housing sales have been turning down since the summer.入夏以来，房屋的销售量日趋减少。

2 deposit   

n.定金，存款，矿藏；vt.使沉淀，寄存，储蓄

参考例句：

• There is too much deposit in a bottle of wine.酒瓶里有太多的沉淀物。
• The hotel requires a deposit for all advance bookings.旅馆规定凡预订房间都要先付订金。

3 priority   

n.优先处理的事，居先，优先（权）

参考例句：

• The development of the national economy is a top priority.发展国民经济是应予以最优先考虑的事。
• Things should be taken up in order of priority.办事应有个先后次序。

4 campus   

n.大学校园，学校校园；大学　

参考例句：

• They spoke of the old days on the campus.他们谈起昔日的校园生活。
• The campus covers an area of twenty square kilometres.这个校园占地二十平方公里。

5 utilities   

n.[经济学]效用（ utility的名词复数 ）；实用；公用事业；神庙逃亡游戏中的一次性道具

参考例句：

• the administration of public utilities 公共事业的管理
• Phase II requires utilities to reduce emissions by an additional fifty percent. 第二阶段要求排放再减少50％。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法