新编大学英语四级听力对话 第213期

Conversation Two

23.

A. Problems with living in an apartment.

B. A search for a new apartment.

C. The cost of rent near universities.

D. How to share a room with one or two roommates.

24.

A. It must be near the campus.

B. It must be equipped with furniture.

C. It must be equipped with utilities.

D. There must be a parking space.

25.

A. He will drop notice there and buy something on his way to school.

B. He is planning on calling a friend who owns an apartment building.

C. He will check the newspapers to see if he can find an apartment for rent.

D. He is going to visit an apartment building nearby.

 

 

Conversation Two

M: Oh hi, Ann. How have you been? And how's your new apartment working out?

W: Well, [23]that's what I'm calling about. You see, I've decided¹ to look for a new place.

M: Oh, what's the problem with your place now? I thought you liked the apartment.

W: Oh, I do, but it's a little far from campus, and the commute² is just killing³ me. Do you think you could help? I thought you might know more about the housing situation near the university.

M: Alright. So, what kind of place are you looking for?

W: Well, [24]I'd like to share an apartment with one or two roommates within walking distance to school.

M: Okay, what's your budget like? I mean how much do you want to spend on rent?

W: Uh, somewhere under $200 a month, including utilities, if I could. Oh, and I'd prefer to rent a furnished apartment.

M: Hmm. And anything else?

W: Yeah, I need a parking space.

M: Well, I know there's an apartment complex around the corner that seems to have a few vacancies⁴. [25]I'll drop by there on my way to class today.

W: Hey, thanks a lot.

M: No problem.

答案解析：

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

23. What is the main topic of the conversation?

[B]解析：女士开头就说：“那正是我打电话的原因。我决定另外找一套房子。”B选项中的"search for a new apartment"就是此句"look for a new place"的同义替换。口语中place可以指住处。各选项均与住房有关（apartment，rent，room，roommate属于同一个语义场）；选项核心词分别是problems，search，cost，how to share。注意听清对话的焦点，用以辨别正确选项。

24. What is the most important quality of the new apartment Ann is looking for?

[A]解析：女士先是抱怨她现在住的地方离校园有点远，每天上下学烦死人，然后说：“我想和一两个人合租一套离学校只有步行距离的房子。”故答案是A。

25. How is the man going to help her?

[D]解析：男士提到，他知道附近一幢公寓综合楼似乎还有空房，他今天会“在去上学的路上顺道看看”。D的visit即对话中drop by的同义表达，因此选D。选项均是将来时态，表示他将来采取什么行动，一般是在对话尾巴处找答案。

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 commute   

vi.乘车上下班；vt.减(刑)；折合；n.上下班交通

参考例句：

• I spend much less time on my commute to work now.我现在工作的往返时间要节省好多。
• Most office workers commute from the suburbs.很多公司的职员都是从郊外来上班的。

3 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

4 vacancies   

n.空房间( vacancy的名词复数 )；空虚；空白；空缺

参考例句：

• job vacancies 职位空缺
• The sign outside the motel said \"No Vacancies\". 汽车旅馆外的招牌显示“客满”。 来自《简明英汉词典》