新编大学英语四级听力对话 第217期

Conversation Two

23.

A. The commentator¹ made it very dull.

B. The game was exciting.

C. It was between the Gunners and the Wolves.

D. It was won by the Wolves.

24.

A. 1 goal.

B. 2 goals.

C. 3 goals.

D. 5 goals.

25.

A. A team member called Blake was injured².

B. Christmas was coming.

C. They can't score many goals.

D. They still have some influence from Blake.

 

Conversation Two

W: Did you go to the match on Saturday, Bill?

M: No, Alice. I listened to the commentary³ instead. It sounded pretty exciting, I must say.

W: You must be joking. Well, it was pretty dull really.

M: How did it go then? [23]I should have thought the Gunners did well to win over the Wolves in their present form.

W: Yes, I suppose they did. But two-one didn't do them justice. [24]They should have had at least three in the first half, and another two in the second. How far do you think the Wolves will go?

M: I suppose it all depends on how they shape after Christmas. Remember what happened last year?

W: I'll say I do. I'm not likely to forget it. I've never seen such a shame. To think they were in the top three for most of the time before Christmas, and then the way they came down. I just don't understand what came over them. I can't understand.

M: I don't know, either. Can you really say that? [25]Because they were quite O.K. until Blake got injured, and then without his influence in the attack they just couldn't score goals any more. I think it was simply a matter of the attack being weakened⁴.

答案解析：

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

23. What is true of Saturday's match?

[C]解析：对话中男士说：“我原本以为Gunenrs队打得不错，能以现在的状态打败Wolves队。”因此该比赛是在Gunners与Wolves两队之间进行的，选C。A、B貌似矛盾，实际语义是一致的。C提供了两个专有名词，扫清了听力障碍。

24. How many goals does Alice think the Gunners should have scored?

[D]解析：女士说，“他们上半场至少该进3球，下半场进2球”，所以Alice认为Gunners队本应该进5球，答案是D。

25. What happened to the Wolves that made it come down?

[A]解析：对话最后男士说：“Blake受伤前他们还是很棒的，但缺少了他在进攻方面的影响，他们就再也进不了球了。”由此可见，是Blake受伤影响了球队。答案是A。出题之处已有多重语义特征：女士连说两次“我不明白”；男士对此表示赞同，并在反问“真的能这么说吗？”之后用because（重要的信号词）说出理由。因此，一听到Blake got injured即可马上得到A。

1 commentator   

n.注释者，解说者；实况广播评论员

参考例句：

• He is a good commentator because he can get across the game.他能简单地解说这场比赛，是个好的解说者。
• The commentator made a big mistake during the live broadcast.在直播节目中评论员犯了个大错误。

2 injured   

adj.受伤的

参考例句：

• Our best defender is injured and won't be able to play today.我们最佳的防守员受伤了，今天不能参加比赛。
• The injured men have been dug out of the snow.受伤人员从雪中被挖了出来。

3 commentary   

n.评论，评注；实况广播报导，现场口头评述

参考例句：

• He is giving the commentary on the basketball game.他正在对篮球赛作评论。
• His running commentary on the football match was excellent.他对这次足球赛所作的实况报道十分精彩。

4 weakened   

adj.虚弱的v.（使）削弱， （使）变弱( weaken的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The team has been weakened by injury. 这个队因伤实力减弱。
• In his weakened condition, he is very susceptible to cold. 他身体很弱，因此很容易患感冒。 来自《简明英汉词典》