英语四级听力-短对话 041

 

1.

W: Tony was awarded a medal for rescuing several families from the forest fire.

M: I really admire his courage.

Q: What do we learn about Tony from the conversation?

A) He was pleased to get the medal. 

B) He was very courageous¹. 

C) He used to be a firefighter.

D) He was accused of causing a fire.

2.

M: My washing machine is more than fifteen years old and it has worked just fine until last night.

W: You’ll never be able to get parts for it, even from Japan. So it might be time to invest a more recent model.

Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?

A) Make a profitable investment.

B) Buy a new washing machine 

C) Get parts for the machine from Japan.

D) Have the old washing machine fixed².

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

女：托尼因在森林大火中救了几个家庭而被授予奖章。

男：我真欣赏他的勇敢。

问：从对话中我们得到了托尼的什么信息？

答：从对话中得知，托尼在森林火灾中救了人，而男人也表扬了托尼的勇气。所以正确答案为B，他非常勇敢。A、C两项未提及，D项意思相悖。

2.

男：我的洗衣机用了十五年了都很好，昨天晚上突然坏了。

女：你都没有修过洗衣机的任何部分。现在是时候该投资，换个新型号了。

问：女人建议男人做什么？

答：从女人说该投资换个新型号了，不难看出女人建议男人买台新洗衣机。因此正确答案为B，买台新洗衣机。

1 courageous   

adj.勇敢的，有胆量的

参考例句：

• We all honour courageous people.我们都尊重勇敢的人。
• He was roused to action by courageous words.豪言壮语促使他奋起行动。

2 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。