2013年12月英语四级考试真题答案卷二_第10页

Part 2 Listening Comprehension

Section A

1. W： I’d like to take a trip to Florida for my spring break. Can you give me any idea where to go?

M： I could tell you about the places I visited, but I think you’d better look up a travel agency to help the arrangement.

Q： What does the man suggest the woman do?

C) 【精析】请求建议题。女士想去佛要里达度假,想请 男士给点建议;男士说可以给她介绍他曾经去过的 地方,但最好的办法还是女士亲自找一家旅行社来 帮自己安排行程。由此可知,男士建议女士咨询旅行社代理人。

2. M： I'm really tired of driving at night, even though the traffic seems fine.

W： I see. Let's stop for some food and then find a motel nearby, so we can start early tomorrow.

Q： What do we learn about the speakers?

A)【精析】细节推新题。对话中男士抱怨他厌倦了夜 间开车，女士表示理解,并建议找一家附近的汽车 旅馆休息，明天一早再出发。由此推测，他们正在开车长途旅行。

3. M： Jeff's got a lot of good ideas. Do you think he is willing to come to the meeting?

W： Oh, I think he'd be glad to come, but what's difficult is getting the guy to speak before a large crowd.

Q： What does the woman imply about Jeff?

C) 【精析】细节推断题。对话中男士担心Jeff是否乐 意来会场出主意，问女士意见,女士说Jeff应该愿 意来,但问题在于很难让Jeff在公众面前讲话。由 此推测,Jeff是一个不喜欢拋买露面、在公共场合 发言的人。

4. W： I hear you are leaving the company and going back to school this year.

M： Yes. I've enrolled in a graduate program in Public Administration.

Q： What is the man going to do?

B)【精析】行动计划题。女士听说男士要离开公司重 回学校,男士肯定了这种说法,并说自己要去攻读 公共管理专业的研究生。由此可知.男士下一步的 打算是继续学习深造。

5. W: Have you applied for the art director position?

M： No, I’d like to. But the job starts on the first of May and I wouldn’t be available until June.

Q： What does the man mean?

A) 【精析】语义理解题。女士询问男士是否中请了艺术总监一职，男士回答说他没有,原因是他六月份 才有空而这份工作需要五月一日入职。由此可知， 男士因力无法按时入职而没有申请艺术总监这一 职位。

6. W: Will my car be ready by the end of the day?

M： It should be. I’ll call if there are any problems. We are open until 6:00.

Q： What is probably the man’s job?

B) 【精析】推理判断题。女士询问自己的车今天能否 修好,男士说应谈可以完工,若有问题会打电话告 知女士。由此推测，男士正在为女士修车，故男士 的职业是修理工。

7. W： I have a big paper due Monday, but I promise Laura we，d clean the apartment this weekend. What am I going to do?

M: Why don’t you just see if Laura can wait for a week or two?

Q： What does the man suggest the woman do?

D) 【精析】请求建议题。对话中女士左右为难,一方面她要完成论文,另一方面还答应Laura—起打扫公寓;男士建议她问问Laura是否能等一两周后再打扫公寓，由此可知,男士建议女士和Laura商量一下,看能否将打扫公寓推迟一两周。

W: Construction on the bridge has really slowed the traffic.

M: I know. Since they started working* the time it takes me to get to work has doubled.

Q； What are the speakers talking about?

A)【精析】综合理解题。对话中女士抱怨建桥一事影 响了交通，男士表示认同，因为他上班路上花费的 时间因此加倍了。由此可知，他们谈论的话题是桥 梁建设造成的交通问题。

Conversation One

W： Sales department. Can I help you?

M： Oh, yes. I hope so. My name is Kings Bruce of GPF Ltd. (9) We need some supplies for our design office.

W： I see. What sort of things are you looking for, Mr. Kings Bruce?

M: Well, first of all, we need one complete new drawing board.

W: Well, in the standard range, we have the D044, and the D045 models.

M： Oh, what’s the difference between them?

W： Well, the D045 has the mending system and it does cost slightly more as a result.

M: So what is the total price?

W： For the D045, it is 387 pounds 50 pence.

M： And does that include value added tax?

W： Oh, yes.

M： Can you tell me how long it takes to deliver?

W: I can’t give a definite date now I’m afraid, because it depends on the other orders we have to get out. But it will certainly be within three weeks.

M: OK, now we also want some drawing pens, ink and correction fluid, and some drawing paper.

W： (10)Ah, now the lady who deals with drawing office supplies isn’t here this morning I’m afraid. But I could ask her to give you a ring this afternoon if you like.

M： Oh, yes. Thank you.

W: What is your telephone number?

M： It is Redding. (11)That is code 0734, 21653-51.

W: OK, I will get Miss Thompson to ring you this afternoon. Now would you like me to place an order for one D045 drawing board?

M： Yes, please. You’ve been most helpful. Goodbye.

W： Goodbye.

答案详解

9. What’s the man’s purpose in making the telephone call?

C)【精析】目的原因题。对话开头女士便说自己是销售部,这是典型的接听电话用语。男士自报家门后 说要为他的设计室订购一些物品。

10. Why can’t the man order the other drawing office supplies right now?

A)【精析】目的原因题。对话中女士为男士提供了

两种型号的両板,并给出报价;之后男士又咨询了 关于賊笔、墨水、修正液和M纸的情况，女士说负 责此类产品的工作人员不在,但可以代为转达让 她给男士回电话。由此推测,男士之所以无法订购其他相关物品是因为相关产品负责人不在办公室。

11. What’s the man's telephone number?

B)【精析】信息明示题。对话末尾女士让男士留下 电话号码,男士留下的号码是0734, 21653转51。

Conversation Two

W： I’m so worried about Mark these days. (12)Ever since he moved into his apartment, he has been losing weight. He really doesn't look well at all.

M： He should try to gain some weight. He is probably not eating enough.

W： Well, anyway, how is Tim these days?

M： Tim? Oh, Tim has been worried, too. (13)He is really getting much too fat. He needs to lose about 75 pounds now.

W: That’s a lot of weight to lose. What does Tim eat?

M: I really don’t know. But I am sure he is eating too much cake and candy.

W： Well, did I tell you Mark doesn’t eat any meat now? He only eats vegetables and fruit.

M ： That’s probably why he is so thin. Does he smoke?

W： Does he smoke? About two packs of cigarettes a day. That’s my son, a smoking vegetarian.

M: En, if he stops smoking, he would gain weight. I know he would. Tim put on a lot of weight when he stopped smoking.

W ： Does Tim play any sports?

M： (14)Play sports? Oh, my! I keep telling him, "Tim, dear, you really need to get some exercise.” And you know what he does? He just gets angry.

W: (14) I know Mark doesn’t take exercise, either.

M: Did you tell him?

W: Of course, but you know what it is like being a mother of a 13-year-old boy. They just don’t think they need your advice anymore. (15)I wish Mark could find a nice girlfriend to relax and have fun with. I heard Tim has a girlfriend at last. That’s wonderful.

答案详解

12. When did Mark start losing weight according to the woman?

D) 【精析】事实细节题。对话开买，女士表达了对 Mark的担忧，因为自从Mark搬进公寓之后，他 一直都在变瘦,而且他现在的身体状况不太好。

13. Why is the man worried about Tim?

A)【精析】目的原因题，对话中女士问及Tim目前 的状况,男士表达了他的担优,Tim实在太胖了， 他需要减掉75镑左右。

14. What did Mark and Tim have in common?

D)【精析】细节推断题。在谈到运动的话题时,男士 说他时常劝说Tim锻炼身体,Tim非但不听而且 还因此生气;女士说Mark也不喜欢运动，故Tim 和Mark两人的共同点是不喜欢运动。

15. What is the woman's wish for Mark?

C)【精析】事实细节题，对话末尾女士诉说作为一个 13岁男孩的母奈的难处，她希望Mark能找个好 女朋友.