7

．

D

言外之意题。男 士说姓名以

W

开头的学生的注册工作

d oesn‟t start until tomorr

ow

， 即

明天才开始，女士来早了。

8

．

A

评论或建议题。女士用

Can‟t you……

句型表明自己对男士的建议：暂时放弃一门课，

下学期再选修。

1. M: I ran into our friend Maxim yesterday on the street and he hadn‟t heard from you for two

months.

W: Yes. I know. But I‟ve been too busy to phone him.

Q: What do we know from the conversation?

2. W: Did you find the book for your reading assignment in the library?

M: It closed before I got there

．

I had no idea that it closes so early on weekends.

Q

：

What does the man mean?

3. W: You seem very confident about the job interview

，

don‟t you

?

M: Yes. I feel ready for it. I bought a good suit in the clothing store and I had my hair cut. I had

studied almost everything about finance and economics .

Q: Where is the man probably going to work?

4. M: What do you think ofthe prospects for online education?Is it going to replace the traditional

school?

W: I doubt it. Schools are here to stay, because they are much more than just book leaming.

Evenmore and more kids are going online, I believe fewer of them will quit school altogether.

Q: What does the woman think of conventional schools?

5. W: John, can you tell me what in the book interested you the most?

M: Well, nothing specific, but I like it overall.

Q: What does the man think of the book?

6. M: Washing dishes in the restaurant every day is really boring.

W: Why don‟t you quit and deliver flowers for me?

Q: What does the woman advise the man to do?

7. W: My name is Helen Ware

—

W-A-R-E. Can I get a class permit for biology?

M: Oh, no. Not now. Registration for students with last names beginning

with“W”doesn‟t start

until tomorrow.

Q: What does the man mean?

8. M: Mr. Smith, our history professor, announced we would be doing two papers and three exams

this

semester.

I

wonder

how

I'm

going

to

pull

through

when

two

other

courses

have

similar

requirements.

W: Well, can‟t you drop one course and pick it up next semester?

Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?

Exercise 2

答案解析

1. A

言外之意题。男士诘问女士怎么能在听简报时睡觉呢，并指出简报对他们要执行的任务

非常重要。

2. C

行为与事件题。抓住几个关键词：

power plug

，

play button

，

power indicator

，

sound

，就

可以推断 出女士可能正在放录音机。

3. B

推理题。男士猜测在餐馆时邻座的老太太把手提箱拿错了。

4. C

推理题。男士询问女士是否要去香港，女士给予了肯定 答复并提到已经拿到了

air ticket

。

5

< br>．

A

推理题。根据谈话中的

th is is our last year

和

college< /p>

等信息很容易判断。

6

．

D

言外之意题。女士说

I share your feeling

，即赞同男士认为这本小说很难读下去的看法，

并指出角色太多，根本记不住。

7. B

言外之意题。女士回答说

“

你问对人 了，我正好有多余的一本，

等于表示愿意借书给男

士，帮他的忙。

8. D

言外之意题。女士因天气炎热建议取消明天下午的网球 活动，男士则说根据天气预报明

天下午天气会转阴，即无需取消活动。

< br>

1. W: Mr. Robin‟s briefing seems to go on forever. I was barely able to stay awake.

M: How could you sleep through that? It was very important for the mission we are going to

carry out.

Q

：

What does the man imply?

2. M: Did you check the power plug and press the play button?

W: Yes, the power indicator was on, and it was running, but somehow the sound didn't come

through.

Q: What was the woman probably trying to do?

3. W: what are these things in our suitcase? There aren't any toys at all. Where have you put them?

M: Oh no. This is not our suitcase. The old lady must have taken ours by mistake. She was

sitting next to us at the restaurant.

Q: What can be inferred from the conversation?

4.

M: Are you really leaving for Hong Kong tomorrow morning?‟

W: Yeah, I guess so. I've got my air ticket, and just can‟t wait to see Bill there.

Q: What‟s the woman going to do?

5. W: I just Can‟t believe this is our last year. College is going by fast.

M: Yeah. We‟ll have to face the real worid soon. So have you figured out what you're going to

do after you graduate?

Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

6. M: I had a hard time getting through this novel.

W: I share your feeling. Who can remember the names of 35 different characters.

Q: What does the woman imply?

7. M: Can I borrow your math textbook? I lost mine on the bus.

W: You‟ve asked the right person. I happened to have an extra copy.

Q: What does the woman mean?

8. W: If the weather is this hot tomorrow, we may as well give up the idea of playing tennis in the

afternoon.

M: Oh, I don't think it will last long. The weather forecast Says it will cloud over by

mid-afternoon.

Q: What does the man mean?

Exercise 3

答案解析

1

．

A

言外之意题。女士提到计算机已坏掉

(broke down)

，一旦修好就帮男士发邮件，说明她

不可能马上就发邮件，但并非拒绝这个要求。

2

B

推理题。

in pe rson

的意思是

“

亲自

”

，

in his place

相当于

on his behalf

，因此正确答案是

B

。

3

．

C

地点与场所 题。男士要求买一本书，这种对话最可能在书店发生。

4

．

D

原因与理由题。男士提到如果没有女士 的帮助，他肯定找不到这个地方，因此可以推

测女士为他领路了。

5

．

B

言 外之意题。此题的关键是理解

want ads(

招聘广告

)

的意义，或者根据

look for a job

和

newspapers

之间的 关系来推测，大部分毕业生通过阅读报纸上的招聘广告来求职。

6

．

C

推理题。女士提到她打算下学 期毕业，所以必须做全日制学生。

7

．

A

职业与身份题。男士问的是对这次

lecture

是否还有其他问题，由此可以断定他是一位

< /p>

lecturer

，向他提问的

Mary

显然最可能是一位听他讲课的学生。

8

．

D

推理题。男士提到他以为预约的 时间是

today

，而来电提醒他是

t omorrow

，显然他混

淆了时间。

1. M: Jessica, could you send this e-mail to all the club members?

W: Sorry, the computer broke down this morning. I will do it for you as soon as I have it fixed.

Q: What does the woman imply?

2. M: Mr. Fred asked me to tell you that he is sorry he can‟t come to meet you in person. He is

really too busy to make this trip.

W: That‟s OK. I‟m glad you‟ve come in his place.

Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

3. M: I‟d like to buy a copy of Professor Franklin‟s book on American Culture.

W: I‟m sorry. The book has been out of print for some time now.

Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?

4. M: Thank you for your helpful assistance. Otherwise, I'd surely have missed place is so

out of the way.

W: It was a pleasure meeting you. Good bye!

Q: Why did the man thank the woman?

5. M: How do most students find a job after they graduate?

W: They usually look for a job by searching the want ads in the newspapers.

Q: What does the woman mean?

6. M: Are you going to return to your present job after the vacation?

W: No. I plan to graduate next semester. That means I'll have to be a full-time student.

Q: What will the woman do?

7. M: Are there any more questions on this lecture? Yes, Mary.

W: Dr. Baker, do you think an independent candidate could become president?

Q: What most probably is Mary?

8. W: Hello. This is Dr. Gray‟s office. We‟re calling to remind you of your 4:15 appointment for

your annual check-up tomorrow

．

M: Oh, thanks. It‟s a good thing you called. I thought it was 4:15 today.

Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

Exercise 4

答案解析

1

．

C

推理题。女士主张

give him a few more minutes

，即先不要

call him or look for him

，再多

等他几分钟。

2

．

A

言外之意题。从女士的问题

Is that really a good reason to drop the class

可以看出，她并

不赞同男士

(Tom)

放弃课程的做法。

3

．

B

推理题。

in the red

< /p>

是

„

负债

‟

的意思，女士说己方在负债经营，而租用饭店的会议室

cost too much

，可想而知她担心的是会议室的租金。

4

．

D

推理 题。男士为自己对女士的伤害道歉，女士表示这次的事就算了，但是不希望再次

发生。< /p>

5

．

B

推理题。男士提到他现在回学校上课是为了获得教师资格证，可以推断出他打算当一

名教师。

6

．

D

评论或建议题。女士通过

why not…

句型提出建议：在图书馆里读期刊，就是说不用花

钱去订阅了。

„

7

．

A

推理 题。男士说他的学生名单里只有

38

个名字，没有准备多余的阅 读材料。

8

．

C

推理 题。女士提到纽约的气候和北京差不多，男士没必要带很多衣服去，可以推断男

士将造访 纽约。

1. M: I can‟t understand why Mike isn‟t here yet. Do you think we should try to call him or go to

look for him?

W: He probably just got held up in

traffic. Let‟s give him a few more minute.

Q: What are the speakers probably going to do?

2. M: I'm going to drop my Information Science class. It meets too early in the morning.

W: Is that really a good reason to drop the class, Tom?

Q: What does the woman mean?

3. W: Renting a Conference Room at the hotel will cost us too much. We are already running in

the red.

M: How about using our dining room for the meeting?

Q: What's worrying the woman?

4. M: Juana, I awfully sorry. I didn‟t mean to hu

rt you. Shall we have a beer and forget the whole

thing?

W: OK, we can drop it this time. But don‟t do it again.

O: What do we learn from the conversation?

5. W: Frank, I thought you were working in New York.

M: I was, but I moved back. I just couldn‟t

get used to living in a big city, so here I am, back in

school taking courses for a teacher‟s certificate.

Q: What is Frank planning to do?

6. M: Maybe I ought to subscribe to Engineering Quarterly. It contains a lot of useful information.

W: Why not read it in the library and save some money?

Q: What is the woman‟s advice to the man?

7. W: Professor Newven, a few of us at the back didn‟t get the copy of your reading assignment.

M: Well, there are only 38 names on my class list, and I didn‟t bring any

spare copies.

Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

8. M: What was the weather like when you left New York last week?

W: It was very much like the weather here in Beijing. So you needn‟t take a lot of clothes if you

don‟t plan to stay there long.

Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

Exercise 5

答案解析

1. A

推理题。

从女士的话可以知道，男士卖掉了自己的汽车，可以推断出男士曾经有一辆

车。

2

．

D < /p>

原因与理由题。女士提到她在市区工作，关键词是

downtow n

。

3

．

C

数字与时间题。

男士提到

The train is leaving in 10 minutes

，

而女士说

It‟s 10

：

30 already

，

in

表示将来。这里牵涉到时间的计算，而且考生要注意不要被

10

：

15

这个信息 干扰。

4

．

B

推理 题。男士拒绝了女士要求搭便车的请求，说他在晚餐时间约了客户，关键词是

appoi ntment with a client

。

5

．

D

言外 之意题。女士提到她当时居住在那里时，还是个孩子。言外之意是多年之后她已

经不太记 得那座小城了。注意

I wish I could help

是通过虚拟语气表达委婉的拒绝。

6

．

C

主旨题。

关键词是：

space sh uttle(

航天飞机

)

，