大学英语四级听力教程SectionA讲解【2】

 

 

Section A (1-8)

Directions:In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C)and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

1. A)See a doctor about her strained shoulder.               B)Use a ladder to help her reach the tea.

C)Replace the cupboard with a new one.                 D)Place the tea on a lower shelf next time.

2. A)At Mary Johnson’s.                                B)At a painter’s studio.

C)In an exhibition hall.                               D)Outside an art gallery.

3. A)The teacher evaluated lacks teaching experience.

B)She does not quite agree with what the man said.

C)The man had better talk with the students himself.

D)New students usually cannot offer a fair evaluation.

4. A)He helped Doris build up the furniture.                B)Doris helped him arrange the furniture.

C)Doris fixed up some of the bookshelves.                D)He was good at assembling bookshelves.

5. A)He doesn’t get on with the others.                     B)He doesn’t feel at ease in the firm.

C)He has been taken for a fool.                          D)He has found a better position.

6. A)They should finish the work as soon as possible.

B)He will continue to work in the garden himself.

C)He is tired of doing gardening on weekends.

D)They can hire a gardener to do the work.

7. A)The man has to get rid of the used furniture.              B)The man’s apartment is ready for rent.

C)The furniture is covered with lots of dust.                D)The furniture the man bought is inexpensive.

8. A)The man will give the mechanic a call.                 B)The woman is waiting for a call.

C)The woman is doing some repairs.                      D)The man knows the mechanic very well.

  Section A（1-8）

1. W: I can’t seem to reach the tea at the back of the cupboard.

M: Oh…Why don’t you use the ladder? You might strain your shoulder.

Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?

【答案解析】B  对话中，女士说她够不到橱柜里的茶叶，说明茶叶摆放的位置对女士来说有点高。男士以“为什么不用梯子呢？”回应，可见，男士是建议女士use the ladder去reach the tea。B选项属于对话内容再现，因此正确。

2. W:Since it’s raining so hard, let’s go and see the new exhibits.

M:That’s a good idea. Mary Johnson is one of my favorite painters.

Q:Where does the conversation most probably take place?

【答案解析】D  通过对话中女士说的 “雨很大”和“去看新的展览”推断，地点应该在室外，即D选项中的Outside。且男士提到“my favorite painters”，D选项的art gallery正好与之对应，因此正确。

3. M:I hear the students gave the new teacher an unfair evaluation.

W:It depends on which students you are talking about.

Q:What does the woman imply?

【答案解析】B  女士说要取决于是哪些学生，这是对男士所说“给新老师的评估不公正”的回应，说明女士对于男士的说法有异议，并非所有学生都如此。B选项的does not quite agree是对女士话语的合理推断，因此正确。

4. W:It must have taken you a long time to fix up all these book shelves.

M:It wasn’t too bad. I got Doris to do some of them.

Q:What does the man mean?

【答案解析】C  对话中男士说道“I got Doris to do some of them”，这里的do和them是避免用词重复，指代 上句女士所说的“fix up”和“bookshelves”。C选项正是对男士话语的合理推断，因此正确。

5. W:Rod, I hear you’ll be leaving at the end of this month. Is it true?

M:Yeah. I’ve been offered a much better position with another firm. I’d be a fool to turn it down.

Q:Why is the man quitting his job?

【答案解析】D  女士就离职一事向男士发问时，男士给出了肯定答案“Yeah”，且补充说道“I’ve been offered a much better position…”。D选项的found与对话中been offered对应，a better position是对话内容的再现，因此D选项正确。

6. W:I honestly don’t want to continue the gardening tomorrow, Tony?

M:Neither do I. But I think we should get it over with this weekend.

Q:What does the man mean?

【答案解析】A  男士以“But”表明客观情况是“我们应该在周末前完成”，显而易见，做园艺的时间并不宽裕，A选项是对男士话语的合理推断，因此正确。

7. W:You’ve already furnished your apartment?

M:I found some used furniture that was dirt cheap.

Q:What do we learn from the conversation?

【答案解析】D  对话中男士说“我找到了一些很便宜的二手家具”。D选项的bought对应句中found，inexpensive对应cheap，是对该句的同义转述，因此D选项正确。

8. W:Has the mechanic called about the repairs?

M:Not yet. I’ll let you know when he calls.

Q:What do we learn from the conversation?【答案解析】B  对话中女士问道“Has the mechanic called…”，男士以“Not yet”回答，并补充道“I’ll let you know when he calls”，说明the mechanic没有打电话过来，且女士想要接到the mechanic的电话。换言之，女士一直在等the mechanic的电话，B选项正是对这一情况的合理推断，故为正确答案。