英语四级听力-短对话 319

 Passage Two

30.

A. His friend gave him the wrong key.

B. He didn't know where the back door was.

C. He couldn't find the key to his mailbox.

D. It was too dark to put the key in the lock.

31.

A. It was getting dark.

B. He was afraid of being blamed by his friend.

C. The birds might have flown away.

D. His friend would arrive any time.

32.

A. He looked silly with only one leg inside the window.

B. He knew the policeman wouldn't believe him.

C. The torchling made him look very foolish.

D. He realized that he had made a mistake.

Passage Two

My friend Vernon Davies kept birds. One day he phoned and told me he was going away for a week. He asked me to feed the birds for him and said that he would leave the key to his front door in my mailbox. Unfortunately, I forgot all about the birds until the night before Vernon was going to return. What was worse, it was already dark when I arrived at his house. [30]I soon found that the key Vernon gave me could not unlock² either the front door or the back door. I was getting desperate³. [31]I kept thinking of what Vernon would say when he came back. I was just going to give up when I noticed that one bedroom window was slightly open. I found a barrel⁴ and pushed it under the window. As the barrel was very heavy, I made a lot of noise. But in the end, I managed to climb up and open the window. [32]I actually had one leg inside the bedroom when I suddenly realized that someone was shining a torch¹ up at me. I looked down and saw a policeman and an old lady, one of Vernon's neighbors.

"What are you doing up there?" said the policeman.

Feeling like a complete fool, I replied, "I was just going to feed Mr. Davies' birds."12:01 2015-6-12

Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.

30. Why couldn't the man open the door?

正确答案：A

解析：题目询问男士为什么打不开门。关键是要听到“我很快发现Vernon给我的这把钥匙既开不了前门也开不了后门”，可知是Vernon给错了钥匙，故选A。

31. Why did the man feel desperate?

正确答案：B

解析：题目询问为什么作者感到绝望。关键是要听到“我根本就把喂鸟儿的事给忘了”，“我很快发现Vernon给我的这把钥匙既开不了前门也开不了后门”和“我不断地想Vernon回来之后会说些什么”，由此可知他是怕朋友责怪他，即B。“天黑了”与作者感到绝望没有任何关系，故A不正确；选项C、D的内容文中均未提及。

32. Why did the man feel like a fool?

正确答案：B

解析：作者最终设法爬上去打开了窗户，当他一条腿迈进卧室的时候，突然感觉到有人正用手电筒照向他，他发现是警察和Vernon的邻居。根据他当时的处境可知，警察是不会相信他的。说话人的处境使得他自己都感到很傻，并不是选项A、C、D所说的。

1 torch   

n.火炬

参考例句：

• They are looking for volunteers to carry the torch.他们正在寻找火炬传递的志愿者。
• A famous athlete held a torch and ran to the stadium.一个著名的运动员举着火炬跑到运动场。

2 unlock   

v.启示，揭示，开...的锁

参考例句：

• The border police required the traveler to unlock his luggage.边防警察要求旅客打开行李。
• We heard somebody unlock the door.我们听见有人开门锁。

3 desperate   

adj.不顾死活的，危急的，令人绝望的，极渴望的

参考例句：

• They made a desperate attempt to save the company.他们为挽救公司作孤注一掷的努力。
• The city is suffering a desperate shortage of water.这个城市严重缺水。

4 barrel   

n.圆桶；一桶的量；枪管；vt.把...装桶

参考例句：

• I drew off three pints of beer from the barrel.我从酒桶里抽出三品脱啤酒。
• The man rolled the barrel into the yard.那个人把圆桶滚进院子。