英语专四 会话训练 Conversation 10-3

 会话

Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation.

M：I didn't see you at the International Talent Show.

W：(8) No time for that kind of thing.

M：You mean you don’t belong to the ISA?

W：The ISA?

M：International Student Association¹.

W：Oh, no. I don’t belong to any clubs.

M：But this isn’t like a regular club.

W：How so?

M：Well，we have a house. You know the brick² house on fraternal row.

W：You live there, right??

M： Yeah. I moved in last year. It's really inexpensive³ because we take care of the house ourselves and we cook our own meals.

W： That sounds like it would take a lot of time.

M： Not really. (9) There’s a list of chores posted every week，and you can choose something you like to do.

W： But you have to cook too，right?

M： Okay, it’s like this： twenty of us live there so every night two of the guys cook, and two of the guys clean up. So you only have to cook about once a week and clean up once.

W： That sounds good.

M： And it costs about half what it did to live in the dorm. (10) But really，I’m doing it because it's a great experience living with people from so many different countries.

W ： I wish I had time to do it. It really sounds interesting.

 

题目

Conversation 10

Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation，you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.

Now, listen to the conversation.

8. What is the woman’s attitude toward⁴ the International Talent Show?

A. Positive. B. Negative. C. Neutral⁵. D. Skeptical⁶.

9. According⁷ to the man，how do they arrange⁸ the housework?

A. Each of them cooks about once a week.

B. Each of them cleans up twice a week.

C. They write a list of chores they like to do.

D. They choose their housework on a chore list.

10. What is the actual reason the man lives in ISA?

A. It costs about half what it did to live in the dorm.

B. It doesn’t take a lot of time to take care of the house and cook meals.

C. He really has a lot of fun living there with friends.

D. He thinks it's a great experience living with people worldwide.

 

答案解析

Conversation 10

8.  B推断题。对话中这位女士说道没时间管那些事情，反映出女士消极的态度，故正 确答案为B。

9. D细节题。从男士的话中我们可知他们家务活的安排是从家务清单上选择自己喜 欢的工作，故正确答案为D。

10. D细节题。对话中男士提到他居住在ISA的真正原因是和世界各地的朋友一起 居住的经历特别的棒，故正确答案为D。

1 association   

n.联盟，协会，社团；交往，联合；联想

参考例句：

• Our long association with your company has brought great benefits.我方和贵公司的长期合作带来了巨大的利益。
• I broke away from the association ten years ago.我10年前就脱离了那个团体。

2 brick   

n.砖；vt.用砖砌，用砖堵住

参考例句：

• She stared blankly at the brick wall in front of her.她面无表情地瞪着面前的砖墙。
• I bought a brick of ice cream for my daughter.我给女儿买了块冰砖。

3 inexpensive   

adj.花费不多的，费用不昂贵的

参考例句：

• Those shoes are very inexpensive.那些鞋子很便宜。
• This kind of car is inexpensive.这种汽车便宜。

4 toward   

prep.对于，关于，接近，将近，向，朝

参考例句：

• Suddenly I saw a tall figure approaching toward the policeman.突然间我看到一个高大的身影朝警察靠近。
• Upon seeing her,I smiled and ran toward her. 看到她我笑了，并跑了过去。

5 neutral   

adj.中立的，不偏不倚的；中性的

参考例句：

• Behaviour is never culturally neutral.人的行为从来都受文化的影响。
• They have maintained a consistently neutral stance.他们一直持中立态度。

6 skeptical   

adj.怀疑的，多疑的

参考例句：

• Others here are more skeptical about the chances for justice being done.这里的其他人更为怀疑正义能否得到伸张。
• Her look was skeptical and resigned.她的表情是将信将疑而又无可奈何。

7 according   

adj.按照，根据

参考例句：

• According to the Bible we are all the seed of Adam.根据《圣经》所说的，我们都是亚当的后裔。
• We must cut our coat according to our cloth this year.今年我们必须学会量入为出。

8 arrange   

vt.安排，整理，计划，改编(乐曲)；vi.协商，计划

参考例句：

• He began to arrange the flowers in the vase.他开始把花瓶内的花摆好。
• We must arrange about that.这事我们得安排一下。