新编大学英语四级听力对话 第217期（在线收听）

Conversation Two

23.

A. The commentator made it very dull.

B. The game was exciting.

C. It was between the Gunners and the Wolves.

D. It was won by the Wolves.

24.

A. 1 goal.

B. 2 goals.

C. 3 goals.

D. 5 goals.

25.

A. A team member called Blake was injured.

B. Christmas was coming.

C. They can't score many goals.

D. They still have some influence from Blake.

Conversation Two

W: Did you go to the match on Saturday, Bill?

M: No, Alice. I listened to the commentary instead. It sounded pretty exciting, I must say.

W: You must be joking. Well, it was pretty dull really.

M: How did it go then? [23]I should have thought the Gunners did well to win over the Wolves in their present form.

W: Yes, I suppose they did. But two-one didn't do them justice. [24]They should have had at least three in the first half, and another two in the second. How far do you think the Wolves will go?

M: I suppose it all depends on how they shape after Christmas. Remember what happened last year?

W: I'll say I do. I'm not likely to forget it. I've never seen such a shame. To think they were in the top three for most of the time before Christmas, and then the way they came down. I just don't understand what came over them. I can't understand.

M: I don't know, either. Can you really say that? [25]Because they were quite O.K. until Blake got injured, and then without his influence in the attack they just couldn't score goals any more. I think it was simply a matter of the attack being weakened.

答案解析：

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

23. What is true of Saturday's match?

[C]解析：对话中男士说：“我原本以为Gunenrs队打得不错，能以现在的状态打败Wolves队。”因此该比赛是在Gunners与Wolves两队之间进行的，选C。A、B貌似矛盾，实际语义是一致的。C提供了两个专有名词，扫清了听力障碍。

24. How many goals does Alice think the Gunners should have scored?

[D]解析：女士说，“他们上半场至少该进3球，下半场进2球”，所以Alice认为Gunners队本应该进5球，答案是D。

25. What happened to the Wolves that made it come down?

[A]解析：对话最后男士说：“Blake受伤前他们还是很棒的，但缺少了他在进攻方面的影响，他们就再也进不了球了。”由此可见，是Blake受伤影响了球队。答案是A。出题之处已有多重语义特征：女士连说两次“我不明白”；男士对此表示赞同，并在反问“真的能这么说吗？”之后用because（重要的信号词）说出理由。因此，一听到Blake got injured即可马上得到A。