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[P24-3]
A) To meet Tom Wang.
B) To work in his office.
C) To go to hospital.
D) To attend a meeting.
M: This is Tom Wang speaking. Could you tell me Mr. Smith’s schedule for tomorrow? I would like to meet him at his convenience.
W: Let me see. He’ll go to see his doctor at 8, and chair a meeting at 10 in the morning. Well, he will be in the office the whole afternoon.
Q: What does Mr. Smith plan to do at 10 o’clock tomorrow morning?
注:chair 主持
打電話(huà)場(chǎng)景:
1、約人肯定約不到make an appointment (約醫(yī)生)
2、約會(huì)去不了
come up 突然來(lái)臨
reschedule 重新安排時(shí)間
fit me in 安排
3、電話(huà)打不通,打錯(cuò)電話(huà)
run out of coin 硬幣用光
cut off 通話(huà)被中斷
hang up 掛斷電話(huà)
receiver 聽(tīng)筒
hook 掛鉤
telephone book 電話(huà)簿
yellow pages 電話(huà)簿
yellow press 色情出版物
dial the number 打電話(huà)
打電話(huà)步驟:
look up the number in the telephone;
pick up the receiver;
drop the coins in the slot 投幣孔;
dial the number you wanted.
[P25-4]
A) She was afraid she might be kept too late.
B) She would have something more important to do.
C) She had to meet a friend of hers.
D) She was not in the mood to attend the party.
W: Hello, Steve. This is Susan. I’m afraid I won’t be able to come to the party. I was just asked to go to a meeting.
M: Do come after your meeting, Susan. Our party won’t be over until midnight.
Q: Why did the woman say that she could not join in the party?
注:be in the mood to do sth. 愿意做某事,有這種心情做某事
[P25-9]
A) To write a check.
B) To find a telephone number.
C) To ring up somebody.
D) To check the telephone service.
W: I’m sorry, but the number you are dialing is not in service.
M: But that’s impossible. I just spoke to him this morning. Could you please check it for me?
Q: What is the man trying to do?
注:operator 接線(xiàn)員
[P27-2]
A) The woman is being interviewed by a reporter.
B) The woman is asking for a promotion.
C) The woman is applying for a job.
D) The woman is being given an examination.
M: Now, I'm going to start off by asking you a difficult question. Why would you like to get this post?
W: Well-first of all I know that your firm has a very good reputation. Then I've heard you offer good opportunities for promotion for the right person.
Q: What do we know from this conversation?
工作場(chǎng)景:
1、找到工作高興
2、失去工作傷心
3、拒絕工作奇怪(主動(dòng)拒絕令人感到奇怪)
找工作的步驟:
1、信息來(lái)源:newspaper 報(bào)紙: classified ad. 分類(lèi)廣告, help and wanted section 供求關(guān)系版
bulletin board公告板
flier 傳單
2、打電話(huà)確認(rèn)
3、準(zhǔn)備簡(jiǎn)歷
4、面試:攜帶證明 identification、證書(shū) certificate;確定你是否有資格qualification (be qualified for some post; be up to 勝任);推薦信 reference letter
[P27-3]
A) His car was hit by another car.
B) He was hurt while playing volleyball.
C) He fell down the stairs.
D) While crossing the street, he was hit by a car.
W: Did you hear Mike is in hospital with head injuries and a broken arm?
M: Yes, apparently he was struck by another vehicle and turned completely over.
Q: What happened to Mike?
[P27-4]
A) Took a photo of him.
B) Bought him a picture.
C) Held a birthday party.
D) Bought him a frame for his picture.
M: Could you help me to decide what I should buy for my brother's birthday?
W: Remember, you took a picture of him at his last birthday party? Why not buy him a frame so that he can fix the picture in it.
Q: What did the man do last year for his brother's birthday?
注:提醒模式 remember, first, today, now (right now)
[P31-5]
A) Women's rights in society.
B) The woman's job is a librarian.
C) An important election.
D) Career planning.
W: We all talk about how liberated we are, but in fact women are still not equally treated.
M: I don't think so. You've got the vote, you've got your careers-I think you've got everything important.
Q: What are they arguing about?
注:liberated 自由的,被解放了的
free 免費(fèi)的(選項(xiàng)中反義替換 pay),有空閑時(shí)間的(選項(xiàng)中反義替換 busy)。
Statue of Liberty 自由女神
[P31-6]
A) She totally agrees with him.
B) She thinks it is easier said than done.
C) She feels that what he says is simply nonsense.
D) She thinks that he is rather impolite person.
M: It's partly your own fault. You should never let in anyone like that unless you're expecting him.
W: It's all very well to say that, but someone comes to the door and says "electricity" or "gas" and you automatically think he is OK, especially if he shows you a card.
Q: How does the woman feel about the man's remarks?
注:fault 過(guò)失
針對(duì)責(zé)備場(chǎng)景:
It's all very well to say that. 說(shuō)起來(lái)容易。
It is easier said than done. 說(shuō)起來(lái)容易,做起來(lái)難。
[P33-7]
A) The woman thanks the man for his efforts.
B) The woman thinks that everything was all right.
C) The woman blames the man for his absence.
D) The woman doesn't think it was the man's fault.
M: Look, I'm sorry I didn't turn up for the match yesterday, but it wasn't really my fault, you know.
W: It's all very well saying it wasn't your fault, but thanks to you we lost 10 to 1.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
注:thank to 由于
[P44-2]
A) He is not to blame.
B) It was his fault.
C) He will accept all responsibility.
D) He will be more careful next time.
W: What an accident! If you had been careful, things would not be as they are.
M: What do you mean, it was my fault? If it were, surely I would take all responsibility for it.
Q: What does the man mean?
[P31-8]
A) On the 6th of June.
B) On the 8th of June.
C) On the 9th of June.
D) On the 19th of June.
M: I'd like to make two reservations on Flight 651 for June 8th.
W: I'm sorry, we're booked up on the 8th. But we still have a few seats available on the 9th.
Q: When does the man want to leave?
注:1. make reservation 預(yù)定,保留
2. be booked up 被定光
be filled 充滿(mǎn)了
be full of 充滿(mǎn)了
be taken 被占用
機(jī)場(chǎng)場(chǎng)景:
1、票已售完 2、接人晚點(diǎn) 3、送人傷感
機(jī)場(chǎng)線(xiàn)索詞:
airplane 飛機(jī) flight 航班 take off 起飛 land 降落 circle 盤(pán)旋
wing 機(jī)翼;建筑物的側(cè)樓;博物館側(cè)面展廳;翅膀
terminal 終端機(jī)(computer);終點(diǎn)站;候機(jī)大廳
[P33-3]
A) The cause of the flood.
B) The heroic fight against a flood.
C) The effects of the flood.
D) Floods of the past twenty years.
M: This has been the worst flood for the past 20 years. It has caused much damage and destruction.
W: Look at the prices of fruits and vegetables. No wonder they are so expensive.
Q: What are they talking about?
注:兩個(gè)選項(xiàng)正好相反,一定有一個(gè)為正確的選項(xiàng)。
自然災(zāi)害的影響一定嚴(yán)重。
天氣一定是極端的天氣。
[P33-4]
A) They waited for each other at different places.
B) They were both busy doing their own work.
C) They went to the street corner at different times.
D) The man went to the concert but the woman didn't.
W: George, where were you yesterday evening? I expected to see you at the concert.
M: Oh, I waited for you at the corner of your street. Then I looked for you at your flat, but the housekeeper said you were out.
Q: Why didn't they meet that evening?
注: flat (英)公寓=apartment(美) sneaker 運(yùn)動(dòng)鞋(美)
trainer 運(yùn)動(dòng)鞋(英) sweat shirt 運(yùn)動(dòng)衫(美)
jersey 運(yùn)動(dòng)衫(英) corn 玉米(美)
maize 玉米(英) church 教堂(美)
chapel 教堂,小禮拜堂(英) cathedral 天主教大教堂(美)
luggage 行李(美) baggage 行李(英)
bang 頭發(fā)劉海(美) fringe 頭發(fā)劉海(英)
[P33-6]
A) In Mexico.
B) In New Mexico.
C) In the city.
D) In California.
M: I'd like to make an appointment to see Dr. Smith tomorrow.
W: I' m sorry. Dr. Smith went on a one-week vacation in Mexico, and on his way back he'll be staying in California for 5 days. Let me see. He'll probably be back the day after tomorrow.
Q: Where is Dr. Smith now?
[P34-9]
A) The credit hours required for an M. A. degree.
B) The requirements of an M. A. degree.
C) Getting extra credits.
D) Taking more optional courses.
M: You'll need 36 credit hours to get an M. A. degree. Fifteen must be from the English Department and fifteen from the Education Department. For the remaining six credit hours, you can either write a thesis or take two more optional courses.
W: Right now, this is very confusing to me, but I'm sure I'll know what to do as I learn more about it.
Q: What are they talking about?
注:M. A. Master of Arts 文學(xué)碩士
選課:take, take up, enroll in, register for, sign up for