Model Test 9
Section A
l. M: Excuse me, what time is Flight 315 for Boston due to depart？ W: It leaves at 3:50, but you must check in one hour prior to departure. Q: At what time must the passenger beat the airport for Flight 315?
(A) 本题是辨音和计算的结合，首先不要混淆315航班和时间3:50，然后还耍计算时间，从短语prior to (提前)可以知道，要在飞机起飞前一小时检票登机，因此答案为A。
2. W: I'd like to know the balance of my account. M: Yes, madam. Have you got your ID card? Q: Where does this conversation take place?
(B) 这个对话的关键词为balance (余额)和account (账户)，从这两个词很容易判断出对话的地点为银行。
3. M: We have a dance party at China-V, can you come? W: I wish I could, but I have to nurse the patient on weekends.
Q: Why can't the woman go to the party? \ (C) 在这个对话中，对于男士的邀请，女士以I wish I could, but…婉拒，拒绝中包含了不能参加的原因是要护埋病人，即有工作耍做。
4. W: Did you get what you wanted as you went shopping yesterday? I remember you
said you wanted a coat.
M: No, a sweater. But by that time, the ones on sale were all gone. So I settled for a shirt.
Q: What did the man buy?
(C) 这是个细节题。对话中 coat, sweater和shirt都被提到，但是男士说I settled for a shirt说明他最终买的是shirt。
5. M: How long have you been here? What is your major? W: Oh, I'm a freshman, and I major in chemistry.
Q: Who are the two speakers likely to be?
(B) 在这个对话中，关键词 major和freshman确定了双方应该为学生。 6. W: Which of these coats do you like better?
M: That is not an easy question for me to answer, since brown isn’t my favorite color and the other one is too fancy for me.
Q: What conclusion can be drawn from the man's answer?
(B) 在这个对话中，男士说brown isn't my favorite color and the other one is too fancy for me 意思是一件大衣的颜色他不喜欢，而另一件太时髦 由此可以判断他对两件都不满意。
7. M: Can you recommend something that a girl will like? W: I'd suggest this lipstick. It's of excellent brand.
Q: What is the most probable relationship between the two speakers?
(C) 在对话中，男士希望女士摊荐某款送女孩的东西，而女士推存了某品牌的口红，因此可以推断，最有可能的关系应该是C，顾客和售货员。 8. M: Is Mr. Shepherd in, please? He's expecting me.
W: Yes, sir. Room 202. He's in his room. Would you like to ring up? Q: What does the woman suggest?
(C) 在这个对话中，女士说Would you like to ring up?即建议男士先打个 电话。 Conversation One
W: Hi, Larry, are you waiting to see Professor James, too?
M: Yeah, since I got one of the five highest grades in her managerial economics class, she asked me if I'd be interested in working as her assistant next semester. I'm here now for my interview.
W: Oh, yes. I know all about that job. I did it two years ago. M: Really? Did you like it?
W: I think it was the best I've had at school. It paid eight dollars an hour, more than what I got when working at the school post office the year before.
M: That is a good salary. What did you do?
W: I was in charge of grading all the problem sets that were assigned as homework. I never had trouble doing it, and of course. Professor James was always available to help me if I had any questions.
M: I think I'd enjoy doing that sort of work. It would be a very good experience for anyone thinking about becoming a teacher.
W: Absolutely. You also learn how to use the computer database, because the records are kept on it. And building up your computer skills is a good preparation for lots of jobs.
M: The job sounds great, but I'm a little worried about how much time it might take. W: It's pretty reasonable. It never took me more than five hours a week to do all the grading and then another thirty to forty minutes to record the grades on the computer.
M: That sounds manageable. I guess you can do the work when it fits into your own schedule too, can't you?
W: Oh, yes, you can do the grading in your room or in the library. You just need to get each set back for the next class. M: It sounds great.
W: Good luck with your interview.
Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 9. Why was the woman able to give Larry so much information about the job? (C) 细节题。该女士在对话中提到，I know all about that job. I did it two years ago。 10. What does the man feel about the salary for the job?
(A) 推断题。该男士提That is a good salary，可以推断他对薪水很满意。 11. Which of the following is NOT the benefit of doing the job?
(D) 细节题。A、B、C都在对话中提到，排除前三个选项，只有D是正确答案。 12. What is Larry’s main concern about the job?
(A) 细节题。该男士问道，The job sounds great, but I’m a little worried about how much time it might take? 可以得出答案为A。 Conversation Two
W: We'd better be looking for sales on down jackets. It's going to be really cold this winter.
M: Well, you didn't expect it to be warm, did you?
W: Of course not, but I just heard the National Weather Services' prediction for the next 90 days.
W: They said it's supposed to be much colder than usual.
M: Yeah, maybe. Personally, I think those long-range forecasts are useless. W: Not as useless as you think.
M: Oh, come on, when you're talking about what's going to happen three months later, you might as well just pick a forecast out of our hat.
W: Well, you are half way right. They aren't very good for precipitation. But they are a lot better for temperatures, especially for this time of the year.
M: Really, so I should take them seriously about the cold but not count too much on a lot of extra snow? W: Ahha.
M: But what did you say about this time of the year? Do some seasons really give them more problems in making forecast?
W: Autumn is the worse, apparently weather patterns change so much then, just think how variable our weather has been the last three months.
M: Come to think of it. That's true. It probably would have been hard to predict all those changes back in the autumn. You know, you're beginning to convince me there is more to forecasting than I thought. How come you know so much about it?
W: I get my information from an expert. My sister's a meteorologist. Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.