英语六级听力小对话练习题 第35期

　　11.Q: What does the man say about some elderly people?

　　A) They would rather travel around than stay at home.

　　B) They prefer to carry cash when traveling abroad.

　　C) They usually carry many things around with them.

　　D) They don t like to spend much money on traveling.

　　12.Q: What does the man mean?

　　A) The selection process was a little unfair.

　　B) He had long dreamed of the dean s position.

　　C) Rod was eliminated in the selection process.

　　D) Rod was in charge of the admissions office.

　　听力原文：

　　11.W: Did you use credit cards on your vacation last month in Europe?

　　M: Sure I did. They certainly beat going around with a wallet full of big bills. But carrying lots of cash is still very common among some older people traveling abroad.

　　12.W: Rod must be in a bad mood today. What s wrong with him?

　　M: He was passed over in the selection process for the dean of the admissions office. He d been hoping for the position for a long time.

　　译文与解析：

　　11.B) They prefer to carry cash when traveling abroad.

　　女：上个月你在欧洲度假的时候使用过信用卡吗?

　　男：是啊。这比带着一个装满纸币的钱包要好用多了。但是仍然有许多老年人喜欢带着大量的现金出去旅游。

　　问：关于许多老年人，这个男人都提到些什么?

　　答：从男人后半句的回答中可以看到，多数的老年人仍然喜欢带着现金出国旅游。

　　12.C) Rod was eliminated in the selection process.

　　女：路德今天的心情看起来很不好，为什么呀，他怎么了?

　　男：他竞选垂涎已久的招生办公室主任失败了。

　　问：这个男人是什么意思?

　　答：dean of admission office election 竞选招生办主任。passed over 措施晋升机会，后半句中for a long time可以看出他对此职位心生向往已久。