英语四级听力短对话模拟训练第5套

　　11. A) It could help people of all ages to avoid cancer.

　　B) It was mainly meant for cancer patients.

　　C) It might appeal more to viewers over 40.

　　D) It was frequently interrupted by commercials.

　　答案：

　　C) It might appeal more to viewers over 40.

　　原文：

　　11.W: Did you watch the 7 o clock program on channel 2 yesterday evening? I was about to watch it when someone came to see me.

　　M: Yeah! It reported some major breakthrough in cancer research. People over 40 would find a program worth watching.

　　Q: What do we learn from the conversation about the TV program?

　　12. A) The man is fond of traveling.

　　B) The woman is a photographer.

　　C) The woman took a lot of pictures at the contest.

　　D) The man admires the womans talent in writing.

　　答案：

　　D) The man admires the womans talent in writing.

　　原文：

　　12.W: I won a first prize in the National Writing Contest and I got this camera as an awards I

　　M: It s a good camera! You can take it when you travel. I had no idea you were a marvelous writer.

　　Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

　　13. A) The man regrets being absent-minded.

　　B) The woman saved the man some trouble.

　　C) The man placed the reading list on a desk.

　　D) The woman emptied the waste paper basket.

　　答案：

　　B) The woman saved the man some trouble.

　　原文：

　　13.M: I wish I hadn t thrown away that reading list!

　　W: I though you might regret it. That s why I picked it up from the waste paper basket and left it on the desk.

　　Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

　　-14. A) He quit teaching in June.

　　B) He has left the army recently.

　　C) He opened a restaurant near the school.

　　D) He has taken over his brothers business.

　　答案：

　　A) He quit teaching in June.

　　原文：

　　14.W: Are you still teaching at the junior high school?

　　M: Not since June. My brother and I opened a restaurant as soon as he got out of the army.

　　Q: What do we learn about the man from the conversation?

　　15. A) She seldom reads books from cover to cover.

　　B) She is interested in reading novels.

　　C) She read only part of the book.

　　D) She was eager to know what the book was about.

　　答案：

　　C) She read only part of the book.

　　原文：

　　15.M: Hi, Susan! Have you finished reading the book Professor Johnsoi recommended?

　　W: Oh, I haven t read it through the way I read a novel. I just read a few chapters which interested me.

　　Q: What does the woman mean?

　　16. A) She was absent all week owing to sickness.

　　B) She was seriously injured in a car accident.

　　C) She called to say that her husband had been hospitalized.

　　D) She had to be away from school to attend to her husband.

　　答案：

　　D) She had to be away from school to attend to her husband.

　　原文：

　　16.M: Jane missed the class again, didn t she? I wonder why?

　　W: Well, I knew she had been absent all week. So I called her this morning to see if she was sick. It turned out that her husband was badly injured in a car accident.

　　Q:What does the woman say about Jane?

　　17. A) The speakers want to rent the Smiths old house.

　　B) The man lives two blocks away from the Smiths.

　　C) The woman is not sure if she is on the right street.

　　D) The Smiths new house is not far from their old one.

　　答案：

　　D) The Smiths new house is not far from their old one.

　　原文：

　　17.W: I m sure the Smiths new house is somewhere on the street,but I don t know exactly where it is.

　　M: But I m told it s two blocks from their old home.

　　Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

　　18. A) The man had a hard time finding a parking space.

　　B) The woman found they had got to the wrong spot.

　　C) The woman was offended by the mans late arrival.

　　D) The man couldnt find his car in the parking lot.

　　答案：

　　A) The man had a hard time finding a parking space.

　　原文：

　　18.W: I ve been waiting here almost half an hour! How come it took you so long?

　　M: Sorry, honey! I had to drive two blocks before I spotted a place to park the car.

　　Q: What do we learn from the conversation?