2014年12月英语四级考试听力备考笔记(8)

　　[P28-8]

　　A) He has edited three books.

　　B) He has bought the wrong book.

　　C) He has lost half of his money.

　　D) He has found the book that will be used.

　　M: Hey, Louise, Ive got a used copy of our chemistry textbook for half price.

　　W: Im afraid you wasted your money, yours is the first edition, but were supposed to be using the third edition.

　　Q: What has the man done?

　　注：used book 二手书，旧书

　　对话发生的时间一般是开学或期末。

　　开学：orientation 新生培训 freshman/ fresher 大一新生

　　sophomore 大二 junior 大三 senior 大四

　　期末：考试、突击熬夜、失眠、吃药、抢救

　　[P30-1]

　　A) She wants to return the skirt her husband bought.

　　B) She wants to buy another skirt.

　　C) She wants to change the yellow skirt for a blue one.

　　D) She wants to change the blue skirt for a yellow one.

　　M: Now, whats your problem, Madam?

　　W: Oh, yes. My husband bought this yellow skirt here yesterday. It is very nice, but its not the colour I want. Have you got any blue ones?

　　Q: What does the woman want to do?

　　注：1. 蓝色情节

　　blue 服装最喜欢的颜色

　　dark blue 深蓝

　　light blue 浅蓝

　　navy blue 海军蓝

　　navy 常用这个词表示蓝色

　　pink 红色习惯用这个词表示

　　2. 羊毛情节wool

　　down jacket 羽绒服

　　[P33-5]

　　A) Its too windy.

　　B) The people there are terrible.

　　C) The air is polluted.

　　D) The beaches are dirty.

　　W: The place Ive heard so much about is Los Angeles. The climate is pretty good. Year-round flowers, year-round swimming. How do you like it?

　　M: Well, the beaches are beautiful. But the people there are terribly annoyed by the dirty air. I mean, the combination of fog, smoke and automobile exhaust. There is not enough wind to blow it away.

　　Q: What does the man think of Los Angeles?

　　注：选项B不可能为正确选项。

　　[P36-4]

　　A) The apartment is better furnished.

　　B) She prefers to live in a quiet place.

　　C) Its less expensive to live in an apartment.

　　D) She finds her roommates difficult to get along with.

　　M: I hear you are moving to an apartment. Can you tell me why?

　　W: Actually, I didnt want to move. It would be more expensive to live outside the college. But I just cant bear the noise made by the people living next door.

　　Q: Why does the woman want to move?