13.四個選項側(cè)重點不同，注意問題的問法;其中涉及到medal, courageous, firefighter, fire等詞，可猜測跟火災及he的表現(xiàn)有關(guān);D是負面表現(xiàn)，與其他三項都不同，可能是排除項。
14.A)Make a profitable investment.
B)Buy a new washing machine.
C)Get parts for the machine from Japan.
D)Have the old washing machine fixed.
14.四個選項謂語動詞側(cè)重點不同，且無主語，注意是針對誰的提問;其中涉及到washing machine, buy, get, fixed等詞，可猜測跟購買或修理洗衣機有關(guān);A與其他三項意思基本無關(guān)，可排除;B和D意思相反，可能其中之一是答案。
15.A)He is pleased with his exciting new job.
B)He finds the huge workload unbearable.
C)He finds his office much too big for him.
D)He is not so excited about his new position.
15.選項涉及到new job, workload, office, new position, 且謂語動詞都跟感受有關(guān)，可猜測是關(guān)于He對新的工作的感受。
16.A)The woman is going to hold a big party tomorrow.
B)The man has no idea what the right thing to do is.
C)The woman doesn’t know how to get to the party.
D)The man offers to drive the woman to the party.
16.選項涉及三次party，可猜測與派對有關(guān);四個選項涉及到兩個不同主語，要注意是對誰的提問。
17.A)Drawing up a business plan.
B)Discussing a term paper.
C)Finalizing a contract.
D)Reviewing a co-authored article.
17.選項是四個側(cè)重點不同的現(xiàn)在分詞短語，所接賓語也不同，可猜測是考查正在進行的動作。
18.A)She ordered some paper.
B)She had the printer repaired.
C)She chatted online with a friend.
D)She filled in an application form.
18.選項的主語都是she，涉及paper, printer等，可猜測是考查she的與printer相關(guān)的行為。
【答案】 DCBBDDCA
【定位及驗證】
11.W: There were more than a hundred people at Kate’s birthday party. How come she?s got so many friends?
M: It’s really no surprise. You know she was popular even when she was a child
Q: What does the man imply about Kate?
12.M: They say there’ll be a snow-storm tonight, and the cold weather will last quite a few days.
W: Oh! We’re so lucky; we’ll be getting away for a while, and having a holiday in Florida. But let’s call right now to confirm our flight.
Q: What do we learn about the two speakers?
13.W: Tony was awarded a medal for rescuing several families from the forest fire.
M: I really admire his courage.
Q: What do we learn about Tony from the conversation?
14.M: My washing machine is more than fifteen years old and it has worked just fine until last night.
W: You’ll never be able to get parts for it, even from Japan. So it might be time to invest a more recent model.
Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?
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三、短對話真題演練(略)
Test 1
2008年12月真題
11.A)Only true friendship can last long.
B)Letter writing is going out of style.
C)She keeps in regular touch with her classmates.
D)She has lost contact with most of her old friends.
12.A)A painter. B)A mechanic. C)A porter. D)A carpenter.
13.A)Look for a place near her office. B)Find a new job down the street.
C)Make inquiries elsewhere. D)Rent the $600 apartment.
14.A)He prefers to wear jeans with a larger waist.
B)He has been extremely busy recently.
C)He has gained some weight lately.
D)He enjoyed going shopping with Jane yesterday.
15.A)The woman possesses a natural talent for art.
B)Women have a better artistic taste than men.
C)He isn’t good at abstract thinking.
D)He doesn’t like abstract paintings.
16.A)She couldn’t have left her notebook in the library.
B)She may have put her notebook amid the journals.
C)She should have made careful notes while doing reading.
D)She shouldn’t have read his notes without his knowing it.
17.A)she wants to get some sleep. B)She needs time to write a paper.
C)she has a literature class to attend. D)she is troubled by her sleep problem.
18.A)He is confident he will get the job.
B)His chance of getting the job is slim.
C)It isn’t easy to find a qualified sales manager.
D)The interview didn’t go as well as he expected.
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四、短對話真題演練答案及解析
Test 1
【答案】 DACCDBAB
【預測】
11.選項涉及到friendship, touch, contact, friends等詞，可猜測與友誼有關(guān);C和D意思相反，所以答案可能是其中之一。
12.選項都是人，可能與職業(yè)相關(guān)，留意其中相關(guān)的關(guān)鍵詞。
13.選項中涉及l(fā)ook for a place, make inquiries, rent, apartment等詞，可猜測與租房有關(guān);C和D意思相反，其中之一可能是答案。
14.選項都是關(guān)于he的不同行為或表現(xiàn)，重點聽男士的話語及問題的重心。
15.選項涉及兩個不同的主語He和She，且與art, painting等有關(guān)，可猜測是與藝術(shù)的品味等有關(guān);而且根據(jù)C和D都是否定可知，對話對男士的情況持否定態(tài)度。
16.選項主語是she，且都有情態(tài)動詞，內(nèi)容涉及notebook, notes, read notes等詞語，可猜測對話是男士對女士把筆記忘在某個地方的推斷，重點聽男士的聲音。
17.選項主語都是she，且涉及sleep, time, class等詞，可猜測是關(guān)于時間、工作或睡眠的對話，重點聽女士的聲音。
18.選項涉及he, job, chance, manager, interview等詞，可猜測與男士尋找或獲得工作有關(guān)，男士的聲音為重點;A和B意思相反，其中之一可能是正確答案。
【定位及驗證】
11.M: I just received an Email from one of my former classmates. I was surprised, I hadn’t heard from him for ages.
W: Well, I’ve been out of touch with most of my old friends, only one or two still drop me a line occasionally,
Q: What does the woman mean?
12.M: If you can make up your mind about the color, I can start on the outside of your house early next week.
W: Well, right now I think I want white for the window frames and yellow for the walls, but I’ll let you know tomorrow.
Q: Who is the woman talking to?
13.W: Excuse me; do you have any apartments available for under 500 dollars a month? I need to move in next week when my new job starts.
M: The only vacant one I have is 600 dollars, have you inquired at the apartment complex down the street?
Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?
14.W: You bought a pair of jeans yesterday, didn’t you? What are they like?
M: Oh, they are pretty much like my other ones, except with a larger waist. I guess I haven?t spent much time exercising lately.
Q: What can we infer from the conversation about the man?
15.W: I really like those abstract paintings we saw yesterday. What do you think?
M: I guess it’s something I haven’t acquired a taste for yet.
Q: What does the man imply?
16.W: You haven’t seen a blue notebook, have you? I hope I didn’t leave it in the reading room.
M: Did you check that pile of journals you’ve borrowed from the library the other day?
Q: What is the man trying to say to the woman?
17.M: How about joining me for a cup of coffee?
W: I’d love to, but I’m exhausted. I was up till 3 this morning, writing a paper for my literature class.
Q: Why does the woman decline the man’s invitation?
18.W: You had a job interview yesterday, didn’t you? How did it go?
M: Not too bad, I guess. There were about 20 candidates competing for the sales manager’s job. And finally it was down to three of us, but the other two seems better qualified.
Q: What does the man imply?
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13.A)He was pleased to get the medal.
B)He was very courageous.
C)He used to be a firefighter.
D)He was accused of causing a fire.
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