大学英语四级
听力强化训练（一）答案解析
王鸿达
2014-8-7
听力强化训练（一）答案解析
Listening Comprehension
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11. W: I don’t think I want to live in the dormitory next year. I need more privacy.
M: I know what you mean. But check out the cost of renting an apartment first. I wouldn’t be surprised if you changed your mind.
Q: What does the man think the woman should do?
【预测】选项均以原形动词开头以及其中的Stay in，dormitory，living in an apartment等表明，本题与住宿舍或公寓的观点建议有关。Interrupt her privacy表明，男士的话为听音重点。
【解析】A)。对话中女士提到她不想住宿舍了，男士听后提到But check out the cost of renting an apartment…you changed your mind（但是看一下公寓的租金……你就会打消这个念头了）。由此可知，男士认为公寓的租金比较高，建议女士还住宿舍，故答案为A)。check out在此意为“核实，查看”。
12. M: I saw John yesterday. You know what? He was driving a luxurious car.
W: He rented it. He often makes believe that he is a millionaire.
Q: What does the woman mean?
【预测】由选项中重复出现的John，dreams of，millionaire等可知，对话与John想成为百万富翁有关。根据意思过于绝对的选项往往不是答案的命题规律可首先排除选项A)。
【解析】D)。对话中女士提到He often makes believe that he is a millionaire（他常假装自己是百万富翁），D)是对女士的话的同义转述，其中的pretends对应makes believe（假装），故答案为D)。
13. M: If we decided to take the apartment, how soon could we move in?
W: It would take about a week to paint the whole thing, assuming of course that you signed a one-year lease.
Q: What does the woman imply?
【预测】由选项中的move in，apartment，sign a one-year lease等可知，对话与租住公寓有关。由The man can/cannot/should等可知，女士的话为听音重点。
【解析】D)。对话中女士提到assuming of course that you signed a one-year lease（当然了，假如你先签一年租赁合同的话），D)是对女士的话的同义转述，故答案为D)。assume that…意为“假定……”，用来表示条件。C)为强干扰项，根据女士的回答可知，paint the whole thing发生在signed a one-year lease之后。
14. M: Hello, can you tell me which doctor might be suitable for my problem?
W: Dr. Renfrew’s the one you need. But she’s usually not in so early. How about noon?
Q: What does the woman mean?
【预测】由选项中重复出现的wants…doctor，the man…should和时间短语可知，对话可能与男士预约某位医生有关，女士的话为听音重点。
【解析】C)。对话中女士提到Dr. Renfrew’s the one you need…usually not in so early. How about noon? C)正是对此的同义转述，其中的12 o’clock与noon对应，故答案为C)。
15. M: I can’t concentrate on this final report any longer. Maybe I should take a nap before we continue.
W: You know they say physical activity makes you more alert.
Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?
【预测】由选项均以原形动词开头以及其中的his report可知，本题可能考查女士给男士的观点建议，女士的话为听音重点。
【解析】D)。对话中女士提到的physical activity makes you more alert为听音重点，D)“做一些体育锻炼”与此一致，故为答案。take a nap意为“打盹”，make sb. alert在此意为“使  某人头脑清醒”。
16. W: You haven’t said a word about my dress, Dave. Don’t you like it?
M: I’m sorry I didn’t say anything about it sooner. I don’t think I’ve seen anything like it before.
Q: What does the man probably think of the dress?
【预测】选项中的It，in fashion，unique，old-fashioned等表明，本题可能考查对It的看法。由D)中的suits her可知，男士的话为听音重点。
【解析】B)。对话中男士提到I don’t think I’ve seen anything like it（我没见过像这样的衣
服），B)是对男士的话的同义转述，故为答案。选项中的in fashion意为“赶时髦，符合潮流”。
17. M: I hear a newly-invented drug can make people tell the truth and it may prove useful in questioning terrorists. Isn’t it incredible?
W: Simple solutions to complex problems rarely succeed. As far as I know, no such drugs are ever known to work.
Q: What does the woman think of the new drug?
【预测】根据意思过于绝对的选项往往不是答案的命题规律可首先排除D)。根据意思相反的两个选项中有一个很可能是答案的命题规律，将答案范围锁定在A)和B)之间。
【解析】B)。对话中女士提到no such drugs are ever known to work（从未听说过此类药物有效果），B)是对女士的话的同义转述，故为答案。work在此指“（药）起作用，有效”。
18. W: I can’t decide whether I should take physics now or wait till next semester.
M: You might as well get it over with if you can.
Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?
【预测】由选项中重复出现的Take the class以及this/next semester可知，对话与选课有关，涉及选课时间。
【解析】B)。对话中女士提到她不能决定是现在学物理还是下学期再学，男士回答时提到You might as well get it over with if you can，由此可知，男士建议女士这学期学习物理，故答案为B)。might/may as well意为“最好”，四级听力练习get it over with意为“把……做完了事”。
Now you will hear the two long conversations.
Conversation One
【整体预测】选项中的exercises，research paper，lecture notes，course，homework等表明，对话可能与学习有关。
W: Hi, Alan.
M: Hi, Rachel. I did not feel well yesterday, and couldn’t make it to class. Because I am not doing very well in this course, I am wondering what Dr. Millard covered in class yesterday.
W: Well, we had a lecture on sustainable development in forests. Dr. Millard pointed out some of the advantages and disadvantages of clear-cut logging.