26. typical  27. rarely      28. retreated      29. avoided    30. intimates
31.figure    32.unknown  33. According to  34. obligation  35. Not until
四级听力练习短对话
练习一
1. W: I suggest we take Linda with us. What do you think?
M: Whatever you decide is alright with me.
Q: What does the man mean?
2. M: Charles enjoyed his two-week drive through South China.
W: Yes, he said he saw much more than he would have travelling by bus or train.
Q: How did Charles travel?
3. M: Please get me a draught beer, a cold one. You know, I never drink beer without ice.
W: But it is winter now. Don’t you think that’s bad for your stomach?
Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?
4. W: Will we have an English test this afternoon?
M: It is postponed because the teacher has to attend a meeting.
Q: What do we learn the conversation?
5. M: I heard you were thinking of applying for a job as a campus counselor.
W: Yeah. Do you know if they need anyone at that place where you worked last summer?
Q: What does the woman ask the man?
6. M: Let’s ask Dan to introduce the musician to the audience at the beginning of the concert.
W: Ask Dan? He’ll be playing the violin!
Q: What does the woman mean?
7. M: Are you having much trouble with the course?
W: Not really. The only thing I haven’t understood so far is the reading we had last night.
Q: How was the woman doing in the course?
8. M: My toothache is killing me! I thought it would go away soon, but now it is getting worse    and worse.
W: I told you days ago to make an appointment.
Q: What does the woman mean?
练习二
26. revealed    27. ordinary  28. reflects   29. considered   30. phenomenon
31.consciously 32.brain      33.soundly  34. sits up      35. without delay
1. M: Remember, you promised to help me with my homework for English class.
W: But I want to watch this program first. It is almost over. Wait a moment , please.
Q: What does the woman mean?
2. M: Did you notice the collection of posters on Mary Ann’s wall upstairs?
W: Pretty, aren’t they? I couldn’t even move when I saw the poster with a beautiful sea shore.
Q: What does the woman mean?
3. W: Be glad you aren’t at the other restaurant. They serve the biggest meals.
M: This is more than I can eat. Even you can’t finish it all.
Q: What do you learn from the conversation?
4. W: How did your interview go?
M: I couldn’t feel better about it! The questions were very fair, and I seemed to find an answer for all of them.
Q: What is the man’s attitude about the interview?
5. W: I never thought you’d give me a birthday present. You’ve never remembered my birthday date before.
M: Surprised you, didn’t I? I have planned for the day for a week.
Q: What does the man mean?
6. M: Who can translate this letter for me? It’s a letter from my French friend who knows nothing about English.
W: Why not ask Susan? She gets the highest score in the French exam.
Q: What does the woman imply about Susan?
7. 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?
8. M: Don’t you think John and Jim are telling the truth?
W: It doesn’t seem likely. It would be hard to write two compositions so much alike unless one of them was copying from the other.
Q: What seems to be the woman’s opinion?
练习三
1. M: I can’t get this window open. It’s really stuck.
W: Why don’t you try using this screwdriver and see if that works?
Q: What does the woman mean?
2. W: You certainly have a lot of clocks. There seems to be one in every room.
M: My family gave them to me because I have trouble keeping track of time.
Q: What are the man and the woman discussing?
3. M: Are you ready to check out?
W: Yes. I’ll pay the bill and you’ll call the desk and have our baggage taken out to the taxi.
Q: Where does this conversation most probably take place?
4. M: Since I didn’t even begin my project, I might not go to class today.
W: Are you kidding? That would only put you further behind.
Q: What is the woman’s opinion?
5. W: But what happens if it rains. What are we going to do then?
M: We’ll have to count on good weather. But if it does rain the whole thing will have to be cancelled.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
6. M: Think it over carefully, you must have left it somewhere.
四级听力练习
W: But the problem is that I have to have it now. I need it to use my car, and when I get home, to open the door.