4、订房订票总是定不上
在听力的小对话中总是有一些不尽如人意的情况发生,只要留心就会发现处处体现出来“sorry”(遗憾)的情形。比如订房订票无论在四级还是在六级里面总是买不到,定不上。
典型题目:
Test 2 no 8
M: I'd like to make two reservations on Flight 651 for June 8th.?
W: I'm sorry; we're booked up on the 8th. But we still have a few seats available on the 9th.
Q: When does the man want to leave?
A) On the 6th of June.?
B) On the 8th of June.
C) On the 9th of June.
D) On the 19th of June.
解析:这是一个典型的订房订票订不上场景,在对话中男生说:我想预定6月8号651航班 ,女生回答:对不起,我们8号的航班定完了,但是我们还有9号的。因此答案选<B>
Test 8 no 2
M: I wonder whether it would be possible to change this double room to two single rooms.?
W: Sorry, sir. All the single rooms are occupied. But if you like, I can check with Imperial Hotel to see if they have any.
Q: What's the woman going to do for the man?
A) Let him move to a room with two single beds.?
B) Check to see if there are any vacancies in her hotel.?
C) Try to help him find rooms in another hotel.?
D) Show him the way to Imperial Hotel.
解析:这是一个典型的订房订票订不上场景,在对话中男生说:我不知道能不能把这个双人间换成两个单人间。女生回答:对不起先生,所有的单人间都订满了。如果你想要的话,我可以给你查查帝国饭店看看它们有没有。因此答案选<C>。
Test 10 no 1
W: Friday's speaker is supposed to be wonderful. Are you going to attend the seminar that day?
M: Yes. But I haven't been able to get the ticket yet. Since the lecture is open to the public, I imagine that the tickets may have already been sold out.?
Q: Why is the man afraid he won't be able to attend the seminar?
A) He thinks that there won't be enough seats for everybody.?
B) He thinks that the speaker won't show up.?
C) He thinks the seminar won't be open to the public.?
D) He thinks that there might not be any more tickets available.
解析:这是一个典型的订房订票订不上场景,在对话中女生说:星期五的演讲人会很棒。你想去参加那天的讨论会么?男生回答:是啊,但是我现在还没搞到票。因为这个讲座是公众性的,我想票可能已经卖光了。因此答案选<D>
05年6月 No 6
M: Hurry up, Linda! I hear that there aren't many tickets left for the football match.
W: I am ready now. Let's go. It is the early bird that catches the worm.
Q: Why did the man ask the woman to hurry up?
解题:
第一个男人说hurry up不是很清楚,但是原因却是非常清楚的一句:I hear that there aren't many tickets left for the football match,得赶紧去买票啊,这是一种隐含的因果关系。
5、男生对于比赛(如足球赛等)永远狂热
从任何一个学生的角度去考虑这都是一个非常正常的思维,在听力小对话里面出现的比赛总会受到男生极大的关注。如果比赛和其他活动(比如concert)冲突,男生一定会选择看比赛,如果比赛没有看成,则有可能是生病了。