2014年英语四级考试模拟试题及答案(第十套)_第5页

　　Section A

　　11.

　　M: I can't believe the low mark I got on my last essay —it couldn't have been that bad.

　　W: Last week was so busy for you. I'm surprised you were even able to get it done on time.

　　Q: What does the woman imply?

　　答案A

　　解析：根据选项，考生可推断听力对话是关于男士的作文问题。男士说，不敢相信作文分数那么低;女士回应：上周你太忙了，我很惊讶你能准时做完。女士暗示，上周男士花在作文上的时间太少了。

　　12.

　　W: I have a complaint to make, sir. I waited 10 minutes at the table before the waiter showed up. When I finally got served, I found it was not what I ordered.

　　M: I'm terribly sorry, madam. It is a bit unusually busy tonight. As a compensation, your meal will be free.

　　Q: Where does the conversation probably take place?

　　答案C

　　解析：根据选项，考生可判断问题是关于地点的，所以在听力过程中，考生要特别关注对话中暗示地点的词组。女士提及到“the waiter，got served，what I ordered”，男士提到“your meal will be free”，从中可以判断对话发生在饭店。

　　13.

　　M: Does it bother you if I have the ball game on? I can use headphones if you like.

　　W: Actually a little peace and quiet would be nice. At least until I finish this chapter.

　　Q: What does the woman imply?

　　答案B

　　解析：根据选项，考生要特别注意对话中男士和女士的做法。男士说：我听球赛会不会影响你?如果你愿意，我可以戴耳机。女士没有直接回答男士的问题，而是说：安静当然好了，至少我要读完这一章。从中可以判断噪音是会影响女士读书的，而选项C是干扰项，是男士戴上耳机。

　　14.

　　M: I'm exhausted! I was up till 3 a. m. watching Romeo and Juliet. It was great!

　　W: Oh, I missed it! You should've called me. I'll take those old classics over modern movies any time.

　　Q: What does the woman mean?

　　答案D

　　解析：选项是关于女士对新、老电影的看法。男士说：昨晚看《罗密欧和茱丽叶》看到凌晨三点!女士感叹自己错过了这部电影，然后用should have called的形式表示虚拟，暗示男士应该叫醒自己的，随后女士用了动词短语take A over B，表示“比起B，更喜欢A”，从中可以看出女士的态度，她更偏爱老电影。

　　15.

　　M: Excuse me, can you tell me how to get to the library?

　　W: Well, do you know where Olympic Street is?

　　Q: What does the woman's question indicate?

　　答案C

　　解析：选项是关于问路的。男士问：去图书馆怎么走啊?女士并没有直接回答男士的问题，而是问：你知道Olympic Street在哪里吗?女士暗示，如果男士知道Olympic Street，她就可以给男士指路，从而表明女士知道去图书馆的路。

　　16.

　　M: Are you sure you can't recall the name of the book?

　　W: It's just on the tip of my tongue!

　　Q: What does the woman say about the book?

　　答案B

　　解析：根据选项，考生要注意听力对话中的书名。男士问：你确定记不起书名了吗?女士说：就在嘴边!这里on the tip of one's tongue，表示“就在嘴边，暂时想不起来”，选项B中的temporarily意为“暂时地”。

　　17.

　　M: Henry is certainly the funniest person in class; he can always make everyone laugh.

　　W: I think I still have to get used to his sense of humor.

　　Q: What does the woman mean?

　　答案D

　　解析：选项是女士对Henry幽默的看法。男士说：Henry绝对是班里最幽默的;女士没有直接回应，而说：我想，我需要习惯他的幽默感。从中，可以判断女士并不喜欢Henry的幽默。

　　18.

　　W: Well, I have my first job interview on Monday. Have you had any luck with those letters of application you sent out?

　　M: It's still too soon to tell. Most of the application deadlines haven't even passed yet.

　　Q: What can be inferred about the man?

　　答案A

　　解析：选项是关于男士的工作、面试问题。考生在听力中要特别关注面试的结果等细节。女士说：周一我要去面试。你寄出去的求职信有结果吗?男士回答说：还很早，不知道结果;求职信的最后期限还没有到。从中可以推断，男士目前没有收到面试通知，正在等待可能的回复。