四级长对话讲解及练习课件.ppt

Long conversations 模拟篇 Conversation 1 1. A. go to summer school. B. take a vacation. C. stay at home. D. earn some money. 2. A. they hired someone to stay in their house. B. they left their pets with their neighbors. C. they rented their house to a student. D. they asked their gardener to watch their home. 3. A. walking the dog. B. cutting the grass. C. watching the children. D. feeding the fish. 1. What does the man want to do this summer? D. 推断题。男士说不能只是闲着( sit around)，但有没有现成的工作(job available)，说明他想干些工作。 Note:文章开头往往是出题之处。 2. What did the Dodds do when they went away last summer? A. 细节题。A 是原文hired Margaret to stay in their house 的另一种表述方法。C是强干扰项。 3. What is one responsibility the house-sitter probably won’t have? C. 细节题。 Note: 注意except, instead of 这类词出现的地方，往往是出题之处。 M: I really don’t know what to do this summer. I can’t afford to just sit around, and there don’t seem to be any job available. W: Why don’t you try house-sitting? Last summer my friend Margaret house-sat for the Dodds when they went away on vacation. Mr. Dodd hired Margaret to stay in their house because he didn’t want it left empty. M: You mean the Dodds paid Margaret just to live in their house? W: It wasn’t easy. She had to mow and water the houseplants. And when Eric house-sat for Mr. Dodds, he had to take care of his pets. M: House-sitting sounds like a good job. I guess it’s a little like baby-sitting – except you’re taking care of a house instead of children. W: The student employment office still has a few jobs posted. M: Do I just have to fill out an application? W: Margaret and Eric had to interview with the house owners and provide three references each. M: That seems like a lot of trouble for a summer job. W: The house owners want some guarantee that they can trust the house-sitters. You know, they want to make sure you’re not the type who will throw wild parties in their house, or move a group of friends in with you. M: House-sitters who do that sort of