2013年12月四级听力预测一.doc

预测一（一）听力原文及答案解析 Listening Comprehension Section A 11. W: I really want to see the play at the outdoor theater tonight. Will you come with me? M: You know I hate battling all those mosquitoes, but if you have your heart set on it. Q: What can be inferred about the man? 【听前预测】选项中的He doesn’t expect/can’t go/doesn’t like等，本题可能与男士的观点态度有关【解 析】选[A]。女士说今晚非常想去露天剧院看戏剧，并问男士是否会与她同去男士说很讨厌和蚊子作斗争，紧接着but转折，if you have your heart set on it”（如果非常想去)。由此可推断，男士并不能好好欣赏戏剧，故答案为[A]。have one’s heart set on sth.意为“非常想……”。 12. W: Do you think the prices of mobile phones are still going up? M: Now that more and more mobile phones are pouring into the markets, the prices won’t be any higher. Q: What does the man mean? 【听前预测】选项中的prices，will stop rising/either rise or fall等表明，对话可能与价格走势有关。 【解 析】选[]。女士问男士手机的价格上涨，“the prices won’t be any higher”（手机价格不会再高了）由此可推断，男士认为手机的价格不会再涨了，故答案为[]。 13. M: Hi Lucy, I heard you found a part-time job at a restaurant. How much are you getting paid? W: Just the minimum wage. Anyway, it’s a good chance to improve my English.Q: What is Lucy’s part-time job like? 【听前预测】选项中的Tiring，Lowpaid，easy等表明，本题可能考查某份工作的特点。 【解 析】选[B]。男士听说女士在餐馆找了一份兼职，询问她待遇如何女士说Just the minimum wage（只是最低工资）it’s a good chance to improve my English（提高英语的好机会）由此可，女士（即Lucy）的工作虽然工资不多，但对她很有帮助，故答案为[B]。 14. M: Hi Susan, if you are not doing anything for dinner tonight, a bunch of us are going to that new Italian restaurant in town. W: Well, I am in the mood for some spaghetti and I have heard the food there is not bad. Q: What does the woman imply? 【听前预测】选项中的restaurant，dinner，order spaghetti等表明，对话可能与外出就餐有关。 【解 析】选[B]。男士建议女士一起去镇上新开的意大利餐馆，女士说她正好想吃意大利面，而且她听说那里的味道还不错，言外之意是说她会跟男士一起吃晚饭，故答案为[B]。spaghetti意为“意大利面”。 15. M: May I help you, madam? W: I bought this T-shirt yesterday, but I find a stain here. And I’d like to return it. Q: Why does the woman want to return the T-shirt? 【听前预测】选项中的too small for her，doesn’t like，a spot on it等表明，本题可能与女士不想要it有关，听音时注意it指代什么。 【解 析】选[C]。男士询问女士是否需要帮助，女士说她昨天买的这件T恤，但是后来她