星火：2008年12月英語四級(jí)考試預(yù)測(cè)試卷

　　19. What are the two speakers talking about?

　　A)。由選項(xiàng)預(yù)測(cè)本題是主旨題。對(duì)話談到了住處Holiday Inn(假日酒店)，交通工具taxi和subway，bank和shop的營(yíng)業(yè)時(shí)間以及weather，可見是在安排旅行。

　　20. Why is it not necessary for the man to take a taxi to the hotel?

　　C)。由選項(xiàng)可知本題是對(duì)原因提問，男士的問句Should I take a taxi?是本題的提示信號(hào)，下面女士的回答：you can, but you don’t have to否定了對(duì)方的想法，并直接說明了原因The subway system is very convenient，故答案為C)。

　　21. What’s the weather like at this season?

　　A)。由選項(xiàng)可知本題是對(duì)天氣提問。What’s the weather like?是本題的提示信息，下面聽到的usually warm，but sometimes it turns very cold and wet 即為本題答案。

　　22. When will the man go on the trip?

　　C)。由選項(xiàng)預(yù)測(cè)本題是對(duì)時(shí)間提問，聽錄音時(shí)要注意表示時(shí)間的詞。本題也有提示問句：When are you going on this trip? 其后的回答：not until the middle of the month. The fifteenth, I think.鎖定了答案為C)。

　　Conversation Two

　　W: Bill, is that really you? I haven’t seen you for months.

　　M: Hello, Christina. Yes, it has been a long time. Good to see you. How have you been?

　　W: I’ve been okay. I’ve just been so busy with school. We really should get together and catch up. How about joining me for dinner tonight?

　　M: (23) I’d love to, but I’m taking off for Miami at 8:00 tonight if everything goes well. I’m going home because my brother is getting married on Saturday morning.

　　W: That’s great. Congratulations! I hope that you have a nice time at home. You’ll just have to take a rain check on that dinner invitation.

　　M: Well, what are you doing now? Maybe we can go to the coffee shop and chat for a while. There is an attractive, little place I know of down the street.

　　W: (24) I really wish I could, but I’m on my way to the tennis courts.

　　M: Tennis courts? I didn’t know you could play tennis.

　　W: It sounds like that, but actually I can’t. (24) I’m taking lessons so I can learn. My roommate is on the tennis team and she’s gotten me interested in the sport. Do you know how to play?

　　M: A little, but I haven’t played for years. I really like the game, though. (25) When I come back from my trip, I think I’ll join you in taking lessons.

　　W: It’s a deal. Just give me a call when you get back.

　　M: You got it.

　　23. What will the man do tonight?

　　A)。由選項(xiàng)可知本題是對(duì)男士將要發(fā)生的動(dòng)作進(jìn)行判斷。寒暄后，女士提出dinner tonight，男士回答I’d love to，but…委婉拒絕了邀請(qǐng)。But提示后面為原因，I’m taking off for Miami，后又補(bǔ)充說是going home，故答案為A)。其后的rain check是“延期”的意思。

　　24. Why can’t the woman join the man for coffee?

　　C)。由選項(xiàng)預(yù)測(cè)本題是對(duì)原因提問。由上題可知男士無法與女士共進(jìn)晚餐，因而提出了go to the coffee shop and chat for a while的建議，女士回答：I really wish I could, but…同樣委婉拒絕了邀請(qǐng)，并提示后面的原因，即I’m on my way to the tennis courts. I’m taking lessons.與C) 相符。

　　25. Which of the following did the man agree to do?

　　D)。由選項(xiàng)可知本題同樣是對(duì)男士的行為進(jìn)行判斷。抓住關(guān)鍵句I’ll join you in taking lessons.即可推斷出答案為D)。