2009年12月英語四級考試模擬訓練及答案(一)

　　16. M: Professor Kennedy has been very busy this semester. As far as I know he works till midnight every day.

　　W: I wouldn’t have troubled him so much if I had known he was so busy.

　　Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

　　【解析】D)。四個選項都是有關女士和教授之間的關系，由此可以推測，本問題的內容是關于女士和教授的學習和工作的。 男士說教授這個學期很忙(very busy this semester)，每天工作到深夜(works till midnight every day)。女士回答說如果早知道是這么忙就不會那樣麻煩他了(wouldn’t have troubled him)。由此可以推測女士很后悔占用了教授很長時間(regrets having taken up much of the professor’s time)。故D)為正確答案。

　　17. W: May I make a recommendation, sir? The clams with our special sauce are good. They’re fresh from the ocean.

　　M: Thank you, but I don’t care for clams.

　　Q: Where did this conversation probably take place?

　　【解析】A)。四個選項都是表示地點場景的短語，由此可以推斷，本題是考查關于某件事情發(fā)生的地點。 女士推薦說配特制醬汁的蛤蜊(The clams with our special sauce)很不錯，蛤蜊是剛從海里捕上來的(fresh from the ocean)。由此可見本對話發(fā)生在餐館(restaurant)，故正確答案為A)。

　　18. W: I suppose we should look for a bigger house, but I don’t see how we can afford it right now.

　　M: If only we hadn’t spent so much money on our car this year.

　　Q: What can we learn from the conversation about the speakers?

　　【解析】D)。四個選項都是They可能會做出的選擇，由此可以推斷，本題是考查關于某些人即將做出的決定。女士覺得應該找一間大一點的房子(look for a bigger house)，但目前又承擔(afford)不起。男士指出了負擔不起的原因，今年花了錢在買汽車上(spent so much money on our car)。由此可見，他們無法換一間大點的房子，因為錢不夠(don’t have enough money)。故正確答案為D)。

　　Conversation One

　　M: Oh,Janna, you’re early! I’m happy you’re here early today because I’d like to discuss your attendance for a moment.

　　W: Gee, Dr.Livingston, (19) I’m really sorry about missing class yesterday.

　　M: Actually,(19)it’s been several days.(20)Counting today, we’ve only had 6 classes, yet you’ve already missed 4.It’s more than a half. You won’t be able to pass if you’re constantly absent. And I really don’t want to fail anyone.

　　W: Sorry, I’ve been extremely busy. I can explain for it. Dr.Livingston. I have a part-time job, so...

　　M: Well, I hope you’re already for today’s exam.

　　W: Today? I thought it was Monday!

　　M: Read the syllabus, Janna; this is precisely what I’m talking about. You should either make an effort to attend, or you should consider withdrawing while it’s still possible.