英语专四 会话训练 Conversation 1-2

 会话

Questions 4 to 6 are based on the following conversation,

W： Hello! Who’s speaking?

M： Hello, is Jane available? Can I speak to her?

W ： Jane's speaking. Who’s calling please?

M： Hi, Jane, (6) this is Mike calling from Dr. Pasteur’s Institute，I'm calling to confirm your appointment for tomorrow morning at 9 a. m. with Dr. Pasteur.

W： Oh, I almost forgot. Thank you so much for calling to remind me of that. Actually, I do need to change the time of my appointment. (4) I have a scheduling conflict. And I can’t make it that early.

M： What about I put you in at a later spot, would that work out?

W： It has to be after lunch. Do you have anything available about 2 o’clock p. m. ?

M： Sorry madam, the only opening we have after lunch is 1:15，but I might be able to work you in after 3. Would that be a better time?

W： That’s alright. I think I should be able to make it at 1:15. Can you put me down for that time slot¹?

M： No problem. I have your appointment (5/6) changed from tomorrow morning to tomorrow afternoon at 1:15. All right?

W： Wonderful. Thanks very much.

 

题目

Now, listen to the conversation.

4. What is the woman’s problem?

A. She can't meet Dr. Pasteur tomorrow morning at 9 a.m.

B. She forgets the appointment with Dr. Pasteur.

C. She has to reschedule her appointment today.

D. She can’t have lunch with Dr. Pasteur tomorrow noon.

5. According to the conversation, the appointment is postponed² by .

A. more than four hours B. four hours

C. three hours and fifty-five minutes D. three hours and forty-five minutes

6. Which of the following is CORRECT about Mike?

A. He works³ at Dr. Pasteur’s hospital.

B. He is in charge of making schedule of Dr. Pasteur’s appointments.

C. He calls Jane to reschedule her appointment tomorrow.

D. He fails to change Jane’s time of appointment at last.

 

答案解析

Conversation 1

4.  A 根据听力材料中的“I have a scheduling conflict. And I can’t make it that early. ” 可知因时间冲突，女士明天早上不能赴约，因此，选项A为正确答案。

5. A 根据听力材料中的“I have your appointment changed from tomorrow morning to tomorrow afternoon at 1:15. All right?”可知约会时间从早上9点改到中午1点分， 推迟了 4个多小时。因此，选项A为正确答案。

6. B 本题可用排除法，根据听力材料的“ this is Mike calling from Dr. Pasteur's Institute, I，m calling to confirm your appointment for tomorrow morning at 9 a. m. with Dr. Pasteur”可以排除选项A和选项C，根据听力材料的“changed from tomorrow morning to tomorrow afternoon at 1:15. All right?”，可知约会时间推迟了 4个多小时，由此句话也可推断Mike负责制定Dr.pasteur的时间表。

 

1 slot   

n.（口）位置，职位，狭长孔，狭槽

参考例句：

• Put a coin in the slot.将硬币放入投币口。
• He's been given a regular ten-minute slot on the radio.电台定期给他十分钟的节目广播时间。

2 postponed   

vt.& vi.延期，缓办，（使）延迟vt.把…放在次要地位；[语]把…放在后面（或句尾）vi.（疟疾等）延缓发作（或复发）

参考例句：

• The trial was postponed indefinitely. 审讯无限期延迟。
• The game has already been postponed three times. 这场比赛已经三度延期了。

3 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。