英语专四 会话训练 Conversation 2-2

 会话

Conversation 2

Questions 5 to 7 are based on the following conversation.

M： Hi, Heather, I was wondering if you’re free tomorrow night.

W： Well, George, I guess I am. Why do you ask?

M： I have just gotten a pair of pre-sale “Star Wars” movie tickets from a friend and was (5) thinking of inviting¹ you along for the opening. Are you interested?

W： Yeah, definitely²! I really want to watch “Star Wars” on the opening day but the pre-sale tickets have been sold out. How did you manage to get hold of them?

M： A friend of mine works³ at the corporate⁴ headquarters⁵ of “Pepsi”，which is a major sponsor⁶ of the movie. He was able to get the tickets for free，and then (6) he sold 2 to me for $ 50 a piece.

W： You paid $ 50 for each ticket? That’s a lot of extra money over the regular price!

M： Not really, considering the fact that other people are (6) paying as high as $ 200 each on the “black market”. Besides, (7) I knew you were really looking forward to watching “Star Wars，’ on the opening day.

W： Wow, I’m really honored⁷ (7) you went through all this trouble just for my sake⁸. I really appreciate that. So，what time are we going?

M： Well, let’s see. The movie starts at 10 p. m. We should get there at least 1 hour earlier because there’ll be a big line. I could pick you up at your house at 8，if that’s OK with you.

W： Okay, George. Bye!

M： Bye, Heather.

 

题目

Conversation 2

Questions 5 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation，you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions?

Now, listen to the conversation.

5. What is this conversation mainly about?

A. What the man and the woman are going to do tomorrow night.

B. The “Star Wars” movie tickets will be on sale tomorrow night.

C. The man invites the woman for the opening premiere tomorrow.

D. How to get the pre-sale movie tickets.

6. How much more would the man spend if he buys the tickets on the “black market”？

A. 100 dollars. B. 200 dollars. C. 300 dollars. D. 400 dollars.

7. What is the main reason that the. man spends much extra money, on the tickets?

A. His friend at the sponsor headquarter can get the tickets.

B. The pre-sale tickets for the movie were sold out.

C.  He is really looking forward to watching “Star Wars” on the opening day.

D.  The woman wants to watch the movie opening very much.

 

答案解析

Conversation 2

5.  C本题考查的是对话的主要内容，听力在原文中提到“thinking of inviting you along for the opening”，可知男士想邀请女士观看电影首映。因此，选项C为正确答案。

6. C 根据听力原文中的 paying as high as $ 200 each on the “black market”可知黑市 价200美元。再根据原文中的“he sold 2 to me for $ 50 a piece”，可知黑市价200美 元减去20，每张多花150，两张就是300美元。因此，选项C为正确答案。

7.  D 根据听力材料中的 I knew you were really looking forward to watching “Star Wars" on the opening day，可知买票的主要原因是女士很想看电影首映D根据“you went through all this trouble just for my sake”，可知因为女士想看才想尽办法买到 票的。因此，选项D为正确的答案。

1 inviting   

adj.诱人的，引人注目的

参考例句：

• An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
• The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.这间厨房的味道温暖诱人，使人感到亲切温馨。

2 definitely   

adv.一定地，肯定地；明确地，确切地

参考例句：

• The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不参加比赛，这个队肯定会输。
• I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6点以前，我一定回家。

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。

4 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

5 headquarters   

n.司令部，指挥部；总部，总店

参考例句：

• Several great guns from the headquarters are coming to see us today.总部的几个大人物今天要来看我们。
• The bank has its headquarters in Pairs.这家银行的总行在巴黎。

6 sponsor   

vt.发起，主办；资助；n.发起者，资助人

参考例句：

• Sponsor stated they have no idea where he is.赞助方表示他们不知道他在哪儿。
• The sponsor has permanent ad on the website commonly.赞助商一般在网站上有永久性广告。

7 honored   

adj.光荣的：荣幸的v.尊敬，给以荣誉( honor的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• I hope to be honored with further orders. 如蒙惠顾，不胜荣幸。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• This is a time-honored custom. 这是一个古老的习俗。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 sake   

n.缘故，理由

参考例句：

• He loves poetry for beauty's sake.他因为爱美而喜欢诗歌。
• We can't risk big things for the sake of small ones.我们不能因小失大。