英语专四 会话训练 Conversation 7-1

 会话

Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation.

W： (3) Did you have a good time last weekend?

M： Yes，I did. (1) I visited some friends in Pennsylvania. They live in a small town called Canonsburg.

W： That must have been interesting. I’ve never been in a small town—just big cities.

M： Neither have I.

W ： What did you do?

M： There isn't as much to do there as is here. No plays or concerts, that is，people make their own entertainment, though.

W ； What do you mean?

M： Well, Saturday we went to a potluck supper.

W ： A potluck supper? What’s that?

M： The whole neighborhood has a party. Everybody brings something. It’s all put on the table and you can eat whatever you like. That is a potluck supper.

W： It’s something like a picnic, isn’t it?

M： Well, yes. The weather was warm, so we had this one outdoors. But in winter they have them indoors¹ too.

W： What else did you do?

M： (2) Sunday we went for a drive. We had lunch at a drive-in.

W： Is the countryside interesting?

M： Beautiful farmland². You'd like it.

W： I’m sure I would.

M： Sunday evening some people came for dinner. It was very informal³—we just sat around and talked. Just a nice Sunday night supper.

W： That’s the kind of evening I like. I don't care for a formal dinner so much.

M： Neither do I.

 

题目

Conversation 7

In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations care fully⁴ and then answer the questions that follow.

Questions 1 to 3 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.

1. How did the man spend his last weekend?

A. He went to visit his friends in Pennsylvania.

B. He went out on a picnic.

C. He went to a concert.

D. He went to a formal dinner.

2. What did the man do last Sunday morning?

A. He had a potluck supper indoors.

B. He went to a neighborhood party.

C. He went for a drive in the countryside.

D. He went to a concert. .

3. What does the dialogue mainly tell us?

A. The man had a good time last weekend.

B. The farmland is beautiful in Pennsylvania.

C. People prefer informal parties to formal ones.

D. People do not like life in a big city.

 

答案解析

Conversation 7

1. A事实细节题。本题的难度不大，一开始男士就介绍说：“我去拜访了宾西法尼亚 的几位朋友，他们住在一个叫Canonsburg的小城镇里。”因此正确选项很容易就能找 到是A项，B、C和D三项均属原词干扰。虽然文中出现picnic, concert和formal dinner,但这三个选项都没有正确表达甚至误传原文的意思。另外，B、C和D项也不 能全面回答该提问。

2. C细节判断题。对话中出现了很多关于活动安排的词，但是选择时我们要注意他 们对应的时间是否和题干一致。选项A迷惑性较大，因为关于potluck占了对话一 定的比重，但它确切举行的时间是Saturday;而且potluck supper是晚餐，不可能发生 在早晨;对话中也没有提及是否是在室内，错误较多。对话中男士有这样一句话应该 成为我们判断的依据，他说：“周日我们驾车兜风。在一家免下车的饭馆吃中午饭。” 根据正常的说话习惯，我们可判定驾车应该发生在午饭之前，即早晨，因此选C项。

3.  A主旨大意题。尽管这段对话不是在讨论对某个问题或现象的理解或解释，但是 依旧还存在一个核心的话题，即上个周末生活的安排和度过的情况。这类题目的解 答方法之一是注意对话的开头。本段对话一开始的提问就提示其主题，正确选项应 该是A。其他选项只涉及对话的某部分或者是根据对话的一些推断，比较片面，不能 成为正确选项。

1 indoors   

adv.(在)室内，(在)户内

参考例句：

• Because of the coldness of the weather we stayed indoors.我们因天气寒冷呆在家里。
• It is very cold outside,you'd better come indoors across the board.外面很冷，你们所有人最好都进屋。

2 farmland   

n.农田，乡间的土地

参考例句：

• They own 200 acres of farmland.他们拥有200英亩的农田。
• If this wet land was drained,it would be good farmland.如果把这块湿地的水排干，这块地就会成为良田。

3 informal   

adj.非正式的，不拘礼的，通俗的

参考例句：

• I got an informal reception.我受到了非正式接待。
• The leaders met over informal lunches.领袖们在非正式午餐时进行会晤。

4 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。