大学英语听力第四册 QUIZ 1

　　Quiz¹ 1
PART A
1. M: Barbara is leaving for Tokyo tomorrow. I'd like to see her off at the airport. What time is her flight?
W: 7:30 p.m. But she's got to get to the airport one hour earlier.
Q : When will Barbara get to the airport?
2. M: How many science courses did you have in high school?
W: I had only one year each of biology and chemistry.
Q : How many science courses did the woman take in high school?
3. W: Excuse me, when will the plane from Miami arrive?
M: Well, it's scheduled to arrive at 8:50 but it will be delayed² more than one hour because of heavy fog at the Miami airport.
Q : What conclusion can we draw from the conversation?
4. W: Good morning, Professor Davis. I wonder if I could enrol³ in your advanced biology course.
M: Have you completed the general biology course?
Q : What does Professor Davis mean?
5. W: You look cold and tired, Jack⁴. How about a cup of coffee?
M: Well. my doctor says coffee-drinking is harmful to my stomach.
Q: What does the man mean?
6. W: Were you studying at Harvard when your cousin got married in 1990?
M: No. I graduated two years before her wedding.
Q : When did the man graduate?
7. M: Was the movie as good as you expected?
W: It was a waste of time and money.
Q : How did the woman feel about the movie?
8. M: Would you like to go on a tour with us on Saturday?
W: I'd enjoy that very much if I didn't have to take an exam next Monday.
Q : What do you know about the woman?
9. M: Do you mind if I open the window?
W: As a matter of fact, I'm feeling a bit chilly⁵.
Q: What does the woman want the man to do?
10. W: Does Tom still smoke?
M: I haven’t seen him smoke since his baby was born.
Q: What does the man imply⁶?
PART C
Passage 1
My wife and I spent two weeks in London last year. We went there in autumn. We think it is the best season to visit England. The weather is usually quite pleas- ant and there aren't too many tourists in October.
We stayed in a small hotel in the West End. It was convenient⁷ as we did most of our sightseeing on foot. Taxis were too expensive; the bus routes⁸ were too difficult for us to understand; and my wife didn't like travelling by underground. She said it made her feel shut in.
We went to look at the places which all tourists see. We saw Buckingham Palace, the National Gallery and Piccadilly Circus. We went shopping in
Oxford⁹ Street
and spent too much money. What we liked most, though, was going to the theatre. We don't have the chance to see such wonderful plays at home. A lot of people say English food is very bad. We didn't think so. It's true that most of the restaurants are French or Italian or Chinese, but we had some very good meals.
In fact, we enjoyed our holiday so much that we have booked another trip to England for this year. We're going to take our umbrellas, though. I'm sure we'll need them.
Passage 2
Miss Richards was a teacher at a school for boys and girls. She taught chemistry and physics from the lowest to the highest classes in the school. Sometimes the new classes learnt rapidly¹⁰, but sometimes they were very slow; and then Miss Richards had to repeat the things many times.
One year, the first class had been studying chemistry for several weeks when Miss Richards suddenly asked, 'What is water? Who knows? Hold up your hind¹¹. '
There was silence for a few seconds, and Miss Richards felt sad but then one boy raised his hand.
'Yes, Dick?' said Miss Richards encouragingly. He was not one of the brightest students in the class, so she was glad that this boy could answer.
'Water is a liquid which has no color until you wash your hands in it, then it turns black,' the boy replied with great confidence¹².
Passage 3
Hello, I was once an airline hostess. Now I'm on my first bus trip and I'm quite amazed¹³ at the services offered during the trip. Included are meals on the way, rest rooms, public-address announcements and a uniformed hostess. Just now I introduced myself to the hostess on the bus, and we compared experience on air and ground travel.
At lunch time, she gave out menus offering¹⁴ a choice of sandwiches. As she began filling orders, she found that there weren't enough egg-salad sandwiches. She quickly went to whisper¹⁵ to the driver. The bus soon stopped. The hostess dashed¹⁶ to another similar bus that was all the time following ours, and soon she returned with a box of egg-salad sandwiches. As she passed my seat, she asked, 'Could you do that on a plane?'

1 quiz   

n.智力竞赛；测验，小型考试

参考例句：

• They are having a quiz now.他们正进行小测验。
• He took part in a television quiz and won a prize.他参加了一个电视知识竞赛并得了奖。

2 delayed   

adj.延时的，定时的v.（使）耽搁，延误( delay的过去式和过去分词 )；推迟；使延期；使延迟

参考例句：

• Deliveries of mail could be delayed because of cost-cutting. 由于削减成本，邮件的递送可能会延迟。
• The most likely explanation is that his plane was delayed. 最可能的解释是他的飞机晚点了。

3 enrol   

v.（使）注册入学，（使）入学，（使）入会

参考例句：

• I like your institute but I do not want to enrol.我喜欢你们学院但我不想报名去你院。
• They decided to enrol him as a member of the society.他们决定吸收他成为会社的成员。

4 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

5 chilly   

adj.凉快的，寒冷的

参考例句：

• I feel chilly without a coat.我由于没有穿大衣而感到凉飕飕的。
• I grew chilly when the fire went out.炉火熄灭后，寒气逼人。

6 imply   

vt.暗示；意味着

参考例句：

• Cheerfulness doesn't always imply happiness.快活并不总是意味着幸福。
• What did she imply in her words?她的话意味着什么？

7 convenient   

adj.便利的，方便的

参考例句：

• I have to find a convenient location for the shelves.我得找一合适的地方放这些书架。
• Come at any time that is convenient to you.你哪会儿方便就哪会儿来吧。

8 routes   

n.路( route的名词复数 )；（公共汽车和列车等的）常规路线；途径；渠道

参考例句：

• Drivers are advised to seek alternative routes. 驾车者被告知需另寻其他路线。
• The company plans to run trains on key intercity routes. 公司计划在主要城际路线上开通火车。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 Oxford   

n.牛津（英国城市）

参考例句：

• At present he has become a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford.他现在已是牛津大学的化学教授了。
• This is where the road to Oxford joins the road to London.这是去牛津的路与去伦敦的路的汇合处。

10 rapidly   

adv.快地，迅速地

参考例句：

• The company has grown rapidly in the last five years.这家公司近五年来迅速地发展壮大。
• Ice changes into water rapidly on a hot day.天气炎热的时候，冰很快就化为水。

11 hind   

adj.后面的，后部的

参考例句：

• The animal is able to stand up on its hind limbs.这种动物能够用后肢站立。
• Don't hind her in her studies.不要在学业上扯她后腿。

12 confidence   

n.信任，信托，自信，信心，把握，大胆，厚颜，过于自信，狂妄

参考例句：

• We have full confidence in our victory.我们有必胜的把握。
• I should like to exchange a few words with you in confidence.我想私下和你交换点意见。

13 amazed   

adj.吃惊的，惊奇的v.使大为吃惊，使惊奇( amaze的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Just the size of the place amazed her. 仅仅地方之大就使她十分惊奇。
• I was amazed at her knowledge of French literature. 她的法国文学知识之丰富使我大为惊奇。

14 offering   

n.提供，奉献物，牲礼

参考例句：

• What is your competition offering?你的竞争者提出的条件是什么？
• The police are offering a big reward for information about the robbery.警方出大笔赏金要求提供那起抢劫案的破案线索。

15 whisper   

n.耳语，密谈，谣传，飒飒的声音；vi.耳语，密谈，飒飒地响；vt.低声说

参考例句：

• Their voices fell to a whisper.他们的话音低到成了耳语。
• I've heard a whisper that he's going to resign.我听到了一个传闻说他准备辞职。

16 dashed   

n.虚线v.冲，猛冲( dash的过去式和过去分词 )；猛掷， （使）猛撞；匆匆地写或画；打碎

参考例句：

• The minister air-dashed to Delhi because of the parliamentary crisis. 部长因议会危机立刻起程飞往德里。
• We gave him covering fire as he dashed across the clearing. 我们用火掩护他冲过空地。 来自《简明英汉词典》