大学英语四级听力理解专项训练--听力短对话练习听力短对话练习Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 listening exercises. Each of the exercises contains 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, one question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C), and D), and decided which is the best answer.一、地点题专项练习1. A) At the office. B) Home in bed. C) On his way to work. D) Away on vacation.2. A) In the hospital. B) At a store. C) In the classroom. D) At a bank.3. A) In a plane. B) In a car. C) At a shop. D) On a farm.4. A) In the street. B) At home. C) On the phone. D) At an office.5. A) At a ticket office. B) In a bookstore. C) In an architect’s office. D) At a train station.6. A) At a school. B) At a bank. C) At a post office. D) At a bus station.7. A) England. B) Here. C) France. D) Germany.8. A) In a train. B) In a theater. C) In a supermarket. D) In a classroom.9. A) At a post office. B) At a party. C) At a flower shop. D) In the street.10. A) In a museum. B) In a cinema. C) In a restaurant. D) In a hospital.二、人物关系题专项练习1. A) Travel agency clerk. B) Office secretary.C) Youth hostel manager. D) Hotel receptionist.2. A) A traffic guard. B) An author.C) A salesman. D) A student.3. A) His wife. B) A travel agent staff.C) A waiter. D) A hotel clerk.4. A) He is a plumber. B) He is a telephone operator.C) He is a salesman. D) He is an electrician.5. A) Colleagues. B) Husband and wife.C) Employer and employee. D) Mother and son.6. A) He is a librarian. B) He is a professor.C) He is an accountant. D) He is a reporter.7. A) He’s a secretary. B) He’s a novelist.C) He’s a newspaperman. D) He’s a worker.8. A) Librarian and student. B) Operator and caller.C) Boss and secretary. D) Customer and repairman.9. A) A math teacher and his colleague. B) A teacher and his student.C) A student and his classmate. D) A librarian and a student.10. A) A student. B) A teacher.C) A doctor. D) An eye-doctor.一、地点题专项练习解析1. M: Hello, Mary. This is John at the office. Is Tom feeling any better today?W: Oh, yes, John. He’s feeling much better now. But the doctor says he will have to stay in bed until Monday.Q: Where is Tom now?【解析】B)地点题。
注意关键词“stay in bed”,这是个非常简单的短语,听到这个短语后我们可以判断选项B)为正确答案。
2.W: What kind of account do you want to open?M: A current account, please.Q: Where does this conversation most probably take place?【解析】D)地点题。
注意关键词“open an account(开立账户),a current account(活期储蓄账户)”。
通过这些关键词可以判断对话发生在银行里面。
3. W: Fasten your seat belt, sir.M: Of course, I didn’t realize that we were going to l and so soon.Q: Where does this conversation most probably take place?【解析】A)地点题。
从“fasten, seat belt ”和“land”可知对话发生在飞机上。
4. M: Is this 4700248? I’m trying to reach the foreign students’living quarters.W: I’m sorry. You must have dialed the wrong number.Q: Where does this conversation most probably take place?【解析】C)地点题。
注意关键词“Is this 470 0248?…dialed”。
由此可知,这次谈话是通过电话进行的。
5. M: Has my dictionary arrived yet?W: Sorry, sir. We haven’t received any special orders this week.Q: Where is this conversation probably taking place?【解析】B)地点题。
推测发生地点。
男士问:“我的字典到了没有?”女士回答:“很抱歉,先生,我们本周末收到任何订货。
”据此可推知男士想订购字典,所以很可能发生在书店。
6.M: I’d like to open a savings account.W: Sure.Have a seat, fill out this application form, and make a small deposit.Then, you ll be all set.Q:Where is this conversation taking place?【解析】B)地点题。
savings account指的是“储蓄存款账户”,可见,这段对话是在银行发生的。
7.W: Has Peter returned from England yet?M: Yes,but he was only here for two days before his company sent him to Germany.Q: Where is Peter now?【解析】D)地点题。
男士告诉女士,Peter已经从英国回来了,但他待了两天后又被派往德国,所以Peter 现在在德国。
8.M:I believe that this is my seat. Here’s my ticket if you want to check.W:I’m afraid that you're mistaken. I’m in the correct seat. According to your ticket, you’re in the balcony.Q:Where is the conversation most probably taking place?【解析】B)地点题。
对话中提到my seat和your ticket, balcony,由此可推断这段对话是在电影院或剧院发生的。
9.W: Excuse me, I’d like to send some flowers to my friend.M: Let’s see. These fresh roses are very nice.Q: Where does this conversation most probably take place?【解析】C)地点题。
根据对话,知道女士想送花给她的朋友,男士接着回答说这些新鲜的玫瑰花非常漂亮,综合这些信息可以推知发生地点很可能是在花店。
10.M: May I see the menu? I’ve been waiting for half an hour already.W: Here you are. I'll be back for your order in just a minute.Q: Where does this conversation take place?【解析】C)地点题。