09B班听力短对话

1、W: OK, it's your turn to pay the bill. I paid last time.M: What? You have a selective memory. You tried to pay last time, but your credit card failed;so I en ded up pay in g! It's defi nitely your turn.Q: What is true accord ing to the con versati on?1.A) The man is offeri ng to pay.B) The w

2、oman is offering to pay.C) The man paid last time.D) The woma n paid last time.M: rm having real trouble reviewing for this French exam. I just can't memorize all the vocabulary.W: Me too, I hate hav ing to lear n thi ngs by heart. I guess we just have to keep read ing thetexts over and over .Q:

3、 What does the woma n prefer?2.A) Memoriz ing the words.B) Memoriz ing the texts.C) Lear ning the texts by heart.D) Reading the texts time and againW: Oh look! There's that guy we saw last week, play ing football in the park! He looked great in his kit, remember?M: Him? I don't remember him.

4、 I've got a terrible memory for faces. I have a hard time even recog nizing people I've bee n in troduced to.Q: According to the conversation, what is the man's problem?3.A) He can't remember people by sight.B) He can't remember people by n ame.C) He has a terrible memory for foo

5、tball.D) He has a hard time recog nizing n ames.M: Why is there a big sig n on the back of your door that says "keys"?W: It's to remi nd me to take my keys whe n I go out because I'm always lock ing myself out byaccide nt! It does n't help though. Now I just forget to read the

6、sig n.Q: Why is there a sig n on the back of the door?4.A) To remi nd the woma n to lock the door whe n going out.B) To remind the woma n to take her keys whe n going out.C) To remi nd guests to close the door after them.D) To preve nt visitors from hav ing an accide nt.M: That history exam was real

7、ly hard. The essay question was terrible!W: I know, I wish I were like David. He has a photographic memory, you know. How useful that would be!Q: What is true of David?5.A) He set a difficult essay questi on.B) He found the history exam difficult.C) He has a good memory.D) His memory is decli ning.W

8、: Have you chosen your electives for next semester yet? Are you taking French writing again?M: Yes I am, but it's compulsory for us n ext semester. So I thi nk I'm going to do marketi ng asan elective in stead.Q: Which class will the man choose as his elective?1.A) En glish writ ing.B) Frenc

9、h writing.C) Marketi ng.D) Econo mics.M: Did you go to that bus in ess strategy lecture on Friday? I missed it and n eed to copy your notes.W: I'd say you could borrow my notes, but Sarah's got them. Be careful not to miss Professor Brown's seminar; he takes attendance in that.Q: What is

10、 the woman telling the man?2.A) She wants to borrow his notes and advises him to attend the lecture.B) She wan ts to borrow his no tes and advises him to atte nd the sem inarC) She can lend him her notes right now and advises him to attend the lecture.D) She can't lend him her notes right now an

11、d advises him to attend the seminarW: Wow, Steve n! In the library! What brings you here?M: I'm enjoying the view. All the girls in fashion design are here preparing for an exam on Mon day.Q: Why is the man in the library?3.A) To study fashi on desig ning.B) To look at pretty girls.C) To review

12、less ons for an exam.D) To collect material for a classroom prese ntati onW: How's your group doing with this statistics presentation? Mine's terrible.M: Yeah, mine too. David and Mike are OK, but Steve n does n't pull his weight and Suzie's n ever arou nd. I don't see how we can

13、 pass unl ess Steve n and Suzie realize that this is their last cha nee.Q: What is true of Steven and Suzie?4.A) Steve n works hard, but Suzie does not.B) Suzie works hard, but Steve n does not.C) Both work hard.D) Neither works hard.W: You took an MBA at Harvard Busi ness School, did n't you? W

14、hat's it like?M: It's expe nsive, about U.S.$ 40,000 a year , plus the costs of food and hous ing. But the teachi ng is first class. The professors have a lot of practical experie nee. They use the case system of teachi ng; that is, you study how actual bus in esses grew or failed.Q: Why is

15、the MBA teachi ng in Harvard Busin ess School first class, accord ing to the con versati on?5.A) The teach ing is very practical.B) The teach ing is highly theoretical.C) The teaching is given by famous Harvard professors only.D) The teach ing is supported mainly by law cases.M: Amy, sit dow n, we n

16、 eed to talk. Your mother and I are going to separate.W: What! Are you crazy? You can't do that! What will my friends say? I just want to have a no rmal family.1.A) She wants to have a new family.B) She wants new frie nds.C) She does n't want the family to break up.D) She thi nks Dad and Mom

17、 had better separate.M: Good eve ning, Mrs. Jon es. The man ager sent you these roses and his best wishes to you both for a happy anni versary.W: Thank you. We like the room and service here, and we especially appreciate the manager's con siderati on.Q: What can we lear n from the con versati on

18、?2.A) The man agersent flowers to celebrate the couple'sanni versary.B) The man ager sent the couple flowers to express his gratitude.C) What the wife likes best is the rose.D) What the husba nd likes best is the room and the service.W: While I'm scrambli ng the eggs, could you put the flour

19、 into the bowl?M: You bet, darl in g. I'll also tur n the ove n on so that it gets warmed up.Q: Where does this con versati on probably take place?3.A) In a school.B) In a kitche n.C) In a garde n.D) In a grocery store.W: I have a very importa nt meeti ng toni ght, and I'm afraid I can't

20、 miss it.M: But this eve ning is the pare nts' meeti ng at school, and I was expect ing you'd come to it. OK, I'll phone Dad, maybe he and his girlfriend will come.Q: What can be in ferred from the con versati on?4.A) The mother is a good teacher .B) The father will have an importa nt me

21、eti ng.C) The boy's pare nts have divorced.D) The boy has a girlfriend now.W1: So you're still sin gle? If you'd liste ned to me and used the Intern et, you'd have a husba nd by now.W2: I did use the In ter net. I posted an ad that read, "Husba nd Wan ted". There were doze

22、ns of e-mail resp on ses. But they all said pretty much the same thing: You can have mine.5.A) Only the In ter net will bring you the mate you want.B) Your best cha nee of finding true love is through the Intern et.C) One should n ever use the In ter net to find a husba nd.D) Many wome n would be ha

23、ppy to be rid of their husba nds.M: Did you pick up the paper for me today? I really want to cheek the job vaea ncies.W: I kno w, it's over there. There's not much happe ning though. I had a look already. Maybe you should look on the Net in stead.Q: What is the man look ing for?1.A) A n ewsp

24、aper story.B) A situati onal dialog.C) A job vaca ncy.D) The Internet service.M: You don't have enough experience or qualifications for this role. What makes you believe you could han dle the positi on?W: I'm a fast lear ner and enjoy lear ning on the job. My n atural skills lie in this area

25、, and I'm con fide nt that I could han dle the challe nge. Give n a cha nce, I would prove myself.Q: What is the woma n say ing?2.A) She has good qualificati ons for the job.B) She is faced with many challe nges.C) She is a skilled worker .D) She is quick to lear n.M: Could you help me with my r

26、esume? Jane said you're good with these thin gs, and I reallyn eed some one to edit it. It's way too long.W: Sure, no problem, give it to me. A good resume should be no more tha n one page, you know.And it should list your experie nce in reverse chro no logical order. I can see we've got

27、 some workto do!Q: Which of the following is true according to the conversation?3.A) A resume should not be too long.B) A long resume tends to impress the employer .C) One's work experience should be listed in chronological orderD) On e's last educati on entry should be listed last.M: Could

28、you tell me why you would like to work for our company?W: Well, it has a good reputation as an employer , and its products are quite popular in the marketplace. I would feel proud to work for a compa ny like this and to con tribute a great deal to its success.Q: Why does the woma n apply for the job

29、?4.A) Because the compa ny respects her .B) Because the compa ny guara ntees her career success.C) Because of the compa ny's good reputati on and products.D) Because of the high salary the compa ny offers.W: Where do you see yourself in five years' time?M: I aim to have bee n promoted to sen

30、ior man ager at the very least. I'm very ambitious and want to climb up the career ladder as fast as possible. I don't want to feel miserable on the first rung in five years' time, watching everybody above me.Q: What does the man want in five years?5.A) To become at least an assista nt m

31、an ager .B) To become a senior man ager or higher .C) To stay at the bottom rung of the social ladder .D) To make the senior man ager feel miserable.W: I bought a camera from your store. Here's my receipt. I know it's just past the warranty period, but the camera has n't worked properly

32、for some time, and now it's not focus ing at all. M: We're sorry you've had problems with one of our cameras. It seems that the camera has suffered some damage, but you've bee n a regular customer, and we'd like to look after thisproblem for you. I'll just give you a replacem

33、e nt.1.A) He will ask the woman to show the guarantee.B) He will adjust the camera lens to see if it is all right.C) He will give the woma n ano ther camera.D) He will charge the woman for the repairs because she damaged the camera.W: We're upgradi ng all our staff equipme nt, and we'll n ee

34、d 50 laptops as of the 1st of n ext mon th. In the past I've always found your prices to be the best.M: You're right about that, we do have the lowest prices in the country. We'd be glad to fill your order. Just send me the specs for each, and I'll send you a quote that I'm sure

35、you will like.Q: What does the man mea n?2.A) He usually offers the best prices.B) He n eeds the customer's detailed requireme nts.C) He will soon tell the woman the prices.D) All of the above.W: We ordered 50 laptops from your compa ny, but on the in voice I see there's an extra charge for

36、shipp in g. I thought shipp ing was in cluded in the quote.M: Shipp ing is in cluded; there must be a mistake on the in voice. I'll straighte n out the mistake and send you a new in voice.Q: Which of the following is true?3.A) Shipp ing is in cluded in the price.B) Shipp ing is not in cluded in

37、the price.C) Shipp ing is shared by the seller and the buyer .D) Shipp ing is unn ecessary as the customer picks up the goods herself.M: This was a time-sensitive document! There's no point in delivering it three hours late!W: I'm sorry, sir. Perhaps I could connect you to our complaints dep

38、artment if you wish to take it further .Q: What is true of the docume nt?4.A) It got lost.B) It was delivered too late.C) It contains the customer's complaints.D) It contains a bus in ess secret.M: We were very surprised to receive such bad service from a compa ny we've done bus in ess with

39、in the past. So now we have this problem, and rd like to know what you're going to do about it.W: I thi nk this is the result of a breakdow n in commu ni cati on, and we n eed to look at our commu ni cati on methods both in ter nally and exter nally. Obviously we want to keep our clie nts happy,

40、 and unfortunately we've fallen short this time. I'm here to make sure it won't happen aga in.Q: What is the reason for the problem, according to the woman?5.A) The compa ny's contin uous bad service.B) Lack of communicationbetween the saleswoman and a newcustomer .C) Problems in the

41、 exchange of information and ideas.D) Lack of pun ctuality.W: Are those cigarettes yours? I thought you quit. If you go back to it, your teeth and fin gers will be ni cot in e-sta in ed; your breath and clothes will smell smoky.M: I did n't, I swear . Ads show ing diseased lungs kept me from sta

42、rt ing aga in. Believe me, I'll n ever aga in be a slave to smok ing.Q: Why did n't the man go back to smoking?1.A) He loves the woma n so much that he does not want to smoke aga in.B) He is willing to be a slave to the woman who forbids him to smoke.C) He was scared by some ads.D) He wants

43、clean teeth.M: What's that n oise? It's really loud! Sou nds like gun shots!W: It's the local "youth" throwing firecrackers. Don't go out. They're likely to throw one at you or put one through the letterbox if you bother them.Q: What may the you ng people do?2.A) They may fire gun shots.B) They may put a letter in