2009年12月英语四级考试模拟训练及答案(一)

　　16. M: Professor Kennedy has been very busy this semester. As far as I know he works till midnight every day.

　　W: I wouldn’t have troubled him so much if I had known he was so busy.

　　Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

　　【解析】D)。四个选项都是有关女士和教授之间的关系，由此可以推测，本问题的内容是关于女士和教授的学习和工作的。 男士说教授这个学期很忙(very busy this semester)，每天工作到深夜(works till midnight every day)。女士回答说如果早知道是这么忙就不会那样麻烦他了(wouldn’t have troubled him)。由此可以推测女士很后悔占用了教授很长时间(regrets having taken up much of the professor’s time)。故D)为正确答案。

　　17. W: May I make a recommendation, sir? The clams with our special sauce are good. They’re fresh from the ocean.

　　M: Thank you, but I don’t care for clams.

　　Q: Where did this conversation probably take place?

　　【解析】A)。四个选项都是表示地点场景的短语，由此可以推断，本题是考查关于某件事情发生的地点。 女士推荐说配特制酱汁的蛤蜊(The clams with our special sauce)很不错，蛤蜊是刚从海里捕上来的(fresh from the ocean)。由此可见本对话发生在餐馆(restaurant)，故正确答案为A)。

　　18. W: I suppose we should look for a bigger house, but I don’t see how we can afford it right now.

　　M: If only we hadn’t spent so much money on our car this year.

　　Q: What can we learn from the conversation about the speakers?

　　【解析】D)。四个选项都是They可能会做出的选择，由此可以推断，本题是考查关于某些人即将做出的决定。女士觉得应该找一间大一点的房子(look for a bigger house)，但目前又承担(afford)不起。男士指出了负担不起的原因，今年花了钱在买汽车上(spent so much money on our car)。由此可见，他们无法换一间大点的房子，因为钱不够(don’t have enough money)。故正确答案为D)。

　　Conversation One

　　M: Oh,Janna, you’re early! I’m happy you’re here early today because I’d like to discuss your attendance for a moment.

　　W: Gee, Dr.Livingston, (19) I’m really sorry about missing class yesterday.

　　M: Actually,(19)it’s been several days.(20)Counting today, we’ve only had 6 classes, yet you’ve already missed 4.It’s more than a half. You won’t be able to pass if you’re constantly absent. And I really don’t want to fail anyone.

　　W: Sorry, I’ve been extremely busy. I can explain for it. Dr.Livingston. I have a part-time job, so...

　　M: Well, I hope you’re already for today’s exam.

　　W: Today? I thought it was Monday!

　　M: Read the syllabus, Janna; this is precisely what I’m talking about. You should either make an effort to attend, or you should consider withdrawing while it’s still possible.