听力真题

15.
A. The cinema is some distance away from where they are.
B. He would like to read the film review in the newspaper.
C. They should wait to see the movie at a later time.
D. He'll find his way to the cinema.

16.
A. He has been to Seattle many times.
B. He has chaired a lot of conferences.
C. He has a high position in his company.
D. He lived in Seattle for many years.

答案解析

15.
W: I just read in the newspaper that The Lord of the Rings is this year's greatest hit. Why don't we go and see it at the Grand Cinema?
M: Don't you think that cinema is a little out of the way?
Q: What does the man mean?
正确答案：A
解析：本题关键在于理解习惯用语out of the way“遥远的”。对于女士的提议，男士回答说：“你不觉得那家电影院离这儿有点远吗？”故选A。B、C均与原文毫不相干，D为简单原词干扰。out of the way可表示以下含义：1)不挡道，不碍事；2)偏远，难以到达；3)不寻常，奇特。

16.
W: Bob said that Seattle is a great place for conferences.
M: He is certainly in the position to make that comment. He has been there so often.
Q: What does the man say about Bob?
正确答案：A
解析：be in the position to do是个习惯用语，意为“有能力/有资格做”，另外关键是听懂男士说的后面一句“他（Bob）经常去那里（Seattle）”，故选A。B中的chair和D中的live所表达的信息原文根本就没有出现过，C用简单词汇position进行干扰。