听力试题

In section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.

Questions 1 to 4 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation，you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.

Now, listen to the conversation.

1. What can we learn about the man at the beginning of the conversation?

A. He is eager to work on the presentation.

B. He has plenty of time to prepare for the presentation.

C. He doesn't know there is a literature presentation until the woman tells him.

D. He may not start to prepare for the presentation until next week.

2. Which is NOT the reason why the woman wants to get her presentation out of the way?

A. She wants to collect more information about her topic.

B. She is quite the opposite of the man's attitude towards the presentation.

C. She can't concentrate unless she has plenty of time.

D. She has an important math test next week.

3. According to the man, the presentation needs to be about a(n)_____.

A. novelist

B. poetnovel

C. novel

D. essay

4. What can be inferred from the preview?

A. During the preview the man will give suggestions to the woman.

B. The man agrees to take the preview for he knows a lot about T. S Eliot.

C. The man has a class now so they will do the preview before dinner.

D. The preview will take place in the man's room because it's quiet.

答案详解

【听力答案】

1. D 2. A 3. C 4. A

【听力原文】

W: Hey，Tom. How is your literature presentation going?

M: What literature presentation? I don't have to give mine until the end of the next week.

W: You mean you haven't even started working on it yet?

M: No. (1)I need the pressure of a deadline to set inspired.（男士说他事到临头才会激发灵感，可能到下周才做。）

W: Really? (2)I'm quite the opposite.（原因一：与男士的态度相反。） I can't concentrate unless I know I have plenty of time.（原因二：需要足够的时间。）Besides I have a big math test next week.（原因三: 下周有重要考试。）So I want to get my presentation out of the way.

M: What's your presentation on?

W: T. S Eliot.

M: Wasn't he a poet?(3) I thought we were supposed to focus on a novel.（内容须是关于一本小说的。）

W: He wrote novels，do you know?

M: Oh. Really? (4-1) I never knew that. I guess I'll learn more on Tuesday.（男士不了解T. S Eliot的作品。）Is that when you are supposed to talk?

W: Uh-huh. But I was going to offer you a preview. (4-2) I'm looking for someone to tell me whether I'm talking too fast and whether you can follow what I'm saying.（女士需要别人对她的陈述给出意见。）

M: I guess I could do that. When were you thinking of?

W: Will this afternoon be all right? I have a class to go to now but I'll be around before dinner.

M: That sounds good. I'll stop by your room. It's probably quieter there than in my hall.

【核心词汇】

inspired a.受鼓舞的；有创造力的

get out of the way 解决；除去；摆脱

preview n.预演；试映

work on 努力做；从事于