【短對話原文】
Question 1
M: After high school, I’d like to go to college and major in business administration.
W: But I’d rather spend my college days finding out how children learn.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
Question 2
W: Is everything ready for the conference?
M: The only thing left to do is set up the microphones and speakers. They'll be here in a few minutes.
Q: What preparations have yet to be made?
Question 3
W: Is it almost time to go home now? I'm so tired. I can hardly see straight.
M: Just a few more minutes, then we can go.
Q: What is the woman’s problem?
Question 4
W: I'm not sure what I’m in a mood for. Ice-cream or sandwiches? They are both really good here.
M: The movie starts in an hour. And we still have to get there and park. So just make a decision.
Q: What does the man mean?
Question 5
W: Tom said he would come to repair our solar heater when he has time.
M: He often says he is willing to help, but he never seems to have time.
Q: What does the man imply about Tom?
Question 6
W: So you know that Sam turns down the job offered by the travel agency.
M: Yes. The hours were convenient. But if he had accepted it, he wouldn’t be able to make ends meet.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
Question 7
M: Could you tell me a bit about the business your company is doing?
W: We mainly deal with large volume buyers from western countries and our products have been well received.
Q: What business is the woman’s company doing?
Question 8
W: Yesterday I made reservations for my trip to Miami next month.
M: You must really be looking forward to it. You haven’t had any time off for at least two years.
Q: What is the woman going to do?
【答案】
1.D The woman is going to major in child education.
2.B The sound equipment has to be set up.
3.A She is exhausted.
4.C The woman should order her food quickly.
5. B He doesn’t keep his promises.
6.C The pay offer by the travel agency is too low.
7.A International trade.
8.D Take a vacation.
【點評】
本次四級短對話無論從對話內容還是從題目本身來看，整體難度相對簡單，和往年該部分相類似，話題覆蓋日常生活(生活瑣事、看電影、旅遊等)、校園生活、商務工作(會議、求職等)。例如，對話2、6、7均涉及商務工作話題;對話3、4、5、8均涉及日常生活話題;對話1則爲校園生活話題。主要考查事實細節和推理判斷，其中，事實細節題比重相對較大，這對於廣大考生來說是有利的`。主要難詞生詞有：solar heater“太陽能熱水器”，travel agency“旅行社”，make ends meet“收支相抵”，make reservations for“預訂，預約”，what I'm in a mood for“我想吃什麼”等，理解好生難單詞對整個聽力內容的把握大有裨益，所以考生平時應多積累一些詞彙和常用表達。
