2011MPA考試輔導英語講義難點精析一

口語交際部分

Part I   Dialogue Comprehension (15 minutes, 15 points)
Section A  Dialogue Comprehension
Directions:    In this section, you will read  5 short incomplete dialogues between two speakers, each followed by four choices marked A,B,C, and D. Choose the answer that best suits the situation to complete the dialogue . Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center .

1. A：Beach Motel．May I help you?
B：         
      A．Thank you．I’d like to make a long distance call to New York．
      B．Yes．We need a double room for this weekend．
      C．Sorry．I don’t think you can help US．Thank you anyway．
      D．All right．My name is David Jones and my room number is 301．

2. A：May I see your driving license and vehicle registration card，please?
B：         
A．Sorry, don’t write me a ticket.
B．Ok．But I was driving at 65 mites per hour．
C．Sure．Did I do anything wrong?
D．Yes．But I don’t think I’m a bad driver．

3. A：Excuse me．Could you show me the way to the nearest subway station?
  B：          
A．Any time．It’s next to the post office．
B．All right．Do you want me to go with you?
C．No problem．It’s my pleasure to direct you．
D．Of course．Go down this street and turn right．

4. A：Hi Anita，long time no see．
B：           
A．Hi John．Nice meeting you．
B．Yeah，I’ve been in Chicago working on the new project．
C．Oh，I see．I’ve had lots of work to do here．
D．Yes．Do you know I’ve moved to a new apartment?

5. A：Are you Ms．Kelsey，the office manager?
B：           
A．Yes．I am. What can I do for you?
B．Oh, yes．What’s your name
C．Yes．It’s nice to have you here with us．
D．oh，yes．But I’m very busy now．

6. A：Are you going to your family reunion this Christmas holiday?
B：             
    A．As a matter of fact，I don’t mind it at a11．
    B．I do．I’ve been excited about it now．
    C．However．My parents and I are going to take a trip to Hawaii．
    D．You bet．All my uncles and aunts will take their children along，too．

7. A：Did you know that Whitney Houston was giving a concert last night in the town?
B：           
    A．Why don’t you get some tickets for us?
    B．I like her，but I didn’t have time for the concert．
    C．Why didn’t you tell me about it earlier?
    D．Maybe we can go to her concert some other time．

8. A：Do you mind if I sit down here?
B：          
A．Not at all．There is plenty of room．
B．Of course．Do sit down，please．
C．Never mind．I’d like to have some companion.
D．Sure．I’d like to have somebody to talk to．
 
9. A：Would you do me a favor?
B：          
    A．I would．
    B．With pleasure．
    C．I don’t know if I can．
    D．What is the favor?

10. A：It，s a beautiful day today! How about a little trip out into the country?
B：              
    A．That sounds great．What should I do for the preparation?
    B．I don，t know．I really haven’t thought about what we’d do.
    C．Well，would you like me to pack picnic or to buy something?
    D．It’s all right．That sounds like a good idea．

11. A：How do you do? I’m very pleased to meet you.
B： ________________.             
A．How do you do? Have a good day．
B．I’m fine．It’s nice to meet you．
C．How do you do? The pleasure is mine．
D．I’m fine．I’m delighted to know you．

12. A：The experiment has been completed，hasn’t it?
B： _________________________.          
    A．Yes．We need another week to complete it．
    B．Yes．It has been completed beautifully．
    C．No．It was completed last week．
    D．No．I have no idea about it．

Section B Dialogue Comprehension
Directions: In this section, you will read 5 short conversations between a man and a woman. At the end of each conversation there is a question followed by four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best answer to the question from the four choices given and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.

1．     Man：Did you tell Sally she had failed the exam again?
   Woman：No．I didn’t have the heart to tell her．
  Question：What does the woman mean?
    A．She doesn’t like a heart-to-heart talk with Sally．
    B．She thinks the topic is too serious for her．
    C．She thinks the news is too bad for Sally．
    D．She dares not to tell Sally the bad news．

2．   Man：I had a quarrel with Mary．She said that she hated me coming back home late．
    Woman：You need to put your cards on the table．
   Question：What does the woman mean?
    A．The man shouldn’t quarrel with Mary．
    B．The man should go home earlier．
    C．The man shouldn’t play cards in the evening．
    D．The man should talk about the problem openly．

3.     Man：What did Professor Clark think about my presentation?
    Woman：He said your presentation was right on target．
   Question：What did Professor Clark think about the man’s presentation?
    A．The man didn’t see eye to eye with Professor Clark．
    B．The man caught the most important point of the topic．
    C．  The man’s presentation had a right purpose．
    D．The man was right to give the presentation．

4.   Woman：Dave told me he has had 10 papers published this year．Is that true?
       Man：You have to take what Dave says with a grain of salt．
    Question：What does the man imply?
    A．The woman shouldn’t believe everything Dave tens her．
    B．The woman shouldn’t let Dave get the best of her．
    C．Dave is not serious with the woman．
    D．Dave is always true to his words．

5.     Man：Welcome home，Lord．Do you know everyone in the town looks up to you．
    Woman：Really? I was just too busy to come back．   
Question：What does the man mean?
    A．Everyone in the town misses Lora．
    B．Everyone in the town expects Lora to come back．
    C．Everyone in the town respects Lora．
    D．Everyone in the town wants to see Lora．

6.   Woman：We'd better get moving if we don't want to be late．
Man：Take it easy．It's three o'clock now．
    Question：What does the man mean?
    A．They'd better hurry because they have no time to lose．
    B．They needn't hurry because they still have time．
    C．They will not be late because it is easy to get there．
    D．They should take the easiest way in order not to be late．

7.    Woman：Have you seen Tom lately?
        Man：Yeah．He is really something nowadays．I can't even get close to him．
     Question：What does the man think about Tom?
    A．Tom is very rich now．
    B．Tom is a very important person．
    C．Tom has become a very bad guy．
    D．Tom is arrogant to his old friends．

8.     Man：Mark takes advantage of every opportunity to get close to the CEO．
    Woman：Everyone knows he wants to fly high．
   Question：What does the woman imply?
    A．Mark wants to travel by air．
    B．Mark likes the CEO very much．
    C．Mark is greatly interested in power．    ．
    D．Mark can seize opportunities in time．

9.    Man：More and more youngsters are interested in the cause of public good．
   Woman：I think the government should keep the pot boiling．
  Question：According to the woman．what should the government do?
    A．The government should help those youngsters．
    B．The government should take the place of those youngsters．
    C. The government should encourage those youngsters．
    D．The government should place restrictions on those youngsters．

10.   Man：Lucy seems to be on her high horse these days．Do you know why?
    Woman：She got promoted，and this is the second time this year．
   Question：What do we learn about Lucy?
A．She likes riding horses．
B．She has been promoted once a year．
C．  She won the second place in a contest．
D．She is very excited．

11. Woman：You’ve got a new camera．It looks good and must be very expensive．
       Man：It is good．But I got it for next to nothing．
  Question：What does the man mean about his camera?
    A．He got the camera at a very low price．
    B．The camera is very expensive．
    C．The camera is worth nothing．
    D．He does not like the camera．

12.  Man：Professor Smith seems to be very proud because all e members in the group pull their weight．
    Woman：It’s not easy to do so．
  Question：What do we learn from this dialogue?
    A．Professor Smith is very stern with his employees．
    B．Professor Smith works very hard himself．
    C．Everyone in the group works very hard．
    D．Everyone in the group likes Professor Smith．