单选题
单选题 What do we know about the woman?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[听力原文] 11-13
M: Hey, there seems to be something wrong with the data, Mary.
W: Oh, yeah, John.
M: Do you know a lot about this computer system?
W: John, I've already told you everything I know about it about five times.
M: Well, I forgot how to use this machine. It's too complicated for me. I am not mechanically inclined, you know.
W: Yeah, I know.
M: Where is Mike?
W: In the meeting. He won't be back until 4 o'clock. John, why don't you just read the manual for yourself? So you won't have to ask for help every time something happens.
M: Reading the manual is a pain in the neck. Anyway, my eyes are tired from looking at the screen for so long. Can't you just show me how to save the data?
W: OK. Let's see. Hoops, I guess I made a mistake.
M: Mary, you lost my data. What a waste of time! A day's work down the drain.
W: Well, this should teach you a valuable lesson. People can be even more of a pain and...
男士在询问女士“Do you know a lot about this computer system?”时,实际上是想请求女士帮忙,女士的回答“John, I've already told you everything I know about it about five times.”明显表示她很不耐烦,其中five times更突显了她的不耐烦,因此应选择[B]。
单选题 What does the woman advise the man to do?
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】女士用了why don't you do sth.的结构“Why don't you just read the manual for yourself?”,此结构往往表示建议,此处女士建议男士自己看使用说明,故[D]选项为正确答案。语言点:manual手册,指南。
单选题 What happens in the end?
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】由男士所说“Mary, you lost my data.”可知,女士不小心将男士的数据删除了,男士随后的抱怨“What a waste of time! A day's work down the drain.”也说明了这一点,因此应选择[A]。语言点:be/go down the drain被浪费,白费。