单选题

【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 53-55
W: I' m sorry I didn't return your call earlier. I was planning to be back in New York for Christmas, but my flight from Boston was cancelled due to the heavy snow.
M: That' s alright. Will I be able to see you before you go back to San Francisco? By the way, I grew up in Boston. What were you doing there?
W: I was in Boston for the flower show. It was not as great as I thought, but it was my first time in Boston - what a beautiful city! I didn't know you were from there. I finally got the flight of 26th and I'll be here until New Year's, so let's meet when you have time.
M: That' s great. Then, how about the 28th?
[词汇] I was planning to +V本来计划做……→用过去时说明实际上计划没有实
Will I be able to see you before...在……之前还能见到你吗?→提议见面
I was in +地句+for+目的 为了做……去……
I'll be here until...直到……我会一直在这里→until后面是时间点或者时期
中级问题
最重要的是首先通过对话把握女子的行程:原来去了波士顿,12月26日坐飞机来纽约,新年过后回到圣弗朗西斯科。如果注意到男子表示关心的句子,特别是问句(Will I be able to see you...?),就可以知道俩人约定见面。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】中级问题
如果掌握了前面所说的女子的行程路线,回答本题很容易。特别是女子的第1部分对话中的flight from Boston是核心线索,虽然她想去纽约过圣诞,但是因为航班取消而没有去。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】初级问题
中心词是Boston。在提议见面后,男子将对话的内容转换到了自己出生在波士顿,由于转移到了详细的信息,所以最好在听的同时把握对话的发展趋势。这个问题的正确答案出现在与波士顿有关的那部分对话中。