单选题
What do we know about the woman? A. She is a computer expert. B. She is impatient with the man. C. She helps the man to clear the data. D. She helps the man with the manuals.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 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? A. Wait for Mike to come back. B. Take a computer course. C. Turn to somebody else for help. D. Read the manual himself.
【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? A. The man loses his data. B. The woman feels guilty. C. The data in the manual are lost. D. The man learns to use the manual.
【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。