17.A)Drawing up a business plan.

　　   B)Discussing a term paper.

　　   C)Finalizing a contract.

　   　D)Reviewing a co-authored article.

　　17.选项是四个侧重点不同的现在分词短语，所接宾语也不同，可猜测是考查正在进行的动作。

　　18.A)She ordered some paper.

　　B)She had the printer repaired.

　　C)She chatted online with a friend.

　　D)She filled in an application form.

　　18.选项的主语都是she，涉及paper, printer等，可猜测是考查she的与printer相关的行为。

　　【答案】 DCBBDDCA

　　【定位及验证】

　　11.W: There were more than a hundred people at Kate’s birthday party. How come she餾 got so many friends?

　　M: It’s really no surprise. You know she was popular even when she was a child

　　Q: What does the man imply about Kate?

　　12.M: They say there’ll be a snow-storm tonight, and the cold weather will last quite a few days.

　　W: Oh! We’re so lucky; we’ll be getting away for a while, and having a holiday in Florida. But let’s call right now to confirm our flight.

　　Q: What do we learn about the two speakers?

　　13.W: Tony was awarded a medal for rescuing several families from the forest fire.

　　M: I really admire his courage.

　　Q: What do we learn about Tony from the conversation?

　　14.M: My washing machine is more than fifteen years old and it has worked just fine until last night.

　　W: You’ll never be able to get parts for it, even from Japan. So it might be time to invest a more recent model.

　　Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?

　　(略)

　　三、短对话真题演练(略)

　　Test 1

　　2008年12月真题

　　11.A)Only true friendship can last long.

　　B)Letter writing is going out of style.

　　C)She keeps in regular touch with her classmates.

　　D)She has lost contact with most of her old friends.

　　12.A)A painter. B)A mechanic. C)A porter. D)A carpenter.

　　13.A)Look for a place near her office. B)Find a new job down the street.

　　C)Make inquiries elsewhere. D)Rent the $600 apartment.

　　14.A)He prefers to wear jeans with a larger waist.

　　B)He has been extremely busy recently.

　　C)He has gained some weight lately.

　　D)He enjoyed going shopping with Jane yesterday.

　　15.A)The woman possesses a natural talent for art.

　　B)Women have a better artistic taste than men.

　　C)He isn’t good at abstract thinking.

　　D)He doesn’t like abstract paintings.

　　16.A)She couldn’t have left her notebook in the library.

　　B)She may have put her notebook amid the journals.

　　C)She should have made careful notes while doing reading.

　　D)She shouldn’t have read his notes without his knowing it.

　　17.A)she wants to get some sleep. B)She needs time to write a paper.

　　C)she has a literature class to attend. D)she is troubled by her sleep problem.

　　18.A)He is confident he will get the job.

　　B)His chance of getting the job is slim.

　　C)It isn’t easy to find a qualified sales manager.

　　D)The interview didn’t go as well as he expected.

　　(略)

　　四、短对话真题演练答案及解析

　　Test 1

　　【答案】 DACCDBAB

　　【预测】

　　11.选项涉及到friendship, touch, contact, friends等词，可猜测与友谊有关;C和D意思相反，所以答案可能是其中之一。

　　12.选项都是人，可能与职业相关，留意其中相关的关键词。

　　13.选项中涉及look for a place, make inquiries, rent, apartment等词，可猜测与租房有关;C和D意思相反，其中之一可能是答案。

　　14.选项都是关于he的不同行为或表现，重点听男士的话语及问题的重心。

　　15.选项涉及两个不同的主语He和She，且与art, painting等有关，可猜测是与艺术的品味等有关;而且根据C和D都是否定可知，对话对男士的情况持否定态度。

　　16.选项主语是she，且都有情态动词，内容涉及notebook, notes, read notes等词语，可猜测对话是男士对女士把笔记忘在某个地方的推断，重点听男士的声音。

　　17.选项主语都是she，且涉及sleep, time, class等词，可猜测是关于时间、工作或睡眠的对话，重点听女士的声音。

　　18.选项涉及he, job, chance, manager, interview等词，可猜测与男士寻找或获得工作有关，男士的声音为重点;A和B意思相反，其中之一可能是正确答案。

　　【定位及验证】

　　11.M: I just received an Email from one of my former classmates. I was surprised, I hadn’t heard from him for ages.

　　W: Well, I’ve been out of touch with most of my old friends, only one or two still drop me a line occasionally,

　　Q: What does the woman mean?

　　12.M: If you can make up your mind about the color, I can start on the outside of your house early next week.

　　W: Well, right now I think I want white for the window frames and yellow for the walls, but I’ll let you know tomorrow.

　　Q: Who is the woman talking to?

　　13.W: Excuse me; do you have any apartments available for under 500 dollars a month? I need to move in next week when my new job starts.

　　M: The only vacant one I have is 600 dollars, have you inquired at the apartment complex down the street?

　　Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?

　　14.W: You bought a pair of jeans yesterday, didn’t you? What are they like?

　　M: Oh, they are pretty much like my other ones, except with a larger waist. I guess I haven餿 spent much time exercising lately.

　　Q: What can we infer from the conversation about the man?

　　15.W: I really like those abstract paintings we saw yesterday. What do you think?

　　M: I guess it’s something I haven’t acquired a taste for yet.

　　Q: What does the man imply?

　　16.W: You haven’t seen a blue notebook, have you? I hope I didn’t leave it in the reading room.

　　M: Did you check that pile of journals you’ve borrowed from the library the other day?

　　Q: What is the man trying to say to the woman?

　　17.M: How about joining me for a cup of coffee?

　　W: I’d love to, but I’m exhausted. I was up till 3 this morning, writing a paper for my literature class.

　　Q: Why does the woman decline the man’s invitation?

　　18.W: You had a job interview yesterday, didn’t you? How did it go?

　　M: Not too bad, I guess. There were about 20 candidates competing for the sales manager’s job. And finally it was down to three of us, but the other two seems better qualified.

　　Q: What does the man imply?

　　(略)

节选自  《大学英语四级考试一本通关—剖析与应试指导》

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