托福考试听力训练:2000.5托福听力原文b
18 woman:i feel you haven’t gotten that program to run on your computer
yet.want me go over the instruction manual with you?
man:that would be great. you need a Ph.D. to understand it.
Q:What can be inferred about the man?
19 woman:how do i get one of those green buckets everyone here puts out of
the curb ofr paper recycling?
man:oh,just call up the sanitation department,the’ll deliver a bucket at no
charge.
Q:what does the man suggest the woman do?
20 man:there’s nothing i like better to get me started in the morning than
a big breakfast,eggs,bacon,homefried potatoes...
woman:not me!all that fatty food will give me a stomachache.i prefer
something light,like fruit or a yogurt.
Q:what does the woman mean?
21 woman:what’s the problem,paul?you really look panicked.
man:i am speaking to a group of high school students about engineering this
afternoon.but i have no idea how i am going to simplify some of the
soncepts for them.
Q:what can be infeered about the man?
22 woman:well, i am never doing this again!seven courses in one semester is
just too much.i don’t have a minute to myself!
man:wlel i hate to say this,but ...i told you so.
Q:what does the man mean?
23 woman:do you think we can use your pickup truck to take the telescopes
out to the field again this weekend?
man:to be honest,i’ve got a lot of dents in my truck from the last field
trip.maybe someone else can help out this time.
Q:what does the man imply?
24 man:d you think Dr.Luby will lead a theater trip to Broadway in New York
City again this year?
woman:i don’t think so. i know so!and i’ve already signed up for it.
Q:what does the woman mean?
25 woman:tomorrow we are having our first test in my history class.i’m
really worried about it.you’ve taken one of Dr.Parker’s tests,haven’t u?i
hear they’re impossilbe to pass.
man:i don’t know who you’ve been talking to.my experience was just the
opposite.
Q:what does the man imply?
26 man:i haven’t turned on my air-ocnditioner at all this summer.
woman:that’s surprising,considering how hot it’s been lately.
Q:what does the woman find surprising?
27 woman:hey,congratulations on winning the essay contest.that thousand-
dollar prize money should really come in handy.
man:you bet!i’ve already put it aside to cover the increase my landlord
just announced for next year.
Q:what does the man mean?
28 woman:you know,we never went over chapter 16 in class. what do you think
the odds are that Dr. Bomb will include it ont he test?
man:he’s been long to do things like that. so i wouldn’t put it past him
Q:what does the man say about Dr.Bomb?
29 woman:i heard that only 20% of summer jobs in this part os the country
are advertised. the other 80% are filled some other way.
man: relaly? then maybe i need to change my jobsearch techniques.
Q:what can be inferred about the man?
30 man: i don’t remember theassignmentoff hand,but i’ve got it written down
at home.how about if i call u tonight?
woman:if u call before nine,just leave a message with my roommate.
Q:why will the man call the woman?
Listen to a voncersation between two stduents in the lounge of a college
dormitory.
Woman:Hi,Kaven.Your roommate told me that I could find you in the TV
lounge. what are you doing here?
Man:what does it looklike i am doing?
woman:well, it looks like u are watching television.but we have a linear
algebra mid-term tomorrow, so i thought you’d be studying for it and maybe
i can study with you.
man:oh,well,i was just taking a break.this linear algebra stuff gives me a
headache if i work on it too long.
woman:i know what you mean.i’ve been working on it for three hours through
it already. i’m beginning to go corss.i’d been theorying at the sample
problems. i just don’t get some of them.
man:but i can’t believe you are coming to me.i mean you do konw what i got
on the last test,don’t u?
woman:yeah,i know.you told me.i just thought two heads might be better one.
man:yeah,that’s nice idea.but...you know,i wish i knew that person in our
class who got a hundred on the last test.she didn’t miss a
question.umm...was it Elizabeth?
woman:oh yeah,Elizabeth!she is a friend of mine.she’d be a big help right
now.why don’t i give her a call?
man:what!at this hour?it’s already ten thirty. i don’t wanna impose on her.
woman:yeah,i guess you are right.but you know what,she owes me a big
favor.let’s at least give her a call and see what she syas.maybe going over
some of the problems with us wouls help her review the material.
man:it’s worth a try.
31 what are the speakers mainly discussing?
32 why is the man watching television?
33 why is the man surprised that the woman wants to study linear algebra
with him?