Now you'll hear the two long conversations.
Conversation One
M: Hi Jane, please come in and take a seat.
W: Well, you would like to check the progress of the website-design, right?
M: Yes, but it seems that we've got some problems with the BBS. [19]The part-time web designer was not as good as what we had thought before. She informed us just now that she could not complete this task.
W: Well, didn't you talk with her about what she should do at the beginning?
M: Not really. [20]She was recommended by Sampson and from what he told me, she sounded to be pretty qualified to do the job. I'm not asking for a terrific web design but to build up a structure with all the basic elements of web design.
W: Did you ask her why she wasn't frank with you in the beginning if [19]she couldn't do the BBS?
M: I did. [21]But she said it was a communication problem.
W: So now what do you plan to do since she got the job half done?
M: On one side, I will not pay her full fees since she wasn't honest with me in the beginning. On the other side, I have to search around for another guy to complete the job.
W: I agree. That should also teach her a lesson. For us, [22]I think we had better turn to our Part-time Job Center for help. There, we can get a professional to work at it.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. What problem did the speakers encounter?
正確答案:D
解析:根據(jù)選項(xiàng)可以預(yù)測(cè)出問(wèn)題:他們遇到了什么困難?話題與BBS,website-design,website designer有關(guān),因此聽(tīng)到對(duì)話中提及problem with the BBS時(shí)就要注意后文的具體解釋:part-time web designer是主要問(wèn)題所在,即D中的temporary website designer。她不會(huì)建BBS這一信息在對(duì)話中反復(fù)出現(xiàn),此題不難作答。
20. How did the man find the website designer?
正確答案:B
解析:根據(jù)選項(xiàng)可以大致預(yù)測(cè)出問(wèn)題:“她”是通過(guò)什么途徑來(lái)參與“他”的項(xiàng)目。B是能聽(tīng)到的,只是把原文的具體人名模糊化了。A有一定的干擾性,但文中并未提及“她”與推薦人是親戚關(guān)系。
21. What did the part-time web designer explain about the situation?
正確答案:C
解析:根據(jù)選項(xiàng)可以大致預(yù)測(cè)出問(wèn)題是“她”對(duì)某事的態(tài)度。當(dāng)女士問(wèn)男士是否咨詢問(wèn)過(guò)兼職網(wǎng)站設(shè)計(jì)員為何一開(kāi)始沒(méi)表明自己能力不夠時(shí),男士用間接引語(yǔ)引述她的理由是communication problem,即C中的miscommunication。
22. What did the woman suggest they do in the end?
正確答案:A
解析:選項(xiàng)為動(dòng)詞原形,一般考打算、建議、要求。在對(duì)話最后,男士說(shuō)了兩條打算,女士提了一條建議,A與后者一致,為答案。C有一定的干擾性,但原文中沒(méi)有with better pay的依據(jù)。