Conversation Two
W: Good morning, Mr. Pitt. Do sit down.
M: Thank you.
W: First of all, Mr. Pitt, [23]I'd like you to tell me a bit about what you've been doing.
M: Well, I took four subjects in school: French, German, Chemistry and, uh, Art. Chemistry wasn't my cup of tea but Art has always been.
W: Art?
M: Well, I really wanted to study Art. [24]It didn't turn out like that because a friend of my father's offered me a job-he's an accountant in London. A quite big firm, you know.
W: I see. A firm of accountants. Interesting! [23]In your application, you say that you only spent nine months with this firm of accountants. Why was that?
M: It was nearly a year actually. Well, to be quite honest, I didn't like it. I just couldn't seem to get interested in the job although there were fairly good prospects. So I got a place at the Art College to do a three-year diploma course.
W: I see. Now, Mr. Pitt, what about hobbies and interests? Uh, what do you do in your spare time?
M: I like jazz, traditional and folk music. I don't play, of course, [25]but I go to quite a lot of concerts, and I go to the theatre occasionally and act a bit myself. I'm in the local dramatic society. I read quite a lot and I've done a bit of photography. Also, I've traveled a lot-hitchhiked all over Europe-last year, that was...
W: Very interesting, Mr. Pitt. I think that's all I wanted to ask about your back-ground.
答案解析:
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23. What might be the relationship between the woman and the man?
[C]解析:應聘面試對話的一個重要特征是:面試人主要提問,受試人主要回答問題,對話內容以學習背景、工作經歷為主,有時提到工作職責與報酬。若了解這些特點即使沒有聽到對話中的關鍵詞(我希望你談談你目前的工作;你的申請),也可以判斷出答案。判斷人物關系的情景題,準確的答題依據是對話中出現的關鍵詞。
24. Why didn't Mr. Pitt study Art immediately after he left school?
[B]解析:男士明確說:“我沒有學習藝術是因為我父親的一個朋友給我提供了一個職位,他是倫敦的一個會計師。”It didn't turn out like that中的that指前一句中的study Art。故B正確。由選項可知,本題應當問“他”有什么想法、做了什么事,或想要做什么事。核心詞是study Art,offer a job,accounting firm,interesting。聽到對話中的I really wanted to study Art,可排除A,并由隨后的否定結構和because引導的內容得到正確答案。because處出題。
25. Which is one of the things Mr. Pitt does in his spare time?
[B]解析:男士提到他雖然不演奏樂曲,但是他經常聽音樂會,故B正確。frequently是quite a lot of的另一種表達。由動詞的現在分詞選項可知,本題問動作。A錯在使用了a lot of,而原文說到拍照片時是說a bit of;C中的play與原文說的I don't play不符;D是地點錯誤,原文是說歐洲而是非洲。