四级听力猜选项技巧

主讲老师:谷存波四级听力

技巧及实践

短对话1.A)Themanhatestolendhistoolstootherpeople.B)Themanhasn’tfinishedworkingonthebookshelf.C)Thetoolshavealreadybeenreturnedtothewoman.D)Thetoolsthemanborrowedfromthewomanaremissing.1.W:Simon,couldyoureturnthetoolsIlentyouforbuildingthebookshelflastmonth?M:Oh,well,Ihatetotellyouthis,butIcan'tseemtofindthem.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?2.A)Savetimebyusingacomputer.B)Buyherowncomputer.C)BorrowMartha’scomputer.D)Stayhomeandcompleteherpaper.短对话2.W:IamgoingtoMartha'shouse.Ihaveapapertocomplete.AndIneedtousehercomputer.M:Whydon'tyoubuyoneyourself?Thinkhowmuchtimeyoucouldsave.Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?短对话3.A)Themandoesn’thavemoneyforhisdaughter’sgraduatestudies.B)Themandoesn’tthinkhisdaughterwillgetabusinessdegree.C)Themaninsiststhathisdaughtershouldpursueherstudiesinscience.D)Themanadviseshisdaughtertothinkcarefullybeforemakingherdecision.3.W:Daddy,I'vedecidedtogiveupscienceandgotobusinessschool.M:Well,itisyourchoiceaslongasyoupayyourownway,butIshouldwarnyouthatnoteveryonewithabusinessdegreewillmakeasuccessfulmanager.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?短对话4.A)Thecinemaissomedistanceawayfromwheretheyare.B)Hewouldliketoreadthefilmreviewinthenewspaper.C)Theyshouldwaittoseethemovieatalatertime.D)He’llfindhiswaytothecinema.4.W:IjustreadinthenewspaperthatTheLordoftheRingsisthisyear'sgreatesthit.Whydon'twegoandseeitattheGrandCinema?M:Don'tyouthinkthatcinemaisalittleoutoftheway?Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?短对话5.A)He’sbeentoSeattlemanytimes.B)Hehaschairedalotofconferences.C)Hehasahighpositioninhiscompany.D)HelivedinSeattleformanyyears.5.W:BobsaidthatSeattleisagreatplaceforconferences.M:Heiscertainlyinthepositiontomakethatcomment.Hehasbeentheresooften.Q:WhatdoesthemansayaboutBob?短对话6.A)Teacherandstudent.B)Doctorandpatient.C)Managerandofficeworker.D)Travelagentandcustomer.

6.W:Mr.Watson,Iwonderwhetherit'spossibleformetotakeavacationearlynextmonth?M:Didyoufilloutarequestform?Q:Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?短对话7.A)Sheknowstheguywhowillgivethelecture.B)Shethinksthelecturemightbeinformative.C)Shewantstoaddsomethingtoherlecture.D)She’llfinishedherreportthisweekend.

7.M:Doyouwanttogotothelecturethisweekend?Ihearthattheguywhoisgoingtodeliverthelecturespentayearlivingintherainforest.W:Great,Iamdoingareportontherainforest.MaybeIcangetsomenewinformationtoaddtoit.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?短对话8.A)Thehousesforsaleareofpoorquality.B)Thehousesaretooexpensiveforthecoupletobuy.C)Thehousingdevelopersprovidefreetripsforpotentialbuyers.D)Themanisunwillingtotakealookatthehousesforsale.8.M:Thisarticleisnothingbutadvertisingforhousingdevelopers.Idon'tthinkthehousesforsalearehalfthatgood.W:Comeon,David.Whysonegative?Wearethinkingofbuyingahome,aren'twe?Justatriptolookattheplacewon'tcostusmuch.Q:Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?短对话9.A)Childrenshouldbetaughttobemorecareful.B)Childrenshouldn’tdrinksomuchorangejuice.C)Thereisnoneedforthemantomakesuchafuss.D)Timmyshouldlearntodothingsintherightway.9.M:Idon’tknowwhattodowithTimmy.ThismorningIfoundorangejuicespilledalloverthekitchenfloor.W:Don’tbesohardonhim.He’sonlyfour.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?短对话10.A)Sheistakingsomemedicine.B)Shehasnotseenadoctoryet.C)Shedoesnottrusttheman’sadvice.D)Shehasalmostrecoveredfromthecough.10.M:Ithinkyououghttoseeadoctorrightawayaboutthatcough.W:Well,I’llwaitafewmoredays.I’msureI’llgetoveritsoon.Q:Whatdowelearnaboutthewoman?短对话11.A)Pamela’sreportisnotfinishedasscheduled.B)Pamelahasahabitofdoingthingsinahurry.C)Pamelaisnotgoodatwritingresearchpapers.D)Pamela’smistakescouldhavebeenavoided.11.M:I’veheardthatPamelamadequiteafewmistakesinherlabreport.W:Well,shewouldn’thaveifshehadn’tbeeninsuchahurrytogetitdone.Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?短对话12.A)Intheleft-luggageoffice.B)Atthehotelreception.C)Inahotelroom.D)Atanairport.12.M:We’dbettercheckoutbefore12o’clock,Marry.Andnowthereareonly30minutesleft.W:Let’shurryup.YougopaythebillandI’llcallthereceptiontohaveourluggagetakendownstairs.Q:Wheredidthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?短对话13.A)Gotoaplacehehasvisited.B)Makeherownarrangements.C)Consultatravelagent.D)Joininapackagetour.13.W:I’dliketotakeatriptoFloridaformyspringbreak.Canyougivemeanyideawheretogo?M:IcouldtellyouabouttheplacesIvisited,butIthinkyou’dbetterlookupatravelagencytohelpthearrangement.Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?短对话14.A)Theyareonalongtripbycar.B)Theyaresyuckinatrafficjam.C)Theyareusedtogettingupearly.D)Theyaretiredofeatingoutatnight.14.M:I’mreallytiredofdrivingatnight.Eventhoughtthetrafficseemsfine.W:Isee.Let’sstopforsomefoodandthenfindamotelnearby,sowecanstartearlytomorrow.Q:Whatdowelearnaboutthespeakers?短对话15.A)CleanerB)MechanicC)PorterD)Salesman15.W:Willmycarbereadybytheendoftheday?M:Itshouldbe.I’llcallifthereareanyproblems.Weareopenuntil6:00.Q:Whatisprobablytheman’sjob?短对话16.A)Themancanspeakaforeignlanguage.B)ThewomanhopestoimproveherEnglish.C)Thewomanknowsmanydifferentlanguages.D)Themanwishestovisitmanymorecountries.16.W:Havingvisitedsomanycountries,youmustbeabletospeakseveraldifferentlanguages!M:IwishIcould.ButJapaneseand,ofcourseEnglish，aretheonlylanguagesIcanspeak.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?长对话Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.9.A)HowtostudyEnglishwell.B)Whichcoursestochoose.C)Howtowritecomputergames.D)Whichbookstoread.10.A)Physicalsciences.B)Mathsandphysics.C)Artanddesign.D)Electronicsandcomputer-programming.11.A)HerEnglishisverygood.B)SheisinterestedinEnglish.C)HerEnglishwritingispoor.D)HeroralEnglishisbad.Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.9.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?10.Whatisthewoman'sfavoritecourse?11.WhydidthewomantakeanEnglishcourse?M:OK.Nowwe'dbettermakesureyouenjoyyourstudies.Weofferawiderangeofoptionsonthefoundationcourse,butyoucanonlytakefivecourses.Whathaveyouselected?W:Physicalsciences,basicelectronics,artanddesignCAD...M:Oh,right.CADand...English.That'squitestrange.Don'tyouwanttodomaths,orcomputerprogramming,forexample?Whydidyouchooseartanddesign?W:Well,I'minterestedinelectronicsandinwritingcomputergames.I'dliketoproduceeducationalsoftwareandeducationalgames.I'vetaughtmyselfalotofprogramming.SoIdon'tthinkI'dbenefitmuchfromafoundationlevelcourse.M:Oh,no.Iseethat.Goon,please.W:So,Iwantthebasics-thephysicalscienceandelectronics.Iwashopelessatphysicsinschoolandwedidn'thaveelectronics.ButIwasgoodatmaths.Idon'tthinkIneedthat.M:Thenwhatabouttheartanddesign?W:Thatwillbegoodformygraphics.Ineedthattoproducegames，andCADtoo--I'veneverdoneCADbefore.M:Right.They'vegotsomepowerfulpackagesinthecomputergraphicsandCADoffices.You'llenjoythat.ThenEnglish.IknowyourEnglishisverygood,butwhydidyoutakeit?W:Infact,Idon'thaveanyprobleminspeaking,butmywritingisterrible.M:ThenIsuggestyoujointhestudyskillsclass.They'llhavelecturesonreportwritingandthatmayhelpyouwithhowtostructureyouressaysandsoon.W:Right.Thatsoundsgood.12.A)Applyingforaworkexperience.B)Applyingforapart-timejob.C)Takinganexam.D)Visitinganoldfriend.13.A)Studentsinthefirsthalfoftheircourses.B)Studentswhowillgraduatesoon.C)Studentsinthesecondhalfoftheircourses.D)Studentswhohavejustgraduatedfromuniversities.14.A)Explaintheprocedurestothestudents.B)Workingregularhours.C)Writingacomprehensivereport.D)Sendingareportaboutthewoman’swork.15.A)Intwoweeks.B)Inthreeweeks.C)Inthesecondhalfofhercourse.D)Notdecidedyet.长对话Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12.What'sthewoman'smainpurposeofthevisit?13.Whichkindofstudentswillthecompanyusuallyaccept?14.Whatwouldthemandoforthewoman'spracticeifshewereaccepted?15.Whenwillthewoman'spracticebegin?W:Goodmorning,Mr.Johnson.I'mDianaHuston.M:Goodmorning.WhatcanIdoforyou?W:I'macollegestudent.I'mtakingabusinesscoursewhichneedsthreeweeks'workexperience.Mylecturer,Mr.Armstrong,suggestedIcontactyouasyou'veallowedstudentsbeforetopracticeinyourcompany.I'vebroughtaletterofreferencefromMr.Armstrongforyou.M:Thanks.Yes,ourcompanyhasagoodrelationshipwiththeuniversity.We'vehadmanystudentshereoverthepastyears.Weusuallytakestudentswhoareinthesecondhalfoftheircourses.Whataboutyou?W:I'malmostatthehalfwaymark.I'vegotsomeexamsintwoweeks.ThenI'llbereadytostartbeforethebeginningofthesecondsemester.ButIthoughtI'dgetthisorganizedbeforetheexamsstart.M:That'saveryresponsiblewayofthinking.It'sagoodideatogetinearly.I'msuretherewillbemanystudentssoon.W:Icouldstartinthreeweeksifyoulike.M:Doyouunderstandwhat'sinvolvedinthepractice?W:Ithinkso.Mr.Armstrongexplainedtheprocedurestous.Ihavetoworkregularhours,andwriteacomprehensivereportonwhatI'velearntasanassignmentforMr.Armstrongandthepersonneldepartmentofthecompanyaswell.AndyouwillsendareportaboutmyworktoMr.Armstrongandthatwillalsobepartofmyassessment.M:That'sright.ButI'llhavetodiscussthisapplicationwiththepersonneldepartment.AndIwillletyouknowassoonaspossibleifyou'vebeenaccepted.W:Yes,please.IfI'mnotaccepted,I'llhavetoapplysomewhereelse.9.A)Arrangingthewoman’sappointmentwithMr.Romero.B)Fixingthetimeforthedesigner’slatestfashionshow.C)TalkingaboutanimportantgatheringonTuesday.D)PreparingforthefilmingonMondaymorning.10.A)HertraveltoJapan.B)Theawardsceremony.C)Theproperhairstyleforhernewrole.D)Whentostartthemakeupsession.11.A)HeisMr.Romero’sagent.B)Heisanentertainmentjournalist.C)Heisthewoman’sassistant.D)Heisafamousmoviestar.长对话Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.9.Whatarethespeakersdoing?10.WhatisthewomangoingtodiscusswithheragentoverlunchonMonday?11.Whatdowelearnfromtheconversationabouttheman?

M:WhatshouldIdoaboutMr.Romero?

Remember?Hesaiditwasimportantandcouldn’t

wait.

Ithinkhemaywantyouforthatnewmoviehe’sdirecting.

W:That’sabsolutelycorrect.

Now,wehavetofithiminsomewhere.

Uh...whatdoes

Mondaymorninglooklike?

M:Thatdoesn’tlooksogood.

Youhaveamake-upsessionstartingat6:00,

thenfilming

startsat8:00,

andthat’sgoingtotakethewholemorning.

W:Well,what’safterthat?

M:Youhavelunchwithyouragent

todiscusstheawardsceremony

andyou’llhavetomeet

himatoneo’clock

attherestaurant.

W:Oh,terrific!

Listen,Icannotmissthat.

ButIstillhavetomaketimeforMr.Romero.

M:Well,now,don’tforget

yougotathree-o’clockappointment

withyourfashiondesigner.

W:That’sright.

Youknowhe’sshowingthelatestfashionsfromJapan?

Youknowthat

loose-fittinglook?

Thoseclothesaresointhisyear.

M:At4:30youhaveanappointmentwithyourhairdresser.

Thenat7:00,youhavedinner

withajournalist.

Nowremember,benicetothatguy.

W:DoIhaveto?

Thatwon’tbeeasyandit’slikelytorunlate.

HowdoesTuesdaylook?

M:Well,youhavetospendthewholemorning

atthephotographer’s.

Theyaretakingphotos

topublicizeyournewmovie.

W:Whatabouttheafternoon?AmIfreethen?

M:Letmesee...Yes,youarefreeafter3:30.

W:ThenyoucansetupameetingwithMr.Romeroat4:00.

M:Ok.I’llgetonitrightaway.12.A)Makeanappointmentforaninterview.B)Sendinanapplicationletter.C)Fillinanapplicationform.D)Makeabriefself-introductiononthephone.13.A)Someonehavingacollegedegreeinadvertising.B)Someoneexperiencedinbusinessmanagement.C)Someonereadytotakeonmoreresponsibilities.D)Someonewillingtoworkbeyondregularhours.14.A)Travelopportunities.B)Handsomepay.C)Prospectsforpromotion.D)Flexibleworkinghours.15.A)Itdependsontheworkinghours.B)It’sabout500poundaweek.C)ItwillbesetbytheHumanResources.D)Itistobenegotiated.长对话Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12.Whatdoesthewomansayanapplicantshoulddofirsttoapplyforthejob?13.Whatkindofapersonisthecompanylookingfor?14.Whatdoesthemanlikemostaboutthejob?15.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthesalaryifthemanisacceptedbythecompany?M:I’mphoningupaboutthisjobyouadvertisedinthepaper.This...er...youngsalesmanager?W:Oh,yes.M:I’dliketoapplyforit.Wouldyousendmeanapplicationform?W:No.Yousimplysendinawrittenapplication,aletter.M:Canyoutellmeabitmoreaboutthejob?W:Well,weareverylookingforsomeonewhoisn’ttooconcernedaboutworkingfairlylonghours.M:Whatdoyoumeanbylonghours?W:Thisisajobwhichdoes,astheadvertisementsays,havetravelpossibilities,andveryoften,onewouldbeawayatweekends,forinstance.M:Oh,Ithoughtyoumeantworkingintheeveningsandworkingovertime.W:Well,itcouldalsomeanworkingintheevenings.Butforamanagerialpost,I’mafraidwedon’tpayovertime.Um...that’sforothergrades.M:Oh.Whatkindofmoneyareyoupayingthen?W:Well,thisistobenegotiated.

Uh,itdependspartlyonyourexperienceandeducation.

Perhapsyoucantellmebrieflywhatthatis?M:I’vejustleftschoolandgotAlevelingeography.W:Oh,Isee.M:Andit’sthetravelthatappealstome.

That’swhyI’minquiringaboutthejob.W:Yes,Isee.

Whatsortofasalarywereyouthinkingintermsof?M:Startingoff,

Ithoughtitwouldbesomethinglike￡500aweek?W:Well,sendinawrittenapplication

andthenwe’llconsideryourcase

alongwithall

theotherapplicants.M:Allright.Manythanks.Goodbye.W:Bye.短文理解16.A)Togivecustomersawiderrangeofchoices.

B)Tomakeshoppersseeasmanyitemsaspossible.

C)Tosupplyasmanyvarietiesofgoodsasitcan.

D)Togivespaceformoreprofitableproducts.17.A)Onthetopshelves.

B)Onthebottomshelves.

C)Oneasilyaccessibleshelves.

D)Onclearlymarkedshelves.18.A)Manyofthembuythingsonimpulse.

B)Afewofthemarefatherswithbabies.

C)Amajorityofthemareyoungcouples.

D)Over60%ofthemmakeshoppinglists.19.A)Salesassistantspromotinghighmargingoods.

B)Salesassistantsfollowingcustomersaround.

C)Customerscompetingforgoodbargains.

D)Customerslosingallsenseoftime.Questions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16.Whyareessentialgoodsdisplayedintotallydifferentpartsofthesupermarket?17.Wherearegoodswithahighprofitmarginusuallyfound?18.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutsupermarketgoers?19.Whatshouldn’tbetoosurprisingaccordingtothespeaker?

Atypicallargesupermarketoffers

around17,000to20,000itemsforsale

anditwants

tomakesure

thatitscustomersseeasmanyofthemaspossible.

That’swhyyou’llnormallyfindtheessentialgoods

likebread,vegetablesandmeat

incompletelydifferentpartsofthestore.

Productswithahighprofitmargin

arealwaysplacedonshelveswithineasyreachofthecustomer,

whilelowermarginitemslikesugarorflower

areonthetoporbottom

shelves.

Manypeoplemakeshoppinglistbeforetheyvisitsupermarkets.

Butevenso,

around60%ofallsupermarketpurchases

aretheresultofdecisionsthataretakeninthe

store.

Forthisreason,

supermarketstrytoattracttheircustomers

byplacingcertainkinds

ofproductnexttoeachother.......

IntheUK,

beerwilloftenbefoundnexttoitemsforbabies

becauseresearchshows

thatfathersofbabiesbuythem

ontheirwayhomefromwork

andwillbuybeeratthe

sametime.

Researchhasalsoshownthat

thiskindofimpulsebuyhappensmorefrequently

whennosalesassistantsarenearby.

Supermarketshavemadesellingsuchafineart

that

theircustomersoftenloseallsenseoftime.

Wheninterviewed,customersnormallyguess

they’veonlyspenthalfanhourinthesupermarket

evenwhentheyhavebeentherefor

over45minutes.

Butthatshouldn’tbetoosurprising.Anyreallyprofitablesupermarketknows

thatitshouldkeepitsclockswellhidden.

Thatdayheranintoaroll-updoorattheLummisfacilityinValero,causingsignificantdamagetothedoor.Damagetothetruck,however,wasminor.Finally,onJune7,McLaughlinonceagaindemonstratedhiscarelessnessbyknockingdownseveralmailboxesneartheedgeof

thecompany’sparkinglot.Therewasdamagetothemailboxesandminor

damagetothetruck.MrDavidRossistatedthathehadspokenwithMcLaughlinonseveraloccasionsabouthisdrivingrecord.HeaddedthathehadwarnedMcLaughlinthatthreepreventableaccidentsinoneyearcouldleadtohisdischarge,asindeeditshould.20.A)Teachingmathematicsataschool.B)Doingresearchinaninstitute.C)Studyingforacollegedegree.D)Workinginahigh-techcompany.21.A)Hestudiedthedesignsofvariousclocks.B)Hedidexperimentsondifferentmaterials.C)Heboughtanalarmclockwithapigface.D)Heaskeddifferentpeoplefortheiropinions.22.A)Itsautomaticmechanism.B)Itsmanufacturingprocess.C)Itswayofwakingpeopleup.D)Itsfunny-lookingpigface.短文理解Questions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.20.WhatwasMattySallindoingwhenhecreatedanalarmclock?21.WhatdidMattySallindobeforemakingthenewtypeofalarmclock?22.Whatmakesthenewlyinventedalarmclocksounique?

WhenMattySallinwasworkingonadegree

inartandtechnologyatuniversity,

he

gotaninterestingassignmentinelectronicsclass:

Createsomethingforthehousehold.Hedecidedtocreateanalarmclock.

"Everybodyhastouseanalarmclockofsomekindeveryday,

andit’sextremelyunpleasant!"hesays.

Heaskeddifferentpeoplewhatthey'dliketowakeuptoinsteadofanoisyalarm.

Alotofthemsaid,

"Thesmellofbacon."

SoSallininventedanewkindofalarmclock:

awoodenboxwithapigfaceandadigitalclock

thatusesthesmellofcookingbacon

ratherthansoundtowakesomeoneup.

Heexplains,"There'snodangerofburning,

becauseIbuiltitcarefully.......

Ituseslightbulbsinsteadofaflameforcooking

andturnsoffautomaticallyaftertenminutes."Justafeweasystepsarerequiredtosetthe"alarm.""Whatyoudoisputinacoupleoffrozenstrips

thenightbefore,"saysSallin.

Baconispreserved,

sothereisnodangerofitsspoilingovernight."Ifyousetthealarmfor8:00,

itwillturnonat7:50

andslowcookfortenminutesunderthebulbs,"hesays.

Thenthebulbsturnoff

andafanblowsthesmelloutthroughthenoseofthepig.

"Soinsteadofanalarm,yousmellyourselfawake,"saysSallin.

"Thenyoucanopenthedoorontheside

andpullthebaconoutandeatit."23.A)It’softencausedbyachangeofcircumstances.B)Itusuallydoesn’trequireanyspecialattention.C)Itusuallyappearsallofasudden.D)Itgenerallylastsforseveralyears.24.A)Theycan’tmixwellwithothers.B)Theyirrationallyannoytheirfriends.C)Theydependheavilyonfamilymembers.D)Theyblameothersforignoringtheirneeds.25.A)Theylackconsistentsupportfrompeers.B)Theydoubttheirownpopularity.C)Theywerebornpsychologicallyweak.D)Theyfocustoomuchattentiononthemselves.短文理解Questions23to25arebasedonthepassage

youhavejustheard.23.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutsituationalloneliness?24.Whatproblemwillpeoplehave

iftheyexperiencehabitualloneliness?25.Whydosomepeoplesufferloneliness

accordingtopsychologists?Mostpeoplefeellonelysometimes,butitusuallyonlylastsbetweenafewminutesandafewhours.Forsomepeople,though,lonelinesscanlastforyears.Psychologistsarestudyingthiscomplexphenomenonandhaveidentifiedthreedifferenttypesofloneliness.Thefirstkindoflonelinessistemporary.Itusuallydisappearsquicklyanddoesnotrequireanyspecialattention.Thesecondkind,situationalloneliness,isanaturalresultofaparticularsituation,forexample,adivorceormovingtoanewplace.Althoughthiskindoflonelinesscancausephysicalproblemsitusuallydoesnotlastformorethanayear.Unlikethesecondtype,thethirdkindoflonelinessusuallylastsmorethantwoyearsandhasnospecificcause.Peoplewhoexperiencehabituallonelinesshaveproblemssocializingandingclosetoothers.Unfortunately,manyofthemthinkthereislittleornothingtheycandoaboutit.

Psychologistsagreethatoneimportantfactorinloneliness

isaperson'ssocialcontacts,

forexample,friends,familymembers,etc.

Wedependonvariouspeoplefordifferentreasons.

Forinstance,

ourfamiliesgiveusemotionalsupport

andourfriendssharesimilarinterestsandactivities.However,psychologistshavefoundthat

thenumberofsocialcontactswehaveisnottheonlyreasonforloneliness.

Itismoreimportant

howmanysocialcontactswethink

orexpectweshouldhave.

Inotherwords,

thoughlonelypeoplemayhavemanysocialcontacts,

theysometimesfeeltheyshouldhavemore.

Theyquestiontheirownpopularity.16.A)SyntheticfuelB)SolarenergyC)AlcoholD)Electricity17.A)AirtrafficconditionsB)TrafficjamsonhighwaysC)RoadconditionsD)Newtrafficrules18.A)GothroughahealthcheckB)CarrylittleluggageC)ArriveearlyforboardingD)Undergosecuritychecks短文理解Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16.Whatwillbeusedtopowercarsinthenextfewdecades?17.Whatwillfuturenewsreportsfocusonwhentalkingabouttransportation?18.Whatwillpassengersbeaskedtodowhentheytraveltothemoon?Inthenextfewdecades,peoplearegoingtotravelverydifferentlyfromthewaytheydotoday.Everyoneisgoingtodriveelectrically-poweredcars,sointhefewyears,peoplewon'tworryaboutrunningoutofgas.Someofthelargeautomobilecompaniesarereallymovingaheadwiththisnewtechnology.F&CMotors,amajorautocompany,forexample,isholdingapressconferencenextweek.Afterthepressconference,thecompanywillpresentitsnewelectronically-operatedmodels.Transportationinthefuturewon'tbelimitedtotheground,manypeoplepredictthattrafficwillquicklymovetothesky.......Inthecomingyears,insteadofradioreportsaboutroadconditionsandhighwaytraffic,newsreportswilltalkabouttrafficjamsinthesky.Buttheskyisn'tthelimit.Inthefuture,youwillprobablyevenbeabletotakeatriptothemoon.Insteadoflisteningtoregularairplaneannouncements,youwillhearsomeonesay:thespacecrafttothemoonleavesintenminutes.Pleasecheckyourequipment.Andremembernomorethantenouncesofcarry-onbaggageareallowed.19.A)Inafast-foodrestaurantB)AtashoppingcenterC)AtacountyfairD)Inabakery20.A)AvoideatinganyfoodB)PreparetherighttypeofpietoeatC)WashhishandsthoroughlyD)Practiceeatingapiequickly21.A)OnthetableB)BehindhisbackC)UnderhisbottomD)Onhislap22.A)Lookingsidewaystoseehowfastyourneighboreats.B)EatingfromtheoutsidetowardthemiddleC)SwallowingthepiewithwaterD)Holdingthepieintherightposition短文理解Questions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.19.Whereisthepie-eatingcontestusuallyheld?20.Whatshoulda