2011年12月英语四级听力精练第6套：长对话

　　Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
　　19. A) His health is getting worse.
　　B) He can no longer work at sea.
　　C) His past life upsets him a good deal.
　　D) He has not got the expected pension.
　　20. A) She passed away years ago.
　　B) She used to work as a model .
　　C) She has been working at a clinic.
　　D) She has been seriously ill for years.
　　21. A) She has made lots of money as a doctor.
　　B) She is going to take care of her old dad.
　　C) She has never got on with her father.
　　D) She is kind and generous by nature.
　　22. A) He dines out with his wife every weekend.
　　B) He is excellent but looks had-tempered.
　　C) He does not care about his appearance.
　　D) He is not quite popular with his patients.
　　答案
　　19. He can no longer work at sea
　　20. She passed away years ago
　　21. She has never got on with her father
　　22. He is excellent but looks bad-tempered
　　原文
　　W: Bob, do you know who I saw the other day? Old Jake, looking terribly depressed. Did he get pensioned off at last?
　　M: Yes. They made him retire after 50 years at sea. He is pretty upset about it, but what can you do? He really is pasted.
　　W: He is all alone, isn’t he?
　　M: Yes, his wife has been dead for years. They had one daughter, Dories. But she went off to town as soon as she left school. And he hasn’t heard from her since. I hear she is making good money as a model.
　　W: Maybe someone could get in touch with her. Get her to come back for a while to help?
　　M: I don’t suppose she come. She never got on with her father. He is bit of a tough character and she is rather selfish. Oh, I expect old Jake will get by. He is healthy at least, comes into a clinic for a check regularly.
　　W: Are you his doctor?
　　M: No, my partner doctor Johnson is.
　　W: That bad-tempered old thing?
　　M: Oh, he isn’t bad-tempered. He just looks it. He is an excellent doctor, taught me a lot, and he has a very nice family. His wife invites me over there to supper every week. Very pleasant.
　　W: yes. I teach their daughter Pen at school. She is a bit careless and lazy about her school work, but a bright little thing and very popular with her age group.
　　Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you’ve just heard.
　　19. Why does old Jake look terribly depressed?
　　20. What do we learn about Jake’s wife?
　　21. What does the man say about Jake’s daughter?
　　22. What does the man say about Jake’s doctor?