新编四级听力练习 第217期

Conversation Two
W: Did you go to the match on Saturday, Bill?
M: No, Alice. I listened to the commentary instead. It sounded pretty exciting, I must say.
W: You must be joking. Well, it was pretty dull really.
M: How did it go then? [23]I should have thought the Gunners did well to win over the Wolves in their present form.
W: Yes, I suppose they did. But two-one didn't do them justice. [24]They should have had at least three in the first half, and another two in the second. How far do you think the Wolves will go?
M: I suppose it all depends on how they shape after Christmas. Remember what happened last year?
W: I'll say I do. I'm not likely to forget it. I've never seen such a shame. To think they were in the top three for most of the time before Christmas, and then the way they came down. I just don't understand what came over them. I can't understand.
M: I don't know, either. Can you really say that? [25]Because they were quite O.K. until Blake got injured, and then without his influence in the attack they just couldn't score goals any more. I think it was simply a matter of the attack being weakened.

答案解析：
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23. What is true of Saturday's match?
[C]解析：对话中男士说：“我原本以为Gunenrs队打得不错，能以现在的状态打败Wolves队。”因此该比赛是在Gunners与Wolves两队之间进行的，选C。A、B貌似矛盾，实际语义是一致的。C提供了两个专有名词，扫清了听力障碍。
24. How many goals does Alice think the Gunners should have scored?
[D]解析：女士说，“他们上半场至少该进3球，下半场进2球”，所以Alice认为Gunners队本应该进5球，答案是D。
25. What happened to the Wolves that made it come down?
[A]解析：对话最后男士说：“Blake受伤前他们还是很棒的，但缺少了他在进攻方面的影响，他们就再也进不了球了。”由此可见，是Blake受伤影响了球队。答案是A。出题之处已有多重语义特征：女士连说两次“我不明白”；男士对此表示赞同，并在反问“真的能这么说吗？”之后用because（重要的信号词）说出理由。因此，一听到Blake got injured即可马上得到A。