新编四级听力练习 第412期

Now you'll hear the two long conversations.
Conversation One
W: Mark really needs to see this article in Psychology Weekly.
M: Why? What's it on?
W: [19]Reasons for negative behavior patterns — like procrastination, that is, habitual lateness...
M: You're right. That's Mark. He's never on time. So what does it say?
W: That people who are always late often do it for a reason — either conscious or unconscious. It could be an expression of anger and resentment — or a way of resisting authority. It could even be anxiety.
M: Well, I don't know. [20]In Mark's case, I think it's because he wants to be noticed.
W: That's the next reason in the article — the need for attention. They give the example of movie stars who used to make these grand entrances.
M: That's not really Mark's style though — he's so quiet.
W: What gets me is that [21]he's late for his friends all the time — but not for other things, like work.
M: Well... but they might deduct pay for that.
W: Exactly. You know, [22]sometimes I'm tempted to tell him to come at, say, seven, and everybody else at 7:15. Then maybe we wouldn't have to wait so long.
M: We have to try something. You know, he confessed to me one day that he was even late for his sister's wedding. She was really angry.
W: I remember that. He was not in the wedding — so they couldn't start until he got there.
M: Maybe you should slip that magazine under his door-anonymously. And hope he gets the message.

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. What is the main subject of the magazine article?
正确答案：C
解析：注意本题问的是“杂志里这篇文章的主题是什么”，而不是这篇对话的主题。对话开头男士询问：“What's it on?”意思是“它是关于什么的？”女士回答，它是关于消极行为模式的原因。所以C正确。
20. What might be the reason for Mark's problem?
正确答案：B
解析：男士说，Mark的情况是他想被人注意，女士说这是文章中提到的下一种原因，即对于attention的需要。因此选B。
21. What do we learn about Mark's unusual behavior?
正确答案：A
解析：女士说，让她生气的是，Mark总是迟到，老让朋友等，而像工作之类的事情却不会迟到。所以A正确。
22. What solution does the woman sometimes consider?
正确答案：D
解析：女士说，她有时总想告诉Mark一个比预定时间早的时间，比如说告诉他7点钟到，告诉别人7:15到，这样大家就不用等他太久，因此答案为D。get the message意思是“明白，领会”，不是C中的leave a message“留口信”。