地点场景题
地点场景题是历年四级考试中必考之题,做这类题时,应根据其对话内容,抓住其中的关键场景特点,以此辨认对话发生的场所。如:通过class, examination, teacher等词断定谈话是在学校,通过waiter, menu, tip等词判断对话发生在饭店。另外注意相关地点及场所的名词前的介词,如:in a bank, at the airport, on the floor。以下是相关地点和场所文章中经常出现的信息词:
① bank银行
deposit存款 interest利息 check支票
open an account开户 money exchange兑钱 currency通货
ATM自动取款机 overdraw透支 teller出纳
② post office邮局
letter信 stamp邮票 envelope信封
postage邮费 ordinary mail普通邮递 express mail特快邮递
zip code邮政编码 package包裹 registered letter挂号信
airmail航空邮件 telegram电报 overweight超重的
remittance汇款
③ railway station火车站
platform站台 waiting-room候车室 inquiry office咨询室
ticket office售票点 one-way ticket单程车票
return ticket/round-trip ticket双程票
④ airport飞机场
plane飞机 waiting lounge休息室 duty-free shop免税商店
first class头等舱 business class商务舱 economy class经济舱
direct flight直航 domestic flight国内航班 international flight国际航班
air hostess空姐 No Smoking area禁烟区 seatbelt安全带
take off起飞 land降落 gate number门号
departure出发 arrival到达 luggage office行李房
see off给(某人)送行
⑤ restaurant饭店
menu菜单 waiter男服务员 waitress女服务员
pay the bill买单 main dish主菜 appetizer开胃菜
dessert甜点心 a table for four四人桌 well-done十成熟
tender嫩的 rare稀少的 reserve a table订桌
beef牛肉 mutton羊肉 pork猪肉
steak牛排 chicken鸡肉 salad沙拉
cabbage卷心菜 potato马铃薯 tomato西红柿
fish鱼 sandwich三明治 pizza比萨
hamburger汉堡 apple pie苹果派 tray碟
fork叉 knife小刀 spoon匙
coffee咖啡 soup汤 shrimp虾
pudding布丁
⑥ hotel宾馆
single room with bath带洗手间的单人房 double room双人房
suite一套房 presidential suite总统套房 lobby大厅
check in登记 check out结账 room number房间号码
receptionist接待员 reserve a room订房 fill a form填表
rent租金
⑦ library图书馆
borrow a book借书 return a book还书 renew续借
catalog目录 index索引 title书名
author作者 subject科目 library card借书证
periodical期刊 magazine杂志 journal日报
reference book参考书 dictionary词典 science fiction科幻小说
novel小说
⑧ hospital医院
prescribe some medicines开药方 flu感冒
run a fever发烧 nose congestion鼻塞 take the temperature测体温
sore throat喉痛 cough咳嗽 pills药片
indigestion消化不良 headache头疼 toothache牙疼
stomachache胃痛 cancer癌症 clinic诊所
injection注射 surgeon外科医生 physician内科医生
dentist牙医 operation手术 treatment治疗
intensive care unit重症监护室 emergency room急诊室
⑨ school学校
campus校园 dormitory宿舍 gymnasium体育馆/健身房
auditorium礼堂 drop out退学 required course必修课
optional/elective course选修课 thesis论文
graduation毕业 deadline最后期限
undergraduate student大学肄业生 postgraduate student研究生
lecturer讲师 tutor家教 professor教授
term学期 tuition学费 group discussion集体讨论
seminar研讨会 mid-term exam中考 quiz小测试
final exam终考 freshman新生 sophomore大二学生
junior大三学生 senior大四学生
⑩ telephone office电话亭
operator接线员 long distance call长途 dial a number拨号
leave a message留话 wrong number错号 ring sb. up给某人打电话
the line is busy线路忙 yellow pages黄页 telephone directory电话号簿
hang up挂断 extension number分号
customs house海关
passport护照 visa签证 overweight超重
luggage行李(英)
hardware store五金店
tool工具 nail钉子 steel ruler钢尺
wire电线 scissors剪刀 hammer铁锤
office办公室
boss老板 secretary秘书 employee受雇者
employer雇主 applicant申请人 candidate候选人
vacation假期 interview面试 qualification资格
type a letter打字 send a fax发传真 arrange the file整理文件
computer电脑 printer打印机 copier复印机
resume简历 job experience工作经验
salary薪水 wage工资 income收入
court法庭
judge法官 lawyer律师 jury陪审团
crime犯罪 guilty有罪 not guilty无罪
innocent清白的 accuse控诉 sentence判决
常见的地点场景提问方式:
① Where does this conversation must probably/likely take place?
② Where are the man and woman at the moment?
③ Where are the two speakers?
④ Where did it happen?
⑤ Where is the man probably going to work?
【例1】 2001.1
M: Can you tell me the title of this oil painting?
W: Sorry, I don’t know for sure. But I guess it’s an early 18th century work. Let me look it up in the catalog.
Q: Where does their conversation most probably take place?
A) At a bookstore B) In a workshop
C) At an art gallery D) In a department store
【解析】 提前积累地点(bookstore、workshop、art gallery、department store)相关信息词汇。原文中出现的oil painting,18th century work与C选项中的art gallery(美术馆)词汇同现。所以选答案C。
【例2】 2002.1
W: You seem very confident about the job interview, don’t you?
M: Yes, I feel ready for it. I bought a good suit in a clothing store. I had my hair cut. I have studied almost everything about finance and economics.
Q: Where is the man probably going to work?
A) In a bank B) In a school
C) In a clothing store D) In a barbershop
【解析】 播音前积累地点(bank、school、clothing store、barbershop)相关信息词汇。这题陷阱极多,我们来一一分解:had studied是过去完成时,仅表示面试前的知识准备,而非在学校工作;bought a good suit和had my hair cut也是面试前的过去动作,而不是将要去的地方;finance and economics是银行中的信息词,也是M学习的科目,故选A。
1. A) At a newsstand. B) At a car dealer’s.
C) At a publishing house. D) At a newspaper office.
2. A) At a theatre. B) At a booking office.
C) At a railway station. D) At a restaurant.
3. A) On the street. B) In a post office.
C) In a shopping mall. D) In a department store.
4. A) At a police-station. B) In an elevator.
C) On a busy street. D) At a disco.
5. A) In a bank. B) In a post office.
C) In a theatre. D) At the airport.
6. A) At a restaurant. B) At home.
C) At a clothing Store. D) At the laundry.
7. A) In a museum. B) In a zoo.
C) In a theatre. D) In a jungle.
8. A) In a hotel. B) In the street.
C) At a dinning table. D) At the man’s home.
9. A) At home. B) At the riverside.
C) At the health center. D) At his office.
10.A) To the school. B) To a friend’s house.
C) To the post office. D) Home.
1. 【选D】原文重现 2002.6
M: Excuse me, I’d like to place an advertisement for a used car in the Sunday edition of your paper.
W: OK. But you have to run your advertisement all week. We can’t quote the rates for just Sunday.
Q: Where is the conversation most probably taking place?
2. 【选D】原文重现
W: George, look at the long waiting line. I’m glad you’ve made a reservation.
M: More and more people enjoy eating out now. Besides, this place is especially popular with overseas students.
Q: Where does this conversation most probably take place?
听力词汇扩展:
look at 看;瞧 look after 照看,照顾
look for 寻找 look on 旁观;观看;面向
3. 【选A】原文重现
M: Excuse me, is there any post-office near here?
W: Yes, see that big shopping mall? There is one on the second floor.
Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?
4. 【选D】原文重现
W: Do you come to this place often?
M: I used to. But recently I’ve worked a lot of overtime, and I don’t have enough time to enjoy myself.
Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?
5. 【选B】原文重现
W: How long will it take to get there if I send it by ordinary mail?
M: It’ll take about 5 days. Will you do that?
Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?
6. 【选C】原文重现
W: Well, How do you like it?
M: I prefer the white shirt, but I want a bigger one.
Q: Where is the man at the moment?
7. 【选B】原文重现
W: Look at the zebras running around on the rocks together.
M: Yes. The environment seems to suit them very well. Let’s go over and see the monkeys now.
Q: Where are the man and woman?
8. 【选A】原文重现
W: Dear, I feel hungry now. How about you?
M: So do I. Let me call Room Service. Hello, Room Service? Please send a menu to 320 right away.
Q: Where are the two speakers?
听力词汇扩展:
send away 撵走;开除;解雇 send for 派人去叫(请)
send off 寄出;为……送行;解雇 send up 发射
9. 【选D】原文重现
M: Hello, this is John Hopkins at the Riverside Health Center. I’d like to speak to Mr. Jones.
W: I’m sorry, Mr. Hopkins. My husband isn’t at home. But I can give you his office phone number. He won’t be back until six o’clock.
Q: Where does Mrs. Jones think her husband is now?
听力词汇扩展:
speak to 同……谈话,对……讲话
speak out 大声讲;清楚地说
speak up 大声说
speak for 代表……讲话;要求得到
10. 【选C】原文重现
M: Can you stay for dinner?
W: I’d love to. But I have to go and send some registered mail before picking up the children from school.
Q: Where will the woman go first?
听力词汇扩展:
pick up 拾起,接人 pick off 摘下,摘掉
pick out 选出,拣出