第二部分：理解對(duì)話 （Dialogue Comprehension ）
Directions: In this section, you will read 5 short conversations between a man and a woman. At the end of each conversation there is a question followed. by 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best answer to the question from the 4 choices by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.

1. Woman: Dave told me that he had had 15 papers published by the end of last month. Is that true?  
   Man:   you must take what Dave said with a grain of salt. 
Question: What does the man mean?
A. The woman shouldn’t believe everything Dave told her.
B. The woman should believe him.
C. Dave is not serious with the woman.
D. Dave is always true to his words.

2. Man:   It’s much better to wait until tomorrow to go. Don’t you agree?
  Woman: Yes. I couldn’t agree more.
Question: What does the woman mean?
A. She does not agree with the man.
B. She does not think that the man made a wise decision.
C. She thinks that it is better to drive at night.
D. She thinks that it is better to wait.

3. Man:   Well, what do you think of the photo show? Are you enjoying it?
  Woman: Oh, sure. I’m really amazed. Don’t you think the photos are terrific?
Question: What does the woman imply?
A. The photos are terrible.
B. The photos are not very good.
C. The photos are wonderful.
D. The photos are just so-so.

4.  Woman: I don’t agree with Mr. Johnson on his views about social welfare. He seems to suggest that the poor are robbing the rich.
Man:   He might have used better words to express his ideas. But I’ve found what he said makes a lot of sense.
  Question: What does the man mean?
A. Mr. Johnson’s ideas are nonsense.
B. He quite agrees with Mr. Johnson’s views.
C. Mr. Johnson is good at expressing his words.
D. He shares the woman’s views on social welfare.

5. Woman: would you like to go and see the new movie with us?
Man:  That’s the last thing in the world I would ever want to do.
Question: What does the man mean?
A. He is often asked to go and see movies.
B. He would like to go and see the new movie.
C. He once went to see the movie last month.
D. He obviously does not want to see the movie.

6. .Man:  We’ve worked long enough for a Saturday afternoon.
Woman:  Ok. Let’s call it a day.
Question:  What does the woman mean?
A. She wants to work again tomorrow.
B. She’s willing to stop working.
C. She’s unhappy to work so long without pay.
D. She wants to take half a day’s work as a full day.

7. Woman: Is your brother looking forward to going home for the winter vacation?
Man: He is counting the days recently.
  Question: What can be inferred about the man’s brother?
A. He is counting the days of the vacation.
B. He is planning to go home for a few days.
C. He is eager to go back home.
D. He is going over his accounts.

8. Woman: Do you think Mike is serious with Joyce or not?
Man: As far as I know, he never went anywhere without her, and she’s almost become his second half.
 Question: What can be inferred from this conversation?
A. Mike is not serious with Joyce.
B. Mike loves Joyce without restraint.
C. Mike loves Joyce heart and soul.
D. Mike loves Joyce only second to himself.

9.  Man: How much did you pay for that watch?
 Woman: An arm and a leg.
 Question: What does the man mean?
A. The watch was free of charge.
B. The watch was very cheap.
C. The watch cost half of his monthly salary.
D. The watch cost a fortune.

10.  Man: Thank you for your helpful assistance. Otherwise, I’d surely have missed it. The place is so out of the way.
  Woman: It was a pleasure meeting you. Good-bye!
 Question: Why does the man thank the woman?
A. She promised to help the man.
B. She came a long way to meet the man.
C. She took the man to where he wanted to go.
D. She suggested a way out of the difficulty for the man.

11.   Man: After high school, I’d like to go to college and major in business administration. I really like power and enjoy telling people what to do.
  Woman: You’re very ambitious. But I’d rather spend my college days finding out what children are interested in. Child’s psychology is for me. 
Question: What do we learn from the conversation?
A. The man will go in for business right after high school.
B. The woman is not happy with the man’s decision.
C. The man wants to be a business manager.
D. The woman is working in a kindergarten.

12. Woman: I have been studying all the time, but still can’t see any improvement in my grades.
     Man: Maybe instead of studying in your dorm, you’d better go some place where there are fewer distractions.
Question: What does the man advise the woman to do?
A. Study in a quiet place.
B. Improve her grades gradually.
C. Change the conditions of her dorm.
D. Avoid distractions while studying in her dorm

13. Woman: So you took your brother to the park instead of getting together with us       yesterday! I remember you said your brother was a little devil.
      Man: He usually is, but I think he was so excited to spend the entire day with me that he was a perfect angel all day.
Question: What did the man say about his little brother yesterday?
A. He was a little devil yesterday.
B. He was a perfect angel yesterday.
C. He was so excited to be an angel yesterday.
D. He was on his best behavior yesterday.

14. Woman: I'm sorry I scratched your car．
  Man :   Don't worry about it．It's just a drop in the bucket．That car has more scratches on it than I can count．
Question: What does the man mean?
    A．A drop of water in the bucket will remove the scratch.
    B．There is just a small hole in the bucket of the car．
    C．The car is very strong and it can stand more scratches.
    D．It doesn’t matter as it is not a big problem.

15. Woman:  Some people know a lot more than they tell.
    Man:   Unfortunately, the reverse is also true..
   Question: What does the man mean?
A. Some people pretend to know what they really don’t.
B. What the woman said is true.
C. What the woman said is wrong.
D. He knows more than the woman does.

16. M: Is the rescue crew still looking for survivors of the plane crash?
W: Yes, they have been searching the area for hours, but they haven’t found anybody else. They’ll keep searching until night falls.
Q: What does the woman mean?
A. All the passengers were killed.  B. The plane crashed at night.
C. No more survivors have been found. D. It’s too late to search for survivors.

17. M: How many students passed the final physics exam in your class?
  W: Forty. But still as many as 20 per cent of the class failed. Quite disappointing.
  Q: What does the woman think of the exam?
  A. Its results were just as expected.    B. It wasn’t very well designed.
  C. It fully reflected the students’ ability.    D. Its results fell short of her expectations.

18. M: Lots of people enjoy dancing, do you?
  W: Believe it or not, that’s the last thing I’d even want to do.
  Q: What does the woman mean?
  A. She believes dancing is enjoyable.
  B. She definitely does not like dancing.
  C. She admires those who can dance.
  D. She won’t dance until she has finished her job.

19. M: What are we supposed to submit our project proposals?
  W: They are due by the end of the week. We’ve only two days left. We have to hurry.
  Q: What does the woman mean?
  A. The deadline is drawing near.    B. She can’t meet the deadline.
  C. She turned in the proposals today.    D. There are two days ahead of time.

20. M: How do you like the car I bought?
   W: Well, it seems to run well. But I think it needs a new paint job.
   Q: What does the woman mean?
A. It looks quite new.     B. It needs to be repaired.
C. It looks old but it runs well.    D. Its engine needs to be painted.

21. M: I am trying to find out how this dishwasher works. The manual is in French. I can’t wait for Bill to translate it for me.
  W: Don’t worry. I can do the dishes before the machine starts to work.
  Q: What does the woman mean?
  A. She will tell him how to operate the dishwasher.
  B. She will wash the dishes herself instead.
  C. She will help Bill to translate the manual.
  D. She herself will operate the dishwasher.

22. M: The people next door are making so much noise. I just can’t concentrate.
  W: Why didn’t you stay at the library? It’s much quieter there.
  Q: What can we learn from the woman?
  A. The man should have complained to his neighbor.
  B. The man should stay out until the neighbors are quiet.
  C. The man should have stayed at the library.
  D. The lab will be a better place for reading.

23. M: To collect data for my report, I need to talk to someone who knows that place very well. I was told that you lived there for quite a long time.
  W: Oh, I wish I could help, but I was only a child then.
  Q: What does the woman tell us?
  A. She doesn’t remember much about that place.
  B. She’s never been to that place.
  C. She would find someone else to help.
  D. She would talk to the man later.

24. M: Are you moving into a new house? Need a hand with those boxes?
  W: That’s OK. I can manage. They look big but aren’t very heavy actually.
  Q: What do we know from the woman?
  A. She thinks the man should have helped earlier.
  B. She doesn’t need the man’s help.
  C. She doesn’t know the boxes are heavy.
  D. She wants the man to help with the boxes.

25. M: It’s good you brought these books back.
   W: I thought you might need them over the weekend. Thanks for letting me use them.
   Q: What do you know about the woman?
   A. She let the man use her books for the weekend.
   B. She brought the books the man asked for.
   C. She borrowed the books from the man.
   D. She offered to help the man.

26. M: That was such an interesting movie. I believe you enjoyed it as much as I did.
  W: Well I dozed off after the first ten minutes.
  Q: How did the woman in the conversation feel about the movie?
  A. She found it interesting.      B. She found it boring.
  C. She found it informative.      D. She found it enjoyable.

27. W: During the last thunderstorm, I notice several leaks in my living room.
  M: Maybe you have some broken tiles. I have the number of a good roofing company.
  Q: What can we conclude from this conversation?
  A. The woman is afraid of thunderstorms.   B. The man works for a roofing company.
  C. The roof of the house needs repairing.   D. The man’s roof is leaking.

28. M: You have bought another book on America history.
  W: Yes. This book has some details I need.
  Q: What does the man mean?
A. He lent her the book.     B. He would borrow the book from her.
C. He needs the information in this book. D. This book doesn’t have enough information.

29. M: Do you want to see if I can get tickets to the football game next week?
  W: I’m not sure, but you can try anyway.
  Q: What does the woman tell us?
  A. She already has tickets for both of them.
  B. She is trying to fool him.
  C. She thinks it’s going to be hard to get the tickets.
  D. She doesn’t want to get the tickets.

30. W: Are you going to the group meeting tonight?
   M: Sorry. I have another appointment tonight.
   Q: What can we learn from the man?
   A. He can go to the group meeting tonight.
   B. He doesn’t like the appointment with her.
   C. He remembered he had to go to the group meeting.
   D. He has to go somewhere else.