1. W: Professor Smith seems to be very proud because all the members in the group pull their weight.
M: It’s not easy to do so.
Q: What do we learn from this dialogue?
A. Professor Smith is very stern with his employees.
B. Professor Smith works very hard himself.
C. Everyone in the group works very hard.
D. Everyone in the group likes Professor Smith.
2. W: You’ve got a new camera. It looks good and must be very expensive.
M: It is good. But I got it for next to nothing.
Q: What does the man mean about his camera?
A. He got the camera at a very low price. B. The camera is very expensive.
C. The camera is worth nothing. D. He does not like the camera.
3. W: Dave told me he had had 10 papers published this year. Is that true?
M: You have to take what Dave says with a grain of salt.
Q: What does the man imply?
A. The woman shouldn’t believe everything Dave tells her.
B. The woman shouldn’t let Dave get the best of her.
C. Dave is not serious with the woman.
D. Dave is always true to his words.
4. M: I had a quarrel with Mary. She said that she hated me coming back home late.
W: You need to put your cards on the table.
Q: What does the woman mean?
A. The man shouldn’t quarrel with Mary.
B. The man should go home earlier.
C. The man shouldn’t play cards in the evening.
D. The man should talk about the problem openly.
5. M: What shall we take for the trip?
W: We’d better take the bare necessities.
Q: What does the woman suggest?
A. They should take as little as possible. B. They should take their daily necessities.
C. They should take as much as they can. D. They should take nothing with them.
解析
1. C。女士:史密斯教授看起來很驕傲,因為他那一組的所有成員都盡職盡責。
男士:做到這一點很不簡單啊。
pull their weight 干好本分工作, 盡職盡責。
2. A。女士:你買了新相機,看起來很不錯,一定很貴吧。
男士:是很不錯。不過我沒花多少錢。
get it for next to nothing 意思是便宜的幾乎沒花什么錢,next to nothing 幾乎沒有。
3. A。女士:大衛告訴我今年他發表論了10篇論文,是真的嗎?
男士:你不要總是相信他的話。
“ Take something with a grain of salt” 是“對某事有保留、持懷疑態度”的意思。
4. D。男士:我和瑪麗吵架了,她說她討厭我回家很晚。
女士:你需要和它開誠布公的談一談。
put one’s cards on the table: 攤牌
5. B。男士:我們旅行該帶點什么東西?
女士:我們最好帶點生活必需品。
bare necessities: 基本生活必需品
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