11. M: Today is a bad day for me; I fell off a step and twisted my ankle.
W: Don’t worry, usually ankle injuries heal quickly if you stop regular activity for a while.
Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?
12. W: May I see your ticket please? I think you are sitting in my seat.
M: Oh, you are right. My seat is in the balcony. I’m terribly sorry.
Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?
13. W: Did you hear Mr. Smith died in his sleep last night?
M: Yes, it’s very sad. Please let everybody know that whoever wants to, may attend the funeral.
Q: What are the speakers talking about?
14. M: Have you taken Professor Young’s exam before? I’m kind of nervous.
W: Yes, just concentrate on the important ideas she’s talked about in class and ignore the details.
Q: How does the woman suggest the man prepare for Professor Young’s exam?
15. W: I’m so sorry sir, and you’ll let me pay to have your jacket cleaned, won’t you?
M: That’s all right, it could happen to anyone. And I’m sure that coffee doesn’t leave lasting marks on clothing.
Q: What can we infer from the conversation?
16. W: Have you seen the movie the departed? The plot was so complicated that I really got lost.
M: Yeah, I felt the same, but after I saw it a second time, I could put all the pieces together.
Q: How did the two speakers find the movie?
17. M: I’m really surprised you got an “A” on the test. You didn’t seem to have done a lot of reading.
W: Now you know why I never missed a lecture.
Q: What contributes to the woman’s high score?
18. W: Have you heard about a new digital television system? It lets people get about 500 channels.
M: Yeah, but I doubt they’ll have anything different from what we watch now.
Q: What does the man mean?
此次短對話部分還是沿襲了近兩年的考點，即：考察學生對日常對話的理解，需要考生在短時間內聽懂關鍵信息作出反應，難度與往年相當。具體說來，此次四級考題中的8個短對話有以下特點：
1場景分配來說，涉及學校學習話題的只有兩個題目，即14、17題；其余六個題目全都是生活場景話題。幾乎每個題目都有出現我們昂立曾經課上給大家講解過的聽力場景核心詞匯。
2 題目類型也都是歷年出現過的，例如11、14就是給對方提供建議的題目；16、18題都是先有鋪墊后有轉折的題目。
3 語音面貌基本上沒有改變，由于連讀、失爆表現較不明顯，因此難度不是很大。
4 此次考試中出現一個新的話題，即13題涉及了一個人的去世并且談到了葬禮。這個話題我們以前沒有談到過，可能讓很多考生始料不及。 |
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