听力试题

Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.

Now，listen to the conversation.

8. What is the woman's attitude toward the International Talent Show?

A. Positive.

B. Negative.

C. Neutral

D. Skeptical.

9. According to the man, how do they arrange the housework?

A. Each of them cooks about once a week.

B. Each of them cleans up twice a week.

C. They write a list of chores they like to do.

D. They choose their housework on a chore list.

10. What is the actual reason the man lives in ISA?

A. It costs about half what it did to live in the dorm.

B. It doesn't take a lot of time to take care of the house and cook meals.

C. He really has a lot of fun living there with friends.

D. He thinks it's a great experience living with people worldwide.

答案详解

【听力答案】

8.B 9.D 10.D

【听力原文】

Conversation 3

M: I didn't see you at the International Talent Show.

W:（8）No time for that kind of thing.（没时间管那些事情，反映出女士消极的态度。）

M: You mean you don't belong to the ISA?

W: The ISA?

M: International Student Association.

W: Oh, no. I don't belong to any clubs.

M: But this isn't like a regular club.

W: How so?

M: Well, we have a house. You know, the brick house on fraternal row.

W: You live there, right?

M: Yeah. I moved in last year. It's really inexpensive because we take care of the house ourselves and we cook our own meals.

W: That sounds like it would take a lot of time.

M: Not really.（9）There's a list of chores posted every week, and you can choose something you like to do.（家务活的安排：从家务清单上选择自己喜欢的工作。）

W: But you have to cook too, right?

M: Okay，it's like this: twenty of us .live there so every night two of the guys cook and two of the guys clean up, so you only have to cook about once a week and clean up once.

W: That sounds good.

M: And it costs about half what it did to live in the dorm.（10）But really. I'm doing it because it's a great experience living with people from so many different countries.（居住在 ISA 真正的原因：和世界各地的朋友一起居住的经历。）

W: I wish I had time to do it. It really sounds interesting.

【核心词汇】

association n.协会，社团

chore n.家务；杂事

clean up 打扫干净；整理

talent show 才艺表演