引 申 題
　　在英語口語當中也有類似與咱們漢語的成語、諺語和習慣短語，往往也出現(xiàn)在英語四級聽力考試里面，考生需在平時英語學(xué)習過程中積累一些英語諺語和習慣短語，對西方文化、風俗要有一定的了解，做好充分的準備，這類題就好搞定了。
　　英語口語中經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)的諺語和習慣短語：
　　Wild horse couldn’t keep me away. 野馬也擋不住我——非去不可。
　　I’m counting the days. 我在數(shù)著天數(shù)——急迫希望。
　　The last thing in the world. 這是世上最后一件要做的事——不愿意。
　　Day in and day out. 早出晚歸——很忙。
　　Give me a hand. 幫我一個忙。
　　【例1】 2000.6
　　M: Prof. Kennedy has been very busy this semester. As far as I know, he works until midnight every day.
　　W: I wouldn’t have troubled him so much if I had known he was so busy.
　　Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
　　A) The woman has trouble getting along with the professor.
　　B) The woman regrets having taken up much of the professor’s time.
　　C) The woman knows the professor has been busy.
　　D) The woman knows the professor has run into trouble.
　　【預(yù)測】 四個選項都是在描述woman，所以女士的話很關(guān)鍵。注意聽辨。
　　【解析】 男士說教授很忙，女士沒有直接回答，而是說早知道就不麻煩他了，言下之意，就是不應(yīng)該去打擾他，所以選B。其他選項都不符。
　　【例2】 1996.1
　　W: Weren’t you nervous when the professor called on you in the class?
　　M: I’d say I was shaking all over.
　　Q: How did the man feel when he was called on?
　　A) Worried and frightened. B) Very relaxed.
　　C) Quite unhappy. D) Angry with the professor.
　　【預(yù)測】 從D選項中透露出的關(guān)鍵詞professor說明該題有可能是學(xué)校上課的場景，注意回憶該場景的單詞。
　　【解析】 女士問男士當被教授點名時是否緊張，男士未做正面回答，而是說聽說被叫到時在發(fā)抖，言下之意，就是緊張和害怕，故選A。
　　1. A) Help the man.
　　B) Talk to Mr. Miller.
　　C) Go home.
　　D) Type some letters.
　　2. A) He doesn’t like rock ’n roll.
　　B) He likes rock ’n roll only.
　　C) He is not sure whether he likes rock ’n roll.
　　D) It’s a long way to get to the record store.
　　3. A) Jack doesn’t like his job now.
　　B) Jack keeps extremely busy now.
　　C) Jack works hard.
　　D) Jack doesn’t want chang his job right now.
　　4. A) He’s been in the program for several days.
　　B) He is working hard on the program.
　　C) He works only during the day.
　　D) He will probably never finish.
　　5. A) To save money for a long time.
　　B) To buy a new car.
　　C) To purchase a used car.
　　D) To get a second car.
　　6. A) He went mountain climbing last year.
　　B) He’s always wanted to climb that mountain.
　　C) This is the last time that he will climb a mountain.
　　D) He definitely does not want to go.
　　7. A) She doesn’t care how the movie ended.
　　B) She would rather see a horror film.
　　C) She generally dislikes that type of movie.
　　D) She wasn’t really very frightened.
　　8. A) She’s spending time going over her accounts.
　　B) She’s going home for only a few days.
　　C) She’s excited about going home.
　　D) She’s counting the number of the vacation days.
　　9. A) To buy more presents.
　　B) To drive the woman to the store.
　　C) To pay for the presents.
　　D) To return the presents to the store.
　　10. A) He had been kept away by a wild horse.
　　B) He wouldn’t come because he had to repair his house.
　　C) Nothing could prevent him from coming.
　　D) He had been kept out of the house for some time.
　　1. 【選D】原文重現(xiàn)
　　M: If you give me a hand, I can get this work done in about 30 minutes.
　　W: I would, but Mr. Miller told me to type these letters before I go home.
　　Q: What’s the woman going to do?
　　2. 【選A】原文重現(xiàn)
　　W: You are not much of a rock and roll fan, are you?
　　M: It’s far from being my favorite kind of music. That’s for sure.
　　Q: What does the man imply?
　　3. 【選A】原文重現(xiàn)
　　W: How does Jack like his new job?
　　M: He’s taking one day at a time.
　　Q: What does the man suggest?
　　聽力詞匯擴展：
　　take one day at a time 做一天和尚撞一天鐘
　　4. 【選B】原文重現(xiàn)
　　M: When is Jack going to finish writing that program?
　　W: I don’t know. He’s been working on it day in and day out.
　　Q: What does the woman say about Jack?
　　聽力詞匯擴展：
　　work on 從事于（某工作） work off 排除；清理；賣掉
　　work out 算出；制訂出 work up 逐步引起；激起；整理
　　5. 【選B】原文重現(xiàn)
　　W: I can’t decide whether to buy a new car or try to find a second-hand one.
　　M: If you buy a new one, you’ll probably save money in the long run.
　　Q: What does the man suggest to the woman?
　　6. 【選D】原文重現(xiàn)
　　W: Would you like to go mountain climbing with us?
　　M: That’s the last thing in the world that I’d ever want to do.
　　Q: What does the man mean?
　　7. 【選C】原文重現(xiàn)
　　M: I’m not surprised you didn’t like that movie. I found it really frightening myself.
　　W: I don’t care much for horror movies as a rule.
　　Q: What does the woman mean?
　　8. 【選C】原文重現(xiàn)
　　M: Is your roommate looking forward to going home for the summer?
　　W: She’s counting the days.
　　Q: What can be inferred about the woman’s roommate?
　　聽力詞匯擴展：
　　look forward to 盼望，期待；預(yù)期 look for 尋找
　　look after 照看，照顧 look down upon 蔑視，看不起
　　9. 【選D】原文重現(xiàn)
　　W: I’m afraid I paid too much for these presents, but I just can’t stand the thought of driving all the way back to the store to return them.
　　M: Well, I’ll be glad to take care of that a little later on.
　　Q: What is the man going to do?
　　聽力詞匯擴展：
　　take care of 照顧；保管 take for 認為，以為；誤認為
　　take it easy 別著急；別緊張
　　10. 【選C】原文重現(xiàn)
　　W: Hello, Henry, I was afraid you weren’t coming.
　　M: Wild horses couldn’t keep me away. Has everybody come?
　　Q: What is implied in Henry’s response?