Conversation One
M: Excuse me. Are you going to buy concert tickets?
W: Yes, I am. So are all these people in front of me.
M: Have you been here long?
W: About 45 minutes. I’ve moved forward a total of about 3 feet in that time.
M: You are kidding.
W: Not at all. There was a couple up ahead of me who got so disgusted and they finally gave up and left. They said they’d been waiting for more than an hour.
M: Terrific. Does anyone know what’s causing the delay?
W: If so, no one has let us know. It could be that there aren’t enough people selling tickets this afternoon. Or maybe their computer is down. I’m sure the concert hasn’t been cancelled.
M: I just hope they don’t run out of tickets before I get up there.
W: That really would be annoying, wouldn’t it?
M: I guess I should have come before lunch. Or has it been like this all day?
W: Apparently it has. In fact, before I came I tried calling to charge my tickets over the phone, just to avoid this long wait. But they are not taking phone orders, or checks, or credit cards. It’s cash or nothing, and you have to come in person.
M: Well, there are two more hours before the tickets office closes. Tickets for a good concert are worth waiting for. So I think I’ll just make myself comfortable.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
19. What do we learn about the woman’s opinion about what’s happening?
【解析】選[D]。選項(xiàng)表明本題很可能考查女士對(duì)purchase的看法，[C]與此關(guān)系不大，很可能不是答案，故可初步排除。從對(duì)話中的buy concert tickets和all these people in front of me可以判斷女士是在排隊(duì)買(mǎi)票。女士說(shuō)自己等了45 minutes，之后又補(bǔ)充說(shuō)a couple ... finally gave up and left，這些都說(shuō)明她為了買(mǎi)到tickets而情愿等候。選項(xiàng)[D] ...resigned to the situation“順從了這種情形”符合題干要求及對(duì)話中所描述的事實(shí)。
20. How are people expected to purchase their tickets?
【解析】選[C]。預(yù)覽選項(xiàng)可知此題考查的是付款方式。女士最后說(shuō)，they are not taking phone orders, or checks, or credit cards. It’s cash or nothing, ...。這就說(shuō)明付款時(shí)除了cash“現(xiàn)金”，其他方式都不行，因此選[C]。選項(xiàng)[B]中的charge ...to one’s account意為“把…記在某人賬上，賒購(gòu)”。
M: Excuse me. Are you going to buy concert tickets?
W: Yes, I am. So are all these people in front of me.
M: Have you been here long?
W: About 45 minutes. I’ve moved forward a total of about 3 feet in that time.
M: You are kidding.
W: Not at all. There was a couple up ahead of me who got so disgusted and they finally gave up and left. They said they’d been waiting for more than an hour.
M: Terrific. Does anyone know what’s causing the delay?
W: If so, no one has let us know. It could be that there aren’t enough people selling tickets this afternoon. Or maybe their computer is down. I’m sure the concert hasn’t been cancelled.
M: I just hope they don’t run out of tickets before I get up there.
W: That really would be annoying, wouldn’t it?
M: I guess I should have come before lunch. Or has it been like this all day?
W: Apparently it has. In fact, before I came I tried calling to charge my tickets over the phone, just to avoid this long wait. But they are not taking phone orders, or checks, or credit cards. It’s cash or nothing, and you have to come in person.
M: Well, there are two more hours before the tickets office closes. Tickets for a good concert are worth waiting for. So I think I’ll just make myself comfortable.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
19. What do we learn about the woman’s opinion about what’s happening?
【解析】選[D]。選項(xiàng)表明本題很可能考查女士對(duì)purchase的看法，[C]與此關(guān)系不大，很可能不是答案，故可初步排除。從對(duì)話中的buy concert tickets和all these people in front of me可以判斷女士是在排隊(duì)買(mǎi)票。女士說(shuō)自己等了45 minutes，之后又補(bǔ)充說(shuō)a couple ... finally gave up and left，這些都說(shuō)明她為了買(mǎi)到tickets而情愿等候。選項(xiàng)[D] ...resigned to the situation“順從了這種情形”符合題干要求及對(duì)話中所描述的事實(shí)。
20. How are people expected to purchase their tickets?
【解析】選[C]。預(yù)覽選項(xiàng)可知此題考查的是付款方式。女士最后說(shuō)，they are not taking phone orders, or checks, or credit cards. It’s cash or nothing, ...。這就說(shuō)明付款時(shí)除了cash“現(xiàn)金”，其他方式都不行，因此選[C]。選項(xiàng)[B]中的charge ...to one’s account意為“把…記在某人賬上，賒購(gòu)”。