Question 1

　　M: After high school, I’d like to go to college and major in business administration.

　　W: But I’d rather spend my college days finding out how children learn.

　　Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

　　Question 2

　　W: Is everything ready for the conference?

　　M: The only thing left to do is set up the microphones and speakers. They'll be here in a few minutes.

　　Q: What preparations have yet to be made?

　　Question 3

　　W: Is it almost time to go home now? I'm so tired. I can hardly see straight.

　　M: Just a few more minutes, then we can go.

　　Q: What is the woman’s problem?

　　Question 4

　　W: I'm not sure what I’m in a mood for. Ice-cream or sandwiches? They are both really good here.

　　M: The movie starts in an hour. And we still have to get there and park. So just make a decision.

　　Q: What does the man mean?

　　Question 5

　　W: Tom said he would come to repair our solar heater when he has time.

　　M: He often says he is willing to help, but he never seems to have time.

　　Q: What does the man imply about Tom?

　　Question 6

　　W: So you know that Sam turns down the job offered by the travel agency.

　　M: Yes. The hours were convenient. But if he had accepted it, he wouldn’t be able to make ends meet.

　　Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

　　Question 7

　　M: Could you tell me a bit about the business your company is doing?

　　W: We mainly deal with large volume buyers from western countries and our products have been well received.

　　Q: What business is the woman’s company doing?

　　Question 8

　　W: Yesterday I made reservations for my trip to Miami next month.

　　M: You must really be looking forward to it. You haven’t had any time off for at least two years.

　　Q: What is the woman going to do?

　　【答案】

　　1.D The woman is going to major in child education.

　　2.B The sound equipment has to be set up.

　　3.A She is exhausted.

　　4.C The woman should order her food quickly.

　　5. B He doesn’t keep his promises.

　　6.C The pay offer by the travel agency is too low.

　　7.A International trade.

　　8.D Take a vacation.

　　【点评】

　　本次四级短对话无论从对话内容还是从题目本身来看，整体难度相对简单，和往年该部分相类似，话题覆盖日常生活（生活琐事、看电影、旅游等）、校园生活、商务工作（会议、求职等）。例如，对话2、6、7均涉及商务工作话题；对话3、4、5、8均涉及日常生活话题；对话1则为校园生活话题。主要考查事实细节和推理判断，其中，事实细节题比重相对较大，这对于广大考生来说是有利的。主要难词生词有：solar heater“太阳能热水器”，travel agency“旅行社”，make ends meet“收支相抵”，make reservations for“预订，预约”，what I'm in a mood for“我想吃什么”等，理解好生难单词对整个听力内容的把握大有裨益，所以考生平时应多积累一些词汇和常用表达。