2014年3月全国英语等级考试第二级试题,原文解析及答案

2014年3月全国英语等级考试第二级（公共英语PETS-2）笔试-听力理解答案1-5

1-5CBCAB 6-10CBABC 11-15 ACABC 16-20 AAABC 【听力原文及译文】

Text 1

W: Oh, what a pretty dress! My daughter would love it. But it seems a bit too large. Do you have a smaller size?

裙子好漂亮!我女儿会喜欢的。但是它看起来有点儿大，你们有小一点儿的么?

M: Sorry, this is the only one left. But don’t worry. Children grow fast.

不好意思，这是唯一剩下的一条，但是别担心，小孩儿长得快。

W: Yes, that’s true. I’ll take it.

哦，确实是，那我买了。(此处，take=buy)

Text 2

W: These DVDs will be due back on Thursday, the 7th.

这些DVD在周四也就是7号以前要还回来。(due adj. 到期的，应付的)

M: How much more should we pay to keep them another week?

再续借一周要付多少钱?

Text 3

M: What did you think of Dana’s speech today?

你认为Dana今天的演讲如何?

W: Well, she must have spent a lot time preparing it. I can’t believe I can sit for that long without feeling bored.

呃，她一定花了很长时间来准备。我不敢相信我竟然在那儿坐了那么长时间还没觉得厌烦。(spend time/money doing something花费时间/金钱来做某事)

Text 4

W: Could you help us carry these boxes, sir?

先生，您能帮我们搬箱子么?

M: Oh, I would like to help yo u, but I’ve got a pain in my back.

我也想帮你们，但是我背疼。

Text 5

W: I wonder if Simon would be here by 8:00. He’s supposed to be.

不知道Simon能不能8点到这儿，他本应该到的。

【拓展：I wonder if ... : 我想知道是否…;be supposed to do sth. = should do sth. 应该……】

M: His wife said he left at 7:30, so he should be here by 8:10 at the latest.

他的妻子说他七点半离开的，那么他最晚应该8:10到这儿的。(at the latest：最迟) Text 6

M: Are you free on the weekend?

你周末有空么?

W: I haven’t got any plans yet, why?

我目前还没什么计划，怎么了?

M: There is an exhibition of Chinese paintings at the public library. Would you like to go with me?

在公共图书馆有个国画的展览，你愿意和我一起去么?

W: I’d love to, but when?

我愿意，但是什么时间?

M: How about Saturday morning? It’s cooler in the morning and maybe less crowded.

周六早上怎么样?早上凉爽些，人或许也不那么挤。

【拓展：How about ... ……怎么样?一般是用来建议的;注意该句中还有比较级的形式：adj.+-er或是less/more +adj.】

W: I’m afraid I can not get up early on weekends. I’d prefer Saturday afternoon. Believe me there won’t be too many people.

我怕是周末不能早起。我更愿意周六下午。相信我不会有太多人的。

M: So, shall we meet at 2:00, Saturday afternoon?

那么，我们在周六下午两点间?

W: OK, that would be great. I’ll be waiting for you at my home.

好极了，我在家等你。

Text 7

W: Did you have a busy week?

你周末很忙么?

M: Emm, well, no. I mean I didn’t do a lot, but I bought a computer.

呃，没有啦，我的意思是没做啥事儿，但是我买了台电脑。

W: You did? Thank godness. Now you don’t need to borrow mine. You had it for two weeks last time.

你么?天哪，现在你不用借我的了，你上次用了两周。

M: Yeah, so sorry about that. I wrote my history paper on it. Thanks again, by the way.

是的呃，实在是不好意思啊，我在上面写历史论文。顺便再次感谢啊。

W: Sure, no problem. So how do you like your computer?

没关系。你的新电脑怎么样?(how do you like ...? 询问某人对某物的印象或看法) M: Oh, it’s really cool. I use it everyday.

很酷，我天天用它。

W: Really? Are you using it for class? I mean you’re working on the paper now, right?

真的?你用于学习么?我意思是你现在在整论文，是吧?

M: Emm, yeah, yeah, but I don’t use it for class.

呃。是的，但是我学习上不用。

W: So what do you use it for?

那你用它来干嘛?(use sth. for (doing) sth.用某物来干……，for表示用途)

M: Emm, actually, I just watch DVDs on it all week.

呃，事实上，我一整个星期只是在电脑上看DVD。

Text 8

W: Tom, as the manager of a company selling green products, you are now quite a successful businessman. When did you know you wanted to have your own company?

Tom，作为一家销售绿色产品的公司经理，你现在是一个相当成功的商人。你什么时候想要拥有自己的公司?

M: My family left Budapest in 1986 and settled in Canada where a lot of my friends' parents were highly successful businessmen. It seems so cool, so in high school,