17.
　　M: I heard the recent sculpture exhibit was kind of disappointing.
　　W: That’s right. I guess a lot of other people feel the way I do about modern art.
　　Q: What does the woman mean?
　　答案：Many people do not appreciate modern art.
　　【解析】此題為簡(jiǎn)單的推理題。只要考生能理解女士的回答“我猜許多其他人對(duì)現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)和我的感覺(jué)是一樣的。”，即可選出答案，而且答句中沒(méi)有一個(gè)生難單詞。sculpture exhibit：雕塑展。
　　18.
　　M: Bob is running for chairman of the student union. Would you vote for him?
　　W: Oh, I can’t decide right now because I have to find out more about the other candidates.
　　Q: What does the woman mean?
　　答案：Bob cannot count on her vote.
　　【解析】此題為推理題。這位女士回答說(shuō)她現(xiàn)在還沒(méi)決定選誰(shuí)，因?yàn)樗�還要看看其他候選人的資料和表現(xiàn)，由此可推斷出，Bob不能依賴這位女士的選票。run for：競(jìng)選；chairman of the student union：學(xué)生會(huì)主席；vote for：投票贊成。
　　Conversation One
　　W: I don’t know what to do. I can’t seem to get anyone in the hospital to listen to my complaints and this outdated equipment is dangerous. Just look at it.
　　M: Hmm, uh, are you trying to say that it presents a health hazard?
　　W: Yes, I am. The head technician in the lab tried to persuade the hospital administration to replace it, but they are trying to cut costs.
　　M: You are pregnant, aren’t you?
　　W: Yes, I am. I made an effort to get my supervisor to transfer me to another department, but he urged me not to complain too loudly. Because the administration is more likely to replace me than an X-ray equipment, I’m afraid to refuse to work. But I’m more afraid to expose my unborn child to the radiation.
　　M: I see what you mean. Well, as your union representative, I have to warn you that it would take quite a while to force management to replace the old machines and attempt to get you transferred may or may not be successful.
　　W: Oh, what am I supposed to do then?
　　M: Workers have the legal right to refuse certain unsafe work assignments under two federal laws, the Occupation or Safety and Health Act and the National Labor Relations Act. But the requirements of either of the Acts may be difficult to meet.
　　W: Do you think I have a good case?
　　M: If you do lose your job, the union will fight to get it back for you along with back pay, your lost income. But you have to be prepared for a long wait, maybe after two years.
　　Q19. What does the woman complain about?
　　Q20. What has the woman asked her supervisor to do?
　　Q21. What does the man say about the two federal laws?
　　Q22. What will the union do if the woman loses her job?
　　【答案】
　　19. The health hazard at her work place.
　　20. Transfer her to another department.
　　21. Their requirements may be difficult to meet.
　　22. Try to help her to get it back.
　　點(diǎn)評(píng)：
　　本篇長(zhǎng)對(duì)話是關(guān)于一名懷孕的員工就工作中的輻射傷害向工會(huì)投訴。對(duì)話一開(kāi)篇女士先抱怨自己工作的醫(yī)院無(wú)人聽(tīng)她申訴有關(guān)機(jī)器已過(guò)時(shí)，會(huì)造成身體傷害的問(wèn)題，因?yàn)獒t(yī)院想要降低成本。然后她提到自己有向主管提出轉(zhuǎn)調(diào)部門的要求，然而遭到拒絕。主管還告誡她，醫(yī)院寧愿換掉她，讓他人工作，也不會(huì)更換機(jī)器。于是工會(huì)代表告訴她轉(zhuǎn)調(diào)部門確實(shí)可能不會(huì)成功。同時(shí)要想利用目前的法案來(lái)解決這一問(wèn)題，也會(huì)很難實(shí)現(xiàn)。最后指出，除非她真正丟失工作，工會(huì)才能拿起法律武器幫她討薪。
　　本對(duì)話考生雖然對(duì)輻射造成身體傷害的話題并不陌生，但整個(gè)對(duì)話中部分單詞可能還是會(huì)造成不少聽(tīng)力困擾。比如：health hazard（健康傷害）中的hazard；X-ray equipment（X光儀器）中的X-ray和兩大法案的名稱雖不難，但也容易混淆大家的視聽(tīng)，而誤抓重點(diǎn)。