MAN: Good morning, please take a seat. How can I help you? WOMAN: Well. I'm thinking of buying a new car and I'd like some advice. MAN: Sure, yes. Had you got any particular make in mind? WOMAN: I'm interested in a Lida【Example】 - I've had one before and liked it. But I haven't really made up my mind. MAN: Sure. We've got various models. Umm, right. What about the engine size? Any ideas? WOMAN: The one I've got at the moment’s a 1.2 litre engine but I find it a bit slow on long journeys. I'd like a bit more power this time … a 1.4【Q1】 should do, I don't think I need a 1.6 or anything. MAN: Right. Well, I think the model you're looking at is the Max. Here's a picture. WOMAN: Oh, yes... have you got one in? MAN: Yes. I'll take you to have a look at it in a minute. I'll just get a few more details. Er. Is there anything else to do with the engine? What kind of gear change do you want? I presume you'd want a manual. WOMAN: I'd want automatic【Q2】 - I've never driven a car with Manual gears. MAN: Right. Well now, here's the colour chart for the Max. Have you given that any thought? This blue's very popular at the moment. WOMAN: Yes, it is nice, I like blue. What's it called? ‘Royal’? MAN: Yes. WOMAN: But actually, I think I prefer this lighter shade here - 'Sky'.【Q3】 MAN: Yes, that's popular too. WOMAN: I think I'll go for that. MAN: You might have to wait a week or so for that colour, but I assume that'd be OK? WOMAN: Oh yes, fine. MAN: Well, we can go outside and you can have a good look at one, and perhaps take it out. But first, can I just ask you about finance. The cash price is going to be somewhere in the region of seven and a half thousand. How would you like to pay? Are you in a position to pay cash, or would you need credit? WOMAN: I'd like credit【Q4】 provided the terms are reasonable. MAN: Well you can discuss that with my colleague in a moment. we have various arrangements. And would you be interested in us taking your present car as part exchange? WOMAN: Yes. MAN: OK, fine. So I'll just need some details from you and then we can do a valuation ... Is that OK? WOMAN: Fine, yes.
MAN: Could I have your full name? WOMAN: Wendy Harries, that's H-A-double R-I-E-S【Q5】. MAN: And is that Mr... Miss ... Ms ... ? WOMAN: It's Doctor,【Q6】 actually. MAN: Oh, right. And your address? WOMAN: 20 Green Banks. MAN: Is that 'Green' spelled as in the colour? WOMAN: Yes, that's right. MAN: OK. WOMAN: Alton. MAN: Is that O-L-T-O-N?【Q7】 WOMAN: Not quite, it begins with an A, not an O. MAN: Oh yes, that's in Hampshire isn't it? WOMAN: That's right. MAN: And do you know your postcode? WOMAN: Yes. It's GU89EW MAN: Do you have a daytime phone number? WOMAN: Well, I work at the hospital but it's a bit difficult to get hold of me. I can give you a number just for messages【Q8】, and then I'll get back to you when I can. Is that OK? MAN: That's fine. WOMAN: It's O-7-9-8-2-5-7-6-4-3. MAN: Fine. And about the car you have now, what make is it? WOMAN: It's a Conti. MAN: Do you knew the year or the model name? WOMAN: I think it's 1996, and it's called a Lion【Q9】 - like the animal. MAN: Then it must be 1994, because they brought out the Fox after that. WOMAN: Oh right, yes. MAN: Mileage Roughly? WOMAN: I'm not sure. I know it's less than seventy thousand. MAN: OK. What colour is it? WOMAN: It's grey, metallic grey. MAN: Right, and one last thing - what sort of condition would you say it's in? WOMAN: I'd probably describe it as reasonable【Q10】. Do you need to see it? It’s parked outside. MAN: Not at the moment, no. Perhaps you could call in one day next week ...
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这道填空题考查考生对细节的把握与辨别能力。当考生听到售车人员问到 engine size 的时候都会留意具体的数字。但购车人的回答中出现了三个不同却又相互关联的回答，这就需要考生细心甄别。1.2 liters 是购车人以前的 engine size，1.6 liters 又太大，所以只有 a 1.4 适合（should do）。另外，填空时还需要注意两点：1）liters 与 litres 两种拼写均可；2）注意 liters 是复数，虽然原文中是单数，但那是作状语修饰 engine，liter 作为量词时是可数的。
此题较为简单，考生只需清楚汽车自动档（automatic）与手动档（manual）的拼写与区别即可正确填出空白，因为购车人说得很明白：I’d want automatic。
在谈到车的颜色及付款方式时，购车人都清楚地表明了自己的态度 ：I think I’ll go for that (Sky)，以及 I’d like credit provided the terms are reasonable。需要注意的是 ：1）购车人对售车人提出的两种颜 色——Royal 和 Sky——表示了兴趣，但更倾向于后者，考生要对其态度准确把握 ；2）Sky blue 要比 Royalblue 颜色更轻一点，所以空白 3 也可填上文章中出现过的 light 一词。
在谈到车的颜色及付款方式时，购车人都清楚地表明了自己的态度 ：I think I’ll go for that (Sky)，以及 I’d like credit provided the terms are reasonable。需要注意的是 ：1）购车人对售车人提出的两种颜 色——Royal 和 Sky——表示了兴趣，但更倾向于后者，考生要对其态度准确把握 ；2）Sky blue 要比 Royalblue 颜色更轻一点，所以空白 3 也可填上文章中出现过的 light 一词。
第 5 题与下面的第 7 题一样，难度不大，但需考生细心听写。要注意西方人念字母或数字时出现的 double 一词。正如上面“交际与语言表达”第 10 项所说的，空白 6 应该填上 Doctor，或者其缩写形 式 Dr.。
第 5 题与下面的第 7 题一样，难度不大，但需考生细心听写。要注意西方人念字母或数字时出现的 double 一词。正如上面“交际与语言表达”第 10 项所说的，空白 6 应该填上 Doctor，或者其缩写形 式 Dr.。
本题不难，只是稍微拐了一个弯，这也提醒考生注意西方人姓名拼写“音同字不同”的现象。售车人拼错名字时，购车人及时更正过来。考生答题时要注意名字拼写的细节。
购车人在提供电话号码之前，已经给出一个前提条件，即 ：I can give you a number just for messages， 这里的 just 等同于题干出现的 only，考生只需把握住这一点，了解 message 的意思是“信息，留言” 就能填对。但需要注意的是，这里的 messages 是复数形式，所以考生在答题时，一定要注意名词的单复数问题。
购车人在说出她正在使用的车的名称时，特地在 lion 后面加了一句注释 ：like the animal，所以考生应该能轻松填对空白；如果考生清楚 describe sb. /sth. as…（将某人 / 某物形容为）的用法，那么第 10 题也就迎刃而解了。
购车人在说出她正在使用的车的名称时，特地在 lion 后面加了一句注释 ：like the animal，所以考生应该能轻松填对空白；如果考生清楚 describe sb. /sth. as…（将某人 / 某物形容为）的用法，那么第 10 题也就迎刃而解了。