Conversation 1（第一套）音频、真题、答案、听力原文、答案解析、参考译文
【音频】
【真题】
Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
8.
A) Why the man is so anxious to buy a new phone.
B) How the man could possibly afford a new phone.
C) How the man got into the habit of being wasteful.
D) Why the man is so fond of using his credit card.
9.
A) It is not in fashion any more.
B) It goes out of order frequently.
C) It is not as fancy as his colleagues’.
D) It lacks functions office work requires.
10.
A) It enables him to buy a new phone at a more favorable price.
B) It is a special offer to recent college graduates working in office.
C) It is available to office workers who have a good enough credit score.
D) It allows him to borrow money without paying interest for six months.
11.
A) She borrowed money to pay her debt.
B) She developed a habit of overspending.
C) She enjoys buying a lot of fancy things.
D) She regrets ignoring the woman’s advice.
【答案】
8. B) How the man could possibly afford a new phone.
9. C) It is not as fancy as his colleagues’.
10. D) It allows him to borrow money without paying interest for six months.
11. B) She developed a habit of overspending.
【听力原文】
Conversation 1
M: I’m going to the city centre to buy a new phone today.
W: Didn’t you buy a new phone just two months ago?
M: It was three months ago, and I already know what you’re going to say. You’re thinking I shouldn’t replace my phone this soon.
W: No, [8] actually, I was wondering how you could possibly afford a new phone. But now that you mention it, I do think getting another phone so soon is wasteful, regardless of the cost.
M: Maybe you’re right, [9] but the thing is, everyone at the office has a nice, expensive phone, and I’m a little embarrassed by mine.I just got a credit card, so I thought I might as well buy a new phone.
W: I don’t think buying a phone on credit is a good idea. Look, you’ve only been working for five months now. People understand that you are a recent graduate, and I doubt anyone cares about your phone other than yourself.
M: Maybe you’re right, [10] but the credit card has a very good special offer, where I don’t pay any interest for six months.I’ll be able to pay for the phone well before that period is over.
W: I still think it’s a bad idea to use a credit card for something you don’t need. [11] One of my colleagues bought a lot of things on credit during her first year of work, and it became a bad habit, and she accumulated a lot of debt.
M: Well, I can see how that might happen to someone, and I’m sure she regrets it, but I know it won’t happen to me.
【答案解析】
8. What does the woman say she was actually wondering about?
女士说她实际上在好奇什么？
答案：B) How the man could possibly afford a new phone.
男士怎么可能买得起一部新手机。
解析：
在对话开头，男士以为女士要说他不应该这么快换手机，但是女士说：“actually, I was wondering how you could possibly afford a new phone.”实际上，我在想你怎么可能买得起一部新手机。由此可知，选项B为正确答案。
干扰项分析：
A) Why the man is so anxious to buy a new phone.
为何男士如此急切地想买一部新手机。
这是男士自己以为女士要说的内容，并非女士实际想说的。故排除。
C) How the man got into the habit of being wasteful.
男士如何养成了浪费的习惯。
对话中女士确实提到这么快换手机是浪费，但并未好奇男士如何养成浪费习惯。故排除。
D) Why the man is so fond of using his credit card.
为何男士如此喜欢使用他的信用卡。
这是对话后面才提到的内容，并非女士一开始好奇的。故排除。
9. Why is the man a little embarrassed by the phone he’s using now?
为什么男士对自己现在用的手机有点难为情？
答案：C) It is not as fancy as his colleagues’.
它不像同事们的手机那样高档/昂贵。
解析：
在对话中，男士提到：“everyone at the office has a nice, expensive phone, and I’m a little embarrassed by mine.”办公室里每个人都有一部很不错、价格昂贵的手机，我对自己的手机有点难为情。由此可知，男士认为自己的手机比不上同事们的手机，没有同事们的手机那么好、那么贵，所以答案是C项。
干扰项分析：
A) It is not in fashion any more.
它已经不再流行了。
对话中未提及手机是否流行。故排除。
B) It goes out of order frequently.
它经常出故障。
对话中未提及手机有故障。故排除。
D) It lacks functions office work requires.
它缺少办公所需的功能。
对话中未提及手机功能不足。故排除。
10. What does the man say about the credit card he just got?
关于他刚办的信用卡，男士说了什么？
答案：D) It allows him to borrow money without paying interest for six months.
它允许他在六个月内借钱不用支付利息。
解析：
在对话中，男士提到：“but the credit card has a very good special offer, where I don’t pay any interest for six months.”这张信用卡有个很不错的优惠活动，六个月内不用付利息。由此可知，选项D为正确答案。
干扰项分析：
A) It enables him to buy a new phone at a more favorable price.
它能让他以更优惠的价格买到一部新手机。
对话中并未提及这张信用卡能够让他在买新手机时享受更优惠的价格。故排除。
B) It is a special offer to recent college graduates working in office.
它是针对在办公室工作的应届大学毕业生的一项特别优惠。
对话中并未说信用卡是专门针对这类人群的优惠。故排除。
C) It is available to office workers who have a good enough credit score.
它适用于信用评分足够好的办公室职员。
对话中未提及信用评分或办公室职员才有资格申请。故排除。
11. What do we learn about one of the woman’s colleagues?
关于女士的一位同事，我们了解到什么？
答案：B) She developed a habit of overspending.
她养成了过度消费的习惯。
解析：
在对话最后，女士提到：“One of my colleagues bought a lot of things on credit during her first year of work, and it became a bad habit, and she accumulated a lot of debt.”我的一个同事在工作第一年用信用卡买了很多东西，结果就养成了坏习惯，累积了很多债务。由此可知，她养成了过度消费的习惯，选项B为正确答案。
干扰项分析：
A) She borrowed money to pay her debt.
她借钱来偿还债务。
对话中未提及她借钱还债。故排除。
C) She enjoys buying a lot of fancy things.
她喜欢买很多昂贵的东西。
女士提到她的同事买了很多东西，但并没有说是昂贵的东西。故排除。
D) She regrets ignoring the woman’s advice.
她后悔忽视了女士的建议。
对话中男士提及那位女同事肯定后悔了，但这只是男士的猜测，而且对话并未提及女士是否给那位女同事提过建议。故排除。
【参考译文】
男：我今天要去市中心买一部新手机。
女：你不是两个月前才买了一部新手机吗？
男：那是三个月前了，而且我已经知道你要说什么了。你是想说我这么快就不应该换手机。
女：不，实际上，我在想你怎么可能买得起一部新手机。不过既然你提到了，我确实觉得这么快又买一部手机是浪费，不管花多少钱。
男：也许你是对的，但问题是，办公室里每个人都有一部很不错、价格昂贵的手机，我对自己的手机有点难为情。我刚办了一张信用卡，所以我想不如买一部新手机。
女：我觉得用信用卡买手机不是个好主意。你看，你才工作了五个月。人们理解你是应届毕业生，而且我怀疑除了你自己之外，没人在乎你用什么手机。
男：也许你是对的，但这张信用卡有个很不错的优惠活动，六个月内不用付利息。我会在那个期限结束前就把手机钱还清的。
女：我还是觉得用信用卡买不需要的东西不是个好主意。我的一个同事在工作第一年用信用卡买了很多东西，结果就养成了坏习惯，累积了很多债务。
