SECTION A CONVERSATIONS
In this section, you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
Now, listen to the conversation.

1. According to the conversation, an example of “Christmas trimmings” could be
A. Presents.
B. fruits.
C. sauce.
D. meat.参考答案： A 参考答案： A 参考答案： A
TIP：由录音中“... we have a Christmas tree, decorations, gifts, Christmas songs, silly Chris
tmas games, and most importantly, Christmas lunch.”可知，圣诞的配套物品可以包括圣诞树、装饰品、礼物、圣诞歌、圣诞游戏和圣诞午餐等等。而在四个选项中，只有A选项“presents”符合原文，因此答案为A。

2. A Christmas lunch would include all the following EXCEPT
A. roast turkey.
B. sweet potatoes.
C. meat.
D. carrots.参考答案： B 参考答案： B 参考答案： B
TIP：此题也是细节题，对话中提到“... we’re eating it with all the things you traditionally eat with Christmas roast turkey: cranberry sauce, roast potatoes, gravy, stuffing, carrots.”在四个选项中，分别提到了A、C、D三项，而没有涉及B选项，sweet potato (甘薯)，所以答案选B。

3. Why did Helen come to Rob’s house?
A. She wanted to talk to Bob.
B. She had come to help Bob.
C. She had been invited to lunch.
D. She was interested in cooking.参考答案： C 参考答案： C 参考答案： C
TIP：从文中女士提及“Thank you for inviting me.”可以判断，Helen是收到了Rob的邀请，因此答案选C。
SCRIPT:
M: Hello, Helen! Merry Christmas!
W: Merry Christmas, Rob! You always get so excited on Christmas day.
M: Come in! Come in!
W: Thank you. Wow!
M: So, what do you think?
W: That’s amazing! So many decorations, and what a beautiful Christmas tree! You must have spent ages doing this. It’s beautiful!
M: I like to do Christmas with all the trimmings!
W: All the trimmings? I don’t understand.
M: All the trimmings — it means all the extra things that traditionally come with something to make it more special.
W: I see. Like all these decorations?
M: Yes. In my family, we have always had Christmas with all the trimmings, so we have a Christmas tree, decorations, gifts, Christmas songs, silly Christmas games, and most importantly, Christmas lunch. Come this way.
W: A turkey for lunch?
M: Now that is a roast turkey with all the trimmings! Not only is it a turkey, but we’re eating it with all the things you traditionally eat with Christmas roast turkey: cranberry sauce, roast potatoes, gravy, stuffing, carrots.
W: I think I understand what “all the trimmings” means now.
M: It’s an expression usually used with food, especially at Christmas and for the big roast dinners that we like to eat. I adore Sunday lunch with all the trimmings: roast meat, along with lots of vegetables and sauces and other traditional accompaniments.
W: Mmmm …
M: Anyway, enough talk! Let’s eat!
W: Delicious. Thank you for inviting me.
M: Well, cheers to that and Merry Christmas — with all the trimmings!
W: Merry Christmas!
SCRIPT:
M: Hello, Helen! Merry Christmas!
W: Merry Christmas, Rob! You always get so excited on Christmas day.
M: Come in! Come in!
W: Thank you. Wow!
M: So, what do you think?
W: That’s amazing! So many decorations, and what a beautiful Christmas tree! You must have spent ages doing this. It’s beautiful!
英语专业四级报名入口M: I like to do Christmas with all the trimmings!
W: All the trimmings? I don’t understand.
M: All the trimmings — it means all the extra things that traditionally come with something to make it more special.
W: I see. Like all these decorations?
M: Yes. In my family, we have always had Christmas with all the trimmings, so we have a Christmas tree, decorations, gifts, Christmas songs, silly Christmas games, and most importantly, Christmas lunch. Come this way.
W: A turkey for lunch?
M: Now that is a roast turkey with all the trimmings! Not only is it a turkey, but we’re eating it with all the things you traditionally eat with Christmas roast turkey: cranberry sauce, roast potatoes, gravy, stuffing, carrots.
W: I think I understand what “all the trimmings” means now.
M: It’s an expression usually used with food, especially at Christmas and for the big roast dinners that we like to eat. I adore Sunday lunch with all the trimmings: roast meat, along with lots of vegetables and sauces and other traditional accompaniments.
W: Mmmm …
M: Anyway, enough talk! Let’s eat!
W: Delicious. Thank you for inviting me.
M: Well, cheers to that and Merry Christmas — with all the trimmings!
W: Merry Christmas!
SCRIPT:
M: Hello, Helen! Merry Christmas!
W: Merry Christmas, Rob! You always get so excited on Christmas day.
M: Come in! Come in!
W: Thank you. Wow!
M: So, what do you think?
W: That’s amazing! So many decorations, and what a beautiful Christmas tree! You must have spent ages doing this. It’s beautiful!
M: I like to do Christmas with all the trimmings!
W: All the trimmings? I don’t understand.
M: All the trimmings — it means all the extra things that traditionally come with something to make it more special.
W: I see. Like all these decorations?
M: Yes. In my family, we have always had Christmas with all the trimmings, so we have a Christmas tree, decorations, gifts, Christmas songs, silly Christmas games, and most importantly, Christmas lunch. Come this way.
W: A turkey for lunch?
M: Now that is a roast turkey with all the trimmings! Not only is it a turkey, but we’re eating it with all the things you traditionally eat with Christmas roast turkey: cranberry sauce, roast potatoes, gravy, stuffing, carrots.
W: I think I understand what “all the trimmings” means now.
M: It’s an expression usually used with food, especially at Christmas and for the big roast dinners that we like to eat. I adore Sunday lunch with all the trimmings: roast meat, along with lots of vegetables and sauces and other traditional accompaniments.
W: Mmmm …
M: Anyway, enough talk! Let’s eat!
W: Delicious. Thank you for inviting me.
M: Well, cheers to that and Merry Christmas — with all the trimmings!
W: Merry Christmas!
Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.
Now, listen to the conversation.

4. Why did the woman phone the club?
A. She wanted to know more about it.
B. She was a new comer and felt lonely.
C. She wanted to learn a new language.
D. She was interested in social activities.参考答案： A 参考答案： A 参考答案： A
TIP：录音中说“I saw your advertisement in the Students' Union today and I thought I’d phone to find out a bit more.”从而得知，这位女士是对这个俱乐部感兴趣才打电话进一步询问相关信息，因此选A。

5. We learn from the conversation that the club
A. mainly organizes language activities.
B. accepts members from local students.
C. has been set up for a long time.
D. is increasing its membership.参考答案： D 参考答案： D 参考答案： D
TIP：原文关于会员情况的描述说，“... we are a sort of social and cultural activity club for people from different countries.”可见这个俱乐部是社会文化方面的活动组织，下文虽有提及语言活动，但并不能得出“主要组织语言活动”的结论，所以排除A选项；会员来自不同的国家，并没有提及是否吸收本地学生，所以B排除；从“It’s quite a new club — we have about 80 members at the moment but we’re growing all the time.”可见，虽然俱乐部成立不久，但会员人数正逐步增加，因此在排除C选项的同时，可以选出D选项为正确答案。