这次英语四级听力短对话总体难度适中，主要考点仍然集中在对日常生活的理解上。一共8 题，其中第1题考察事实细节，3、4、6是对句子内涵的理解，2和5分别是对地点和原因的推断，7、8是对事实细节的推断。大家在做听力时，不要纠结在一两个生词上，一定要注意把握对话人的隐含义，才能做出准确推断。
答案及难词解释：
1. B .Use a ladder to help her reach the tea.
点评：事实细节题，主要听男士的意见Why don’t you use the ladder. strain v.表示拉伸，扭伤 strain your shoulder 拉伤肩膀
2. D. Outside an art gallery.
点评：推理判断题，从女士的“exhibition”与男士的“favorite painter”中推断出。
3. B. She does not quite agree with what the man said.
点评：推理判断题，从女士的评价中可以看出。
evaluation n. 表示评估价值 ;an unfair evaluation 有失公正的评价;
4. C. Doris fixed up some of the book shelves.
点评：推理判断题，从男士的“I got Doris to do some of them.”推断出答案。
注意shelf 复数形式是shelves
5. D. He has found a better position.
点评：事实细节题，主要听男生的陈述 “I’ve been offered a much better position with another firm”
firm在这里解释为：公司，企业。
6. A. They should finish the work as soon as possible.
点评：推理判断题，从男士的“But I think we should get it over with this weekend”可以得出。
7. D. The furniture the man bought is inexpensive.
点评：事实细节题，从男士的描述“dirt cheap”中可以得出。
dirt cheap 表示非常便宜。furnish v. 表示布置;陈设 n. furniture 家具。
8. B. The woman is waiting for a call.
点评：推理判断题，从男士的话中“I’ll let you know when he calls.”推断出答案。
