（二）职业、身份和相互关系题
这种类型的题目相对比较简单。首先，四个选择往往是4 种不同职业或者是
表示两个对话者之间关系的词。如husband and wife， boss and secretary ，
librarian and student 或customer and repairman等。选择项的特点决定了提
问的内容。了解这一点后，在听音过程中，就可以把注意力集中到一些关键词或
词组上，以便作出准确判断。其次，提问的方式比较单一固定。
1 、常见的提问方式是：
What‘s the man/ woman？
What does the man/ woman do ？
What‘s the man ’s /woman‘s job/ profession/ occupation ？
What‘s the probable relationship between the man and woman ？
What‘s the probable relationship between the two speakers？
在听音过程中，只需集中注意力听清对话，根据对话提供的有效信息，便可
以比较快地作出正确选择。
2 、相关词汇和表达：
1 、营业员与顾客（shop assistant and customer ）
What can I do for you ？ / on sale/ Can I help you？ / out of style/
ready-made/ receipt/ check-out stand/ size/ color/ fit/ look round
2 、饭店服务员与顾客（waiter/ waitress and customer ）
menu/ seasoning/ order/ treat/ go Dutch/ steak/ ham/ bill/ Dutch Treat/reserve/
make a reservation
3 、图书管理员与学生（ librarian and student）
borrow/ renew/ library card/ library catalogue/ loan desk/ due/ overdue/
fine/ finish reading
4 、医生与病人（ doctor and patient ）
What‘s wrong ？/ What seems to be the symptom？/ What’s the matter？
/ indigestion/ stomache/ be operated on/ give an injection/ chest
pain/ feel worn out
5 、教师与学生（ teacher and student）
tuition/ registration/ required course/ compulsory course/ optional
course/ elective course/ drop out/ quit school/ credits/ attendance/pass
course
6 、空姐与乘客（airhostess and passenger）
take off/ board/ fasten seatbelt/ land/ depart/ departure time /extinguish
cigarettes
7 、老板与秘书（ boss and secretary ）
copy/ make arrangement/ break down/ inform
「例一」
A ） Husband and wife. B） Father and daughter
C ） Doctor and patient. D） Teacher and student.
W ： Have you found anything wrong with my stomach？
M ： Not yet. I ‘m still examining. I’ll let you know the result
next week.
Q ： What ‘s the probable relationship between the man and the woman？
「例二」
A ） A railway porter. B） A taxi driver.
C ） A bus conductor. D ） A postal clerk.
W ： Excuse me， Sir， I‘m going to send this parcel to London. What
’s the postage for it？
M ： Let me see. It ‘s one pound and fifty.
Q ： Who is the woman most probably speaking to ？
「例三」
A ） Colleagues. C） Employer and employee.
B ） Husband and wife. D） Mother and son.
W ： John ， what are you doing on your computer？ Don‘t you remember
your promise？
M ： This is not a game. It ‘s only a cross word puzzle that helps
increase my vocabulary.
Q ： What is the probable relationship between the speakers ？（2003.1）
发表于 2016-7-11 17:26:34