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husbandandwife，bossandsecretary，
librarianandstudent或customerandrepairman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‘stheman’s/woman‘sjob/profession/occupation?
What‘stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthemanandwoman?
What‘stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?
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
2、相关词汇和表达：
1、营业员与顾客(shopassistantandcustomer)
WhatcanIdoforyou?/onsale/CanIhelpyou?/outofstyle/
ready-made/receipt/check-outstand/size/color/fit/lookround
2、饭店服务员与顾客(waiter/waitressandcustomer)
menu/seasoning/order/treat/goDutch/steak/ham/bill/DutchTreat/reserve/
makeareservation
3、图书管理员与学生(librarianandstudent)
borrow/renew/librarycard/librarycatalogue/loandesk/due/overdue/
fine/finishreading
4、医生与病人(doctorandpatient)
What‘swrong?/Whatseemstobethesymptom?/What’sthematter?
/indigestion/stomache/beoperatedon/giveaninjection/chest
pain/feelwornout
5、教师与学生(teacherandstudent)
tuition/registration/requiredcourse/compulsorycourse/optional
course/electivecourse/dropout/quitschool/credits/attendance/pass
course
6、空姐与乘客(airhostessandpassenger)
takeoff/board/fastenseatbelt/land/depart/departuretime/extinguish
cigarettes
7、老板与秘书(bossandsecretary)
copy/makearrangement/breakdown/inform
A)Husbandandwife.B)Fatheranddaughter
C)Doctorandpatient.D)Teacherandstudent.
W：Haveyoufoundanythingwrongwithmystomach?
M：Notyet.I‘mstillexamining.I’llletyouknowtheresult
nextweek.
Q：What‘stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthemanandthewoman?
A)Arailwayporter.B)Ataxidriver.
C)Abusconductor.D)Apostalclerk.
W：Excuseme，Sir，I‘mgoingtosendthisparceltoLondon.What
M：Letmesee.It‘sonepoundandfifty.
Q：Whoisthewomanmostprobablyspeakingto?
A)Colleagues.C)Employerandemployee.
B)Husbandandwife.D)Motherandson.
W：John，whatareyoudoingonyourcomputer?Don‘tyouremember
yourpromise?
M：Thisisnotagame.It‘sonlyacrosswordpuzzlethathelps
increasemyvocabulary.
Q：Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?(2003.1)
