基礎(chǔ)詞匯:
fix 修理power 電能garage 車(chē)庫(kù)
flat tyre 癟輪胎sink 水槽wire 電線
heater 加熱器,暖氣electrician 電工plumber 管道工
carpenter 木匠mechanic 機(jī)修工,技工repairman 修理工
經(jīng)典考題:
例1:2001年1月真題
7.[A]An auto mechanic.[B]An electrician.
[C]A carpenter.[D]A telephone repairman.
原文:W:This is Mrs.Thatcher.My heater is not getting any power,and the weatherman says the temperature is going to fall below zero tonight.Could you get someone to come over and fix it?
M:This is the busiest time of the year.But I'll speak to one of our men about going over sometime today.
Q:Whom did Mrs.Thatcher want to come over?
答案:B
解析:通過(guò)選項(xiàng)的內(nèi)容可知該題就人物職業(yè)提問(wèn)。通過(guò)heater,power,fix等小詞可知女士現(xiàn)在需要修理電器設(shè)備的電工。此外,原文中提到the weatherman says the temperature is going to fall below zero tonight“天氣預(yù)報(bào)員說(shuō)今晚氣溫將降至零度以下”是為了提示heater的意思。
例2:2007年12月真題
15.[A]A car dealer.[B]A mechanic.
[C]A driving examiner.[D]A technical consultant.
原文:W:It's always been hard to get this car into first gear,and now the clutch seems to be slipping.
M:If you leave the car with me,I will fix it for you this afternoon.
Q:Who is the woman probably speaking to?
答案:B
解析:通過(guò)選項(xiàng)的內(nèi)容可知該題就人物職業(yè)提問(wèn)。由女士的話 It's always been hard to get this car into first gear,and now the clutch seems to be slipping及男士的回應(yīng)I will fix it for you this afternoon可知,女士在汽車(chē)維修處與維修人員交涉,男士應(yīng)為汽車(chē)修理工。
