[P25-8] A) He can't find his new apartment. B) He had a bigger apartment before. C) He finds the new apartment too big for him. D) He's having a hard time finding an apartment.
W: How do you find your new apartment? M: Well, it's quite nice really, although I have a hard time getting used to living in a big place. Q: What is the man's problem?
2. How do you find ...= How do you like... 3. be used to doing sth. 习惯于做某事 选项中找be accustomed to doing sth.或adapt used to do sth 过去常常 选项中找 was always 或找否定句+now
[P28-6] A) He meant she should make a phone call if anything went wrong. B) He meant for her just to wait till help came. C) He was afraid something would go wrong with her car. D) He promised to give her help himself.
W: Could you tell me what I should do if my car breaks down? M: Well, I'm sure you won't have any trouble, Mrs. Smith, but if something should happen, just call this number. They'll see that you get help. Q: What does the man really mean?
注:谈论车的最大话题一定是坏掉 break down。
[P28-8] A) He has edited three books. B) He has bought the wrong book. C) He has lost half of his money. D) He has found the book that will be used.
M: Hey, Louise, I've got a used copy of our chemistry textbook for half price. W: I'm afraid you wasted your money, yours is the first edition, but we're supposed to be using the third edition. Q: What has the man done?
[P30-1] A) She wants to return the skirt her husband bought. B) She wants to buy another skirt. C) She wants to change the yellow skirt for a blue one. D) She wants to change the blue skirt for a yellow one.
M: Now, what's your problem, Madam? W: Oh, yes. My husband bought this yellow skirt here yesterday. It is very nice, but it's not the colour I want. Have you got any blue ones? Q: What does the woman want to do?
注:1. 蓝色情节 blue 服装最喜欢的颜色 dark blue 深蓝 light blue 浅蓝 navy blue 海军蓝 navy 常用这个词表示蓝色 pink 红色习惯用这个词表示 2. 羊毛情节wool down jacket 羽绒服
[P33-5] A) It's too windy. B) The people there are terrible. C) The air is polluted. D) The beaches are dirty.
W: The place I've heard so much about is Los Angeles. The climate is pretty good. Year-round flowers, year-round swimming. How do you like it? M: Well, the beaches are beautiful. But the people there are terribly annoyed by the dirty air. I mean, the combination of fog, smoke and automobile exhaust. There is not enough wind to blow it away. Q: What does the man think of Los Angeles?
注:选项B不可能为正确选项。
[P36-4] A) The apartment is better furnished. B) She prefers to live in a quiet place. C) It's less expensive to live in an apartment. D) She finds her roommates difficult to get along with.
M: I hear you are moving to an apartment. Can you tell me why? W: Actually, I didn't want to move. It would be more expensive to live outside the college. But I just can't bear the noise made by the people living next door. Q: Why does the woman want to move?
住房场景: 1、房难找 2、房租太贵 3、房太吵
注:1. 口语中现在进行时表将要 2. must 表猜测 have got to do 表应该,必须
[P36-7] A) He didn't buy anything. B) He got some medicine for his foot. C) He was sick and couldn't go shopping. D) He bought everything except the football.
W: Did you go shopping this afternoon? M: Yes, but all I got was a sore foot. Q: What does the man mean?
注:sore foot 脚疼 sore throat 嗓子疼
[P36-9] A) She didn't know her daughter could sing so well. B) She sings better than her daughter. C) She doesn't like her daughter. D) She herself doesn't have a good voice.
M: I heard your daughter sing at the school concert last night. She has a lovely voice, I must say. W: Thank you, but I don't know where she gets it. Q: What does the woman probably mean?
[P36-10] A) He finds history books difficult to understand. B) He has to read a lot of history books. C) He doesn't like the history course. D) He has lost his history book.
W: Why are you so tired and upset? M: I've been taking the history course this term. But the trouble is that I'll never get through the reading list. Q: Why is the man worried?
作业: 1. paper 论文;newspaper 报纸;文件;纸 research 查询资料(library) 2. presentation 口头报告 = report, speech, address 着装正式;心里感受nervous interview 面试(也需正式着装) 3. reading assignment 阅读作业 reading list 读书清单