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Holidayseason

LessonTwo

Holidays

1.M：

Doyoustillwanttogotograduateschoolafteryougetoutofcollege?

W:

I’vechangedmymindaboutthat.IwanttostartworkingbeforeIgobacktoschool.

Q:

Whatisthewoman’splan?

a.Shewantstochangehermajor.

b.She'snotgoingtograduateschoolimmediatelyaftergraduation.

c.She'llstopattheofficebeforereturningtoschool.

d.She'llswitchcollegesforgraduatework.

2.M:

We'vegotawholehourbeforetheBrownscomebytopickusup.

W:

Yeah.Butwe'dbettergetmoving.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomansuggesttheydo?

a.Hurry.

b.PickuptheBrowns.

c.Godownstairs.

d.Movetoanewhouse.

It'slate;we'dbettergetmoving.

天晚了,咱们快走吧.

3.M:

I'mthinkingofgettinganewprinter.

W:

I'dinvestinalaserprinter.Theprintqualityismuchbetter.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

a.She'dalsoliketogetaprinter.

b.Sheneedsaprintermorethanthemandoes.

c.Themanshouldbuyahigh-qualityprinter.

d.Themanshouldinvestinaprintingcompany.

4.W:

I'vegotacoupon优惠券forhalf-offdinneratthatnewrestaurantdownthestreet.IthinkI'lluseitwhenmycousincomesforavisitthisweekend.

M:

Wheredidyougetit?

Iwouldn'tmindtryingthatplaceouttoo.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanwanttoknow?

a.Wherethewomanisgoingtodine.

b.Wherethenewrestaurantislocated.

c.Wherethewomangotthecoupon.

d.Wherethewoman'scousinlives.

5.W:

What'sLauradoingheretoday?

IthoughtshewassupposedtobeoutoftheofficeonMondays.

W:

Shedecidedshe'dratherhaveFridaysoffinstead.

Q:

WhatcanbeinferredaboutLaura?

a.Shehaschangedherschedule.

b.ShewassickonFriday.

c.Sheworkslessthansheusedto.

d.HervacationstartedonMonday.

6.M:

Ineedtofindanewroommate.

W:

SoJohn'sgoingtoCaliforniaafterall.

Q:

Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?

a.ThemanshouldaskJohntobehisroommate.

b.Theman'scurrentroommateismoving.

c.Thewomanchangedhermindaboutmoving.

d.Thewomanislookingforaroommate,too.

7.M:

Mymathassignment'sduetomorrowmorningandIhaven'tevenstartedityet.

W:

I'llmissyouatthepartytonight.

Q:

Whydoesthewomansayso?

a.Themanwillattendalecture.

b.Themanwilldohisassignmentbeforetheparty.

c.She'snotgoingtotheparty.

d.Themanwon'tbeabletogototheparty.

8.W:

Thosepackagestookforevertoarrive.

M:

Buttheydidarrive,didn'tthey?

Q:

Whatdoesthemansayaboutthepackages?

a.Theywereneversent.

b.Theyeventuallyarrived.

c.Theyweretakenaway.

d.Theywenttothewrongaddress.

9.M:

Myparentsarecomingtoseeourapartmentthisweekend.

W:

LooksasifI'dbetterlendyoumyvacuumcleaner吸尘器then.

Q:

Whatisthewoman'simplication?

a.Themanshouldbuyavacuumcleaner.

b.Theman'sparentsareeagertoseetheirson.

c.Theman'sparentsshouldcomeatanothertime.

d.Theman'sapartmentisdirty.

10.M:

Sarah,didyouhaveachancetobuythatnewnovelyouwanted?

W:

No,butIhadDorisgetitforme.

Q:

WhatdoesSarahsayaboutthenovel?

a.Doriswroteitforher.

b.Shedidn'twantDoristoborrowit.

c.SheenjoyeditbutDorisdidn't.

d.Dorispurchaseditforher.

11.M:

I'vebeenwaitingallweekforthisconcert.Thephilharmonic（philanthropic交响乐团,爱乐乐团）issupposedtobeexcellentandwithourstudentdiscounttheticketswillbereallycheap.

W:

Uh,uh,I'mafraidIleftmystudentIDinmyotherpurse.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanimply?

a.Shedidn'tbringtheticket.

b.Shedoesn'twanttoattendtheconcert.

c.Sheforgothermoney.

d.Shewon'tbeabletogetthestudentdiscount.

12.M:

Theuniversitybookstoreopensat9inthemorning.

W:

Oh,dear.Ineedatextbookformyeighto'clockclasstoday.

Q:

Whatisthewoman'sproblem?

a.Shewon'tbeabletogetthebookbeforeclass.

b.Thebookstherearetooexpensive.

c.Shehopestogetagooddealonsomesecond-handbooks.

d.Thetextbooksheneedsisn'tinyet.

13.M:

Thestormlastnightdamagedsomeoftheneighbors'roofs.

W:

Nowonder.

Q:

Whatisthewoman'sreactiontowhatthemansays?

a.Shedoesn'tunderstand.

b.Shewondershowmanyroofsweredamaged.

c.Sheisn’tsurprised.

d.Sheisinterested.

Heresignedandnowonder.

他辞职了，此事不足为怪。

14.M:

You'vecertainlybeenreadingthatonepageforalongtime.

W:

Well,I'mbeingtestedonittomorrow.

Q:

Howdoyouinterpretwhatthewomansays?

a.She'sreadingaverylongbook.

b.Thatpageisinteresting.

c.Sheneedstoreadthepagecarefully.

d.She'sworkingonalongassignment.

15.W:

Anotherthingweneedtodoisshowthenewstudentsaroundthetown.Youknow,showthemallthesightsofthearea.

M:

Idon'tseewhyweneedtodothatourselves.Iunderstandthevisitors'centeroffersawonderfulbustour.

Q:

Whatdoesthemansuggesttheydo?

a.Meetthenewstudentsatthevisitors'center.

b.Sendthenewstudentsonabustourofthecity.

c.Visitthenewstudentstomakethemfeelwelcome.

d.Walkdowntownwiththenewstudents.

PartB.

PassageI

HolidaysinBritainandtheUS

PeopleintheUSgetatwo-weekpaidvacationfromtheirjobeveryyear.MostBritishpeoplehavefourorfiveweekspaidholidayayear.Americansoftencomplainthattwoweeksarenotenough,especiallywhentheyhearaboutthelongerholidaysthatEuropeansenjoy.Inaddition,thereareeightdaysineachEuropeancountry,whicharepublicholidays（theBritishcallthemBankHolidays）andmanyofthesefallonaMonday,givingpeoplealongweekend.

WhatdopeopledoinBritainandtheUSwhentheyareonholidays?

IntheUS,outdoorvacationsarepopular,forexample,attheGrandCanyon,Yellowstoneorothernationalparksandforests.Youngpeoplemaygowalkingorcampinginthemountains.Manypeoplehavesmalltrailersinwhichtotravel,oriftheyhaveacar,theymaystayatmotelsonthejourney.DisneylandandDisneyworldarealsopopular.Inaddition,peoplecangoskiingintheRockyMountainsofColorado,WyomingandMontana.Somechildrengotosummercampforaholidayduringthesummervacationfromschool,wheretheydospecialactivities,suchassportsorcrafts.WhenAmericanswantaholidayforfuninthesun,theyusuallygotoFlorida,Hawaii,MexicoortheCaribbean.TheymaygotoEuropeforculture,forexample,toseeart,plays,andplacesofhistoricinterest.

InBritain,manypeopleliketogototheseasideforholidays.Thereareplacesnearthesea,suchasBlackpool,ScarboroughandBournemouth,wherethereisplentytodo,evenwhenitrains.Peoplealsoliketogotothecountryside,especiallytowalk,inplaceslikeScotland,WalesandtheLakeDistrict.WhentheBritishgoabroadtheyusuallywanttogosomewherewarm.SpainandtheSpanishislandsofMajoreaandIbizaarepopular,asareotherplacesinsouthernEurope.Forskiing,peopleoftengototheAlps.

Land是乐圆world是度假区

ii.ListentothepassageagainandwriteT（true）orF（false）foreachstatementyouhaveheard.

1.（F）ManyofthepublicholidaysfallonaFridayinBritain.

2.（T）Americansliketodooutdooractivitiesduringtheirvacations.

3.3.（T）SomeAmericanchildrendosomespecialactivitiesatsummercampsduringtheirvacations.

4.（F）WhenBritishpeoplegoabroad,theyusuallygoforculture.

5.（T）FortheBritish,theAlpsisafavoritespotforskiing.

Welcomingthenewyear

EverycountryintheworldcelebratesNewYearbutnoteveryonedoesitonthesameday.ThecountriesofNorthandSouthAmericaandEuropewelcometheNewYearonJanuary1.ThispracticebeganwiththeRomans.JuliusCaesar,aRomanruler,changedthedateoftheNewYearfromthefirstdayofMarchtothefirstdayofJanuary.IntheMiddleEast,NewYearisonthedaywhenspringbegins.PeopleinChinacelebrateitontheSpringFestival,whichisthefirstdayoftheirlunarcalendar.TheSpringFestivalusuallycomesbetweenJanuary21andFebruary19.RoshHashana,whichistheJewishNewYear,comesattheendofsummer.

Inallofthesecultures,thereisatraditionofmakingnoise.Peoplemadenoiseinancienttimestodriveawaytheevilspiritsfromhome.Todaymanypeopledoitwithfireworks.InJapan,peoplegofromhousetohousemakingnoisewithdrumsandbamboosticks.YoungpeopleinDenmarkthrowbrokenpiecesofjarsorpotsagainstthesidesoffriends'houses.

IntheUnitedStates,manypeoplestayupuntilmidnightonNewYear'sEvetowatchtheclockpassfromoneyeartothenext.FriendsoftengathertogetheratapartyonNewYear'sEve,andwhentheNewYearcomes,allringbells,blowhorns,blowwhistles,andkisseachother.

InmanyEuropeancountries,familiesstarttheNewYearbyfirstattendingchurchservice,whichisfollowedbypayingcallstofriendsandrelatives.ItalianboysandgirlsreceivegiftsofmoneyonNewYear'sDay.

NewYear'sDayismorejoyfulthanChristmasinFranceandScotland.InthesecountriesChristmasisareligiousholidayonly,whiletheNewYearisthetimeforgift-giving,parties,andvisits.

ii.ListentothepassageagainandwriteT（true）orF（false）foreachstatementyouhaveheard.

1.（F）PeopleintheMiddleEastwelcometheNewYearonJanuary1.

2.（T）TheSpringFestivalusuallycomesbetweenJanuary21andFebruary19.

3.（T）OnNewYear’sDay,manypeoplemakenoisewithfireworks.

4.（F）InalEuropeancountries,familiesstarttheNewYearbypayingcallsonfriendsandrelatives.

5.（F）ChristmasisthemostjoyfulandimportantfestivaloftheyearinFrance.

PartD.

1）19472）YaleLawSchool3）abraveface4）familylife5）stoodby6）onherhus