4+1听力口语MP3-语音 76

Part One 听辨练习
A. Listen to and repeat the questions .
Do you want Coffee or tea?
Was it Sally or Helen?
Is it John or Fred?
Is Billy hungry or tired?
Was your sister happy or sad?
Is this your bag or his?
Do you like to go out or stay at home?
Is the girl in red or the girl in yellow?
Is this your mirror or mine?
Is the book thick or thin?
B. Listen carefully. Then repeat the phrases¹ .In these questions there are three choices .
Coffee, tea, or milk
Hondas, Volvos, or Toyotas
Math, science, or history
Repeat the sentences.
Would you like coffee, tea, or milk?
Do they sell Hondas, Volvos, or Toyotas?
Are you studying math, science, or history?
C. Now form questions. Ask someone to make a choice between two things. Begin with one of the phrases below and select two of the three appropriate² items³ in the list .
Example:
Do you like baseball or soccer?
1. Do you like...? coffee tea milk
2. Who called? Was it...? John Roberto Paul
3. Are you studying...? New York London Paris
4. Would you like...? the post office the shoe store the bank
5. Was that woman...? basketball baseball soccer
6. Does your son play…? her mother her sister a friend
7. Are you going to...? Chinese Japanese Vietnamese
8. Is Gloria going to marry...? walk drive take the bus
D．Ask questions that require the listener⁴ to make a choice among two or three things .
As suggestions, ask about:
(1) the kind of car someone drives (Does Jim drive a Ford⁵ or a Chevrolet?)
(2) someone’s nationality⁶, birthplace, or native language (Is your native language
Chinese, Korean, or Japanese?)
(3) favorite kind of entertainment (Do you prefer to go to the movies, read, or
　　watch television?)
(4) favorite vacation spots or cities (Would you like to see London, New York, or
　　Ricde Janeiro?)
(5) favorite mode⁷ of transportation⁸ (Do you prefer traveling by train, plane, or
　　car?)
(6) favorite kinds of foods, as on a menu (Would you like peas⁹, carrots, or
　　potatoes?)
E. Read the following dialogue .
A: The May Day holiday is coming. Have you made any plan? Are you going to
　　stay here or go out for a traveling?
B: I haven’t decided¹⁰ yet. But I may go out.
A: Where have you planned to go?
B: I want to go to Shanghai, but I also want to visit Hainan.
A: Then which will be your last choice?
B: I don’t know. How about you? Stay here or leave for other places?
A: I have decided to go to Taishan.
B: By train or by plane?
A: By train.
B: You alone or together with others?
A: Only myself. I prefer traveling alone.
B: If you go out, would you like to go alone or together with others.
A: I think I will choose the latter.

1 phrases   

n.短语( phrase的名词复数 )；成语；说法；乐句

参考例句：

• Sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam. 体育解说员翻来覆去说着同样的词语，真叫人腻烦。
• Television sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam. 电视体育解说员说来说去就是那么几句话，令人厌烦。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 appropriate   

adj.适当的，合适的；v.拨出，挪用，盗用

参考例句：

• It is appropriate that he should get the post.由他担任这一职务是恰当的。
• We should take appropriate measures to improve our teaching.我们应当采取适当的措施提高教学质量。

3 items   

n.物料项目 （任何一种自制或采购的零部件或组装件，如最终产品、部件、子部件、零件或原材料）；条( item的名词复数 )；一项；一则；一件商品（或物品）

参考例句：

• Bulky items will be collected separately. 大件物品将分开收集。
• Customers with ten items or less can use the express lane. 购买十件商品以内的顾客可使用快速购物通道。

4 listener   

n.听众；收听者

参考例句：

• I'm a regular listener to her show.我经常收听她的节目。
• She became an attentive listener.她变成了一个专心致志的聆听者。

5 Ford   

n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过

参考例句：

• They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
• If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。

6 nationality   

n.国籍；国家；部落；民族

参考例句：

• I am of Chinese nationality.我是中国籍。
• She lives in France but has British nationality.她住在法国但拥有英国国籍。

7 mode   

n.方式，样式，模式，风格，时兴；[音乐]调式

参考例句：

• Wearing jeans is out of mode at present.现在穿牛仔裤过时了。
• His mode of doing business is offensive to me.他干事情的方式叫我很不喜欢。

8 transportation   

n.运输，运输系统，运输工具

参考例句：

• The transportation of goods by air costs a lot.航空运输货物花费很高。
• He finally solved the difficulty of transportation.他终于解决了运输的困难。

9 peas   

豌豆

参考例句：

• My little sister picked up many green peas in the field. 小妹从田野里拾到许多豌豆。
• The twin brothers are as like as two peas. 那两个兄弟毫无二致。

10 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。