【听英文对话做选择】看电影

原文：

Hello and thank you for calling Riverview Cinemas, the city's finest theaters with stadium seating. Box office opens 45 minutes before show time.

Movies currently¹ playing include: Return to Mars² II, rated PG 13 with a run time of 1 hour 53 minutes, showing at 12:00, 2:15, 5:00, and 7:20; Road Trip. rated R, a run time of 1 hour 49 minutes at 11:15, 1:20, 3:45, and 6:05; Go for the Gold, rated PG. Run time, 1 hour 37 minutes. Playing at 11:50, 2:00, 4:15, and 6:30, and Friends Forever, rated G, at 12:10, 2:00, 3:50, 6:15, and 8:30. Run time, 1 hour 32 minutes. These times are valid³ through the 17th of the month.

 

Matinee tickets are $2.00 before 4:00 p.m. for all patrons⁴. Regular tickets are $6.00 for adults, $2.50 for children 3-11, and $4.50 for ages 12-17. Seniors are only a buck⁵ fifty. All tickets on Tuesdays are $2.00. You can also purchase tickets online. No wait, no lines.

 

We're located downtown on 1313 South 260 East, kitty-corner the Richards Science Museum. Visit our website for up-to-date information.

1. How many minutes before show time does the box office open?

A. 25 minutes

B. 35 minutes

C. 45 minutes

2. What would be the next movie we could see if we arrived at the movie theaters at 3:30 p.m.?

A. Return to Mars II

B. Road Trip

C. Friends Forever

 

3. For a sixteen-year-old, how much does a ticket cost for the 4:15 p.m. showing of Go for the Gold.

A. $2.00

B. $4.50

C. $6.00

 

4. On which day could you take a family of five, and it would only cost them $10 for the entire family?

A. Tuesday

B. Thursday

C. Saturday

 

5. Look at the simple map of street corners. If the Richards Science Museum is found on corner A, on which corner are the Cinemas located?

A. B

B. C

C. D

 

正确答案：

1. 45 minutes

2. Road Trip

3. $4.50

4. Tuesday

5. D

 

1 currently   

adv.通常地，普遍地，当前

参考例句：

• Currently it is not possible to reconcile this conflicting evidence.当前还未有可能去解释这一矛盾的例证。
• Our contracts are currently under review.我们的合同正在复查。

2 Mars   

n.火星，战争

参考例句：

• As of now we don't know much about Mars.目前我们对火星还知之甚少。
• He contended that there must be life on Mars.他坚信火星上面一定有生物。

3 valid   

adj.有确实根据的；有效的；正当的，合法的

参考例句：

• His claim to own the house is valid.他主张对此屋的所有权有效。
• Do you have valid reasons for your absence?你的缺席有正当理由吗？

4 patrons   

赞助人( patron的名词复数 )； 资助人； 老主顾； 名义赞助人（支持慈善组织等的名人，名字常用于有关的广告宣传中）

参考例句：

• "Of course. Every hotel depends upon the repute of its patrons. “当然啦，每家旅馆都要依靠其主顾的名声。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• Patrons are requested to leave their bags in the cloakroom. 顾客请将手提包留在衣帽间。

5 buck   

n.雄鹿，雄兔；v.马离地跳跃

参考例句：

• The boy bent curiously to the skeleton of the buck.这个男孩好奇地弯下身去看鹿的骸骨。
• The female deer attracts the buck with high-pitched sounds.雌鹿以尖声吸引雄鹿。