127. Easy or Not

　　Pulling alongside¹ our drive-up bank window, a woman was not happy with her position. So she backed up and pulled closer. Still not satisfied², she backed away and tried again. After five attempts³, she finally parked the car and rolled down her window. I greeted⁴ her with a simple "Good morning".

　　"Good morning," she replied cheerfully⁵. "I'm going to have to use this drive-up all the time. It's so easy!"

Notes:

　　(1) alongside adv.沿着；靠着

　　(2) drive-up n.驱车直达处

　　(3) back up 退后

Exercises:

根据短文选择正确答案：

　　① The woman was_____ .

　　A. at a railway station

　　B. at a supermarket

　　C at a bank

　　D. at a hotel

　　② What did the woman want to do?

　　A. to practise driving a car.

　　B. to pull the car closer to the bank window.

　　C. to see what was happening in the bank.

　　D. to park free.

　　③ How many times did she try?

　　A. three times

　　B. four times

　　C. five times

　　D. six times

　　④ When did the story happen?

　　A. at night

　　B. in the morning

　　C. during lunch time

　　D. in the afternoon

　　⑤ What did the woman think of the drive up?

　　A. She thought it was very easy.

　　B. She thought it was really difficult.

　　C. She thought it would make people lazy.

　　D. She thought it would cause people to become fat.

127.方便与否

　　一位妇女把车沿着我们银行的驱车直达窗口开过来，可她并不满意于她停的位置。因此她倒车，靠得更近点。还是不满意，倒车，再来。五次努力后，终于她把车停下来，摇下车窗。我简单地问候她一声“早上好”。

　　“早上好，”她愉快地回答说，“以后我都要使用这种驱车直达窗口。真是如此的方便。”

练习参考答案：

①C②B③C④B⑤A

1 alongside   

adv.在旁边；prep.和...在一起，在...旁边

参考例句：

• There was a butcher's shop alongside the theatre.剧院旁边有一家肉店。
• Alongside of him stood his uncle.他的身旁站着他叔叔。

2 satisfied   

adj.满意的，满足的；清偿过的；确信的，毫无疑问的v.使满意( satisfy的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• She's never satisfied with what she's got. 她对自己的所得从不感到满足。
• He had a self-satisfied smirk on his face. 他脸上挂着得意扬扬的笑容。

3 attempts   

n.进攻( attempt的名词复数 )；（尤指）企图杀害v.试图( attempt的第三人称单数 )；尝试；试图夺取或攻克（堡垒、要塞等）；试图征服（高山）

参考例句：

• Attempts are being made to settle the dispute by diplomatic means. 正在努力通过外交途径解决争端。
• Our research attempts to evaluate the effectiveness of the different drugs. 我们的研究试图对不同药物的疗效进行评估。

4 greeted   

v.欢迎( greet的过去式和过去分词 )；迎接；致意；（以某种方式）对…作出反应

参考例句：

• Her speech was greeted with howls of derision. 她的演讲受到阵阵嘲笑。
• He greeted all the guests warmly as they arrived. 客人到达时他都热情接待。

5 cheerfully   

adv.高兴地，愉快地

参考例句：

• The train rolled cheerfully into the station.火车欢呼着驶进车站。
• He takes our advice quite cheerfully.他欣然接受我们的劝告。