【听英文对话做选择】圣诞节就要来了

原文：

Man: Well, Christmas is almost here. So, what do you want from Santa this year?

Micky: A toy car and walkie-talkies.

 

Man: Really? Well, and what about you, Emily? What do you want for Christmas?

 

Emily: If I can't have a Barbie radio, um, I would have some fragile¹ dolls. And if I can't have some fragile dolls, it doesn't really matter what I get.

 

Man: Wow. Well, I'm excited, and Santa is coming. And how is Santa going to get inside the house, Micky?

 

Micky: Um, go down the chimney² . . .

 

Man: Okay, so he's going to go down the chimney, and should we prepare anything for Santa?

 

Micky: Yeah!

 

Man: What are we going to prepare for him, Emily?

 

Emily: Um. We could prepare some cookies for him and some hot chocolate, and, um, we could give Rudolph some, um, hot chocolate in a bowl and a cookie. And we could give some of the reindeer³ some cookies and some hot chocolate in a bowl.

 

Man: Well, what do you think? They, Um, reindeer probably don't eat cookies, but what else could we give them, Micky?

 

Micky: Um, apples.

 

Man: Ah, that's good. And, uh . . .

 

Emily: Oranges and bananas.

 

Man: Okay and what time do you think we should go to bed?

 

Emily: Um, seven.

 

Man: About seven o'clock. Well, that's exciting. I'm really happy that Christmas is coming.

1. What does the little boy NOT ask for Christmas?

A. a toy train

B. a play car

C. hand-held radio receiver-transmitters

2. What does the girl want for Christmas?

A. dolls

B. Barbie playhouse

C. marbles

 

3. What are some of the foods the children want to prepare for Santa's reindeer?

A. cookies, apples, and carrots

B. hot chocolate, oranges, and corn

C. apples, oranges, and cookies

 

4. What time do they plan to go to bed?

A. 7:00 p.m.

B. 8:00 p.m.

C. 9:00 p.m.

 

5. How is Santa going to enter the house?

A. through the back door

B. down the chimney

C. through a basement window

 

正确答案：

1. a toy train

2. dolls

3. apples, oranges, and cookies

4. 7:00 p.m.

5. down the chimney

 

1 fragile   

adj.易碎的，脆的，易损坏的，虚弱的，脆弱的

参考例句：

• The old lady was increasingly fragile after her operation.那位老太太手术后身体越来越虚弱。
• This glass disc looks very fragile.这个玻璃盘子看起来很容易碎。

2 chimney   

n.烟囱，烟筒；玻璃罩

参考例句：

• The chimney blew out a cloud of black smoke.烟囱里喷出一团黑烟。
• His father is a chimney sweeper.他的父亲是一位扫烟囱的工人。

3 reindeer   

n.驯鹿

参考例句：

• The herd of reindeer was being trailed by a pack of wolves.那群驯鹿被一只狼群寻踪追赶上来。
• The life of the Reindeer men was a frontier life.驯鹿时代人的生活是一种边区生活。