【听英文对话做选择】劝说爸爸买学习用品

原文：

Girl: Dad, I need a few supplies for school, and I was wondering if . . . .

Dad: Yeah. There are a couple of pencils and an eraser in the kitchen drawer, I think.

 

Girl: Dad, I'm in eight grade now, and I need REAL supplies for my demanding classes.

 

Dad: Oh, so you need a ruler too?

 

Girl: Dad, I need some high-tech¹ tech stuff like a calculator, a Palm Pilot, and a laptop computer.

 

Dad: Uh. I didn't have any of that when I was in middle school, and I did just fine.

 

Girl: Yeah, and they weren't any cars either, WERE there. [Hey] And things are just more progressive now.

 

Dad: Well, we can rule out the hand pilot [Palm Pilot, Dad]. Whatever, AND the computer . . . unless mom lets you sell the car. And as for the adding machine [Calculator]. Yeah, I think mine from college is kicking around here somewhere.

 

Girl: Dad, I need a calculator for geometry, and I have heard you can download free software from the Internet.

 

Dad: Great. My daughter will be playing video games in geometry class.

 

Girl: Dad.

 

Dad: Okay. How much is this thing going to cost me?

 

Girl: Well, I saw it at the store for only $99, WITH a $10 mail-in rebate², or you could buy it online.

 

Dad: Oh. Do they throw in a few aspirin³ so your father can recover from sticker shock?

 

Girl: Dad. Please!!!. Everyone has one [I've heard that before.] and you always say you want me to excel⁴ in school, and I'll chip in $10 of my own, and I'll even clean up my room [Hey!!].

 

Dad: Hmmm, 100 bucks⁵.

 

Dad: Well, you'll be supporting me in my old age, so, I guess so. When do you need it?

 

Girl: Now, right now. [Now!] Mom's already waiting in the car for us. [Huh?] She said she would buy me an ice cream if I could talk you into to buying it for me today. 

 

1. Which item did the girl NOT mention about her needed supplies for school?

A. pencils 

B. computer

C. calculator

2. Why doesn't the father want to buy his daughter some of these supplies?

A. The items are far beyond his financial means.

B. He feels his daughter really doesn't need them.

C. The family already owns some of these supplies.

 

3. For which specific class does the girl mention that she needs these supplies?

A. geometry

B. chemistry

C. physics

 

4. What specific argument does the girl give her father to persuade him to buy these things?

A. They are on sale until the end of the week.

B. Her teachers require them as part of the curriculum⁶.

C. She volunteers to use some of her own money.

 

5. Why does the father eventually give in to his daughter? 

A. He discovers he had more money than he thought.

B. He concludes that she will provide for him when he is older.

C. The girl promises to help her mother in exchange for the supplies.

 

正确答案：

1. pencils

2. He feels his daughter really doesn't need them.

3. geometry

4. She volunteers to use some of her own money.

5. He concludes that she will provide for him when he is older.

 

1 high-tech   

adj.高科技的

参考例句：

• The economy is in the upswing which makes high-tech services in more demand too.经济在蓬勃发展，这就使对高科技服务的需求量也在加大。
• The quest of a cure for disease with high-tech has never ceased. 人们希望运用高科技治疗疾病的追求从未停止过。

2 rebate   

v./n.折扣，回扣，退款；vt.给...回扣，给...打折扣

参考例句：

• You can claim a rebate on your tax.你可以要求退回部分税款。
• Customers are to benefit from a rebate on their electricity bills.顾客将从他们的电费退费中得到实惠。

3 aspirin   

n.阿司匹林

参考例句：

• The aspirin seems to quiet the headache.阿司匹林似乎使头痛减轻了。
• She went into a chemist's and bought some aspirin.她进了一家药店，买了些阿司匹林。

4 excel   

v.胜过，优于，杰出，善于，擅长于

参考例句：

• If your talent combines with diligence,you can excel in your pursuit.如果你把天赋与勤奋结合起来，你所追求的事业便会出类拔萃。
• He is working hard to excel his predecessors.他正努力超越他的前任。

5 bucks   

n.雄鹿( buck的名词复数 )；钱；（英国十九世纪初的）花花公子；（用于某些表达方式）责任v.（马等）猛然弓背跃起( buck的第三人称单数 )；抵制；猛然震荡；马等尥起后蹄跳跃

参考例句：

• They cost ten bucks. 这些值十元钱。
• They are hunting for bucks. 他们正在猎雄兔。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 curriculum   

n.课程，（学校等的）全部课程

参考例句：

• Is German on your school's curriculum?你们学校有德语课吗？
• The English curriculum should stress both composition and reading.英语课程对作文和阅读应同样重视。