【听英文对话做选择】滑雪

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Man: Whew! It's pretty cold today.

Woman: Yeah. My fingers are numb¹.

 

Man: So, do you often ski here?

 

Woman: No, this is my first time. Actually, this is my first time skiing . . . ever.

 

Man: So, how do you like it so far?

 

Woman: The snow is great [ Yeah . . .], but it's too crowded. You know, two people crashed into me on my first run, and some stupid skier² was going way too fast . . . drove me into some trees. [ Wow! ] I crashed and lost one of my gloves. [ Oh, man. ] Fortunately, I had an extra pair with me.

 

Man: Wow. Well, did the woman stop and apologize?

 

Woman: No, it was a man. I'm certain of it. He just . . . he just laughed at me. Why do you think it was a woman, anyway?

 

Man: Uh, well, no reason. I mean, well, you know.

 

Woman: What? You know what?

 

Man: Uh, uh, nothing.

 

Woman: Yeah. You just wait until I find that guy.

 

Man: Uh, well, what are you going to do to him, I mean, if you find him?

 

Woman: First, I'm going to break his skis. [ Oh, well . . . ] And then, I'm going to take his picture and post it on Facebook.

 

Man: Uh, don't you think that's a little drastic³? Perhaps, it was a simple mistake. And how are you going to identify him anyway?

 

Woman: Oh, that's easy. He was wearing bright red boots and a purple hat . . . um, just like yours. Heh, heh, heh . . .

 

Man: Now, now, now. Wait, wait! Yeah. What do you mean? [ Yeah . . . ] Wait! Why are you looking at me? You don't think it was me, do you? . . . Do you like jazz music?

 

1. The woman __________.

A. has gone skiing many times

B. doesn't have skiing experience

C. skis once to twice a year

2. The ski slopes are ____________.

A. very crowded

B. somewhat⁴ icy

C. nearly empty

 

3. Another skier ___________.

A. drove into the woman

B. forced her into the trees

C. stole her new purple gloves

 

4. When the woman finds the other skier, she is going to __________. 

A. break his face, arm, and legs

B. show his face on social media

C. hit the person in the head with a book

 

5. The woman says she can recognize the other skier by his __________.

A. hair and eyes 

B. crazy laugh

C. clothing 

 

正确答案：

1. doesn`t have skiing experience

2. very crowded

3. forced her into the trees

4. show his face on social media

5. clothing

 

1 numb   

adj.麻木的，失去感觉的；v.使麻木

参考例句：

• His fingers were numb with cold.他的手冻得发麻。
• Numb with cold,we urged the weary horses forward.我们冻得发僵，催着疲惫的马继续往前走。

2 skier   

n.滑雪运动员

参考例句：

• She is a skier who is unafraid of danger.她是一名敢于冒险的滑雪者。
• The skier skimmed across the snow.滑雪者飞快地滑过雪地。

3 drastic   

adj.严厉的，极端的，激烈的，猛烈的

参考例句：

• His view brings a drastic argument.他的观点引起激烈的争论。
• The situation brings home to us the need for drastic preventive actions.这种情况使我们深切地感到采取极端的行动是必要的。

4 somewhat   

pron.一些，某物；adv.多少，几分

参考例句：

• The cake we made was somewhat of a failure.我们做的蛋糕不大成功。
• The two office buildings are somewhat alike in appearance.这两座办公楼在外形上有点相似。