127. Easy or Not（在线收听）

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

　　"Good morning," she replied cheerfully. "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