【導(dǎo)讀】聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。上星期我去看戲。我的座位很好，戲很有意思，但我卻無法欣賞。子與一青年女子坐在我的身后，大聲地說著話。我非常生氣，因?yàn)槲衣牪灰娧輪T。我回過頭去怒視著那一男一女，他們卻毫不理會。最后，我忍不住了，我望望窗外，外面一片昏暗。正在這時(shí)，電話鈴響了。是我姑母露西打來的?！拔覄傁禄疖嚕薄暗疫€在吃早飯，”我說。“你在干什么？”“我正在吃早飯，”我又說了一遍。明信片總攪得我假日不得安寧。去年夏天，我去了意大利。我參觀了博物館，一位好客的服務(wù)員教了我?guī)拙湟獯罄Z，之后還借給我一本書。讀了幾行，但一個(gè)字也不懂。我每天都想著明信片的事。假期過得真快，可我還。沒有給我的朋友們寄過一張明信片。到了最后一天，我作出了一項(xiàng)重大決定。早早起了床，買來了37張明信片。我在房間里關(guān)了整整一天。

　　

【正文】 玻璃信封 First listen and then answer the question. 聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。 How did Jane receive a letter from a stranger? My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holland. Last year, we were travelling across the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper with her name and address on it into a bottle. She threw the bottle into the sea. She never thought of it again, but ten months later, she received a letter from a girl in Holland. Both girls write to each other regularly now. However, they have decided to use the post office. Letters will cost a little more, but they will certainly travel faster. New words and expressions 生詞和短語 dream v. 做夢，夢想 age n. 年齡 channel n. 海峽 throw v. 扔，拋 參考譯文 我的女兒簡從未想過會接到荷蘭一位同齡姑娘的來信。去年，當(dāng)我們橫渡英吉利海峽時(shí)，簡把寫有她姓名和住址的一張紙條裝進(jìn)了一只瓶子，又將瓶子扔進(jìn)了大海。此后她就再沒去想那只瓶子。但 10 個(gè)月以后，她收到了荷蘭一位姑娘的來信?，F(xiàn)在這兩位姑娘定期通信了。然而她們還是決定利用郵局。這樣會稍微多花點(diǎn)錢，但肯定是快得多了。 Lesson 23 A new house 新居 First listen and then answer the question. 聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。 Why is the new house special? I had a letter from my sister yesterday. She lives in Nigeria. In her letter, she said that she would e to England next year. If she es, she will get a surprise. We are now living in a beautiful new house in the country. Work on it had begun before my sister left. The house was pleted five months ago. In my letter, I told her that she could stay with us. The house has many large rooms and there is a lovely garden. It is a very modern house, so it looks strange to some people. It must be the only modern house in the district. New words and expressions 生詞和短語 plete v. 完成 modern adj. 新式的，與以往不同的 strange adj. 奇怪的 district n. 地區(qū) 參考譯文 昨天我收到了姐姐的一封信，她住在尼日利亞。在信中她說她明年將到英國來。如果她來了，她會感到非常驚奇了。我們現(xiàn)在住在鄉(xiāng)間的一棟漂亮的新住宅里。這棟房子在我姐姐離開之前就已動工了，是在 5 個(gè)月以前竣工的。我在信中告訴她，她可以和我們住在一起。這棟房子里有許多房間，還有一個(gè)漂亮的花園。它是一棟非?，F(xiàn)代化的住宅，因此在有些人看來很古怪。它肯定是這個(gè)地區(qū)唯一的一棟現(xiàn)代化住宅。 Lesson 24 If could be worse 不幸中之萬幸 First listen and then answer the question. 聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。 Had the writer39。s money been stolen? I entered the hotel manager39。s office and sat down. I had just lost $50 and I felt very upset. 39。I left the money in my room,39。 I said, 39。and it39。s not there now.39。 The manager was sympathetic, but he could do nothing. 39。Everyone39。s losing money these days,39。 he said. He started to plain about this wicked world but was interrupted by a knock at the door. A girl came in and put an envelope on his desk. It contained $50. 39。I found this outside this gentleman39。s room,39。 she said. 39。Well,39。 I said to the manager, 39。there is still some honesty in this world!39。 New words and expressions 生詞和短語 manager n. 經(jīng)理 upset adj. 不安 sympathetic adj. 表示同情的 plain v. 抱怨 wicked adj. 很壞的，邪惡的 contain v. 包含，內(nèi)裝 honesty n. 誠實(shí) 參考譯文 我走進(jìn)飯店經(jīng)理的辦公室，坐了下來。我剛剛丟 了 50 英鎊，感到非常煩惱?！拔野彦X放在房間里，”我說，“可現(xiàn)在沒有了?！苯?jīng)理深表同情，但卻無能為力。“現(xiàn)在大家都在丟錢，”他說。他開始抱怨起這個(gè)邪惡的世道來，卻被一陣敲門聲打斷了。一個(gè)姑娘走了進(jìn)來，把一個(gè)信封放在了他桌上。它里面裝著 50 英鎊?！斑@是我在這位先生的房門外撿到的，”她說?！笆前?，”我對那位經(jīng)理說，“這世界上還是有誠實(shí)可言的！” Lesson 25 Do the English speak English? 英國人講的是英語嗎？ First listen and then answer the question. 聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。 Why does the writer not understand the porter? I arrived in London at last. The railway station was big, black and dark. I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter. I not only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as well. The porter, however, could not understand me. I repeated my question several times and at last he understood. he answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly. 39。I am a foreigner,39。 I said. Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him. My teacher never spoke English like that! The porter and I looked at each other and smiled. Then he said something and I understood it. 39。You39。ll soon learn English!39。 he said. I wonder. In England, each person speaks a different language. The English understand each other, but I don39。t understand them! Do they speak English? New words and expressions 生詞和短語 railway n. 鐵路 porter n. 搬運(yùn)工 several quantifier 幾個(gè) foreigner n. 外國人 wonder v. 感到奇怪 參考譯文 我終于到了倫敦?；疖囌竞艽?，又黑又暗。我不知道去飯店的路該怎么走，于是向一個(gè)搬運(yùn)工打聽。我的英語講得不但非常認(rèn)真，而且咬字也非常清楚。然而搬運(yùn)工卻不明白我的話。我把問話重復(fù)了很多遍。他終于聽懂了。他回答了，但他講得既不慢也不清楚?！拔沂莻€(gè)外國人，”我說。于是他說得慢了，可我還是聽不懂。我的老師從來不那樣講英語！我和搬運(yùn)工相視一笑。接著，他說了點(diǎn)什么，這回我聽懂了。“您會很快學(xué)會英語的！”他說。我感到奇怪。在英國，人們各自說著一種不同的語言。英國人之間相互聽得懂，可我卻不懂他們的話！他 們說的是英語嗎？ Lesson 26 The best art critics 最佳藝術(shù)評論家 First listen and then answer the question. 聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。 Who is the student39。s best critic? I am an art student and I paint a lot of pictures. Many people pretend that they understand modern art. They always tell you what a picture is 39。about39。. Of course, many pictures are not 39。about39。 anything. They are just pretty patterns. We like them in the same way that we like pretty curtain material. I think that young children often appreciate modern pictures better than anyone else. They notice more. My sister is only seven, but she always tells me whether my pictures are good or not. She came into my room yesterday. 39。What are you doing?39。 she asked. 39。I39。m hanging this picture on the wall,39。 I answered. 39。It39。s a new one. Do you like it?39。 She looked at it critically for a moment. 39。It39。s all right,39。 she said, 39。but isn39。t it upside down?39。 I looked at it again. She was right! It was! New words and expressions 生詞和短語 art n. 藝術(shù) critic n. 評論家 paint v. 畫 pretend v. 假裝 pattern n. 圖案 curtain n. 窗簾，幕布 material n. 材料 appreciate v. 鑒賞 notice v. 注意到 whether conj