大学英语口语初级——1

Lesson 1

Text A

How Old Is She?

A woman was having some trouble with her heart, so she went to see the doctor.He was a new doctor, and did not know her. so he first asked some questions, and one of them was , 'How old are you?'

'Well,' she answered, 'I don't remember. doctor, but I will try to think.' She thought for a minute and then said, 'Yes. I remember now, doctor! When I married¹, I was eighteen years old, and my husband was thirty. Now my husband is sixty, I know. And that is twice thirty. So I am twice eighteen. That is thirty-six, isn't it?'

Text B

Could I Speak to Jim,Please?

A:

Hello, 332440.

B:

Oh hello, Sally. This is Dave Thomson here. Could I speak to Jim please?

A:

I'm afraid he's not in at the moment Dave. He went out about an hour ago andhe's not back yet.

B:

Any idea when he might?be back?

A:

Well, he shouldn't be long. He said he was just going toget some paint. But I wouldn't be surprised if he's stopped off at the pub² onB:

O. K. well , tell him I've called , will you , and I'll try again later.

the way back.

A:

All right. Goodbye , Dave.

B:

Thanks then Sally. Goodbye.

Questions on Text B

7. Read the following passage once. Underline³ the key words while reading⁴ and retell the story to your partner.

Accident

The river, you see, was never really safe at that time of the year- early autumn, I mean, when there is heavy rainfall⁵. So when I heard the children had gone swimming, as they used⁶ to all spring and summer, I knew there might be an awful accident. And when they came home late without little Katie, I guessed what had happened.

1 married

adj.已婚的；与…结婚的参考例句：

• I heard John got married.我听说约翰结婚了。
• They got married last autumn.他们在去年秋季结婚。

2 pub

n.[英]旅馆，小店，酒馆参考例句：

• He is the landlord of this pub.他是这家酒店的店主。
• They saw that four large men marched into the pub.他们看到四个彪形大汉走进了酒吧。

3 underline

n.下划线；加下划线；vt.在…下面划线；强调参考例句：

• Underline all the sentences you do not know.在你不懂的所有句子下面划一条线。
• Please underline the noun clauses in the passage.请用线画出短文中的名词性从句。

4 reading

n.阅读，知识，读物，表演，对法律条文的解释；adj.阅读的参考例句：

• Children learn reading and writing at school.孩子们在学校学习阅读和写作。
• He finds pleasure in reading.他从阅读中得到乐趣。

5 rainfall

n.一场雨；降雨量参考例句：

• Rainfall is plentiful in the area.这个地区雨量充足。
• There was another rainfall early this morning.今天清晨又下了一场雨。

6 used

adj.用旧了的，旧的；习惯于…；过去惯/经常参考例句：

• I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
• He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。