【听英文对话做选择】乘坐公交车

原文：

Woman: Excuse me. Is this seat taken?

Man: It is now. Take a seat.

 

Woman: Thanks. I had been waiting for over two hours for the bus to come.

 

Man: Yeah. The bus broke down about 50 miles back. Actually, the bus driver lost control of the bus when he split¹ hot chocolate on himself, and then as he tried to regain² control of the bus, he hit a rock and the bus blew a tire.

 

Woman: Uh. Are you sure this bus in safe?

 

Man: I'm not sure if it's safe, but you can't beat the price of the trip.

 

Woman: So, where are you from?

 

Man: To tell the truth, I really don't know.

 

Woman: Uh, what do you mean?

 

Man: Well, you see, I was adopted when I was a baby. I was told that I was born in New York City, but I can't be sure about that. Then, my new parents raised me in a small town Texas. I'm sure you've never heard of it.

 

Woman: Oh.

 

Man: My parents, Fred and Norma, had a farm, so I grew up milking cows and herding³ sheep. Actually, I'm on my way to visit them now.

 

Woman: You mean back to Texas?

 

Man: Oh no. They sold that farm years ago when they discovered oil on their property⁴. They live on a ranch⁵ right outside of Las Vegas. Beautiful place with a pool . . .

 

Woman: Las Vegas. Las Vegas? I thought this bus was heading⁶ to Chicago . . . in the opposite direction!

 

Man: Ah. You're on the wrong bus.

 

Woman: I got to get off.

 

Man: Hey, relax. Spend a weekend with me and my parents on the ranch. I can teach you how to milk a cow or something.

 

Woman: I have to get off.

 

Man: Relax. Anyway, once this bus left the station, it ain't gonna stop until the next stop . . . three hours from now. The driver got really upset when the last passenger made a similar mistake. Hey, sit and relax. Let me tell you about farm. I have plenty of stories.

1. Why was the bus late?

A. The bus was involved in an accident.

B. Traffic on the highway was terrible.

C. The bus driver got sick and had to rest.

2. The man grew up in ___________.

A. New York City

B. Texas

C. Nevada

 

3. The woman wants to go to ________ on her trip. 

A. Las Vegas

B. Miami

C. Chicago

 

4. The woman realizes that _______________.

A. she and the man are distant cousins

B. the bus isn't going to her destination

C. the bus driver isn't paying attention to the road

 

5. The bus is going to make its next stop in _______ hours. 

A. one

B. two

C. three

 

正确答案：

1. The bus was involved in an accident.

2. Texas

3. Chicago

4. the bus isn`t going to her destination

5. three

 

1 split   

n.劈开，裂片，裂口；adj.分散的；v.分离，分开，劈开

参考例句：

• Who told you that Mary and I had split up?谁告诉你玛丽和我已经离婚了？
• The teacher split the class up into six groups.老师把班级分成6个小组。

2 regain   

vt.重新获得，收复，恢复

参考例句：

• He is making a bid to regain his World No.1 ranking.他正为重登世界排名第一位而努力。
• The government is desperate to regain credibility with the public.政府急于重新获取公众的信任。

3 herding   

中畜群

参考例句：

• The little boy is herding the cattle. 这个小男孩在放牛。
• They have been herding cattle on the tableland for generations. 他们世世代代在这高原上放牧。

4 property   

n.财产，所有物，所有权，性质，特性，（小）道具

参考例句：

• He has made over his property to a hospital.他已将财产转交给了一家医院。
• Oil has the property of floating on water.油有浮在水上的特性。

5 ranch   

n.大牧场，大农场

参考例句：

• He went to work on a ranch.他去一个大农场干活。
• The ranch is in the middle of a large plateau.该牧场位于一个辽阔高原的中部。

6 heading   

n.上标题，标题，起始字，方向

参考例句：

• The heading was in large letters.标题是用大号字母印刷的。
• He realized that he was heading in the wrong direction.他意识到走错了方向。