【听英文对话做选择】交通事故

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Man: Honey. Do you know what time Katie will be home?

Woman: Uh, she should be here any minute. She took the car to pick up something from the store.

 

Man: Okay, I was just a little worried that . . . Man, what was that? Oh, no. The car! She drove over the mailbox and hit a tree in the front yard. Ah, the car!

 

Woman: Well, just don't stand there blabbing all day. Let's go out and see if Katie's okay.

 

Man: Ah, my car.

 

Woman: Honey, are you okay?

 

Daughter: Oh, mom. I'm so sorry. I can't believe this is happening.

 

Man: Oh, my car!

 

Woman: Forget your car!

 

Man: Driving with the cell phone. I know.

 

Daughter: It wasn't that at all. Don't jump to conclusions.

 

Man: Oh, yeah.

 

Daughter: Dad . . . uh, mom. It's not like that at all. I mean, as I was pulling into the driveway, something rolled from under the seat and got stuck under the brake pedal¹ . . . the gas pedal . . . I, I don't know, and I couldn't stop the car. And then I accidentally hit the gas when I wanted to brake, and I hit the mailbox.

 

Woman: Uh, I think I know what the problem was. Honey, did you put those golf balls away like I told you? The ones YOU put under the driver's seat . . . the ones I told you would get in the way.

 

Man: Man, I thought I got those.

 

Daughter: Plus, Mom, the windshield wipers on the car didn't work, so I couldn't see very well in the rain.

 

Woman: Didn't you get those fixed²?

 

Man: Uh, I've been meaning to get those repaired.

 

Daughter: And mom. I was going to use the car this weekend to go camping with my friends, but now my plans are ruined. My friends are going to hate me. What am I going to do?

 

Woman: Hon, yeah, what IS your daughter going to do? It appears that it's mainly your fault for the accident and that she's in such a jam.

 

Man: My fault? Hey, why don't you just invite your friends over for pizza? I'll buy.

 

Daughter: Mom, we've been planning this weekend for months. I need a car.

 

Woman: Hon.

 

Man: What? I mean, man, what a predicament! That's tough.

 

Woman: I think what your dad is trying to say is that you can take his new Jeep.

 

Daughter: Yeah, awesome³.

 

Man: What?

 

Daughter: Yes!

 

Man: Wait, not my new Jeep. I don't even have 500 miles on it.

 

Daughter: Four-wheeling through the mud, over big rocks and in deep ruts in the road . . . if there IS a road.

 

Man: Ah.

 

Woman: You love your daughter, don't you?

 

Man: Ask me after she returns from the trip.

 

Daughter: Ah, Dad. I'm going to call my friends to let them know of the good news. Thanks, Dad, I knew I could count on you.

 

Man: Yeah, but make sure wrecking⁴ the car doesn't become a routine activity.

 

Daughter: Dad!

1. Where did the car accident take place?

A. in front of the house

B. in the parking lot at the store

C. at the post office

2. Which factor did NOT contribute to the accident?

A. excessive speed 

B. a faulty car mechanism⁵

C. some obstructions⁶ in the car

 

3. Why is the girl really upset?

A. She wrecked⁷ her friend's car.

B. She doesn't have money to repair the car.

C. She won't have a car to drive over the weekend.

 

4. What is her dad's original solution to her predicament?

A. He offers to help pay for the repairs.

B. Her dad volunteers to drive her where she needs to go.

C. He suggests she invite friends over to eat.

 

5. How is the situation finally resolved?

A. The girl decides to go camping the following week instead.

B. The girl invites friends over instead for a pizza party.

C. The father reluctantly loans his car.

 

正确答案：

1. in front of the house

2. excessive speed

3. She won`t have a car to drive over the weekend.

4. He suggests she invite friends over to eat.

5. The father reluctantly loans his car.

 

1 pedal   

n.踏板；adj.脚的，踏脚的；v.用脚踏动，踩踏板

参考例句：

• He pressed down the accelerator pedal of his car.他踩下汽车的加速器踏板。
• I saw him pedal to school every morning.我看到他每天早晨骑自行车上学。

2 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

3 awesome   

adj.令人惊叹的，难得吓人的，很好的

参考例句：

• The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.

4 wrecking   

破坏

参考例句：

• He teed off on his son for wrecking the car. 他严厉训斥他儿子毁坏了汽车。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Instead of wrecking the valley, the waters are put to use making electricity. 现在河水不但不在流域内肆疟，反而被人们用来生产电力。 来自辞典例句

5 mechanism   

n.机械装置；机构，结构

参考例句：

• The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body.骨骼和肌肉是人体的组成部件。
• The mechanism of the machine is very complicated.这台机器的结构是非常复杂的。

6 obstructions   

n.障碍物( obstruction的名词复数 )；阻碍物；阻碍；阻挠

参考例句：

• The absence of obstructions is of course an idealization. 没有障碍物的情况当然是一种理想化的情况。 来自辞典例句
• These obstructions could take some weeks to clear from these canals. 这些障碍物可能要花几周时间才能从运河中清除掉。 来自辞典例句

7 wrecked   

adj.失事的，遇难的

参考例句：

• the hulk of a wrecked ship 遇难轮船的残骸
• the salvage of the wrecked tanker 对失事油轮的打捞