中国传媒大学mpa-文明礼貌小故事
Task 1
【答案】
1)
They are Emma, Mark and Jane.
2)
Emma wants a joke book; Mark wants a model train,
and Jane wants a radio.
3)
The
joke
book
costs
two
pounds
fifty. The
radio
costs
twenty-seven
pounds
ninety-nine pence. We
don
’
t know the exact price of the model train, but it must
be very
expensive.
【原文】
Jane: What are you doing Emma
Emma: I’m writing to Father
Christmas.
Mark: Oh
—
she’s asking for Christmas presents. What
do you want Emma
Emma: Well, I can read now. I like
books. So, I want a joke book.
Jan
e: Look. Here’s one in this magazine. It costs two pounds fifty. It’s very
nice.
Emma: Yes, it
is. I know, I can ask Father Christmas to bring
presents for you and
Mark, too.
Mark: Good idea! Well, I like...
Jane: Trains! You like trains. We
know.
Mark: So
I want this train. Look. Isn’t it splendid
Jane: Mark, that model train
costs...
Mark: Yes, Jane, I can
see the price, but look at it.
Jane: Well, I don’t want a
train.
Emma: There are some nice
dolls.
Jane: Oh Emma. I’m
fifteen years old. I don’t like do
lls. I want a radio for
my bedroom. Then
I can listen to all my favourite songs.
Mark:
A
radio.
Here’s
one.
Look.
It
costs
twenty
-seven
pounds,
ninety-nine
pence.
Jane: That’s OK.
Right Emma. Finish your letter to Father
Christmas. Tell him
to
put
a
joke
book,
a
train
and
a
radio
in
his
big
sack.
And
don’t
forg
et
to put the right address on the
letter!
Task 2
【答案】
A.
1) Emma
She is going to bed
now.
2) Mark
He
’
s having a bath. Now he
’
s washing his feet and singing a carol.
3) Jane
She is
putting the last Christmas Cards on the table in
the hall.
4) Mr. Phillips
He
’
s putting all the presents under the tree. He
’
s thinking about his busy day.
5)
Mrs. Phillips
She
’
s preparing all the food for tomorrow
’
s meals
B.
1) d 2) a
3) c
【原文】
It’s
8 pm on Christmas Eve. Everyone is happy because
tomorrow is Christmas
Day.
But
everyone
is
busy
too.
There’s
a
lot
of
work
to
do.
Here
is
the
Phillips’
family in their home. What are they all
doing
Emma is going to bed now. She’s hanging up her
empty stocking for Father
Christmas.
She’s
thinking of the presents under the tree. She wants to open all
her
presents now, but she can’t. She must
open them in the morning.
Mark
is
in
the
bathroom.
He’s
going
to
a
party
tonight,
so
he’s
having
a
bath.
Now
he’s washing
his feet and singing a carol.
Jane is putting the last
Christmas cards on the table in the hall. She
can’t
put
them
in
the
sitting-room
or
the
dining-
room
because
they
are
full
of
cards.
She’s
listening to the carol-singers.
There is no one in the
dining-
room. It’s empty.
Mr. Phillips is in the
sitting-
room. He’s putting all the presents under the
tree. He’s thinking
about his busy day. Parents always work hard at Christmas.
And
where’s
Mrs.
Phillips
She
is
working
in
the
kitchen.
She’s
prepar
ing
all
the
food
for
tomorrow’s
meals.
The
Christmas
pudding
is
ready,
and
so
is
the
turkey.
Now she is decorating the
cake. She’s having a glass of sherry because it’s
Christmas.
There
are
some
carol-singers
in
the
street.
They
are
singing
carols
and
collecting money for poor people. Now
they are knocking on the front door of the
Phillips’ house.
The
church bells are ringing too. Everyone can hear
them. And there, in the
sky,
a.
long
way
away...
Who’s
that
It’s
Father
Christmas.
He’s
driving
through
the sk
y in his sleigh. Tonight’s a busy
night for him. He’s thinking about all
those
black chimneys. And he’s looking at a long list of
children’s
names and
addresses.
Is Emma Phillips on his list
Task 3
【答案】
A.
read, drew, made,
drank, had, flew, went, see, remember
B.
1) a, 2) c, 3)
b
【原文】
How
much do you remember of the time when you were a
child You got up early
every morning
and went to school. You read books at school. You
drew pictures and
made
things
out
of
clay.
You
drank
milk
every
day
and
ate
things
that
were
good
for
you.
Perhaps you had plaits. Perhaps you flew a kite.
Perhaps you went abroad for
your
holidays. You can see photographs of yourself in
the family album. They help
you to
remember the distant past.
I
remember the
Christmas holidays best. It was always cold.
The days were very
short. The
nights were long and dark. It wasn’t a good time of the y
ear
—
except
for one thing. I
always received presents at Christmas. I can
remember the bright
lights
in
the
streets.
I
can
remember
the
big
shops
and
the
crowds.
My
mother
always
took me to
London to see the lights. And she always took me
to one of the big shops
to meet Father
Christmas. This was a special event every year. I
always met Father
Christmas in a big
shop. I always asked for lots of presents and he
always brought
them for me.
Two weeks before Christmas one year, I
went to London with my mother. I was
five
years old at the time. I shall never forget the
day. It
was
cold and dark. But
the
shop
windows
were
very
bright.
The
streets
were
full
of
people.
There
were
crowds
in the streets and crowds in the shops.
My mother held my hand tightly and we both
went into a big shop.
It
was
warm
and
bright
in
the
shop.
We
both
went
upstairs
to
the
toy
department.
The toy department was full of
children. There were lovely toys everywhere: cars,
bicycles and planes. Then I saw my old
friend at one end of the department store:
Father
Christmas
himself!
I
pulled
my
mother
by
the
hand.
“Please
take
me
to
Father
Christmas,” I said. There were lots of
children n
ear Father Christmas. They were
standing in a line. Father Christmas
spoke to every one of them. At last it was my
turn.
“Hello, little
boy,” he said to me. “Where do you live”
“Don’t you know” I answered. “You came
last year.”
I can’t remember
what Father
Christmas answered. But I remember one thing.
I was very sad.
Father
Christmas hadn’t remembered my
name. He called
me “little
boy”.
And
he
hadn’t
remembered
my
address.
I
got
my
presents
that
year,
as
usual,
but it wasn’t the
same.
Something had changed.
Task 4
【答案】
A.
past, future, memories, hopes, fears
B.
b
【原文】
In late October
in the northern half of the world, the days grow
shorter and
the nights grow longer. It
is colder and darker. There is mist and fog, and
cold
winds blow. The leaves fall from
the trees, and their black skeletons stand out
against
the
autumn
sky.
The
year
is
ending
and
everything
is
dying.
Winter
is
coming,
with
its
long
dark
nights.
People
stay
at
home
in
the
evenings
and
at
weekends.
Old
people
remember
the
past
and
young
people
think
of
the
future.
It
is
a
time
of
memories,
of hopes and fears. It
is the time of Halloween.
Halloween marks the end of autumn and
the start of winter. In the past this
festival was a time of fear. People
believed in ghosts and witches and they stayed
indoors.
On
October
31st,
Halloween,
the
ghosts
of
the
dead
rose
from
their
graves,
and all the witches of
the world rode through the sky on their
broomsticks. Today
this ancient
festival is a time for fun, for Halloween parties.
You can see ghosts
and
witches,
but
they
are
ordinary
people
in
fancy
dress.
Everyone
eats
rich
autumn
food, pumpkin pie or
ginger cake. People
make
lanterns
from
pumpkins. And they try
to tell the future.
Task 5
【答案】