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Text 8(176 词)玛格丽特· 富勒                             W: So, it was born in the 1800s? Where is it living now?
              M: Hello, everyone. Welcome back to Story Time, and   M:   It is believed to be born around 1832, and it’s
                 this week we’re going to talk about Margaret Fuller.  been living in Britain since 1882.
                 Margaret Fuller was born in 1810 in America. Up   Text 4(35 词)年假
                 to the age of nine, her education was at home with   W:   I have used half of my holidays already. I can’t

                 her father. Margaret was an excellent student. By   believe it.
                 the age of six, she was translating Latin poetry into   M:   Well, 30 days for holidays per year isn’t a lot
                 English.   At the age of ten, she went to school.   really. I have 10 days left and we’re only in June.
                 And eventually, she became a teacher.   So, why
                                                                Text 5(43 词)结婚二十周年
                 did she become so well-known? Well, she had    W: Hey, Daddy.   You and Mom have been married for

                 very strong opinions about the role of women and   20 years!
                 particularly about what jobs they could do. Margaret   M: Yes.   I would never forget the first day I met your
                 believed that a woman could do any job that a man   mom. She was so sweet and we got married two
                 could do. Later, she became a journalist. She worked   years later. One year after that, you were born.

                 for the New York Tribune and became its first female
                 editor.   She also wrote reviews about literature,   【点拨】 第 5 题为推理判断题。根据两人说的“You
                 and some of her reviews were very sharp. Besides,   and Mom have been married for 20 years!”以及“I
                 she was interested in many different topics. For   would never forget the first day I met your mom …
                 example, she wanted to change people’s attitudes   we got married two years later.”可知男士已经结婚

                 towards Native Americans and African Americans.   20 年了,而且他和妻子结识两年后才结婚,由此
                 She certainly tried to make the world a better place.  可推测他们第一次见面是在 22 年前,故选C。

                            专项训练(二)
                                                                Text 6(103 词)假期旅行
              Text 1(42 词)担心迟到                                  W: How was your holiday?
              W: You’re driving too fast, George. It won’t help to be   M: Fantastic. The island was great.

                 in such a hurry.                               W: What did you do there?
              M:    The meeting will begin at 8:30, and there are only   M:   Well, there were monkeys living in the woods on
                 twenty minutes left.                              the island. We tried to feed them bananas, but they
              W: It’s all my fault. We ought to have started ten minutes   were wild and wouldn’t come close enough. But
                 earlier.                                          they were cute.

              Text 2(34 词)新专辑                                   W: Did you see the dolphins?
              W: Our favorite singer’s new album is coming out this   M: Of course. We went dolphin-watching on Day 3.
                 month.                                               On Day 4, there was a bird-watching trip out in

              M: I’m eager to hear that now. What’s the exact date?  the bay just as the sun was coming up. That was my
              W:    September 15th.                                favorite part.   Last, I was so relaxed during the last
              M: We just have to wait another 9 days.              two days. I just walked along the beach.
              Text 3(47 词)最长寿乌龟                                 Text 7(177 词)学中文

              M: I just read an article saying the world’s oldest living  M: Good morning, Vicky. You really impressed me
                 tortoise is now 191 years old.                    in the Chinese class yesterday. Mr. Collis praised


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