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M:    I sat behind you when we were in middle school.  W: Sounds great.   But it’s time to prepare for dinner

                 Don’t you remember?                               now. Could you pick up Jasmine from school?
              W: Er …                                           M: OK.
              M:    I didn’t have a mustache then and my hair was
                 straight, not curly. But I still wear glasses.   【点拨】 第 16 题为推理判断题。女士说“It’s $22

              W: Oh, you’re Tom Green. Wow, you have changed a     per person, half price for students and people over
                 lot. So, what are you doing here?
                                                                   65 with IDs.”,然后男士紧接着说“OK. I’ll take
              M:    Well, I want to learn what foods are good for me
                                                                   Jasmine’s and my mom’s IDs.”,言外之意,Jasmine
                 and how to prepare them in fun and tasty ways, so
                                                                   和男士的妈妈都能享受半票价,也就是两个人只
                 here I am.
              W: There is a cooking course in this center? I have no   需支付一张成人票的价,所以他们共需支付票价

                 idea. I’ve been learning yoga here for a month.   为 22×3=66 美元,故选B。
              M: Ha ha. Then I guess you don’t know there’s also a
                                                                Text 10(194 词)咖啡农与眼镜熊化敌为友
                 writing course. The classroom is next to mine.
              W: Actually, I know that. A friend of mine takes that   W: The Andean bear is the only bear native to South

                 course.                                           America. The bear has white lines that cross its face
              Text 9(201 词)巴士观光                                    and make it look like it’s wearing a pair of glasses.
              W: Jasmine wants to take the sightseeing bus this    That’s why they’re also known as spectacled bears.

                 weekend.   Which one should we choose, Line A        Andean bears eat mostly plants though a small
                 or Line B?                                        part of their diet is meat. They rely on trees in the
              M: Well, which place does she want to visit?         Andes Mountains for food and shelter.   However,
              W:    Children’s Amusement Park and Queen’s Statue,
                                                                   a lot of the land in the region was cleared for coffee
                 but they are in different lines. Shall we buy tickets
                                                                   farms, so the bears began eating many of the farmers’
                 for both lines?
                                                                   crops and cattle. Many of Colombia’s coffee farmers
              M: No.   Just choose the place she wants to visit most.
              W: That’d be Children’s Amusement Park. Then Line A   saw the bears as a danger. But spectacled bears
                 it is. That way your mom can visit Finlay’s Garden   are important to the local ecosystem because

                 as well.  Also, Wilson Baseball Stadium is on this   they help spread various plant seeds around the
                 line.                                             environment.    Thus, several organizations in
              M: Fantastic. You know I’m a big fan of baseball.    Colombia worked together to create Conservamos la
              W: Yeah. Well, you all get to visit the places you like.   Vida, Spanish for “conserving life”, to teach people
                 I guess I have to visit Archie’s Mall next time.
                                                                   about the bears and encourage people to preserve the
              M: Sorry, honey. How about we choose Line B?
                                                                   local environment. This program provides money
              W: No, I’m just kidding. Let me check the ticket price.
                                                                   and resources to people in exchange for protecting
                    It’s $22 per person, half price for students and
                                                                   the bears. It has also helped local farms form a joint
                 people over 65 with IDs.
              M: OK. I’ll take Jasmine’s and my mom’s IDs. Um,     business called Café Oso Andino. The company has

                 honey, I know you want to go shopping. How about   been a success and has brought more wealth into the
                 we go to the MixC tonight?                        region.


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