Unit 8　Detective stories

Ⅰ.听对话,选择正确的答案。每组对话读两遍

1.W:Shall we go to play badminton on the playground?

M:I’m afraid not.It’s windy today.

2.W:Michel,what are you doing?

M:Oh,I want to search for something about English to read.

3.M:A little boy in my neighbourhood was kidnapped yesterday.

W:That’s terrible!

4.W:How did the man kill the poor woman?

M:He held a gun in his hand and broke into her house.

5.M:When did the murder take place?

W:Between 7:00 p.m.and 10:00 p.m.according to the report.

6.W:What does the robber look like?

M:He is very tall and strong,and has short brown hair.

7.W:It’s generous of Jane to give each of us two presents.Her star sign may be Leo.

M:Yes,she was born on 8th August.

8.W:I don’t know what to wear today.This pair of black trousers is too tight.

M:You should wear a skirt instead of trousers.

9.W:How much does this yellow shirt cost?

M:It’s very cheap,madam.It’s only 40 yuan,half the price of that white one.

10.W:Would you please tell me when Susan will arrive?

M:She will get here at half past four.But there is so much traffic on the road.She needs another fifteen minutes.

Ⅱ.听对话或短文,选择正确的答案。每段对话或短文读两遍

听第一段对话,完成第11至12小题。

M:What is wrong with you?

W:I have a headache.

M:How long have you felt like this?

W:Since last night.

M:Do you have a sleeping problem?

W:Yes,I can’t fall asleep these days because I am busy preparing for my Maths exam.

M:It’s not that serious.I think you’d better relax yourself and take the medicine before you sleep.It will make you sleep well.

W:OK,thank you,doctor.

听第一篇短文,完成第13至15小题。

When Frank was twelve years old,he lost one of his legs and both of his parents in a car accident.Every day Frank walks with a man-made leg.The leg is plastic.With the plastic leg,Frank can ride a bicycle,swim and play football.

When he was nineteen years old,Frank took part in an important sports competition and won five gold medals.Two years later,Frank went to college.With his hard work,he made a lot of money.When he was thirty-two years old,Frank began to travel around the world.By now he has visited the Grand Canyon in America and the Great Wall in China.

听第二篇短文,完成第16至20小题。

Jack Smith was robbed of fifteen thousand dollars last Monday.He works for a toy company and lives in an apartment on the seventeenth floor in No.20 building in the Garden District.Mr Smith caught a cold and didn’t go to work that day.He was in bed when he heard a noise.Then he got up,rushed into the living room,and saw a man wearing a mask and holding a knife in his hand.The man asked Mr Smith to give all his money to him.Mr Smith was too weak to fight the robber.So he took out all the money in the drawer in his bedroom.The man was satisfied and left.Then Mr Smith called the police and gave them details about the man.