Unit 3　Family life

Ⅰ.听对话,选择正确的图片。每组对话读两遍

1.W:Do you have any plans for this Sunday?  

M:I’m not sure.I may go to the countryside to see my grandmother.

2.W:Do you often help your parents with some housework at home?

M:Certainly I do.I have to wash the dishes after dinner every day.

3.W:What do you think of the new mobile phone?

M:It looks cool and its screen is bigger than mine.

4.W:Dear,please tell me why you look so happy.

M:Because I’ll have a long vacation without homework.

5.W:What does this sign mean?

M:It means “No eating or drinking” here.

Ⅱ.听对话和问题,选择正确的答案。每组对话及问题读两遍

6.M:Hi,Tina! You look unhappy.What’s the matter?

W:I can’t find my dog.I’m afraid it is lost.

Q:Why is the girl unhappy?

7.M:Good evening,Madam.May I take your order now?

W:I’d like a large bowl of noodles.

Q:Where are they talking?

8.M:I’ll go to the park with Daniel this Sunday.Would you like to go with us?

W:Sorry,I can’t.I will have to look after my sister at home.

Q:What is the girl going to do this Sunday?

9.M:Hello,Beijing Railway Station! Can I help you?

W:Yes.I need two hard-seat tickets for train D311 to Suzhou on September 16th.

M:OK.290 yuan for each ticket.

Q:How much will the woman pay for the tickets?

10.M:Would you like to take a vacation in the mountains,at the beach or in a big city?

W:In the mountains.I like to live in the city.But for vacation,I like to get away.

Q:Where would the woman like to take a vacation?

Ⅲ.听对话,选择正确的答案。每段对话读两遍

听第一段对话,完成第11至12小题。

M:Nancy,can you show me your family picture?

W:OK,John.Here it is.

M:Who is this strong man?

W:This is my father.He is a doctor.

M:Oh.Does he play any sports?

W:No,but he likes watching basketball.

M:And is this your grandfather? He looks very healthy.

W:Yeah,he swims three times a week.

M:Is that his hobby?

W:No.He likes playing tennis.

M:I see.Look at your big brother next to you.He is cool.

W:Yes.He is a policeman.He’s really good at football.

M:Oh,I met him at school the other day.We had a short talk.

W:Really? What did you talk about?

M:You.Ha ha…

听第二段对话,完成第13至15小题。

W:Hi,Lee.I’m going to the movies.Come with me.

M:OK.Just a minute.

W:What are you reading?

M:An e-mail from my family.

W:But why are you so sad?

M:I miss them so much.

W:Me,too.I really want to see my family and friends in California soon.Do you usually get e-mails from your family,Lee?

M:Yes,two or three times a month.What about you?

W:I usually call home.

M:I really want to talk to my family.But it is expensive to call South Korea.

W:Oh,call them,Lee.Just talk for three minutes.You can call now before we go to the movies.

M:You’re right.I really need to talk to them.But wait for me,OK?

W:Sure.

Ⅳ.听短文,选择正确的答案。短文读两遍

Dave Smith is a bus driver.But he can’t go to work now because he has been badly ill for more than two months.He is still too weak to drive his bus.He lives in a small town with his wife and four children.His wife’s father,Mr.Brown,lives with them,too.He is too old to do any work.He sits in his armchair by the fire all day.But when it is warm enough,he sometimes takes his chair into the garden.

Dave’s eldest son is twenty-five.He teaches in a village school.He lives in the village because it takes too long to travel there every day from his father’s.The other children are not yet old enough to go out to work.They still go to school except his youngest daughter.