2015-ishow中级文本

2015ISHOW中级班文本(1)1.Ted:Oh,I'mreallysorry.AreyouOK?Ana:I'mfine.ButI'mnotverygoodatthis.Ted:NeitheramI.Say,areyoufromSouthAmerica?Ana:Yes,Iamoriginally.IwasborninArgentina.Ted:Didyougrowupthere?Ana:Yes,Idid,butmyfamilymovedhereeightyearsagowhenIwasinhighschool.Ted:Andwheredidyoulearntorollerblade?Ana:Hereinthepark.Thisisonlymysecondtime.Ted:Well,it'smyfirsttime.Canyougivemesomelessons?Ana:Sure.Justfollowme.Ted:Bytheway,mynameisTed.Ana:AndI'mAna.Nicetomeetyou.2.Ted:Hey,hey!Thatwasfun.Thankyouforthelesson!Ana:Noproblem.So,tellmealittleaboutyourself.Whatdoyoudo?Ted:Iworkinatravelagency.Ana:Really!Whatdoyoudothere?Ted:I'minchargeoftheircomputers.Ana:Oh,soyou'reacomputerspecialist.Ted:Well,sortof.Yeah,Iguessso.Ana:That'sgreat.ThenmaybeyoucangivemesomehelpwithacomputercourseI'mtaking.Ted:Oh,sure...Butonlyifyoupromisetogivemesomemorerollerbladinglessons.Ana:It'sadeal!(2)1.Interviewer:Whereareyoufromoriginally,YuHong?YuHong:I'mfromChina...fromnearShanghai.Interviewer:Andwhendidyoumovehere?YuHong:IcamehereafterIgraduatedfromcollege.Thatwasin1992.Interviewer:Andwhatdoyoudonow?YuHong:I'matransportationengineer.Interviewer:Isee.Soyou'reanimmigranttotheUnitedStates.YuHong:Yes,that'sright.Interviewer:WhataresomeofdifficultiesofbeinganimmigrantintheU.S.?YuHong:Oh,that'snotaneasyquestiontoanswer.Therearesomanythings,really.IguessoneofthebiggestdifficultiesisthatIdon'thaveanyrelativeshere.Imean,Ihavealotoffriends,butthat'snotthesamething.InChina,ontheholidaysortheweekend,wevisitrelatives.Itisn'tthesamehere.Interviewer:Andwhatdoyoumissthemostfromhome?YuHong:Oh,that'seasy:mymom'ssoup!Shemakesgreatsoup.Ireallymissmymother'scooking.(3)1.A:Hey!Arethesepicturesofyouwhenyouwereakid?B:Yeah!That’smeinfrontofmyuncle’sbeachhouse.WhenIwasakid,weusedtospendtwoweekseverysummer.A:Wow,Ibetthatwasfun!B:Yeah.Wealwayshadagreattime.Everydayweusedtogetupearlyandwalkalongthebeach.Ihaveagreatshellcollection.Infact,Ithinkit’sstillupintheattic!A:Hey,Iusedtocollectshells,too,whenIwasakid.Butmyparentsthrewthemout!2.A:YouknowwhatIremembermostaboutgrowingup?B:What?A:Visitingmygrandparent’shouse…youknow,onholidaysandstuff.Theylivedwayoutinthecountry,andmygranddadhadahorsenamedBlackie.Hetaughtmehowtoride.Ijustlovethathorse-andshelovedme,too!Iusedtoreallyenjoyspendingtimeatmygrandparent’shouse.AndeverytimeIcameback,Blackierememberedme.B:Ah,memories!(4)1.A:Whyisthereneverabuswhenyouwantone?B:Goodquestion.Therearen’tenoughbusesonthisroute.A:SometimesIfeellikewritingalettertothepaper.B:Goodidea.Youshouldsaythatweneedmoresubwaylines,too.A:Yeah.Thereshouldbemorepublictransportationingeneral.B:Andfewercars!There’stoomuchtraffic.A:Say,isthatourbuscoming?B:Yes,itis.Butlook.It’sfull!A:Oh,no!Let’sgoandgetacupofcoffee.WecantalkaboutthisletterI’mgoingtowrite.2.A:Soyouarereallygoingtowritealettertothepaper?B:Sure.I’mgoingtosaysomethingaboutthebuses.They’retooold.Weneedmoremodernbuses…niceair-conditionedones.B:Andtheyneedtoputmorebusesontheroad.A:Right.Andtherearetoomanycarsdowntown,andthereisn’tenoughparking.B:That’sforsure.It’simpossibletofindaparkingspacedowntownthesedays.A:Ithinktheyshouldbanprivatecarsdowntownbetweennineandfive.B:Oh,youmeantheyshouldn’tallowanycarsexcepttaxisandbusesduringtheregularworkday.Hmm…thatsoundslikeareallygoodidea.(5)1.A:Excuseme.Couldyoutellmewherethebankis?B:There’soneupstairs,acrossfromtheduty-freeshop.A:Oh,thanks.Doyouknowwhattimeitopens?B:Itshouldbeopennow.Itopensat8:00A.M.A:Good.Andcanyoutellmehowoftenthebusesleaveforthecity?B:Youneedtocheckatthetransportationcounter.It’srightdownthehall.A:OK.Andjustonemorething.Doyouknowwherethenearestrestroomis?B:Rightbehindyou,ma’am.Seethatsign?A:Oh.Thanksalot.2.A:Excuseme.It’smeagain.I’msorry.Ineedsomemoreinformation-ifyoudon’tmind.B:Notatall.A:Thanks.Doyouknowhowmuchataxicoststothecity?B:Well,itdependsonthetraffic,ofcourse.Butitusuallycostsaboutfortydollars.A:Fortydollars?IguessI’lltakethebus.ThatmeansIhavealmostanhourtillthenextone.WherecouldIfindaninexpensiverestaurantintheairport?Maybeafast-foodplace?B:Goupstairsandturnright.You’llseethesnackbaronyourleft.A:Thanksverymuch.Haveaniceday.B:You,too.(6)1.QuiteanumberofthingshavebeendonetohelpsolvetrafficproblemsinSingapore.Forexample,motoristsmustbuyaspecialpassiftheywanttodriveintothedowntownbusinessdistrict.Theycangointothebusinessdistrictonlyiftheyhavethepassdisplayedontheirwindshield.AnotherthingSingaporehasdoneistomakeitmoredifficulttobuycars.Peoplehavetoapplyforacertificateiftheywanttobuyacar.Andthenumberofcertificatesislimited.Noteveryonecangetone.Thereisalsoahightaxoncars,soitcoststhreeorfourtimesasmuchtobuyacarinSingaporeasitdoesin,say,theUnitedStatesorCanada.TheotherthingSingaporehasdoneistobuildanexcellentpubictransportationsystem.Theirsubwaysystemisoneofthebestintheworld.Andthereisalsoaverygoodtaxiandbussystem.(7)1.A:Whatdoyouthink?B:Well,ithasjustasmanybedroomsasthelastapartment.Andthelivingroomishuge.C:Butthebedroomsaretoosmall.Andthereisn’tenoughclosetspaceformyclothes.A:Andit’snotascheapasthelastapartmentwesaw.B:Butthatapartmentwasd