M: Is Washington, D.C., a colorful city in the United States?

F: Yes, it is the most colorful city in the United States.

M: Is Washington, D.C., one of the expensive cities to live in?

F: Yes, it is one of the most expensive cities to live in.

M: Does Washington, D.C., have bad city traffic?

F: Yes, it has the worst city traffic.

M: Does Nancy's friend work for an important person in Congress?

F: Yes, she works for the most important person in Congress.

M: Does Nancy's friend have an interesting job?

F: Yes, she has the most interesting job.

四.聽(tīng)短文回答問(wèn)題

在剛才那個(gè)練習(xí)里, 我們提到了美國(guó)首都華盛頓風(fēng)景優(yōu)美. 有人認(rèn)為, 這也是華 盛頓的特點(diǎn)之一; 其實(shí)美國(guó)許許多多大城都各有特色, 比方:大西洋沿岸的紐約, 太平洋沿岸的舊金山, 洛杉磯, 還有亨利一家人住的西雅圖也都有令人偏愛(ài)的 地方. 美國(guó)各個(gè)州也都不同, 比方: 加利福尼亞州人口最多, 阿拉斯加州面積最 大, 佛羅里達(dá)州氣候最熱等等. 下面我們來(lái)聽(tīng)一段文章. 這段文章的內(nèi)容就是談 到美國(guó)的幾個(gè)州和大城.

請(qǐng)你注意聽(tīng). 聽(tīng)完之后, 我們要作聽(tīng)力測(cè)驗(yàn).

There are fifty states in the United States. The largest in population is California; the largest in area is Alaska. Alaska is the smallest in population and Rhode Island is the smallest in size. The oldest states are the ones along the Atlantic coast. The newest states are Alaska and Hawaii. Alaska is also the coldest state. California and Florida are the warmest.

Henry and his family live in Seattle, a big city on the Pacific coast. But Los Angeles and San Francisco, also on the Pacific coast, are larger than Seattle. Henry's cousin, Susan, lives in New York. It is the largest city in the United States. Thousands of people visit New York each year. The most important city in the United States is Washington, D.C. It is the capital, but it is much smaller than New York.

剛才那段文章你聽(tīng)懂了多少? 等一會(huì)兒我請(qǐng)英文老師再把整段文章用慢速度 念一遍. 現(xiàn)在我們先來(lái)聽(tīng)今天測(cè)驗(yàn)的三個(gè)問(wèn)題.

第一個(gè)問(wèn)題是:

M: Among the fifty American states, which is the largest, newest and coldest?

第二個(gè)問(wèn)題是:

M: Why is Washington,D.C., the most important city in the United States?

第三個(gè)問(wèn)題是:

M: What are some of the large American cities on the Pacific coast?

現(xiàn)在我請(qǐng)英文老師再把文章用慢速度念一遍, 請(qǐng)你注意聽(tīng).

There are fifty states in the United States. The largest in population is California; the largest in area is Alaska. Alaska is the smallest in population and Rhode Island is the smallest in size. The oldest states are the ones along the Atlantic coast. The newest states are Alaska and Hawaii. Alaska is also the coldest state. California and Florida are the warmest.

Henry and his family live in Seattle, a big city on the Pacific coast. But Los Angeles and San Francisco, also on the Pacific coast, are larger than Seattle. Henry's cousin, Susan, lives in New York. It is the largest city in the United States. Thousands of people visit New York each year. The most important city in the United States is Washington, D.C. It is the capital, but it is much smaller than New York.

現(xiàn)在請(qǐng)你回答今天測(cè)驗(yàn)的三個(gè)問(wèn)題. 回答之后, 老師會(huì)念出正確答案, 你己比較 一下看看答對(duì)了沒(méi)有.

第一個(gè)問(wèn)題是:

M: Among the fifty American states, which is the largest, newest and coldest?

F: Alaska is the largest, newest and coldest state in the United States.

第二個(gè)問(wèn)題是:

M: Why is Washington,D.C., the most important city in the United States?

F: Washington, D.C., is the most important American city because it is the capital of the United States.

第三個(gè)問(wèn)題是:

M: What are some of the large American cities on the Pacific coast?

F: Seattle, Los Angeles and San Francisco are some of the large American cities on the Pacific coast.