单选题

Questions 18-21 are based on the following dialogue．

单选题 What do the man's children prefer to do during holidays?

A、 Tour abroad．
B、 Stay indoors．
C、 Play on the sands．
D、 Stay with their nurse．

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文] 18-21 M: What are you and your sister going to do for your holiday this year? W: Well．I don't know．I should like to take my sister for a tour abroad but then she can't very well leave her children．What are you doing? M: We shall go to the sea，I expect, for part ofthe time, anyhow．Then my wife and I may go off alone for a week or so jn the car． W: Leaving the rest of the family behind, I suppose? M: Oh, yes．They will be quite safe with their nurse and besides they are ever so much happier playing about on the sands than spending long days in the car． W: Where do you go as a rule? M: We've tried many seaside places on the east and south coasts．On the whole． I think we prefer the south．However, it really doesn't seem to matter very much as long as the youngsters get a good sandy beach． W: What do you do? Take rooms or stay at hotel, or what? M: We've done both．And this year we'll take a furnished house．Why don't you make up your mind to join us? Find a house nearby and make a large party．It will be great fun． W: For my own part．I should love it．I'll talk it over with my sister and see what she thinks about it． M: Do let me know as soon as you make a decision． [解析] 本题的关键是听懂并理解男士所说“besides they are ever so much happier playing about on the sands than spending long days in the car.”，此句表达的含义为“而且，对他们而言，在沙地上玩比整天待在车上更开心”，因此应选择[C] 。语言点：ever so much非常。

单选题 Where will the man's family most likely go for the coming holiday?

A、 To the east coast．
B、 To the west coast．
C、 To the north coast．
D、 To the south coast．

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] 由对话中男士所说“We tried many seaside places on the east and south coasts．On the whole, I think we prefer the south”可知，他们去过东海岸和南海岸的许多海滨胜地，但他们更喜欢南海岸，由此可以推断，他们今年很可能去南海岸度假，[D] 选项为正确答案。

单选题 How will the man and his family house themselves during the holiday?

A、 By taking rooms．
B、 By staying at a hotel．
C、 By renting a furnished house．
D、 By sharing a house with another family．

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 对话中女士问旅行时他们住宾馆还是租房间“Take rooms or stay at hotel，or what?”，男士回答今年他们要租带家具的房间“this year we'll take a furnished house．”，因此应选择[A] 选项。

单选题 What message does the man want to get from the woman?

A、 If she can find a house large enough for holding a party．
B、 If she can persuade her sister to leave her children behind．
C、 If she and her sister are going to the seaside for the holiday．
D、 If she and her sister are going to join his family for the holiday．

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] 对话中男士提议女士和他们家一起去度假“Why don't you make up your mind to join us?”，女士说她要和姐姐商量“I'll talk it over with my sister and see what she thinks about it．”，男士接着回应道“Do let me know as soon as you make a decision．”，即男士想尽快得知女士和她姐姐是否愿意和他们一家一起去度假，因此[D] 为正确答案。