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.听短文回答问题

在刚才那个练习里, 我们提到了美国首都华盛顿风景优美. 有人认为, 这也是华 盛顿的特点之一; 其实美国许许多多大城都各有特色, 比方:大西洋沿岸的纽约, 太平洋沿岸的旧金山, 洛杉矶, 还有亨利一家人住的西雅图也都有令人偏爱的 地方. 美国各个州也都不同, 比方: 加利福尼亚州人口最多, 阿拉斯加州面积最 大, 佛罗里达州气候最热等等. 下面我们来听一段文章. 这段文章的内容就是谈 到美国的几个州和大城.

请你注意听. 听完之后, 我们要作听力测验.

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.

刚才那段文章你听懂了多少? 等一会儿我请英文老师再把整段文章用慢速度 念一遍. 现在我们先来听今天测验的三个问题.

第一个问题是:

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

第二个问题是:

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

第三个问题是:

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

现在我请英文老师再把文章用慢速度念一遍, 请你注意听.

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.

现在请你回答今天测验的三个问题. 回答之后, 老师会念出正确答案, 你己比较 一下看看答对了没有.

第一个问题是:

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.

第二个问题是:

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.

第三个问题是:

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.