专科英语期末复习资料(周末班用)要点.docVIP

阅读练习材料（译文及答案） 第一单元 Mrs. Peters stopped playing the piano when she began to work.. 皮特太太停下了弹钢琴便开始忙乎了。She had lived in a very small flat, and there had been no room for a piano. 她以前住的公寓很小，没有摆放钢琴的地方。 But when she married, she had a new flat which was big enough for one. 但结婚以后她有了一套新的公寓，房间足够大，足以放得下一架钢琴。So she decided to get one and her husband agreed and helped her.于是她决定买一架钢琴。 她丈夫也同意， 并出了一部分钱。 She saved some money, and her parents gave her a generous amount of money for her birthday.她自己有一部分集蓄。生日时，她父母给了她一笔可观的钱。 Then she went to a shop and said, Ill choose which ever piano does not cost too much and fits into my living room. 然后她就去了钢琴商店，对店员说：“我要选一架不太贵，并且又适合摆放在我家客厅里的钢琴。” When she had paid for the piano, the shop assistant asked her if she would like him to get it tuned （调音）every few months. Mrs. Peters agreed. 她付过款以后，店员问她是否需要找人每隔几个月为她调一次音。皮特太太同意了。 A few months later she heard from the shop that a man was coming to tune the piano at ten that morning. 几个月后的今天，钢琴店通知皮特太太上午10 点，一位男子将去她家给钢琴调音。Now she had not cleaned the house yet, so it was dusty and untidy.那时她还没收拾房间呢，房间里又脏又乱。Mrs. Peters hated having even the least amount of dirt, 皮特太太容不得丝毫的脏乱,and felt ashamed whenever strange people saw her house like that. 无论何时有外人看到她的屋子是那样，她都会难为情。 So she had to hurry to clean everything carefully. 所以她得赶紧把房间好好地收拾一番。It meant a lot of effort, and it made her hot and tired, 这可使她费力不小。她又热又累，but anyhow, 但是不管怎么样，by the time the man arrived, everything was finished. 总算把一切收拾停当时，调音的人也到了。 She opened the door, and the man was standing there with a big dog.开了门。一个男人站在门口，牵着一条大狗。Good morning, the man said politely, “你好，”那男子很有礼貌地对她说。Will it disturb you if I bring my dog in, please?“我把狗领进屋，它不会扰着你吧？ Im blind, and he leads me wherever I go. 我是盲人，不管我到哪里，都得由它领路。” Mrs. Peters stopped playing the piano _____________. 皮特太太停下了弹钢琴，是因为_____________. A) because she began to work B) when she had no room to live in C) because her flat was too small for a piano D) when she got married 2. Mrs. Peters was soon able to buy a p