Conversation Two
M: Time to eat!
W: Coming. Oh, I'm starving. Oh yuck! What's that?
M: Ah, now don't complain!
W: But what is it, and where is mom?
M: Now, mom put me in charge of dinner because she's not feeling well tonight.
W: But what is it... and that smell!
M: It's pizza. [23]I just followed an old family recipe here, and...
W: Let me see that... Oh, Dad. [23]You're missing a page!
M: Oh, uh, well, uh... well I couldn't find the second page of the recipe, but don't worry. I have plenty of experience around the house. Plenty of experience in cooking.
W: That's not what mom says.
M: Well, wait, wait, here, [24]let me try a piece first. Here, let me cool this off here. Oh, yeah. Oh, this is great stuff.
W: Yeah right. [24]Why are you making faces?
M: Well, well, it's just, just a little rich for me. That's all.
W: Let me try it, dad. Uh, dad. You put a little too much salt in it and besides it's burned. And what's that?
M: Oh, well, well, that's just part of my own adaptation to the recipe. I added some pumpkin.
W: Oh, not another one of your surprises. Pumpkin doesn't go on pizza!
M: Well, okay, well, so what? Uh, what do we do now?
W: Well, [25]how about some cold cereal... You can't mess up on that, Dad.
M: Oh, I love cereal.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23. What problem does the girl notice about her father's cooking?
正确答案:A
解析:男士说自己是按照一个老食谱做pizza的,但女孩说“你漏了一页”,说明他的食谱不完整,故答案为A。
24. How does the girl know her father doesn't like the pizza he prepared?
正确答案:B
解析:男士自告奋勇品尝了一块pizza,女孩问“你为什么做鬼脸?”说明她从男士的面部表情(即非语言表达)中得知他不喜欢自己做的pizza。此题关键在于听懂习惯表达make faces“扮鬼脸”。
25. What do they end up doing for their supper?
正确答案:B
解析:最后女孩建议喝点冷的麦片粥,男士欣然应允,可知他们放弃了pizza,而吃了别的,即B。