25 Expensive M otorcar

　　　　 A man was trying to build an－electric motorcar.　

　　　　 He worked in an office in the town during most or the week，but on Saturdays and Sundays he stayed at home in the country and worked on his electric car. Every

Monday he told his friends at the office about his work on the car, but his news about it was never very good．

　　　　 Then at last, one Monday morning he came to the office and said to his friends，”I have done it！I have driven from my home to here by electricity！”

　　　　 His friends were all very glad．“ How much did it cost to get here by electricity？”they asked．“ Three hundred and two pounds,” he answered，“ Two pounds for the electricity, and three hundred pounds for the electric wires from my house to the car.” 

昂贵的电动车

　　　　一个男人想试着研制一辆电动车。

他一周内的大部分时间在城里的一个办公室里工作。但在周六和周日他呆在乡下的家里研制他的电动车。每到星期一他会告诉他办公室里的朋友有关那汽车的情况。但有关的消息向来都不太好。

终于在一个星期一的早晨，他来到办公室对他的朋友们说：“我完成了，我从家开电动车来这儿的！”

他的朋友们都非常高兴。“靠电力发动到这儿需花多少钱，”他们问，“三百零二英镑”他回答道。“两镑的电钱，三百镑连接从我家到这儿的电线钱。”

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词汇：

try试图　 　　　　　　　　build建造

 motorcar汽车　　　　　　 during　　  在……期间　　

stay停留·待在

I．听全文录音，判断正(T)误(F)

　1 ．The man spent 6 days in the town and one day in the country

　　　every week．

　2 ．Sometimes he worked on his electric car in his office．

　3 ．It cost him 302 pounds to build an electric car.

　4 ．One Monday morning he drove in the electric car from his home

　　　to the office．

II．听录音，补全下列段落

 He worked in an 　 1　 in the 　 2　  during most of the week，but on Saturdays and Sundays he stayed at home in the 　 3　and worked on his electric car. Every 　4　  he told his　　 5　 at the of face about his 　 6　 on the car, but his news about it was　　 7　 very good．

Then at last, one Monday 　 8　  he came to the office and said to his friends，"I have 　 9　 it！I have driven from my home to here by　 10　  ！”

答案：

I ．1 ．F 2. F 3．F 4. T

　　　 II ．1．office 2. town 3．country 4. Monday 5. friends

　　　　　  6. work 7.never 8.morning 9.done 10.electricity