初中英語閱讀題:嗓音的優(yōu)點

　　Wherever I drove my old car over 55 miles per hour ,it vibrated terribly, so I decided to sell it. My first customer wanted to buy the car, and I battled with my conscience over whether or not to tell him of the vehicle's problem. Finally I did the right thing. Expecting him to drop the deal, I was surprised by his reply.

　　"That's okay," he said. "I'm buying this car for my daughter. If she complains about a vibration, I'll know she's driving too fast. "

　　Notes:

　　(1) advantage n.優(yōu)點;好處

　　(2) vibrate v.震動;顫動

　　(3) conscience n.良心

　　(4) deal n.交易;成交

　　(5) complain about 對…進(jìn)行抱怨

　　Exercises:

　　根據(jù)短文填空：

　　① Wherever I drove my old car _____55 miles per hour, it vibrated terribly.

　�、� I battled _____my conscience _____whether or not to tell him of the vehicle's problem.

　　③ Finally I did the _____thing.

　�、� Expecting him to _____ the deal, I was surprised by his reply.

　�、� If she complains _____ a vibration, I'll know she's driving too fast.

　　100.嗓音的優(yōu)點

　　每當(dāng)我駕駛我那輛舊車時速超過55英里時，它就劇烈地震動起來，所以我決定賣掉它。我的第一位買主想買這輛車。圍繞是否告訴他這輛車的問題，我經(jīng)歷了一番與良心的較量。終于我做對了。

　　我想他會放棄這個交易，卻對他的回答吃了一驚。

　　“那沒什么，”他說，“我是給我女兒買這車的。如果她抱怨震動的話，那我就知道她開得太快了。”

　　練習(xí)參考答案：

　　① over ② with; over ③ right ④ drop ⑤ about

（育路中小學(xué)教育）