英語聽力練習初級訓練31：影碟租賃店

本集英語聽力練習題圍繞在影片租賃店的情景展開，有非常多的價格需要聽清楚哦，貼近生活。聽力文本和MP3皆來自esl-lab，供非英語國家練習英語使用的初級聽力練習材料。你也來練練吧。

英語聽力練習題目：Video Rental Shop

1. Where does this conversation most likely take place?

A. at a movie theater

B. at a library

C. at a video rental shop

2. How much do new movies cost to rent?

A. $2.00

B. $3.50

C. $5.00

3. How much did the man spend on movies?

A. $3.50

B. $5.50

C. $7.50

4. When does the man need to return the movies?

A. Thursday

B. Friday

C. Saturday

5. What would be the late fee for an older movie three days overdue?

A. $3.00

B. $4.00

C. $5.00

D. $6.00

答案

1. at a video rental shop

答案解析：對話里有很明確的rent字樣，需要注意的是在美國，還可以在超市和圖書館租影碟。

2. $3.50

答案解析：在文章里已經說明了新發(fā)行的電影是3.5刀，其它的都兩刀。

3. $7.50

答案解析：文中已說your total tonight comes to seven dollars and fifty cents.

4. Thursday

答案解析：文中已經說了on Thursday by ten o'clock PM.

5. $6.00

答案解析：這個題在文章里沒有明確的說到數字，錯題率極高，因為工作人員說逾期滯納金與租金一樣，3天就是6元。這個題有個困惑點就是看似并沒有說一天兩元，不過中間說了兩次今晚的租金。

英語聽力原文

Store Employee: Hi. May I help you?

Customer: Yeah. I'd like to rent these movies.

Store Employee: Okay. Do you have your membership card?

Customer: No I don't. Do I need one to rent movies here?

Store Employee: Yes, but it's free. It's just a card we issue to help us keep track of rentals and customer billing.

Customer: Okay, and how much are movie rentals anyway?

Store Employee: Well, new releases are $3.50 (Okay), and all other movies are two dollars (Alright), and you can rent up to six movies at a time. (Hum) We also have a five buck deal where you can rent any five movies for $5.00 (Hum), but this doesn't include new releases.

Customer: Oh, well, I'll just take these tonight.

Store Employee: Okay, let's see . . . your total tonight comes to seven dollars and fifty cents.

Customer: And when do I need to return them?

Store Employee: They have to be returned on Thursday by ten o'clock PM.

Customer: Thursday, okay.

Store Employee: And there is an overdue late fee equal to the rental fee of the movie, so be sure to return them on time.

Customer: Okay. Thanks.

英語單詞詞組

1. issue (verb): provide or give something usually to members of a group

- This video only cost me a buck to rent for three days.

2. keep track of (phrasal verb): watch and pay careful attention to what is happening

- We need to keep track of the video we have checked out. Otherwise, we might have to pay a late fee.

3. anyway (adverb): used to say you will do something regardless of something else

- I know the DVD is expensive, but I'm going to buy it anyway.

4. release (noun): a new movie or CD that has just been available for purchase

- This is a new release, so it will cost a little more to rent.

5. buck (noun): informal for one dollar

- This video only cost me a buck to rent for three days.

6. come to (verb): add up to a certain money total

- Renting the two videos comes to $5.00 plus tax.

7. overdue (adjective): late, not returned as expected

- This video is overdue now, and I should have returned it yesterday.