39 A Maths Paper
Yesterday morning Paul said to himself，〝I have to write that math s paper today.〞
He sat down at his desk and put a piece of paper into his typewriter. He looked out of the window，ate a piece of bread，got up to get a drink of water, brushed his teeth，and sat down at his desk again．〝 I haven't written to my family since Christmas，〞 he said to himself.〝My typewriter needs a new ribbon. I have to change this ribbon before I write my math s paper．〞
The water from the typewriter ribbon got his hand very dirty, so he washed them．While he was washing his hands，he saw that his fingernails were much too long．He cut them very carefully and then went back to his desk．He put a piece of paper into his typewriter, looked out of the window，and looked at his watch．
It was almost noon．〝 I'll get some lunch now," he said to himself. 〝After lunch I'll write that paper, if I don't do anything else．〞
篇数学论文
昨天早上保罗自言自语地说：“今天我必须写那篇数学论文了.”
他在桌子前坐下来,把一张纸放进打字机里.他朝窗外看了看,吃了块面包,站起来喝了杯水,刷了刷牙,又坐回桌子前. “自圣诞节以来,我还没给我的家人写信呢,”他自言自语地说,“我的打字机需要一条新色带了。我在写数学论文前，必须先换色带。”
从打字机色带流下的水把他的手弄得很脏，于是他去洗手了。当洗完时，他看见自己的手指甲太长了。他把指甲仔细地剪过，然后回到了桌子前。他拿出一张纸来放进打字机里，往窗外看了看，又看了看他的手表。
差不多要到中午了。“我现在要吃些午饭，”他自言自地说，“午饭后如果我没别的事做的话，我要写那篇论文了。”
| 参考译文 |
paper 论文 typewriter 打字机
brush 刷 ribbon 色带
fingernail 指甲 since 自从
I．听全文录音，判断正（T）误（F)
1 ．Paul was going to write a paper on method of teaching．
2 ．First he washed his hands，then he ate some bread．
3 ．Paul also wrote several letters．
4 ．Paul did n’t have lunch until he finished the paper.
II．听录音，补全下列段落
The 1 from the typewriter ribbon got his hand very 2 , so he washed them．While he was washing his hands，he saw that his 3 were much too long．He cut them very carefully and then went back to his 4 ．He put a piece of 5 into his typewriter, looked out of the 6 ，and looked at his 7 ．
It was almost 8 ．“I’Il get some 9 now，”he said to himself. “After lunch I’11 write that 10 ，if I don’t do anything else．”
答案：
I ． 1．F 2.F 3．F 4.F
11 ．1．water 2. dirty 3. fingernails 4. desk 5. paper
6. window 7.watch 8.noon 9.lunch 10.paper