2013年中考(宁波卷)英语听力真题 短文

Mrs. Jones did not have a husband, but she had two sons.琼斯太太没有丈夫，但她有两个儿子。They were big, strong boys, but they were lazy.两个男孩既高大又强壮，却十分懒惰。On Saturdays, they did not go to school, and then their mother always said,周六他们不用上学，于是每到周六他们的妈妈就会吩咐说：“Please cut the grass in the garden this afternoon, boys.”“今天下午请把花园里的草割了，孩子们。”The boys did not like it, but they always did it.两个男孩不喜欢割草，但每次都会完成任务。One day, their friend gave the boys a magazine,一天，他们的朋友给了两人一本杂志，and they saw a picture of a beautiful mower in it.他们看到杂志里有一张图片，上面是一个非常漂亮的割草机。There was a woman on the mower.割草机上有一个女人。The boys took the picture to their mother and said,男孩们把图片拿给他们的妈妈看，说道：“Look, that woman is sitting on the mower and cutting the grass. “看，这个女人坐在割草机上割草。We want one of those.”我们也想要。”“One of those mowers?”Their mother asked.“一台割草机吗？”他们的妈妈问道。“No, we want one of those women.“不，我们想要一个那样的女人。Then she can cut the grass every week.” The boys said.这样每周割草的事儿就可以交给她了。”男孩们说道。