听第二篇短文，回答第 16 至 20 小题。
() 16. When does the speaker like to sit by the river?
A. Every afternoon.
B. On Sunday afternoons.
C. On sunny afternoons.
() 17. What were the children doing while the speaker was sitting on the riverbank?
A. Running.
B. Rowing a boat.
C. Playing ball games.
() 18. What happened to the man in the boat after the ball hit him?
A. He was still in the boat.
B. He hit the children.
C. He fell into the river.
() 19. What did the children do after they kicked the ball towards the man?
A. They laughed happily.
B. They ran away quickly.
C. They stayed there and waited for the man.
() 20. How did the man feel when he knew what happened?
A. A little angry.
B. Sorry for that.
C. Happy and thought it funny.
() 16. When does the speaker like to sit by the river?
A. Every afternoon.
B. On Sunday afternoons.
C. On sunny afternoons.
() 17. What were the children doing while the speaker was sitting on the riverbank?
A. Running.
B. Rowing a boat.
C. Playing ball games.
() 18. What happened to the man in the boat after the ball hit him?
A. He was still in the boat.
B. He hit the children.
C. He fell into the river.
() 19. What did the children do after they kicked the ball towards the man?
A. They laughed happily.
B. They ran away quickly.
C. They stayed there and waited for the man.
() 20. How did the man feel when he knew what happened?
A. A little angry.
B. Sorry for that.
C. Happy and thought it funny.
答案：CCABC
解析：
你有 10 秒钟的时间阅读下面的情景提示。之后你将听到两个问题，请根据情景提示的内容，用英语进行回答。注意：每个问题问两遍，每题的答题时间为 15 秒钟。
请看下面的情景提示：
雅丹地貌是由形状奇特的砂岩构成的。这些形状的形成需要数百万年的时间。
(1)
(2)
请看下面的情景提示：
雅丹地貌是由形状奇特的砂岩构成的。这些形状的形成需要数百万年的时间。
(1)
(2)
答案：(1) Sandstone in strange shapes. (2) Millions of years.
解析：
根据情景提示，第一个问题可能询问雅丹地貌的构成，回答需用"be made of"结构；第二个问题可能询问形状形成的时间，用"It takes..."句型。