个人手工制作新牛津英语模块十一第二单元课外趣味阅读及练习题.docx
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个人手工制作新牛津英语模块十一第二单元课外趣味阅读及练习题
新牛津英语模块十一第二单元课外趣味阅读及练习题
课外趣味阅读
幽默故事
Piccola(畢可拉)
OncetherelivedinFrancealittlegirl.HernamewasPiccola.Herfatherwasdeadandhermotherwasvery,verypoor.OnChristmasevePiccolasaidtohermother,“willSantaClauscometoourhousetonight?
”hermotherlookedverysadandshookherhead.AtbedtimePiccolapulledoffherlittlewoodenshoesandputthemonthefloornearthechimneyshesaidtohermother,“perhapsSantaClauswillcome.”Inthenightalittlebirdwithabrokenwingfelldownthechimneyandhoppedintooneoftheshoes.VeryearlyinthemorningPiccolawokeup.Shejumpedoutofbedandrantolookintohershoes.Thereshesawthelittlebirdinoneofhershoes.ShepickedutheshoeandrantoshowherChristmaspresenttohermother,and,“SantaClausdidnotforgetme.”
GraceDarling(葛瑞絲‧達玲)
OneSeptembermorningtherewasastormatseaandashipwasdrivenonarock.Itwasbrokenintwobythewavesandhalfofitwaswashedaway.Someofthesailorsclungtotheotherhalf.Therewasalighthouse.Onanislandnotfarawaygracedarlingandherfatherlivedinthelighthouse.Theysawthepoorsailorsclingingtothewreck.Gracesaidtoherfather,“wemusttrytosavethosemen.”“itisonuse,”saidherfather.“Wecannotreachthem.”Gracewasnotwillingtogiveup.Sosheandherfatherstartedinaheavyrowboat.Gracepulledoneoarandherfatherpulledtheother,itwashardtorowagainstthebigwaves.Atlasttheyreachedthewreckandtookthepoorsailorsintotheirboat.Theyrowedbacktothelighthousewiththemandgavethemwarmfoodanddryclothes.Inafewdaysthestormwasoverandthesailorswanttotheirhomes.TheyfeltverygratefultoGraceDarlingandherfather.
一个9月的早晨有海上的暴风雨和一艘船被一块岩石上。
这是一分为二的半波和洗掉。
一些水手们坚持的另一半。
有一个灯塔。
在一个岛上不远的恩典亲爱的和她的父亲住在《灯塔行》。
他们看见那可怜的水手们坚持残骸。
恩对父亲说:
“我们必须尽力挽救那些人。
“家”是在使用,”她父亲说。
“我们不能接近他们。
“恩典不愿放弃。
所以她和她的父亲开始于一个沉重的划艇。
恩,她的父亲拖出一把桨,很难排向更大的波澜。
最后,他们到达了残骸,把这个穷水手进他们的船。
他们划回的灯塔,给他们温暖与他们的食物换上干的衣服。
在几天之内,暴风雨结束了,水手们想他们的家园。
他们感到非常感激恩和她爸爸。
亲爱的
英语短文欣赏
同义词趣味巧辨析
but,however,still,yet,nevertheless,while,whereas
这些连词或副词均含“但是,可是,然而,而”之意。
but:
口语常用词,语气较强,泛指与前述情况相反。
however:
表转折关系,语气稍弱于but,连接性也弱一些,因而常作插入语。
still:
语气强,多用于肯定句或疑问句。
指尽管作出让步,采取措施或表示反对,但情况仍然如故,无所改变。
yet:
常用于否定句,语气比still稍强。
指不管作出多大努力或让步,仍达不到预期的结果。
nevertheless:
指尽管作出完全让步,也不会发生任何影响。
while:
表对比,一般可与whereas换用,但程度弱一些。
whereas:
表对比,一般可与while互换。
buy,purchase
这两个动词均含“购买”之意。
buy:
普通日常用词,既可指日常随意购物也可指大的购买。
purchase:
正式用词,指大宗购货或购买重要东西。
无感情色彩,强调物品的购得。
惯,但此表达法已经沿用下来。
中学重难知识点回顾
With短语6
takeissuewithsb.
[大学]与某人争论
keeptermswithsb.
[大学]同某人交往
bethickwith
[大学]充满;与(某人)很亲密
candowith
[大学]满足于;希望得到
closewith
[大学]靠近,逼近;接受
bedisgustedwith
[大学]讨厌…,厌恶…
fixinwith
[大学]适合,符合;适应
foolwith
[大学]玩弄;乱摆弄
takeissuewith
[大学]与…争论
makedowith
[大学]凑合用,吃…来凑合
havetroublewith
[大学]同…闹纠纷
withchild
adv.怀孕(指女人)
liewith
(责任,权力等)在于...,属于...,是...的职权
handlewithkidgloves
灵活处理,温和、小心对待
withconfidence
充满信心地
bewithit
精通世故,深知内情;时髦,时兴
familiarwith
熟悉的;通晓的
toywith
v.玩弄
breakwith
v.与...绝交,结束
withpride
自豪地,骄傲地
withattention
留心地,注意地
withreason
adv.有道理,合理
partwith
告别,与…分手;卖掉;放弃
donewith
完毕
withpatience
耐心地,有忍耐力的
flirtwith
【法】调戏,调情,卖俏
sympathizewith
同情…,怜悯…,赞同…
fiddlewith
摆弄,玩弄,摸弄;在…做手脚
dispensewith
不用,省却,免除,没有也行
collidewith
与…碰撞,与…发生冲突
BananaandOrangeBlendedwithIce
香蕉柳橙搅滑冰(饮品,冰品)
gohardwithsb.
[大学]使某人为难(或痛苦)
identifywith
[大学]认为…等同于
onalevelwith
[大学]和…同一水准
makeoffwith
[大学]携…而逃
takeorderwith
[大学]安排,处理
keeppacewith
[大学]与…齐步前进
takepartwith
[大学]与…站在一边,袒护
seewith
[大学]同意
stuffwith
[大学]用…把…堵住
beinsympathywith
[大学]赞同,同情
练习题
(一)
Somepeoplethinkthatasmoreandmorepeoplehavetelevisionsintheirhomes,fewerandfewerpeoplewillbuybooksandnewspapers.Whyreadanarticleinthenewspaper,whentheTVnewscanbringyoutheinformationinafewminutesandwithpictures?
Whyreadthelifestoryofafamousman,whenashorttelevisionprogramcantellyouallthatyouwanttoknow?
Televisionhasnotkilledreading,however.Today,newspaperssellinverylargenumbers.Andbooksofeverykindaresoldmorethaneverbefore.Booksarestillacheapwaytogetinformationandenjoyment.Althoughsomebookswithhardcoversareexpensive,manybooksareprintedtodayaspaperbacks(平装本),whicharequitecheap.Apaperbackcollectionofshortstories,forexample,isalwayscheaperthananeveningatthecinemaorthetheater,andyoucankeepabookforeverandreaditmanytimes.
Booksareawonderfulproviderofknowledgeandpleasureandsometypesofbooksshouldbeineveryhome.Everyhomeshouldhaveagooddictionary.Agoodencyclopedia(百科全书),thoughexpensive,isuseful,too,becauseyoucanfindinformationonanysubject.Besides,youcanhavesuchbooksashistorybooks,sciencetextbooks,cookbooks,andcollectionsofstoriesandpoems.Thenfromtimetotimeyoucantakeabookofpoemsoffyourshelvesandreadthethoughtsandfeelingsofyourfavoritepoets.
68.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat___.
A.TVprogramsareachiefproviderofknowledge
B.cinemasarethebestchoiceingettinginformation
C.readingisacheapwayoflearningandhavingfun
D.newspapersareanexpensivewaytoenjoyoneself
69.Whatdoesthesentence“Televisionhasnotkilledreading,however.”underlined
inthesecondparagraphsuggest?
A.Peopleonlyneedreading,though.
B.Readingisstillnecessarytoday.
C.Readingismorefunthantelevision.
D.Watchingtelevisiondoesn’thelpreading.
70.Whichofthefollowingismainlydiscussedinthelastparagraph?
A.Typesofbooks.B.Kindsofdictionaries.
C.Listsofhistorybooks.D.Collectionsofstoriesandpoems.
71.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.Fewerandfewerpeoplewillbuybooks.
B.Agooddictionaryshouldbekeptineveryhome.
C.Bookswithhardcoverssellbetterthanpaperbacks.
D.MorepeoplelikeTVprogramsaboutfamousmen.
答案
68.C69.B70.A71.B
(二)
Wecanachieveknowledgeeitheractivelyorpassively(被动地).Weachieveitactivelybydirectexperience,bytestingandprovinganidea,orbyreasoning.
Weachieveknowledgepassivelybybeingtoldbysomeoneelse.MostofthelearningthattakesplaceintheclassroomandthekindthathappenswhenwewatchTVorreadnewspapersormagazinesispassive.Conditionedaswearetopassivelearning,it’snotsurprisingthatwedependonitinoureverydaycommunicationwithfriendsandco-workers.
Unfortunately,passivelearninghasaseriousproblem.Itmakesustendtoacceptwhatwearetoldevenwhenitislittlemorethanhearsayandrumor(谣言).
DidyoueverplaythegameRumor?
Itbeginswhenonepersonwritesdownamessagebutdoesn’tshowittoanyone.Thenthepersonwhispersit,wordforword,toanotherperson.Thatperson,inturn,whispersittostillanother,andsoon,throughallthepeopleplayingthegame.Thelastpersonwritesdownthemessagewordforwordasheorshehearsit.Thenthetwowrittenstatementsarecompared.Typically,theoriginalmessagehaschanged.
That’swhathappensindailylife.Thesimplefactthatpeoplerepeatastoryintheirownwordschangesthestory.Then,too,mostpeoplelistenimperfectly.Andmanyenjoyaddingtheirowncreativetouchtoastory,tryingtoimproveonit,stamping(打上标记)itwiththeirownpersonalstyle.Yetthosewhohearitthinktheyknow.
Thisprocessisalsofoundamongscholarsandauthors:
Astatementofopinionbyonewritermayberestatedasafactbyanother,whomayinturnbequotedbyyetanother;andthisprocessmaycontinue,unlessitoccurstosomeonetoquestionthefactsonwhichtheoriginalwriterbasedhisopinionortochallengetheinterpretationheplaceduponthosefacts.
48.Accordingtothepassage,passivelearningmayoccurin_______.
A.doingamedicalexperimentB.solvingamathproblem
C.visitinganexhibitionD.doingscientificreasoning
49.Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2refersto_____.
A.activelearningB.knowledge
C.communicationD.passivelearning
50.TheauthormentionsthegameRumortoshowthat_____.
A.amessagemaybechangedwhenbeingpassedon
B.amessageshouldbedeliveredindifferentways
C.peoplemayhaveproblemswiththeirsenseofhearing
D.peopletendnottobelieveinwhattheyknowasrumor
51.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
A.Activelearningislessimportant.B.Passivelearningmaynotbereliable.
C.Activelearningoccursmorefrequently.D.Passivelearningisnotfoundamongscholars.
答案
48.C49.D50.A51.B
(三)
Mr.andMrs.kinghavelivedinourtownfornearlytwentyyears.Theyhaveabookshopbythebusstation.They’re__1__toeverybodyandhavealotoffriends.Theyoften__2__thepoorstudentsandsellthemsomebookscheaply.Sothere’remanyyoungmenintheirshop.Ofcoursepeople__3__themandtheirfriendsoftencallon(拜访)themand__4__them.Wecanalwaysheartheirroomsarefullof__5__andquarrel.
ItwasaFridayevening.Mr.andMrs.Kingweregoingtohaveapicnicontheislandthenext__6__.Itwasalittlefarfromourtown.Sotheyhadto__7__earlierthanusualtocatchasixo’clocktrain.After__8__afewfriendscametoseethemwhiletheywerecookingsome__9__anddrinksforthepicnic.Mr.kingandhiswifehadtostop__10__them.Theytalkedalotandfewofthemlookedatthe__11__onthewall.Mr.andMrs.Kingwereanxious(焦急)buttheycouldn’ttellthevisitorsaboutit.Thewomanthoughtforafew__12__andhadanidea.Shesaidtoher__13__,“Oh,it’seleveno’clock!
You’dbetterstoptalking,dear!
Ourguestsareanxiousto__14__!
Mr.kingheardth