新概念英语二Word格式文档下载.docx

1、2. It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays. I sometimes stay in bed until lunch time. Last Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of the window. It was dark outside. What a day! I thought. Its raining again. Just then, the telephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy. Ive just arrived by train, she s

2、aid. Im coming to see you. But Im still having breakfast, I said. What are you doing? she asked. m having breakfast, I repeated. Dear me,Do you always get up so late ?s one oclock!3. Postcards always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went to Italy. I visited museums and sat in public gardens. A frie

3、ndly waiter taught me a few words of Italian. Then he lent me a book. I read is few lines, but I did not understand a word. Every day I thought about postcards. My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send any cards to my friends. On the last day I made a big decision. I got up early and bought th

4、irty-seven cards I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card !4. I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australia. He has been there for six months. Tim is an engineer. He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different p

5、laces in Australia. He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice Springs, a small town in the centre of Australia. He will soon visit Darwin. From there, he will fly to Perth. My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very exciting.5. Mr James Scott has a gara

6、ge in Silbury and now he has just bought another garage in Pinhurst. Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury, but Mr Scott cannot get a telephone for his new garage, so he has just bought twelve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first message from Pinhurst to Silbury. The bird covered the di

7、stance in three minutes. Up to now, Mr Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from one garage to the other. In this way, he has begun his own private telephone service.6. I have just moved to a house in Bridge Street. Yesterday a beggar knocked at my door. He

8、asked me for a meal and a glass of beer. In return for this, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs. I gave him a meal. He ate the food and drank the beer. Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away. Later a neighbour told me about him. Everybody knows him. His name is Percy Butt

9、ons. He calls at every house in the street once a month and always asks for a meal and a glass of beer.7. The plane was late and detectives were waiting at the airport all morning. They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamond from South Africa. A few hours earlier, someone had told the police th

10、at thieves would try to steal the diamonds. When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield. Two men took the parcel off the plane and carried it into the Customs House. While two detectives were keeping guard at the door

11、, two others opened the parcel. To their surprise, the precious parcel was full of stones and sand!8. Joe Sanders has the most beautiful garden in our town. Nearly everybody enters for The Nicest Garden Competition each year, but Joe wins every time. Bill Friths garden is larger than Joes. Bill work

12、s harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables, but Joes garden is more interesting. He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool. I like gardens too, but I do not like hard work. Every year I enter for the garden competition too, and I always win a little prize for the

13、worst garden in the town!9. On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would strike twelve in twenty minutes time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The bi

14、g minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted, s two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped! I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock refused to welcome the New Year. At that moment everybody began to laugh and sing.10. We have an old mu

15、sical instrument. It is called a clavichord. It was made in Germany in 1681. Our clavichord is kept in the living-room. It has belong to our family for a long time. The instrument was bought by my grandfather many years ago. Recently it was damaged by a visitor. She tried to play jazz on it! She str

16、uck the keys too hard and two of the strings were broken. My father was shocked. Now we are not allowed to touch it. It is being repaired by a friend of my fathers.11. I was having dinner at a restaurant when Harry Steele came in. Harry worked in a lawyers office years ago, but he is now working at

17、a bank. He gets a good salary, but he always borrows money from his friends and never pays it back. Harry saw me and came and sat at the same table. He has never borrowed money from me. While he was eating, I asked him to lend me &2. To my surprise, he gave me the money immediately. I have never bor

18、rowed any money from you, Harry said, so now you can pay for my dinner!12. Our ncighbour, Captain Charles Alison, will sail from Portsmouth tomorrow. We shall meet him at the harbour early in the morning. He will be in his small boat, Topsail. Tapsail is a famous little boat. It has sailed across th

19、e Atlantic many times. Captain Alison will set out at eight oclock so we shall have plenty of time. We shall see his boat and then we shall say good-bye to him. He will be away for two months. We are very proud of him. He will take part in an important race across the Atlantic.13. The Greenwood Boys

20、 are a group of popular singers. At present, they are visiting all parts of the country. They will be arriving here tomorrow. They will be coming by train and most of the young people in the town will be meeting them at the station. Tomorrow evening they will be singing at the Workers Club. The Gree

21、nwood Boys will be staying for five days. During this time, they will give five performances. As usual, the police will have a difficult time. They will be trying to keep order. It is always the same on these occasions.14. I had an amusing experience last year. After I had left a small village in th

22、e south of France, I drove on to the next town. On the way, a young man waved to me. I stopped and he asked me for a lift. As soon as he had got into the car, I said good morning to him in French and he replied in the same language. Apart from a few words, I do not know any French at all. Neither of

23、 us spoke during the journey. I had nearly reached the town, when the young man suddenly said, very slowly, Do you speak English? As I soon learnt, he was English himself!15. The secretary told me that Mr Harmsworth would see me. I felt very nervous when. I went into his office. He did not look up f

24、rom his desk when I entered. After I had sat down, he said that business was very bad. He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries. Twenty people had already left. I knew that my turn had come. Mr Harmsworth, I said in a weak voice. Dont interrupt, he Said. Then he smiled an

25、d told me I would receive an extra &100 a year!16. If you park your car in the wrong place, a traffic policeman will soon find it. You will be very lucky if he lets you go without a ticket. However, this does not always happen. Traffic police are sometimes very polite. During a holiday in Sweden, I

26、found this note on my car: Sir, we welcome you to our city. This is a No Parking area. You will enjoy your stay here if you pay attention to our street signs. This note is only a reminder. If you receive a request like this, you can-not fail to obey it!17. My aunt Jennifer is an actress. She must be

27、 at least thirty-five years old. In spite of this, she often appears on the stage as a young girl. Jennifer will have to takepart in a new play soon. This time, she will be a girl of seventeen. In the play, she must appear in a bright red dress and long black stockings. Last year in another play, sh

28、e had to wear short socks and a bright, orange-coloured dress. If anyone ever asked her how old she is, she always answers, My dear, it must be terrible to be grown up!18. After I had had lunch at a village inn, I looked for my bag. I had left it on a chair beside the door and now it wasnt there ! A

29、s I was looking for it, the inn-keeper came in. Did you have a good meal ? he asked. Yes, thank you, I answered, but I cant pay the bill. I havent got my bag. The inn-keeper smiled and immediately went out. In a few minutes he returned with my bag and gave it back to me. m very sorry, he said My dog

30、 had taken it into the garden. He often does this.19. The play may begin at any moment,It may have begun already, Susan answered. I hurried to the ticket-office. May I have two tickets please ? I asked. m sorry, weve sold out, the girl said. What a pity! Susan exclaimed. Just then, a man hurried to the ticket-office. Can I return these two tickets?Certainly,Could I have those two tickets please?Certainly, the girl said, but they are for next Wednesdays performance. I might as well have them, I said sadly.20. Fishing is my favourite sport. I often fish for hou