个人手工制作新牛津英语模块四第一单元课外趣味阅读及练习题Word格式.docx

1、facultymember.Onedayincrowdedelevator,someoneremarkedonitsinefficiency.saidelevatorshadnotchanged20sincebegantherestudent.Whendoorfinallyopened,feltcompassionatepatback,andturnedseeanelderlynunsmilingme.Youllgetthatdear,shewhispered.Perseveranceisvirtue.美德获取研究生学位多年以后，我回到位于宾翰顿的纽约州立大学当教员。一天，电梯里很拥挤，有人抱

2、怨电梯效率太低。我说自我在那里当学生起，20年来电梯一直没有换过。最后当电梯门打开时，我感到有人在我的背上同情地拍了一下，回过头来我看到一位年长的修女正在朝我微笑。“你会拿到学位的，亲爱的，”她低声说道：“坚持不懈是一种美德。”Differencecanalwaystellclassfromundergraduateclass,observedinstructoroneengineeringcoursesCaliforniaLosAngeles.say,Goodafternoon,undergraduatesrespond,afternoon.Butstudentsjustwriteitdow

3、n.区别“研究生班和本科生很容易就能区别开来，”在洛杉矶加利福利亚州立大学给我们研究生上工程学课的老师如此说。“我说下午好，本科生们回答说下午好。研究生们则把我说的话记在笔记本上。英语短文欣赏去者日以疏 The bygone timesThe bygone times are gone farther away;去者日以疏，The forthcoming becomes dearer each day.来者日以亲。I go out of the gate and strain my eye;出郭门直视，I only see mounds and tombs far and nigh.但见丘与坟

4、。The ancient graveyards into fields are ploughed;古墓犁为田，Firewood is made of pine and cypress proud.松柏摧为薪。White poplars give out their heart-breaking breath;白杨多悲风，To hear their sigh on sigh Im grieved to death.萧萧愁杀人。I wish to go back to my dear abode.思还故里闾，But how can I traverse the long, long, road!欲

5、归道无因。同义词趣味巧辨析temporary, momentary, transient这些形容词均含“短暂的，瞬息的”之意。temporary : 普通用词，其反义是permanent。指持续有限的可计时间，着重暂时的存在、应用或效应。momentary : 指瞬时即逝的，也表明间很短的。transient : 指停留或延续的时间很短。term, semester这两个名词均有“学期”之意。term和semester作“学期”解时，其主要差别在于使用地区的不同。term多用于英国，semester主要在美国、德国使用。中考重难知识点回顾正误辨析误 He is agree with me.正

6、He agrees with me.误 He againsts me.正 He is against me.析 同意agree为动词，而反对against则为介词。在使用中一定要注意。误 I havent heard letters from him.正 I havent heard from him.析 hear from 即为：从某人处得到信件。不要再加letter了。误 Teacher. May I call at you this weekend?正 Teacher. May I call on you this weekend?析 作为拜访讲call at其后接地点，如：May I

7、call at your home this weekend?而call on其后接人。误 Do you know the girl on white?正 Do you know the girl in white?析 in white为穿一身白。与in有关的词组有：in bed（睡觉），in hospital（住院），in a hurry（匆匆忙忙），in danger（危险中）,in joy （高兴），in good health（身体好），in love（恋爱），in trouble（困境），与之相反的是out of ,如：out of trouble （摆脱困境），out of dat

8、e（过时了）， out of order（出故障）误 He looked at me at surprise.正 He looked at me in surprise.析 surprise的用法一般有三种。用于句首，To ones surprise, 如：To my surprise he succeeded. be surprised at, 如：I was surprised at the news. 用于句尾in surprise.误 She didnt come to school because of she was ill.正 She didnt come to school b

9、ecause she was ill.析 because of 后接名词，如：The game was put off because of the rain.练习题（一）People often say that the Englishmans home is his castle. They mean that the home is very important and personal to him. Most people in Britain live in houses rather than flats, and many people own their homes. Thi

10、s means that they can make them individual（个体的）;they can paint them, and change them in any way they like. Most house have a garden, even if it is a very small one, and the garden is usually loved. The house and the garden are the private（私人的）space of the individual.People usually like to mark their

11、 space. Are you sitting now in your home or on a train?have you marked the space around yourself as your? If you are on the train you may put your coat or small bag on the seat beside you. If you share a flat you may have one corner or chair which is your own.Once I was travelling on a train to Lond

12、on. I was in a section for four people and there was a table between us.The man on the space on my side of the table at all. I was angry. Maybe he thought that he owned the whole table. I had read a book about non-verbal communications o I took various papers out of my bag and put them on his briefc

13、ase! When I did this he stiffened and his eyes nearly popped（瞪出）out of his head. I had invaded（侵犯）his space! A few minutes later I took my papers off his case in order to read them. He immediately moved his case to his side of the table. Of course, it is possible that he just wanted to be helpful to

14、 me!If you are visiting another country you may feel that you dont have any private space. Hotel rooms look much the same in every country in the world. All day long ,you share public spaces with other people. You see the local people in their private spaces and you feel lonely and “outside”. Local

15、people can create their private spaces by talking about things you dont know about .And you even feel that they like you to be outside them so that they will enjoy being inside even more! This is one of the difficulties of being a traveler! But if you understand it then it helps you .Havent you enjo

16、yed being part of a group and “owning” a bit of space?41.The writer was angry as he was travelling on a train to London because_.A. he had no place to sitB. someone had invaded his “space”C. too many people shared a section with himD. some other people talked about things he didnt know about42. “ yo

17、u feel lonely and outside”in paragraph 4 means that_.A. you are alone outside the houseB. you feel lonely because you travel on your ownC. you are alone and therefore you go outside to have some funD. you feel lonely and you dont belong to that place or that group of people43.In Paragraph 4 ,the pro

18、noun “them refers to（所指） “_”.A. public spaces B. private spaces C. local people D. other countries44.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. British people dislike marking their space.B. You always feel at home in another country.C. Most British people prefer living in houses to f

19、lats.D. You cant mark your private space in a foreign country.45.Tha main purpose of the passage is to tell readers to _.A. own private spaces by living in housesB. have one corner of their own in public placesC. realize the importance of “space”in communicationD. create their private spaces by talk

20、ing with local people答案BDCCC（二）When I was a foreign teacher in China, every day I taught English to my students and they taught me about China. One day the topic turned to saying “I love you”. I was shocked to learn that not one of my students had said this to their mothers, nor had their mothers sa

21、id it to them. “Does your mom love you?” “Of course,”they answered.“How do you know ?”was my logical question. They responded that their mons cooked and always told them what they were doing wrong to show their caring. I was stunned .So mons cooking and criticzing read out as “I love you ”. “Then ho

22、w do you say I love you to her?” They agreed that getting good grades, followed by god jobs would be how they showed their love.I come from a culture where most people are expressive enough, so I repeated these queries in classes over time. Gradually, I began to get different response. Some of them

23、had exchanged those sentiments with their moms.One of my favorite stories of change came from a girl. When she came home from university, her mother met her at the door and hugged（拥抱）her. This had never happened before, but her mom said, “Now that you have gone I have more time to myself. I noticed

24、that in some places mothers and children hug each other and I decided it was a good idea and that I would begin hugging you.”In my family we all say “I love you” a lot .While it is true that we often say the words without having great depth of feelings at that moment, it is almost like a blessing we

25、 give each other. Those three little words carry a world of meaning ,even when said as a greeting, but most especially if they are the last words we say to or hear from those we love.52.The foreign teacher_.A. comes from America B. is a young womanC. is expressive enough D. knows much about China53.

26、Chinese people prefer to show love by_.A. saying “I love you” B. cookingC. getting good grades D. doing something helpful;54.In paragraph 4,whats the real meaning of the moms hugging?A. She is meeting her daughter at the door.B. She loves her daughter and misses her.C. She is glad that she has more

27、time to herselfD. he finds it interesting to hug her daughter.55.Whats the main idea of the passage?A. Say “I love you”more to your family.B. Say “I love you ”a lot to Chinese people .C. Say “I love you ”as a greeting to others.D. Say “I love you ”without great depth of feelings.CDBA（三）Rosa liked ma

28、king up stories. She was so _1_ that her classmates believed her from time to time. In fact, the whole class believed her! At first she supposed it was _2_. Now, as she got up to _3_ before the class, She knew that make believe stories had some way of coming back to make you sad.Rosas parents were s

29、eparated. Nine months out of the year, Rosa lived with her mother in an apartment on Anderson Street. But when summer _4_, she went to her fathers farm in Arizona.The farm was great! Rosa rode horses and _5_ with some farm work. Her father, however, was so _6_ that he couldnt find time to go places

30、with her. When she arrived each summer, her father would _7_ her at the airport and take her out to eat. And the day she went back to the _8_ he would always buy her a present.When summer came to a close, Rosa _9_ to her mother. At school she heard lots of stories her friends told about their family trips. Rosa wished she had a _10_ to talk about.Not long after _11_ began, Rosa was looking through travel magazines in the school