个人手工制作新牛津英语高考一轮复习综合课外趣味阅读及练习题二十.docx

1、个人手工制作新牛津英语高考一轮复习综合课外趣味阅读及练习题二十新牛津英语高考一轮复习综合课外趣味阅读及练习题（二十）课外趣味阅读精彩故事Coffee ProblemA man was at the doctors office. Every time I drink a cup of coffee, Doctor, I have a stabbing pain in my right eye. What should I do? he asked .Take the spoon out of your cup. answered the doctor.Notes:(1) stabbing ad

2、j.刺痛的(2) spoon n.匙子Exercises: 根据短文回答下列问题： Where was the man? What problem did he have? In which eye did he have the problem? How did the doctor answer him? Do you think the doctor was only joking?咖啡问题一位男子来到医生的办公室。“医生，每次我喝咖啡，我的右眼都有刺痛感。您说我该怎么办？”他问道。“把勺子从咖啡杯里拿出来。”医生回答说。 Ive Just Bitten My TongueAre we

3、poisonous? the young snake asked his mother.Yes, dear, she replied - Why do you ask?Cause Ive just bitten my tongue! Notes:(1) poisonous adj.有毒的(2) Cause Ive just bitten my tongue 因为我刚咬了自己的舌头。句中Cause 是Because 的缩略形式。Exercises: 根据短文回答下列问题： The young snake was a female . The mother snake was puzzled by

4、 the young snakes question. The young snake had just eaten something poisonous. The young snake was going to die. The young snake was worried about his survival because hethought his own blood would kill him.我刚咬破自己的舌头“我们有毒吗？”一个年幼的蛇问它的母亲。“是的，亲爱的，”她回答说，“你问这个干什么？”“因为我刚刚咬破自己的舌头。”英语短文欣赏Pierre Curie居里夫人Fr

5、ench scientist Pierre Curie lived from 1859 to 1906, while Marie Curie lived from 1867 to 1934. They met at the Sorbonne where Marie was a student and Pierre was a professor of physics. Together, they discovered “Radium”. They won the 1903 Nobel Prize for physics. Marie Curie was the first woman who

6、 became a physics professor at the Sorbonne. And in 1911, she won a second Nobel Prize for chemistry.Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor who lived from 1847 to 1931 and invented over 1000 inventions in his lifetime, Two of the most important inventions were the light bulb and the phonograph,

7、 the first thing to record sound. Edison set up a lab in New Jersey in 1876. He made a lot of money by selling one of his earlier inventions.Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi lived from 1874 to 1937. His most important invention was a wireless telegraph. In 1899, the invented a machine that made it

8、 possible to send wireless messages across the country, In 1901, his machine made it possible for the first message to be sent across the Atlantic Ocean. Marconi won the 1909 Noble Prize for physics.Alexander Bell invented one of the most widely used inventions of all times-the telephone. He lived f

9、rom 1847 to 1922, first in Edinburgh, Scotland, then in Canada, and finally in the United States. He invented the first telephone in 1876 which made it possible for voices to be sent. Bell was also interested in inventions which helped the people who couldnt hear.同义词趣味巧辨析equal, equivalent这两个形容词均有“相等

10、的”之意equal : 指几个物或事在数目、数量、重量、程度或价值等方面完全相等。equivalent : 指几个物或事彼此对等，或者具有同等的价值、效果或意义等。equip, furnish, supply, provide, afford这些动词都含有“提供、供给”之意。equip : 侧重提供与技术有关的装备或设备等。furnish : 多指添置家具等供给生活的必需品或为生活舒适提供所需的服务设施。supply : 普通用词，指提供任何所需求的东西。provide与supply近义，但强调人的深谋远虑，侧重用贮备等方法作充分准备。afford : 一般只用于对抽象事物提供，也可指经济能力

11、上的供给或支付。error, fault, blunder, flaw, mistake, shortcoming, defect, slip这些名词均有“错误”或“缺点”之意。error : 指思想或行动背离正题轨道或没有得到正确指引而出现的偏差或错误。fault : 一般指小并且可宽容的缺点、错误。blunder : 通常指由于无知或情况不明造成判断或行动上的大错。flaw : 指结构或组织上的缺点，如破裂之处。用作比喻意义时，指品格上的缺陷。mistake : 最普通用词，泛指思想上、行为上或认识上的判断或理解方面的错误。shortcoming : 指没有达到所要求的标准、没有充分发展或

12、没尽到职责的不足、缺点或短处。多用复数形式。defect : 普通用词。指表面上的缺陷，或指人或物本质上的缺点。slip : 指因疏忽或无意而造成的差错。escape, avoid这两个动词都有“躲避危险”之意。escape : 多指避开实际的威胁，暗示威胁或危险正在迫近。avoid : 侧重有意识地躲避开要冒险或有危险的事物或情况。中学重难知识点回顾Bring短语 与bring构成的常见的短语有：bring about, bring back, bring down, bring in , bring out, bring up, bring to a stop, bring to an e

13、nd/close等，它们之间的用法很容易混淆. 本文拟就这几个短语的特殊用法分别归纳如下，以飨读者。1. bring about 带来，造成；使（船等）掉过头来The open policy has brought about great changes. 开放政策带来了巨大变革。What has brought about his illness?他是怎么患病的？The driver brought about his taxi and picked up three passengers.那司机把的士掉过头来载了三个旅客。2bring back 带回来，拿回来；使回忆起来；使恢复Pleas

14、e bring me back the key to the bicycle. 请单车钥匙带回来（给我）。His story brought back to them the days when they were in Jinggangshan Mountain.他的故事使他们回忆起在井冈山的日子。The doctor brought the patient back to health soon. 不久医生就使这位病人恢复了健康。Mrs. Webb, 26, is said to be the first woman in Britain to have her hearing broug

15、ht back by acupuncture.二十六岁的魏伯夫人据说是英国第一个通过针灸恢复听力的妇女。3bring down降低，使下降，使倒下They have already brought down the price of computers of this type.他们已经把这种型号计算机的价格降了下来。The company decided to bring down some of the old workshops.公司决定拆掉一些旧厂房。4.bring in 收割（庄稼等）；生产，产出；挣得；引进/来They have brought in a good cotton h

16、arvest this year. 他们今年获得了棉花丰收。The workers brought in a wage of 800 Yuan per month. 工人们每月八百余元工资。5 bring out 出版，生产；拿出，取出；说出；使显出，使（意义）明白表达出来They professor brought out three bottles, and filled them with oil, castor oil and vinegar.教授拿出了三个瓶子，并装上油、蓖麻油和醋。The factory brought out a new type of tractor.这家工厂生

17、产一种新型拖拉机。He was so excited that he could hardly brought out a thank-you.他激动得连一声“谢谢你”都说不出口。When are you bringing out your daughter? 你什么时候带女儿出来社交？一个非常好的句子：A good wife can bring out the best quanlities in a husband.6. bring up抚养，培养，教育，使成长；呕吐；提出 Jackie has brought up by his beloved uncle. 杰克是由他那敬爱的叔叔抚养成

18、人的。 This is the place where I was born and brought up.这就是生我养我的地方。 The woman suddenly fell ill and brought up what she ate. 那妇女突然病例并呕吐不止。 The chairman brought up a problem for discussion/consideration. 主席提出一个问题供大家讨论/考虑。7bringto a stop使停止，使停住The driver brought the Audi car to a sudden stop. 那司机把他的奥迪车突

19、然停下来。8bringto a close/ an end 结束，使完结At last they brought the Marathon meeting to a close. 他们终于结束了马拉松式的会议。练习题（一）Paula Radcliffe, chasing (角逐) a third London marathon title(冠军), says she has became a stronger person after her terrible experience at the 2004 Athens Gaines.Radcliffe, who failed to compl

20、ete the Olympic marathon and the 10,000m last August, said: Athens made me a stronger person and it made me care less about criticism (批评)In the past I wanted to please everyone, but now I ara fioinfi to listen even more to the people around me.She didnt care about criticism made at the weekend by L

21、iz McCulgan, who felt Radcliffe should have rested and let her body recover after her failure in Athens.Liz is someone I look up to but she hasnt spoken to me since last year and if she really eared for me, Im sure she would have contacted (联系) me.Instead Radcliffe won the New York City marathon jus

22、t 11 weeks after Athens.In New York I wasnt in my best state but I did know I was good enough to win the Radcliffe insisted her only goal in Sundays race would be winning a third title and not chasing world records.However, RadcIiffe has not ruled out(排除) m the future chasing her final world record

23、time and questioned sayings that marathon runners have the ability in their career to produce only four or five world-class times.I dont think that - although I cant put a number on it, said. RadcLiffe. That changes from person to person.Radcliffe is sure she can better her winning London 2003 perfo

24、rmance at some point in the future. Following a successful three-month training period in the United States, the 31-year-old will chase a third title on Sunday after her first victory in 2O02 and again 12 months later.Radcliffe clocked a time of 2:18:56 in her first 42.2-kdnmetre race three years ag

25、o.Afterwards she set a mixed course mark of 2:17:18 five months later In Chicago before lowering that to a time of 2:15:25 m the 2003 London event.63. Radcliffes failure in Athens made her _A. develop respect for Liz B. love people around her moreC. rest for five months D. face criticism calmly64. W

26、hich of the following is ture according to the passage?A. Radcliffe broke the world record in the New York City marathon.B. Radcliffe didnt fully recover before the New York City marathon.C. Radcliffe won her first narathon title in the New York City marathon.D. Radcliffe had a 3-month trainihg befo

27、re the New York City marathon.65. By saythg I cant put a number on it, Radcliffe means shes not sure _ .A. if she has the ability to set a new world recordB. if she can win another race though she has won many tunesC. how many times a maradion runner can set the world recordD. if she has the ability

28、 to produce four or five world-class times66. According to the text, Redcliffc bas won _ London marathon title(s).A. four B. three C. two D. one67. What can we learn from Radcliffes story?A. Practice makes perfect. B. Well begun is half done.C. A friend in need is a fried indeed. D. Where there is a

29、 will there is a way.答案63.D 64.B 65.C 66.C 67.D（二）Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman. A man goes shopping because he needs something. His purpose is settled and decided in advance. He knows what he wants, and his objective is to find it and buy it; the pri

30、ce is a secondary consideration. All men simply walk into a shop and ask the assistant for what they want. If the shop has it in stock, the salesman promptly produces it, and the business of trying it on follows at once. All being well, the deal can be and often is completed in less than five minute

31、s, with hardly any chat and to everyones satisfaction.For a man, slight problems may begin when the shop does not have what he wants, or does not have exactly what he wants. In that case the salesman, as the name implies, tries to sell the customer something else, he offers the nearest he can to the article required. No good salesman brings out such a substitute impolitely; he does so with skill: “I know this jacket is not the style you want, sir, but would you like to try it for size? It happens to be the color you m