个人手工制作新牛津英语模块七第二单元课外趣味阅读及练习题.docx

1、个人手工制作新牛津英语模块七第二单元课外趣味阅读及练习题新牛津英语模块七第二单元课外趣味阅读及练习题课外趣味阅读幽默故事Jack and the Beanstalk（傑克和豌豆） (Part 2)Jack had crawled into the room by this time. When the giant was asleep, a servant beckoned to Jack. “Look here. These are the treasures which the giant stole from your father before you were born,” said

2、 he. “Take them back to your mother, if you like. But, be quiet. He may wake.” Jack thanked him, and picked up the hen and the harp very carefully. When he was climbing down the beanstalk, the harp happened to make a loud noise. The giant woke. Jack climbed down the beanstalk, with the hen and the h

3、arp under his arms. The giant ran down after Jack, but Jack ran faster than the giant. When he was near his home, he called out to his mother, “Mother, bring an ax.” His mother brought an ax. She saw her son climbing down the beanstalk. As soon as he got down to the ground, he chopped down the beans

4、talk. Down fell the giant with the beanstalk. He broke his neck, and was dead. Jack and his mother were rich all the rest of their lives and lived happily ever after.英语短文欣赏铺满钻石的土地Acres of DiamondsThere was a farmer in Africa who was happy and content. He was happy because he was content. He was cont

5、ent because he was happy.从前在非洲有一位快乐而满足的农夫。他因满足而快乐，同时也因快乐而感到满足。One day a wise man came to him and told him about the glory of diamonds and the power that goes along them.有一天，一位智者向他走来并告知他关于钻石的荣耀，以及随之而来权力。The wise man says, “If you had a diamond the size of your thumb, you could have your own city. If

6、you had a diamond the size of your fist you could probably own your own country.” And then he went away.智者说，“如果你拥有一块拇指般大的钻石，你就能换到一座属于自己的城市；如果你拥有一块拳头般大的钻石，你就可能会拥有一个属于自己的国家。”说完他便离开了。That night the farmer couldnt sleep. He was unhappy and he was discontent. He was unhappy because he was discontent, and

7、 he was discontent because he was unhappy.那一晚，农夫难以入睡，他开始变得不快乐而且不满足起来。他因不满足而不快乐，同样也因为不快乐而变得不满足。The next morning he made arrangements to sell off his farm, took care of his family and went in search of diamonds. He looked all over Africa and couldnt find any. He looked all through Europe and couldnt f

8、ind any. When he got to Spain, he was emotionally, physically and financially broke. He got so disheartened that he threw himself into the Barcelona River and committed suicide.第二天早上，他卖掉了自己的农场，安顿好了他的家人便踏上了寻找钻石之路。他寻遍了整个非洲但却一无所获。他找遍整个欧洲还是一无所获。当他到达西班牙的时候，他已精神崩溃、周身疲惫、钱财耗尽。绝望之下，他跳进了巴塞罗那河，自杀了。Back home, t

9、he person who had bought his farm was watering the camels at a stream that ran through the farm. Across the stream, the rays of the morning sun hit a stone and made it sparkle like a rainbow.而在他的家乡，买下他农场的那个人此时正在小溪边给骆驼饮水。潺潺的溪水流经了整个农场。清晨的阳光穿过溪水照射在一块石头上，折射的光芒好像是一道彩虹。He thought it would look good on the

10、 mantelpiece. He picked up the stone and put it in the living room. That afternoon the wise man came and saw the stone sparkling. He asked, Is Hafiz back?这人心想：若是将这块石头摆在壁炉架上一定会十分漂亮。于是，他捡起石头并把它放到客厅里。当天下午，那个智者又出现了。他看到闪闪发光的石头，便问道：“哈夫兹（旧主人）回来了吗?”The new owner said, No, why do you ask? The wise man said,

11、Because that is a diamond. I recognize one when I see one. The man said, No, thats just a stone I picked up from the stream. Come, Ill show you. There are many more. They went and picked some samples and sent them for analysis. Sure enough, the stones were diamonds. They found that the farm was inde

12、ed covered with acres and acres of diamonds.新主人回答说：“没有啊！你为什么会这么问？”智者回答道：“因为这石头是一块钻石，我一眼就能识别。”新主人说：“不是！这只是我从溪水中捡起的一块石头。不信，你就跟我来，那里还有好多呢!” 于是两人走到小溪边，捡了一些石头送去验证。毫无疑问，这些石头确实是钻石！他们还发现这整个农场蕴藏着大量的钻石。同义词趣味巧辨析exist, be, live这些动词都有“存在”之意。exist : 通常指可观察到的或众所周知的存在现象。be : 指某时某地确存在的事物或现象，多与there连用。live : 多指有生命的东西

13、的存在。指无生命事物时，强调可联想起生命的那些特点。expectation, hope, outlook, prospect这些名词都有“期望，指望”之意。expectation : 指期待某事发生或假设某事能发生，多含揣想的意味。hope : 通常指建立在愿望基础上的期待。这种期待有可能发生或实现，但也可能相反。outlook : 多指根据征兆或分析对要发生的事情的愿望或预料。prospect与outlook的含义相近，但侧重对成功、利润和舒适生活等方面的期待。中学重难知识点回顾On短语2agree on be based on be fixed on call on check on fe

14、ed . on congratulate .on depend on get .on get/ride on a horse go on a trip hit on a good plan hit .on the nose hang on insist on jump on land on live on ones wages look on operate on place hope on place .on put .on rely on shine on speak on a subject 练习题（一）Britain Today Food British people like goo

15、d food,and more than half of them go to a restaurant every month. Fast food is also very popular 30% of all adults have a hamburger every three months, but 46% have fish and chips! Sports British people dont do a lot of sports. Only 17% of people go swimming every week,about 9% go cycling and 8% pla

16、y golfand only 6% of people play football( but 32% go to watch it ). Cinema and TV Films are very popular in Britain,and about 60% of people between 15 and 24 go to the cinema every month. At home, men watch TV for about three hours every day two quarters more than women. Holidays British people lov

17、e going on holiday,and have 56 million holidays every year. Most of these holidays arent in the UK27% are in Spain,10% are in the USA,and 9% are in France. Maybe this is because the weather in Britain isnt very good!41. Which food could be more popular among British adults,a hamburger or fish and ch

18、ips? A. A hamburger. B. Fish and chips. C. Both. D. Neither.42. Which of the followings can show the right percentage (百分比) about Sports in Britain? 43. Those who are interested in movies are _. A. men B. womenC. old people D. young people 44. How long do British women spend watching TV every day?A.

19、 Three hours. B. Three hours and a halfC. Two hours D. Two hours and a half45. British peoples favorite country for a holiday is _. A. Spain B. France C. America D. Australia答案41B 42C 43D 44D 45A（二）Whats the most important thing for you to have in your life? Someboy mentions hard-work, others sugges

20、t knowledge, love and luck.If you arrange the 26 English letters alphabetically(按字母表的顺序)and use numbers to represent each of them, for example, 1 for a, 2 for b, 3 for c, you can change an English word into a number. So hard-work becomes 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11=98, meaning 98 is its mark; knowledge: 11

21、+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5=96, while love:12+15+22+5=54, and luck : 12+21+3+11=47, a small mark. None of these words can give one a full mark. What about money or prayer(祈祷)? They cant , either.Then what else? Dont be worried. You can always find an answer to a problem in your life, when you change your w

22、ay of looking at things or doing things, or your attitude(态度).Yes, attitude is the word. See for yourself: attitude:1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5=100，a full mark.Different attitudes lead to different courses of life. Most times people hope for a better life. It is possible that one will have a change for the

23、betterr after one has changed ones attitude.When you change your manner and became friendly towards others, youll meet more smiling faces towards you.In the same way, if you take a positive(积极地)attitude towards failure(失败),youll find its also rewarding though it has caused you losses.31.In the write

24、rs opinion , what is the most important things in a persons life? A.Hard-work. B.Knowledge. C.Money. D.Attitude.32.According to the passage, if you meet with problems, the best way out is to _. A. ask for helpf from others B.say your prayers to God C.change your attitude D.try maths-solving methods3

25、3.From the passage we can learn that _. A.diffrent attitudes come from different courses of life. B.mathematics can solve every problem easily in our daily life C.failure sometimes can bring you good if you take a positive attitude D.none of the English words except “attitude” equals to 100 or more答

26、案 3133DCC （三）These days it is found that school students hardly have any sports. Is it because they have no 1 in sports? It may not be true. They often say they have 2 more important things to do.What are these important things? Exams! They have to 3_ themselves ready for all kinds of exams and test

27、s in school. So many of them almost 4 bookworms(书呆子). In the past in the summer holidays, they could do 5 they liked, but now they have to 6_ all their time preparing. So 7 have kept them away from going in for sports.Because of the pressure(压力) from 8 parents and teachers, they 9 to work harder and

28、 spend most of their time 10_ books. As for the students themselves, they dont want to 11 the lessons because they want to further their studies. So it is necessary to give _12 of their spare time to their studies and 13 up their school sports.Its true a good education cannot go without physical tra

29、ining, the _14 _ is true, a quick mind hardly goes along with a 15 body. Without a strong body, you can never do anything well, how can you make great success in life?1. A. interests B. interested C. interesting D. interest2. A. another B. other C. much D. some3. A. make B. have C. get D. let4. A. t

30、urn B. grow C. look D. become5. A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing6. A. give B. spend C. take D. cost7. A. teachers B. parents C. studies D. holidays8. A. his B. ones C. their D. others9. A. try B. hope C. have D. enjoy10. A. in B. at C. to D. on11. A. miss B. lose C. leave D. fail12. A. few B. any C. all D. none13. A. give B. take C. put D. send14. A. thing B. same C. word D. kind15. A. strong B. heavy C. weak D. ill答案这篇短文反映了当今教育弊端：学校、