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四.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四新牛津英语高考一轮复习综合课外趣味阅读及练习题（四）课外趣味阅读神话故事Echo（林澗女神）Thousands of years ago the people told strange stories to one another, and believed many strange things. The believed that in all the woods and streams and hills and hollows lived fair creatures, and they called these creatu

2、res nymphs. These nymphs were fair and beautiful, and they loved beautiful flowers and murmuring brooks. The fairest of them all was Echo, and her voice was the sweetest. But one day Echo displeased Queen Juno. Like, but you shall have nothing else. You shall never speak first. You can only answer w

3、hen others speak to you.” Poor Echo! She became thin and pale, and thinner and paler, until at last Queen Junos word came. Only her voice was left. She wandered from place to place in the woods, unseen, and heard only when others spoke. On a quiet evening you may hear her, if you walk near some high

4、 rock where she loves to hide. Call to her, and she will answer, “ Where are you?” you may ask. “ -You?” she will reply. “Are you Echo?” you may ask. “ -Echo?” she answers. “Come to me!” you cry. “-me!” she replies. “I like you,“ you say to her. “-you, “ Echo repeats. Now a very curious thing is tru

5、e. Echo always answers in the same tone in which you speak to her. If you sing, she sings back to you. If you shout, she shouts to you again. If you cry, she cries, too. If you are cross and ill natured, she will be cross and ill natured, too. * Two brothers once went into the woods to find Echo. Th

6、ey could not hear her voice, although they called and called. At last one of them cried impatiently, “ You are a mean old cheat!” Quick as thought came back the cross reply, “-cheat! ” The other boy cried quickly, “ He didnt mean that. ” The same tone came back in Echo “- that.” When the boys told t

7、heir mother what had happened, she smiled, and said, “ That happens, the world over. Gentle words will bring forth gentle words, and harsh tones will be echoed by harsh tones.”Narcissus（水仙花神）Long, long ago there lived in Greece a young boy named Narcissus. All day long he tended his sheep on the hil

8、ls, and drove them from place to place to find the very best pasture. One day he came to a little stream and wanted to drink from it. The water was very clear and reflected everything that leaned over it. While Narcissus was waiting for the sheep to drunk, he chanced to see his own face in the water

9、. He had never seen his likeness before, and he was so pleased with the pretty picture that he looked at it for a long time. He forgot all about his sheep. The sheep waited for a long time near the stream, but at last they wandered away without the shepherd and were lost. Jupiter, the great god of t

10、hat country, was very angry whish Narcissus for forgetting his sheep, and made up his mind to punish him. So Narcissus looked at himself very log, and when he turned to look after his flock he found that his feet had taken root. He could not move nor lift his head, but had to keep it hung down. Then

11、, little by little, he changed into the flower that we know so well, the narcissus. This is why we often find this dainty flower growing on the banks of streams and always with its pretty head hung down. 英语短文欣赏小小的蜡烛A Tiny CandleThe candles themselves were nothing, but as one candle was used to light

12、 another in a dark room, the room would grow brighter.蜡烛本身看似不起眼,但如果点燃两根蜡烛,而非一根,黑暗的房间顿时会变得更加明亮Then as each lighted candle was used to light others, the dark room would begin to glow with a wonderful brightness. In the end, as every single candle was lit, the room was bathed in the glorious, shining l

13、ight of not only fire but also love and joy. It doesnt matter how tiny a candle you may think your life is. You can use it to shine a little light and love in this world. It doesnt matter how brief your candle flickers are and how small your flame burns right now. You can feed it, build it and watch

14、 it grow. You may think youre your life is a tiny candle now, but you can turn it into a powerful bonfire if you would like.接下来,如果用一根点燃的蜡烛点亮其它蜡烛,黑暗的房间便会格外明亮。最后,当全部蜡烛都被点燃时,整个房间就会被明亮、灿烂的光线所笼罩。这光线并非全部源于烛焰,还源于爱与欢乐。即便你觉得自己的人生只是一根纤弱的蜡烛,你也可以用它给世界带来光与爱。即便现在你的烛焰只能闪烁片刻,即便现在你的烛光是那么微弱,你也可以努力让蜡烛燃烧得更加旺盛。也许你认为自己的生

15、命好比一根微小的蜡烛,其实,只要你愿意,你就可以将这根微小的蜡烛变成一堆熊熊的篝火。Light your candle today. Then use it to light all candles around you. Share your loving, joyful fire with everyone you know and everyone you meet. Feed your fire with goodness and watch it cast out all the darkness of the world.赶快点燃自己的那根蜡烛吧！用它去点亮你身边的所有蜡烛。与你身

16、边的每一个人分享充满爱与欢乐的烛焰。让友善使你的烛光更加灿烂,并静观它去驱逐世间的黑暗。同义词趣味巧辨析cabin, cottage, but, shed这些名词均含有“小屋”之意。cabin : 多指建造粗糙的简陋小木屋，也指旅客或船员住的船舱。现在也指节假日游游者的简便住房。cottage : 指穷苦人住的乡间小茅屋。现在也指雅致的小住宅，在美国可指别墅。but : 多指供居住或遮避风雨的简易小屋。shed : 一般指四壁没有完全封闭，供牲畜用或储藏东西、停放车辆等的简易棚屋。cable, telegram, telegraph这些名词都有“电报”之意。cable : 通常指通过海底电缆打

17、的电报，也可指广义的电报。telegram : 常用词，指通过电报系统发出的信息，尤指具体的一份份电报。telegraph : 侧重指通信方式和电报业各，不可数名词，表想象概念。中学重难知识点回顾In短语归纳2in a small way 小规模的,简朴的in a snap 立刻马上in a sort of way 有些,略为in a spot 在困难中in a sweat 一身大汗in a tangle 混乱,困惑in a temper 在盛怒之下in a tin-pot way 蹩脚的,低劣的in a trance 处于恍惚状态之中的in a walk 轻而易举的in a way 有点,几

18、分in a whirl 混乱的in a whole skin 安然无恙in a word 总之in absentia （拉丁语）缺席in abstracto （拉丁语）在观念上,在理论上in accord with 同相符合in account with 有帐务往来in acknowledgment of 作为谢意in action 在活动,在运转,在战斗中in active service 在服现役,在职in addition 另外in addition to 除之外in advance 在前方,预先in advance of 在的前面in aeternum （拉丁语）永久的in agree

19、ment with 同一致in aid of 为了帮助,救济练习题（一）How come the boys always get to go somewhere but we have to stay here? Toby, my cousin, complained. Soon we had an idea of finding a hidden treasure, but we had to find out how to make this happen. We went upstairs to my parents bedroom which was always tidy and s

20、melled like my mothers perfume. Opening the silver lid of the glass jar, we looked nervously inside and removed my mothers pretty pearl ring and diamond ring. Mom only wore them when she got dressed up to go somewhere, so Toby believed she wouldnt miss them. We wrapped them up tightly in toilet pape

21、r and quickly ran out into the big field where we often pretended tO ride wild horses.We brought along a big kitchen spoon to dig a hole and buried the rings. Dont tell anyone. Toby made me promise. For some unknown reason we forgot to go back later.It was almost a week before my mother realized her

22、 rings were missing and she was driven mad. The look on my face must have been a dead give-away and it wasnt long before I told the whole story about my adventure with Toby. Only then did I realize theseriousness of my crime.Show me where, my mother demanded. So off we went for the rings. But I coul

23、dnt remember exactly where! We dug in several places without success. Eventually we gave up, and amazingly my mother didnt shout at me. One day about six years later, a farmer found a pearl ring in the soil and he kindly handed it over to my mother, who was overjoyed. This discovery started an excit

24、ing new search. But the other was never discovered. Many years later, I noticed my sister wearing the pearl ring. When I asked my mother how, she answered, Well, I always planned to give my good rings to my daughters someday and you were supposed to get the diamond one!72. The author and Toby decide

25、d to find a hidden treasure, because A. they had found some somewhereB. they wanted to do something excitingC. Toby was wise enough to know where to findD. they were told mom had hidden some73. Probably, the authors mother A. was not strict with her children B. had quite a lot of jewelryC. was not v

26、ery wealthy D. had a pair of valuable jars74. What can we infer about the diamond ring from the passage7 A. The authors sister secretly dug it out for herself.B. The farmer kept it for himself.C. It was already given to the authors sister.D. The author felt regretful about it.75. The best title for

27、the passage could be A. Just Punishment B. Hidden Memory C. Happy Childhood D. Serious Crime答案BCDA（二）Debbie got up early last Saturday morning. She wanted 1 in Green Park with some of her friends. She was very 2 about it. 3 she was ready, she got on her bike and 4 for the park - it was on the other

28、side of the town. Suddenly, as she was riding fast, she 5 sirens (警笛). The sound of the sirens was getting 6 , so Debbie looked 7 her to see what was happening. As a result (结果), she fell off her bike and lay in the middle of the road. Luckily, Debbie wasnt hurt, 8 a car hit her bike. After the car

29、9 , two men got out and started running. 10 , a police car stopped next to the same car and three policemen got 11 and started running 12 the two men. One of the policemen shouted, “Stop the thieves (贼)!”13 a policeman came to see Debbie. He thanked her because, in a 14 , she had helped them 15 .1.

30、A. goes to skate B. go skating C. going to skate D. to go skating2. A. happy B. angry C. sad D. worried3. A. While B. As soon as C. If D. As quickly as4. A. carried B. left C. went D. leaving5. A. heard B. listened to C. found D. saw6. A. close and close B. closer and closer C. big and big D. bigger and bigger7. A. after B. in front of C. behind D. before8. A. because B. so C. but D. and9. A. fell over B. passed away C. turned back D. stopped10. A .Few minutes later B. Just then C. After an hour D. Very fast11. A. in B. of C. out of D. out12. A. after B. before C. in f