个人手工制作新译林英语小学升初中课外趣味阅读及练习题九.docx

1、个人手工制作新译林英语小学升初中课外趣味阅读及练习题九新译林英语小学升初中课外趣味阅读及练习题（九）课外趣味阅读精彩小故事（五篇）A new DietAlma and her mother were walking home when a small dog began following them. There was a note tied to the dogs collar. Alma read the note, it said, My name is Lady. My owner cannot keep me. May I be your pet?Alma showed the n

2、ote to her mother. May I keep the dog? she asked. The puppy looked like a nice dog. Mother said that they could keep it. Alma and Lady were happy. Alma had a new pet, and Lady had a new home. The Frog That Changes colorBirds live in trees. Squirrels live in trees. But do you know that some frogs liv

3、e in trees, too?The tree frog is hard to find. This frog can change color. On green leaves, it stays green. On a brown branch, it turns brown. Some tree frogs can change from green to gold or blue.Tree frogs have legs and wide feet. They have sticky pads at the ends of their toes. These sticky toe p

4、ads keep the tree frogs from falling. Tree frogs have different colors and markings on their skin. Their eyes are different, too. Some green eyes, some gray. Some frogs eyes are gold, and some are bright red.The sounds they make in spring and summer are different, too. One frog makes a sound like a

5、dog barking. Another frog makes a loud noise like a snore. There is even a frog that whistles!The City of San FranciscoSan Francisco is a beautiful American city. It lies on the western coastline of the United States. It has lovely views and beautiful scenery. The Golden Gate Bridge, for instance, i

6、s a beautiful place to visit. Every day, thousands of people come to visit and enjoy its views.San Francisco is a hilly city. The lovely hills in the middle of the city make it the most attractive place. Many people walk up and down the hills, and some of the visitors also like to drive on the paths

7、. They can see more places then. There are also visitors who like to take cable cars. They can get a better view of the city while the cars are moving along the tracks.Besides the Golden Gate Bridge and the hills, Chinatown is also a place worth seeing. Every day many people come to visit Chinatown.

8、 Some of them are coming to taste Chinese food, Others are coming for Chinese articles. You can buy wonderful Chinese objects in Chinatown.Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin liked to study and learn about new things. One day he heard a friend say that something black in color absorbs the heat better

9、 than something white in color. Franklin wanted to see if this was true.There was snow on the ground at that time. So he put two large pieces of cloth on the snow. One piece of cloth was black in color, while the other was white. Then he waited.The sun began to shine. After several hours, he looked

10、under the pieces of cloth. He saw that the snow under the black cloth melted much faster than the snow under the white cloth.Franklin made many other experiments and made some discoveries. He also took an active part in politics, and he was a very famous American statesman. He was one of the earlies

11、t important writers in America. His autobiography was successfully and interestingly written.Stop writingIts true that the English people are a nation of animal lovers. Charles Dickens, a famous writer, had a cat. The cat was very fond of his master. He didnt like to see Dickens working too hard. At

12、 night, when the cat wanted to say stop writing to his master, he often put out Dickens candle with his paw.英语趣味谜语If your uncles sister is not your aunt, just what relation is she to you?What is it?It stands on one legWith its heart in its head.My tail is long, my coat is brown,I like the country, I

13、 like the town.I can live in a house or live in a shed,And I come out to play when you are in bed.She is your mother.Cabbagemouse小学生实用口语句子1.Wow哇！(叫绝声)2.WayToGo就该这么做3.Super极好的4.YoureSpecial你不一般5.Outstanding杰出的6.Excellent优秀的7.Great伟大的8.Good好的9.Neat真整洁10.WellDone做得好小学生重点词汇积累重点句型1. Good morning.2. Good

14、afternoon.3. How are you?Im fine, thank you.And how are you?Im fine, too.4. Whats your name?My name is Sam. / Im Sam.5. How many? Its ten.6. How many boys? Ten boys.7. How many girls? Eleven girls.8. Stand up/ Sit down.9. Point to the door. /window, chair10. Whats this?Its a book.11. Whats that?Its

15、a chair.练习题（一）He Lowered Her chair Six InchesWhile on vacation in San Francisco, my sister developed atoothache. The hotel desk clerk recommended a dentist. Susan, whodislikes heights, was horrified to discover that he was locatedon the 14thfloorL of a skyscraper, with two of the office wallsmade en

16、tirely of glass.Susan was sitting regidly in the examination chair, clutchingits sides, when the dentist came in. Are you always this nervous?he asked.It s just that I m not used to being up this high, Susanreplied, eyes closed.Oh, Im sorry, he said. Then he lowered her chair six inches.Notes:(1) Sa

17、n Francisco 旧金山(2) develop v.发病(3) recommend v.推荐(4) horrified adj.惊恐的(5) be located 位于(6) skyscraper n.摩天大楼(7) regidly adv.僵硬地(8) clutch v.紧抓；紧握(9) be used to 习惯于Exercises: 根据短文填空： While _vacation in San Francisco, my sister developeda toothache. The hotel desk clerk _a dentist. Susan, who dislikes

18、 heights, was horrified to discover thathe was_ on the 14th floor of a skyscraper, with two of the officewalls made _of glass. Susan was sitting _in the examination chair, clutchingits sides, when the dentist came in. It s just that Im not used to being up this high Susanreplied, eyes_ .译文他把她的椅子降低了6

19、 寸在旧金山度假期间，我妹妹得了牙痛。宾馆接待员向她推荐了一名牙医。苏珊有恐高症，她惊恐地发现他的诊所位于摩天大楼的14 层上，办公室有两面墙壁全用玻璃制成。苏珊僵硬地坐在候诊椅里，紧紧地抓住两边的扶手，这时牙医进来了。“你总是这么紧张吗？”他问。 “这只是因为我不习惯这种高度。”苏珊回答，眼睛紧闭。“哦，对不起，”他说。然后他把她的椅子降低了6 寸。（二）The ability of the KangarooThe zoo built a special eight-foot-high enclosure for its newlyacquired kangaroo, but the nex

20、t morning the animal was foundhopping around outside. The height of the fence was increased to15 feet, but the kangaroo got out again. Exasperated, the zoodirector had the height increased to 30 feet, but the kangaroo stillescaped. A giraffe asked the kangaroo, How high do you thinktheyll build the

21、fence?I dont know, said the kangaroo. Maybe a thousand feet ifthey keep leaving the gate unlocked.Notes:(1) enclosure n.围墙(2) kangaroo n.袋鼠(3) exasperated adj.恼火的Exercises: 根据短文回答下列问题： What had the zoo newly squired? Why did the zoo keep increasing the height of the fence? How did the zoo director f

22、eel about it? Why could the animal still escape even when the fence wasincreased to a height of 30 feet? What does the passage imply?译文袋鼠的能力动物园为刚引进的袋鼠建了一个特殊的八英尺高的围墙。但是第二天早上，人们发现这动物在围墙外面蹦跳着。于是围墙高度增加到十五英尺，但袋鼠还是跑了出来。动物园经理甚感恼火，又叫人把围墙高度加到三十英尺，但袋鼠还是逃了出来。一个长颈鹿问袋鼠：“你认为他们会把围墙建到多高？”“我不知道，”袋鼠说，“如果他们继续开着大门，可能要修

23、到一千英尺吧。”（三）DreamThe school of agricultures dean of admissions wasinterviewing a prospective student. Why have you chosen thiscareer? he asked.I dream of making a million dollars in farming, like myfather, the student replied.Your father made a million dollars in farming? echoed theimpressed dean.No,

24、 replied ft applicants But he always dreamed of it.Notes:(1) dean of admissions 招生办主任(2) prospective adj. 预期中的，可能的(3) echo v. 重复，附和Exercises: 根据短文判断下列句子正（T）、（F）： The principal interviewed the student. The student was prospective. The student chose forming as his career. The student dreamed of becomi

25、ng a millionaire. The students father was a millionaire.译文梦想农校的招生办主任在面试一个上线的学生，“你为何要选择这个职业？”他问。“我梦想以经营农场来赚一百万元，就像我父亲一样。”这个学生回答说。“你父亲经营农场赚了一百万元？”主任惊诧地问道。“没有，”这位申请人回答道，“他总是梦想着赚到这个数目。”（四）Bull WrestlerA bull wrestler was visiting his friend in a small town, andone night they stayed a little too long at

26、the pub. Not wantingto drive, they decided to walk home. As they were crossing afarmers field, a bull charged them. The wrestler grabbed the bullby the horns, and they went down in a snarling heap. Finally thebull jumped up and ran away. Wow, said the friend, that was quitea tussle. Yeah, the wrestl

27、er replied, and if I hadnt had that lastNotes:(1) bull wrestler 斗牛士，也作bullfighter.(2) charge v.袭击(3) grab v.抓，握(4) snarl v.缠结，纠结(5) heap n.堆(6) tussle n.扭打，扭斗Exercises: 根据短文填空： A bull wrestler was visiting his friend _a small town. One night they stayed a little too long _ the pub. _ wanting to driv

28、e, they decided to walk home. As they were crossing a farmers field, a bull _them. The wrestler grabbed the bull _the horns. They _in a snarling heap That was _I a tussle. If I _ had that last drink. I would have gotten thatguy his bicycle.译文斗牛士一个斗牛士在一个小镇拜访他的朋友。一天夜里他们在酒馆里呆的时间稍长了一点。他们不想搭车，就决定步行回家。他们在穿过一片农田时，一头牛向他们冲过来。斗牛士抓住了牛的两只角，他们扭打在一起。最后牛跳起来跑走了。“哇，”他朋友说，“好一场搏斗哇。”“哦，”斗牛士回答说，“要不是我多喝了一杯，我非把那家伙从自行车上拽下来不可。”