新譯林英語小學(xué)升初中課外趣味閱讀及練習(xí)題(四)

1、新譯林英語小學(xué)升初中課外趣味閱讀及練習(xí)題（四）課外趣味閱讀精彩小故事（三篇）FallIn the fall, leaves drop to the ground. Many trees have nuts or fruits. Animals may begin to store food. Some birds collect nuts and corns to store. Other birds fly to a warmer place for the winter. They wont return until the spring. Days become shorter. Col

2、d weather is coming. The fur of many animals gets thicker because they need a thick coat to protect them. People also wear warmer clothing and prepare for winter. In some areas there may be rain or even snow, but in fall farmers harvest their crops. People look forward to fall for many reasons. The

3、most important one is that fall is the harvest season.PandasPandas are lovely animals. Most of them live in the deep forests of Sichuan Province in China. They have white fur, though their shoulders, legs, ears and eyes are black. Pandas are usually very heavy, some of them can be about 1.5 meters t

4、all and weigh about100 kilograms. However, pandas are very agile, they can climb trees as easily as some other creatures do. Pandas have big, sharp teeth and live mainly on bamboo leaves. Every day each grown-up panda eats about 15-30 kilograms of bamboo leaves and they usually spend 10-12 hours eat

5、ing. Pandas also have spare-time hobbies.Twoof their hobbies are climbing trees and sleeping. Sadly, there are not many pandas left in the world because some people keep cutting down trees, and bad hunters are trying to kill them for money.The Chinese government is doing its best to protect pandas f

6、rom being harmed or killed.Books on “How to”Books on how to do things are very popular in America today. There are about four to five thousand kinds of books about the money. Another may tell you how to save or spend it. And another may explain how to give your money away.Some “How to” books tell yo

7、u how to choose a wayof making a living and how to succeed in it. However,if you fail, you can buy a book which is called “Howto turn a Failure into a Success.” If you would like to become very rich, you can buy the book “How to make a Million.” If you never make any money at all, you may need a boo

8、k called “How to live on nothing.”If you are unhappy with your life, you can read “Howto Love Every Minute of Your Life.” There is even a book called “How to kill yourself.”英語趣味謎語有沒有你，顏色都不變(打一英文)-colour/colorWhy does time fly?To get away from allWhat is never used until its broken?An eggWhat has fou

9、r eyes but cannot see?-密西西比州X(打一哲學(xué)用語)-否定判斷小學(xué)生實用口語句子23. Thats all right. 沒關(guān)系。24. Im sorry. 對不起。25. Sorry, I dont know. 對不起，我不知道。26. Excuse me. 對不起，打擾一下。27. Come in, please. 請進(jìn)。28. Have some bananas, please. 請吃些香蕉。29. Its time for the cakes. 該吃些蛋糕了。30. May I come in? 我可以進(jìn)來嗎？31. Come in, please. 請進(jìn)。32.

10、 May I have yours? 我能吃你的嗎？33. Can I have two cakes? 我能吃兩個蛋糕嗎？34. No, you cant. 不，你不能。35. Can I have one，please? 我能吃一個嗎？36. Yes./All right. Here you are. 好的。給你。小學(xué)生重點詞匯積累動詞：運動 play football, play basketball, play table tennis, do morning exercises, go swimming, go cycling, run, high jump, ride, row a

11、boat,系動詞 am is are was were feel smell情態(tài)動詞 can need may should練習(xí)題（一）Diet TribeMom was very proud that shed lost ten pounds. On the way tothe store with my husband and me she talked of little else. Wedropped her off in the lingerie department, but when we returned,we couldnt find her. Thinking she mi

12、ght be in the fitting room,I asked the saleswoman if she had seen my mother. What does shelook like? the clerk asked.My husband said simply, She just lost ten pounds.Third door on the left. the woman replied with a smile.Notes:(1) drop sb off 將某人送到（某處）(2) lingerie n.女內(nèi)衣(3) fitting room 試衣室Exercises:

13、 根據(jù)短文選擇正確答案： Why was the mother very proud?A. Because her daughter was on a diet.B. Because she had lost ten pounds.C. Because her daughter had lost ten pounds.D. Because her son-in-law had lost ten pounds. She talked of little else means_ .A. she almost kept silentB. she talked about shopping all t

14、he timeC. she talked about her daughter for most of the timeD. she talked about her losing weight for most of the time We dropped her off probably means_ .A. we pushed her out of the carB. we ordered her to stay thereC. we left her by herselfD. we lost her because there were too many people Where di

15、d the daughter think her mother might be?A. in the fitting room.B. in the washing room.C. in the dinning room.D. in the next shop. From this passage we can infer that_ .A. the mother talked to everybody she met about the successof her dietB. the mother was suffering from a mental problemC. the mothe

16、r should be taken good care ofD. the daughter and her husband did not treat her mother wellenough譯文節(jié)食族媽媽為她減肥十磅而非常自豪。在和我們小兩口一起去商場的路上，她別無所談。我們把她送到女內(nèi)衣部，在那兒分手，但當(dāng)我們回來找她時，卻找不見她。我想她也許會在試衣室，就問售貨員是否見過我母親?！八L得什么樣？”這位職員問。我丈夫直截了當(dāng)?shù)卣f：“她剛減了十磅。”“左邊第三個門，”女售貨員笑瞇瞇地回答。（二）Stunning ReplyMy five-year-old son was not picki

17、ng up his toys while I waspreparing dinner as I had asked him. When I inquired why he wasntdoing his chores, he said that he didt feel like it. Exasperated,I said, Where would you be right now if I didnt feel like makingdinner?He thought for a moment and then replied, A restaurant?Notes:(1) pick up

18、撿起；拾起(2) chore n.雜務(wù)；不愉快的工作(3) exasperated adj.憤怒的；惱火的Exercises: 根據(jù)短文回答下列問題： How old was the son? What was the mother doing when she asked her son to pickup his toys? Why didnt the son do as his mother had asked him? How did the mother feel when her son replied that he didntfeel like it? Why did the

19、son think that he would be at a restaurant?譯文出色的回答我在準(zhǔn)備晚飯的時候，我叫年僅五歲的兒子把玩具都收拾起來。當(dāng)我問他為什么沒做他的差事時，他說他不想做。我感到有些惱火，就對他說：“要是我說我不想做晚飯，這時你會在哪里呢？”他略加思索便回答說：“在飯店里？”（三）Senior ClassDuring the doctors periodic visit to my elderly mother, I toldhim that Mother would be celebrating her 98th birthday in few days.Deli

20、ghted by the news, he bent down and gave her a kiss for theoccasion. He then announced that he, too, would be celebrating abirthday in few days and asked for a kiss in return.When he left, my mother shook her head in disgust. Can youimagine, she said. Seventy dollars and I had to kiss him too!Notes:

21、(1) periodic adj.定期的(2) bend down 彎腰Exercises: 根據(jù)短文判斷下列句子正（T）、（F）： The doctor came to see the elderly woman regularly. The elderly woman would be celebrating her 99th birthday. The doctor was surprised at the news. The elderly woman and the doctor would celebrate theirbirthday on the same day. The e

22、lderly woman thought the doctor was too mean. 譯文年長者階層醫(yī)生按期來探視我的老母。我告訴他母親不幾天就要慶祝她98 歲的生日了。醫(yī)生聽了也很高興，為此，他彎下腰來親了她一下。然后他說不幾天他也要慶祝自己的生日，并要求她還他一個吻。醫(yī)生走后，我母親厭惡地?fù)u搖頭?！澳隳芟胂髥幔彼f，“付了他70 元，我還得親他！”（四）The Young Man at the WheelMy infant daughter began crying as I drove home from the store,and since she was harnessed to her safety seat in the back, Icouldnt console her. Stopping for a red light, I turned aroundand waved my hands, calling her name to distract her. I gave hermy biggest smile and blew her a kiss. The sound of a horn from thecar behind us pro