口語考試閱讀文章練習(xí)及課題研究小組會議記錄

口語加試閱讀短文1Ifyouareinvitedtoa“Dutchtreat”,eachofyouhavetopayyourownway.Youcanalsosay,“GoDutch”.Doyouknowwhereitcomesfrom?Duringthel600s,theBritishandtheDutchcompeted(競爭)inworldtradeandfoughtwitheachother.TheBritishdidn'tliketheDutch,sotheythoughtallthingsabouttheDutchwerebad.Theyusedwordswith“Dutch”tomakefunoftheirEuropeanneighbours.“GoDutch,”showstheyarestingy(吝嗇的).ThewordsareusedinAmericanEnglish,too.Dutchpeoplehavebeenunhappyaboutthisforovertheyears.So,ifyou“GoDutch”noonewillpayforyourdinner!2SantaClausbringschildrengiftsinwinter!AndsoontheywiIlgetspringcandiesandgiftsfromtheEasterBunny.(復(fù)活節(jié)兔子)EastercomesonthefirstSundayafterthefullmoononorafterMarch22.ThedayisonApril16thisyear.It’sareligious(宗教的)holiday,butalsoaspringfestivalaroundtheworld!0nEasterDay,childrenwakeuptofindcandieshiddenbytheEasterBunnywhiletheywereasleep.Thecandiesarerewardsforbeinggood.TheBunnyalsohidescolouredeggsinthehouseandoutsideforkidstofind!SomekidsbuildanestfortheEasterBunnythenightbefore,ofteninthegarden.Boysandgirlsusetheircapstomakethenests.0fcoursetheBunnyisnotarealrabbitbuttheparentsorolderrelatives!3ThereisapubliclibraryineverytowninBritain.Anyonemayborrowbooksanditcostsnothingtoborrowthem.Insomeplacesyoumayborrowasmanybooksasyouwant,butinotherplacesyouarelimitedtoacertainnumber.Booksmaybekeptforfourweeks.Newnovelsarealwaysingreatdemand,andsomebooks,forexample,booksonhistory,science,cookingandgardeningarealsopopular.lfthebookyouwantisout.youmayaskforittobecalledbackforyou.Ifyoupaythecostofsendingapostcard,thelibrarianwillwritetoyou,andletyouknowwhenthebookyouwanthasbeenreturnedandisreadyforyoutopickup.4Benisawriter.Heisverybusy.Hehasalotofthingstodoeveryweek.0nMondayhevisitshisgrandmotheratthenursinghome.Theyoftenhaveagoodtime.0nTuesdayhecoacheshisson’ssoccerteam.Hethinksit’sfuntobewiththechildren.Benlikesmusicalot.OnWednesdayhetakesviolinlessons.OnThursdayheworksoutatthegym.OnFridayhegoestoacomputerclass.Heneverrestsatweekends.OnSaturdayhevolunteersatthehospilal.Hebringsbooksandtoystothechildren.Heusuallymakesthechildrenhappy.Thechildrenlikehim.Theycanhaveaneasyday.0nSundayheplaystennis.Heisagoodtennisplayer.Benalwayssays,“I1iketokeepbusy.”5Jimmyissevenyearsold.Hegetspocketmoneyfromhismothereveryweek,buthewastesalotofit.0nedayhismothergiveshimanotebookandsays,“NowJimmy,wheneveryoubuyanything,Iwantyoutowriteitdowninthisbook,andwritedowntheprice,too.Thenyoucanlookatitagainwhenyourmoneyisallgone(用完的).Youwon’twastesomuchmoneynexttime.”Afteraweek,Jimmysaystohismother,“Doyouknow,mum,beforeIspendanymoneynow,Ireallystopandthink!”Hismotherisverypleasedandthinks,“Well,he’slearnedthevalue(價值)ofmoneynow.“Butsheisn’tsohappywhenJimmyadds,“Yes,beforeIbuyanything,Ialwaysaskmyself:‘AmIgoingtobeabletospellthatinmynotebook’?”6Wesayhellotopeopleeveryday.Weusedifferentwordsindifferentplacesandtodifferentpeople.Atschool,wesayhellotoateacherinaformalway.Theexamplesare:“Goodmorning,MrsYang.”or“Goodafternoon,Mr.Wang.”Butweoftensayhellotoaclassmateinaninformalway,forexample,“Hi.”or“Hello”.Whenyoumeetastrangerinapublicplaceyoucangreethiminaformalway,suchas,“Howdoyoudo?”“It’sverynicetomeetyou.”“Goodmorning.It’sgoodtomeetyou.”AndyoucangreetanoldfriendinaninformalWay,“Hi”,“Hello”,“Hi,how’severything?”“Hello,howareyou?”Greetingsareimporantinoureverydaylife.Wemustlearnandusethemwell.7BigBenisnotthenameofaman.ItisthenameofabigclockinLondon.LondonisthecapitalofEngland.Thisclockhasfourfaces.So,nomatterwhereyoustand,youcanreadthetimeonthefaceofBigBen.Eachfaceisthesizeofabus.Thehandsareaboutfourmetreslong.Itisaboutthesizeoftwopeoplestandingontopeachother.IfyougotoLondon,youmaywanttovisittheHousesofParliament.InthatplaceyouwillfindBigBensitsatthetopoftheclocktowerintheHousesofParliament.Youwillprobablyhearitandseeit.Thebigclockmakessuchaloudnoise,“Dingdong,dingdong.”Itgoes,everyquarterofanhour.ThenameofBigBencomesfromabigbuilder.8WangwasbornintoarichfamilyinAmerica,buthewasnotaspoiledchild.HisparentsmadehimpracticeviolinforhourseverydayandhealsolearnedKarate(空手道)！Tomakepocketmoney,Wanghadtodeliver（發(fā)送）newspapers.Atfiveorsixeverymorning,Wangwasalreadyup.Evenoncoldwinterdays,herodehisbiketodelivernewspaperstoeveryhome!“WhenIwentoutside,otherpeoplewerenotupyet,”hesaid.Thebestmomentofhisday,hesaid,wasafterhegothometiredandhungry,andatesweetpieshismumhadmade.90narainymorning,aboyandhismothersitinarestaurant.Theyarewaitingfortheirfood.Apoormancomesin.Hesitsatatablewithsomeleftover(剩下的)Frenchfriesonit.“Mummy,he’seatingsomeoneelse’sFrenchfries!”“He’shungryandpoor,dear,”sayshismother”.“Canwebuyhimahamburger?”theboyasks.“Heonlyeatsleftovers,”hismotheranswers.Whenthewaitress(女招待)bringstheirfood，theboyquicklytakesasmallbite(咬)fromhishamburger.Thenhegetsupandputsitonthetablebesidethepoorman.Themanhappilytakesit.Hegivestheboyathankfullookandleaves.Helpingothersmakeslifemeaningful.Asmallactionofconsiderate(體貼的)lovecanmeanalotfortheneedy.10June5isWorldEnvironmentDay.Thisdaymakesuspaymoreattentiontoourenvironmentandtheneedtoprotectit.Ourearthisfacingmanyproblems.Pollutionisoneofthem.Ourair,waterandsoilareallpolluted.Thisisbecauseoftoomuchwastewemake.Andbadhabits,suchasdroppinglitter,aremakingitevenworse!Onthispage,youcanlearnthebestwaystodealwithwasteandhowtorecycleit.Weneedtostopourbadhabitsandworktogethertomakeourworldacleanerplace!11MrandMrsWilsonlivedinabigcrowdedcity,andonesummertheyhadholidaysinasmallvillage.Theyenjoyeditverymuchbecauseitwasaquiet,cleanplaceandverydifferentfromthecity.Onemorningtheywentforawalkandmetanoldman.Helivedinthevillageandhewassittingaloneinthewarmsunoutsidehisfrontdoor.MrWilsonaskedhim,“Doyoulikelivinginsuchaquietplace?”theoldmansaid,“Yes,Ido.”MrWilsonasked,“Whatarethegoodthingsaboutit?”Theoldmananswered,“Well,everybodyknowseverybodyelse.Theyoftencomeandvisitme,andIoftengoandvisitthem.Andtherearealsolotsofchildrenhere.”MrWilsonsaid,“That’sintersting.Andwhatarethebadthings?”Theoldmanthoughtforaminuteandthensaid,“Well,thesamethings,really.”12Peoplebegantomakerobotsaboutseveralhundredyearsago.Inthepast,someoftheearlyoneslookedlikeanimalsorhumans.However,theycouldn’ttalkandwereprettydumb.Theyworkedlikeclocksanddidthesamethingsoverandover.Nowmodernrobotsdon’talwayslooklikepeople.Somearelikebigmachines;othersarenothingbutlongarmsattachedtoboxy(箱子般四方)bodies.However,modernrobotsaresmart.Somecansolveproblemsontheirown.Theirbrainsarecomputersandtheireyesaresensors(傳感器).Motors(發(fā)動機)helpthemmove.Inthefuture,robotswilllearnfromtheirmistakesmorethantheydonow.Theywillbesmarter.It’spossiblethatwewillhaverobotjudges,robothouseholdworkers,androbotfactoryworkers.Robotswillhelppeopletodomorethings.l3MyfriendEricreallylikesfood.Everydayheeatsonebowloficecreaminthemorning,threeatlunchtime,andtenintheevening.HenotonlyeatsfivebagsofFrenchfrieswitheverymeal,butfordinnerhealsohasthreepizzas.WhenhegoestoMcDonalds's,heordersfourhamburgers.Becauseheissofat,hehastowearspecialclothes.Hisshirtissobigthatitlookslikeagirl’sdress.0nedayheatesomuchthathecouldn’tgetthroughthedoorofhishouse.“0hmygoodness!”saidhismother,“hecan’tgetout!”Ericreallyneedstogoonadiet!Heshouldeatless.14Jackwenttoabarber’sshopandhadhishaircut,butwhenhecameout,hewasnothappywiththeresult.WhenhisfriendBobsawhim,helaughedandsaid,“Whathashappenedtoyourhair,Jack?”Jacksaid,“Itriedanewbarber’sshoptoday,becausewasn’tquitesatisfiedwithmyoldone,butthistuleseemsevenworse.”Bobagreed.“Yes,Ithinkyou’reright,Jack.NowI’lltellyouwhattodowhenyougointoabarber’sshopnexttime:lookatallthebarbers’hair,findoutwhosehairlooksworst,andthengostraighttohim.”“WhyshallIgotohim?”Jackasked.“Butthatwouldbefoolish!”“0h,no,itwouldn’t,”answeredBob.“Whocutthatman’shair?Justthinkit.Hecouldn’tcutithimself,couldhe?Anotherofthebarberscutit.Soyouknowhecan'tbetheworstbarber.l5InGreatBritain,cars,busesandbikesmustkeeptotheleftsideofthestreet.Ifapersonwantstocrossastreet,hemustbeverycareful.Beforehecrossesaroad,hehastostopandlooktotherightfirstandthentheleft.WhileinChina,welooktotheleftfirstinstead.Whenvisitors