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七新译林英语小学升初中课外趣味阅读及练习题（七）课外趣味阅读精彩小故事（七篇）Lucky or unluckyWhen Barbara was fishing, she dropped her watch.It fell into the water. Barbara was sad because it was her best watch.The next day, Barbara went fishing again. She put her hook into the water. When she pulled it up, the
2、re was her watch! It was caught on her hook.Barbara didnt catch but she was happy. she had her watch back.The Great Wall of ChinaThe Great Wall of China is the longest wall in the world. It is about 6,000 kilometers long, 7 meters high and 5 meters wide. The Great Wall was built more than twenty cen
3、turies ago. It was very difficult to build such a great wall without any modern machines. Thousands of men died while they were building the wall.Have you ever been to the Great Wall? It is very famous in the world. Many foreigners come to visit it every year. They like it very much. Helens glassesH
4、elens eyesight was not very good, so she usually wore glasses. But when she was seventeen years old and began to go out with a young man, she never wore her glasses when she was with him. When he came to the door to take her out, she took her glasses off, and when she came home and he left, she put
5、them on again.One day her mother said to her, “But Helen, why do you never wear your glasses when you are with Jim? He takes you to beautiful places in his car, but you dont see anything.”“Well, Mother,” said Helen, “ I look prettier to Jim when I am not wearing my glasses and he looks better to me,
6、 too.”A desertA desert is a very dry place. It does not rain there very much. A desert is very hot, too. Only a few plants can grow in deserts. Only a few animals can live there. Those plants and animals dont need much water to live. And dont mind when it is hot. Can you live in a desert? Why or why
7、 not?Animals homeEverybody has a home. People live in many different kinds of houses. Animals have different kinds of homes, too.Some animals live in holes under the ground. The woodchuck lives under the ground. His home has two doors. If an enemy comes into one door, the woodchuck goes out through
8、the other.Some animals live in holes in trees .Some squirrels build nests high in trees. Some birds live in holes in trees. Most of the birds live in nests. Crows build their nests high in trees. But hawks build their nests high in the mountains.An OutingThe Smiths like to go out for a trip on Sunda
9、ys. This Sunday they want to go to the West Hill. Jack and Mike, their sons, get up very early in the morning. Jack puts on a shirt and jeans, and Mike puts on a T-shirt and jeans. They also put on their running shoes.After that they help their mother do the housework. They put bread, meat, eggs and
10、 some fruit in a basket and carry it to the car. Mrs. Smith also takes four tins of coke with her. The little dog is running after her. It wants to go with them, too. They are all very happy.Go fishingOne summer holiday I was in the forest by myself. I went down to fish in the river. Soon I got a bi
11、g fish.Then I heard a great noise. There, right behind me, sat a big black bear! Wild animals are afraid of any quick move. So I moved very slowly. The bear watched me. But he sat still. I took the fish and threw it to him. He ate it at once. Now what was I going to do?Id better go on fishing, I tho
12、ught.The bear thought so, too. Soon I got another fish. I went over to him and put the fish into his big red mouth. I fished and fished-all for him.At first I was afraid to stop. Then I began to like doing it. He was so friendly. When evening came, the bear stood up and turned away from me.英语趣味谜语小学生
13、实用口语句子71. Can you look after my bag and clothes, please?你能帮我照看一下我的书包和衣服吗？72. Yes. /All right./ OK./ Sure. 好的。73. Look at his coat. 看他的外套。74. Shall we go now? 我们现在可以走了吗？75. Lets go to school. 让我们去学校吧。76. Yes, lets. 好的，走吧。77. Lets get some(red) flowers. 让我们来摘些（红）花。78. Please dont. 请不要。79. Dont turn of
14、f the TV. 别关电视。80. Very good. 很好。81. Great!/ Thats great. 太好了。/棒极了。82. How nice! 多漂亮啊！83. How beautiful! 多美啊！84. Its lovely. 它真可爱。小学生重点词汇积累副词：疑问副词 where when how why其它副词 here there now then very up down fast high well badly really hard代词：人称代词 I we you he she they it物主代词 my our your his her their its
15、 mine yours hers his指示代词 this that these those不定代词 some many much any疑问代词 what, whose, How many, How old, who, How much,数词 one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen seventeen eighteen nineteen twenty thirty forty fifty sixty seventy eighty ninet
16、y hundred练习题（一）Way of InducingAt the cleaners, I noticed the sign In by 10 a. m. , out by5 p. m. so I told the owner that I wanted to pick my clothingup at five. it wont be ready, he said.But your sign says, In by 10 a. m. , out by 5 p. m., Ireminded him.Oh, he replied, that means me.Notes:remind v.
17、提醒Exercises: 根据短文回答下列问题： Where was the author? What did he notice? What did the sign say? What request did the author make to the owner? What effect did the sign have?译文招客有方在洗衣店，我看到招牌上写着：“上午10 点进，下午5 点出。”因此我就告诉店主我想在下午5 点取衣。“下午5 点还不能取，”他说。“但是你的牌子上写着：上午10 点进，下午5 点出，”我提醒他说。“哦，”他回答说，“那指的是我。”（二）An Urgent
18、 Standby PassengerWhile in Korea, Gov. Mike Smith of Utah was relaxing in theVIP lounge the Seoul airport, awaiting his flight to Japan. At thesame moment , his press secretary, Jenny Varela, was being toldat the ticket counter that she had no ticket.After insisting she had to make the flight becaus
19、e she was witha U. S. governor, an American embassy aide intervened. Varela gota standby ticket and boarded just before take off.Regaining her composure, Varela went to the front of the planeto tell Smith of her adventure. He was not there. She later foundout that the governor was told that he had b
20、een bumped by an urgentstandby passenger.It was Varela.Notes:(1) Korea n.韩国(2) Gov.州长（governor）(3) Utah n.（美国）犹他州(4) VIP 重要人物（very important people）(5) lounge n.休息室(6) Seoul n.汉城（韩国之首都）(7) press n.新闻(8) embassy n.大使馆(9) aide n.副官(10) intervene v.介入；插入(11) standby ticket 待机票(12) composure n.泰然自若(13)
21、bump v.碰撞Exercises: 根据短文选择正确答案： Where were the governor and his press secretary?A. in KoreaB. in JapanC. in UtahD. in U. S. Where was the governor relaxing himself?A. in the planeB. in the VIP loungeC. in a hotel at the airportD. in a car What happened to Jenny Varela at the same moment?A. She was t
22、old to wait for the next flightB. She was told to go with the governor.C. She was told that she had no ticket .D. She was told to go to the American Embassy. How did Jenny Varela get a standby ticket?A. The governor gave his ticket to her .B. She insisted making the flight and paid more money.C. An
23、American embassy aide intervened.D. The governor telephoned the American embassy aide to cometo help. What happened to the governor?A. I was too sick to make his flight.B. He was told that his flight had been delayed .C. He was told that he had to give his ticket to an urgentstandby passenger.D. He
24、was told to stay in Korea.译文紧急待机乘客在韩国时，犹他州的州长麦克史密斯正在汉城机场的要人休息室里休息。他在等着飞往日本的航班。与此同时，他的新闻秘书、詹妮维蕾拉，在售票房被告知没票了。她坚持说要乘此航班，因为她是一位美国的州长的随员，这样美国大使馆的一位副官介入了。维蕾拉拿到一张待机票并赶在飞机起飞前登了机。略略镇定后，维蕾拉到机舱前部去告诉史密斯她的经历。他不在那儿。她后来得知，有人告知州长，他的飞行被一位紧急待机乘客冲撞掉了。这个人就是维蕾拉。（三）A Man Who Said NoA friend of mine noticed a man staggeri
25、ng about in the TimesSquare subway station. A well-dressed Wall Street type, his coatwas unbuttoned, a briefcase dangled from his hand and hedobviously had one too many.Asked if he was all right, the man gave a slurred butaffirmative response. However, my friend simply could not seesomeone brave the
26、 rough maw of a New York subway without tryingto help. He followed the chap, and again asked, Are you sure youreall right? What subway are you looking for? Do you need help gettinghome?At last, the object of his attentions snarled, in a low voice,Leave me alone! Im an undercover cop!Notes:(1) stagge
27、r v.蹒跚；摇摆（因衰弱、负重、酒醉等）(2) the Times Square （美国）时代广场(3) subway n.地铁(4) briefcase n.手提箱(5) dangle v. 悬吊着或摇摆不定(6) slurred adj.含糊不清的(7) affirmative adj.肯定的(8) brave the rough maw 闻入是非之地(9) maw n.动物的胃或咽喉，比喻随时会吞噬他物之物(10) chap n.家伙(11) snarl v.咆哮(12) undercover adj.秘密的；暗中从事的Exercises: 根据短文填空： A friend of mi
28、ne noticed a man staggering _in the TimesSquare subway station. His coat was unbuttoned, a briefcase _from his hand andhed obviously had one too many. _if he was all right, the man gave a slurred butaffirmative response. My friend simply Could not see someone _the rough mawof a New York subway witho
29、ut trying to help. At last, the _of his attentions snarled, in a low voice,Leave me alone! Im an undercover cop!译文说不的男子我的一位朋友看到一个男子在时代广场的地铁车站摇摇晃晃地走。那个人穿着时髦，敞着怀，一个手提箱在他的手里悬吊着，很明显他是多喝了一杯。我朋友问他怎么样，那男子含糊而肯定地回答说没问题。然而我朋友就是不能眼看着有人在纽约地铁独入是非之地而置之不顾。他跟在那家伙的后面，又一次问道：“你肯定你没事？你在找哪个地铁站？你需要帮忙回家吗？”他所注意的对象终于忍耐不住了，对
30、他低声咆哮道：“你给我走开！我是便衣警察！”（四）The TargetMy cooking has always been the target of family jokes. Oneevening, as I prepared dinner a bit too quickly, the kitchen filledwith smoke and the smoke detector went off. Although both of mychildren had received fire-safety training at school, they did notrespond to
31、the alarm. Annoyed, I stormed through the house in searchof them.I found them in the bathroom, washing their hands. Over theloud buzzing of the smoke alarm, I asked them to identify the sound.Its the smoke detector, they replied in unison.Do you know what that sound means? I demanded.Sure, my oldest replied. Dinners ready.Notes:(1) target n.靶子；目标(2) detector n.探查器(3) go off 发射；响(4) stor
