河北省邢台市第七中学高中英语 Lesson 95 A fantasy阅读教材

Lesson 95 A fantasy 纯属虚构Read and then answer the question.阅读短文，然后回答以下问题。Why was the Ambassador particularly lucky?When the Ambassador of Escalopia returned home for lunch, his wife got a shock. He looked pale and his clothes were in a frightful state.What has happened? she asked. How did your clothes get into such a mess?A fire extinguisher, my dear, answered the Ambassador drily.University students set the Embassy on fire this morning.Good heavens! exclaimed his wife. And where were you at the time?I was in my office as usual, answered the Ambassador. The fire broke out in the basement. I went down immediately, of course, and that fool, Horst, aimed a fire extinguisher at me. He thought I was on fire. I must definitely get that fellow posted.The Ambassadors wife went on asking questions, when she suddenly noticed a big hole in her husbands hat.And how can you explain that? she asked.Oh, that, said the Ambassador. Someone fired a shot through my office window. Accurate, dont you think? Fortunately, I wasnt wearing it at the time. If I had been, I would not have been able to get home for lunch.New words and expressions生词和短语fantasy n. 幻想故事 embassy n. 大使馆ambassador n. 大使 heaven n.天，天堂Escalopia n. 艾斯卡罗比亚(虚构的国名) basement n.地下室definitely adv. 肯定地 shock adj.可怕的，令人吃惊的post v. 派任 fire extinguisher 灭火器shot n. 子弹 drily adv. 冷淡地，枯燥无味地Notes on the text 课文注释1 get into such a mess,搞得这样糟。2 set on fire,放火。3 Good heavens!天哪！4 The fire broke out in the basement.地下室突然着火。5 aimat,用瞄准。6 get that fellow posted,把那个家伙派走。post可以与 letter, parcel等名词连用，表示“寄”。如果把 post与人连用时，仅指把人“派往”政府的一个新职位。7 Accurate, dont you think?很准，是不是？这个句子可以理解成： Dont you think it was accurate?8 If I had been, I would not have been able to get home for lunch.如果真戴着它，我现在就不能回家来吃午饭了。这是表示与过去的事实不相符合的虚拟语气结构。 If I had been后面省略了 wearing my hat。参考译文当艾斯卡罗比亚国的大使回到家吃午饭时，把他的夫人吓了一跳。他面色苍白，衣服也搞得不成样子。“发生了什么事？”她问，“你的衣服怎么搞得一塌糊涂？”“灭火器弄的，亲爱的，”大使冷冷地回答，“今天上午大学生们放火点着了大使馆。”“天啊！”他的夫人惊叫，“那你当时在什么地方？”“我和往常一样，在办公室里，”大使回答说。“地下室突然着火，我当然马上下去了。但那个傻瓜霍斯特把灭火器对准了我。他认为是我着火了。我一定要把那个家伙打发走。”大使夫人继续提出问题，她突然又发现丈夫的帽子上有个洞。“那么你对那又作何解释呢？”她问。“那个嘛，”大使说，“有人向我办公室窗户开了一枪。真够准的，是不是？幸亏我当时没戴帽子。如果真戴着它，我现在就不能回家来吃午饭了。”Multiple choice questions多项选择题Comprehension理解1 The Ambassador got into a mess _.(a) while Crying to put out the fire (b) while fighting the students(c) because he was on fire (d) because Horst thought he was on fire2 Which word best describes the Ambassador? He was very _.(a) calm (b) angry (c) worried (d) upsetStructure句型3 His wife got a shock. She _.(a) has shocked (b) was shocked (c) was shocking (d) shocked4 They set the Embassy on fire. They tried_ it.(a) to burn (b) burning (c) for burning (d) in burning5 Where were you? His wife wanted to know where _.(a) he was (b) was (c) was he (d) he had been6 I must get that fellow posted. I must _.(a) post him (b) have posted him (c) have him posted (d) have got him posted7 Fortunately I wasnt wearing it. He was lucky _.(a) to be not (b) to not be (c) to dont be (d) not to beVocabulary词汇8 His clothes were in a mess, so they were _.(a) inside out (b) upside down (c) dirty (d) back to front9 A fire extinguisher is used to put_ a fire.(a) out (b) in (c) off (d) over10 They tried to set the Embassy on fire. They tried to _.(a) fire it (b) shoot it (c) burn it down (d) light it up11 The fire broke out in the