【个人手工制作】新牛津英语模块二第三单元课外趣味阅读及练习题

1、新牛津英语模块二第三单元课外趣味阅读及练习题课外趣味阅读幽默故事LuckyMother Ayoungmotherbelievedthatitwasverywrongtowasteanyfoodwhenthereweresomanyhungrypeopleintheworld.Oneevening,shewasgivinghersmalldaughterherteabeforeputtinghertobed.Firstshegaveherasliceoffreshbrownbreadandbutter,butthechildsaidthatshedidnotwantitlikethat.Shea

2、skedforsomejamonherbreadaswell. Hermotherlookedatherforafewsecondsandthensaid,WhenIwasasmallgirllikeyou,Lucy,Iwasalwaysgiveneitherbreadandbutter,orbreadandjam,butneverbreadwithbutterandjam. Lucylookedathermotherforafewmomentswithpityinhereyesandthensaidtoherkindly,Arentyoupleasedthatyouvecometolivew

3、ithusnow?幸运的母亲 一位年轻的母亲认为，世界上还有许多受饥饿的人，浪费食物真不应该。有天晚上，在安排幼小的女儿睡觉之前，她给女儿喂夜宵。她先给她一片新鲜的黑面包和黄油，但孩子说她不喜欢这样吃。她还要一些果酱涂在面包上。 母亲看了女儿几秒钟，随即说道，“露茜，当我象你一样小的时候，总是吃面包加黄油，或者面包加果酱，从来没有面包既加黄油又加果酱。” 露茜看了母亲一会儿，眼中露出怜悯的神情，然后她柔声说：“您现在能跟我们生活在一起难道不感到高兴吗？”AProbleminArithmeticBillisagoodstudentandanintelligentboy.Helikestostud

4、yarithmetic,andhecandoallofthearithmeticproblemsinhisbookeasily. OnedayonhiswaytoschoolBillpassedafruitstore.Therewasasigninthewindowwhichsaid,Apple-Sixforfivecents.AnideacametoBillandhewentintothestore.Howmucharetheapples?heaskedthestore.Sixforfivecents. ButIdontwantsixapples.Howmanyapplesdoyouwant

5、? ItisnotaquestionofhowmanyapplesIwant.Itisaprobleminarithmetic.Whatdoyoumeanbyaprobleminarithmetic?askedtheman. Well,ifsixapplesarewrothfivecents,thenfiveapplesareworthfourcents,fourapplesareworththreecents,threeapplesareworthrwocents,twoapplesareworthonecentandoneappleisworthnothing.Ionlywantoneap

6、ple,andifoneappleisworthnothingthenitisnotnecessaryformetopayyou. Billpickedoutagoodapple,begantoeatit,andwalkedhappilyoutofthestore.Themanlookedattheyoungboywithsuchsurprisethathecouldnotsayaword.一个数学问题 比尔是一个好学生，也是个聪明的孩子。他喜欢学数学，课本上所有的数学问题他都能不费劲地解答。 有一天，在上学路上，比尔经过一家水果店。该店窗户上有个招牌上写着：“苹果-五美分六个。”比尔脑筋一转

7、，进了店门。“苹果怎么卖？”“五美分六个。”“但我不想要六个。”“你想要几个？” “这不是我想要几个的问题。这是个数学问题。”“数学问题？你说这话是什么意思？” “你看，如果六个苹果五美分，那么五个苹果四美分，四个苹果三美分，三个苹果二美分，二个苹果一美分，一个苹果就不要钱。我只要一个苹果，如果一个苹果一分钱也不要的话，那我也就没必要给你钱了。” 比尔拣了一个好苹果，开始吃了起来，然后兴高采烈地迈出了店门。那个售货员吃惊地望着这个小男孩，一句话也说不出来。英语短文欣赏诗人的名字The name of a poetOur teacher was telling us about a new sy

8、stem of memory training being used in some schools today.“It works like this，”she said. Suppose you wanted to remember the name of a poet-Robert Burns，for instance.”She told us to think of him as Bobby Burns.“Now get in your head a picture of a London policeman，a bobby in flames. See? Bobby Burns!”“

9、I see what you mean，”said the class know it all.“But how can you tell that its not Robert Browning?”我们的老师正在给我们介绍现在某些学校使用的一种新的记忆训练系统。“这个系统是这样的，”她说。“假定你要记住一个诗人的名字一一例如，要记住罗伯特彭斯的名字。”她告诉我们把他当作博比彭斯。“让你的脑海里闪现出一个伦敦警察的形象，燃烧着的警察。明白吗?警察燃烧!”“我明白你的意思，”班上的万事通说。“但是你怎么能说那就不是罗伯特布朗宁呢?”同义词趣味巧辨析25.bring,take,fetch这几个动词

10、都有携带、运送的意思。但它们表示的动作方向不同。bring是带来。例如：Dont forget to bring a dictionary with you。别忘了把辞典带来。take是带去。例如：Please take the small blackboard to the classroom请把这块小黑板带到教室去。fetch是去取，去拿来。例如：Please fetch me some chalk。26.borrow,lend二者都有借的意思。borrow是借入，lend是借出。例如：Can I borrow your pen?我可以借你的钢笔吗?Lend me your pen,wil

11、l you?把钢笔借给我用用，可以吗?27.finally,atlast,intheend它们都有最后、终于的含义。但用法不同。finally用于动词之前，表示人们长期以来期待的某事最后实现了。He tried many times and finally succeeded。他试验了多次，最后成功了。At last也有此义，但期待的感情更强烈一些。At last he has understood it。最后他终于明白了这个。In the end表示经过许多变化或周折，最后发生了某事。例如：Wemadeseveraldifferentplansforourholiday,butintheen

12、dwehadasummercampagain。我们制定了好几种不同的度假方案，但最后我们还是选定了再来一次夏令营活动。28.date,daydate指日期。Whats the date today?今天几号?day指星期几,指二十四小时的一整天;也单指白天;也指重要的日子。What day is today?今天星期几?There are seven days in a week。一周有七天。National Day国庆节29.find,lookfor，find out二者都有“寻找”的意思。find是look for的结果。What are you looking for?你在找什么?Loo

13、k for是find之前的寻找过程。Have you found your pen?你找到你的钢笔了吗?Find out指经过一番努力最终找到。I found out she was wrong。我发现她错了。30.join,takepartin,joinin二者都有“参加”的意思。join多指参加某组织、党派或社会团体，成为其中的一个成员。HejoinedtheLeaguein1985.他在1985年入团。Join in参加正在进行的竞赛、娱乐、谈话等活动。如：join us in the match;Take part in指参加活动、群众性活动或会议，并在其中起一定作用。The old

14、man took part in the Long March。这位老人参加过长征。中考重难知识点回顾正误辨析误 Ill leave Beijing to Shanghai tomorrow.正 Ill leave Beijing for Shanghai.正 Ill leave for Shanghai.析 leave for 是离开某地去某处的固定搭配，不可将for改为别的介词。这样的搭配还有：start for 动身前往某处，set out for， sail for。误 Im sorry. I have to get out the bus at next stop.正 Im sorr

15、y. I have to get out of the bus at next stop.析 get in, 与 get out是两个相反的词组。get in 为上车，而get out为下车，但语法家认为这里的in与out为副词，所以其后不能接名词，我们可以讲Wed better get in. 或Wed better get out. 还有一组词组有关上下车：get on/off(a train, a ship, a struck) get into/out of (a car, taxi)误 Be careful The temperature of the water is ninety

16、 degrees over zero.正 Be careful. The temperature of the water is ninety degrees above zero.析 over 与 above 在作为比某物高的意思时有时可以互换。但在垂直方向上的高矮时，即正上方时则要用above.而泛指上方时用over.误 There is an old stone bridge above the river.正 There is an old stone bridge over the river.析 over还有一意为跨越，横跨。误 The Dead Sea is under the

17、sea level.正 The Dead Sea is below the sea level.析 在垂直下方要用below.也就是讲above与below互为反意词，over与under也是反意词。误 There is a big tree in the front of the house.正 There is a big tree in front of the house. 析 in front of 是在物体外部的前面，而in the front of 是在物体内部的前面，如：The driver sits in the front of the bus.误 It took them

18、 two days to walk across the forest.正 It took them two days to walk through the forest.析 across 作为介词有两个主要意思： 横过，如：I want to walk across the street. 对面，如：There is a post office across the street,而through 多用于三维空间中的穿越。across则多用于平面上的横过。如：The little girl ran across the room to meet her mother.练习题（一）In En

19、gland recently three foreign gentlemen came to a bus stop and waited . About five minutes later, the bus they wanted came along. They were just going to get on when suddenly there was a loud noise behind them. People rushed onto the bus and tried to push them out of the way . Someone shouted at them

20、. The bus conductor came rushing down the stairs to see what all the trouble was about. The three foreigners seem all at sea and looked embarrassed (窘迫的 . No one had told them about the British custom (习惯)of lining up for a bus that the first person who arrives at the bus stop is the first person to

21、 get on the bus .Learning the language of a country isnt enough. If you want to have a pleasant visit, find out as much as possible about the manners and customs of your host country. You will probably be surprised just how different they can be from your own. A visitor to India would do well to rem

22、ember that people there consider it impolite to use the left hand for passing food at table. The left hand is supposed to be used for washing yourself. Also in India, you might see a man shaking his head at another to show that he doesnt agree. But in many parts of India a shake of the head means ag

23、reement. Nodding (点头) your head when you are given a drink in Bulgaria will most probably leave you thirsty .In that country, you shake your head to mean yes a nod means no . At a meal in countries on the Arabic Peninsula, you will find that your glass is repeated refilled as soon as you drink up .

24、If you think that you have had enough , you should take the cup or glasses in your hand and give it a little shake from side to side or place your hand over the top.In Europe it quite usual to cross your legs when you are sitting talking to someone even at an important meeting. Doing this in Thailan

25、d, however, could bring about trouble . Also, you should try to avoid (避免)touching the head of an adult (成人) its just not done in Thailand .1. The British people tried to push the three gentlemen out of the way, because the gentlemen _ . A. were foreigners B. didnt have tickets C. made a loud noise

26、D. didnt line up for the bus 2. According to the article, if you want to have a pleasant journey in a foreign country, you should _. A. learn the language of the country B. understand the manners and customs of the country C. have enough time and money D. make friends with the people there 3. In Ind

27、ia it is considered impolite _. A. to use the right hand for passing food at table. B. to pass food with the left hand. C. to eat food with your hands. D. to help yourself at table. 4. To cross ones legs at an important meeting in Europe is _. A. a common (平常的) habit B. an important manner C. a seri

28、ous (严重的) trouble D. a bad manner 5. The best title (题目) for this article is _. A. Peoples Everyday Life B. Mind Your Manners C. Shaking and Nodding Head D. Taking a Bus in England 答案1D。这是一道句子理解题，也可以看成细节题。在第一自然段的最后，有这样的句子： No one had told them about the British custom of lining up for a bus that the

29、 first person who arrives at a bus stop is the first person to get on the bus从此句可知那三位先生并不知道在英国乘车的习惯，所以答案是D。2. B。这是一道细节题。答案在第二自然段的第二个句子。3B。同第二题一样，此题也是细节题。可在第二自然段直接找到答案。4A。单句理解题。最后一个自然段中有说：In Europe it is quite usual to cross your legs When you are sitting talking to someone even at an important meeti

30、ng这个句子的意思是：在欧洲，开会时翘二郎腿是很常见的。这说明许多人有这样的习惯，所以答案应该是A。5B。通读全文就会发现，只学习一门外语是不够的，还要多了解该国的风俗习惯，否则就会遇到麻烦，所以答案是B。（二）Tom walked into a shop . It bad a sign outside : Second-hand (旧的) clothes bought and sold . He was carrying an old pair of trousers and asked the owner of the shop, How much will you give me for

31、 these? The man looked at them and then said: Two dollars.What ! said Tom. I had guessed they were worth at least five dollars.No, said the man, they arent worth a cent more than two dollars.Well, said Tom, taking two dollars out of his pocket. Heres your money. These trousers were hanging outside y

32、our shop. The list price (标价)of them was six dollars and a half. But I thought that was too much money, so I wanted to find out how much they were really worth.Then he walked out of the shop with the pair of trousers and disappeared before the shop owner could think of anything to say .1. At first t

33、he owner of the shop thought that Tom _ . A. wanted to steal the trousers B. wanted to sell the trousers C. wanted to fool him D. wanted to buy the trousers 2. The owner of the shop_ for the old trousers . A. would give Tom two dollars B. would pay three dollars C. would pay five dollars D. would gi

34、ve Tom six dollars and a half 3. The shop owner insisted that the trousers were worth only two dollars because _ . A. he wanted to sell them cheaply (廉价地) B. he wanted to buy them cheaply C. he didnt like the trousers D. they were old and dirty 4. In fact, the trousers _. A. were hanging inside the

35、shop B. were stolen by Tom from the shop C. had been the shop owners D. had been Toms 5. From the story we know that _ cheaper than the list price. A. the owner sold the trousers two dollars B. Tom sold the trousers one dollar and a half C. the owner bought the trousers three dollars D. Tom bought t

36、he trousers four dollars and a half 答案1BTom拿着一条裤子并且问：“How much will you give me for these?”店主所以认为Tom是来卖裤子的，故答案是B。2A此题是细节题，可在第一自然段的末尾找到答案。3B店主当然想便宜地把裤子买下来。4C从短文的倒数第二段可以了解到，裤子不是Tom的而是店主的。5D裤子的标价是6.5美元，而Tom只给了店主2美元，所以答案应该是D。 （三）TheOtherSideoftheWallTherewasayoungwomanwhotookgreatprideinherflowergarden.

37、Shewasraisedbyhergrandmotherwhotaughthertoloveand16forflowers.Soherflowergardenwasthebest.Oneday,whileshewaslookingthroughaflowerlistsheoften17from,apictureofaplantcaughthereyes.Shehadnever18blooms(花)onaflowerlikethatbefore.“Ihavetohaveit,”shesaidtoherself,andshe19orderedit.Whenitarrived,shealreadyh

38、ada20preparedtoplantit.Sheplanteditatthebackofheryard.Itgrewwell,withbeautifulgreenleavesalloverit,21therewerenoblooms.Dayafterdayshecontinuedtowaterit,feedit,andsheeventalkedtoittryingtomakeitbloom.However,itwas22.Onemorningweekslater,whenstandingbeforethevine,shefeltvery23thatherplanthadnotbloomed

39、.Shewasgivingthoughtto24itdownandplantingsomethingelseinitsplace.Itwasatthispointthatherneighbor,whose25joinedhers,calledovertoher.“Thankyousomuch!YoucantimaginehowmuchIhave26thebloomsofthatvineyouplanted.”Theyoungwomanwalked27thegateintoherneighborsyard,andsureenough,shesawthatontheothersideofthewa

40、llthevinewas28withblooms.Therewereindeedthemostbeautifulbloomsshehad29seen.Thevinehadgrownthroughthecrevices(缝隙)andithadnotfloweredon30sideofthewall,butithadfloweredontheotherside.Sometimesonemaynotseethegoodresultofhiseffort,butthatdoesntmeanitisntsuccessful.16.A.look B.care C.search D.pay17.A.lear

41、ned B.heard C.ordered D.borrowed18.A.seen B.smelt C.sold D.picked19.A.finally B.carefully C.suddenly D.immediately20.A.place B.box C.cup D.room21.A.and B.so C.or D.but22.A.endless B.useless C.successful D.hopeful23.A.excited B.nervous C.sad D.frightened24.A.putting B.cutting C.turning D.taking25.A.b

42、alcony B.kitchen C.bedroom D.yard26.A.enjoyed B.dreamed C.expected D.hated27.A.through B.across C.above D.below28.A.satisfied B.connected C.filled D.pleased29.A.never B.ever C.seldom D.usually30.A.its B.his C.her D.their答案1620BCADA2125DBCBD2630AACBC（四）Willyouputothersneedsbeforeyourown?What16willyougetlfyoudo?Hereisanexperienceofmine.ItwasawetdayandIhada17time.IwasbusyandeveryoneItalkedtowasinabadmood.Whatsmore，Iwentoutwithoutbreakfast