【个人手工制作】新译林英语中考一轮复习课外趣味阅读及练习题(十四)

1、新译林英语中考一轮复习课外趣味阅读及练习题（十四）课外趣味阅读同义词趣味巧辨析addition, appendix, attachment, supplement, accessory这些名词均含“附加物、增加物”之意。addition ：仅强调数量的增加。appendix ：指书末的附录。attachment ：指用于扩大原物用途的附件。supplement ：主要指使书、报等正广更完善而额外增加的部分。accessory ：作“附件”解时，与attachment同义，可互换，但还指增加美观的附属品。 additional, extra, supplementary这些形容词均有“另加的，额

2、外的”之意。additional ：由名词additon派生出的形容词，指在原有基础上添加上去的。extra ：指不包括本身而额外加上去的部分。supplementary ：由名词supplement派生而来，指对原有的追加或补究。幽默故事Good News And Bad News  "There's good news and bad news," the divorce lawyer told his 

3、client.  "I could sure use some good news," sighed the client. "What's it?"   "Your wife isn't demanding that your future inheritances be included&

4、#160;in the settlement."  "And the bad news?"   "After the divorce, she's marrying your father."  好消息和坏消息  “有好消息，也有坏消息，”离婚律师告诉他的当事人。     “我总能利用一些好消息吧，”当事人吧了口气说，“

5、是什么好消息？”    “你妻子没有要求将你未来的继承财产也划入裁决的范围。”    “那么坏消息呢？”     “离婚以后，她将与你父亲结婚。” Perfect Match  A wealthy matron is so proud of a valuable antique vase that she decide

6、s to have her bedroom painted the same color as the vase. Several painters try to match the shade, but none comes close enough to satisfy the eccentric woman.&#

7、160;  Eventually, a painter approaches who is confident he can mix the proper color. The woman is pleased with the result, and the painter becomes famous.   Years

8、60;later, he retires and truns the business over to his son. "Dad," says the son, "there's something I've got to know. How did you get those walls&

9、#160;to match the vase so perfectly?"  "Son," the father replies, "I painted the vase."  绝 配  一位富婆为拥有一只珍贵的古玩而深感骄傲，以至于她竟要把卧室漆成与花瓶同样的颜色。几名油漆匠试图调出这个底色，但是谁也没有能令那位怪癖的妇女满意。    

10、 最后来了位油漆匠。他非常自信能调出那种颜色。那妇女对他的成果非常满意，油 漆匠于是一举成名。     多年以后，他退休了，生意也交给儿子。“爸，”儿子说，“有件事我得弄清楚，您是怎样使墙的颜色与花瓶配得那么绝的？”    “儿子，”父亲回答说，“我漆了花瓶。”中考重点短语集萃for the sake of 为了起见,看在的份上on sale 出售,贱卖all the same 仍然,照样的the same as 与一致,与相同的on a large scale 大规模的on a small scale

11、小规模的ahead of schedule 提前behind schedule 晚点on schedule 按预定时间scrape through 擦过,勉强通过start from scratch 从头做起,从零开始in secret 秘密的,私下的see off 给送行see through 看穿,识破;干完,干到底see to 注意,负责,照料;修理send for 派人去送,召唤;索取send in 呈报,提交,送来in a sense 从某种意义上说make sense 讲的通,有意义,言之有理in sequence 依次,逐一a series of 一系列,一连串serve as

12、作为,用作serve sb right 活该;给某人应得的待遇set about 开始,着手set aside 挑出,拨出,留出;拒绝set back 推迟,延缓,阻碍set down 卸下,放下;记下,记入set forth 阐明,陈述set off 出发,动身,引起,使发生set out 陈列,显示;动身,启程;制定set out to 打算,着手set up 创立,建立,树立;资助,扶持settle down 定居,过安定的生活in shape 处于良好状态take shape 成形cut short 中断,简化run short 用完,耗尽for short 简称,缩写in short

13、 简言之,总之show in 领入show off 炫耀,卖弄show up 使呈现,使醒目;出席,到场shut out 排除sick of 厌烦on the side 作为兼职,额外side by side 肩并肩,一个挨一个side walk 人行道at first sight 乍一看,初看起来in sight 被见到,在望catch sight of 发现,突然看见out of sight 看不见,在视野之外ever since 从那时起,自那时以来sit up 迟睡,熬夜sit for 参加sit in 列席,旁听on the sly 偷偷的,冷不防的and so on/forth 等

14、等ever so 非常,极其or so 大约,左右soas to 结果是;如此以至于,如此以使so far 迄今为止so that 以便,为的是;结果是,以致sothat 如此以致as soon as 一就,刚便no soonerthan 一就,刚便sooner or later 迟早,早晚the Soviet Union 苏联speed up 使加速in spite of 不管,不顾,尽管,虽然on the spot 当场,在现场(go) on the stage 当演员at stake 在危险中,厉害攸关stand by 支持,帮助,站在一边;袖手旁观stand for 代替,代表,意味着

15、stand out 突出,显眼stand up 站起来,耐用stand up for 为辩护,维护sand up to 勇敢的面对,坚持抵抗,经得起in step 同步,合拍step by step 逐步step up 提高,加快,加紧out of step 步调不一致,不协调step in 插入,介入stick out 伸出,突出;坚持到底,继续stick to 坚持;忠于;信守in stock 现有,备有in succession 连续的such as 像的那样,诸如,例如suchthat 那样的以致all of a sudden 突然in sum 总而言之sum up 总结,概括summ

16、on up 鼓起(勇气),奋起;唤起make sure of/that 查明,弄确实;确信;确定,务必练习题（一）KISSI HEALTH-BEAUTY CENTERWith a busy life and job, pres sure can make you look tired and agedKissi Health-Beauty Center gives classes, makes training plans according to your physical conditions, and sets up an individual fileAll these things

17、will help you to get t o kn ow your body and the way to keep it fitBODY-BUILDINGImported gym equipment will help you build up your body's muscles, making you look full of energy and strengthGYMNASTIC EXERCISESA bright and large exercise room with excellent equipment and music will give your body

18、 a chance to enjoy moveme nt with rhythm3） SPECIAL "LAZY-BONE" FITNESS CENTER"Lazy-bone" fitness equipment is the first bodyshaping set of seven beds in HoustonDesigned according to human anatomic （解剖学的） and kinematic（运动学的）theory， the seven special beds will help you to exercise

19、your waist, abdomen（腹）, hips（臀）or legsIn the relaxing hours you may try them to strengthen your muscles and lose weight*Tuition: "Lazy-bone" fitness card, 1000 dollars /month （gymnastic classes included）*Open Time: 10:30 am-10:30 pmevery Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday*Tel:

20、59185700*Address: 16 Johnson Street, Houston68The purpose of this passage is to _Agive advice on health Bintroduce new ways of bod y-buildingCask you to go to the center Dintroduce ways to lose weight69If you want some exercises as well as relaxation after a busy day, you'll go to the center and

21、 _Alearn anatomic and kinematic theory Bsleep on the special bedsCjoin in the gymnastic exercises Dbuy a special card70Tom Everest who keeps a "Lazy-bone" fitness card can go to the center _ this weekA11:30 amMonday B11:30 pmMondayC10:00 amTuesday D10:00 pmTuesday71According to the passage

22、, the center wants to show it is _ Ath e most convenient Bthe largestCthe newest Dthe most adva nced答案CCAD（二）Turtles in Malaysia are still quite common. That is to say, they are still to be found in the wild. There are two kinds of turtles in Malaysia: land and marine（海生的） turtles. There are 7 speci

23、es（物种） of marine turtles in the world. Four of them lay their eggs on the Malaysian beaches. These are: the leaderback turtles, hawksbill turtle, olive ridley turtle and the green turtle. In West Malaysia, there is a long sand beach. From June to August every year, giant turtles come to the beach to

24、 lay eggs. They appear only late at night to lay their eggs in holes. They dig these holes with their hind flippers. When they have finished laying their eggs, they fill up the holes with sand and return to the sea. The mother turtles never see their babies. The hot sun keeps the eggs warm and until

25、 they hatch（孵化）. Then the baby turtles will go back to the sea to begin their new lives. In the past, many people came to dig up the eggs after the mother turtles had left. They took the eggs to town to sell. Since 1962, the Malaysian government has built high fences（围篱） around the sand beach to sto

26、p anyone from digging turtle eggs, because people are afraid that there will be fewer and fewer turtles there.Turtles in Malaysia are still quite commonas they are still to be found  62   .Marine turtles are animalswhich    63   in the sea.

27、The Malaysian beaches are important to the sea turtlesbecause   64   of the turtle species go there to lay their eggs.A giant turtle meansthat the turtle is especially  65   .The giant turtles lay their eggsfrom   66  &#

28、160;every year.The mother turtles hide their newly laid eggswith    67   .After laying their eggs,the mother turtles will    68   .Some people dug up the eggsbecause they wanted to    69   .The h

29、igh fences are builtto    70   .The title of the article is  71   .答案62. in the wild 63. live 64 four 65. big / large 66. June to August 67. sand 68. return to the sea 69. make money / sell them 70. protect turtle eggs / stop anyone from di

30、gging 71. Turtles in Malaysia（三）Can animals be made to work for p 1 ? Some scientists think that one day animals may be trained (训练)to do a number of simple jobs i 2 of people. They say that at a circus (杂技场), for example, we may see elephants， monkeys, dogs and other animals doing q 3 skillful (熟练的

31、) things. Perhaps you have seen them on the television or in a film. If you watch closely, you may find that the trainer (驯兽员) always g 4 the animal some sugar o 5 a piece of fruit as a reward (报酬). The scientists say that many d 6 animals many be trained to do a lot of simple things if they know th

32、ey will get a reward f 7 doing that.Of course，as we know, dogs can be trained to look after a house，and soldiers in both old and modern times have u 8 geese(鹅) to give warning(警报) by m 9 a lot of noise when an enemy(敌人)comes near. And also it may be possible to train animals to work in families or f

33、 10 .答案1. people 2. instead 3. quite 4. gives 5. or 6. different 7. for 8. used 9. making 10. farms（四）Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story _1_ their children. And they must have realized how difficult it is to write a _2_ childrens book. Either the author has a

34、imed (定目标) too _3_, so that children cant follow what is in his ( or more often, her ) story, _4_ the story seems to be talking to the readers.The best childrens books are _5_ very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy(令人满意的) the _6_ who hears the story and the adult(成年人) who _7_ it. Unfortunately(

35、不幸的是), there are in fact few books like this, _8_ the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not _9_ to solve. This may be why many of the books regarded as _10_ of childrens literature(文学) were in fact written for _11_ “Alice in Wonderland” is perhaps the most obvious(明显)of this.Children, le

36、ft for themselves, often _12_ the worst possible interest in literature. Just leave a child in a bookshop or a _13_ and he will more willingly choose the books written in an unimaginative (并非想象的 ) way, or have a look at the most childrens comics(连环图书), full of the stories and jokes which are the rej

37、ections of teachers and righting-thinking parents.Perhaps we parents should stop _14_ to brainwash(洗脑)children into accepting(接受)our taste in literature. After all, children and adults are so _15_ that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the same books. So I suppose well just have to compromise(妥协)