【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(十五)

1、新译林英语中考一轮复习课外趣味阅读及练习题（十五）课外趣味阅读同义词趣味巧辨析 address, greet, salute, hail, welcome这些动词均有“欢迎、致敬，致意，招呼”之意。address ：侧重打招呼的方式或指所使用的称谓。greet ：常指友好而热诚地欢迎。salute ：正式用词，指用敬礼、亲吻或挥帽等动作向他人致意或问候，尤指以某种礼节欢迎某人。hail ：主要指怀着敬意欢迎某人，侧重欢快轻松和嘈杂。也指隔得较远的高声招呼。welcome ：多指热情的官方的或正式的迎接或欢迎，但也指一般的欢迎。 address, speech, lecture, oration

2、, report, talk这些名词均含“演讲，讲话，报告”之意。address ：正式用词，指在庄严隆重的场合作精心准备的演讲或正式演说。speech ：普通用词，指一般的发言或讲话，可以是事先准备的，也可以是即席的。lecture ：侧重带学术性的演讲。oration ：常指在特殊场合，辞藻华丽，形式庄重，旨在激发听众感情的正式演说。report ：一般是指下级给上级或负责人给委托机关的书面或口头报告。talk ：常用词，强调非正式讲话，讲话方式一般较为自由。幽默故事Patience  Angler: You've been watching

3、 me for three hours now. Why don't you try yourself?  Onlooker: I haven't got the patience. 耐 性  垂钓者：你已经盯着看了三个小时了，你干嘛不自己亲自钓呢？    旁观者：我没那耐性。 The World's G

4、reatest Swordsman  At an exhibition of the world's best swordsman, the third-place fencer took the stage. A fly was released, and with an arc of his sword he

5、0;cut the fly in half. The crowd cheered. Then the second-place man sliced a fly into quarters. A hush fell in anticipation of the world's greatest swordsman. &#

6、160; His blade came down in a mighty arc - but the insect continued on its way! The crowd was aghast. The greatest swordsman had missed his target completely, y

7、et he continued to smile.  "Why are you so happy?" someone yelled. "You missed!"   "Ah," replied the swordsman, "you weren't watching very ca

8、refully. They fly lives, yes - but he will never be a father."  世界上最伟大的击剑手  在一场世界最佳击剑手表演中，排名第三的击剑手上场了。一只苍蝇放了出来，剑划了一个弧，他将苍蝇劈成了两半。观众欢呼起来。紧接着排名第二的人将一只苍蝇切成了四半。现场一阵沉默，人们期盼着世界上最伟大的击剑手出场。     他的剑锋以一个巨大的弧线划了下

9、来然而那只昆虫还在继续飞行!观众被惊呆了。最伟大的击剑手完全错过了他的目标，然而他还在微笑着。    “你为什么这么高兴？”有人嚷道，“你没击中!”     “啊，”剑手答道，“你刚才没有很仔细地看。苍蝇还活着，是的但他永远也做不成爸爸了。”中考重点短语集萃takeas 把作为take after 与相像take apart 拆卸take away 消除,消耗take down 记下,写下takefor 把认为是,把看成是take in 接受,吸收;了解,理解;欺骗take off 拿走;脱下;起飞take on

10、呈现,具有,装出;接纳,承担,从事take over 接管,接办take up 占去,占据;开始从事;拿起,接收take to 喜欢,亲近talk back 回嘴,顶嘴talk into 说服tape recorder 磁带录音机in tears 流着泪,含泪,哭lose one's temper 发怒,发脾气in terms of 依据,按照;用措词thanks to 由于,幸亏so that 为的是,使得;结果是,以致and then 而且,其次,于是,然后for one thing 首先,一则think of 想起,想到,想一想think of as 把看作是,以为是think

11、over 仔细考虑think better of 改变主意,重新考虑as though 好像on second thoughts 经重新考虑,一转念thousands of 许多,无数at full tilt 全速的,全力的ahead of time 提前all the time 一直,始终at a time 每次,一次at no time 从不,决不at one time 同时,曾经,从前曾at the same time 但是,然而at times 有时for the time being 目前,暂时from tine to time 有时,不时in no time 立即,马上in tim

12、e 及时,适时的on time 准时once upon a time 从前take one's time 不急不忙,从容进行by the same token 由于同样的原因,同样的on top of 在之上keep in touch 保持联系out of touch 失去联系touch on 关系到,涉及touch up 润色,改进keep track 通晓事态,注意动向lose track 失去联系in truth 实际上,的确try out 试验try on 试穿tug of war 拔河tune in (to sth.) 调谐,收听by turns 轮流,交替的in turn

13、依次,轮流turn down 关小,调低;拒绝turn in 交出,上缴;转身进入,拐入turn into 变成turn off 关掉,断开;拐弯,叉开turn on 接通,打开turn out 制造,生产;结果是;驱逐,使离开turn over 翻过来,翻倒;转移,转交turn to 变成,求助于,借助于turn up 开大,调大;出现,来到,发生take turns 轮流练习题（一）Ghostwriters are widely used by celebrities or public figures who wish to publish their autobiographies （

14、自传）The degree of involvement of the ghostwriter in nonfiction writing projects ranges from minor to significantVarious sources explain the role of the ghostwriter and how competent （能胜任的） writers can get this kind of workIn some cases, a ghostwriter may be called in just to clean up, edit, and polis

15、h a rough draft of an autobiography or a "how-to" bookIn other cases, the ghostwriter will write an entire book or article based on information, stories, notes, and an outline, interviews with the celebrity or public figureThe credited authors also indicate to the ghostwriter what type of

16、style, tone, or "voice" they want in the bookCelebrity books are usually ghostwritten in the first perso n （I did this and that） or the third person （David Pardon asked the group to recommend someone etc）In some cases, such as with some "how-to" books, diet guides, or cookbooks,

17、a book will be entirely written by a ghostwriter, and the celebrity （ega well-known musician or sports star） will be credited as authorPublishing companies use this method to increase the marketability of a book by associating it with a celebrity or well-known figureIn several countries before elect

18、ions, candidates employ ghostwriters to produce autobiographies for them so as to gain visibility and exposureTwo of John FKe nnedy's bo oks were almost entirely ghostwrittenFormer President Ronald Reagan also released a ghostwritten autobiographyA consultant or career-switcher may pay to have a

19、 book ghostwritten on a topic in their professional area, to establish or enhance their credibility as an "expert" in their fieldFor example, a su ccessful salesperson hopi ng to become an inspiring speaker on selling may pay a ghostwriter to write a book on sales techniquesOften this type

20、 of book is published in the vanity press, which means that the author is paying to have the book publishedThis type of book is typically given away to potential clients （客户） as a promotional tool, rather than being sold in bookstores72A ghostwriter does all the following EXCEPT _ for his client, ac

21、cording to the passageAcorrect a piece of writing Bwrite a complete bookCimprove a written article Dinterview a celebrity73By using "this method" （paragraph 3）, the writer means _ Acelebrities may help to increase salesBcelebrities may shift into ghostwritersCauthors may sometimes become c

22、elebr itiesDcelebrities may pay publishers for promotion74It is implied in the passage that _Avanity presses are illegalBghostwriters work behind the sceneCboo ks by ghostwriters don't sellDcelebrities can't do without ghostwriters75Which of the following is NOT mentioned about ghostwriters?

23、APeople who employ them BResponsibilities they take onCChallenges their work involves DReasons why they ghostwrite答案DABC（二）Nearly every parent says that we never grow up. In fact, we are maybe 16 or 17 years old. In their eyes, we are always little ones and always do wrong things. For example, when

24、I need to stay at home alone, they always worry about me and my life without them. Most parents always think that they have offered the best things they can to make their children live in a comfortable world. They buy their children pretty clothes, cool shoes, expensive school things, and often a th

25、ousand-yuan-cost bike. They think that they have done everything that they can for their dear children. In return, they only want their children to get good results in the examinations. But why their children still cant understand them? Does it mean that they still want more material (物质的) things? N

26、o. As a matter of fact, what they want is a true family. What does a true family mean? I think it means a place where we can hide ourselves from the cold world outside. From here, we can get warmth, we can get consolation (安慰), and we can get happiness. And one important thing is that we should be s

27、tronger and more confident in the outside world because we know that we have a family. So I think that parents should sit down to talk with their children to let them know that they have a true family, so the children and their parents could understand each other more and more. Then, no children wil

28、l be regarded as little ones.QuestionsAnswersWhat are we always like in our parents eyes?In their eyes, we are always little children and always   62  .What do our parents expect us to do when they give us so much?They only want us to   63   in

29、the examinations.Do children want a true family?_64_.What does   _65 _ mean?It means a place where children can hide themselves from the cold world outside.How can our parents no longer regard us as little children?They can talk with us and we can   66  &

30、#160;more and more.答案62. do wrong things 63. get good results 64. Yes, they do. 65. a true family 66. understand each other（三）It is a Chinese traditional custom that people eat moon cakes at the time of the Mid-Autumn Festival. One s 1 about it is almost 700 years old. In the 14th century, the Chine

31、se planned a surprise attack against (袭击) their enemies at the time of the festival. The messages for the attack were put into cakes. The cakes were passed from one person to a 2 . Each person read the messages and knew when and where the attack would h/b/s 3 . At last the Chinese won the victory.Mo

32、on cakes are still eaten d 4 the Mid-Autumn Festival. However, the fillings(馅)of the moon cakes now are not messages, b 5 foods such as meat, fruits and duck eggs.On the fifteenth day of the eighth month of each Chinese year, f 6 and friends come together and enjoy the beautiful moon. Shops are crow

33、ded with people and the smel1 of moon cakes f 7 the air. Many people go to a place where they can see the moon clearly. Large parks and the seaside are popular places. Once there, people have a picnic dinner, eat moon cakes and watch the moon rise.答案1. story 2. another 3. happen (start， begin) 4. du

34、ring 5. but 6. families 7. fills（四）Mrs. Ball had a son. His name was Mick. She _1_ him very much and as he was not a _2 _ child, she was always _3_ that he might be ill, _4_ she used to take him to see the best _5_ in the town four times a year to be looked _6_.During one of these _7_, the doctor ga

35、ve Mick all kinds of tests and then said to him, “Have you had any _8_ with your nose or ears recently?” Mick _9_ for a second and then answered, “Yes, I _10_.”Mrs. Ball was very _11_. “But Im sure you have _12_ told me that, Mick!” She said worriedly. “Oh, really?” Said the doctor _13_. “And what trouble have you with your nose and ears, my boy?” “Well,” answered Mick, “I always have trouble with them when Im _14_ my sweater off, because the _15_ is very tight.”1. A. loved B. hated C. missed D. ca