新牛津英语模块七第四单元课外趣味阅读及练习题

1、TheHappyShoemaker（快樂的鞋匠）part(2)Whentheshoemakeropenedthebagthathadbeensentbythemerchant,hewasamazedtofindshiningcoins.“Imusthidethisfromtheeyesofmyneighbors.Iftheyseeit,theywillthinkthatIhavestolenit,”hethought.“Iwillkeepitawayevenfrommywife.”Sohehidthebagofmoneyunderthefloor.Fromthenonheavoidedhisn

2、eighborsasmuchashecould.Hiswifewhohadbeenthebestcompaniontohim,becametroublesomenowhismindwastoomuchsetonthemoneybagtoattendtohisworkwithdiligence.Hecouldnotsingmerrilynow.Wheneverhethoughtofthemoneybag,hebecameuneasyandunhappy.Atlengthonedayhiswifesaidtohimintears,-“dearhusband,whatmakesyousosadand

3、uneasy?Allourneighborssayyouhavechanged.Iwishyouwereasgoodandgentleasbefore.”Hewassosorryforherthathetoldhereverything.“Wewerehappybeforethemerchantgaveusthemoney,”saidhiswife,whensheheardthestory.“Wehavegoodhealth.Wehaveplentyofworktodo.Whatmoredoweneed?Sendthemoneybacktothemerchant,andthehappylife

4、thatwasonceourswillreturntous.”Theshoemakeragreedandwenttothemerchanttoreturnthebagofmoney.“Sir”hesaid,“letmereturnthistoyou.Bygivingthistome,youhavespoiledmyhappyandeasylife.SoIwanttohaveitbackbyreturningyourpresent.”Merrysongwasagainheardalloverthehouse.Hewasashappyashehadeverbeen.英语短文欣赏决定过你的理想生活D

5、ecidetoLiveYourIdealLifeWhatisyourmostidealday?Doyouknowexactlyhowyouwanttoliveyourlifeforthenextfivedays,fiveweeks,fivemonthsorfiveyears?Whenwasthelastbestdayofyourlife?Whenisthenext?你最理想的一天生活是怎样的？你知道你想怎样度过接下来的五天、下一个美好的一天又将何时到来？Thebestdayofourlivesistoday.Thepastisnolongerhere.Wecannotenjoyitanylon

6、ger.Todwellonthepastistowastetheopportunitytoenjoythepresent.Thefutureisapromise,atimethatwillnotcomebecausewhatwehaveisonlytoday.Whentomorrowcomes,itwillnotbetomorrowanymore;itbecomesyourtoday.Youcannotenjoytomorrowunlessyouknowhowtoenjoyyourtoday.Ifyouaretolivethirtymoreyears,youaregoingtoexperien

7、ce10,950todays.Buteverydaythatpasseswithoutyournoticeisadaycutofffromyourlife.Yourlifeisadayshortereverynewday.在我们的生活中,我们无法再享受它。沉溺于过去只会糟蹋了享受现在的机会。未来是一句承诺,一段尚未来到的时光,因为我们拥有的只是现在。当明天到来,它也即将不再是明天,而变成你的今天。只有当你懂得如何珍视今天,你才能学会如何享受明天。如果你还有三十年的光阴,你将经历10950个今天。但每一天都意味着生命随之减少一天。Eachdayisadecisiontolive.Todayisa

8、gift;thisiswhyitiscalledthepresent.Howyouusethisdayisuptoyou.Ateachnewday,youdecidewhethertounwrapthatgift,orletitstayinthecornerandspoil.Eachdayisadecisiontoliveyourideallife.每天都是一次生活的选择。今天是一份礼物,这也正是为什么它被称作礼物(英文中,现在一词也有礼物的意思),你都要作出选择:是拆开这份礼物,还是把它留在墙角,毁掉它。每天都是一次通往理想生活的抉择。同义词趣味巧辨析explanation,definiti

9、on,description,exposition,interpretation这些名词都含有“解释”或“说明”之意。explanation:普通用词，指使人明白未知或不清楚的事。definition:description:指对某一事物的重要方面进行详细叙述，常含教育与启迪意味。exposition:通常指对论点、假设、理论等的重点作详尽的阐述。interpretation:多指对文字上较难的段落，或难于理解，令人迷惑的问题作出解释或说明。explicit,definite,specific,express这些形容词均含“明确的”之意。explicit:指清楚明白，毫不含糊其辞，因而无任何理

10、解困难。definite:指对所提到的事的范围及其细节毫无疑问，含有明确和确定界限的意味。specific:强调内容明确，毫不抽象、笼统。express:语气较强，较正式，指不但清楚明确，而且含有直截了当和有力等的意思。中学重难知识点回顾At短语11staredat盯着看Crusoestaredatthefootprint,fulloffear克鲁索盯着脚印看,满心恐惧.2glareat怒目注视Thefatherglaredatthenaughtyboy父亲怒视着那个淘气的男孩.3lookat看着,望着Ashelookedatit,thegoatrolledoveranddied正当他看着山羊

11、的时候,山羊翻了个身就死了.4throwat投向,掷向Wehadtothrowastoneatthedog我们只好拿石头打狗.5rushat冲向Thesoldiersstoodupandrushedattheenemy战士们站了起来,朝敌人冲去.6runat奔向,袭击Werethinkingofawaytorunatthegang我们正想法去袭击那个匪帮.7flyat飞向,扑Thetigerflewatthehunter老虎向猎人扑来.8jumpat跳向,欣然接受Dontjumpataconclusion切勿轻断.Everybodyjumpedattheoffer每一个人都欣然接受了这一提议.

12、9guessat猜,以为Icantevenguessatwhatyoumean我猜不着（推测不出）你的意思.10laughat嘲笑Shemeherenottobelaughedat她来这儿不是为了遭人嘲笑.11smileat向微笑Thebabysmiledatmesosweetly这婴儿朝我微微一笑.12gaspat因而屏息（喘气）Thepeoplegaspedatthecrueltyoftheorder人们听到这道残酷的命令倒吸了一口凉气13besurprisedat对感到惊奇Weweresurprisedatthebeautifulgirlsrudeness我们对那位漂亮姑娘的粗鲁而感到惊

13、奇.14womderat因而诧异Hewonderedatthesightofherappearanceagain他因看到她再次露面而觉得诧异.15aimat瞄准Thetwinsaimedcarefullyatthelion那对双胞胎都仔细地瞄准了那头狮子.练习题（一）Pranawasabeautifuldog,whosenamemeans“breathoflife”.Althoughhediedseveralyearsago,Icanstillrememberthedayswespenttogetherandwhathehastaughtmeaboutlove.Ihavetwoappletre

14、esinthegarden.Pranalovedapples.Whenhewentoutside,hedcatchanappleandtakeitintothehousetoeatlater.TheappleshadbeenonthegroundandwereoftendirtysoIwasntalwayshappythatPranahadbroughtthemintothehouse.ItwasanautumndayinAmerica,butitwasverycold.Abigsnowfellandwehadnotdoneanythingforitscoming.Onthatspeciald

15、ay,PranawentoutsideandIwatchedhimthroughthewindow.Inoticedthathewasmadlydigging(挖)holesandbringingtheapplestothegroundsotheycouldbeseenabovethesnow.Ididnotknowwhyhewasdoingthis.Heseemedtowanttodosomethingspecial.WhenIcalledhimback,hehadhisusualoneappleinhismouth.Aboutfiveminuteslater,Ilookedoutside.

16、Thegardenwascompletelycoveredwithbirds.Pranahaddugupallthoseapplesforhisbirdfriendstoeat.Heknewthattheywouldnthavestoredenoughfoodforthecomingwinter!51.Pranawas.A.thewriterB.aboyC.abirdD.adog52.Iwasntalwayshappybecause.A.PranalovedapplesB.PranacaughtanappleandateitC.theapplesfellonthegroundandweredi

17、rtyD.Pranabroughtthedirtyapplesintothehouse53.Onthesnowyday,Prana.A.ateupalltheapplesB.dugholestoputtheapplesinthemC.broughttheapplesunderthesnowtothegroundD.leftthehouseanddied54.Thebirdsflewtothegardento.A.lookforPranaB.eattheapplesC.makenewhomesD.storefoodforthewinter55.Thetopicofthestoryisabout.

18、A.applesB.animalsC.loveD.life答案51-55DDCBC（二）ReadersDigestisamonthlymagazine.Beforethe1980s,itbelongedtoaprivatelyheldcompany,whichwasstartedin1922byLilaBellWallaceandDewittWallace.Thismagazineissmallandeasytocarry,justhalfthesizeofmostAmericanmagazines,whichcausedaphrasein2005,“Americainyourpocket.”

19、ItisthebestsellingmagazineintheUSA.Atpresent,itscirculation(发行量）intheUSAhasreached10millioncopiesandthenumberofthereadersthereis38million.ItsglobalcirculationoutsidetheUSAhasreached40millionpeoplethroughoutmorethan70countriesin21languages.Thismagazinesfocus(焦点）isnotnewsbutmoreofculturalviewsbecauset

20、heeditorsthinkpeoplenowcangettimelynewsfromsomewhereelse.Theyhopethismagazinecangivereaderssomethingthatisaboutspecialpersonalexperiences,somethingthereaderscansharewiththeirfamilies.Indifferentcountries,thismagazineprovidesawindowtotheworldforthelocalreaders.Somepartsofthemagazineareaboutthelocalcu

21、stomsandinterestsofthelocalreaders.Theotherpartsgivethelocalreadersinformationfromallovertheworld.ThismagazineactuallyusedtobeafamilybusinessuntiltheWallacesdiedinthe1980s.Becausetheyhadnochildren,therewasnoonetotakeoverthecompany.Sixteenyearsago,thiscompanywentpublicandbecameapubliccompany.()29Howo

22、ftendoesReadersDigestcomeoutintheUSA?A.Onceayear.B.Onceamonth.C.Onceaweek.D.Onceaday.()30Whatsthenumberofthereadersofthismagazineallovertheworld?A.38million.B.40million.C.78million.D.108million.()31Thismagazinesfocusincludesthefollowingtopicsexcept.A.somethingaboutthetimelynewsB.somespecialpersonale

23、xperiencesC.someinformationfromallovertheworldD.thelocalcustomsandinterestsofthelocalreaders答案BCA（三）GrannySaryalivedoutsideMoscow.Heronlyson1toAfghanistan(阿富汗)andwaskilledinactionthere.Soonafterthat,herhusbandlosthisjob.Theoldmanwasalways2foodandclothes.AndonawinternighthewentoutalonewhenSaryawasasl

24、eep.Thenextmorninghewas3deadinacoldlake.Andhisworn-outcoatwas4inatreenotfaraway.Saryawasso5thatshenearlytookherownlife.Thingsgotworseandworseafterthat.Shealwayslivedinhungerandcold.Shehadhopedthatthegovernment(政府)couldhelpherbutshe6.(Itwasacoldwindynight.Theoldwomancouldnt7asleepatall.She(hadtogetup

25、.ShedecidedtowritealettertoGod(神),askingfor8.ShewishedGodtogiveher100rubles卢布),soshecouldbuysomefoodforherself.Whenshe9writingit,shefoundshehadno10.Shehadtoputthe11atacrossing.12thenextmorningapolicemanfoundtheletter.Hereadittohiscomrades.Theywereallso13thattheygatheredsomerublesandsentthemtothepoor

26、oldwoman.AtfirstGrannySaryawashappy.Butaftershe14themoney,shebecame15andsaid,“Imtoldthatallthingsthataretouchedbythepolicemanwillbeonlyahalfleft!”1.A.sentB.ranawayC.wassentD.escaped2.A.worriedaboutB.pleasedwithC.thinkingaboutD.hearingof3.A.knownB.foundC.toldD.fallen4.A.putB.hangedC.shownD.hung5.A.sa

27、dB.happyC.tiredD.clever6.A.succeededB.failedC.wonD.lost7.A.goget8.A.coatsB.fallD.helpB.foodC.C.housesD.help9.A.endedB.startedC.finishedD.enjoyed10.A.stampB.moneyC.penD.paper11.A.foodB.letterC.coatD.rubles12.A.BadlyB.CarefullyC.LuckilyD.Wonderfully13.A.excitedB.movedC.amazedD.surprised14.A.sawB.recei

28、vedC.gaveD.counted15.A.angryB.thankfulC.helpfulD.worried答案这是一个黑色幽默，饥寒交迫的老妇，万般无奈，只好求助于上帝，帮助她的不是上帝而是警察，可警察在人们心中的印象却是“凡被警察碰过的只有一半被留下”，可悲!1.C.被派去打仗了，要用被动语态。2.A.于是，老人总为自己的衣、食而担心。C很具有迷惑性。但它的意思指“考虑”，没有A准确。3.B.第二天，他被发现死在冰冷的湖里。4.D.他的衣服被挂在树上。hanghangedhanged此时的hang作“绞死”讲，hanghunghung意为“悬挂”。5.A.儿子死了，丈夫没有了，此时她的

29、心情唯有sad来描述。6.B.从but可知政府没有帮助她。fail“没成功”。7.B.fallasleep固定短语，入睡。8.D.她需要食物，衣服，但不可以选A，B，C，而D的外延最广，她需要帮助。9.C.finishwriting写完信。10.A.发现自己没有邮票。从常识不难推断。11.B.上文所提及的那封信。12.C.这是一个巧合，当然对于老妇来说更是一种幸运。所以其他选项不符合意思。13.B.14.D.开始老人看到钱，当然很高兴，但开始数钱时，她不是这样想了。15.A.她认为警察把她的钱也给拿走了一半，所以生气。（四）Crocodiles(鳄鱼)1theireggsandleavethe

30、munderleavesorsand.Babycrocodilesusetheirteeth2theirwayoutoftheshells(壳).Crocodilesonlylive3itishot.TheyarefoundinAustralia4America.Theyspendmostof5timelyingaroundintherivers.Thecrocodiles(longtail6whentheanimalisswimming.Itisanexcellentweapon(武(器).It7beusedtostrike打击)the8.Oneblowwillknock9amanorevenabiganimalat10.Thecrocodilehasahardneck.Itcannotturnits11fromsidetosideandsoitcan12seeinfrontofitself.Thecrocodilehasitsteeth13bythecrocodilebird.Foritsfoodthisbirdtakesthebitsinthe