新译林英语小学升初中课外趣味阅读及练习题(八)

1、Oncecandywasnotmadeforchildren.Inonecountry,almost5,000yearsago,candywasmadeonlyforkings.Today,childrenarethecandykings.Haveyouevereatenlicorice?Peopleinancienttimesatelicorice,too.Theydidthinkoflicoriceascandyatfirst.Theyatelicoricetokeepthemstrongandwell.Insomecountries,peopleatelicoricetomakethem

2、beautiful!Later,peopleateitjustbecauseittastedgood!Allcandywasmadebyhanduntil1845.Inthatyear,amanmadeacandymachine.Bythe1900s,candywassoldallovertheworld.Today,candycompaniessayapersoneatsfrom15to30poundsofcandyayear.Morethan2,000differentkindsofcandyaremade!Howmanykindsdoyoueat,candyking?YawnSometi

3、mespeoplefeelsleepy.Theycantstayinterestedinwhattheyaredoingandtheyopentheirmouthswidequickly.Wecallthisayawn.Itmakesaprettysillyface.Whydopeopledoit?Scientistdonotknowmuchaboutyawns.Buttheyhavesomeideas.Ourbodiesgettired.Ourmindsgettired,too.Atiredmindneedsair.Soweyawn.Thequickyawntakesinair.Andthe

4、airwakesupourmind.Butnotforlong.Watchout!Herecomesanotheryawn.TwothievesMikewastakentothepolicestationandputinaroomwithanotherthief,anolderman.ThismanlookedatMikeandsaid,Whyhavetheybroughtyouhere?Istoleasmallradioonedayaftermylessons,saidMike.ThemanlaughedrudelyatMike.Youshouldstealsomethingwhichisw

5、orthalotifyouwanttobeathief.Yououghttostealsomethingreallyvaluable,whichyoucanbeproudof,sothatyournameisputinthenewspaper.Goandstealalotofmoneyfromabanknexttime!Mikethoughtforafewsecondsandthensaid,Icantdothat.Whycantyou?saidtheoldthief.Areyouafraid?No,saidMike.Iamnotafraid,butthebanksallcloseatthre

6、eoclock,andmylessonsdontfinishtillfour.AGiantKiteDavidalwayslikedkites.Whenhebecameeighteen,hisfathergavehimagiantkite.Itwassolargethathethoughtitcouldcarryhimupintotheair.Davidtiedaropefromthekitetoaboat.Hegrabbedontothekiteandtoldthepersonintheboattostartpulling.SoonDavidwasglidingthroughtheair.Th

7、eboatpulledDavidandhiskiteforfourhours.Whentheboatstopped,Davidsplashedintothewater.Hesaidthatithadbeenalotoffun.OnceayearTomfinishedschoolwhenhewaseighteenyearsold.Hewantedtoworkatabankinthecity.Hewenttothebankandaskedforworkthere.Amantookhimintoasmallroomandgavehimquestionsonapieceofpaper.Tomwrote

8、theansweronthepaperinahurry.Themanlookedforafewminutes,andthensaid,Wasyourbirthdayonthe12thofDecember,Tom?Yes,sir.Tomsaid.Whatyear?themanasked.“Oh,onceayear,sir.Tomsaid.英语趣味谜语小学生实用口语句子85.Oh,dear!哦，天啊！86.Pardon?对不起，请再说一遍。87.Excuseme,wouldyoupleasetellme?对不起，你能告诉我？88.Whatcanyousee?你能看见什么？89.Whereareth

9、eballs?球在哪儿？90.Look,theyrebetweenthebags.看，它们在书包中间。91.Whatsthatonthewall?墙上的那是什么？92.Itsaphotoofmyfamily.是我们家的全家福。93.Therearesometoyboatsonthedesk.桌上有些玩具船。94.Pleasegiveittome.请把它给我。95.Whoarethey?他们是谁？96.Theirnamesare他们的名字是。97.Whatsyourtelephonenumber?你的电话号码是什么？98.Shallwecallher?我们打电话给她好吗？99.Whataclev

10、erboyheis!他是个多么聪明的孩子啊！100.Howbeautifulthegirlsare！这些女孩多漂亮啊！小学生重点词汇积累介词：oninundertoatpastbywith冠词：aanthe连词：and,but,because,so,than其它：Yes,No,Hello,Goodbye,Thankyou,too,Happybirthday,oclock,HappyNewYear,SpringFestival,ChildrensDay,Lets,Excuseme,SportDay,Goodluck,Comeon,Ofcourse,TheGreatWall练习题（一）Dayaft

11、erDayAteacherwasalwayssoinvolvedinthetextbeingstudiedthatheneverlookedup.Hewouldcallonastudentfortranslationandexplanation,and-withoutrealizingit-heoftenchosethesamestudentdayafterday.Outofrespect,thestudentwouldntpointthisouttohim.Afterbeingcalledonfourdaysinarow,astudentnamedGoldbergaskedadvicefro

12、mhisfriends.ThenextdaywhentheteachersaidGoldberg,translateandexplain,Goldbergreplied,Goldbergisabsenttoday.Allright,saidtheteacher.YOUtranslateandexplain.Notes:(1)beinvolvedin卷入；投入(2)outofrespect出于尊敬Exercises:根据短文填空：Ateacherwasalwaysso_inthetextbeingstudiedthatheneverlookedup.Hewouldcall_astudentfor

13、translationandexplanation._respect,thestudentwouldntpointthisouttohim.Afterbeingcalledonfourdaysina_,astudentnamedGoldbergaskedadvicefromhisfriends.Thenextday_theteachersaidGoldberg,translateandexplain,Goldbergreplied,Goldbergisabsenttoday.译文日复一日一位老师对所讲课文总是非常投入，从不抬头。他常让一个学生来翻译和解释，并且不自觉地他常日复一日地叫同一个学生

14、。出于尊敬，学生并不给他指出这一点。一个叫古德伯格的学生，在被一连叫了四天之后，向他的朋友寻求建议。第二天，这位教师又说：“古德伯格，翻译并解释。”古德伯格回答说：“古德伯格今天缺席。”“那好吧，”教师说，“那就你来翻译并解释。”（二）PostHasteMyhusbandaskedmetogotothepostofficetomailhisresumeinanticipationofajobinterview.Heinstructedmetosenditthefastestwaypossible.Struckbytheurgencyinhisvoice,Igrabbedahandfulofch

15、angeanddashedoutthedoor.Arrivingatthepostoffice,Irushedtothecounterandbreathlesslyexplainedtotheclerkthatmyenvelopehadtobedeliveredimmediately.Hecasuallyweighedtheenvelopeandsaiditwouldcost$10.03Ifun-bledthroughmypocketsandtalliedupmycoins.ButIdonthave$10.03,Isaid.Hepunchedsomemorebuttonsandsaid,Oka

16、y,thatwillbe$7.40,maam.OncemoreIsaidindismay,Sorry,Idonthave$7.40.Well,hesighed,exactlyhowmuchdoyouhave?Imeeklyanswered,Ihaveexactly$2.15,sir.Withthat,heyelledoverhisshouldertoacoworker,Hey,Charlie,getthepigeonready.Notes:(1)resumen.履历(2)anticipationn.期望(3)dashv.急奔；猛冲(4)breathlesslyadv.上气不接下气地(5)cas

17、uallyadv.漫不经心地(6)fumblev.摸索(7)tallyup算上(8)punchv.敲；击(9)dismayn.困惑；茫然(10)meeklyadv.谦和地Exercises:根据短文选择正确答案：Whatdidthehusbandaskedthewifetodo?A.togetupearlyB.togetoutofthedoorC.toposthisresumeD.togotohisofficeFromthepassagewecanseeA.thehusbandwasapplyingforajobB.thehusbandwasbadtemperedC.thehusbandwas

18、alwaysrudetohiswifeD.thehusbandwasanticipatinganewclerkHowwasthewifewhenshegottothepostoffice?A.Shewaspale.B.Shewasbreathless.C.Shewasangry.D.Shewasworried.Howmuchmoneydidthewifehaveintotal?A.$10.03B.$7.40C.$2.15D.$9.55Whatdoesthelastsentenceinthepassageimply?A.Thewomanwouldgettheletterpostedinthefa

19、stestwayB.Thewomanprobablywouldntgettheletterpostedfast.C.Apigeonwouldbeusedtopostherletterfast.D.Theclerkrefusedtoposttheletterforher.译文邮政快递我丈夫让我到邮局寄他的履历，期望能得到工作面试的机会。他告诉我要用尽可能快的方式把它寄出去。我感到他语气紧急，就抓了一把零钱，冲出了家门。到了邮局，我不把所有的硬币都算上。“可是我没有十元零三分，”我说。他又敲了几个键，然后说：“那好吧，七元四角，夫人。”我又一次茫然地说：“对不起，我没有七块四。”“那，”他叹了口气

20、，“确切地说你有多少？”我很谦和地回答道：“我有整整两块一角五分，先生。”听了这话，他转过头向身后的同事喊道：“嗨，查理，准备好鸽子。”（三）ResponesFrequenthand-washinginmyjobasamedicaltechnologistandtheharshAlaskanweathercombinedtogivemeverydryskin.OnenightasIpreparedforbed,Irubbedmyhandswithpetroleumjellyandcoveredthemwithapairofoldwhitegloves.AsIsatinbedreadingabo

21、okwithmygloveson,myhusbandfinishedshoweringandcameintotheroom.Dryinghimselfoff,hewenttothecloset,selectedatieandbeganputtingiton.Whatareyoudoing?Iasked.Well,hereplied,ifyouregoingtobeformal,soamI.Notes:(1)frequentadj.经常的(2)technologistn.技师(3)harshadj.恶劣的(4)Alaskanadj.阿拉斯加的(5)petroleumn.凡士林(6)jellyn.

22、霜(7)showerv.洗淋浴Exercises:根据短文回答下列问题：Whydidthewifefrequentlywashherhands?Whywasherskinverydry?Whatdidsherubherhandswithonenight?Whydidthehusbandthinkshewasgoingtobeformal?Whatdidthehusbanddoinresponse?译文回应我是医药技师，在工作中频繁地洗手，再加上阿拉斯加的恶劣天气，带上一双旧白色手套。我坐在床上戴着手套读书，我丈夫洗完澡走进来。他擦干身子，走到壁橱选了一条领带开始带上。“你在干什么？”我问。“哦，”他回答说，“既然你想正式点，我也想这样。”（四）ACoachandHisPlayersIwasthenewcoachofaLittleLeaguebaseballteamandhadnotyetlearnedthenamesofmyplayers.Atourfirstgame,Icalledeachboybythenumberonhisuniform.WhenIyelled,Numbe