新版典范英语7全文(1-18)

1、最新资料推荐新版典范英语7（旧版 6）1 第一篇Walrus Joins In1What will Walrus do?Everyone at theNorth Polewas veryexcited. There was goingto be a showandANYONE could be in it.I will do skating, said Arctic Fox.I m good at that!I ll do tumbling, said Polar Bear.No one tumbles quite like me!I ll do singing, said Seal.Ever

2、yone says I have a very fine voice!Then I ll do diving, said Whale.I won a prize for diving at school, you know!They all looked at Walrus.What will YOU do? they asked.But Walrus was not good at anything.He wasnt good at skating, and he wasnt good at tumbling.He was terrible at singing, and when he t

3、ried to dive, he always got water up his nose.He sat and chewed his whiskers sadly.Never mind, said Arctic Fox.You can watch us. Arctic Fox and Polar Bear and Seal and Whale practised hard for the big show.Walrus hid behind a snowdrift and watched, and chewed his whiskers.He wished he was good at so

4、mething.2The big nightAt last, the big nightarrived.Everyonesat down and waited for the show to begin.Walrus sat in the front row. He was very excited.Fox came onto the ice and bowed. Everyone cheered.Then Fox began to skate. Fox skated forwards and backwards and sideways. She skatedin perfect circl

5、es and figures of eight. She was elegant and amazing!Walrus watched and he loved what he saw. Fox made it all look so easy.Walrus was sure that if he really tried he could skate just like Fox.He couldn t stop himself. He just had to leap onto the ice and join in with Fox.“I cskate, ” he cried.“ Look

6、 at me!”But Walrus couldn t skate at all. He could only trip up and fall over.He bumped into Fox, and Fox went flat on her face. FLOMP!Fox was very upset.“Walrus has RUINED my act, ” she wailed.Next, it was Polar Bears turn. He rolled out across the ice like a big, white snowball.Everyone clapped wi

7、ldly.Then Polar Bear began to tumble. He did jumps and spins and somersaults, and stoodon his head.Walrus watched and he loved what he saw. Polar Bear made it all look such fun. Walruswas sure that this time, if he really tried, he could tumble just like Polar Bear.All of a sudden, Walrus just could

8、ntophimself,t and he leaped onto the ice.“I can tumble too,” he cried.“Look at me! ”But Walrus couldn t tumble at all. He could only trip up and fall over. He tripped upPolar Bear, who came down with a WALLOP!Of course, Polar Bear was pretty angry .“Walrus has RUINED my act, ” he wailed.3From bad to

9、 worse1最新资料推荐It was Seals turn next. She gave Walrus a don-you-daretstare, and then she started tosing:“O, how many heart rejoices when I see the Northern Lights.My ear is filled with voices sweetly singing in the night!”Walruslistened.Whata beautifulsong! Surely if he reallytried,he could sing asbe

10、autifully as Seal? Oh, dear. Walrus just couldn t stop himself again.“I know that song,” he cried.“I can sing it too!”He leaped up and started singing along with Seal.But Walrus couldn tsing! He sounded terrible.In fact, he sounded like a rusty oldbucket.Seal stopped singing and burst into floods of

11、 tears.“Walrus has RUINED my song, ” she wailed.Wale was last. He was pretty certain that Walrus could not ruin his act.Whale leaped high out of the water. Then he fell back with an enormous splash!Walrus watched. He wished that he could dive like that. His flippers began to twitch,and his whiskers

12、bristled with excitement. He tried and tried his very best not to join in.But then he had a brilliant idea.“I ll hold my nose when I dive,” he thought.“Then the water wont go up it!”Walrus just couldnt stop himself. He had to join in.“Everybody, look at me!” he cried, as he leaped into the water.“I

13、can dive too!”But just at that moment, Whale was getting ready to spout a big jet of water.WHOOSH!Whale spouted Walrus high into the air!Everyone was watching Walrus now. They clapped and cheered as Walrus landed backin the sea with a SPLOSH!Whale was furious.“Youare a meddling,incompetentBUFFOON!”h

14、e roared. “Youhave RUINED my act. Now GET OUT OF MY SIGHT!”Whale was pretty scary when he was angry. Walrus turned tail and fled. He hid behind a snowdrift, feeling sad and very sorry.4The show will go on!The show was over. Fox and Polar Bear and Seal and Whale stood in a line, blushing and wishing

15、that Walrus had not ruined everything.But everyone was cheering like mad.“Well done, Polar Bear, well done, Seal! Well done, Fox and Whale!” they shouted.“where s the clown? Why isn t he here? Where s Walrus?”Behind is snowdrift, Walrus heard the cheers. Were they really cheering for him, too?Yes! T

16、hey were!He shuffled up to Fox and Polar Bear and Seal And Whale.“I m very sorry, ” he said. “So you should be, ” said Fox.“At least everyone thought you were part of the show,” said Polar Bear.“I suppose, ” said Seal,“if Walrus was really part of our next show, it couldnt beworse. ”Walrus was overj

17、oyed. “Me?” he cried. “Truly? Can I be part of the show? Can I join in next time? ”“Yes, ” said Whale.“It will bea lot safer that way. You can be the clown. As long as you do it properly.”Walrus practiced hard and became a very good clown indeed. Now he is so good that2最新资料推荐Fox, Polar Bear, Seal an

18、d Whale are glad he is taking part.Sometimes, when Walrus is clowning around, they really just can stop themselves. They have to join in too!2 第二篇Noisy Neighbours1Mr FlinchIn a grim, grey house in a grim, grey town lived an unhappy man.It was not his grey house that made Mr Flinch unhappy. It was no

19、t that he was poor, because he was not. Mr Flinch was a miser. He never gave away a penny. ( He never gave away a smile either. ) He was a mean and miserable man.Mr Flinch was miserable because of his neighbours.On one side of Mr Flinch s grim, grey house stood a jolly red one. It belonged to Carl C

20、lutch who mended cars.Carl loved cars and motorbikes and vans and lorries. Every morning, Mr Flinch wokeup to hear hammers banging, spanners clanging and engines revving. The whole street shook with the noise.On the other side, in a bright blue house, lived a music teacher called Poppy Plink. Each m

21、orning, Poppy sat down and played grand tunes on her grand piano. After breakfast,her students started to arrive.Violinsscreeched, drumsthunderedand bassoons bellowed.MrFlinchshuthiswindow, but the noise still came through the wall. Brumbrum, tootletoot, bang! Hiswhole house shook and shivered.He pu

22、t his fingers in his ears.He rapped on the wall but his neighbours did not hear.They were far too happy. They were mending cars and making music, and they lovedtheir work.Brum brum, tootletoot, bang!Mr Flinch rap rapped until he made holes in his wallpaper. It did no good.Mr Flinch locked himself in

23、 a cupboard. He wound old towels round his head.He wrote angry letters, but tore them all up. Stamps cost far too much money! hesaid.Even in bed, he wore a hat to keep out the noise.But the cars still revved and the music still jangled.Mr Flinch was the grey filling in a noise sandwich.This can t go

24、 on, Flinch thought to himself. He even shouted it out loud:2Nasty TricksMr Flinch went next door to Carl s house. Carl was mending cars. It was easy to sneak into his kitchen and put a dead rat in the fridge.That will get rid of him! said Flinch, and smiled a nasty smile.Nobody wants to lia house w

25、ith rats!At midnight,Mr Flinchclimbedon to his roof and carefully,carefully crawledacrossthetiles.HeputhisheaddownPoppy schimneyandgave a long,loud, Hooowooowoooo! That will get ride of her, he said with a grim grin.Nobody wants tohouselive iwith ghosts!Then he climbed back into bed.3最新资料推荐Next morn

26、ing,MrFlinchwoke to a HUGEnoise. Cars and lorrieswere stoppingoutside. He looked out of his window.Carl was sitting outside in the rood, with a table, a kettle, a loaf of bread and a bottle of tomato sauce.Carl called to Mr Flinch,Cant use my kitchen today! Rays, urgh! My mum is cleaningup. She told

27、 me to eat my breakfast outside. That s how I got this great idea!awayTakebreakfast! Drivers can stop here and buy breakfast. Just then, Poppy Plink came running out of her blue front door.Oh, Mr Flinch! Oh,Carl! Guess what happened last night!I give up, said Mr Flinch, with a sumg smirk.Do tell.Pop

28、py beamed withjoy. Lastnight,angles sang downmy chimney!They did,Ipromise! She frowned. But the music wasn t very good! I think they want some new songsto sing! I m sure they want me to write them, and I shall! Oh I shall!She did.Poppy still had to teach music all day.But at night she wrote angle mu

29、sic. She made it nice and loud, with lots of cymbals and trumpets.It was all too much for Mr Flinch.3Mr Flinch has a PlanMr Flinch went next door to Carls house.He showed Carl a fistful of money.The day you move house, all this is yours! he saAnything you say, chief, said Carl, wiping his dirty hand

30、s on a rag.Aslong as I can mend cars, I llbe happy anywhere. Carl went on, I movell out assoon as I can sell the house!Next, Mr Flinch went to Poppys house and offered her a hatful of money.The day youmove house, all this is yours! he said.Of course! If that is what you want, dear heart! Cried Poppy

31、.She had never seen so much money in her life.As long as I have my music, I can behappy anywhere! I will move out just as soon as I can sell my little house!Mr Flinch went home a happy manwell, as happy as a man like Mr Flinch can everbe.He felt in his empty pockets and gulped.All that money gone! A

32、h, but soon those noisyneighbours will be gone, too!In a few days, Mr Flinchs neighbours had sold up their houses.Now, at last, he would have peace and quiet nothing but the noise of mice scratching in the empty cellar.4 Moving DayMr Flinch watched as Poppy Plink moved out. Bo-jangle went the piano

33、as she pushedand bumped it down the steps.Goingalready are you, you pest? he mutted. Ipity the person who has to live nextdoor to you!Seeing him, Poppy waved up at the window.Such luck, Mr Flinch! she called.Fancy! A fewo, daysImet agsomeone who wants tomove house too! We agreed to swap houses!Just

34、then, Carl came out of his front door carrying two heavy tool boxes. He saw Poppystruggling with a harp and went to help her. All set, Poppy? he said.All set, Carl! Isn this fun!t She replied.Then Carl moved into Poppys bright house and Poppy moved into Carls jolly red one.4最新资料推荐They helped each ot

35、her to carry the big things, like tables and sofas.Then Carl had a house-warming party. He and Poppy sang, because they were so happy: There s no place like home!Mr Flinch heard it right through the wall of his house even inside his cupboard, evenwith a towel round his head.3 第三篇Princess Pip s Holid

36、ay1 Ready to goEveryone in Princess Pips castle was verybusy. The King was polishing his money, theQueen was choosing sun hats, and the maids were running around with piles of vests.“ Can I take Dobbin on holiday?”asked Princess Pip.“I m afraid there wont be room for a pony on the coach ,”said. the

37、Queen“Oh, ”said the Princess Pip.“Can Amanda and Bert come,then? ”“There s no room for snakes,”said the King,“not even pet ones.”Princess Pip scowled .“This holiday is going to be BORING,” she said.They went on holiday in their best gold coach.“Wave to all the people, dear,” said the Queen.Princess

38、Pip folded her arms .“ Im on holiday,” she said.“Are we nearly there yet?“We wont be there for a long time,” said the Queen firmly .It did take a long time to get to the seaside . The coach got very hot, and Princess Pip didn t feel very well.“Here we are,at last!” said the King happily.“But its a c

39、astle!” said Princess Pip.“Just like home.Its BORING.”2 Just like homeThere was a girl waiting by the castle door.“This is Daisy,”said the Queen.“She is going to look after you,Pip.”Daisy showed Princess Pip her room.“I don t want a four-poster bed!” said Princess Pip.“That s just like home.”“You ca

40、n sleep on my straw mattress , then,” said Daisy.“ I ll have the bed.”“Oh, all right.”said Princess Pip.That evening there was a banquet and it went on for hours.“More sprouts? ”asked the King happily.This is BORING, ”said the Princess Pip.“Nonsense(胡说 ),dear,”said the Queen.“It can t be boring. Wer

41、e on holiday!”“ I WANT TO GO HOME!” said Princess Pip, the next day. She had been walking roundthe castle walls all morning and she hadn t found anything to do.“But we re having a wonderful time,” said the Queen,from her sun chair.“Just look at the way my money shines in the sun,” said the King.“Won

42、derful! ”“ But it s BORING!” said Princess Pip.“Why dont you go and talk to Daisy?” suggested the Queen.Princess Pip stomped off.“That does it,” she said to Daisy.“I WANT TO GO HOME!”3 The road home“If you stayed here a bit longer,you might start liking the seaside,” said Daisy.But Princess Pip wasn

43、t listening. She was putting all her important things in her suitcase.5最新资料推荐“I think well have to take some things out,”said Daisy.Daisy found them both backpacks, and they set out for home.Princess Pip and Daisy went across the drawbridge and along the road.It was very hot.“Let s have a nice,cool

44、snack,”said Daisy.So they got some fish sticks from a stall.“These aren t bad, mitte”ad Princess Pip.“They taste best by the seaside,” said Daisy.“ I ll show you where the fish come from, iyou like.”They went down some stone steps to a place where the sea swished backwards andforwards and the ground

45、 looked as if it was made of gold.“Look in these pools,” said Daisy.The fish were hard to catch.”You could take your stockings off,” said Daisy,“and use them for nets.”It was nice withoutshoes and stockings on. It was even nicer once Princess Pip hadtaken off her coat and crown.The fish looked very

46、cross at being caught， so Princess Pip let them go.“It s not too bad here,” said Princess Pip,at last.“ I want to stay here all the time.“Let s build a sandcastle, then,” said Daisy.“A sand HOUSE,” said Princes Pip.It was hard work, but they built a huge house, with a moat all around.Soon the sea ca

47、me in and filled the moat.“That s just right.”said Princess Pip.“Make it stop coming in now,Daisy.”But the sea kept on coming in. and soon it had washed their house FLAT.“ We built our house too close to the sea,”said Daisy, sadly.“STUPID SEA!”shouted Princess Pip.“STUPID SEASIDE! I WANT TO GO HOME!

48、”4 Riding the dragonPrincess Pip and Daisy put on their shoes and picked uptheir backpacks.“I m tired,”said Princess Pip, very soon.“ I want to ride Dobbin. Are we nearly home,yet? ”“Why dont you ride one of the horses on that merry -go- round?” suggested Daisy.“Oh, no, ”said Princess Pip.“ I m goin

49、g to ride that dragon.”The dragon went very fast, and there was lots of exciting music-but then it all stopped.Everyone got off.“But.were still here!” said Princess Pip, crossly, as she got off ,too.“At least it wasn t boring, ” said Daisy. “I WANT TO GO HOME!” shou ted Princess Pip.“At least it was

50、 fun,” said Daisy.“Everything is fun here because it-fair.”s a FUNPrincess Pip sniffed.“ Whats fun about it?” she asked.“I ll show you, ” said Daisy. They went down the roller coaster.Then they went UP and UP and .DOWN again.“AARRRRGH!” yelled Princess Pip and Daisy.“Let s go on it again,” said Prin

51、cess Pip.“ Tomorrow, perhaps, ” said Daisy, who had gone very pale. “BUT I WANT. ” began Princess Pip.“Hello! ” said a voice.6最新资料推荐It was the King. The Queen was with him.“Wheres Princess Pip?” the King asked Daisy.“Here ! ” said Princess Pip.The King and the Queen stared at her.“You cant be Pip!”

52、the Queen gasped.“Youre all dirty,and you have no stockings!“But I am!” said Princess Pip, and put on her crown to prove it.“Look! Its me, anfound a place where the ground is made of gold!Come and see.”Daisy and Princess Pip showed them the beach.“ Good heavens! ”said the King.“How wonderful! Its just the color of mo