【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(十三)

1、新译林英语中考一轮复习课外趣味阅读及练习题（十三）课外趣味阅读同义词趣味巧辨析 actor, player, performer这些名词均有“演员”之意actor ：指在舞台剧、电影、电视剧或广播剧中以演出为职业的男演员，侧重扮演的角色。player ：侧重指职业或业余舞台演员。performer ：使用广泛，不仅可指舞台或影视演员，而且可指舞蹈演员、乐器演奏等的演员，侧重在观众面前的实际表演。 adapt, adjust, conform, accommodate, suit, fit这些动词均有“使适合，适应”之意。adapt ：指人或物在原有情况下作某些改变以适应新的环境或不同的条件，强

2、调改变的目的和重要性。adjust与adapt含义很接近，但adjust所改变的幅度要小一些，侧重过程，主要用于调整角度、高度、光点等。conform ：多指与某模式或规则相符，也引申指改变习惯等以适应新的环境。accommodate ：书面用词，指以外部条件标准改变自己或某事以求得适应，着重改变或调节的有利。suit ：指适合要求，从而使人满意愉快。fit ：含义广，指人或物适合或适应某一目的或用途。幽默故事Skunk Wehaveaskunkinthebasement,shriekedthecallertothepolicedispatcher.Howcanwegetitout? Take

3、somebreadcrumbs,saidthedispatcher,andputdownatrailfromthebasementouttothebackyard.Thenleavethecellardooropen. Sometimelatertheresidentcalledback.Didyougetridofit?askedthedispatcher.No,repliedthecaller.NowIhavetwoskunksinthere!臭鼬 “我们的地下室里有一只臭鼬，”打电话的人对警察调度员尖叫道。“我们怎样才能把它弄出来？” “弄一些面包屑，”调度员说，“从地下室往外铺一条小道

4、直到后院。然后将地下室 的门打开。” 一段时间后，那位居民又将电话打了回来。“你们将它弄出来了吗？”调度员问。“没有，”打电话的人答道，“现在那儿有两只臭鼬了。”AMistake AnAmercian,aScotandaCanadianwerekilledinacaraccident.Theyarrivedatthegatesofheaven,whereaflusteredSt.Peterexplainedthattherehadbeenamistake.Giveme$500each,hesaid,andIllreturnyoutoearthasifthewholethingneverhapp

5、ened. Done!saidtheAmerican.Instantly,hefoundhimselfstandingunhurtnearthescene.Wherearetheothers?askedamedic. LastIknew,saidtheAmerican,theScotwashugglingprice,andtheCanadianwasarguingthathisgovernmentshouldpay.搞错了 一位美国人，一位英格兰人和一位加拿大人在一场车祸中丧生。他们到达天堂的门口。在那里，醉醺醺的圣彼德解释说是搞错了。“每人给我五百美元，”他说，“我将把你们送回人间，就象什么

6、都没有发生过一样。” “成交!”美国人说。立刻，他发现自己毫不损伤地站在现场附近。“其他人在哪儿？”一名医生问道。 “我离开之前，”那名美国人说，“我看见英格兰人正在砍价，而那名加拿大人正在分辩说应该由他的政府来出这笔钱。”中考重点短语集萃at random 随机的,任意的at any rate 无论如何,至少had/would ratherthan 宁愿,而不愿rather than 而不,不顾by reason of 由于reckon on 依靠,指望reckon with 估计到,预料到;处理,对付refer to 参考,查阅;涉及,提到;把提交refer to as 把称作,把当作as

7、 regards 关于,至于with/in regard to 对于,就而论in/with relation to 关系到with respect to 关于as a result结果,因此as a result of 由于的结果in return 作为回报,作为报答get rid of 摆脱,除去ring off 挂断电话all right 好,行ring off 挂断电话give rise to 引起,使发生;造成on the rode 在旅途中rest room 带厕所或浴室的休息室all round 周围,处处rub out 擦掉,试去as a rule 通常,照例run down 撞

8、倒,停掉,撞沉;追捕,追获,追查出run for 竞选run into 撞上,偶然碰见run off 复印,打印run out of 用完,用尽,耗尽run over 溢出,满出;略读,略述;辗过;浏览,匆匆复习in the long run 最终,从长远观点看in question 正在考虑up to 起来,从事于,忙于;直到;该由,轮到,胜任,适于make use of 利用put to use 使用,利用use up 用完,花完as usual 像往常一样,照例练习题（一）Schools have been blamed for giving kids access to soda in

9、 vending machines （自动售货机）B ut new data suggest that school soft drink sales may not be an important factor in how much soda kids drinkIn the current issue of The Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, researchers compared soda consumption among nearly 500 students in Maine who attended seven s

10、chools over two school yearsFour of the schools cut back on soft drink availability at the schools, while three of the schools made no changesAll the students were drinking less soda by the end of the study period, but there were no meaningfu l differences in overall soft drink consumption among the

11、 different schoolsThe data suggest that limiting soft drink availabi lity at school doesnt result in meaningful changes in drink consumption patterns While there were no changes in overall soda consumption, there was a notable shift in diet soda drinking among girlsIf the school cut back on soda ava

12、ilability, girls were less likely to drink diet soda, compared to girls in schools that made no changesThe data are the latest to suggest that schools may not play as big of a role in kids poor eating habits as widely believedLast year, The American Journal of Public Health p ublished a provocative

13、（引起争论的） study showing that childhood weight problems often get worse in the summer, when kids are out o f schoolData from kindergarteners and first graders found that body mass index （指数） increased two to three times as fast in summer as during the regular school yearMinority children were especiall

14、y at risk, as were children who were already overweightEven children who were too thin and needed to gain weight appeared to have better eating habits during the school yearThey actually gained more weight while in school and less in the summerEven so, much of the focus on childhood nutrition and ob

15、esity （肥胖） remains in the nation s schoolsToday, The Times reported that even the school bake sale is disappearing as districts impose strict standards on the food served on school grounds64What can be learned from The Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior?ASoft drink remains a problem in scho

16、olsBGirls tend to consume less soda at schoolCSoft drinks may not be to blame for eating problemsDVending machines are not available in all schools65Better eating habits may be best developed _ _Aduring summer Bon schooldaysCwith less soda availability Din attempts for weight-gain66The writer voices

17、 his opinion by _Aconducting scientific research Bcomparing two journalsCcriticizing wrong beliefs Dreferring to ready data67Which of the following can best summarize the passage?ASchools are to bl ame for kids nutrition problemsBSchools have made changes for a better reputationCKids po or eating ha

18、bit has little to do with schoolsDA lot has been done regarding kids nutrition and obesity答案CBDC（二）阅读下列短文，在空格里填入适当的词语。Rrrring! Thats the bell for another new termHow do you feel when you are in a new school? Do you have feeling of happiness and excitement or feeling of fear? New teachers, classes, c

19、lassmates and maybe even a new school can all cause students to worryBut there are some things you can do to avoid(避免) back-to-school bluesBecome familiarWill you go to a new school this year? Then during the summer, visit your new school and find out the answers to the following questionsYour first

20、 day wont be in a mess *Where is it? *How long does it take you to get there?Keep it in balanceDecide how many activities youll take part in, and dont do too muchAchieving a balance between schoolwork and extra activities will keep your stress level lowMake a smart startGet plenty of restIt sounds s

21、imple, but most teenagers get far less sleep than they needStudies show that a teen needs over nine hours of sleep a nightWhen tired, they all become more easily stressedAnd stress makes everything seem worse than it really is Here is another tip to help you prepare for the first day of schoolYoud b

22、etter start going to bed and getting up at your school time two weeks before school beginsThen your body and mind will become rested and prepared for the first dayGet involvedThe best way to make new friends is to join school clubsChoose something you enjoy and youll meet people who share your inter

23、estsAll in all, with the rest, preparation and the good mood, you will certainly have a great school yearThe title62Become familiarVisit the school in order to know where the school is and 63Keep it in balanceAchieve a balance between schoolwork and extra activities to6465Have enough sleep and go to

24、 bed and get up at your school time two weeks before schoolGet involvedJoin school clubs you like and 66with others答案62How to avoid back-to-school blues 63how long it takes you to get there64keep your stress level low 65Make a smart start 66share your interests（三）why are we always tired, do you know

25、? Firstly if we cant sleep w 1 ,we will be tired.But we are often too b 2 .we cant f 3 our work in the day and we must do it at n 4 .we go to bed l 5 and get up e 6 .so we cant sleep well.Most people need at 1east eight hours and some more.If we sleep for only five or six hours a night, we will be t

26、ired.Secondly, when we are ill we will be t 7 .But we dont know we are ill.so if you are always tired, perhaps you are not so h 8 .Youd better go to see a doctor.Thirdly, perhaps you cant eat some kinds of food like eggs, nuts, meat, chocolate or coffee.If you are ill and tired after eating some foo

27、d, please dont eat it a 9 longer.But please eat more if you are well.At last, if the air around you isnt nice and clean，you will feel tired.So please open your w 10 often or go out for a walk and you will feel better.答案1.well 2.busy 3.finish 4.night 5.1ate 6.early 7.tired 8.healthy 9.any 10.window/w

28、indows（四）Rosa liked making up stories. She was so _1_ that her classmates believed her from time to time. In fact, the whole class believed her! At first she supposed it was _2_. Now, as she got up to _3_ before the class, She knew that make believe stories had some way of coming back to make you sa

29、d.Rosas parents were separated. Nine months out of the year, Rosa lived with her mother in an apartment on Anderson Street. But when summer _4_, she went to her fathers farm in Arizona.The farm was great! Rosa rode horses and _5_ with some farm work. Her father, however, was so _6_ that he couldnt f

30、ind time to go places with her. When she arrived each summer, her father would _7_ her at the airport and take her out to eat. And the day she went back to the _8_ he would always buy her a present.When summer came to a close, Rosa _9_ to her mother. At school she heard lots of stories her friends t

31、old about their family trips. Rosa wished she had a _10_ to talk about.Not long after _11_ began, Rosa was looking through travel magazines in the school library. They talked about many exciting _12_, like England and Germany. When Rosas friends asked what she had done that summer, she made up somet

32、hing that was not _13_. Remembering the travel magazines she had looked at, she told her classmates that she and her father had gone to _14_.When the class began studying England, Mr. Thomas asked Rosa to tell all the things she could _15_ about her trip to England!1. A. afraid B. worried C. sure D. happy2. A. joke B. fun C. turn D. game3. A. talk B. teach C. show