新译林英语小学升初中课外趣味阅读及练习题(四)

1、新译林英语小学升初中课外趣味阅读及练习题（四）课外趣味阅读精彩小故事（三篇）FallIn the fall, leaves drop to the ground. Many trees have nuts or fruits. Animals may begin to store food. Some birds collect nuts and corns to store. Other birds fly to a warmer place for the winter. They wont return until the spring. Days become shorter. Col

2、d weather is coming. The fur of many animals gets thicker because they need a thick coat to protect them. People also wear warmer clothing and prepare for winter. In some areas there may be rain or even snow, but in fall farmers harvest their crops. People look forward to fall for many reasons. The

3、most important one is that fall is the harvest season.PandasPandas are lovely animals. Most of them live in the deep forests of Sichuan Province in China. They have white fur, though their shoulders, legs, ears and eyes are black. Pandas are usually very heavy, some of them can be about 1.5 meters t

4、all and weigh about100 kilograms. However, pandas are very agile, they can climb trees as easily as some other creatures do. Pandas have big, sharp teeth and live mainly on bamboo leaves. Every day each grown-up panda eats about 15-30 kilograms of bamboo leaves and they usually spend 10-12 hours eat

5、ing. Pandas also have spare-time hobbies.Twoof their hobbies are climbing trees and sleeping. Sadly, there are not many pandas left in the world because some people keep cutting down trees, and bad hunters are trying to kill them for money.The Chinese government is doing its best to protect pandas f

6、rom being harmed or killed.Books on “How to”Books on how to do things are very popular in America today. There are about four to five thousand kinds of books about the money. Another may tell you how to save or spend it. And another may explain how to give your money away.Some “How to” books tell yo

7、u how to choose a wayof making a living and how to succeed in it. However,if you fail, you can buy a book which is called “Howto turn a Failure into a Success.” If you would like to become very rich, you can buy the book “How to make a Million.” If you never make any money at all, you may need a boo

8、k called “How to live on nothing.”If you are unhappy with your life, you can read “Howto Love Every Minute of Your Life.” There is even a book called “How to kill yourself.”英语趣味谜语有没有你，颜色都不变(打一英文)-colour/colorWhy does time fly?To get away from allWhat is never used until its broken?An eggWhat has fou

9、r eyes but cannot see?-密西西比州X(打一哲学用语)-否定判断小学生实用口语句子23. Thats all right. 没关系。24. Im sorry. 对不起。25. Sorry, I dont know. 对不起，我不知道。26. Excuse me. 对不起，打扰一下。27. Come in, please. 请进。28. Have some bananas, please. 请吃些香蕉。29. Its time for the cakes. 该吃些蛋糕了。30. May I come in? 我可以进来吗？31. Come in, please. 请进。32.

10、 May I have yours? 我能吃你的吗？33. Can I have two cakes? 我能吃两个蛋糕吗？34. No, you cant. 不，你不能。35. Can I have one，please? 我能吃一个吗？36. Yes./All right. Here you are. 好的。给你。小学生重点词汇积累动词：运动 play football, play basketball, play table tennis, do morning exercises, go swimming, go cycling, run, high jump, ride, row a

11、boat,系动词 am is are was were feel smell情态动词 can need may should练习题（一）Diet TribeMom was very proud that shed lost ten pounds. On the way tothe store with my husband and me she talked of little else. Wedropped her off in the lingerie department, but when we returned,we couldnt find her. Thinking she mi

12、ght be in the fitting room,I asked the saleswoman if she had seen my mother. What does shelook like? the clerk asked.My husband said simply, She just lost ten pounds.Third door on the left. the woman replied with a smile.Notes:(1) drop sb off 将某人送到（某处）(2) lingerie n.女内衣(3) fitting room 试衣室Exercises:

13、 根据短文选择正确答案： Why was the mother very proud?A. Because her daughter was on a diet.B. Because she had lost ten pounds.C. Because her daughter had lost ten pounds.D. Because her son-in-law had lost ten pounds. She talked of little else means_ .A. she almost kept silentB. she talked about shopping all t

14、he timeC. she talked about her daughter for most of the timeD. she talked about her losing weight for most of the time We dropped her off probably means_ .A. we pushed her out of the carB. we ordered her to stay thereC. we left her by herselfD. we lost her because there were too many people Where di

15、d the daughter think her mother might be?A. in the fitting room.B. in the washing room.C. in the dinning room.D. in the next shop. From this passage we can infer that_ .A. the mother talked to everybody she met about the successof her dietB. the mother was suffering from a mental problemC. the mothe

16、r should be taken good care ofD. the daughter and her husband did not treat her mother wellenough译文节食族妈妈为她减肥十磅而非常自豪。在和我们小两口一起去商场的路上，她别无所谈。我们把她送到女内衣部，在那儿分手，但当我们回来找她时，却找不见她。我想她也许会在试衣室，就问售货员是否见过我母亲。“她长得什么样？”这位职员问。我丈夫直截了当地说：“她刚减了十磅。”“左边第三个门，”女售货员笑眯眯地回答。（二）Stunning ReplyMy five-year-old son was not picki

17、ng up his toys while I waspreparing dinner as I had asked him. When I inquired why he wasntdoing his chores, he said that he didt feel like it. Exasperated,I said, Where would you be right now if I didnt feel like makingdinner?He thought for a moment and then replied, A restaurant?Notes:(1) pick up

18、捡起；拾起(2) chore n.杂务；不愉快的工作(3) exasperated adj.愤怒的；恼火的Exercises: 根据短文回答下列问题： How old was the son? What was the mother doing when she asked her son to pickup his toys? Why didnt the son do as his mother had asked him? How did the mother feel when her son replied that he didntfeel like it? Why did the

19、son think that he would be at a restaurant?译文出色的回答我在准备晚饭的时候，我叫年仅五岁的儿子把玩具都收拾起来。当我问他为什么没做他的差事时，他说他不想做。我感到有些恼火，就对他说：“要是我说我不想做晚饭，这时你会在哪里呢？”他略加思索便回答说：“在饭店里？”（三）Senior ClassDuring the doctors periodic visit to my elderly mother, I toldhim that Mother would be celebrating her 98th birthday in few days.Deli

20、ghted by the news, he bent down and gave her a kiss for theoccasion. He then announced that he, too, would be celebrating abirthday in few days and asked for a kiss in return.When he left, my mother shook her head in disgust. Can youimagine, she said. Seventy dollars and I had to kiss him too!Notes:

21、(1) periodic adj.定期的(2) bend down 弯腰Exercises: 根据短文判断下列句子正（T）、（F）： The doctor came to see the elderly woman regularly. The elderly woman would be celebrating her 99th birthday. The doctor was surprised at the news. The elderly woman and the doctor would celebrate theirbirthday on the same day. The e

22、lderly woman thought the doctor was too mean. 译文年长者阶层医生按期来探视我的老母。我告诉他母亲不几天就要庆祝她98 岁的生日了。医生听了也很高兴，为此，他弯下腰来亲了她一下。然后他说不几天他也要庆祝自己的生日，并要求她还他一个吻。医生走后，我母亲厌恶地摇摇头。“你能想象吗，”她说，“付了他70 元，我还得亲他！”（四）The Young Man at the WheelMy infant daughter began crying as I drove home from the store,and since she was harnessed to her safety seat in the back, Icouldnt console her. Stopping for a red light, I turned aroundand waved my hands, calling her name to distract her. I gave hermy biggest smile and blew her a kiss. The sound of a horn from thecar behind us pro