70篇短文突破中考英语词汇(二)IDidaSillyThing

1、21. .I Did a Silly Thi ngA few years ago, when my family moved to this city, I became interested insoap-box raceThats when I discovered that“it is far easier to start something than itis to finish itDad bought a set of tools to make a raci ng car for me I just could nt wait, andone day, while Dad wa

2、s at work, I decided to have my car going. .I looked at the drawin gs, and I said to myself, “Dude, you can do this” I got out Dads toolbox, andI started building. .Part A fit into Part B Part C was a little harder toconnectto Part D. .Itwas easy to fix Part E. .By the time I got to Part G. .Id made

3、 a real mess（混乱）of things. .I really regret hav ing done such asilly thing. .What did I learn from this experienee Now I know that before I start something,I should know how to finish it. .21. .我做了一件傻事几年前，我们搬到这座城市时，我对肥皂 ( (soap箱( (box) )赛车比赛( (race) )产生了兴趣。就是 在那时我发现( (discover) )了开始做某件事要比完成它容易地多 ( (

4、far easier(即开始容易 结束难”)的道理。爸爸买了一套工具(A set of tools)要给我做一辆赛车 ( (racing car) )。我是急不可耐，然 后有一天，爸爸在上班 ( (be at work) )时，我决定让我的小车转起来。我看着图纸( (drawi ng) )。对自己说，“都德，你可以做到。”我拿岀了爸爸的工具箱，接着就开始造车了。零件A适合( (fit) )零件B。零件C连接( (connect到零件D就有点难度。零件E很容易安装( (fix) )。至 U U 我开 始零件G时，我已经把事情弄的一团糟。我真的后悔( (regret)做了这么一件傻( (silly

5、) )事。这次经历( (experienee让我学到了什么呢？现在我知道了在我开始做某事之前，我应该知道该如何完成它。( (da ngerous蛇。我在想如果我看到一只蛇，我是否会知道它是危险的?22 SnakesToday I read a book about snakes I found some interesting facts, especiallysome surpris ing facts in it Did you know that some big sn akes arestro ng eno ugh tokill a pig or a goat? All snakes

6、eat animals. Without snakes, the world would probablybe filled with rats and mice.You probably didnknow that snakes smell with their noses and their tonguesSome sn akes are eve n Ion ger tha n aelepha nt or a giraffe!This book made me thi nk a lot about sn akes Most sn akes don thurt people, butsome

7、 are dangerousi rm thinking if I saw a snake, would I know if it was dan gerous?22. .蛇今天我读( (reac) )了 一本关 于蛇( (snake的书。我 发现其中有 一些有 趣的事 实，尤其( (especially) )是一些令人吃惊的( (surprisi ng) )事实。你知道吗？一些大蛇很强壮( (stro ng) )足以杀死一头猪或一只山羊( (goat)。所有的蛇都吃动物。如果没有( (without) )蛇，这个世界很可能( (probably) )充满了 ( (be filled with)

8、 )老鼠( (rats and mice。你很可能不知道蛇是用它们的鼻子和舌头( (tongue) )来闻气味( (smell) )的。有的蛇甚至比一头象( (elephant或一只长颈鹿( (giraffe) )还长！这本书让我想了很多关于蛇的事情。大部分蛇不伤害( (hurt) )人，但有些是危险的23 A Call from the SecretaryMr. .Young was a boss and he worked hard Seldomdid he have a_ vacation. Hiswife was afraid that he would get sick if he

9、continued like that, so she suggested tohim tak ing a vacati on At last Mr. .Young agreed But she was afraid that he might bedisturbed by his company, so before they left, Mrs. Young went to see herhusbandssecretary Mrs. .Young told her,“My husband needs a vacation very much, sowhatever happe ns; pl

10、ease dont disturb him with letters or teleph ones while wereaway. Just wait un til we get back ”Then on a pleasant morning, after Mr. .and Mrs. .Young had been away about aweek, when the couple was having a picnic and eating their hamburger, Mr. .Youngreceived a phone call from his secretary, she sa

11、id；Somethi ng terrible has happe nedto your bus in ess, but I remember what Mrs. .Young told me. so rm not going todisturb you with it now while youre enjoying your vacation Bye-bye!”23.秘书的电话杨先生是个老板( (boss。他工作很辛苦，很少 ( (seldom) )休假( (have a vacation) )o杨夫人担心他这样工作下去会生病 ( (get sick) ) 就建议( (suggest他去休假

12、。最后，杨先生同意了。但 杨夫人担心公司( (company) )有可能会打扰( (disturb) )他，因此，在他们岀发前，扬夫人去会见了 他丈夫( (husband的秘书( (secretary。她对秘书说：“我丈夫非常需要休息，所以我们不在的 时候，无论发生了什么事，请不要打电话或写信打扰他。一切等我们回来再说。”于是，在一个令人愉快的( (pleasa nt早上，那是杨先生和夫人离开大约一周后，当这对夫妇( (couple) )正在野餐( (picnic) )，吃着汉堡包( (hamburgei) )时，杨先生接到秘书的电话，她说：“您的生意岀现了严重问题。但我记得( (rememb

13、er杨夫人告诉我的话，所以在您享受( (enjoy) )假期之时，我就不打算打搅您了，再见( (Bye-bye) )!”24. My Collection of Sea ShellsEvery summer my family goes to the beach I dig in the sand andsearch for sea shells( (贝壳).).Ive collected many shells so far. .They have different colors: orange,silver, purple, gray(灰色) )，brown.Some arecommon

14、 others are unusualI have a shell which is like a birds wing, and one of my shells is like awhales eyesLast year, my elder sister helped me put all my shells in mydrawersand on my desk When I see them, I will remember the fun I have at thebeach24我的海贝收藏每年夏天我们家都去海滩 ( (beach。我在沙子( (sand里挖掘( (dig) )寻找(

15、(search for) ) 海贝( (sea she。到目前为止( (so far) )我已经收集了许多贝壳。 这些贝壳颜色各异：桔色、银色( (silver) )、 紫色( (purple) )、灰色、棕色( (brown) )有些是常见的( (common) )贝壳，有些是不寻常 的。我有一个像鸟( (bird) )翅膀( (wing) )的贝壳，还有一个贝壳像鲸 ( (whale) )的眼睛。去年， 我姐姐( (elder sister帮我把所有的贝壳放进我的抽屉 ( (drawer) )以及我的书桌 ( (desk) )上。当我看到它们时，我就会想起我在海滩玩时的快乐。25. Bre

16、akfast Is Importa ntOne of the most important meals of the day is breakfast People shouldalways eat a good breakfast tokeepwell. .Eati ng the right food isnecessary for good health. .You should eat different kinds of food in orderto keep a good healthA good breakfast should include eggs bread, milk,

17、 and so on Byeating breakfast every morning, you may feel lively in the mornings workStepping out into the morning air after a good breakfast will make you feelwon derful. .Without breakfast, childre n may not grow as fast as they should andmay not study and play as well in school in the morning as

18、they could. .They may have more sick ness, and whe n they are sickit may take themIon ger time to get well tha n childre n with good health habits. .Food provides energyfor the body. Without food the body operationwill slow dow n. .So you must eat breakfast to keep well and do your besteach morning2

19、5.25.早餐很重要一天中最重要的一餐( (meal) )是早餐。人们必须吃好早餐来保持健康 ( (keep well) )。正 确的饮食是良好的健康( (health) )所必需的( (necessary.为了( (in order to) )保持良好的健 康，你应该吃各种不同的食物。优质的早餐应包括鸡蛋( (egg、面包( (bread、牛奶( (milk) )等( (and so on。每天吃早 餐，你会感觉在上午的工作中充满活力( (lively) )。吃过营养全面的早餐后，走到外面 ( (stepout) )呼吸清晨的空气，让你感觉 ( (make you fee) )美妙无比( (

20、wonderful) )。不吃早餐，孩子们就不会快速( (fast) )成长，上午在校时也无法学好、玩好。他们更容易生病， 而且生病时， 比起那些有良好健康习惯( (habit) )的孩子， 可能要花更长的时间恢复 身体( (it maytake them Ion ger time to get wel) )。食物为身体( (body) )提供能量( (provide energy。没有食物，身体的运转( (operation就会慢下来( (slow down) )。因此，要想保持健康并在每一个上午都做到最好，你必须吃 早餐。26. The Proper Way to Give Gifts（1

21、）Every one has had the experie nee of giving a gift. .A proper gift canhelp eommunjeation and express good wishes and sometimes it mayalso bring about unexpeetedgood results. But, an improper gift may notonly fail to show good wishes, but also eve n result in misunderstanding误会）. .The art of giving

22、gifts needs more attention, especially in com munieati on with friends from differe nt eoun tries. .When you give gifts to the Chinese, you should pay attention to whatyou say. .In China, people may sometimes say the words like“Yi DianXin Yi. .”26.26.送礼物的正确方式(1)(1)大家都有送礼物的经历。 适当的( (proper) )礼物有助于交流(

23、 (eommunication) )并表达( (express良好的祝愿(good wishes)。有时( (sometimes还能带来意想不到的( (unexpected效果( (result) )。但不恰当的( (improper) )礼物不仅( (not only) )不能表达心 意，而且( (but also) )可能导 致( (result in) )误会。送 礼的艺术( (art) )需要更多 的注意 ( (atte ntion) )，尤其是与不同国家的朋友交往时。你给中国人送礼物时，应该注意( (pay atte ntio n to你的措辞。在中国，人们有时可能会说“一点心意”诸

24、如此类的话。27. Maki ng ElectricityBecause of electricity( (电) ),it is easy for us to turn on an electric lampor a TV. .But where does all that electricity come from? Most powerplants( (发电厂) )produce electricity by using coal, oil, natural gas, and nuclear en ergy核能).).Other pla nts make electricity by us

25、ing sun light, wind,water, or even heat from underground!2727发电因为( (because o侑电，打开( (turn on) )电灯(electric lamp)或电视很容易。可 电是从哪里来的呢？大部分发电厂通过煤炭( (coal) )、石油( (oil) )、天然气( (natural gas和核能来产生( (produce*电能。还有一些发电厂则利用阳光、风( (wind) )、水甚至地热( (heatfrom un dergr ounc) )来发电。28. One Real ManIn an ancient kingdom（

26、王国）,all men were ruled by their wives. The king didn tbelieve it. I n order to prove it was not true, the king had all the men of his kin gdombrought before him. He warned that any man who did not tell the truth would beseriously puni shed.Then he asked all the men who followed their wives orders to

27、 step to the left sideof the hall. All the men did so but one little man who moved to the right side.“Its good to see, said the kin gf that we have one real man in the kin gdom Tellthese chicken-hearted men why you alone among them stand on the right side of thehall.”“ Your Majesty（陛下），” came the re

28、ply in a weak voice, “ it is because beforeI left home my wife told me to keep out of crowds（人群）.I dont dare to go against her”28.28. 一个真正的男子汉在古代的( (ancient个王国里，所有的男人都由妻子统治( (rule) )。国王( (king) )不相信 这一点，为了证明( (prove) )这不是真的，便把全国所有的男人都召来，并警告 ( (warn) )说， 任何不说实话( (tellthe truth) )者将受到严重的( (serious惩罚(

29、(punish) )。然后，他让遵循( (follow) )妻子命令( (order) )的男人站到大厅( (hall) )的左边( (left side) )， 所有的男人都站到了左边，只有一个小个子男人站到右边。“很好，”国王说：“我们国家总算还有一位真正的男子汉，你告诉这些软弱的家 伙，为什么众人之中( (among只有你独自一人( (alone站在了大厅的右边。”“陛下，”那个男人用虚弱的( (weak) )声音回答道，“这是因为离家前，我妻子交待我，不许扎堆。我不敢( (dare*违背( (go against她的命令。”29. Dialogue: Where Is My Pet D

30、og?（L: Lisa, S: Sam）L: Ten years ago, I went on a tour to London with my pet dog. .S: Did you have a good time there?L: Yes. .I did. .One day, after a tiri ng tour, I went in to a restaura nt withmy pet dog. .S: You should feed your dog first, I thinkL: Right, so I signec（打手势）a waiter（服务员）to come ov

31、er. .At that time,I could nt speak En glish. .So I poin ted to the dog and made an“eating”gesture, showing that the dog needed some foodS: What happe ned the n?L: The waiter nodded and walked away with my pet dog. .I was happybecause I made the waiter understand mewithout any difficulty. .But afterh

32、alf an hour, he returned with a plateS: What was on the plate?L: My pet dog! My pet dog was killed and cooked!29.对话（dialogue）:我的宠物狗在哪里？（L:丽萨Lisa,S：Sam山姆）L：十年前，我带着我的宠物 （pet）狗去伦敦（London）观光旅游（tour）。S：你玩的好（have a good time吗？L：是的，玩的不错。有一天，令人劳累的（tir ing）行程结束后，我带着我的狗进了一家餐馆（restaurant。S：我觉得你应当先喂（feed）你的狗。L：

33、是的，所以我给服务员打了个手势。那时我还不会说英语。因此我指向（point to）我的狗，然后作了一个“吃”的手势（gesture，表示这只狗需要一些食物。S：后来怎么了？L：那个服务员点点头 （nod）就带着我的狗走开了。我很高兴因为我没费吹灰之力（without any difficulty）就让服务员明白了。但半个小时后，他端着个盘子（plate）回来了。S：盘子里是什么呀？L:我的宠物狗！我的宠物狗被杀死烹饪（cook）了！30. Why Should nt We Smoke?To begin with, smoking costs a lot of money. Smokers ma

34、y also havetospe ndmore on medic ine and doctor visits A no ther reas on not tosmoke is that it is bad for people who do not smoke, Secondhandsmoke( (二手烟) )is a serious public health risk It isnt polite for a person tosmoke in front of a non smoker. Besides, non smokers usually dont likethe smell le

35、ft in rooms, cars, or eve n on a smokers clothes!Most importantly, smoking causes big health problems For example,smoking makes it harder to breathe if a person hasillnesses like asthma( (哮喘).).Smoking hurts a persons lungs肺) ),causing diseaseslike cancer, etc.So if you dont smoke, dont start If you

36、 do smoke, its time to give it up.3030 为什么我们不应该吸烟？首先( (be begin with) ),吸烟 侶moking) )花费( (cost) )很多钱。吸烟者( (smoker) )可能 还要花费侶pend更多的钱买药、看医生。不吸烟的另一个理由( (reason是吸烟对不吸烟者有害。 二手烟对公众健康来说是一种 严重的风险( (risk) )。在不吸烟者面前( (in front of) )吸烟是不礼貌的。此外，不吸烟者通常 不喜欢房间内、汽车里、甚至是吸烟者衣服上的烟味。最重要的是，吸烟导致( (cause严重的健康问题( (problem

37、) )。例如，吸烟会让哮喘等 疾病( (illness) )患者呼吸( (breathe更困难。吸烟伤肺，还会导致癌症( (cancer等疾病( (disease。所以，如果你不吸烟，那就不要开始。如果你吸烟，是该戒烟(give up smoki ng)的时候了。31.The Jobs of TomorrowWhat kind of work do you want to do when you are older? Many jobs mightinterest you. .Two of them that have been around the Iongest are farming a

38、ndbuilding. .People who work with computers have newer kinds of jobs. .The jobs of tomorrow will be decided by what people need and want. .Whenwe decide which job to take, we need to get the necessary information aboutchances of jobs The chances result from the relations between the total population

39、,labor force, and the need for goods商品) )and services3131 未来的工作长大后你想做什么工作呢？许多工作可能会让你感兴趣。其中有两种工作历史最久，它们是农业( (farming) )和建筑。电脑( (computei) )工作者则拥有更新类型的工作。未来( (tomorrow) )的工作将由人们的需求决定。我们决定做何种工作时，我们需要得到有关工作机会的必要信息(information)。 这些机会来自总 ( (total) )人口 ( (population) )、 劳动力 ( (labor force) )和商品服务需求之间的关系( (

40、relatio n) )。提供( (supply) )健康护理的人可能找工作从来没什么问题。人们对有些人，如( (such as卡车司机( (truck driver) )，也总是有需求。大部分有车一族会需要轿车服务( (service) )，因此技工应该也很容易找工作。要获得好工作， 最好的建议是想好你喜欢做什么。为此获得所需要( (require) )的教育和培训( (training) )，然后就可以去找一份好工作了。32.To Stop Two Boys from Fight ingI am sixteen years old. .I have a younger brother. .

41、My brothersname is Jim. Jim is a handsomeboy and sometimes very humorous,he makes me laugh a lot, and I love him and am proud of himOne after noon I was walki ng from my house to the store to buysome ink when I saw a small boy running along the street towardsspeed When he came near me, I wassurprise

42、d to see it was Jim“Hi, Jim,” I shouted to him, “why are you running like that?”Jim did nt stop. .He looked a bit n ervous, and shouted to me/Imtrying to stop two boys from fight in g. .”I was surprised aga in I laughed and said, “ Thats an importa ntjob for a little boy, isnit? You dont do things l

43、ike that very often Whoare the two boys?“ Theyre Tom and me,” answered Jim as he continued runningdown the street very quickly. .32.32.制止两个男孩打架我十六岁，我有个弟弟(younger brother) )，名叫吉姆。吉姆是个英俊的(handsome) )男孩，有时还特别幽默( (humorous) ),逗得我笑( (laugh) )个不停。我 很爱弟弟，为他感到骄傲( (be proud of him) )。有一天下午( (afternoon) )，我从家

44、里出去到商店( (store) )买墨水( (ink) )这时见一 个男孩沿着( (along) )马路朝( (toward) )我跑( (run) )来，男孩以很快的速度 ( (at high speed跑着，跑近时，我惊讶地发现竟是吉姆。“嗨，吉姆，”我朝他喊道，“你干嘛跑那么快？”吉姆没有停下脚步，他看上去有点紧张 ( (a bit nervous) )，他对着我喊道，“我 在设法阻止两个男孩打架( (stopfrom fighting) )。”我还是很奇怪，我笑着说，“小男孩能这么干可真是了不起，这事你可干得不多。 这两个男孩是谁呀？”“汤姆和我，”吉姆边回答边飞快地沿街跑去。33.3

45、3.Buying a HouseAs house prices have risen too much these years, many peopleme. He was running a thighfind it hard to afford, a house But all the people who do not have ahouse dream of the day they ll pickup the keys to their own homeThe idea of owning a home is wonderful. .Buying a house will cost

46、you a lot of money, so never do it in ahurry. .Whatever the market condition is, when you are planning tobuy a house there are many things to consider, whatever yourintention is, to buy or only rent( (租).).After all, it is going to be yourhome, perhaps for quite a long time, and you want to be happy

47、 withit. .You have to decide correctly what kind of house you want, howmuch you canafford to pay, and the type of area you wish to live in however,its always easy to forget all above, because its most probably thatyoull fall in love with the house for sale when you first see it. .33.买房子这些年由于房价( (hou

48、se price) )上涨过多，许多人发现很难买得起 ( (afford) )房 子。但所有无房者都梦想有一天拿起他们自己家 ( (their own home) )的钥匙( (key) )。 拥有( (own) )一个家的想法太美妙了。买房子会花费你很多钱， 因此决不能匆忙( (in a hurry) )o无论市场条件( (marketcondition) )如何，你在计划 ( (plan) )购房时都要考虑很多事情，无论你的意图 ( (intention) )如何，买还是只租。毕竟( (after all) )这要成为你的家了，或许( (perhaps会在里面住上很长一段时间，你当然想开心

49、地在房子里生活。那么，你必须正确地 ( (correctly) )怍决定，你想要什么样的房子，你能担负得起什么样的房子，以及你希 望住在什么类型的区域( (area。然而，人们又很容易忘记( (forget) )以上所有问题，因 为很可能当你第一次看到出售中的房子，你就会爱上它( (fall in love with it) )。34. Jimmy and His So ns Funny StoriesJimmy is our new neighbor. .He speaks with strange accent, but we like to talkwith him. .He told

50、me an interesting story about himselfHe said he liked growing flowers in his garden in his spare time. .And one Sun daymorning, after breakfast he put on his old clothes and bega n digg ing in his garde nHe dug and dug After half an hour he sudde nly found a coin n ear his foot He put it inhis right

51、 pocket. .A few minutes later, he found another one He put it in the samepocket, too. The same thing happenedfor the third, the fourth and the fifth time He wasvery happy and told his wife about it She was very happy, tooShe said,“A thief（小偷）stole a lot of coins from a shop a few days ago. .The poli

52、ce caught himbut they didnfind any coins”Then Jimmy went on digging and found some more coins, but just when he began to dig, he felt somethi ng cold in his trousers. .It ran dow n one of his legs. .He put hishand down quickly- and the coin came into his hand. Now he knewthere was ahole in his pocke

53、tJimmy also told me someth ing evenf unnier about his son, Jack One day he tookhis son Jack to a boys clothing shop That shop was giving away（赠送）balloons tobuyers children Jack asked if he might have two balloons“Sorry,”the salespersonsaid,“but we give only one balloon to each child Do you have a br

54、other at home?Jack was always hon est He did nt tell lies, but he wan ted ano ther ballo on badly. .“No. .” he replied regretfully,“but my sister has a brother, and rd like one for himWhat a lovely boy Jack is!34.34.吉米和他儿子的有趣故事吉米是我们的新邻居。他讲话带着奇怪的口音( (acce nt,但我们喜欢和他交谈。他告诉过我一个关于他自己的有趣故事。他说他喜欢在空闲的( (sp

55、are时间在他的花园( (garden里种花。一个星期天的早上，吃过早 饭后，他穿上( (put on) )旧衣服，就在花园里开始挖土。他挖啊挖，半个小时后，突然他发现脚 边有一枚硬币。他把硬币放进右边的衣服口袋里几分钟后( (a few minutes later，他又发现了另一枚。他还是放入同一个口袋。相同的事情又发生了，第三次、第四次、第五次。他非常 高兴，然后告诉了他的妻子。她也很高兴，她说，“几天前有个小偷从一家商店里偷走( (stea) )好多硬币。警察( (the police) )抓住( (catch) )他但没找到硬币。”然后吉米继续挖( (go on digging) )

56、找到了更多的硬币，但就在他开始挖掘时，他感觉有 什么凉凉的东西掉进他的裤子里。这个东西顺着他的腿往下滑。他迅速放下手一一硬币在他手上了。现在他知道了他的口袋里有个洞( (hole) )。吉米还告诉我一个更有趣的( (funny) )故事，是关于他儿子杰克的。一天，他带着儿子杰克去一家男孩服装店。那家店铺正在给顾客的孩子赠送气球( (balloon) )。杰克问是否他可以得到两个气球。“对不起，”销售人员说，“每个孩子我们只给一个。你家里有弟弟吗？”杰克一直是诚实的( (honest。他不说谎话，但他非常想再要一个气球，于是他颇感遗憾地说，“没有，但我姐姐有一个弟弟，我想为他要一个。”杰克真是个

57、可爱的男孩！35. At Sea in a Small BoatPeople have sailed around the world in quite small boatsit is not an easy thing.Sometimes the weather goes bad. That will be the end of a boat; and the end ofevery one in it. Accide nts can happe n easily and quicklyOne family had an accident with a big fish The fish

58、swam under their boat and bit（咬）holes in it The water came into the boat, of course; and the boat soon went downHowever, these people had another, smaller boa a life-boat（救生艇）;and they allgot into that They lived and hoped for many days They woke and slept, and theyalways, hoped. .At last a ship fou

59、nd themHow do people live in a very small life-boat? Perhaps far weeks or mon ths. Theymust be strong in every way They must have hope- they must want to liveBut you cannot eat and drink hopeYou cannot drink sea water. .Drink a lot of sea water- you will quickly die. .Sailors（水手）can drink rain water

60、. They must catch rain water in their boat. .They mustalso catch fish and birds for food Lifeboats do not often carry acooker； and so thesailors cannot cook their food Raw（生的）fish and bird-meat is not very nice But therewont be any choice in a life-boat! The sailors must eat raw food or they will di