新牛津英语模块九第二单元课外趣味阅读及练习题

1、TheDogandHisShadow（狗和他的影子）Oncetherewasadoginavillage.Hestoleapieceofmeatfromabutchersshopandranoffwithit.Hewantedtoeatitathome.Onhiswayhomehecametoanarrowbridgeoverastream.Ashewascrossingthebridge,helookeddownandsawhisownshadowinthewater.Hethoughtitanotherdogwithalargerpieceofmeatthanhis.Hetriedtoge

2、tthatpiece,too.Heopenedhismouthandbarkedattheshadow.Butthedoginthewaterwasnotarealdog,buthisownshadow.Sohedroppedhisownpieceofmeatintothewater,andlostall.英语短文欣赏成功之路PathwaytoSuccessLifeisnotaboutjustgettingby.Lifeisaboutreachingeverhigher,buildingoneachievementontopofanother,andcreatingreal,meaningfu

3、lvalueineachmoment.生活并不是过得去就行,而是需要我们每时每刻都有所超越,不断取得成就,并且创造真正的、有意义的价值。Acommonstoneonthegrounddoesagreatjobofjustgettingby.You,ontheotherhand,aredestined1formuchmorespectacularthings.Yes,indeed,youwillcertainlymeetanumberofchallengeswhenyoumaketheefforttoraiseyourworldevenalittlebithigher.Thegoodthingi

4、s,youaresuperblyequippedtothriveonthosechallenges.地上的一块普通的石子只是躺在那里就做得很好了。然而,你注定是,当你努力提升自己时,你的确会遇到许多困难,哪怕只是提升一点点。幸运的是,你有能力战胜那些挑战。Iflifeseemsunsuccessful,itsnotbecauseofthechallengesorlimitationsthatstandinyourway.Itsbecauseyourefusetoseetheexceptionalopportunitiesthatthosechallengesrepresent.如果生活看起来并

5、不是一帆风顺的,那并不是因为你前方的道路上有挑战或阻碍,而是因为你没有看到那些挑战中蕴藏的良机。Thisisyourpreciousanduniquelife,anditisabsolutelyworthallthetroubleandeffortyoumustgothroughtomakeitgreat.Withinyouatthismomentarebeautifuldreams,andyoucanbegintoliveinthedirectionofthosedreamswheneveryouchoose.,经历困难、,你的内心充满着美好的梦想,只要你选择,你就可以朝着梦想的方向生活。L

6、etgoofthefalsesecurityofjustgettingby,andgetyourselfintofocusonapurposethatwillbringyourlifegloriouslytolife.Yourveryownpathwaytosuccessisjustonequickstepaway.摒弃生活只要过得去就行这样的错误观点,全心投入一个目标让你的生活更加精彩。成功之路离你仅一步之遥。同义词趣味巧辨析crime,sin,guilt,offence,violation这些名词均含有“犯法，犯罪，罪恶”之意。crime:指严重的违法行为或罪行。sin:主要指违反道德原则

7、或违反宗教戒律的过失或罪过行为。guilt:多用于指违反道德或社会标准的不法行为，含应予惩办之意。这种惩办是以证据为根据的。offence:使用广，可泛指对任何规则、道德标准、法律、纪律等的违反与触犯，其罪行可重可轻。violation:指违背誓言、条约、规则以及良心等，也指侵犯权利。criminal,guilty这两个形容词均表示“犯罪的”之意。criminal:侧重指某种行为是违犯法律的，因而应受到惩罚。guilty:主要指某种行为违反道德标准，也可指违犯法律。中学重难知识点回顾As短语aswell也；同样地；还不如aswellas也；和一样；不但而且asone一致的assoon宁愿,宁可

8、,同样乐意,同样愿意(常用于would,had之后)亦作aslief,同样高兴(或愿意),宁愿,宁可(与would,had连用)assoonas一就aslongas只要；和一样长asif犹如,好似asmuch也；同样多的asfor关于,至于assoonaspossible尽快asawhole总的来说asfarasadv.至于,直到,远到；就而言asof自起asthough好像；仿佛asbeing就是；即像asearlyas早在的时候asusual像往常一样；照例asgoodas和几乎一样,实际上等于asper按照,依据；如同assuch同样地；本身；就其本身而论练习题（一）Violinprod

9、igies(神童),Ilearned,havecomeindistinctwavesfromdistinctregions.Mostofthegreatperformersofthelate19thandearly20thcenturieswerebornandbroughtupinRussiaandEasternEurope.IaskedIsaacStern,oneoftheworldsgreatestvioliniststhereasonforthisphenomenon.“Itisveryclear,”hetoldme.“TheywereallJewsandJewsatthetimewe

10、reseverelyoppressedandill-treatedinthatpartoftheworld.Theywerenotallowedintotheprofessionalfields,buttheywereallowedtoachieveexcellenceonaconcertstage.”Asaresult,everyJewishparentsdreamwastohaveachildinthemusicschoolbecauseitwasapassporttotheWest.(Anotherelementintheemergenceofprodigies,Ifound,isa(s

11、ocietythatvaluesexcellenceinacertainfieldtonurture培育)talent.Nowadays,themostnurturingsocietiesseemtobeintheFarEast.“InJapan,amostcompetitivesociety,withstrongerdisciplinethanours,”saysIsaacStern,childrenarereadytotesttheirlimitseverydayinmanyfields,includingmusic.WhenWesternmusiccametoJapanafterWorl

12、dWarII,thatmusicnotonlybecamepartoftheirdailylives,butitbecameadisciplineaswell.TheKoreansandChineseasweknow,arejustashighlymotivatedastheJapanese.Thatsagoodthing,becauseevenprodigiesmustworkhard.Nexttohardwork,biologicalinheritance（遗传）playsanimportantroleinthemakingofaprodigy.J.S.Bach,forexample,wa

13、sthetopofseveralgenerationsofmusicians,andfourofhissonshadsignificantcareersinmusic.53.JewishparentsinEasternEuropelongedfortheirchildrentoattendmusicschoolbecause_.A.itwouldallowthemaccesstoabetterlifeintheWestB.JewishchildrenarebornwithexcellentmusicaltalentC.theywantedtheirchildrentoenterintothep

14、rofessionalfieldD.itwouldenablethefamilytogetbettertreatmentintheirowncountry54.Nurturingsocietiesasmentionedinthepassagerefertosocietiesthat_.A.arehighlymotivatedintheeducationofmusicB.treasuretalentandprovideopportunitiesforitsfulldevelopmentC.encouragepeopletocompetewitheachotherD.promisetalented

15、childrenhighpositions55.Whichofthefollowingcontributestotheemergenceofmusicalprodigiesaccordingtothepassage?A.anaturalgift.B.extensiveknowledgeofmusic.C.veryearlytraining.D.aprejudice-freesociety.56.Whichofthefollowingtitlesbestsummarizesthemainideaofthepassage?A.JewishContributiontoMusicB.Trainingo

16、fMusiciansintheWorldC.MusicandSocietyD.TheMakingofMusicProdigies答案5356ABAD（二）Youcantalwayspredictaheavyrainorrememberyourumbrella.ButdesignerMikhailBelyaevdoesntthinkthatforgettingtochecktheweatherforecastbeforeheadingoutshouldresultinyougettingwet.ThatswhyhecreatedLampbrella,alamppostwithitsownrain

17、sensingumbrella.ThedesignersayshecameupwiththeideaafterwatchingpeoplegetwetonstreetsinRussia.“Once,IwasdrivingonacentralSaintPetersburgstreetandsawthestreetlampslightinguppeopletryingtohidefromtherain.Ithoughtitwouldbeappropriatetohaveacanopy(伞篷)builtintoastreetlamp，”hesaid.TheLampbrellaisastandardl

18、ookingstreetlampfittedwithanumbrellacanopy.Ithasabuiltinelectricmotorwhichcanopenorclosetheumbrellaondemand.Sensors(传感器)thenensurethattheumbrellaofferspedestriansshelterwheneveritstartsraining.Inadditiontotherainsensor,theresalsoa360motionsensoronthefiberglassstreetlampwhichdetectswhetheranyoneisusi

19、ngtheLampbrella.Afterthreeminutesofnotbeingusedthecanopyisclosed.Accordingtothedesigner,theLampbrellawouldmoveatarelativelylowspeed,soasnottocauseharmtothepedestrians.Besides,itwouldbegroundedtoprotectfrompossiblelightningstrike.EachLampbrellawouldofferenoughshelterforseveralpeople.Beinginstalled(安装

20、)at2metersofftheground,itwouldonlybeadangerforthetallestofpedestrians.WhiletherearenoplanstotaketheLampbrellaintoproduction,BelyaevsaysherecentlyintroducedhiscreationtooneMoscowDepartment,andinsistshiscreationcouldbeinstalledonanystreetwherealotofpeoplewalkbuttherearenocanopiestoprovideshelter.66.Fo

21、rwhatpurposedidBelyaevcreatetheLampbrella?A.Topredictaheavyrain.B.Tochecktheweatherforecast.C.Toprotectpeoplefromtherain.D.Toremindpeopletotakeanumbrella.67WhatdoweknowfromBelyaevswordsinParagraph2?A.Hiscreationwasinspiredbyanexperience.B.ItrainsalotinthecityofSaintPetersburg.C.Streetlampsareprotect

22、edbycanopies.D.Heenjoyedtakingwalksintherain.68WhichofthefollowingshowshowtheLampbrellaworks?A.motorcanopysensorsB.sensorsmotorcanopyC.motorsensorscanopyD.canopymotorsensors69WhatdoesParagraph5mainlytellusabouttheLampbrella?A.Itsmovingspeed.B.Itsappearance.C.Itsinstallation.D.Itssafety.70Whatcanbein

23、ferredfromthelastparagraph?A.Thedesignerwillopenacompanytopromotehisproduct.B.TheLampbrellacouldbeputintoimmediateproduction.C.Thedesignerisconfidentthathiscreationispractical.D.TheLampbrellawouldbeputonshowinMoscow.答案【要点综述】MikhailBelyaev设计的Lampbrella实施，但是MikhailBelyaev却对自己的设计很自信。C66“ButdesignerMikh

24、ailBelyaevCdoesntthinkthatforgettingtochecktheweatherforecastbeforeheadingoutshouldresultinyougettingwet.ThatswhyhecreatedLampbrella”可知MikhailBelyaev设计Lampbrella是为了给街道上的人们遮雨的。67A考查推理判断。从MikhailBelyaev说的话“Iwasdrivingandsawthestreetlampslightinguppeopletryingtohidefromtherain.Ithoughtitwouldbeappropri

25、atetohaveacanopybuiltintoastreetlamp.”可知，他的创意灵感来自他的一次生活体验。故选A。68BLampbrella工作的过程是先通过传感器(sensors)(motor)(canopy)打开。故选B。69D考查主旨大意。从本段的“soasnottocauseharmtothepedestrians”和“Beinginstalledat2metersofftheground,itwouldonlybeadangerforthetallestofpedestrians”可知该段是讲Lampbrella的安全性。70C考查推理判断。从本段MikhailBelyae

26、v说的话看出他对自己的设计很自信。故选C。（三）ManyofyouarestudyingEnglishandyoumaybe1whyitissodifficulttolearn.Itsactuallynottoodifficulttolearn2youknowsome3aboutthelanguageandculturethatitreflects(反映).PerhapsthefirstthingyouneedtoknowaboutEnglishisthatitismadeupofseveralotherlanguages4French,German,Latin,GreekandAngloSa

27、xon.Inaddition,therearewords5SpanishinEnglishandmanyAmericanIndianwordsandnames,evensomeChineseandJapanese6canbefoundintheEnglishlanguage.Thisborrowingofwords7otherlanguagesis8ofthekeyreasons9someofthedifficultiesthatpeoplemeetwith(遇到)10theyarelearningEnglish.1.A.knowingB.wonderingC.earningD.hearing

28、2.A.butB.andC.ifD.unless3.A.newsB.factsC.truthD.information4.A.suchasB.thesameasC.soasD.forexample5.A.inB.offC.ofD.from6.A.wordsB.cultureC.languageD.letters7.A.forB.toC.fromD.out8.A.thatB.somethingC.oneD.this9.A.whyB.ifC.whatD.for10.A.whenB.beforeC.afterD.while答案英语词汇和哪些语言有联系。1.B.想知道原因。2.C.用if表示假设。3.

29、D.someinformation为“一些语言信息”。information是不可数名词。4.A.对组成部分的列举用suchas。5.D.from表示来“自于”,“选自于”。6.A.句意理解题.中文和日文是EnglishandJapanesewords。7.C.同5。8.C.oneof表示之一。9.A.句是定语从句，连接词是why。10.D.由于此句用的是进行时，故用while。（四）Athousandyearsago,HongKongwascoveredbyathickforest.Asmoreandmorepeoplecameto1inHongKong,thesetreeswerecutd

30、ownandburnt.Nowthereis2forestleft,thoughtherearestillsomesmallareas(地方)coveredwithtrees.Wecallthesewoods.Elephants,tigersandmany3animalswerelivinginthethickforest.WhenpeoplecametoliveinHongKong,the4begantodieout.Earlyfarmersgrewriceand5pigsandchickensinthevalleys.Theycutdownthetreesandburntthem.They

31、needed6tokeepthemselveswarminwinter,tocooktheirfoodandtokeepawaythedangerousanimals.Elephantsquicklydisappeared(消失)becausetherewasnotenoughfoodforthem.7didmostofthewolvesandtigers.Monkeysandmanyotheranimalssoon8inthesameway.YoumightthinkthattherearenolongeranyanimalsinHongKong9inthezoos.Therearestillabout36differentanimals10there.OneofthemostinterestingofHongKongsanimalsisthebarkingdeer.Thesearebeautifullittleanimals11arichbrowncoatandawhitepatch(补丁)underthetail.Theylooklikedeer12buttheyaremuchlikeadog13.InHongKongthebarkingdeerhasonlyarealenemy(敌人)14.Peoplehunttheselittleanimalsthoughiti