福建省晋江市季延中学高中英语基础阅读材料2 (2)

高二英语基础阅读材料

Lesson 54 sticky fingers 粘糊的手指

What two interruptions did the writer have?

After breakfast, I sent the children to school and t hen I went to the shops. It was still early when I returned home. The children were at school, my husband was at work and the house was quiet. So I decided to make some meat pies. In a short time I was busy mixing butter and flour and my hands were soon covered with sticky pastry. At exactly that moment, the telephone rang. Nothing could have been more annoyi ng. I picked up the receiver between two sticky fingers and was dismayed when I recognized the voice of Helen Bates. It took me ten minutes to persuade her to ring back later. At last I hung up the receiver. What a mess! There was pastry on my fingers, on the telephone, and on the doorknobs. I had no sooner got back to the kitchen than the doorbell rang loud enough to wake the dead. This time it was the postman and he wanted me to sign for a registered lette r!

New words and expressions 生词和短语

sticky ['st?k?] adj．粘的 dismay [d?s'me?] v．失望，泄气

finger ['f??ɡ?(r)] n．手指 recogni ze ['rek?ɡna?z] v．认出，听出

pie [pa?] n．馅饼 persuade [p?'swe?d] v．说服，劝说

mix /miks/ v.混合，拌和 mess /mes/ n.乱七八糟

pastry /'peistri/ n．面糊 doorknob [?d?:?n?b] n．门把手

annoying [??n????] adj.恼人的 sign /sain/ v.签字

receiver /ri'si:v+/ n.电话的话筒 register ['red??st?(r)] v.挂号邮寄

回答下列问题.

1 Did the writer return home from the shops or not?What did she begin to make?

2 Did the telephone ring soon afterwards or not? Were her hugers very sticky or not?

3 How long did she spend talking to Helen Bates on the telephone?

4 Did she look at the mess she had made or not?

5 What was covered with p astry?

6 Who rang the doorbell?

7 What did he want h er to do?

用括号中的连词改写以下句子：

1 I put the cake in the oven. I forgot all about it. (After putting)

2 Two hours had passed.I smelled something burning.(When)

3 I went into the kitchen.I found it full of smoke.(On going)

Exercises 练习

A. 划出课文中的a，the和some。

B. 在需要的地方填上a，the或some，完成练习后再对照课文，核对你的答案

After ______breakfast, I sent ______children to school and then I went to ______shops. It was still early when I returned home. ______children were at ______school, my husband was at ______work, and ______house was quiet. So I decided to make ______meat pies. In ______short time I was busy mixing ______butter and ______flour and my hands were soon covered with ______sticky pastry. At exactly that moment, ______telephone rang. Nothing could have been more annoying. I picked up ______receiver between ______two sticky fingers and was dismayed when I recognized ______voice of Helen Bates. It took me ten minutes to persuade her to ring back later. At last I hung up ______receiver. What ______mess! There was ______pastry on my fingers, on ______telephone, and on ______door knobs. I had no sooner got back to ______kitchen than ______doorbell rang loud enough to wake ______dead. This time it was ______postman and he wanted me to sign for ______registered letter!

Multiple choice questions 多项选择题

1 The telephone rang ______.

a． at a convenient time b．when the house was empty

c．when the tarts were in the oven d． at an inconvenient time

2 Everything got into a mess because ______.

a．the writer was making meat pies

b．the writer was interrupted several times while making meat pies

c．the writer answered the telephone

d． the writer opened the front door

3______breakfast is the first meal of the day.

a．The b．A c．This d．----

4 She returned home. She was ______home all morning.

a．to b．at c．in d．on

5 Nothing could have been more annoying. It was ______annoying thing that could have happen ed.

a．the more b．more c．most d． the most

6 Whose voice did she recognize? Helen ______.

a．Bate's b．Bates' c．Bates d． Bate

7 She had hardly got back to the kitchen ______the doorbell rang.

a．when b．than c．as d． as soon as

8 She was busy mixing butter and flour. She was ______.

a．joining them b．uniting them

c． unifying them d． putting them together

9 Pastry is as sticky as ______.

a．ink b．water c．glue d．flour

10 She was dismayed when she heard Helen Bates. She felt ______.

a．pity b．sorry c．ill d．tired

11 She hung up the receiver. This means she ______.

a．let it hang b．didn't put it back

c．held it d． put it back in its place

12 She has just ______up the receiver.