【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(十四)
【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(十二)
新译林英语中考一轮复习课外趣味阅读及练习题（十二）课外趣味阅读同义词趣味巧辨析active, energetic, vigorous, brisk, lively 这些形容词均有“积极的，活跃的”之意。
active ：指有活动能力，强调与消极或休止相反的积极活动状态。
energetic ：提精力充沛、奋力从事某事业。
vigorous ：指不仅表现积极、有生气，而且固有精力和活力十分旺盛。
brisk ：指动作敏捷、充满活力、轻快活泼地从事某项工作或活动。
lively ：侧重支轮船快，机智，有生气。
幽默故事None Other Than a SoldierAs a newly commissinaed infantry lieutenant, I was eager to set an exa mple for my platoon by cleaning my own M-16 rifle. While we were wo rking on the weapons, one soldier complained about the unusual notch ed shape of the M-16's bolt and chamber, which makes it difficult to clean. "Lieutenant, they need to make something to clean this with," th e soldier said. "They do," piped up a sergeant. "Really," I said with su rprise, wondering why we had not ordered such a tool. "Yes, sir," repli ed the sergeant. "It's called a soldier."正是士兵作为一名新上任的步兵中尉，我通过擦拭自己的M-16式自动步枪给全排作个榜样。
【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(五)
新译林英语中考一轮复习课外趣味阅读及练习题（五）课外趣味阅读同义词趣味巧辨析advice, opinion, progposal, suggestion, recommendation, view这些名词均含“意见、建议”之意。
advice ：普通用词，侧重依据个人经验、学识和正确判断而提出的忠言。
opinion ：日常用词，泛指对某事物的想法和意见。
progposal ：指正式提出来供研究、采纳或实行的建议。
suggestion ：普通用词，语气比advice婉转客气，也不如proposal 正式。
着重为改进工作、解决困难等提出的建议，有时含所提建议不一定正确，仅供参考的意味。
recommendation ：指在自己经历的基础上而提出的有益建议、意见或忠告。
view ：侧重指对重大的或引起公众关注的问题所持的看法和态度。
aeroplane, airplane, aircraft, plane, jet, helicopter这些名词均有“飞机”之意。
aeroplane和airplane专指普通飞机，不包括helicopter(直升飞机)。
aeroplane为英国英语的拼法。
airplane ：为美国英语的用词。
aircraft ：常用作集体名词，也可指一架飞机，其含义包括直升飞机和飞艇等。
plane ：本义为“平面”，在航空专业里通常用aeroplane。
plane 较通俗用词。
jet ：指喷气式飞机，也用jet plane。
helicopter ：指直升飞机。
幽默故事Early ShopperIt was Christmas and the judge was in a benevolent mood as he questio ned the prisoner. "What are you charged with?" he asked."Doing my christmas shopping early," replied the defendant."That's no offense," replied the judge, "How early were you doing this shopping?" "Before the store opened," countered the prisoner.采购过早那天是圣诞节，法官在审讯犯人时也有点恻隐之心。
【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(八)
新译林英语中考一轮复习课外趣味阅读及练习题（八）课外趣味阅读同义词趣味巧辨析after, behind, at the back of这些词均有“在……后面”之意。
after和behind用来表地点时，前者强调的是顺序的先后，而后者侧重方向和位置的前后关系。
请比较：The student sat after me.那个学生坐在我后面。
(我坐在他前面)。
The student sat behind me.那学生坐在我背后。
after与behind用于指时间时，前者强调时间的先后顺序，而后者则着重于表示“落后……”或“迟于……”的概念。
试比较：Who ruled after James I?詹姆斯一世之后是谁统治的?You are forty minutes behind schedule.你比规定的时间迟了40分钟。
after多用于表示因时间上的先后而造成顺序的前后场合，behind则常用于仅指位置上的前后关系。
请比较：Please shut the door after you.请随手关门。
Please shut the door behind you.请关上你身后的门。
at the back of ：这个前置词短语既可指具体的位置的先后，又可用于指抽象的概念。
afterward(s), later这两个副词均有“后来，以后”之意。
afterward(s)与later的不同之处有两点。
1.afterwards指一整段时间之后，一般不分具体时间连用，而later常指一个具体的时间点之后。
2.afterward(s)强调事物的先后顺序，而later侧重“迟、推迟”。
幽默故事CameraOn our way to a wedding in Vermont, my husband and I realized we had forgotten our camera. We stopped at a general store and, hoping to purchase a cheap, disposable model. Sal asked the owner, "Do you have any of those throwaway cameras?""Look, fella," replied the owner, "I don't care what you do with it after you buy it."照相机在前往威蒙特参加一个婚礼的路上，我和丈夫意识到我们忘了带照相机。
【个人手工制作】新译林9AUNIT1英语课外趣味阅读及练习题
新译林9AUNIT1英语课外趣味阅读及练习题课外趣味阅读复活节(Easter)在多数西方国家(western countries)里，复活节一般要举行盛大的宗教(religion)游行(parade)。
游行者身穿长袍(robe)，手持十字架(Latin Cross)，赤足前进。
他们打扮成基督教(Christianism)历史人物，唱着颂歌(canticle)欢庆耶稣复活(revival)。
如今节日游行已失去往日浓厚的宗教色彩。
节日游行洋溢着喜庆的气氛，具有浓烈的民间(folk)特色和地方(local)特色。
在美国，游行队伍中即有身穿牛仔服(Jeans Wear)踩高跷的(stilted)小丑，也有活泼可爱的卡通人物米老鼠(Mickey Mouse)。
在英国，游行多以介绍当地的历史和风土人情(local conditions and customs)为主，游行者化装成(make up)为苏格兰风笛(Bagpipe)乐队(band)以及皇宫卫士，吸引了众多的游客。
复活节的到来还使人们纷纷换上新衣。
过去基督教教徒会在节前去教堂行洗礼(baptism)，然后穿上自己的新袍，庆祝基督的新生。
穿戴一新的习俗保留至今，因为人们认为节日里不穿新衣是要倒运的。
复活节期间，人们还喜欢彻底打扫自己的住处，表示新生活从此开始。
The festivalsBefore Christmas Mr. Smith broke his right leg and had to stay in hospital. When he was there, he always asked his doctor when he could go home. He didn’t like to spend Christmas in hospital. Though the doctor did his best, Mr. Smith didn’t get better. So on Christmas Day he was still in hospital. He spent a bad day in bed thinking that he missed a lot of fun on such a happy day.The next day the doctor told him that he might be well enough to leave hospital in time for the New Year. Mr. Smith was very happy to think that he would spend New Year’s Day outside hospital. Soon Mr. Smith left hospital and on New Year’s Eve he went to a party. He enjoyed himself there. But he drank too much. On his way home that night, he had a fall and broke his left leg. What an unlucky man he was!练习题（一）Charlie is twenty-three now. He 1 a university(大学) and found work in a factory last year. It’s 2 and there are no more than fifty workers in it. And only he 3 in a university. So he looks down upon （瞧不起）his 4 . He always thinks he’s right and never agrees with 5 . He likes to say, “I’ve never made a mistake!”But once the young man couldn’t 6 a foreign instructions （说明书）. An old worker studied it for two days and 7 Mr. White, the boss of the factory, 8 it meant. The boss asked Charlie why. He made a few excuses to say for 9 . And he didn’t agree with the old man. The boss became angry and asked, “Is it 10 that you’ve never made a mistake?”The young man wouldn’t make Mr. White 11 and had to say, “No, it isn’t, sir.”Having 12 this, the workers were happy. One of them asked, “ It means that you also make some mistakes!”Charlie 13 his mind at once and said, “ I made only one mistake in my 14 !”“When?” the boss asked in surprise.“Just now, sir.”Answered the young man. “When Mr. White 15 me acknowledge （承认）I was wrong!”( )1. A. visited B. left C. built D.reached( )2. A. small B. big C. newD.old( )3. A. lived B. traveled C. arrived D. studied( )4. A. parents B. teacher C. workmates D. classmates( )5. A. another B. other C. the other D. others( )6. A. see B. write C. understand D. read( )7. A. told B. asked C. taught D. laughed at( )8. A. when B.what C. howD.where( )9. A. him B. himself C. them D. themselves( )10. A. clever B. sure C. true D. able( )11. A. sad B. sadder C. angry D. angrier( )12. A. heard B. listened C. guessed D. reported( )13. A. lost B. hated C. changed D. thought( )14. A. life B. office C. family D. bedroom( )15. A. helped B. made C. watched D. had答案：1-5 BADCD 6-10 CABBC 11-15 DACAB（二）Before Christmas Mr. Smith broke his right leg and had to stay in hospital. When he was there, he always asked his doctor when he could go home. He didn’t like to spend Christmas in hospital. Though the doctor did his best, Mr. Smith didn’t get better. So on Christmas Day he was still in hospital. He spent a bad day in bed thinking that he missed a lot of fun on such a happy day.The next day the doctor told him that he might be well enough to leave hospital in time for the New Year. Mr. Smith was very happy to think that he would spend New Year’s Day outside hospital. Soon Mr. Smith left hospital and on New Year’s Eve he went to a party. He enjoyed himself there. But he drank too much. On his way home that night, he had a fall and broke his left leg. What an unlucky man he was!1. Mr. Smith spent Christmas Day in hospital because ______.A. he like toB. his wife told him toC. he broke his left legD. he had to2. Mr. Smith felt ______ on Christmas Day.A. happyB. sadC. betterD. well3. He had a good time on ______.A. Christmas’ EveB. Christmas DayC. New Year’s EveD. New Year’s Day4. Why does Mr. Smith drink so much on New Year’s Eve?5. Where would Mr. Smith spend New Year’s Day?答案：1. D解析：文中第一段指出，史密斯先生的腿骨折了，尽管医生很努力，但在圣诞节前夕，史密斯依然没有康复，所以他不得不呆在医院里。
【个人手工制作】新译林英语小学升初中课外趣味阅读及练习题(十)
新译林英语小学升初中课外趣味阅读及练习题（十）课外趣味阅读精彩小故事（六篇）The RobotsRobots are becoming a big part of our lives. There may be half a million robots in the U.S 20 years from now. These machines are changing the way of work that is being done. Thousands of robots are used in factories. These robots are not like the robots in movies. They don't walk or talk. Instead, a robot may be just metal arm. The robot arm can do a certain job in a factory over and over again. it can do jobs that people may not want to do. A robot never gets tired of doing the same thing. Sometimes a robot gets to do more exciting work. In Canada, police are using a robot on wheels. This robot's job is to take apart bombs that may go off.A Broken Mirror and Bad Luck.Will you have bad luck if you break a mirror? Many people believe this.There is an old story about breaking mirrors.Long ago, people happened to see their faces in ponds and lakes. Some people were frightened. "That must be my soul," a person would say.The mirrors were made of shiny metal. Later, people used glass mirrors. They were careful not to break them. Breaking a mirror would harm the soul. That is how a broken mirror came to mean bad luck. The bad luck is supposed to last for seven years. You may not believe this story. You may have no bad luck with mirrors. But you should handle mirrors carefully. A broken mirror could cut you.Hair and Beard.Lucy always wanted to become a teacher, because she liked children. When she was twenty-one years old, she began teaching in a small school. She was a good teacher, and she laughed a lot with the children in her class. They enjoyed her teaching.One day, one of the girls in her class asked her, ‚Why does a man’s hair b ecome grey before his heard does?‛ Mary laughed and answered,‚I don’t know, Helen.‛ Then one of the boys said, ‚I know! Man’s hair becomes grey first because it’s sixteen years older than his beard.‛A lovely weekend.It is a fine Saturday morning. Bob and his family get up later than usual, because he isn’t going to school and his father aren’t going to work. They are all staying at home, but they are not idle. Each of them is doing a different thing.Bob’s father is in the garage. He is washing his car. His mother is in the kitchen. She is busy preparing a good meal for thefamily.Sometimes, Bob helps his mum with the cooking, and sometimes he goes to the garage and watches his father wash his ear. His elder brother, Jack, usually stays in his study till lunchtime. His two sisters are listening to some beautiful music while they’re cleaning the house. His younger brother, Tom, is training his puppy. He is having a lot of fun. Around 12:30, the whole family is seated around the table enjoying a wonderful meal.A bridge.Bridges are built for many reasons. Some bridges are built so that cars can cross over rivers. Others are made for trains to use. In the state of Washington, There is a very unusual bridge – it was built for squirrels. The town of Longview has a very busy street. Many cars use it every day. Squirrels were being killed as they tried to cross the street. Mr.Peter built a bridge for squirrels – one that would pass above thetraffic. For years now, the squirrels have been able to cross safely from one side of the street to the other.School in airMikle is nine years old and Jane is seven. They live at Mount Ebenezer. Their father has a big property. In Australia they call a farm a property.Mike and Jane like school very much. At school they can talk to their friends, but Mike and Jane can’t see their friends. They live 100, perhaps 300 miles away. And like Mike and Jane, they all go to school by radio.Mount Ebenezer is in the centre of Australia. Not many people live in the Centre. School is a room at home with a two-way radio. The teacher also has a two-way radio. Every morning she call each student on the radio. When all the students answer, lessons begin.英语趣味谜语What is it:Has a mouth and does not speak, Has a bed and does not sleep?I sleep by day,I fly by night.I have no feathersTo aid my flight.It has four legs and a footAnd can't walk.It has a beadAnd can't talk.My face is pale, and full and fair;And round it beauty spots there are;By day, indeed, I seem less bright,I'm only seen sometimes at night.And when the sun has gone to bedI then begin to show my head.Riverbatbedmoon小学生实用口语句子11. Remarkable 非凡的12. I Knew You Could Do It 我知道你能做的13. I’m Proud Of You 我为你而骄傲14. Fantastic 太奇妙了15. Super Star 超级明星16. Nice Work 干得好17. Looking Good 看上去不错18. You’re On Top Of It 你是数一数二的19. Beautiful 美极了20. Now You’re Flying 现在你起飞了(进步了)小学生重点词汇积累重点句型12. Happy birthday. Thank you.13. Where’s my present ?It’s in the hatIt’s on the hat.It’s under the hat.14. How old are you?I’m eleven.15. Is it a dog?Yes, it is./ No, it isn’t..16. This is my mother.She’s a teacher.This is my father.He’s a doctor.This is my grandpa.He’s a policeman.This is my grandma.She’s a driver.This is my brother.He’s a farmer.This is my sister.She’s a nurse.练习题（一）Dis-ComcertingI had been trying to get my friend Mike-a rock' n rollfan-interested in classical music. When I offered to purchase tickets to a Mozart festival, he willingly agreed to accompany meand seemed to enjoy the symphony.After the concert, I mentioned how Mozart's music moved me. "At times, I can almost hear his voice in his music and I feel as though he's talking to me," I said.Mike nodded his head in solemn agreement. "Yes," he said. "I know what you mean."Feeling very pleased that I had made a "convert", I asked what he felt the music was saying to him.He replied, "it said 'go to sleep, Michael. Go to sleep.Notes:(1) disconcert v.使窘困，使狼狈(2) a rock'n roll fan 摇滚迷(3) offer to （do）主动提出（做）(4) purchase v.购买(5) Mozart 莫扎特（奥地利著名作曲家）(6) accompany v.陪伴，伴随(7) symphony n.交响乐(8) solemn adj.庄严的，严肃的(9) convert n.归顺某宗教者（本文指转变兴趣的人）Exercises:根据短文选择正确答案：① What was Mike's interst?A. classic musicB. folk songsC. rock' n rollD. pop music② What were the tickets for?A. a moving film about MozartB. a concert given by MozartC. a Mozart festivalD. a rock' n roll concert③ Why did Mike agree to accompany the author?A. Because the author urged him again and again.B. Because the author ordered him to do so .C. Because Mike really enjoyed classical music.D. Because Mike wanted to show politeness since they were friends.④ How did the author feel about the symphony?A. The author was disappointed.B. The author was very happy.C. The author was excited.D. The author was moved.⑤ How did Mike think of the symphony?A. excitingB. movingC. tiringD. nice译文尴尬我一直设法让我朋友迈克——一个摇滚迷———对古典音乐感兴趣。
【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(三).docx
新译林英语中考一轮复习课外趣味阅读及练习题（三）
课外趣味阅读
同义词趣味巧辨析
acquire, obtain, gain, get, win, earn, secure 这些动词均含"获得■取得.得到”之意。
acquire :强调通过不断的.持续的努力而获得某物f也指日积月累地渐渐地获得。
书面语用词。
obtain :较正式用词,着重通过巨大努力.要求而得到所需或
盼望已久的东西。
gain :侧重指经过努力或有意识行动而取得某种成就或获得某种利益或好处。
get :普通用词,使用广泛，可指以任何方式得到某物，也不一定要经过努力。
【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(二十).docx
新译林英语中考一轮复习课外趣味阅读及练习题（二十）课外趣味阅读同义词趣味巧辨析6・ look f see f watch三者都有"看"的意思。
look 是看的过程。
I looked f but saw nothing ・我看了■但什么也没看见。
see是看的结果。
see a film看电影;see a play看戏（话剧）。
watch是看移动的事物或定晴地看。
watch a football match 看足球比赛。
watch TV看电视。
7.sometime; sometimes; some time; some timessometime是副词f可与过去时或将来时连用,表示“（在过去）某个时候"或"（在将来）某个时候"。
如：I saw him sometime in May0some time多数情况下作名词短语，意为”一些时间;一些时候“;它还可以作副词词组,用来表示一个未肯定的时刻,此时它可与sometime 互换。
如：I\'ll be away for some time osometimes是一个表示时间频率的副词，意为”有时候”。
如：Sometimes I help my mother with the housework osome times 是"几次、几倍”之意。
如:They have been there several times o8.how long, how often, how far f how soonhow long意为"多久、多长时间"注要是对一段时间进行提问, 答语通常是（for）three days/weeks/months等时间段,它可用于各种时态。
How long do you stay in Beijing every year?每年你在北京住多久？how often意为”多久……次.是否经常",用来提问在某一特定的时间进行某个动作的次数，答语通常是always usually f often f sometimes f once/twice a day/month 等。
【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(四).docx
新译林英语中考一轮复习课外趣味阅读及练习题（四）课外趣味阅读同义词趣味巧辨析adult, grown・up，mature这些形容词均有“成年的，成熟的"之意。
adult : 一般指生理上的童年期已结束f达到法定年龄。
grown-up:多用于口语,含义与adult基本相同，但更侧重脱离儿童阶段/已成大人,与childish意思相反。
mature :用于生物时f指完全长好了。
用于人时f指达到了生命的黄金时期，但所暗示的青少年和成年之间的界限不明显。
advance, progress, proceed, move on, go 这些动词均含“前进,行进,逬展”之意。
advance :主要用于具体的人或物,也可指科学技术和运动等。
progress :指按某一既定目标前进，取得发展,目的性很明确,强调经常和稳定地前进。
proceed :侧重指继续前进。
move on :非正式用语f侧重从某_停止点向某地前进f但不表示前进的目的地。
go :最常用词f含义宽泛而不确切f依上文确定其具体意思。
advantage, benefit, interest, favour, profit, gain这些名词均有“利益、好处”之意。
advantage :指因某方面占优势或利用某机会以及对方弱点而获得利益与女视。
benefit :普通用词，指通过正当手段从物质或精神方面得到的任何好处或利益。
interest :作“利益”解时，多用复数形式，既可指集团、群体的利益，又可指个人的利益。
favour :指在竞争中获得的advantage,也可指在狭隘的个人利益。
profit :着重收益,尤指从物质.钱财等方面获得的利益。
gain :指获得的物质利益,也暗示不损坏他人利益而得的无形mt默故事One Side of the CaseA judge asked our group of potential jurors whether anyone should be excused, and one man raised his hand・N l can't hear out of my left ear;" the man told the judge・M Can you hear out of your right ear?11 the judge asked・ The man nodded his head・"You'll be allowed to serve on the jury/' the judge declared. "We only li sten to one side of the case at a time.11一面之辞一位法官问我们这群修补陪审员是否有人应当免权。
【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(一)
新译林英语中考一轮复习课外趣味阅读及练习题（一）课外趣味阅读同义词趣味巧辨析accuse, charge这两个动词均有“指控、谴责”之意。
accuse ：普通用词，正式或非正式场合，私人或法律上均可用。
被指控的情节可轻可重。
常与of连用。
charge ：常与accuse换用，但charge多指较严重的错误或罪行，而且往往向法庭提出正式起诉。
ache, pain, sore这些名词均含有“疼、疼痛”之意。
ache ：指人体某一器官较持久的疼痛，常常是隐痛。
pain ：可与ache换用，但pain既可指一般疼痛，也可指剧痛，疼痛范围可以是局部或全身，时间可长可短。
也可引申指精神上的痛苦。
sore ：指身体某部位的痛处，有是也指精神上的痛苦。
幽默故事Sleeping PillsBob was having trouble getting to sleep at night. He went to see his doc tor, who prescribed some extra-strong sleeping pills.Sunday night Bob took the pills, slept well and was awake before he he ard the alarm. He took his time getting to the office, strolled in and said to his boss: "I didn't have a bit of trouble getting up this morning." "That's fine," roared the boss, "but where were you Monday and Tuesd ay?"安眠药鲍勃晚上失眠。
他去看医生，医生给他开了一些强力安眠药。
【个人手工制作】新译林英语小学升初中课外趣味阅读及练习题(十四)
新译林英语小学升初中课外趣味阅读及练习题（十四）课外趣味阅读精彩小故事hello的起源This greeting is much newer than most people think. The use of hello as a greeting is only as old as the telephone. The first recorded use is from 1883.It does, however, have earlier origins in other senses. It is a variant of hallo, which dates to 1840 and is a cry of surprise. That in turn is related to halloo, a cry to urge on hunting dogs. Halloo dates to about 1700, but a variant, aloo, appears in Shakespeare's King Lear a century earlier than that.And there is an even earlier variant, hollo, which dates to at least 1588 when Shakespeare used it in Titus Andronicus. There are also cognates in other Germanic languages.Hello was not a shoo-in for the telephone greeting either. It competed with several other options, including Alexander Graham Bell's suggestion of Ahoy, but pulled into an early lead and by the end of the 1880s was firmly ensconced.Hello 这个问候的历史比大多数人想象的都要短，它只与电话问世的时间差不多，最早出现在1883年。
- 1、下载文档前请自行甄别文档内容的完整性，平台不提供额外的编辑、内容补充、找答案等附加服务。
- 2、"仅部分预览"的文档,不可在线预览部分如存在完整性等问题,可反馈申请退款(可完整预览的文档不适用该条件!)。
- 3、如文档侵犯您的权益，请联系客服反馈,我们会尽快为您处理(人工客服工作时间：9:00-18:30)。
新译林英语中考一轮复习课外趣味阅读及练习题（十四）课外趣味阅读同义词趣味巧辨析addition, appendix, attachment, supplement, accessory这些名词均含“附加物、增加物”之意。
addition ：仅强调数量的增加。
appendix ：指书末的附录。
attachment ：指用于扩大原物用途的附件。
supplement ：主要指使书、报等正广更完善而额外增加的部分。
accessory ：作“附件”解时，与attachment同义，可互换，但还指增加美观的附属品。
additional, extra, supplementary这些形容词均有“另加的，额外的”之意。
additional ：由名词additon派生出的形容词，指在原有基础上添加上去的。
extra ：指不包括本身而额外加上去的部分。
supplementary ：由名词supplement派生而来，指对原有的追加或补究。
幽默故事Good News And Bad News"There's good news and bad news," the divorce lawyer told his client. "I could sure use some good news," sighed the client. "What's it?" "Y our wife isn't demanding that your future inheritances be included in t he settlement." "And the bad news?" "After the divorce, she's marry ing your father."好消息和坏消息“有好消息，也有坏消息，”离婚律师告诉他的当事人。
“我总能利用一些好消息吧，”当事人吧了口气说，“是什么好消息？”“你妻子没有要求将你未来的继承财产也划入裁决的范围。
”“那么坏消息呢？”“离婚以后，她将与你父亲结婚。
”Perfect MatchA wealthy matron is so proud of a valuable antique vase that she decid es to have her bedroom painted the same color as the vase. Several pai nters try to match the shade, but none comes close enough to satisfy th e eccentric woman. Eventually, a painter approaches who is confident he can mix the proper color. The woman is pleased with the result, and the painter becomes famous. Years later, he retires and truns the bus iness over to his son. "Dad," says the son, "there's something I've got t o know. How did you get those walls to match the vase so perfectly?" " Son," the father replies, "I painted the vase."绝配一位富婆为拥有一只珍贵的古玩而深感骄傲，以至于她竟要把卧室漆成与花瓶同样的颜色。
几名油漆匠试图调出这个底色，但是谁也没有能令那位怪癖的妇女满意。
最后来了位油漆匠。
他非常自信能调出那种颜色。
那妇女对他的成果非常满意，油漆匠于是一举成名。
多年以后，他退休了，生意也交给儿子。
“爸，”儿子说，“有件事我得弄清楚，您是怎样使墙的颜色与花瓶配得那么绝的？”“儿子，”父亲回答说，“我漆了花瓶。
”中考重点短语集萃for the sake of为了…起见,看在…的份上on sale出售,贱卖all the same仍然,照样的the same as与…一致,与…相同的on a large scale大规模的on a small scale小规模的ahead of schedule提前behind schedule晚点on schedule按预定时间scrape through擦过,勉强通过start from scratch从头做起,从零开始in secret秘密的,私下的see off给…送行see through看穿,识破;干完,干到底see to注意,负责,照料;修理send for派人去送,召唤;索取send in呈报,提交,送来in a sense从某种意义上说make sense讲的通,有意义,言之有理in sequence依次,逐一a series of一系列,一连串serve as作为,用作serve sb right活该;给某人应得的待遇set about开始,着手set aside挑出,拨出,留出;拒绝set back推迟,延缓,阻碍set down卸下,放下;记下,记入set forth阐明,陈述set off出发,动身,引起,使发生set out陈列,显示;动身,启程;制定set out to打算,着手set up创立,建立,树立;资助,扶持settle down定居,过安定的生活in shape处于良好状态take shape成形cut short中断,简化run short用完,耗尽for short简称,缩写in short简言之,总之show in领入show off炫耀,卖弄show up使呈现,使醒目;出席,到场shut out排除sick of厌烦on the side作为兼职,额外side by side肩并肩,一个挨一个side walk人行道at first sight乍一看,初看起来in sight被见到,在望catch sight of发现,突然看见out of sight看不见,在视野之外ever since从那时起,自那时以来sit up迟睡,熬夜sit for参加sit in列席,旁听on the sly偷偷的,冷不防的and so on/forth等等ever so非常,极其or so大约,左右so…as to结果是;如此…以至于,如此…以使so far迄今为止so that以便,为的是;结果是,以致so…that如此…以致as soon as一…就,刚…便no sooner…than一…就,刚…便sooner or later迟早,早晚the Soviet Union苏联speed up使加速in spite of不管,不顾,尽管,虽然on the spot当场,在现场(go) on the stage当演员at stake在危险中,厉害攸关stand by支持,帮助,站在一边;袖手旁观stand for代替,代表,意味着stand out突出,显眼stand up站起来,耐用stand up for为…辩护,维护sand up to勇敢的面对,坚持抵抗,经得起in step同步,合拍step by step逐步step up提高,加快,加紧out of step步调不一致,不协调step in插入,介入stick out伸出,突出;坚持到底,继续stick to坚持;忠于;信守in stock现有,备有in succession连续的such as像…的那样,诸如,例如such…that那样的…以致all of a sudden突然in sum总而言之sum up总结,概括summon up鼓起(勇气),奋起;唤起make sure of/that查明,弄确实;确信;确定,务必练习题（一）KISSI HEALTH-BEAUTY CENTERWith a busy life and job, pres sure can make you looktired and aged．Kissi Health-Beauty Center gives classes, makes training plans according to your physical conditions, and sets up an individual file．All these things will help you to get t o kn ow your body and the way to keep it fit．BODY-BUILDINGImported gym equipment will help you build up your body's muscles, making you look full of energy and strength．GYMNASTIC EXERCISESA bright and large exercise room with excellent equipment and music will give your body a chance to enjoy moveme nt with rhythm．3）SPECIAL "LAZY-BONE" FITNESS CENTER"Lazy-bone" fitness equipment is the first bodyshaping set of seven beds in Houston．Designed according to human anatomic （解剖学的）and kinematic（运动学的）theory，the seven special beds will help you to exercise your waist, abdomen（腹）, hips（臀）or legs．In the relaxing hours you may try them to strengthen your muscles and lose weight．*Tuition: "Lazy-bone" fitness card, 1000 dollars /month （gymnastic classes included）．*Open Time: 10:30 a．m．-10:30 p．m．every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday*Tel: 59185700*Address: 16 Johnson Street, Houston68．The purpose of this passage is to ______．A．give advice on health B．introduce new ways of bod y-buildingC．ask you to go to the center D．introduce ways to lose weight69．If you want some exercises as well as relaxation after a busy day, you'll go to the center and ______________．A．learn anatomic and kinematic theory B．sleep on the special bedsC．join in the gymnastic exercises D．buy a special card70．Tom Everest who keeps a "Lazy-bone" fitness card can go to the center ______ this week．A．11:30 a．m．Monday B．11:30 p．m．MondayC．10:00 a．m．Tuesday D．10:00 p．m．Tuesday71．According to the passage, the center wants to show it is _____ ．A．th e most convenient B．the largestC．the newest D．the most adva nced答案CCAD（二）Turtles in Malaysia are still quite common. That is to say, they are still to be found in the wild. There are two kinds of turtles in Malaysia: land and marine（海生的）turtles. There are 7 species（物种）of marine turtles in the world. Four of them lay their eggs on the Malaysian beaches. These are: the leaderback turtles, hawksbill turtle, olive ridley turtle and the green turtle.In West Malaysia, there is a long sand beach. From June to August every year, giant turtles come to the beach to lay eggs. They appear only late at night to lay their eggs in holes. They dig these holes with their hind flippers.When they have finished laying their eggs, they fill up the holes with sand and return to the sea. The mother turtles never see their babies. The hot sun keeps the eggs warm and until they hatch（孵化）. Then thebaby turtles will go back to the sea to begin their new lives. In the past, many people came to dig up the eggs after the mother turtles had left. They took the eggs to town to sell.Since 1962, the Malaysian government has built high fences（围篱）around the sand beach to stop anyone from digging turtle eggs, because people are afraid that there will be fewer and fewer turtles there.答案62. in the wild 63. live 64 four 65. big / large66. June to August 67. sand 68. return to the sea 69. make money / sell them70. protect turtle eggs / stop anyone from digging 71. Turtles in Malaysia（三）Can animals be made to work for p 1 ? Some scientists think that one day animals may be trained (训练)to do a number of simple jobs i 2 of people. They say that at a circus (杂技场), for example, we may see elephants，monkeys, dogs and other animals doing q 3 skillful (熟练的) things. Perhaps you have seen them on the television or in a film. If you watch closely, you may find that the trainer (驯兽员) always g 4 the animal some sugar o 5 a piece of fruit as a reward (报酬). The scientists say that many d 6 animals many be trained to do a lot of simple things if they know they will get a reward f 7 doing that.Of course，as we know, dogs can be trained to look after a house，and soldiers in both old and modern times have u 8 geese(鹅) to give warning(警报) by m 9 a lot of noise when an enemy(敌人)comes near. And also it may be possible to train animals to work in families or f 10 .答案1. people2. instead3. quite4. gives5. or6. different7. for8. used9. making 10. farms（四）Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story __1__ their children. And they must have realized how difficult it is to write a __2__ children’s book. Either the author has aimed (定目标) too__3__, so that children can’t follow what is in his ( or more often, her ) story, __4__ the story seems to be talking to the readers.The best children’s books are __5__ very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy(令人满意的) the __6__ who hears the story and the adult(成年人) who __7__ it. Unfortunately(不幸的是), there are in fact few books like this, __8__ the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not __9__ to solve. This may be why many of the books regarded as __10__ of children’s literature(文学) were in fact written for __11__ “Alice in Wonderland” is perhaps the most obvious(明显)of this.Children, left for themselves, often __12__ the worst possible interest in literature. Just leave a child in a bookshop or a __13__ and he will more willingly choose the books written in an unimaginative (并非想象的) way, or have a look at the most children’s comics(连环图书), full of the stories and jokes which are the rejections of teachers and righting-thinking parents.Perhaps we parents should stop __14__ to brainwash(洗脑)children into accepting(接受)our taste in literature. After all, children and adults are so __15__ that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the same books. So I suppose we’ll just have to compromise(妥协)over the bedtime story.1. A. to B. in C. with D. around2. A. short B. long C. bad D. good3. A. easy B. short C. high D. difficult4. A. and B. but C. or D. so5. A. both B. neither C. either D. very6. A. child B. father C. mother D. teacher7. A. hears B. buys C. understands D. reads8. A. but B. however C. so D. because9. A. hard B. easy C. enough D. fast10.A. articles B. work C. arts D. works11. A. grown-ups B. girls C. boys D. children12. A. are B. show C. find D. add13. A. school B. home C. office D. library14. A. going B. liking C. trying D. preferring15. A. same B. friendly C. different D. common答案1. C。