新版典范英語7第二冊(7-2)全文

1、新版典范英語 7舊版 62 第二篇J /I J* /niqNoisy Neighbours1 Mr FlinchIn a grim, grey house in a grim, grey town lived an unhappy man.It was not his grey house that made Mr Flinch unhappy. It was not that he was poor, because he was not. Mr Flinch was a miser. He never gave away a penny. ( He never gave away a sm

2、ile either. ) He was a mean and miserable man.Mr Flinch was miserable because of his neighbours.On one side of Mr Flinch s grim, grey house stood a jolly red one. It belonged to Carl Clutch who mended cars.Carl loved cars -and motorbikes and vans and lorries. Every morning, Mr Flinch woke up to hear

3、 hammers banging, spanners clanging and engines revving. The whole street shook with the noise.On the other side, in a bright blue house, lived a music teacher called Poppy Plink. Each morning, Poppy sat down and played grand tunes on her grand piano. After breakfast, her students started to arrive.

4、Violins screeched, drums thundered and bassoons bellowed. Mr Flinch shut his window, but the noise still came through the wall. Brum-brum, tootle -toot, bang! Hiswhole house shook and shivered.He put his fingers in his ears.He rapped on the wall but his n eighbours did not hear.They were far too hap

5、py. They were mending cars and making music, and they loved their work.Brum -brum, tootle -toot, bang!Mr Flinch rap rapped until he made holes in his wallpaper. It did no good.Mr Flinch locked himself in a cupboard. He wound old towels round his head.He wrote angry letters, but tore them all up. Sta

6、mps cost far too much money!he said.Even in bed, he wore a hat to keep out the noise.But the cars still revved and the music still jangled.Mr Flinch was the grey filling in a noise sandwich.This can t go on, Flinch thought to hlfi.mHseeeven shouted it out loud:2 Nasty TricksMr Flinch went next door

7、to Carls house. Carl was mending cars. It was easy to sneakinto his kitchen and put a dead rat in the fridge.That will get rid of him! said Flinch, and smiled a nasty smNileo.body wants to live in a house with rats! At midnight, Mr Flinch climbed on to his roof and -carefully, carefully -crawled acr

8、oss the tiles. He put his head down Poppyschimney and gave a long, loud, Hooowooowoooo! That will get ride of her,he said with a grim grin.Nobody wants to live in a housewith ghosts! Then he climbed back into bed.Next morning, Mr Flinch woke to a HUGE noise. Cars and lorries were stoppingoutside. He

9、 looked out of his window.Carl was sitting outside in the rood, with a table, a kettle, a loaf of bread and a bottle of tomato sauce.Carl called to Mr Flinch,Cant use my kitchen today! Rays, urgh! My mum is cleaningup. She told me to eat my breakfast outside. Thats how I got this great ideaw! aTyake

10、breakfast! Drivers can stop here and buy breakfast. Just then, Poppy Plink came running out of her blue front door.Oh, Mr Flinch! Oh,Carl! Guess what happened last night! I give up, said Mr Flinch, with a sumg smirk.Do tell. Poppy beamed with joy. Lastnight, angles sang down my chimney! They did, I

11、promise! She frowned. But the music wasn t very good! I think they want some new songs to sing! I m sure they want me to write them, and I shall! Oh I shall! She did.Poppy still had to teach music all day.But at night she wrote angle music. She made it nice and loud, with lots of cymbals and trumpet

12、s.It was all too much for Mr Flinch.3 Mr Flinch has a PlanMr Flinch went next door to Carls house.He showed Carl a fistful of money. The day you move house, all this is yours! he said.Anything you say, chief, said Carl, wiping his dirty hands on a rag.Aslong as I can mend cars, Ilbl e happy anywhere

13、. Carl went on, I mlol ve out as soon as I can sell the house! Next, Mr Flinch went to Poppys house and offered her a hatful of money.The day youmove house, all this is yours! he said.Of course! If that is what you want, dear heart! Cried Poppy.She had never seen so much money in her life.As long as

14、 I ehamvy music, I can behappy anywhere! I will move out just as soon as I can sell my little house! Mr Fli nch went home a happy man - well, as happy as a man like Mr Fli nch can ever be.He felt in his empty pockets and gulped.All that money gone!uAths,obon those noisyneighbours will be gone, too!I

15、n a few days, Mr Flinchs neighbours had sold up their houses.Now, at last, he would have peace and quiet - nothing but the no ise of mice scratchi ngin the empty cellar.4 Moving DayMr Flinch watched as Poppy Plink moved out. Bo-jangle went the piano as she pushed and bumped it down the steps.Goingal

16、ready are you, you pest?he mutted. Ipity the person who has to live next door to you! Seeing him, Poppy waved up at the window.Such luck, Mr Flinch! she called. Fancy! A few days ago, I met someone who wants tomove house too! We agreed to swap houses!Just then, Carl came out of his front door carrying two heavy tool boxes. He saw Poppy struggling with a harp and went to help her. All set, Poppy? he said.All set, Carl! Isnt this fun! She replied.Then Carl moved into Poppy s bright house and Poppy moved into Carls jolly red one.They helped each other to carry