【個(gè)人手工制作】新牛津英語(yǔ)模塊5-6綜合課外趣味閱讀及練習(xí)題(二)

1、新牛津英語(yǔ)模塊5-6綜合課外趣味閱讀及練習(xí)題（二）課外趣味閱讀幽默故事King Alfred and the Cakes（阿佛列王與糕餅）King ALFRED O f England once led his army to fight with another army and was beaten. So he had to run away through the woods and swamps to save his life. One evening he came to a woodcutters hut. He was very tired and hungry, so he

2、 begged the woodcutters wife to give him something to eat and a place to sleep in. He was ragged and dirty and she did not know that he was the king. She felt so sorry for him that she told him to come in and gave hem a seat near the fire. She was baking some cakes. She said to King Alfred, “ I must

3、 go and milk the cow. Watch the cakes and do not let them burn. “ The king was willing to do this, but he kept thinking about his army and soon forgot all about the cakes. In a few minutes the woman came back and found the cakes burning. She was so angry that she struck the king with a stick and cri

4、ed, “ You lazy fellow! You want to eat, but you do not want to work.” 艾爾弗雷德王在英國(guó)曾率領(lǐng)他的軍隊(duì)?wèi)?zhàn)斗其他軍隊(duì)，打敗了。所以他只好逃走，穿過(guò)樹(shù)林和沼澤地，挽救他的生命。一天晚上，他來(lái)到了一個(gè)樵夫的小屋。他太累了，餓了，所以他請(qǐng)求樵夫的妻子給他吃東西，睡覺(jué)的地方。他衣衫襤褸，臟了，她不知道他是國(guó)王。她為他感到很難過(guò)，她告訴他進(jìn)來(lái)，給他們一座靠近火。她烤蛋糕。她對(duì)艾爾弗雷德王說(shuō)，“我要去擠牛奶?？催@個(gè)蛋糕，不讓它們?nèi)紵！皣?guó)王愿意這樣做，但他一直想著自己的軍隊(duì)，很快就忘了所有的蛋糕。在幾分鐘的女人回來(lái)發(fā)現(xiàn)蛋糕燃燒。她非常生氣

5、，用棍子打了國(guó)王，叫道，“你懶惰的家伙！你想吃飯，但你不想工作?！盩ony's Lie（湯尼的謊言）One day Tony was a very bad boy. He told a lie to his mother. That night felt very unhappy. He did not want to play with the children. He sat on the doorstep alone. He looked up in the sky and saw the big round moon. He thought that it was lookin

6、g down upon him, because it knew about the lie. He ran down the street to get away from it, but it kept following him. Then he crept into the house and went to bed, but the moon looked at him through the window. He pulled the sheet over his head, but he could not sleep. Then he crawled under the bed

7、 and lay there in the dark. He thought and thought about the lie. At last he decided to tell his mother all about it. He told her the truth and she forgave him. He promised never to tell a lie again. He went back to bed and was soon fast asleep. He dreamed that the moon smiled down upon him.有一天，托尼是一

8、個(gè)非常壞的男孩。他告訴他媽媽撒謊。那天晚上很不高興。他對(duì)孩子們不想玩了。他坐在臺(tái)階上，獨(dú)自一人。他看著天空，看見(jiàn)又大又圓的月亮。他認(rèn)為這是看不起他，因?yàn)樗赖闹e言。他沿著大街跑了遠(yuǎn)離它，但它一直跟著他。然后他偷偷溜進(jìn)屋子去睡覺(jué)，但月亮看著他從窗口。他把那張紙?jiān)谒念^上，但他不能入睡。然后他爬在床上躺在黑暗中。他認(rèn)為，關(guān)于謊言。最后他決定告訴他的母親有關(guān)它的一切。他告訴她真相，她原諒了他。他承諾永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)說(shuō)謊了。他回到床上，很快就睡著了。他夢(mèng)見(jiàn)月亮微笑著他。英語(yǔ)短文欣賞蚱蜢和螞蟻The Grasshopper And The AntDo right things at the proper ti

9、me, or its too late to regret for what has passed.在合適的時(shí)節(jié)做應(yīng)該做的事情，否則，錯(cuò)過(guò)時(shí)節(jié)才醒悟?yàn)闀r(shí)已晚。A grasshopper was playing on his violin where the ants were busy collecting food. “It's the grasshopper again！”they said.“He's always playing that violin of his. He never seems to do any work.”蚱蜢在拉小提琴，而螞蟻卻在忙著收集食物。

10、“又是蚱蜢?！彼鼈冋f(shuō)，“它總是在拉小提琴，似乎從來(lái)不工作?！盩he grasshopper stopped when he saw the ants.“Why are you working on such a beautiful day？”he asked.“Don't you feel the gaiety of spring？ Why aren't you dancing and singing while I play my violin？”“We must collect food now,”said the Queen of ants.“If we don'

11、t, what will we do when winter comes？”蚱蜢看見(jiàn)螞蟻后停了下來(lái)?！斑@么好的天氣，干嗎工作呢？”它問(wèn)道，“你們不覺(jué)得在春天心情是多么舒暢嗎？我拉小提琴的時(shí)候，你們可以唱唱歌，跳跳舞?。　薄艾F(xiàn)在我們必須要收集食物?！毕伜笳f(shuō)，“否則，我們冬天怎么辦呢？”“Oh, winter's a long way off,” said the grasshopper.“ You take life much too seriously.” “But you must work today if you want to eat tomorrow,” said the l

12、ittle ant.“ You can play your violin after you have finished working,” said another as the ants scurried busily about.“哦，冬天還很遠(yuǎn)呢！”蚱蜢說(shuō)道，“你們對(duì)待生活太認(rèn)真啦。”“但是，今天的工作是為了明天的生活?！毙∥浵佌f(shuō)。“你做完工作后再拉小提琴啊?！绷硪恢幻τ诠ぷ鞯奈浵佌f(shuō)。The grasshopper didn't wish to heed their advice,“Go on with your work, my little friends,”he said

13、“I'm going to dance in the meadow in the sun！”And so the grasshopper left the busy ants and went on his way, singing. The spring soon passed and the warm days of summer came. All day long  the grasshopper played his violin as he sat in the sun or just slept on a blade of grass. Soon summer

14、was over.蚱蜢卻從來(lái)沒(méi)有聽(tīng)從螞蟻的建議。“我的小朋友們，你們繼續(xù)工作吧?！彼f(shuō)，“我要到陽(yáng)光照耀下的草地上跳舞去了?！彬乞斐桦x開(kāi)了忙碌的螞蟻。春天很快過(guò)去了，炎熱的夏天來(lái)了。蚱蜢只是整日坐在太陽(yáng)下，或躺在草葉上拉小提琴。很快夏天也結(jié)束了。One morning, the grasshopper woke up and was surprised to see that snow had fallen during the night. He shivered and looked for a great leaf for food. But although he searched

15、 and searched he could not find a thing. The long winter had come. “Oh dear, oh dear！ What shall I do？”cried the grasshopper,“I shall die of hunger. I shall freeze to death！”一天早上，蚱蜢醒來(lái)后驚訝地發(fā)現(xiàn)昨天晚上下雪了。它哆嗦著想去尋找一片大葉子作食物，但是它找啊找，可是什么也沒(méi)找到。漫長(zhǎng)的冬天到來(lái)了?！芭?，天哪！我該怎么辦呢？”蚱蜢哀號(hào)著，“我要被餓死、凍死了?！盩he grasshopper wandered arou

16、nd looking for a place to keep warm but there was no such place.“ How silly I was not to listen to the ants. While I am dying of cold and hunger they are sitting in their warm nest with plenty to eat.” And sobbing loudly, the grasshopper sat down in the snow. The ants heard his cry and as they were

17、really kind creatures they came hurrying to help him.蚱蜢四處徘徊著想找一個(gè)御寒的地方，但是根本找不到?！拔艺媸翘盗?，沒(méi)有聽(tīng)螞蟻的話。英語(yǔ)故事短文我快要被凍死餓死的時(shí)候，它們卻待在溫暖的巢穴里，不愁吃的?！彬乞熳谘┑厣洗罂奁饋?lái)。善良的螞蟻聽(tīng)到它的哭聲后，急忙趕來(lái)幫忙。By this time the poor grasshopper was frozen stiff. The ants picked him up and carried him to their nest. They looked after the grasshoppe

18、r until he felt better and spring had returned again. Never did the grasshopper forget the lesson he had been taught.等它們到那兒，可憐的蚱蜢已經(jīng)凍僵了。螞蟻把它扶起來(lái)，抬到它們的巢穴里。它們一直照料著蚱蜢直到它好轉(zhuǎn)，這時(shí)春天也來(lái)了。從此，蚱蜢再也沒(méi)有忘記曾經(jīng)的教訓(xùn)。同義詞趣味巧辨析fast, quick, rapid, swift, hasty, prompt, speedy, instantfast : 常指人或物持續(xù)地高速運(yùn)動(dòng)，強(qiáng)調(diào)運(yùn)動(dòng)的方式。quick : 特指瞬時(shí)動(dòng)作，

19、強(qiáng)調(diào)動(dòng)作敏捷迅速；也指匆忙的行為，而不暗示速度很快。rapid比f(wàn)ast和quick正式，常指運(yùn)動(dòng)本身，側(cè)重速度驚人。所指動(dòng)作可能是短暫的，也可能是持續(xù)的。swift : 正式用詞，強(qiáng)調(diào)非常迅速，往往含動(dòng)作輕快敏捷之意。hasty : 多指匆忙、草率或倉(cāng)促的行動(dòng)，著重缺乏深思熟慮。prompt : 主要指動(dòng)作迅速，毫不拖延，含“快得令人愉悅”的意味。speedy : 指人或物或其運(yùn)動(dòng)、活動(dòng)時(shí)，著重極度的快捷，多含匆忙意味。instant : 指某事很快發(fā)生或急待解決，含刻不容緩之意。fasten, tie, bind, secure, chain這些動(dòng)詞都有“扎牢、捆、綁”之意。fasten

20、: 指把某物牢牢地拴在、釘在或鎖在另一物上，使不能任意移動(dòng)。tie : 普通用詞，指用繩索等將東西扎緊捆牢。bind : 多指把兩個(gè)或兩個(gè)以上的人或物牢牢地系或扎在一起。secure : 指將某物緊緊地固定起來(lái)，使之完全無(wú)損。chain : 專指用鏈條或金屬環(huán)將某人或某物鎖住或系住。中學(xué)重難知識(shí)點(diǎn)回顧In短語(yǔ)2in a matter of 大約,左右in a measure 一部分,有幾分in a minority 處于少數(shù)的in a minute 馬上,立刻in a moment 馬上,立刻in a muck 渾身是泥in a nutshell 簡(jiǎn)單的,簡(jiǎn)約的in a passion 在盛怒

21、之下in a position to do sth 能夠做某事in a pucker 激動(dòng),慌張,煩惱in a quandary 左右為難in a row 成一橫排in a rush 匆忙之中in a sad pickle 處于困境 in a sense 在某一方面in a short while 不久,一會(huì)in a shot 飛快的,立刻in a small way 小規(guī)模的,簡(jiǎn)樸的in a snap 立刻馬上in a sort of way 有些,略為in a spot 在困難中 in a sweat 一身大汗in a tangle 混亂,困惑in a temper 在

22、盛怒之下in a tin-pot way 蹩腳的,低劣的in a trance 處于恍惚狀態(tài)之中的in a walk 輕而易舉的in a way 有點(diǎn),幾分in a whirl 混亂的in a whole skin 安然無(wú)恙in a word 總之in absentia （拉丁語(yǔ)）缺席in abstracto （拉丁語(yǔ)）在觀念上,在理論上in accord with 同相符合in account with 有帳務(wù)往來(lái)in acknowledgment of 作為謝意in action 在活動(dòng),在運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn),在戰(zhàn)斗中in active service 在服現(xiàn)役,在職in addition 另外in a

23、ddition to 除之外in advance 在前方,預(yù)先in advance of 在的前面in aeternum （拉丁語(yǔ)）永久的in agreement with 同一致in aid of 為了幫助,救濟(jì)in all 總共,總計(jì)in all conscience 當(dāng)然,的確,憑良心說(shuō),公平的說(shuō)練習(xí)題（一）The panda is one of the animals most in danger. There are about 1,000 pandas living in nature reserves today. Zoos and research centres look a

24、fter about 160 pandas. Scientists are studying how they live and more baby pandas are born in the zoos.Pandas live in the forests and mountains of Southwest China. The mainly live on bamboo, and each panda needs to eat a lot of bamboo every day. The area of bamboo is becoming smaller for many differ

25、ent reasons ,so pandas have less and less land to live on .Pandas dont have many babies, and baby pandas often die, The situation is becoming very serious.Our government is working hard to save pandas. There are more than 30 nature reserves to protect pandas but these are not enough .The government

26、has made a new plan to help pandas. The nature reserves will be bigger and the bamboo will grow better. Then the pandas will have enough food to eat and enough places to live in. Pandas born in the zoos may go back to live in the nature reserves.Most people love pandas. The panda is one of the best-

27、known animals in the world. It is the symbol for the World Wide Fund For Nature. The WWF works to protect all animals in danger, so the panda has become the symbol of all animals in danger. There is still a long way to go to save the panda. Think of other animals in danger such as tigers ,whales, tu

28、rtles and elephants-we need to save the panda, and we need to save them, too.59.There are about _pandas living in nature reserves today.A.30 B.160 C.300 D.1,00060.Paragraph 2 is mainly about_.A. why pandas are in danger B. why baby pandas often dieC. how to protect all animals D. how to plant more b

29、amboo61.The government is trying _to help the pandas.A. to build more zoos B. to send move scientistsC. to make bigger nature reserves D. to ask the WWF to work in China.62._is the symbol for the World Wide Fund for Nature.A. The tiger B. The panda C. The elephant D. The whale答案DACB（二）Who wants to c

30、arry a bulky bag to school? No children. Nobody wants one shoulder to be lower than the other, and paining（疼痛）too. In India, most of us would look at the reduction（減少）of textbooks as a way out. But in a country like America, there are always more choices. A company called goReader has created a &quo

31、t;school bag" which is the size of a laptop computer（筆記本電腦）, weighing about 2.5 kg. The goReader has a color screen and can "hold" all the textbooks that a student may need, says a report in 'The Asian Age' newspaper. The company plans to work closely with the publishers（出版商）

32、of textbooks so that these books can be supplied on the Internet. All the students will have to do is to download（下載） their textbooks. Making notes and marking important parts of a lesson can be done just as lots of students have done on their textbooks before. At present, the plan is being tested o

33、ut in a university. Richard Katzmann, the owner of the company is having his creation tested at Chicago's DePaul University, where he studied. Does that mean it is goodbye to the new paper, and the smell of the black ink? （ ）56. What does the underlined word “bulky” in the first line mean?A. lig

34、ht B. small C. big and heavy D. old（ ） 57. What would Indians do to solve（解決）the problem?A. They would reduce the textbooks. B. They would tell the parents to help students.C. They would tell the teachers to help students. D. They would take students to school by bus.（ ） 58. The writer may think tha

35、t Americans have a _ way to solve the problem.A. more stupid B. worse C. better D. quicker（ ） 59. The goReader may be a machine _.A. that can work as a teacher B. that can be used as textbooksC. that can cheat students D. that can hurt students（ ） 60. When the new machine is used, it is possible tha

36、t _.A. students might study harder B. students might study at homeC. students might not need teachers D. students might study without paper textbooks答案56-60 CACBD（三）I walked along the sea for about an hour until I began to feel hungry. It was seven. By that time, I was not far from a favourite resta

37、urant of mine, where I often went to eat two or three times a week. I knew the owner well.I went into the restaurant, which was already crowded, and ordered my meal. While I was waiting, I looked 1 to see if I knew anyone in the restaurant. Then I saw a man sitting at a corner table near the door ke

38、eping looking in my direction (方向), as if he knew me. I certainly didnt know him, for I never forgot a 2 . The man had a newspaper _3 in front of him. But I could see that he was keeping an 4 on me. When the waiter brought my soup, the man was 5 puzzled (迷惑) by the familiar (熟悉) way that the waiter

39、and I called each other. He became even more puzzled as 6 went on. He could see that I was well 7 in the restaurant. At last he got up and went into the kitchen. After a few minutes he came out again, 8 for his meal and left.When I had finished, I called the owner of the restaurant over and asked hi

40、m 9 the man had wanted. The owner told me he was a detective(偵探). “Really?” I was 10 . “He was certainly 11 in me. But why?” I asked. “He followed you here because he thought you were a man he was looking 12 ,” the owner said. “When he came into the kitchen, he showed me a 13 of the wanted man . He

41、certainly looked like you! Of course, since we 14 you here, I told him that he had made a mistake.” Its 15 I came to a restaurant where I am known, or I might have been arrested!1. A. for          B. at           C. around        

42、 D. like2. A. name       B. face          C. person         D. friend3. A. open        B. closed       C. opened        D. close4. A. orange      B. arm    

43、60;    C .apple          D. eye5. A. badly        B. fast          C. quickly         D. clearly6. A. program   B. story        C. time           

44、0; D. news7. A. taken        B. made       C. known          D. brought8. A. paid         B. paying       C. spent           D. cost9. A. that         B. what &

45、#160;       C. when            D. which10. A. worried   B. surprised  C. surprising      D. sad11. A. interested    B. interesting    C. worried     D. sure12. A. up          

46、 B. like           C. at                D. for13. A. book        B. photo       C. paper           D. magazine14. A. know        B. see      

47、;    C. hear             D. look at15. A. bad          B. good        C. lucky            D. best答案一日在外散步，饑餓難忍，走進(jìn)一家“我”常去的餐館，用餐時(shí)發(fā)現(xiàn)被人盯梢，原來(lái)那人是偵探，“我”被誤認(rèn)為是他要跟蹤的人。1.C.look around 解釋為“朝四周看”。2.

48、 B.交代前一句的原因。3. A.have后可跟形容詞作賓語(yǔ)的補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)。open可以是動(dòng)詞，也可以作形容詞。4. D.keep an eye on sb./sth. 是“瞧著”的意思。5. D.那位先生對(duì)于我和服務(wù)員相互打招呼熟悉的方式 “明顯”感到很迷惑，副詞clearly修飾puzzled。6. C.aswent on表示時(shí)間的推離。7. C.be well known表示“人人都知道我”或“眾所周知”。8. A.動(dòng)詞pay 可以和for連用。9. B.前面的動(dòng)詞是 asked, 賓語(yǔ)從句的連詞不可用that，根據(jù) wanted(及物動(dòng)詞)，選用 what。10. B.根據(jù)前面的 “Real

49、ly?”，表示知道那位先生是偵探，故用surprised。11. A.表示人用某些表達(dá)感情動(dòng)詞的過(guò)去分詞形式的形容詞，介詞in 與be interested搭配。12. D.句意表示選用意思是“尋找”的短語(yǔ)。13. B.根據(jù)后文，是 showed me a photo。14. A.since 表示原因，由于服務(wù)員認(rèn)識(shí)(know)作者，此句才提到服務(wù)員告訴偵探是他搞錯(cuò)了。15. C.作者感到慶幸的是，由于在餐館里大家都認(rèn)識(shí)他，才沒(méi)有被誤認(rèn)為他是要找的人。（四）Do you know how to study _1_ and make your study more effective ( 有效的

50、)?We all know that Chinese students usually study very hard for long_2_, This is very good ,but it doesnt_3_a lot ,for an effective student must have enough sleep ,enough food and enough rest and _4_. Every day you need to go out for a walk or visit some friends or some nice places. Its good for you

51、r_5_.When you return _6_your studies, your mind will be refreshed(清醒)and youll learn more_7_study better. Psychologists (心理學(xué)家)_8_ that learning takes place this way. Here take English learning _9_ an example. First you make a lot of progress and you feel happy. Then your language study seems _10_ th

52、e same. So you will think youre learning _11_ and you may give up. This can last for days or even weeks, yet you _12_ give up, and at some point your language study will again take another big _13_. Youll see that you really have been learning all along. If you get enough sleep, food, rest and exerc

53、ise, studying, English can be very effective and _14_ . Dont give up along the way. Learn _15_ you are sure to get a good result(結(jié)果).1. A. well        B. good       C. better      D. best2. A. days       B. time       C.

54、 hours     D. weeks3. A. help        B. give        C. make      D. take4. A. exercise   B. homework   C. running    D. clothes5. A. health     B. body        C. study    

55、60;D. life6. A. after       B. for           C. at           D. to7. A. yet          B. and         C. or           D. but8. A. have found         B. have taught        C. told