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1、70篇英文短文掌握中考英语词汇21. I Did a Silly Thing A few years ago, when my family moved to this city, I became interested in soap-box race Thats when I discovered that“it is far easier to start something than it is to finish it.” Dad bought a set of tools to make a racing car for me I just couldnt wait, and on
2、e day, while Dad was at work, I decided to have my car going. I looked at the drawings, and I said to myself,“Dude, you can do this.”I got out Dads toolbox, and I started building. Part A fit into Part B Part C was a little harder to connect to Part D. It was easy to fix Part E. By the time I got to
3、 Part G. Id made a real mess(混乱)of things. I really regret having done such a silly thing. What did I learn from this experience? Now I know that before I start something, I should know how to finish it. 21.我做了一件傻事 几年前，我们搬到这座城市时，我对肥皂(soap)箱(box)赛车比赛(race)产生了兴趣。就是在那时我发现(discover)了“开始做某件事要比完成它容易地多(far
4、 easier)”的道理。 爸爸买了一套工具要给我做一辆赛车(racing car)。我是急不可耐，然后有一天，爸爸在上班(be at work)时，我决定让我的小车转起来。我看着图纸(drawing)。对自己说，“都德，你可以做到。”我拿出了爸爸的工具箱，接着就开始造车了。零件A适合(fit)零件B。零件C连接(connect)到零件D就有点难度。零件E很容易安装(fix)。到我开始零件G时，我已经把事情弄的一团糟。我真的后悔(regret)做了这么一件傻(silly)事。 这次经历(experience)让我学到了什么呢？现在我知道了在我开始做某事之前，我应该知道该如何完成它。 22. S
5、nakes Today I read a book about snakes. I found some interesting facts, especially some surprising facts in it Did you know that some big snakes are strong enough to kill a pig or a goat? All snakes eat animals. Without snakes, the world would probably be filled with rats and mice. You probably didn
6、t know that snakes smell with their noses and their tongues. Some snakes are even longer than an elephant or a giraffe! This book made me think a lot about snakes. Most snakes dont hurt people, but some are dangerous. Im thinking if I saw a snake, would I know if it was dangerous? 22. 蛇 今天我读(read)了一
7、本关于蛇(snake)的书。我发现其中有一些有趣的事实，尤其(especially)是一些令人吃惊的(surprising)事实。你知道吗？一些大蛇很强壮(strong)足以杀死一头猪或一只山羊(goat)。所有的蛇都吃动物。如果没有(without)蛇，这个世界很可能(probably)充满了(be filled with)老鼠(rats and mice)。 你很可能不知道蛇是用它们的鼻子和舌头(tongue)来闻气味(smell)的。有的蛇甚至比一头象(elephant)或一只长颈鹿(giraffe)还长！ 这本书让我想了很多关于蛇的事情。大部分蛇不伤害(hurt)人，但有些是危险的(d
8、angerous)蛇。我在想如果我看到一只蛇，我是否会知道它是危险的？ - 1 - 23. A Call from the Secretary Mr. Young was a boss, and he worked hard. Seldom did he have a vacation. His wife was afraid that he would get sick if he continued like that, so she suggested to him taking a vacation. At last Mr. Young agreed. But she was afra
9、id that he might be disturbed by his company, so before they left, Mrs. Young went to see her husbands secretary. Mrs. Young told her,“My husband needs a vacation very much, so whatever happens; please dont disturb him with letters or telephones while were away. Just wait until we get back.” Then on
10、 a pleasant morning, after Mr. and Mrs. Young had been away about a week, when the couple was having a picnic and eating their hamburger, Mr. Young received a phone call from his secretary, she said,“Something terrible has happened to your business, but I remember what Mrs. Young told me. so Im not
11、going to disturb you with it now while youre enjoying your vacation Bye-bye!” 23秘书的电话 杨先生是个老板(boss)。他工作很辛苦，很少(seldom)休假(have a vacation)。杨夫人担心他这样工作下去会生病(get sick)就建议(suggest)他去休假。最后，杨先生同意了。但杨夫人担心公司(company)有可能会打扰(disturb)他，因此，在他们出发前，扬夫人去会见了他丈夫(husband)的秘书(secretary)。她对秘书说：“我丈夫非常需要休息，所以我们不在的时候，无论发生了什
12、么事，请不要打电话或写信打扰他。一切等我们回来再说。” 于是，在一个令人愉快的(pleasant)早上，那是杨先生和夫人离开大约一周后，当这对夫妇(couple)正在野餐(picnic)，吃着汉堡包(hamburger)时，杨先生接到秘书的电话，她说：“您的生意出现了严重问题。但我记得(remember)杨夫人告诉我的话，所以在您享受(enjoy)假期之时，我就不打算打搅您了，再见(Bye-bye)!” 24. My Collection of Sea Shells Every summer my family goes to the beach I dig in the sand and s
13、earch for sea shells(贝壳). Ive collected many shells so far. They have different colors: orange, silver, purple, gray。有时(sometimes)还能带来意想不到的(unexpected)效果(result)。但不恰当的(improper)礼物不仅(not only)不能表达心意，而且(but also)可能导致(result in)误会。送礼的艺术(art)需要更多的注意(attention)，尤其是与不同国家的朋友交往时。 你给中国人送礼物时，应该注意(pay attentio
14、n to)你的措辞。在中国，人们有时可能会说“一点心意”诸如此类的话。 - 3 - 27. Making Electricity Because of electricity(电), it is easy for us to turn on an electric lamp or a TV. But where does all that electricity come from? Most power plants (发电厂) produce electricity by using coal, oil, natural gas, and nuclear energy(核能).Other
15、plants make electricity by using sunlight, wind, water, or even heat from underground! 27发电 因为(because of)有电，打开(turn on)电灯或电视很容易。可电是从哪里来的呢？大部分发电厂通过煤炭(coal)、石油(oil)、天然气(natural gas)和核能来产生(produce)电能。还有一些发电厂则利用阳光、风(wind)、水甚至地热(heat from underground)来发电。 28. One Real Man In an ancient kingdom(王国),all m
16、en were ruled by their wives. The king didnt believe it. In order to prove it was not true, the king had all the men of his kingdom brought before him. He warned that any man who did not tell the truth would be seriously punished. Then he asked all the men who followed their wives orders to step to
17、the left side of the hall. All the men did so but one little man who moved to the right side. “Its good to see,”said the king,“that we have one real man in the kingdom Tell these chicken-hearted men why you alone among them stand on the right side of the hall.” “Your Majesty(陛下),”came the reply in a
18、 weak voice, “it is because before I left home my wife told me to keep out of crowds(人群). I dont dare to go against her.” 28. 一个真正的男子汉 在古代的(ancient)一个王国里，所有的男人都由妻子统治(rule)。国王(king)不相信这一点，为了证明(prove)这不是真的，便把全国所有的男人都召来，并警告(warn)说，任何不说实话(tell the truth)者将受到严重的(serious)惩罚(punish)。 然后，他让遵循(follow)妻子命令(or
19、der)的男人站到大厅(hall)的左边(left side)，所有的男人都站到了左边，只有一个小个子男人站到右边。 - 4 - “很好，”国王说：“我们国家总算还有一位真正的男子汉，你告诉这些软弱的家伙，为什么众人之中(among)只有你独自一人(alone)站在了大厅的右边。” “陛下，”那个男人用虚弱的(weak)声音回答道，“这是因为离家前，我妻子交待我，不许扎堆。我不敢(dare)违背(go against)她的命令。” 29. Dialogue: Where Is My Pet Dog? (L: Lisa, S: Sam) L: Ten years ago, I went on a
20、 tour to London with my pet dog. S: Did you have a good time there? L: Yes. I did. One day, after a tiring tour, I went into a restaurant with my pet dog. S: You should feed your dog first, I think L: Right, so I signed(打手势) a waiter(服务员）to come over. At that time, I couldnt speak English. So I poin
21、ted to the dog and made an“eating”gesture, showing that the dog needed some food. S: What happened then? L: The waiter nodded and walked away with my pet dog. I was happy because I made the waiter understand me without any difficulty. But after half an hour, he returned with a plate S: What was on t
22、he plate? L: My pet dog! My pet dog was killed and cooked ! 29对话(dialogue)：我的宠物狗在哪里？ (L：丽萨Lisa，S：Sam山姆) L：十年前，我带着我的宠物(pet)狗去伦敦(London)观光旅游(tour)。 S：你玩的好(have a good time)吗？ L：是的，玩的不错。有一天，令人劳累的(tiring)行程结束后，我带着我的狗进了一家餐馆(restaurant)。 S：我觉得你应当先喂(feed)你的狗。 L：是的，所以我给服务员打了个手势。那时我还不会说英语。因此我指向(point to)我的狗，
23、然后作了一个“吃”的手势(gesture)，表示这只狗需要一些食物。 S：后来怎么了？ L：那个服务员点点头(nod)就带着我的狗走开了。我很高兴因为我没费吹灰之力(without any difficulty)就让服务员明白了。但半个小时后，他端着个盘子(plate)回来了。 S：盘子里是什么呀？ L:我的宠物狗！我的宠物狗被杀死烹饪(cook)了！ 30. Why Shouldnt We Smoke? To begin with, smoking costs a lot of money. Smokers may also have to spend more on medicine an
24、d doctor visits. Another reason not to smoke is that it is bad for people who do not smoke, Secondhand smoke(二手烟)is a serious public health risk It isnt polite for a person to smoke in front of a nonsmoker. Besides, nonsmokers usually dont like the smell left in rooms, cars, or even on a smokers clo
25、thes! Most importantly, smoking causes big health problems For example, smoking makes it harder to breathe if a person has illnesses like asthma (哮喘). Smoking hurts a persons lungs(肺) , causing diseases like cancer, etc. So if you dont smoke, dont start. If you do smoke, its time to give it up. 30.为
26、什么我们不应该吸烟？ - 5 - 首先(be begin with)，吸烟(smoking)花费(cost)很多钱。吸烟者(smoker)可能还要花费(spend)更多的钱买药、看医生。 不吸烟的另一个理由(reason)是吸烟对不吸烟者有害。二手烟对公众健康来说是一种严重的风险(risk)。在不吸烟者面前(in front of)吸烟是不礼貌的。此外，不吸烟者通常不喜欢房间内、汽车里、甚至是吸烟者衣服上的烟味。 最重要的是，吸烟导致(cause)严重的健康问题(problem)。例如，吸烟会让哮喘等疾病(illness)患者呼吸(breathe)更困难。吸烟伤肺，还会导致癌症(cancer)
27、等疾病(disease)。 所以，如果你不吸烟，那就不要开始。如果你吸烟，是该戒烟(give up smoking)的时候了。 31. The Jobs of Tomorrow What kind of work do you want to do when you are older? Many jobs might interest you. Two of them that have been around the longest are farming and building. People who work with computers have newer kinds of jo
28、bs. The jobs of tomorrow will be decided by what people need and want. When we decide which job to take, we need to get the necessary information about chances of jobs. The chances result from the relations between the total population, labor force, and the need for goods(商品)and services. 31未来的工作 长大
29、后你想做什么工作呢？许多工作可能会让你感兴趣。其中有两种工作历史最久，它们是农业(farming)和建筑。电脑(computer)工作者则拥有更新类型的工作。 未来(tomorrow)的工作将由人们的需求决定。我们决定做何种工作时，我们需要得到有关工作机会的必要信息。这些机会来自总(total)人口(population)、劳动力(labor force)和商品服务需求之间的关系(relation)。 提供(supply)健康护理的人可能找工作从来没什么问题。人们对有些人，如(such as)卡车司机(truck driver)，也总是有需求。大部分有车一族会需要轿车服务(service)，因
30、此技工应该也很容易找工作。 要获得好工作，最好的建议是想好你喜欢做什么。为此获得所需要(require)的教育和培训(training)，然后就可以去找一份好工作了。 32. To Stop Two Boys from Fighting I am sixteen years old. I have a younger brother. My brothers name is Jim. Jim is a handsome boy and sometimes very humorous, he makes me laugh a lot, and I love him and am proud of
31、 him One afternoon I was walking from my house to the store to buy some ink when I saw a small boy running along the street towards me. He was running a thigh speed. When he came near me, I was surprised to see it was Jim “Hi, Jim,”I shouted to him,“why are you running like that?” Jim didnt stop. He
32、 looked a bit nervous, and shouted to me,“Im trying to stop two boys from fighting.” - 6 - I was surprised again I laughed and said,“Thats an important job for a little boy, isnt it? You dont do things like that very often Who are the two boys?” “Theyre Tom and me,”answered Jim as he continued runni
33、ng down the street very quickly. 32.制止两个男孩打架 我十六岁，我有个弟弟。这样做是有礼貌的。 7对其他学生要有礼貌。如果其他学生在回答问题或做报告(report)，你应该安静地听，把注意力集中到他们身上。 8在美国，在上课期间(during class)吃东西、喝饮料或嚼口香糖是不礼貌的。在教室脱鞋(take off )也是不礼貌的。 9如果上课时你必须要离开，一定要安静。没有必要告诉老师，然而，因非紧急事件离开教室是不能接受(accept)的。 10.决不允许抄袭(copy)其他学生的试卷或论文，这被称为“作弊(cheating)”，在大部分美国学校，作
34、弊的学生会被开除。 39. Very P/eased to Meet You - 10 - During World War Two, a lot of young women in Britain(英国) were in the army. Joan Phillips was one of them She worked in a big camp, and of course met a lot of men, officers, and soldiers. One evening she met Captain Humphreys at a dance. Joan also played
35、 the piano there They had a very good time Captain Humphreys said to her,“Im going abroad tomorrow, but Id be very happy if We could write to each other.”Joan agreed. Then Captain Humphreys went to a foreign country. And they wrote for several months. Then his letters stopped, but she received one f
36、rom another officer, telling her that he had been wounded and was in a certain army hospital in England. Joan went there and said to the matron(护士长),“Ive come to visit captain Humphreys.” “Only family members are allowed to visit patients here,”the matron said. “Oh, thats all right,”answered Joan“Im
37、 his sister.” “Im pleased to meet you,”the matron said,“Im his mother!” 39.很高兴认识你 二战(World War Two)期间，英国的许多年轻妇女在军队(army)服役琼菲利普斯就是其中的一个。她在一个大军营(big camp)里工作，自然结识了许多男士，既有军官，也有士兵。 一天晚上，琼在舞会(dance)上认识了汉弗莱兹上尉(captain)琼还在那里演奏了钢琴(piano)。他们玩得很高兴汉弗莱兹上尉对她说：“明天我要出国(go abroad)如果我们能给彼此写信(write to each other)，我将非
38、常高兴。”琼同意了。然后，汉弗莱兹上尉去了国外(a foreign country)。他们书信来往，数月不断。 后来他的来信中断了，但她收到另一位军官的来信，信中告诉她汉弗莱兹受伤了(wounded)，现在英国某陆军医院里。 琼找到那家医院，对护士长说：“我来探望汉弗莱兹上尉。” “这里只允许病人(patient)的家庭成员(family member)探望他们。”护士长说。 “哦，那好吧，”琼回答说：“我是他妹妹。” “很高兴认识你(Im pleased to meet you)。”护士长说：“我是他母亲。” 40. Keys? Kiss? My cousin was giving an E
39、nglish lesson to a class of adults(成年人). They had recently come to live in America. My cousin placed many daily objects on a table, There was a pen, a ruler, an eraser, a tape, a piece of chalk, a newspaper, a magazine, a map, and a table tennis ball and so on Then she asked every member of the clas
40、s to give her an object as they were told. The class went very smoothly and the students seemed interested and serious about the work. But when my cousin said to an Italian(意大利的)student,“Give me the keys,”the man looked surprised Seeing this, my cousin thought that the student hadnt heard her clearl
41、y, so she repeated,“Give me the keys.”The Italian student seemed a little shy, and then he threw his arms around the teachers neck and kissed her on both cheeks(脸颊). 40.钥匙还是吻？ 我的表妹(cousin)在给一个成人学生班上英语课，他们都是最近搬来美国生活的。我的表妹在一张桌子上放置(place)了很多日常物品(daily object)，其中有一支钢笔(pen)、一把尺子、一块橡皮(eraser)、一盒磁带(tape)、一支粉笔(a piece of chalk)、一份报纸、一本杂志(magazine)、一张地图(map)、一个乒乓球(table tennis ball)以及其他物品。她让班里的每个成员按她的吩咐给她所要的物品。课进行得很顺利(smoothly)，学生们对这个工作看起来很感兴趣也很认真。但是当我的表妹对一名来自意大利的学生说，“给我钥匙”时，那人看起来很吃惊。看到这，我的表妹以为他没听清楚(clearly)，于是又重复了一遍，“给我钥匙。”那位意大利学生看起来有点害羞，然后，他伸出胳膊(arm)搂住老师的脖子(neck)在她的双颊上亲吻(kiss)了两下。 - 11 -
