中学生科普英语趣味阅读
I. 生物篇
Biomes
(I) Vocabulary (not including those at the end of the artic le)
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1. ecosystem 生态系统
2. interact with 与……相互作用
How does he interact with his kids?
他和孩子是怎么交流的？
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3. distinctive 独特的
4. thrive 兴旺，繁荣，成功
e.g. The real estate business is thriving.
房地产生意兴隆。
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5. marine 海的，海生的，海产的
6. coral reef 珊瑚礁
7. regulate 管理，控制；调整，调节
e.g. Private schools regulate the bahaviour of stude nts.
私立学校规学生行为。
regulation n. 规章，规则；调整
8. habitat 栖息地，产地
9. diverse 不同的，多种多样的
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10. mate (with)（鸟、兽）交配
11. whisker （一根）须，似须物
(II) Notes to sentences
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Each biome has a distinctive combination of life forms that can thrive in its particular conditions.
每个生物群系有独特的、在其特殊情况下欣欣向荣的生命形态组合。Tundra
(I) Vocabulary (not including those at the end of the artic le)
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12. moss 苔藓，泥沼
13. permafrost 永久冻土层
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14. musk oxen 牛
15. arctic hare 北极兔
16. snow owl 雪鹰
17. lemming 旅鼠
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18. altitude 高度，海拔Para 5
19. kea 肉食大鹦鹉
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20. vegetation 植被
(II) Notes to sentences
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The lower areas do not have permafrost, and soils are gener ally more suited to plants.
低洼地区没有永久冻土层，而且土壤也更适合植物生长。
Forest Biomes
(I) Vocabulary (not including those at the end of the artic le)
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1. approximately 大约，近似地
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2. emergent 出现的，紧急的（学过 emerge; emergency）
3. exotic 外来的，异国的
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4. gorilla 大猩猩
5. abundant 丰富的，充裕的
(II) Notes to the sentences
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The forests are home to evergreen trees.
森林是常青树的生息地。
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As a result, the needles are dark in color, so they absorb what little light falls on their surface.
结果，针叶的颜色变黑，他们吸收了照在表面上的那一点点光线。Para 7
New leaves capture the enrgy of the sun and sprout quickly before the tall trees grow too thick to let sun reach them. 新绿的树叶吸收了太阳的能量并在高大树木长得太茂密而无法让照到他们之前迅速开花。
Grassland and Desert Biomies
(I) Vocabulary (not including those at the end of the artic le)
I. Life Science 生命科学 The Five Senses 视觉、听觉、味觉、嗅觉和触觉是人类最基本的五种感觉，即五官感觉。我们通过它们感知外界物体，获取与机体生存紧密相关的重要信息，从而对所处环境作出分析判断。五感在我们的日常生活中扮演了至关重要的角色。 Sport injuries 肌肉是支撑人体活动的重要部分，我们要小心保护，防止肌肉受伤。 ·Warm-up Do you know any kind of sport injuries? Have you suffered from any of them? ·Big question to think about while you read What are sprains and fractures? Sprains occur when a muscle is pulled too far. The result can be a break or a tear of a ligament. Sprains can sometimes happen as the result of an injury, such as a fall. Sprains can also happen when you do not warm up your muscles before you exercise. A broken bone often occurs as the result of an accident. A broken bone is called a fracture. How can you tell if a bone is broken? The pain in the area is very strong. You cannot move the part that is broken. The part that is broken begins to swell or grow bigger. In most cases, you should not move because a bone may be broken Get someone's help to call an ambulance immediately. You will be taken to a hospital nearby to check whether or not you have a broken bone. To check this, you will normally get an X-ray. An X-ray is a black and white picture of the bones taken with a special machine. It lets a doctor see if a bone is broken. (178 words) ·Reflection questions on what you read 1. What are the differences between sprains and fractures? 2. How can a doctor tell whether there's a broken bone or not? 3. What should you do if a sprain occurs? 4. Which one do you think is more serious, a sprain or a broken bone?
Jim and Mary were both patients in a Mental Hospital. One day while they were walking by the hospital swimming pool, Jim suddenly jumped into the deep end. He sank to the bottom. Mary promptly jumped in to save him. She swam to the bottom and pulled Jim out. When the medical director became aware of Mary's heroic act he immediately reviewed her called her into his office. "Mary, I have good news and bad news. The good news is you're being discharged because since you were able to jump in and save the life of another patient, I think you've regained your senses. The bad news is Jim, the patient you saved, hung himself with his bathrobe belt in the bathroom,he's dead." Mary replied, "He didn't hang himself, I hung him up to dry."
初中英语的趣味性 “语言这东西，不是随便可以学好的”，学本族语如此，学习英语更是如此。但是如果教学得法，便可事半功倍。要取得这样的好效果，趣味教学可以说是一种好方法。 中学生这个年龄的特点是：爱说爱动，自我约束、自我控制能力不强，如果教学中忽视这些特点，单纯沿用传统教学模式，使用传统教学方法进行机械地讲解，把他们纯粹当成知识的容纳器，填鸭式地问他们灌输在他们眼中枯燥无味，冷冰冰的语法、词汇，他们便不感兴趣，因而也就谈不上学习的积极性和主动性。目前，中学英语教学质量不佳，恐怕这是一个主要原因。学习需要兴趣。就某种意义上讲，学英语就更需要兴趣。如何激发学生的学习兴趣，并保持它，使之成为他们学习的动力，正是趣味教学考虑的出发点。 爱因斯坦说过：“兴趣是最好的老师”。因此，笔者认为，趣味教学的核心问题是：创造一个和谐融洽的师生关系；轻松、愉快的学习环境；采用灵活多变的教学方法，让学生做中学，学中用，从而激发兴趣，学得主动，提高效率。由于教师的素质不相同，教学对象不同，使用教材不同，因而进行趣味教学没有也不可能有固定的模式可循。但趣味教学所探讨的这些方面和所要追求的效果是相同的。本文愿就此谈点拙见，以期引起同仁的兴趣，共同探讨这个问题，来推动中学英语教学。 一、和谐、融洽师生关系 教和学是一对矛盾，作为矛盾双方的代表教师和学生如何和谐融洽师生关系，对完成教学目的至关紧要。青少年的心理特点告诉我们，这个年龄段的学生“亲师性”较强。如果他们对某个老师有好感，他们便对这位老师的课感兴趣并分外重视，肯下大气力，花大功夫学这门课，因而成绩卓著。这种现象大概就是我们常说的“爱屋及鸟”吧！反之，如果他们不喜欢某一位老师，由于逆反心理，他们也就不愿学或不学这位老师的课。 这种现象也是大家司空见惯的。所以，教师要深入学生，和学生打成一片，了解学生的兴趣，爱好，喜怒哀乐情绪的变化，时时处处关心学生，爱护学生，尊重学生，有的放矢地帮助学生。让你在学生的眼中不仅是一位可敬的师长，更是他们可亲可近的亲密朋友。当然，这并非说他们的缺点不可批评，可以听之任之。而是批评和表扬是出于同一个目的的爱护他们。因而批评的方式比批评本身更重要。要让他们不伤自尊心，人格不受侮辱。从内心让他们感到教师的批评是诚挚的爱，由衷的爱护和帮助。这样，也只有这样师生才能关系和谐，感情融洽，兴趣盎然地进行学习。 二、创造一个轻松愉快的学习环境 传统的教学模式和方法，总是教师“一言堂”，课堂上教师总是向学生灌输，学生始终处于消极、被动的学习地位，没有什么轻松、愉快而言，因而也就无兴趣可谈。即使那些认真学习的学生，也无非把自己当作知识的记忆器，为分数不得已而为之。但就多数而言，由于不感兴趣也就逐渐放弃英语学习，从而导至“两极分化”，教学质量不佳。 课堂环境如何，对于激发学生的学习兴趣影响极大，教师的责任在于为学生创造轻松、
英语趣味阅读练习 （一）Someone Can Send Them To Me Mr Jones had a few days’holiday, so he said, “I’m goingto the mountains by train．”He put on his best clothes, took a small bag, went to the station and got into the train．He had a beautiful hat, and he often put his head out of the window during the trip（旅途）and looked at the mountains．But the wind pulled his off． Mr Jones quickly took his old bag up and threw it out of the window too．The other people in the carriage laughed．“Is your bag going to bring your beautiful hat back?”they asked． “No, ”Mr Jones answered, “but there’s no name and no address in my hat, and there’s a name and an address on my bag．Someone’s going to find both of them near each other, and he’s going to send me the bag and the hat．” 判断对错： （）1．Mr Jones had a day’s holiday． （）2．Mr Jones went to the mountains bike． （）3．The wind pulled his old hat off． （）4．There was a name and an address on the bag． （）5．The people in the carriage laughed at Mr Jones． （）6．Hisbag could get his hat back． （）7．Someone sent the hat and the bag to Mr Jones． （二）They’ll Give Y ou A Helping Hand In a New Y ork street a small truck hit a big tree．The truck was full of glasses and they were all broken now．The driver came out of the truck and looked at the broken glasses．He was very sad．And people in the street were sorry for him． Then an old man walked to the driver, looked at him for a few minutes and said, “My poor boy! I think you must pay a lot for it．” “Y es．”was the sad answer． “Well, well, ”said the old man, “hold out your hat- here’s some money for you; and I can say some of these people will give you a helping hand, too．” Then he walked away．The driver held out his hat and over a hundred people came and put their money in it．At last the driver took out a bag and put all the money in．Then he looked at the people and said, “Well, thank you very much, but I don’t understand．That old man is my boss．” 根据正文短文内容选择正确答案。 1．The truck hit ______． A．something B．some glasses C．an old man D．the driver 2．The driver was ______ when he looked at the glasses．
上海市第八届小学生科普英语趣味实践活动 低年级组 复赛试卷 （总分：100分；时间：45分钟） 在“答题卡”上认真填写学校、姓名和准考证号码，答题选项用2B 笔涂，填写有误者不计成绩 Part I Vocabulary （词汇）：每题2分，共24分 ? Guess who I am?（猜猜我是谁？） 1. I’m an insect. I can hop, walk, and fly. My long hind legs are used for hopping. My short front legs are used to hold prey and to walk. Name ： 2. I live in North America. I have black fur around my eyes which looks like a mask, and grey and black rings on my tail. Name ： 3. I am a black and white bird, with pointed wings and a tail with two points. I spend winter in Africa, and fly to northern countries for summer. Name ： 4. We look like plants, and we don ’t move around a lot like most animals, but we are animals. The branches you see are in fact groups of us. Name ： ? Label the teeth. ( 填上正确的牙齿名称 ) 5. _______ 6. _______ 7. _______ 8. _______ A. root B. enamel C. dentine D. nerves A. swallow B. raccoon C. coral D. grasshopper ⑤ ⑥ ⑧ ⑦
六年级英语 趣味阅读 1 He is busy It was half-past eight in the morning. The telephone bell rang and Mary went to answer it. "It's me, Peter." "Hullo, who's that?" she asked. Peter was a friend of Mary's eight-year-old brother, Johnny. "Oh, hello, Peter. What do you want?" said Mary. "Can I speak to Johnny?" "No," said Mary," you can't speak to him now. He is busy. He is getting ready for school. He is eating his breakfast. Grandmother is combing his hair. Sister is under the table, putting his shoes on. Mother is getting his books and putting them in his school bag. Goodbye, I've got to go now. I have to hold the door open. The school bus is coming. ( ) 1. Who went to answer it when the telephone bell rang? A. Johnny's sister B. Peter C, Johnny D. Johnny's mother ( ) 2.Whom did Peter want to speak to? A. Mary's brother B. Mary's sister C. Mary's grandmother D. Johnny's mother ( )3.Johnny couldn't speak to Peter because Johnny _______. A. was combing his hair B. was putting his shoes on C. was getting his books D. was busy eating his breakfast ( ) 4. How do you say to a stranger who is answering your telephone? A. Who are you? B. Anything to say? C. Who is it? D. Please ( ) 5.From this story we know that Johnny was_____. A. a lazy B. a clever boy C. a busy boy D. a hungry boy
初中英语趣味阅读理解题4 Henry was an office worker in a big city. Henry was an office worker in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling in his holidays. He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an advertisement in a newspaper. “Enjoy count ry life. Spend a few weeks at West Hill Farm. Good food. Fresh air. Horse riding. Walking. Fishing. Cheap and interesting.” “This sounds a good idea,” he thought. “I?ll spend a month at West Hill Farm. I think I can enjoy horse riding, walking and fishi ng. They?ll make a change from sitting by the seaside and swimming.” He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July there. Then on the first of July, he left for West Hill Farm. But four days later, he returned home. “What was wrong with West Hill Farm?” his best friend, Ed, asked him. “Didn?t you enjoy country life?” “Country life was very good,” Henry said. “But there was another problem.” “Oh. What?” “Well,” he said, “the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had r oast mutton for dinner.” “What's wrong with that?” Ed asked. “Fresh meat is the best.” “I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.” “Lucky you!”
A farmer had a cow. He took very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill, he was very worried. He telephoned the vet. “What’s the problem?” The vet asked him when he arrived. “My cow’s ill,” the farmer said. “I don’t know what's the matter with her. She’s lying down and won’t eat. She’s making a strange noise.” The vet looked over the cow. "She’s certainly ill," he said, "and she needs to take some very strong medicine." He took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said, "Give her these. The pills should make her better." “How should I give them to her?” the farmer asked. The vet gave him a tube and said, "Put this tube in her mouth, then put the pills in the tube and blow. That’ll make it." The next day the vet came to the farm again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and looked more worried. “How’s your cow?” the vet asked. “No change,” the farmer said, “and I’m feeling very strange myself.” “Oh?” the vet said, "Why?" “I did what you said,” the farmer answered. “I put the tube in the cow’s mouth and then put two pills down it.” “And?” the vet asked. “The cow blew first,” the farmer said. 1. In the story, the vet must be _________. A. the farmer's friend B. a milk factory C. a hospital for cows D. a doctor for animals 2.The farmer asked the vet for help when his cow _______ A. couldn't lie down B. didn't eat the pills C. couldn't make any noise D. was ill 3.What medicine did the vet give the farmer? A. Bottle of pills. B. A long tube. C. Two pills. D. A small box. 4.The vet taught the farmer how _________. A. to blow the tube B. to make the cow take the pills C. to take the medicine D. to put the tube in his mouth 5.Which of the following is true? A. The farmer ate the pills himself. B. The cow got better after taking the medicine. C. The vet came to help the farmer change the cow the next day. D. The farmer waited for the vet outside his house the next day.
Henry was an office worker in a big city. Henry was an office worker in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyedtraveling in hisholidays. He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw anadvertisement in a newspaper.“Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at West HillFarm. Good food. Fresh air. Horse riding.Walking. Fishing. Cheap and interesting.” “This sounds a good idea,” he thought. “I?ll spend a month at West Hill Farm.Ithink I canenjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They?llmake a change from sittingby the seaside andswimming.” He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that hewould like to spend all of Julythere. Then on the first of July, he left for West HillFarm. But four days later, he returned home. “What was wrong with West Hill Farm?” his best friend, Ed, asked him.“Didn?tyou enjoycountry life?” “Country life was very good,” Henry said. “But there was another problem.”“Oh. What?” “Well,” he said, “the first day I was there a sheep died, and wehad roast muttonfor dinner.”“What's wrong with that?” Ed asked. “Fresh meat is the best.” “I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”“Lucky you!” “You don't understand,” Henry said. “On the t hird day a pigdied and we hadroast pork fordinner.” “Let me finish,” Henry said. “On the fourth day the farmer died, and I didn'tdare (敢)stay fordinner!” 1.How did Henry find out about the farm? A. He saw it in a newspaper advertisement. B. His best friend told him.
新译林7BUNIT1英语课外趣味阅读及练习题 课外趣味阅读 同义词趣味巧辨析 assert, affirm, allege, maintain, testify, claim 这些动词均含有“断言，声称”之意。 assert ：主观意味强，指自认为某事就是如此，而不管事实如何。 affirm ：侧重在作出断言时表现出的坚定与不可动摇的态度。 allege ：多指无真凭实据，不提供证据的断言或宣称。 maintain与assert近义，但前者指坚决维护某种主张或观点。 testify ：多指在法庭作证，庄严地宣称自己所说属实。 claim ：可与assert换用，但语气弱一些，侧重指行为自己的权利提出要求他人承认。 幽默故事 The City Mouse and the Country Mouse Once there were two mice. They were friends. One mouse lived in the country; the other mouse lived in the city. After many years the Country mouse saw the City mouse; he said, "Do come and see me at my house in the country." So the City mouse went. The City mouse said, "This food is not good, and your house is not good. Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should come and live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stone. You would have nice food to eat. You must come and see me at my house in the city." The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse. It was a very good house. Nice food was set ready for them to eat. But just as they began to eat they heard a great noise. The City mouse cried, " Run! Run! The cat is coming!" They ran away quickly and hid. After some time they came out. When they came out, the Country mouse said, "I do not like living in the city. I like living in my hole in the field. For it is nicer to be
Section II 趣味幽默篇 Passage 13 Henry was an office worker in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling in his holidays. He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an advertisement in a newspaper. “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at West Hill Farm. Good food. Fresh air. Horse riding. Walking. Fishing. Cheap and interesting.” “This sounds a good idea,” he thought. “I’ll spend a month at West Hill Farm. I think I can enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They’ll make a change from sitting by the seaside and swimming.” He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July there. Then on the first of July, he left for West Hill Farm. But four days later, he returned home. “What was wrong with West Hill Farm?” his best friend, Ed, asked him. “Didn’t you enjoy country life?” “Country life was very good,” Henry said. “But there was another problem.” “Oh. What?” “Well,” he said, “the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton for dinner.” “What's wrong with that?” Ed asked. “Fresh meat is the best.” “I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.” “Lucky you!” “You don't understand,” Henry said. “On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.” “A different meat every day,” Ed said loudly, “ and you are complaining!” “Let me finish,” Henry said. “On the fourth day the farmer died, and I didn't dare (敢)stay for dinner!” 1.How did Henry find out about the farm? A. He saw it in a newspaper advertisement. B. His best friend told him. C. He wrote to the farmer. D. Maybe he learned it from the radio. 2. Henry came back home several days later because ______________. A. he didn't like the country life at all B. the farmer wasn’t friendly to him C. his holiday was over D. he thought he might have to eat the farmer 3. “…and you are complaining!”, the word “complain” means __________. A.夸奖 B.说三道四 C.抱怨 D.故弄玄虚 4.Which of the following sentences is true? A. Ed could eat a different kind of meat every day. B. Henry thought he could enjoy a change. C. Henry couldn't think of anything else to do, so he went to the farm. D. The farmer died because of the bad meat he ate. 5.Which is the best title for the passage? A. What a beautiful farm! B. Have a good time. C.A short holiday D. Henry and the farmer. Passage 14 After returning from her round trip, the angry woman stood outside the ticket office of the station. “The railway owes me 12 pounds,” she said to Harry Jenks, the young man working at the office.” You sold me a ticket for May 22nd, but there was no ship from Jersey that night. So my daughter and I had to stay in a hotel. It cost me 12 pounds.”
小学生英语故事 英文幽默故事： 1、There was a guy（家伙，伙计）who went into a shop to buy a parrot（鹦鹉）. There were three parrots in the shop. One was $5,000; another（另一个）one, $10,000; and the t hird（第三）one, $30,000. The customer（顾客）asked the owner, “How this guy is $5,000? T hat?s so expensive（贵的）for this kind（种类）of parrot.” The owner said, “Because I have trained （训练）him and he can talk.” So the customer asked him, “How about this guy? What can he do that makes him so expensive?” The owner said, “Well, apart from（除了）talking, he can also do some amusing （有趣的）actions （动作）,like dancing and so on. That?s why he?s so expensive.” Then the customer said, “How about the third one? What can he do that makes him so expensive?” The owner of the shop said, “I don?t know. Normally（通常）, I have never heard him talk, nor dance, nor whistle（吹口哨）, nor sing, nothing at all! But the other two call him …The Boss（老板）. 2、Where is the egg? Teacher:Can you make a sentence（造句）with the word "egg"? Student:Yes.I ate a piece of（一块）cake yesterday. Tea cher:Then where is the “egg"? Student:In the cake,Sir.
北京市中小学生趣味科普英语创意大赛 决赛试题 第一卷(共40题，共70分) 一、在每小题中，你将听到A、B、C三个单词，每个单词读两遍.观察所给的图，你所听到的单词中只有一个与所给图的意义相符，把这个单词的标号在答题卡上涂黑.(共20小题，每题1分，共20分) 二、在每小题中，你将听到A、B、C三个句子，每个句子读两遍.观察所给的图，你所听到的句子中只有一个与所给图的意义相符，把这个句子的标号在答题卡上涂黑.(共10小题，每题2分，共20分) 三、从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填人句子空白处或可以回答问题的最佳答案.把这个选项的标号在答题卡上涂黑.(共5小题，每题3分，共15分) 31. The Internet is a collection of_________. A. computer networks all over the world B. many computers C. a lot of friends D. people with computers 32. An e-mail is a message sent_________. A. by post office B. by postmen C. from hand to hand D. through a computer channel 33. Put a full cup of water into a fridge. Hours later, it changes into a piece of ice. The volume of the ice is________ that of the water. A. greater than B. smaller than C. the same as D. three times as big as 34. If, on a very cold day when the temperature is a little above OoC, you breathe on the glass of a window, what will you see on the glass? A. Air. B. Ice. C. Dirt. D. Water. 35. The following table shows protein, starch and fat in 100g of beans and what an