新译林8BUNIT7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
at last, at length, eventually, finally, in the end, lastly
这些词或词组均含有“最后，终于”之意。
at last ：多指经主观努力，克服各种困难后才终于达到目的。
at length ：强调经历一段长时间后终于完成，侧重在时间部分。
eventually ：侧重于动作或行为的结果。
finally ：常与at last换用，都可用于对往事的描述，但finally不带感情色彩，指一系列事情的最后结局。
in the end与at last同义，但in the end不仅可指“过去”还可表示对“未来”的预计。
lastly ：指连续顺序的最后，通常用在列举事情的场合。
幽默故事
The Old Cat
An old woman had a cat. The cat was very old; she could not run quickly, and she could not bite, becau she was so old. One day the old cat saw a mou; she jumped and caught the mou. But she could not bite it; so the mou got out of her mouth and ran away, becau the cat could not bite it.
Then the old woman became very angry becau the cat had not killed the mou. She began to hit the cat. The cat said, "Do not hit your old rvant. I have worked for you for many years, and I would work for you still, but I am too old. Do not be unkind to the old, but remember what good work the old did when they were young."
【译文】 玫瑰花手绘
老猫
一位老妇有只猫，这只猫很老，它跑不快了，也咬不了东西，因为它年纪太大了。一天，老猫发现一只老鼠，它跳过去抓这只老鼠，然而，它咬不住这只老鼠。因此，老鼠从它的
嘴边溜掉了，因为老猫咬不了它。
于是，老妇很生气，因为老猫没有把老鼠咬死。她开始打这只猫，猫说：“不要打你的老仆人，我已经为你服务了很多年，而且还愿意为你效劳，但是，我实在太老了，对年纪大的不要这么无情，要记住老年人在年青时所做过的有益的事情。”
练习题
（一）
Mr and Mrs Green were very worried about their son, Daniel. He was born normal (正常) in every other way,小孩的脾气暴躁易怒怎么解决 1 emed to be dumb (哑的). Mr and Mrs Green tried everything to get him to 2 , but with no success.
哼读音When Daniel was six years old, the best doctors in the town examined (检查) him 3 , but could find nothing wrong. And he emed to be smart. It was just that he 4 spoke.
“There might be something wrong with his 青山湖景区 5 , and he doesn’t know he’s able to speak,” one doctor said.
“But he can read and write,” said Mr Green, “We’ve written him notes, telling him to speak some day.”
“It’s certainly very 6 ,” another doctor said. “Perhaps he will be able to speak some day.”
7 pasd. Daniel went to university. But he didn’t speak a single word.
Then one day Daniel was having a meal with his parents. Without any warning, he looked up from his 8 and said, “玉米地民儿Pass me the salt, plea.”
Mr and Mrs Green were excited. “You spoke! 天然气涨价You spoke!” they cried. 欢庆国庆手抄报“Why have you 9 so long to speak?”
“I didn’t have anything to say,” he said. “Until now everything was 10 巡察整改方案. But you forgot to put salt in the potatoes.”
( ) 1. A. becau B. when C. but D. before
( ) 2. A. speak B. walk C. play D. laugh
( ) 3. A. angrily B. slowly C. carefully D. quickly
( ) 4. A. never B. often C. usually D. always
