7A 阅读写作拓展7
I. Change the following sentences into tag questions (将下列句子改写成反意疑问句):
1. There lived a poor old man in the woods, ________ ________?
2. He can hardly swim, ________ ________?
3. He is a good boy, ________ ________?
4. It often rains here, ________ ________?
5. You will go to America, ________ ________?
6. There is a boy in our classroom, ________ ________?
7. Sit down please, ________ ________?
8. It wasn’t fine yesterday, ________ ________?
9. I don’t believe the girl can climb the mountain, ________ ________?
10. Helping others is happy, ________ ________?
II. Reading
A ★★
In many big cities there are people who cannot get work. Sometimes they do not want to work, but sometimes there isn’t any work for them to do.
Some of these people beg (乞讨) for money. Some of them sell boxes of matches or cheap pens, and some of them sell flowers.
Andrew Chen never gave money to beggars.“People should work for their money.”he believed. He also believed there was work for everyone, which was not true.
One day when he was waiting for a bus, a beggar came up and asked him for money. The beggar was an old woman wearing very old an dirty clothes. She had no shoes and she was selling some sweet-smelling flowers.
“Give an old woman ten dollars, Sir,” she said to Andrew.“I haven’t had a meal for three days.”
“I’m not giving you ten dollars.”An drew said.
“What about five dollars, then, mister?”the old woman said.“That’ll buy me a couple of pieces of bread.”
“No.”Andrew said.
“Then what about one dollar?”the old woman said. “I can buy an orange for one dollar.”
“I haven’t got one dollar,”Andrew said. “Now go away.”
The old woman looked at him sadly, and then gave him her flowers.
“Here, Sir,”she said. “You have these. You need them more than I do.”
True or False（判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）:（10分）
( )36. All the people who cannot find work sell things in the street.
( )37. When Andrew was waiting for a bus, an old woman came up to ask him for money. ( )38. The woman who was begging sold boxes of matches.
( )39. Andrew gave the woman a little money.
( )40. The woman wanted to buy an apple for one dollar.
B ★★
Every town in the United States has a post office.
Some are very small, and you may also find them in the corner of a shop. Others are larger buildings. They are open from Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings. From Monday to Friday they are usually open from 8:30 to 4:30.
If you know how much the postage (邮资) is for your letter, you can buy stamps at any window. In some post offices you can buy stamps from machines. Stamps are sold at many different prices, from one cent (美分) to several dollars. If you are not sure how much postage is for your letter, you may ask the man or the woman in the post office for help. He or she will give you the stamp you need. If you are sending your letter far away, you should use an airmail envelope(航空信封). Remember that postage will be more expensive for a letter to be sent outside the country.
At a post office you can also buy postcards. A postcard is cheaper than a letter. Usually the price of postage for a postcard is about half that of a letter. The postcards that you buy at a post office do not have pictures. And they are not to be sent outside the country.
Sendaing letters is an easy and cheap way to keep in touch with people in many different countries.
Choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）: (10分)
( )41. The passage tells us that we can find ____ easily in the United States.
A. post offices
B. large buildings
C. small shops
D. different banks
( )42. The post offices in the United States are open ____ from Monday to Friday.
A. seven hours a day
B. six hours a day
C. five hours a day
D. eight hours a day
( )43. If you are not sure how much postage is for your letter, you can ____.
A. go and buy stamps from the machine in the post office and a cheap postcard instead of
your letter.
B. get in touch with somebody you know in the post office
C. let somebody else buy for you
D. ask the man or the woman in the post office for help
( )44. The price of postage for ____ is more expensive.
A. a beautiful postcard
B. a letter written on an envelope
C. a letter by airmail
D. a postcard with pictures
( )45. The passage mainly tells us something about ____ in the USA.
A. the post
B. the postage
C. letters
D. postcards
C ★★★
Mr. Smith was ill and he went to see a doctor. The doctor
asked him to put out his tongue (舌头), and then said,“OK. You
can hold your tongue back now. There’s nothing wrong with you.
But I’m afraid you have a problem: You seldom take exercise.”
“But, doctor,”Mr. Smith said, “I don’t think so.”
“Don’t tell me what you think,” the doctor said.“I know
what you need. I see a lot of people like you. None of them get
any exercise. They sit in offices all day and in front of the television in the evening. You must walk for a t least 20 minutes a day.”
“Doctor, you don’t understand,”Mr. Smith said. “I take enough exercise every day.”
“I don’t want to hear any excuses,”the doctor said.“You must find time to exercise. If you don’t, you will get fat and have health problems.”
“But I walk every day,”Mr. Smith said.
“Oh, yes, and I know what kind of walk that is. You walk a few metres to the bus stop from your house, a few more metres from the bus stop to your office, and a few more metres from your office to your dining room for lun ch and back. That’s not a real walk. I’m talking about a walk in the park or by the lake for 20 minutes every day.”
“Would you please listen to me, doctor?”Mr. Smith said, getting a little angry with the doctor.
“I’m a postman,”Mr. Smith went on,“And I walk for nearly seven hours every day.”
For a moment the doctor was silent. Then he said quietly,“Put out your tongue again, will you?”
Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）:（10分）
46. Where did Mr. Smith work?
_______________________________________
47. How did the doctor look over Mr. Smith?
_______________________________________
48. What did the doctor ask Mr. Smith to do after the examination?
_______________________________________
49. Did Mr. Smith take enough exercise every day?
_______________________________________
50. What do you think of the doctor?
_______________________________________
III. Cloze test (完形填空):(共20分)
A. Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语，完成短文）:（10分）
It’s a good idea to 51 a small present when you go to a 52 party in England or the USA. Flowers are always nice, or you may bring a bottle of wine (酒) 53 you know what the family 54 . You should arrive in time or 55 minutes late. Don’t get there early. If you’re going to be there 56 fifteen minutes later, you should call and tell the host (主人) and hostess. Try to relax at the dinner table. If you don’t know 57 to use the fork, the knife, or the spoon (匙), just watch 58 and follow them. You can also ask someone next to you. If you like the food, say so. Of course, you should thank the host and hostess 59 the meal and for their kindness. It’s a good idea to send a card or thank-you note the 60 day.
( )51. A. sell B. take C. lift D. move
( )52. A. breakfast B. lunch
C. supper
D. birthday
( )53. A. when B. if
C. so
D. as
( )54. A. eat B. hate
C. drink
D. have
( )55. A. fifteen B. thirty
C. five to ten
D. forty-five
( )56. A. less than B. more than
C. about
D. for
( )57. A. why B. how
C. what
D. when
( )58. A. other B. the other
C. others
D. the others
( )59. A. for B. of
C. at
D. about
( )60. A. last B. tomorrow
C. next
D. later
A 班
B. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）:（10分）
The Dead Sea is not a sea. It is a big lake in the Jordan Valley. The water runs into the Dead Sea. It (61)c________ from the north. The Dead Sea is 400 metres below sea level. The sun is hot there and the (62)w________ is salty. (63)F________ can not live in the salty water and (64) p________ cannot grow near it. People cannot swim well in the Dead Sea, but they can float on the water. The water is very blue and the air is clear. In winter people come to the Dead Sea. They sit (65)i________ the sunshine or bathe in the warm water.
61. ________ 62. ________ 63. ________
64. ________ 65. ________
IV. Writing (作文) ：（共10分）
Write a passage of at least 50 words about the topic “My favourite programme”. (以“我最喜爱的节目”为题写一篇不少于50个词的短文，标点符号不占格。)
Use the following points as a reference．
(以下内容仅供参考)
* What is your favourite programme?
* Why do you like it? Give at least two reasons.
* How do you like it?
_______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________
详解阅读题--选词 One day, John was back home after work. He found that his wife was shaking their daughter who was only half a year old. She said "Da-Dy" to the baby many times. John felt very happy because he thought his wife chose the word "Dady" to teach their baby. During one night several weeks later, John and his wife were waken up by the cry "Dady". His wife said to him, "Darling, she is calling you." Then she turned to sleep. Notes: (1) shake v.摇晃 (2) wake up唤醒；吵醒 Exercises: 根据短文填空： ① John was back home _____work. ② He found his wife was _____their daughter who was only half a ear old. ③ She said "Da-Dy" _____ the baby many times.
④ During on night several weeks later, John and his wife were waken _____ by the cry "Dady". ⑤ Then she turned _____sleep. 117.选词 一天下班回家，约翰发现妻子在摇半岁的女儿，嘴里反复念道：“爸-爸。”约翰心里感到美滋滋的，他的妻子选择了“爸爸”这个词首先教孩子。 几周后的一天夜里，约翰和妻子被一阵哭声惊醒了，“爸-爸！”“她在叫你，亲爱的。”妻子说，然后翻身竟自睡了。 练习参考答案： ① after ② shaking ③ to ④ up ⑤ to 初一英语阅读技巧 阅读理解是英语学习中一个很重要的方面，它反映了学生直接应用英语的能力。英语试题中对学生阅读能力的测试主要通过完形填空和阅读理解两种题型。今天就阅读理解这一题型加以解析。 阅读理解题一般有以下几种形式： 1)根据短文内容，判断正、误 2)根据短文内容，选择最佳答案
评卷人得分 一、书面表达 1. 根据图片内容写一篇不少于60词的短文。 【答案】 Hi,I’m Jim.I am a boy.I’m a student in Hongxing Middle School.On school days,I usually get up at six o’clock i n the morning.Then I take a shower.At seven,I have a glass of milk and some bread for my breakfast.I go to scho ol at about ten past seven.Classes begin at eight o’clock.I have four classes in the morning.In the afternoon,I hav e two classes.At half past four in the afternoon,it’s time for me to play football with my classmates.We are all tir ed but happy.Then,I go home and do my homework at six in the evening.I usually go to bed at nine.This is my sc hool day.What about you?Please tell me. 4.按照以下提示,写一篇作文,80词左右。 假如你是吉姆。上周,你和你的同班同学以及老师乘公共汽车去了北海公园。天气晴朗,风小。你们钓鱼、照相、在树下做游戏、听老师讲故事。一些同学去划船。中午在公园里吃午饭,下午三点半回家。大家都很兴奋,玩得很高兴。 【答案】 My classmates,my teacher and I went to the Beihai Park by bus last week.The weather was fine,and it was a little windy.We did many different things.We went fishing,took photos and played games under the trees.Our teacher told us some stories.They were quite interesting. Some of my classmates went boating.We had lunch at noon in the park.We went home at three thirty in the afternoon.All of us were excited and we had a great time. 5. 假设你是李华,上周末你参加了一次郊游。请根据下面表格中的提示信息写一篇题为 “An exciting trip”的英语短文。 要求:①不要逐条翻译表格中的信息,可适当增加内容; ②短文中不得出现真实的地名、人名和校名; ③词数:90~120。
初中英语阅读理解练习题 A friend of mine was fond of drawing horse. He drew the horses very well,but he always began the tail. Now it is the Western rule to begin at the head of the horse, that is why I was surprised. It struck me that it could not really make any difference whether the artist begins at the head or the tail or the belly（肚子）or the foot of the horse, if he really knows his business. And most great artists who really know their business do not follow other people’s rule.They make their own rules. Every one of them does his work in a way peculiar(奇特的) to himself; and the peculiarity means only that he finds it more easy to work in that way. Now the very same thing is true to literature(文学). And the question, "How shall I begin?" only means that you want to begin at the head instead of beginning at the tail or somewhere else. That is, you are not yet experienced(有经验的) enough to trust to your own powers. When you become more experienced you will never ask the question, and I think that you will often begin at the tail --that is to say, you will write the end of the story before you have even thought of the beginning. 1. A friend of the writer’s drew the horses ____. A. very well B. in the way of western rule C. in the way of his own rule D. all of the above 2. The writer was surprised because ____. A. the artist began to draw at the head of the horse B. the artist began to draw at the tail of the horse C. the artist made his own rule D. the artist did not follow other people’s rule 3. You are not yet experienced because ____. A. you don’t know where to begin B. you want to begin at the head instead of beginning at the tail
初中英语拓展阅读(1) A Personalities of some Chinese Birth Signs The Rat (SHU) People born under the year of the Rat are generous and easygoing to those that they love and care for. They generally have happy and lively personalities and are very outgoing, although they lose their temper sometimes. On the whole they are successful in what they choose to do, full of imagination and have very good memories. The Rat is a lover of money and a hater of waste and idleness. The Rabbit (TU) People born under the year of the Rabbit don’t often get into trouble and seldom make enemies. They are considerate, kind and thoughtful towards others. The Rabbit is the symbol of a long life. They are said to draw their life energy from the moon. They like an easy and good time and give good advice, although they shy away from promises. The Dog (GOU) People born under the year of the Dog seem to be liked very well as it is one of the most popular animals. Dog people are truthful and clever, with a strong sense of fairness. They never avoid their duties. They always do their fair share of things and will always “listen to reason”. They are helpful, open-minded, never envious, and have great insight into human nature. They are also brave and practical. However, if you try to look into their affairs, they can become secretive and also give a cold shoulder to those who they don’t really like. Choose the best answer for each question. ( )1. People born under the year of the Rat _______. A. love money better than anything else B. are hard-working C. are good at choosing things D. think much but do little ( )2. People born under the year of the Rabbit _______. A. don’t like to tell others what they think B. enjoy living a busy life C. often get on well with others D. don’t believe others’ promises ( )3. People born under the year of the Dog _______. A. like to do something secretly B. are unhappy when others have done something better C. often make excuses for their mistakes D. are good at seeing straight through others ( )4. Which of the following is TRUE? A. Rat people can keep few things in mind. B. Rabbit people prefer the moon to the sun. C. Dog people like to look into others’ affairs. D. Dog people are willing to help others.
初中英语阅读理解练习题及解析 一、阅读理解 1．根据短文内容出选择正确答案。 A A farmer had a brother in town who was a gardener, and his brother had a garden full of the finest fruit trees. So his skill and his beautiful trees were famous everywhere. One day the farmer went into the town to visit his brother, and was surprised at the trees that grew quite well. "Look, my brother," said the gardener. "I will give you an apple tree, the best from my garden, and you, and your children, and your children's children will enjoy it." Then the gardener called his workmen and ordered them to take up the tree and carry it to his brother's farm. They did so, and the next morning the farmer began to wonder where he should plant it. "If I plant it on the hill," he said to himself, "the wind might catch it and shake down the delicious fruit before it is ripe. If I plant it close to the road, passersby will see it and take away the apples--but if I plant it too near the door of my house, my children may pick the fruit." So, after he had thought the matter over, he planted the tree behind his barn （谷仓）. Time passed, but the tree had no fruit the first year, nor the second-then the farmer called his brother. When the gardener came, the farmer said angrily, "You have cheated me, and given me a useless tree instead of a fruitful one. This is the third year and still it brings out nothing but leaves! " The gardener laughed and said, "See where the tree was planted, it has no sun or warmth. How could you expect flowers and fruit?" （1）From the passage, we can see the farmer planted the apple tree A. behind his barn B. on the hill C. close to the road D. near his house （2）The underlined word "ripe" means "__________" in Chinese. A. 挂果 B. 成熟 C. 开花 D. 成长 （3）What is NOT mentioned in the fifth paragraph? A. What happened to the apple tree. B. Why the farmer got angry with his brother. C. What kind of man the farmer was. D. Why the farmer called his brother. （4）Which of the following is NOT true? A. The farmer's brother had a garden full of the finest fruit trees. B. The gardener gave his brother the best apple tree from his garden. C. No flowers, fruit or leaves were on the apple tree. D. The farmer thought his brother gave him a useless tree. （5）What do you know from the end of the story?
初中英语状语从句应用写作训练 一、什么是状语 修饰动词、形容词、副词或整个句子, 用来补充说明或限定动作或状态特征的句子成分，叫作状语。一般表示行为发生的时间、地点、条件、目的、方式、程度等意义。 1.I speak English well . He writes carefully. （说得好，认真地写，修饰动词用副词，作状语） 2.The weather is really fine.（修饰形容词用副词，作状语） 3.He runs very slowly.（修饰副词slowly, 因此very是副词，作状语） 4.Sadly,he will not there.（修饰整个句子用副词，作状语） 5. I read English loudly in the open air every morning. 方式状语地点状语时间状语 二、什么是状语从句？ 用来修饰主句中的动词、副词和形容词或整个句子的从句叫状语从句。根据其含义状语从句可分为：时间状语从句、条件状语从句、原因状语从句、目的状语从句等。 (一）时间状语从句 时间状语从句常用when,as,while,before,after,since,till,until,as soon as 等连词来引导。如： While I was cooking, the telephone rang.当我在做饭时，电话响了。The show had been on for an hour before we arrived.在我们到达之前，
表演已经开始一个小时了。 仿写练习 1.我看完这本书的时候，就可以借给你看了。 __________________________________________________________ 2.自从我离开那个小村庄到现在已经四年了。 ___________________________________________________________ 3.当别人正在工作的时候，请不要这么大声讲话。 ___________________________________________________________ (二）条件状语从句 条件状语从句通常由if,unless, as long as引导。在条件状语从句中，谓语动词通常由现在时态表示将来的动作或状态。“祈使句+and(or) +陈述句”在意思上相当于一个带有条件状语从句的复合句。如What shall we do if it rains tomorrow? 如果明天下雨，我们怎么办Hurry up, or you'll be late. = If you don't hurry up, you'll be late. 赶快，否则你会迟到的 仿写练习 1.如果明天不下雨，我们就去远足。（go hiking) ___________________________________________________________ 2.只要你让它保持干净，你就可以借我的帽子。（keep it clean) ___________________________________________________________ 3.如果他没有完成作业，那将会发生什么事？(happen) ___________________________________________________________
初中英语配对阅读专项练习： （一） 将下面五个人的性格特征和某报社编辑给他们的交友建议相匹配。 ( )66.Sara likes to make friends with popular people, because she finds it easier to communicate with them. ( )67.When Jane is happy, she likes to talk to everyone in her class. But when she feels sad, she doesn’t even say “hi” to anyone. ( )68.Paul is poor in his study, and he always feels shy to talk with others, so he has very few friends. ( )69.When Peter feels uncomfortable talking with someone, he often look here and there. ( )70.Susan is a good student, but she is never sure what to talk about when she stays with others. 答案：66. C 67. F 68. A 69. B 70. G （二）
（三）
答案：66. B 67. F 68. A 69. D 70. E （四）
（五）
答案：66. D 67. F 68. A 69. E 70. G （六） （七）
阅读文章 Every morning my father buys a newspaper on his way to work. Every evening my mother looks through (浏览)magazines at home. And every night, I look at the posters (海报) with photos of David Beckham and Yao Ming on my bedroom wall before I go to sleep. Can we imagine life without paper or printing? About 2, 000 years ago, paper was invented in China. Then people learned to write words on paper to make a book. But in those days, they could only write books by hand. So, books were expensive and rare (珍贵的)at that time. And because there weren't many books, few people learned to read. Then printing was invented in China and it developed greatly at the beginning of the 11th century. Then people could print books quickly and cheaply (便宜地). As a result, more people learned to read. After that, knowledge and ideas spread quickly. Today with the help of the Internet we can connect and share information quickly. We can also read newspapers and magazines online. But will the computer replace (替代) books one day? No, I don't think the poster of Yao Ming on my bedroom wall will ever be replaced by a computer of two metres
初中英语阅读理解和完形填空解题技巧及练习
一．初中英语阅读理解的解题技巧 阅读理解也是中考英语题的必考题目之一，本题型旨在考查学生阅读，理解的能力，几年来，中考英语题中的阅读理解材料新，题材丰富，考查学生综合推断能力，根据语篇猜单词意思的能力的力度加大，也考查学生关注细节的能力。所以学生往往要么没能正确理解语篇中某些句子的意思，在细节题上丢分，要么就是对语篇的整体把握不够，在综合题或者推断题方面丢分。那么到底怎么做好阅读理解这一题型呢？我将从以下三个方面谈论这个问题： 一、解题思路 （一）先读问题，弄清考查要点，以便能带着问题看文章，这样会心中有数，有的放矢。在读题的时候划出题目的关键词。 （二）快速浏览全文，掌握全貌，注意发现与问题有关的信息，如果时间紧，至少要扫视一下起首段和尾段。再把标题和文章内容结合起来想一想，这样全文大意便清楚了。此时，不要忙于答题。 （三）细读原文，捕捉相关信息词，掌握短文细节内容。这是解题的关键，应特别注意以下几点： 1．抓住四个"W"和一个"H"，就是边读边用铅笔做些标记，把What (事件)，When （时间），Where（地点），Why（原因），How（经过）划出来。抓住了四个“W”和一个“H”，就抓住了文章的全貌，一些直接性的问题便可解决。 2．抓住连接词及起关键作用的副词、代词、介词、插入语等。因为这些词具有因果，让步，递进，转折，指代，列举及承上启下等各种连接上下文的特殊功能。这对考生分清文章层次，辨明各种关系，了解人物心理，推断作者意图，进行逻辑推理等手段来分析难点，都具有举足轻重的作用。 3．注意领会文章的寓意。 4．根据题意，初选答案。这一步须仔细审题，领会测试要求，确定解题方法。对那些明显的，有把握的题可以断然确定，不必把其余三个答案再作推敲而浪费时间：有些略难的题，应再查阅短文（不是重读一遍），迅速找出依据，予以排除。常用的解题方法有如下几种： ①直接解题法。即从原文中直接找出答案。 ②归纳解题法。对于不能从原文中直接找出答案的可在把握全文中心和线索的前题下进行概括、归纳得出正确答案。 ③综合推理法。读者需统观全文，认真分析，综合推理及至计算，最后归纳出正确答案。 题干中有"suggest, conclude, conclusion, probably, reason, because, according to“等字眼时，属于推断概括型，考查内容着眼于全篇，考生应具备一定的分析归纳，推理等逻辑思维能力。 ④捕捉关键词。在阅读时应该注意与问题相关的同义词，近义词，反义词或同位词等信息词来得出正确答案。
初中英语写作训练 一、从基础单词抓起 英语写作需要一定的词汇量。初学英语写作者容易忘记单词。因此，坚持每天听写、默写，循环记忆单词不失为掌握和巩固词汇的好方法。同时，无论在平时的教学中，还是作文专项训练时，我都努力做到帮助学生掌握一定的规律，科学记忆单词，帮助学生过好单词关。 1．根据读音规则法记单词 英语单词归纳起来，还是有一定规律的。 ①可以按开音节、闭音节记忆单词。a读/? /：map, man, bad; a读/ei/: cake, table, face; i读/i/: big, pig, sit; i读/ai/: bike, ride, line。 ②按字母组合记忆单词。如ea,ee,ie 读/i:/ : please,seat;jeep,deep;piece,field; ir 读/ /：first, girl; sh 读 / /：English, ship 。 2.同义词、反义词对比记忆单词 big—large—old (年龄); close—open; put on—take off 3.图示记忆单词 west east ４．按前缀、后缀记忆单词 happy—unhappy like—dislike work—worker visit—visitor ５．利用合成法记忆单词 class+mate—classmate pen+friend—penfriend ６．利用词类记单词 care—careful—carefully—careless luck—lucky—luckily—unlucky ７．增减字母或替换字母记忆单词 arm—farm plane—plan week—weak ８．词组联想记忆词汇 give back, get back, come back, be back, take back, have back 二、抓好用词这一关 学生在书面表达中，经常用词不当，如 a hard wind 代替了 a strong wind;又如有的学生不理解surprising和surprised之间的区别，往往会颠倒使用；还有一些介词、副词使用不当，如“在阳光下”，学生往往会用under the sun而不用in the sun，“我非常喜欢英语”，会写成I very like English. 为避免用词不当，在学单词时，要明白该词在句中的功能，并仔细看看该词跟句中其他什么词的搭配关系最密切；要想想以前有没有学过什么词或词组的意思跟它相似；要拿该词和它意思相近的词或词组的用法进行比较，分析其特点，熟记该词的用法，以备以后使用。 三、抓好句型关 句型是外语的基本句子结构，是句子的典型框架，是学生能否写好作文的关键。我在句型教学过程中，首先加强五种基本句型结构的教学。几乎所有的英语句型都是五种句型的扩展，延伸或变化，因此训练学生“写”时，就要抓住五种
初三英语阅读理解练习题 1. The worst tourist in the world is Nicholas Scottie of San-Francisco. Once he flew from the U.S. to his hometown in Italy to see someone at home. The plane made one-hour stop to get oil at Kennedy Airport of New York. As he thought he had arrived home. Mr. Scottie got off the plane. He thought he was in Rome. When nobody was there to meet him, Mr. Scottie thought maybe they were held up by heavy traffic. While looking for their address, Mr. Scottie found that the old “Rome”had changed a lot. Many old buildings were replaced by high modern ones. He also found that many people spoke English instead of Italian and that many streets were written in English. Mr. Scottie knew very little English, so he asked a policeman the way to the bus station. He happened to meet a policeman who was also born in Italy and answered him in the same language. After twelve hour’s traveling round on a bus, the driver handed him over to a second policeman. He asked the policeman why the Rome police employed so many people as policemen speaking English instead of Italian. Mr. Scottie did not believe he was in New York when he was told so. To get him on a plane back to San Francisco, he was sent to the airport in a police car with sirens (警报) on. “Look,”said Scottie to his interpreter (翻译), “I know I’m in Italy. That’s how they drive.” 1. When Mr. Scottie arrived at the airport, nobody met him because _______. A. he was in New York B. he was not in Rome C. policeman could help him D. both A and B 2. In what direction did the plane fly when Mr. Scottie went to Italy from the U.S.? A. To the east B. To the south C. To the west D. To the north 3. Why was Mr. Scottie so sure that he was in Rome? A. Because he knew little about the U.S. B. Because he knew little bout Italy. C. Because he traveled a lot. D. Because he didn’t travel much 4. At last Mr. Scottie __________. A. know he did something wrong B. still thought he was in Rome.
初中英语拓展阅读(2) A Red is used in many American expressions. It can be used to show happiness, as in the expression “a red-letter day”. This is a day when something special happens. The expressi on is probably based on church customs. For almost 600 years, church calendars have been marked with red to show special holy days. Today’s calendars are still marked that way with the dates of holidays and special days printed in red. The expressio n “a red-letter day” is often heard in everyday life. “A red-letter day” is a day that people are especially happy. It may be a day that you have long waited for, a wedding day, for example. Or it may be a day with a happy surprise. You might tell a friend that yesterday was a red-letter day, because you won some money in the lottery. “Rolling out the red carpet” is another commonly heard expression. It describes an especially warm welcome of any kind. A city may “roll out the red carpet” for its baseball t eam, when the team arrives home after winning a championship. A group of supporters go to the airport to greet the team. The red-carpet welcome includes a lot of cheering by thousands of fans, a parade, music and speeches of praise by local politicians. Red is also used in some expressions that are not happy. “Red-handed” is one. To be caught “red-handed” is to be found in an act of wrong doing. The evidence is clear. You are guilty. Today we use the expression to be caught “red-handed” in situation s that are not serious. For example, a mother might say she caught her son red-handed, taking cookies out of the cookie jar. Choose the best answer for each question. ( )1. The expression “a red-letter day” perhaps first came from _______. A. English customs B. church calendars C. weekdays D. a dictionary ( )2. You can say it’s a red-letter day if _______ on that day. A. you find a good job B. you borrow some money C. you are free D. you write a letter to your friend ( )3. We usually roll out the red carpet when _______. A. a friend of ours drops by our house B. someone is going to leave C. we give someone a warm welcome D. we move into a new house ( )4. You are caught “red-handed” when your teacher _______ in class. A. sees you putting up your hand B. finds you talking C. asks you some questions D. says you are clever ( )5. Which is the best title of this passage? A. Red Is a Useful Color B. How to Use Red C. Red in Some Expressions D. What’s a Red-letter Day Help: expression n. 表达holy adj. 神圣的