40篇短文及其练习(搞定高考3500个单词).doc

1. Fall in Love with English爱上英语Hiding behind the loose dusty curtain, a teenager packed up his overcoat into the suitcase. He planned to leave home at dusk though there was thunder and lightning outdoors. He had got to do this because he was tired of his parents nagging about his English study and did not want to go through it any longer. He couldnt get along well with English and disliked joining in English classes because he thought his teacher ignored him on purpose. As a result, his score in each exam never added up to over 60. His partner was concerned about him very much. She understood exactly what he was suffering from, but entirely disagreed with his idea. In order to calm him down and settle his problem, she talked with him face to face and swapped a series of learning tips with him. The items she set down helped him find the highway to studying English well. The teenager was grateful and got great power from his friends words. Now, he has recovered from being upset and has fallen in love with English. 填空1. (hide) behind the loose dusty curtain, a teenager (收拾,打包) his overcoat into the suitcase. 2. He had got to do this because he was tired his parents nagging about his English study and did not want to go it any longer.3. He couldnt get along well English and disliked (join) in English classes because he thought his teacher ignored him (故意地）. 翻译 1. 在黄昏 2.加起来到 3.关心担忧 4.面对面 5.冷静下来 6.解决问题1、 她完全明白他所承受的痛苦，但完全不赞同他的想法。 . 2、她写下的东西帮助他找到了学好英语的快速的方法。 .3、 现在他从焦虑中恢复过来了，爱上了英语。 2. Different Countries Have Different Kinds of EnglishesVoyages of people from England play an important part in spreading the English language. At present, English is frequently spoken as an official or common language in many countries, such as America, Singapore, Malaysia and some African countries. All based on British English, the English spoken in these countries can be well understood by native English speakers. But actually, these Englishes have been gradually changing in accents, spellings, s and the usage of vocabulary. Because of this fact, you can make use of the differences to tell which country the foreigners of your block are from. For example, if a boss fluently commands his driver, “Come up straight to my apartment by elevator and take some gas for my trucks and cabs”, instead of requesting, “Please come to my flat by lift and take some petrol for my lorries and taxis”, you can recognize his American identity, while the latter suggests that he is British. 翻译1.voyage 2.frequently 3.actually 4. gradually 5.fluently mands 7.apartment 8. elevator 9.request 10.lorries 11.recognize 12. identity 1.起着重要作用 2.直接来 3.现在 4.官方语言 把句子补充完整1. ,the English spoken in these countries can by native English speakers. 2. , you can the differences which country the foreigners of your block are from. 3.A Hard TripMy sister was fond 1 traveling. Ever since 2 , (graduate) she had been determined to organize a trip to an old temple. Since transporting fare was expensive, she decided to use a bicycle to cycle there not caring about the disadvantages. Her stubborn attitude was always her shortcoming. Once she 3 (make )up her mind to do something, no one could persuade her 4 (change) her mind. Finally, we gave 5 as usual though we preferred to take a train. After we prepared everything, including the schedule, 6 (rely) weather forecast and the insurance, we began our trip.Our journey was along a river 7 (flow) from a high altitude. Our pace was slow because the river frequently had many sharp bends 8 deep valleys, where the water seemed to boil. Just 9 I recorded in my journal, it was really a hard journey. But we also enjoyed great views. One night, I put my head on my pillow-a parcel of wool coats, and lay 10 the stars. When the flame in front of our cave went out at midnight, I found the sky so beautiful! 1. Of. 2.graduating 3.made 4.to change/into changing 5.in 6.reliable 7. flowing 8.through 9.as 10. beneath/below4.A Horrible EarthquakeDirty water rose in wells and canals before the earthquake. But no one judged that an earthquake was coming. Suddenly, everything shook. It seemed as if the world was at an end. Millions of brick houses and a number of dams 1 (destroy). Railway tracks became 2 (use)bars. Pipes in mines burst and let 3 smelly steam. Huge cracks trapped cyclists everywhere.The next day, this event was the headline or main title of all newspapers. With the reporters giving an outline of the disaster, the whole nation 4 (shock)by the damage and the victims extreme 5 (suffer). People were moved6 they read that the survivors comforted each other by saying “Congratulations! You survived!”. So they not only expressed their sympathy sincerely, 7 organized together to help the victims right away. The injured were rescued and 6 dead were buried. The frightened 9 (survive) were dug out from under the ruins and were offered shelter, fresh water and electricity. Thanks 10 peoples help, the loss was minimized.1.were destroyed2.useless 3out4.was shocked 5. Suffering 6.when 7.but /but also/also 8.the 9.survivors 10.to5.The Great PresidentAs the founder of the republic, the president had many good qualities. Before coming to power, he was a generous lawyer. He was willing to selflessly help everyone who turned to him. He accepted no fee to offer legal guidance and opinions to those who were out of work or uneducated. Later, believing all mankind to be equal, he devoted himself to stopping the unfair anti-black laws. He set up the Black Youth League and was voted to be the leader. However, though he kept peaceful principles without violence and terror, his mean enemies still blew up his house and attacked his relatives, and he himself couldnt escape being sentenced to 30 years in prison.Not fearing of the prison guards cruelty, he kept active and begged no mercy from them. As a matter of fact, he was always hopeful and never lost heart during the stage even though he was in trouble.Finally, people rewarded him with the leaders position and a gold blanket. 翻译1.selflessly 2.legal guidance 3. 上台,掌权 4. 建立 5. 愿意 6. 一个大方的律师 7.向.求助 8.用.奖励.1. 作为这个共和国的创始人,这个总统有许多好的品质. 填空1. Later, (believe) all mankind to be equal, he himself stopping the unfair anti-black laws. 2. However, he kept peaceful principles without violence and terror, his mean enemies still blew up his house and attacked his relatives, and he himself couldnt escape (sentence sb to)30 years in prison.(划出主句)3. Not (fear)of the prison guards cruelty, he kept active and (不乞求同情) from them.4. As a matter , he was always hopeful and never (灰心丧气) during the stage even though he was (处在麻烦中).6.A Brave Maid勇敢的女仆A wooden vase from the Ming Dynasty at the entrance of the reception hall amazed everyone. The artists designed it in a rare style and selected valuable jewels to decorate it. People thought highly of its fancy colour of honey and the beautiful paintings on it. The vase used to belong to a former castle. But when the country was at war, the enemy troops exploded the castle. Debates on how the vase survived went on and on. In order to remove peoples doubt, a team of no less than 20 people carried out an informal investigation. The evidences they found showed that a maid took the vase apart and asked a sailor to sink it in a local well. She never gave away the secret even under the cruel trial of the enemies who were in search of treasures.It is worth giving this brave maid a fortune in return. 翻译1. explode 2.amaze 3. select 4.decorate 5. debate 6.,design 7.一种少见的风格 8.有价值的珠宝 9.处于战乱中 10敌人的部队 11. 她从来没有泄露这个秘密，即使是在搜寻财宝的敌人残酷的审讯下。 12. 这位女仆真是值得给予一大笔钱作为对她的回报。 填空1.People (评价高) its fancy colour of honey and the beautiful paintings on it. 2. The vase used to (属于) a former castle. 3. In order to (消除人们的怀疑), a team of no less than 20 people (做了)an informal investigation. 4. The evidences they found showed that a maid took the vase and asked a sailor to sink it in a local well. 7.A Fair CompetitionSwifter, Higher and Stronger stands 1 the spirit of the Olympics. 2. fairness is the basis of this motto. Only when you win fairly will you and your homeland deserve the great glory. But nowadays, unlike the ancient honest slave competitors, some hopeless athletes who cant bear the pain of training 3 (cheater) when taking part in games. Medals seem to have magical power 4 (cause) them to cheat, and the prize money has replaced the motto as their only goal. So, in the gymnastics event 5 (hold)in our city next month, one of the hosts responsibilities is 6 (keep) competitions fair. They advertised on posters outside the stadium to promise that every competitor is 7 (have)a regular physical examination in a gymnasium one 8 another. No one can bargain on this. The volunteers 9 charge will be very strict. It is 10 (fool) to cheat because they will not be admitted to compete and will even be fined as well. 1. for 2.but 3.cheat 4.causing 5.to be held 6.to keep 7.to have 8. after 9.in 10. Foolish 8.Computers The goal of early calculating machines was to simplify difficult sums. But with the help of new technology, electronic chips replaced tubes and a revolution of artificial intelligence has arisen. From then on, the appearance of computers totally changed our lives. They can not only download information from the web when connected by the network or mobile phone signals, but also solve different types of logical problems. With operators as their coaches, they can even control rockets to explore the moon and instruct androids with the human races characters to mop floors and watch over your naughty niece. Anyhow, computers are so helpful that they do bring happiness. However, computers are easily attacked by viruses. This reality has become a hard-to-deal with problem. As a result, computers are dangerous in a way. So, personally, I worry about their universal applications in some fields, such as finance. 翻译1. rocket 2. coach 3.simplify 4.operator 5.calculate 6.reality 7. 处理 9.拖地板 . 10. 探测月球 11.人类的特征 12 照看你调皮的侄女 13. 因此计算机在某种程度是有危险的. 14. 在新技术的帮助下,电子芯片代替了晶体管,一场人工智能的革命出现了. 15. 所有,我个人担心计算机在一些领域里广泛使用,如金融. 填空1. (从那以后), the appearance of computers (total) changed our lives. 2. Anyhow, computers are helpful that they do bring happiness. 3. However, computers (easy attack) by viruses.4. They can download information from the web when connected by the network or mobile phone signals, but also solve different types of logical problems. 9.Wildlife ProtectionDinosaurs died out because of an unexpected incident. But wildlife today disappears or is in danger just because humans do harm to it. For example, tigers are hunted for fur to make carpets so that they can only live in secure reserves; grassland is destroyed without mercy so that dust storms come into being affecting distant cities.Last year, scientists saw some monkeys rubbing themselves with a certain kind of insects to protect themselves from fierce mosquitoes biting. According to the result of the inspection, they found that the insect contains a powerful drug, so local farmers were employed to catch the insects. The ending was that the insects disappeared from the whole zone. When told that it was a loss to humans, the farmers burst into laughter and responded, “Our real loss is our decreasing income.”We should appreciate the natural balance and pay more attention to the importance of wildlife protection. Not until we succeed in letting wildlife live in peace, can we smile in relief. 翻译1. employ 2. ending 3. 用.擦 4.某种昆虫 5.这整个地区 6.含有一种强大效力的药物 7. 不受凶猛的蚊子的叮咬 填空1. When told that it was (lose) humans, the farmers (突然笑起来) and responded, “Our real loss is our . (减少的收入)2. We should appreciate (自然界平衡)and 更加注意 the importance of wildlife protection. 3. Dinosaurs (灭绝了), (因为)an unexpected incident.4. Wildlife today disappears or is danger just because humans (伤害)it.5. Grassland is destroyed mercy dust storms (形成) (affect) distant cities.6.Not until we succeed letting wildlife live