1、新牛津英语高考一轮复习综合课外趣味阅读及练习题（六）课外趣味阅读精彩故事Noahs Ark（諾亞方舟）The Bible story tells that men and women became so wicked that God was sorry He had made the Earth. He looked at the way men and women were living, and determined to punish them by sending a great flood; but there was one good man, and for his sake
2、God saved the Earth. This man was Noah. He called Noah, we are told, and bade him build a great Ark out of wood, with rooms in it for his wife and is sons, and his sons wives, with one great window and with a mighty door in the side, The Ark was to be covered with pitch inside and outside, and to be
3、 built so well that-it should have room for two of every living thing, with food for each one. Noah, having made the Ark, called two of every living thing upon the Earth-animals, birds, and insects; and, laying in a great quantity of food, he himself, and his wife and his children, with all these ot
4、her living things, entered the Ark. When they were all in, the windows of the heavens were opened, and the water covered the highest mountains. And in the flood the wicked perished. But God remembered Noah. The rain ceased, the waters passed away, and the sun-light went into the Ark. Then Noah let a
5、 raven fly from the window of the Ark, and in did not come back to him. Noah then sent out a dove, which flew terrified above the waters and returned to the window of the Ark. After seven days more Noah sent out the dove again, and this time it returned bearing in its bills a leaf of olive. Noah the
6、n knew that the Earth was dry, and when he again sent the dove forth it did not return. Then Noah came out with his family, and on an altar of stones they offered thanks to God. So God was pleased with Noah, and set a bow of light in the sky after the rain.The Forbidden Fruit（禁果）When God created the
7、 world the man was quite alone. Seeing this, God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make a good companion for him.” He caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and took one of his ribs, and out of this rib, he made a woman. We call this man Adam and this woman Eve. God let A
8、dam and Eve rule the earth and enjoy it. Adam and Eve lived in the Garden of Eden in peace and happiness! The animals came to them when they called them; the birds sang above their heads as they walked; and the fish came to the side of the lake to watch them as they stood in the sunlight. What a hap
9、py Garden this was! What a peaceful Paradise this was! But this happy and peaceful life did not last long. The Bible tells us a strange story which fills our eyes with tears. And this is that strange story which the Bible tells us. God had given man everything on the earth except one thing. There wa
10、s one thing which man was not to do. If man did this one thing, he would lose all his peace and all his happiness. And man did do this very thing. The one thing man was not to do was to eat of the fruit growing on a certain tree in the Garden of Eden. There were a thousand other of which man might e
11、at, but only this one was forbidden. It was Gods test of mans love. If man loved God, he would not eat of this tree; if he did not love God, he would disobey. So, you see, this was Gods test of mans love. Well, Satan, the wicked Tempter, took the form of a serpent and glided into the Garden of Eden,
12、 and sought out Eve while she was away from her husbands side, and suggested to her that she should eat of the fruit. And, although Eve did not at once obey him, she argued with him, instead of driving him from her. So the temptation to eat the fruit stayed in her mind; she allowed herself to think
13、about it ; and at last the temptation was too great for her. She ate the fruit, and took it to Adam, and persuaded him also to do this forbidden thing. Then Adam and Eve heard the voice of God, and they were afraid and hid themselves in the trees. And God punished them. But the punishment was not a
14、cruel one. He made them go out of the Garden of Eden and toil for their existence. Now, though work is hard, it is yet far better than idleness; and in setting man to till the earth, God has provided him with the opportunity of becoming better and kinder and purer. Have you ever seen a picture of Ad
15、am and Eve going out with tears and shame from their beautiful Garden of Innocence? And did you ever notice that over them the face of God was smiling with love and pity? God knows that His children shall one day return to their garden and to Him.英语短文欣赏唇亡齿寒If the Lips Are Gone, the Teeth Will Be Col
16、dBetween the States of Jin and Guo was the State of Yu.晋国和虢国的中间，隔着一个虞国。Once, the State of Jin intended to invade the state of Guo and had to seek for permission to go by way of the State of Yu. The King of Jin was worried that the State of Yu would refuse to consent.有一次，晋国要去进攻虢国，得向虞国借路，国王担心虞国不答应。Xun
17、 Xi, a high official of the State of Jin, offered his scheme to the King. He said: “If you offer that piece of round jade and that fine steed as gifts to the King of Yu to ask his permission, he is sure to give his consent.”晋国的大臣荀息向国王献计，说：如果您把那块壁玉和那匹马送给虞王，向他借路，那么他一定会答应的。”The King of Jin said:晋王说：“垂棘
18、的壁玉是我祖先的传家宝；屈地的良马是我最喜欢的骏马，如果虞王接受了我们的礼物，却又不肯借路，那怎么办呢？”“The round jade from Chuji is an heirloom from my ancestors. The fine steed from Qudi is a gret favorite of mine. If the King of Yu accepted our gifts, yet would not give us permission, what shall we do then?”:荀息回答说：“不会。如果虞王不答应借路，必然不敢接受我们的礼物，如果他接受
19、了礼物，把路借给我们，就好像将壁玉从里边的仓库放到外边的仓库，把良马从里边的马厩栓到外边的马厩里一样，您何必担心呢！”虞王果然贪图壁玉良马，想答应借路。这时候，他的大臣宫子急忙上前劝阻，说：“不能答应，虢国是我们的邻邦，跟我们的关系，就像嘴唇和牙齿一样。唇亡齿寒，如果借路给晋国去进攻虢国，虢国被“灭亡了，我们虞国还会安全吗？万万不能答应”虞王没有听宫子奇的话，还是答应了晋国的要求。不久，荀息带领兵马，灭了虢国。三年后，晋国又灭了虞国。荀息捧着壁玉，牵着骏马，凯旋而归，把这两件国宝奉还了晋王。晋王得意地笑着说：“壁玉依旧，只是骏马老了点儿！”同义词趣味巧辨析call on, see, visit
20、, drop in这些动词或词组均含有“拜访，访问”之意。call on : 社交上的正式用语，指无目的、礼节性的短暂拜访，访问者与被访问者之间一般只有社交或公务关系。see : 常用词，含义广泛，既可指接受他人来访，又可指去访问他人。visit : 正式用词，强调出于工作需要的访问，也指亲戚朋友间的看望。drop in : 多指在计划之外或事先未打招呼的偶然、顺便访问。也可指参观。can, may这两个情态动词均含有“能，可能，可以”之意。can和may常被错用，应注意3点:1.can表示体力或智力方面的能力。may没有这种功能。2.can和may都可表示请求允许做某事，前者较口语化，最常用
21、；may用于正式文体，多含尊敬之意。3.can和may都可能表示可能性，前者表理论上的可能性，而后者表示现实的可能性。在这种用法中，can一般不能用来表将来的可能性，多用在否定和疑问句中表现在的可能性，而may既可表现在又可表将来的可能性。中学重难知识点回顾正误辨析误 The sun sets toward the west.正 The sun sets in the west.析 towards也可用作toward，它主要表达朝向某方向运动，但不一定到达，如：He ran toward(s) the mountain.而在表示方位east, west, north, south 时，其前面要
22、用in。要注意的是这4个词可以用作副词，如：I went south. 也可用作名词，如：I went to the south.也可用作形容词，如：I went to the south part of China.误 Do you have no other clothes except those?正 Do you have no other clothes besides those?析 beside 是在旁边，如：The students stood beside their teachers.而besides是除之外，不仅而且，除了以外还有， 如：I studied English
23、 besides French, when I was in college. 而except 则是从同一类物体中去掉某一部分，如：I come here every day except Sunday. 而except for 是指去掉不同种类的事物，如：The room is clean except for two chairs. 而except that则要加从句。误 Can I write the exam paper with ink?正 Can I write the exam paper with a pen?正 Can I write the exam paper in in
24、k?析 with后要加拿得起来放得下的工具，而墨水、颜料等原料则要用in。误 Im earlier today. I came here by his car.正 Im earlier today. I came here in his car.析 在交通工具前加介词by，但不能再有任何指示代词或冠词，否则要改换相应的介词。by taxi=in a taxi练习题（一）If you want to stay young, sit down and have a good think. This is the research finding of a team of Japanese doct
25、ors who say that most of our brains are not getting enough exerciseand as a result, we are not aging unnecessarily soon.Professor Taiju Matsuzawa wanted to find out why otherwise healthy farmers in northern Japan appeared to be losing their ability to think and reason at a relatively, early age, and
26、 how the process of aging could be slowed down.With a team of colleagues at Tokyo National University, he set about measuring brain volumes（容量）of a thousand people of different ages and jobs.Computer technology enabled the researchers to get right measurements of the volume of the front and side sec
27、tions of the brain, which relate to intellect and emotion, and determine the human character. Contraction (收缩) of the front and side parts as cells died off was observed in some subjects in their thirties, but it was still not clear in some sixty and seventy-year-olds.Matsuzawa concluded from his te
28、sts that there is a simple remedy（补救）to the contraction normally associated with ageusing the head.The findings show in general terms that contraction of the brain begins sooner in people in the country than in the towns. Those least at risk, says Matsuzawa, are lawyers, followed by university profe
29、ssors and doctors. White collar workers doing routine work in government offices are, however, as likely to have shrinking(萎缩) brains as farm workers, bus drivers and shop assistants.Matsuzawa s findings show that thinking can prevent the brain from shrinking. Blood must circulate properly in the he
30、ad to supply the fresh oxygen the brain cells need. “The best way to keep good blood circulation is through using the brain,” he says, “Think hard and engage in conversation. Don t rely on pocket calculators.”44. The team of doctors wanted to find out _.A. why certain people age sooner than othersB.
31、 how to make people live much longerC. the size of certain peoples brainsD. the people with more intelligent45. On what are their research findings based?A. A survey of farmers in northern Japan.B. Tests performed on a thousand old people.C. The study of brain volumes of different people.D. The late
32、st development of computer technology.46. Matsuzawa thinks that _.A. our brains shrink as we grow olderB. the front section of the brain does not shrinkC. sixty-year-old people have better brains than thirty-year-oldsD. the contraction of brains is connected with brain exercise47. According to the p
33、assage, which people seem to age slower than the others?A. Farmers. B. Lawyers. C. Government workers. D. Shop assistants. 答案（二）There are few ads that have stood the test of time. Certain ads are simple and outstanding; they are classics. Good ads work on two levels: they engage the mind of the cons
34、umer and at the same time deliver a selling message.Spokespeople and celebrities have been an important part of many classic ads. Michael Jordan, the premier spokesperson of the 1990s, delivered believable commercials for Diet Coke, Wheaties, and Nike, to name but a few . His animated Coke ads, with
35、 a variety of cartoon characters, shown during the 1992 and 1993 Super Bowls produced awareness scores five times higher than the normal.Drama is often an important aspect of successful advertising. One of the most dramatic advertisements ever produced was a commercial for the launch of the Apple Ma
36、cintosh computer that took on Apples most serious competitor, IBM. The stark images of the classic George Orwell novel 1984 came alive in this commercial, which only ran once, on the 1984. Super Bowl before l00 million viewers. Not only was this ad a fascinating drama, it also demonstrated the power
37、 of a timely media buy.Significant images are another important part of advertising. Nike, with its “Just do it” campaign has provided the intended audienceyoung athletic men and women, or athletic “wannabes” with rewarding praise for the physically fit and constant inspiration for the unfit to rele
38、ase their lethargy. These images of men and women committed to “no painno, gain. both inspire and challenge. This imagery is heightened through excellent photography, the use of celebrities, and dramatic situations. It is a type of advertising called, rather literally, image advertising. Perhaps the
39、 most successful image advertising of all time, however, is the Marlboro campaign, which has been running since 1955. With great single-mindedness the campaign has focused on western imagery with cowboys, horses, and farms. The cowboy myth is a strong and exciting image. This campaign has been succe
40、ssful both as communication and as a marketing effort. It has helped to make Marlboro the best selling cigarette in the world.48. In the author s opinion, classic ads intend to _A. raise the customer s energy and encourage them to take exerciseB. start a campaign to focus on western images and forer
41、unnersC. include spokespersons, famous stars and lovely cartoonsD. attract customers and meanwhile send selling ideas.49. The author says “Perhaps the most successful image advertising of all time , however, is the “Marlboro campaign” probably because of_.A. the dramatic situation B. the clear photo
42、C. the appealing image D. the good quality cigarettes50. Which of the following is true?A. Image advertising consists of photography, famous people and dramatic situation.B. Cartoon characters can improve awareness of social problems.C. The ads based on literature words proves more successful.D. Man
43、y ads can bear the test of time.答案（三）Scientists find that hard-working people live longer than average men and women. Career women are _1_ than housewives. Evidence (证据) shows that _2_ are in poorer health tan the job-holders. A study shows _3_ the unemployment rate increases by 1%, the death rate i
44、ncreases correspondingly (相应地) by 2%. All this _4_ one point: Work is helpful to health.Why is work good for health? It is because work keeps people busy, _5_ loneliness and solitude (孤独) . Researches show that people feel _6_ and lonely when they have nothing to do. Instead, the happiest are those
45、who are _7_. Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard. Work servers as _8_ between man and reality. By work, people _9_ each other. By collective activity, the find friendship and warmth. This is helpful to health. The loss of work _10_ the lo
46、ss of everything. It affects man spiritually and makes him liable to (易于) _11_._12_, work gives one a sense of fulfillment (充实感) and a sense of _13_. Work makes one feel his value and status in society. When _14_ finishes his writing or a doctor successfully _15_ a patient or a teacher sees his stud
47、ents _16_, they are happy _17_. From the above we can come to the conclusion _18_ the more you work, _19_ you will be. Let us work hard, _20_ and live a happy and healthy life.1.A. more healthierB. healthierC. weakerD. worse2.A. career womenB. the busyC. the joblessD. the hard-working3.A. that whene
48、verB. whetherC. that thoughD. since4.A. comes down toB. equals toC. adds up toD. amounts to5.A. 不填B. offC. in touch withD. away from6.A. happy, interestedB. glad, joyfulC. cheerful, concernedD. unhappy, worried7.A. busyB. freeC. lazyD. empty8.A. a riverB. a gapC. a channelD. abridge9.A. come acrossB
49、. come into contact withC. look down uponD. watch over10.A. meansB. standsC. equalsD. matches11.A. successB. deathC. victoryD. disease12.A. BesidesB. NeverthelessC. HoweverD. Yet13.A. disappointmentB. achievementC. regretD. apology14.A. a workerB. a farmerC. a writerD. a manager15.A. managesB. contr
50、olsC. operatesD. deals with16.A. raiseB. growC. riseD. increase17A. in a wordB. without a wordC. at a wordD. beyond words18.A. thatB. whichC. whatD. 不填19.A. the lonelier and weakerB. lonelier and weakerC. happier and healthierD. the happier and healthier20.A. study wellB. studyingC. study goodD. stu
51、dying good答案1-5: BCAAD 6-10: DADBA 11-15: DABBC 16-20: BDADA（四）Brigadier General Robinson Risner (Robbie) spent seven years as a prisoner of war at the “Hanoi Hilton”. There he discovered the power of 16 . He spent four and a half years of that time in isolation (隔绝). He lived with ten months of tot
52、al 17 . Those ten months were the 18 of his life. When they boarded up his little seven-by-seven foot cell, shutting out the 19 , he wondered if he was going to 20 it.Robbie spent hours a day exercising and praying. But at times he felt he could do 21 but scream. Not wanting to give his 22 the satis
53、faction of knowing theyd 23 him, he placed clothing into his mouth to weaken the noise 24 he screamed at the top of his lungs.One day Robbie got down on the 25 and crawled (爬) under his bed. He found a hole that 26 outside air. As he 27 the hole, he saw a faint (暗淡的) ray of light. Robbie put his eye
54、 next to the wall and discovered a 28 crack in the building. It 29 him to glimpse outside, though all he could 30 was one piece of grass. A single piece of grass and a faint ray of light. But when he 31 this, he felt a surge of (一阵) joy, excitement and gratitude that he hadnt had in years. “It 32 li
55、fe, growth, and freedom,” he later said. It was the small hope that helped Robbie through the 33 experiences.The human spirit is 34 . It seems to run forever on nothing but a faint hope. Without it, you have nothing. With it, nothing else 35 .16. A. hope B. dream C. scream D. plan 17. A. sadness B.
56、silence C. darkness D. happiness18. A. shortest B. oldest C. fastest D. longest19. A. wind B. light C. heat D. coldness20. A. take B. bring C. send D. make21. A. nothing B. anything C. everything D. something22. A. enemy B. friends C. army D. soldiers23. A. quitted B. broken C. wounded D. satisfied2
57、4. A. for B. after C. as D. since25. A. wall B. roof C. corner D. floor26. A. let in B. gave off C. put out D. took in27. A. pushed B. pulled C. touched D. approached28. A. short B. small C. new D. big29. A. allowed B. helped C. attached D. attracted30. A. reach B. feel C. see D. hear31. A. worked outB. moved to C. dealt with D. stared at32. A. delivered B. represented C. followed D. included33. A. uncovered B. unbalanced C. unbearable D. unfinished34. A. weak B. difficult C. interesting D. strong35. A. changes B. matters C. happens D. relates答案16-20 ACDBD 21-25 AABCD 26-30 ADBAC 31-35 DBCDB