1、1英语课外阅读一（一）Connie Talbot is a great singer. She was born on November 20, 2000 in England. She is young, but she is well-known all over the world.Connie was born in a poor family. Her parents had to work in other cities and earned money. She began to live with her grandmother when she was 18 months o
2、ld. Connies grandmother liked singing. She often sang to little Connie. Connie showed her interest in singing when she was a baby. She liked to sing with her grandmother. She even sang in her dreamConnies family was so poor that they had no money to send her to a music school. They could only buy a
3、CD player for her. Connie used the CD player to learn singing every dayWhen Connie was seven years old, she took part in the Britains Got Talent. Her beautiful voice surprised everyone. They couldnt believe their ears! Connies excellent performance won her the second place in the talent show.After t
4、hat Connie soon became famous. She made many albums, Such as Over the Rainbow and beautiful World. She also gave many concerts around the world. Connies beautiful voice won her lots of fans and made her one of the most popular singers in the world.一、全文翻译康妮塔波特是一位很棒的歌手。她于 2000年 11月 20日出生于英国。她很年轻，但在世界上
5、很有名气。康妮出生在一个贫困的家庭。她父母不得不在其他城市工作赚钱。她 18个月的时候就开始和她的奶奶一起居住。康妮的奶奶喜欢唱歌。她经常给小康妮唱歌。康妮很小的时候就对唱歌很感兴趣。她喜欢和她的奶奶一起唱歌。她甚至梦里都在唱歌。康妮的家庭很贫困，以至于他们没有钱送她去上音乐学校。他们只能给她买一个 CD机。康妮每天用这个 CD机来学习唱歌。康妮 7岁的时候，参加了英国达人 。她动听的嗓音使每个人都很惊讶。他们简直无法相信自己的耳朵！康妮的完美表演使她在达人秀中获得了第二名。从那以后，康妮很快走红。她制作了许多专辑，比如彩虹星光和美丽的新世界 。她还在2世界各地举办过许多演唱会。康妮动听的嗓音
6、使她拥有许多粉丝，并成为世界上最受欢迎的歌手之一。二、词汇收藏1. interest/ Intrest/n。兴趣v.使感兴趣I had no interest in the competition. 我对那次比赛没有兴趣。 Your story interested me 你的故事使我很感兴趣。2. take part in参加；参与She takes part in the activity actively. 她积极地参加活动。3. excellent/ eksolont/ adj.优秀的；精彩的He is an excellent singer。他是一位优秀的歌手。4. performa
7、nce/pfo:mns/.n.表演They stood up and clapped hands for their performance. 他们站起来为他们的表演鼓掌。5. make sb +n.是某人成为You make me a fool. 你把我当傻子啊6. in the world在世界上Which is the largest city in the world? 世界上最大的城市是哪个?三、长难句分析Connies family was so poor that they had no money to send her to a music school。康妮的家庭很贫困，以
8、至于他 们没有钱送她去上音乐学校。本句中的“ so。that。 ”意为“如此以至于用来引导结果状语从句；so 用来修饰形容词或副词。(二)We all know that smiling is a kind of body language. In fact, it is not just a body language. It also has some different benefits. Lets learn about the benefits of smiling.First of all, smiling can reduce stress. Although its not e
9、asy to keep smiling when you are in stressful situations, smiling can reduce stress. Thats true. Sometimes, smiling can help people get rid of stress, Even listening to others laughter and seeing smiling faces can help you keep calm and relaxed.Secondly, smiling is good for your health. For example,
10、 it can strengthen your 3immune system. Its said that keeping smiling can help you fight against many kinds of diseases. Thats why we often advise some patients to be happy and keep smiling.Thirdly, smiling can improve your mood. Next time you are feeling down, try putting on a smile. And then your
11、mood will change for the better.Lastly, smiling can help you make friends easily. When you smile at others, they usually regard you as a polite and friendly person. Then they are willing to make friends with you.Therefore, no matter what happens, please keep smiling every day一、全文翻译我们都知道微笑是一种身体语言。其实，
12、它不仅仅是一种身体语言，它还有一些不同的益处。让我们了解一下微笑的益处吧。首先，微笑能够减少压力。尽管当你在有压力的情况下要保持微笑是很不容易的，但微笑能减少压力。那确实是真的。有时，微笑能帮助人们摆脱压力。甚至听别人的笑声和看笑脸也能帮助你保持镇静和放松。第二，微笑对你的健康有好处。比如，它能够增强你的免疫力。据说保持微笑能够帮你对抗多种疾病。那就是我们经常建议一些病人要开心并保持微笑的原因。第三，微笑能够改善你的心情。下次当你觉得沮丧的时候，试着微笑一下，然后你的心情就会变好。最后，微笑能够帮你更容易地交到朋友。当你对别人微笑的时候，他们会把你视为有礼貌而友好的人。然后，他们就会愿意和你交
13、朋友。所以，不管发生什么事情，请每天保持微笑。二、词汇收藏1. learn about 了解，获得，学得Today we are going to learn about famous plays 今天，我们学习一些著名的戏剧。2. stressful/ stresfl/adj.有压力的Teaching can be a tiring and stressful job 当老师是件辛苦而有压力的工作。3.get rid of除掉，去掉;It is important for us to get rid of the bad habits in the beginning.对于我们来说，在开始去
14、除坏习惯是重要的。4. keep calm保持冷静。 Keep +adj.保持怎样的状态4I kept active, not just in the morning but all day.5.Its said that 据说Its said that worry is like a rocking chair: it keep you busy, but doesnt get you anywhere.据说烦恼就像一把摇椅：它让你忙碌，但又让你原地踏步6.fight against与作斗争争吵，反对people tried to fight against being moved to a
15、nother city, but it was no use. 人们试图抵制移居到另一座城市去，但无济于事7. thats why+句子“那就是为什么的原因” 8. Advise sb to do sth 建议某人做某事9. improve /impru：v/ v.改进；改善You need to improve your English 你需要提高你的英语水平。10. regard /rgud/ v.看作；视为 regard as将看作They always regard red as a symbol of good luck 他们总是把红色看作是好运的象征。11. polite/pa l
16、aIt/ adj.有礼貌的 politeimpolite-politelyWe all want to make friends with him because he is polite 我们都想和他交朋友，因为他很有礼貌12. make friends with与交朋友He is outgoing and likes making friends with different people. 他性格外向，喜欢与不同的人交朋友。13. be willing to do srh愿意做某事 14.no matter what=whatever 无论什么三、长难句分析Although its no
17、t easy to keep smiling when you are in stressful situations， smiling can reduce stress。尽管当你在有压力的情况下要保持微笑是很不容易的，但微笑能减少压力。本句含有双重复合句，首先，它含有 although引导的让步状语从句， although意为“尽管；虽然” ，用来引导让步状语从句；从句中的 when you are in stressful situations是 when引导的时间状语从句。（三）Nowadays, you can see some orange bicycles on streets
18、in some cities.These orange bikes are from a company. You can order a bike through its app on 5your phone. When you find a bike， you can scan its QR code(扫描二维码)， then you can use the bike freely。 You don t have to return the bike to the former(先前的) place。 You can park the bike anywhere。China was kno
19、wn as “the kingdom of bicycles“ around 30 years ago. Later on, more people preferred to drive cars rather than ride bicycles. Now, bike rental services are bringing bikes back to peoples lives。Lots of people think bike rental services are very good. Some people say that the services are good for the
20、 environment. Other people choose to ride bikes in order to keep healthy. All the people agree that using the app to order a bike is easy and convenient. One of the people says that it is a good way to save money. After all, they dont have to spend their own money on new bikesThe company hopes that
21、more and more people will choose to use their bikes. 一、全文翻译现如今，在一些城市你可以看到马路上有许多橙色的自行车。这些橙色的自行车来自一家公司。你可以通过手机上它的应用软件来预约自行车。当你找到一辆自行车的时候，你可以扫描它的二维码，然后你就可以自由地使用它了。你没有必要把自行车归还到先前的地方。你可以把它停在任何地方。中国在大约 30年前是著名的“自行车王国” 。后来，更多人宁愿开车而不愿骑自行车。现在，这种自行车租赁业务把骑自行车又带回到了人们的生活中。许多人觉得自行车租赁业务很不错。有些人说这些服务对环境有好处。其他人选择骑自行车
22、是为了保持健康。所有人都赞同使用手机应用软件预约自行车简单而便利。其中一个人说这是省钱的一种好方法。毕竟，他们不必花自己的钱买新的自行车了。这家公司希望有越来越多的人能选择使用他们的自行车。二、词汇收藏1. freely /fri：Ii/adv.自由地You can use it freely。你可以自由地使用它。2. Return sth to把某物还给I must return some books to the library. 我必须得把一些书还给图书馆。63.anywhere/ eniwe/adv.任何地方You can buy the ballpoint pen anywhere
23、你在任何地方都可以买到这种圆珠笔。4. be known as 作为而闻名； Liu Dehua is known as a singer. 刘德华作为歌手而闻名。5. prefer to do sth rather than do sth 宁愿做某事而不愿做某事I prefer to do homework rather than do housework.我宁愿做作业也不愿做家务。6. someothers一些其他的There are many people in the park. Some are singing, others are dancing.公园里有许多人，一些在唱歌，其他
24、的在跳舞。7. in order to为了；以便于She arrived early in order to get a good seat. 为了找个好座位，她早早到场。8. convenient/kn vi：nint/adj.便利的；方便的Martin drove along until he found a convenient parking place.马丁一直往前开，直到找到了一个方便的停车场。9. one of+复数 n.做主语时，谓语动词用单三。One of the students was late for class this morning.今天早上其中一个学生迟到了。1
25、0.after all 毕竟Let him go to school by himself. After all, he is ten years old.让他自己去上学吧。毕竟他十岁了。三、长难句分析The company hopes that more and more people will choose to use their bikes。这家公司希望有越来越多的人能选择使用他们的自行车。本句中的 that more and more people will choose to use their bikes是 that引导的宾语从句，作动词 hopes 的宾语，that 是引导词，
26、用来引导宾语从句，在句中不作成分，此时可以省略。1英语课外阅读三（一）Almost every woman knows about Gabrielle Chanel. She was a famous fashion designer. Chanels perfume and fashion has been popular among women all over the world. Lets learn about Gabrielle Chanel.Gabrielle Chanel was born in France in 1883. She was born in a very po
27、or family. Her mother died when Chanel was six years old. Later on, her father abandoned(抛弃) her. Chanel was brought up by her aunt.Chanel took the name Coco when she worked as a cafe singer in 1905. She opened her first store in Paris in 1910.Coco designed some smart hats and the hats soon became p
28、opular among some rich womenIn the 1920s, Chanel became a top fashion designer in Paris she designed some modern and simple clothes that were often based on menswear. The clothes were comfortable and elegant(优雅的) and they were in fashion all over Europe. Later on, people in other countries learned a
29、bout her clothes and fell in love with them . In 1922 Chanel introduced her perfume, Chanel No 5. Lots of women loved the perfume. Now it is still loved by women all over the world.一、全文翻译几乎每个女人都认识加布里埃香奈儿。她是一位著名的时装设计师。香奈儿的香水和时装一直受到全世界女人的欢迎。让我们了解一下加布里埃香奈儿吧。加布里埃香奈儿于 1883年生于巴黎。她出生在一个很贫困的家庭。香奈儿的妈妈在她 6岁时去
30、世了。后来，她的爸爸也抛弃了她。香奈儿是由她的姨妈养大的。在 1905年，香奈儿在咖啡厅当歌手的时候取名 Coco她于 1910年在巴黎开了第一家店铺。Coco 设计了许多时髦的帽子，这些帽子很快在一些富有的女人中变得很受欢迎。在 20世纪 20年代，香奈儿成了巴黎的一名顶尖级的时装设计师。她设计了许多以男装为基础的现代而简洁的衣服。那些衣服很舒适，也很优雅，它们很快在欧洲流行起来。后来，其他国家的人们也知道了她的服装，并且爱上了它们。在 1922年，香奈儿引人了香奈几 5号香水。许多女人都爱这种香水。现在，它仍然倍受世界各地女人的喜爱。2二、词汇收藏1. bring up养育；养大The p
31、oor girl was brought up by her grandma.这个可怜的女孩是由她的奶奶养大的2.base/beis/v.以为基础 This song is based on an old folk tune.这首歌是以一首民间小调为基础的。3. later on过后；以后Later on he got a job as a clerk in a bank.后来他找到了一份做银行职员的工作。4. introduce/ ntrdju:s/n。介绍；引进；传入He introduced his brother to us.他把他的弟弟介绍给我们。Buddhism was intro
32、duced into China about A D. 67.佛教大约是在公元六十七年传入中国的。三、长难句分析She designed modern and simple clothes that were often based on menswear。她设计了许多以男装为基础的现代而简洁的衣服。本句中的 that were often based on menswear是定语从句，修饰先行词 clothes，that 是关系代词，在定语从句中作主语。 （二）Andrew Carnegie was a successful businessman and he was one of the
33、 richest Americans. However, lots of people didnt believe that he was born in a very poor family. Let s learn about his early life.Andrew Carnegie had to make a living when he was very young. Little Andrew found a job in a factory at the age of 12. He had to work from six in the morning until six at
34、 night. He earned only $1. 20 a week. Then he found a new job as a boiler fireman and earned $1.65 a week. He had worked for a few months. The job was dangerous because the boiler(锅炉) might explode and kill him if he was not careful. Later on, Carnegie found a new job again. He worked as a messenger
35、 boy for $2.50 a week. Messenger boys could earn more if they ran faster. Although he was younger than the others, he was the fastest of all. Soon he earned $3.00 a week. In his spare time, he had the chance to learn how to send messages by telegraph. Finally, he studied well enough to become a tele
36、graph operator, earning $25 a month. His life got better and better as he earned more and more money.3一、全文翻译安德鲁卡内基是一位成功的商人，他是最富有的美国人之一。然而，许多人不相信他出生于一个贫困的家庭 。让我们了解一下他早年的生活吧。安德鲁卡内基很小的时候就开始谋生。小安德鲁 12岁的时候在一家工厂找了一份工作。他不得不从早上 6点工作到晚上 6点。他一周只能赚 1.2美元。然后，他又找到了一个当锅炉工的工作，一周可以赚 1.65美元。他工作了几个月的时间。那份工作很危险，因为如果他不
37、小心的话，锅炉可能会爆炸而杀死他。后来，卡内基又找了一份新工作。他当信差一周可以赚 2.5美元。信差如果跑得更快就可以赚得更多。尽管他比其他人年龄小，但他跑得最快。他很快一周就可以赚 3美元了。在空闲时间，他有机会学习用电报发信息。最后他学得足够好可以当电报员了，一个月可以赚 25美元。随着他赚的钱越来越多，他的生活也变得越来越好。二、词汇收藏1.believe v.相信；认为 If I believe in myself, I will be successful.如果我相信自己，我一定能成功。2. make a living谋生 He made a living by repairing
38、bikes.他靠修理自行车谋生3.earn/：n/v.赚；挣钱 He earned some money by selling vegetables.他通 过卖蔬莱赚了一些钱。4. careful adj.小心的；认真的 Be careful when you walk across the street 你过马路的时候要小心。5. in ones spare time在某人闲暇时间Do you like reading in your spare time? 你在课余时间喜欢读书吗?三、长难句分析The job was dangerous because the boiler might e
39、xplode and kill him if he was not careful.那份工作很危险，因为如果他不小心的话，锅炉可能会爆炸而杀死他。本句中 because 引导的原因状语从句，主句是 The job was dangerous,从句是 the boiler might explode and kill him if he was not care该从句中的 he was not careful 是 if引导的条件状语从句。 (三)The black widow spider is one of the most frightening spiders in the world.
40、Its venom(毒液)is very poisonous and is said to be at least 15 times more poisonous than 4the venom of a rattlesnake(响尾蛇)。Black widow spiders are found in many parts of the world. but in the United States they only lived in warm areas in the southern and western parts of the country. Black widow spide
41、rs are fond of dark places such as under rocks or logs. In houses, they may live in closets, furniture ,pipes or basements.The female black widow spiders can grow to lengths of about 1.5 inches. Males are smaller but have longer leg. After a female and a male mate(交配)，the female often kills and eats
42、 the male. Thats why they get the name black“ widow“ spiders.Black widow spiders usually use their webs to catch some insects and eat them. They also bite humans when they feel threatened. Their venom is not toxic(有毒的)enough to normally cause death, but it is very painful to be bitten by them. Its b
43、est to go to hospital at once if you are bitten by them. Headaches, chest pain, muscle cramps(痉挛)and trouble breathing are the most common “symptoms“.一、全文翻译黑寡妇蜘蛛是世界上最令人恐惧的蜘蛛之一。它的毒液毒性很大，据说比响尾蛇的毒液毒性大至少 15倍。黑寡妇蜘蛛在世界的许多地方都可以找到，但是在美国，它们只居住在该国南部和西部暖和的地区。黑寡妇蜘蛛喜欢岩石或木头下方的黑暗地方。在房子里，它们可能居住在壁橱、家具、水管或地下室里。雌性的黑寡妇
44、蜘蛛能长到大约 1.5英寸长。雄性的较小，但是拥有更长的腿。在雌性和雄 性交配之后，雌性经常杀死并吃了雄性。那就是它们得到黑“寡妇”蜘蛛这个名字的原因。黑寡妇蜘蛛通常用网捕捉一些昆虫，并且吃掉它们。当它们觉得受到威胁的时候，它们也会叮咬人类。它们的毒液毒性还不够大，不足以致人死亡，但是，被它们叮咬也是很疼的。如果你被它们咬了，最好马上去医院。头疼胸部疼痛肌肉疼和呼吸困难是最常见的症状二、词汇收藏2. furniture/ f:nt(r) /n.家具They went to the shopping mall and bought some furniture。他们去购物中心买了一些家具。3.
45、length le n.长度 What is the length of the car?这辆汽车有多长?4. normally/n:mli/adv通常 Hilda normally goes to bed at nine oclock 希尔达通常 9点睡觉。5normal adj.正常的5. at once立即；马上When people are in need of help, he will appear at once.当人们需要帮助的时候，他马上就会出现。6. common/kmn/adj.普通的；常见的We have a lot in common.我们有很多相似之处.common
46、 sense常识三、长难句分析Its venom is very poisonous and is said to be at least 15times more poisonous than the venomof a rattlesnake.它的毒液毒性很大，据说比响尾蛇的毒液毒性大至少 15倍。本句中 is said 是一般现在时的被动语态；“基数词+times+比较级+than”是描述倍数的结构。(四)A solar-powered(大阳能动力的) plane has passed an important test on the way to travel around the w
47、orld. The plane took off from an airport in Switzerland at 45km an hour. It slowly rose above the fields and into the sky. During the 90-minute flight ,the plane did several turns. It climbed nearly 1.6 km above the countryside.“There has never been an airplane of that kind that could fly- never an
48、airplane so big, so light, using so little energy, “ said Bertrand Piccard, a leader of the project.Engineers planned to test a night flight soon. They planned to travel around the world in that plane in two years.“ We want to fly it day and night with no fuel(燃料),” Piccard said.Piccard and pilot An
49、dre Borschberg will take the plane around the world. They will make a few stops to change places and rest after a long time in the air and to show off their aircraftThe plane flies at 70 kilometers per hour on average. The pilots will keep the plane in the air for up to five days at a time一 全文翻译6一架太
50、阳能飞机已经通过了一项迈向环行世界之旅的重要考核。这架飞机从瑞士一个机场以每小时 45公里的速度起飞，徐徐上升离开地面，然后冲入空中。在这 90分钟的飞行中，飞机转了好几圈，它上升到离地面 1.6公里的高空。一位名叫伯特兰皮卡尔的项目负责人说：“从来没有这种类型的飞机可以起飞，它这么大，这么轻，飞行能耗又这么低。 ”工程师们计划近期安排夜间飞行试验。他们计划两年后用这架飞机环行世界。皮卡尔说：“我们想让它从早到晚不用燃料都能飞。 ”皮卡尔和飞行员安德烈波尔施博格要乘坐这架飞机环行世界。他们会停靠几站，转换地方，长时间飞行后休息一下，并且展示一下他们的飞机。这架飞机以平均每小时 70公里的速度飞
51、行。飞行员将驾驶飞机在天空中一次连续飞行 5天以上。二词汇收藏1. take off起飞 I felt excited as the plane took off.飞机起飞时，我感到兴奋。2.rise/raiz/“.上升 Temperatures rarely rise above freezing here. 这儿的气温很少升到零度以上。3.fight/flait/n.飞行Many people have trouble sleeping after a long flight.许多人在长途飞行之后都会出现入睡困难的情况4. engineer/ endn(r) /n.工程师 He train
52、ed as an engineer.他接受过工程师的培训。5. show off炫耀；卖弄Tom showed off his new iPad in the classroom.汤姆在教室里炫耀他的新 iPad6. on average平均来看 On average, men still earn more than women.平均来看，男性仍比女性挣得多。三、长难句分析There has never been an airplane of that kind that could fly- -never an airplane so big, so light, using so little energy从来没有这种类型的飞机可以起飞，它这么大这么轻，飞行能耗又这么低句中“ There hasbeen”是 there be 句型的现在完成时形式， never是现在完成时的标志。句中第一个 that是指示代词，表示“那” ， an airplane of that kind指代太阳能飞机，第二个 that是引导定语从句的关系代词。
