1、趣味英语1趣味英语题目第一组：脑筋急转弯 quick thinking1. What will you break once you say it? (什么东西一说出来就打破？) Silence. (沉默)2. What always goes up and never goes down? (什么东西只升不降？ ) Your age. (你的年龄) 3.What animal can jump as high as a tree? All animals,for trees cant jump!4.What must you do before you return a book to th
2、e library? Borrow the book from library. 5.A police officer had a brother ,but the brother had no brother.How could that be? The police officer was a lady!6.Which month has 28 days? Every month has at least 28 days!7.What starts with T ， ends with T， and can be full of T ？Teapot 是茶壶8.what room has n
3、o walls, no doors, no windows and no one to live in? mushroom9.Where does afternoon always come before morning? In the dictionary10.what kind of dog never bite? hotdog第二组：猜意思 guess the meaning1. apple of love 西红柿（不是“爱情之果” ）2. bring down the house 博得全场喝彩（不是“推倒房子”）3. black art 妖术（不是“黑色艺术”） 4. sweet wa
4、ter 淡水（不是“糖水”或“甜水”）5. Indian summer 愉快宁静的晚年（不是“印度的夏日”）6. American beauty 一种玫瑰，名为“美国丽人”（不是“美国美女”）7. busboy 餐馆勤杂工（不是“公汽售票员”）8. busybody 爱管闲事的人（不是“大忙人”）9. blue stocking 女学者、女才子（不是“蓝色长统袜”）10. confidence man 骗子（不是“信得过的人”）趣味英语2第三组：gess what is it? 描述猜物对与每个物品，由广泛到细致，有 4 种描述。我每说完一种描述后，我说 start，大家都可以猜是什么。当我说
5、 stop，大家停止猜。你必须站起来，大声说。没有猜到，我再进行下一步描述，描述完，我说 start, 大家再猜。猜对了，给所在组加一分。注意，在我描述的过程中不能猜。1.Its a kind of fruit.its a tropical fruitits a sweet tropical fruitthe inside of the fruit is yellowPineapple2.its a kind of treein summer, it is greenits can grow very high.panda like it very muchBamboo3.its a kind
6、 of animalmost of the sufface of the animal is grayit looks like a horse it is smaller than a horsedonkey4.its a kind of foodits a chinese foodthe shap is thin and longits whitenoodle5.its a kind of drinkits full of nutrimentsits come from some animalsits whitemilk6.Its a kind of peopleIts a person
7、who use scientific knowledgeIts a person who use scientific knowledge to solve practical problemsThese people are worked in company.engineer趣味英语31When can you go as fast as a racing car？（什么时候你能像跑车一样快？）回答是：When you re in it （当你坐在跑车里的时候。 ）1Who is closer to you， your mom or your dad？爸爸和妈妈谁和你更亲？1Mom is
8、closer ， because dad is farther妈妈更亲，因为爸爸更远。1father 父亲，音似 farther/fa：J/ 更远2Whats the poorest bank in the world？最没有钱的银行是什么银行？4What month do soldiers hate？当兵的不喜欢几月份？Keys ：2The river bank河堤。4March三月。Notes：2bank n银行；堤岸4march n行军3What clothing is always sad？什么衣服总是伤感的？Keys ：3Blue Jeans 蓝色牛仔服。Notes：3jeans/D
9、Ni ：nz/ n牛仔衣，牛仔裤blue adj蓝色的；伤感的Questions ：2If the green house is on the right side of theroad ，and the red house is on the left side of theroad ，where is the white house？假设绿房子在马路右边，红房子在马路左边，请问白房子在哪儿？3What fruit is never found singly？什么水果永远不会是单个的？Keys ：2In Washington ，D C在华盛顿。美国，哥伦比亚3A pear是梨。趣味英语4No
10、tes：2The White House 白宫3pear/p#+/ n梨，音似 pair/p#+/ n一对趣味英语52What king of running means walking？什么样的跑步意味着走路？Keys ：2Running out of gas汽油用完了。2Why do people go to bed？人们为什么睡觉？Keys ：2Because the bed wont come to us因为床不会走向我们。Notes：2go to bed 另一种理解是：走向床，走到床跟前Questions：2What makes opening piano so hard？为什么钢琴
11、盖不好打开？Keys ：2All the keys are inside所有的琴键都在里面。Notes：2key n琴键；钥匙Questions：1What two words contain thousands of letters？哪两个单词包含了所有的字母？3What kind of dog doesnt bite or bark？什么狗不咬人也不叫？Keys ：1Post Office.邮局。3Hot dog热狗。Notes：1letter n信件；字母Questions：2What goes up every time the rain comes down？每当雨点落下时什么东西会
12、上去？Keys ：2An umbrella是雨伞。Notes：趣味英语62go up 上升；（伞）撑起来Questions：2Whats the smallest room in the World？世界上什么房间最小？Keys ：2A mushroom.是蘑菇。Notes：2mushroom/m)Mrum/n 蘑菇Questions：3If you stand with your back to the north andface south ，what would be on your left hand？假设你站着时前面是南，后面是北，那么左手是什么方向？Keys ：3Fingers是手
13、指。Notes：3on ones left hand 可以指左手方向，也可以指在左手上面Questions：1What has a tongue but cant talk？什么东西有舌头却不能讲话？2What has a ear but cant bear？什么东西有耳朵却听不见？3What has a head but cant think？什么东西有头脑却不会思考？4What has a foot but cant walk？什么东西有脚却不会走路？Keys ：1An envelope一个信封。2An ear of corn一穗玉米。3A nail一颗钉子。4A bed一张床。Notes
14、：1tongue n舌头；舌状物3head n头；顶端趣味英语74foot n脚；底部the foot of a bed 床脚处Questions：1What has four legs but only one face？什么东西有四条腿，却只有一只脚？3What has three hands but only one face？什么东西有三只手，却只有一张脸？Keys ：1A bed是床。3A clock是时钟。Notes：1the foot/head of a bed床尾（床脚处）/床头3hand n手；指针Questions：3 Whats the smallest bridge i
15、n the world？世界上最小的桥梁是什么？Keys ：3The bridge of a nose鼻梁。Notes：3bridge n桥；鼻梁-Questions：1Will liars be honest after they die？撒谎的人死后会诚实吗？2Why are people always tired on April FoolsDay？愚人节这天人们为什么总是疲惫不堪？3What driver never speed？什么司机从不超速开车？Keys ：1No， they wont They lie still after they die不会，他们死后还是撒谎。2Becau
16、se they ve just had a long March因为他们刚刚结束一次漫长行军。趣味英语83 A screwdriver螺丝刀。Notes：1lie Still 静躺，静卧；仍旧撒谎2March 三月；march n行军，行进3screwdriver/skru:draiv+/n螺丝刀Questions：1Why is the heart of a tree like the end of a dogstail？为什么说树心像狗尾巴梢？2Why is the airplane pilot like the escaping prisoner？为什么说飞机驾驶员与在逃囚犯相似？3Wh
17、en is a horse the heaviest？什么时候马最重？Keys ：1Because its the farthest place from the bark.因为它离树皮最远。2They both want safe flights趣味英语9因为他们都希望飞行安全。3When its led。当有人牵它的时候。Notes：1bark/b%:k/ n树皮；狗吠the end of a dogs tail 狗尾巴梢，离狗的嘴最远2 flight/flait/ n飞行；逃亡，逃跑safe flight 安全飞行；安全出逃3led： lead（牵引）的过去分词，音似 lead/led/
18、n铅Questions：1What vegetable do people have if they want privacy？人们在需要旁人避开时总是选什么蔬菜？2What do you do with your shoes after you wearthem out？你的鞋子穿破以后你怎么处理它们？3Why do you think 10 points are no less than 100points ？你为什么说 10 分和 100 分差不多？Keys ：1Lettuce alone只要莴苣。2Wear them back in当然是穿回家。3 Because the differ
19、ence between them is justnothing因为它们之间的区别仅仅是零。Notes：1Lettuce alone 音似 let us alone（让我们单独呆一会儿）privacy/praiv+si/ n隐私2wear.out 把.穿破，穿坏；把.穿着到外面Questions：1Who will be your real friend， a poor friend or arich one？贫穷的朋友和富贵的朋友，谁会成为你真正的朋友？2Why dont you buy a vacuum cleaner？你为什么不买个真空吸尘器？3Whats the most contra
20、dictory sign in a library？图书馆里最自相矛盾的标牌是什么？Keys ：1A poor friend， because a friend in need is a趣味英语10friend indeed趣味英语11贫穷的朋友，因为患难之交是真情。2 I dont have any vacuum to clean我没有真空要打扫。3 To speak aloud is not allowed大声讲话是不允许的。Notes：1a friend in need 患难之交in need 需要帮助，需要资助，穷困的2 vacuum/v$kju：m/ n真空3contradictor
21、y/ 、k&ntr+dikt+ri/adj互相抵触的To speak aloud is not allowed 音似 to speakaloud is not aloud （大声讲话不是大声）Questions：1 Is there anything that you cant get over？有没有你无法释怀淡忘的事？2Why did the hippies remind one Of a coal minerin the old days？嬉皮士为何使人联想起旧时代的矿工？3DO people fish with a permit in this area？在这个地方钓鱼必须要有特许证吗
22、？Keys ：1Lots of The sun， the moon， and lots of buildings.很多。太阳，月球，还有许多高大建筑。2Because they re fond of saying：“ I dig ”因为他们喜欢说， “我来挖” 。3NO， We fish with a bait不，我们用鱼饵钓鱼。Notes：1get over 淡忘，痊愈（不愉快的经历、感受等） ；越过2 “I dig”真实涵义是：我喜欢3with 持有；用.做某事permit/p+:mit/n许可证，执照Questions：1 Why is jaywalking tiring？乱穿马路为什么
23、很累？2Why are giraffes considered intelligent ？人们为什么认为长颈鹿是有智慧的？3Why are horses considered talented in painting？人们为什么认为马在绘画方面有天赋？Keys ：1Because it may make one have a rundown feeling因为它有可能让人觉得身体情况不佳。2Because its the highest form of animal life趣味英语12趣味英语13因为它是动物的最高形态。3 Because they draw a lot of things因
24、为它们拖很多很多东西。Notes：1run-down adj身体不好的，音似 run down（被车撞倒）jaywalk/DNeiw&k/ v乱穿马路2high adj高的the highest form 最高级形态3draw v拖，拉；画Questions：1What job will make people look up to you？干什么工作人们会敬仰你？2Why is an empty matchbox the thing tohave in the world？为什么说一个空火柴盒是世界上最好的东西？3Why do smart students refuse to write a
25、bout theking as their subject ？聪明的学生为什么不把国王作为写作的课题？Keys ：1Window-washing on high-rises给高层建筑擦窗户的工作。2Because its matchless因为它没有火柴。3Because the king is not a subject因为国王不是臣民。Notes：1look-up to 向上看，抬头望；敬仰，敬佩2 matchless/m$CMlis/adj无可匹敌的，举世无双的-less 后缀，意思是：没有 .的，所以 matchless 又可理解为：没有火柴的3subject/s)bDNikt/n话题
26、，主题；臣民，国民Questions：1Why did the banker keep looking up at the sky银行家为什么老是抬头看天？2When do dogs refuse to follow their owners？什么时候狗不愿跟随主人？3Do astronauts ever get hungry once they are inouter space？宇航员在太空里会觉得饿吗？Keys ：1To see if theres any change in the sky趣味英语14看看天上有没有变化。趣味英语152When their owners go to th
27、e flea market 当他们的主人去跳蚤市场时。3Never，for they had a big launch不会，因为他们经历了火箭发射。Notes：1change n变化；零钱2flea market 跳蚤市场，卖旧物或小东西的市场flea n跳蚤3launch/l& ：CM/n 发射（尤指火箭） ，音似 lunch/l)nCM/ n午餐，也作luncheon。Questions：1Henry was sent by his mother to see how oldMrs Smith was but was scolded by the old lady，why？亨利听母亲的话去
28、探望史密斯老太太，却被老太太训斥，这是为什么呢？2MrWhite followed a parking sign but was given a ticketby the policeman Can you guess what that sign reads？怀特先生按停车指示牌停车，却被警察开票罚款。你猜得出指示牌上的内容吗？Keys ：1Old Mrs Smith thought it was her privacy how old she was因为史密斯太太认为年龄属于个人隐私。2It reads， “Fine for parking ”上面写着， “可以停车” 。Notes：1 h
29、ow old Mrs Smith is 有两种理解：史密斯老太太身体怎么样；史密斯太太有多大年纪2 “Fine for parking”另一种理解是： “停车罚款” 。fine adj好的； n罚款Questions：1When is a football team like a scrambled egg？足球队什么时候像炒鸡蛋？2Whats the difference between a fly and a mosquito？苍蝇与蚊子的区别何在？3How can you keep your friend s friendship？怎样保持朋友对你的友情？Keys ：1When its
30、beaten当它输了球时。2You cant sew a zipper on a mosquito不可能在蚊子身上缝一根拉链。3By not returning it趣味英语16不要还给朋友就行了。趣味英语17Notes：1beat v击败，打输；打（蛋）scramble/skr$mbl/ v把蛋白蛋黄搅拌在一起2fly n苍蝇；（裤子）前边的开口mosquito/m+ski:t+u/ n蚊子3keep v，保持；保存，留住Questions：1What color is the wind？风是什么颜色？2Why can a bride hide nothing？新娘为何藏不住东西？3What
31、 kind of people are most extravagant about theirclothes ？什么人穿衣服最奢侈？4Why is the library the highest building？为什么说图书馆是最高的建筑？Keys ：1Blue蓝色。2Because some one will give her away因为有人会揭发她。3Those who wear their clothes out the first day那些第一天就穿着新衣服出门的人。4It has the most stories因为图书馆里故事最多。Notes：1The wind blew
32、风在吹2give.away 揭发；在婚礼上把新娘交给新郎3extravagant/ikstr$vig+nt/ adj奢侈的wear.out 穿到外面；穿破，用坏4story n故事；（楼）层Questions：1When are your eyes not your eyes ？什么时候你的眼睛不再是你的眼睛？2Does this road go to the zoo？这条路是去动物园的路吗？3Why do people never feel hungry on a beach？为什么在沙滩上的人永远不会觉得饿？4Why dont you take the bus home？你为什么不乘车回家
33、？Keys ：1When the wind makes them water当风沙进去，眼泪汪汪的时候。趣味英语182Well，you11 have to go there yourself趣味英语19不，你得自己去（路是不会去的） 。3 Because of the sand which is there因为那儿有沙子。4Because my home is not that big因为我家不够大。Notes：1water v流口水，流眼泪3the sand which is there 音似 the sandwichesthere（那里有三明治） 。4take the bus home 另
34、一种解是：把车带回家。Questions：1What kind of cats are good for mice？用什么样的猫对付老鼠好？2Why is mother so tired？妈妈为什么这么累？3Why did the skeleton refuse to go the ball？骷髅为什么拒绝参加舞会？4Two wrongs dont make a right， but what do two rightsmake？两个错也不算对，那么两个对算什么呢？Keys ：1Cats who dont eat mice不吃老鼠的猫。2She makes beds every day因为她每
35、天都要制床。3He has no body to dance with他没有身体可以跳舞。4The first airplane第一架飞机。Notes：1be good for mice 对老鼠好；用来对付老鼠好2make beds 真正的意思是：铺床3He has nobody to dance with 没有人和他跳舞4two rights 音似 two Wrights（发明第一架飞机的怀特两兄弟）Questions：1What do you call a girl who has three boy friends namedwilliam？三个男朋友都叫威廉的女孩叫什么？2What i
36、s lighter than a feather，but you cant hold itfor even 10 minutes？什么东西比羽毛还轻，但是拿着它你却坚持不了十分钟？3Mary kissed her aunt good-bye but her aunt didnt kissher backWhy？玛莉吻了姑姑再见，可是姑姑却没有吻玛莉，为什么？趣味英语20趣味英语21Keys ：1A Bill collector收帐单的人。2Your breath你的呼吸。3Her aunt kissed her face她姑姑亲了她的脸。Notes：1Bill collector 另一层意思是
37、：搜集比尔的人（ Bill 是 William 昵称）2hold one s breath 屏住呼吸3kiss her back 回吻她；吻她的背Questions：1What is the longest word in the English language？英语里最长的单词是什么？2Why is Willie such a perfect idiot？威利为什么是个十足的傻瓜？3Does your watch tell the time？你的手表显示时间吗？4Why did the boy make his dog sit in the sun？这个男孩为什么让他的狗晒太阳？Keys
38、：1 “Smiles”， because theres a mile between the begining andthe end of it是“微笑”这个单词，因为这个单词从首字母到末尾字母之间是一英里。2He practises a lot.他时常练习。3No，youll have to look at it不，你得自己看。4He wanted a hot dog 他想要个热狗。Notes：2practice makes perfect 熟能生巧3tell v显示；告诉，对.讲Questions：1What is the best thing to make in a hurry？急匆匆
39、的时候做什么最好？2What does the falling of the barometer mean？气压计下降意味着什么？3Whats wrong with the dog chasing its tail ？追着自己尾巴跑的狗怎么了？Keys ：趣味英语221Make haste趣味英语23赶紧。2It means whoever nailed the barometer did a poor job它说明把气压计钉上去的人没有钉牢它。3Its having some difficulty making ends meet它很难使尾巴与脑袋碰到一起。Notes：1make haste
40、 抓紧，赶紧2the falling of the barometer 有两层意思：气压计上的气压下降；气压计本身掉下来了barometer/b+ r&mit+/ n气压计，晴雨表3make ends meet 真正的意思是：使收入和支出维持平衡，不致于入不敷出趣味英语24Part Letters of the Alphabet第 2 篇字母类Questions：1Why is the letter E so sad？字母 E 为什么伤心不已？2Why is the letter E so important？字母 E 为什么至关重要？3Why are the letter Grand the
41、 letter Sin“gloves”closeto each other？为什么说在“gloves”这个单词中字母 G 和字母 S 关系密切？Keys ：1Because its always out of cash and always in debt.因为它总是缺钱花，又总是债务缠身。2Because its the begining of everything因为它是万物的开端。3Because there is love between them因为它们有“爱”牵系着。Notes：1out of cash 没有现款in debt 欠债3glove/gl)v/ n手套Questions
42、：1What letter is an animal？什么字母是一种动物？2What letter is a vegetable？什么字母是一种蔬菜？3What letter is a question？什么字母是一个问题？4What letter is a part of the head什么字母是头的一部分？Keys ：1The letter B字母 B。2The letter P字母 P。3The letter Y字母 Y。4The letter I字母 I。Notes：1Bee 蜜蜂2Pea/pi ： / n豌豆趣味英语253Y 音似 Why4I 音似 eyeQuestions：1Wh
43、at letter is most precious for a deaf old lady？什么字母对于耳背的老太尤其珍贵？2What do we learn in primary schools？我们在小学里学什么？3What has four eyes but cant see？什么有四只眼却看不见？Keys ：1The letter“A”， for it makes her hear是字母 A，因为它使老太耳聪。2ABCs 。是基本常识。3The Mississippi是密西西比河。Notes：1precious/preM+s/ adj宝贵的，珍贵的2ABC/eibi: si:/ n基
44、础知识，复数形式为 ABCs 或 ABCs。3 Mississippi 单词中有四个“i ”（four eyes ） 。Questions：1What part of London is in France？伦敦哪个部分在法国？2What makes a road broad？什么使马路变宽？3What letter stands for the ocean ？什么字母代表海洋？4What letter is to be avoided if you want to borrow money？要想借钱，就得避开什么字母？Keys ：1The lette5r “N”字母 N。2The lette
45、r“B”字母 B。3The letter“C”字母 C。4The letter“A”， because it makes men mean是字母 A，因为它使人变得吝啬。Notes：3C 音似 sea（大海） 。4mean/mi ：n/adj小气，吝啬Questions：1What three letters turn a boy into a man？趣味英语26哪三个字母可以男孩子变成男人？趣味英语272What is written with three letters but is pronounced likeone letter？什么写出来是三个字母，读出来却像一个字母？3What
46、 starts with T ， ends with T， and can be full of T ？什么开始是 T，结尾是 T，还可能全是 T？4How can you change a pear into a pearl？怎样可以把梨变成珍珠？Keys ：1A-G-E是 A-G-E。2Eye.是眼睛。3Teapot是茶壶。4Add the letter L 加上字母 L。Notes：1A-G-E 拼出来是 age（年龄） 。3teapot/ti：p&t/n茶壶Questions：1Why is the letter B like fire？字母 B 为什么跟火一样？2Why is the
47、 letter D like a sailor？字母 D 为什么跟海员一样？3Why is the letter T like a boat？字母 T 为什么跟船一样？Keys ：1It makes the oil Boil，too因为它也可以让油沸腾。2It follows the C因为它跟在字母 C 后面。3Its in the midst of water，too因为它也在水中间。Notes：1fire（火）可以加热 oil（油）至沸腾，B 加在 oil 前也可使之变成 Boil（沸腾） 。2follow the C 音似 follow the sea（跟寻大海） 。3in the m
48、idst of 在.中间Questions：1Why is the letter K like flour？字母 K 为什么与面粉相似？2Why is the letter A like high noon？字母 A 为什么与正午相似？趣味英语283Why are farmers surprised by the letter G？趣味英语29农民为何对字母 G 惊叹不已？4Whats the end of the world ？世界末日是什么样子？Keys ：1You cant make a cake without it没有它你做不成蛋糕。2Its also in the middle of th
