讀美文背單詞

1、作為老師，您還在為尋找適合學(xué)生背誦的閱讀材料而煩惱嗎？作為學(xué)生，你還苦于背不過單詞，完形閱讀看不懂嗎？如何背單詞？-讀美文，背單詞！  此專題的15份資料全部是精挑細選，文章中的重點詞匯全部用黑體和下劃線標注，并在文章后附上對應(yīng)的完形或閱讀。這份資料適合作為老師精講的閱讀材料，也適合作為學(xué)生自學(xué)的材料，課下學(xué)習(xí)，積累詞匯并檢驗自己所學(xué)的詞匯。每篇文章不要求背誦，但要求學(xué)生能用中文大致敘述文章的故事，并能根據(jù)故事的內(nèi)容推測出每個生單詞的意思。這樣就達到了要求，而不要求死記硬背。這樣做的目的是有利于學(xué)生迅速的掌握高頻詞匯，從而提高學(xué)生在背誦單詞時候的自信心，更能激發(fā)學(xué)生主動背誦

2、單詞的興趣。而背誦完單詞之后再做練習(xí)題，就能使學(xué)生的準確率大大提高，讓孩子更有自信，在做題的同時也能進一步檢驗孩子對于詞匯的掌握。Blind Dad Watched Me Play Football盲爸爸看我橄欖球比賽  Bob Richard, the former pole-vault champion, shares a moving story about a skinny young boy who loved football with all his heart. Practice after practice, he eagerly gave everything h

3、e had. But being half the size of the other boys he got absolutely nowhere. At all the games, this hopeful athlete sat on the bench and hardly ever played. This teenager lived alone with his father, and the two of them had a very special relationship. Even though his son was always on the bench, his

4、 father was always in the stands cheering. He never missed a game.  This young man was still the smallest of the class when he entered high school. But his father continued to encourage him, but also make it very clear that he did not have to play football if he didnt want to.  But the you

5、ng man loved football and decided to hang in there. He was determined to try his best at every practice, and perhaps hed get to play when he became a senior. All through high school he never missed a practice or a game, but remained a bench warmer all four years. His faithful father was always in th

6、e stands, always with words of encouragement for him.  When the young man went to college, he decided to try out for the football team as a walk-on. Everyone was sure he could never make the cut, but he did. The coach admitted that he kept him on the roster because he always put his heart and s

7、oul into every practice, and at the same time, provided the other members with the spirit.  The news that he had survived the cut thrilled him so much that he rushed to the nearest phone and called his father. His father shared his excitement and was sent season tickets for all the college game

8、s. This persistent young athlete never missed practice during his four years at college, but he never got to play in a game.  It was the end of the senior football season, and as he trotted on to the practice field shortly before the big playoff game, the coach met him with a telegram and he be

9、came deathly silent.  Swallowing hard, he mumbled to the coach, “My father died this morning. Is it all right if I miss practice today?”  The coach put his arm gently around his shoulder and said, “Take the rest of the week off, son. And dont even plan to come to the game on Saturday.”

10、0; Saturday arrived, and the game was not going well. In the third quarter, when the team was ten points behind, a silent young man quietly slipped into the empty locker room and put on his football gear. As he ran onto the sidelines, the coach and his players were astounded to see their faithful te

11、ammate back so soon.  “Coach, please let me play. Ive just got to play today,” said the young man.  The coach pretended not to hear him. There was no way he wanted his worst player in this close playoff game. But the young man persisted, and finally feeling sorry for the kid, the coach gav

12、e in.  Before long, the coach, the players, and everyone in the stands could not believe their eyes. This little unknown, who had never played before was doing everything right. The score was soon tied. Finally, the young mans team won the game!  The coach asked how he did it. He looked at

13、 the coach, with tears in his eyes, and said, “Well, you know my father died, but did you know that my father was blind?” the young man swallowed hard and forced a smile, “today was the first time he could see my play, and I wanted to show him that I could do it!”譯文  撐桿跳前冠軍鮑勃理查德講過這樣一個動人的故事，故事講的

14、是一個全心全意熱愛橄欖球的瘦小男孩。他一場接一場訓(xùn)練，熱心奉獻所有的一切。但是，個頭比其他男孩小了一半，絕對一事無成。在所有比賽中，這個滿懷希望的小運動員坐在長椅上，幾乎從未參賽過。這少年和他的父親相依為命，兩人有一種非常特殊的關(guān)系。即使兒子總是坐在長椅上，父親也在看臺上歡呼，從未錯過一場比賽。  上中學(xué)時，這個少年的個子還是全班最小。但是，他的父親不僅繼續(xù)鼓勵他，而且非常清楚地表明，如果不愿意，他不必打橄欖球。  但是，小伙子熱愛橄欖球，決定堅持不懈。在每次訓(xùn)練中，他都下定決心，竭盡全力，也許到最后一年，他就可以參賽了。整個中學(xué)期間，他從未錯過一次訓(xùn)練，也從未錯過一次比賽

15、，但整整四年他仍坐在長椅上。他忠實的父親總是在看臺上，總是鼓勵他。  小伙子上大學(xué)時，決定試著在校橄欖球隊里跑龍?zhí)?。每個人都確信他絕不可能不被裁員，但他卻留了下來。教練承認把他留在隊里，是因為他總是全心全意地投入每場訓(xùn)練，同時，他還以這種精神鼓舞了其他隊員。  他沒被裁員的消息讓他萬分激動，他急匆匆地跑到最近的地方給父親打電話。他的父親和他一樣激動，并收到了觀看他們大學(xué)所有橄欖球比賽的季票。大學(xué)四年期間，這個不折不扣的年輕運動員從未錯過一次訓(xùn)練，但他也沒上過一場比賽。  到了大學(xué)最后一年橄欖球賽季快結(jié)束時，盛大的最后決賽開始前不久，他一路小跑來到了訓(xùn)練場。教練拿著

16、一份電報迎向他。他頓時陷入了死一般的沉默。  他強咽著淚水，對教練喃喃說道：“我父親今天早上去世了。我錯過今天的訓(xùn)練可以嗎？”  教練輕輕抱住他的肩膀說：“孩子，這星期剩下的時間你可以請假。星期六也不用來比賽現(xiàn)場了?！?#160; 星期六到了，比賽形勢不妙。在第三節(jié)比賽中，當(dāng)球隊落后10點時，一個沉默不語的年輕人悄悄溜進了空蕩蕩的衣帽間，穿上了橄欖球服。當(dāng)他跑到球場邊線上時，教練和隊員們看到他們忠實的隊友會這么快返回都大吃了一驚。  “教練，請讓我上吧！今天我必須參賽?！蹦贻p人說。  教練假裝沒有聽見。在這場勢均力敵的決賽里，他絕不想讓自己最差的隊員上場

17、。但是，年輕人執(zhí)意堅持，最后出于可憐小伙子，教練做出了讓步。  他上場不久，教練、隊員們和看臺上的每個人都無法相信他們的眼睛。這個鮮為人知、從未上過場的隊員步步到位。比分很快持平。最后，年輕人的隊伍贏得了比賽！  教練問他是如何做到的。他眼含熱淚，望著教練說，“哦，你知道我爸爸去世了，但是你知道他是盲人嗎？”年輕人哽咽著，強裝笑臉?！鞍职謥砜次宜械谋荣?，但今天是他第一次能看見我比賽，我想讓他看到我能行！”拓展訓(xùn)練Even though the son was always on the bench(候補選手), his father was always in the s

18、tands cheering. The young man loved 36  and determined to try his best at every practice. But he 37  remained a bench all four years in high school.One day as he ran onto the practice field shortly before the big playoff game, the basketball coach met him with a 38 . The young man read the

19、 telegram and he became 39 . The coach put his arm 40  around his shoulder and said, “Take the rest of the week off, son. And dont even plan to come back to the 41  on Saturday.” Saturday arrived, and the game was not going 42 .In the third quarter, when the team was ten points behind, a s

20、ilent young man ran onto the sidelines, the 43  and his players were astonished to see their 44  teammate back so soon.“Coach, please let me 45 . I have just got to play today,” said the young man.The coach pretended not to 46  him. Never would he let his 47  player in this close

21、 playoff game. But the young man 48 , and finally feeling sorry for young man, the coach 49 . This little unknown, who had never played before, was doing everything right. The opposite team could not 50 him. His team began to win.  51 , the coach came to him and said, “Young man, 52  did y

22、ou do it?”With 53  in his eyes he said, “Well, you knew my dad died, but did you know that my dad was blind?” The young man swallowed hard and forced a smile, “Dad came to all my games, 54  today was the first time he could see me play, and I wanted to 55  him I could do it!”1. A

23、 tennis       B volleyball        C basketball      D football2. A eventually     B again           C still    

24、;    D naturally3. A warning       B telegram         C signal        D present4. A silent       B active     

25、     C tired        D cool5. A rudely      B gently          C lonely        D proudly6. A exam     

26、  B class           C training       D game7. A loose       B popular          C well       

27、60; D wrong8. A coach      B judge           C director       D boss9. A honest       B faithful         C ski

28、llful       D angry10. A leave       B speak          C rest         D play11. A blame       B shape  

29、60;       C hear         D hurt12. A worst      B best           C slimmest       D smallest13. A raced &

30、#160;    B called          C shook         D insisted14. A cut in      B gave in         C got down     &

31、#160; D held up15. A amuse      B accept          C stop         D envy16. A Finally      B Otherwise       C Therefore 

32、      D Luckily17. A where       B when         C why           D how18. A sigh       B care    

33、;     C tears          D anger19. A since      B but         C and           D so20. A show 

34、60;     B tell         C fool          D trouble答案：CCBAB   DCABD   CADBC   ADCBADont Wait Till the Flowers Wilt莫等到花兒都謝了  Each spring brings a new blossom of wil

35、dflowers in the ditches along the highway I travel daily to work.  There is one particular blue flower that has always caught my eye. Ive noticed that it blooms only in morning hours, for the afternoon sun is too warm for it. Every day for approximately two weeks, I see those beautiful flowers.

36、  This spring, I started a wildflower garden in our yard. I can look out of the kitchen window while doing the dishes and see the flowers. Ive often thought that those lovely blue flowers from the ditch would look great in that bed alongside other wildflowers.  Every day I drove past the f

37、lowers thinking, “Ill stop on my way home and dig them.” “Gee, I dont want to get my good clothes dirty” Whatever the reason, I never stopped to dig them. My husband even gave me a folding shovel one year for my trunk to be used for that expressed purpose.  One day on my way home from work, I w

38、as saddened to see that the highway department had mowed the ditches and the pretty blue flowers were gone. I thought to myself, “Way to go, you waited too long. You should have done it when you first saw them blooming this spring.”  A week ago we were shocked and saddened to learn that my olde

39、st sister-in-law had a terminal brain tumor. She is 20 years older than my husband and unfortunately, because of age and distance, we havent been close as we all would have liked.  I couldnt help but see the connection between the pretty blue flowers and the relationship between my husbands sis

40、ter and us. I do believe that God has given us some time left to plant some wonderful memories that will bloom every year for us.  And yes, if I see the blue flowers again, you can bet Ill stop and transplant them to my wildflower garden.譯文  在我每天上班沿途的那些溝渠里，每年春天都會綻放野花。  有一種獨特的藍花總是吸引我的注

41、意。我注意到，它只在早晨開放，午后陽光對它太熱了。大約兩周時間，我每天都看到那些美麗的花朵。  今年春天，我在我們的院子里著手建了一個野花園。我在做菜時，通過廚房窗口可以看到那些鮮花。我常常想，溝渠里那些可愛的藍花在其他野花的襯托下看上去一定很棒。  每天我開車經(jīng)過那些花朵就會想：“我要在回家的路上停下來，把它們挖走?！薄鞍パ剑也幌氚押靡路K”無論什么原因，我從來沒有停下來挖那些花。有一年，丈夫甚至特意為我的汽車尾部行李箱配了一把折疊鏟。  有一天，下班回家途中，我非常傷心地看到，公路部門已經(jīng)填平了那些溝渠，漂亮的藍花不見了蹤影。我想：“你等得太久了，你應(yīng)該在

42、剛看到它們開花的這個春天就挖的?！?#160; 一周前，我們既震驚又悲痛地獲悉，年齡最大的姐姐得了腦瘤晚期。她比我的丈夫大20歲。不幸的是，尤其年齡和距離遠，我們都沒有像我們本該有的那樣親密。  我不禁明白了那些漂亮的藍花以及我丈夫的姐姐和我們之間關(guān)系的聯(lián)系。我確實相信，上帝已經(jīng)給了我們一些時間來種植一些美好的回憶，這些回憶每年都會為我們開放。  是的，如果我再次看到那些藍花，你可以斷定，我會停下來，把他們移栽到我的野花園里。拓展訓(xùn)練When spring comes, some wildflower come out in the ditches(溝渠) along th

43、e highway where I travel daily to work., Ive noticed one special blue flower. It blooms(開花) only in the morning hours.  For the afternoon sun is too hot for it. Every day for nearly two weeks, I see those beautiful flowers.This spring, I started a wildflower garden in our yard. I can look out o

44、f the kitchen window while doing the dishes and see the flowers.Every day I drove past the flowers thinking “Ill stop on my way home and dig them.” “See. I dont want to get my good clothes dirty.” Whatever the reason, I never stopped to dig them.One day on my way home from work. I was sad to see the

45、 pretty blue flowers were gone. I thought to myself. “You wanted too long. You should have done it when you first saw them blooming this spring.”A week ago we were shocked and sad to learn that my oldest sister-in-law was badly ill. She is 20 years older than my husband and unfortunately, because of

46、 age and distance, we havent been as close as we all would have been.I couldnt help but see the connection between the pretty blue flowers and the relationship between my husbands sister and us. I do believe that God has given us some time left to plant some wonderful memories that will bloom every

47、year for us.And yes, if I see the blue flowers again. You can bet Ill stop and transplant them to  my wildflower garden.【小題1】 The writer didnt stop to dig the wildflowers because _. A. The flowers were not beautiful enough        B. She was always too bus

48、yC. She wanted her sister to dig them            D. She didnt pay enough attention to them【小題2】The writer started a flower garden in her yard to show that_.A. She wanted to sell her flowers        B. She liked

49、planted flowersC. Her husband made her do that        D. Her husbands sister loved flowers【小題3】The blue flower blooms only in the morning because _.A. It is very special              B. The flower doe

50、snt want to bloom at other timeC. It cant stand the strong sunlight in the afternoon       D. The text doesnt tell us【小題4】From the passage, we can infer that the writer _.A. Didnt care too much for flowersB. Always transplanted wildflowers to her gardenC. Stopped on her

51、 way to dig some flowersD. Missed some valuable things in her life【小題5】What is the purpose of the writer writing the passage?A. To tell people when chance comes, dont let it go.B. To advise people to plant flowers in their yards.C. To transplant wildflowers to their own garden.D. To tell readers she

52、 loves her family。答案DBCDALove Is a Thread愛是一根線  Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to earn money in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They dont act in the romantic ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In

53、 their opinion, “I love you” is too luxurious for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentines Day is even more out of the question. Finally my father has a bad temper. When hes tired from the hard work, it is easy for him to lose his temper.  One day, my mother was sewing a quilt.

54、I silently sat down beside her and looked at her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you,” I said after a while. “What?” she replied, still doing her work. “Is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice.  My mother stopped her work and raised her head with surprise in her eyes

55、. She didnt answer immediately. Then she bowed her head and continued to sew the quilt. I was very worried because I thought I had hurt her. I was in a great embarrassment and I didnt know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words.  “Susan,” she said thoughtfully,

56、“Look at this thread. Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and durable. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen anywhere or anytime, but its really there. Love is inside.” I listened carefully but I cou

57、ldnt understand her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked very pale. It seemed both of them had had a serious illness.  After they were back,

58、every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father walk slowly on the country road. My father had never been so gentle. It seemed they were the most harmonious couple. Along the country road, there were many beautiful flowers, green grass and trees. The sun gently glistened through the le

59、aves. All of these made up the most beautiful picture in the world.  The doctor had said my father would recover in two months. But after two months he still couldnt walk by himself. All of us worried about him. “Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day. “Susan, dont worry about me.”

60、He said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom. I like this kind of life.” Reading his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.  Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this experience, I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of

61、 our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.譯文有時候，我真的懷疑是否有我的父母之間的愛情。他們每天都非常忙于賺錢，為了支付高昂的學(xué)費我和弟弟。他們不采取行動，我在書中讀到，或在電視中看到的那樣互訴衷腸。他們認為， “我愛你”太奢侈，很難說出口。在情人節(jié)送一束花給對方更是無從談起。最后我父親的脾氣非常壞。當(dāng)他從艱苦的工作很累，很容易讓他失去了他的脾氣。有一天，母親正在縫被子。我靜靜地坐在她旁邊看著她。 “媽媽，我有一個問題要問你，”我一會兒后說。 “什么？”她回答說，還在做她的工作。 “有你和爸爸之間的愛情嗎？ ”我在一個非常低

62、的聲音問她。我的母親突然停下了手中的工作，在她的眼里抬起頭驚訝。她沒有立即作答。然后低下頭，繼續(xù)縫被子。我很擔(dān)心，因為我以為我已經(jīng)傷害了她。我是在一個非常尷尬，我不知道我應(yīng)該做的。不過，后來我聽見母親說了下面的話。 “蘇珊， ”她若有所思地說， “看看這個線程有時看得見，但是大多數(shù)都隱藏在被子里這些線使被子堅固耐用如果。生活就像一床被子，那么愛就是其中的線。你不可能隨時隨地看到它，但它確實存在。愛情就在里面?！蔽易屑毜芈犞?，卻無法明白她直到來年的春天。當(dāng)時，我父親得了重病。我的母親只好陪著他在醫(yī)院做了一個月。當(dāng)他們回到醫(yī)院，他們都顯得非常蒼白。就像他們都得了一場重病。再回來，每天的清

63、晨或黃昏，母親都會攙扶著父親慢慢的走在他國家的道路。我的父親從未如此溫和。它似乎他們是最和諧的合作。在小路旁邊，有許多美麗的野花，綠草和樹木。太陽透過樹葉閃閃發(fā)光。在世界上所有的這些由最美麗的圖畫。醫(yī)生說父親將在兩個月后康復(fù)。但是兩個月之后，他仍然無法獨立行走。我們都很為他擔(dān)心。 “爸爸，你怎么現(xiàn)在感覺怎么樣？ ”我問他一天。 “蘇珊，不用為我擔(dān)心。 ”他溫和地說。 “跟你說實話，我只是喜歡走你的莫米，我喜歡這樣的生活。 ”從他的眼神，我知道他是愛我的母親深深。 我曾經(jīng)認為愛情就是鮮花，禮物和甜蜜的親吻。但是從那一刻起，我明白了，愛情只是一個廣告在我們的生活中被子里。愛情就在里面，使生活變得堅

64、固而溫暖.Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are busy trying to earn money to cover living   21  . They dont act in the romantic ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too luxurious (奢侈的)  for them to

65、say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentines Day is even more   22  . Besides, my father has a bad temper. When hes very tired from hard work, it is easy for him to lose his   23  .One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I silently sat down beside her and looked at h

66、er. “Mom, I have a question to ask you,” I said after a while.“What?” she replied, still doing her work.“Is there   24   between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice.My mother stopped her work and raised her   25   with surprise in her eyes. She didnt

67、 answer immediately.   26  , she bowed her head and continued to sew the quilt.來源:Z|xx|k.ComI was very upset because I thought I had hurt her. I looked at her in   27   and didnt know what to do. But at last I heard my mother say gently “Susan,   28 

68、  this thread. Sometimes it appears, but most of time it   29   in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong. If lif e is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can   30   be seen anywhere or anytime, but its really there. Love is  

69、 31  .I listened carefully but I couldnt understand her until the next spring, when my father suddenly got sick seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked   32  . It seemed both of them had had a s

70、erious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother would help my father walk slowly on the country road, along which there were many beautiful flowers, green grass and trees. The sun gently shone   33   the leaves. All of these made up the most bea

71、utiful   34  in the world. The doctor had said my father would   35   in two months. But after two months he still couldnt walk   36  . All of us were worried about him.“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.“Susan, dont worry about me,” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like   37   with your mom. I like this kind of life.”   38   his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.  39   I thought love meant fl