新概念青少版2B課文文本掌中寶打印版

1、新概念英語(yǔ)青少版 (2B) 課文. Soon, there was a little nest.patiently . Three little egg s Suddenly , she had hersecond s, there was a fourthhatch ed. The little birds. The baby cuckoo picked upUnit16 What's your middle name?William: Is there something wrong , Karen?Karen: It's OK. I'm being silly.W

2、illiam: That's impossible. You're never silly.Karen: Oh, but I am! I'm sillyall the time. Believeme!Karen: I did something very silly this morning. I pickedup some shopping in town.Karen: I arrived home at about 10 o'clock, andpark edthe car in the drive . I unlock ed the house with

3、my house keys.Karen: Then, Daisy called me on my mobile, and we talked about the weekend. Wediscuss ed plan s forSunday. Then we finished the call.Karen: Then I looked for my car keys. I looked in my bag, in my coat, in the kitchen,everywhere .William: And where were they?Karen: They were in my hand

4、! The key-ring was on my little finger . William, ' Silliness ' is my middle name!Unit17 A cuckoo in the nestPaul's father. Ken Bruce is an engineer . He's also an enthusiastic birdwatcher .Last spring, two little birds appear ed in his garden. Keninstall eda webcam , and invite d hi

5、s neighbours tolog on .Everyone watched enthusiastically Then, another bird arrived.It was a cuckoo. The cuckoo watched appeared in the nest. The cuckoo waited. chance . The mother wasn't there.The cuckoo dart ed to the nest. In two egg beside the other three.After twelve days, the young cuckoo

6、hurried to get food for the baby cuckoo. Ken's neighbours watched excitedly the other eggs easily with its back, and push ed them out of the nest.The birds returned and pushed food into its mouth. After twenty days, the cuckoo wasenormous !On 6th May. it opened itswing s. In a moment , the nest

7、wasempty. The show was over .Unit18 Read the label!Lucy: Do you want one of these, Vikki?Vikki: No, thanks! I ate some of those about a year ago.Once was enough!Lucy: Why? What happened?Vikki: I miss ed breakfast that morning, because I did my piano practice before school. Mum gave me my lunchbox ,

8、and I went for the bus.Vikki: On the school bus I felt a bit sick. I always feel sick on buses, anyway .Vikki: I needed to eat something. I looked in my lunchbox and discover ed the Crispy Trolls.Vikki: I ate four Crispy Trolls, one after another.At thesame timeI read the label on the packet.Vikki:

9、Then I felt really sick! Yuk ! Honestly , Lucy, this stuff isn't food. It'schemistry . Read the label!3Unit19 A problem with squirrelsPolly: Did you see my newbird feeder , Annie?Annie: Yes, I did. I saw it last week.Polly: Well, I bought itbecause of the label. It said,'This bird feeder

10、 issquirrel-proof .'Annie: Yes, you told me that.Polly: Well, I brought it home. I put lots of nut s in it. And I hung it outside the kitchen window.Polly: That night, a squirrel broke into the 'squirrel-proof' bird feeder. It ate all the nuts. The squirrel's tummy became enormous.An

11、nie: Oh, no! Don't tell me!Polly: The next day, I went into the kitchen. What did I see? A dead squirrel in my birdfeeder, outside my kitchen window!Annie: That's awful! What did you do?Polly: I cut it down, and put it in a bag. Then I took itback to the shop. They gave me my money back.Anni

12、e: But what's theuse of that?Polly: I wanted a squirrel-proof bird feeder, and I haven't got one!Ken's neighbours are all enthusiastic birdwatchers now, of course!Unit20 An ordinary lifeUnit22 I always behave myself!Nina: I want to tell you something, Daisy.Daisy: What is it, Nina?Nina:

13、This will be my last fashion shoot . I'm going to get an ordinary job in an office.Daisy: But why, Nina? You're a verysuccessful model.Why do you want to change?Nina: I'm successful now. But I won't always be successful. And I want an ordinary life.Nina: In an office job, I'll wo

14、rkregular hours. I'll gohome in the evening.Nina: I'll cook beautiful meals and eat them with my friends. And I'll sleep in the same bed every night.Nina: And maybe, one day, I'll meet the right man. And we'll have an ordinary life together.It'll bewonderfulLucy ： Dad, there

15、was a dance at school last month, and I didn't go. There'll be another one next Friday night. Can I go?William ： Who'll be at the dance?Lucy ： It'll be a school event. There will be some French students, but there won't be any outsider s. And our teachers will be there, too.Willi

16、am ： That sound s reasonable . What time will it start ? Lucy ： At half past seven.William ： And how long will itlast ?Lucy ： For two and a half hours. It'll finish at 10.William ： All right, Lucy. Your mother will take you there, and I'llpick you up. Be at the school gates at 10 o'clock

17、sharp . Is thatclear ?Lucy ： Yes, Dad. Thanks.William ： And Lucy, you will behave yourself, won't you?Lucy ： Of course, Dad. I always do!5Unit21 The weather forecastAnnouncer ： And now it's five to nine, and time for the weather forecast .Announcer: Let's go over toCarla Dane at the Lond

18、on WeatherCentre. Carla.Weather Forecaster：Thanks John, and good morning!Weather Forecaster:Last month was unusually cold and dry.But all that will change inthe next fewdays.Weather Forecaster:From today, thewind will blow from thesouth west. It will bring in warm air from the Atlantic.Weather Forec

19、aster:And we'll have somerain . Rain will comein gradually from the south west this evening.Weather Forecaster:The whole country will have some rainshowers in the next three days. Some of them will be heavy.Weather Forecaster: Temperatures will rise to 12 degreesCelsius in the day. Night tempera

20、tures will fall to 4 degrees Celsius. Weather Forecaster:It will feel cold over the hills. And theoutlook for next weekend： the three w's warm, wet and windy.Weather Forecaster: And that's your weathe r forecast . Back to John at the studio. -7Unit23 Quite tall.and quite striking!Daisy ： .so

21、, Cleo, that's the news. Can yousend me your NewFace s file ?Cleo ： Of course, Daisy. I'll send amessenger .Cleo ： How far is it to your house from here?Daisy ： It's about 45 miles.Cleo ： That's not far. You'll have the pictures by two o'clock.Daisy ： Good. What are they like

22、?Cleo ： Well, all the girls are quite young. One of them is very young. Her mother comes with her.Daisy ： I get the picture. Is thereanyone special?Cleo ： There's Sandy. She's quite tall.Daisy ： How tall?Cleo ： She's one metre eighty-two.Daisy ： What height is that? Just a moment . OK, i

23、t's about five foot eleven. That's very tall.Cleo ： Yes, she's quite striking. I'll send the file now.Daisy ： Thanks, Cleo. I'llhave a look . I'll call you tomorrow.Cleo ： Thanks, Daisy. Bye!Unit24 A quizUnit26 School reports1012Robert ： Lucy, I'm writing a quiz for my cl

24、ass, and I want to try it out . Can I try it out on you, please? Lucy ： OK.Robert ： Which is the highest mountain in the British Isles?Lucy ： It's Ben Nevis, of course!Robert ： What's the longest river in the world? Lucy ： I'm not sure. Is it the Nile, or the Amazon?Robert ： It's the

25、 Nile. I looked it up yesterday. The Nile is longer than the Amazon.Lucy ： Is it?Robert ： Yes. They're both long rivers. It isn't obvious , is it? Lucy ： No. It's a good question.Robert ： Which continenthas the lowest populationdensity ?Lucy ： Goodness, Robert! I don't know! Australi

26、a?Robert ： No! It's a trick question . Australia's a continent, and it has only six people to the square mile .Robert ： But obviously , the answer is 'Antarctica'! 9Unit25 Karen saves some moneyKaren ： Which of these two suit s do you prefer , William? The one on the right , or the o

27、ne on the left William ： They're both the same. They're both the same size. They're both the same colour. And they're both the same style .Karen ： They both look the same, but they're very different in quality .Karen ： One is made of linen , and the other is made of microfibre. T

28、he microfibreone is cheaper than thelinen one.William ： Which one do you prefer, Karen?Karen ： I'll have the microfibre one. It isn'tasexpensive asthe linen one.William ： Are you sure? I can't tell thedifference , butyou can. I want you to be happy with it.Karen ： That's OK. I'm

29、saving money on the suit. So now I want to buy a pair of shoes togo with it.Flora ： What's your report like, Vikki?Vikki ： It's all right.Flora ： Can I have a look?Vikki ： OK.Flora ： Wow, Vikki! Listen to this, Lucy!Flora ：'English excellent , French excellent, Maths excellent, Music exc

30、ellent, Geography excellent.'Everything is excellent!Lucy: I know! Vikki's report is always better than mine.Flora ： And your report is always better than mine.Lucy ： Your reports are quite good, Flora.Flora ： But not as good as yours and Vikki's. You're both cleverer than me.Lucy ：

31、Well, Vikki always comes top . She's the cleverest girl in the school.Vikki ： You're the best gymnast, Flora. I alwayscome bottom inSports. Look! 'Sports ： Vikki tries hard.'Vikki ： It's a joke! Of course I try hard. But obviously not hard enough!11Unit27 Pocket moneyLucy ： Have

32、you got any money, Robert?Robert ： A little. Why?Lucy ： Can you lend me some? Just for a week.Robert ： How much do you want?Lucy ： Just a few pound s. Well, ten pounds,actuallyRobert ： Ten pounds! That's a lot! Why haven't you got your own money? We both get the same every month.Lucy ： Yes,

33、but you've always got more money than me.Robert ： You always spend your pocket money at the beginning of the month.Lucy ： I know! And you always save yours. You're agood boy, and I'm a bad girl!Lucy ： Please, Robert! I'llpay you backon Saturday.Robert ： All right then. But only for a

34、 few days.Lucy ： Thanks! You're the best!Unit28 She doesn't even exist!Robert ： Why do you have all these poster s in your room, Lucy?Lucy ： Because I like them.Robert ： Look at that big face! It's silly. Why did you put it on theceiling ?Lucy ： Because I like it.Robert ： Who's this,

35、 anyway?Lucy ： It's Jonno. He's the bestsinger in the world. And he's themost handsome.Robert ： That's silly.Lucy ： No, it isn't!Lucy ： Anyway, who's yourfavourite ?Robert ： Leena Lang. She is the most beautiful girl in the world,and the cleverest.Lucy ： Leena Lang! That'

36、s crazy ! She's just someone in a computer game .Robert ： I don't care . She's the bestdetective and the bestmartial arts master .Lucy ： But she isn't real! She doesn't even exist!Robert ： She does. She's as real as Jonno any day!13Unit30 A giant squidRobert ： I bought New Scientist magazine this week, Dad. William ： Did you? I'll give you the money for that. How much did you pay for it?Robert ： It cost 3.70 (three pounds severity).William ： Here you are. I enjoy New Scientist, too. I'll read it after you.Robert ： There&#